Leadmine Brook News Today

BETHEL — On Sept. 25 a significant conservation easement protecting the 2,670-acre Shelburne Valley Forest and 1,030-acre Bald Cap Peak Forest, collectively known as the Mahoosuc Highlands Initiative conserved 3,700 acres. Both properties are now owned by the Forest Society (The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests) as a permanently protected forest reservation. […]

The North Country's rugged beauty along Route 2 from the shores of the Androscoggin River up to the ridges of the Mohoosucs will be forever preserved, after the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests announced Monday the 3,700-acre conservation project is completed.

To be honest, Connecticut sucks at gold. Think about it, have you ever seen someone panning for gold in any stream in this state? A dredge, or a trommel?

Crash closes Route 4 in Harwinton Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail Police cruiser file photoContributed / Getty Images HARWINTON — Route 4 has been closed at Lead Mine Brook Road after a crash involving a construction vehicle, fire officials said Friday. The crash was first reported shortly after 2 p.m., according to the Department of Transportation. The Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post the road had been closed between Woodland Drive and Leadmine Brook Road. The acciden...