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WINDHAM, N.H. — FBI agents and other law enforcement officers searched a home in Windham on Monday but would not release any details on the investigation. People living on Glenwood Road in Windham said they were surprised to wake up Monday to a stream of cars heading into the neighborhood.

DANVERS -- The family of the murdered Danvers high school teacher Colleen Ritzer said they are pleased with Monday's court ruling that will allow their wrongful death lawsuit to go to trial. The Ritzers are suing a Boston architectural firm DiNisco Design, Inc. over their security system and questions about whether it was working the day that Colleen was murdered.In 2013, freshman student Philip Chism followed Ritzer into the women's bathroom at the school and killed her. He was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison. The Ritzers' attorney said the family wants answers and wants to improve safety in school. 

A man from Northern Massachusetts has died from a weekend motorcycle crash in New Hampshire, authorities said. David Penney, age 58, of Tewksbury, was killed in a crash that occurred at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Woodland Road in North Hampton on Saturday afternoon, June 25, New Hampshire State Police said.

A Tewksbury man was identified as the motorcyclist who was killed after a Boston woman driving under the influence hit him in a New Hampshire town on Saturday afternoon, New Hampshire State Police said. David Penney, 58, of Tewksbury, was identified as the victim of the fatal motor vehicle collision...

DOVER — A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured Sunday after being struck by a vehicle while walking across the street, according to police. Her identity was not released for publication. She was listed in critical condition as of Monday afternoon, according to Ellen Miller, a spokesperson for Portsmouth Regional Hospital. At approximately 10:27 a.m., Dover...

A Massachusetts woman is facing up to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting an infant who was under her care, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Desiree Daigle, age 26, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child on Friday, June 24, the office said. Daigle apparently...

In what was described as an egregious act that’ll make “anyone’s stomach turn,” a Salisbury woman pleaded guilty to exchanging several sex images of an infant that was in her care, U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollin’s office said. On June 24 in front of a U.S....

PORTSMOUTH — A 19-year-old woman was in stable condition after sustaining a gunshot wound in what was reported as an accidental gunfire incident early Monday morning, according to police. Just after midnight, the Portsmouth Police Department responded to 31 Wedgewood Road following multiple 911 calls that a female had...

After a pandemic hiatus, some brave souls returned to tackle the North Shore's favorite slippery protuberance. There’s no denying that the world around us is in disarray and that things seem to be changing at lightning speed, typically not for the better. But there’s at least one thing you can count on: Once a year, a bunch of brave souls in Gloucester will try to cross a giant, greased-up pole before falling into the ocean.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The stepmother of missing 8-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of receiving stolen property. In addition to receiving stolen property, Kayla Montgomery has been charged with fraud and perjury. None of the charges she faces are related to Harmony's disappearance.

A Salisbury woman pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Boston to the sexual exploitation of an infant, officials announced Monday. Desiree Daigle, 26, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child in connection with an incident in November 2018, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Daigle was identified...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The stepmother of a missing New Hampshire girl who vanished in 2019 at age 5 has been indicted on charges that she received stolen firearms, unrelated to the child’s disappearance. Kayla Montgomery, 31, is accused of receiving a rifle and a shotgun between Sept....

We used to have Styxx in Portland but that closed down years ago and we really don’t have much to replace it with. We’re no Portland, Oregon but if you walk down our streets you’d think there would be a lot more gay-friendly places given our demographic.

Windham recently held their second annual Pride event this past weekend. Many residents reported it was important to come out and be "extra visible" in light of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark case, Roe v. Wade.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. The people behind a brewery, taproom, and beer garden on the North Shore will be opening a new space also on the North Shore, though this one will be much closer to Boston. According to a job post within the Craigslist site,...

DANVERS — A superior court judge has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a murdered Andover resident and Danvers teacher against the architect of the renovated school — which was supposed to include a state-of-the-art security system — can go to trial.

It's no secret that lots of businesses have been opening or closing their doors lately, and many new ones have begun calling Dover, New Hampshire, home. The Groovy Witch boutique recently opened at their new location at 332 Central Ave, where you can shop for cute clothes and have a tarot card reading all in one visit (pretty "groovy" if we do say so ourselves). Just this past week, The Fermanent at Pointe Place held their grand opening celebration where people learned more about the specialty wine shop and tasting room (and of course, enjoyed some samples).