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Wilton man injured in accident

May 14th 2012 at 10:24:23 AM

TEMPLE -- A Wilton man was airlifted to a hospital after his truck went off General Miller Highway Sunday afternoon, rolling over and hitting a tree.

Temple-Greenville Police Sgt. Richard D’Auria said Christopher Greeley, 31, of Wilton was driving a 2005 Dodge 1500 pickup toward Temple center when he apparently went off the road, over-corrected and crashed into a tree near 332 General Miller Highway at about 4:15 p.m.

D’Auria said Temple Fire and Rescue personnel and a Wilton-Lyndebough-Temple ambulance crew went to the accident scene, along with Officer Michael Needham and Police Chief James McTague. Greeley was taken by ambulance to a landing zone and airlifted by helicopter to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.

Greeley suffered serious but apparently not life-threatening injuries in the accident, according to D’Auria.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript

Market Basket to pay $400K in fines

May 9th 2012 at 12:14:29 PM

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that it has reached a settlement with DeMoulas Super Markets Inc. The grocery chain has agreed to pay $400,000 in fines and correct workplace-safety violations at more than 60 of its Market Basket stores, including one in Rindge.

A Rindge Market Basket employee sustained serious injuries in April 2011 after falling 11 feet off a storage mezzanine and onto a concrete floor.

More details in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Peterborough voters approve town budget

May 9th 2012 at 09:42:02 AM

Peterborough voters approved a $11.7 million operating budget by a substantial margin Tuesday, while rejecting two petition articles calling for election of Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment members.

Liz Thomas won re-election to the Peterborough Select Board, beating challenger Tony Nichols, 757 to 200.

Also going down to defeat were two petition articles sponsored by developer Craig Hicks. One called for adding retailing as a permitted use in the town’s Commerce Park District. The other sought to rezone a 7.85-acre lot that Hicks owns at the end of Mercer Avenue from Rural and Family District to Village Commercial District.

Voters approved a petition article to rezone land on Old Street Road that’s owned by Monadnock Community Hospital to become part of the Monadnock Community Healthcare District.

The election drew 990 voters, a 23 percent turnout.

Details in Thursday’s Ledger-Transcript.

Wilton fire victim identified

May 4th 2012 at 03:31:07 PM

WILTON -- The victim of an April 29 fire at 80 Maple St. has been identified as Arnold Vance, 56, a resident of the home that was seriously damaged in the blaze.

New Hampshire State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan, Wilton Fire Chief Raymond A. Dick and Wilton Police Chief Brent D. Hautanen announced on Friday that they have now completed their investigation into the origin and cause of the fire. The three-alarm blaze drew emergency crews from eight towns, left one firefighter injured and destroyed a barn adjacent to the home.

The fire marshal reported that Vance’s body was removed from the right side rear of the lower section of the barn by investigators. The cause of death was found to be inhalation of flames, superheated gases and smoke. The manner of death was ruled a suicide.

More details in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

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.