Accused deadbeat dad arrested after standoff LONDONDERRY — A 43-year-old man had to be sprayed with pepper spray at his Windsor Boulevard home to end a six hour standoff on Tuesday afternoon.
Richard Berube refused to cooperate with Londonderry police and members of the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit and was found with a gas mask over his face hiding in the attic of his 31 Windsor Avenue home around 6 p.m. ...continued
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Sisters honor memory of brother with school cleanup CHESTER — Thirteen-year-old Jessica Newnan tugged and pulled until a clump of soggy leaves came out of the pond, firmly attached to her rake.
The Chester girl was cleaning up the pond and hoping to give the surrounding garden area a spring sprucing up, not only to make the space look nice in time for spring, but to honor the memory of her younger brother....continued
Sports roundup: Estes powers big Astros win Boys Lacrosse Brian Estes scored four goals to lead Pinkerton to a 19-5 drubbing of Nashua North. Bobby Dattilo hat a hat trick while Pete Mazzola, Tom Auger and Nolin Murphy each had two goals and six others each had a single goal...continued
No time for time off The New Hampshire state Legislature has been dealing with a wide range of critical issues this session. Topics have ranged from the decriminalization of marijuana to radical changes in education funding, from the death penalty to health care reform and, perhaps most importantly, the state pension fund crisis....continued
Derry man involved in fatal Mass. crash Methuen, Mass. — Massachusetts state police are investigating an accident where a 47-year-old Derry man struck and killed a woman walking on the highway Sunday morning.
Raymond Cerri was traveling north on Interstate 495 in his 1997 GMC Sierra pickup truck near Exit 46 when he hit 27-year-old Brandi Sullivan-Feole of Haverhill, Mass., who was pronounced dead at the scene. Cerri was uninjured in the crash, according to a police press release. The right travel lane of I-495 north was closed for a few hours while police investigated the crash....continued
Around the towns Londonderry
MAY 7 and 8 AARPdriver safety program, refresher course for drivers age 50 and older, at Elliot Medical Center, 40 Buttrick Road, Londonderry, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fee is $10. To register, call 663-4567....continued
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