Restoration of Red Brook in Wareham, Plymouth nearly complete Oct 18, 2009
Completed stream restoration projects included the removal of 19th-century dams along Plymouth s Town Brook, habitat restoration in the Neponset River in Milton and Boston, and dam removal on the winding Housatonic River in the Berkshires. Among the program s current priorities are cold-water habitat restoration on Plymouth s Eel River, aquatic habitat restoration of the Mill River in Taunton, and dam removal on the Jones River in Kingston. (Boston Globe)
Mattatuck Museum to Celebrate Mora Sep 18, 2009
He soon found himself at odds with their artistic approach and ventured northwest, along the Housatonic River. In 1910, he and his wife, Sophia, discovered a 28-acre plot of land just up the road from New Milford where a Mrs. Gaylord was breaking up her family's farm. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
EPA should tackle PCBs, ASAP Sep 12, 2009
In Massachusetts alone, leaked fluid has polluted water from the Housatonic River to New Bedford harbor. The PCBs collect in the flesh of fish, making them unsafe to eat. (Boston Globe)
PCBs Are Declining In The Housatonic Sep 11, 2009
section of the Housatonic River, targeting the PCB contamination caused by a General Electric plant, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the amount of contamination entering Connecticut in the river has been reduced by 50 percent. At the Housatonic River Commission's meeting in Cornwall Tuesday evening, a team of EPA representatives and consultants working directly on the Pittsfield site gave a presentation outlining the remediation process to date and what is to come ... "That... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Peak Foliage in Southern New Englan... Sep 2, 2009
The best place to see foliage in northern Connecticut is in Litchfield County near the Housatonic River. The Appalachian Tail runs parallel to the river, climbing a ridge above the valley. (Suite101.com)
Designer faces life sentence in sex assault case Aug 31, 2009
She was raped and strangled and her body was wrapped in a blanket and chains and dumped into the Housatonic River. Papers piled up in Genesis retrial. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Foster's Appeal Denied in Measles Case Aug 26, 2009
She was brought to a secluded area along the Housatonic River where she was beaten, raped and drowned to death. Her body was wrapped with a blanket and secured with electrical tape and a chain with the padlock. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Visitor Drowns In River Aug 22, 2009
He said police reports indicated that Leonardy, who lived in the Nassau County section of Long Island, had been playing with other family members near the Housatonic River shortly before he fell into the water. The New Milford Police Dive Team, the Goshen Fire Water Rescue, the Gaylordsville Fire Department, the state Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut State Police and the New Milford Ambulance Corp. responded to the scene. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Report Of Possible Drowning In Kent Aug 17, 2009
KENT - A boy, aged 11 or 12, was pulled from the Housatonic River by fire and police divers this afternoon, the victim of an apparent swimming accident. The call came in as a missing swimmer, said Gaylordsville Fire Capt. Thomas Hogan. (FOX61, CT)
Shepaug Water Flow To Be Increased Sept. 30 Aug 14, 2009
More than a decade ago, the then-president of the Steep Rock Association noticed that the region's once hearty Shepaug River, a tributary that runs from the Shepaug Reservoir in Warren to the Housatonic River in Southbury, was slowly devolving into a trickling brook. As argued in later court proceedings, the responsible party was the city of Waterbury, which had harnessed the Shepaug for its drinking water supply in the early part of the 20th century and was not releasing enough water from the... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
New State Law Will Protect Heritage Area Aug 7, 2009
The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area is the watershed of the upper Housatonic River, extending 60 miles from Kent, to Lanesboro, Mass. The Connecticut towns are Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
In Oxford: Neighborhood Feelto Adult Community on Roosevelt Drive Jul 29, 2009
Nestled on 30 acres overlooking the Housatonic River, the development was begun three years ago and, because of the flagging housing market, only six homes have been completed. Two are presently occupied and a third is about to be. (Voices, CT)
Quabbin closed to private boating amid zebra mussel concerns Jul 16, 2009
The menacing zebra mussel species that has taken over a Berkshires lake has been found in a stream that feeds into the Housatonic River in Western Massachusetts, amplifying fears that the invasive freshwater mollusk could contaminate drinking water supplies and other waterways across the state ... State officials say they have little recourse in stopping the spread of the mussel into the Housatonic River. (Boston Globe)
