Local man set for guilty plea in NEK murder

BURLINGTON—A North Haverhill man is set to appear in federal court next week to plead guilty to his role in the 2018 murder of Michael Pimental, 37, of Waterford.
John Welch, now 36, has been charged with weapons possession and obstruction. He has previously been identified in court documents as the man who fatally shot Pimental in a wide-ranging drug conspiracy.