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Lesson learned: response to message about ‘soft’ lock down at Inter-Lakes campus in Meredith was panic, and a mess BY ADAM DRAPCHO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
MEREDITH — On Friday, when the Meredith campus of Inter-Lakes schools went into “soft lock-down” mode, the superintendent utilized the district’s emergency alert system, which can send a message to parents via text message, recorded phone call or e-mail. While intended to inform and
calm parents, the message’s effect had an opposite effect. At a school board meeting held last night, Mary Ellen Ormond told a crowd of parents that she and the district had learned much from the experience. The “soft lock down,” a measure in which exterior school doors are locked and monitored in reaction to a possible outside threat, yet during which
students go about their usual school day, was invoked when police from another town contacted Meredith police and informed them that an incident in that town might have a “spill over” effect into Inter-Lakes. Ormond said that’s what she was told on Friday and that last night she had no further official information about the incident that sparked the reaction.
All public evidence points to the lock down being in reaction to the murder of a mother and her adult son that occurred in the Winnisquam area of Belmont on Friday. After a short but intense manhunt, police located and detained the other adult son of the murdered woman, and the timing of his arrest — on non-related see INTER-LAKES page 8
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Mooney delivers a clear message on old Winnisquam Fire Station She’s the only Bemont selectman to attend summit in Sanbornton but the word ‘no’ was loud BY GAIL OBER
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and including all five members of the Tilton board. She was the sole representative from Belmont. The three townships converge near old station house that was built and staffed by an independent fire company that for years served parts of each community. Mooney said the building had “gone beyond” its usefulness as a fire station, noting that there have been recent problems with the furnace, the outside oil tank may need replacing and the area is too congested for an active fire station. Buy One Get One FREE Eyeglasses and Sunglasses! “We’re staying with our one 527-1100 Belknap Mall fire station at this time,” Mooney
SANBORNTON – Belmont Selectman Ruth Mooney told selectmen from Tilton and Sanbornton yesterday that her town’s officials would not support the reopening the Winnisquam Fire Station. Mooney made her statement at a sparsely attended meeting convened by the three members of the Sanbornton board
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said, adding that Belmont selectmen are conducting an assessment of all of the town’s buildings with an eye to future municipal planning. She also said Belmont’s Building Inspector Steve Paquin didn’t think the building was fit for fire service. Mooney also said Belmont was in no financial position to operate two fire stations — even with the financial support of the other communities. “It’s an old block building,” she said in response to Sanbornton Selectman Karen Ober’s query as to if Belmont would consider it with other community’s contributions. “I don’t think the contributions would be see STATION page 14