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Granted, we all have a lot of stuff, but in the end, ya gotta laugh

While listening to a homily earlier this week, the crux of the story caused my mind to wander back to the days of some of the great comics of our time. Strange connection, I know, but nonetheless, interesting. The message told of how much “stuff” we as a nation accumulate over our ...

Phillips leaves Bears legacy

It was a mid February night in 1999 when all hell broke loose in Chicago, and the ripple effects came all the way east to Nashua. Even to yours truly’s phone, which rang with then-Bishop Guertin football coach Tony Johnson on the other end. “Did you hear?” he said, or at least we ...

A world of furniture beyond futons and big-screen TVs

Whether it’s on-campus housing or an off-campus rental, there’s something about college apartments that discourages you from truly settling in. Maybe it’s the knowledge that this is temporary housing, and you’ll be moving again in a few months, or maybe it’s those odd stains on the ...

Possible asphalt manufacturing plant: Who will clean up the mess?

Most Nashuans are not aware that an application has been filed with the planning board to site an asphalt manufacturing plant on Temple Street at the Amory Street rotary. With heavy trucks moving aggregate, asphalt and other heavy materials through narrow streets many times each day, this ...

My Red Arrow Diner surprise

If you enjoyed a cup of coffee at the Red Arrow Diner this morning, you have a French immigrant to thank. David Lamontagne opened a modest lunch cart in Manchester in October, 1922, exactly 100 years ago. He and his family changed casual dining in New Hampshire that is still going strong today. ...