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Lee Saga Finally Runs Its Course - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee — June 20, 2017 — With the crack of an auctioneer’s gavel, the long-running Donald Lee saga came to an end on June 10 when an unidentified buyer purchased Lee’s big lake property with ...
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Sun Cartoon Takes Aim at Westward Shores Decision - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Conway — June 18, 2017 — In a pointed editorial cartoon, the Conway Daily Sun appeared to take a satirical shot at Ossipee officials after last week’s Zoning Board decision to uphold the Plannin...
One loon already born. Fascinating to watch!
Congratulations to our friends at Camp Huckins!
Camp Huckins Celebrates 90 Years This Weekend - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Freedom–June 16, 2017–There’s no better place on earth than Camp Huckins — just ask Jody Skelton. Skelton, who first attended the girls’ summer camp as a 9-year-old, has spent 47 summers on ...
From the Conway Daily Sun.
Ossipee ZBA Denies Westward Shores Appeals, Again - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee–June 15, 2017–The zoning board Tuesday evening granted Effingham a public hearing on the controversial expansion of Westward Shores Campground. Effingham was entitled to a hearing because ...
Check out the loon webcam!
All Eyes On Webcam Loons This Weekend - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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of Moultonborough has used a webcam to document a pair of nesting loons at a central New Hampshire lake. The expected hatch date is this weekend, based on the average expected incubation time of 28 da...
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Country Ecology: Pine Siskens - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Tamworth–June 12, 2017–I had just returned back home after giving my slide-show on the wildlife forage shrubs, when I looked out at bird feeders here in Tamworth. I thought at first I was seeing g...
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Ossipee Planning Board Approves Gas Station - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee — June 8, 2017 — The planning board on Tuesday approved, with conditions, a conversational proposal to build a new gas station over the Ossipee Aquifer. Over the last few months, meeting...
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Weed Watcher Information Workshop Reminder - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Freedom—June 2, 2017—Are you going to be on the lake this summer? Looking forward to swimming and paddling around the bays, rivers and streams in a kayak or canoe? Great! You’re ready to be a We...
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Weed Watchers Know What's Native and What's Not - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Freedom—June 2, 2017—Are you going to be on the lake this summer? Looking forward to swimming and paddling around the bays, rivers and streams in a kayak or canoe? Great! You’re ready to be a We...
From the Independent.
Ossipee Planners Defer Decision on Controversial Gas Station to June 6 - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee — May 25, 2017 — The planning board here has decided to hold off on whether to approve a proposed gas station until at least their June 6 meeting. The applicant, Valley Point, LLC, is prop...
Have a great weekend!
The Smart Report: Start of Summer 2017 - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Freedom–May 26, 2017–The “official” ice-out on Lake Ossipee was declared just five weeks ago on 4/18/17 when the water level was almost 410′ (2¾ ft. over the summer plan). Since then, the d...
Editorial by the Carroll County Independent.
Conservation and Planning are Not Sinister Activities - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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In the past year there seems to be a movement developing that is opposed to land use planning in general and land conservation in particular. This opposition has been most visible, vocal and active in...
From the Independent.
Ossipee Selectmen Request Information from Freedom on Lawsuit - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee – May 18, 2017 – If the Town of Ossipee is being sued by another town, Ossipee taxpayers have a right to know who’s footing the bill. The Town of Freedom, funded by an established non-pr...
From today's Conway Daily Sun.
Westward Shores Rehearing Denied - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee — May 18, 2017 — After last week’s lengthy court-ordered public hearing, the Ossipee Zoning Board denied Freedom’s request to reconsider the planning board’s approval of the expansio...
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Professor Calls Location of West Ossipee Gas Station "Reckless" - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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The following is a Letter to the Editor of the Carroll County Independent, published on May 11. It was written by Dr. Robert Newton, Professor of Geosciences at Smith College for over 30 years. Newton...
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The Law and Common Sense at Westward Shores - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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The following op-ed by Ossipee Lake Alliance co-founder David Smith was published by the Carroll County Independent on May 4 as a guest commentary.
From today's Sun.
Westward Shores Coming Back to Ossipee ZBA - Ossipee Lake Alliance
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Ossipee—May 5, 2017—The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on May 9 at the Ossipee Freight House on the proposed expansion of Westward Shores Campground. The case is back before...
New from the Independent.
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Ossipee—May 4, 2017 — Ossipee Planning Board has ruled the proposed development of a Route 16 property has no regional impact and dismissed a request from Tamworth officials seeking abutter status...