Flotsam & Jetsam
They said it... “We had one option, and that was to throw the long ball -- the Hail Mary pass.” - New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan on the last-minute scramble to run wide receiver Doris “Granny D” Haddock…
Author: NH Business Review Staff
Agenda for Growth
Many of the state’s most respected experts on such topics as venture capital, angel financing, near equity financing and business valuation, among other topics related to the planning, growing and financing of a business, will be featured at the first…
Banks can help businesses offer affordable health care
A recently enacted law allows community banks, which have long demonstrated their commitment to meeting the financial needs of the small-business community, to offer their business customers, as well as their employees and their families, a new health-care option that…
What lessons can be learned from Google’s Dutch auction?
There are many ways to measure an initial public offering. One commonly watched metric is the first-day performance of the stock price once the shares begin trading on a public exchange. All market participants — the issuer, the underwriters, the…
Manufacturing space sees new uses in the new century
September slid by while we were distracted by the hurricanes hammering Florida. I wonder how many folks are reconsidering their decision to move there to get out of New England’s harsh winters? They are not the only ones thinking about…
New Brookstone headquarters a result of partnerships
Partnerships are critical to business success, and a partnership developed by the New Hampshire Business Resource Center and Brookstone Inc. is just what led the specialty retailer to stay in the Granite State and built a 100,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in…
Portsmouth proposal embraces ‘New Urbanism’
At first glance, the proposed 47-acre Islington Woods development in Portsmouth doesn’t appear extraordinary with its mixed-use aspirations of residential townhouses and office space. But the developers say Islington Woods will be very different, and deliberately so. It will be…
RE/CON Briefs
A Pike steps down at Pike Industries Effective Jan. 1, Randolph K. Pike, current president and CEO of Belmont-based Pike Industries, will be stepping down from his post, to be succeeded by Christian Zimmerman, an 18-year employee of the firm.…
Farm celebrating new barn, trail
WILTON - A celebration will be held at Four Corners Farm from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to tour the dairy barn, vegetable fields, and orchards, and see the first stages of construction of our new hay barn.…
Couple takes different sides of longtime, bitter rivalry
On the battleground that also serves as their living room, Lynn Lombardi and Jim Censabella spare no jabs. Even their coffee table delineates their respective allegiances in the bitter hardball feud between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees:…
Passionate Hudson official mourned
HUDSON - A staunch advocate of open meetings, John Bednar was also well known for the many controversies that swirled around him. The longtime, outspoken politician died Tuesday. He was 91. Known as the father of the Right-to-Know Law, Bednar…
Parents, kids learn about afterschool programs
NASHUA - Eight-year-old Alisha del Llano was still jumping up and down minutes after exiting an inflatable bounce house. Of all the activities Wednesday evening, she said it was her favorite. Her 4-year-old sister didn’t say what was her favorite…
Soldier from Littleton killed by bomb
LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) - Jeremy Regnier, a 22-year-old Army specialist from Littleton, was killed in Iraq on Wednesday. Regnier, who hoped to become a helicopter mechanic, died Wednesday morning outside Baghdad when the Bradley armored vehicle he was traveling in…
Fund-raiser for area resident
Merrimack - Silo’s Steakhouse in Merrimack will be holding a fund-raiser for Merrimack resident Diane Wilusz, who was severely injured Sept. 4, in a motorcycle accident. The event will be held Tuesday, and all of the evening’s funds raised will…
Book signing at the Hunt Building
NASHUA- The Heritage Series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hunt Building, 6 Main St., on Library Hill. Dr. Niki Karavasilis, author of “Scattered Leaves,” will talk about the book’s story of a family in Trikorfon, Greece, and…
Store supports cancer awareness
NASHUA- The local Super Shoes store is accepting donations to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation on Friday and Saturday, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink ribbons will be provided to all who contribute. The store is…
Suspicious white powder surfaces
