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Wentworth Pond drawdown reduced in scope, DES staff exploring dam restoration or replacement

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Aug 31, 2026

ALTON — A temporary drawdown of Wentworth Pond, affecting the Merrymeeting River and Lake Watershed, has been reduced 12 feet to 2.5 feet, aft…

When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

  • Umesh Haritashya, University of Dayton
  • Updated Aug 29, 2026

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

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Discussions on land use around dams in Hopkinton, Franklin and Webster

  • by DAVID BROOKS, The Concord Monitor
  • Updated Aug 14, 2026

The Army Corps of Engineers will hold public gatherings later this month as it prepares to update plans for managing land around dams it contr…

After court sides with Lakes Region Community Developers in Ashland housing case, town files their own appeal
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After court sides with Lakes Region Community Developers in Ashland housing case, town files their own appeal

  • By DELANEY NICKERSON, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Aug 14, 2026

A proposal to bring more affordable housing to Ashland is still tied up in a legal battle, after a pair of appeals filed by the town and devel…

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, again, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, again, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

  • Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
  • Aug 14, 2026

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges of water into Juneau for 3 straight summers.

Jeanie Forrester: Meredith Selectboard focused on town recreation, short-term rentals
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Jeanie Forrester: Meredith Selectboard focused on town recreation, short-term rentals

  • Updated Aug 3, 2026

The July 27 Meredith Selectboard meeting included presentations on repairs to the Lake Waukewan Dam, funding options for completion of the Pre…

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Mill Falls dam replacement will cost $6-$8 million through grant, private funds
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Mill Falls dam replacement will cost $6-$8 million through grant, private funds

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jul 31, 2026

MEREDITH — The Lake Waukewan Dam, which runs through Mill Falls Marketplace and its hotel and its adjacent waterfall, needs vital repairs.

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Meredith Selectboard to take up proposed disc golf course

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jul 25, 2026

MEREDITH — The Lake Waukewan Dam project, funding for the new Prescott Park playground, and a proposal for a new disc golf course at Waukewan …

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Meredith Selectboard agrees to use landfill for pipe storage for Waukewan dam repairs
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Meredith Selectboard agrees to use landfill for pipe storage for Waukewan dam repairs

  • By BOB MARTIN, The Laconia Daily Sun
  • Updated Jul 24, 2026

MEREDITH — Large pieces of piping to be used to fix the Waukewan dam will be stored at the old landfill station, after the selectboard approve…

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After years of debate, the Mill Pond Dam removal is now underway in Durham

  • By DAN TUOHY, NHPR
  • Updated Jul 10, 2026

DURHAM — Water from Mill Pond no longer cascades over the historic Ambursen-style dam on the Oyster River. And the pond itself has disappeared…

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