DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chase Elliott had been burdened by lofty expectations that come as the son of a Hall of Fame driver and the replacement of a four-time NASCAR champion. As the close calls and frustrating finishes mounted, and wins eluded him, the 22-year-old Elliott could feel the pressure tighten each time he slipped […]
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Theresa M. LaBrie
DOVER, N.H. — Theresa M. LaBrie passed away Wednesday, March 1. Theresa was born July 5, 1930, in Passaic, N.J., the daughter of John McGuigan and Emeline (Begin) McGuigan. A devout Catholic, she was educated at Ave Maria Convent in Sabattus, then completed high school at St. Dominic High School in Lewiston. She lived in […]
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Ex-girlfriend’s testimony key to murder conviction
DOVER, N.H. — Defense lawyers and prosecutors stressed one thing throughout the trial of a 31-year-old man convicted of raping and killing a University of New Hampshire student: The key was the truthfulness of the defendant’s ex-girlfriend. The jury Friday decided that Kathryn McDonough, the star witness in Seth Mazzaglia’s murder trial, was telling the […]
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Defense expert: Murder suspect’s girlfriend wrong in describing strangling mark on neck
DOVER, N.H. — A defense expert in the case of a man charged with killing a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student on Monday disputed the key witness’s testimony about how she died. Dr. Ira Kanfer was the second defense witness to testify for 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia, who is charged with first-degree murder in the […]
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Jurors selected in murder trial of New Hampshire man prosecutors say killed student
DOVER — Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday in the murder trial of a New Hampshire man accused of raping and killing a 19-year-old college student after his former girlfriend lured her to their apartment. Authorities say 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia strangled University of New Hampshire sophomore Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott on Oct. 9, 2012, at the Dover […]
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Dover-Foxcroft shooting victim’s name released
DOVER-FOXCROFT (AP) — Dover-Foxcroft police have released the name of the man shot during a fight in town earlier this week, but have not yet announced any criminal charges in the case. Police said Thursday that 48-year-old Reginald Melvin, of Dexter, was shot three times during a dispute on Lancaster Street at about 6 a.m. […]
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Fire levels historic Dover-Foxcroft farm
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Every available firefighter in the region rushed to a fire at a historic 1914 farm on Shaw Road on Sunday afternoon, but nothing could stop the fast-moving flames, Fire Chief Gerald Guyotte said. “It’s burned flat,” the chief said of the fire at 257 Shaw Road, which leveled the 50-foot-tall barn and the […]