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Former Manchester business owner sentenced for distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine, DOJ says
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester man will spend four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl and crack cocaine. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Walter Velez, 41, sold the drugs at his business, Velez Alignment and Auto Services, on 416 Lake Avenue. According to court documents,...
Route 125 crash in Epping: One person killed, another injured in head-on collision
EPPING — One person was killed in a head-on collision on Route 125 near the Pondside Motel, according to Epping police. Epping Police Lt. Stephen Soares said police responded to Route 125 at 1 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a head-on motor vehicle crash with serious injuries.
Manchester Woman Injured in Rollover Crash on I-293 Overpass
Manchester, NH – A single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 293 on Thursday afternoon led to the hospitalization of one local resident. According to State Troopers from the Troop B barracks in Bedford, the incident occurred at 2:35 p.m. on I-293 southbound at the Brown Avenue overpass. The Manchester Fire Department and EMS responded to the scene, finding Alexandria Ellis, 53, of Manchester, trapped inside her silver 2004 Ford Explorer. Firefighters extricated Ellis, who was then transported to Elliot Hospital with minor injuries.
2-alarm fire displaces residents from Somerville Street building, Manchester
MANCHESTER — A two-alarm fire on Friday afternoon forced several people out of a multi-unit building on Somerville Street, with one firefighter sustaining minor injuries. Calls reporting the blaze at 741 Somerville Street began at around 3 p.m., with one individual alerting the nearby fire station in person upon seeing smoke emanating from the property.
Epping truck fire: Passengers escape blaze on Route 125 near Brickyard Square
EPPING — Two people escaped from a pickup truck before it was fully engulfed in flames on Route 125 near the Brickyard Square shopping plaza Thursday afternoon, according to fire Lt. Robert Aliberti. Epping and Brentwood firefighters responded to a call at 2:55 p.m. reporting heavy black smoke from a vehicle fire near...
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