Author: NH Business Review Staff

YMCA holds defense workshop

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.…

Red Sox star Johnny Damon visits downtown shop

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…

Contra Dancing at town hall

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…

Charbonneau keeps county post

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…

Traditional drops of cider

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,…

Schools blamed for tax rate increase

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…

Derry teen hurt after fall from car

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…

Working For Play

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,…

Pelham, Windham facing high school issues

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…

Interfaith group opens day center for homeless

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 Fire Rescue engine collides with car

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.…

Finding a ‘Bridge to the Afterlife’

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…

Candidates spend final weekend vying for votes

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…

Group plans statue for writer

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…

Merrimack men deal with runoff from detention pond

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…

School Board, residents discuss future space needs

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…

Haunted hayride accident spooks students

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…

County seat challenger focuses on taxes

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…

Widower honors wife with a gift of music

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…

Suspicious package a little chicken

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…

Day care directors decline offer to keep center open

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…

Haunted hayride accident spooks students

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…

County seat challenger focuses on taxes

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…

Bridge finally set to settle in Milford

MILFORD - It’s not a bridge too far, but it is a bridge that has come far! Milford’s long-awaited pedestrian bridge over the Souhegan River is finally scheduled to arrive Thursday. In what should be an impressive sight, the 150-foot…

Haunted hayride accident spooks students

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…

Mock election results up in the air

REGION - President Bush has taken over the lead in the National Student/Parent Mock Election in New Hampshire. Results reported Thursday by New Hampshire Public Television, which showed Democrat John Kerry leading by 99 votes, were not the final totals.…

Time of Boys & Girls Club’s groundbreaking makes point

MILFORD - There’s a reason Thursday’s official groundbreaking of the new Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley facility was held at 4 p.m. - and it wasn’t to accommodate high-profile attendees Sen. Judd Gregg and Gov. Craig Benson. “Look…

In win's afterglow, Sox fans begin to adjust

Doomsayers did not have their way. The world did not end. The mother of all baseball endings has in fact made Red Sox Nation a happier, calmer and more reflective place. An inclusive club, long crowded with desolate souls, the…

Second annual Halloween event puts many in mood

NASHUA - It wasn’t officially Halloween, but for those who ventured under a full moon to the downtown streets Thursday night the date hardly mattered. Thousands of children in spooky, kooky and downright cute costumes filled the Main Street sidewalks…

Driver of car injured in accident with bus

MERRIMACK - A local woman was injured late Thursday afternoon when her car crashed into the rear of a stopped school bus, police said. Deborah Booker, 48, was treated and released at St. Joseph Hospital, where she was transported by…

Panel backed againto study doctors’ malpractice cases

NASHUA - The Republican in the District 12 state Senate race says the Legislature should pass a measure to establish an independent panel that would evaluate whether negligence exists in malpractice against physicians. Rep. Harry Haytayan of Hollis said at…

Schilling cancels scheduled appearance with Bush

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Newly minted World Series hero Curt Schilling canceled a scheduled campaign appearance with President Bush on Friday, saying his doctors advised him not to travel because of his injured ankle. An e-mailer identifying himself as the…

NHPTV declares victor in mock vote

REGION - New Hampshire Public Television has announced the final results of the National Student/Parent Mock Election in New Hampshire. The winners of the five races were all the same as in the preliminary results released Wednesday night. Nearly 42,000…

Orchid society gets official

Central New England Orchid Society is now an official affiliated member of the American Orchid Society. With this recognition, CNEOS will be able to take advantage of the AOS educational programs and materials as well as other benefits. Because of…

Fla. case hints at Cabletron ‘round-tripping’ finance

Former Enterasys Networks Chief Executive Henry Fiallo’s guilty plea last month on securities fraud charges was the first time an official of the firm has admitted inflating sales by investing in small start-ups that purchased Enterasys products. But it was…

August exports continue to show solid gains

Foreign sales from New Hampshire companies receded in August as global demand for locally made goods retreated from its high levels in the previous months. Shipments abroad from New Hampshire exporters pulled back by 2.1 percent in August, following an…

New development agency takes shape around Nashua

If you want to move or expand your business near Nashua, and you are looking to put together a financing package, check out the new kid on the block, Gateway Industrial Development Corp. Gateway, actually a revival of the defunct…

New infusion of fed funding re-energizes NH MEP

At the beginning of 2004, the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership was on the verge of shutting its doors. Faced with a 60 percent federal budget cut, the program that has helped local manufacturers increase or retain $34.6 million in…

N.H. mission to Canada seen as a success

A team of New Hampshire economic development officials spread the news about the “Granite State business advantage” to 26 Canadian companies at a special reception held last month at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal. The mission targeted expanding Canadian…

Insurance maze, delays try doctor’s patience

More than 11 years after a fire destroyed his million-dollar home in Hampton Falls, along with his collections of paintings, antique cars, motorcycles and other valuables, Dr. Terry Bennett is still battling with the insurance company over coverage. “The average…

Guest Opinion: Cooperatives: putting people first

It’s a business model that’s worked around the world for 150 years, but at its heart the cooperative movement is about more than the bottom line. Since the first cooperative was formed in rural England in 1844, cooperatives have sought…

It’s time to stop super-sizing executive pay

With the presidential election campaign under way lo these many years - at least that’s how long it’s been going on in New Hampshire - a long-dormant, yet unresolved, issue should re-emerge in the coming weeks. The topic is executive…

Guest Opinion: IT keeps on going in New Hampshire

As chairman of the Software Association of NH (SwANH) for the last three years, I have had the privilege of overseeing the tremendous growth of the organization from its humble beginnings in 1994. SwANH was an outgrowth of the New…

Cook on Concord

You will be reading this either shortly before the 2004 election or shortly thereafter. Hopefully, someone will have emerged as the clear victor in the presidential election. Whether a Kerry or Bush proponent, each voter knows the horror of a…

Utilities Watch: FCC ruling clears way for power-line broadband

Two important, but not universally popular, steps to promote access to broadband Internet services and encourage new facilities-based broadband platforms have been taken recently by the Federal Communications Commission. The first step involves rules that will clear the way for…

Off The Clock: Having fun for a good cause

With the giving season under way, charity galas, wine-and-dines and a whole manner of fund-raiser soirees are taking place across the state. Not only do these events make for a great evening out, your admission price, silent auction bid or…

Flotsam & Jetsam

Working the crowd You may have had to see it to believe it, but the audience at the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire annual meeting Oct. 20 was brought to its feet after one of the speakers proclaimed…

NHBR awards salute business excellence

Thirteen owners and operators of small businesses in a range of industries were honored Oct. 13 at the second annual New Hampshire Business Review Business Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony - held at The Event Center at C.R. Sparks in…