Marist Loses Three Buildings to Mother NatureMarch 13, 2008|Mellisa Ferland|Carroll County Independent|0 CommentsIt has been a rough month for buildings in the area as they surrendered to Mother Nature. Hardest hit was Camp Marist, the summer camp located on Route 25 in Effingham.
Merrow Will Return, Freedom Gets Full-Time Fire ChiefMarch 12, 2008|Casey Conley|Conway Daily Sun|0 CommentsFormer three-term selectman Harry Merrow outpolled two other candidates by a wide margin Tuesday in a race to fill the seat of longtime selectman Joseph Skehan, who died in February.
The Smart Report: Greetings from the Land of Ice and SnowMarch 9, 2008|Bob Smart|Alliance Report|5 CommentsWe have been in Freedom for nine winters and this is the first time snow off the garage roof was up to the edge of the roof (almost 8'). We were very happy to have the snow on the ground rather than on the roof.
Gone But Not ForgottenMarch 7, 2008|Tom Eastman|Conway Daily Sun|1 CommentRemember Mount Whittier? Then you probably remember Tyrol and Intervale ski areas too. Vanished but still cherished local slopes are the focus of a website and a talk this Sunday at the Eastern Slope Inn in North Conway.
New England’s Snow Becomes Too Much for RoofsMarch 7, 2008|Katie Zezima|New York Times|0 CommentsIt has been a great winter for skiers in central and northern New England, but the heavy snowfall has become a nightmare for municipal budgets and the owners of dozens of buildings whose roofs have collapsed.
