New Hampshire Business Review - February 27 2009
After much debate, Hudson to vote on kindergarten
After 33 years of nourishing thousands of 5-year-old minds and souls, kindergarten owner and teacher Joan MacSweeney heard the magic words that finally got her thinking about retirement - public kindergarten is coming to town. So MacSweeney closed her popular…
Alumna, club plan fundraising for schools in Africa
MERRIMACK - The photographs showed crumbled mud huts and slender dirt roads, farmers hunched over vegetable rows and a lush countryside. Such are the images of central Uganda, where Peace Corps volunteer and Souhegan High School alumna Erin Morehouse served…
Merrimack grad starts nonprofit to help in Tanzania
MERRIMACK - A resident is hoping her new organization will help needy students who live 7,000 miles away. Alyssa Snow, 20, recently launched a nonprofit organization called Achieve in Africa Inc. Its first goal, said Snow, a senior at Boston…
Merrimack to deliberate bond, budget
MERRIMACK - In 2007, ballot-casters went to the booths to vote on 13 proposed warrant articles; in 2008, they dealt with 11. This year, matters are simpler: just a bond and a budget. Even so, the economy has kept things…
Teacher fair gears up for big showing
NASHUA - The sagging economy is expected to lead to a high turnout at this week's teacher job fair. "There are a lot of people looking for a job and looking to change careers," said Dana O'Gara, director of human…
Diesel fuel leaks into river
MILFORD - About 1,525 gallon of diesel fuel leaked from a gasoline station Sunday, and some of the fuel made its way into the Souhegan River, according to state officials. The spill was at Snack Corner, at 24 Elm St.…
Polling places for Town Meeting 2009
Here is a list of polling places and voting times for Town Meeting election day, Tuesday. AMHERST Souhegan High School, Boston Post Road, 6 a.m.-8 p.m. BROOKLINE Capt. Samuel Douglass Academy, Townsend Hill Road, 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. HOLLIS Hollis/Brookline Cooperative…
