Greater Nashua & Top Headlines
Greater Nashua participates in National Drug Take-Back Day on April 24th
NASHUA – On April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., communities nationwide will participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) 20th Annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This event provides the public an opportunity to prevent substance misuse and theft by eliminating expired, ...
Manchester man sought in connection with social media threat has been located in Maine
MANCHESTER – Police Tuesday afternoon said Afshin Zarechian, the 20-year-old man allegedly tied to "social media rumors" stemming from posts involving the University of Maine, has been located in Fryeburg, Maine. A police spokeswoman said only that Zarechian was "safely located" by ...
CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL 3 COUNTS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and ...
Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He was 93. The death of the former senator, ambassador and Minnesota attorney ...
Local woman accused of assaulting, injuring family members
MERRIMACK – Officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at an undisclosed address early Monday morning ended up arresting a woman identified as 31-year-old Caitlyn Siemens, police said. Siemens, whose address wasn't provided, was charged around 2 a.m. Monday with two counts of ...
Overnight apartment fire claims life of 65-year-old Manchester woman
MANCHESTER – Several residents of a Prospect Street apartment building were able to safely evacuate when a fire broke out early Monday morning, but one woman was located inside suffering from what turned out to be fatal injuries, officials said. Sharon Little, 65, was rescued through a ...
SBA announces official Restaurant Revitalization Fund application and guidelines
WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman today announced key details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the ...
Sununu issues Executive Order 2021-07, re-establishing the Governor’s Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals
CONCORD – On Monday Gov. Chris Sununu issued Executive Order 2021-07, an order re-establishing the Governor’s Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals. “Re-establishing the Governor’s Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals ensures that New Hampshire continues our proud and ...
Manchester man sought in connection with social media threat now a missing persons case, police say
MANCHESTER – Police Monday afternoon said the search is continuing for Afshin Zarechian, the 20-year-old man allegedly tied to "social media rumors" stemming from posts involving the University of Maine, but the search is now being investigated as a missing persons case. "To this point, ...
Expert: Re-start mask mandate, effective COVID-19 treatment under-utilized in NH
CONCORD – The state’s epidemiologist Dr. Ben Chan said he still advocates for residents to wear a face mask in public when they can’t socially distance, but another public health expert disagrees with Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision to end the statewide mask mandate this soon. Before ...
Senate panel saddles up for machine horse racing, not yet for online taxes
CONCORD — The Senate Ways and Means Committee made quick work Monday of a bill to allow historical horse racing under charitable gaming but wants more information on a bill the sponsor said closes a loophole in the rooms and meals tax by taxing online platforms for car rentals and short-term ...
Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city. The jury of six white ...
Biden’s virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch
WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no hands to shake or backs to slap, no way to look a foreign leader in the eye. The small human moments that define statecraft will be reduced to images on a screen. President Joe Biden, a most hands-on politician, this week will host a major climate summit ...
SLIDESHOW: Walter F. Mondale – A Life in Pictures
“Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history. During our administration, Fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic, policy-driving force that had never ...
Local, state police continue investigation into Hudson crash that seriously injured two teens
HUDSON – While no official update has been publicly issued on the conditions of the two teenagers who sustained serious injuries in last week's crash involving a dump truck, members of the Hudson Police Collision Investigation Reconstruction Team and representatives of state police Troop G ...
Kuster joins deployment ceremony for N.H. National Guard
CONCORD — On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster joined a deployment ceremony for the members of the New Hampshire National Guard 169th Aviation Regiment before a yearlong overseas deployment to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian (KFOR). During the ceremony, Kuster thanked the ...
Somber vigil for Daunte Wright in Manchester draws 200 people
About 200 people gathered in Derryfield Park Saturday night to remember Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was shot to death by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11. The tone for the candlelight vigil was somber and sometimes tearful, with discussion focusing more ...
Nashua man sentenced to prison time on charges stemming from 2017 shootout with police
WORCESTER, Massachusetts – Nashua resident Brian J. Binder, 34, arrested in September 2017 on charges accusing him of pulling a gun from a backpack and shooting at Lunenburg police officers checking on a report of a suspicious person, has been sentenced to two prison terms of 5-6 years each, ...
Hollis man, 50, charged with possessing, distributing child sexual abuse images
HOLLIS – Police say Hollis resident Richard E. Charity has turned himself in late last week, several days after investigators issued a warrant for his arrest on charges that accuse him of possessing, and distributing, child pornography, or child sexual abuse images. Police said a team of ...
Face masks still required in some NH municipalities
CONCORD – Whether you need to “mask-up” depends on where you are in New Hampshire these days. Last Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu decided to drop the statewide mask mandate, citing good news on the vaccine front here, despite increasing hospitalizations and new cases. While announcing ...