Deerfield News

Jon Schillaci, who was arrested in Mexico last year after almost a decade on the run, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felonious sexual assault and 23 counts of possession of child pornography.

Jon Schillaci, who ranked among the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives until his capture last year, was sentenced today to spend 20 to 50 years in state prison for molesting a 5-year-old Deerfield boy a decade ago.

Road conditions appear to have played a factor in a two-car accident that shut down a stretch of Route 43 for about an hour yesterday.

A judge says that the man who was convicted of aiding his millionaire father in murder-for-hire case failed to establish that the verdict "was against the weight of the evidence." BRENTWOOD - The guilty verdict is the fifth and final one tied to Jack Reid's murder four years ago inside a Deerfield horse barn.

A New Hampshire company has been ordered to pay nearly $40,000 after being cited for violating the prevailing wage law in Massachusetts.

Nothing is safe from thieves these days -- not even laundry. Police are investigating thefts from the Epping Launder Center over the past few weeks.

A jury is now weighing whether the son of a millionaire businessman conspired with friends and provided payoffs for the 2005 murder-for-hire killing of Jack Reid.

In today's closing arguments, lawyers want to say that while he was involved in 2003, Jesse Brooks later left the conspiracy before the 2005 murder.

Lamprey Health Care received a $2,500 grant from Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to help fund its school-based dental program.

James Burke, 30, of Metalak Lane, was arrested Oct. 31 and charged with two counts of possession of drugs.

Some breakups are probably for the best. A woman was arrested this morning following a fight with her ex-boyfriend that began outside his apartment, stretched down Route 4 during a car chase and ended in the police department's parking lot, Chief Glen Drolet said.

Joseph Vrooman is expected to testify today that he discussed how to murder Jack Reid with Jesse Brooks and his father, John "Jay" Brooks.

A fire ripped through one of the oldest homes in town Monday night, killing three dogs.

In testimony this morning, convicted murderer Michael Benton said he was drawn in the murder-for-hire scheme to kill Jack Reid at the behest of millionaire businessman John "Jay" Brooks and eventually his son.

A preliminary look into the feasibility of building a high school in town by 2014 reveals the project could cost around $27 million, and may not cost more to operate annually than what the town already pays to send its students to Dover.

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Two women died yesterday in motor vehicle accidents across the state. An elderly woman died from of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle collision in Bartlett, while a woman riding an ATV during a charity event in Pawtuckaway State Park died after her vehicle went off a trail and over an embankment.

Embattled fire chief Rudy Cartier responded to concerns laid out in an investigative report issued by the Rockingham County Attorney's office last week, but additional information released shows distrust of Cartier's command runs deep.

Deerfield, NH - Nineteen Resident artists will again be welcoming the public into their studios Saturday and Sunday, October 17th and 18th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This self guided tour will feature work by ceramists Al Jaeger, woodfired stoneware, porcelain wallworks, mugs & miniature houses; and Don Williams, slab built functional works in clay, ...

Police say a hunter located a body in the woods yesterday, but would not confirm whether it was that of a local resident who has been missing since July.