Save Speedwell Lands More than $400,000 Grant for Lake Rehabilitation

The project is to make the Speedwell Forge Lake's upper end deeper and repair the drained lake to its running glory. The grant comes from the state Department of Environmental Protection's "Growing Greener" program.

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