Franklin News

Share + Jul 10, 2009 10:18 am US/Eastern FRANKLIN, N.H. It's been 38 years since 13-year-old Kathy Lynn Gloddy went on an errand in Franklin, N.H., and was found the next day, raped, killed and run over by a car.

The state police and Merrimack County Sheriff deputies are armed with Tasers. Police officers in Northfield, Loudon, Franklin and Bow are too.

John H. Aldrich Jr., 72, of Glen Street in Concord, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at home following a long illness, surrounded by his family.

A former Merrimack County legislator with a lengthy rap sheet was jailed again at the Carroll County House of Correction this week after being charged with three counts of theft from his former employer, Anchor Business Services in Conway.

Highway workers helped rescue a man Tuesday who crashed into a secluded wooded area and went unnoticed for two hours.

EVER THE BOOKWORM, retired Alton Central School Reading Director Jackie Verville poses for a photo while packing up her office on June 25.

An elderly couple from Maine visited the Daniel Webster Birthplace in Franklin one morning this week.

Despite a couple crashes, police have observed a significant drop in the number of motorcycle accidents this year, and they continue to hope the trend holds through the last weekend of motorcycle week.

The dying man changed Al Hill's life. He changed Hill's perspective and outlook, changed the way he looks at his wife, his kids, his garden out back.

Police discovered a half-ounce of marijuana and a half-ounce of cocaine when they raided a Spring Street address on Friday, New Hampshire State Police said.

Wadleigh State Park in Sutton, 53 acres with beachfront on Kezar Lake and shady picnic tables perfect for a family outing, was one of the first state parks in New Hampshire, granted by a group of townspeople in 1934.

Franklin is really going to rock this weekend. Three live bands will hit the city tomorrow night to help usher in a new era for the historic Franklin Opera House.

Janet Young of Northfield, whose 13-year-old sister, Kathy Lynn Gloddy, was murdered 38 years ago, still seeks justice.

John Nolan/Times photo The grave marker of Seth Adams, brother of inventor Isaac Adams, is the most imposing monument in Rochester Cemetery, off Franklin Street.

FRANKLIN, NH Franklin Opera House, Inc. has announced a name change to Middle New Hampshire Arts & Entertainment Center, or 'The Middle' for short.

Go Mobile: http://mobile.fosters.com The incident took place along Route 4 in Durham between the intersections of Madbury Road and Route 108 in the vicinityof Emerson and Littlehale roads.

There's a simple rule about government policy and how it affects our economy. High tax rates do not bring high revenue.

Franklin faucets, which have long pumped out brown water, may finally run clear.

Firefighters are investigating two suspicious fires at one house in Franklin. The most recent fire destroyed the home at 115 Summit Street.

Investigators are suspicious of the cause of the second fire in three days at a home in Franklin.