Souhegan student found with loaded gun

A female student from Souhegan High School was safely removed from the building without incident after officials were told she had a loaded gun with her. According to WMUR, “the girl confided in another student that she was having some problems and that she brought a handgun to school.”
Principal Jon Ingram said the classmate spoke [...]

Dispatch supervisor arrested for hosting drinking party

The communications supervisor at the Amherst Public Safety Communications Center, Shawn Brewer, was arrested on Saturday at his home in Milford charged with hosting an underage drinking party. According to the Milford Police arrest logs, Brewer was released on personal recognizance bail pending a March 9th arraignment to be held at Milford District Court.
Brewer’s son, [...]

Mont Vernon Historical Society Presents Portrait to House Speaker

The Mont Vernon Historical Society today presented a portrait to House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) a photo, on loan, of the illustrious Purgatory Falls shot by Mont Vernon photographer Arthur Rounds.
Purgatory Falls is a rocky gorge on the boundary of Mont Vernon and Lyndeborough. It is a deep ravine more than a half a [...]

Mont Vernon candidates for public office

Similar to Amherst, Mont Vernon has a number of seats to fill at the March elections with most candidates running unchallenged. In fact, the 1-year seat as Director of Public Welfare has no candidate according to the Amherst Citizen.
Running for a 3-year term as Selectman is John Esposito and running for the 1-year Selectman seat [...]

Board of Selectmen in favor of warrant articles

Article 22 Bridge Replacement Bond – Mr. Brew moved that the Selectmen recommend a yes vote on Article 22, second by Mr. O’Mara.  Mr. Infanti announced Mr. Bowler’s vote was yes.  Vote:  5-0.  W&M’s vote 7-0.
Article 23 Operating Budget – Mr. O’Mara moved that the Selectmen vote in the affirmative for the operating budget number [...]

Many local candidates running unopposed

Selectman Tom Grella is up for re-election for the one seat that goes to voters on March 8th. He is seeking another 3-year term and at the moment, according to the Milford Cabinet, he is running un-opposed. The same goes for long-time town clerk Nancy Demers who is looking towards her next 1-year term. Marie [...]

Three finalists announced in superintendent search

Chris Janson announces that after a careful vetting by a subcommittee of the school board and after a series of interviews by the Superintendent Advisory Search Committee, three finalists from a field of highly qualified superintendent candidates have been selected.
“We are very pleased with the caliber of the finalists for the superintendent’s position,” Christine Janson [...]

Cause of 4-alarm fire deemed ‘accidental’

The 2-story home at 31 Storybrook Lane was home to Daryl Johnson, Corky Benson and their two children Astrid, who attends Souhegan High School and Sven who is currently enrolled at Boston College. They are currently staying with friends and neighbors.
Their home suffered significant damage this past Friday in a 4-alarm fire that challenged firefighters [...]

Judge keeps Gribble trial in Hillsborough

Superior Court Judge Gillian Abramson denied a motion by accused Mont Vernon murderer Christopher Gribble, to have his trial moved out of Hillsborough County.
Several motions were filed by Gribble’s defense attorneys, Donna Brown and Matthew Hill, that sought to restrict the language and photos prosecutors could show the jury. Words like “cold-blooded” and “slaughter” were [...]

Winter Storm Watch for Wednesday

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Western and Central Hillsborough County with the expectation of heavy snowfall at times. Estimated accumulations of 7-12 inches is possible with the highest amounts falling late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
As with any storm impacting the morning comment, expect delays and possibly poor road conditions. [...]

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