Milton News

Leo Lessard, Strafford County register of deeds, former state senator, and moderator of the Town of Milton has agreed to act as moderator for the congressional candidates' forum to be held Wednesday, Feb.

The local School Board will hold a deliberative session Saturday to give locals a chance to discuss and debate warrant articles recommended for vote at the annual town meeting next month.

An informational meeting was held in Milton last week to discuss a proposed hydropower project in downtown Milton.

The former Provider bus driver accused of sexually assaulting multiple children and producing child pornography was found competent to stand trial for federal charges.

An informational meeting about a proposed hydropower project in downtown Milton, called at short notice last Friday afternoon, did not generate the goodwill that sometimes accompanies green energy projects.

John Nolan/Times photo Milton Three Ponds dam in downtown Milton may be the site of a hydropower project in the next couple of years.

The former Provider bus driver indicted last month on charges alleging he sexually assaulted a young boy riding his bus was indicted last week on three additional charges, alleging he assaulted a second boy.

Courtesy photo/Capt. Joseph DiGregorio It is unknown in which order four of the six men pictured here are standing and county officials are asking the public for help in matching each name to a face.

The following are the arrests from Dec. 4 through Dec. 24: Dec. 4 - Shane Huckins, 41, of Pineland Park was arrested and charged with criminal threatening.

A 52-year-old Milton man was charged Friday with unlawful distribution of methamphetamine after a monthlong investigation by multijurisdictional law agencies.

Courtesy photo/Capt. Joseph DiGregorio It is unknown in which order these men are standing and county officials are asking the public for help in matching each name to a face.

Court documents allege that a former New Hampshire school bus driver charged with sexually assaulting two boys filmed his assaults using cameras hidden in pens and a pair of sunglasses.

COAST's weekly North Bus service has been transporting elderly and disabled residents to Rochester shopping areas since April, and the company is now hoping to attract more bus riders to take advantage of the service.