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Bloomberg is fighting uphill battle

Is it realistic to consider a guy who runs a global media company and is worth an estimated $47 billion an underdog at anything? When it comes to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations, we would have to say “yes.” Tuesday, Bloomberg made several stops ...

Bus passengers save the day

A Monday ride on a Nashua Transit bus proved to be anything but ordinary for Lizette Markham and seven other passengers. As the bus rounded a turn on Burke Street Monday morning, Markham noticed the vehicle began drifting to the right. Before she and her fellow passengers knew it, the bus ...

Safety tips for cold weather

With temperatures plummeting to near zero the next few days in Greater Nashua, safety in these bitter-cold conditions must be top of mind. Factoring in wind chill, temperatures will hover around the negative 5- to 10-degree below zero mark at night, making any long exposure to the elements ...

War on opioids ongoing

On Jan 7, we acknowledged progress in the continuing battle against fentanyl, heroin and other opioids, as fatalities directly attributed to these drugs in the city of Nashua dropped from 45 in 2017 to 33 in 2018. The main factors in the decline, officials believe are the increased availability ...

Make wise use of $800,000

A grant of nearly $800,000 from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will help widen sidewalks, plant new trees, turn Lock and Whitney streets into one-way streets flowing traffic in opposite directions, and create bicycle lanes in Nashua’s French Hill neighborhood, community ...

Necessity, unfortunately, wins out

Is there a more common phrase during local budget season than this: “Seems like a nice thing to have, but not a necessity.” Perhaps “We can’t afford it,” but they’re close. The latest use of the “Seems like a ...” phrase came from Peter Moustakis of the Amherst Ways & ...