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Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff; Teen Wrong-Way Driver; Cool Homes; More: Nearby News

Tree worker electrocuted; drunken driving ejection crash; sex offender fugitive; former NH teacher accused of child rape lines up plea deal.

Some photos from the most read stories and posts on Patch last week in New Hampshire.
Some photos from the most read stories and posts on Patch last week in New Hampshire. (Tony Schinella/Patch; Jeffrey Hastings; NEWS 603; NH DOC; FBI; Concord Police Department)

CONCORD, NH — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around New Hampshire Patch sites last week.

  1. A Rare Opportunity To Live On Rye Harbor On The New Hampshire Coast: 1734 Ocean Boulevard in Rye, New Hampshire, known as "Illyria," was built in 1980 and tastefully renovated in 2012.
  2. Nashua SWAT Negotiating With A Barricaded Man In Apartment Complex: Nashua police are conversing with a man Monday, barricaded on the top floor of a multi-unit apartment building on Royal Crest Drive.
  3. A Bargain In Bedford: A Ranch-Style Home In Need Of TLC: 53 New Boston Road in Bedford, New Hampshire, is a 1950s home built on 1.5 acres that is near everything.
  4. Worker Electrocuted While Cutting Tree In A Lift In Bedford: A lift appears to have contacted power lines near a Meetinghouse Road home; OSHA and New Hampshire Department of Energy are investigating.
  5. Tilton Teen Accused Of Wrong-Way Driving, Crashing Car In Concord: A 14-year-old boy reportedly crashes a car into a tree on Rockingham Street Sunday. Also, a driver in Chichester crashes into utility pole.
  6. Ejection Reported After Crash On Interstate 93 In Hooksett: A driver was ejected from a car after a crash on the northbound side of the highway in Hooksett on Saturday and taken to Concord Hospital.
  7. A Unique Chance To Own A 2-Unit Salem Home On Canobie Lake: 172 N. Policy St. in Salem, New Hampshire, is an early-1940s home, on the lake, with two-two bedroom units.
  8. Nashua Man Faces Criminal Threatening Charge After Standoff With Cops: Cops: Justin Spirko was asked by a Royal Crest Drive complex employee to turn his music down; instead, he threatened to torch the building.
  9. Convicted Sexual Assaulter, Kidnapper Placed On Escape Status: NH DOC: John Todd, convicted of sexual assault in the 1970s and first-degree assault in the 1980s failed to return to the Calumet House Monday.
  10. A Spacious Salem Home With A Legal Inlaw Unit: 3 Theodore Avenue in Salem, New Hampshire, is a late-1990s home with a partially fenced backyard, four bedrooms, a study, and more.

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