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Date Posted	Announcements
1/16/2012	Members WANTED! Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 19, at 65 Lake Ave., Lakeshore Condos Function Room at 7pm. Refreshments will be served.
12/11/2011	December's meeting is cancelled due to the busy holidays!! Our next meeting will be scheduled in 2012. Date and time TBA...
11/02/2011	Members WANTED! Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 65 Lake Ave., Lakeshore Condos Function Room at 7pm. Refreshments will be served.
9/14/2011	Lake Quinsigamond swim ban lifted Wednesday, September 14, 2011 TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER —  The health advisory for Lake Quinsigamond was lifted after water samples taken Monday showed the water quality has returned to normal levels. “We are pleased to report that the latest samples obtained from Lake Quinsigamond yesterday indicated that the water has returned to acceptable levels,” Public Health Director Derek Brindisi said. Normal activities around the section of the lake south of the Route 9 bridge can resume. Thursday’s heavy rain caused a bypass of two sewage pump stations, resulting an increased level of bacteria in the water around the bridge. For several days, officials said people should not fish, boat, swim or conduct any other recreational activities involving contact with the water.
9/9/2011	As a result of Thursday morning’s heavy rains, a bypass of two sewer pump stations has resulted in bacteria levels exceeding acceptable water quality standards south of the Route 9 Bridge at Lake Quinsigamond. To protect the public’s health and the environment, Shrewsbury and Worcester Public Health officials are advising area residents not utilize this section of Lake Quinsigamond for recreational purposes such as fishing, boating and bathing. Public Health officials will continue to monitor and sample the affected area to ensure bathing water quality. read more
9/7/2011	JOIN - The Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7pm Lakeshore Condo Function Room 65 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA ( please park on street level) Open Meeting —  Wanted Community Members who want to help protect and are concerned about Lake Quinsigamond. We need you! Looking for member involvement for the following: Board positions Organize clean-ups during spring and/or during winter drawdown. Help with the newsletter, Technical or legal advisory Attend Lake Quinsigamond Commission Meetings Whatever time you have will be of GREAT help.  There are happenings in our watershed: The new Burns Bridge, renovations to White City Plaza, expansion of UMass, the Linear Parkway, and stormwater issues. What are your thoughts!? If you can’t attend but are interested in helping: email - bks3@townisp.com
7/1/2011	Grant to add 13 acres to Green Hill Park Hiking trail from lake: Friday, July 1, 2011 By Nicole Burnett SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM & GAZETTE WORCESTER —  A state grant to buy nearly 13 acres of forested woodland will extend the size of Green Hill Park, and allow for the connection of a hiking trail from Lake Quinsigamond to downtown Worcester. Lt. Governor Timothy P. Murray visited Worcester yesterday to announce $602,525 in Conservation Partnership Grants that will assist nine nonprofit organizations, including the Greater Worcester Land Trust, in preserving 136 acres of open space throughout Massachusetts. Mr. Murray made the announcement in a meadow outside the Notre Dame Health Care Center on Plantation Street. The meadow is part of nearly 13 acres the Greater Worcester Land Trust offered to buy from the Sisters of Notre Dame for $430,000 and resell to the city for $172,500 provided the land is designated as part of Green Hill Park. The park has lost about 65 acres over the years to various projects, most notably the construction of Interstate 290 in the late 1960s. The addition to the park includes an easement that will enable completion of East Side Trail, a 3.5-mile-long foot path that extends from Lake Quinsigamond into downtown Worcester. The purchase will also help preserve a native brook trout habitat, Coal Mine Brook. The GWLT was awarded $85,000 in grants for the Green Hill Park project.
