Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 4/12/2021 1:00:21 PM
Antrim Police Chief Scott Lester is set to retire from the force on May 1 after nearly 13 years of service to the town. Lt. Brian Lord has been appointed as his successor.
“I loved the job,” Lester said in a Friday interview looking back at his years in charge in Antrim.
“It has been an honor to have worked alongside a great team within the police department and throughout all the town departments, programs, and groups,” he wrote in his retirement announcement to the community on Thursday.
Leaving his colleagues is the hardest part of retiring, Lester said, but also what makes it possible to do so. “I never wanted to leave the town shorthanded or without someone to keep the ball rolling,” he said. “ I think I’ve built a really good foundation and a good police department,” he said, and its current staff seemed well-poised to handle a leadership transition.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 2/3/2021 5:20:38 PM
Steve and Diana Hawkes had recently lost a beloved cat to coyotes when they moved to Antrim four years ago. Their former home in rural Pennsylvania had seemed to have been a beacon for lost pets, and they soon realized that the Hillsborough and Antrim communities had a similarly constant problem with lost and found pets.
There’s a special kind of heartache, and even some guilt, when a pet simply disappears, Diana Hawkes said, as compared to knowing you did all you could when a pet succumbs to a long illness. “In a sudden loss… one feels they could have done more to prevent, or solve the situation,” she said.
James Calder Courtesy photo
Published: 9/6/2019 11:21:04 AM
An Antrim man has been indicted on six felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse images by the Hillsborough County Superior Court North.
James Calder, 53, of Antrim allegedly possessed six images that portrayed underage boys engaged in sexual acts. Each charge constitutes a Class S felony punishable by 10-20 years in prison.
In June, Antrim Police Chief Scott Lester told the Ledger-Transcript that police began investigating Calder after a resident reported Calder had allegedly broken into a secured building and taken two tablet computers.
The owner of the tablets told police he had confronted Calder, who had returned the tablet. When he inspected the tablet, the owner found it allegedly had video images of child pornography on it. The owner of the tablet reported the incident to police and turned over the tablet for investigation.
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