BY GRETA CUYLERPolice will not charge the father who said he wished he’d tied a rope around his daughter’s boyfriend’s neck and dragged him behind his car. It was one week ago that Gilberto Soto, 38, of Weare, appeared on ABC’s “20/20” and said he wished he’d done more than beat up then-17-year-old Damon ...

BY JENN McDOWELLMark Yphantis said he is trying to move on with his life after charges of conspiring to assault a Weare police officer – and accepting $700 to do it – and being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon were dropped at a probable cause hearing on Monday, March 11. “We did a further investigation, which revealed ...

By Michelle Kim Police arrested a Weare man Sunday night, Jan. 27, after learning he allegedly intended to assault a Weare officer after being paid, according to court documents. Mark E. Yphanitis, 47, of 186A Concord Stage Road, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit simple assault on a police officer, a Class A ...

 By Michelle Kim WEARE – New buildings and bodies are the main requests voters will see before them at the upcoming Feb. 2 deliberative session of Town Meeting, Voters can expect to see articles on the town warrant regarding the operating budget, as well as improvements to the Bolton Field Memorial Complex, a new public works and ...

By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – The departure of yet another New Boston police officer may have opened the door for the Police Department to eventually meet its basic scheduling needs. And that news has Chief Chris Krajenka elated. At the Jan. 5 meeting, the Finance Committee decided to approve Krajenka’s request for a new full-time ...

BY MICHELLE KIMThe trial of the 17-year-old assaulted by his 15- year-old girlfriend’s father at John Stark Regional High School was postponed until Jan. 3 to determine if there were issues of self-incrimination for the victim.The trial of the 17-year-old assaulted by his 15- year-old girlfriend’s father at John Stark Regional High ...

BY MICHELLE KIMAn 11-year-old girl was seriously injured in a car crash after being ejected from the vehicle driven by her father, who was arrested for driving under the influence, according to Weare police. William Lambroukos, 37, of Weare was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina sedan northbound on River Road Saturday, Nov. 10, when he lost control ...