Sometime between the late hours of Sunday night and the dawn of Monday morning, a senior at Amity High School was brutally killed in an attack by an unknown assailant.
Chrissie Watson, 17, was last seen alive leaving a beach party with Christopher P. Hoggenbottam III, a student of Trinity College and former resident of Amity Island.
Hoggenbottam explained to authorities that Watson opted for a late night swim and entered the water at a secluded section of beach near the South Beach Shoal bell buoy. Watson encouraged Hoggenbottam to join, despite both teens being under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana.
Initially, Hoggenbottam informed Amity's police chief that he believed Watson may have drowned; however, the victim was a member of the Amity High School varisty swim team and a lifeguard at the local YMCA pool in Oak Bluffs, making this suggestion unlikely. Furthermore, the discovery of Watson's mutilated corpse indicated that her death was not the result of an accidental drown.
According to authorities, the body was found at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning by police deputy Jay Hendricks.
Although the chief of police claims there has never been a shark attack in Amity, the fact remains that something murdered the victim in such a way that her body was "very mutilated, badly decomposed and dismembered."
Currently, there are no persons of interest, only witnesses who police hope can recount enough of the story to piece together what happened.
Additonally, there is no evidence that suggests a weapon was used and no weapons have been recovered at this point in the investigation.
Authorities insist it is perfectly safe to go in the water, with the chief of police stating he would let his own children swim in the ocean at this time.
However, caution must be taken, as an attack this violent warrents safety measures to be increased.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Scavenger Hunt
1. No, this reporter had never personally heard of a carillon. However, we (our group of three from class) found out that it is a musical instrument set of bells that are usually associated with a bell tower. Likewise, we found that a cariloneur is the player of a carillon, an instrumentalist if you will. Yes, UNH has a carillon and it is located in Thompson Hall but used to be operated out of the Alumni Building. The cariloneurs are named Guy Eaton and Peter Erquhart. Eaton currently oversees the entire carillon system/processes and Peter Erquhart programs music. According to Karen Gilbert, the bells are now simply a recording.
2. Our group could not find anyone who ran in the Boston Marathon. A few administration employees said they knew of a few people who were there but no one specifically running in the race.
3. Moreover, our group could not find an exact number of dogs registered to the Town of Durham in 2012. The number associated with the registration was manned by a robot and we could not come in contact with anyone to answer our questions.
4. The wind tunnel on the UNH campus is 20 feet wide, 8 feet high, and 236 feet long. It is located in the Flow Physics Facility which is next to the Campus Police building. We could not find the longitude or latitude but an interesting fact about the facility is that it is the biggest of it's kind in the world.
5. There are 25 flavors of ice cream at the Dairy Bar and only 3 flavors of frozen yogurt or "froyo." Diana Guy, an employee at the shop said her favorite flavor was an ice cream called Grand Central Station. However, no conclusion was reached on how the weather affects ice cream sells.
6. According to Mary from the New Hampshire State Climate Office, the record high and low temperatures in Durham on April 17th, 2004 were 65.8 degrees fahrenheit (high) and 25.5 degrees fahrenheit (low).
7. The Swasey swimming pool is an indoor pool located in the UNH recreation center otherwise known as 'The Field House.' We found that it is full of roughly 250,000 gallons of water; however we could not find anyone to answer our questions regarding it's temperature and a sample of water was not collected.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Mark Cuban and Brittney Griner
The remark of Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban regarding ex-Baylor basketball player and now member of the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA made a stir for the right reasons.
Cuban suggested that if Brittney Griner was available at the right time in the right position during the NBA draft, he would consider taking the female athlete.
Griner's senior season ended with Baylor's loss in the most recent NCAA women's basketball championship; however, her playing days have just begun.
The star athlete offered gratitude at Cuban's apparent interest, yet she opted instead to play at least one year in the WNBA. Griner was selected with the first overall pick in the WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury tonight.
While there is no offer by the Mavericks and nothing more than a causal comment from the ever-vocal Mark Cuban, the notion of possible gender-neutral professional sport is provocative.
Boston Globe 4/15/13
In loo of the tragic events that happened in Boston today, I decided to write about a more encouraging and uplifting Boston Globe story.
As the need for transplantable organs rises, scientists have begun experimenting with a new way of saving those in search of transplants.
Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine have successfully "grown" or generated a working kidney by use of a deceased rat's organs.
Now these kidneys, for all intents and purposes, are simply rebuffed rat kidneys. However the process, which involves using a special soap to remove the kidney of it's dead cells and inserting healthy cells from a donor rat, successfully produced a product to be transplanted into a rat.
Still in a rudimentary stage, the results show the reduced function of the recipient rats when using the new kidney. Yet, this promising step forward in the field of organ transplants could one day impact the lives of sick and dying people.
