7 get heads shaved to raise $2,200 in Hudson to help childhood cancer research
Seven people had their heads shaved Tuesday as part of a fundraiser by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for childhood cancer research. A total of $2,200 was raised, including online donations. The event...
View ArticleLearning Studios program puts education into students’ hands
If Lizzie Cassady’s idea comes to fruition, students everywhere will have much lighter backpacks. Cassady is working to design an e-reader made especially for textbooks, with advanced features tailored...
View ArticleHere’s a look at the details of Senate bill averting ‘fiscal cliff’
Congress passed a bill Tuesday aimed at averting wide tax increases and budget cuts scheduled to take effect with the new year. The measure would raise taxes by about $600 billion over 10 years...
View Article‘Fiscal cliff’ deal little to boost economy
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers managed to avoid driving the United States over the so-called fiscal cliff with a late-night vote Tuesday. But higher taxes and brinksmanship in Washington are likely to sap...
View ArticleTrials set for Nashua pair, 80 and 26, on multiple sex assault offenses
NASHUA – Trials for an elderly man and young woman accused of acting in concert in a series of sexual assaults of a 14-year-old girl in summer 2011 are set to begin in February and March. Paul E. Caya...
View ArticleSpecial meeting scheduled Thursday to discuss Broad Street Parkway “bridge...
NASHUA – The Broad Street Parkway, and what the new road’s bridges will look like, will be the subject of a joint meeting between aldermen and the Board of Public Works on Thursday. “It’s just a joint...
View ArticleNashua school board approves additional security measures
NASHUA – City schools will become safer in the coming months, after the Board of Education approved moving forward with a plan to accelerate portions of a districtwide security upgrade. The board...
View ArticlePanic time? Not for Tomahawks
MANCHESTER – They have so much firepower, there’s never any panic in the Merrimack High School ice hockey team. Thus, when the Tomahawks were down 1-0 just 14 seconds into their battle with fellow...
View ArticleDemocrats in the statehouse: Leave the guns at home
CONCORD – If you’re coming to the New Hampshire House, leave your guns at home as the new Democratic leadership re-imposed a gun possession ban on its first day of 2013 business Thursday. At the urging...
View ArticleFormer Hollis Brookline hoop star in college learning process
There were some things Katie Stopera probably expected when she signed up to play college basketball at Southern Connecticut State. She knew the players would be bigger and the pace of play would be...
View ArticleNashua family seeks community help to bring 19-year-old home for burial
NASHUA – A Nashua family is seeking the community’s help to bring their 19-year-old sister home from Egypt to be buried. Kyla Muldoon, a 2011 Nashua High School South graduate, died unexpectedly in...
View ArticleN.H. congressmen take different sides on fiscal cliff: Ayotte, Shaheen, Bass...
The “fiscal cliff” deal, reached this week in Washington, D.C., may have quieted debate for the moment. But looking forward, it could be a prelude of the battle to come, according to lawmakers and...
View ArticleLaughton ineligible to run for state rep, withdraws from District 31 race in...
NASHUA – State representative candidate Stacie Laughton has officially withdrawn from the election to fill a House seat she vacated in November. “I spoke to the secretary of state this morning, and...
View ArticleHassan being inaugurated governor Thursday at noon
CONCORD (AP) - A 54-year-old Exeter Democrat is being inaugurated governor of New Hampshire and holding an open house at the Statehouse to greet the public. Maggie Hassan is taking the oath of office...
View ArticleNH journalist missing in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) - An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in...
View ArticleCougars too much for White Mountain
Campbell 52 White Mountain 15 TEAM RECORDS: C 5-1 local winners: The Cougars had victories on the mat from Kain Fuentes, Conner Perry, Keegan Tanguay, Craig Schultz, Jared Saunders and Mike Killoran.
View ArticleTitans edged by Concord
Concord 51, Nashua 49 Concord scores with just under three seconds left to win its first game of the year. North got strong performances from Jordan Lates, who finished as the game’s high scorer with...
View ArticleTitans tame Londonderry
Nashua North 45, Londonderry 31 TEAM RECORDS: N 2-4 LOCAL WINNERS: The Titans got clinching wins from David Muite at 138 and Ethan Kim at 145. Other winners for North were Cam Bennett at 113, Marcel...
View ArticleBroncos rally to beat Dover
Alvirne 61, Dover 57 Alvirne trailed by 12 in the first half but used a 16-0 third quarter run to get back in the game. The backcourt duo of Veronica Moceri and Sandi Purcell combined for 43 points,...
View ArticleBroncos top West
Alvirne 48, West 27 TEAM RECORDS: Alvirne 48 West 27 LOCAL WINNERS: Alvirne had pin victories from Taylor Thyne at 113, Evan Manning at 182 and Jesse Savage at 285. Picking up forfeit wins for Alvirne...
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