Zebra mussels clog Berkshire lake Jul 15, 2009
Divers found rocks with clinging mussels virtually everywhere they looked yesterday in Laurel Lake, and fears are growing that the nearby Housatonic River is also contaminated. In an attempt to slow the mussels spread, local officials have shut down boat ramps in at least five popular Berkshire lakes; they hope to stop the mussels, which can invade boat machinery and attach to hulls, from being inadvertently transported from lake to lake. (Boston Globe)
Bulldogs Prepare for Saturday's 144th Yale-Harvard Regatta Jul 1, 2009
Gilder is an expansive facility that stretches south to the finish line of Yale's 2,000-meter race course, and incorporates design features specific to the needs of the program and the requirements of the site on the Housatonic River. Selected in a design competition in February 1998, the New Haven firm of Turner Brooks Architects created a building that is unlike any other boathouse in the world. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Body Found In Housatonic, Identified As Missing Boy Jun 24, 2009
(AP) - Connecticut state police say a body has been found in the Housatonic River is that of a teen who has been missing for a week. State police say Kaelan Paton's body was found in the river just before 8 a.m. Tuesday. (FOX61, CT)
Would-Be Rescuer Is Lost In the Housatonic River Jun 19, 2009
The temperature of the water in this stretch of the Housatonic River is about 50 degrees, which is very cold for human beings, Mr. Roger said. In a written statement, Housatonic Valley Regional High School Principal Gretchen Foster said, "This is a heart-rending situation for the entire community." Support services were offered to students on Wednesday. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Repair Project On Rte. 7 Bridge Gets Stalled Jun 19, 2009
Appalachian Trail hikers will have their long walk made a little longer as they are detoured westerly along Route 112 and then north along Dugway Road to reconnect to the trail at Falls Mountain Road on the west side of the Housatonic River. Patrons coming to Music Mountain from the south on Route 7 face a more than 12-mile detour. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Search And Recovery Continues On Housatonic Jun 18, 2009
Kaelen Paton disappeared in a raging Housatonic River Tuesday while police say the 16 year old and a copule of buddies were swimming. The rapids were still too rough for divers to get in the water on day two of the search and recovery, but expert kayakers and canoers floated down and scanned a five to ten mile stretch of the river, from the falls in Falls Village to the covered bridge in West Cornwall. (FOX61, CT)
Search Halted For Sharon Boy Presumed Drowned In Housatonic River Jun 18, 2009
The search for a missing Sharon boy presumed drowned in the has been suspended because it is too dangerous to send divers into the river, state police said Wednesday. Kaelan Paton, 15, had completed his freshman year at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in the Falls Village section of Canaan when he and a group of friends went to an area just south of the Great Falls after getting out of school. (FOX61, CT)
25 times what it spent from 1990 to 2007 May 28, 2009
From 1990 to 2007 GE has spent over $1 billion in addressing PCB-related issues, with the majority of those expenses (82%) coming from just three sites: the Hudson River in New York, the Housatonic River in Massachusetts and Connecticut and a former transformer facility in Rome, Georgia. Hudson River program. (Harper's Magazine)
Will the Last Kent Dairy Farm Become Estate Properties? May 22, 2009
"Corn land" is rented from the Kent Land Trust along the Housatonic River, and "hay land" is found in Macedonia, on Skiff Mountain and in neighboring New York state. Mr. Arno, assisted by his son, David, with occasional assistance from his other sons, John and James, has a herd of 165 cows, 60 of which are milkers. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Two New Views For Housing May 16, 2009
Harold Fischel is seeking the establishment of a Housatonic Riverfront Zone to "to encourage redevelopment and adaptive reuse" of properties, and Victor Nelson is asking for the creation of a Workforce Housing Zone, which would enable private developers to build single-family residences primarily for families of people who hold certain essential jobs in town, such as police and emergency personnel, hospital employees, teachers, and the like. The Zoning Commission held public hearings Tuesday on... (New Milford Times, CT)
#12 GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS May 15, 2009
Benedict Pond and the Housatonic River draw canoe and kayak enthusiasts. STAY HERE The is a modest but comfy bed & breakfast in a converted Victorian home. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
No. 10 Brown Edges No. 2 Yale By A Tenth Of A Second May 3, 2009
