Author: NH Business Review Staff

Unattended car rams house

MERRIMACK - A 16-year-old driver parked his car on Church Street on Sunday night, but left the transmission in neutral and the parking brake off - setting off a chain of events that ended when the car smacked into a…

A sampling of downtown delights

NASHUA - There’s only one event that lets you stroll down Main Street on a warm spring evening while sampling food from 23 downtown restaurants and bakeries. The Great American Downtown organization is sponsoring that event - the 10th annual…

Hollis puts local color in parade

HOLLIS - It was a day of celebration, remembrance and somber reflection as residents watched the town’s Memorial Day parade, which ended in a ceremony on the grounds of Monument Square. Town officials in classic cars, Girl Scout and Boy…

School options weighed

WINDHAM - In case a Pelham-Windham high school never happens, the town’s School District is creating several committees to ponder a one-town facility, school officials say. The district is looking to create facilities, athletics, communications and steering committees in the…

Hudson girl airlifted to Boston hospital

HUDSON - A girl who was hurt at her St. Francis Drive home Sunday evening was flown to Children’s Hospital in Boston by a medical helicopter that drew dozens of spectators when it landed in a field behind Nottingham West…

Memorial to be dedicated

WILTON - The dedication of a memorial for Joan Andersen will be held at the Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13. Representatives of the GFWC-Wilton/Lyndeborough Women’s Club, the Friends of the Library and the…

Unexpected train enlivens holiday ceremony

LYNDEBOROUGH - Quick action by police and the Lafayette Artillery Company saved the day, and the 1844 brass cannon. After the usual Memorial Day ceremonies on the common, Artillery members have traditionally fired their cannon several times. The cannon was…

Art show, celebration slated

MILFORD - The Keyes Art Show and Blooming Sidewalks Celebration will be held on the Community House Lawn downtown from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The weekend event will showcase original works of art, on display and for sale,…

Concert to benefit town playground

MASON - Mason MOMS, in conjunction with the Town Recreation Committee, will present a family concert featuring Amy Conley from noon-1 p.m. Monday, June 21, at Town Hall. All proceeds will benefit the Town Playground Fund. Conley is known throughout…

Wilton, Nashua residents represent N.H., Mass. in bee

Sahiti Surapaneni will readily admit she can’t spell “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Elicia Chamberlin jokes that when her classmates put her on the spot, she flubs the easiest of words. But these 13-year-olds have shown no strain under the unsympathetic spotlight of competition.…

‘Super Bowl of spelling’ hasn’t changed much

Kids dream of throwing a Super Bowl-winning pass and making presidential decisions in the White House - pressure situations for many adults but not for youths with big imaginations. Conversely, many adults aspire - but often fail - to nail…

Soldier with roots in Hollis killed

A U.S. Army captain and former Hollis resident died Saturday in an explosion in Afghanistan. Daniel W. Eggers, 28, of Cape Coral, Fla., and member of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C., was one…

Local residents shed tears, wave flags along parade route

NASHUA - Omer Cote walked dutifully down Amherst Street toward City Hall, his arms by his side, as people standing on the sidewalks applauded and cheered. The cheers were nice, Cote said. It shows him how many appreciate old veterans…

Students learn meaning of Memorial Day

WILTON - Memorial Day has become just “another long weekend,” and the original meaning is being lost, according to Marine Corps Reserve Lt. Col. John Yurcak. Yurcak, who was the guest speaker at a Florence Rideout Elementary School program on…

Old cemetery brings new reflections

LYNDEBOROUGH - Old country cemeteries are quiet, peaceful spots, places for reverie and remembrance. The slate headstones from the 1770s can still be read, since slate resists the weather and the lichens much better than the fancier granite and marble.…

Nation honors a generation's sacrifice

WASHINGTON - Admiration for the Greatest Generation ran about 140,000 times deep Saturday with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Amidst pageantry and fervent declarations of patriotism, people of all ages jammed the many open corridors of…

Aging veterans make it through historic day in good shape

WASHINGTON - Of the more than 140,000 people estimated to have attended the World War II Memorial dedication Saturday, only 110 required medical attention with 30 of them going to hospitals. Most of those treated went to nine medical tents…

A long, hard journey from dream to reality

He had read all about the controversy over the National World War II Memorial, following the proposal’s arduous route from the drawing board to the middle of the Mall. But as A.A. Lanciotti prepared to attend the dedication ceremony, he…

Con: Not all relationships are equal

In response to the Rob Marino letter of May 5. Heterosexual and same-sex relationships are not equal because the latter cannot procreate. This physical fact mandates inferiority no matter how hyperbolic the rhetoric gets about equal rights. Same-sex relationships cannot…

Concord woman adds stylish touch to medical jewelry

CONCORD - Sharon Adrien has had diabetes for 26 years, but until recently, she never wore a medical ID bracelet. When Adrien began using an insulin pump four years ago to regulate her insulin throughout the day, she knew she…

Plenty planned in region on Memorial Day

Here is a roundup of Memorial Day observances and events planned around Greater Nashua, in alphabetical order by town: Brookline The town ceremony will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Town Hall. Greenville Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday…

All about trout

When most people order fish, they do so by the pound at their local fish counter. But if you’re a New Hampshire Fish and Game warden and you think your pond is running a little low on trout, you can…

A delayed salute for Milton Tufts

Looking at the New Hampshire Marine Memorial at Hampton Beach, one thing always bothered veteran Alan Morgan. The name of a boyhood friend, Milton Tufts, was nowhere to be found. Tufts worked on Morgan’s father’s farm in Hudson when he…

Hunt Building in need of work

The grand dame that gave Library Hill its name needs some help. A recent facility master plan of the Hunt Building by the firm HDB/Cram and Ferguson of Boston, a successor to Hunt architect Ralph Adams Cram, points out the…

Plans for city riverwalk stall

NASHUA - The goal of remaking the Nashua River into a showpiece and continuing the revival of Railroad Square hit a roadblock last week when aldermen objected to one of the key features of the plan. The decision raises questions…

National WWII Memorial: A Chronology

The memorial was authorized by Congress in 1993. Construction began in September 2001 after several years of fund raising and public hearings. 1993 May 25: President Clinton authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II Memorial…

Merrimack looks to the future

MERRIMACK - Public relations and communication were among the themes selectman discussed Thursday night while brainstorming their goals for the upcoming year. Board members will further discuss and prioritize plans for the future at the board’s meeting June 10. One…

14-year-old sounds alarm during blaze

WILTON - A middle-school girl who smelled smoke before heading off to school alerted the other two families in her building Thursday morning, saving them from what could have been a dangerous fire. “If she didn’t get the people out…

Hudson firefighters to donate old gear

HUDSON - The Fire Department’s obsolete protective clothing will have a second life at smaller departments across the country. The department recently inventoried its protective clothing and found several items that the department no longer uses, including 11 pairs of…

Crash damages apartment building

NASHUA - Fire officials were forced to evacuate a local apartment building Thursday when a resident accidentally rolled his car from a nearby parking lot into the side of the structure, sending a television in an adjacent apartment flying off…

Pelham blaze requires 4 alarms

PELHAM - A four-alarm fire caused thousands of dollars in damage to an electronics manufacturing company Friday night. The fire at QAC Incorporated at 60 Pulpit Rock Road was initially reported at about 7 p.m., when an off-duty employee discovered…

Salmon advisory issued by state

NASHUA - New concern about the buildup of toxins in adult, hatchery-raised salmon has led the state to recommend that adult fishermen limit their consumption of brood stock released from the federal hatchery in Nashua, and that people under 15…

EPA fines local firms for water violations

PELHAM K&B Development and American Excavating Corp. face up to $137,500 in fines for violations of the Clean Water Act at the Collins Way construction site in town, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement. The EPA said the…

Principal says boss not why he quit

MONT VERNON - Former Village School Principal Bob St. Cyr wants to set the record straight. He has no issues with Superintendent of Schools Michael Ananis, despite public comments his father, Al St. Cyr, made in anger outside a School…

