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Jackson Inn Manager Accused Of Hate Crime

JACKSON, NH – A Jackson woman is being indicted after the people she kicked out of the Inn she was working at accused her of a hate crime and assault.

The New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Carroll County Attorney Michaela Andruzzi announced the indictment of 32-year-old Priscilla Protasowicki, on two counts of simple assault subject to the hate-crime enhancement.

The charges allege that on April 20th Protasowicki, while working at the Covered Bridge Riverview Lodge in Jackson, assaulted two patrons in an effort to remove them from the establishment because of their religion and perceived national origin.

The indictments accuse Protasowicki of pushing Mohamed Ghallami and Chahrazade Mounaji saying she was “substantially motivated to commit the crime because of hostility towards the victim’s religion, race, creed or national origin.”

Protasowicki said the couple, became upset when they arrived and saw a 9/11 first-responder’s badge in the lobby. They demanded a refund, but refunds aren’t possible under the inn’s policy.

According to The Conway Daily Sun Protasowicki said Ghallami told Mounaji to get her phone out and start recording the dispute and that they would make a lot of money posting the video on YouTube. Adding that she never touched Mounaji , and that she “barely touched” Ghallami after he refused to leave or to show their IDs or the credit card used to book the room.

The charge of simple assault subject to the hate-crime enhancement carries a possible maximum sentence of five years in the New Hampshire State Prison.

On July 17, 2018, the Attorney General initiated an action against Ms. Protasowicki pursuant to the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act based on this same conduct. Each violation of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act carries a maximum civil penalty of $5,000.

The court may also enjoin further violations of the Act, a violation of which constitutes a class A misdemeanor, award restitution to the victims, and grant other equitable relief that it deems appropriate.

Protasowicki is scheduled to be arraigned in Carroll County Superior Court on August 22nd, with the hearing on alleged Civil Rights Act violations scheduled for August 24th.

Protasowicki was convicted of simple assault after a confrontation with a guest in 2011.

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Profile Subaru Shares Love And Blankets With Memorial Hospital Patients

This summer, Subaru retailers partnered with local Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) chapters nationwide to deliver nearly 40,000 blankets along with messages of hope and LLS “Here to Help” palm cards.  Receiving 80 donated Subaru Loves to Care blankets this month from Profile Subaru’s General Manager Dale Petell are left to right: Oncology & Infusion Services team members Kathy Munroe, RN; Sarah Bushey, MA; Lawrence Carbonaro, Outpatient Specialty Practices Director; Anne Edmunds and Lauren Calabro, RN. These blankets will be used by patients in the practice. ~ Photo courtesy of Memorial Hospital

NORTH CONWAY, NH – This summer Subaru retailers partnered with local Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) chapters nationwide to deliver nearly 40,000 blankets to hospitals and cancer treatment centers across the country. Included were messages of hope and LLS “Here to Help” palm cards with information about services they provide to cancer patients.   Memorial Hospital was among the recipients of these donations. The local Subaru dealer’s general manager, Dale Petell of Profile Subaru, personally delivered 80 blankets and cards to Memorial’s Oncology & Infusion Services Department earlier this month.
 
“Subaru Loves to Care is all about improving the health of our local communities and we are proud to once again work alongside our valued partner, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to continue supporting patients and their families battling cancer,” said Dale Petell of Profile Subaru in Albany. “We hope that through this program, our gestures of hope will comfort and warm those who need it most.”
 
“Helping our patients to be comfortable during their treatment and know that we care is crucial to providing the excellent and compassionate care our cancer patients deserve,” said Lawrence Carbonaro, Memorial Hospital Outpatient Specialty Practice Director.  “Our patients love the blankets and cards, and appreciate these gestures of kindness in their fight against cancer.”
 
Memorial Hospital through its Oncology & Infusion Services, provides state-of-the-art chemotherapy, infusion services and integrated and compassionate cancer care, close to home. Staff and volunteers also offer group support and education through Journey of Hope, a well-established, highly popular program for anyone whose life has been touched for cancer. For more information on these or other services at Memorial Hospital, call 603-356-5461 or visit MemorialHospitalNH.org.

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Fatal Motorcycle Accident In Fryeburg

A 69-year-old Florida man was fatally injured in a Fryeburg motorcycle accident. ~ Photo Courtesy

FRYEBURG, ME – A Florida man was killed after a motorcycle crash in Fryeburg this weekend. According to Fryeburg Police Route 302 was closed for nearly three hours Saturday starting at 6:45pm while they investigated the fatal crash.

A 69-year-old Florida man was fatally injured in a Fryeburg motorcycle accident. ~ Photo Courtesy

Authorities said they believe 69-year-old Norman Lee of Merritt Island, Florida was driving his Harley westbound when he left the roadway on a curve near the 978 block, attempted to correct but was unable to control his bike striking a utility pole and rock.

Lee was ejected from the motorcycle and died on scene.

Lee was traveling in a group of three motorcycles along with his son and grandson.

Police said Lee was not wearing a helmet and they do not believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.