CONWAY â The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day storm brought heavy rain and some flooding of local streams and rivers and caused snowpack cover to melt prior to the start of vacation week, but the storm did not drop as much precipitation as forecasted.
âWe got 1.34 inches here at the station but they had predicted more than 2 inches. That combined with there being less snow on the ground made it less impactful than predicted,â said Conway Village Fire Chief Steve Solomon Monday, as a light snow fell.
Local U.S. cooperative weather observer Ed Bergeron reported 1.69 inches on Christmas Eve and another .9 inches on Christmas Day for a total of 2.59 inches at his West Side Road North Conway weather station.
Local news briefs: Vermont food box program extended
Published: 12/22/2020 9:27:21 PM
Modified: 12/22/2020 9:27:19 PM
Vermont food box program extended; local company returns
A food distribution program aimed at helping farmers and people in need during the coronavirus pandemic has been extended through February.
The Vermont Foodbank told WCAX-TV it was able to extend the Farmers to Families Food Box program thanks to generous community support.
When the program started, the USDA awarded the contract to the Enosburg Falls-based Abbey Group, but the last two rounds went to out-of-state companies.
The Abbey Group will return to supply the food from area farmers.
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Electric co-op offers high-speed internet to 4 towns
December 20, 2020 GMT
LEMPSTER, N.H. (AP) Nearly 900 New Hampshire Electric Cooperative customers in four towns now have access to high-speed internet service.
The broadband projects in Lempster, Clarksville, Colebrook and Stewartstown were supported by a $6.7 million grant from the state’s Connecting New Hampshire Emergency Broadband Program.
The project’s completion required the cooperation and support of numerous partners, all of whom worked under tight deadlines to have service available to members before Dec. 15, as required by the terms of the grant.
NHEC Broadband Executive Robert Cruickshank said the co-op would be working closely with towns, the state and federal government, contractors, and existing telecommunications providers as it builds out its broadband service. He also said the co-op will continue to seek out federal and state funding for construction.
LEMPSTER â Work is underway in a Sullivan County town as part of an initiative to bring more reliable and high-speed internet service to New Hampshireâs rural areas that have struggled to reach individuals as life, school and work have transitioned online amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
If you have driven through the southeast corner of the county within the past two months, chances are you may have come across the site of line crews associated with CavCommâs fiber division based in New Haven, Conn., and Tilson, a national network development and information infrastructure firm, parked alongside major roadways.