New Hampshire Business Review - August 29 2008
UMass Lowell students move into Nashua hotel for semester
NASHUA - For Jordan Sargent, spending at least half his freshman year of college in a hotel room is shaping up to be a good thing. "I'm pretty pumped about it. It's nice. Fresh linen every week," the freshman from…
Milford parade rolls minus (most) celebrity pols
MILFORD - Some people wear their hearts on their sleeve. Melissa Dougherty was wearing her hometown on her chest. Carrying 1-year-old daughter, Addison, as she walked on the Milford Oval at the beginning of the annual Labor Day parade on…
Four years on, outlets ruling might be near
MERRIMACK - A decision on the Merrimack Premium Outlets is finally around the corner, four years after plans were first presented by Chelsea Property Group. In September 2004, Chelsea first presented preliminary plans for an upscale shopping center to be…
Benson's land sale still not complete, but talks ongoing
HUDSON - In theory, a meeting set for this week in Concord could be one of the final steps in the town's takeover of the old Benson's Wild Animal Farm. In reality, who knows? Selectmen and New Hampshire Department of…
Bridge replacement work continues in Lyndeborough
Lyndeborough - Work is progressing on the replacement of the Gulf Road Bridge. The old, narrow bridge was condemned by the state some years ago, but reconstruction was delayed until state funds were available. The old bridge has been removed.…
District will use surplus to cut taxes in Lyndeborough
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Central School District ended the 2007-08 school year with an unexpended fund balance of $68,798. The money will be used to reduce taxes. SAU 63 Business Manager Dan Starr explained the funds to the board Thursday. Ordinarily,…
Fundraiser aims to bring together soldiers in Italy
A fundraiser is under way to reunite a group of wounded U.S. soldiers with their unit in Italy in mid-September. Sgt. Ryan Pitts, of Mont Vernon, a 2003 graduate of Souhegan High School class and member of the 173rd, 2-503…
