Living better through chemistry, a slogan popularized by DuPont Corp. nearly a century ago, has its limits. Just ask the residents of Chelmsford who live along Freeman Lake. They and the town of ...

Also known as reeds or pencil reeds, bulrushes are considered a valuable part of a lake’s ecosystem. They grow in marshes and along shorelines of lakes and ponds up to eight feet deep and can rise ...

NORTH CHELMSFORD — The town of Chelmsford and residents along Freeman Lake are taking a noninvasive approach to fighting invasive aquatic weeds like water chestnuts and watermilfoil that clog ...