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In This Issue
Weare man pleads guilty in DWI death of his brother
Nicholas Palangas, 51, of Weare will most likely spend a year under home confinement, after pleading guilty to felony drunken driving during an accident that killed his brother, a retired Manchester firefighter. The September 2015 crash on Kilton Road in Bedford caused the death of retired firefighter Eric Palangas, who had also served…
16 departments battle Proctor Academy dorm fire
Even with the assistance of 16 area departments, officials believe that even a sprinkler system could not have saved the building at the 1858 Proctor Academy dormitory destroyed by fire on Saturday. According to Fire Chief Rene LeFebvre, “We weren’t going to stop that thing even with all of those firefighters, but I thought we had to…
Husband arrives to bail out wife – needs bail himself
On June 18th Sunapee Police received a report of a vehicle leaving Jake’s Market in Georges Mills after having backed into another vehicle. The vehicle was located on Route 103B and subsequently, Margaret Houseman of 26 Caldwell Lane in Sunapee was arrested for DWI, Acts Prohibited and Conduct After an Accident. She was processed at the Sunapee Police Department, bailed and released. That afternoon Sebastian Houseman arrived at the station to wait for…
Franklin pair arrested for child neglect
Franklin Police officers arrested Cherrie Fleck, 37, and Tristin Thibault, 19 for Possession of a Controlled Drug and Child Endangerment. An officer was patrolling the area of 15 Plains Court when he observed a male and female under the age of 5 playing in the court’s parking lot unsupervised. The officer observed both children to be filthy and one with no shoes. The oldest child was…
‘Officer Ed’ rallies Bradford to support young girl with diabetes
Last fall, Amy and Jon Cook applied for a diabetic assist service dog to help their nine-year old daughter, Anna, manage her Type One Diabetes (T1D). With an average wait of 18 months, it was time to consider how to pay for the $3,500 dog. What the couple also needed to consider was how to cover …
Franklin School budget deficit reduced
The deficit in Franklin’s School District Budget which was originally projected at $1.3 million and jumped to $1.6 million before dropping to $1.1 million, now stands at $245,000 after an hour long joint session of the City Council and School Board. Mayor Ken Merrifield opened the session by reminding all that they have only until July 15th to close the gap, schedule a public hearing and adopt a new budget or…
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