ALLENSTOWN, N.H. (AP) – A Barnstead restaurant owner died after his car went off the road and into the Suncook River.

John Goodwin, 61, suffered massive chest injuries when his car rolled over into the river about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, but managed to get out on his own, police said. By the time rescuers arrived, the car was completely underwater.

Goodwin died later of his injuries at Concord Hospital.

Goodwin was the owner of J.J. Goodwin’s restaurant in Center Barnstead.

Car hits moose, killing teenager

HANCOCK, N.H. (AP) – An Antrim teenager has died after his car collided with a moose Saturday night.

Officials at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon said 17-year-old Derek Witherell died just after noon on Sunday.

His passenger, Alisha Cargill, 17, of New Ipswich, also was seriously injured and was in stable condition at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, according to state police. The hospital would not release her condition Sunday morning.

The two were driving south on Route 202 in a Honda Civic when a young moose walked onto the road. The car hit the moose, went down the embankment and rolled over into a swampy area, state police said.

Javelin strikes teen at track meet

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) – A freshman at Lebanon High School was struck by a javelin after a strong gust of wind pushed it out of bounds.

The girl was not seriously injured, but she was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon as a precaution, authorities said Saturday. “I was just really scared for her, really panicky,” said Anthony Vorachak, the sophomore who threw the javelin.

The girl was helping to measure throws and retrieve javelins during the Class I track and field championships when he made his throw, he said.

The javelin was pushed off course by a strong crosswind and started to fall out of bounds. The girl saw it coming, turned and started to run, but it struck her in the back, he said.

“It bounced off her back. A lot of people rushed to her,” he said.

Historic tavern goes up for sale

MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) – The historic Hannah Jack Tavern served its final meals Saturday night.

The restaurant is closing after 26 years of operation and the building is up for sale. The house was originally home to Matthew Thornton, one of three New Hampshire men to sign the Declaration of Independence. Hannah Jack was his wife.

The sellers say they hope to find a buyer who will maintain the building as a landmark.

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Snowboarding Lawsuit

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LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) – A Hudson woman is suing Loon Mountain ski area over the snowboarding accident that killed her son.

Louis Cecere, 21, died in January at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, after more than two days on life support.

Cecere was snowboarding with two friends when he went over a jump and landed on his head. Cecere’s family says the jump was poorly designed.

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Museum Closing

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CORNISH, N.H. (AP) – A museum celebrating the artists of the Cornish Colony will close in October.

The Cornish Colony Museum opened in 1998 in a historic estate on Route 12A. The artists’ colony was founded in the late 19th century by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and hosted well-known writers and artists, including Maxfield Parrish and sculptor Paul Manship.

Alma Gilbert-Smith, the curator and director, says she and her husband can’t continue subsidizing the museum. She says they were unable to get a property tax abatement from the town.

She also says that efforts to get the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site to take over the museum have fizzled because the town doesn’t want the site to expand and National Park Service funding has been cut.

Town officials say they have done all they can to accommodate the museum.

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Emergency Landing

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LEBANON, N.H. (AP) – A Massachusetts pilot made an emergency landing in Lebanon after his landing gear failed.

Ivan Burns lost the left-side landing gear on his single-engine plane when heavy winds made the plane drop suddenly as he tried to land at a small airport in Warren, Vt., Saturday afternoon. Burns then flew to Lebanon, where the airport was staffed and he could get help.

Burns made one pass so people on the ground could check the plane from below. He was then cleared to land around 1 p.m.

With firefighters at the ready, Burns brought the plane down for a belly landing on the tarmac. He was unharmed, but the plane was damaged.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

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EPA Fines

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PELHAM, N.H. (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined two companies working at a construction site.

K & B Development and American Excavating Corp. face up to $137,000 in fines for letting silt from the construction site run into nearby streams and a pond, EPA officials said.

The companies also were operating without required permits, the EPA said.

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