Father who implicated son in fatal Northfield fire gets jail time

Richard Hoisington was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison. Police photo
BURLINGTON — A 70-year-old father who gave a statement to authorities implicating his son in a fatal blaze in Northfield two years ago has been sentenced to more than a year in a federal prison on a charge of conspiring to deal crack cocaine.
After Tuesday’s sentencing, Richard “Dickie” Hoisington of Berlin will now be joining his son, Howard “Howie” Hoisington, 34, behind pri