Handcuff prank leads to arrest

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – They say you can get just about anything at Wal-Mart – including arrested.

Police in Conway say employees at a Wal-Mart called to report a young man was in the store on Tuesday in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs, asking for a hacksaw.

It turns out Joha Turner, 18, of Pittsburg, hadn’t escaped from anywhere. He told police it was a prank. They told him he was under arrest, for disorderly conduct.

Airline adds new service at Pease

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) – Low-cost airline Allegiant Air is beginning nonstop flights between Pease International Airport and Orlando, Fla.

The service begins Oct. 28 with introductory fares as low as $39 each way on tickets bought by mid-September. The flights will operate Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Pease Director George Bald said Allegiant Air has a great track record and a commitment to the communities it serves.

On the Web:

www.allegiantair.com
Amtrak resumes NYC-Boston run

NEW YORK (AP) – After three days of extensive delays and cancellations caused by a freight train derailment, Amtrak announced Thursday that it anticipated normal train operation between New York City and Boston this weekend.

Regular service between the two East Coast cities will resume Friday, although an Amtrak statement warned that riders could expect 10- to 15-minute residual delays between Pennsylvania Station and New Haven, Conn. Service on the Acela and Metroliner trains also will resume after two days of cancellations.

On Tuesday morning a CSX freight train derailed in the Oak Point Yard in the South Bronx, blocking some tracks and damaging the overhead electrical lines. The tracks owned by CSX run next to the tracks for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor service.

Amtrak runs nine northbound and nine southbound trains between Boston and New York on a typical weekday.