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Wednesday, June 09, 2021 In an undated photo, Benton MacKaye surveys a future section of the Appalachian Trail. Appalachian Trail Conservancy photo A wall of wind hurtles through the asphalt-covered mountain gap as I exit my car, popping open the trunk to rummage through the sea of stuff for any last-minute additions to the loaded backpack lying atop the mess.  The air is chilly for early May, barely clearing 50, and I’m tired. It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday, the end of a long...

Boston Could See First Heat Wave Of The Year Starting This Weekend CBS Boston 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — It was only last weekend that the discussion was the dreary conditions as afternoon highs were stuck in the 40s and 50s. Worcester set new record cold high temperature records, staying in the 40s all weekend. It even snowed at Stratton Mountain in Vermont on Saturday morning. © Provided by CBS Boston (WBZ-TV graphic) Fast forward to this wee...

Memorial Day weekend for many across the Northeast got off to a start more March-like than May as temperatures plummeted under gray and damp skies.

© STRATTON MOUNTAIN RESORT Snow fell on Stratton Mountain in Vermont on Saturday morning, part of a wet weekend across New England.It was a rainy start to Memorial Day weekend in Boston on Saturday — and a snowy one in part of Vermont. The peak of Stratton Mountain was blanketed in heavy, wet snow overnight Friday into Saturday morning, canceling gondola rides, mountain biking, and yoga sessions at the Stratton Mountain Resort. Snowfall during the spring isnt uncommon on the mountain, but l...

Some residents across the Northeast may have swapped air conditioners for space heaters at the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Areas that experienced temperatures indicative of July at midweek were subjected to weather whiplash to start the weekend as temperatures were generally closer to those of April or even March. With June only days away as temperatures plummeted and dreary conditions settled in, many folks across the northeastern...

Memorial Day weekend for many across the Northeast got off to a start more March-like than May as temperatures plummeted under gray and damp skies.

It was a rainy start to Memorial Day weekend in Boston Saturday — and a snowy one for some vacationers in Vermont.

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Local roundup: Hartford girls lax returns to winning ways Zoe Pfeiffer Modified: 5/24/2021 10:38:07 PM STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vt. — The Hartford High girls lacrosse team appears intent on standing atop VPA Division II until someone finds the temerity to knock them off. The Hurricanes bounced back from their first loss of the season over the weekend by dominating Stratton Mountain to the tune of an 18-4 defeat on Monday. Hartford (13-1) used a pair of quick first-half bursts to take control, ridin...

Public passage on ‘Forest Road 383’ trail should be allowed To the editor: I am writing this letter out of concern about the loss of public passage on the trail that goes south along the eastern side of the East Branch of the Deerfield River. This trail has recently been posted with “No Trespassing” signs by the owner/logger of a 383-acre section of land that the trail crosses. This section of private land is sandwiched between land that is part of the Green Mountain Nationa...