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Final Sassaquin ice out days for the winter of 2019? March 9th-10th
Sassaquin Pond filtration Ceremony photos Sept 28, 2017
more information to follow
How the Jellyfish system works
UMass Dartmouth Baseline Report on Sassaquin Pond from April 2015
Season ready to change... photo from a three years ago
Happy Valentines Day February 14, 2017 Eagles visit Sassaquin Pond
LNG Awareness Walk July 9, 2016 along Peckham Road
Support Luke Gurney
The Sassaquin neighborhood is deeply saddened by the accidental passing of a Sassaquin neighbor, Luke Gurney. Luke's parents lived on the pond for many years where Luke developed a love for being on the water. Luke had many life long friends in the area who enjoyed his friendship growing up in Sassaquin. Luke's love for fishing continued to grow as he moved to the Vineyard and acquired his own fishing boat "No Regrets". His love for fishing remained a source of daily life while his love for family, friends and community occupied his loving heart. It is not very common that we can go through life with "No Regrets"
Please click on the link below to donate
to Support Luke Gurney family fund
https://www.youcaring.com/robyn-jacob-and-samuel-gurney-589549
The end of LNG in Acushnet ?
Important LNG INFO Contact maria.connelly@comcast.net
Latest LNG information from Souhcoast Today articles.
LNG Traffic Issues for Sassaquin Area
Hello Everyone, This is a new Sassaquin neighbor, Benjamin. Benjamin lives at 1513 Morton Ave. and has Autism. It is not safe for Benjamin to be alone as he has no sense of danger. Please call his mom (Melady) or dad (Alan Generaux) at the posted phone number if you see out and about.
New Creature appears on Sassaquin Pond
Rabid fox bites two in Sassaquin Pond area Standard Times article page B 6
Thunder clouds roll north across Sassaquin Pond. Hot, hazy, humid, weather for early July.
Algae Bloom Information from Sarah Algae bloom still affecting pond (12-6-2012 ) Sarah thinks it is moving around the pond due to the wind direction. This is the longest duration of an algae bloom that I can remember, usually the colder weather and indirect sun rays signal the end of the blooms.
Algae bloom still affecting Sassaquin Pond as of last week in December. I also noticed this near the pumping station when we had an over night freeze.
Thanks to Liz Miller for the photo.
Three internet articles about the Chinese Mystery Snail
Sensitive Area Designation approved by EAC
August 27, 2012
In a meeting at New Bedford City Hall the Environmental Affairs Committee passed the Sassaquin Pond Environmental Designation. A large crowd from the Sassaquin neighborhood listened attentively as members of city council questioned city officials about the conditions and efforts of city departments and Sassaquin neighbors to maintain a high quality of water at the pond.
On motions by Councilors Lawrence and Gomes the EAC passed the Sassaquin Designation by and 8-0 vote. An impassioned plea by John Gurney a former resident and Conservation Commission member urged the council to pass the motion now and worry about the nuts and bolts of the motion language at a later date.
The efforts by the Sassaquin neighbors along with John Gurney, Sarah Porter, Ron LaBelle, and Councilor Jim will hopefully translate into maintaining a high quality water level at the pond.
Councilor Lawrence's motion had a fast track component added, and Councilor Gomes motion added language to inform and involve the local state delegation.
All in all it was a very good night for Sassaquin Pond.
Sassaquin Pond Restoration Planning Grant accepted by DEP
from Sarah Porter, Good news we have been awarded the Sassaquin Pond Restoration Storm Water grant from the DEP. This in addition to Ron LaBelle's DPI proposed plans for the pond, puts us in a good position to make some important steps forward in keeping the water quality at the pond at a high level.
How we got to Mars I'm talking about the planet not the donut shop aka MA's. On the contact page there are links for Mars and Moon Panoramas and interesting USA sites.
Good Environmental Practices for the Sassaquin Pond Watershed Area
Information about ponds that are similar to Sassaquin Pond
Events page up and ready ! Events Page, just post your pond event in the contact form on the Contact-Us page and we"ll post it on the web site for all your neighbors to see. Yard sales, meetings, clean ups, etc.
For Weather Geeks Only So you think you have the handle on the local weather scene, check out this guy. Great local weather information.
