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LAWRENCE — Lawrence Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Nadeau recently received his certificate of graduation from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Chief Fire Officer Management Training Program.

The adage saying if you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute.

The adage saying if you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute.

Area farmers and those across the state that incurred loss of crops due to the extremes of the weather incurred during the past growing season have received another financial boost to help offset that loss in revenue. A number of farms in the Merrimack and Nashoba valleys, along with several in Central Mass., are among […]

The old adage says if you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute.

Farms in Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover and West Newbury were among those statewide to share in state disaster recovery grants following severe weather events this year. State officials said Monday farmers across the state suffered “significant crop losses due to a deep February freeze, a late May frost event and catastrophic flooding in July.” The […]

METHUEN — As soon as the calendar flips to Nov. 1, everyone at Mann Orchards knows their job. It’s pie season.

All the lawns are green, thanks to the torrents of rain received this summer.

One New England farm is no longer offering pick-your-own apples.

Franklyn Carlson, owner and president of Carlson Orchards in Harvard, died March 31. He was 79 years old. Frank grew up in Harvard where his...