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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.
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.
L.S.D. Tour Ticket Give Away
Saturday, June 16, 2018 – 6:30pm @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Tune in all this week for your chance to win tickets to the Nation of Two World Tour, featuring Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & The Dukes, and Dwight Yoakam featuring King Leg courtesy of our good friends at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook!
Lucinda Williams For the past 30 years, Lucinda Williams has channeled her perspective as a proud but vulnerable Southern female into a string of stellar albums, each of which weave rock, country, folk and blues so tightly that each of the elements seems to disappear. Lucinda Williams (1988) was her breakthrough disc, but her magnum opus, 1998’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, sealed her reputation as a formidable singer-songwriter. Ruminating on disappointments, fretting over lost friends, and celebrating the subtlest of life’s joys, it was an obvious masterpiece that resounds with immediacy. The daughter of a poet father (Miller Williams) who was both college professor and Hank Williams zealot, Williams grew up listening to classic country. She was born in Louisiana, but her family relocated several times during her childhood to spots across the South, as well as Mexico City and Santiago, Chile. At 16 she discovered the writing of Southern novelist Flannery O’Connor, whom she cites as a major influence on her songwriting. Williams attended college for a short time but dropped out in 1971 to devote herself to music.
To date she has released 12 studio albums. In May 2017, Lucinda was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during the 2017 Commencement Concert. In June, Rolling Stone named Williams one of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time. Later that year, she re-recorded and expanded her 1992 “Sweet Old World” album, this time titled “This Sweet Old World”. We are happy to welcome Lucinda and her band Buick 6 back to the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion stage.
Steve Earle & The Dukes If you ever had any doubt about where Steve Earle’s musical roots are planted, his new collection, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, makes it perfectly plain. “There’s nothing ‘retro’ about this record,” he states, “I’m just acknowledging where I’m coming from.” So You Wannabe an Outlaw is the first recording he has made in Austin, Texas. Earle has lived in New York City for the past decade but he acknowledges, “Look, I’m always gonna be a Texan, no matter what I do. And I’m always going to be somebody who learned their craft in Nashville. It’s who I am.” Earle began playing music in 1974 as part of Guy Clark’s band. A disciple of the Nashville scene he learned songwriting from legends like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. Later Earle grew tired of Nashville and moved back to Texas where he formed The Dukes. With a career spanning over 40 years he has released 15 studio albums and continues to sing about and fight for causes that are close to his heart.
Dwight Yoakam Since the start of his music career, Dwight Yoakam has proven he’s more than just another guy with a guitar and a hat. He has risen from hot country star to being one of country music’s biggest influences. While doing that, he has also become a critically acclaimed actor. Dwight Yoakam was born in the coal mining community of Pikeville, Kentucky, October 23, 1956. Playing traditional country music, Dwight gained a following among not only country fans but punk rockers and rockabilly fans as well. This eclectic fan base brought him to the attention of many record labels. Yoakam has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time. Johnny Cash called Yoakam his favorite modern country singer. He returns to the BNHP stage after an incredible set last year opening for country music titans, Alabama.
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.
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.