A Massachusetts man was arrested on several drug and motor vehicle charges after crashing on a four-wheeler while fleeing police. John T. Barry, 24, of Dracut, Mass., was taken into custody on Jan. 27 when Pelham police officer Matthew Kulesz saw Barry’s vehicle coming down Bridge Street at Jericho Road with one headlight and traveling at ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSOne highway exit at a time, a local man plans to bring his I-93 tolls protest to Concord. Salem resident Edward DeClercq kicked off his grassroots campaign Jan. 15 at Exit 1, not far from the Cross Street overpass. A handful of residents joined DeClercq holding signs decrying tolls for passing motorists near where the state ...

BY DARREL HALEN In a break from tradition, Windham will hold its town and school district deliberative sessions on the same day. And this year, the meetings, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, will be conducted at a new venue – the auditorium of the new high school. School district business will be conducted first, starting at 9 a.m., followed ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSSelectmen will appoint a replacement to outgoing board Chairman Galen Stearns’ seat after learning his resignation will come too late for voters to decide in the March election. After reviewing state law, selectmen recently discovered Stearns must resign before the position opens up for election. The last day for ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSSalem Deputy Police Chief William Ganley has been placed on paid administrative leave as officials investigate allegations he violated his contract with the town last month. Officials won’t comment on the specifics, but Police Chief Paul Donovan said the department received information outlining Ganley’s alleged ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKBoth Salem High School basketball teams were in early holes during their games on Friday, Jan. 29. It took the girls the next three quarters – and then some – to dig out and bury the visitors from Londonderry High. The SHS boys piled it on quickly to continue their long, arduous climb up the Class L mountain. The Lady ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Pelham wrestling team has passed several tests this season. The final exam awaits. After posting a 7-5 mark during its early dual-season schedule, the Pythons face difficult meets against Goffstown, Souhegan and several Division I foes before they compete in the Division II state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Bedford ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSIt won’t be horses rounding the oval at Rockingham Park racetrack Valentine’s Day weekend, but snowmobilers from across North America as the AMSOIL Championship Snocross series comes to town. For three days in February the 104-year-old racetrack will be transformed in anticipation of hosting the first HK Powersports ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSA local church is pitching in to help relief efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti by collecting donated medical supplies and food from area families, but not everything received passes muster. “The first bag I opened had a bathrobe and some curtains,” said Sally Stuart of Windham Presbyterian Church. “Whether ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSLocal politics were hashed out over a cup of coffee at the local country store when Tom Case, 75, moved to town 39 years ago. But after the country store closed and a Mobil gas station moved in, there just weren’t many places left to sit and jaw about the issues of the day, Case said. So the former Bell Laboratories ...