Wednesday's Amber Alert in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut ended without incident in Gilsum, New Hampshire as Matthew Slocum, 22, surrendered after several hours of negotiation. He was seen in Adams, Mass. at 5 a.m. and eventually surrendered to he New Hampshire State Police SWAT team in Gilsum. Slocum, wanted for questioning in connection with a fire in White Creek, N.Y. that killed three people, forced girlfriend Loretta Colegrove, 25, and their child, four-month old Raymond Slocum to travel with him. The fire killed his mother, Lisa Harrington and her husband, Dan, and his son. Slocum was driving a black 2003 Ford Mustang and was armed with rifles. Slocum went to prison in 2006 breaking into a house and stealing money. No court appearance was scheduled, or specific charges announced. [WCVB], [Globe]
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Mitt Romney has been polling as the Republcan frontrunner against a bunch of other candidates. Another candidate, Representative Michele Bachmann, has joined the race and is already neck-and-neck with Romney in at least one poll. The Des Moines Register has Romney at 23% in Iowa, closely followed by Bachmann at 22%. Slate Magazine described Romney as leading Bachmann "by a hair." We think that's a deliberate hair pun.
Thursday was supposed to be Mitt Romney's day to start his campaign. He did that, with no necktie, on a picturesque farm in New Hampshire. Romney told us his name - nice touch - and believes in America. He believes President Obama "failed" America. He apparently doesn't believe in the phrase "President Obama."
Memorial Day has signaled the start of political season in New Hampshire and is bringing every possible Republican presidential candidate there. There is a busy undercard visiting the Granite State today with Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, and Rudy Guiliani exploiting stumping on Memorial Day. The main event will wait: Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are due later this week.
A former New Hampshire resident, Chief Warrant Officer Christopher R. Thibodeau, 28, was killed Thursday in Afghanistan when his helicopter crashed in a combat operation. Thibodeau flew an Apache helicopter for the 1st Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Hood, Texas. He attended Marlborough Elementary School and Keene High School before moving to Ohio. It was his first deployment in Afghanistan. [WHDH]
In a prime example of bad timing, there was an "unusual event" at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant today. Smoke was discovered in an elevator transformer in a plant support building and Seabrook firefighters powered it down to stop the smoke. The fire started at around 11:45 a.m. and lasted about an hour. Nobody was injured.
A tour bus carrying 20 people rolled over on I-93 in Littleton, New Hampshire forcing State police to shut the highway down at mile marker 123. Firefighters reported 15 passengers went to area hospitals, four with "serious but non-life-threatening injuries." Some fuel was spilled which is being cleaned. Several towns responded. [WMUR]
Massachusetts is losing 1,100 jobs over the next two years as Fidelity Investments closes its Marlboro facility and moves those workers to to Smithfield, Rhode Island, Merrimack, New Hampshire and other locations. Marlboro workers fill operations and technology jobs and don't work directly with customers. Spokeswoman Anne Crowley said Fidelity lost 8,000 jobs in the last couple of years and Marlboro was not at "full capacity." They plan to sell that property. Smithfield, Rhode Island already is home to 2,700 jobs. Merrimack, New Hampshire has 4,600 employees. [Globe]
A New Hampshire woman was charged with assault after using a taser on a pregnant woman following a road-rage incident that began in Route 3 in Pembroke, Massachusetts and ended in Concord, New Hampshire. The suspect was throwing "bottles and cans" at the other car and the driver called 911. Both cars ended up on I-93 North at Exit 14 in Concord, New Hampshire. At a red light, the suspect got into the seat of the other woman's car and used a taser on her. She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held on $100,000 cash bail. [WCVB], [NECN]
Rob Spencer, 21, of Billerica, broke vertebrae and his sternum while attempting a jump at Crotched Mountain in Bennington, New Hampshire. Spencer, a snowboarder, fell backward and hit his head on Saturday at around 2:45 a.m. He was wearing a helmet. Crotched Mountain was open until 3 a.m. as part of a "midnight madness" event. This is the third incident at a ski resort this winter. In two separate incidents at Sugarloaf Mountain, a skier was killed and a chairlft broke, injuring several people. [Herald]
International students added over $1 billion to Massachusetts' economy in 2010. The family of Molly Bish is still looking for her killer. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Aren't you thankful for stuff? So are Mass residents (in various ways), a little girl for her dog, Yankee-haters, etc.
An attempted robbery at the Hillsborough Market in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday was foiled by a squash-wielding delivery man. A would-be robber left the store clerk a "threatening note," and reportedly said "Give me your money, or you're going to die." A neighbor intervened, followed by the delivery man with the squash. The suspect was charged with robbery. All charges alleged until proven under law. [WMUR]
Kimani Washington, 35, of Boston is the one suspect in custody for a connection to Tuesday's quadruple murders in Mattapan. He's due in court in New Hampshire today on fugitive from justice charges before he can be returned to Massachusetts, according to WCVB, to be charged with weapons infractions and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.
On Tuesday, we reached out to criminals. Now, we're helping politicians? Apparently, there are at least two Democrats in New Hampshire who dislike Sarah Palin enough to publicly speculate on her life or death. One, state Rep. Timothy Horrigan, already resigned after he reportedly posted this on Facebook: "I also want her to live because a living Sarah Palin is less dangerous than a dead one." Horrigan's comment followed State Rep. candidate Keith Halloran wishing Palin died in a plane crash. Our advice: When making a possibly career-ending comment, don't do it at the same time as another tool does. You at least get all available train wreck style attention.
New Hampshire is living up to its motto this week. They are serious about Live Free or Die.
We already brought you the official shirt of New Hampshire, complete with wolves and moon. Now, craft spoof site Regretsy brings you the perfect pairing: wolf sweater pants (or skants, if you will). Will they become the official pants/skants of New Hampshire? We knew, of course, that leggings are not pants, but the jury's still out on sweaters. New Hampshire does, certainly, have plenty of toads, some with a nasal, bleating call.
The popular "Three Wolf Moon" t-shirt that can be seen everywhere from Diesel to the Boston Comic Convention has been named the official t-shirt of New Hampshire, according to Neatorama. The Granite State, known for its libertarian politics, rocky expanses, and many wolves, may have moved one step closer to becoming a living parody of itself.