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Posted: May 08, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 8 comments Judy Clark of Charlottetown got her hands on this beautiful bouquet of spring mayflowers. (Submitted by Judy Clark) If youre like many Islanders, youre getting out for more walks during these COVID-19 days. Want to find the earliest spring wildflowers during your strolls? Here are some suggestions, from P.E.I. biologist Kate MacQuarrie. "I love this time of year when things come out," she said.  MacQuarrie does not encourage pic...

UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 5:57 am ET Reply Fairfield environmental advocates are concerned about how a diversion proposal would affect the Mill River watershed. (Google Maps) FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield residents and representatives voiced environmental concerns Tuesday about a proposal to double the amount of water diverted from the local system, including Cricker Brook and the Mill River watershed, to towns such as Greenwich and Stamford. Aquarion Water Co. has filed an application with the ...

Luke Jones / Flickr The New Haven, Connecticut, waste management authority that was blamed for a sewage spill in the Mill River last summer has denied any wrongdoing this week and has asked for a federal lawsuit to be dismissed. The nonprofit advocacy group, Save the Sound, sued the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Authority in February for mismanaging the nearly 2 million gallon spill of wastewater that occurred near the city’s Eli Whitney Museum last Fourth of July weekend. Some of th...

Around Amherst: Boltwood garage getting gallery; poets getting spruced up By SCOTT MERZBACH AMHERST — Bringing new public art to the area of the Boltwood parking garage and restoring a downtown sculpture are projects being undertaken by the Amherst Public Art Commission this spring. Commission Chairman Bill Kaizen said the Boltwood Gallery is a project slated to open in late June on the upper level of the garage that will be situated at the defunct “Poem Windows” exhibit. More details ab...

Connecticut Fishing Report – April 29, 2021 Schoolie bass are chasing herring in the tidal rivers and tautog fishing has turned on. Heather from Blackhawk Sportfishing reports that they’re gearing up to start fishing this week! The requests for squid trips have been high, and they will be posting them as soon as they know that the squid are in.  They will be posting tickets for their trips one week at a time, approximately two weeks ahead of time. The trips will be by reservation only, so...

Rhode Island Fishing Report – April 29, 2021 Spring tautog action is starting to pick up in the salt, while trout and largemouth bass action is holding down the fort in the freshwater. Rhode Island Fishing Report Captain Frank, of The Frances Fleet in Point Judith, reports that they have been keeping themselves busy getting the boats ready for the upcoming season. They have also been working on the website and their store to make it easier for those trying to book reservations. All trips cou...

Local roundup: Bissaillon fans 15 in Woodstock baseball victory Tom Bissaillon Modified: 4/27/2021 10:49:56 PM WOODSTOCK — Woodstock High starting pitcher Tom Bissaillon would not be denied in 6⅔ dominant innings to help the Wasps beat visiting Springfield, 9-0, in a Southern Vermont League baseball game on Tuesday afternoon. Bissaillon struck out 15 against four walks and three hits surrendered. The senior wasn’t done there, going 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Wasps (2-1)....

City eyes land for Greenway near swimming hole on Mill River in Leeds Deb Jacobs, who lives on Grove Avenue, talks about the no parking signs by the Mill River Greenway. “I just don’t think it’s fair to create public resources and then make it so difficult to access them,” she said. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jim Mias, who lives in the area and often rides and walks on the bike trail and along the Mill River, walks over the bridge where Beaver Brook and the Mill River converge. Northampto...

Local roundup: WRV’s Curtis Barry throws perfect game at Thetford Curtis Barry, of White River Valley, pitches the in the fifth and final inning of a perfect game against Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vt., Saturday, April 24, 2021. White River Valley won 11-0. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Curtis Barry, middle, celebrates with his White River Valley teammates after pitchi...

Photo: Aerial rendering of Colchester Exit 16. Courtesy Photo. by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine While the Agency of Transportations list of highway projects this year is prodigious (see below), the agency does a lot more than replace worn pavement and fix bridges on Vermonts state, federal and interstate roadways. AOT and its many partners also reconfigure city streets, maintain state-owned rail corridors, develop bicycle-pedestrian trails, build sidewalks, and perform an abundance of o...