A former Hanover High School student was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska on Saturday, reports the Valley News.
Reportedly, 38-year-old Sean McManamy (Hanover High Class of 2001) was one of five individuals killed on Saturday near Anchorage, AK. The crash occurred during a “backcountry heli-skiing trip”, and at this time, the cause of the crash has not been determined.
McManamy was living in AK and working as a heli-skiing guide.
The US Marshals tracked down a violent Chester man Saturday in Londonderry, Vermont, according to a release on the Chester Police Department’s Facebook page.
Reportedly, 40-year-old Timothy Arbuckle, of Chester, was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Weapon on September 16th, 2020.
On Friday, March 26th, 2021, the US Marshals Service, with assistance from the Chester PD and VT State Police, tracked Arbuckle down to a Londonderry hotel. Upon the arrival of the authorities, Arbuckle attempted to hide in a “hollowed-out bed frame” inside one of the hotel rooms. However, Chester PD’s K-9 Dutch was able to find him.
He was then arrested for a Probation Violation and transported to the Southern State Correctional Facility to be lodged on his state warrant.
According to the report, Arbuckle possesses a hefty criminal record, including connections to a 2008 homicide.
The Cornish Police Department are investigating another string of vehicle break-ins in the area of Townhouse Road.
According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, they are investigating reports of damage to two vehicles near the intersection of Townhouse and Center Road. A theft from that area is also under investigation. At this time police believe the incidents happened between the times of 8 PM and 5 AM Friday night.
The post requests that any citizen who identifies damage to their vehicle, missing items, or suspicious activity to contact the Cornish PD at 603-543-0535 or by email at Doug.Hackett@CornishNH.net.
These reported incidents follow another string of suspect activity two weeks ago near Townhouse Road.
A plea agreement could allow the former Valley Regional Hospital doctor charged with four felonies for alleged sexual misconduct with a patient, reports the Union Leader.
On Monday, 52-year-old Eric Lee Knight pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault at Newport’s Sullivan County Superior Court. Knight had been charged with four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, with each carrying sentences of 10 to 20 years in prison.
His plea agreement comes with a capped plea, where the state will argue for a sentence of up to seven years, while Knight’s attorney will argue for less. Under the agreement, prison time will only be for one count of second-degree assault, with the second carrying a suspended sentence. Plea documents state that he will not be charged with a sex crime and he will not have to register as a sex offender. Knight will also reportedly seek reinstatement of his medical license.
A state investigation into Knight began in May 2017 after he reported to the board that he had sexual relations with a female patient. He was then terminated by Valley Regional Hospital. In June 2017, he disclosed to the board that he had sex with two patients.
He was arrested in 2018, months after his medical license was suspended by the NH Board of Medicine. The board’s emergency order against Knight states that a victim told investigators that he had raped her in his office in Claremont.
A petition has been filed calling for the resignation of two New Hampshire Fish and Game commissioners, reports the Valley News.
According to the report, the two commissioners, Paul DeBow and John Caveney, state that there is nothing wrong with their involvement with the NH Trapping Association and the group’s five-day black bear trapping trip to Maine.
The petition is spearheaded by Kristina Snyder of the NH Citizens Against Recreational Trapping. Snyder states that the two men’s association memberships set a bad precedent, and that the raffle encourages citizens to circumvent NH trapping regulations by going out-of-state.
Cheshire County Representative Caveney reportedly feels there is nothing ethically wrong with his role in the association, while Grafton County Representative DeBow says, “There’s absolutely nothing that I can see that would be a conflict of interest or like I’m working both sides of the fence.”
Broadband internet service could soon be coming to every city and town in Vermont.
According to WCAX, the VT House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to a bill on Tuesday, which plans to spend $150 million in federal aid to provide broadband access statewide. The House stated that it would create a public authority to help fund and design “last mile” high-speed broadband projects.
Following Tuesday’s preliminary approval, Democratic House Speaker Jill Krowinski reported that the bill will put coordination and financial tools in place in an effort to advance the goal of achieving “universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable broadband.”
Claremont City Manager Ed Morris provided a COVID-19 update at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting.
According to Morris, there are now nine cases considered active in the city, which is a slight increase from last week’s five. He stated that the city’s infection rate has also jumped this week, from .71% to .81%. “These numbers are in line with the country and the state of New Hampshire where there has been an uptick in theses statistics,” said Morris.
Claremont’s stats came on the heels of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Wednesday update, which reported 360 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new COVID-19-related deaths.
Morris closed his report by saying that vaccinations in the city are going well, and that Fire Chief Bryan Burr is working with the state to look for a possible indoor fixed vaccination site.
According to a press release from the Lebanon Police Department, a Quechee, Vermont man has been convicted of attempted sexual assault, nearly two years after his initial arrest.
Reportedly, 24-year-old Noah Rosenzweig was arrested on August 12th, 2019, as the culmination of an online investigation conducted by the Lebanon Police Cyber Crimes Unit. Rosenzweig was arrested upon arrival to a location where he thought he was meeting a juvenile for sexual acts.
On March 17th, 2021, he was convicted by the Grafton County Superior Court on two Class B Felonies; Certain Uses of Computer Services Prohibited and Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was also charged with Attempted Sexual Assault.
Rosenzweig was sentenced to serve three-to-six years in the New Hampshire State Prison.
Beginning Tuesday, the COVID-19 vaccine will now be available for some Dartmouth College students and staff.
According to a WCAX report, all students and staff who are currently New Hampshire residents and fall into an currently eligible population can receive their vaccine. This includes at-risk staff members who work in NH K-12 schools, licensed child care facilities, and licensed yoga camps. Individuals from 50-to-64 years-old are also eligible. Students must reside in NH to receive the shot.
The vaccinations will take place at West Lebanon’s former JC Penney location.
Former Lebanon High School baseball coach Travis Pelletier is facing two domestic assault charges in Vermont, reports the Union Leader.
According to the report, the 35-year-old is facing charges of; felony aggravated domestic assault, misdemeanor domestic assault, and two counts of interference with access to emergency services. The Hartford, VT man pleaded not guilty to these charges last Tuesday in Windsor County Superior Court, and was released.
The charges stem from court records in which Pelletier’s wife, Courtney MacNamee, alleges that her husband regularly beat her. Contact between MacNamee and police was first made last week after a coworker contacted authorities about the abuse.
According to court records, police made contact with her just after she was released from the hospital with four broken ribs, which she states she sustained after being hit with a baseball bat. Reportedly, MacNamee did not initially contact the authorities because she feared Pelletier would, “find me, he will kill me. That’s for sure.”
When confronted, he allegedly told police that he did not hit his wife, but that an argument did take place over her “romantically texting with a male friend.” He then blamed his wife’s drinking on their relationship issues, according to police.
He was subsequently arrested last week.
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