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Mt. Washington Valley Residents Seek To Help Man Injured In Mountain Biking Accident

Joshua Preece and his family enjoying the White Mountains. ~ Photo Courtesy of GoFundMe.com

HALES LOCATION, NH – Friends of the North Conway Man injured in a mountain biking accident is looking to help his family. 42-year-old Joshua Preece was injured Sunday after being ejected from his bike into a tree on White Horse Ledge in Hales Location.

Friends of Preece and his family have set up a Go Fund Me Page in order to help with his family medical bills.

According to the page Preece sustained life-threatening neck and spinal injuries and is being treated at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon further. Preece and his family, including his wife and two children, will have a long road to recovery ahead of them.

The post describes Preece as a very talented home builder who grew up in the Mount Washington Valley and is the “type of person that would give the shirt off his back for anyone in need, and has always been there to help others without hesitation.

The Page has been shared multiple times on various forms of social media including by the Cranmore Mountain Meisters.

The page had raised over $4,000  of it’s $100,000 goal from 26 donors as of this afternoon.

Those looking to Donate can visit the Go Fund Me Page by clicking here.

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Olympic Skier Bode Miller’s Toddler Daughter Drowns In Pool

Bode Miller in Sölden in 2013. ~ Photo courtesy of Wikimedia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 19-month-old daughter of U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller drowned in a Southern California swimming pool, authorities said Monday.

Emeline Miller died at an Orange County hospital Sunday, the day after paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive her after the drowning incident.

“We are beyond devastated,” Miller said in an Instagram post that showed several photos of the blonde, blue-eyed, chubby-cheeked toddler.

In a video, Emmy, as she was known, was being kissed on the check by her mother Morgan, a professional beach volleyball player, as she repeatedly said, “Hi Dada.”

One photo showed her covered in suds in a tub and another showed her smiling as she pushed two baby dolls in a pink stroller on a street with large homes in the background.

“Never in a million years did we think we would experience a pain like this,” Miller said in the post. “Her love, her light, her spirit will never be forgotten. Our little girl loved life and lived it to its fullest every day.”

The death was under investigation, Orange County sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun said.

Paramedics were called to a home in the upscale enclave of Coto de Caza just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, said Capt. Tony Bommarito of the Orange County Fire Authority.

They tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate the girl and rushed her to an emergency room, Bommarito said.

“They had no pulses the whole way,” Bommarito said. “It didn’t end well.”

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team tweeted its condolences to Miller and his family.

Miller, 40, is the most decorated male U.S. skier with 33 World Cup win, two overall titles, four world championships and six Olympic medals, including gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games in the super-combined. At the 2014 Sochi games, he was the oldest alpine skier — at age 36 — to win a medal.

Despite his skill on skis, he has been known at times for eye-raising comments and behavior, claiming he had raced in a World Cup event while still drunk from partying the night before.

Miller, who has three other children, asked for privacy for the family in his Instagram post.

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Associated Press Writer John Rogers contributed to this story.

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News Director Christian Mower Speaks With Governor Chris Sununu

Earlier this morning News Director Christian Mower spoke over the phone with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu as he comes up to the Mount Washington Valley for the Ski NH Conference and Trade Show.

Mower talks with the Governor about his views on the importance of the winter and summer tourism industry and the work he is doing to help with the shortage of workers, the newly announced disaster declaration for multiple NH Counties, and about North Conway’s own Molly Robert who got to be Governor for the day.

You can listen to their conversation below.

 

 

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Fryeburg Voters Head To The Polls

FRYEBURG, ME – Fryeburg voters choose their next selectmen, school board members, and water district trustees in addition to several articles today.

The polls at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street are open from 8 a.m till 8pm today.

With Janice Crawfords seat up for grabs David Brown and Tom Kingsbury are vying for the seat. Mary Di Nucci, Nicole Goggin, and Allison Leach are each looking to fill two open seats on the MSAD 72 School Board.

Whether or not to allow the cultivation, testing and the manufacturing of marijuana products in the town is up for a vote in Article 3.

According to the draft of the ordinance “The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate adult use marijuana cultivation, pro ducts manufacturing, and testing facilities to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare, while fostering a dynamic business climate.”

The ordinance states that in order to manufacture or cultivate marijuana the manufacturer must obtain an adult use marijuana license from the town.

The ordinance does not apply to private cultivation, and marijuana social clubs and retail stores are prohibited in the town.

The full ordinance draft can be found here.

Across the street in the Fryeburg Academy Gym the water district elections will be taking place from 8 a.m till 8pm. Residents will be choosing between Jessica Knowles Lane and David Kennedy West, who are running for two open seats on the water trustees’ board. William Harriman is running as a write in candidate.

On Thursday the Annual Town Meeting will be held at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. where residents will decide on another 44 articles.

For a full look at the articles up for a vote this week log onto Fryeburgmaine.org.

In addition to the local elections Maine residents will be casting ballots in the first in the nation ranked choice voting primary as voters sort through a crowded gubernatorial field that includes 11 Republican and Democratic candidates.

Those looking for more information about how ranked choice voting works can click here.

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Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain Found Dead at 61

 

PARIS (AP) — American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61.

CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement he was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert, and calling it a suicide.

CNN said Bourdain was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment in his series “Parts Unknown.”

The CNN statement said: “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much.”

Strasbourg police and emergency services did not immediately have information about the death.

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Shooting In Rochester Ruled A Homicide

ROCHESTER, NH – Authorities have released the name and results of an autopsy on a woman who was shot and killed in Rochester Yesterday. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald’s office said that the State medical examiner determined that 24-year-old Billy Jo Ahearn, of Rochester, died from a single gunshot wound and her death was ruled a homicide.

Rochester police said they were originally called to South Main Street at about midnight Wednesday for a reported shooting involving two groups of people. When officers arrived they found three adults, including Ahearn, who was suffering from a gunshot wound.

Ahearn was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.

Investigators would not say how many people were believed to be involved in the shooting.

Last night divers from New Hampshire Fish and Game assisted Rochester police and searched the Cocheco River behind the district courthouse.

Rochester police also searched a home on Lafayette St., and while investigators wouldn’t confirm whether the search was related to the shooting, residents told WMUR-TV it was.