BY DARRELL HALENA Salem man who barricaded himself in a Windham police station bathroom for more than an hour eventually surrendered to police and was charged with reckless conduct. Around 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, James Golden, 40, of 29 Joseph St., Salem, reportedly told a Windham police dispatcher over the phone that his life had been ...

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Have you ever wondered how much your child’s teacher is paid? How about what happened at the last school board or selectmen’s meeting? Or whether your neighbor was arrested in that commotion last week? You have every right to get that information, but it may not be easy to do so. Neighborhood News investigated ...

BY DARRELL HALEN While the lights of his Windham police motorcycle flashed, officer Scott Rogers led a long line of motorcycle riders in the “Knight Ride.” The trip – from Windham to the seacoast and ending in Salem – was part of a benefit to help Windham officer Mark Knight, who is battling liver cancer. The morning ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Prosecutors have dropped an assault charge filed against a Salem man, saying he acted in self-defense when he shot his Windham stepbrother last month. Frank Meisel, 42, of 7 Cluff Road, Salem, fired a single shot from a .38 revolver when David E. Richardson swung a club at his head, according to a statement issued by Rockingham ...

BY DARRELL HALEN A Salem man accused of shooting his stepbrother at a Windham auto body shop is scheduled to go on trial next month. Frank Meisel, 42, 7 Cluff Road, Salem, faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly shooting David Richardson in the chest with a handgun on March 1 at Windham Auto Body on Roulston Road. Richardson, ...

BY DARRELL HALENA Salem man allegedly shot his stepbrother at a Windham auto body shop, about two hours after police responded to an altercation between the two men. Frank Meisel, 42, of 7 Cluff Road, Salem, is charged with simple assault. He allegedly shot David Richardson, 52, at Windham Auto Body, which Meisel owns at 47 Roulston Road in ...

Police looking for blue Chrysler or AMC that killed 13-year-old girl   BY MATT HERSHSix months after reopening the hit-and-run death case of Michele Iannacchino, police are requesting additional support from the public. The focus of the investigation is now on the search for the vehicle that struck the girl, said Windham Police Sgt. ...