Accident startles students
AMHERST - A car ended up on its side leaning against a utility pole just outside Souhegan High School at noontime Tuesday after it collided with a pickup truck driven by a teenage student. The adult driver of the car,…
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World AIDS Day observed today
NASHUA - The theme of World AIDS Day in 2004 is “Women and AIDS.” A Nashua area event is sponsored by the Southern NH HIV/AIDS Task Force, in conjunction with Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic and the city of Nashua Division of…
Suspicious fire near school investigated
Authorities were investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that broke out in a Dumpster at a local school early Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to the Elm Street Middle School at 117 Elm St. shortly after 4:30 p.m. when…
Smile for Santa
Eric Frederick of Nashua introduces Santa Claus to his dog Polka Dot, a 1-year-old female Dalmatian, during a special pet photo session at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua on Tuesday. Frederick and his wife, Patricia (not pictured), posed with…
Hollis selectmen OK land appraisal
HOLLIS - Selectmen have not decided whether to recommend spending more than $4 million - the largest amount yet - on land conservation purchases. With the Special Town Meeting to consider these potential land purchases just a couple weeks away,…
Sox to rally in N.H. today
MANCHESTER - The World Series champion Boston Red Sox will continue their victory tour of New England today with a trip to New Hampshire. The main event is a rally at 3 p.m. at Veterans Park in Manchester, featuring Red…
Freshman Seminar survives challenge
NASHUA - If Board of Education Chairwoman Kim Shaw wanted to draw attention to what she perceives to be a lack of communication between the district and the board, she accomplished that goal. At Monday night’s board meeting, teachers, administrators…
Panel reshapes plan to fill board vacancies
NASHUA - An aldermanic committee on Monday approved an amendment to proposed legislation that would change the way vacancies are filled on elected city boards or commissions. Instead of appointing people to fill vacancies on the Board of Aldermen, the…
Proposed moratorium to aid town planners
MILFORD - Getting some breathing space from development so Milford can look at the big picture is the idea behind a proposal to halt big new projects for a year. “(The Planning Board) has been struggling with this for a…
Roundabout again
NASHUA - City officials are mulling the possibility of adding two more roundabouts to Broad Street - one at Dublin Avenue and one near the entrance to Broad Street Elementary School - and installing a median to bar left turns…
Four lawmakers vie to fill position left by Chandler
CONCORD - The four known candidates to replace House Speaker Gene Chandler of Bartlett include one Republican who once had the job, a second who has been in training for it, a third who ran twice unsuccessfully to get it,…
House speaker won’t seek new term
CONCORD - In a stunning move, House Speaker Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, dropped his re-election bid Monday, hours after a committee of his peers charged that fund-raising to pay his personal expenses violated the state’s gift law and ethics guidelines. Chandler,…
Officials announce start of flu season
NASHUA - State officials announced the arrival of the flu Monday, saying the first cases in the 2004-05 flu season were confirmed in laboratory specimens taken from patients in Durham, Derry, Concord and the Seacoast. But the news didn’t take…
Scouts host ham and bean supper
Hudson People are invited to join Cub Scouts Troop 252 for an all-you-can-eat ham and bean supper from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday at the St. John the Evangelist Church Hall. Enjoy homemade baked beans, ham, coleslaw, rolls, desserts and beverages. No…
Broken gas line halts traffic
MILFORD - Traffic was tied up for about an hour in east Milford on Monday morning when a construction crew broke a natural gas line running under Nashua Street. The break occurred slightly after 10 a.m. as construction crews were…
Streeter to face pretrial hearing
Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter has yet to get a trial date on a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident, Manchester District Court staff said. Streeter, 69, and his lawyer, Adam Bernstein of Nashua, are scheduled for a…
1 month, 1 book
Why would any sane person decide to write a 175-page, or 50,000-word, novel in 30 days? That equals about 1,700 words a day. November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and apparently thousands of people accept the challenge each…
