STODDARD, N.H. — State Police say three people are dead after a sedan crossed into oncoming traffic on Route 9 in southwestern New Hampshire and smashed into an RV. State Police say in a press release that a Honda Accord was traveling westbound near Stoddard at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday when it crossed into the […]
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Energy a focus as leaders meet in New Hampshire
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. (AP) — The premiers of the Eastern Canadian provinces and governors of the New England states said Monday that delivering clean energy to this corner of the United States is one of the most important issues facing the region. Energy and economic collaboration were the main topics at a two-day conference between […]
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Searchers, dogs, find missing man in New Hampshire forest
JEFFERSON, N.H. — A combination of teamwork, thermal imaging and search dogs helped rescuers find a 19-year-old autistic man who went missing in the woods for five hours in Jefferson, New Hampshire. The Fish and Game Department says a dog acquired the track from Route 115 near the Jefferson/Carroll town line and followed it Monday. […]
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Last Grey Nun continues legacy of showing God’s love
LEWISTON — Sister Claire Pouliot may be the last of the Grey Nuns serving at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, but at 68 years old, she’s far from slowing down. In her 16th year as a social worker at d’Youville Pavilion nursing home, Pouliot has seen the sisters’ presence dwindle. But their mission continues. “Because […]
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‘Oh my God, the house just blew up’
“Oh my God, the house just blew up,” Pauline Raiche, who lives next door, told the Herald as the drama played out late yesterday afternoon. “The whole thing is gone and the fire is awful.” The nightmare on Mill Pond Road began when police were called to a domestic argument just after 4 p.m. at […]
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Helen C. McGuire
1923 – 2014 AUBURN — Helen C. McGuire, 90, of Lewiston, died peacefully April 26, following a period of declining health. Helen was born in Medford, Mass., on Dec. 6, 1923, the younger of two children born to Clair V. Chesley Sr. and Maryella (Rendall) Chesley. She was raised and educated in Hanover, N.H., and […]
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Two charged with selling heroin in N.H.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Police have arrested two people after a months-long investigation into the sale of heroin on New Hampshire’s seacoast. Thirty-year-old Patrick Pickford of Portsmouth has been charged with three counts of sales of a narcotic drug and with possession with intent to distribute. He is out on bail from the state of […]
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Alfred A. Delisle
1930 – 2014 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Alfred A. Delisle, 84, of Manchester, N.H., died on Wednesday, March 12, at Hanover Hill Health Care. He was born on Jan. 15, 1930, in Lewiston, the son of Alfred and Evelina (Bouchard) Delisle. Alfred worked at the Raytheon Company in Massachusetts for 30 years and lived in Framingham, […]
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Father charged with negligent homicide in N.H. accident that killed Auburn teen
MERRIMACK, N.H. — New Hampshire State Police say charges have been upgraded against a Nashua man accused of causing a three-vehicle crash that killed his 14-year-old son. Thirty-seven-year-old Nghia Huynh initially was charged with felony drunken driving after the crash on the Everett Turnpike Friday night. On Monday, he was arraigned on a negligent homicide […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]