Pond Area of Merwin Meadows Closed

Those parts of that are not the playground area or the walking trail have been closed until further notice, according to a press release sent out by Stephen Pierce, Director of the

The town will be conducting silt-removal procedures from the pond, much of which is the result of . This requires "heavy equipment and stock piles of materials on the beach area of the park, which is closed to the public," wrote Pierce. 

is also closed for the winter, to be repoened to the public in late March.