PFOA Water Problems, Pols Arrested, UFOs, Missing Teens: March's Top Stories

The month of March 2016 will be remembered as one of many difficult and tragic stories and posts, including breaking news alerts about car crash and accidental deaths, missing teens, and even the arrests of two Granite State active political figures, one which Patch was first to report on. Along with a Whole Foods update, arrests, UFO sighting reports, and snow predictions that didn't come true, it was a busy month.

March will also be remembered as New Hampshire Patch’s biggest audience month ever – a few clicks shy of 1.218 million page views on 12 sites covering 13 communities – the most in our nearly five year history. The previous high at NH Patch was September 2015, when we logged in 1.166 million (with one less day of news). Any amount more than 1 million – something we’ve been doing irregularly since this time last year – is always good news and lets us know just how much readers rely on Patch for news and information.

As always, thank you, for that.

Top stories for March 2016

Report: FBI Arrests Tea Party Activist Jerry DeLemus: FBI agents took custody of Delemus on 9 charges including conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S., threatening, obstruction

3 Teens Caught Robbing Mammoth Convenience Store: Police: A robbery at Mammoth Convenience store in Pelham led to the arrest of three teenagers, police said.

UPDATE: Missing Teen Found Deceased: Sheriffs: Emma "Alex" Lee Caraballo, of Haverhill, was 14.

Police Searching for Missing NH Teen: Have you seen Taylor Lee Hovasse? She’s been missing since March 19.

Rundlett Community Mourning the Loss of Sixth-Grader: Carrigan Johnson, a student at Concord’s middle school, has passed away after a long illness, according to Principal Tom Sica.

WATCH: 40+ Vehicle Crash on I-93 in NH: Snowstorm shifts, turns to ice. Check out these photos, aerial footage after traffic was brought to a standstill in Windham.

More Pulsating UFO Orbs Reported in NH: Since January, a number of residents have reported seeing lights in the skies of Bow, Concord, Manchester, Bedford, Milford, and Salem.

Up to 12-inches of Snow this Weekend in NH? Seriously?: Possibly: The National Weather Service has issued a “special weather statement” about a major storm heading to the Granite State.

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Found in Merrimack Water: NH DES: Merrimack Village District Water System investigating "low level detection" in water at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics facility.

Earthquake Hits NH: 2.9-magnitude incident reported in Warner this morning off Route 103.

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Knife Threats, Smashed Glass, Splattered Blood on Downing Street: Cops

Second Teen Arrested After Burglary at Merrimack Gun Shop

Teen Indicted on Murder, Robbery Charges

Nashua Drug Raid: Cocaine Seized, Couple Arrested Goodbye Macy's, Hello Bedford Place

Storm Update: Downgraded, But Snow is Still Coming in NH Car Crashes, Teens Busted, ATM Skimmer, PFOA in Water: Nearby News

NHSP Release Photos, Names from Fatal Crash in Kensington

Fatal Crashes, State Rep Arrested, Zika Virus Update: Nearby News

Judge Orders St. Paul's School Sexual Assaulter to Jail 'Irate' Parent with Cocaine, Pipe Flips Out at School: Cops

ATM Skimmer Found at TD Bank Location

NH DES Releases PFOA Drinking Water Test Results

Kyle Tasker Charged with Luring Girl for Sex

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