NORTH CONWAY, NH – First Congressional District Republicans will be battling it out this morning. The Mount Washington Valley Economic Council will be hosting the second in a pair of debates at the North Conway Grand Hotel. The debate will be moderated by Echo Group chairman George Epstein.

Registration begins at 8:30 am with the debate beginning at 9am.

The debate will be between former South Hampton Police Chief Eddie Edwards of Dover and state Sen. Andy Sanborn of Bedford.

Five people in total are seeking the GOP nomination including contractor Michael Callis of Conway, contractor Jeffory Denaro of Auburn, and Andy Martin of Manchester.

Sanborn and Edwards were set to debate earlier this month in Concord, however after Edwards declined to take the pledge to support whomever won, the debate turned into town hall for Sanborn.

The primary election is on Sept. 11th, and the general election will be on November 6th.

A Naples, ME man was seriously injured during an early morning accident on Monday (8/27/18). ~ Photo courtesy of Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office

 

NAPLES, ME – A Maine man was seriously injured in a car accident in Naples early this morning. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said that 48-year-old Patrick Connolly III, of Naples, was driving in his Chevy Pickup truck on Route 11 at around 6:30 am, when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Route 302. Connolly continued through the intersection and struck an embankment.

Emergency crews from Naples Fire/rescue called for a Life Flight helicopter once on scene due to the severity of Connolly’s injuries. He was flown to Centeral Maine Medical Center for treatment, his condition had not been released by news time.

Authorities said that though the investigation is still on going speed and alcohol appear to be factors.

Crews clean up the Honeymoon Bridge following a cement truck failing to clear the cross bracing this past July. ~ Photo courtesy of the Jackson Area Chamber of CommerceCrews clean up the Honeymoon Bridge following a cement truck failing to clear the cross bracing this past July. ~ Photo courtesy of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce

JACKSON, NH – A 142-year-old New Hampshire covered bridge is getting some repairs. New Hampshire Department of Transportation Officials said work on the Honeymoon Covered Bridge in Jackson was scheduled to start on today (8/27/18). It will take three weeks to complete.

The Department of Transportation says during the repairs, the bridge will be closed to all traffic daily from 7 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Signs at each end will alert drivers to the closure. The bridge over the Ellis River will be open to traffic on weekends during the repair time period.

The bridge was damaged by vehicles twice within a few weeks. A Conway teen crashed a minivan into a bridge support and truss on June 30, and then an Alvin J. Coleman & Son cement truck damaged the bridge’s roof on July 23.

Crews clean up the Honeymoon Bridge following a cement truck failing to clear the cross bracing this past July. ~ Photo courtesy of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce

Crews clean up the Honeymoon Bridge following a cement truck failing to clear the cross bracing this past July. ~ Photo courtesy of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce

 

Repair work is set to begin on the Honeymoon Covered Bridge on NH-Route 16A in Jackson. Repairs are estimated to take three weeks and the bridge will be closed to all traffic weekdays between 7am and 3:30pm while repairs are underway. The bridge will be open on weekends.

The Honeymoon Covered Bridge was closed for repair work two prior times this year: Once in June after a Conway driver crashed into one of the supports and again this past July when a cement truck damaged four of the bridge’s cross braces.

  

CONWAY, NH – Magic 104 FM and Hill’s RVs are camping for a cause Wednesday. Mount Washington’s favorite top 40 station and home to New Hampshire’s best morning show will be camping out at Hill’s RVs on Eastman Road in Center Conway from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Wednesday August 22nd, to collect donations for End 68 Hours of Hunger and the North Conway Community Center’s State Line Football Program. The day will be filled with food, fun games, and raffle prizes all in order to collect as many food and monetary donations as they can to help out hungry kids in the Mount Washington Valley.

 

During the event Magic 104 personalities will be on site collecting donations playing some of Gino’s classic “Stupid and Silly Games” and broadcasting live. Donors will be given a raffle ticket for each item donated that they then can use to put themselves in the running for numerous prizes courtesy of Monkey Trunks, Kahuna Laguna Water Park, Wildcat Mountain, Story Land, Black Cap Grille, Ski and Snowboard Liquidation Center, and more! Donors do not have to be present to win. During the afternoon they will be firing up the grill cooking some delicious treats for all to enjoy during the event.

Hill’s RVs will also be donating a portion of all sales made the day of the event to End 68 Hours of Hunger and the North Conway Community Center’s State Line Football Program.

End 68 Hours of Hunger is a private, not-for-profit, effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive at school on Friday afternoon and the free breakfast they receive at school on Monday morning.

This program puts nourishing food in the hands of school children to carry them through the weekend. Each bag of food costs $10 each week and provides two breakfasts, two lunches, and three dinners for a child, with some left over to share. 100% of the donations go to End 68 Hours of Hunger and stays in the Mount Washington Valley.

Every week they pack and deliver bags to local schools, including John Fuller, Conway Elementary, Pine Tree, Madison, Tamworth, Bartlett, and Conway Area Head Start. Volunteers also use the proceeds to stock the “closets” with food at Kennett Middle School and Kennett High.

Hunger doesn’t stop for bad weather and neither will we, this is a rain or shine event, and we hope to see you there.

For more information about  End 68 Hours of Hunger, go to end68hoursofhunger.org

 

 

29-year-old Clayton Traversie was arrrested for DWI after his vehicle ended up in the woods in Wolfeboro. ~ Photo courtesy of Wolfeboro Police

WOLFEBORO, NH – A Tuftonboro man was arrested after driving his car into the woods at the town line Monday night. Wolfeboro Police said that around 7pm they were called to a report of a vehicle in the woods on Pine Hill Road at the Tuftonboro/ Wolfeboro town line.

Upon arrival the officer was able to make contact with the driver of the vehicle 29-year-old Clayton Traversie, who he suspected was under the influence of alcohol. After a brief investigation and a field sobriety test Traversie was arrested for driving while intoxicated. A subsequent search of his vehicle resulted in an additional charge for an open container of alcohol.

Traversie was transported to Carroll County Jail without incident and issued a court date of September 12, in the 3rd Circuit Court, District Division, Ossipee NH.