New Hampshire Business Review - January 30 2009
Cub Scouts team up in Cardboard Sled Regatta
AMHERST - Cub Scouts made cardboard sled racing look easy Saturday as they took multiple trips down Bragdon Hill on homemade sleds made of cardboard, duct tape and paint. Two packs of Cub Scouts - Pack 4 and Pack 421…
UNH takes lead in using methane from landfills for alternative energy
In the old days of town dumps, officials would occasionally ignite their municipal trash to shrink the pile and scare the rats; heaven help those who were standing downwind. Ignition is still part of life at dumps. Now, however, it…
Kindergarten fate goes to polls
HUDSON - The decision on whether Hudson will have public kindergarten this fall is now in the hands of voters. After nearly two hours of discussion by school board members and about 15 of the roughly 80 residents attending Saturday's…
Blood, marrow donor drive to be held in memory of girl
A Nashua couple are hosting a blood drive and marrow donor registration drive in memory of their daughter. The drive, held by John and Kristine (Normandie) Ullom is in memory of their daughter Alexandra. The drive will take place at…
Pupils' actions brought to light
NASHUA - Playing on the stairs, running in the halls and treating school staff disrespectfully. This type of behavior among fifth-grade students was deemed "unacceptable" and "inappropriate" by Mount Pleasant Elementary School officials and led the principal to take disciplinary…
Town mulls nearly $1m proposal for school rooms
LYNDEBOROUGH - There will be kindergarten in September, but whether it will be held in a new addition to Central School is still in doubt. Close to 100 people discussed the proposal to add three rooms to the school for…
Litchfield voters keep kindergarten funds
LITCHFIELD - Litchfield voters still support kindergarten, although with perhaps less enthusiasm once it comes to paying for it. Voters at the school district's deliberative session Saturday turned down, by 44-26, a proposal to strip $322,000 from the budget that…
Trains could be on track in 2 years
Commuter rail service between Nashua and Boston in a year or two? What once seemed an impossible pipe dream has suddenly become a strong possibility. One thing is clear: The federal economic stimulus package working its way through Congress is…
