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The idea to offer passes for various city community centers came from meetings Mayor Domenic Sarno held with community leaders, seeking solutions to a recent increase in gun violence in the city.

The project would begin at a time when many states in the Northeast are actively trying to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels to help fight climate change.

Officials in Lee have said the town will no longer serve on the Housatonic River municipal committee which focuses on the toxic waste cleanup of the river.

This month, the National Park Service is taking the first step toward electric buses, testing out models by two different manufacturers in a pilot project supported by the U.S. departments of energy and transportation.

Flooding is a normal part of life for many plants that grow in the floodplains and dunes of Vermont. But this year's floods were different.

According to the office of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, the grant to Massachusetts was the second largest among 70 awarded nationwide by the Federal Railroad Administration.

The state got over 21 inches of rain, more than any other year since recordkeeping began in 1895.

Medical experts say COVID-19 vaccinations are important to prevent severe outbreaks and hospitalizations.

The 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition was held on Sept. 16 in Bennington.