BY JENN McDOWELLThanks to the help of a smart dog, a 4-year-old boy who wandered out of his yard into a heavily wooded area was found unharmed. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, Weare police responded to the home of James and Shantelle Sutkus, for a report of a missing boy. Weare police Sgt. Joseph Kelley, officer Kenneth Cox and ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Weare man who allegedly set another resident’s home on fire in April is facing arson, burglary and criminal threatening charges in Superior Court. A Goffstown District Court judge decided on April 24 that there was probable cause to move forward with the case against Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road, whom Weare police ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Weare man who allegedly set fire to another man’s home earlier this month will go to trial on felony charges of arson and burglary and a misdemeanor charge of criminal threatening. At the probable cause hearing for the case of Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road, a judge heard testimony that there may have been a sexual ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Weare Police Department recently rewarded two of its veteran officers, giving promotions to Lt. James Carney and Sgt. Robert Peterson. Carney, who was a sergeant, has been a member of the department for 15 years, while Peterson has been on board for five of his own. Peterson credits much of his success in the department to the ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Weare man has been charged with arson, criminal threatening, burglary and two counts of reckless conduct after he allegedly broke into a house and burned it down. Police arrested Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road on Sunday, April 13, for breaking into and setting a house on fire and pointing a gun at the home owner shortly ...

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 ...