Chester NewsLocal news for Chester, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Disease killing brown bats across the region- February 22, 2008 "They are the only predator of night flying insects and we need them for the mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets and moths, some of which become agricultural pests" A mysterious disease has killed hibernating bats in New York and Vermont, is spreading into Massachusetts, and may already be in Connecticut. via The Waterbury Connecticut Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/chester-ma/2008/02/disease-killing-brown-bats-across-the-region?... How Mount Greylock grew shorter- February 19, 2008 In response to Jane Blake's query "Is Age Costing Greylock Height" with regard to how and when Mount Greylock's height was determined, I have the following paraphrased from the Berkshire Evening Eagle, July 7, ... via Berkshire Eaglehttp://www.topix.net/city/chester-ma/2008/02/how-mount-greylock-grew-shorter?fromrss=1 Mysterious Bat Disease Found In Mass. Mine- February 17, 2008 The mysterious affliction ravaging bat populations in New York is now confirmed in two more caves, in Massachusetts and Vermont."White nose syndrome" is named for the white ring of fungus found on some stricken bats and has now been found in a Chester, Mass., mine and the Aeolus Cave in Dorset, Vt., says Alan Hicks, a state wildlife biologist in New York.White nose has been discovered in more than a dozen caves, almost all of them in eastern New York. One other Vermont cave has been affected...http://www.topix.net/city/chester-ma/2008/02/mysterious-bat-disease-found-in-mass-mine?fro... Man gets 3 years for heroin distribution- February 16, 2008 Leonard Stetz of Blandford will serve three years in state prison after pleading guilty to distributing heroin. via MassLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/chester-ma/2008/02/man-gets-3-years-for-heroin-distribution?from... |