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Fryeburg Flooding

Fryeburg Police and Fire Department’s Swift Water Rescue Team were out Tuesday (4/23/19) assessing flood damage to the area surrounding Lovewell Pond. Both the pond and Saco River swelled during the overnight, causing water damage to roughly 25 homes in the surrounding area. Crews coordinated with Central Maine Power Company to have electricity cut from the affected homes and collected hazardous debris from the water such as floating gas and propane tanks. No injuries were reported during the mission.

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Sununu Prepares for Continuing Resolution

Governor Chris Sununu is digging in as the budget process moves forward. The House recently passed its version of the budget that uses the surplus for an increase in permanent program funding as opposed to Sununu’s attempt to fund one-time projects the Democrats have said are ‘pork projects.’ The New Hampshire Governor sent out a letter to Department Heads yesterday as they begin meeting with the Senate to give their input on the budget. The open letter reminded Department Heads to advocate for ‘appropriate spending levels,’ in their budgets and asked that they keep any additional funding requests realistic to ensure the State avoids operational deficits in the future. The letter also warned that an irresponsible budget would be vetoed and asked Department Heads to be prepared for a continuing resolution on the State budget for 2019.

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Reckless Conduct with a Weapon in Wolfeboro

David Eldridge of Wolfeboro was arrested Saturday last week on the charge of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. Wolfeboro Police Department say they responded to a disturbance call about two men yelling at each other. The call also reported one man allegedly pulled a gun on the other. New Hampshire law defines reckless conduct (631:3) as, “recklessly engag(ing) in conduct which places or may place another in danger of serious bodily injury.” New Hampshire law also considers producing or displaying a weapon as a form of non-deadly force (627:9) and thus requires certain circumstances in which it is allowed.