The Friends of the Freedom Public Library will host “The Common Loon: Ongoing Recovery for a New Hampshire Icon” on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. John Cooley, who is senior biologist for the Loon Preservation Committee in Moultonborough, will make the presentation. Ossipee Lake Alliance annually coordinates the lake’s loon census. Volunteer by contacting Susan Marks at smmarks@www.ossipeelake.org.
NEWS
The Smart Report: We Got Here Yesterday
When you hear it at the transfer station, it must be true: the ice is out on Ossipee Lake.
Lake Ice Is Starting to Melt
Well, it’s April, after all. You can watch the ice retreat on the Ossipee Lake Webcam.
Police Warn About Burglaries
Area police departments warn there have been a number of daytime burglaries in several Carroll County towns and nearby communities in Maine. Freedom police chief Josh Shackford said the suspect seems to be roaming around Freedom, Ossipee, Effingham and parts of Maine. Law enforcement has a possible suspect but they don’t have enough evidence at this point to make his name public. Shackford said the suspect is being “hunted.”
The Raiding of NH’s Dedicated Funds Continues
This NH Union Leader editorial states that the struggle to balance the budget is nothing new, but unfortunately neither is the solution. Once again, the governor and our legislators plan to dip into dedicated funds to balance the books. It’s hardly a winning strategy. Dedicated funds are those fees paid by users, or participants in certain activities, that are “dedicated” because they are designed to fund or cover costs associated with those specific activities. In state government, there are hundreds of such fees, established over time to fund specific purposes. We have posted this editorial as we believe the issue will assume increased importance to lake communities as the state increases its share of milfoil control funding.