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Local organizations making sure no one goes without a hot, Thanksgiving meal
Local
Thursday November 19, 2009
Every year on Thanksgiving, it’s all about the food. Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing and all the trimmings adorn hundreds of thousands of tables across the country.
Club to host Bids for Kids live, silent auction event
Local
Thursday November 19, 2009
NASHUA – The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua will celebrate the 23rd annual Bids for Kids Holiday Auction on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Sky Meadow County Club.
Donate gifts for holiday party
Local
Thursday November 19, 2009
NASHUA – On Thursday, Dec. 10, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Great Nashua will be holding its annual Holiday Party for the hundreds of children in their mentoring program.
Students help with gifts for the needy
Local
Monday November 16, 2009
NASHUA – BJ’s Wholesale Club of Nashua hosted a Make A Difference Day project, making “Help Those in Need Good Deed Snack Bags” filled with snacks from General Mills on Oct. 22.
Classic tale to come alive at Fortin Gage
Local
Monday November 16, 2009
NASHUA – Fortin Gage Fresh Flowers and Distinctive Gifts is bringing Gerald Charles Dickens to Nashua to perform his great-great grandfather’s timeless tale, “A Christmas Carol,” on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Local
Thursday November 12, 2009
NASHUA – Clean out your closet and get rid of your gently used coats for Parnell Chiropractic and Wellness Center’s coat drive. Through Nov.
Raise a glass for cure at Peddler’s
Local
Thursday November 12, 2009
NASHUA – The annual Toast for a Cure, a fundraising evening for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will be held at The Peddler’s Daughter, 48 Main St., on Sunday, Nov.
Fashion show raises funds for cancer foundation
Local
Thursday November 12, 2009
NASHUA – Scontsas Fine Jewelry and Fresh of Nashua raised almost $6,000 with their Denim to Diamonds fashion show to benefit Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer. The event took place at Saffron Bistro in Nashua on Sept.
Salvation Army hosts Apple Fest at Sullivan Farm
Local
Monday November 9, 2009
NASHUA – The Nashua Salvation Army held its Sullivan Farm Apple Fest on Oct. 11 with more than 10,000 people enjoying the multitude of fall festivities at Sullivan Farm.
Donate books and DVDs to soldiers
Local
Sunday November 8, 2009
NASHUA – Bring your gently used books and DVDs to the Veterans Day parade Wednesday in Nashua to send to U.S.
Tragedy at Fort Hood hits home for aide to secretary of the Army
Military
Monday November 16, 2009
On Thursday, Nov. 5, I had just returned home from a ground-breaking ceremony for a new home being renovated for homeless veterans when I turned on the TV and, to my horror, watched the news reports about the shootings at Fort Hood.
Airman 1st Class Peter N. Vassil
Military
Monday November 9, 2009
NASHUA – Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Peter N. Vassil graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Chief Petty Officer David M. Padley
Military
Monday November 9, 2009
NASHUA – Chief Petty Officer David M. Padley, a native of Nashua, has been awarded the 2009 Swaringen Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Human Performance Technology for the Coast Guard.
Military
Monday November 9, 2009
NASHUA – Christopher M. Dumais has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash.
Reunions
Thursday October 8, 2009
Nashua High School Class of 1999 will celebrate its 10th class reunion Nov. 27 at Martha’s Exchange on Main Street in Nashua.
Reunions
Thursday October 8, 2009
Nashua High School class of 1989 will celebrate its 20th reunion with a dinner and dance Saturday, Nov. 28, from 5-11 p.
Reunions
Thursday October 8, 2009
Alvirne class of 1959 Alvirne High School class of 1959 will celebrate its 50th class reunion Sept. 18-20.
Reunions
Thursday October 8, 2009
Wilton class of 1979 The Wilton High School class of 1979 will hold its 30-year reunion at the VFW in Milford on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.
Reunions
Thursday October 8, 2009
Alvirne class of 1954 Alvirne High School class of 1954 will celebrate its 55th reunion Sept. 12 at Valentino’s Restaurant in Hudson.
Students collect canned goods for food pantry
Youth-Education
Thursday November 19, 2009
NASHUA – The fifth-grade class from New Searles Elementary School incorporated its “Harvest Party” theme into a successful canned food drive to help out the Nashua Lutheran Church food pantry. The students were given the challenge to see which class could collect the most food items in one week.
Student to march in Macy’s parade
Youth-Education
Thursday November 19, 2009
NASHUA –Megan Kelleher, a senior at Nashua High School North, has been invited to represent New Hampshire for the second year as a member of the Macy’s Great American Marching Band in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Students are selected from all 50 states to participate in this band, which has the honor of leading the parade this year.
Student honored by Center for Talented Youth
Youth-Education
Thursday November 5, 2009
NASHUA – Deepika S. Kurup, a sixth-grade student at Fairgrounds MIddle School, was honored in October at Worcester (Mass.
Nashuan competes in Junior Olympics
Youth-Education
Thursday October 29, 2009
NASHUA – Pranav Gopan, a Nashua resident and student in Grade 6A at the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Mass., recently competed in the Junior Olympics of Taekwondo in Austin, Texas.
