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Stephen Braun May 7, 2021 2

By Stephen Braun It was an ordinary evening on Lake Warner in North Hadley this...

Amherst Indy May 7, 2021 0

Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....

Stephen Braun April 30, 2021 1

On a recent trip to northern Vermont, I saw an unusual sight: about 20 ravens...

John Root April 23, 2021 0

Editor’s note: this letter also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on April 22, 2021. The...

Stephen Braun April 23, 2021 1

I went hunting for a goddess the other night. For the past few months this...

Stephen Braun April 16, 2021 0

On a recent walk I came across a truly monstrous specimen of one of our...

Ana Devlin-Gauthier April 9, 2021 0

On a run amongst the towering pines along the Brookfield Trail, I pause to catch...

Stephen Braun April 9, 2021 1

I’ve heard from several people that bears have been on the prowl lately, not least...

Stephen Braun April 2, 2021 4

I went out to water the chickens in my friend’s chicken yard the other evening....

Robin Jaffin April 2, 2021 0

All photos in this gallery were taken in March 2021 at the Magic Wings Butterfly...

Art Keene March 26, 2021 3

Several Dennis Drive residents reported that a family of bears (a mother and two cubs)...

Stephen Braun March 26, 2021 4

By the time I turned off the light in the sugar house in North Amherst...