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For half a century, Massachusetts’ Mill Brook ran beneath a downtown parking lot; Athol has now uncovered it, created 12,000 sq ft of wetlands and turned 53,000 sq ft of pavement into vegetation

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For half a century, Massachusetts' Mill Brook ran beneath a downtown parking lot; Athol has now uncovered it, created 12,000 sq ft of wetlands and turned 53,000 sq ft of pavement into vegetation

For decades, a stretch of Mill Brook in Athol, Massachusetts, was hidden beneath asphalt, largely out of sight beneath what had become a downtown parking area. This month, the small central Massachusetts town celebrated a very different landscape: the stream is flowing in the open again, new wetlands surround it and much of the former … Read more

Florida woman who shot Army veteran over Walmart parking space will not face charges under Stand Your Ground law

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Florida woman who shot Army veteran over Walmart parking space will not face charges under Stand Your Ground law

Florida woman won’t face charges in Walmart parking shooting under Stand Your Ground law/Image: Getty Images A Florida woman who fatally shot a 62-year-old Army veteran during a dispute over a Walmart parking space will not be charged after prosecutors determined she was protected by the state’s Stand Your Ground law.Melissa Payne shot Bart Diguglielmo … Read more

A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband’s phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe’s parking lot about to buy $14,000 in gift cards

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A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband’s phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe’s parking lot about to buy $14,000 in gift cards

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a Florida resident at a retail parking lot on Thursday, preventing him from handing over $14,000 to phone scammers. The intervention took place at a Lowe’s home improvement store on State Road 200 after the man’s wife overheard a suspicious phone call at their home. Worried by the pressure … Read more

In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site

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In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor facilities on a shifting barrier island. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is now relocating the recreational … Read more

Free parking for 3 days during Eid Al Fitr 2026: Metro, tram, Dubai RTA internal public transport timetable

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Free parking for 3 days during Eid Al Fitr 2026: Metro, tram, Dubai RTA internal public transport timetable

Dubai Eid 2026: Metro operating hours extended to 1am, free parking announced; full timetable inside Dubai is working on eid al-fitr Come Eid al-Fitr 2026, the city’s rhythm is about to shift, from early morning prayers to late-night celebrations, with events across the emirate following a completely different clock. To cope with the festive rush, … Read more