Talk for teens aims to heal after killing

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Monday, November 16, 2009

MILFORD – Too often teenagers are growing up in a Facebook world, dominated by appearances and surface urges that lead away from the paths of …

Mont Vernon educator ‘born to be principal’

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 10, 2009

MONT VERNON – Educators and school officials across the Souhegan Valley are mourning the loss of one of their own this week with the death …

Mont Vernon landmark back in business, but for how long?

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 10, 2009

MONT VERNON – Perry Cloutier, an employee in the town’s Department of Public Works, is a fan of the chili at the Mont Vernon General …

New proposal would add home invasion to list of capital crimes

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

CONCORD - A Mont Vernon legislator unveiled plans Tuesday to expand the death penalty to include home invasions by those who intend to kill. If …

Murder victim’s daughter home from hospital

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 22, 2009

MONT VERNON – Just weeks after her mother was killed and she was seriously wounded, 11-year-old Jaimie Cates has returned home to Mont Vernon. A …

Grief expert speaks at session in church

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Brookline leaders have taken a different tact than some of their neighbors in response to a brutal murder two weeks ago and the news that …

Crisis session district’s 2nd over Mt Vernon murder

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 20, 2009

AMHERST – At the end of a meeting Monday night at Souhegan High School, parents stood up one by one and spoke the names of …

Officials vow crisis information sessions a step in healing

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, October 16, 2009

MONT VERNON – One of the many colorful bulletin boards in corridors of Mont Vernon Village School is “Jaimie’s Board.” Brief messages like “You’re being …

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Service held for murder victim

By JOSEPH G. COTE and DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writers | Thursday, October 15, 2009

MONT VERNON – Family and friends paid their respects to Kimberly Cates at a private memorial service at the Congregational Church on Wednesday afternoon. Mont …

Town warns of scams in wake of murder

By KAREN LOVETT Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 14, 2009

MONT VERNON – While more groups are finding ways to help David and Jaimie Cates, town officials are warning residents to be cautious of possible …

Virtual candles for Mont Vernon murder at 21,000 and growing

Monday, October 12, 2009

A Web site created in response to the murder of a Mont Vernon woman has logged more than 20,000 memorial comments in its first week. …

Funeral services private for murdered Mt Vernon mom

Monday, October 12, 2009

Kimberly L. Cates, 42, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, died Oct. 4, 2009. …

Similarities found in murder cases

By KAREN LOVETT Staff Writer | Sunday, October 11, 2009

It was just a sleepy village some three miles down the road from its bigger sister town. To get to and fro, you’d drive down …

2 funds created for Cates family

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Saturday, October 10, 2009

MONT VERNON – Well-wishers have at least two ways to extend their sympathy and financial support to the Cates family. One of Kimberly Cates’ former …

By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Friday, October 9, 2009

As it works through tragedy, Mont Vernon school celebrates family …

Cates recalled as friendly, happy, devoted to family

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 8, 2009

MONT VERNON – John Quinlan, a Mont Vernon selectman, really isn’t interested in whether the teens accused of killing his friend had a bad childhood. …

Memories, tears f low at candlelight vigil in town

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 8, 2009

MONT VERNON – Alexys Lumibao heaved a shuddering sigh and wiped away tears while clinging to a friend Wednesday night and tried to talk about …

Girl called 911 after mom's murder

Thursday, October 8, 2009

MONT VERNON, N.H. (AP) — Police say it was the 11-year-old girl who survived a nighttime attack that killed her mother in Mont Vernon who …

Candlelight vigil set for Wednesday

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Residents of Mont Vernon are scheduling a candlelight vigil to honor the Cates family. All are welcome, and donations will be accepted to …