Plaistow News

A convicted sex offender from Massachusetts has been indicted for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while she was alone in a toy aisle at Walmart in Plaistow, according to prosecutors.

The weathered and worn clock faces at the Brewster Memorial Hall clock tower are getting a $34,000 facelift.

The staff at A Family Promise, a charity tackling childhood homelessness in the region, is seeking a few talented men and women to assist with its fall fundraising event.

A man suffered serious burns to his hands and feet after a two-alarm fire destroyed his home early this morning.

"It's our view that Chief Parsons has not committed any infraction or breach of the law, but under the circumstances it's something that we will deal with in the court system," his defense attorney, Alan Cronheim of Sisti Law Offices, said Thursday.

A Jeep driver crashed into a pole on Washington Road early Monday morning, knocking over the pole and causing a power outage in the area, said Police Chief Kevin Walsh.

Bruce Rubin, 55, of Hampton was arrested on charges of sale of a controlled drug by members of the Rockingham Sheriff's Drug Task Force.

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Bruce Rubin, with a last known address of 36 Ocean Blvd., Hampton, on May 1. According to police officials, Rubin was taken into custody without incident at 9 Circuit Drive in Kingston with the assistance of the Kingston and Plaistow police ... (more)

A 21-year-old man has made a decision to give up his career in order to save the life of a cancer patient.

A University of New Hampshire shot put star is being hailed a hero after he quit his final athletics season so he can donate bone marrow to a stranger suffering leukemia.

The trial of a Plaistow man charged with abusing his girlfriend's 3-year-old son has been delayed in the wake of new charges being brought against him last month alleging he also coached the boy about what to tell a state child-advocacy worker.

Garrity, 48, of Haverhill, who was promoted to lieutenant in February, is now facing a second drunk driving offense after he was arrested St.

Pest control contractors say they are treating larval populations in at least nine communities including Salem, Derry, Londonderry, Plaistow, Sandown, Newton, Kingston, Hampstead and Pelham.

The Plaistow students will be participating in a Day of Compassion on May 5 to honor Evan Dube , a 2011 graduate of Timberlane Regional High School .

A University of New Hampshire shot put star is being hailed a hero after he quit his final athletics season so he can donate bone marrow to a stranger suffering leukemia.