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Paris Maine Man Injured in Bucket Truck Accident
NORWAY, ME (AP) – Police say a Maine man suffered a laceration to his head after his truck was crushed by a utility bucket truck.
Norway police say 38-year-old Robert Sanborn, of Paris, drove into the path of a Target Utility Services bucket truck driven by 22-year-old Mitchell Cummings Tuesday afternoon.
The Sun Journal reports Cummings was not injured in the crash. Investigator Rob Federico says Sanborn was taken by ambulance to an area hospital. A hospital spokesman says Sanborn was no longer in the hospital Tuesday night.
The collision pushed the pickup truck into a Central Maine Power Co. pole, which was not damaged.
The crash remains under investigation.
Toastmasters Teach At MWV Career And Tech Center
CONWAY, NH – Two local Toastmasters Meg Simone and Andrea Libby recently visited the MWV Career and Tech Center at Kennett High School to teach upperclassmen how to effectively communicate and provide constructive peer to peer feedback. Simone and Libby are both local professional women who have embraced the Toastmasters program as a way to improve their presentation skills which provides benefits in both personal life and business. The two Toastmasters taught students the GLOVE Method and Sandwich Method for providing feedback.
Christine Thompson, Extended Learning Opportunities Coordinator, introduced the Toastmasters to the class. “At the Mount Washington Valley Career and Tech Center we strive to get students out into the business community and to bring the business community back to the students. It’s invaluable to have the students see the variety of possibilities in their respective fields of study”.
With that in mind, Graphics teacher, Justin Griffin met with Thompson to brainstorm some ideas. Videographer and KHS Graphics alum, Meg Simone, and Andrea Libby, a local IT professional, agreed to do a mini seminar on presentation and speaking skills. Thompson also mentioned: It was a timely and relevant lesson as this class is comprised mostly of graduating seniors.
Members of the community are always invited to attend a MWV Toastmasters club meeting. The club meets at 6:30pm on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays of each month at Granite State College in Conway. Come and learn about Toastmasters! For more information about the club, please visit http://mwvtm.toastmastersclubs.org
Story Contributed by Meghan Simone for MWV Toastmasters
New Hampshire House Gives Initial OK to Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana
CONCORD, NH (AP) -The New Hampshire House has given preliminary approval to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, even though a state commission studying the issue is months away from finishing its work. the House voted 207-139 on Tuesday to send the legalization bill to its Ways and Means Committee.
If enacted, it would allow adults to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and to cultivate it in limited quantities. Provisions that would have created a regulatory system for selling and taxing the drug were dropped from the amendment that is moving forward.
Opponents argued that the bill was premature because a commission created last year to study the issue won’t make its recommendations until November. But supporters say New Hampshire shouldn’t be an “island of prohibition” as other states legalize marijuana.
Northern Pass Given Approval To Build In The White Mountain National Forest
CAMPTON, NH – The US Forest Service has given The Northern Pass Transmission Line Project permission to use White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) lands. According to a letter released Friday by White Mountain National Forest Supervisor Clare Mendelsohn, she issued the final Record Of Decision (ROD) for the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project.
This decision allows the use of National Forest System lands by the Northern Pass to construct, operate, and maintain an electric power transmission line crossing portions of the White Mountain National Forest in Grafton County. In addition to the permission to build on and use the land the WMNF will work with the Northern Pass to issue special use authorizations that may be necessary to install and maintain the project.
The power line will be buried within the roadway and shoulder areas along NH Routes 112 and 116.
Proposed path of the Northern Pass Power ~ Photo Courtesy of Northernpass.us
This decision only approves this project on NFS lands while the decision to approve the remaining portions of the project up to the State Site Evaluation Committee.
The letter also noted that the USFS draft ROD was published on September 1, 2017, initiating the USFS pre-decisional objection period during which eligible individuals could file objections to the proposed decision.
More than 60 individuals and organizations filed objections. Pursuant to 36 CFR Part 218, the Objection Reviewing Officer convened an independent team of specialists to conduct a thorough review of the objection issues. Based on this review, the Reviewing Officer determined the analysis was sufficient and addressed the concerns identified by all objectors as appropriate for the USFS decision.
The project was issued a presidential permit to allow the transmission lines to cross the U.S. Canadian border in November.
The 192 mile transmission line seeks to bring about 1,000 MW of power from Hydro-Québec to New England Markets through New Hampshire via buried and above ground power lines.
For a detailed description of the proposed project, the Environmental Impact Study, and Record Of Decision click here.
New Hampshire 3rd Best State To Raise A Family In
WASHINGTON, DC – New Hampshire is in the top 5 best places to raise a family. A WalletHub study ranked New Hampshire as the 3rd best place to raise a family.
The Study based their decision on a point system that compared the 50 states across 42 key indicators of family-friendliness. The indicators were categorized into five key dimensions: Family Fun, Health & Safety, Education & Child Care, Affordability and Socio-economics.
New Hampshire had the lowest infant mortality rate and lowest family poverty rate. New Hampshire also had the 3rd lowest violet crime rate in the United States, Maine had the lowest.
Massachusetts is 1st for the best place to raise a family, Vermont came in 5th, and Maine ranked 17th.
For a look at the full study click here.
Story Contributed to by Matteo Lentini