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"> An Amanita ocreata spotted in Easthampton on a walk with mycology educator Dianna Smith on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING "> Mycology educator Dianna Smith of Northampton photographs a pair of Amanita crenulata mushrooms found on a walk in Easthampton on on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING "> This Amanita flavoconia mushroom was found on a walk with mycology expert Dianna Smith during a walk in Easthampton on on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING "> Mycology enthusiast Dianna Smith talks about a Russula mushroom found on a walk in Easthampton on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING ">...

‘Imbued with meaning’: 75 years later, B-17 crash victims honored at Mount Tom ceremony "> Mount Tom Memorial Committee Chairman Bob Cahillane of Northampton delivers opening remarks at the 75th Anniversary Ceremony of the B-17 crash at Mount Tom, Saturday, in Holyoke. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti "> Ellen Stettner, Niece of Radioman 3rd Class Alfred Warm, who died in the B-17 crash 75 years ago, leads a crowd of Veterans, family members, and public officials like U.S. Congressman Richard Neal, in singing the National Anthem during the anniversary ceremony at the site of the crash in M...

Woodstock Selectboard declines Faulkner Park offer "> Dara Safizadeh, left, and Mora Coon, of West Hartford, Conn., walk the Faulkner Trail to the South Peak of Mount Tom in Woodstock, Vt., Friday, May 28, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News — James M. Patterson Modified: 7/6/2021 8:54:30 PM WOODSTOCK —The Selectboard voted Tuesday to reject an offer from the trust that manages Faulkner Park to transfer ownership of the property and an endowment to support...

Updated at 9:04 PM increase font size The pandemic fueled a hiking boom, but there are still places to avoid a crowd on the trail Foot traffic on Maine trails is has trailed off from the pandemic-crazed high of 2020, but still higher that before COVID-19. Here are some hidden gems. Share Hikers revel in the views while hiking theParks Bennett Loop in Bethel. With such an increased demand on trails, folks at Inland Woods + Trails took the initiative and in April constructed a 3-mile loop trail in the newly conserved Bethel Community Forest. Photo by Gabe Perkins From the North Maine Woods t...

Remembering the B-17 crash on Mount Tom 75 years on "> "> Published: 7/4/2021 8:36:49 PM HOLYOKE — On a dark, rainy night on July 9, 1946, about two dozen servicemen aboard a B-17 “Flying Fortress” were returning home from war. They had served in World War II and were flying towards Westover Field from Greenland with their final instructions to “Report for Separation.” The war was over and they were heading back to their families — a journey they never completed. The B-17, carrying 25 servicemen, crashed into Mount Tom in the late hours of the night. The men died upon impact on t...