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15 Portsmouth neighborhoods to join police, firefighters for National Night Out 2024
PORTSMOUTH — On Tuesday, Aug. 6, neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will be joining forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 41st Annual National Night Out Against Crime. The event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, will involve more than 17,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories,...
‘Talk with your kids’: Police issue warning after teen shot during ‘prank’
OXFORD, Maine (WMTW) - Police are urging parents to talk with their children about pranks after an incident in Harrison over the weekend. A Harrison man was arrested Saturday after shooting at a group of teens police say were playing “ding-dong-ditch.” One of the teens was shot in the leg.
Schools across Maine confront unique challenges in ridding their water of ‘forever chemicals’
RAYMOND, Maine — Days before winter break ended in December 2022, Bill Hansen was relieved to learn that Jordan-Small Middle School in Raymond had no traces of ‘forever chemicals’ in tests of the school’s water system. Hansen, the Windham Raymond School District’s facilities director, was on...
Vt. farmers asked to fill out flood damage survey for Agriculture Agency
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Farmers across Vermont who were hit hard by recent flooding are being asked to fill out a survey documenting their losses. It has been another tough summer for farmers across the region, including Joe’s Brook Farm in St. Johnsbury which lost upward of 95% of its crops due to flooding.
Thank you for a wonderful book sale
We hope everyone had a chance to check out the Bridgton Library Friends Annual Book Sale on Saturday, July 20th. There were hundreds of people who found treasures and hundreds of volunteer hours that went into the success of the day. With the Book Shed a little less full, we...
Trail walk at Pineland Farms Wednesday July 24
Nine of us walked the Shaker Bog trail. We found the heat bearable under the tree canopy and with the slight breeze from the bog. The trail has multiple trees across the path but it was maneuverable for all of us. It’s a quiet location where we saw two loons.
Standish man arrested for OUI crash involving 4 kids in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND (WGME) -- Police say a 26-year-old Standish man was driving while under the influence and had four children inside the vehicle with him when he caused a crash in Cumberland on Friday. The crash happened on Route 100 at Skillin Road around 10 p.m. Police say a pickup truck...
2 seriously injured after 3-vehicle crash in Westmoreland, NH
Two people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Westmoreland, New Hampshire Sunday. New Hampshire State Police responded to the intersection of Route 12 and River Road North around 12:38 p.m. when a Toyota Sienna struck a 1980 Fiat Spider waiting for traffic to pass before turning left. The impact pushed the Fiat into the oncoming opposite lane where it was hit by a 2002 Ford F-350. The driver of the Sienna, Kim Carrier, 46, of Swanzey, New Hampshire and a child inside the Toyota was not injured. The driver of the Fiat, Peter Friedrichs, 67, and his passenger, Irene Friedrichs, 73, of Keene, became trapped in the vehicle with serious injuries.
Error leads NH Lottery to honor two sets of winning numbers in Saturday evening Pick 3, Pick 4 games
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Lottery said it would honor both the correct numbers drawn for Saturday’s evening Pick 3 and Pick 4 game as well as numbers incorrectly entered into its system. According to the lottery, a vendor entered the winning numbers for Saturday’s midday Pick...
Route 125 crash in Epping: One person killed, another injured in head-on collision
EPPING — One person was killed in a head-on collision on Route 125 near the Pondside Motel, according to Epping police. Epping Police Lt. Stephen Soares said police responded to Route 125 at 1 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a head-on motor vehicle crash with serious injuries.
The Fourth of July Raffle
The Fourth of July Raffle by the Fourth of July Committee was a huge success. The money goes toward the free children’s games, bouncy houses, and glow sticks. Again this year, Paula Higgins, of Andover, donated a beautiful homemade quilt, which was first prize and was won by Bill Bates.
Race results: Duel at the Dog 250 at Monadnock Speedway
1 56 Trevor Catalano* Catalano Motorsports 250 — 2 16 Ron Silk Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes 250 0.254. 5 22 Kyle Bonsignore Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto 250 3.106. 6 82 Woody Pitkat Horton Avenue Materials/Gunsmoke Stables Racing 250 5.771. 7 51 Justin Bonsignore Phoenix Communications, Inc. 250 7.25. 8 43 Matthew...
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