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FRYEBURG, ME – The results are in and Fryeburg Residents chosen their newest leaders. Poll officials said they had a nice steady stream of voters coming into the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street throughout the day yesterday.

In the race to fill Janice Crawfords vacated selectmen seat Tom Kingsbury defeated Dave Brown by a vote of 396 to 332.

The two three year seats on the MSAD 72 School Board will be filled by Allison Leach with 477 and Mary Di Nucci with 276.

For the single two year seat on the school board Kim Devries won with 540 votes.

Nicole Googin, who had 242 votes, will be the school board alternative.

There were seven write ins in the school board elections.

The two new Water District Trustees will be Jessica Knowles Lane, who had 104 vote, and David West, who had 91.

Article 3, which asked residents whether or not to allow the cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana products in town passed 368 to 289. There were 131 blank votes

In the State Wide Elections

(with 70% of towns reporting)

The open House seat for District 70 goes to Warren Richardson with 70% of the vote.  Nathan Burnett received the other 30% of votes.

When it comes to first ever ranked choice voting state wide primary elections the Associated Press is calling the Republican gubernatorial primary for businessman Shawn Moody who, with about 70% of towns reporting, has 56.1% of the votes. His nearest competitor Garret Mason had 23.3% of the vote.

The democratic primary is not being called just yet because not candidate could be called the outright winner. The front runner Janet Mills took 32.57% of votes and Adam Cote has 27.96%.

When it comes to the new controversial Ranked Choice Voting it looks like Mainers remain in favor of it, but it is very close with the vote split 54.34% in favor and 45.66% against.

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.

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.

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.