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Woman with outstanding warrants in NH accused of trying to kidnap child in California
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A woman with outstanding warrants in New Hampshire is accused of trying to kidnap a child in California. Santa Monica police said Courtney Perrone tried to grab the 8-year-old girl and run off with her Thursday afternoon. At the time, the child was helping a neighbor...
Sarah Waring: A watershed moment in local government
Communities up and downstream from one another must work together to share equipment and professional staff, and advocate for state policy changes based on watershed needs and conditions. Read the story on VTDigger here: Sarah Waring: A watershed moment in local government.
Dem Lawmaker Confronts Edelblut on Proposed Minimum Standard Changes
CONCORD – Draft changes to minimum standards for public schools, approved unanimously by the State Board of Education last week, were the subject of a legislative oversight meeting Thursday with a Democrat tangling with the Education Commissioner for two hours on whether they water down education in New Hampshire.
Roger Wood Talks Democratic Convention with Jim Demers
Podcast producer Roger Wood speaks with Jim Demers of Concord, former state legislator and one of 34 New Hampshire Democratic National Convention delegates. He is currently in Chicago at the convention. Jim Demers serves as President & CEO of Demers & Prasol Inc. Jim is a former member of the...
Legionnaire's disease outbreak: Two more cases identified in NH from cooling tower water
An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in New Hampshire that made five people sick earlier this summer has now been expanded to seven cases, officials announced. The state's Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this month that five cases of Legionnaire's disease occurred in people who had visited Lincoln in June and July. ...
Brian Curtis Derby ID'd As Victim Of Collapse At Rock Quarry
Brian Curtis Derby, 67, of Townsend, died just before 8 a.m. when the rocks fell on his heavy machinery at the Sterling quarry along Stone Crest Way, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Firefighters and crews worked through the day and night to retrieve Derby's body from beneath the rubble.
UNH poll: NH Democrats in close primary for governor's race; CD-2 Dems also a tight race
DURHAM — Kelly Ayotte holds a wide lead over Chuck Morse in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination for governor in New Hampshire, according to a UNH Survey Center poll, while Joyce Craig holds a slight advantage over Cinde Warmington on the Democratic side. Maggie Goodlander and Colin Van Ostern are neck-and-neck in the race for the Democratic nomination in the Second Congressional District. Republican candidates in both the 1st and 2nd congressional districts in...
Chief identifies Laconia police officer struck by vehicle; Driver charged with attempted capital murder
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, of Londonderry, is facing multiple charges, including attempted capital murder of a police officer, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and simple assault.
Boston teen grateful to be alive after shooting near Franklin Park
BOSTON - Oriana Dunker is grateful to be alive. She was one of five people Boston police say were shot Sunday night near Franklin Park following the Dominican Festival. "I don't know why they would shoot me and my friend. I don't understand I was not expecting to get hurt," Oriana said. Oriana, 17, was there with her best friend who was also shot. She says they were just about to leave the event. "I just heard five gunshots pop, pop, pop so I just started running and then I just fell down and I knew that someone shot me," Oriana...
Boston at high risk for West Nile virus, health officials say
Boston is one of eight Massachusetts communities where the risk of getting West Nile virus is now considered high, health officials said Friday. The other seven communities at high risk for the virus, which can cause severe illness, are in Plymouth County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Abington, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Whitman.
Christine Ricci receives life in prison for killing Boston firefighter husband
Prosecutors said Ricci was unable to move past her rage and jealousy over an extramarital affair her husband had several years prior. A Marshfield woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for stabbing her Boston firefighter husband to death in 2021 following a verbal altercation at the couple’s home.
(Archive March 2016) Zachary Marr, MWCC Student Goes Missing
On February 13th, Zachary Marr went missing at a Boston pub known as the Bell in Hand Tavern. Marr had left the bar around 1:30 in the morning to go smoke a cigarette, neglecting his coat and leaving it inside. Within a ten minute window of him leaving the bar, he was gone.
Vernon Family Farm asks public for help in its fight against neighbors’ lawsuit threat
The owners of Vernon Family Farm said they are bracing themselves for a legal battle in superior court over its food, beverage and live events they insist are protected as “agritourism.”. Attorney Tom Hildreth told the Newfields Zoning Board of Adjustment on July 31 that he represents three households,...
State Reports Progress on Trails in Pittsburg After Torrential Summer Storms
PITTSBURG – Ravaged by summer’s torrential rains, progress is coming to the state’s valued trails in the Great North Woods which are crucial to tourism here. And communities in Grafton and Coos counties whose infrastructure was hit hard by the July storms are invited to begin applying for federal reimbursements.
Editorial: On Dartmouth’s Unique Term
Before I sat down to write this editorial, I looked back at what previous summer editors had to say about their sophomore summers. Disregarding the tired and now-ancient references to the pandemic, I gathered that, in the aggregate, the ’24s and ’25s approached their summer terms with optimism and enjoyed a formative experience. Sunset hikes and days on the dock aplenty, I can surmise that their summers were all—or, at least most—of what they were supposed to be. After all, the still-impressionable underclassmen are told time and time again how special the summer is.
State files appeal in ConVal School District case
A week after appealing Judge David Ruoff’s order ruling the statewide education property tax unconstitutional, the state has appealed his order in the suit brought by the ConVal School District finding that the state is shirking its duty to fund an adequate education as required by Part II, Article 83 of the Constitution and ordered by the NH Supreme Court in 1993 and reaffirmed in 1997.
Thrift store, central to Salvation Army's budget, needs new home
LACONIA — For 13 years, shoppers have been able to find bargains on necessities, or maybe treasures they didn’t realize they needed, at the Salvation Army thrift store on New Salem Street. The store also generates the lion’s share of the revenue that funds the religious organization’s community service projects.
Early Voting for Statewide Primary
TEWKSBURY, MA — Early voting in the statewide primary begins this weekend at Town Hall. No application is required to vote in-person. The statewide primary election is September 3rd. Positions on the ballot can be found here. They include the U.S Senator, U.S Representative, Governor’s Councilor, State Senator, State...
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