CONCORD – Where have all the chipmunks gone? Usually scurrying all over stone walls in the spring, those cute little striped rodents difficult to find. We asked friends and family in New Hampshire and Connecticut, and everyone agreed they’ve seen few or no chipmunks this year. So we called ...
NASHUA – Thousands of local residents came together Monday to honor their loved ones, some alive, some since passed, who have dedicated their lives to service. Nashua’s Memorial Day Parade showcased first responders, city officials, middle and high school bands, Nashua North Air Force ...
MILFORD - They were not just statistics, they were our sons and daughters and our husbands and wives, said Gary Williams before he read the names of the 28 American men and women who died so far in military conflicts this year. And that stark reality of lost lives is brought home, he said, ...
MILFORD - The construction of a new public performance space at the east entrance to Keyes Memorial Park is scheduled to begin this week, using stones from an old Milford quarry. Stones are from the original stone cutting shed located on the former Tonella King Quarry, and they will be ...
MILFORD - William Ogert will have to do more research on mitigating potential odors from the beer-making operation he wants start on South Street. The Milford Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue its review of the Ogie Brewery at its next meeting, on June 6, to allow Ogert to look into ...
NASHUA – Work hard, play hard, give hard. That’s the way they do it at Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions, a local agency that acts as an advocate and negotiates employee benefits for its clients. Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Clark ...
NASHUA – Those at least age 30 likely remember witnessing the surreal images of airplanes crashing into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, but a whole generation of younger people now know of these events only as history. In Nashua, Positive ...
NASHUA – BAE Systems recognizes the importance of those who serve in the trenches of battlefields around the world, as well as those who have come home as veterans. Since 2009, BAE has worked to make the transition for returning veterans a little easier through its Warrior Integration ...
NASHUA – Longtime city resident Cheryl Lindner is ready for a new challenge, which she will begin June 10 as the new chief of staff to Mayor Jim Donchess. “I’m very excited to start in the new role, and I really am excited about the possibilities and opportunities that will present ...
NASHUA – While maturing during her time at Girls Inc., Wanja Mwangi has shown staff members at the Nashua center that she deserves the Girl of the Year Award. Mwangi, a 14-year-old freshman at Nashua High School North, has been going to Girls Inc. since she was 8. She has a record of ...
NASHUA – More than 20 volunteers from Gateways Community Services, Souhegan Valley Rotary Club and ReGenerative Roots came together Monday afternoon to build a community garden in Nashua, which will be used by local residents served by Gateways Community Services, while also being open to ...
NASHUA – Ward 7 residents on Tuesday gathered at Dr. Norman W. Crisp Elementary School for the first of nine town hall-style meetings with Mayor Jim Donchess to discuss the city’s future. “We think we can open this thing in 2023, fall of 2023,” Donchess said of previously discussed ...
NASHUA – A marathon is a big endeavor, a feat of endurance, a test of will. Sunday morning, hundreds of athletes from across the country and around the globe competed on the brand new Gate City Marathon, Relay and Half Marathon course – a Gate City Striders’ signature event. “Today ...
NASHUA – When “Frozen” characters Elsa and Kristoff crossed paths Sunday with a peg-legged pirate named “Captain Jay” toting a real, squawking parrot on his shoulder, they stared for a moment then, when offered the chance to feed the big-beaked bird, took a step back. “Tiki” did ...
NASHUA – Mayor Jim Donchess and Lee Guerette, wife of Nashua Alderman Ken Gidge, cut the ribbon at the new artists studio space at 14 Court St. on Saturday. The space was gutted and redesigned for nine studios, which are renting for $125 per studio, per month. There are three spaces rented, ...
NASHUA – Kim Kleiner is now slated to earn about $105,000 per year as the city’s full-time administrative services director after her Tuesday confirmation, while members of the Board of Aldermen have no immediate route to hike the legal nicotine age from 18 to 21. Members of the board had ...
For about a month, members of Nashua Fire Rescue have been training at 117 W. Hobart St., which is near Daniel Webster Highway. This culminated in a live fire training session, which began at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. During the event, officials worked on multiple aspects of fighting fires. They ...
NASHUA – Unseasonably cool and wet weather greeted the dozens of Joe Biden supporters gathered for the Tuesday house party at the home of former New Hampshire Senator Bette Lasky, D-Nashua. These conditions did not dampen spirits, however, as the former vice president energized the crowd by ...
NASHUA – After months of public debate, members of a divided Board of Aldermen spent more than three hours Tuesday evening arguing whether to increase Nashua’s legal age for tobacco and other nicotine products from 18 to 21. When the smoke cleared late Tuesday, members rejected the ...
NASHUA – The Academy for Science and Design recently earned the designation of being the 2019 Secondary School of Excellence in New Hampshire. Monday, members from the New Hampshire Excellence in Education Awards Committee, also known as EDies, visited the school to announce the award during ...