New Hampshire
Thomas M. “Tom” Estona
Thomas M. “Tom” Estona
OBITUARY
Merrimack, NH
Thomas M. ‘Tom’ Estona, 75, died peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at the Community Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. He is the beloved husband of Elizabeth A. ‘Beth’ (Cronan) Estona with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.
Tom was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on September 15, 1949, and was the son of the late Martin and Eunice (Tillotson) Estona. He received his education in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and was a graduate of Peterborough High School.
Tom worked as a truck driver, purchasing agent and most recently was employed as a branch manager for Kamco Supply in Woburn until his retirement.
In his free time, Tom was an avid fisherman, fishing fresh water throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire and ocean fishing at both York Beach, Maine, and the Florida Keys. He enjoyed playing golf, gardening and was a loyal New England Patriots Fan. He cherished time spent with his family at their peaceful lake house in Merrimack, as well as his retirement years in Barefoot Bay, Florida, with his wife, Beth. Recently, Tom found pleasure in learning to paint pictures depicting nature. Sipping on a single malt scotch and dining on his favorite Chinese food were some of the simplest aspects of life Tom loved. He will be missed by all who had the opportunity to know him.
In addition to his wife, Beth, of Merrimack, he is survived by his daughter Karen and her partner Doug; his son Jeff Godwin and his wife Angela; and his grandsons, Connor and Parker Godwin. He is also survived by his two sisters, Gwenne Hume and Marcia Lee and her husband Ken, as well as his niece Marcie Hume, and his brother-in-law Don Cronan and his family.
A private family gathering to celebrate Tom’s life is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom’s name to the Community Hospice House, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, NH, 03054. Arrangements entrusted to the care of ROCHETTE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 21 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ANCTIL-ROCHETTE.com.
New Hampshire
2 killed, 1 seriously injured in NH crash
Two people are dead and another person has serious injuries following a crash Friday in Rumney, New Hampshire.
The Rumney Fire Department says it responded to Route 25 just after 1:30 p.m. for a motor vehicle crash with entrapment. Crews, including from Plymouth-Fire Rescue and the Wentworth Fire Department, arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the road that appeared to have been involved in a head-on collision.
The driver from one vehicle was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, the fire department said. The driver and a passenger in the second vehicle were both pronounced dead on scene.
The victims’ names have not been released at this time.
Route 25 was closed for approximately five hours for an on-scene investigation and clean up, the fire department said.
It’s unclear what caused the fatal crash. The Rumney Police Department is investigating.
New Hampshire
Fireball spotted streaking over towns in southeast New Hampshire: video
An eagle-eyed photographer captured the moment a shining fireball cut across the sky in southeast New Hampshire early Saturday evening.
Rob Wright, a professional photographer based in New Hampshire, shared dash camera footage of the suspected meteor — which he called a “bright green boldie” — blazing straight downwards while he was cruising through Portsmouth.
“That was one of the best I’ve seen and likely the best I’ve ever caught on camera,” Wright boasted on Facebook.
Wright was approaching a traffic circle in the coastal town when a pulsing yellow light appeared in the sky. It tracked downwards in a straight line and released a brighter spurt of light before disappearing entirely, all in the span of eight seconds, according to the video.
Others in Nashua and Londonderry, both located southwest of Portsmouth and closer to the Massachusetts border, told WMUR that they also saw the suspected meteor.
Several other highlighted sightings around the same time in Dover, Bedford, Rindge, Hooksett and Jaffrey, which are all within a 90-mile radius of Portsmouth, according to the American Meteor Society.
Locals who follow Wright’s work reported seeing the fireball, too. One woman who also lives in Portsmouth commented that she “thought it must have been a firework.”
It’s unclear what exactly the fireball was.
Meteorites present similarly to a fireball when they’re plummeting from orbit — but leave a more obvious impact.
In August, a 3-foot meteor splintered in the air while it was flying over Georgia and left fragments scattered all over Newton County. The explosion caused a sonic boom equivalent to 20 tons of TNT exploding at once.
Pieces of the meteor were found all over the county, including one that crashed through the roof of a home.
Over the summer in 2024, a meteor disintegrated about 30 miles above Midtown Manhattan. The force shook parts of New York City, rattling midday commuters.
New Hampshire
Firefighters battle large blaze at home near NH’s Loon Mountain
Firefighters from multiple northern New Hampshire communities helped battle a blaze at a home near Loon Mountain on Saturday night.
Campton-Thornton Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post Sunday morning that they responded to the fire on Crooked Mountain Road in Lincoln around 7 p.m. Several other area departments also responded and helped shuttle water to the scene from a site in nearby Woodstock.
No one was home at the time and no firefighters were injured battling the blaze. Fire crews cleared the scene around 4 a.m.
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