Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Hockomock Area's YMCA Triathlon is scheduled for Sunday, July 22 at Lake Pearl Luciano's in Wrentham. Race starts at 8 a.m. with registration beginning at 6 a.m.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Roughly 400 triathletes from the New England area are expected to participate in the sixth annual Hockomock Area YMCA Triathlon on Sunday, July 22 at Lake Pearl Luciano's in Wrentham. The Hockomock YMCA said in a recent press release it is "proud to sponsor" this annual event with all proceeds benefiting the Reach Out to Youth and Families program at the Hockomock Area YMCA in Foxborough. "In 2011, this event raised $10,000," the press release said. "The Hockomock Area YMCA’s goal is to ensure that everyone has access to learn, grow, and thrive through participation in programs, activities, and services at the Y." In 2011, as an organization, the Hockomock Area YMCA provided $1.4 million in Scholarship and program subsidies to more than 15…
Friday, July 13, 2012
After two weeks of issues, Wrentham's Sweatt Beach has reopened for public use.
Sweatt Beach has been reopened, according to Wrentham Recreation Director Jeff Plympton. The lake, which had been closed because of a high bacteria count open its doors once again after multiple tests came back with low counts. The trouble started on July 2 when a high count forced the beach to close. The beach opened up a few days later after tests came back with low counts. The beach closed again on June 9 because the last five tests did not create an average under the maximum bacteria count allowed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Aside from one test that thew off the average, the tests have shown that the water is safe for public use according to Plympton. There have been no reports of illness from anyone who has …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Once again Sweatt Beach was closed due to a high bacteria count but hopes to reopen again this afternoon.
Update 3:25 p.m. - The latest tests results show that the lake contains 60 colonies per 100 milliliters of water which is well under the maximum amount allowed. The Recreation Department however is still awaiting approval from the Board of Health to reopen. After believing that they were in the clear, the Wrentham Recreation Department was forced to close Sweatt Beach again as a safety precaution Monday afternoon. Despite getting low bacteria ratings, there was one test that was still a tad bit high for the comfort of the Board of Health according to Recreation Director Jeff Plympton. Last week the beach was forced to shut down on July 2 after a bacteria reading came back extremly high. After multiple counts showed a low level of bacteria…
Friday, July 6, 2012
With bacteria tests coming back as negative, the Recreation Department has reopened Sweatt Beach.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
(Update 12:47 p.m.) - Sweatt Beach has repopened after tests show safe levels of bacteria in Lake Pearl according to Recreaction Director Jeff Plympton. Aside from the initial reading of high bacterial levels on July 2, all tests since have come back as negative and the water is safe to be in. (Update 10:15 a.m.) - Recreaction Director Jeff Plympton says that it is unknown if Sweatt Beach will reopen today. Yesterday's test sample which was taken at 10 a.m. will not be ready until noon today at the earliest. We will have any more updates this afternoon concerning the opening of Sweatt Beach. Original Story After a brief scare with high bacteria counts, Sweatt Beach at Lake Pearl is hoping to reopen at noon today. On July 2, samples taken …
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
The local beach on Lake Pearl will be open to residents starting Sunday.
Sunday, June 10, Sweatt Beach will be open for the summer. The recreation area located on Lake Pearl will be open from noon-7 p.m. through June 18 before going to longer hours on June 19. The beach will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from June 19 to Aug. 18. “We’ve been working hard. There’s a lot of new things going on out there,” Wrentham recreation director Jeff Plympton said. Changes include expanding the beach line from 100 feet to 200 feet, new landscaping, and the removal of the rarely used barbecue area. “The beach has been there for over 60 years, at some point you have to put some money into it and renovate it,” Plympton said. In addition, efforts to prune trees on Woolford Road now allows beach goers to see the lake as…
jayh
2:24 am on Friday, June 8, 2012
Great news!! more ›