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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

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Countries that saw a Summer Respite from Coronavirus Outbreaks are Now Tracking Rising Numbers of New Confirmed Cases

PARIS (AP) — Countries in Europe and Asia that saw a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks are tracking swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases. The reversal is prompting worry among government leaders and health officials that months of hard-won progress could be lost in a matter of day. Several European countries are imposing mask and testing requirements as people return from vacations. An outbreak in Auckland prompted New Zealand’s prime minister to delay a national election by four weeks. In Lebanon, medical officials called Monday for a two-week lockdown amid a surge in new cases following the devastating Beirut port explosion. But progress in South Africa is leading the government to lift bans on cigarette and alcohol sales. 

Click here for the full article.

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Arrest Made on an Electronic Bench Warrant

Mr. Benjamin Hewitt – Picture Courtesy of Wolfeboro Police Department

 

On August 13th at 1pm, Officer Church learned that Benjamin 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. Mr. Hewitt was transported to the Carroll County Jail where he was later issued a court date of September 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM, in the Third Circuit Court, Ossipee District.

Source: Wolfeboro Police Department Press Release