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In search of some good quality ice, a large group of harp seals ventured as far west as the Kamouraska area in preparation for pupping season in March.

O’Hara residents who want to raise chickens may soon be able to in their own backyards. Township officials plan to vote June 13 on a zoning ordinance amendment that would make “domestic chicken keeping” a permitted accessory use in residential and certain commercial districts. A $50 permit fee would also

You may recall the previous post on the seminar that I attended on Comparative Physiology of Brown Adipose Tissue at the Experimental Biology meeting last week. Here are some of the comparative physiology abstracts that were presented at the meeting on this topic:

With mackerel and herring fisheries, key sources of bait for lobster fishermen, shut down this spring, some lobster fishermen are casting the blame on growing seal populations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

At least four municipalities in the Lower Valley had no contested races in the May 18 primary for people seeking party nominations to run for office this fall. Aspinwall Voters saw three Democratic incumbents — Marcia Cooper, Jeff Harris and Lara Voytko — along with newcomer Mary Hancock on their

Political newcomer Mike Hammill appears to have won the Republican nomination for O’Hara council in Ward 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Hammill earned 105 votes. His opponent, Greg Caprara, received 39 votes. The pair sought the Republican nomination for the fall ballot; there

Editor’s note: The Herald is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, there are two Republican nominees seeking a place on the fall ballot for O’Hara council in Ward 3. Here are their responses provided to Tribune-Review questions. Gregory Caprara Why did you decide to run for election? “Improving relationships between the township and the residents defines why I am running,” Caprara said....

CBS News Harp seals were a conservation success story. Climate change is a new threat. Kimberly Krussell traveled from Hawaii last year.  "Its just an amazing experience," Krussell said. "From the ride out there, being just inches away from its liquid chocolate eyes, to watching the adults singing to each other out on the ice." Most travel by helicopter to the ice where the pups are born. Their white fur serves a purpose, so they can absorb sunlight and stay warm until they develop blubber. Th...

Outdoornews March 11, 2021 DISTRICT 1 CO Jared Ferguson received multiple complaints from a property owner regarding ORVs going around his gate and past his no trespassing signs in western Dickinson County. CO Ferguson continued to patrol the area frequently and eventually ran into an ORV on the individual’s property. The operator said that he had been taking the trail for years and nobody cared about the trespassing signs. The operator was written a citation for ORV trespassing and escorted ...

Journal staff GARDEN — The body of Edward Carl Lester, 64, of Garden was recovered Thursday afternoon from the waters of Lake Michigan in what Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers said was an accidental drowning, according to the DNR. Lester’s wife contacted a neighbor to help look for her husband when he did not return from his routine fishing trip at his normal time, around 10 a.m., officials said. Using binoculars to scan the water, the neighbor could see an ob...