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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
VOL. 24 NO. 3
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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Felder arraigned on armed robbery charges Three arrests altogether in connection with robbery at Davis Park BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — One of the two men police were searching for in connection with an armed robbery near Davis Park last week is headed to jail without bail, and the other is in Maine awaiting extradition. Ivan Felder, 42, of Center Conway, turned himself in to Conway police on Tuesday afternoon. He faces two felony armed robbery charges, each punishable by up to 15 years in jail. The other man, 36-year-old Dennest David Banner, was arrested in Fryeburg late Tuesday night by Conway police, Fryeburg police and Maine State Police for being a fugitive from justice. A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Conway court last
And they’re off... Top: Some 130 cross-country skiers take off for the start of eighth annual White Mountain Classic 30K at the Jackson Ski Touring Center Saturday. Right: Nils Koons (right) and Cam Woodworth lead the way early in the race. Koons went on to win, and Woodworth finished sixth. See page 13. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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Police balk at asking selectmen for money for replacement vehicle BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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CONWAY — The police department decided to run one vehicle short for several months this year rather than ask the town for more money on Tuesday, less than two weeks after an at-times tense conversation with the budget committee about the department’s $300,000 budget increase. “I would sort of rather not ask for more
money,” chief Ed Wagner told the police commission after he explained the department only has $14,000 of the $27,000 needed to replace a detective vehicle that will not pass inspection this spring. “In March we will be one car down from adequate supply?” commission chair Theresa Kennett said. “Yes,” Wagner replied. “And be short until June?” she asked. “Yes,” Wagner replied.
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“We’re going to have to run short,” he said. “We’ll just have to make it work.” The other option — to ask the selectmen to cover the difference — didn’t appeal to two out of the three commissioners. The department is already looking to add an additional officer, commissioner Rodney King said, as well as increasing many budget lines to better reflect actual
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