The victim in the fatal Thanksgiving fire in Peterborough, N.H. has been identified as Patricia C. Rennie, 47, said New Hampshire State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan, Peterborough Fire Chief Joseph Lenox, and Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard in a statement Thursday. The positive identification was made by New Hampshire Chief State Medical Examiner Dr. [...]
New Hampshire woman shot in domestic violence incident
Dec. 1, 2010 1 Comment
New Hampshire State Police are investigating a domestic shooting that took place in the town of Wentworth on Wednesday morning. At 8:15 a.m., police were called to Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, N.H. where a woman was in the emergency room being treated for a gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation showed that the woman was [...]
Husband charged in death of wife in New Hampshire, son also murdered
Nov. 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
An Auburn, N.H. man has been charged with murder after his wife and son were found dead in their home earlier this week. Christopher Smeltzer, 37, was charged with second-degree murder after police said he killed his wife, Mara Pappalardo, 39 either Sunday or Monday. Their 4-year-old son, whose name was not released, was also [...]
Spader guilty in New Hampshire home invasion killing
Nov. 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Steven Spader, 19, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering a woman and maiming her 11-year-old daughter in secluded Mont Vernon, N.H. last year. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Spader on all charges. Spader will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Spader and other teens charged [...]
Man killed on New Hampshire road after striking fallen tree
Nov. 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
A man was killed early Monday morning after his SUV struck a tree that had been uprooted by high winds in Cornish, N.H. Justin J. Towle, 29, of nearby Claremont, N.H., was wearing his seat belt driving on Route 120 northbound near East Road when his 2006 Toyota Rav4 struck the tree that had fallen [...]
Kelly Ayotte ensures Republican senate seat from New Hampshire stays that way
Nov. 2, 2010 1 Comment
Former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte beat up on Republican Paul Hodes in a vacant Senate seat given up by retiring New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg. Ayotte, a young and conservative Republican endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, took it to hodes and rode a national roller coaster of Republican victories. Hodes had [...]
Republican Frank Guinta wins New Hampshire First District Congressional race
Nov. 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Republican Frank Guinta won the New Hampshire First District Congressional race, unseating Democrat Carol Shea-Porter by a wide margin. Former New Hampshire Governor and Republican State Committee Chairman John H. Sununu said the following: “I want to congratulate Congressman-Elect Frank Guinta on his victory in the First Congressional District race. Frank will take his fiscally [...]
Woman found dead in Gilford, N.H.
Nov. 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
New Hampshire authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a woman found in her home on Monday night. In a joint statement, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney, State Police Colonel Robert L. Quinn, and Gilford Police Chief John E. Markland said the woman was middle aged, but did not release her name pending [...]
Man, 20, killed in New Hampshire motorcycle accident
Oct. 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Durham, N.H. 20-year-old was killed in a motorcycle crash in nearby Madbury on Saturday afternoon. Tyler Smith died after missing a curve on Freshet Road and crashing into a cluster of trees, New Hampshire State Police said on Sunday. He had been wearing a full face helmet when he crashed his Honda motorcycle. Police [...]
Bill Clinton makes Nashua appearance for John Lynch
Oct. 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
NASHUA — Win or lose, Democrats have made it clear that they aren’t going down without a fight. Part of that involves the Democratic Party bringing their big guns to New England. Two weeks ago President Obama gave an impassioned speech at a rally for Governor Deval Patrick in Boston’s Back Bay. A week ago, [...]
Nashua man, 19, arrested for having sex with 13-year-old
Oct. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Nashua Police Department arrested a 19-year-old man and charged him with felonious sexual assault after an investigation revealed he was having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Ariel Mendez, 19, of Beech Street in Nashua faces up to 7 years in prison and fines. He was arraigned in Nashua District Court on October 22 and [...]
The beautiful, artsy bubble belly
April 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
New Hampshire woman turns pregnancy into a body of art
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire for Obama; Oklahoma for McCain
Nov. 4, 2008 1 Comment
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire have been called for Sen. Barack Obama, by NBC News and other media outlets. Losing Pennsylvania is a huge negative for the McCain camp, he hoped to carry that state.‚ He has spent a lot of time there recently and his advisors said he’d made a lot of ground. He really [...]
