The Derry Police Department is continuing its search for a suspect after a woman was allegedly assaulted while walking a trail at the Robert Frost Farms. It happened on Wednesday evening when a woman called Derry police to report that she had been hit from behind with an object by someone she didn’t know. Police searched the area but didn’t find the suspect. The victim was taken to a hospital but has since been released. The Derry Police Department is describing the investigation as “active” and “ongoing.”
A man is dead after being fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Plaistow. He was found dead along the train tracks on Thursday afternoon. According to Plaistow police, he was hit along the track near Blossom Road just before 1:40 p.m. Amtrak said the train was traveling from Portland, Maine, to Boston when it hit a car, however, police didn’t mention a vehicle in a new release about the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
New Hampshire lawmakers are overriding Governor Kelly Ayotte’s veto for a major transportation bill that includes higher toll rates. The bill is part of the state’s ten-year transportation plan and it includes more funding for turnpike projects. Starting January 1st, the standard passenger-vehicle rate at the Hampton toll plaza will increase from two-dollars to four. All vehicles listed on a funded New Hampshire E-ZPass account will receive the NH E-ZPass toll rate, which is the same as today’s discounted rate. Vehicles not listed, as well as drivers who pay cash, will be charged the new higher toll rate.
Drivers in Manchester can expect some changes on the roads as students head back to school next month. Manchester emergency services and Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel says more buses could mean more congestion. She’s encouraging drivers to keep an eye out in school zones and neighborhoods for kids heading to and from school. The police department will also be enforcing school transportation safety with a zero-tolerance policy.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is censuring Representative James Spillane for some comments he made toward other representatives on social media earlier this year. The House voted 185 to 93 to condemn Spillane for his X posts that were directed toward Representatives Cathryn Harvey and Timothy Horrigan. The Legislative Ethics Committee deemed them “offensive and demeanig.” In June, Spillane defended his comments saying they were made in performance of his duties as a state legislator and that they’re protected speech in the federal and state constitutions.
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