Center Barnstead News

A Center Barnstead woman was arraigned in Concord District Court last week on charges of embezzling more than $375,000 from her former employer.

A former Helms & Company Inc. financial analyst is accused of embezzling about $375,000 from the Concord health care consulting and management firm over three years, police said yesterday.

The University of New Hampshire ROTC is preparing for its biggest training of the semester, and for this class's final, the last thing one would want to forget is to prepare.

Gail Darrell compares the noise to a cyclone. A constant, steady hum that sounds like an airplane is getting ready to take off in Center Barnstead.

A man described as mentally ill and accused of lying to the police in an emergency call this summer, which sent a bomb squad to the McDonald's on Loudon Road, was arraigned on felony-level charges yesterday.

Heidi Murphy, 47, of Center Barnstead, has been indicted on eight counts of theft for allegedly stealing property tax payments.

THIS MASSIVE, computer-controlled hopper system, shipped to Barnstead from its former location in Wyoming, is the central component in Lakes Region Pellets' wood pellet-making process.

Anaita Afifi got the news just before 8:30 p.m., her normal dinner break. Standing at her sorting machine at Precision Technology, she listened as her supervisor announced that the company was now closed.

First came the applause, quickly followed by hugs, kisses, tears and laughter. And a great sense of relief.

First came the applause, quickly followed by hugs, kisses, tears and laughter. And a great sense of relief.

Michael Hersey, 24, of 644 Central St., was arrested July 17 on a warrant for harassment.

Michael Hersey, 24, of 644 Central St., was arrested July 17 on a warrant for harassment.

TDS Telecommunications Corp. of Madison has agreed to buy Union Telephone Co. , a privately held telecommunications company in Farmington, N.H. The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009.

DURHAM Bailey Jennings, a resident of Center Barnstead and member of the Farmyard Friends 4-H Club, is this year's recipient of the 2009 State of NH 4-H Beekeeping Essay Award, from "The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc." Bailey's essay, entitled "Dancing with the Bees" was also recently recognized by the NH Beekeeper's ...

In an effort to fulfill the intent of a Warrant article passed by voters in 2007, the board of selectmen voted Monday night to form an advisory committee charged with examining energy usage in town buildings.

Stephen Marchacos of Center Barnstead, seriously injured when a logging truck overturned, sending logs crashing into his pickup truck, is hospitalized in satisfactory condition.