A proposal by the Department of Conservation and Recreation to remove an area of white pine trees from the state forest is facing pushback from local forestry experts.
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By LYNNE IRONS It is an uphill climb from every direction to my hometown of Rew. It is one of the highest points in the state of Pennsylvania....
Prudy Burt sent me this little poem. She said it came on a mug that Heidi Schmidt brought her from England. Let the wealthy and great Roll in...
By Lynne Irons> There is nothing like carefree youth. While driving near the Tisbury School, I saw a young boy with a broken foot on crutches...
By LYNNE IRONS I have been wracking my brain to come up with a garden topic this week. Should I stay with some sort of winter theme or get fully...
By LYNNE IRONS Last Saturday was one of those perfect winter days — cold and crisp — not a cloud in the sky. An impressive crowd turned out for...
By LYNNE IRONS I have had five memorable dogs. Each has lived over a decade and a half. My all-time favorite was Emma Jones, the beagle of my...
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Nature & Science Stories
After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.
A new report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium this week estimated that the right whale population rose to about 372 whales at the beginning of 2023, up from a previous estimate of 356 whales.