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CONWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE

On March 31, 2022 at 0015 hours officers from the Conway Police Department, along with members of Conway Fire Department, Conway Rescue and  Conway Ambulance, responded to a report of a single vehicle crash into the Conway Library building located at 15 Greenwood Ave, Conway, New Hampshire.  It was reported there was heavy damage and airbag deployment as well as injuries.

Police and rescue personnel arrived on scene and found the male operator and female passenger to be entrapped in the vehicle.  The male operator, identified as

Harold C. Hill Jr, 31 years of age Harrison, Maine

 was transported to Memorial Hospital in North Conway with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.  The female passenger, identified as

Brooke Barron, 21 years of age Conway, New Hampshire

was transported to Memorial Hospital and ultimately transferred to Maine Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Immediately following the crash, the Conway Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team documented the scene.  The roadway was shut down for approximately three hours.

Harold Hill Jr. was charged with felony level Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.  Hill was bailed on personal recognizance and transferred to Maine Medical Center for further medical care.  The investigation is ongoing at this time.  The Conway Police Department asks that anyone with information contact the Conway Police Department at 603-356-5715.

Hannaford is recalling certain ready-to-eat chicken breast meal kits. The Scarborough-based grocery chain says it was told by supplier Taylor Farms that the products may contain wheat and soy, but the allergens are not listed on the product labels.

The chicken breast meal kits were produced March 19 and March 22, 2022. The recall is for 11.55 oz. plastic containers of “Hannaford freshly made meal chicken breast” with sell by dates of 03/26/22 through 03/29/22 and lot codes of TFNE078, TFNE079, TFNE080 and TFNE081.

The products have establishment number P-46638 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Hannaford says all impacted products have been removed from store shelves and no injuries or illnesses have been reported. Anyone who purchased one of the recalled products may return it to the store for a full refund.

More information and an arrest in the fatal stabbing that took place early this morning at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds in Fryeburg, Maine.

At 1:05 am on October 13th, the Oxford Sheriff’s Department dispatch center received a 911 call from the Fairgrounds for the report of a male who had been stabbed and was unresponsive.  The Fryeburg Police Department was dispatched to that location along with officers from the Conway NH Police Department, Bridgton Police Department and deputies from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department.  When officers arrived on-scene they discovered a deceased male on the grounds near the restroom facilities at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.  The male was identified as 28 year old Anderson Gomes of Waterbury, Connecticut.   

At approximately 12:00 noon detectives from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit – South arrested 46-year-old Carlos A. Negron of Connecticut.  Negron was brought to the Oxford County Jail and charged with murder.  Negron and Gomes were known to each other.  Authorities are confident that there is no on-going risk to public safety. 

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is expected to conduct an autopsy on the deceased individual in the coming days.