AUBURN — It’s almost boating time. Ice-out on Lake Auburn — a sign that spring is getting serious — was officially declared Wednesday. Auburn Water District staff watched the last of it leave late Tuesday afternoon. “It’s really breaking up, but there’s still ice,” said Lynne Richard, education outreach coordinator for the district. Richard drove […]
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WWII veteran to speak HARRISON — John DiPretoro will speak on his World War II experiences at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Caswell Conservancy Center. DiPretoro will share his experiences of being a naval aviator, manning a World War II torpedo bomber in the Pacific Theater from late 1944 to early 1945. DiPretoro […]
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Bill Fletcher wins $100 in ice-out contest
Bill Fletcher of Wilton is the recipient of $100 for his guess of when the ice would go out on Wilson Lake. Bruce Dyke, member of the Wilton Fish & Game and caretaker of the annual Ice-Out Contest, documented the ice out at 9 a.m. on April 29.
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Ice-out called for Lake Auburn
AUBURN — Get your boats ready. Ice-out has officially been declared for Lake Auburn, making it an average year for the spring thaw. Mary Jane Dillingham, water quality manager for the Auburn Water District, said ice-out was declared Wednesday, with the public boat ramp off Route 4 set to be installed Wednesday afternoon. Ice-out means that […]
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At Lake Auburn, ice out, docks going in
The ice was officially declared out on Lake Auburn Thursday, but if you were planning on launching your craft at the… Posted by Sun Journal on Friday, April 24, 2015 Some patches of ice could remain on the water, but they should be tucked away in coves along the shore, said Mary Jane Dillingham, water […]
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‘Is the ice out?’ In Auburn, yes; Greenville, no
AUBURN — It happened Wednesday on Lake Auburn, and sometime in the past few days on Sabattus Pond. But those who live near Greenville’s Moosehead Lake are, alas, still waiting. “There’s still quite a bit of ice,” a disappointed Greenville Town Clerk Roxanne Lizotte said Thursday. “It can’t go fast enough for us. It’s just […]
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Lake Auburn ice-out: Wednesday night
AUBURN — The Auburn Water District declared Wednesday evening as the ice-out date for 2014. As calculated by the U.S. Geological Survey, ice-out fell on the 113th day of the year. According to the USGS, ice-out is the date in spring when winter ice cover leaves a lake. 2014’s ice-out date of 113 days would […]
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Wilson Lake ice-out contest underway
WILTON — Wilson Lake has 17 inches of ice, according to Bruce Dyke of Wilton. The Wilton Fish and Game Association is looking for estimates on when that amount of ice will be out this year. Dyke, caretaker of the The Wilson Lake Ice Out, is again accepting entries with the month, day, hour and […]