3/27/2011	Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement Project Route 9 over Lake Quinsigamond: Public Information Meeting Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:30 – 8:30 PM Shrewsbury Town Hall Board of Selectmen’s Conference Room 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA View Notice (.pdf) Questions? Stephanie Boundy Phone: 617-973-8049 Email: Stephanie.Boundy@state.ms.us Web Site: http://www.massdotprojectkenburnsbridge.info/
2/23/2011	Managing Worcester’s Stormwater Through Rain Gardens and Public Involvement: Come Learn Why and How Monday evening, February 28, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Worcester Youth Center 326 Chandler Street Worcester, MA View Agenda (.pdf) Any questions? Call Dave Manning at 508-414-9758 or email him at dmanning1@worcester.edu
2/17/2011	"One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something…" ~ Henry David Thoreau Words cannot capture his devotion, his tireless efforts and his love of Lake Quinsigamond. An advocate for the environment and the biggest champion for our community, our leader will be missed. Our deepest sympathies to Susan and her family. ~lqwa.org Lincoln E. Pearson     Visit Guest Book Read Linc's Story of his paper route on the lake, T & G article Lincoln E. Pearson, 86, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Susan B. (Midgley) Pearson; his daughter and son-in-law, Linda A. and Stephen N. Thibodeau of Rochester, MN; three grandsons - Matthew, Andrew, and Eric; a brother-in-law, Robert Midgley; two cousins, Shirley Midgley and Ruby Woodworth; and two nieces - Wendy and Cindy Midgley. He also leaves several other cousins. He was born in Worcester, son of Ellen (Moberg) and Harry R. Pearson. He graduated from Commerce High School and attended Northeastern University. He earned his tuition for Northeastern with a paper route he had for many years as a youngster. He spent most of his life residing at the same location on Lake Quinsigamond enjoying swimming, boating, and waterskiing. He was a WWII Army Veteran. Lincoln served overseas from 1944 to 1946 with the Corps of Building Engineers in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. He worked for Crompton & Knowles and the American Red Cross. In addition to his employment at the Red Cross, he was also a life-long blood donor. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church, served as a member of the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET), Worcester Conservation Commission, and the Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association, serving as a committee member for the newsletter. The funeral service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery. Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 2000 Century Drive, Worcester MA 01606 or a charity of the donor's choice. For directions or to leave an on-line message of condolence, please visit: NordgrenMemorialChapel.com
2/13/2011	Spring 2011 Rowing ~ Regatta Schedule Corazzini Boat Ramp May 28th- ramp fees begin $8.00 per person Weekends and Holidays 9:00-5:00 pm From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend There is a charge to use the ramp $8.00 per boat Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays
3/15/2010	Kenneth F. Burns Bridge Replacement Project. Web Site: http://www.massdotprojectkenburnsbridge.info/ click to enlarge Project Information ( .pdf) The Kenneth F. Burns Bridge carries Route 9, known as Belmont Street in Worcester and Turnpike Road in Shrewsbury, over Lake Quinsigamond. This is the fifth crossing to be built at this location, the first being a floating bridge that consisted of logs chained together to carry horse-drawn wagons on the Boston-Worcester Turnpike. The current structure dates from 1916 and has been repaired and reconfigured several times throughout the past ninety years. The MassDOT is asking for public input as it concerns the replacement of the Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond. Public input is important to the MassDOT's decision process to determine which alternative best suits the Lake and the affected, residential, commuter, consumer, and business communities. For questions, or you would like to be added to the project Email or US Mail distribution list contact Stephanie Boundy, Public outreach Coordinator for Mass DOT's Accelerated Bridge Program by phone 617-973-8049 or you can Email her at Stephanie.Boundy@state.ms.us Project Information ( .pdf) Web Site: http://www.massdotprojectkenburnsbridge.info/
12/5/2009	Ice Safety - Tips
11/5/2009	Draw Down Notice 2009
9/1/2009	The City of Worcester will be holding a public hearing on September 15th, at 5:00 p.m. in the City of Council Chambers at City Hall. It will be relative to creating a linear park along N. Lake Avenue in Worcester, from the area of Regatta to Natural History Drive. It will be a public access promenade to walk along.  A consultant will be there presenting the study.