As the need for transplantable organs rises, scientists have begun experimenting with a new way of saving those in search of transplants.
Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine have successfully "grown" or generated a working kidney by use of a deceased rat's organs.
Now these kidneys, for all intents and purposes, are simply rebuffed rat kidneys. However the process, which involves using a special soap to remove the kidney of it's dead cells and inserting healthy cells from a donor rat, successfully produced a product to be transplanted into a rat.
Still in a rudimentary stage, the results show the reduced function of the recipient rats when using the new kidney. Yet, this promising step forward in the field of organ transplants could one day impact the lives of sick and dying people.
Monday, April 8, 2013
NCAA Championship
As March Madness comes to a close, two teams remain out of the 64 original tournament contenders.
The 2013 NCAA basketball championship will feature Louisville (34-5) vs. Michigan (31-7), two of the most talented teams of the past year.
Louisville is coached by the hall-of-famer Rick Pitino and lead by junior guard Russ Smith. While Michigan has its plays called by coach John Beilein and is commanded by sophomore point guard Trey Burke.
Both Louisville's men and women's basketball teams are playing in national championship games, and the men's team is undoubtably inspired by the gruesome injury to their player Kevin Ware.
They have been the best team in college basketball since late January, and were a number one seed headed into the tournament.
However, Michigan has earned their spot in the finale and will certainly do everything they can to prove their worthy of national glory.
The 2013 NCAA basketball championship will feature Louisville (34-5) vs. Michigan (31-7), two of the most talented teams of the past year.
Louisville is coached by the hall-of-famer Rick Pitino and lead by junior guard Russ Smith. While Michigan has its plays called by coach John Beilein and is commanded by sophomore point guard Trey Burke.
Both Louisville's men and women's basketball teams are playing in national championship games, and the men's team is undoubtably inspired by the gruesome injury to their player Kevin Ware.
They have been the best team in college basketball since late January, and were a number one seed headed into the tournament.
However, Michigan has earned their spot in the finale and will certainly do everything they can to prove their worthy of national glory.
Paratransit Fare - Boston Globe
Four arrests were made in Boston as police targeted senior citizens and disabled individuals who were protesting fare increases for the paratransit system known as The Ride.
The organizer, Carolyn Villers, who is the director of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, was arrested this monday afternoon.
Stopping traffic, and blasting a cowbell, the protestors blocked motorists from driving down Beacon Street outside of the State House.
The conditions debated on the transportation budget have been deemed "woefully inadequate" by advocators and users of The Ride.
As the increase of fares continues to be deliberated, expect angry protests from those affected.
The organizer, Carolyn Villers, who is the director of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, was arrested this monday afternoon.
Stopping traffic, and blasting a cowbell, the protestors blocked motorists from driving down Beacon Street outside of the State House.
The conditions debated on the transportation budget have been deemed "woefully inadequate" by advocators and users of The Ride.
As the increase of fares continues to be deliberated, expect angry protests from those affected.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Boston Globe - North Korea
A few weeks ago, North Korea reportedly tested a miniature nuclear explosive device, and their development is not stopping there. The country reiterated this Saturday that they are in "a state of war" because of a truce rather than peace treaty signed by the country and the United States after the completion of the war between the two nations in the 1950's.
In early March, the U.S. and South Korea established a joint military exercise that the Northern nation took as a threat. Additionally, after the most recent nuclear test by the North Koreans, the United Nations imposed more sanctions against the country, which they undoubtably took as imposing on their freedom.
Certainly, conditions between our countries are not encouraging, with the two societies seeing far from eye-to-eye.
Kim Jong Un, who took over after the death of his father Kim Jong-il, ordered all his missile units to be on standby. Moreover, he declared that if provoked, North Korea will not hesitate to attack the United States and South Korea with "nuclear-tipped long-range missiles."
Though the threats may ring hallow, something must be done to ease the tension between the United States and North Korea. Nuclear war would not only destroy any nation involved, but would have detrimental effects on the world as a whole.
In early March, the U.S. and South Korea established a joint military exercise that the Northern nation took as a threat. Additionally, after the most recent nuclear test by the North Koreans, the United Nations imposed more sanctions against the country, which they undoubtably took as imposing on their freedom.
Certainly, conditions between our countries are not encouraging, with the two societies seeing far from eye-to-eye.
Kim Jong Un, who took over after the death of his father Kim Jong-il, ordered all his missile units to be on standby. Moreover, he declared that if provoked, North Korea will not hesitate to attack the United States and South Korea with "nuclear-tipped long-range missiles."
Though the threats may ring hallow, something must be done to ease the tension between the United States and North Korea. Nuclear war would not only destroy any nation involved, but would have detrimental effects on the world as a whole.
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