LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — The search is on for a cat that was with an elderly woman, who was stranded for several days in New Jersey without food or water before soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard happened upon her and saved her. The Press of Atlantic City reports 87-year-old Jeannette Haskins’ 4-year-old gray […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 24- year-old man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty in New Hampshire to distributing fentanyl. Court documents say Euris Daniel Paulino Guerrero, a citizen of the Dominican Republican most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, sold the drug and others to cooperating witnesses last […]

ORLEANS, Mass. (AP) — A Utah man is facing charges after police say he drove at speeds of over 100 mph on a Cape Cod highway and refused to stop for police. The Cape Cod Times reports 28- year-old Daniel Goldman, of Park City, pleaded not guilty Monday to operating under the influence of alcohol […]

BOSTON (AP) — Three Massachusetts men have been indicted on charges they sold more than $200,000 worth of stolen razor blades on eBay. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz says 51-year-old Robert Liberatore, of Wakefield; 43-year-old Mark Girardin, of Randolph; and 62- year-old Joseph Evangelista, of Lowell, were arrested Monday. They are charged with conspiracy to transport […]

BOSTON (AP) — The majority owner of the New England Compounding Center and her husband have pleaded guilty to illegally withdrawing cash following the fungal meningitis outbreak. Carla Conigliaro, 53, and her husband Douglas, 55, of Dedham admitted in federal court Friday to withdrawing $124,000 in cash from their bank accounts in a manner intended […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Top Vermont officials are going to be at the Statehouse to help choose the winners of this year’s moose hunting lottery, but the number of permits that will be issued is way down. Today 160 permits will be drawn, down 41 percent from last year and almost 90 percent from the […]

RINDGE, N.H. (AP) — Franklin Pierce University’s new president is the first alumna and first woman to occupy the position. Kim Mooney, who started Monday, served on the university’s Board of Trustees for seven years. She was interim president for six months before serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs for another seven […]

BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police have identified a motorcyclist killed in a crash in Bedford, New Hampshire, over the weekend. Police say the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Route 101 on Saturday afternoon when it crashed into a car that was traveling eastbound and was turning onto another road. The motorcyclist, 21-year-old Grace Gallo, of […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man arrested in Florida is facing charges in New Hampshire this week in connection with a break-in at the Statehouse. State police said 25-year-old Michael Polito was arrested in St. Cloud, Florida, last week. WMURTV reports he faces burglary and criminal mischief charges. He’s waived extradition and is expected to […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, say a man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Massachusetts. Police say 24-year-old Edwin Fernando Flores of Lynn, Massachusetts, has been charged as a fugitive from justice. He was to appear in court in Manchester on Monday. It wasn’t immediately known if he […]