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By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Representatives of MassWildlife and the engineering firm Tighe & Bond met with residents last Thursday to review plans to deconstruct the Thousand Acre Reservoir Dam.Todd Olanyk, central district supervisor for MassWildlife, provided two...

By MADDIE FABIAN

In July 2021, heavy rainfall caused a beaver dam to burst, leading to the collapse of a 20-foot-long portion of East Street in Belchertown and causing property damage to nearly half a dozen homes.While the beavers faced the brunt of the blame,...

By Carla CharterThe Millers River meanders through the Quabbin area. It is used for canoeing, kayaking and is at the heart of the Athol River Rat Race. Prior to the building of the Birch Hill and Tully dams, however, the river had a wilder side which...