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better their mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic.

“If you’re talking about mental health and COVID-19 recovery, hiking is the perfect activity. It gets you outside and gives participants the ability to meet other people. During the COVID-19 pandemic you had to stay away from other people, we’re trying to bring people back together ” said Lane.

Bennett’s two favorite locations are the unnamed trails in the Lester Ross Dam area on Route 62 in Berlin and the McGrail trail. The McGrail trail takes hikers to the McGrail Farm Property located near Horseshoe Pond in Berlin.

This specific trail has a personal connection to Bennett as it borders his childhood home.

cently just visited the McGrail trail as a memorial for Donald Haitsma who died last year.

Haitsma worked and grew up on the McGrail dairy farm with his stepbrother Allen Bezanson when they were both in high school. The two stepbrothers previously picked up milk from Bennett’s father then return to their dairy farm to pasteurize and bottle it. Afterward, they traveled through Marlborough and Northborough to sell their bottles of milk.

The barn on the dairy farm has since been demolished, but the car used to deliver their milk is still parked on the trail.

cue Plan Act and puts them towards encouraging community members to get outside and

On the McGrail trail, the stonewall that divided Bennetts’ property from the farm is still intact. There’s a 25-acre tract of land that he and his family would farm for hay and corn harvests.

Bennett and the hikers re-

Bennett hosted his final hike of this spring season on June 22 at Berbarian’s Farm. The farm’s owner Glen Berbarian gave an in-depth tour and spoke about the history of the farm to the hikers.

Bennett’s upcoming fall season will be starting again this September and he hopes for another successful round of historic hikes.

Participants are asked to meet with Bennett at the Northborough Senior Center at 10 a.m. on Thursdays where they then carpool to the designated trail of that week.

One night I dreamed a dream. I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes of my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged to me and one to my Lord. When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand and to my surprise I noticed that many times along the path of my life There was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma.

“Lord, you told me when I decided to follow You, You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I’m aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don’t understand why, when I needed You most, You leave me.” He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you.”

Marlborough to begin annual herbicide program

MARLBOROUGH – The city’s Forestry Division will begin applying herbicides on or around July 26, and the effort will last through November.

The herbicide is used to control weeds and other undesirable vegetation, including poison ivy.

The methods will include hand sprayer, low-pressure hydraulic sprayer and weed seeker.

The city has marked out several “no spray” areas near wetlands and private water supplies.

For more information about the project, including the types of herbicides used, contact Christopher White, general foreman for the city’s Department of Public Works, 135 Neil St.; 508-624-6910, ext. 33601.