The Lakeville Journal - November 14, 2013

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‘Ice in’ at Lake Wononscopomuc

LAKEVILLE — Don Mayland of Lakeville, who has been announcing “ice in” — or not — on Lake Wonoscopomuc for years, sent this bulletin on Thursday, Jan. 16: “I am back in business.”

“After two years with no complete ice cover on Lake Wonoscopomuc I thought global warming had made me irrelevant. But, this morning I checked out the lake and could not believe my eyes. The lake has ‘ice in’ on January 16, 2025!”

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Swift House study in the works pending state grant funding

KENT — The Board of Finance voted unanimously at its Jan. 15 regular meeting to allocate $15,500 to support the town’s efforts to perform a historical significance assessment of the Swift House.

The money would serve as upfront capital for the Selectmen’s application to the State Historic Preservation Office for a reimbursable grant, which can only be awarded if the financing is demonstrated to be available before the grant is approved.

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Salisbury housing market saw end-of-year rush in December

Built in 1880, 369 Lime Rock Road sold for $360,000.

Christine Bates

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s December recorded property transfers were the busiest of the year with the sale of 11 properties recorded — not including the 10 plots sold to individuals by the Salisbury Cemetery Association. Only two properties were sold for over a million dollars and two commercial properties on Main Street and Lime Rock Road sold for under $500,000. In mid-January there were 16 homes listed for sale with 11 over a million dollars.

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Can you hear me now?

This cell tower by the Falls Village Fire Department on the side of Route 7 is disguised like a tree to better fit in among the rural, forested landscape of the Connecticut's Litchfield hills.

Caitlin Hanlon

Drivers and residents across Northeast Dutchess County, New York, and Connecticut’s Northwest Corner are well aware of the area’s spotty cell phone coverage.

“Cell phones suck,” Amenia Volunteer Fire Chief Chris Howard said. He echoed the feelings of many residents and visitors to the area who contend with dropped calls and failed text messages on a regular basis.

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