While many of the accidents associated with last weekend’s storm were fender-benders or one-car mishaps, a Sunday afternoon crash on Route 102 showed the real power of the storm and its aftermath. Both Derry Police and Derry Fire responded to…
The Derry Town Council voted 5-2 to approve accepting a grant from the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency for seat belt enforcement. Derry Police Capt. Vern Thomas represented Chief Ed Garone at the March 18 meeting, in which he presented…
Derry Police dealt with two unrelated teen drinking parties this past weekend. The first occurred on Sunday, according to Derry police logs. Derry Police Capt. Vern Thomas said an officer on patrol near 22 Manchester Road discovered the first infraction…
A Derry man and his pet dog lost their lives in a house fire on the last day of February. Michael Lacharite, 48, died of smoke inhalation Friday, Feb. 28, when his residence at 357 Island Pond Road burned to…
The death of a Pinkerton Academy student after a New Year’s Eve auto accident has prompted a resident of the Gulf Road area to ask the town to put center stripes along the road. Kyle Ross, a Pinkerton junior, died…
A local teenager lost his battle for life this past week, while a friend continued in intensive care after a New Year’s Eve accident. Kyle Ross, 17, of Hunter Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 3 p.m. after being airlifted…
During last week’s snow, a crash between an almost-empty school bus and a private car resulted in some damage but no injuries. The school bus was driven by Robin Loder, according to Derry Police Lt. Eric Kester, and had one…
Derry got off relatively easy in a pair of winter storms last week. The first storm, on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 9 and 10, was significant in the number of accidents, according to Fire Chief George Klauber. There were a…
New Hampshire State Police are investigating an accident Monday that caused a Derry woman to lose control of her car and to be MedFlighted to a Boston hospital. Nancy McEvoy, 65, was headed north on Interstate 93 in her 2003…
