OUR $0 DOWN PROGRAM!...Mar 03, 2006 · Atlantic Ocean, by way of the Piscataqua River, Dover Point, Oyster River, Little Bay and Great Bay before making its way south down the Squam-scott
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As of last week, thetown can count anaddition of one toits population.
A young harp seal, approxi-mately four feet long andweighing roughly 60 pounds,has been inhabiting the Squam-scott River for the past week.First spotted last Monday, theanimal was seen again bypassers-by this past weekend.
It is believed the animalswam nearly 20 miles from theAtlantic Ocean, by way of thePiscataqua River, Dover Point,Oyster River, Little Bay andGreat Bay before making itsway south down the Squam-scott and coming to rest on theice near the dam that separatesthe Squamscott and ExeterRivers.
Tony LaCasse, spokesmanfor the New England Aquari-um, said it is not unusual forthis type of seal to be seen rest-ing on the ice. When a seal is
Seal sightings spike on the Squamscott
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