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OSSIPEE — A North Conway man pleaded guilty in Carroll County Superior Court to fondling a child while he served
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MADISON — A man who confessed to burning his own home pleaded guilty to arson and falsifying physical evidence and was sentenced in Superior Court last week. Francis Fortin, 53, set fire to a mobile home where he lived with three others at 137 Mooney Hill Road in March. Carroll County judge Steven Houran imposed the plea deal which called on Fortin to serve 7 1/2 to 15 years in state prison.
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OSSIPEE — The move-in date for the county's new nursing home has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13. An open house is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 10-11. The ribbon cutting or dedication will be held on Sept. 10, said county commission chair David Sorensen last week. The new building will be called Mountain View Community with the subtitle Center for Rehabilitation
There’s a murderer in town. He openly runs a shop on Main Street. see NURSING HOME page 13