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Suit Claims Employee Stole Funds

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Newport — The owner of the North Country Smokehouse has filed a lawsuit against the company’s longtime office manager, accusing her of stealing more than $600,000 from his Claremont business since 2005 and using the money to buy luxury vehicles, snowmobiles and expensive jewelry. In filings in Sullivan County Superior Court, Mike Satzow accused Bonnie Johnson, whom he says he trusted with his company’s finances, of writing checks to herself …

‘It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine’; Claremont Man Pleads Guilty to Charges From February Standoff

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Newport — By the time Anthony Jarvis finished serving his prison sentence last September, he had a drug habit, fueled by the ready availability of opiates behind bars. And once he was free, Jarvis quickly turned to selling marijuana as a way to pay for his drug habit, his lawyer said yesterday. What …

Newport Again Backs Budget

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Newport — In all-day balloting at yesterday’s Town Meeting, voters approved the town budget, purchase of a new ambulance and $250,000 for road repairs. They also approved the school budget and contracts for teachers and support staff in revotes forced after officials botched the school vote in March. A judge last month ordered the district to vote again on Articles 3-10 after a …