Nashua was named one of the healthiest communities in America by Men’s Journal magazine. The June issue of the monthly magazine, on newsstands Tuesday, names the 50 best places to live in America, rating communities in eight different categories. Nashua…
The Humane Society for Greater Nashua will host its annual Walk-a-Thon for homeless animals Saturday at New Hampshire Community Technical College. The walk-a-thon will take place from 9 a.m.-noon. Exhibitors will include Search Dogs Northeast, Tailwind Greyhound Rescue, massages from…
Firefighters will begin knocking on doors this month as part of a residential smoke detector inspection program. Both single-family and multi-family homes in the city will be targeted for the inspections, which are scheduled to begin Sunday and run through…
MERRIMACK Monday Conservation Commission, Town Hall conference room, 7 p.m. Tuesday Planning Board, Town Hall Courtroom, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Board of Selectmen, Town Hall Courtroom, 7 p.m. NASHUA MONDAY Board of Public Works, City Hall Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. School Human…
NEW BOSTON - The town Fire Department and a variety of other emergency response teams will conduct a drill at the New Boston Air Force Station on Saturday. The drill, which will be carried out in cooperation with the 23rd…
“Fatal Choices,” a program aimed at educating students about alcohol and drunken driving, will be held at the high school at 11 a.m. May 22. The program includes a chance for participants to wear goggles intended to simulate varying levels…
MERRIMACK - The Ambulance Rescue Service Auxiliary and Merrimack Fire Rescue, in celebration of Emergency Medical Service week, are sponsoring an EMS open house May 22. The event will take place at Merrimack Fire Rescue Station 1, at 432 Daniel…
TEMPLE - The Friends of Temple Town Hall will conduct a public hearing at Town Hall on May 22 to review the architect’s revised renovation plans for the historic 1842 building. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. At the…
NASHUA -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual walkathon fund-raiser, “Great Strides,” will be held Saturday at hundreds of venues throughout the United States, including Nashua, beginning at 9 a.m. In addition, for the first time, May has been proclaimed Cystic…
NASHUA -- The fire last week in a duplex on Anvil Drive displaced both families from their homes. The fire started with a candle left burning in a basement bedroom of 67 Anvil Drive, and damaged the home on that…
NASHUA - The Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee will hold its next trail day of the season May 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The group will meet at the Lincoln Park entrance to the park, behind the Hannaford supermarket. The…
Before the New Hampshire Fisher Cats even threw out the first pitch, Nashua Pride General Manager Todd Marlin admits he was nervous. He knew Manchester’s Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays wouldn’t compete against his independent league Nashua Pride…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Gov. Craig Benson vetoed a bill Monday that would have raised the minimum execution age in New Hampshire from 17 to 18 and pledged to seek capital punishment for anyone who kills a police officer. The…
The message on the Web site didn’t leave much to the imagination. It simply said “The Albany Diamond Dogs will not play in the 2003 season. Thank you for all of your past support.” For the Dog die-hards - every…
The owner settled onto a sun-baked seat in the beautiful stadium at the Homestead (Fla.) Sports Complex, struggling to control his emotions while talking about the team to which he has formed an iron bond. Chris English believes he has…
REGION Customers in Nashua, parts of Hudson, Litchfield, Pelham and Merrimack were without phone service early Wednesday morning. A Nashua switch went down around 5:50 a.m. causing the disruption in phone service, according to Verizon. An electronic malfunction in an…
BROOKLINE - Soon, Brookline Cafe owner Chris Susalka will be offering customers Internet access with their coffee. The Milford resident bought the business at 104B Route 13 in January, and he’s already looking to change and expand it. In June,…
SALEM - A four-day, 40-hour radio-thon run by WHOB will benefit patients at Children’s Hospital in Boston. WHOB will broadcast from the Wal-Mart store in Salem today through Sunday, raising money for Children’s Hospital. Pledges will benefit the hospital’s neediest…
MERRIMACK - A three-car collision at Bedford Road and Daniel Webster Highway tied up traffic temporarily Wednesday morning. No one appeared to have been seriously injured, officials said at the scene. Witnesses said a white Lexus crashed into at least…
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - Phone service was out in Nashua and parts of some neighboring communities for several hours on Wednesday morning, affecting about 50,000 phone lines, a spokeswoman for Verizon said. The problem began between 5 a.m. and 6…
HOLLIS - Christina S. Kang has been selected as a 2004 Presidential Scholar, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced Tuesday in a written statement. Kang was one of two people in the state, and 141 overall, to win the…
St. Joseph Hospital’s eight-week Freedom From Smoking program starting this week. The program is designed by the American Lung Association. Freedom From Smoking offers group support and encouragement for those that would like to quit smoking. During the period of…
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center will host a variety of classes this month. Classes include: - self-massage for stress: Thursday 6:30-8 p.m., $10; - can diabetes be prevented?: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Free. For more information or to register, call 577-2255.
