Stocks unchanged as fiscal cliff looms
U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by fears about the approaching “fiscal cliff.” The Dow Jones industrial average finished down 0.31 point at 12,815.08,...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear his sentence appeal
CONCORD – New Hampshire’s only death-row inmate will have his day in court – all day – when the state Supreme Court hears arguments pertaining to his sentence. Michael Addison was sentenced to death...
View ArticleSadler Insurance is moving to Manchester, being replaced by a defense tech firm
NASHUA – Sadler Insurance Co., which has been part of Nashua’s downtown for almost a century, has been bought by a larger insurance firm and is moving to Manchester, in part to cope with changes coming...
View ArticleAndrews leads local All State picks
Milford High School’s Morgan Andrews, who led the Spartans to the Division II championship, heads the list of local on the All-State soccer teams released on Monday by the New Hampshire Soccer Coaches...
View ArticleSouhegan boys third in NE cross country
The Souhegan High School boys cross country team finished third at the New England Championships on Saturday. The Sabers finished with a score of 222 to come in behind Bishop Hendricken, of Warwick,...
View ArticleLast video store in Milford will close by end of the year
The last movie rental store in Milford will close by the end of the year, continuing a long industry slide that has left the region with barely any stores left. “About seven years ago, we could see the...
View ArticleTraining keeps dispatchers prepared
NASHUA – Minus the context, the scene in the back of the St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church parking lot on West Hollis Street was plain weird. A handful of cops toting handheld radios, blue and black...
View ArticleHoliday Inn Express opening near Exit 11 in Merrimack
MERRIMACK – More economic spillover from the Merrimack Premium Outlets and connecting road to Manchester airport goes public this week with the unveiling of a renovated hotel near Exit 11. The former...
View ArticleRecounts slated to start in state races
CONCORD – State election officials begin Tuesday a week-long effort to recount the ballots in two dozen races across the state including three in the Nashua area. The recount begins Tuesday at the...
View ArticleRed Sox reportedly add Ross to catching trio
BOSTON – A baseball official familiar with the deal says the Boston Red Sox have agreed with backup catcher David Ross on a two-year, $6.2 million contract. The deal with Ross, who spent the past four...
View ArticleDeath penalty opponents to hold vigils outside Addison’s Supreme Court hearings
CONCORD – While lawyers and justices parse complex legal concepts and jargon and a convicted cop killer waits to see if he will be executed, death penalty opponents will be thinking about the big...
View ArticlePatriots enjoy one big plus
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Savior presumably reported for active duty at Gillette Stadium on Monday. But really, newly acquired cornerback Aqib Talib may not be the ultimate answer for the New England...
View ArticleRivier, DWC hoop teams try a little Midnight Madness
NASHUA – Sometimes passing comments in an informal conversation can create quite a stir. When Rivier University and Daniel Webster College men’s basketball coaches Dave Morissette and Dave Faucher were...
View ArticleNashua man allegedly robbed, beat teen at knife-point
A Nashua man was arrested Monday and charged with robbing and beating a teenager at knife-point earlier in the day. Nashua police arrested Charles Daye, 20, of no fixed address, around 2 a.m. on Monday...
View ArticleDriver fatigue cited as cause of crash that sent minivan into river in Wilton
WILTON – Fatigue caused a driver to land her minivan in the Souhegan River, police said. Police identified the driver as Karen Carr, 24, of Greenville. Carr’s 1998 Isuzu Rodeo left the southbound lane...
View ArticleAmherst Town Hall closed due to structural problems
AMHERST – Structural problems at the town’s 1820s-era town hall have forced Amherst officials to close the building until at least Friday. Repairs on the 1825 building were already planned to remedy...
View ArticleNashuans to see a 2.48 percent property tax rate increase this year, slightly...
NASHUA – Gate City residents will see a 2.48 percent property tax rate increase this year, city treasurer David Fredette reported Tuesday. The tax rate, set by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue...
View ArticleCorrection
Kary Jencks, D-New Boston, ran for the state House of Representatives District 4 seat in Hillsborough County. She has requested a recount of the votes for her and William O’Brien. Her name was...
View ArticleLakers hire D’Antoni, leaving Jackson baffled
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers came calling and Phil Jackson was ready. He said he was “physically much stronger,” having spent the last few months in daily workouts with a trainer at a high-end...
View ArticleScience supplies for Nashua’s younger grades would be centralized under proposal
NASHUA – The district’s procedure for purchasing and utilizing science supplies could look very different in future years, after the Board of Education OK’d a proposal of the district and the Nashua...
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