Eighth-grader saves neighbors from fire

WILTON, N.H. (AP) The fire chief says Abbie Graves is a guardian angel. The eighth-grader saved three of her neighbors when their apartment house caught fire on Thursday. Brandy MacDonald and her two young children were sleeping when flames broke…

Three families homeless after fire

WILTON A Thursday morning fire in an apartment house left three families homeless. Both the apartment house and much of the occupants’ belongings received heavy fire and smoke damage, according to the Greater Nashua & Souhegan Valley Chapter of the…

Surveys on high school coming soon

WINDHAM The School Board is sending everybody who gets mail in town a survey to get suggestions for a possible Windham High School. The School Board is planning to use the surveys, which will be mailed the week of June…

Preserving Benson’s

HUDSON - The town’s work preserving Benson’s is moving forward and getting recognition statewide. The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance has awarded the Benson’s Committee and the authors of a report on historical buildings in Benson’s a stewardship and planning award.…

3 Enterasys execs face federal trial

Three former top executives of Enterasys Networks Inc. have pleaded not guilty and two more have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from what federal prosecutors describe as a $1.3 billion fraud against investors. The charges resulted from an investigation into…

‘Continuous improvement’ gives Temco Tool its edge

As he gives a tour of Temco Tool’s impressive facility on Holt Avenue in Manchester, Norm Gagne compares his main task as president of the company to that “of steering a boat.” In this case, the ship is a 28,000-square-foot,…

Chewing the fat with Dr. Mary McGowan

Mary McGowan, M.D., is the worst thing that ever happened to cholesterol. As medical director of the Cholesterol Management Center at the New England Heart Institute at Catholic Medical Center, she works with the other professionals at the center to…

Brady and Sullivan making their mark in southern N.H.

In 1992, when New Hampshire’s leading banks had been taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and newspapers were filled with foreclosure notices, most people looked at the real estate market and saw disaster. Shane Brady and Arthur Sullivan…

Economic health is linked to community preservation

New Hampshire's economic future will depend largely on how well each community in the state preserves its distinctive character, provides affordable housing and safeguards the state's environment, according to Exeter resident Peter Francese, a nationally known demographics expert. Francese was…

Portsmouth firm brings Web savvy to real estate

Real estate agents spend much of their day on office tasks instead of selling homes, but it’s the goal of a new Web-based application to save agents time and money by integrating and automating many of those chores. Created by…

Mt. Sunapee condo plan: gold mine or giveaway?

Should the state -- literally and figuratively -- mortgage the use of Mt. Sunapee State Park, paving the way toward development in surrounding communities and financing resorts elsewhere in the country? Should the state take advantage of a unique private-public…

North Country effort measures the economics of creativity

When you think about the White Mountains, you probably think about, well, mountains. You may remember wildlife you’ve seen or a cozy inn where you stayed. You probably don’t think about cutting-edge art and theatre. Frumie Selchen wants to change…

‘Continuous improvement’ gives Temco Tool its edge

As he gives a tour of Temco Tool’s impressive facility on Holt Avenue in Manchester, Norm Gagne compares his main task as president of the company to that “of steering a boat.” In this case, the ship is a 28,000-square-foot,…

Chewing the fat with Dr. Mary McGowan

Mary McGowan, M.D., is the worst thing that ever happened to cholesterol. As medical director of the Cholesterol Management Center at the New England Heart Institute at Catholic Medical Center, she works with the other professionals at the center to…

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More Chinese-owned property in Nashua comes into focus

Another piece of Chinese owned property in Nashua has come to the public’s attention — the former Daniel Webster College property, encompassing some 52 acres. Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess encouraged the Board of Aldermen on Sept. 9 to pass a resolution giving him the authority to seek state and/or federal funds to purchase the property, currently owned by Xinhua Education Consulting Services Corp.

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Jim Loomis, Bottomline Technologies co-founder, dies at 75

James “Jim” Loomis, co-founder of Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies, passed away on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Dover after a period of declining health. He was 75. After its creation in 1989 with business partner Daniel McGurl, Bottomline became a worldwide leader in automated business payments and cash management.