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Firefighters From Hooksett, Manchester, And Candia Battle Brush Fire
The brush fire on Smyth Road in Hooksett reminds us why fire departments ask people not to burn anything due to the dangerous conditions.

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The brush fire on Smyth Road in Hooksett reminds us why fire departments ask people not to burn anything due to the dangerous conditions.

Manchester Fire, AMR and building collapse unit responded to Cedar Hill Drive for a truck into a residence. The garage was heavily damaged.
Watch Video: Two brush fires burned several acres near Fordway Ext and I-93; smoke and fire caused traffic backups.
Manchester police say Najean Mars was driving 93 mph on Maple Street in November 2024. A 53-year-old victim died later of his injuries.
When he was struck Monday, Ronald Russell was crossing a road in Brookline near Cider Mill Road. The accident remains under investigation.
Information indicated the member of Candia Fire driving the ambulance suffered a medical emergency, causing the crash on Old Candia Road.
It appears the man was struck while crossing the road and EMS determined he was deceased. The road was closed during the investigation.
The officer graduated from the New Hampshire Police Academy in April 2024; has been with the Bedford Police Department since September 2024.
Nashua Firefighters arrived to smoke coming from the house on Divinity Cir. One man was hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation.
The 24-year-old officer was shot in the leg and treated at the Hospital and released Saturday afternoon and is expected to recover.
Police from New Hampshire and Massachusetts responded. People from Chelmsford, Lowell, and Dracut are accused of multiple crimes.
Update: An officer is in stable condition. The suspect was identified as Jared Masseur, 40, of Nashua, a career criminal, police say.
Francisco Garcia of Manchester is accused of shooting a woman on Central Street Thursday night, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.
Richard Zachary Ackerman is in Boston for treatment. He was convicted on civil disorder and theft of government property charges in 2024.
Firefighters arrived at the home reported fire in the back of the building and a man with severe burns; Derry, Windham firefighters assist.
Salem police arrested Ronald Joseph Marino III, 18, of Manchester, and a 14-year-old after a man was stabbed at the Mall at Rockingham Park.
Several parts of Manchester temporarily lost power after a truck crashed on Goffs Falls Road taking down utility poles and hitting a tree.
Update: Manchester police were seeking assistance to find Nicole Wise, who left home on Christmas Eve. She was reported safe on Thursday.
UPDATE: Name released of man fatally shot, Jeffrey Prouty, 36 died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators looking into self-defense.
The man was airlifted to a Boston hospital Thursday night; a 2nd victim was treated at Manchester hospital; cops search Londonderry home.