An apartment fire in Laconia is under investigation, reports the Associated Press.
Fire crews were alerted to the fire at approximately 1 AM Tuesday morning. The fire, which took place at an apartment building, is said to have caused around $500,000 in property damages, and displaced 15 people.
Laconia Fire Chief Kirk Beattie told the Laconia Daily Sun that he believes the fire may have been deliberately set, and the cause is still under investigation.
One person at the scene was treated for smoke inhalation.
The Newport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in finding two missing adult men, reports E-Ticker News of Claremont.
According to a Facebook post, on Tuesday the Newport PD were alerted to the disappearance of two men; Jerry Proper, 69, and Cody Pillsbury, 22.
On Monday, the two departed for a motorcycle ride and have not returned home. The report states that it is believed they left Newport at approximately 2 PM on Labor Day, riding a red 2001 Honda GL18R1 Trike with NH license plates. Proper is said to be an avid rider who typically travels through the Lakes Region and Western NH on his motorcycle, but there was no set destination for the trip.
If you have any details as to their whereabouts, please contact the Newport PD at 603-863-3232.
An elderly woman was struck and killed by a motorcycle Sunday in Laconia, reports WMUR.
According to Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield, the 81-year-old woman was hit crossing Court Street at approximately 9:30 AM Sunday morning. She was taken to Lakes Region General Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. There is reportedly not a crosswalk on the section of street she was crossing.
The investigation is ongoing, and the motorcyclist is cooperating with authorities.
Absentee ballots are rolling in at a record pace ahead of New Hampshire’s Tuesday primary elections, reports NBC 5.
Election officials have reported that approximately 100,000 absentee ballots were requested by NH voters. At this time, around 67,000 of said ballots have been turned into city and town clerks, according to NH’s secretary of state. This number easily surpasses previous records for a state primary.
If you are a citizen with an absentee ballot that has not yet been turned in, clerks recommend turning them in in-person, as opposed to in the mail.
Absentee ballots will be counted by city or town clerk offices if turned in by 5 PM on Election Day.
Former New Hampshire Governor Stephen Merrill, 74, has passed away, reports the Associated Press.
Merrill, who was elected in 1992 and again in 1994, died early Saturday morning.
According to a statement from Merrill’s family, “With regret, we share the news with the State of New Hampshire, that former Attorney General and Governor Stephen Merrill passed away peacefully at his home with his family today.” His cause of death was not released.
Current Governor Chris Sununu has ordered all flags on public buildings and public grounds in the state to fly at half-staff.
The family stated that additional information on remembrance services will be released soon, and they have asked for privacy at this time.
A Lebanon, New Hampshire man was hospitalized Friday after a crash in Hartland, Vermont, reports WCAX.
According to police, they responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 91 in Hartland at approximately 7 PM. Upon arrival, they found the wreckage of an apparent roll-over.
Allegedly, 53-year-old Joseph Gaines of Lebanon was traveling southbound before crossing the median, cutting into the northbound lane, and hitting a guardrail before his vehicle rolled over.
Police state that he was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock to treat his injuries, where he was processed for suspected DUI.
Vermont Health Officials have provided the state’s updated COVID-19 statistics for Thursday, September 3, 2020, via WCAX.
According to the latest numbers, VT has seen a total of 1,637 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with these being linked to a total of 58 deaths.
To date, almost 141,000 COVID-19 tests have been conducted. There are 642 travelers being monitored for virus symptoms, while 7,727 have completed this monitoring process.
So far, 1,436 people have recovered from the coronavirus.
The state’s emergency order is set to expire on September 15th.
According to New Hampshire health officials, there was a slight uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, but no new deaths were reported for a second straight day, reports WMUR.
On Thursday, officials confirmed 41 new COVID-19 cases in the state, bringing the total for the duration of the pandemic to 7,347. At this time, there are 240 known active cases. At least four of the cases announced Thursday were in citizens under the age of 18.
For the second straight day, there were no new deaths or hospitalizations to report. This leaves the total number of deaths linked to the virus at 432, and the number of hospitalizations at 715. Ten people are currently in hospital for COVID-19.
A Lebanon man has been arrested for voter fraud in connection to the 2016 general election, reports Patch.
65-year-old Vincent Marzello has been charged by the New Hampshire State Police with felony wrongful voting.
According to the NH Attorney General’s Office, Marzello voted once in his own name, and a second time under a fake name. An investigation into the incident began in 2018, after allegations of fraud surfaced. Investigators met with members of the city clerk’s office in 2019 about the case. Marzello was accused of voting under his own name, then a second time under the alias of “Helen Elisabeth Ashley”.
“This office also learned that the New Hampshire Democratic Party had appointed Helen Elisabeth Ashley as an Inspector of Election and by a letter, dated Aug. 27, 2020, suspended that appointment effective immediately,” said Kate Giaquinto, the director of communications for the Attorney General’s Office.
As soon as the NH Democratic Party was made aware of these allegations, they suspended the ballot inspector status of the individual, according to a spokesperson.
They continued to state that “Ashley” signed up to be a ballot inspector via an online forum, and this was the party’s first known interaction with the individual.
Over 70 members of the Vermont National Guard are set to head overseas for deployment, reports NBC 5.
Members of the 158th Fighter Wing will begin leaving in small groups for their six month deployments this month. While the guard did not specify where they will be going, they will be providing support for the US Africa and Central European commands.
Their duties will include air transportation, civil engineering, communications, contracting, ground transportation, logistics, medical, and supply.
These deployments will reportedly not affect the operations of the VT Air Guard’s F-35 aircraft.
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