Hudson resident speaks up about noise
HUDSON - First his house started to vibrate and then Hal Kreider said he couldn’t even talk on the phone because the noise from a nearby development was so loud. When work with a drill continued on Saturday and Sunday,…
Manny Ramirez autograph signing canceled
NASHUA - Unable to sell enough tickets, Nashua Sports Collectibles canceled its scheduled Sunday autograph signing with World Series MVP Manny Ramirez. Ramirez was originally set to be at Nashua Sports Collectibles, 135 Main St., from 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets to…
Town leaders will discuss budget, future plans
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Budget Committee has scheduled meetings with all town committees, boards and department heads to discuss their proposals for 2005, as well as future plans for major expenditures. Larger departments have been asked to prepare five-year plans in…
Charter school advocates plan for 2006 opening
MASON - Organizers expect the Pathways Community Charter School to open somewhere in the fall of 2006. Since Mason is in the process of considering changes in its education program, resident Chris Balch would like to see it there. “We…
Lacrosse team picks up along city Rail Trail
In front of Nashua’s City Hall on Saturday morning, a group of men carved huge ice sculptures for that night’s Winter Holiday Stroll. Meanwhile, behind City Hall, a motley group of lacrosse players, ranging in age from grade school to…
More options for homeless in city
NASHUA - As the mercury drops, local organizations are gearing up to keep homeless people out of the elements. New charitable groups and facilities that have sprung up since last winter, and months of planning for this time of the…
Hollis handing out gun locks
HOLLIS - Police recently teamed up with Project ChildSafe to make the town a safer place for everyone this holiday season. The Hollis Police Department is now giving away free gun locks at the station. “First and foremost, anytime we…
Milford study committee recommends separate water district
MILFORD - As if they’re jealous of the Pennichuck perturbations in Nashua and environs, some folks think Milford should shake up its own water system. A study committee has recommended that Milford create a separate water district, similar to the…
Red Sox trophy to visit state
The onset of winter can make a Red Sox fan dream of warmer, happier times. There was that splendid moment - oh, wait, there were three - when David Ortiz’s bat propelled the Sox against a playoff opponent. There was…
Gear swap brings flurry of seasonal savings
NASHUA - Mark Ferman peered into a bin stuffed with ski poles, occasionally lifting one in the air to examine it more closely. Wedged between racks of winter coats and shelves lined with skis and boots, he sifted through the…
Board approves two town contracts
HUDSON - Selectmen have agreed to send two more employment contracts to the ballot for voters to consider in March. The board voted this week to give favorable recommendations to contracts with the police union and supervisors association, which includes…
Sign-up continues for ‘Agenda’ forum
It’s not too late to register for the “Agenda for Growth” conference, featuring many of the state’s most respected experts on such topics as venture capital, angel financing, near equity financing and business valuation, along with other topics related to…
Home for a change
NASHUA - For the first Thanksgiving in years, Roseanne Kazlouskas did not have to wrap her son’s plate up and put in the freezer. This is the first time in more than five years that Justin Hamel, who is a…
Tough going for new-school initiative
LYNDEBOROUGH - In their push to resolve space-needs issues, Lyndeborough School District officials have found a giant obstacle - the state’s Official Ballot Law. They say that law, known as SB 2, is flawed and should be repealed. Two local…
Event honors Finnish community
Region - The New England Finnish Community has planned a celebration commemorating Finland’s 87th anniversary year of independence from Russia (1917) and maintaining it. The event is on Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Finnish Center at Saima Park on…
Board seeks ways to improve
NASHUA - The Board of Education identified ways to improve itself and the city’s schools at a special work session earlier this week. The meeting Monday night was the second of a two-part self-evaluation process designed for the board to…
Downtown group hires new director
NASHUA - The Great American Downtown has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the group into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program coordinator for the nonprofit group Preservation Mass,…
