Offices closing early over funeral
The Merrimack town clerk and tax collector’s office will close early Friday so staff may attend funeral services of an employee’s spouse, who died unexpectedly. The office will close at 12:30 p.m. – KAREN LOVETT
New Hampshire Business Review - July 17 2009
Vehicle break-ins cause for concern
Wilton police are asking for the public’s help to solve a rash of vehicle break-ins that began this week. Eight thefts from vehicles have been reported since Monday. All of them have occurred during the evening or early morning hours…
School district to leave 53 jobs unfilled
NASHUA – Leaving 53 full- and part-time vacant positions unfilled for the upcoming school year, including 23 teachers, is necessary to make up a portion of a projected $3 million budget shortfall. As incoming Superintendent Mark Conrad outlined the positions…
Hearing delayed on St. Stan's plans
NASHUA – A hearing on a developer's plans to build multifamily housing at the site of St. Stanislaus Hall was postponed due to concern about the project's possible impact on nearby Boire Field. Gerald Prunier, a lawyer for developer Vatche…
Lozeau wants to take $3.3m from reserve for shortfall
NASHUA - The Board of Education on Wednesday endorsed the mayor's plan to transfer $3.3 million from the school capital reserve account to cover the shortfall in the fiscal 2009 budget. After a unanimous voice vote that followed a presentation…
Barker speaks against bear pits
Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos. The Asheville Citizen-Times…
Howard gets ghoulish
Bryce Dallas Howard is sinking her teeth into a role in the "Twilight" series. Howard has been cast as the vampire Victoria in "Eclipse," the third film in the franchise. She's taking over for Rachelle Lefevre, who played the part…
Wilson to start own label
Gretchen Wilson plans to start her own record label, and she'd like to call it, naturally, Redneck Records. Wilson, who became a country sensation with her 2004 down-home anthem "Redneck Woman," said Wednesday that if things go well she'll release…
L.A. looks into Jackson memorial
A spokesman says the Los Angeles city attorney has been requesting documents and conducting interviews as part of an investigation into the city's role in Michael Jackson's lavish memorial. Spokesman John Franklin said Wednesday there is no timetable to conclude…
Living in the spiritual world
Israel's biggest daily newspaper is boasting a new international correspondent - Madonna. The Material Girl's byline is on the front page of Wednesday's issue of Yediot Ahronot with an excerpt from her upcoming article headlined: "How My Life Changed." The…
