New Hampshire Business Review - January 30 2009

Watch out for FairPoint impostors

The much-publicized problems surrounding the transition of e-mail from Verizon to FairPoint have apparently attracted the attention of scam artists. The company cautioned Friday that scammers have been presenting themselves as FairPoint representatives "and contacting customers by e-mail to ask…

Monarchs mania!

The Merrimack Parks and Recreation Department has group-rate tickets to see the Manchester Monarchs play the Worcester Sharks in ice hockey action at the Verizon Wireless Arena on March 14 at 7 p.m. A $14.95 ticket includes a seat in…

Breakfast for a cause

The Milford Fire Department will hold a waffle breakfast Sunday, Feb. 15, from 7:30-11 a.m. to benefit the family of Harris Jones. Donations will be taken at the door or checks may be made out to the Harris Jones Fund,…

French honored in report

The school district will honor a longtime Hudson resident, businessman, and friend of local education in this year's annual district report. The report will be dedicated to Gordon L. French, who died in January at age 82. He grew up…

Merrimack picks cover girl

Quick thinking earned Merrimack resident Daphne Nichols a premier spot in an important town document. Nichols' photograph of an ice-laden tree won the town's annual report cover contest. Town hall staff chose Nichols' photograph out of 20 entries. "Because of…

Hudson looses board member

Calling it "a very difficult announcement to make," Hudson school board member Brenda Levesque has informed her fellow members that she's resigning her seat, effective in March. "I need to step down for family reasons," Levesque said during the last…

Look out for 'secret shopper' scam

Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a new version of an old scheme that could cost you hundreds. On Thursday, Merrimack police were notified of a "secret shopper" scam that involved an alleged Canadian company called…

18 articles facing Hudson voters

HUDSON - Residents will get to weigh in on a total of 18 warrant articles, half of which deal with economic issues like salaries and benefits for town employees and replacement of an ambulance and a "drain suction" truck, at…