Windham woman wins new car in Town Hall raffle fund-raiser
TEMPLE - Anne Loosmann of Windham is the new owner of the “liquid yellow” Mini Cooper convertible raffled off by the Friends of the Temple Town Hall. The winning ticket was drawn on Nov. 19. Loosmann first learned about the…
Session slated on teen development
HOLLIS - The Hollis/Brookline PTSA will host another educational workshop for parents next month. The session for parents of middle and high school students will focus on “What Is ‘Normal’ Teenage Development?” It will take place Dec. 1 at 7…
Tough going for new-school initiative
LYNDEBOROUGH - In their push to resolve space-needs issues, Lyndeborough School District officials have found a giant obstacle - the state’s Official Ballot Law. They say that law, known as SB 2, is flawed and should be repealed. Two local…
Board seeks ways to improve
NASHUA - The Board of Education identified ways to improve itself and the city’s schools at a special work session earlier this week. The meeting Monday night was the second of a two-part self-evaluation process designed for the board to…
Downtown group hires new director
NASHUA - The Great American Downtown has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the group into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program coordinator for the nonprofit group Preservation Mass,…
Windham woman wins new car in Town Hall raffle fund-raiser
TEMPLE - Anne Loosmann of Windham is the new owner of the “liquid yellow” Mini Cooper convertible raffled off by the Friends of the Temple Town Hall. The winning ticket was drawn on Nov. 19. Loosmann first learned about the…
Toy drive benefits pastoral care
Peters Auto Center will hold a toy drive to benefit the Nashua Pastoral Care today. New, unwrapped toys are needed, especially for toddlers and teens. The auto center is located off of Exit 7W. For more information, call 579-5202 or…
NASHUA – Store holds decorating contest
Building #19 is searching for the 2004 Cookie Cutter Ornament Decorating Champion. The winner will be rewarded with the grand prize of homemade cookies from Veronica’s Treats of Bridgewater, Mass., made from the winner’s unique design. Each of the 15…
Something for new rivals to feast on
Maybe a football program was born at Stellos Stadium on Thanksgiving morning. We know a rivalry was. Is there any member of the Nashua High School South football team that can’t wait until next season to get another crack at…
LYNDEBOROUGH – Christmas party for community
A Christmas party, sponsored by the town and the Lafayette Artillery Company, will be held at Citizens Hall on Dec. 4 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. A tree has been donated for the event. Two 20-pound turkeys were donated at the recent…
Plymouth-based company adds a touch of winter year-round
An all-temperature snowmaking system that debuted at Tenney Mountain Ski Area in Plymouth last year has been trucked to the Gulf of Mexico, has given Alabama a taste of snow-tubing and has possibly lured a few people into visiting New…
Machine firm likes being small
After 50 years of manufacturing and selling its wood-molding machinery and parts all across the United States, Williams & Hussey Machine Co Inc. of Wilton is looking to establish its name and reputation in overseas markets as well. Like others…
Guest Opinion: Nashua should stop abusing eminent domain threat
For more than two years, the city of Nashua and Pennichuck Corp. have been at odds over the city’s professed intention to acquire the company by eminent domain. The takeover was triggered by an announcement that the local water company…
Guest Opinion: Education, not taxes, should be N.H.’s advantage
There is no question that the state’s economy has benefited from a tax advantage, helping to attract into the state businesses, entrepreneurs and highly educated workers. The evidence is substantial. Over the last quarter-century, New Hampshire had the highest employment…
Guest Opinion: Face the facts – N.H. is bluer than blue
New Hampshire is a blue state, and those Republicans who blame the result on increased turnout and voter fraud are, judging by the empirical data, in a state of denial. The key to John Kerry’s victory in New Hampshire was…
The economic ‘rewards’ of America’s obsession with fluff
Inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen’s words of warning on the precarious state of America’s economic strength should not be taken lightly. Kamen, speaking earlier this month to members of the New Hampshire High Tech Council, provided a statistic that puts…
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