STATE - CONCORD (AP) - Oil dealers and distributors in New Hampshire have donated 14,200 gallons of home heating oil for the families of soldiers deployed overseas, it was announced last week. The program is called Operation Helping Hand and…
Amherst and Mont Vernon residents who want to meet the three finalist candidates for the School Administrative Unit 39 superintendent of schools position will have the chance to do so today. From 2:30 to 4:45 p.m., the three candidates will…
AMHERST An English teacher who came under public scrutiny after teaching a poem with vulgar language has resigned from Souhegan High School, effective at the end of the school year, said Principal Ted Hall. Christine Schadler’s resignation was accepted by…
WILTON At a recent caucus, Wilton Democrats elected the following officers: Hal Melcher, president; Gail Proctor, vice president; Joan Melcher, secretary; and Brian Sullivan, treasurer. Member Andrew Fairbank will attend the New Hampshire State Convention as a delegate. On Sunday,…
MILFORD A roadside cleanup and educational displays will ring in Earth Day on Sunday on Beaver Brook Association land in town. The cleanup, set for noon-3 p.m., will be along Osgood, Burns Hill and Mason roads. A guided hike will…
MASON - There is enough history in Mason to have a meeting once a month for years without repeating anything. But how do you get people interested enough in it to come and listen? Genie Rafter asked that question on…
The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Destination ImagiNation team is holding a fund-raiser at the Recycling Center on Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They will accept donations of penny collections. Donations may also be made to WLC-DI at the High School at…
WILTON - Once again, the Main Street Association and Pine Hill Waldorf School have joined together to host a “Celebration of Children in The Arts.” An opening reception was held Saturday morning at Town Hall for all artists entering the…
MERRIMACK - High school classes will start 10 minutes earlier and the school district’s last classes - for grades 5 and 6 next year - will be dismissed 25 minutes later under a transportation plan approved Monday night. The School…
Mindstorms Mayhem, a FIRST Lego League robotics team consisting of home-schoolers from Wilton, Milford, Merrimack, Hollis and Bedford, won the Director’s Award at the FLL International Invitational Tournament in Atlanta. The Director’s Award is given to the most well-rounded team…
CONCORD - The state can’t spend gas tax money on railroads, the state Supreme Court ruled this morning. A 1938 amendment to the state Constitution specifically and clearly forbids it, the court ruled. The ruling derails the state’s plan to…
NASHUA - Roman military specialist Douglas Ryan will make presentations Wednesday at the north campus of Nashua High School. Students and members of the public will have the chance to learn about ancient military culture and view items from ancient…
Paul Coon, mechanical engineer Paul Coon has been out of work for two years. Despite networking and applying for jobs since being laid off from Teradyne, the 47-year-old mechanical engineer from Mont Vernon went a good six to nine months…
NASHUA - Nashua Fire Rescue responded to a basement fire at a home on East Dunstable Road on Saturday afternoon. Fire officials said the blaze at 15 E. Dunstable Road, a home owned by Thomas and Colleen Nauss, was possibly…
PORTSMOUTH - (AP) - DNA testing has confirmed that bodies uncovered at a grave site are African-American and confirmed a genetic trait that will make it easier to identify Africans, a researcher said. Last fall, crews digging a new sewer…
MERRIMACK - Come early, stay late and have fun. That’s Debra Huffman’s sales pitch for the second annual Earth Day celebration and cleanup day at the Horse Hill Nature Preserve, the 563-acre property of swamp, field and forest the town…
NASHUA - The Board of Education will hold a public information meeting Tuesday night to discuss possible uses of Stellos Stadium. Board members are seeking both positive and negative feedback about the possibility of opening the field to organizations outside…
NASHUA - Saying it had to stick by a stipulation that limits the use of Stellos Stadium to youth sports, the Planning Board denied a request from the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps to host a competition at the stadium…
Water will be shut off in the area near Main and Temple streets late Sunday night and early Monday morning during work to upgrade some water mains that date back to the early 1900s. Water will be off from 10…
The Pilgrim Church of Nashua at 4 Watson St. has received the go-ahead from the Planning Board to build a one-story, 5,170-square-foot addition. According to project engineer Jeffrey Lewis, the new space will be used for offices and classrooms for…
NASHUA The police and fire departments are investigating two cases of arson that happened Thursday night. At about 10:55 p.m., a brush fire was reported in an area adjacent to the F.E. Everett Turnpike, between Pine Hill Road and the…
NASHUA - School administrators and parents sighed in relief as they got their first look at how the schools fared in Mayor Bernie Streeter’s budget proposal for the 2005 fiscal year. “Our first reaction was one of relief - that…
WILTON The Historical Society will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m., at the Wilton Public-Gregg Free Library. The speaker will be Society member Lynne Draper who will give a presentation on Samuel Chamberlain, a noted photographer, etcher and lithographer, who…
GREENVILLE - The annual town cleanup day will be held Saturday. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Town Hall at 9 a.m., where they will be assigned an area to work. The event is co-sponsored by the Conservation Committee…
The Nashua Lions Club is looking for nominations for its Teacher of the Year award. Nominations can be made by anyone. The only requirement is that the person being nominated is a teacher in either a public or private school…
When firefighters get together for a cause, there is no stopping them. Shane Sewade, who works at the Lake Street Fire Station in Nashua, said after fellow firefighter Manny Pimental lost his wife to breast cancer last year, a lot…
Housing continues to be a priority issue for senior citizens. The Greater Nashua Area Committee on Aging has planned a forum on senior housing options to be held at the Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St., on Wednesday, April 28,…
