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Silver Lake Meth Bust

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office says they helped shut down a meth lab in Silver Lake this past Wednesday. Carroll County Sheriff Domenic Richardi says the Sheriff’s Department and Madison Police Department acted on an investigation being conducted by the US Department of Justice’s Clandestine Laboratory Team and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. They say sales of precursor pseudoephedrine (PSE) in Rochester, Farmington, and Ossipee areas led to Silver Lake-resident Daniel Helm’s residency. Helm had prior history of manufacturing drugs. Using a warrant, authorities found evidence of production of methamphetamine at 121 George Chick Drive. Evidence is currently being processed by State and Regional officials. Richardi says the investigation is currently ongoing.

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“The Longest Day” Showing at Conway Public Library

Eugene Long is teaming up with the Conway Public Library to host a showing of “The Longest Day,” a docu-movie about the June 6th invasion of Normandy in 1944. The movie will start at 5:00pm on Thursday, the 75th Anniversary of the Battle. Tony Zore recently sat down with Eugene Long to hear Dr. Long’s personal connection to the event through his father, who commanded an artillery unit that came ashore that day. Here is the full interview:

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Gene’s Father came ashore on ‘Utah beach,’ around noon after the beaches had been secured by the Fourth Division.

His company was comprised of four 155mm howitzers like the ones depicted below.

This is the abbreviated interview that aired on Magic 104:

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Saturday Accidents in Fryeburg

Fryeburg Police, Fire, and Rescue responded to two motor vehicle crashes this weekend. A 54-year-old Fryeburg resident had been driving his pickup truck eastbound on Rt. 302 when his vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a utility pole, bringing down wires and closing the road for several hours. Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin says the vehicle’s driver said he had fallen asleep at the wheel.

 

Driver inattention led to the other accident in Fryeburg this past Saturday. Fryeburg Police say a 74-year-old Chatham, NH, resident was driving southbound on Fish Street around 12:30 when his vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane and struck an excavator bucket which had been placed in a ditch of the construction zone. Fryeburg Police, Fire and Rescue all responded to the crash and provided medical treatment to the man and his 76-year-old wife before releasing them without transporting them to the hospital. Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said both occupants as well as other motorists were extremely fortunate they were not seriously injured and he commended the Fryeburg Fire Department on quickly extricating the passengers from the vehicle.

(All photographs courtesy of the Fryeburg Police Department.)
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Maine’s Bicentennial Flag

Maine has chosen its design for its bicentennial flag. After holding an online vote between three designs, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap unveiled the winning design Friday last week. The flag is comprised of a field of blue representing the sky; lighter blue across the bottom representing water, be that river, pond or ocean; and a pine tree moved off center to make the viewer feel like they are inside the forest, looking out. The shape of the pine tree is based on the tree featured in the Maine Merchant and Marine flag in the 1930s. The original design of the flag featured a plain white star, but Secretary Dunlap replaced that star with the Dirigo Star from the State Seal. The original design was submitted by Portland Resident Jeff Van West. The decision incorporates input from more than 6,500 people who participated in an online survey of three different designs. With 59 percent of the votes, survey respondents expressed preference for the design that depicts a variation on Maine’s State flag of 1901.

The flag design to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Maine’s formation as a State still needs to be approved by the Bicentennial Commission before it formally becomes the flag of the event.

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Baby Sitting Lessons at Memorial Hospital

Teenage babysitters can receive comprehensive training from Memorial Hospital this Saturday. The classes are designed to help babysitters prevent injuries from occurring in the first place and handle situations while home alone with younger kids. Safe sitter classes also include instructions for CPR and lessons on how to set up your babysitting business. The next class is scheduled for this Saturday with another at the end of the June on the 29th. Classes run from 9 until 3:30pm and are limited to ten participants so early registration is highly recommended. To register go to memorial.coursestorm.com. Memorial Hospital is a Registered Safe Sitter® Teaching Site. Safe Sitter® aims to reduce the number of avoidable and unintentional deaths among children being cared for by young teen caretakers. The program follows American Heart Association standards for rescue skills and instruction in first aid techniques from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Memorial Day Events

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend entails grilling out, having beach parties and beginning the summer vacation season, but for many it is a seldom reminder of the sacrifices of the men and women that have served the armed forces. We remember these men and women by decorating their graves with wreaths, holding parades in their honor and rendering military customs and courtesies. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Kirby Turbak) 

 

Members of American Legion Post 46 of Conway will hold their annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Conway Veterans Honor Roll outside of the Kennett Middle School with a rifle salute and taps.

The Lovell/Fryeburg VFW Post 6783 will start their memorial day commemorations in Lovell Village at 11am at the Memorial Monument at Lovell Veterans Park next to the Library on Route 5. Members will then travel to Fryeburg to assemble at the Legion Hall on Bradley Street for a 1:00 parade. All are welcome.

The VFW and American Legion Post 95 will be holding a procession in Bartlett village today at 11:30 from near the ball field to Fred Hodgkins Veterans Park at the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School. Also in Bartlett, a luncheon will be served by the Francis P. Murphy VFW 5386 Post auxiliary to veterans and their immediate families. A general public luncheon will happen at the Bartlett Congregational Church at 11:30.

Ossipee’s Memorial Day observances will be at the town hall in Center Ossipee starting at 10 this morning. Following that, refreshments will be available in the town hall and there will be a display of Memorial Day photo mosaics created by the students of Ossipee Central School.

Mindful Memorial Day is happening in Tamworth Village today from 10:00 until noon. The seated meditation, walking meditation, and yoga event is sponsored by the Tamworth Veterans Committee to honor the fallen. It will feature refreshments, yellow ribbons, meditation instruction, a flag raising, and yoga at the Tamworth Townhouse afterwards. For more information call (603) 323-2348.

Jackson Town Offices are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. A small parade will also be held in Jackson Village starting at 9:30 at J-Town Deli and ending at the Jackson Village Cemetery.

Moultonborough’s town offices and transfer station are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Moultonborough’s Parade will be happening at 10am from Blake Road to the Moultonborough Town Hall.

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North Conway #4 in USA Today List

North Conway was just named one of the top 5 best small towns for adventure in the United States by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers Choice Awards. The end result of the Publication’s nomination and voting process placed North Conway at #4 on their list. North Conway was the only town from the North East region of the country to make it into the top ten listing. USA Today describes the town as, “boast[ing] some of the region’s best skiing and snowmobiling, while the summer is excellent for hiking, golfing, fishing and camping. Fall leaf peeping is some of the best in the country.”