BY JENN McDOWELLAlmost five months after he disappeared into the thick forest and freshly fallen snow of Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, the remains of Russell Bussiere of Hooksett were found. “It’s huge closure,” said Michael Bussiere, son of the 70- year-old hunter who went into the woods on Dec. 2 and never came out. A ...

BY JENN McDOWELLChief convicted of stealing In March, former Allenstown Police Chief James McGonigle entered a guilty plea to stealing thousands of dollars from accounts reserved for the department, the New Hampshire Police Cadet Training Academy and Allenstown Police Association. McGonigle was sentenced to 12 months for one of the charges and ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter more than a week of extensive searching over rough terrain, 6 inches of snow and thick forest at Bear Brook State Park, search teams have found no trace of a Hooksett man who went missing at the popular hunting grounds on Sunday, Dec. 2. Avid hunter Russell Bussiere, 70, failed to show up for a meeting with his son and ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHope was fading on Wednesday, Dec. 5, for a Hooksett man who got lost in Bear Brook State Park on Sunday, Dec. 2. After three nights of snow and frigid temperatures, New Hampshire Fish and Game said it is unlikely Russell Bussiere, 70, is alive. “Our search commanders and all of the participants in this incident are ...