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The state Department of Environmental Services reports a form of cyanobacteria known as gloeotrichia which presents as blobs floating up and down in the water column, are the primary concern on the Big Lake while other water bodies are having some form of cyanobacteria warnings or watches including Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro and Pool Pond in Rindge.
A recently signed law that restricts transgender girls from playing public school sports is being challenged in U.S. District Court, as two students return to school for the fall who argue it violates their Constitutional rights.
Beginning in March of 2020, New Hampshire lost almost 3,000 of its 1.4 million residents to the highly transmissible respiratory disease COVID-19 during an unprecedented international public health crisis with more than 375,000 cases reported in the state.
Ravaged by summer’s torrential rains, progress is coming to the state’s valued trails in the Great North Woods which are crucial to tourism here.
A $300,000 state contract to protect New Hampshire lakes from the spread of invasive species this summer has resulted in a “save” of Conway Lake from an invasive species.
Draft changes to minimum standards for public schools, approved unanimously by the State Board of Education last week, were the subject of a legislative oversight meeting Thursday with a Democrat tangling with the Education Commissioner for two hours on whether they water down education in New Hampshire.
There are three new cyanobacteria warnings or watches up for Lake Winnipesaukee this week in Tuftonboro, Alton and Wolfeboro.
Newfound Lake Region Association is about to break ground on a $2.2 million Conservation Center here at the Grey Rocks Conservation Area which will promote lake health education and environmental literacy.
MOULTONBOROUGH – While all is calm and crystal clear on Lake Kanasatka Monday, one of its summer lake residents is a lawmaker who is busy planning for new bills to take on toxic cyanobacteria blooms across the state if re-elected.