In a speech on the House floor, Hodgkins criticized a bill to allow the use of some body-breaking traps for beavers when their dams threaten human health and safety.
Beavers are busy.
Hodgkins underscored his point by unveiling a long list of bills that could die unless state lawmakers act before the end of this year's legislative session July 31. Unfortunately for some beavers, lawmakers are expected to beat the deadline in approving the bill to legalize limited use of those deadly traps. When the Northampton License Commission was holding a recent meeting, it found a familiar name among applicants for a manager's license. I'm Sam Adams. Although he hadn't seen him in almost 20 years, Victor Oundjian , proprietor of Lorilil Jewelers at Tower Square in Springfield, had no problem recognizing former fellow high school student Bill Goldberg .