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The alleged ‘wife poisoner’ of Wilton Centre

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story on the “Wilton Centre Wife Poisoner,” the 19th century murder case that captivated the rural farming community for weeks. Part II will run in this space on Sept. 15. Since the first newspapers rolled off of comparatively tiny presses ...

Mayor charged with taking bribes to help pot businesses

BOSTON (AP) – A young Massachusetts mayor’s tortuous tenure took another strange turn Friday when he was arrested on charges he conspired to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies seeking to operate marijuana businesses. Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, who became the old ...

N.H. Attorney General Takes Control Of Hillsborough County Attorney Office

MANCHESTER -- Friday, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald announced that he is wresting control of the Hillsborough County Attorney Office from elected County Attorney Michael Conlon. MacDonald cited "systemic failures in the leadership of the prosecutorial function of your ...

Nashua man nabbed on warrants must get treatment to stay out of jail

NASHUA – Agreeing, at least to some degree, with Aaron Sisto’s attorney that the 22-year-old Nashua man has been taking seriously his mental health and drug treatment, Judge Jacalyn Colburn granted Sisto’s request for personal recognizance bail at a Superior Court hearing this week. “I ...

City man charged with sexual assault

NASHUA – Blake Romano, 19, of Nashua, faces an allegation of aggravated felonious sexual assault (AFSA) after his Wednesday arrest. At 4:54 p.m. Tuesday, officers from the Nashua Police Department’s Uniform Field Operations Bureau received a report of a sexual assault. Romano was ...

N.J. man pleads guilty on cocaine charges

CONCORD – Shariff Britton, 36, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing more than 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 15, 2018, a New Hampshire ...