Town Meeting in Cornish ended with a jolt of literary excitement on Tuesday as library trustees announced that Colleen O’Neill, widow of author J.D. Salinger, is offering to donate the former Cornish General Store to the town to be converted into a.
Hot topic: A petition article calls on Cornish to “demand” that the New Hampshire Legislature carry out redistricting in a “fair and transparent” way and without gerrymandering. Another petition article calls on the town to establish a renewable.
Dry, windy conditions fuel brush fire in Cornish near Claremont line
Firefighters tend to the remnants of a brush fire on Route 12A in Cornish, N.H., near the Claremont town line on April 5, 2021. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Modified: 4/5/2021 9:20:36 PM
CORNISH Fire crews closed a stretch of Route 12A Monday afternoon to battle a brush fire that threatened at least one home as it was fueled by high winds and dry conditions.
Cornish Selectboard Chairman John Hammond said around 4:25 p.m. that the fire had come near a rental home he owns east of the railroad tracks at Balloch’s Crossing along Route 12A.
Juveniles detained following altercation with police in Cornish
Modified: 3/15/2021 10:17:05 PM
CORNISH Police are seeking information about suspicious activity involving three teens in Cornish and charges are pending after an altercation with police early Saturday morning, according to Cornish Police Chief Doug Hackett.
Officers from Cornish, Claremont and the New Hampshire State Police responded to a report of “three suspicious males” at 2:37 a.m. on Saturday and found three male teenagers walking on Townhouse Road between Dingleton Hill Road and Moonlite Drive, Hackett said in a news release.
Two of the teens were carrying knives and, as police attempted to detain the juveniles, “one juvenile began to fight with the officers. During this apprehension, one officer was injured and required medical treatment for his injuries.” the release said.