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A1 COMMUNITY VOICES Two Nights Under The Lights FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 2018 Page 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Yellow Black Sorting The Rockpile. AG’s Office Weighs In On Rights, Easements On Mt. Washington. See Page 4 A2 2 The Record Friday, September 21, 2018 What’s Inside Sorting The Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 Vol. 10, No. 14 Rockpile The Mt. Washington Commission on Tuesday released a legal opinion by the office of the N.H. attorney general Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton on the extent of rights and easements the parties oper- w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w ating businesses and nonprofit operations have atop the Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w Monroe state-owned Mt. Washington summit. Sugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville See Coverage Pages 4 www.caledonianrecord.com A Littleton man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a car on Main Street shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday. Publisher Pedestrian Struck Todd Smith See Coverage Page 5 Managing Editor On Main Street Paul Hayes Cyan [email protected] Advertising (Littleton) Sylvie Weber Magenta In the 2016 murder of a police informant, accused (603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006) conspirator Quade Kadle, who prosecutors argue was Fax: (603) 444-1383 Accused Conspirator the man who lured the victim down his apartment steps [email protected] to be shot, is the last defendant standing. Advertising (St. Johnsbury) Yellow Yellow (802) 748-8121 Headed To Trial See Coverage Page 6 Fax: (802) 748-1613 [email protected] Black Editorial Offices:263 Main St., Littleton, N.H. FYI On The Cover Pair Charged With Double In This Issue Voting In 2016 Election CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A couple accused of News Briefs casting ballots in two states are the first to face vot- Page 6 er fraud charges in New Hampshire after their names were flagged by a multistate database. Obituaries The New Hampshire attorney general announced indictments Wednesday against Grace Fleming, 70, Page 8 and John Fleming, 71, of Hampton. They’re accused of casting absentee ballots in New Hampshire for the Get Out 2016 general election while also voting in Belcher- Page 13 town, Massachusetts. They face up to 14 years in prison if convicted of violating laws against voting Classifieds in multiple states and voting more than once for any office. Page 15 A Hampton phone number for the Flemings is dis- connected, and no one answered at a number listed for them in Massachusetts. While the state has prosecuted a handful of voter fraud cases in every election cycle for decades, these are the first charges in New Hampshire against people flagged by the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program, which is aimed at preventing voter fraud by identifying duplicate voter registration records among WMR’s Nicole Gross, left, and Littleton’s Lexi Walker collide going for a loose ball those voluntarily provided by states. New Hampshire during a game at Norton Pike Field in Littleton on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (Photo by See FYI, Page 3 Paul Hayes) A3 Friday, September 21, 2018 The Record 3 COMMUNITY VOICES 21 Jefferson Road, Whitefield, NH Two Nights Under The Lights 603-837-2646 September means lots of things for It’s just .. so late! 347 Main Street, Franconia, NH my family. My husband and I are back This year, for the first time, both of 603-823-7795 to work, the kids are back at school, my kids were playing, which meant Prices subject to present stock. Some illustrations are and everyone is busy switching gears that we spent both Friday and Satur- for design purposes only and do not necessarily depict SALE EFFECTIVE: from the lazy days of summer. There day nights under those lights in Lit- featured items. We reserve the right to limit quantities and correct typographical errors. SEPT. 21 TO SEPT. 27 is homework to be done, lessons to tleton. On Friday, my daughter’s team be planned, buses to catch -- all sorts had the very last game -- which was USDA Choice Beef Boneless Macs, Cortland, Ginger Gold of places to be and things to do. Life supposed to start at 9:15, but ended Shoulder Roast Apples feels suddenly, and shockingly, busy. up starting a bit after 9:30 - and we One constant of Septembers is soc- didn’t get home until almost 10:30. cer. My kids have played since they Saturday was a bit earlier, but it was $ 29 ¢ were in kindergarten, and our busy still after 9:00 by the time we final- 3 lb. 99 lb. Septembers have always included BY AMY LAWTON ly pulled into the driveway, the car time for practices, games, and lots of MCKEEVER loaded down with sleepy kids, stinky Whole Boneless Pork Loin Green Giant Vegetables kicking the ball around in the yard. cleats, and blankets soggy from the (7-9 lb. Avg.) (11.5-15.25 oz.) This year, my husband is co-coaching both of the damp evening air. I was tired and cranky and ready kids’ rec teams, and so every weekday except Fri- for bed. day he is busy after school with one practice or an- Here’s the thing, though. Friday night, as we $ 89 4/$ other. Add in games and the occasional weekend were walking from the car to the front door of our 1 lb. 5 tournament, and, well, our family spends lots of house, I happened to glance up at the sky. It was time playing/watching/coaching soccer. clear, and the darkness was punctuated by thou- Fresh Boneless Chicken Breast Nestle Toll House Morsels (Family Pkg.) (10-12 oz.) This was certainly true last weekend, when we sands of stars. Their brilliance was magnified by spent both nights at the Under the Lights tourna- the inky darkness around us, and there was a still- ment in Littleton. Every September, Littleton hosts ness to the air that must only happen at night. We $ 59 2/$ Cyan this two-day event, where local rec teams come all stopped. We looked up. We ooohed and aaahed lb. together to play an evening of soccer. It’s special and stood there, our necks craned towards the sky, 1 5 because this is the only time during the season that looking for constellations that we knew, marvelling Fresh Wild Caught Haddock Fillets Betty Crocker Muffin Mix Magenta most of the kids will get to play at night, under the at the beauty of those endless stars. Suddenly, I was (6.5 oz.) big lights. Friday night is the third and fourth grade in no rush to get to bed. Here was this special mo- teams, and Saturday night the fifth and sixth grad- ment, a gift when I was least expecting it. ers take the field. The games don’t get started until “Ugh, Under the Lights this weekend,” I had $ 99 5/$ Yellow Yellow around 5pm, and each team plays three games, so been half-complaining, half-joking to my friends 8 lb. 5 you are guaranteed a late night. all week. “It’s going to be such a long weekend!” Because of its late hour, Under the Lights is al- But the joke was on me in the end, because I end- Shurfine Roast Beef Florida’s Natural Orange ways a weekend that I both love and, if I’m honest, ed up appreciating a different set of “lights” over- (Deli Sliced) Juice (59 oz.) Black kind of dread at the same time. It is fun to watch my head - not the big bright lights of Littleton’s soccer kids play soccer - that, I’ll do anytime. But the late fields, but nature’s brilliant stars. evenings are a stretch for me; usually I’m in bed by I’m thankful for busy September soccer sched- $ 99 2/$ 9 or else I turn into a pumpkin. And when my kids ules. Last weekend, they helped me enjoy a bit of 6 lb. 6 don’t get to bed on time, they tend to be grumpy the beauty that I don’t normally see and, in doing so, next day and end up “poking the bear” more than reminded me to keep an open mind about life. You Maine White Potatoes Fage Yogurt usual. They love it, of course - staying up late when never know when goodness and beauty is going to (10 lb. Bag) (5.3-7 oz.) you are a kid is always fun, coupled with getting to surprise you. Appreciate it, even if your kids are play soccer under the big lights, AND all the junk cranky the next day. food eating and general-shenanigans-with-friends Amy Lawton McKeever is a teacher/librarian $ 99 5/$ that occurs between games - well, when you are over at the Monroe Consolidated School. 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