Conway, NH The parade starts at Hillside Avenue at 1:30pm on July 4th and goes to the Kennett Middle School.

Fryeburg, Maine The fireworks are on July 2nd at 9pm at the Field of Dreams. Fryeburg’s parade will be held on July 4th starting at the American Legion Post off Bradley Street at 10am.

Bridgton, Maine The fireworks are on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the Stevens Brook Elementary School. They start at dusk.

Naples, Maine The parade will start next to the fire station at Roosevelt Trail at 2pm on July 4th. The fireworks will be at dusk on July 4th at Long Lake.

Ossipee, NH The Community Fair and Parade will be at the OCC Building (5 Dore Street) in Center Ossipee on Thursday, July 4th at 10am-3pm.

Waterville Valley, NH The parade will start at Waterville Valley Town Square at 11am on July 4th. The fireworks will be at Corcoran Pond from 9:30 until 10pm that evening.

Tamworth, NH The parade starts at Depot Road on July 4th at 11am. The fireworks start at 9:15pm at the Brett School.

Bartlett, NH The parade will start at Precinct Park and travel along Route 302 on July 4th at 11am.

Gorham, NH The kiddie parade will start at Ed Fenn School on July 4th at 11am. The parade will start at Dublin Street and travel along Route 16 to Railroad Street afterwards at 2pm. The fireworks will start at 10pm.

Meredith, NH The fireworks start at 9:30pm.

Moultonborough, NH The parade will start at Blake Road and go to the Lion’s Club (old Route 109) on July 4th at 11am.

Wolfeboro, NH The parade starts north of Sewall Road and travels along Main Street towards Brewster Academy at 10am on July 4th. The fireworks will be over Wolfeboro Bay at 9:30pm.

Former Army Captain and valley resident Ray Gilmore spoke on veteran suicide at VA New England’s recent conference to share resources. He previously sat down and had a conversation with Mt. Washington Radio News Director Tony Zore. He told Magic 104, “My best friend and roommate committed suicide. You know- Sapper qualified, ranger qualified, combat adviser- just like me. Five kids- six kids! He was an over achiever. Thanksgiving weekend, midnight, find out through Facebook that Doug offed himself. It was a shock. He was not the guy, it never is but when 20 to 22 soldiers a day are committing suicide there’s no such thing as ‘not that guy,’ that guy is everywhere. It can be anybody.” Keita Franklin, Executive Director Suicide Prevention, VHA Office of Mental Health noted at the conference that both male and female veterans have a higher rate of suicide than those who didn’t serve. The Department of Veterans Affairs says their top priority is to eliminate suicide among veterans. Department officials say, “If you are a Veteran, service member, National Guard or Reserve member there is support no matter what you are experiencing.  If you are a loved one, family or a friend there is help and guidance for you.  Call the Veterans Crisis Line for free confidential support at 800-273-8255 Press 1; or find support online.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is taking steps to ensure a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead remains in custody even if his criminal case were dismissed. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy is being held without bail. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to negligent homicide in Friday’s crash. The ICE detainer means even if the case were to be dismissed, Zhukovskyy would be turned over to the organization. (Associated Press)