EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the most deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, according to the U.S. ...

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 ...