Cornish Police Looking for Driver Who Hit Rescue Squad Building

Cornish — Police are asking for the public’s help to catch those involved in two hit-and-run accidents early Saturday morning in Cornish.

A motor vehicle hit the Cornish Rescue building, and appears to have been involved in another accident farther down Center Road, the Cornish Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Significant damage was reported to the rescue building and two access doors there, the post said. Police believe the accidents occurred between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Cornish police by calling 603-543-0535 or by emailing cornish.police@comcast.net

New Hampshire Bill Seeks To Expand Sex Offender Registry

Concord — More people would have to register as sex offenders in New Hampshire under a bill making its way through the House.

Republican Rep. Yvonne Dean-Bailey of Northwood has introduced legislation that would require registration by those convicted of distributing private sexual images without someone’s consent.

Current law requires registration for a variety of crimes, including sexual assault.

The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has recommended further study of the proposal.

N.H. Gov. Proclaims Jan. 28 Christa McAuliffe Day

Concord — Gov. Chris Sununu is proclaiming a day in tribute to a New Hampshire teacher who died in the NASA Challenger disaster decades ago.

Sununu, a Republican, said Jan. 28 will be known as Christa McAuliffe Day in honor of the woman selected to become the first educator in space out of 11,000 applicants.

As NASA’s first designated teacher in space, McAuliffe was going to experiment with fluids and demonstrate Newton’s laws of motion for schoolchildren.

She never made it to orbit: She and six crewmates were killed during liftoff of space shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986.

Astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold recently said they will pay tribute to McAuliffe by carrying out her science classes on the International Space Station.

Old Laws in Rhode Island Govern Dueling, Horses on Highways

Providence, r.i. — Archaic laws that are a holdover from a time when people fought in duels a la Alexander Hamilton and rode horses on highways would be struck from the books in Rhode Island if a lawmaker has his way.

House Majority Whip John Edwards picked some of the silliest laws to start with.

It’s been illegal to arrange to meet another person and engage in a fight. It’s also illegal to test the speed of a horse on public highways.

The Democratic Edwards has tried for years to create a General Assembly committee to review laws and recommend ones to strike.

That idea didn’t gain traction so he’s introducing bills to repeal old laws individually.

He has introduced five. He hopes to file up to 50 bills to remove arbitrary statutes.

— Staff and wire reports