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Suspect vehicle in hit-in-run seized

May 4th 2012 at 10:41:07 AM

NEW IPSWICH — With help from tips from the public, police have identified and seized a vehicle they suspect to be connected with the hit-and-run accident last Wednesday that sent a New Ipswich mother to the hospital.

Crystal Hazelton, 24, was struck Wednesday morning while pushing her two-year-old daughter, Alexis, in a stroller on Thayer Road. Alexis was not injured in the incident.

On Monday, police seized a black Honda Accord from a residence on Thayer Road. During the execution of a search warrant on Tuesday, police determined that the vehicle had damage to the passenger door and a broken window. Police Chief Garrett Chamberlain said the department is not releasing any information about the owner of the car or any possible suspects in the case until further investigation into the case.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or asaari@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on Twitter at @AshleySaari.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Establishing the artist’s space

The LifeSong Center for the Arts in Jaffrey is still a work in progress. The anticipated dance floor is currently under construction and where two newly installed windows only days ago showed a view of insulation. But what is beautiful are the dreams that its creators, Lisa Goodwin of Jaffrey and Joy Anderson of Swanzey, have for it.

One killed in Wilton house fire

April 30th 2012 at 02:48:57 PM

WILTON -- One person was killed and one firefighter injured last night in a three-alarm fire at a home on Maple Street, which brought out emergency service responders from eight towns.

According to N.H. Deputy Fire Marshal John Raymond there has not yet been a positive identification made on the individual killed in the fire. The injured Wilton firefighter, Captain Joe Torre, was treated and released for burns on the sides of his face and wrist the night of the fire.

The Fire Marshal’s Office is leading the investigation of the fire's cause, which has yet to be determined.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Fire leaves Bennington family homeless

April 30th 2012 at 02:45:26 PM

BENNINGTON -- A second-alarm fire of undetermined cause resulted in the loss of a house on Old Greenfield Road last night.

Pamela and Christopher Vorhees of Bennington arrived home with two other family members at around 10:20 p.m. last night and discovered their house was on fire, according to Bennington Fire Chief Mike Roina.

Bennington Fire Department is working with the N.H. Fire Marshal’s Office on the investigation of the fire's cause, according to Roina.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Police investigating hit-and-run

April 26th 2012 at 01:46:23 PM

NEW IPSWICH -- A mother pushing her two-year-old in a stroller on Thayer Road Wednesday morning was struck by a driver who fled the scene, according to a press release the New Ipswich Police Department issued later that night.

Crystal Hazelton, 24, of Wyman Road was walking along Thayer Road with her daughter at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday when she was struck from behind by a car, the driver of which did not stop.

Hazelton was found minutes later when two other drivers stopped, according to published media reports. Her daughter, still strapped in her stroller, was unharmed.

Hazelton was airlifted to University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. with unknown injuries, according to the press release.

Investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the release.

Police are seeking information about a black compact car, with possible damage to the hood, right front end, passenger side door and mirror. People with information are asked to call the New Ipswich Police Department at 878-2771.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Well-sanded and seaworthy

PETERBOROUGH — “Sanding is fun” says the sign hanging in RiverMead Lifecare Community’s woodshop. It must be so, because the six RiverMead residents in the shop on a recent Wednesday afternoon are eager to gang-press anyone passing by to join in.

School superintendent resigns

April 25th 2012 at 09:49:00 AM

WILTON -- The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board unanimously accepted the resignation of Supt. Trevor Ebel at the start of its meeting Tuesday night.

The School Board then announced that the school district had concluded its investigation into the alleged misuse of the district's credit card to pay for limo services, alcohol and movies, which were charged on the card while school officials were at out-of-state conferences. The investigation also addressed allegations that an employee had received several pay advances, which is against district policy.

Board Chair Geoff Brock said the district would not reveal the name of the employee involved; the board has sealed the results of the investigation for 50 years to protect the reputation of a district employee.

Ebel is the credit card holder, according to bank statements.

More details in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Chief calling recent fires suspicious

April 24th 2012 at 10:36:16 AM

RINDGE — As multiple towns dealt with brush fires spurred along by exceptionally dry conditions in the last week, Rindge Fire Chief Rickard Donovan finds several recent fires in his town suspicious.

Donovan said that Rindge has dealt with four brush fires this month and in each case the cause has yet to be determined. He said several of the fires’ circumstances led him to wonder just how they had started. In each of the blazes in Rindge, Donovan said that no one was hurt and, except for the loss of woodlands, there was no property damage either.

The first brush fire Rindge handled this month occurred on April 7 on Main Street; it was discovered by some youths in town, said Donovan. The blaze was contained to a fairly small area and was brought under control by the Fire Department within an hour-and-a-half, he said.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or asaari@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on Twitter at @AshleySaari.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Selectmen at odds over pay

April 24th 2012 at 10:22:23 AM

FRANCESTOWN — Selectman Scott Carbee has refused to sign a pay voucher over and above the selectman’s stipend for fellow Select Board member Abigail Arnold in compensation for working in the town offices on April 10.

But Arnold was paid anyway, as she and fellow Select Board member Betsy Hardwick placed their names on the voucher, providing the required number of signatures.

The voucher was worth $113.96 in net pay for eight hours of work at the Town Hall at $20 per hour.

At the Select Board meeting on April 16, Carbee took issue with Arnold being paid to run the town office on April 10, while the town’s Administrative Assistant Christine Lavery was out of the office to attend a leadership program.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or asaari@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on Twitter at @AshleySaari.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Man ejected from vehicle in I-89 crash

April 11th 2012 at 09:44:11 AM

ANTRIM -- Police say driver fatigue may have been a factor in an early morning car crash in Concord, in which an Antrim man was ejected from his 2005 Subaru Baja, causing serious injury.

According to a press release issued by the N.H. State Police today, Christopher Richard, 31, of Antrim was transported to Concord Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the accident Tuesday.

His Subaru had drifted into the emergency breakdown lane of I-89, bounced off the guard rail and crossed into the left travel lane, striking a oncoming car driven by Peter Kelpakgian, 24, of Warner, according to the press release.

Information about Kelpakgian's condition was not provided in the press release. Police did say that drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the accident.

More details in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Pub owner hopes to buy building

Leslie Johnson has a plot to support one of Peterborough’s favorite places to revel — by hosting a big revelry.

Blaze at Jaffrey transfer station calls out surrounding towns

April 10th 2012 at 12:47:03 PM

JAFFREY -- A second-alarm fire at the transfer station of Monadnock Disposal Service Tuesday morning, ignited by a possible chemical reaction caused while an employee was moving trash, was extinguished within 30 minutes of fire crew arrival.

More than 40 firefighters, from nearly a dozen towns, responded to the blaze shortly after 10 a.m.

There were no injuries sustained, or damage to the equipment.

Details in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.