MANCHESTER - Several things immediately strike you about Hubert Simwerayi and his wife, Helene Muyumbu: How much they have been through, how much gratitude they express, and how deeply they wish to be reunited with their seven children. The couple…
NASHUA - Mayor Bernie Streeter trimmed the spending plan for the city’s schools, but his budget proposal for the 2005 fiscal year does not endorse any of the dire options feared by parents. No elementary schools will close. High school…
“Business diversity” is an often abused claim employed by companies attempting to separate themselves from their competition. But it’s the real thing at Appledore Engineering Inc. of Portsmouth, a relatively small firm that can do a lot of things --…
It’s safe to say that there are few newspapers in northern New England quite like Rumbo, the free weekly newspaper for the Spanish-speaking population up and down the Merrimack River Valley, from Lawrence, Mass., through Nashua and as far north…
“Business diversity” is an often abused claim employed by companies attempting to separate themselves from their competition. But it’s the real thing at Appledore Engineering Inc. of Portsmouth, a relatively small firm that can do a lot of things --…
Herve Riel, a Manchester accountant, found out his health insurance premiums were about to rise some 35 percent, to nearly $1,000 a month. No surprises there. Since he is in his 60s, and is in the smallest group possible (one),…
A recent article in The Boston Globe reports that the promise of big savings on phone calls has helped propel “Voice over Internet Protocol” into the consumer consciousness. To consumers, interest in VoIP has boomed during the last year as…
Dial-up is fading and high-speed connections are soaring for Internet usage by New Hampshire businesses, according to a survey released Tuesday by the state that underlined the importance of fast Net access in the corporate world. And that importance is…
Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is a technology often described as the next generation of bar coding, one that proponents say will revolutionize supply chain management. Placed on pallets, boxes or individual items, RFID tags can track and identify goods…
Now that the Segway has fizzled, New Hampshire’s best claim to a cool techno-thing has to be IPv6. I’ll admit that “cool” is relative: I don’t think you’ll see Diane Sawyer getting all giddy about Internet name-space expansion any time…
Herve Riel, a Manchester accountant, found out his health insurance premiums were about to rise some 35 percent, to nearly $1,000 a month. No surprises there. Since he is in his 60s, and is in the smallest group possible (one),…
No matter what the outcome of the expected retrial of former Tyco International executives Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz, their prosecution has already had an effect in New Hampshire. Or at least it’s supposed to. In October 2002, Tyco -…
It’s safe to say that there are few newspapers in northern New England quite like Rumbo, the free weekly newspaper for the Spanish-speaking population up and down the Merrimack River Valley, from Lawrence, Mass., through Nashua and as far north…
PELHAM - On April 27, the Pelham Police Department’s phones will be down for a short amount of time starting at 7 a.m. The department will not be able to receive any calls on the administrative lines: 635-2411 or 635-6985.…
AMHERST - Five candidates are being interviewed this week for the superintendent of schools position. Mike Ananis, who has overseen the Amherst, Mont Vernon and Souhegan Cooperative school districts since 2000, is leaving his post at the end of this…
HUDSON - The town Democratic Committee will hold its biennial organizational meeting this evening at 7 in the Community Development Room at Town Hall. The committee will elect officers and delegates to the state convention in May, and also talk…
The U.S. Post Office on Spring Street will be open until 7 tonight to accommodate last-minute taxpayers. Several other post offices around the state also will stay open later than usual tonight. The main Manchester post office, at 955 Goffs…
The Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a plan by local officials to use the golf course at the Nashua Country Club in the south end to help solve a sewer problem. According to Amy Gill of the city engineer’s…
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua is hosting its fifth annual Steak and Burger Dinner on April 21 at the club at 47 Grand Ave. The event, which will start at 6 p.m., gives civic and community leaders…
Following are vote tallies for contested races in Merrimack. (i) denotes incumbent. * denotes winner. Board of Selectmen, two three-year seats * Chuck Mower 1,556 * Tom Koenig 1,473 Tony Pellegrino 1,011 Stanley Heinrich 579 George Markwell 773 School Board,…
The Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, will speak at the Collings Auditorium at Daniel Webster College on Tuesday at 7 p.m. as part of the Martin R. Richmond Lecture Series at Daniel Webster College. The free…
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - A Derry family has won a $2.3 million malpractice award because of injuries their daughter suffered during birth. Derek and Melissa O'Donnell sued Parkland Medical Center in Derry, two doctors and employees of Progressive Women's Healthcare.…
AMHERST - The Amherst Democrats are hosting a potluck dinner and a talk by Peter Burling, minority leader of the state House of Representatives, on April 13 at 6 p.m. at the Amherst Country Club. All interested people are invited…
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When the path forward isn’t clear and feelings of overwhelm or despair are near, finding anchors in gratitude, horizon and context can steady our leadership through almost anything.
Responsible monetary decisions. Clear and widely disseminated communication with the public, especially on the city’s finances and taxes. Helping people keep their homes and find new ones. Regulatory and cultural changes to make it easier for businesses and development, and investments in the roads, sewers and other infrastructure to support them.
Over 20 years of working with New Hampshire business owners, I’ve noticed something consistent: The businesses that thrive aren’t the ones chasing every new trend. They’re the ones who know how to evaluate whether a new tool or strategy actually serves their goals.