WILTON - Several employees at a local direct-mailing company went through decontamination procedures and were taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious white powder was found in an envelope opened in the company mail room. “There was an…
BAE gets $484m Army contract
NASHUA - The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $484 million, five-year contract for infrared countermeasures to protect Army aircraft against guided missiles, bringing additional jobs to the area, according to company officials. BAE expects the program to continue…
Wilton selectmen mull which way to turn
WILTON - Instead of making Prince Street one-way from Maple to Tremont Streets, it would be better to simply prevent left turns onto Prince from Tremont. That would leave Prince Street two-way for the four residents who live there. That…
City schools get thumbs up for safety
Nashua schools are some of the safest in New England, according to Fire Chief Roger Hatfield and city emergency preparedness director Ed Lecius. Hatfield and Lecius told the Board of Education on Tuesday night that they have an all-hazards plan…
Kennedy son at Rivier to promote new book
NASHUA - If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were a woman, he could not have children. He’s eaten too much fish. Kennedy said he recently had his mercury level tested and discovered that his body contains three times the safe amount.…
Pair of Nashua teens injured in Pepperell crash
PEPPERELL, Mass. - Two Nashua teenagers were injured Tuesday night after the car they were traveling in collided head on with a parked vehicle off Route 111. Pepperell police refused to identify the teens, but said both were males, ages…
Aldermen reject principal contract
NASHUA - Weeks after the school year began, principals who watch over the city’s schools continue to work without a contract. The Nashua Association of School Principals suffered a second defeat after its proposed three-year contract was rejected by the…
Board shoots down gun photo
LONDONDERRY - The Londonderry School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban a photo of a pupil posing with a shotgun from the senior photo section from the Londonderry High School yearbook. The five-member board backed a compromise offered by the…
Nobel winner fights against indifference
NASHUA - John Feick’s father was an army medical officer who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camps in 1945. Fifty-nine years later he will still only say one thing about the horrors he saw. “No one can tell stories of…
Beavers causing trouble for Lyndeborough crews
LYNDEBOROUGH -People frequently complain - with tongue firmly in cheek - that beavers forget to obtain the required permits before they start their construction projects. That often leads to flooded roads and blocked culverts, much to the annoyance of highway…
Emergency-only road part of new plan
MILFORD - Design modifications to keep the new police station within budget once construction starts next year should mostly be invisible to the outside eye, but one change has been made that people definitely will notice: What was for decades…
Playtime in Wilton
WILTON - Florence Rideout Elementary School needs a new playground, and various groups have been raising money since June. On Nov. 5 and 6, volunteers will install the equipment that has been purchased so far. With that in mind, students…
Skate park to close before final weeks
MERRIMACK The town Skate Park on O’Gara Drive will be closed Friday through Sunday before gearing up for its final two weeks of the season, the Parks and Recreation Department announced. The park will again open from Oct. 20-30, the…
Flu shot clinics are canceled
NASHUA The two flu-shot clinics scheduled for this month at the Kmart pharmacy in Nashua have been canceled because of shortage of the vaccine. The clinics had been scheduled for Friday from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Oct. 26 from 3:30-7…
BENEFIT TOURNEY
WHAT: Golf tournament to benefit the Jonathan P. Gove Memorial Scholarship WHEN: Oct. 22, registration deadline is Oct. 15. Tee time is 9 a.m. WHERE: Green Meadow Golf Club, Hudson ON THE NET: Tournament applications are at Jonathangove.org
Golf events would fund scholarship
HUDSON - Jonathan Gove’s family hopes to raise money for a scholarship in his name, playing on the greens where he spent so much time. Gove’s family and friends have organized two golf tournaments - one in Hudson and one…
Foiling milfoil
HUDSON - If milfoil were a dinosaur instead of a water-borne weed, it might be a velociraptor. Ken Warren, a water pollution biologist with the state Department of Environmental Resources, tells of a small lake in the town of Brookfield…
Holiday Closings
