Daymond Steer

BROWNFIELD, Maine — Selectmen Ricky Emery and Brian Fortier survived recall challenges Thursday by wide margins, with citizens rejecting Emery's recall by a vote of 405-196 and Fortier's 397-204.

WOLFEBORO — A Carroll County Superior Court judge recently ruled against a group of residents who sued to stop the paving of Trask Mountain Road after Wolfeboro officials argued the lawsuit undermines the town's democratic process.

ALBANY — A Maine man has been indicted on two felony counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated for his role in a four-car crash that took place on the Kancamagus Highway last winter.

OSSIPEE — Ruth Beckwith wanted to swim in a lake one more time. And on Aug. 19, the 93-year-old Mountain View Community resident got her wish.

BRIDGTON, Maine — A kitchen fire that broke out Sunday morning at a South High Street boardinghouse in Bridgton then spread through ductwork and into the attic, displacing all 16 residents and causing structural damage that left the building uninhabitable, according to officials.

OSSIPEE — The Republican Carroll County treasurer race between incumbent Matt Sawyer and Andrea Picard was too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon because results from Chatham were unknown.

of 7 OSSIPEE — Steven Brown, a Republican challenging Carroll County District 5 state Rep. Jonathan Smith, narrowly defeated the fellow Republican in Tuesday's primary by a vote of 269-260.

CONWAY — A proposed West Side Road cell tower has been shortened by 20 feet and redesigned to look like a pine tree after an August balloon test showed the structure would be visible from portions of West Side Road, Justamere Road, Cathedral Ledge and the North Conway Golf Course.

TAMWORTH — The federal Roadless Rule, which may be repealed, protects the "most iconic" views in New Hampshire, that of Mount Chocorua, a panel of experts told a crowd of about two dozen people at Cook Memorial Library on Wednesday.

OSSIPEE — The Republican Carroll County treasurer race between incumbent Matt Sawyer and Andrea Picard was too close to call the day after Tuesday's election because Chatham results were unknown.