The Bears, ranked 10th in the nation, edged No. 2 Yale by one-tenth of a second on the Housatonic River. Brown finished the 2,000-meter course in 6:02, while the Bulldogs came in at 6:02. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
No. 2 Bulldogs Race Defending NCAA Team Champion Brown Saturday May 1, 2009
The first of what could be three meetings again this spring is Saturday on the Housatonic River in Derby. Racing begins at 11 a.m. at the Gilder Boathouse. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Yale Celebrates 35th Anniversary; Sweeps Princeton Apr 19, 2009
The 2009 Bulldogs are hoping to make history of their own, and they took a big step toward that goal by sweeping Princeton on the Housatonic River. Yale won all five races, including the varsity eight to retain the Eisenberg Cup. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Riverside Plans In New Milford Apr 18, 2009
Mr. Taylor said that the commission has been receiving applications for this kind of development in recent years and "needs to get something on paper so we have a specific set of regulations to address this." The commission voted this week to start a public hearing May 12 on a proposed amendment for a "Housatonic Riverfront Zone to encourage development and adaptive reuse of properties located on the banks of the Housatonic River." Mr. Nolan said that he agrees with comments by former U.S. Rep... (Brookfield Journal, CT)
No. 6 Princeton Visits On Big Day At Gilder Boathouse Apr 17, 2009
The Bulldogs race Princeton beginning at 8:45 a.m. on the Housatonic River. Yale also is celebrating the 35th anniversary of women's crew and honoring the 1979 national champion varsity eight. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
No. 1 Yale Retains Class of 1985 Cup Apr 12, 2009
The Bulldogs will have their first home race next Saturday when they host Princeton on the Housatonic River. Yale will celebrate its 35th anniversary of women's crew and honor the 1979 championship team. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
2009 Spring Preview: Experienced Bulldogs Seek Eighth Straight NCAA Championship Bid Mar 26, 2009
The Bulldogs will have only two races on its home course on the Housatonic River in Derby - April 18 against Princeton for the Eisenburg Cup and May 2 against Brown for the Nat Case Cup. Yale will celebrate its 35th anniversary and honor the 1979 championship team on the weekend of the Princeton race. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Beguiling rural pleasures await in Connecticut Mar 17, 2009
If you come into West Cornwall from the west, you must drive across the Housatonic River through a little red covered bridge, which dates from 1864. What makes this country village so perfect is that, in addition to its beauty, it has some of the trappings of big city life, only miniaturized. (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Milford's River Race Win Mar 14, 2009
Two of the five proposals submitted by the town were successful, according to the final draft of the Housatonic River Plan-a riverwalk and greenway at Young's Field Park and the Sega Meadows Park river enhancement project ... In addition, $139,000 would be allocated for a project submitted by King's Mark-the creation of a "restoration/rehabilitation" greenway on the Still River corridor to the Housatonic River. (New Milford Times, CT)
DEP Plans for Housatonic Favored by the SubCouncil Mar 13, 2009
The DEP requested $2,812,580 in funding to purchase recreational access and conservation easements on properties adjacent to rivers and streams within the Housatonic River basin in Connecticut ... The proposal is just one of the 92 projects originally suggested for the Housatonic River Basin Draft Natural Resource Restoration Plan ... A DEP request for a $75,000 grant to patrol the Housatonic River in the Bull's Bridge Management Area received the SubCouncil's endorsement in an effort to curtail... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
A Salisbury Farm's 77 Acres to Be Permanently Protected Feb 27, 2009
"Wise agricultural stewardship along the Housatonic River in places like Shady Maple Farm has helped protect remnants of the river's floodplain forests, which are a particularly important to migrating songbirds. The river in this area is amazingly dynamic-rising in the spring, overflowing its banks and replenishing the soils of the floodplain and the unique mix of species that comprise floodplain forests," said Mr. Miner ... Visitors from near and far enjoy panoramic views of the Housatonic... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Selectmen Okay Increases in Transfer Station Fees Feb 25, 2009
Heritage Village resident Judith Stevens, a long time birder, had little doubt that the noise generated by these airplanes would greatly disturb the eagles who nest along the Housatonic River and affect the Bent of the River's tranquility. Ed Platt, a farmer whose stewardship preserves the fields at the top of the world in the Purchase, made a plea for maintaining the farming tradition and Jeff Manville, whose family has farmed there forever if not longer, suggested that no action be taken until... (Voices, CT)
