Author: NH Business Review Staff

LYNDEBOROUGH - The Central School needs more space to provide special services, parking for staff and visitors, and storage. The oldest section of the school, built in 1949, has inadequate ventilation and some air quality problems, and contains rooms that…

MERRIMACK - Showing they in fact could do it with the help of store clerks, customers aided in extinguishing a small fire at Home Depot on Monday afternoon. Customers and workers using portable fire extinguishers had the small blaze nearly…

NASHUA - This is the inventory at the Corpus Christi Food Pantry: eight cans of meat, a few cans of soup and vegetables, some jars of peanut butter and jelly, some boxes of pasta, and no rice. That’s not close…

NASHUA - When John Kelley’s youngest son, Donald, was in high school, he and his classmates had trouble getting their opinions into the ears of school officials. Seventeen years later, when Kelley became a Nashua Board of Education member, he…

NASHUA - A 12-year-old boy who got burned while playing with gasoline and matches Sunday evening was listed in good condition Monday at Shriners Hospital in Boston, a spokeswoman said. The boy, a student at Elm Street Middle School, was…

Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter got into a minor traffic accident over the weekend in Manchester while driving the 2002 Ford Crown Victoria the city leased for his office. “It was just a minor fender-bender,” Streeter said Monday, and his account…

NASHUA - Co-workers of a Boston Billiard Club employee whose family lost nearly everything - including two pets - in a fire on Friday are hosting a fund-raiser for the family. “At Boston Billiard Club, we are all family,” said…

This is a list of trick-or-treat times on Sunday in area communities: Amherst: 6-8 p.m. Brookline: 6-8 p.m. Greenville: 6-8 p.m. Hollis: 6-8 p.m. Hudson: 6-8 p.m. Litchfield: 6-8 p.m. Londonderry: 6-8 p.m. Lyndeborough: 6-8 p.m. Mason: 6-8 p.m. Merrimack:…

Residents of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, Pelham or Windham may discard household hazardous waste Nov. 6 at the Public Works Garage on Riverside Street in Nashua. The collection will run from 8 a.m.-noon. The…

REGION - Drivers on Route 3 in Massachusetts now have three lanes in both directions all the way from Route 128 (Interstate 95) to the New Hampshire border. The third lane opened Saturday on an eight-mile stretch on the southbound…

As Halloween approaches, the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Junior Auxiliary and Sons of the Legion are sponsoring their seventh annual Haunted House. There will be free face painting, brochures, puzzles and fun for the family. The Legion family will…

The Salvation Army is hosting a Family Fun Fest on Sunday from 3-4 p.m., including carnival games, candy, hot dogs and free drawings. The Halloween event is free and open to the public, and people may come in costume or…

BOSTON (AP) - Some say sports is a religion in New England. A trip to some churches Sunday morning would have confirmed that, as parishes around Red Sox Nation took a moment to meditate on the hometown team. At the…

MERRIMACK - Two Bedford residents were injured Friday night in two separate, but related crashes on the F.E. Everett Turnpike near Exit 10 in the northbound high-speed lane. Both injured residents were driving. One of the drivers was charged with…

NASHUA - A Nashua sixth-grader burned his leg while playing with gasoline and matches Sunday evening and was transported to a burn center, according to his older brother. Larry Nelson said the accident happened to his 12-year-old brother, David Ganley,…

Hudson resident Janice Pack sat at her home computer Tuesday bundled up in a sweatshirt, long-sleeve top, pants and slippers. With her thermostat set at 60 degrees, her house was chilly. “I need to make this tank of oil last…

That vacant parochial St. Patrick school on Spring Street can look pretty good from the crowded office that is the city’s Community Development Division. A recently released space study by the Administrative Services Division suggested the old school as an…

NASHUA - Phone lines were busy at day-care centers across the city last week. Suddenly, it seemed as if the whole city was looking for child care. Since Tuesday, when the Greater Nashua Child Care Center announced its Friday closing…

MANCHESTER - The state Department of Transportation has scheduled bridge repair work on the northbound Interstate 93 bridge over Route 101 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday. Two lanes of traffic will remain open during the work. In the event of…

