Cheshire County 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.

John Baldasaro, 46, who impersonated a U.S. marshal and robbed two Chesterfield convenience stores in May, pleaded guilty in Cheshire Superior Court in Keene, Thursday, to two counts of felony theft by deception.

Holly Wheatley, 36, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that she stole nearly $25,000 from the state while working for the Department of Resources and Economic Development.

Joseph Baldasaro won't need his fake U.S. Marshals' badge for the next six to 12 years.

Main Street in Keene, N.H., may be the widest in the country, and stretches from the town center outward past the college and its playing fields.

HOUSE prices are soaring in areas whose schools enjoy a good reputation as parents pull out all the stops for their children's education.

A once-prominent, politically connected Manchester lawyer has been charged with bilking a client of more than $2.3 million and is expected to plead guilty to fraud-related charges early next month in U.S. District Court, federal prosecutors said yesterday.

A Nashua man was arrested early Monday after getting into a fistfight with several Keene police officers, according to a police official.

Advocates of legalizing medical use of marijuana for certain conditions say it's the compassionate thing to do.

The 1930s saw the reverse of Dewey defeating Truman, Gore and Bush squared off in 2000, and now Keene may have a stunning Cinderella victory of its own with the great pumpkin recount of '09. Coordinators of this year's 19th annual Pumpkin Festival are today launching a recount of the official tally, after discovering that potentially hundreds of ...

As an attorney, Kelly A. Ayotte would stand before a jury, attempting to convince it to render a certain decision.

The Pembroke woman indicted last month for allegedly stealing more than $23,000 from the state while she worked for the Department of Resources and Economic Development stole nearly $10,000 from the state in welfare payments before DRED hired her, according to court records.

Four people, including a key executive at the Jaffrey company D.D. Bean & Son Inc., were killed on Route 202 yesterday when a sport-utility vehicle and a car collided head-on. Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard said the four were pronounced dead at the scene; the SUV was on fire when police arrived.

Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Philip Magones has upheld the Jaffrey Planning Board's decision to approve an open space plan for 28 housing units in the mountain zone of Mount Monadnock.

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.

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A Brattleboro resident accused of trying to run down a New Hampshire state trooper was ordered to undergo a mental health examination to determine if he is competent to stand trial.

Massachusetts grandmother Linda Smith had a lot going for her when she headed to a Troy country and western dance hall with a friend to celebrate her 40th birthday nearly 25 years ago.

A New Hampshire State Trooper fired her service weapon at a Brattleboro man who allegedly attempted to run her over during a chase in Keene, N.H., on Friday.

A New Hampshire State Trooper fired her service weapon at a Brattleboro man who allegedly attempted to run her over during a chase in Keene, N.H., on Friday.