BARTLETT — Hopes of continuing a local swimming program were sunk this week with the announcement by the White Mountain Aquatic and Fitness Foundation that as of June 30, it no longer is leasing the indoor pool at the New England Inn in Intervale.
The board of the non-profit Aquatic and Fitness Foundation said budgetary constraints had pulled the plug on its programs.
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