TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA – A Chocorua native was arrested in Pennsylvania for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student.

According to The Daily Review 25-year-old Whitney Roberts was charged with two counts of felony institutional sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors. Authorities allege that Roberts had sex with a teen boy late last year in Franklin Township.

Roberts was a substitute teacher in the Towanda Area School District at the time of the incident, and had been working there since the fall of 2017.

Pennsylvania State Police said that Roberts suggestively approached the 17-year-old Towanda student on Nov. 17 at party. They then allegedly ended up kissing and exchanging Snapchat names. Authorities then claim that the following morning Roberts picked the victim up from a friend’s house and took him to her place.

On the Towanda Area School District’s website the administrators said they were “contacted by several concerned parents and students regarding alleged rumors of misconduct between a substitute teacher and students. In conjunction with the authorities, we have thoroughly investigated the allegations.”

Roberts was arraigned on March 13 and released on $10,000 unsecured bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 21.

 

 The Flanagan House before it was razed Monday ~ Photo courtesy of Neysa Packard

 

TAMWORTH, NH – A local land mark in Chocorua has been taken down. The Flanagan House, A white home that stood for many years along the western bank of the Chocorua River, was razed Monday.

According to Chocorua Park LLC the building was acquired by the group in 2015 along with the Chocorua damn as well as other pieces of property on the west side of the river. In 2016 the group attempted to sell the Flanagan House to businesses, non-profit organizations, or even as a private residence to no avail. The group said that after 3 years of paying full property taxes on the building they made the decision to clear the property. North Country Recycling demolished and removed the House Monday morning.

A picture of the Flanagan House after demotion had almost finished ~ Photo courtesy of Deb Alward‎ 

 
Kimball Packard owner of the Farmstand in Chocorua said “We were sorry that no one stepped up to purchase it, it was on the market since before we arrived, and the owners even offered to donate it to a non-profit, but no one could handle the overhead that would have come with it. It’s going to be a really nice park though, and I look forward to the space becoming available for events like a farmers market, craft fair etc.

Chocorua Park LLC said in a facebook post that the land will be regraded in April and may to create accessible paths to the River, with benches and other features alongside the river.

32-year-old Katie Fysh of Groveton faces charges stemming from an overdose rescue call at her residence. ~ Photo courtesy of New Hampshire State Police Troop F

 

GROVETON, NH – An emergency call for a suspected overdose lead to the arrest of a Groveton Woman.

According to New Hampshire State Police Troop F they were called to the home of 32-year-old Katie Fysh in Groveton for a reported drug overdose of an unidentified person.

After an investigation police attained a search warrant for the home, where they found approximately 25 grams of a suspected opiate based drugs which was seized for analysis.

Fysh was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute. She was arraigned in the Coos County Superior Court yesterday and ordered held on cash bail. 

Police ask that anyone with information about the incident contact them at 603-223-3675.