Historic dams can sometimes have beneficial impacts on surrounding wildlife, plants, and waterways, as with the dam that created Ames Pond in Shutesbury that sustains a rare natural bog ecosystem. / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of work, Lexington’s Old Mill Pond could soon live up to its name — with its deep, dry lake bed filled with water ...

Residents near the Barrett Park Pond dam in Leominster were told to evacuate early Tuesday amid concerns water could burst through its 15-foot earthen embankment, according to the state Department of ...