Cabinet maker may furnish a future downtown rail station for Nashua under proposal

By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, April 11, 2012

NASHUA – The city hopes to fashion a park and ride lot out of the home of a custom cabinet manufacturer. A parking lot isn’t …

Nashua board, residents question Executive Councilor Wheeler on rail vote

By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Wednesday, April 11, 2012

NASHUA – Executive Councilor David Wheeler, R-Milford, cracked about being tarred and feathered by aldermen Tuesday, as he was grilled on his vote against a …

Lozeau still has hopes for rail; Wheeler accepts invite to meet with city

By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Thursday, March 29, 2012

NASHUA – The possibility of bringing rail to Nashua might still be on the right track, despite state officials turning down a $3.2 million grant …

Wheeler: I’ll talk about commuter rail but still oppose it

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 20, 2012

CONCORD – Executive Councilor David Wheeler, R-Milford, said he’s happy to meet with Nashua officials but has no plans to change his mind about opposing …

Executive Council rejects $3.2 million for rail study plan

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012

CONCORD – The Executive Council on Wednesday rejected accepting a $3.2 million federal grant to help pay for studying a commuter rail line from Boston …

Salem firm recommended to lead $3.6m rail study; Executive Council to vote Wednesday

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CONCORD – State transportation officials are recommending a Salem company for a $3.6 million study in the cost and need for bringing commuter rail service …

Nashua residents flock to show support for passenger rail

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 6, 2012

NASHUA – If the large majority of the 100 or so people who packed the City Hall auditorium Monday night to discuss rail service had …

High-speed rail plans hit traffic

By Michael Doyle McClatchy Newspapers | Thursday, March 1, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congress and the Obama administration are headed for another head-on collision over high-speed rail. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reiterated President Barack …

O’Brien cancels 1-day session, transit authority override vote

Thursday, January 5, 2012

CONCORD – The fate of legislation to significantly reduce the powers of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority remains on hold after House Speaker William …

NH House fails to override Gov. Lynch’s rail authority bill veto

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, January 5, 2012

CONCORD – The New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority got a stay of execution Wednesday from the House of Representatives, which failed to override a veto …

Nashua rail meeting postponed to 2012

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 12, 2011

NASHUA – Rail enthusiasts will have to wait a while longer to put in their two cents on the state Department of Transportation’s plan for …

Rail veto puts GOP lawmakers on spot

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

We’ve heard a lot of rhetoric this session from Republican legislative leaders about the need to foster an economic climate that encourages job creation and …

Lynch says rail ‘should be part of vision’

By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Thursday, June 16, 2011

NASHUA – Gov. John Lynch derailed legislative attempts to reduce the power of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority on Wednesday, vetoing House Bill 218 …

Bill that guts N.H. Rail Authority’s power heads to governor

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, June 2, 2011

CONCORD – A controversial bill that significantly reduces the powers of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority is on its way to the desk of …

Rail bill sidetracks authority

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, May 13, 2011

CONCORD – The New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority would be converted into a glorified study committee with state Senate approval of an amended bill Wednesday. …

NH Senate headed down wrong track

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

What’s wrong with this picture? On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the awarding of $2 billion in high-speed rail money to 15 states …

Transit authority trimmed

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, May 6, 2011

CONCORD – A state Senate committee declined to embrace an end to the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority on Thursday, but endorsed legislation to clip …

Governor on board to derail repeal bill

Sunday, April 17, 2011

There aren’t a lot of times when Republican lawmakers and the business community split on major pieces of legislation, but that’s exactly what has happened …

Lynch vows to veto rail panel repeal

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, April 15, 2011

Gov. John Lynch said he would veto a House-passed bill to repeal the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority and predicted he’d win such a veto …

Fate of Rail Transit Authority at stake

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Sunday, April 10, 2011

CONCORD – A proposal introduced at the Statehouse might save the N.H. Rail Transit Authority from going off the tracks. But even if legislators are …

Rail authority’s legal power may be limited

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, April 1, 2011

CONCORD – Nashua’s business and political leadership made its last public stand Thursday in support of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority before a state …

House backs bill to axe rail group

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, March 18, 2011

CONCORD – The New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority would be put out of business with legislation the Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved Thursday. After a …

What’s the urgency in rail repeal bill?

