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North County Smokehouse in Claremont, New Hampshire has announced the hiring of a new CEO, reports Meat+Poultry.

Aaron Corbett has received the position which, according to company president Vincent Breton, will see Corbett lead day-to-day operations at the 62,000 square foot building in Claremont. Corbett will also help with the strategic and business of planning of Breton’s other company, duBreton.

Corbett previously worked as the COO at North Country since 2015.

North Country sells it’s products at Whole Foods, Hannaford’s, Stop & Shop, Big Y, Market Basket, and HEB stores.

New Hampshire is set to add a retail sports betting site in 2020, reports WMUR.

The state is set to create retail locations in six cities that have approved physical sports books. The NH lottery is hoping to have physical locations up and running by the NCAA basketball tournaments. According to NH Lottery, they will phase in locations slowly, one at a time, picking places where they most revenue can be created. Revenue will go towards education funding in the state.

Since the start of sports betting in NH, $17 million has been wagered.

A man on a parole warrant stemming from a robbery conviction in the Upper Valley has been taken into custody, reports Patch.

On January 15, 2020, 35-year-old Travis James Truell was featured as a New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week. A warrant was out for his arrest following a breach of parole, after he was convicted of armed robbery. Numerous tips flooded in, stating that Truell was in the Manchester, NH area. A member of the NH Joint Fugitive Task Force was able to find Truell in a vehicle on Cedar Street and pull him over.

Truell attempted to run from law enforcement, but surrendered peacefully when his fate became obvious.

Five cars slid off the road in Hartford, VT on Wednesday, reports mychamplainvalley.com.

The accident occurred as vehicles attempted to an Interstate 89 off ramp. According to reports, three of the vehicles simply slid off the road. One slid into the median and rolled onto it’s side, while another slid over the median, off the roadway, and into a tree. Miraculously, no injuries have been reported.

Officials say icy conditions are to blame for the accidents.

e-Ticker News of Claremont has provided an update on the fatal accident in Hartland, Vermont that took place Monday.

At approximately 7:20 in the morning, police were notified of a single car rollover in Hartland. A member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation stopped and gave assistance to another vehicle. The operator called 911, reporting that the rolled over vehicle had struck their car.

The operator of this vehicle was Bart Blonstein, 64, of Vernon, Connecticut who was driving a Freightliner box truck when the two vehicles collided. The driver of the rolled over vehicle was Natalia Brodeur, 57, of Claremont, NH. She passed from her injuries at the hospital. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death, as investigation continues into the crash’s cause.

If you have information, please call the Royalton State Police Barracks at 802-234-9933.

Two New Hampshire residents have been exposed to the deadly coronavirus and are now being monitored, reports WCAX.

According to the report, the two citizens recently spent time in the Chinese city where the outbreak stemmed from. State Department of Health and Humane Safety officials state that they “developed respiratory symptoms” and have now been isolated for tests.

The coronavirus has sickened thousands across the world, while killing at least 80 Chinese citizens. Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. It spreads person to person. Five cases have been confirmed in the United States, while over 100 people are being tested.

If the two are confirmed to have the virus, state officials will tell the public.

A crash on Interstate 91 in Vermont has killed one, reports MyNBC5.

During the morning commute, two vehicles collided in Hartland, VT, but police do not yet know the cause of the accident. One of the drivers did die, but no details as to their identity will be released until next of kin is notified.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, though additional information is expected to be released in the coming days.

The Lebanon, NH Police Department has returned to Facebook to seek the public’s assistance in finding another Wal-Mart thief.

According to the post, on January 12, 2020, a female suspect purchased over a thousand dollars worth of merchandise using a stolen credit card at the West Lebanon location. The card is believed to have been stolen in Woodstock, Vermont. The suspect is pictured in the attached image, as well as their silver Subaru.

Anyone with information as to the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to call the Lebanon Police Department at 603-448-1212. You can also call or submit a tip to the tip-line at 603-448-CLUE or LebanonNH.gov/CLUE.

A former South Royalton School principal has been sentenced for recording teenage girls, reports WCAX.

From 2016-2017, Dean Stearns secretly recorded teenage girls in his Sharon, VT home. In 2018, he struck a plea deal on two counts of promoting a sexual recording or image and five counts of counts of voyeurism.

He will serve five years, with an additional 10-15 of probation following his release from jail.

Canam Bridges in Claremont, NH has been sold to a Quebec-based company, reports nhbr.

The acquisition is part of a muli-million dollar deal that also includes plants in South Plainfield, New Jersey as well as Canam plants in Calgary, Quebec, and Ontario. The buyers include the Marcel Dutil family, who started the company around 60 years ago before selling to a New York-based firm.

The final sale totals are said to total more than $644 million.