Four artists at the Riverview Mill will offer classes in pottery, jewelry making, silk painting and cartoon drawing at a series of four-day art camps beginning on June 22. The cost is $130 per week. The last class is scheduled…
The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Destination ImagiNation team has scheduled several fund-raisers to cover costs of the team’s trip to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in the Global Finals at the University of Tennessee. The team needs an estimated $8,000. Scheduled events…
MILFORD - For a minute it looked like Milford’s new superintendent of schools had scored a coup on his very first day at work: finding a big mistake in previous School Board action. “I’d like to tell you your new…
“Dying in Vein” is a documentary account of the effects of the blood crisis in the United States and of the crucial decisions made by pharmaceutical company executives, federal officials and others that had a devastating impact on innocent men,…
Terry MacNeill of Dracut, Mass., is the last person to see herself as a righteous hero. “Activism is not at the center of my life. A broken heart is at the center of my life,” she says. “I am a…
WILTON - Four artists at the Riverview Mill will offer classes in pottery, jewelry making, silk painting and cartoon drawing at a series of four-day art camps beginning on June 22. Cost is $130 per week. The last class is…
Citizens Bank has unveiled an initiative aimed at helping to tackle the New England region’s shortage of affordable housing. Called the Citizens Housing Bank, the program will provide $200 million in loan funds at a low interest rate to non-profit…
Wrenn Associates, a Merrimack-based general contractor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company’s lawyer, William Gannon of Manchester, said the company fully expects to reorganize, emerge from bankruptcy and prosper in the future. “The company has more than…
Martin Gross has been a partner in the Concord law firm of Sulloway & Hollis law firm since 1969. A former Concord mayor and city council member, he also was legal counsel to former Gov. Walter Peterson and was special…
The company handling $142 million of New Hampshire workers’ retirement funds is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation for alleged improper trading activities, including market timing. “We are doing…
Wrenn Associates, a Merrimack-based general contractor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company’s lawyer, William Gannon of Manchester, said the company fully expects to reorganize, emerge from bankruptcy and prosper in the future. “The company has more than…
While the New Hampshire Office of Business and Industrial Development’s work in recruiting companies in other states and countries to bring their business to the state, such high-profile work represents only a piece of the work the office does with…
Citizens Bank has unveiled an initiative aimed at helping to tackle the New England region’s shortage of affordable housing. Called the Citizens Housing Bank, the program will provide $200 million in loan funds at a low interest rate to non-profit…
The framed picture of a University of New Hampshire residence hall that sits on the bookshelf of a Portsmouth 3-D visualization company is hardly worth a second glance, since it looks like an ordinary photograph. Only when a reporter takes…
Martin Gross has been a partner in the Concord law firm of Sulloway & Hollis law firm since 1969. A former Concord mayor and city council member, he also was legal counsel to former Gov. Walter Peterson and was special…
While the New Hampshire Office of Business and Industrial Development’s work in recruiting companies in other states and countries to bring their business to the state, such high-profile work represents only a piece of the work the office does with…
When Lane Cheney, a real estate broker from Newmarket, planned to build an apartment complex on a hill, he wanted a name as pretty as the view. He didn’t think it would be much of a problem. Six months he…
When Gov. Craig Benson pulled the plug on any additional lending to the bankrupt Golf Club of New England, he might have been playing a high-stakes game of poker with attorneys representing both the members and creditors -- and even…
The company handling $142 million of New Hampshire workers’ retirement funds is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation for alleged improper trading activities, including market timing. “We are doing…
Even though University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team didn’t fare as well as their fans would have hoped in this year’s post-season play, Associate Athletic Director Dot Sheehan is confident about one thing: Their jerseys are No. 1. “We…
MERRIMACK - Any New Hampshire family without health insurance, or who can’t afford their health insurance deductible, or whose insurance does not cover well-child care, may bring their children to Home Health & Hospice Care’s child health clinic to receive…
WILTON - The Monadnock Chamber Singers will perform a varied program of mostly secular short pieces at the Wilton Center Unitarian Church on Saturday at 8 p.m. The evening will begin an hour earlier with a wine and cheese reception…
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Lafayette Artillery Company will continue its celebration of its 200th birthday with a dinner theater on Saturday, May 15, at 6 p.m. at Citizens’ Hall. The dinner will include ham, several side dishes and a choice of…
MILFORD - A 13-year-old boy faces juvenile court action after allegedly causing damage to the exterior of the Milford Middle School. A middle school employee reported an attempted arson to an outside portion of the building Monday, and town police…
NASHUA - Because of poor ticket sales, a workshop planned for Saturday at Daniel Webster College featuring author Thomas More has been cancelled. The Friday lecture will be held, however, and ticket prices reduced to $30. The program is a…
GREENVILLE - An overnight fire badly damaged a 13,500-square-foot factory that makes pre-cast cement products, but nobody was hurt and the family-owned company will continue operations. The fire was reported in the main plant of Lamarre Concrete Products, Adams Hill…
NASHUA The Greater Nashua Area Committee on Aging has planned a forum on senior housing options at the Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St., today from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include Vera Ippolito, housing coordinator at Parkhurst Place in…
TO THE EDITOR: In John Koziol’s otherwise excellent reporting (NHBR 7/31/2026) on NH’s new landfill siting bill (HB 707), Casella’s spokesperson, Jeff Weld, tries to make the case that NH desperately needs Casella landfills. And he is not shy in…
Every growing company hits a wall that has nothing to do with its market, its product or its strategy deck. It hits the limits of one person’s capacity — usually the founder’s — and stops.
For years, New England employers have identified one challenge that cuts across nearly every industry: Our region simply is not building enough homes to meet demand.
If an employer intends to enter into an agreement with an employee pursuant to which the employer agrees to pay severance upon the employee’s termination of employment, the employer should, as part of the separation process or when structuring future severance entitlements, determine whether the terms of such severance comply with, or are exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
At Northeast Delta Dental, our mission guides us to prioritize social impact, essentially the good we can do in our community with the resources we have available.
August 4 was a perfect New Hampshire day. Along Route 3, a tour of the wonderful New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, a peaceful and impressive oasis everyone should experience, was followed by the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the Military and Veterans Campus of Easterseals New Hampshire in Franklin.
Last month, an update of the state’s broadband dashboard shows we have reached 99% access, with less than 5,000 addresses in New Hampshire unserved.
Ken Akerley rose through the ranks through hard work, determination and a caring heart
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