HUDSON - Cheryl Cerato remembers calling Camp Sunshine, a Casco, Maine, retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, several years ago and pitching an idea on behalf of her 9-year-old son, Joey. "They said, 'What are you, crazy?…
HOLLIS - Hollis police are asking the public for help in identifying a person who allegedly committed identity theft, charging more than $500 worth of merchandise on a credit card opened in somebody else's name. Police said the report came…
WILTON - Thanks to a "really amazing night" on Sunday, Andy's Summer Playhouse will be open as usual this summer. "We took in $12,350 at the gala itself," said technical director Mark Haley. Combined with previous fundraisers, the 38-year-old youth…
If you didn't think there would be confusion about FairPoint taking over Verizon's phone lines, a process that will wind up by the end of January, then you don't read the geeky Web site Slashdot. "FairPoint Pledges to Violate Net…
New Hampshire's lottery sales are slipping this year, apparently as a result of the recession, but sales seem to be holding steady in the Nashua area. Through mid-December, the first half of the fiscal year, sales at the New Hampshire…
MERRIMACK - Residents are launching plans to make sure Merrimack military personnel serving overseas hear from supporters at home. A new organization called Merrimack Mail Call aims to expand current efforts to reach active duty military in the form of…
NASHUA - For 13 years and an untold number of meetings, Dot Nice has been a fixture in the aldermanic chamber of City Hall. Taking her place at a desk on a raised platform in the back of the chamber,…
BROOKLINE - Bingham Lumber's owner on Monday paid credit to a quick-thinking employee who reported a fire in the showroom to the fire department. Firefighters from three towns took an hour to control a blaze within the walls of Bingham…
MILFORD - Dale Riley of Riley Brothers Lumber on Christmas Tree Lane is hosting a large bonfire celebration on New Year's Eve from 7 p.m.-1 a.m. to raise funds for the Jaiden's Angel Foundation. The bonfire starts at 9 p.m.…
Here is a list of holiday-related closures for local government services over the weeks of Christmas and New Year's. The list does not show schedules that are not changed from the usual routine - for example, if an office is…
