Celtics’ creaky legs head to Texas
By Steve Bulpett Boston Herald (MCT) Dec. 13--The Celtics are heading out on the road to play Houston tomorrow night and the Spurs Saturday. But Doc Rivers swears that after playing Paul Pierce 44...
View ArticleAttorney General to release details on Greenland shooting Friday morning
CONCORD – Details about what led to the deadly April shootout in Greenland that left a police chief dead and four other officers wounded will come Friday morning. Attorney General Michael Delaney will...
View ArticleWeekly US jobless aid applications drop to 343K
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply for a fourth straight week, a sign that the job market may be improving. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly...
View ArticleGirl fights to stay on boys team
CONCORD (AP) — When there was no girls hockey team, Shelby Herrington was allowed to play on the boys team at her high school in New Hampshire. Herrington, a junior at Bishop Brady High School in...
View ArticleSanta Fund: Two teen girls are into hair and nails, 12-year-old boy hopes for...
NASHUA – Yolanda Diaz left her full-time job as a machine operator two years ago to take care of her mother, who had cancer. She drove her mom to doctor’s appointments and even lived in her mother’s...
View ArticleAt day’s end
The sun sets behind an old hay rake displayed in front of the Jean Paul Salons on Lowell Road in Hudson on Dec.
View ArticleNashua restaurant, stores must move as Amherst Street plaza is sold, to be...
NASHUA – The Christmas season will be a little less festive at Tanorama and other businesses in the Central Realty Plaza on Amherst Street, which have been told they must vacate by the end of January...
View ArticlePSNH seeks rate hike that could boost ‘average’ bills by 8 percent
PSNH is asking for a 34 percent increase in the energy service portion of its overall charge, which it says would translate into an average total increase of “about 8 percent.” The rate-adjustment...
View ArticleTeen gift donations needed for Nashua Tolles Street Mission’s Christmas Party...
NASHUA – Tolles Street Mission still needs gifts for 12-16 more teens for its 24th annual Christmas Party to go off without a hitch Saturday. “We’ll manage the best that we can,” said Jarretta...
View ArticleAmherst officials mum on town administrator’s leave of absence
AMHERST – Town officials are going to great lengths to keep secret the reasons behind Town Administrator Jim O’Mara’s leave of absence, a situation that mirrors the secrecy that surrounded his hiring....
View ArticleNashua Corp. to aid in wood stove swap
NASHUA – Nashua Corp.’s business may not be connected to wood stoves, but the air-pollution fine it has paid to the Environmental Protection Agency will be. In an unusual settlement, Nashua Corp. has...
View ArticleHudson Planning Board wants study done on surrounding communities for school...
HUDSON – Before making any decisions of their own, Hudson Planning Board members want to know how surrounding communities address school impact fees for 55-plus housing. The issue came before the board...
View ArticleAyotte Says There’s Ample Time Left To Avoid ‘Fiscal Cliff
WASHINGTON – While there are less than three weeks to go before the nation’s economy faces the so-called “fiscal cliff,” U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte remains optimistic about reaching a solution. Ayotte, a...
View ArticleAd accuses Ayotte of cutting Social Security, Medicare to favor military...
An advertising campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte accusing her of cutting social programs to benefit military contractors was launched in Concord Thursday. The ad, titled “Career,” is funded by...
View ArticleMilford girls hoop tops Con Val
Milford 49, Con Val 36 The Spartans improved to 2-1 in Division II, thanks in part to a balanced scoring effort and an 11-2 run in the second half that put the game away. Dina Pitsas led Milford with...
View ArticleGoogle Maps makes its return to iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release...
View ArticleUS snubs UN telecom proposal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A disappointed American delegation led a Western snub of a U.N. telecommunications treaty Thursday after rivals, including Iran and China, won support for provisions...
View ArticleSchulze expected to make his bid for Best Buy this week
Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze will make a fully financed offer to purchase the consumer electronics giant by the end of the week, possibly on Friday, the Star Tribune has learned. Schulze will...
View ArticleSox sign Victorino; Dempster on deck
BOSTON – Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent a picture to his Twitter followers. That’s when...
View ArticleMan brought from Massachusetts jail to Nashua to face narcotics charges
NASHUA – A inmate in a Massachusetts jail was brought back to the city to face narcotics charges, police said. Christopher Hills, 35, of Nashua, faces three counts of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug...
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