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By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Despite some ominous weather, the “Silver Lake: Our Waters” went on as planned, even if the crowds weren’t what organizers were hoping for.
By Mike Roche
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – As the last Ice Age was coming to an end and the glaciers that covered North Quabbin receded about 14,000 years ago, they left behind depressions in the landscape that eventually filled with water.
WINCHENDON – Effective immediately, the Department of Conservation and Recreation has reopened all roads and parking areas of the Lake Dennison Recreation Area in the Town of Winchendon. These areas were closed due to flooding caused by US Army Corps of Engineers holding water at Birch Hill Dam.
By Mike Roche
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Next week, members of a working group established by the Open Space and Recreation Commission will meet to start planning a celebration of Silver Lake Park, one of the town’s best-loved amenities.
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Tempers flared at Town Hall on Wednesday and the woman serving as the Selectboard’s vice chair walked out of a meeting for the second time in almost two years.
A group of hooded mergansers float on Silver Lake in Athol, occasionally diving for fish, on Thursday. The males, with their distinct black and white crested head feathers, stand out from the females who have cinnamon-colored crests. They can be found...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Open Space & Recreation Commission is seeking volunteers for an inaugural celebration of Silver Lake Park.Athol Planning and Development Director Eric Smith said the idea for the event, “Silver Lake, Our Waters,” comes from Allan Butler,...
ORANGE — Following the rescue of two women whose canoe capsized in Lake Mattawa on Thursday night, the Fire Department is encouraging paddlers to always wear life jackets on the water.According to the department’s Facebook page, on-duty and call-force...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — A grand opening ceremony for the resurfaced pickleball courts at Silver Lake Park has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, according to Silver Lake Pickleball Association (SLPA) Chair Tim Burgess. “The Chamber of Commerce is going...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
LAKE PLEASANT – The National Spiritual Alliance (TNSA) Vice President and Acting CEO David James sent an announcement to its members that the Thompson Temple will not hold services during the winter beginning Nov. 1, citing declining membership and...
By MAX BOWEN
ATHOL – On Tuesday, lifeguards at Lake Ellis went to the beach to open it for the summer season, only to find significant damage to the picnic table, swing set and bathroom doors.According to John Robertson, president of the Friends of Lake Ellis,...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Lake Ellis Watershed Management Partnership Wednesday endorsed Planning and Development Director Eric Smith’s proposal to seek a $200,000 grant to address stormwater runoff entering the lake.The competitive Section 319 grants are funded by...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Residents and town officials joined members of the Open Space & Recreation Commission for a walking tour of Silver Lake Park Tuesday night.The purpose of the meeting, which convened at the park’s pavilion, was to discuss a master plan for the...
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