New Hampshire News

Fire Damages New Hampshire Theatre

New Hampshire firefighters are investigating an early morning fire on the property of a summer theatre in Whitefield. The managing director of the Weathervane Theatre said a historic barn that once served as a theater and now houses props was …

New Hampshire Fire Displaces 28 Manchester Residents

Twenty-eight people are homeless as a result of a fire in a Manchester, N.H., apartment building. WMUR-TV says emergency crews found a fire in the center of the common cellar shooting up towards the second floor when they arrived early …

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Suit Going to Mediation

The parties involved in a medical malpractice suit brought by the family of a Massachusetts woman who died at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. have agreed to attempt to negotiate an out-of-court settlement through mediation. Lawyers for both …

Man Upset Over ‘Lemon’ Crashes into N.H. Dealer Cars

A Massachusetts man who crashed his newly-purchased minivan into six cars at the Portsmouth, N.H., car dealership lot because he couldn’t get his money back says he knows what he did was wrong. Forty-two-year-old David Cross of Salisbury, Mass., was …

Construction Worker Pinned in Excavator in New Hampshire

Crews have rescued a construction worker whose excavator tipped over and pinned him inside the machine at a New Hampshire construction site. Wolfeboro Fire Chief Butch Morrill says the man was trapped inside the cab and the excavator was on …

New Hampshire AG Wants Lawmakers to Intervene in Settlement

New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney is objecting to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund because lawyers would get up to $27 million of it. Delaney wrote Friday …

New Hampshire Lawmakers to Discuss Landowner Liability

Lawmakers worried a lawsuit by a hunter will prompt landowners to close their lands to hunting and other recreational activities will meet Tuesday to discuss how to tighten New Hampshire’s law protecting landowners from liability. State Rep. Gene Chandler said …

Auto Part Being Taken From New Hampshire Repair Shops

Police in Hillsboro, N.H., are asking the public for information leading to the arrest of whoever is taking catalytic converters from a number of auto repair shops. Police say one shop in particular, Livingston’s, has been the focus of repeated …

Man Sentenced in New Hampshire Golf Cart Fatality

A Massachusetts man accused of causing a fatal golf cart collision in New Hampshire will serve 18 months in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Andrew Morrissey of Waltham, Mass., was sentenced Wednesday on felony negligent homicide and aggravated drunken driving convictions. Prosecutors say …

Fire Damages New Hampshire Middle School

New Hampshire investigators are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that caused more than $40,000 in damage to a Nashua middle school. The fire alarm at the Fairgrounds Middle School sounded at about 4 a.m. Tuesday. …