Greater Nashua

NASHUA - Before a packed Aldermanic Chamber, Mayor James Donchess reiterated that Pennichuck Water Works is not for sale despite statements made by state officials suggesting the contrary. "You've been told a lot of things that have not been true," he said during the Aug. 12 Board of Aldermen meeting. In February, Chinese beverage giant Nongfu Spring purchased 80 Northwest Blvd. for $67 million. The property was previously owned by Stag Industrial, not Pennichuck. "This company came to Nashua as part of a state economic initiative," Donchess said of Nongfu. "This was driven by Concord." Although the city has has owned Pennichuck since 2012, Donchess said the company could not be sold without approval from the state Public Utilities Commission. He was also confident that under the current board, such a proposal would never make it out of Nashua. "There's not a single ...