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Want a dog park? Of course you do, even if you don’t own a dog. Of course, if you do own a dog, you must love the idea of a dog park because it gives your pooch – possibly your best friend – a place …
Friday, February 3, 2012
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There has been some controversy about Merrimack Premium Outlets, but the news that the shopping center is set to open to shoppers June 14 should be welcome news to the …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Dean Martin sang that, remember? Well, probably not if you’re under 50. “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore.” It certainly is if you …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Once again, the New Hampshire presidential primary was a worthy event, one that spotlighted the strengths and flaws of some interesting candidates, this year on the Republican side only because, …
Friday, January 13, 2012
We can’t say enough about the Merrimack Middle School students and staff who participated in the annual Giving Tree program. According to information submitted to the Journal, which we published …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Recently, Merrimack’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8641 celebrated its 50th anniversary, an event that we all should mark in our hearts. Our story about this event in last week’s …
Friday, December 16, 2011
A reader dropped by The Cabinet’s office on School Street in Milford last week to point out a disparity in the price of gasoline. He does a lot of driving …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Recently we got a telephone voice mail message from a reader who wanted us to run a correction regarding her name, something we would have been happy to do. But …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Last Saturday, Town Councilor Bill Boyd held the first of four morning coffees to which he invited anyone and everyone. If you had a question, he was there to answer …
Friday, December 9, 2011
The Merrimack Police department is sponsoring a community-wide food drive and needs your help. As we reported in last week’s Merrimack Journal, residents can drop off canned goods and nonperishable …
Friday, December 2, 2011
On Veterans Day, fittingly, the new elevator at the Merrimack Veterans of Foreign Wars Post was dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. According to our story last week, the elevator will …
Friday, November 25, 2011
A reader dropped by The Cabinet’s office on School Street in Milford last week to point out a disparity in the price of gasoline. He does a lot of driving …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Five people on Ball Hill Road were very lucky last week. They were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning but caught the symptoms in time to get the police and fire …
Friday, November 11, 2011
According to the National Fire Protection Association, nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in properties without working smoke alarms. So, how many smoke alarms do you have? …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Once again the Merrimack Police Department has stepped up to help its community. By the time you read this, the Senior Information Fair, sponsored by the department, will be over. …
Friday, October 28, 2011
Several local communities are taking part in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29, and you should participate. Here’s the drill: Anyone wanting to dispose of …
Friday, October 21, 2011
As part of its Merrimack Safeguard, the Merrimack Police Department created Merrimack Teens in Action, an endeavor that should be roundly applauded by everyone concerned with the future of America’s …
Friday, October 14, 2011
Last week, the Globe carried a Page 1 story about people known as “Hypermilers” who, a headline said, “nurse every last drop of gas,” often by coasting. Now coasting, especially …
Friday, October 7, 2011
There isn’t much one can say about someone who would brutally kill a cat. Of course they should be arrested and punished, but as is the case with anyone who …
Friday, September 30, 2011
Here’s a cool idea: Read to your kids long before you think they’re able to understand what it is you’re reading to them because you never know what it is …
Friday, September 23, 2011
The Merrimack Police Department’s new program aimed at senior citizens and the elderly is one that we should all applaud, especially if we’re no longer spring chickens. The program, according …
Friday, September 16, 2011
Ten Septembers have come and gone, and still the memory of that Tuesday morning in 2001 is impossible to forget. Sept. 11 is for us what Nov. 22, 1963, was …
Friday, September 9, 2011
| By U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta
Kudos to the teachers and staff of Merrimack elementary schools who spent time with kindergarten students the day before the official opening of school. And, of course, to prepare those …
Friday, September 9, 2011
We wish hurricanes would stay where they belong: Bermuda, