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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. 

All four past recipients of Cynthia’s Challenge join the newest recipient Jacques Villeneuve for a photo op during the 5th annual Cynthia’s Challenge at King Pine Purity Springs Resort ~ Courtesy Photo

East Madison, NH (March 20, 2018)  – Cynthia’s Challenge, a 24-hour Ski-A-Thon, took place Friday, March 16 through Saturday, March 17 reached the goal of raising $65,000. Over 300 skiers and snowboarders from near and afar registered and participated in the 24-hour event held at King Pine Ski Area. Atlas Fireworks and Bank of New Hampshire provided a spectacular fireworks show Friday night and key support was provided by Vertical Challenge and Bolt Depot with crews DJ’ing music, staffing a photobooth and providing entertainment throughout the event.

In its fifth year, Cynthia’s Challenge has now raised over $246,000 to fulfill the needs of children including a service dog for Cynthia Verrill and handicap accessible vans for Sammy Gillard, Kevin Dall, Faith Holt, and now one to be purchased for Jacques Villeneuve’s family. Jacques is the son of King Pine staff member, Lucie Villeneuve, son of Peter Villeneuve and brother of 7-year old Melanie, all of Freedom, NH. The $65,000 raised will help cover the cost of a van and expenses associated with the challenge.

Night skiers enjoy a fireworks show during the 5th Annual Cynthia’s Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon at King Pine Purity Spring Resort ~ Courtesy Photo.

 
“It’s an incredible show of support by the local community, but also from all here at King Pine including ski patrol, lift operators and the many employees who volunteer their time to see the event through the night,” stated Bob Hoyt, co-owner and President of Purity Spring Resort. “We feel fortunate to be able to make this large contribution to Jacques and for the Villeneuve family to have a reliable, handicap accessible van.”

Saturday’s lunch sponsored by the Yankee Smokehouse provided grilled items served under sunny blue skies and nourishment for participants to finish the 24-hour challenge. In addition to lunch, The Yankee Smokehouse donated $2,250 raised by their successful pizza fundraiser hosted the Wednesday prior to the event. Thrivent Financial set up a waffle tent and raised $1,450. Flatbread Pizza provided pizzas for Friday night’s dinner and Leavitt’s Bakery along with Big Dave’s Bagels provided breakfast carbs to keep everyone going Saturday morning.

Story Contributed by:

Alexandra Moore – Marketing Coordinator

acoakley@purityspring.com

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Kristopher Kebler races down the mountain at the 45th Annual Red Parka Challenge Cup ~ Photo courtesy of George Bordash IV

BARTLETT, NH – The Red Parka Challenge Cup certainly Bumped things up last Friday.

This years race included a $15,000 goal, $5,00 more than the previous years. Also new this year racers could create pledge reg accounts in order to raise money and forgo the race fee if they surpassed $300 in pledges.

Repeating his win from last year was Brad Harden beating Alec Tarberry by 1.09 seconds. Coming in third was the 2018 Meister Cup Champion Ben Drummond.

For the women Heather Drummond took first beating out Emily Hayes by just .33 seconds, and Kali Brennick took third.

In the Men’s B Division, Joey Miller beat Lucas Tinkham, who did not finish the race.

The winner in the Locals Division was Bond MacGillivray and taking the Veterans Division was Brian Irwin.

When it comes to fund raising the Nordos were the champions raising $3,470. The top individual fundraiser was Harry Mann, who raised $2,440.

Terry O’Brien Co-Owner of the Red Parka Pub said that she believes they beat their $15,000, all of which will be going to the Easter Slope Ski Club’s Junior Ski Program.

Mountain Meister Coordinator Captain Ray Gilmore said “if we didn’t break the $20,000 mark…I will be shocked.”

For more details and times about Friday’s race check out the Red Parka Pub Challenge Cup’s Facebook page.