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>>Aerial Spraying For Gypsy Moths To Begin (Harrisburg, PA) -- Aerial spraying to battle gypsy moth outbreaks in Pennsylvania is going to be underway soon. The state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced yesterday that the Bureau of Forestry will be overseeing the spraying of almost 150 sites totaling more than 203-thousand acres. The spraying will be done by helicopters and planes. Officials say gypsy moths are an invasive species that cause major habitat loss by killing many different types of trees including Oak, sweet gum, basswood, birch, aspen and willows. >>...

Experimentation and happy accidents at craft distilleries in B.C. and Ontario gave rise to a gin boom by Kelsey Adams on April 13th, 2021 at 3:30 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 To oversimplify, gin is vodka that has been infused with a range of herbs, spices, fruits or flowers and then distilled. Juniper berries, the fruit of the coniferous shrubs that give gin its piney taste, are the key botanical in this spirit. From there, distillers can go wild, infusing any number of botanicals from citrus peels to star anise, ginger, coriander or lavender. Canada has experienced a distillery boom in recent ye...

NOW Magazine How gin became the Canadian distilling scene’s most adventurous spirit Experimentation and happy accidents at craft distilleries in Ontario and BC gave rise to a gin boom By Kelsey Adams Courtesy of Willibald To oversimplify, gin is vodka that has been infused with a range of herbs, spices, fruits or flowers and then distilled. Juniper berries, the fruit of the coniferous shrubs that give gin its piney taste, are the key botanical in this spirit. From there, distillers can go wild, infusing any number of botanicals from citrus peels to star anise, ginger, coriander or ...

RICHMOND — After extensive discussions at several meetings, the town’s Budget Advisory Committee has signaled its support of the proposed 2021-22 budget for the Richmond Consolidated School. The spending proposal requested for appropriations approval by town voters comes in at $3,970,000, a $332,000, or 9.1 percent, increase over the current budget at the school, which is prekindergarten through grade 8. But, the majority of the increase comes from the state’s legally required costs for special education students. The state reimburses the town a year later for a portion of the ...

STOCKBRIDGE — As it begins to look toward a gradual reopening of in-person school and grapples with coronavirus pandemic complications, the Berkshire Hills Regional School District on Thursday quickly approved its fiscal 2022 budget. At a virtual public hearing, the School Committee voted unanimously for net operating costs of $28.3 million, and a capital budget of $1.96 million. Less state and other aid, the total net assessment to Great Barrington, West Stockbridge and Stockbridge, is $24.7 million, a 3.2 percent increase over this year. Great Barrington pays 75 percent of those costs,...