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Pelfrey impressive again, Twins blank Red Sox 2-0
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Mike Pelfrey struck out five in three impressive innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Friday night. It was Pelfrey’s second scoreless outing in a...
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Boykin, Gavin rally BG past No. 2 Central in overtime
MANCHESTER – When Jeff Lunn picked up his fourth foul 69 seconds into the second half of Friday’s Division I quarterfinal game, it looked like doom for the Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball...
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Dunham’s clutch play aids Nashua South boys basketball team against Dover
NASHUA – High school basketball coaches in New Hampshire always tell their kids how tough it is to get to Durham, the site of the Division I and Division II final four each year. The Nashua South boys...
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‘Moved and Seconded’: Rebecca Rule’s Town Meeting
On the second Tuesday night of a particularly muddy March some decades ago, the frugal old Yankee sat in a creaky old chair in a dimly lit room in an even creakier town hall and crossed his arms while...
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February 2013: Early month blizzard, temperatures on the mild side
What a difference a year can make in the world of weather. In 2012, we saw the least snowy February on record with just a trace, but this year, Nashua residents had to shovel 31.4 inches of snow. While...
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Construction careers draw students, business owners
NASHUA – Taylor Lavoie grew up around the hammer and nails of the construction field. His stepfather was a plumber, and as a kid, he loved to play with the tools that were always lying around the...
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Fire guts Milford garage; home undamaged
MILFORD – Kimberley King said in her 54 years, she had never been involved in a fire – until Friday. “I didn’t smell it. I didn’t hear it or nothing,” she said, recounting the moments before she...
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Nashua’s Studio 99 loses ‘struggle for profitability,’ closes
NASHUA – Studio 99, one of downtown Nashua’s core venues for live music, closed its doors Wednesday , facing a combination of financial problems and difficulties related to its location. One of the...
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Raymond man cashed stolen Derry check at Nashua bank, police say
NASHUA – A Raymond man has been charged with cashing a check stolen from a Derry mailbox, police said. Brian Whitney, 20, of 17 Mountain Road, Raymond, was arrested Thursday and charged with forgery, a...
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Merrimack sex offender arrested on seven child pornography charges
MERRIMACK – A convicted sex offender who has lived in Merrimack since his release from prison five years ago was arrested this week on multiple child pornography charges. Keith Burns, 40, of 11 Camp...
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Heavy snow Friday closes Nashua-area schools, hinders commuters
Just when it seemed that forecasts for heavy snow were overblown, Greater Nashua awoke Friday morning to moderate snowfall and about 8 inches already on the ground. Schools throughout the area closed,...
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Campbell boys basketball team confident it can beat Conant again
Once upon a time, when teams like Campbell and Conant met in a boys high school basketball final, like they will at 3 p.m. Saturday at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, it was almost a...
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Bishop Guertin, Bedford girls basketball teams know each other well
When Meghan Green and Maggie McGown were growing up together in Bedford and forming a close friendship, they probably didn’t imagine what would take place Saturday at Southern New Hampshire University...
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Crews expected to move derailed coal cars, repair damaged track in Nashua
NASHUA – Railroad crews were expected to arrive Friday to re-rail six cars loaded with coal on or near a trestle known as the “Black Bridge,” a railroad inspector said. The train cars derailed about...
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Merrimack boys hockey team anxious to have final word against Bedford
A couple of years ago, it was a novelty. A Merrimack High School hockey team playing for a championship? That doesn’t happen often, so it was basically a fun time, despite it ending with a loss to...
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Nashua Public Library soliciting 6-word memoirs for prize
Forget the powerful prose of a 140-character tweet. Can you sum up your life in a six-word memoir? That’s what the Nashua Public Library is soliciting from area writers or literature aficionados for a...
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Nashua Fire Rescue commended for assistance with Lowell fires
Lowell (Mass.) Fire Chief Edward Pitta issued a formal thank-you to Nashua Fire Rescue last month for its assistance with two structure fires in January. A single-alarm fire at 60 Pleasant St. in...
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Public can weigh in on Pennichuck Corp. proxy
The public will get another opportunity to weigh in on Pennichuck Corp.’s 2013 proxy statement before the Nashua Board of Aldermen submits its vote as sole shareholder to the company. At 7 p.m. Monday,...
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Nashua-area skaters flock to social media to petition for replacement skate park
Local skateboarders and related retailers are coming together on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – plus an online petition site – to make sure the city doesn’t forget about the David Deane Skateboard...
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Finalists for Nashua chamber’s Eminence Awards announced
The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists for its annual Eminence Awards. The awards recognize companies and individuals who exemplify volunteerism and are dedicated to the...
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