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Two men were able to free themselves Wednesday morning from an overturned plane at Hampton Airfield, authorities said. “The pilot and passenger had been seat belted and were able to exit the plane without assistance,” police Chief Kathryn Mone and fire Chief Lajoie said in a joint statement. When first responders arrived at the airfield they found a Vans RV-6, a two-seat, single-engine plane, overturned in the snowy median between the runway and the taxiway. Pilot Robert Turcotte, 70, of Broad Brook, Connecticut, and his passenger, William Kulle, 68, of Springfield, Massachusetts, were tr...

Small plane flips over while landing at NH airfield © Provided by WCVB Boston Small plane crash at Hampton Airfield, Feb. 24, 2021 A small plane crashed Wednesday while landing at Hampton Airfield in North Hampton, New Hampshire.Sign up for our Newsletters Two people were on board when the single-engine Vans RV-6 landed around 9:35 a.m. and flipped over, officials said Police identified the pilot as a 70-year-old from Broad Brook, Connecticut and a 68-year-old passenger from Springfield, Massachusetts. The plane came to rest, upside-down in the snow-covered median between the taxiway and ...

Dave Wurtzel / Connecticut Public From living rooms and Zoom rooms, Connecticut watched as Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday as America’s 46th president. Inauguration watch parties are a time-honored tradition, but in deference to the pandemic, they looked a bit different this year. At the Connecticut Democrats’ virtual watch party, Suzanne Benton of Ridgefield was one of 60 people who logged on to enjoy sharing the events in Washington, D.C. “After all we’ve been through it’s -- I’m weeping now -- it’s just been beautiful,” she said, overcome with emotion. “Beautiful t...

The matriarch of Geissler’s Supermarket has died. Mary (Geissler) Nilsson, 89, was the daughter of founder A.F. Geissler and the grandmother of the chain’s current leaders, according to Patch.com. No cause of death was immediately given. “The lifelong resident of the Broad Brook section of East Windsor (Connecticut) grew up riding with her father to pick up grocery orders and then delivering the next day,” the Patch report said. “He had founded his business in 1923, and was originally located at 123 Main Street in Broad Brook. After Mary graduated from Ellsworth Hig...

A Look Back in the Gazette archives Published: 1/18/2021 2:43:29 PM 50 Years Ago ■Miss Gloria Bisaillon has retired from the Northampton school system after 30 years, 29 as head of the Girls’ Physical Education Department at Northampton High School. A 1931 graduate of NHS, she was the leading girls’ basketball player in western Mass. and captained the Devilettes during her senior year. ■Private David Elliott has recently completed advanced training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and will take up new duties when he leaves for Germany in February. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Elliott...