MASON - A meeting of the Education Committee scheduled for Saturday morning was cancelled so members of the committee could attend funeral services for resident James Rowse. Selectman Mark Richardson said the committee will meet again Nov. 20 at 9…
LYNDEBOROUGH - More stones have been removed from the western wall of the South Cemetery along Furnace Hill Road. Last year, several of the cut granite capstones were stolen, and now other stones appear to have been removed as well.…
Strong winds blowing kept the work flowing Friday for area emergency and power crews responding to numerous calls for downed trees and power lines. The winds, caused by the convergence of a strong low-pressure system from the north with a…
MILFORD - The Internet’s notorious ability to spread incorrect information was demonstrated once again Friday, when the posting of an election-night error nearly led to a recount of a state Senate race. The almost-recount of the District 11 race, in…
NASHUA - Boston Red Sox second baseman Mark Bellhorn, who hit the game-winning home run in Game 1 of the World Series, will sign autographs at Nashua Sports Collectibles on Sunday. Bellhorn is scheduled to sign at the 135 Main…
NASHUA - The city’s tax rate has dropped following the update of property assessments, but most homeowners still will see a tax hike because of the increased value of their properties. The state Department of Revenue Administration announced the rate…
MILFORD - For a short time Friday morning, Milford had a 60,000-pound swinging bridge over the Souhegan River. It happened about 10:30 a.m., as 30,000 pounds of steel, hanging from a crane at Keyes Field, and another 30,000 pounds of…
HOLLIS - Public speaker Jack Agati will discuss the importance of birth order next week at Hollis/Brookline High School. Agati will discuss how your place in the family affects your view of the world. The Hollis/Brookline High School PTSA is…
MERRIMACK - After 10 months, two “hell weekends” of extensive interviews and 80-plus applicants, Merrimack at last has a new town manager. The Board of Selectmen on Thursday hired Timothy Tieperman, the current town manager of Tolland, Conn., to fill…
Hillsborough County Republican candidates swept the polls Tuesday, cleaning up in all of the county’s contested and uncontested races. Republican James Hardy retained his seat as Hillsborough County sheriff, defeating Democrat opponent Ben Clemons with approximately 60 percent of the…
NASHUA - Investigators have yet to pin down what sparked the fire last week that forced a pregnant teen to drop from a second-story window of her Cottage Avenue home. The fire was reported shortly before 3:40 p.m., and caused…
BOSTON (AP) - The national Election Day backlash against gay marriage was not felt in the state blamed with triggering it, as every Massachusetts lawmaker on the ballot who supported gay rights won another term in the Legislature. The election’s…
BROOKLINE - The Brookline Public Library will feature a program Monday called “Civil Liberties vs. Security in Post-9/11 America.” The event will feature a talk by Richard Hesse, a professor emeritus at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord. Hesse will…
The Food Allergy Group of Southern New Hampshire will meet Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 7-9 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital. Dr. Steven Grandgeorge, a pediatric pulmonary and allergy specialist, will discuss “Asthma and Allergies: What You Need to Know.” There…
MONT VERNON - One of the most unusual results of Tuesday’s election is the ascendancy of Mont Vernon, which may now have New Hampshire’s highest per-capita representation in the state House of Representatives. Even more unusual is the ascendancy of…
HUDSON - Although police have charged one individual in connection with vandalism at the town’s skateboard park, officers hope that skateboarders will come forward with more information about the incident. As a result of the vandalism, the town decided to…
Debora Pignatelli became the first Democrat in 40 years to hold the District 5 seat on the Executive Council, and extended her unblemished election record, by hitting home with lots of people in lots of different places. “It is clear…
NASHUA - A complex made of 200 apartments, a mix of retail stores and offices constructed on 10 acres off of Daniel Webster Highway is an idea to pay the city’s $14 million share of the proposed commuter rail project.…
Area fire and police officials are investigating a rash of small fires that appear to have been set in several different department stores. The most recent of the fires happened Wednesday in Nashua when a small fire was discovered burning…
LYNDEBOROUGH - They arrived in town Tuesday evening, members of the film crew said, “because we were told it would be an interesting place to come.” The film crew reported they were working on a documentary called “Votergate.” The film’s…
HUDSON - Although police have charged one individual in connection with vandalism at the town’s skateboard park, officers hope that skateboarders will come forward with more information about the incident. As a result of the vandalism, the town decided to…
NASHUA - A 14-year-old city girl was seriously injured early Wednesday night after she was struck by a van on Allds Street. The girl, whose identity police would not release because of her age, was initially transported by ambulance to…
Their dreams were as torn as the banners they unenthusiastically removed from the walls of what they had long considered a victory campaign office. New Hampshire volunteers for John Kerry on Wednesday slowly accepted that their efforts had won the…
LYNDEBOROUGH - They arrived in town Tuesday evening, members of the film crew said, “because we were told it would be an interesting place to come.” The film crew reported they were working on a documentary called “Votergate.” The film’s…
NASHUA-The Nashua Center for the Multiply Handicapped will hold a silent auction and wine tasting Friday night at the Marriott Hotel. The event, to benefit the center, runs from 6-11 p.m. It will feature food from area restaurants, a wide…
