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Teens Stranded On Icy New Hampshire Trail Rescued

LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — Two teenagers from Massachusetts have been rescued from an icy New Hampshire trail considered too dangerous for descending any time of year.

New Hampshire Fish and Game says the 17-year-old and 18-year-old hikers from Lynnfield, Massachusetts, had planned to ascend the Liberty Spring Trail in Lincoln on Saturday and come down the Flume Slide Trail. Officials say the pair weren’t prepared for the conditions, which included high flowing streams and ice. They also had neither traction devices nor sufficient overnight gear and were unaware that descending the steep trail is not recommended.

Members of the Pemi Valley Search and Rescue Team, who were doing a training hike nearby, joined Fish and Game in helping the teens to safety.

They reached the trailhead just after 1 a.m. Sunday.

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Negotiations Halt Plans For Electric Cooperative Strike

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Negotiations will resume Monday between between management and the union representing workers at the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, delaying for now plans for a strike.

New Hampshire Public Radio reports that union members had planned to strike after voting 79 to 1 to reject the company’s contract offer. But Dick Rogers, business manager for IBEW Local 1837, says the strike plan has been halted because the co-op agreed to continue negotiations on Monday.

One of the main sticking points was the utility’s provision to allow for changing pension and retirement plans for lineworkers without negotiation.

The utility, which has 84,000 customers in 115 communities, has a contingency plan to provide for adequate coverage of power outages and protect public safety in the event of a strike.

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State: Caretaker Attacked, Hurt By Seized Great Dane

Photo Courtesy of HSUS

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for the state want one of the dozens of Great Danes seized from a New Hampshire woman euthanized, saying the 145-pound dog attacked and seriously injured a caretaker who needed surgery.

Court documents say the dog was removed from his kennel for exercise on April 9 when he growled and lunged at the caretaker, biting her forearm and pulling her to the ground. The woman suffered bite wounds, cuts, and tissue damage to her shoulder and forearm.

The dog had been taken from 60-year-old Christina Fay, who faces sentencing next week on 17 counts of animal cruelty. Judge Amy Ignatius said she’d address the matter afterward.

The Humane Society says the dog is dangerous. Fay’s lawyers say the state has failed to offer enough information about what happened.

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Stow Resident Attacked By Suspected Rabid Bobcat

 

A bobcat, that is believed to be rabid, attacked Justin Plowden of Stow Maine biting his face and scratching his back. ~ Photo Courtesy of Carolynn Plowden

STOW, ME – A young man in Maine was attacked by a bobcat last night. According to Carolynn Plowden She was driving home with her son at around 7pm Wednesday when they spotted a bobcat in the the road a slight distance from their Union Hill home in Stow Maine.

After passing the animal Plowden said that her son, Justin, told her that the animal appeared to be following them.

After a few minutes of being home the family was told by a neighbor that a bobcat was headed towards their home through the woods.

The bobcat pictured above is believed to be rabid and attacked a young man in Stow Wednesday. ~ Photo Courtesy of Carolynn Plowden

Plowden said that the animal was acting very unusually.  Saying “It  had no fear. In the driveway my son looked out his window and saw it find a folded up tarp and just attack it, and start biting it.” She added that the animal seemed to have no reaction to her three dogs who were all barking at it from inside their home.

She said the animal then made its way into their barn. Her husband, John, and Justin shut the back door of the barn leaving the animal with just one exit so they could keep an eye on it. They then called Maine Game Wardens in order to confirm that it was in fact a bobcat and not a Lynx.

Plowden said the animal then leapt onto Justin biting his face and scratching his back.

A bobcat, that is believed to be rabid, attacked Justin Plowden of Stow Maine causing these puncture wounds to Justin’s back. ~ Photo Courtesy of Carolynn Plowden

Luckily John was able to get the animal off of Justin, but not without getting scratched himself. They attempted to shoot the animal, but it unfortunately ran off into the woods.

As a precaution both John and Justin have been treated for rabies.

Anyone who spots a bobcat, or other animal, acting suspiciously in the Stow and Lovell area is urged to contact the Maine Game Wardens at 1-800-228-0857.

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Accident In Wolfeboro Leaves One Dead And One Seriously Injured

 

WOLFEBORO,NH – A car accident in Wolfeboro yesterday left one person dead and another seriously injured.

According to Wolfeboro Police just before 4pm a Red Mack Dump truck was headed north on Route 28 when its right front tire blew out, causing the vehicle to go into an uncontrollable hard-right turn, crashing into a large pine tree.

Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau said that the tree collapsed, causing part of it to roll over the vehicle, and the truck itself rolled onto it’s right side due to the impact.

The driver of the truck was extracted by rescue crews. The driver was then treated at the scene by EMS and paramedics from Huggins Hospital before being medvacted from the scene to Maine Medical Center.

The passenger, who was riding in the front, was found dead inside the vehicle. Authorities said they believe the passenger died on impact.

Route 28 North was closed to vehicle traffic for approximately six hours while crews worked at the scene.

The identities of the victims were withheld pending the notification of family. Authorities said they do not believe speed was a factor.

A joint investigation is being conducted by the Wolfeboro Police Department and members of Troop G, New Hampshire State Police.

 

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SAU 13 Interim Superintendent Announced

TAMWORTH,NH – SAU 13 has announced their new leader, and it’s a familiar face. This afternoon the Joint School Board announced that they have hired Kent Hemingway, Jr. as the Interim Superintendent of Schools for the 2018-2019 school Year.

Hemingway will be filling the role of outgoing Superintendent Lou Goscinski, who is leaving to take a new job as the superintendent of schools in York, Maine.

Hemingway has been a full time Tamworth resident for about 13 years and brings with him considerable experience in the New Hampshire School system.

He started his teaching career at Tamworth’s KA Brett School in 1977, and has 39 years of experience in New Hampshire school system serving as Superintendent of the Gilford School District from 2011-2016, Assistant Superintendent of the Rochester School Department from 2005-2011 and as a principal in the Concord and Merrimack Valley School Districts from 1985-2005.

Hemingway also served in the Executive Board of the NH School Administrators Association and Adjunct Lecturer at Plymouth State University.

He has been recognized for his contributions in leadership development and technology integration across the state.  Mr. Hemingway brings to this part time role a deep knowledge of  Freedom, Madison and Tamworth.

He and his wife have served in many capacities as volunteers in many Carroll County based organizations.

This fall, the SAU Board will conduct a full search for a long term Superintendent of Schools.

That process will include staff and community input with the goal of signing the next superintendent to a multi year agreement by early 2019.