Jonathan Phelps

Manchester

Senior Reporter at New Hampshire Union Leader

General Assignment Reporter at the New Hampshire Union Leader. Have story suggestions? Email me at [email protected]

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New Business: The Works Cafe back in Queen City; Earth Eagle Brewing returns to Portsmouth

5 days ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

SOMETIMES, businesses ebb and flow. They open new locations and close others for whatever reason. In this case, The Works Cafe opening on Elm Street marks a return to the Queen City, having previously operated as the then-Bagel Works on South Willow and Second streets in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s. This is now the Keene-based brand’s 12th location and seventh in New Hampshire.
Mother, son die in possible murder-suicide in Pembroke

6 days ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps |William Byrne

Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a 26-year-old mother and her three-year-old son, which occurred in Pembroke early Friday morning. Police arrived to 336 Pembroke Hill Road after receiving a 911 call around 1 a.m., according to a news release. "Upon entering the home, they made contact with the resident who called 911. Upstairs in a bedroom they discovered the two other residents suffering from apparent gunshot wounds," the release said.
Ex-teacher convicted of attempted sex trafficking of minor

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

A federal jury found a former Manchester High School West teacher guilty of attempted sex trafficking of a minor Thursday afternoon after hearing testimony about a November undercover sting operation. Prosecutors, however, were not allowed to reveal Stacey Lancaster’s place of employment during the trial. The defense argued it would be unfairly prejudicial.
Ex-teacher found guilty of attempted sex trafficking of minor

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

A federal jury found a former Manchester High School West teacher guilty of attempted sex trafficking of a minor Thursday afternoon after a three-day trial. Lancaster, 46, was arrested during a Homeland Security sting in Manchester in November and charged with one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. He will be sentenced at a later date. Lancaster’s attorney, Charles Keefe, left the courthouse in Concord without comment.
City to deploy new barricades to secure popular Taco Tour

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

The planning for Manchester’s Taco Tour each year involves a lot more than restaurants stocking up on ingredients and cooking up a storm. The Greater Manchester Chamber takes on months of logistics with support from city departments. Thursday is the big day, with the event taking over downtown from 4 to 8 p.m.This year, new vehicle- resistant barricades aimed at keeping the crowd safe will be rolled out after the city received a Homeland Security grant.
Ex-sheriff seeks mercy in sentencing for perjury; AG wants 7-14 years

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Phelps

Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave is seeking mercy for his crimes. The state Attorney General’s Office says his sentence should send a message to all public officials. Brave is asking a judge to spare him from having to spend time in prison after he pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about stealing nearly $19,000 in taxpayer money for multiple trips involving three lovers in extramarital affairs, according to court documents.
Ex-sheriff seeks mercy in sentencing for perjury; AG wants 7-14 years

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave is seeking mercy for his crimes. The state Attorney General's Office says his sentence should send a message to all public officials. Brave is asking a judge to spare him from having to spend time in prison after he pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about stealing nearly $19,000 in taxpayer money for multiple trips involving three lovers in extramarital affairs, according to court documents.
Ex-sheriff seeks mercy in sentencing for perjury; AG wants 7-14 years

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave is seeking mercy for his crimes. The state Attorney General's Office says his sentence should send a message to all public officials. Brave is asking a judge to spare him from having to spend time in prison after he pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about stealing nearly $19,000 in taxpayer money for multiple trips involving three lovers in extramarital affairs, according to court documents.
Trial opens for former Manchester teacher charged in sex sting

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Jonathan Phelps

A special federal agent testified Tuesday about a sting operation in November that resulted in a Manchester High School West teacher being arrested on charges of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. The agent and the teacher, Stacey Lancaster, 46, met in a parking lot behind the Econo Lodge on the West Side on Nov. 14 where Lancaster said he was nervous. He said he felt strange because he “wasn’t used to under-agers,” according to a recording of the exchange shown in court.
Parents, grandmother face more charges from 2021 'squalid conditions' in Manchester

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Phelps

The parents and grandmother of five children who were found living in squalid conditions in a Manchester apartment in 2021 now face additional charges. City police discovered the five children, ages 2 to 6, on Sept. 10, 2021, after being called to 190 Spruce St. by a maintenance worker. Parents Eddie King, 48, and Alicia Washok, 40 — and maternal grandmother, Lori Harmon, 65, — were indicted on additional charges of criminal restraint and reckless conduct.