Tamae Watanabe, 73, smashes own record as oldest woman to climb Mount Everest

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Tamae Watanabe in a picture from 2004.

Tamae Watanabe, who on May 16, 2002 at the age of 63 years became the oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, smashed her own record on Saturday, reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at the age of 73, Kyodo news service reported.

Watanabe, a retired office worker, is a veteran climber who has also conquered Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, and other top peaks around the world.

She launched her ascent from the Tibetan north side of the mountain, according to EverestNews, which reported she would attempt to reach the peak on Friday.

Watanabe, whose climb to the summit was delayed twice due to erratic weather high on the mountain, was in a "good state of health" after getting to the top, Mainichi Daily News reported. She began the last push to the peak late Friday after weather had eased and reached her goal Saturday morning.

Min Bahadur Sherchan of Nepal is the oldest man to reach the top of Everest at the age of 76 years, 340 days.

Mount Everest stands 29,029 feet above sea level.

Suggested Read: The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest [Kindle Edition] by Steve Jenkins (Apr 29, 2002)

Milford Police seek Help: More than 100 fish stolen from hatchery

MILFORD, N.H. - The Department of Fish and Game is seeking the public's help in finding a man who it said could be behind the theft of more than 100 fish from their Milford hatchery in April.

Surveillance photo captured the man Fish and Game officers said broke into the Milford fish hatchery at least twice in April and stole dozens of fish worth about $12 each.

"He came in with the exact purpose to take as many fish as he could," New Hampshire Game and Fish Department representative Todd Szewczyk said.

Workers at the hatchery first noticed something was wrong when they spotted a hole cut through the facility's fence.

"We did also find a trail of fish from where they took them to the access point. They cut in the fence," Szewczyk said.

More fish were taken just a few days later, but Fish and Game officers said they got a look at the thief.

"(He) came back later the next week and was caught by surveillance equipment with a bucket and net," Szewczyk said.

Once inside the hatchery, Fish and Game officers said the thief made his way to one of the enclosures, lifted up the fencing and helped himself to more than 100 fish.

"These were fish that were going to be stocked in the local rivers and ponds, so it's directly affecting the local fisherman," Szewczyk said. "If I were a fisherman, I would be outraged. That's someone taking away potential fish for us to catch."

Officers said it's the first time they've had an incident like it at the hatchery, which houses thousands of fish.

"We've had other incidents where we have caught people actually fishing in the hatchery, but not going out and taking mass quantities like this and making an effort to break through the fence," Szewczyk said.

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Anyone with information on the man's identity is asked to call the state's Operation Game Thief hotline at:
800-344-4262.

Mountain Lion Spotted Near Manchester, NH School May 18, 2012 10:09 PM

MANCHESTER, NH – A middle school in Manchester, New Hampshire has sent out an alert after a mountain lion was spotted.

The animal was spotted Wednesday on Brady Circle which is near the soccer field of the Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School.

A neighbor sent a video to Animal Control and they made the identification.

A letter went home Friday telling people to stay out of wooded areas and to keep their pets inside at night.

If you see the animal you are urged to slowly move away from it.

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BOSTON RED SOX POSTGAME ALERT May 17, 2012

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