Terry lifts Celtics to 107-102 win over Hawks
Terry lifts Celtics to 107-102 win over Hawks BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics took an unusual route to reach a tie with the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference standings. After holding a 12-point...
View ArticleSunshine Week: Cost of covering teacher absences in Nashua just over $1...
NASHUA – The Nashua School District spent $1.03 million paying substitute teachers in the 2012-12 school year, about 1 percent of its total fiscal 2013 operating budget. Substitutes in the city were...
View ArticleThis season is looking better for maple syrup
People have been collecting sap from maple trees in the state to make syrup since long before there was a New Hampshire, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find new methods. Drivers on Naticook Road in...
View ArticleThe Week in Preview: “There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be...
Tuesday What are the odds? The Granite State has more famous firsts to its credit than the presidential primary. Today in 1964, New Hampshire broke new ground when it became the first state to legally...
View Article‘Oz’opens with $80m debut
‘Oz’opens with $80m debut “Oz the Great and the Powerful” clicked with moviegoers. Disney’s 3-D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” debuted in first place and earned...
View ArticleThunder rain down on Celtics
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a reunion with his former Boston teammates, Kendrick Perkins and the Oklahoma City Thunder got just the kind of victory he enjoys most. Kevin Durant had 23 points and 11 rebounds,...
View ArticlePublic workers’ pay on record
NASHUA – Former Police Chief Donald Conley only worked a handful of hours for the city last year. Still, Conley, who stepped down at the end of 2011, earned nearly $80,000 in 2012, according to...
View ArticleArea towns provide pay figures, not other details
NASHUA – If you want to know how much an employee in your town was paid, go right ahead and ask. The state’s Right-to-Know law clearly states this information is public. But if you want to know where...
View ArticleJones, Hosmer lead US past Canada, move up in WBC
PHOENIX – Adam Jones doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double in the ninth as the United States beat Canada 9-4 on Sunday to advance to the...
View ArticleRed Sox shut down Ortiz with sore heel, beat Rays 6-2
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – David Ortiz will be shut down for several days of spring training because of sore left heel, and the Boston Red Sox are hoping the break from baseball activities won’t prevent...
View ArticleNashua High students use 3-D printing to tackle my hiking pole problem
If you want something done, ask a teenager to do it. I admit this isn’t common advice, unless the task involves wearing earbuds and ignoring adults. But today’s column proves it can be true, as shown...
View ArticlePotential companies for Nashua School District security upgrades narrowed down
NASHUA – The second portion of the Nashua School District’s security upgrades project is moving forward, as the Finance and Operations Committee has narrowed down the list of potential contractors. The...
View ArticleFive have different reasons for running for Hudson selectmen seat
HUDSON – The final piece of the puzzle that convinced Hudson resident Richard Kahn to run for political office at the local level was the Police Department acquiring a thermal imaging camera. Kahn owns...
View ArticleHudson senior citizens hope this will be the year voters give them a home.
HUDSON – Ted Luszey believes this will finally be the year the town gets a senior citizens center. “This is the best chance we’ve ever had,” said Luszey, a selectman. “I fully expect it to be...
View ArticleImmunizations, ‘cough etiquette’ contributed to low influenza numbers, health...
The 2012-13 flu season came in like a lion, but health officials are crossing their fingers it will go out like the lamb it’s become. What threatened in autumn to be a harsh flu season turned out in...
View ArticleFor Milford man, beauty of hot rods is more than skin deep
Working with his hands, doo-wop music and hot rods are George Torrey’s passion, but mainly the hot rod part. Torrey, of Milford, builds hot rods for himself and friends in his automobile...
View ArticleOdds are, Bedford favored for girls hoop repeat
Just like last year, when underclassmen carried the Bishop Guertin girls basketball team to the school’s first state title, Bedford was quickly established as 2013-14 favorites the minute it beat BG...
View ArticleAs always, Patriots are bargain hunting
The faxes will be sent. The cell phones will be burning. Social media will have a field day. No one loves today’s technology more than the National Football League, especially when the clock strikes...
View ArticleMeals on Wheels calling for drivers in Nashua, Milford
NASHUA – Drivers are “urgently needed” for St. Joseph Community Services’ Meals on Wheels program to help deliver meals to clients in Nashua and Milford. An ad on Volunteer NH states volunteers must be...
View ArticleBishop Guertin’s Boykin may be out after arrest
The Bishop Guertin boys basketball team could be without their starting point in Tuesday night’s Division I semifinal game against Spaulding of Rochester at the University of New Hampshire in Durham....
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