Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 6/9/2021 2:03:43 PM With temperatures up in the 90s all week long, heat-weary locals are eying their town pools, which are set to reopen this month. Peterborough, Greenville and New Ipswich each canceled summer pool seasons last year, as many communities were still under tight COVID-19 protocols. This year, with transmission numbers in the state still dropping and an increasing amount of people completing vaccination protocols, all three pools are scheduled to open up for the summer. Current Centers for Disease Control guidelines show that there is no evidence that COVID-19 transmits through treated water, but is still recommending general guidelines for pools that include social distancing, including in the water. Masks are still recommended when visitors can’t social distance, but shouldn’t be worn in the pool or while wet.
Published: 4/16/2021 1:53:51 PM Peterborough Recreation Director Lisa Betz is concerned about the summer and she has every reason to be. “We are hurting for staff and I’ve talked to many recreation departments that are in the same boat,” Betz said. “We have at least one positions in every area that needs to be filled.” That includes summer playground staff, lifeguards and maintenance, and in many cases that number is more than just one. “I need to hire a lot of people this year,” she said. She has received a number of inquiries, but most of them are too young for the jobs that are open.