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State plan to cut back on snow plowing gets an icy reception
Some roads may not get plowed between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m.; Chandler says plan is ‘unacceptable’
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CONCORD — A reduction in state highway funds may mean motorists will be traveling on snowier roads this winter. New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing no longer
plowing some roads between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. as well as allowing snow to build up to between 5 and 7 inches before turning some crews out onto the road. The DOT plan is not acceptable, according to Rep. Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, who also serves as the chair of the transportation department in the New House of Represen-
tatives. He hopes DOT officials will come up with a new plan because the current one could have "huge ramifications" on tourism and revenue for the Granite State. “We’re not going to be able to provide the same level of service,” Bill Boynton, see PLOWING page 9
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Celebrating a culture Spirit Wolf, Michael Ras, center, of the Arawak Nation in South America dances in the circle during the Lou “Black Eagle” Memorial Powwow at Hussey Field along the Saco River in North Conway Saturday. Native American regalia, drumming, dance, ceremony, story telling and more were celebrated for two days in the field in traditional style. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Police department fills one vacant position, two more to go Rt. 16, N. Conway, NH
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CONWAY — The addition of a new patrol officer has put the Conway Police Department within two officers of the staff level
approved by voters in April. Dominic Torch, a former Conway dispatcher, graduated from the New Hampshire Police Academy in late July to become the newest member of the Conway police force. His addition fills one of the empty officer
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positions, but there are still two waiting to be filled: the position voters opted to fund at the last town meeting and the position left vacant when an officer resigned this spring. see POLICE page 11
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