Williamstown, Vt.
Authorities say 24-year-old Nicholas Peck is charged with leaving the scene of an accident and careless and negligent operation after the incidents that happened at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say the building Peck hit belongs to Stillwater Graphics in Williamstown.
State police caught up with Peck a little more than an hour later at his home.
He is due to appear in Orange County Superior Court Aug. 24. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer.
Concord
New Hampshire State Police said the burglary happened early Saturday and that they’re looking for a man in connection with it. They’ve released an image of a man wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
Hassan, Senate President Chuck Morse and Speaker Shawn Jasper issued a statement Saturday evening saying the Statehouse holds “numerous treasures that tell the story of our history as a state and as a people.” They say no items were taken but some damage was done during the burglary, none of it irreversible.
State police, members of the General Court Protective Services unit and Concord police are investigating.
Isles of Shoals, n.h.
The Portsmouth Herald reports the donation comes from Virginia author Lois Williams, who wrote Religion at the Isles of Shoals. The Williams family has been coming to the island since 1975.
The nonprofit Star Island Corporation has owned the 43-acre island since 1915.
Williams said the gift will help upgrade a cottage that houses the Celia Thaxter Museum and renovate the building housing Rutledge Marine Lab. It will also create a large wall display on the early history of the Isles of Shoals.
Star Island hosts conferences, family camps, and short-stay programs focused on topics including history, science and culture.
Plymouth, Mass.
The Plymouth harbormaster told The Boston Globe that Plymouth Long Beach and White Horse Beach were scheduled to reopen at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Both beaches were evacuated Saturday afternoon after a local lobsterman saw the shark about a half-mile off Manomet Point. No injuries were reported.
Harbormaster boats searched for the shark Saturday evening but the fish was not located.
The boats were not out searching Sunday morning because of foggy weather but were expected to resume the search before the beaches reopen.
Great whites have become common off the coast of Massachusetts in recent summers, attracted by the seals, their favorite meal. Sightings often prompt beach closings.
Claremont
Hope for New Hampshire Recovery is opening a Claremont office this morning. Ayotte will host a roundtable discussion after to highlight the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, a bill she sponsored that passed Congress last week and is headed to President Obama’s desk.
It supports more access to prevention, treatment and recovery programs. But Democrats say it doesn’t provide adequate funding.
Ayotte is facing Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan in a competitive U.S. Senate battle. Both have focused on their efforts to combat the state’s heroin and opioid crisis, which caused more than 400 drug overdose deaths last year.
— Wire reports