Swanzey News

A local resident who joined the Marines shortly after high school died in Iraq on Sunday, sparking grief among childhood friends and sending his mother on a long trip to Delaware to claim his body.

Police are seeking public help to find a man wanted for allegedly robbing two people at gunpoint last week.

The case against former Zorn Dining Commons and Sodexo employee, Paul Paltrineri, is mounting in Keene courts.

Authorities have arrested three people at a motel in Keene, N.H., on drug charges.

Laine Rooney, 11, of Exeter, was named the Grand Champion of her division at the 2009 New Hampshire Equitation and Hunter Finals Sept.

The general manager of the Zorn Dining Commons has been arrested and placed on administrative leave of absence after his involvement in a stabbing incident last week.

Taking a 13,000-foot plunge from an airplane will earn most jumpers a certificate.

NEW YORK CITY a ' Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade.

A 92-year-old New Hampshire woman said she jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet to "just try something different for a change." Jane Bockstruck of Swanzey said she does not know exactly what inspired her to go skydiving Sept.

Eight-year-old Alex Tavares was rummaging in a bin of $2 action figures. There were familiar monsters, famous superheroes and a variety of caped, fanged and deformed figures familiar to comics devotees.

Swanzey resident Jane Bockstruck tells The Keene Sentinel newspaper she doesn't know what overcame her when she decided to take the parachute jump.

A man who was a local coach, served on the board of the local soup kitchen and advised a college sorority is the same man who dropped his kids off at a neighbor's house Wednesday afternoon, drove to his wife's apartment, took out a knife and started stabbing, according to court documents and officials.

A New Hampshire state representative from Swanzey has been selected to attend a leadership academy in Philadelphia this week.

Students at Keene State College who want to take advantage of the beautiful late summer and early fall weather have plenty of options in the area.

The Northeast Resource Recovery Association, a not-for-profit recycling cooperative based in Epsom, N.H., serving more than 390 municipal and commercial members in New England, has appointed Michael W. Durfor as its executive director.

Kevin N. Cray, 37, of Floral Ave. was found deceased Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. He is survived by his mother, Donna Callahan and husband Michael, of Dover; his father, James Cray and wife Sandra, of Lebanon, Maine; grandmother Elaine Cray of Keene; grandfather Donald Kingsbury of New Port Richey, Fla.; stepsisters Cathy and Lance Cray of Lebanon, ...

Police are looking for two men they believe are connected to more than a dozen burglaries in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway will feature the True Value Modified Racing Series ,Saturday night, Aug 8, with a solid field of modified race cars and drivers from throughout the Northeast expected.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway will feature the True Value Modified Racing Series ,Saturday night, Aug 8, with a solid field of modified race cars and drivers from throughout the Northeast expected.

Can't afford to take the family to Disney World this summer? Then come to the 7th annual Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival on August 7-8, at the Cheshire Fairgrounds, Rte 12, Swanzey.