Photo of the month: April 2001

Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.

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April

Michael Moore
The Keene (N.H.) Sentinel

Fire department dive team members Bill Greenwood (on the hood) and John Bates free Edward S. Bezanson from his truck after the vehicle plunged into the South Branch River in Keene on April 16. Bezanson was not seriously hurt.

Honorable Mentions

Michael Moore
The Keene Sentinel
 Workers climb over a locomotive lying on its side after an April 9 freight train derailment dumped two engines and six cars into the Connecticut River in Westminster, Vt. A containment boom is being strung along the surface to prevent spilled diesel fuel flowing downstream.
Bob Hammerstrom
The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.
 Tyler Chalifour of Manchester, N.H., watches a salmon make its way up a fish ladder in the Merrimack River on April 26. The viewing window is at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitor Center in Manchester.

How I got the picture

Moore:

I had just gotten home to meet a friend for lunch when I got a call from the newsroom informing me of the bizarre accident.

The scene was less then five minutes from my house. Our new police chief allowed me to stay close to the scene where I had a great vantage point. I got the rescue photos and still made my lunch date.