Sneezing Season | Catamount Solar employee Liz Smithies draws a smiley face in the layers of pollen that have accumulated on her car over the course of a day in Randolph. According to Dr. Josh White of Gifford Medical Center, this year's pollen and allergy season is especially bad—but suffers of hayfever have a few options to avoid the worst of the worst. By checking in on local pollen counts and staying inside during dry, windy days, White said the affects of seasonal allergies can be somewhat avoided. As an allergy sufferer himself, White also recommends rinsing hair, face, and hands after returning from the outdoors and taking allergy medications or antihistamines before allergy symtoms set in. (Herald / Dylan Kelley)