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.…
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…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON - History could never fully instruct me about the greater good of World War II. Even with a personal tie - an uncle killed in the Battle of the Bulge - I could never wholly grasp how collective sacrifice…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 - 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 - 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…
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 - 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…
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 - 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
NASHUA - The next step in the Mine Falls Park restoration project is to restore and preserve the historical gatehouse located in the park near Stellos Stadium. As birds chirped and water rushed by Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NASHUA - It’s too late for anything to be done for November’s Turkey Bowl, but officials from Bishop Guertin High School and the Nashua School District have agreed to continue to talk about the future of the high school football…
CONCORD - A state ethics code won final approval from legislators Tuesday. Gov. Craig Benson has already said he’d sign the bill that also prevents a state regulator from going to lobby in an area of expertise within six months…
CONCORD - The House of Representatives killed a study into whether the state should phase out water testing services that business leaders claim now compete unfairly with private labs. Nashua Republican Sen. Jane O’Hearn had offered a plan to pending…
HUDSON - Residents will be able to weigh in on a proposal to connect Webster and Ferry streets next month. The Board of Selectmen approved holding a public hearing on the proposal at its June 22 meeting. Road Agent Kevin…
NASHUA - Fire officials promoted three members of the city’s fire department Wednesday to positions opened following the retirement of former Fire Chief Mike Buxton. Lake Street Community Fire Station Capt. Dan Cronin was promoted to the position of deputy…
Eastern Bank entered the New Hampshire market in 2015, when it acquired Centrix Bank in Bedford. The Boston-based bank operates seven branches in New Hampshire and more than 125 in its overall footprint in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Without enough revenue coming in, how will we fix roads and pay for schools?
‘Leadership Unscripted’ returns June 4 with a new panel of battle-tested executives
Eric and Tyler Goodwin share their business acumen
The Central and Northern New Hampshire nonprofit soon will be expanding to 11 centers statewide
Luxury apartments connected to the eight-story Grand Central Suites apartment building in downtown Manchester should be available for July move-ins, with a top unit fetching $2,800 a month. Owners of the building, located across Central Street from Veterans Memorial Park and just a few feet from Elm Street, held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Tuesday with Mayor Jay Ruais and other city officials.
BAE Systems announced Wednesday a $135 million investment for upgrades to its facilities in Hudson, N.H., and Austin, Texas, to further strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base, the company said.
There is a critical need in the Granite State for nurses, and the market has responded with more supply, with more interest than ever in nursing.
Eastern Bank leaders offer insight into how they work with small businesses in NH and help navigate economic challenges