WILTON - Michael and Sandy Zielie, owners of Illuminart at 6 Burns Hill Road in the Wilton Falls Building, are hosting a company open house on Friday, Nov. 12, from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.…
Litchfield’s incumbent state senator, Republican Andre Martel, held on to his District 18 seat Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger David Gelinas by the slimmest of margins. With all precincts reporting at about 11 p.m., Martel had received 11,066 votes to 10,904…
CONCORD - A proposed constitutional amendment to limit the state Supreme Court’s power to make court rules was short of the required majority to pass. The question on Tuesday’s ballot said the Supreme Court and the Legislature can write rules…
District 5 Wheeler, Pignatelli unable to claim victory; Wieczorek wins District 4 contest handily. Debora Pignatelli of Nashua was leading two-term incumbent David Wheeler in the District 5 Executive Council race as The Telegraph went to press Tuesday night, but…
MERRIMACK- The Merrimack YMCA will hold their third women’s self defense awareness workshop on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The class is open to all women and their daughters ages eleven and older. There is a suggested $5 donation.…
NASHUA - Four-year-old Chase Buckman was first in line Tuesday night to get his commemorative World Series baseball signed by Boston Red Sox centerfielder Johhny Damon. “You didn’t have to wait as long as your parents for us to win…
The Windham Recreation Committee presents Contra Dancing at the Windham Town Hall on Friday from 8-11 p.m. Frank Woodward calling with Terry Traub and Art Bryan. Beginners, singles, children and sit-in musicians welcome. Donation at the door. For more information…
A sweeping victory in her hometown and strong numbers in two others propelled Hudson Republican Rhona Charbonneau to her fifth term as Hillsborough County commissioner on Tuesday. The 74-year-old former selectman and state representative defeated Democratic challenger Michael Clemons, a…
Apple cider has been made for centuries. It was made long before the early European colonists brought their apple trees with them to this country. Cider was for many the drink of choice, in its many forms. It was cheap,…
LYNDEBOROUGH The town tax rate for 2004 has increased $1.58 per $1,000 of valuation, from last year, with all of the increase coming in the local school portion. The new tax rate is set at $26.36, an overall increase of…
A 16-year-old from Derry suffered multiple injuries after he fell from a car that struck a guardrail on Route 111 near Lawrence Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, police said. Neither the victim or the driver, who is also 16 and…
NASHUA - In the chilly drizzle Saturday, dozens of parents worked together building a playground at Bicentennial Elementary School that the smallest students can use. The playground, which was financed through a mix of donations and fund-raisers, is for preschoolers,…
With the chance of a combined Pelham and Windham high school down the drain, both towns are seeking a remedy to less-than-perfect situations. Each town has a unique high school issue. Windham’s contract to send high-school-age students to Salem expires…
NASHUA - A warm breeze pushed the temperature close to 70 on Sunday afternoon as officials of the Greater Nashua Interfaith Hospitality Network and dozens of visitors cut a ribbon and broke bread to officially open a new day center…
NASHUA - A Nashua Fire Rescue engine responding to a call at the Pheasant Mall on Saturday night was apparently involved in a minor accident. According to police, the engine was heading south on Daniel Webster Highway around 8:09 p.m.…
HUDSON - After her 22-year-old son died, Karen Mossey wanted to still be able to hear his voice. Through a ghost-hunting technique called EVP - electronic voice phenomenon - Mossey believes she has found a way to hear her son…
NASHUA - George Bush and John Kerry presidential campaign leaders each claimed the tape of Osama bin Laden would help tip this toss-up state to their candidate at Tuesday’s election. “I think it heightens awareness about our security as a…
MILFORD - The Harriet Wilson Project has selected well-known sculptor Fern Cunningham to create a memorial statue of Harriet Wilson, the pre-Civil War author of “Our Nig,” the first novel to be published by an African-American woman. The statue will…
Eber Currier gazed at a soggy patch of trees and underbrush that by rights should be dry autumn woodland at the edge of his orchard in Merrimack. “Apples don’t like too much water,” said Currier, who looked every bit the…
LYNDEBOROUGH - Central School needs more space and about $500,000 worth of repairs and upgrades. Would it be better - and more cost effective in the long run - to build a new school on another site? That issue was…
HUDSON - Alvirne High School students got an unexpected scare on a haunted hayride Thursday evening. A truck that shuttled students through a trail in the dark woods caught fire. The Bronco-styled truck was pulling a cart that carried Halloween…
A court officer who works for Hillsborough County is challenging a seven-year incumbent Tuesday for a two-year county commissioner seat. The challenger, Democrat Joseph Hickey, 69, of Merrimack, said he is running because he’s concerned about fiscal waste. Incumbent Republican…
MERRIMACK - Sixty-three years ago at a dance in Nashua, Jim O’Neil met his wife, Doris. On Friday, two months to the day after her death, O’Neil presented the Community Hospice House with a Yamaha Disklavier baby grand piano to…
NASHUA - A suspicious package found by a resident at a local condominium complex Wednesday afternoon turned out to be chicken surprise after members of the city’s bomb squad blew it up with a water cannon. The large plastic foam…
NASHUA - After brainstorming for more than a week, the Salvation Army found a way to save the Greater Nashua Child Care Center. The GNCCC board of directors wasn’t interested. On Friday, the Salvation Army advisory board told the GNCCC…
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