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By BELLA LEVAVI

NORTHFIELD — Tree sap being boiled down into maple syrup filled the air with a sweet aroma on Friday as Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle celebrated the kickoff of Massachusetts Maple Month by ceremonially tapping a maple...

By DIANE BRONCACCIO

The groundhog predicted an early end to winter: did that also mean an earlier start to maple sugaring? Apparently so, according to several maple sugarers in the Pioneer Valley.“This is the earliest we’ve ever started,” remarked Chip Williams of the...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Academy at Charlemont biology teacher Will Miller does not take living and working along the Deerfield River for granted. In fact, he incorporates the rich resources around him into project-based learning. Now, Miller’s place-based...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

March is maple month. I love walking down the road with my dog and peering into the containers along the way to see how much sap they have collected. The season has had its ups and downs this year, but as I write this, it has been a pretty good one...