TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 27
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Man indicted for Pittsburg shooting BY CRAIG LYONS THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
LANCASTER— The Coos County grand jury Friday indicted a Pittsburg man for murder, attempted murder and first-degree assault for allegedly shooting three people last November. Kenneth Arsenault, 50, of Pittsburg, stands charged with first-degree murder, seconddegree murder, two counts of attempted firstdegree murder and two counts for first-degree assault stemming from November 2 incident when Arsenault allegedly shot three people at his house, on Baker Drive, in Pittsburg. The first-degree and second-degree murder charges alleged Arsenault caused the death of Justin Flanders, 21, by shooting him with a shotgun and leaving his body in a burning car. The N.H. Medical Examiner determined Flanders’ cause of death was a combination of the shotgun wound, which perforated his heart, and severe thermal injuries. The two attempted murder and two firstdegree assault charges allege that he shot Tanya Rancloes 30, in the shoulder and chest area, and Jessie Parker, 25, was shot with see SHOOTING page 13
Date set for Laidlaw hearing BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN – The N.H. Site Evaluation Committee has set May 18 at the date for its hearing on the motion to transfer its permit to build a 70-megawatt biomass plant in Berlin from Laidlaw Berlin BioPower to Berlin Station LLC. The SEC last year issued a conditional certificate of site and facility to Laidlaw. Since then, Laidlaw has announced a major corporate reorganization. The developer also announced a change in its major contractor and wood supplier as well as an increase in generation to 75 megawatts. Laidlaw and Berlin Station filed a joint motion with the SEC asking the regulatory committee to approve the changes and allow the permit to be transferred. Counsel for the Public, represented by the state Attorney-General’s office, filed a response to the joint motion, arguing it represents a new operation significantly different from what was approved last fall. Senior Assistant see HEARING page 10
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Route 110 design charrette held over the weekend BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN – Interested residents had an opportunity this weekend to provide input and see some proposed options to minimize the impact of the second phase of the Route 110 upgrade. The state Department of Transportation hired Jeffrey Taylor & Associates to lead a design charrette Friday and Saturday in Berlin. Phase Two picks up when Phase One ended near the police station on Green Street and continues on to just beyond the Monreau Movers building on Wight Street. In between the two end points, part of the project will construct a new roadway, requiring the acquisition of 26 buildings plus additional land. Because of the new roadway and alignment, the
LANCASTER — The Coos County grand jury Friday handed down indictments for 14 people. Glen Briggs, 44, of Lancaster, was indicted on charges of second-degree assault and reckless conduct. The assault
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project will create a lot of undeveloped space within the public right of way. The charrette’s charge was to develop proposals to use the undeveloped land to enhance the neighborhood. Taylor noted the Route 110 upgrade has been decades in the making. DOT is currently in the acquisition phase and has acquired over half the property required for Phase Two. Taylor said the report developed by the team will be used as DOT does its final design over the next nine months. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2013. The charrette started Friday afternoon with a tour of the impacted neighborhood that attracted a good crowd. The two public input sessions on Friday and Saturday’s breakout session drew limsee CHARRETTE page 21
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Landscape architect Randy Knowles discusses options for Green Street as the Route 110 design charrette team discussed some of its recommendations for mitigating the impact of Phase Two of the bypass. (MARTHA CREEGAN PHOTO)
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charge alleges he struck a woman in the head with a deadly weapon. The misdemeanor-level reckless conduct charge alleges that he placed a woman in danger of bodily harm after injuring her see INDICTMENTS page 19
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