New Hampshire
Missing Woman Dies; Inmate Caught; Power Outages; More: Nearby News
CONCORD, NH — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around New Hampshire Patch sites last week.
- NH Fish and Game Search Woman Missing Since Thursday In Richmond: A K-9 search team located her Sunday morning in the woods. She was flown from the scene but died a short time later at the hospital.
- ‘Dangerous’ Prison Inmate Who Escaped From Concord Hospital Captured: Cops, a K-9 unit, troopers, and others searched for Benjamin Ayala, who was loose in the West End for hours. He was found Saturday morning.
- Samantha Willard Identified As 31-Year-Old Missing Richmond Woman: A NH Fish and Game K-9 search team located her in the woods near her home. Despite medical treatment, she passed away from injuries.
- Hanging Reported At Homeless Camp On Black Hill Road In Concord: Watch: Police are investigating a hanging death at the former Concord Drive-In site; fire and rescue teams say the person was dead for a while.
- A Wonderful Craftsman-Style Home On Lake Winnipesaukee: 48 Sewall Road in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was built in 1915, feet from the water, at one of the most prestigious addresses in the area.
- Murder-Suicide; Pedestrian Killed; NH’s Best Companies: Nearby News: Also: Seacoast man rescued in the White Mountains; house fires; bullet in bathroom leads to school lockdown; cool homes; wrestlers compete.
- Fatal Gunshot Wound Being Investigated In Canterbury: Police, firefighters, and the Penacook Rescue team were sent to a fire access road by Kimball Pond Road on Tuesday for a shooting incident.
- Queen City Man Arrested On Statutory Rape, Exposure Charges In Concord: Francois Niyibigira was accused of sexually assaulting a girl inside cars and a home in Penacook and Concord in October and November 2023.
- Three Women Indicted For Roles At Merrimack Elbit System Protest: The Hillsborough County Grand Jury indicted two women from Mass and one from Connecticut. They face 3.5 to 7 years in the state prison.
- Fatal Gunshot Wound Investigation; Homeless Camp Fire: PM Patch NH: Teen indicted on riot charges; Seacoast woman indicted on sexual assault charges; one eatery closes while another stays open; cool homes.
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06/15/2026 19:49, RAYMOND, KETCHEN, DANA CANNEY (63); BROOKLINE, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 264:25 (CONDUCT AFTER ACCIDENT), 265-A:2,I(B) (DUI; ADULT>.08; MINOR>.02), 172-B:3 (PROTECTIVE CUSTODY-ALCOHOL), 265-A:44 (TRANSPORTING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR MARIJUANA).
06/15/2026 21:05, GILFORD, SEXTON, JALEN R. (26); ALTON, 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 263:64,IV (DRIVE AFTER REVOCATION/SUSPENSION; RECKLESS DRIVING), 263:1,II (LICENSE REQD; OP W/EXPIRED LICENSE W/IN 12 MONTHS OF EXPIRATION), 265:60 (SPEEDING 25 MPH OVER LIMIT OF 55 OR LESS).
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06/16/2026 17:16, GILFORD, COSTARELLI, ROBERT L. (55); EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA, 631:2-B,I(A) (DV; SIMPLE ASSAULT; BODILY INJURY OR PHYSICAL CONTACT), 634:2,III (CRIMINAL MISCHIEF).
New Hampshire
Concord City Manager Receives ‘Satisfactory’ Review, 2.5% Raise, But Sabbatical Request Gets Trimmed
Schultz said she “highly respects” Aspell, too, but there was a “dissonance between reality” when eyeing what the public and city employees were earning.
Ward 6 City Council Aislinn Kalob, too, would not be voting for the increase, saying it had been “heavily on my mind since we’ve had our nonpublic sessions,” which lasted about six hours of work. She appreciated Kretovic clearly outlining the job of city manager. But people were frustrated with the city manager, and she saw that in the comments in online forums.
“I do feel, after really digging into this, and learning about his job,” she said, “and thinking toward the future when, eventually, at some point, somebody new will be sitting in that seat, we are the ones who direct policy and he is the one that implements it… there is anger out there that should be directed more toward us.”
Kalob said, too, a room full of firefighters, upset about their contract, also made voting for the wage increase something she could not consider.
Michele Horne of Ward 2 echoed similar concerns to Schultz, saying there was significant “wage disparity” between the public and staff and the city manager. She also agreed with Kalob’s point that previous councils created this contract.
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