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Black Friday brings out early crowds in Greater Nashua
MERRIMACK – For Kelly and Kristen Koczan, of Tyngsborough, Mass., Black Friday shopping is a post-Thanksgiving tradition. Every year, they spend the hours after turkey dinner heading to the closest...
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Local athletes sign on with colleges
It’s the holiday gift that keeps on giving for, in some cases, up to five years. The total benefit of the gift could be more than $200,000. What better time than a few days before Thanksgiving to sign...
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From shoeshines to fine jewelry: A downtown Nashua centennial celebration
Perhaps he planned it, or maybe things just happened to work out for the young, ambitious Greek immigrant with his heart set on opening a downtown Nashua business that would revolve around sales and...
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Black Friday creeping into Thanksgiving
This season appears to mark the end of Black Friday as we know it. For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday. But...
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Still waiting for snow to blanket New England
Winter sports enthusiasts are an optimistic lot. Everyone, it seems, is ready to put the dark, dismal winter of 2011-12 behind them and look forward to better, snowier days in the future. Hopefully,...
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Kick up normal gym routine a notch during holidays
My family made a great discovery during Thanksgiving dinner this year: we have the perfect plates for a feast. The plates are big, and curved up around the edges, preventing anything that’s been piled...
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Will pair of Babe Ruth cards bring in big dollars?
Dear Babe: Someone is trying to sell me two Babe Ruth cards. He said one is from 1927 and the other from 1935.– M.R., Trenton, N.J. These are modern unlicensed cards. The Miller Press images were...
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Terry takes his shot at Celtics fame
There have been bigger shots in Jason Terry’s career, but as for his short time as a Celtic, nothing came close to his game-sealing 3-pointer with 36.7 seconds left in the 108-100 win over Oklahoma...
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Don’t sell Napoli short at first base
It’s unclear exactly who establishes conventional wisdom, but that person is often wrong. Case in point: Mike Napoli. The free agent who has drawn serious interest from the Red Sox is a perfect fit for...
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18 seasons of teaching players, coaches comes to an end for Mike Beliveau
It’s a Friday night and the lights are on over the Souhegan High School football field. There are no more home games for the Sabers, but there are still about a dozen players in full uniform, running...
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Mason woman’s generous spirit lives on in donations to Santa Fund in her memory
MASON – Even in death, Elizabeth Oja’s generous spirit continues on. The 87-year-old Mason resident died a week ago surrounded by her family and friends. Oja’s two surviving daughters, Ellen...
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Aviation in Nashua has long, rich history
In eighth grade, Brenda Grady’s favorite part of science class was the unit that her teacher, Dick Piwowarski, did on aviation and the physics that made it possible for huge, winged metal objects to...
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Nashua’s Ayotte raised profile during presidential campaign
By now, many of U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s supporters were hoping she’d be preparing her new office on Capitol Hill. Throughout the last year, New Hampshire’s junior senator was mentioned as a possible...
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Telegraph staffer keeps the critters under control with Merrimack’s Jesse Fraser
EDITOR’S NOTE: Telegraph reporter Erin Place recently spent an afternoon with Jesse Fraser, owner of Critter Control in Merrimack. MERRIMACK – During this job shadow, I was happy to find out Critter...
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Giving thanks, not just fluff
Most weeks, I easily settle on a topic, but holiday weeks present a challenge. My normal routine is to write the column on Thursday, let it “stew” over night, and complete it for the Friday morning...
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Support for tax increase boosts Shaheen
A left-leaning poll of New Hampshire voters offers some advice to the next person in New Hampshire’s political cross hairs: Jeanne Shaheen . Shaheen, a Democrat, has to defend her U.S. Senate seat in...
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Nashua’s Picker Building artists holding open house
Join the artists of the Picker Building at 99 Factory St. for their Holiday Open Studios from noon-4 p.m. Saturday. The locally made art for sale will include photography, paintings, pottery, jewelry,...
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Nashua’s Winter Holiday Stroll mixes old and new
NASHUA – For James and Patricia Dunnell, the Gate City’s Winter Holiday Stroll is a holiday tradition. The pair, who lived in Nashua until they moved to Manchester a few years ago, have dressed up as a...
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KidSports Highlights Nov. 25, 2012: Hockey, basketball, gymnastics
HOCKEY Mites SNH Cavaliers 7, Waltham (Mass.) 3 The Southern New Hampshire Cavalier Mites improve their record to 8-3-1 beating the Waltham (Mass.) Hawks 7-3. Will Dodge started the scoring at 9:40 of...
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Gate City Striders heading to Nationals
Last weekend, 56 Nashua PAL Gate City Striders competed in the Region 1 race at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. It was a successful day for the Striders as five teams earned the right to run at...
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