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Fire Crews Battle North Conway Blaze In Freezing Temperatures
NORTH CONWAY, NH – There is a Structure fire on Mechanic Street in North Conway. Fire Crews were called to the home of local drug councilor Peter Stone at around 4am yesterday (Wednesday) . Luckily Stone and his family were not at the residence at the time of the fire.
Conway Police closed Mechanic Street from around 5am till 9:30am as crews fought the fire.
North Conway Fire Chief Pat Preece told the Conway Daily Sun that the fire was raging out of all of the windows on the second floor of the building. The frigid temperatures made battling the blaze difficult for fire firefighters, because though no hoses froze the constant spray of water quickly turned outside surfaces slick.
An official with the states fire marshals office told the sun that odds are the building will be considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Saco Valley Land Trust Gets Holiday Gift Of 77 Acres In Madison
MADISON, NH – The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust got the gift of 77 acres in Madison this holiday season. The property is located on Glines Hill and Bickford Roads, both designated as scenic roads by the Town of Madison, and includes thousands of feet of natural, undeveloped road frontage for the scenic enjoyment of anyone traveling these roads.
At the headwaters of Forest Brook and within the town’s Groundwater Protection District, the property is now permanently protected from development, which might otherwise downgrade the water quality of the Forest Brook watershed.
Bob and Priscilla Dannies are no strangers to the Land Trust or land conservation. They have previously donated conservation easements to the Land Trust protecting over 100 nearby acres on Glines Hill Road in Madison and Eaton.
“We have enjoyed hiking in NH for many, many years and are happy to do our part to protect the scenic beauty of this area” said Bob and Priscilla. “We truly appreciate all that the Land Trust has done over the years to protect this area as well.”
“We are extremely grateful to the landowners for working with the Land Trust once again to protect this important natural resource” said the Land Trust’s president, Doug Burnell. “We hope this donation serves as a catalyst for additional land conservation in the watershed of Forest Brook.”
The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is a non-profit organization that works with local landowners to permanently protect the lands and waters in the upper Saco Valley area. Founded as a grassroots initiative in September 2000, the Land Trust preserves land for community benefit in the watershed of the upper Saco River in the towns of Bartlett, Hart’s Location, Jackson, Conway, Albany, Madison, Chatham, and Eaton in New Hampshire and Fryeburg, Brownfield, and Denmark in Maine.
The Land Trust’s goal is to promote a healthy, sustainable balance between developed lands, natural lands and productive rural landscapes. Together with partnership projects, the Land Trust has completed 62 land conservation projects and protected over 11,400 acres throughout its service area. For more information about the organization, visit www.usvlt.org or call (603) 356-9683.
Obamacare Coverage In New Hampshire Passes 50,000
CONCORD (AP) — An organization that helps people understand the Obama-era health care law and connects them with resources says more than 50,000 New Hampshire residents enrolled in a plan for 2018 during the shortened sign-up period that ended Dec. 15.
Covering New Hampshire says the total of 50,275 includes people who renewed coverage from 2017 or got coverage for the first time.
About 20,000 customers of Minuteman Health, which isn’t offering plans for 2018, have until March 1 to select a new plan.
The next open enrollment period is Nov. 1-Dec. 15 for 2019 health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act if it isn’t repealed.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says more than 8.8 million people enrolled in the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website, 96 percent of the total last year. That exceeds what experts thought was possible after another year of political battles, rising premiums and insurer exits.
Lincoln Ice Castles Getting Ready To Open
LINCOLN, NH (AP) – Hand-crafted ice castle sculptures are nearly ready for viewing in Lincoln, New Hampshire. The target opening date is early January and it will be the fourth year that the town has had the sculptures, complete with tunnels, slides, thrones and cool lighting.
It’s one of five ice sculptures being built by the Ice Castles company. The others are in Utah; Colorado; Minnesota; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Alberta.
Thousands of icicles are placed onto existing ice formations before getting sprayed with water. The castles also include art that is made up of 25 million pounds of ice spiraling to heights around 40 feet. The ice is embedded with color-changing LED lights set to a musical soundtrack. The castles usually melt in March.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to Icecastles.com/lincoln
Cancellations & Delays for Friday, December 22
Early Release
Schools
SAU 9, Conway – High School at 11:30am, Elementary School 12:30pm
SAU 13, Freedom, Madison, Tamworth – High School at 11:30am, Elementary School 12:30pm
SAU 49, Wolfeboro, Ossipee – High School at noon, Elementary School 1pm
Robert Frost Charter School – 1pm
Businesses & Organizations
Carroll County Adult Education – 12:30pm and No Evening Classes
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