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North Adams Extends Outdoor Fire Restrictions
With outdoor fuel sources extremely dry and no meaningful precipitation expected, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre and ...
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Do not toss cigarette butts outside or light a fire pit, Great Barrington's fire chief says. He's extending the town's outdoor fire ban to Nov. 22
Chief Turner also says to put fireplace or wood stove ashes in a metal can, douse them with water and cover them. Cigarettes ...
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Instead of sodas, these vending machines offer needles and Narcan to fight overdoses
The small city of North Adams, nestled in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is well-know as a hub of contemporary art, ...
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November signals the return of birdfeeders to their posts
The trees may be bare, the forest floor, a carpet of rust-colored leaves, the lawns, green, but still the days feel like the ...
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NATURE’S TURN: Good medicine
In the garden, when a melon harvest was complete at the end of August and potatoes dug in early September, the bare ground ...
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Vogue names these Conn. areas on list of 'gorgeous New England leaf peeping destinations'
which is expected to see peak fall foliage starting next week into early November. Other areas on the list included Boston and the Berkshires in Massachusetts, the White Mountains in New Hampshire ...
Violating open burning bans can lead to fines, arrests
Several communities have issued bans on outdoor burning amid continued dry conditions and Red Flag Warnings. Southwick Fire ...
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Pittsfield Outdoor Fire Ban In Effect Until Further Notice
As drought conditions spread across Massachusetts and the wildfire risk continues to grow, the City of Pittsfield is ...
'We need it to fight fires': Gov. Healey asks Massachusetts to conserve water
TODAY, GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY THANKING FIRE CHIEFS AND FIREFIGHTERS FOR THEIR WORK IN MIDDLETON IN NORTH REDDING, WHERE A ...
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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey visits site of wildfire battle in Middleton
Officials say Massachusetts is experiencing an "unprecedented" fall fire season amid widespread, critical drought conditions.
'We need it to fight fires': Healey asks Mass. to conserve water
"I'm asking the public to conserve water at this time because we need it to fight fires," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey told a drought-stricken state on Tuesday.Healey made that request during a ...