The town's cherished covered bridge was called a faltering health and safety hazard and will be entirely closed off from the public behind a wooden stockade fence.
Freedom selectmen have decided to take the position that the selectmen, conservation commissioners and Freedom Forest Advisory Committee should manage the Trout Pond property along the guidelines set out by selectmen's attorneys Peter Malia and David Hastings.
Who really is in charge of managing the Trout Pond Property?
The beach at Long Sands is safe, said selectman's chair Harry Merrow. Merrow had asked the N.H. Department of Environmental Services to test the water for E. coli, a marker for potential disease-causing germs in water.
Officials are asking boaters to be wary of flags signaling divers are toiling in the depths of Ossipee Lake.
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