Henniker News

On March 1, 1979, Arthur Provencher's first day as the new owner of Benson's Wild Animal Park, he used a sledgehammer on an elephant.

Kevin Phelps, 22, of Pittsfield, Mass., was arrested April 18 on four counts of student hazing.

If you are into taking hot air balloon rides high in the sky throughout New England I know the best place to take one in Henniker, New Hampshire.

Aside from a big drippy ice cream cone or a game of pick-up Wiffle ball, nothing epitomes summer like a concert on the green.

For two decades - as he co-founded and co-managed a small general contracting firm into one of the five biggest construction businesses in New Hampshire, Kevin Cahill and his wife, Jill, kept the secret plan to themselves.

Sgt. Ryan Murdough, an 18-year police veteran with more than 20 years of military service, will be sworn in as the new police chief in Henniker on Tuesday.

Bail conditions were changed for the Port City man accused of kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend in his downtown apartment.

Kevin J. Cahill: New Paintings & The Here & Now: Recent Mixed Media Works by David Fleming at The New England College Gallery Kevin J. Cahill: New Paintings & The Here & Now: Recent Mixed Media Works by David Fleming at The New England College Gallery June 5-July 17 Artist Reception: Friday June 5, 2009 5-7 P.M. HENNIKER, NH-May 6, 2009 -The ...

Two Allenstown men accused in a string of burglaries through six towns were arraigned yesterday after $10,000 worth of stolen merchandise, including an assault rifle and two pistols, were found in their homes Saturday night, according to the police.

Two local men were arraigned in Hooksett District Court yesterday on multiple felony counts of burglary.

Officers made two arrests Sunday and recovered property from a string of burglaries that stretched across six towns, the police said yesterday.

What a month of May it has been, merry, indeed, for the flowering trees and bulbs.

When Merrimack County Commissioner J.D. Colcord ran for a seat in the Legislature 10 years ago, it was under the banner of eliminating all forms of county government.

Police seek to revoke $15,000 cash bail posted by Sean Ghamami last month following his arrest on ten charges alleging he assaulted a UNH co-ed, prevented her from phoning for help and kidnapped her.

Three New England College students were arrested on arson charges last week, stemming from allegations they poured gasoline into a plastic bucket and set it on fire.

I grew up in Henniker and went to the elementary and high school there and New England College.

Outstanding restoration projects were recognized last night at the 2009 Preservation Achievement Awards in Concord.

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance will recognize 13 historic preservation projects during a ceremony at the Concord City Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. today.

Four people injured in a head-on collision this evening between a dump truck loaded with logs and a minivan were taken by ambulance and helicopter to area hospitals.

Police in Lebanon said two teenagers were taken to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Hanover Street.