STATE OFFICES: Open. MUNICIPAL OFFICES: Nashua City Hall closed, some town offices open. FEDERAL OFFICES: Closed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Most closed, Mascenic Regional open. POST OFFICES: Closed; Express Mail delivery accepted. BANKS: Many closed, although some may be open. STOCK MARKET:…
Board OKs fencing for new fields
MERRIMACK - It’s not so much all-terrain vehicles or motorbikes that have bedeviled playing fields in town, said the head of the organization that runs youth sports. It’s the “regular” four-wheel-drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles that have torn…
Third Annual ‘Taste of the Towns’
NASHUA - The Nashua Center for the Multiply Handicapped Inc. is holding its third annual “Taste of the Towns” silent auction and wine tasting fund-raiser Nov. 5, from 6-11 p.m. at the Nashua Marriott. The event will feature many area…
Festival draws thousands to Milford Oval
MILFORD - Thousands of people converged on the Oval for the 15th annual Great Pumpkin Festival on Saturday afternoon. Side streets were turned into sidewalk fairs with tables full of homemade candles, pillows, sweaters and jewelry for sale. Massive pumpkins…
Author to speak at dinner
NASHUA - Author and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel will be the keynote speaker for the New Hampshire Humanities Council’s annual dinner Monday. His speech, titled “On Humanizing History,” will begin at 8 p.m. at the Sheraton Nashua Hotel. The…
Amherst uses cider to help open orchard
AMHERST - Less than two miles away from the Great Pumpkin Festival in Milford, the sweet smell of hay filled the air as people jubilantly celebrated another autumn fruit. At the town’s first Cider Festival, hundreds of folks milled about…
Schools introduced to milk program
NASHUA- The Adult Learning Center announces sponsorship of the Special Milk Program. Milk will be made available to participating children in the Adventure Club. Milk will be provided regardless of race, color, nationality, sex, age or disability. Adventure Club provides…
Beer company saves town $10 million
MERRIMACK - Thanks to Anheuser-Busch, the town can undertake $5.2 million in improvement projects related to wastewater treatment without borrowing money or raising taxes. The Board of Selectmen on Thursday approved changes to the wastewater capital improvement program, which includes…
Holiday Closings
Columbus Day is observed Monday. State offices: Open. Municipal offices: Nashua City Hall closed, some town offices open. Federal offices: Closed. Public schools: Most closed, Mascenic Regional open. Post offices: Closed; Express Mail delivery accepted. Banks: Many closed, although some…
Church hangs old bell in new belfry
NASHUA - Six members and one good friend of Pilgrim Congregational Church gathered in the church parking lot Friday morning to watch a 100-ton crane lift a solid steel bell into the air and hang it from a heavy beam…
State Medicaid drug list troubles some
NASHUA - The state Medicaid director says a month-old policy requiring Medicaid clients to use prescription drugs from a list of lower-cost brands could save the state between $6 million and $10 million a year - without interfering in the…
Trail day to be held at Mine Falls
NASHUA - The Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee will hold its last trail day of the season Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The group will meet at the Mill Pond entrance to the park, in the parking lot…
Republicans host Oktoberfest
MANCHESTER - The Hillsborough County Republican Committee is hosting an Oktoberfest starting at noon at the Manchester County Club on October 16. Keith Herman, aide to Gov. Benson, will be the master of ceremonies for a second time. There will…
Ski, skate sale on tap
AMHERST - The Amherst Ski and Skate Swap will be held Friday, Oct. 22, from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon at Wilkins Elementary School. Equipment drop-off times are 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22,…
After-school program to start
An enrichment and extended day program will be offered at the Amherst Middle School beginning Tuesday. The program is designed for students interested in learning something new, hanging out with friends, and participating in various enrichment activities. The program will…
Firms said to use ‘spyware’
CONCORD - A former nightclub owner who gained notoriety as “spam king” in the 1990s has been using “spyware” to hijack computers running Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser, the Federal Trade Commission charges. The FTC filed a complaint Wednesday in…
Ward 8 residents assured racetrack plan is dead
NASHUA - Ward 8 Alderman David MacLaughlin on Thursday night reassured about 150 residents from throughout the city that a conceptual proposal to build a $100 million horse-racing track and entertainment venue in south Nashua will never get out of…
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