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A row of white pine trees alongside a dirt pathway near the Center Recreation Area
Posted inEnvironment

After months of debate and resident advocacy, Town opts to preserve 12 of 37 white pines near Center Recreation Area

by Sophie Culpepper July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

The Town has decided on a new path forward: 25 trees will be cut down (including one that has already been removed), while 12 will remain standing.

Eastern White Pines by the tennis courts
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

Fast-approaching debt exclusion vote; new tree report; who received ARPA funding?

by Sophie Culpepper May 14, 2022May 21, 2022
Posted inBusiness & Economic Development, Education, Environment, Local Government, Weekly News Roundups

This Week: Fast-approaching debt exclusion vote

by Sophie Culpepper May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Eastern White Pines by the tennis courts
Posted inEnvironment

New resident-commissioned tree report contends vast majority of 37 white pines can be preserved – with “conservation pruning”

by Sophie Culpepper May 14, 2022May 14, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

Why does the Town believe 37 beloved White Pines need to go?

by Sophie Culpepper April 16, 2022May 14, 2022

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