Claremont
According to the state Department of Fish and Game, the teen, who was not identified, was attempting to access private property at the end of Alden Road when he failed to negotiate a turn, lost control of the bike and was thrown off it. He suffered serious injuries and was first taken to Valley Regional Hospital and then to DHMC. Fish and Game did not state the boy’s hometown nor did it say what type of injuries he had.
Claremont police and Fish and Game investigated the accident and determined the teen had permission to ride in the area. Evidence at the scene and a witness statements led authorities to believe speed was a factor in the accident. The operator was not wearing helmet.
Conservation officer Robert Mancini said off-road vehicle operators should always wear proper safety gear. He said teen is “extremely lucky as this incident could have easily resulted in a fatality.”
North Haverhill
The new officers include president Ed Rajsteter, who retired after more than four decades in the financial services industry. A former member of Friends of the Grafton County Drug Court, Rajsteter lives in North Haverhill. The new board members include Etna resident Nancy Russell, an attorney with a background in nursing.
The nonprofit Friends of the New Hampshire Drug Courts supports established and developing drug courts in the state. It raises corporate and community support for drug courts and assists in their operations through incentive programs, classes and forums.
For more information, go to friendsofnhdrugcourts.org.
Randolph
“Community transportation is a cornerstone of local economies,” according to a news release from the nonprofit. “Stagecoach and other transportation providers improve the economic health of their communities by getting people to and from work, while powering community growth and revitalization.”
In Vermont, Dump the Pump Day is being sponsored by the state’s transportation agency.
It’s “a great incentive for people to try out the bus,” said Jim Moulton, executive director of Tri-Valley Transit, which includes Stagecoach.
For more information, contact Stagecoach at 802-728-3773 or go to www.stagecoach-rides.org.
Winooski, Vt. (ap)
Republican Gov. Phil Scott said the state Department of Labor is working to assist affected employees with finding new jobs and training. Scott called the news disappointing but said he is encouraged Country Home Products is keeping its Vergennes and Charlotte facilities open.
The Vergennes-based company is a subsidiary of publicly traded company Generac Power Systems. The company manufactures and direct-sells its own line of machines including mowers, trimmers and log splitters. Generac in a statement said it was consolidating manufacturing at a plant in Wisconsin.
Concord (ap)
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services said four wells it tested in Windham had levels of perfluorochemicals or PFCs ranging from 70.4 parts per trillion to 396 parts per trillion. The state standard is 70 parts per trillion. PFCs were used at a company in the area, Central Metal Finishing Inc.
Since last year, PFOAs have been found in the drinking water at 222 sites across the state. More than 180 sites are connected to contamination from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant in Merrimack. Similar contamination was found near the company’s now-defunct plant in Vermont, and regulators in New York identified them as potentially responsible for chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls’ water.
Montpelier (ap)
The meeting between the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Public Service Board in Montpelier on Thursday ended with a decision by the committee to take more time to study sound standards.
The Public Service Board was asked to establish sound standards for wind turbines. The board proposed what would be the lowest sound standards in the country.
Supporters of commercial wind say it would be impossible to build new wind towers that don’t exceed the new rules. But opponents say the proposed sound standards would protect people’s health.
The committee will reconvene on June 22 to make a decision on the new rules.
Exeter, N.H. (ap)
The Portsmouth Herald reported that Phillips Exeter Academy expelled the students June 2 following an investigation by the school’s discipline committee.
A spokeswoman said the academy was presented with evidence that fraudulent ballots had been filled out and counted in the results of the April 25 election. She said the school is working with council and faculty advisers to determine how best to address the election results.
Menat Bahnasy, who ran on a platform calling for more faculty of color and campus inclusion, lost to Jackson Parell, who advocated bringing outside culture to campus and improving the dining hall experience. He said he had no knowledge of any election tampering.
— Staff and wire reports