Mont Vernon News

The fatal home invasion in which a Mont Vernon mother was killed and her daughter severely wounded not only horrified the public, but signals a slight rise in murders involving multiple offenders who conspired to kill in New Hampshire.

Staff photo by COREY PERRINE From left, Mike Burns of Milford enjoys dinner in the company of a friend, Marie Curtis of Ventura County, Calif.

Staff photo by Don Himsel A Fairpoint Communications crew works on fiber optic lines on Route 13 near Mont Vernon Center Monday, October 26, 2009.

Share + Dec 27, 2009 8:20 am US/Eastern MONT VERMON, N.H. Three forums will be held next month to help Mont Vernon, N.H., residents digest new details about the death of a woman who was killed during a burglary in her home.

Tonight we begin our end of the year series, taking a look back at the biggest news of 2009.

As the time draws near for records in the Kimberly Cates murder case to be unsealed and new details surrounding the tragedy to be released, school officials in Mont Vernon and Amherst have issued the following guidelines for helping students cope with the new developments.

With the New Year, there may be new revelations coming to light concerning the murder of a Mont Vernon woman in October.

BACKGROUND: The New Hampshire House Republican Alliance recently issued a statement accusing Democrats of saying "nothing terribly significant happened in Mont Vernon on Oct.

" The ongoing issue of whether security cameras should be installed in and around Souhegan High School will be addressed for roughly 30 minutes during tonight's meeting of the Souhegan Cooperative School Board.

Leaders of the New Hampshire House yesterday blocked the late introduction of a bill that would punish home invasion murders with the death penalty.

New Hampshire House leaders have blocked capital murder legislation named after a Mont Vernon, N.H., woman killed in her bed with a machete during a burglary.

The 11-year-old Mont Vernon girl who survived a home invasion attack that killed her mother has thanked the police officers who rescued her.

Staff photo by Bob Hammerstrom Milford Police Officer Eric Wales, left, receives an award from Governor John Lynch and Chief Fred Douglas Tuesday evening, December 15, 2009, during a ceremony honoring Wales and fellow officer Sgt.

Staff file photo by BOB HAMMERSTROM Ice storm damage is shown in December 2008. Staff file photo by MARK TURNER Staff Sgt.

The taxpayer cost to prosecute, defend and sentence William a oeStixa Addison for the October 2007 murder of a Manchester police officer has reached nearly $3 million and will grow by half a million dollars a year while he appeals the verdict.

POLITICAL BACKGROUND: No elective office, former executive director of Cornerstone Policy Research, socially-conservative activist group.

SUMMARY: The Hollis man accused of lying to police and helping to conceal or destroy evidence after a Oct.

New details have emerged in the murder of a New Hampshire mother. Prosecutors said two men charged with killing the Mont Vernon woman thought they also killed her young daughter in the attack.

Several local communities are ringing in the holidays this weekend. Herea s a look at whata s happening throughout the area: Today The Mont Vernon Recreation Commission is decking the halls in anticipation of the annual Tree Lighting Celebration.

The Hollis man accused of helping his friends cover up the deadly Oct. 4 Mont Vernon home invasion first lied to police by saying the two alleged killers spent the night with him, but abandoned the alibi when police confronted him with new information.