Former officer talks about pulling the trigger By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: February 06, 2010 A retired Keene police officer who shot a man during a confrontation in 1998 said he questioned himself after the shooting but quickly came to terms with what he did. Carl Patten Jr., 53, of Troy agreed [...]
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‘It’s Your Duty’
Posted in PEOPLE, SHOOTINGS on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Intended Victim in Murder-For-Hire Plot Dies
Posted in COURTS, PEOPLE on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: November 10, 2009 In a tragic twist, the intended victim of a foiled murder-for-hire plot hatched by a Hancock mother and son has died. Michelle L. Hudon, 37, lost her battle with cancer Sept. 3, according to an obituary. Her ex-boyfriend Guido Boldini and his mother, Constance, [...]
A Town Without a Police Detective
Posted in PEOPLE on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: October 22, 2009 SWANZEY — After nine years of investigating major crimes and specializing in cases involving children, a Swanzey police detective is slated to lose his job so the department can increase wages for its patrol officers, who are being poached by other agencies offering better [...]
Lost Wallet Returned to WWII Vet After 65 Years
Posted in PEOPLE on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: October 19, 2009 A curious Swedish teenager and a historian in Oklahoma helped return a worn leather wallet to a World War II veteran living in Keene, more than 65 years after he lost it in the wake of a fierce air battle. The wallet arrived at [...]
Aspiring Actor Beats Cancer, Heart Disease
Posted in PEOPLE on July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: July 13, 2009 They never thought Tabitha Ellis would live this long. Not the doctors. Not even her parents. She was born with cancer on her vocal chords and later diagnosed with a life-threatening heart disease that compromised her immune system. Ellis, now 18, has defied the [...]
The Life of a Convicted Con Man
Posted in COURTS, MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES, PEOPLE on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: June 03, 2009 WESTMORELAND — Edward Baldasaro. Michael Baldasaro. John DiGregorio. Giovanni Mageri. Karl Spear. William Symare. Geo. Two Ton. His real name is John P. Baldasaro, a quick-witted, articulate 45-year-old convicted felon detained at the Cheshire County jail in Westmoreland, accused of robbing a pair of [...]
Free Staters Gaining Attention in Keene
Posted in COURTS, PEOPLE on April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: April 19, 2009 If the marijuana protest and guerilla gardening in downtown Keene failed to raise many eyebrows, the sight of a handful of handcuffed Free Staters being taken out of the city’s District Court earlier this week surely had plenty of residents scratching their heads. The [...]
Eight Years and No Answers in Disappearance of Mother and Daughter
Posted in MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES, PEOPLE on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: February 04, 2009 The world is a different place today than it was when a West Chesterfield mother and daughter disappeared eight years ago. New wars, presidents and technologies mark the passing of time. Each tick of the clock slowly covers the remaining tracks of Tina and [...]
South Florida Immigration Agent Finds Quieter Life in the Granite State
Posted in PEOPLE on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: January 31, 2009 He helped put away an HIV-infected Ecuadorian who videotaped himself raping 200 children, eluded Bahamian police during an undercover human smuggling operation and brought down hundreds of suspected South Florida gang members. But you would never know it by looking at Richard S. Bendel [...]
Young Pilot Makes Harrowing Landing
Posted in PEOPLE on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By PHILLIP BANTZ Sentinel Staff The Keene Sentinel: January 27, 2009 NORTH SWANZEY — When a plane had electrical problems Sunday in the inky black sky above Keene, a young pilot inside a dark cockpit relied on a flashlight, her training and help from air-traffic controllers and a local pilot. The local pilot, Richard S. [...]
