AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Board of Health has issued a no-swimming order for Puffer’s Pond due to bacteria, and it has many locals concerned about the number of times this has happened. The ...

AMEHRST, Mass. (WWLP) – Swimmers will not be able to enjoy a cool dip at Puffer’s Pond in Amherst until further notice, after elevated levels of E. coli bacteria were found in the water. A sample ...

Revelers play in the shallow water where Cushman Brook feeds into Puffer’s Pond in North Amherst. Town officials closed the pond on Thursday due to high levels of E. coli. Credit: GAZETTE FILE PHOTO ...

AMHERST — Puffer’s Pond is again closed for swimming after recent town monitoring revealed high levels of E. coli bacteria. The town on Thursday posted the warning on its website, noting that a ...

A “smart and curious” pufferfish at Melbourne Zoo has learnt to swim onto a platform so that keepers can do health checks “with no stress involved,” the zoo said. Video from Zoos Victoria shows a ...