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Tamworth Firefighters To Receive Federal Grant

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today $42.4 million in direct assistance grants to 221 fire departments nationwide through the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Additional phases will soon be announced.

The Tamworth Fire Department in Tamworth, New Hampshire will receive $179,937 from FEMA for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The grant will be used to purchase a brush fire truck for Tamworth’s firefighters.

Since 2001, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.

This grant is funded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Eligible applicants include local fire departments, fire districts, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, tribal fire departments and State Fire Training Academies. The grant applications are submitted from each agency directly to FEMA, where the applications are reviewed and scored by fire service personnel from throughout the nation.

FEMA obligates funding for this project directly to the recipient agencies. It is the recipient agency’s responsibility to manage their grant award within federal guidelines with technical assistance and monitoring provided by FEMA Fire Program Specialists.

Additional information about FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program(s) may be found at https://www.fema.gov/firegrants.

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Consumer Alert- Internet Pet Sale Scams are on the Rise in New Hampshire

Concord, NH — Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald warns New Hampshire consumers about several recent reports of internet pet sale scams. The scams involve puppies or kittens that are advertised for sale online. The animals will typically be advertised on a website that appears legitimate and offers purebred puppies and kittens for sale at a low price. The scammers always claim that animals need to be shipped and do not provide on option for in person pickup. Once a consumer sends money to purchase a pet, the scammer will then demand additional money in order to complete the transaction. The most common justifications for the additional payments include specific requirements of the shipping airline (such as a temperature controlled crate), the cost of shipping insurance, and additional paperwork or shots. Consumers never receive the pet they paid for. Scammers will typically insist the consumer pay for the animals and the additional fee using a money transfer service such as Zelle or with gift cards. Most internet pet sale scams operate using a seemingly legitimate website featuring pictures of available dogs. The photos are usually taken from other legitimate websites. Victims of the scam are at high risk of losing their money because most of these scammers are located overseas.

Attorney General MacDonald offers the following advice to avoid falling victim to this scam:

~ Avoid buying a pet online unless you are using an established rescue group.

~  Be suspicious of any long-distance breeder who will need to ship the animal to you.

~ Be extra cautious when buying a rare or expensive breed being sold at a discount price. Some examples of breeds that have been identified in scams are Bernese Mountain Dogs, Pomeranians, and Maine Coon Cats. If the price appears too good to be true, it is likely a scam.

~Consumers should never transfer or wire money to people they do not know. Legitimate breeders will never ask for payment by gift card.

~  Be on the lookout for emails or messages containing misspellings or grammatical errors.

~ Ask to speak to the seller over the phone. Ask detailed questions and thoroughly verify a seller before deciding to purchase a pet. If possible, ask for references that can verify the legitimacy of the breeder and contact those references.

If you or someone you know has fallen victim to this scam, report it to your local police department and the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau of the Attorney General’s Office. You can file a complaint by calling the Consumer Hotline at (603) 271-3641.

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The Believe In Books FUN RUN is Going Virtual!

 

The Believe in Books Literacy Foundation’s Annual Fun Run will be a virtual race this year! Participants are asked to run a designated length based on age and once complete, participants must submit a photo to Believe in Books Literacy Foundation, no later than Tuesday, September 1st, 2020.  Once the finish photos are received, BIBLF will be sending each participant a medal and a code to get a FREE pass into Story Land valid any day through the 2021 season and race t-shirts will be available for pick-up at Memorial Hospital sometime in mid-September!

            While the three organizations who host this event wish it could be in person, they hope families will use this opportunity to get kids outside and have some fun, while earning free passes into Story Land!  Online registration is only $10 per child and is open for children up to the age of 13. Scholarships, provided by Memorial Hospital, are available for students of SAU 9, 13, 20, 3 and MSAD 72 school districts. All net proceeds from this virtual race will go towards the BIBLF’s Bookmobile Program which has been out and about visiting communities and giving out free books this Summer!

            For more information and to register for the Fun Run, visit http://www.believeinbooks.org/kids-fun-run-at-story-land.html.   

Click below to listen to Gino’s Interview with BIB’s Erin Sweeney!

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The Wonders of Water Art Exhibition is TONIGHT!

