Ice out is a time of quiet on the lake. Some folks love that first open water paddle just to see what’s going on. Sometimes the winter ice has moved things around and left some surprises. With everything waking up and the lake getting restless, it’s a good time to keep your eyes and ears open to the wonders of spring.
Sandra 'Sam' Martin was elected to the town post after tying with Kathleen Maloney. Voters also approved a fund for a possible new town beach, and agreed to accept the build-out study being conducted by Dan Hole Watershed Trust.
Environmentalists say the gas station development threatens the Ossipee aquifer. On Tuesday evening, March 21, the business developers hope to convince Ossipee authorities otherwise.
Town Meeting is Wednesday night, the day after Election Day when voters fill a Select Board position and vote on proposed changes to zoning.
I am thrilled to see small ducks that wouldn’t be present here for the rest of the year, because they usually nest well to the north of us during the breeding season. They are only passing through to warmer climes for overwintering, then later return. Such a species is the lesser scaup, or “bluebill.”
There is still a lot of snow and ice, but spring is...well, you know.
A banker by career, a volunteer by nature, our long-time board member made an indelible impression on Freedom and on us.
Due to late notice to abutting property owners, Valley Point LLC on Tuesday temporarily withdrew its application for a gas station complex at routes 16 and 41 in West Ossipee. It plans to resubmit the plan and get on the docket for next month.
After mediation of a tax dispute between the Marist Brothers and the Town of Effingham broke down, the religious order took the town to court, where a judge ruled the camp flunked all four state tests to qualify for charitable tax exemption. More than $200,000 in back taxes is now at issue.
A local environmental organization says a proposed gas station-convenience store at routes 16 and 41 is a potential threat to groundwater and should be denied. In 2015 the town's Zoning Board granted a variance to install underground gas tanks for the development despite concerns that excavation could disrupt DES contamination mitigation work that has been ongoing at the site since 1993.
The Ossipee Selectman says the lack of a public beach on the town's biggest body of water is "pathetic." He says town officials have their eye on a possible site, and voters should authorize them to set aside town funds for an eventual purchase.
NEWSLETTERS >
