by Greg Reibman | Aug 19, 2013 | Crystal Lake
Weather forecasters say it will be in the upper 80s this week. Yet faced by the annual challenge of finding enough life guards once college students begin leaving for the summer, the city run beach at Crystal Lake closed for the season yesterday. Gath Pool remains... by Greg Reibman | Oct 24, 2012 | Crystal Lake
Janice Bourque of CrystalLakeConservancy.org posted this on an older thread today.. To learn more about what happened to Crystal Lake this past summer and what watershed residents need to do to stop the amount of nutrients and bacteria entering into the lake, come to... by Nathan Phillips | Aug 14, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
According to the following statement released by the city’s Citizen Assistance Officer Aaron Goldman, Crystal Lake is closed for the season: Crystal Lake Officially Closed for Season Please see joint statement from Commissioner Dori Zaleznik of the Health and... by Village 14 | Aug 8, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health sent the following email to the city regarding the most recent testing results at Crystal Lake. A water sample was collected at Crystal Lake on Monday August 6th. Laboratory analysis showed cyanobacteria levels of 83,000... by Greg Reibman | Aug 4, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
Maybe most folks are on vacation. Maybe everyone else is staying inside and watching the Olympics. Perhaps it’s because the TAB didn’t publish a word about it in Wednesday’s paper. Or perhaps everyone but me is riding in the Pan Mass Challenge this... by Greg Reibman | Aug 1, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
UPDATE: View CAUTION SIGN HERE Here’s the latest from the city about the closure of Newton’s Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake to Remain Closed Until Further Notice Newton – Due to recent water quality test results, Crystal Lake will remain closed until further... by Greg Reibman | Jul 30, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
Newton Patch has the story of a 47-year-old Needham man who was swimming in the middle of Crystal Lake in a thunderstorm and pouring rain. Once fire crews arrived on scene, they spotted the swimmer bobbing up and down in the water. His entire body, including his head,...
by Greg Reibman | Jul 30, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
From the city’s website… Crystal Lake is experiencing an algae bloom. The visibility of the water has declined to less than 3ft. Because of this, Crystal Lake will be closed until further assessment is made by the State. We will be monitoring this... by Greg Reibman | Jul 11, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
From Newton Patch. A number of items were stolen from a group of swimmers who were at Cronin’s Cove (Crystal Lake) late Friday night. According to police reports, the swimmers were in the water between 10:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. The group left their bags, wallets... by Village 14 | Jul 10, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
The Board of Aldermen July 9 voted to let a petitioner build a new single-family house on Crystal Lake that will exceed the allotted Floor Area Ratio for the neighborhood, Wicked Local reports. “I spent some time talking to the aldermen of the area. I walked the area,... by Greg Reibman | May 4, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
I have a question for all those in favor of allowing swim at your own risk at Crystal Lake. But first an except from Jeff Goldman’s oped on the topic from this week’s TAB: What if we could formally absolve the city of any responsibility for people swimming...
by Greg Reibman | Apr 27, 2012 | Crystal Lake |
Recently on this blog and elsewhere, I’ve seen comments and reporting, complaining that the deployment of police patrols to curtail swimming in Crystal Lake outside of the designated areas was “a waste” of police resources that, among other hysterial...