BY DAVE CHOATE Last summer, the discovery of a high concentration of E. coli in Glen Lake forced the town to close it for several weeks. This summer, Rebecca Caron made sure there were no surprises. “It’s important to just start taking care of (the lake). I do testing because somebody needs to volunteer to take care of it,” ...

BY STEVEN ANDREWS Despite a packed parking area and swarm of swimmers each summer at Glen Lake, it is not part of the state’s public health testing program because the town does not consider it a swimming area. Instead, the town is left to test the lake for E. coli and other public health hazards. “We did test the lake in May and ...

Last summer Glen Lake suffered an E. coli outbreak and was closed to prevent illness among beach-goers. But, according to the Goffstown Residents Association Web site, property owners near Glen Lake were not notified of the breakout directly by the town, but were left to discover the beach closure on their own in July 2006. So, what happens ...