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Sometime this week, the House of Representatives is going to vote on a bill to repeal the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority, which the Legislature …

Guest Commentary

GOP opposition to commuter rail is way off track

By HERBERT PENCE | Sunday, March 6, 2011

For the life of me, I cannot understand the Republican Party’s aversion to passenger rail. With all of the major issues facing New Hampshire, one …

Top GOP leaders in House share ideas

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 1, 2011

HUDSON – House Speaker William O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon, said he’s seen enough to become convinced that state taxpayers can’t afford to bring commuter rail from …

Rail transit money at risk

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Monday, February 28, 2011

More than $4 million in federal funds is ready to fuel passenger train service across New Hampshire. But with a repeal bill pending at the …

Guest Commentary

Passenger rail a boondoggle for New Hampshire taxpayers

By JOHN HIKEL | Sunday, February 27, 2011

As a candidate for state representative, I joined many who were elected in promising to be more careful with taxpayer money than our predecessors, who …

Getting steamed up over GOP rail tactics

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Things are getting out of control. Dismantling the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority and turning down $4.1 million in federal grants to study the cost …

O’Brien leads GOP charge to kill state rail authority

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, February 18, 2011

CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon and his top lieutenants applied the full-court press this week in their efforts to kill the New …

House panel would derail state plans for passenger trains in area

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 17, 2011

CONCORD – Despite local opposition, a House committee endorsed a bill that would stop in its tracks the effort to bring passenger rail to southern …

Will NH Rail Transit Authority survive reps’ effort at repeal?

By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 17, 2011

Except for one, the pieces are falling into place for establishing passenger rail service through Nashua and southern New Hampshire. However, the missing piece is …

Lynch: Plenty of cuts, no tax rise in budget

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 10, 2011

MANCHESTER – Gov. John Lynch said the state budget he proposes next week will not increase taxes and keep level state aid to public schools …

Let’s put the brakes on rail authority bill

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

We may be only one month into the legislative session in Concord, but it’s already starting to look like 2011 may well be remembered as …

House GOP set to derail rail proposal

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 8, 2011

CONCORD – House Republican leaders want to end the discussion about bringing commuter rail back to southern New Hampshire through Nashua. They’ve gotten behind the …

House speaker wants legislative focus to be on important items, not ‘circus’

Sunday, January 30, 2011

House Speaker William O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon, has had enough. The new GOP conservative leader has been in the minority, and he knows a slash-and-burn strategy …

We’re going to focus on these issues in ’11

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Earlier this month, the six members of The Telegraph editorial board sat down to develop Focus 2011, six issues we believe deserve particular attention in …

A challenging year for commuter rail

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

When our editorial board established commuter rail as one of our priorities for Agenda 2010 last winter, we certainly didn’t expect Greater Nashua residents to …

NH back on track with rail funding

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The day when Greater Nashua residents will be able to board a passenger train bound for Boston may still be years away, but a recent …

Transport projects are slow to go

By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Monday, November 8, 2010

NASHUA – Someday, you might be able to drive from Broad Street near the turnpike’s Exit 6, cross the river into the Millyard and come …

Downeaster boosts hopes for NH rail

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

While New Hampshire officials await word on their second bid for a $1.4 million federal rail grant, perhaps they can take some encouragement from what’s …

Time for an update on our Agenda 2010

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Shortly after the start of the new year, you may recall, we introduced our readers to The Telegraph editorial board’s Agenda 2010, five issues that …

City gets federal funding for transit

By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 9, 2010

NASHUA – The city’s transit department received $67,222 in federal stimulus money for operating expenses. “Quite frankly, we don’t need it,” said Mark Sousa, transportation …

Brakes pulled on commuter rail in NH

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Saturday, January 30, 2010

CONCORD – The Obama administration turned down New Hampshire’s request for a planning grant that’s critical to the return of commuter rail service from Concord …

Rep’s proposal could derail high-speed plan

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 20, 2010

CONCORD – High-speed rail advocates said a bill outlawing a state subsidy for the project would doom efforts for a proposed corridor linking Concord with …

Talks of state rail continue

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Sunday, November 15, 2009

The future of commuter rail in the state has grown cloudy, since the owners of the rail lines through Nashua discontinued talks about the project. …

Plaistow wants Boston commuter line to reach NH

Saturday, October 31, 2009

PLAISTOW (AP) – Plaistow officials want to bring commuter rail service to Boston to New Hampshire. Proponents of the idea have been discussing it with …

State’s rail plans thwarted, but rail to city still possible

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Thursday, October 1, 2009

CONCORD – Commuter rail supporters tried to put the best face on the state’s refusal Wednesday to apply for $300 million in federal stimulus money …