House, Senate ramping up for hearings, business sessions
CONCORD – House and Senate Republican leaders are working on completing unfinished business while some House Democrats want to undo what the GOP-led Legislature did two years ago. After a relatively...
View ArticleCongress passes $50.5b storm aid bill
WASHINGTON – Congress is sending a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims to President Barack Obama for his signature. The Senate on Monday cleared the bill, 62-36....
View ArticleChain reportedly didn’t donate to anti-gay-marriage groups
Chick-fil-A, the chicken chain that stoked controversy over same-sex marriage last summer, seems to have stopped donating to groups that oppose LGBT unions, according to one gay-rights group. Shane...
View ArticlePennichuck Water Works customers may see 39 cent a month increase in 2014 for...
NASHUA – Pennichuck Water Works customers will likely see their bills go up about 39 cents a month in the future to pay for infrastructure upgrades, but the rate hike could’ve been worse had the city...
View ArticleTime to eulogize Celtics’ chance to be contender
Doc Rivers was putting on a brave face. Alas, the Celtics coach was making optimism blush as he discussed the remainder of a season that will now be executed without Rajon Rondo. He was talking about...
View ArticleIt’s also New Hampshire track’s Super Sunday
It’s an unofficial national holiday, a day when most Americans plant themselves in front of a television to watch football and debate the best commercials. But in New Hampshire, Super Bowl Sunday has...
View ArticleJury adjourns for the day in Duling murder case without reaching a verdict
NASHUA – Nine women and three men deciding the fate of Benjamin Duling broke for the day Monday afternoon without reaching a verdict in his murder trial and are resuming deliberations at 9 a.m....
View ArticleBAE Systems to lay off 200 employees in southern New Hampshire
NASHUA – BAE Systems is reducing its workforce by 300 people nationwide, and the majority of those jobs will be cut from southern New Hampshire, a spokeswoman said Monday. The reduction impacts BAE...
View Article$23.5 million proposed budget for Merrimack includes increases in health...
MERRIMACK – Merrimack town councilors approved a proposed budget of about $23.5 million, a hair above the first draft proposed by town officials at the start of the budgeting season. The proposed...
View ArticleNashua’s DataGravity lands $30 million in financing
One of the region’s highest profile startups, DataGravity, has landed $30 million in financing less than a year after being founded, and it says the money will fuel its continued growth in Nashua. The...
View ArticleDuling guilty of murder in 2008 stabbing death
Editor’s Note: A jury has returned a guilty verdict for second-degree murder against Benjamin Duling. More details on today’s proceedings will be posted soon. NASHUA – Nine women and three men deciding...
View ArticleShaheen, Ayotte urge for fishery decision change
CONCORD (AP) - New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte are calling on the Department of Commerce to reconsider its decision to require drastic quota reductions designed to end overfishing...
View ArticleComing Thursday in Encore: Everything you wanted to know about haggis but...
Telegraph Entertainment Editor Kathleen Palmer and reporter Teresa Santoski hit Nashua's version of The Highlands for a little haggis at McKenzie's Restaurant and Pub. Take a sheep's stomach throw in...
View ArticleRivers says roles won’t change without Rondo
WALTHAM, Mass. – Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce showed up for his pre-practice meeting with reporters carrying a basketball, which he bounced from time to time while answering questions. Get used to...
View ArticleReport links A-Rod with PED use
NEW YORK (AP) – NEW YORK – Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic. The Miami New...
View ArticleNew Ipswich driver charged with felony after Nashua traffic stop
NASHUA – A traffic stop ended with the driver’s arrest for being a habitual offender of motor vehicle laws, police said. Shayne Jennings, 25, of 301 River Road, New Ipswich, was arrested after being...
View ArticleRed Sox games, Big Apple outings, on Nashua Parks & Rec trip schedule for...
The city Parks & Recreation Department has released its list of public trips lined up for 2013, including trips to New York City and home Boston Red Sox games. The outings require a non-refundable...
View ArticlePatriots lineman Vince Wilfork signing autographs at Nashua sports bar Feb. 12
Help heal the wounds from the New England Patriots’ AFC Championship loss by visiting with lineman and co-captain Vince Wilfork in Nashua on Feb. 12. Wilfork will sign autographs at the Arena Sportsbar...
View ArticleFerguson’s 31 saves lead Alvirne past Somersworth Coe-Brown
Alvirne 3, Somersworth Coe-Brown 2 RECORDS: Alv 3-7, SCB 1-9 SCORING: Jeremy Dutil (assisted by Christian Gamst and Luke Savoie), Trevor Perron (assisted by Reed Vandergraaf), and Reed Vandergraaf...
View ArticleLevasseur’s three-point night leads Guertin over Berlin-Gorham
Bishop Guertin 3, Berlin-Gorham 1 RECORDS: BG 9-3, Ber 8-4 SCORING: Vicki Shaw (asissted by Brittany Levasseur), Brittany Levasseur (assisted by Chloe Aiken), Brianna Bermingham (assisted by Brittany...
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