The Conway Daily Sun, Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Stanley Cup won't be coming to Conway after all BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Unfortunately, the Stanley Cup will not be coming to town after all.

John Whitesides Jr., the strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Bruins who grew up in North Conway, had hoped to bring the 34.5-pound trophy to the Mount Washington Valley when he got his turn with the NHL's greatest prize.

Playing it cool

Whitesides learned Monday he'll get the Cup Thursday afternoon and only has it for a short period of time, less than 12 hours. see CUP page 8

Conway PD struggling to fill vacancies Fourteen applicants for most recent position; top two fail background check

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CONWAY — The town voted to expand the police force this spring, but the Conway Police Department is still plagued by vacancies and actually has fewer officers than this time last year. “Patrol is almost at the breaking point,” chief Ed Wagner told the police commissioners on Tuesday. And real relief isn’t coming anytime soon. “We’re sort of down three,” Wagner said, “but based on last year we’re down two,” one patrol officer and one detective. Pretty soon the department will be down one, but it will be October before the department gets up to the level voters approved in April.

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Local reps to tackle sobriety checkpoints BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

Riley Callahan, 3, of Exeter, cools off in the spray-ground with her family and friends at the Gibson Playground in North Conway Wednesday. Summer camps, vacationers and visitors have begun to arrive in the Mount Washington Valley as the Fourth of July weekend approaches. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

OSSIPEE -- Local lawmakers will challenge the constitutionality of sobriety checkpoints when they meet again next month. Rep. Norman Tregenza (R-Madison) said such checkpoints are unconstitutional because police pull motorists over randomly and without probable cause — something the constitution requires for searches and seizures. see CHECKPOINTS page 10


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