Sullivan County News

A man who escaped a county jail by cutting through his cell's drywall ceiling was seen last night in Connecticut and may be in a gray Chevy S-10 pickup truck, state police said today.

This undated booking photo released by the Connecticut State Police shows Robert Hale III, who escaped from theA Sullivan County jail, in Unity, N.H., Thursday, Nov.

An inmate who escaped from the Sullivan County jail could be in Connecticut. Robert Hale, 45, of Claremont, N.H., broke out of prison early Thursday morning.

A dragnet in Sullivan County this morning after a prisoner escaped from jail. Forty-five-year-old Robert Hale broke out of the County Jail in Unity this morning at around 2 a.m. Investigators say he cut a hole in the ceiling of his cell and crawled through attic space.

The New Hampshire Union Leader says four state police troopers and their police dogs are searching for 45-year-old Robert Hale III who was discovered missing at 2:40 a.m. Thursday.

A pre-trial inmate at the Sullivan County House of Corrections escaped early Thursday morning, officials said.

New Hampshire health officials said Wednesday a child in the Pelham area has died from complications from swine flu, the third such death in the state.

Virginia and Tennessee rank 21st and 44th, respectively, for overall health among the nation's 50 states, according to a just-released national study.

Three years and two trials later, the race car driver who slammed his car into another car at Claremont's Twin State Speedway in 2006 is still awaiting sentencing.

" The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers.

Four candidates from Sullivan County have entered the race for an open house seat.

A special election to fill the seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives vacated last week by Anthony Maiola, R-Newport, was authorized Wednesday by the New Hampshire Executive Council at its monthly meeting in Walpole.

A state representative in Sullivan County, New Hampshire is giving up his seat. Republican Tony Maiola of Newport is resigning for health reasons.

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Claremont Citizens for Lower Taxes will hold their "tea party" Saturday at the Moose Lodge on Broad Street, as a symbol of their dissatisfaction with the city's property taxes.

On television, radio and the internet and in the newspapers, you hear that there are promising signs of economic recovery.

Regardless of how the court rules on the constitutionality of a proposed tax cap for Claremont, the idea won't go away and will most likely be the key issue in this November's city elections.

It's 36 feet long, it has two digital video cameras on its roof - and when deployed to a disaster, a team of dispatchers field calls inside and help cops, firefighters and medical workers talk to each other from various locations.

The Sullivan County balance sheet blossomed a big step closer to the positive side during the 2009 fiscal year ending June 30, according to its annual audit report.

When dealing with the upcoming flu season, the three basic rules are still being recommended: 1. Wash your hands frequently.