Along with snow, memories fly about blizzard of ‘78 (35 years ago this week)
Along with preparation for our first big snowstorm in years, memories are flying about 35 years ago, when the Blizzard of ‘78 became part of New England lore. That epic storm arrived almost exactly 35...
View ArticleHassan meeting with agency heads to prep for Nemo
CONCORD – Gov. Maggie Hassan met with all state agency heads monitoring the monster snowstorm this morning at the Emergency Operations Center in Concord. This is the first, major storm for the new...
View ArticleSaturday delivery of Telegraph may be delayed due to the storm
Roads are likely to be nasty Saturday morning due to the storm, with officials are asking people to stay off the roads, so delivery of The Telegraph may be delayed. We apologize in advance, but of...
View ArticleHollis Brookline Cooperative School District committee approves majority of...
Most articles before the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District budget committee got the committee’s blessing at Thursday night’s public hearing, and will appear on the school district warrant...
View ArticleLondonderry man charged in connection to Nashua burglaries
NASHUA – A Londonderry man has been charged in connection to Nashua burglaries this summer, police said. Patrick Giordano, 21, of 26 Oakridge Drive, Londonderry, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for...
View ArticleBlizzard threatens New England; 2 feet feared
BOSTON (AP) - A blizzard of potentially haistoric proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95...
View ArticleReady and waiting: Greater Nashua prepares for storm
No matter what happens with the winter storm that barreled through the Northeast on Friday, one thing is for sure: Unlike the Blizzard of ’78, it didn’t taken anybody by surprise. At noon, before the...
View Article$8.7 million school budget headed to Brookline voters next month
BROOKLINE – The Brookline School Board met Wednesday night to hear public opinion on an $8.7 million proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year. The budget reflects an overall increase of 3.8 percent....
View ArticleRita Forrence: Nashua loses a real gem
For the longest time, the second thing that came to mind upon hearing mention of Gate City Fence Co. was the little, cement-floored hall they used to rent out to anyone who had 50 bucks and agreed to...
View ArticleNashua detectives help Fall River, Mass., police in finding fugitives wanted...
NASHUA – City detectives assisted Massachusetts police in arresting two fugitives wanted in connection to a shooting at a nightclub in Fall River, Mass. Arrested in Nashua were Joshua Torres, 20, of...
View ArticleParking lot addition meets opposition at Milford Deliberative Session
MILFORD – Milford High School needs more parking and has for a long time, Principal Brad Craven told residents at the school Deliberative Session on Thursday night. But his case for buying land for a...
View ArticleInternet video showed Merrimack couple, son, with stolen court file, police say
MERRIMACK – A couple and their adult son are accused by police of stealing a court file and displaying it in an Internet video. Karen Gagnon, 44, and her son, Andrew Lemieux, 24, were arrested...
View ArticleMont Vernon school budget would eliminate teaching position
MONT VERNON – A heated debate at the Mont Vernon School District Deliberative Session on Thursday concerned funding for a math coach and an IT staff position, but the $4.73 million budget and all...
View ArticleWorld Academy students brave the snow for school on Friday
NASHUA – For kindergartners such as Kaylee Zaryckyj and Marques Martin, the word “blizzard” evokes images of wonders untold. “My house is going to be buried tomorrow, up to the roof,” said Marques, 5....
View ArticleDevice manufacturer takes blame for Super Bowl blackout
NEW ORLEANS – An electrical device that had been installed expressly to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday as it took the blame for the...
View ArticleNashua North basketball team’s lockers rifled during game in Manchester
MANCHESTER – The Nashua High School North boys basketball team was robbed Tuesday night, and not by the refs. The Titans’ 74-55 loss at Manchester Memorial was tough enough, but when the North players...
View ArticleTales from the storm: Taking to the ice, to the ‘shine’ and to taxis
11:50 a.m. -- It’s official -- two feet and counting Severe weather conditions led to a quiet night Friday in and around Nashua, according to state and local police. With up to two feet of snow...
View ArticleRivier women’s hoop hopes unity fuels title chase
NASHUA – Paul Williams got the phone call in late September and he knew that his biggest challenge as a coach loomed. The Rivier University women’s basketball coach had always preached that his team is...
View ArticleGov. declares her first state of emergency
CONCORD – Hours after saying she did not see the need to declare a state of emergency Friday, Gov. Maggie Hassan declared one. She said a state of emergency is needed to allow for the mobilization of...
View ArticleNashua pizzeria owner plans to serve coffee, hot food to snowplow drivers
NASHUA – Maria Borino was 25 years old and five months pregnant when she snowplowed streets one winter for a Lexington, Mass., company. “Guys used to say, ‘I make so much an hour,’ and I wanted to do...
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