Wildcats can’t complete rally
DURHAM – The University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team had plenty of reasons to play well against league rival Boston University on Thursday. The motivation to maintain its billing as the best team...
View ArticleNew Hampshire tops US list of beer consumption
NASHUA – “Look at Nevada, when people think of that state, they think of casinos. I think when people think of New Hampshire, they think of trees and beer,” said Stephen King, of Haverhill, Mass.,...
View ArticleBedford chief vows justice at community forum on home invasion
BEDFORD – Standing before about 80 residents in the high school theater Thursday night, police chief John Bryfonski made a promise: “We will find the person or people responsible for this. We will...
View ArticleMass. man arrested on driving charges
A Massachusetts man is facing prison time over driving offenses following his arrest in Nashua this week. Nashua police arrested Bruno Brito, 27, of 377 E. Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass., following a...
View ArticleDisabled Nashua man faces challenges buying holiday gifts for 6 children
Nearly three years ago, Jonathan collapsed, stopped breathing and was rushed to the hospital with spinal meningitis. He was dead for seven minutes, then in a coma a few days. He later had to relearn to...
View ArticlePearl Harbor survivors dwindling in NH; ceremony planned Sunday in Nashua
MERRIMACK – With each passing year, those who survived and remember the “date which will live in infamy” grow fewer. Locally, Pearl Harbor survivor William Lefabvre Sr. passed away Oct. 14 at age 92.
View ArticleMerrimack proposed budget sees 11 cent rate rise
MERRIMACK – If approved by voters, the town of Merrimack’s proposed 2013-14 budget as it currently stands would increase the tax rate by 11 cents over the current one, largely due to increases in...
View ArticleBatmobile set to go on auction block
Holy hot rod, Batman! The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show is going up for auction early next year. The midnight-black and fluorescent-red-pinstriped car that Adam West’s Batman used to...
View ArticleApple to move Mac line to US
NEW YORK – Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers to the United States next year. Industry watchers said the announcement is both a...
View ArticleObama seeks to put touch on cliff talks
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – President Barack Obama, trying to put a personal touch on “fiscal cliff” negotiations, visited a northern Virginia family’s basement apartment Thursday to press his hard line on tax...
View ArticleRed Sox pick up another relief pitcher
NASHVILLE, Tenn – Reliever Koji Uehara has reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox, pending a physical. The 37-year-old right-hander spent the last two seasons with Texas, and Rangers general...
View ArticleNashua 50: Amherst Street has seen some big changes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in an occasional series of stories examining 50 years of Nashua business. Stories and multimedia pieces will focus on Milestones, Hidden Assets, and Economic Engines in...
View ArticleOld hands open new era
Age discrimination might be a problem in some fields of endeavor, but experience seemed to count when it came to hiring two area boys basketball coaches. The new boys coach at Campbell High School is...
View ArticleAt 11-1, Texans aiming to cut down Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Houston Texans have been one team that has lived up to the hype. They were picked by many to win the AFC this year, and on paper, at least, they’re holding up their end of the...
View ArticleDog killed in illegally set trap in Auburn
AUBURN (AP) - Officials say a dog has been killed in a hunter's trap that was illegally set in Auburn, N.H. Dog owner Melissa Fogelson said she took her dog for a walk at the Auburn watershed area when...
View ArticleAG says police justified in shooting Windham man
CONCORD (AP) - New Hampshire's attorney general says Windham police were justified in shooting a Pelham man who had led police on a high-speed chase and attempted to run down officers with his car....
View ArticleCause of Hudson duplex fire undetermined but not suspicious, fire officials say
HUDSON – A fire at a duplex in Hudson caused the only occupant to be treated at the scene Thursday night. The call for a fire at 11 Mission Lane came in at 8:26 p.m., according to Capt. David Morin....
View ArticleTowed tow truck dislodges from truck towing it, causing crash on D.W. Highway...
MERRIMACK – What happens when a tow truck has to be towed? Bad things, evidently, if the towed truck dislodges from the truck towing it and crashes into a stone wall. Such a crash on Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleSex offender charged with failing to tell Nashua police he lived in New Boston
A registered sex offender was charged with failing to inform Nashua police he had lived in New Boston, police said. Christopher Gile, 30, of 9 Sapling Circle, Apt. 14, Nashua, was charged Thursday with...
View ArticleNashua sex offender charged with missing deadline to report
A registered sex offender was charged with failing to report to police. Randy Franklin, 55, of 6 Bahl St., Nashua, was arrested at 10:22 a.m. Thursday by detectives with the Nashua Police Department...
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