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Man Kills Bear in Thetford After It Attacks His Chicken Coop
By Jordan Cuddemi
Thetford — Fish and Wildlife officials said a Thetford resident shot and killed a black bear last week after he caught the sow in the act of killing chickens inside his chicken coop.Fish and Wildlife District Supervisor Lt. Justin Stedman said a...
Dartmouth Releases Tax Return
By Rick Jurgens
Hanover — Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon’s 2014 compensation package broke the million dollar barrier but his total of $1.1 million lagged behind Chief Investment Officer Pamela Peedin’s $1.2 million in the college’s pay hierarchy, according...
Officials Consider X-Ray Scanners for Prisons
By Allie Morris
Concord — A quick kiss between an inmate and his girlfriend in the prison visiting room is all it takes to slip a small amount of illegal drugs, concealed within a deflated balloon, from one mouth to the other.Just like that, officials say, contraband...
Former Hanover Principal Charged in Canaan Prostitution Sting
By Amanda E. Newman
Former Hanover Principal Charged in Canaan Prostitution Sting- Canaan — Former Bernice A. Ray School Principal Matt Laramie has been charged in a prostitution sting.Laramie, 48, was arrested on Monday off Route 4 in Canaan on one count of prostitution, a Class B misdemeanor, Canaan Police Chief Sam Frank said in...
Hartford Christian Camp Eyed for Historic Designation
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Hartford Christian Camp Eyed for Historic Designation- White River Junction — Just across the street from a gas station on a busy stretch of Route 5 along Tafts Flat, a largely unnoticed narrow strip of cracked blacktop descends a steep slope to a shelf of land above the Connecticut River, where a cluster...
High Bidder For Claremont Property Out
By Patrick O’Grady
High Bidder For Claremont Property Out - Claremont — Plans to restore the historic farmhouse on Route 12A, commonly referred to as the Hunter property, will not be pursued by the nonprofit organization that had the high bid of $82,000 at last month’s auction.Northern Heritage Mills failed to...
N.H. Murder Convict Seeks Prison Release
By Lynne Tuohy
N.H. Murder Convict Seeks Prison Release- Concord — A New Hampshire man who got away with murder for 20 years now wants his sentence reduced to the 10 years he already has served.Eric Windhurst was 17 when he fatally shot a friend’s stepfather, Danny Paquette, after the friend told him that...
Yes, Major Quakes Can Happen Here
By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
Yes, Major Quakes Can Happen Here- Lebanon — It could happen off the shore of Cape Ann, Mass., as it did in 1755, and damage hundreds of buildings.It could happen in Charlevoix, Canada, as it did in 1663, and cause economic losses of $220 million.It could even happen in a populated...
Convict Asks for Lesser Sentence
By Jordan Cuddemi
Convict Asks for Lesser Sentence- White River Junction — Louis A. Fucci Jr., the onetime owner of the defunct Benning Street Bar and Grill who pleaded guilty to hiring a hit man to kill his former business partner and ex-girlfriend in 2011, took the stand on Tuesday and told the court...
Convict in Failed Murder-for-Hire Plot Wants to Have His Sentence Reduced
By Jordan Cuddemi
Convict in Failed Murder-for-Hire Plot Wants to Have His Sentence Reduced- White River Junction — Louis A. Fucci Jr., the one-time owner of Benning Street Bar and Grill who pleaded guilty in 2011 to hiring a hitman to kill his former business partner and his former girlfriend, is seeking to have his sentence reduced. A...
Perkins Found Guilty
By Jordan Cuddemi
Perkins Found Guilty- White River Junction — After deliberating for more than 10 hours, a jury on Thursday night found Emily Perkins guilty of voluntary manslaughter and attempted second-degree murder in the 2011 shootings of Scott Hill and Emma Jozefiak.Perkins held her...
