People often talk about "living the life" when they want to refer to their desire for things becoming easier because their hopes and dreams have become their reality. Usually, this pertains to getting ...

In a wooded area of Kingston, lots of animals call Homestead Circle their home. The same goes for Ronald Lopes. He and his family moved to the area about a year ago to be closer to the beach, but he ...

Pizza might not be a natural part of a squirrel’s diet, but these tree-scaling rodents aren’t letting that fact stop them. That’s what Allison and Matt Robicelli showed folks when they shared their ...

For many years, we’ve been finding black walnut bits on the benches surrounding our campfire circle. I know where the walnuts come from and I know gray squirrels are eating them. Why squirrels like to ...

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