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Governor Sununu Kills Toll Increase Proposal
CONCORD, NH – There will not be an increase in toll prices in New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu announced that he will not allow the toll increase that the Department of Transportation had proposed.
In New Hampshire the governor controls what items appear on the agenda of Executive Council meetings, and he also has the power to negate a council vote.
The proposal would have raised an estimated $37 million annually by increasing toll amounts statewide.
It was originally set to be voted on by the Executive council earlier this month. However at the request of the DOT the vote was postponed till January to allow for public comments on the issue.
The Governor said in a statement “After hearing from citizens across the state, reviewing feedback from the public comment sessions, and conferring with members of the Executive Council following yesterday’s final GACIT hearing, my position has not changed. Had the Council ultimately voted in favor of toll increases, I would have negated their vote. Dragging this process out is not productive. As such, I will not allow this toll increase to move forward. I was sent to Concord to fight for the working men and women of New Hampshire, and that is what I am doing. Merry Christmas”
The Governor also created the hashtag nocoalnotolls on his facebook page.
Wolfeboro Woman Convicted Of Animal Cruelty Will Not Be Serving Jail Time
OSSIPEE, NH – The woman convicted of the animal cruelty of dozens of Great Danes in Wolfeboro will not serve any jail time. Thursday morning a judge sentenced Christina Fay to 12 months suspended and pay $800,000 in restitutions.
The Judge also ordered that she would be able to keep only one spayed or neutered dog of her choosing and that she can only own one animal at a time for the rest of her life.
Fay’s lawyers said earlier this week that she plans to appeal the ruling. The judge ruled that is Fay does appeal she will have to post a bond of $2,000 per dog.
In June 75 Great Danes were seized from Fay’s Wolfeboro mansion and 9 were seized from her property in Bartlett. Wolfeboro Police said the animals were suffering from health problems and living in their own waste.
Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau said in a press release “The Wolfeboro Police Department is delighted with the sentence ordered by Honorable Judge Greenhalgh, which is consistence with the Rule of Law, fairness and equability. We hope the Defendant accepts the court rulings and moves on from here.”
Fryeburg Police Issue Holiday Cheer Instead Of Tickets
FRYEBURG, MAINE – Fryeburg Police Officers have been issuing holiday spirit instead of citations. Most of the time when someone gets pulled over the last thing they want to do is hug the officer, however that wasn’t the case in Fryeburg this week. As unsuspecting drivers were pulled over they ended up receiving gift certificates instead of tickets.
The gift certificates, which included signed messages from full time officers, were donated by local businesses in support of the Police Departments goal of giving back during the holiday season.
Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin said that the traffic stops were for minor traffic violations and it is up to the officer’s discretion whether to give a gift.
Chief Potvin said “First reactions so far have been pretty emotional. Most drivers have either asked if they can have a hug or just say they just want to hug us and do it. This is what community policing is all about.” adding ““We wanted to do something during this holiday season to give back to our citizens.”
One recipient of the holiday treat was so overwhelmed with joy that he can be seen giving Chief Josh Potvin and Sergeant Heidi Johnston a hug on body cam footage.
The recipient later commentedt on the Fryeburg police Facebook page saying aid “I am still speechless by the random act of kindness from the Fryeburg Police Department today. I appreciate all that you do to keep us safe. Thank you again, not only for the card, but also helping restore my faith in humanity.”
Click to check out the body camera and cruiser footage of the drivers surprise.
New Hampshire Not Joining Lawsuit On Net Neutrality
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s attorney general says the state is not joining with others in suing the Federal Communications Commission for repealing “net neutrality” rules.
The state’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation wrote to Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and Attorney General Gordon MacDonald last week after the Republican-controlled FCC voted to scrap an Obama-era rule that guaranteed equal access to the internet.
MacDonald responded that federal telecommunications policy and regulations is a matter reserved for Congress and federal agencies and thus, “is outside the jurisdiction and expertise” of his office.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and Reps. Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter expressed their disappointment Tuesday. They said the repeal poses a threat to business innovation and the consumer experience online. They said they’re supportive of legislative efforts to reverse the FCC decision, but that doesn’t preclude the state from leading efforts.
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Memorial Nationally Recognized For Work Promoting Organ Donation
NORTH CONWAY, NH – Memorial Hospital was among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The campaign has added more than 400,000 donor enrollments to state registries nationwide.
Memorial Hospital conducted awareness and registry campaigns to educate staff, patients, visitors, and community members about the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donors and, by doing so, increased the number of potential donors on the state’s donor registry. The hospital earned points for each activity implemented between October 2016 and April 2017 and was awarded Bronze Recognition through the HRSA Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign.
Of the 1,102 hospitals and transplant centers participating in the campaign 218 bronze awards were awarded during this phase of the campaign.
See the full list of recognized hospitals here.
Ethnee Garner, Vice President of Patient Care Services at Memorial emphasized the importance of the coordination between Memorial’s Nursing Coordinators and New England Donor Services.
Garner stated, “This award recognizes the responsibility of our Nursing Coordinators, Will Owen, Marta Ramsey, Doug Darrah, Linda Roberts, Michael Poirer, Devin Copsey, and Jay Laflamme, to report all deaths in a timely manner to the New England Donor Services (NEDS). In the chaos that usually ensues after an unexpected death, the requirement is to report within one hour. The Nursing Coordinator also has to be able to answer the many questions the NEDS requires in order to make a decision. It should be noted that staff at Memorial never approach the family about organ donation; that is the responsibility of appropriately trained NEDS staff. The implications of donations of tissue, skin, bone, and corneas is far reaching. One donor can impact up to 160 patients”.
This campaign is a special effort of HRSA’s Workplace Partnership for Life to mobilize the nation’s hospitals to increase the number of people in the country who are registered organ, eye, and tissue donors and ultimately, the number of organs available for transplant. The campaign unites donation advocates at hospitals with representatives from their local organ procurement organizations, Donate Life America affiliates, and state and regional hospital associations. Working together, the teams leverage their communications resources and outreach efforts to most effectively spread word of the critical need for donors.
For more information on organ donation, visit www.organdonor.gov.
Story Contributed by Kathy Bennett, Vice President – Community Relations & Development at Memorial Hospital