A New Hampshire man has died in a snowmobile crash in the White Mountain National Forest in Maine. Authorities say 49-year-old Paul Whitaker, of Conway, was riding south on Route 113 in Batchelders Grant Township when he went off the trail and hit a tree late Friday afternoon. Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, tells the Sun Journal that speed and alcohol appear to be factors contributing the crash, which is under investigation. (Associated Press)

28-year-old Sarah McCarthy has been found dead after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office put out a call to help locate her that circulated on social media. McCarthy had last been seen leaving work at the Fairgrounds Pizza and Pub just before midnight Friday night (2/14). She had been planning to meet a friend in Conway, New Hampshire. Shortly before 1pm on Sunday her vehicle was located by a driver who spotted it in the Ossipee River. Authorities believe she was speeding and failed to navigate a turn in the road. Sarah had called her family and friends shortly before leaving for Conway, they told authorities she had sounded disoriented at the time. The incident remains under investigation.

Senator Maggie Hassan will meeting with local leaders for a discussion on aging and healthcare in Center Conway Tuesday next week (2/18). The closed meeting will be happening at the Mt. Washington Valley Adult Day Center in Center Conway and will be alongside a tour of the Adult Day Center. Also attending the forum will be Director of the Adult Day Center, Sue Ruka; Sandy Ruka, the Director of Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice; Martha McLeod of the Alliance for Healthy Aging; as well as representatives of the Gibson Center and Memorial Hospital. Topics are expected to include caregiver and dementia support.