Many things were happening this week in the Granite State.  President Obama visited Manchester, Keene is gearing up for it's annual Pumpkin Festival, and the Red Sox hired John Farrell as the new manager.  However, as we all know, for all the good that happens, there are the negative stories that grab most of the spotlight.  This week, there were two unfortunate stories involving the operation of motor vehicles.  The first is that of Manchester Police officer David Connare.  Following an accident on I-93 near exit 6, the veteran of the police department has been charged with reckless conduct and DUI.  He has since resigned through his attorney and is scheduled to be in court Dec. 10.  You can learn more about this story and view videos at
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Manchester-officer-resigns-in-wake-of-crash/-/9857858/17021122/-/item/0/-/52jabp/-/index.html
The next case is that of Ian Gamble, a 21 year old Francestown resident who was identified as the driver of a vehicle that made not one, not two, but three passes at a group of turkeys crossing a road in Greenfield in an attempt to run them down.  He succeeded in killing at least one of them and is charged with hunting without a license.  If found guilty the only penalty will be loss of hunting license.  The resident who caught it all on video posted to Facebook and Youtube and this demonstrates the power of social media! Good for him!

Also this week in New Hampshire, the search for the body of Lizzi Marriott continues.  This is story I have previously discussed in my blog http://jrm2012.blogspot.com/ last week and many others are blogging about too.  Here is a blog by a student in durham that provides more insight into this case.  http://banania28.blogspot.com/2012/10/sensitivity-in-newsroom-drawn-out.html