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In the wake of Sandy Hook, social stigmas on mental illness need to be...
Almost immediately after the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, the focus became the weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza. Debates about gun control, background checks, the Second...
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Hindu Temple move, new Dunkin’ Donuts on Nashua Planning Board agenda Thursday
NASHUA – Officials for a Hindu temple hope to move to an 18th century farmhouse that used to be the site of the Broad Street Country Store. Meanwhile, motorists on Main Dunstable Road may soon run on a...
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Flat water usage, higher property taxes hit Pennichuck income
NASHUA – Less water usage, due partly to conservation, and more property taxes, due partly to changes in law, has led Pennichuck Corp. to expect a drop in income next year. The board of directors...
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Small atmosphere but big business, Pats Peak Ski Area turns 50
HENNIKER – They built a 50-foot cake at Pats Peak to celebrate the ski area’s 50th birthday on Saturday, but such an oversized gesture is a bit misleading. Family-owned Pats has survived partly by...
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‘Fiscal cliff’ resolution no big deal
When it comes to those who govern, my expectations are never high. Consequently, it’s nearly impossible to be disappointed. I said nearly impossible because Washington did just that in “resolving” the...
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Officials around NH find mixed bag in safety reviews
Nearly a month after the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., the smoke is still clearing two states to the north. Around New Hampshire, school officials, medical authorities, public safety officers and...
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Nashua plans school safety meeting to discuss security upgrades
Students, parents and other members of the Nashua community will be invited this week to weigh in on the safety of city schools. The Nashua Board of Education will host a public meeting Thursday...
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New charter school bill aims to fix funding problems
NASHUA – It has been nearly a year since Karin Cevasco and the other founders of Gate City Charter School for the Arts applied for school approval with the Department of Education. But instead of...
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Cardinals roll over Panthers
NASHUA – Bishop Guertin High School boys ice hockey coach Gary Bishop refers to his 2012-13 squad as “A bunch of guys named Joe.” But against Nashua High School South on Saturday at Conway Arena, the...
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Glendye rock solid in Tomahawks’ net
He’s been arguably the rock of Merrimack High School’s boys ice hockey program going on four seasons now. And to think it was a matter of location, location, location. Had Tomahawks senior goaltender...
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Bedford police apprehend two shoplifting suspects
BEDFORD – A pair of young Manchester men named Johnson were held over the weekend pending Monday morning arraignments after police caught up with them while investigating shoplifting incidents at the...
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Fan sparks smoky Hudson fire
HUDSON – An electric fan that caught fire in the basement of a Fairway Drive home Saturday night filled the house with smoke but caused no injuries or serious damage, fire department Captain Steve...
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South third overall
Nashua South 80, Pelham 49; Windham 110, NS 51; Winnacunnet 109, NS 62; NS 77, Bow 54. NS third overall. LOCAL WINNERS: NS – Andrew Chaviano, 200-meter freestyle (2:03.81); Bryan Li, 100-free (54.36)....
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South takes first
Nashua South 93, Bow 55; NS 114, Interlakes 16; NS 118, Pelham 26; NS 88, Windham 78; NS 92, Winnacunnet 69 LOCAL WINNERS: NS – Regina Chartier in 200-free (2:26.98); Shantelle Richards in 50-free...
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Nashua North triumphs
SCORES: Nashua North 94, Alvirne 49, Bishop Guertin 41, Merrimack 37, Nashua South 21, Hollis Brookline 13. LOCAL WINNERS: NN – Chad Saint-Amant, 600 meters (1:29.40); Craig Hammond, 1,500 meters...
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BG takes first
SCORES: Bishop Guertin 71, Merrimack 61, Nashua North 52, Hollis Brookline 47, Alvirne 29, Nashua South 27. LOCAL WINNERS: BG – Molly McCabe, 300-meter dash (42.40); Betsy Garnick, long jump (17-6.25);...
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Driver charged with DWI in fatal Jaffrey crash
JAFFREY – A 34-year-old Jaffrey man was killed Saturday night when a pickup truck operated by an allegedly drunken driver slammed into a tree near the Jaffrey-Fitzwilliam line, the Keene Sentinel has...
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Blood supply low this time of year, plenty of Red Cross blood drives in...
NASHUA – With an IV sticking out of his arm and blood flowing down a tube, Nashua resident Elmer Dodge recalled some of the theatrics he experienced when he first began donating to the American Red...
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Fundraiser benefits victims of New Ipswich fire
GREENVILLE – It was still a tad early for dinner, even for devout early birds. But as good as it was, the food was only a tiny part of what drove hundreds of folks into the Leclaire-Caron-Pelletier...
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Self-driving cars, Facebook passwords, atomic energy; there’s interesting...
What sort of geeky things are percolating under the Statehouse dome in Concord? More than you’d think, including self-driving cars, smart meters, open-source software, privacy in social media, atomic...
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