AMHERST – Lisa Jones is the best advertisement possible for her business. Jones, who runs Nia NH & Yoga on Route 101A, claims to be 53 and the only reason to believe her is because people don’t add years to their age. But from head …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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BROOKLINE – Sid Hall knows how difficult it can be for unknown authors to get their work read by a publisher, let alone actually published. This is especially true for …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
HOLLIS – It took Tom Fitzgerald nine years to write his novel about Ben Franklin, “Poor Richard’s Lament: A Most Timely Tale,” and, he said in a recent telephone interview, …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
AMHERST – You never know how the first of anything is going to pan out, but if one could judge by the first Chili Chowder Cook Off, sponsored by the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Tax help NASHUA – The Greater Nashua Asset Building Coalition is offering free income tax preparation at four area locations beginning this month. All volunteers are trained and certified on …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Tax help MILFORD – Free Tax help from AARP will be available at the Wadleigh Library from now to April 17 on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thursdays, 4-6:30 p.m. …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
New controllers WILTON – RGH Hospitality, the hotel management subsidiary of Roedel Companies, has named Kathleen Fox as controller. Fox, who lives in Milford, will manage annual budgets for 10 …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
WILTON – Businesses here have been challenged during the recession, but things seem to be getting better, two leaders of the Wilton Main Street Association said last week. “It started …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
AMHERST – Got the best chili or chowder in the Souhegan Valley area? Now’s your chance to prove it. There’s still time to sign up for the Souhegan Valley Chamber …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
AMHERST – On Feb. 8, the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce will begin a program designed to help local companies build their businesses. The series, “Build Your Business: New Toolkit …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Indie Music Main location: 307 Elm St. Phone: 673-2733. Company Web site: www.indiemusicstore.biz/. Date began business in southern New Hampshire: April 2006. Type of business: Full-line music store, music lessons. …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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WILTON – After 30 years in the staffing services industry, there isn’t much Becky Henderson hasn’t seen. “This is my third recession,” she said Friday as she prepared for a …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Sales pipelineworkshop Jan. 31 MANCHESTER – Bob Good, founder and CEO of Good Leads, will lead a workshop on early stage sales and marketing strategies from 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Date began business in southern New Hampshire: Oct. 16, 2010. Type of business: Artisan guild. Business description: “Carrying on Living traditions.” Shop carries affordably priced arts and craft items, all …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Business in Russia CONCORD – The New Hampshire International Trade Resource Center will host a seminar, “Doing Business in Russia” On Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m.-noon at 172 Pembroke …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
MILFORD – The U.S. needs to restore its spirit of entrepreneurship that saw the creation of small companies that are giants today, a multimillionaire businessman told the Milford Rotary Club …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Main location: 297 D.W. Highway, Nashua. Company Web site address: www.eliterehabsports.com. Date began business in southern New Hampshire: June 2010. Type of business: Physical therapy. Business description: Elite Physical Therapy …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hampshire Hills offering advertising opportunity MILFORD – Hampshire Hills Sports and Fitness Club is offering businesses a chance to advertise on banners in its Hampshire Dome. Banners, said the club, …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
MILFORD – When it comes to barbecue and the blues, Chuck Hall is a very serious guy. At the new Memphis BBQ and Blues restaurant and club at 770 Elm …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Legacy of service MILFORD – The Milford Rotary Club recently was able to establish the Robert F. Jackson Community Improvement Fund because of a donation from the family of the …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
MILFORD – Paulette Braffitt thinks that giving local artists a place to show their work is important, so for the past few years, she has been hosting the Keyes Art …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – At this time of year, we often hear that it’s better to give than to receive. If that is indeed the case, then last-minute Christmas shoppers have an …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
AMHERST – In the last few days leading up to Christmas, Frederick’s Pastries is as busy as the elves at the North Pole, owner Susan Robert said. “December 22, 23, …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
| By MARYALICE GILL
Staff Writer
Main location: 14 Turnbuckle Lane, Merrimack. Phone: 429-0010. Web site: www.careerpronh.com. Date began business in southern New Hampshire: July 1991. Type of business: Resume/business services. Business description: Since 1991, CareerPro …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
WILTON – When taxidermist Rick Bewersdorf was about 5 years old, his grandparents took him to a natural history museum in Boston. “I sat on a bear,” he said, “and …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – Credit card debt in the United States averages $16,400 per person. If one were to make only the minimum per-monthly payment, it would take 54 years to pay …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
NEW BOSTON – Alphabet Soup Co. has moved to New Boston after 19 years in the former Stickney Building on the Milford Oval. The shop, established in 1978, is now …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
MILFORD – Some people like to buy their Christmas trees from lots where the trees are already cut and a man will wrap up the tree and attach it to …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
NASHUA – With the snip of a pair of ordinary scissors, Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau opened Lamprey Health Care’s Nashua Center, a facility that will offer more efficient access to …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
The AARP Tax-Aide program is a community service developed by the AARP Foundation in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service. It provides free tax counseling, preparation and electronic filing services …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
MILFORD – For Anita Carroll, supporting local businesses is important. For Eileen Cavallaro, supporting local artists is important. It’s nice when two ideas come together, as they will on Saturday, Dec. 3, when Milford’s annual Holiday Stroll and the town’s bevy of annual holiday fairs …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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MILFORD – Town officials told the owner of the building at 1 Nashua St. last week that they want to see more progress on renovations. Richard LaBonte bought the dilapidated 19th-century building at the corner of Nashua and South streets, the former Boston Shoe Store, …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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MILFORD – The Rustic Leaf Bistro will be featured on the NECN show “TV Diner,” on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The restaurant, located at 15 …
Friday, November 25, 2011
WILTON – Michelle Levesque and Julie Davidson-Kinnunen have moved their flower business, Works of Heart, from the Yellow Building at the end of Main Street to much larger quarters on …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
MILFORD – Laura Horning never expected to be selling cars for a living. But when she needed a job, a friend convinced her to drop in to Subaru of Milford …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Dec. 3 holiday fairs
MILFORD – As she prepares for this year’s Holiday Stroll and day of fairs, Tracy Hutchins, the executive director of the Downtown Ongoing Improvement Team (DO-IT), has help from a …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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