Opening night of the Wonders of Water Art Exhibition is tonight, August 20th from 5pm to 6pm via Zoom meeting. Please join the Green Mountain Conservation Group in a community celebration of all things water!
 
Sign in to the Zoom meeting here prior to 5pm: http://www.gmcg.org/wonders-of-water-art-exhibition/
 
You may also pre-register, but it is not required.
 
The WOW community art exhibition includes over 30 artists of all ages from across the watershed and beyond. Their featured works explore the myriad ways that water influences our lives and celebrate the beauty of water in the world around us. Their creativity illuminates our daily, inseparable and indispensable relationship with water.
 
Dr. Rick Van de Poll will begin the evening with a reading from his recently published work “Crossing Higher Ground: Poetry From the Mountaintops“, a book of poetry inspired by exploring countless mountaintops over fifty years. Participants will have the opportunity to speak about their artwork and interact with other artists. Participants’ artwork will also be included on a traveling outdoor mural to be displayed at libraries and galleries throughout the watershed through September. 
 
Pictured above: Local WOW participants hold up their paintings of Crystal Lake in Eaton, NH.
 
Some of the artists will have their artwork for sale with a portion of the proceeds donated to Green Mountain Conservation Group, a great way to support conservation and local artists!
 
Thank you to the WOW partners:
Chocorua Lake Conservancy
Effingham Library
Sandwich Library
Madison Library
Tamworth Library
Conway Library
Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery
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Ossipee Suspect Turns Himself In

On the morning of August 18, 2020 at approximately 10:13 am the Ossipee Police Department responded to a report of a Domestic Violence Assault. The suspect who was identified as Troey Dore by his ex-girlfriend had broken into the residence she was staying and violently assaulted her. He fled the scene before the police arrived. Ossipee Police then checked and had reason to believe that Dore was at his residence. A search warrant and a felony arrest warrants were applied for and granted. In collaboration with New Hampshire State Police, it was determined the search warrant would be executed by the NH State Police Swat Team. The search warrant was executed and Troey Dore was not located. Several other locations were checked with negative contact. Dore turned himself in this morning, August 19, 2020. Dore will be held on cash bail.

~ Lt. Anthony Castaldo

Source: Ossipee Police Department Press Release

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Superintendent Kevin Richard Discusses the Re-Entry Plan for SAU9

SAU9 Superintendent Kevin Richard joined Gino on the Magic Morning Show today and they went up and down all the bigger points of SAU9’s Re-Entry Plan for the upcoming school year. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 and Superintendent Richard says SAU9 is ready. During the interview they discussed the process of the Planning Committee,  expected parent/student responsibilities, mask wearing,  the visitor policy, the notification process if a change is made to the plan, how SAU9 will react if there is a positive case in the schools, and how the final decision will be made if any changes do occur in closing the school.

If you would like to read the 35 page document all about the SAU9 Re-Entry Plan please visit SAU9.org

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UPDATE: Arrested Three Times in a Week

Mr. Benjamin Hewitt – Picture Courtesy of Wolfeboro Police Department

 

On Tuesday, August 18th,  Staff Sergeant Guy Maloney arrested Benjamin Hewitt for violating the conditions of his bail.  During the arresting process Mr. Hewitt resisted and was charged with resisting arrest.  While seated in the rear of the police car, Mr. Hewitt repeatedly spit on the plexiglass divider, and was additionally charged with Criminal Mischief.  Mr. Hewitt was transported to the Carroll County Jail and issued a court date on October 8th, 2020 at 8:00AM.  

On Monday, August 17th at 1pm, Officer Church learned that Mr. Benjamin Hewitt had a valid arrest warrant for criminal trespassing. Mr. Hewitt was then seen at Foss Field and arrested on the warrant. Mr. Hewitt is also being charged with a violation of bail. Mr. Hewitt was transported to the Carroll County Jail where he’d be issued a court date of Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

Mr. Hewitt was also arrested on August 13th at 1pm, Officer Church learned then that Mr. Hewitt had a valid Electronic Bench Warrant (An EBW is Arrest Warrant issued by a Judge from the Judicial Bench) for Criminal Trespassing. Mr. Hewitt was later located at Foss Field and arrested on site and without incident.

Source: Wolfeboro Police Department Press Release