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ATHOL — Contractors are working to vacuum as much fuel as possible from Mill Brook and the Millers River after a diesel tanker truck rolled over at the intersection of Hapgood and Fletcher streets in Athol and released an estimated 6,000 gallons of...

ATHOL — Efforts by cleanup contractors will continue the next few days as they work to recover diesel fuel that spilled into Mill Brook and the Millers River after a diesel tanker truck rolled over at the intersection of Hapgood and Fletcher streets...

BECKET, Mass. — Several Berkshire towns are getting more than $2 million in MassWorks funding, largely for road repair.    The funds were part of $66.5 million in grant...

Feel up for a challenge? An ultra-hiker shares how to climb all the Catksills’...

Kent Healy, a West Tisbury select board member and a longtime civil engineer, died Sunday morning. He was 89.  “Everybody loved him,” select board member Cynthia Mitchell said. “He was an incredibly decent and wonderful man,” Mitchell said. Mitchell recalled Healy as someone who gave “endlessly” to the town and to his neighbors and friends. […]

 ); Laois County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the acquisition of Millbrook House near the heritage town of Abbeyleix. Power Property, which has been retained to handle the Private Treaty sale, outlined the opportunity to buy this landmark building that is need of full restoration. "This is a unique opportunity to acquire a large detached Victorian house, originally built circa 1885, which is situated on 4.2 acres of gardens including a mill pond. Tap NEXT icon to see up to da...

Family mourns longtime Cornish resident who drowned "> Modified: 7/16/2021 9:54:13 PM Related stories CORNISH — The 72-year-old Cornish man who died earlier this week after falling into a brook near his house was remembered Friday as someone who loved his family, dogs and working their property. Michael W. Ranney, a machinist who had repaired helicopters in Vietnam, served in the Marines and retained those high standards throughout his life, his wife said. “He was a great father,” said Ja...

0:43 The New England Central Railroad expects to have a washout repaired in time for the Amtrak Vermonter to resume service for the first time since the pandemic began. On Wednesday heavy rains caused the Mill Brook to wash out a culvert beneath the rail bed in Dummerston, Vermont leaving the tracks suspended in the air. An official said Thursday that workers expect to have repairs completed by Sunday, in time for both passenger and freight service. State officials are planning celebrations Mon...

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Have you seen the bear(s) roaming Albany, Bethlehem? There have been at least four sightings since Tuesday FacebookTwitterEmail 1of87 Erin Rightmyer of Bethlehem took this photo after she made a turn to run on the Albany County Rail Trail near the back of Hannaford Plaza and saw this bear around 7:30 a.m. on May 22, 2021. Its at least the fourth time a bear had been seen in Bethlehem and Albany since May 18.Erin Rightmyer / Special to the Times UnionShow MoreShow Less Keep clicking for recent w...