The Department of Conservation and Recreation will be holding a meeting Wednesday night to discuss a proposed road closure in the Blue Hills. Officials say the proposal would lead to a pilot closure of Chickatawbut Rd. and Wampatuck Rd. that is slated to take place over the summer. The closures would be in effect between […]
Road closures remain in effect as crews battle a brush fire at The Blue Hills Reservation. Milton, Randolph, and Canton Fire responded and other towns also providing mutual aid near the Houghton’s Pond area. The Department of Conservation and Recreation says the closure extends from the three-way stop sign at Blue Hill River Road to […]
Crews are dealing with a fire in the Blue Hills. The Department of Conservation and Recreation says that the wildfire is located east of the Skyline Trail (North) and north of the Raccoon Hollow Path, near the summit of Wolcott Hill in Milton. The fire began Sunday afternoon and has burned approximately 2 acres. DCR […]
An investigation is underway after a Department of Conservation and Recreation worker was assaulted at the Myles Standish State Forest. Massachusetts State Police say the incident took place shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at Barrett’s Pond in Carver. The 63-year-old worker told a Massachusetts State Trooper and Massachusetts Environmental Police Officer he was slashed in […]