MERRIMACK

A woman being arrested for allegedly making multiple false 911 calls Saturday assaulted Merrimack, New Hampshire, police officers, the department said. The woman, 40-year-old Karen Fiasconaro, fought with the officers trying to arrest her, kicking two and spitting at the face of one, Merrimack police said in a statement. Fiasconaro had only just been released from jail the night before,…

Merrimack police arrested 40-year-old Karen Fiasconaro after they say she made multiple 911 calls, falsely reporting that a man was trying to enter her residence. Police say she fought with officers as they tried to take her into custody.

The weather outside may have been frightful, but the fire inside these peoples’ hearts is delightful. People gathered at the Anheuser-Busch plant in Merrimack, New Hampshire to beat the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people kissing under the mistletoe. The beer giant had people at their facilities in Colorado and Missouri do the same thing— hoping people…

People in Merrimack, New Hampshire set a new world record for the most people kissing under the mistletoe at the same time.

Some New Hampshire counties are cutting back as demand for Meals on Wheels and other food programs for seniors exceeds funding. As of Sunday, the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council has eliminated dessert to save money after state and federal funding ran out.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s advisory board has voted to eliminate tolls on one of the state’s heavily traveled highways. The Executive Council voted Monday to get rid of the Merrimack tolls at the Everett Turnpike.

A Marine veteran is offering a $1,000 for anyone who can help police catch a man who broke into a comic book store and stole merchandise.

Thirteen people were hospitalized and dozens of others were treated at the scene after a hazardous materials incident Tuesday in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Fire officials said a mislabeled package containing white powder led to the evacuation of Spraying Systems Co. on Daniel Webster Highway.

Fifty-three people were treated at the scene and 13 were hospitalized after a hazmat incident at Spraying Systems Co. in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

A mother and son from New Hampshire are facing charges after allegedly fighting with police who were called to the home in Merrimack Sunday. Officers arrived for a well-being check after receiving a report of a possible domestic assault involving a knife, Merrimack police said. But the people at the home weren’t cooperative.

As the National Football League season is set to kick off, new research from Harvard University is showing more evidence of the long-term dangers of the game. Certain positions on the field, and the length of a player’s career, may mean greater risk to the brain, according to a study published Friday in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Though Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana, the drug is still considered a controlled substance by the federal government and is illegal under federal law. “If you’re on the water, then you enter our jurisdiction,” said a crew member on a Coast Guard patrol checking recreational boats on the water

A woman has been arrested after her dog drowned in Naticook Lake in New Hampshire last week. According to officials, Merrimack police responded to 116 Naticook Road for a dog that had drowned in Naticook Lake around 7:30 p.m. on June 8.

A woman has been arrested after her dog drowned in Naticook Lake in New Hampshire last week. According to officials, Merrimack police responded to 116 Naticook Road for a dog that had drowned in Naticook Lake around 7:30 p.m. on June 8.

A woman is accused of pushing her dog in a lake in Merrimack, New Hampshire and watching it drown.

The body of a kayaker who went missing in the Merrimack River in Concord, New Hampshire earlier this week has been found. Divers found the body around 2:30 p.m. Friday, downstream from where the kayaker had first gone missing. He has been identified as 20-year-old Alec Bronchuk, of Merrimack.

The body of a kayaker who went missing in the Merrimack River in Concord, New Hampshire earlier this week was found Friday afternoon.

Crews in Concord, New Hampshire, will continue to search for a missing kayaker Friday.

New Hampshire state police say a driver died after his car struck another one on the Everett Turnpike, went off of the road and crashed into trees. Police said the driver was traveling south in the left lane at a high rate of speed at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and attempted to move into the right lane. But he lost...

Anne Bradstreet was the North American continent’s first published poet, yet her legacy has largely been lost to time. Now, professors and students at Merrimack College in Massachusetts are trying to pinpoint her burial site while at the same restoring her legacy and what they say is her rightful place in the pantheon of Western literature. “Even though we don’t...