7/5/2009	Public Health Notice Lake Quinsigamond Water Quality  The results of tests conducted by the City of Worcester on Saturday now show water quality in Lake Quinsigamond as acceptable for bathing and other recreational uses. The results of tests taken by the Town at Sunset Beach on Friday and Saturday also indicate that the water quality is within safe bathing standards.   Additional testing is being conducted by the Town daily until further notice. Reference: http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/egov/docs/1246561028249.htm
7/2/2009	Public Health Notice Lake Quinsigamond Water Tests Being Conducted Resulting From Sewerage Spill The City of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Town of Shrewsbury are conducting tests today and over the next few days resulting from a sewerage spill in the morning of July 2nd.  Two City of Worcester pump stations failed to keep pace with heavy flows resulting from a heavy rainstorm that swept through the area.  As a result, an underdetermined amount of sewerage made its way into the Lake in the Lake Quinsigamond Bridge (Rte 9) area and in the southern area of Lake Quinsigamond.  The public will be advised of the results of this testing but in the interim great care should be taken while making use of Lake Quinsigamond. Reference: http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/egov/docs/1246561028249.htm
5/12/2009	Interesting Article submitted to the LQWA concerning Heron Island Cove(.pdf). Heron Cove is located on Lake Quinsigamond, South Basin, N of Sunset Beach. Caution area for Boats.
3/25/2009	The next LQC meeting will be held Thursday, March 26th in the OLD Selectmen's Room of the Shrewsbury Town Hall.   This meeting will include guest speaker,Victor T. Mastone, Director and Chief Archaeologist, Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources.  He will report on the findings of an ice dive. The purpose of this dive was to undertake additional photos and video documentation of at least one, but possibly two Indian Dugout Canoes near the western shore of the Lake. In partnership with the Department of Environment, Earth & Ocean Sciences, Umass-Boston, they are hoping to identify the historic lakeshore(s) and map the remains of the dugout canoes and possibly other archaeological and modern materials.
11/2/2008	DRAWDOWN BEGINS - 11/12/2008 The Lake Quinsigamond Commission plans to lower the water level, or draw down, Lake Quinsigamond and Flint Pond on or shortly after Wednesday, November 12, 2008. The Irish Dam in Grafton will be lowered two or three inches a day until the water elevation in Lake Quinsigamond and Flint Pond is twenty-four to thirty inches lower than normal. The purpose of the drawdown is to expose the roots of nuisance aquatic vegetation proliferating in Lake Quinsigamond and Flint Pond to freezing temperatures and thereby reducing some of the heavy weed growth along the shoreline and in the shallow areas of the lake and pond. Read Full Notice
7/20/2008	Read all the news about Lake Quinsigamond in the Summer Issue of Worcester Living. Eyes and ears of Quinsigamond Living on the lake Quinsigamond’s shores
7/20/2008	Need dock work, boat work, or help locating any lost items, etc..?  For a nominal fee Mike Brauer will dive in your area of the lake. Contact: Mike Brauer Email: brauem@gmail.com
12/27/2007	Need a Map to Lake Quinsigamond? Purchase Here Created by the Worcester County Search and Rescue Team, Inc.
10/19/2007	Thanks to Everyone who cleaned Ramshorn Island on 10/14/07 - Full Story
10/19/2007	What You need to Know about E-10 Ethanol Fuel and Winter Boat Storage - Full Story
1/17/2007	Worcester County Search and Rescue Team on the Lake. Check Out Their website www.wcsarteam.com Read Press: Massachusetts group puts safety squad on the water
11/18/2006	DRAWDOWN BEGINS Tuesday, November 21, 2006 More Info
1/30/2006	Notice:The Rules and Requlations of Lake Quinsigamond adopted November 2005 - Read Rules and Regulations.
5/3/2005	Boat Ramp Fees The Town of Shrewsbury has received approval from the State of Massachusetts Public Access board to charge an $8.00 daily ramp fee at the Corrizzini Boat Ramp on North Quinsigamond Ave in Shrewsbury.The fee will be charge on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The fee helps the town cover the costs associated with operating and maintaining the boat ramp property through out the year. This will be the first increase in the fee since 1988 when the fee was implemented.
6/1/2003	The Poop on Canada Geese Read article with steps to prevent goose grief