Merrimack, NH|News|
Merrimack Police Arrest Accused Bank Fraudster: Top News
Merrimack's top news of the week also included an announcement by the Common Man restaurant that it's ditching plastic straws.
Jason Claffey, Patch Staff
Jason Claffey, Patch Staff
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I'm a national news writer for Patch. I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in The Boston Globe sports department. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire presidential primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. I live in Maine's Midcoast with my girlfriend Julia and too many animals to list here.
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Salem, NH|News|
Planet Fitness Opening New Salem Gym: Top News
Salem's top news of the week also included a criminal investigation into the town's deputy police chief.
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Bedford, NH|News|
Bedford Police Ask Help In Road Rage Case: In Case You Missed It
Bedford police a man in a gray sedan assaulted a driver during a road rage incident on Boynton Street near Route 101.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Nashua Girl Missing; Arrest In Swastika Case: Top News
Nashua's top news of the week also included new homes on the market and another Granite Shield drug sweep.
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Concord, NH|News|
Escaped Concord Inmate Captured In Virginia: Top News
Concord's top news of the week also included the indefinite detention of a couple accused of running a prostitution ring.
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Concord, NH|News|
NH Rallies Behind Workers Affected By Shutdown: Top News
New Hampshire's top news of the week also included the arrest of a driver in a double-fatal collision and a missing Nashua girl.
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Concord, NH|News|
Escaped Concord Inmate Captured In Virginia
New Hampshire corrections officials said John Mesquita escaped a minimum-security unit and fled in a vehicle with a stolen gun.
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Concord, NH|News|
Concord Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament Postponed
The annual Concord Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament was postponed to Saturday due to inclement ice conditions.
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Concord, NH|News|
NH Senators Praise Deal To End Government Shutdown
President Trump announced a deal to reopen the government through Feb. 15.
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Merrimack, NH|News|
Merrimack Police: 'Unwanted Person' Arrested For Mischief
Merrimack police said Sheena Desrosiers was arrested after breaking a mirror.
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Hampton-North Hampton, NH|News|
Tragic End To Missing North Hampton Dog Case
A dog named "Sophie" went missing from its North Hampton residence last week; the dog was later struck by a car and died.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Latest Nashua Granite Shield Drug Sweep Nets 3
Nashua police said Becky Hewes, Jose Gurley and Derek Chaisson were arrested in the latest Granite Shield drug sweep.
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Exeter, NH|News|
NH Driver Charged In Deaths Of Police Officer, Wife
New Hampshire State Police charged Ryan Kittredge with negligent homicide in the deaths of police officer John Johnson and his wife, Heidi.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Nashua's Kinsley Street Flooded Amid Heavy Rain
Nashua police said part of Kinsley Street was flooded near Sawyer Street.
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Bedford, NH|News|
Free Meals For NH Airport Workers Amid Government Shutdown
The New Hampshire Food Bank and Catholic Charities New Hampshire will deliver free meals to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport workers.
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Concord, NH|News|
Concord Couple Accused In Sex Ring Jailed 'Indefinitely'
Shou Chao Li and Derong Miao, of Concord, were accused of recruiting Chinese women on WeChat and pimping them out through Backpage.com.
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Concord, NH|News|
Concord Water Main Break On South State Street
Part of South State Street in Concord was closed after a water main break.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Man Accused Of Painting Swastika In Nashua: Police
Nashua police said George Carty, of Lowell, Massachusetts, spray-painted a swastika and "National Socialist Legion" on city property.
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Salem, NH|News|
Planet Fitness Returning To Salem
Planet Fitness plans to open a gym at Salem's Rockingham Mall Plaza on Cluff Crossing Road.
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Concord, NH|News|
Man Escapes Concord Prison Unit: Officials
New Hampshire corrections officials said John Mesquita, serving time for armed robbery, escaped a minimum-security transitional unit.
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