Greater Nashua

BROOKLINE - Second Street resident Peter Rondeau continues to spearhead the effort to free the Melendy Pond neighborhood, which remains trapped under the town’s iron fist. In court documents filed last month, Attorney Christopher Drescher, counsel for Brookline, called attention to Section 22 of the lease agreement that the town has with Melendy Pond residents, referring to it as “the heart of this whole matter.” Section 22 reads: “The lessee shall use their leased premises for seasonal, recreational use only and shall not occupy the leased premises on a year-round basis. The lessee shall cause the leased premises to be vacant for a consecutive period of 30 days of each calendar year. Lessee covenants and agrees that the leased premises are leased for recreational use only; that the buildings existing or constructed by the lessee thereon shall not, during any term ...