1950 – 2016 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. — Jeffrey Frederick Andrews was taken way too soon. He was unexpectedly called to conduct a train to heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Jeff was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to E. Frederick and Pauline F. (McCarthy) Andrews. Jeff spent many summers in Ticonderoga with his […]
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Keene State College announces fall dean’s list
KEENE, N.H. — Several area students have been named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Keene State College: Casco: Lucy Fowler. Topsham: Jessica Macias. Auburn: Sabrina Lapointe. Canton: Austin Drouin. Dixfield: Lea Nolette. Rumford: Chelsea Deroehn. Sabattus: Monica Grass and Noah Pomerleau. Readfield: Krista Poulin. To qualify for the dean’s list, undergraduates must be […]
St. Kieran’s to hold Cabin Fever Follies on Feb. 14
BERLIN, N.H. — Denise Doucette and her talented cast have been busy planning and rehearsing for this year’s production of Cabin Fever Follies, an annual benefit performance for St. Kieran’s Community Center for the Arts to be held on Sunday, Feb. 14. The event showcases some of the finest talent that the North Country can […]
Pair admits to Maine, N.H. robberies, including one in Lewiston
PORTLAND — A New Hampshire couple on Wednesday admitted to committing a string of robberies at banks and a credit union in Maine and New Hampshire last year, including a heist at a Lewiston credit union in September. Crystal Dufault, 33, and Joseph Richards, 46, both of Manchester, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to […]
Steve L. Labbe
1968 – 2015 LITCHFIELD — Steve L. Labbe, 47, of Litchfield passed away of a heart attack in his home on Sunday, Nov. 8. Steve was a lifetime resident of Litchfield and a 1986 graduate of Oak Hill High School. He was a member of Oak Hill High School’s first state championship football team in […]
Donald M. Knapp
1931 – 2015 NORWAY — Donald M. Knapp, 84, of Franklin Street, Rumford, died Monday, Nov. 2, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway. He was a resident of Franklin Street in Rumford. He was born in Nashua, N.H., on April 24, 1931, the son of Elwin and Gertrude (Lavallee) Knapp and attended schools in Byron and […]
Leeds man pleads guilty to dumping wastewater into Piscataqua River
Man pleads guilty to dumping contaminated water into river PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A former manager of a scrap metal business in New Hampshire has pleaded guilty to charges he dumped contaminated water into the Piscataqua River. The Portsmouth Herald reports Christopher Garrity, of Leeds, Maine, faces up to three years in prison and fines after […]
Timothy J. Simboli
1968 – 2015 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Timothy John Simboli, 47, of Woodsville, N.H., was called home to be with our Lord on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. He was born in Mexico on July 23, 1968, a son of Louise Jean (Simboli) Waterhouse and Richard Waterhouse. He was a […]
Huguette ‘Peg’ R. Reilly
1938 – 2015 ALEXANDRIA, N.H. — Huguette “Peg” R. Reilly, 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Franklin Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born and raised in Lewiston, the daughter of Aristide and Irma (Carrier) Roy. Huguette earned a bachelor’s degree in English, but spent most of her working career in mortgage banking. […]
Woodstock Fire Department to host fifth annual Parade of Lights
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department will host its fifth annual Parade of Lights at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. The parade coincides with Woodstock Fire Department’s 75th anniversary. The Parade of Lights started in 2011, after a Woodstock firefighter who previously worked with a fire department in New Hampshire mentioned the […]