The average age of the American service personnel who were killed in Vietnam was just over 23 years old. Many were younger. But many were also older. Paul Harold Abraham, a Pittsfield native, was 38 when he was killed in Bien Hoa province on April 2, 1969 as a member of D Co., 2nd ...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to stabilize the stream bank along Gilfoyle Run by felling or uprooting six trees (spruce and red pine) to create a large wood structure to stabilize the bank and the Penoke ATV Trail. ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is offering a free, public program guided by its Jess Scutella, its fall artist-in-residence, on Saturday at noon on the Timberdoodle Flats Interpretive Trail in the Allegheny National Forest. The public is invited to join Scutella on a ...

It feels odd to think about spring as we come upon the fall equinox, but plants are preparing for colder weather. Many of them are also preparing for the following spring as well. Many people purchase seeds for summer gardening in early spring or, for those with full vegetable or fruit ...

People have all kinds of rituals to celebrate life that I think animals would just find weird. There are weddings, where large groups come together to celebrate a couple getting together. Animals have more personal rituals, experienced only by the pair, sometimes for a moment, sometimes for a ...

Time moves faster as you age, or at least your perception of time does. This is a phenomenon that I’m sure many people have experienced; I certainly have. Summer months used to be endless as a child enjoying a break from school. Now they seem to fly by. Each yearly milestone, like holidays, ...