If you build it they will come...
Another Black Bear sighting reported by a reader of the Holland Blog, read more»Comments - Edit - Delete
Black Bear sighting in Holland!
A
Black
Bear
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Holland?
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Lake Siog closed
The rain over the weekend washed out many septic systems and as a cause the
bacteria count performed on lake Siog (often called Holland Pond) was to high. The Board of Health closed the lake “Until Further Notice.”
The little sign at the public beach located on Pond-Bridge-Road went unnoticed. At the time I took the picture shown here, four individuals were swimming at the public beach and only realized that the beach was closed when I told them. They immediately came to shore and voiced their concern about the size of the sign.
Peter Frei
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500 Club Roast Beef Diner
Fifteen bucks is little money for a healthy delicious meal, pitching horseshoes, other fun games, and a chance to win the big prize of $1200. . . read more»Comments - Edit - Delete
Erosion biggest threat to our Lake!
Studies show that erosion is the biggest threat to our lake, it takes vision and awareness to address the problem. Both seem to be absent at the town hall, read more»Comments - Edit - Delete
How Peter Frei came to shake hands with Neil Armstrong.
There are always surprises when listening to Peter’s many stories. Yesterday was one of these days Peter reflected on the past telling me another story of his eventful life. If you like to know how Peter came to shake Neil Armstrong’s hand, click here!Comments - Edit - Delete
Key Found
This car-key was found at the parking lot of Quinebaug Woods Reservations. The key has a Moulton Insurance Agency Inc. 50 year anniversary key ring. The key can be claimed at the Holland Police station. Comments - Edit - Delete
Wanted, Lake Siog Photos.
I am a Park Ranger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looking for old photos (pre-1960s) of the Holland Pond- Lake Siog Area for an exhibit to be created this summer at our park. Photos could be scanned and returned. Thank you,
Glenna Vitello
Park Ranger
East Brimfield Lake
24 Riverview Ave
Fiskdale, MA 01518-1243
Tel. 978-318-8412
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Happy Birthday to You!
It seems too early to be thinking about fall, but the truth is the days are already getting shorter. Before we know it that crisp smell will fill the air and the leaves will dazzle us again with an amazing color display that is one of New England’s attractions. It is the time when some of us mistakenly assume that someone left the lights on upstairs at the town hall. The empty parking lot seems to indicate that carelessness by the last one to leave the town hall is costing the taxpayer unnecessarily, as nobody seems to be inside. Who ever thinks that way is wrong, very wrong. Someone is actually still inside, someone who is also celebrating a birthday today; find out who it is, read more»Comments - Edit - Delete
NOTIFICATION OF AQUATIC TREATMENT HAMILTON RESERVOIR
Both the MA and CT portions of Hamilton Reservoir will be chemically treated
on
Tuesday, June 23rd. The entire lake will be
closed to all uses (including, swimming, fishing
and boating) on the day of treatment only.
Use of the lake water for irrigation, watering
livestock (ie; cattle, horses, etc) and drinking/
cooking purposes is prohibited for five
days, commencing on the day of treatment.
The work is being performed for the Hamilton Reservoir Association under contract to
Aquatic Control Technology, Inc., of Sutton,
MA., and pursuant to permits from MA and
CT DEP’s and the Holland Conservation
Commission.
June 19, 2009.
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50,000 Page Views!
Time to celebrate.....The Holland Blog went online for the first time at 13:30 hours on Saturday February 14, 2009. Today, at exactly 20:40 hours, the Holland Blog was viewed 50,000 times (page views or hits).
The Holland Blog has on an average day more visitors than the Worcester Telegram has subscriptions in Holland (90), and also more than the Southbridge Evening News (32) has subscriptions. The record so far was 410 viewers on Sunday May 10, 2009. The minimum over the last 45 days was 63 visitors on Saturday June 13, 2009.
The page view count 50,000 originated at IP number 68.1.171.59, which is an IP number signed up with ISP Cox Communications that uses Cable/DSL connections out of Stafford Springs.
I would like to share one of my favorite YouTube videos with the readers of the Holland Blog to celebrate this special occasion:
Elena Lev performing with Hula Hoops in Alegria, Cirque du Soleil. Singers are Francesca Gagnon and Eve Montpetit. What you see, I call PERFECTION!
Thanks to everybody participating on the Holland Blog and thereby improving the quality of life in our community!
Peter Frei
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