I am the first to admit he screwed up big time, but he's a close friend of mine. He knows he screwed up.

If you play ultimate, we might know each other!

That was years ago. He's not in Portland anymore.

The ice cream maker lives in Maine, so I'm hoping for a THC ice cream shop in the near future

From Root's Facebook post with the letter from the Newmarket Police Department. They switched to Memories ice cream last week (as a result of this and because Angelo's was interested in reducing ice cream production anyway)

Right. It wasn't labeled as "contains THC." That's what that line is referring to. It was labeled with flavor and date made.

Contact tracing is pretty common. Four people, all with the same symptoms, go to the ER. All reported eating the same ice cream brand and flavor that day. Hospital staff are able to put this stuff together pretty easily.

As far as how the ice cream got there... it's pretty simple, albeit so stupid. About 6 months ago, the owner of the ice cream shop made weed infused ice cream for personal use and to share with friends. Didn't label it. Stuck it in the freezer. Completely forgot about it. A staffer of Roots took it out of the freezer, having no idea, and served it.

It's referenced in a handful of the articles and Facebook posts from the perspective of the victims themselves. While the owner hasn't made a public statement, he has apologized directly to the victims. Let me see if I can find a reference.

The business closed this week, not in 2022. Although he has been increasingly less involved as he has let Roots take over the space.

Edit: I don't know how to share screenshots, but there are several relevant posts on one of Newmarket's FB groups.

I'd also like to know what "do due diligence" means exactly. Angelo's Amore has been in business for over two years and has a great reputation. They were a reputable producer.

I worry I am wasting too much energy on this troll though.

It was labeled with flavor and date, which is adequate for products made on site (which the ice cream was since the cafe and ice cream shared a kitchen and a lease). Except, of course, in this very, very egregious example where the labeling was very not adequate.

This person is trying very hard to convince us. Chipotle didn't go out of business when people got salmonella from the lettuce. It wasn't Chipotle's fault.

*yet. I adore the owner, and he's a real dumb dumb for this one, but it's not too late for someone to press charges.

The ice cream was made intentionally, for personal use, not for sale. There was negligence (it wasn't labeled properly and was forgotten in the walk in), but selling it to customers wasn't intentional.

The business owner admitted fault and went out of business, what more do you want?

Hi, neighbor! Fellow Newmarketeer

Stick to r/rabbits and the like and it's mostly good and wholesome

Yikes. Their grammar and taste are lacking.

Aren't you perpetuating the stigma by using the phrase "trailer park"?

New Hampshire has a statute that governs manufactured housing specifically. In NH, manufactured housing is real estate and it appreciates like real estate. Since the 1970s, all manufactured housing is build to HUD standards.

Plus, we have the NH Community Loan Fund, which works to help residents purchase their own parks and start resident owned communities (ROCs) and avoid predatory practices of investor owned parks.

The stigma comes from misunderstands of all of the above or outdated knowledge - people think "trailer parks" will depreciate, aren't energy efficient, and are all owned by predatory investors. But, at least in NH, non of that is true today.

In the case of this story, these are stick built homes, on a foundation. Not manufactured. So, quite different. This style of homes is called "pocket neighborhoods" or "cottage clusters" and are quite popular across the country.

The size of the units would discourage long-term tenants. Most people won't stay in a 384 square foot house for more than one season of their life. These units don't prohibit long-term tenants, but the size of the units means tenants probably won't stay for more than a handful of years. I suspect it'll be mostly single-person households, probably young people and divorcee/empty nester types. If someone stays for longer, that's fine - they're not going to be kicked out or whatever!

They're on Back River Road, near the intersection with 108.

Hi Darren :-)

I see - when I initially read your comment, I assumed Bradley was the sponsor and emailing the sponsor (when they aren't your rep) is silly because the sponsor is obviously already onboard. Yes, emailing the Senate President is a good idea. He may ignore folks who aren't his constituents. That's always the risk of emailing not your rep.

I won't email my rep because she's one of the sponsors and obviously already on board.

Signing in online is easy:

1. Go to www.gencourt.state.nh.us
2. Scroll to the bottom where you'll sign "Senate Remote Sign In"
3. You'll need the date of the public hearing, committee, and bill #
4. Submit!

It looks like it's going to Senate Commerce on 2/14 at 9:45 am. Folks can also show up in person to testify.

There is a lot of nuance and context missing from your comments.

First, these aren't trailers. The Randolphs are building small homes. They are stick built to the same code/standards as any other stick built home. They're just small. This conversation about trailers is irrelevant to this thread.

Second, manufactured housing parks can be predatory. There is a lot of great coverage on that issue. That doesn't mean all "trailers" are predatory. For example, resident owned communities (ROCs) are not predatory, nor is a single manufactured homes placed on the owner's property.

Per NH statute, manufactured housing in NH is treated as real estate. The appreciate, just like real estate does, and since the 1970s, they have been built to HUD standards. Manufactured housing is a very real path toward affordable homeownership for a lot of people in NH.

But you are right that investors buying up manufactured housing parks in NH is a huge problem and it is predatory. Per NH statute, tenants must be given the opportunity to buy their park and that's pretty freaking awesome.

Diversity in our housing stock is good! They probably could have fit more units on the lot if they built an apartment building, but they specifically wanted to build cottages, which are really desirable for a host of reasons. We don't want all our housing to be the same.

Financial feasibility is a real challenge to building affordable housing (or any housing that isn't market rate or "luxury"). They would love to support homeownership if it were possible, but it's not - the math doesn't work.

Edit: I get the downvotes, Reddit hates developers and landlords, but it is clear that y'all don't understand financially feasibility. Developers can't take a loss on project or they would go out of business.

Very apropos given CAVE is a fun acronym for NIMBYs - Citizens Against Virtually Everything.

Some of your points are factually incorrect, but I am going to start with the nuance that is missing from this conversation.

"Tiny houses" is often used when referring to tiny houses on wheels. These aren't that. What the Randolphs are building in Dover are just very small homes. No wheels. There is no reason they will deteriorate faster than any other home because they're built with the same materials and to the same code. They're just smaller.

Tiny houses on wheels may deteriorate faster. There is less regulation when we're talking about THOWs (inspection standards, building code, etc.). THOWs are personal property, not real estate. Note that is also substantially different than manufactured housing, which is considered real estate in NH, does not depreciate, and since the 70s, has been built to HUD standards.

Manufactured homes, especially those in Resident Owned Communities (ROCs), are hands-down the most affordable path to homeownership and are often less expensive than median rents in any given area.

There is a lot of classism in your comment for someone criticizing classism.