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Processing plant sued by family of Maine boy
The family of a Maine boy has sued the meat processing plant in Northern New Hampshire that processed 8,800 pounds of beef that was recalled after several people became ill with E. coli last month.Sarah Monks, who lives in York County, Maine, is...
Fecal bacteria drives swimmers away from Weirs Beach in Laconia
By NICK STOICO
Dirty water made for a quiet weekend at Weirs Beach to the dismay of tourists and business owners.The state Department of Environmental Services posted an advisory last week for the beach located in Laconia’s hub of summer activity warning swimmers...
Former Spaulding Youth Center employee arraigned on sex assault charges
By ELODIE REED
A former employee at a Northfield youth center is charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and sending her sexually explicit images of himself.Court documents show that Fred Parker Lucy III, 32, of Goffstown pleaded not guilty on July 13 to...
The search is on for a Bigfoot in New Hampshire
By NICK REID
A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts, which has previously been involved in notorious hoaxes, is skulking in the New Hampshire woods, where residents say they’ve spotted the mythical creature.The California-based outfit, called Searching for Bigfoot, met...
After seven decades, Corriveau-Routhier closes
By DAVID BROOKS
At least one loyal customer isn’t surprised that building and landscape supply store Corriveau-Routhier has shut its doors after 70 years.“It was a great source of supplies that we needed, had been great for a long time. But over the past maybe two...
SWAT team descends on man living in Barnstead woods
By NICK REID
A SWAT team descended on a felon living in the Barnstead woods Thursday and arrested him, after police said he threatened the people on whose property he was staying. Paul Elijah Tasker Jr. “made a comment that he would harm any police officer that...
Pittsfield hot rod builder races ahead by sticking to tradition
By NICK REID
When Pittsfield’s Eli English first got his hands on that 1930s Ford hot rod, he couldn’t help but want to know more about its history.With the help of the internet, he tracked down Buddy Hinman, the 80-year-old Rome, N.Y., man who first modified the...
18-year-old humpback whale washes ashore beach in Rye
By KATIE GALIOTO
Crowds gathered on the shore by Rye State Park and Foss Beach on Monday to observe a rare sight: a 45-foot humpback whale washed onto the rocks.Snow Plow, an 18-year-old female whale, likely died a few days earlier out at sea, said Graham Courtney, a...
People for June 19, 2016
Bow John Holmes was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill.Haley Cohen was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Quinnipiac University in Hamdean, Conn. Samantha De Maria was named to the...
Ray Duckler: When you free the nipple, you're not always free to go
By RAY DUCKLER
As Heidi Lilley sees it, I have more freedom than she does, and the 55-year-old Gilford resident doesn’t like it one bit.I can take my shirt off on a hot day. I can take it off at the beach, on the street, at the ice cream stand, because society views...
Six arrested in Franklin drug bust
By ELODIE REED
City police and a New Hampshire State Police SWAT team – complete with a BearCat – arrested six people in Franklin on Tuesday suspected of drug activity. Franklin police Chief David Goldstein said the arrests were a result of a monthslong “lengthy”...
4 arrested in Northfield street fight; more arrests possible
By Megan Doyle
Four people were arrested on felony riot charges in Northfield on Friday night. The brawl began on the scene of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Park Street and Dearborn Road, according to a press release from the Northfield Police...
Nurse accused of diverting drugs takes stand at trial, denies allegations
By JEREMY BLACKMAN
A traveling nurse accused of diverting drugs from Concord Hospital took the stand Wednesday on the penultimate day of her criminal trial, emphatically contesting the claims and suggesting she is the victim of one giant misunderstanding.Kerry Bridges,...
State pulls plug on grant to expand treatment for pregnant moms who abuse drugs
By ALLIE MORRIS
Jennifer Payson gave birth to her daughter in Manchester’s Valley Street jail. The 31-year-old mother of three has used painkillers and heroin on and off since she was a teen, but landed behind bars in 2014 on a drug-related charge that was later...
Ex-employees of Fred Fuller get millions in settlements from sex-harassment lawsuit
By DAVID BROOKS
Two former employees of Fred Fuller have been awarded $2.7 million and $1 million in a lawsuit that alleged the owner of the now-bankrupt oil company harassed them with “offensive, unwelcome, sexual conduct” in the office.The case had previously made...
Franklin woman recieves 5-10 years for arson
By ELODIE REED
A Franklin woman has been sentenced 5 to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay close to $500,000 in restitution for setting fire to her apartment building last fall.The Franklin Fire Department said Friday that Amber Cowan, 29, formerly of School...
Judge sides with son in Rossview Farm family feud
By JEREMY BLACKMAN
Judge sides with son in Rossview Farm family feud - The owner of Rossview Farm, the popular Christmas tree business in West Concord that has sat shuttered for two winters, can continue leasing the land from his parents despite their insistence that he stop, a judge has ruled, ending one chapter in a...
Holy Trinity celebrates Greek Easter
By Geoff Forester
Holy Trinity celebrates Greek Easter- The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church celebrated a two-hour Service of the Lamentations on Friday night where a series of hymns was sung before a representative tomb of Christ, reflecting the death and burial during the Easter observance.According...
Man accused of rape wants record cleared of dropped charges
By LYNNE TUOHY
Man accused of rape wants record cleared of dropped charges- A New Hampshire man charged with kidnapping and raping a teenage girl over the course of nine months wants his record erased of already-dropped charges that he threatened a state prosecutor, saying the allegations caused “irreparable harm” to his...
Former Shaker Road teacher sentenced to 20 years for rape, child porn
By NICK REID
Former Shaker Road teacher sentenced to 20 years for rape, child porn- The former Shaker Road School assistant teacher who raped a teenage student in 2013 and 2014 hung his head in Merrimack County Superior Court on Wednesday after he heard a statement from his victim, describing the “nightmare that truly lasted over the...
