MERRIMACK

Police launched a boat and searched a lake behind a property in Merrimack that was the last known location of a 5-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen in six months. The New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol searched the lake on Saturday, the Union Leader reported. The waterfront property was the last known location and home of Elijah Lewis....

Elijah Lewis, a 5-year-old boy from Merrimack, New Hampshire, has not been seen for about six months.

A 5-year-old boy who has not been seen for months is being sought by investigators in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says Elijah Lewis of Merrimack has not been seen by “independent individuals” for approximately six months. The Division for Children, Youth and Families notified police Thursday that his whereabouts were not known. Lewis was not...

A New Hampshire man was flown to a Massachusetts hospital for serious injuries he sustained in a car crash shortly after midnight Monday in Merrimack. Adrian Vintila, 28 of Laconia, lost control of his 2021 Toyota Camry while driving on the F.E. Everett Turnpike North around 12:25 a.m. Monday. Vintila went off the right side of the road, hit a…

Intense flames ravaged this Baboosic Lake home in Merrimack, New Hampshire Thursday night – with the two people inside the home forced to take drastic measures to escape.

Intense flames ravaged a lakeside home Thursday night in Merrimack, New Hampshire, forcing two people inside to take drastic measures to escape the fire. “The house was just fully engulfed in flames and then within maybe 30 minutes, it just started collapsing,” witness Haylee Laurencelle said. Heavy fire broke out at a Baboosic Lake home on Shore Drive just before…

An elderly man slammed his pickup truck into the New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet Thursday morning, causing extensive damage, police said, but thankfully no one was injured. “The only casualties were some wine and spirits,” an officer on scene said. Police responded to the store at 6 Dobson Way in Merrimack around 10:45 a.m. for a report of a…

Police say an elderly driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, crashing into the New Hampshire Wine and Liquor Outlet in Merrimack.

Two drivers died in a head-on car crash shortly after midnight Thursday in Merrimack, New Hampshire. One of the cars was engulfed in flames. The fatal crash happened around 12:12 a.m. on the Everett Turnpike, according to the New Hampshire State Police. Both drivers were pronounced dead on scene. The cars involved, a 2009 Honda Ridgeline and a 2016 Audi…

A 17-year-old New Hampshire driver was killed in a single-car crash along the Everett Turnpike Saturday morning, police say. The teen, from Nashua, appeared to have lost control of their car just south of Exit 10 in Merrimack. The 2006 Toyota Corolla went down the embankment and into the tree line, crashing into multiple trees before coming to a stop,…

The New England Patriots teamed up with Anheuser-Busch and the Massachusetts Military Foundation to provide free meals to veterans before Thanksgiving in Merrimack, New Hampshire, on Friday. More than 500 veterans and their families attended the unique donation drive-through at a local Anheuser-Busch facility to pick up a free meal kit prepared by the Massachusetts Military Foundation and the Patriots. …

More than 150 students in Merrimack, New Hampshire, are in quarantine and high school sports have been suspended after a COVID-19 outbreak last week. Six students have tested positive for coronavirus, and Superintendent Mark McLaughlin said Thursday that the large number of students were put in quarantine out of an abundance of caution. Still, it’s causing concern among some people…

More than 150 students in Merrimack, New Hampshire, are in quarantine and high school sports have been suspended after a COVID-19 outbreak.

A large cat which had gone missing from its family in Merrimack, New Hampshire, has been found safe. Spartacus, a 4-year-old, 40-pound African serval, was found Saturday morning near its home. The cat had been trapped, according to the Merrimack Police Department. Dean King, who owns Spartacus, had said that the cat initially took off on Wednesday after it had…

A New Hampshire family is searching for its missing cat — a 40-pound, 4-year-old African serval. Police in Merrimack are asking people to look out for Spartacus, who went missing in the Peaslee Road area. Dean King, Spartacus’ owner, says he’s devastated his pet cat, which he exhibits occasionally, is missing. The beloved pet, which cost thousands of dollars, ran…

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.