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By BILL DANIELSON

This week I shift my focus away from lakes and pond and toward bogs. There is certainly some overlap between these two habitats, but if you are able to find yourself in a majority-bog ecosystem, then you will see some very interesting things. I took today’s photo while visiting a place called Quoddy Head State Park, in Maine, but there are opportunities to find similar conditions right here in western Massachusetts. More on that later.

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With their latest property purchase in South Deerfield, the co-owners of J2K Realty LLC are planning a mixed-used development for the former Cumberland Farms site at 2 Sugarloaf St.

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

WHATELY — To celebrate the creatures that, upon morphing into butterflies and moths, will ultimately help pollinate its crops, Quonquont Farm is hosting “Caterpillooza” on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — As the battlefield study of the Great Falls Massacre of 1676 brings about a new phase of community education on the history of King Philip’s War, the Montague Battlefield Grant Advisory Committee is floating ideas on what can be done to better present the Native American perspective.

By BILL NEWMAN

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Precinct 6 City Councilor Patricia Williams has filed a proposed resolution urging City Council to support legislation mandating that the largest oil and gas companies pay for municipal projects to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — After more than a decade of research, the battlefield study of the Great Falls Massacre of 1676 has been completed.

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — With record-breaking wildfires, floods and storms battering communities nationwide — and President Donald Trump pushing to slash federal disaster aid — state lawmakers are being urged to build their own emergency management systems and resilience programs, or risk being caught unprepared.

By SUSAN WORGAFTIK

By DOMENIC POLI

The state Department of Conservation and Recreation recently acquired privately owned land in Orange, Wendell and Royalston for permanent conservation.

By JONATHAN MANNINA and RON FLAGG

Every year, through no fault of their own, millions of Americans face urgent civil (non-criminal) legal problems — like veterans facing homelessness, families torn apart by domestic violence, elders scammed out of their savings accounts, or workers cheated out of their wages. Criminal defendants are guaranteed an attorney by our legal system, but there is no such right for individuals fighting for their livelihoods or safety in civil court. To try and fill this gap, Congress funds 130 legal aid organizations across the country through the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), including Community Legal Aid in central and western Massachusetts.

By SAM FERLAND

WESTHAMPTON — In collaboration with the Kestrel Land Trust of Amherst and the Ashfield-based Hilltown Land Trust, Westhampton is working to conserve nearly 800 acres of forest in the Spruce Hill Forest Conservation Project.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

COLRAIN — Descendants of Colrain’s original settlers are invited to reminisce on their families’ stories and connections to the town at the 31st reunion of the Catamount Hill Association.

Julie A. Mallet and Thomas F. Mallet sold to Jennifer Hendrickson and Leif E. Hendrickson, 3022 Chestnut Hill Ave. $430,000.

I recently watched the latest movie on William Tell. As most readers know, he was forced to use a crossbow to shoot an apple placed on his son’s head (he was successful). He had to do this because all villagers had to kneel in front of a pole placed at the town center, which held the helmet of the Austrian king who had invaded Switzerland, as a show of obedience to the new ruler. When ordered to do so, William stated: “I bend a knee for no man.” Whereupon the villagers cheered for his brave stance. But he was not just courageous; his response showed it is about standing up for what is right, no matter how hard the cost for doing so. In today’s world how many politicians, lawyers, judges, voters, cabinet members, CEOs, and heads of state could, in total honesty, quote that line? I am afraid there will be no shortage of apples for years to come.

By BARRY L. ADAMS

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

CONWAY — Amid growing costs and limited volunteer support, the Selectboard considered the future of the Conway Community Swimming Pool Monday evening.