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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.

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.

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.

Dr. Rachel Hamilton and Practice Manager Lucy Williams, part of the Primary Care Team to receive recognition. ~ Photo courtesy of Melody Nester

NORTH CONWAY, NH –   The Mount Washington Valley Rural Health Clinic – Primary Care at Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce it has been awarded level 3 recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Program.

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.

“NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Recognition shows that Mount Washington Valley Rural Health has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.”

Memorial’s Chief Medical Officer Ray Rabideau, MD added, “We are proud of our primary care team and this national recognition they are receiving. Level 3 recognition for Patient-Centered Medical Home illustrates the degree of hard work and dedication our team has to provide the best possible care to our community.”

The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients’ experience of care and reduce costs. Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians, instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits. Each patient’s care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider reported experiences of care.

To earn recognition, which is valid for three years, Mount Washington Valley Rural Health – Primary Care demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association.

To find clinicians and their practices with NCQA PCMH Recognition, visit recognition.ncqa.org.  For more information about Memorial Hospital’s primary care team, visit them online at memorialhospitalnh.org/primarycare

Steven Cooney, JFS Pysical Education Teacher and the Staff from Stan and Dan’s Sports Peter Moore, Stan Millen and Pat Ferland Stand behind on of the New Bikes for the Students in Project SUCCEED at the John Fuller School.

CONWAY, NH – Students at John Fuller School will be taking on the trails on bicycles thanks to the generosity of local businesses and organizations. The school announced last week that they have teamed up with Project Succeed and Stan and Dan’s Sports to launch a new Mountain Bike after school program.

Using grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the generosity of Stan and Dan’s the program was able to attain 8 mountain bikes for students in the program. Project SUCCEED hopes to add 8 more bikes in the fall. 

A Press release noted that John Fuller’s proximity to Whitaker Woods makes it a perfect location to run this program.

Students will learn about bike maintenance, safety and of course safe operation, while enjoying the natural outdoor space in the woods.

Steven Cooney, John Fuller physical education teacher is set to lead the program. 

Project SUCCEED has been serving the children of Conway for 18 years and the program allows students to enrich their education  and allows parents to work. More than half of the students in the Conway School District are registered in Project SUCCEED. For more information about project succeed and the programs they help facilitate go to projectsucceed.com.