By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
WAKEFIELD – Saying “this is not (the movie) ‘Jaws,’” Gov. Chris Sununu ripped into the state Environmental Services commissioner Friday for the department’s messaging on cyanobacteria as a number of blooms have appeared on Lake Winnipesaukee in time for the busy Labor Day holiday weekend.
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