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 ...

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 ...

Documentary shows dolphins in trance-like state after snacking on puffer fish. Jan. 1, 2014— -- Adventurous eaters may get a rush out of flirting with death by eating a piece of puffer fish, but ...

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 ...

According to the town of Amherst, as of July 3rd bacteria levels, in particular E-Coli, were found to be high at both the north and south beaches at Puffer’s Pond. Signs posted at the beaches could be ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is once again warning anglers to keep an eye out for a type of fish they don’t want to find on their hooks. The ...

You wouldn’t think a blunt head puffer is a fish that could inspire tender sentiment, but one brought tears to a few eyes at the 91st Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. A blunt head puffer caught by ...

NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - A fisherman fishing for blackfish in Long Island Sound caught a rare and potentially record-setting fish. Connecticut Fish and Wildlife posted to social media that Al Zuppe ...