Youth-Education
Wednesday October 28, 2009
HOLLIS HBHS holding parent workshop Hollis/Brookline High School PTSA’s S-Team is sponsoring a free, public educational workshop on “Children in Distress: Mood Imbalances in Our Teens,” to be presented by Gail Vanark, MSN, FNP-BC, from the Center for Preventative Medicine of Amherst, on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Clubs
Monday November 16, 2009
NASHUA – The Matthew Thornton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at noon Saturday at the First Church of Nashua, corner of Concord and Lowell streets. The program, “A Tour in Afghanistan,” will be presented by Air Force Maj.
Clubs
Sunday November 1, 2009
NASHUA – Nashua Chapter 1540 for Active and Retired Federal Employees will have its luncheon at the Holiday Inn of Nashua on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Clubs
Sunday November 1, 2009
NASHUA – Businessmen’s Fellowship International USA, Nashua Area Chapter, will hold its monthly breakfast meeting Saturday at 8 a.m.
Garden club to talk herbal cooking
Clubs
Sunday November 1, 2009
NASHUA – The Nashua Garden Club will hold its November meeting Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.
Nashaway chapter to host landscaping author
Clubs
Sunday November 1, 2009
NASHUA – On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Nashaway chapter of N.
Change in the works at Nashua High North
Columnist
Monday November 16, 2009
The spare change you find in your pocket doesn’t seem like a lot at the time, but did you ever wonder how much of a difference it could make combined with the other spare change collected by your neighbors? This was the 18th year that the Nashua Pastoral Care Center conducted its Penny Pickers drive, resulting in an impressive turnout from the Nashua High School North student body.
DECA collects more than 3,300 cans during drive at South
Columnist
Monday November 16, 2009
Nashua High School South’s chapter of the Distributive Education Clubs of America recently held a canned food drive as part of DECA’s community service campaign called Nourish New Hampshire’s Hungry. “Our goal was to collect 1,500 cans in five days, and we doubled that number.
NCA students get step ahead with AP class
Columnist
Monday November 16, 2009
Nashua Christian Academy has added a new option for ambitious seniors who desire to get ahead for college. NCA is offering an Advanced Placement literature class, a rigorous course that teaches literature at a college level.
Nashua Christian Academy prepares students for the future
Columnist
Sunday November 8, 2009
Although it’s a small private school, Nashua Christian Academy takes pride in its continual encouragement for its high school students to attend college. The high school staff members work tirelessly in preparing their classes to a college-ready standard, inspiring the students to excel in being well-rounded young adults and creating opportunities for the upperclassmen to discover colleges that are right for them.
South students taking a hike to benefit hospital
Columnist
Sunday November 8, 2009
Nashua High School South students will be hiking Mount Monadnock today to raise money for Children’s Hospital Boston. Sponsored by the senior class, the “Panthers Climb for Kids” is the combined result of an event the class wanted to have – to hike one of the local mountains together – and a fundraiser to earn money for Children’s Hospital.
NH citations on asbestos get updated in Gate City
Local
Sunday November 22, 2009
Nashua and Hudson have never really aspired to be known as the buried-asbestos capitals of New Hampshire, but any doubt about that unofficial title was dispelled last week when the state chose Nashua City Hall as the site of a hearing on asbestos site rules. “It was deemed suitable to hold the hearing there, since most of the asbestos disposal sites in New Hampshire are in those two communities,” said Laura Kieronski of the Solid Waste Bureau in the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
City’s Apple Store opening draws fans from near and far
Local
Sunday November 22, 2009
For many Apple fans, such as Patrick Guerrero, trekking to the latest Apple Store opening has become a custom, of sorts. They’re like a group of old friends who meet up every few months, only to stand in long lines across New England and beyond, everyone proudly adorned with an Apple T-shirt from a previous store opening and sharing in the same excitement for Apple’s newest outpost.
Local
Sunday November 22, 2009
NASHUA – When a Nashua detective took the witness stand to testify against accused child molester Jose Hernandez, he wore a piece of clothing more commonly worn by a burglar or stickup artist: a ski mask. The detective was testifying at Hillsborough County Superior Court about a confession he took from Hernandez, who stood accused of raping and molesting a 12-year-old girl in September 2007.
YMCA gets OK to build new facility
Local
Saturday November 21, 2009
NASHUA – Without a peep of public opposition, the Planning Board approved a proposal to build a new, 46,000-square foot facility for the YMCA of Greater Nashua near Stellos Stadium on Riverside Street. No one appeared before the board Thursday to express concern about the plan, which calls for construction of a two-story facility to begin early next year and be finished in 2011.
Free H1N1 clinics to start next week
Local
Saturday November 21, 2009
The state’s first series of free public clinics offering the H1N1 swine flu vaccine will begin next week, but a five-hour event at the Manchester Health Department on Tuesday will be the closest to Nashua. The H1N1 vaccine is taken considerably longer to produce that had originally been expected.
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