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NH Webster Police Chief
Webster Police Chief in New Hampshire Hired: Less than a month after Webster’s former police chief Liberatore dropped his lawsuit against the town, officials are ready to hire a new one. Select Board Chairman Bruce Johnson said the town has offered the job to Steve Adams, a retired police chief from Northfield. “He is well-known and well-liked and comes highly recommended,” Johnson said. Adams has raised his family in the Lakes Region area and continues to live in Franklin with his wife...Read More
Franklin High Schools First Robotics Competition
Franklin NH High School’s First Robotics Competition – As first teams scrambled to finish their mechanical contraptions by the worldwide Stop Build Day, it becomes clear that not all robots are created equal. That crucial deadline passed Feb. 20, and on the Saturday prior New England high school teams gathered in Bedford to test their robots on an official playing field for “Week Zero,” a kind of preseason scrimmage time for teams to work out the kinks before official competition...Read More
Car Rental Insurance
Determining if You Need Rental Car Insurance If you need to rent a car, a “friendly face” at the rental counter will offer you various insurance options. Are any of them necessary? Are you at risk if you don’t purchase them? There are generally four prime insurance options available when you rent a car: A collision-damage waiver waives your financial responsibility if the car is damaged or stolen, and takes care of fees and charges for loss of use, towing,...Read More
Preexisting Injuries and Auto Accident Cases
Some people are under the mistaken notion that preexisting injuries might preclude them from recovering damages in an auto accident claim against a negligent driver. Truth is, a preexisting injury may have no impact on a claim, or may even lead to higher compensation, since the accident may result in more severe consequences than it otherwise would have due to the preexisting condition (something known as the “eggshell plaintiff” rule). Insurance companies should not have to pay for injuries that...Read More
Two Ways to Lose Your License for DWI
Everyone knows that if you are arrested for DWI and convicted the Court will suspend your license. The only uncertainty is how long the suspension will last. That will depend on whether the charge is a DWI first, subsequent or aggravated. What many people don’t know is that DMV also has the authority to suspend your license separately from the conviction for DWI. If you are arrested for DWI the officer making the arrest will almost always ask you to...Read More
States with the Most Smokers
“Surgeon General’s Report”: It was in 1964 that the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health linked for the first time smoking and adverse health outcomes. The pivotal report aimed to shift public opinion on smoking by identifying the dangers of tobacco use. While the smoking rate has fallen precipitously in the last 50 years — dropping from 42.4% in 1965 to 17.1% in 2016 — tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United...Read More
Its a Beautiful Life A Look Back
I look forward to the holiday season each year, not to decorate the tree, but to take a few days, or even a few mental hours off, and refl ect a little bit on the past year. Over the holidays I had a chance to go to the Franklin Opera House with the family and see their play of “It’s a Beautiful Life” and it hit home. If you remember the movie, you’ll remember the line “Every time a bell...Read More
Whitewater Enthusiasts in Franklin Paddle in the New Year
For Whitewater souls, young and old, brave at heart, bringing in the New Year in Franklin becomes a sport they look forward to each year on the first day. Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk and the need for teamwork is often a part...Read More
Eliminating the Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Home
Press Release: At the request of State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan and The New Hampshire/Vermont CO Alliance, New Hampshire Governor Sununu signed a proclamation declaring November 5-12, 2017 as Carbon Monoxide Awareness week. The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) advised the creation of the first National CO Awareness Week in the United States the week of November 5-12, 2017 to be continued on an annual basis thereafter. Requests were brought forth to the U.S. Congress to proclaim...Read More
First Day Franklin Marks 38 Years of New Years Day Kayak Event Franklin
2018 will start with a thrill in Franklin on Monday, January 1st. This year marks the 38th anniversary of kayakers splashing and slicing through snow and ice-filled class IV rapids on New Year’s Day. Each year more spectators gather to see such a sight. Downtown businesses will be open for eating and shopping. Paddlers will take to the water between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. with novice and intermediate boaters paddling the “Upper” Winnipesaukee from Route 140 to the Train...Read More