John Kerry’s campaign hopes some of the Boston Red Sox come-from-behind magic will rub off on their candidate. Red Sox co-owner Tom Werner will be outside Holman Stadium at noon today to thank southern New Hampshire Red Sox fans for…

MERRIMACK - When it comes to sports innovations, girls here seem to be a couple of steps ahead of guys. The Board of Selectmen on Thursday approved a donation of batting cages to Bise Field in Reeds Ferry for use…

NASHUA - Now that Nashua High School South seniors have returned to their newly renovated building, they’re eager to show it off. After three years of construction that sent South’s seniors to the north high school last year, the $70…

Red Sox fans have more Gordon Gekko in them than George Bailey. It’s probably hard to be that honest, but mark these words. Surely the movie “Wall Street” and Michael Douglas’ character hit home in an ugly-but-true way because it’s…

NASHUA - Fire officials say sparks from grinding equipment were the cause of a small fire at the Batesville Casket Co. Thursday afternoon. Employees evacuated the building at 57 Palm St. and called 911 at about 2:05 p.m., after noticing…

MERRIMACK - Three people were injured Friday night in a two-car collision on the F.E. Everett Turnpike. The crash happened about 10:15 p.m., just past the Exit 10 off-ramp on the northbound side of the highway. State police responded to…

NASHUA-A family is homeless after an oven fire activated a sprinkler system in their apartment Thursday night. Firefighters responded to the six-unit apartment building at 67 Palm St. at about 5:08 p.m. after a teen that was baby-sitting a sibling…

AGE: 45. ADDRESS: Milford. PARTY AFFILIATION: Republican. OCCUPATION: Maranatha Carpets, owner; Christmas tree farm, honey and egg sales. EDUCATION: Milford High School, 1977. POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Executive Council, District 5, 2001-present; District 11 state senator, 1993-98; House of Representatives, 1989-92. DEBORA…

MERRIMACK - John Donne never met David McCray. “No man is an island,” wrote Donne, a 17th-century English poet. Increasingly, McCray has become an island unto himself on the Board of Selectmen, voting in opposition to his colleagues on a…

NASHUA - The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua will host a community coffee Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon to inform voters how and where to register for the upcoming election. The nonpartisan event is sponsored by the Greater Nashua…

LYNDEBOROUGH - More than three years after it first came up amid fierce resistance, helping launch a statewide debate about control of off-road vehicles, the idea of a huge outdoor recreational facility has returned - but this time, without the…

HOLLIS - The Hollis Fire Department invites the community to its open house at 10 Glenice Drive tonight between 6-8 p.m. All are welcome. Bring the kids, review your home escape plan and tour the Fire Safety House. There will…

Polls show the race between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry is neck and neck, and New Hampshire is a battleground state that may be key to deciding the election. And people all over Greater Nashua are beating a…

Patti Killwey starts her workday at BAE Systems’ Nashua plant at 8 a.m. On Tuesday, punching the clock on time wasn’t an easy feat, considering the six hours she had spent late Monday at Fenway Park, watching the longest postseason…

Nashua High School South and two Nashua area social service organizations are among 55 organizations and educational institutions statewide that will share $2.9 million in grants from the Endowment for Health. The endowment, a Concord-based health foundation charged with improving…

The state Board of Education approved appeals from five local schools, removing them from a statewide list of schools labeled as “in need of improvement.” The board agreed Wednesday to eliminate the designation for Elm Street, Fairgrounds and Pennichuck middle…

HUDSON - The Lions Club is holding a craft fair at the Lions Hall on Saturday. The fair will be open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and the concessions will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The fair will feature crafters from…

LYNDEBOROUGH - The Central School Space Options Committee will hold a public forum on Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m., at the school. The committee will present several options for dealing with the lack of space at the Central School.…

Nashua High School South is offering a workshop for seniors and parents titled “Life After High School,” today from 6:15-9 p.m. The program will start in the school’s auditorium with a brief overview of guidance services available to students. A…

CONCORD - A Kenyan immigrant is asking a judge to reverse her conviction for visa fraud, saying federal prosecutors withheld key evidence and pressured witnesses to testify falsely. Wanjiku Thiongo already has served nearly two years of a 46-month federal…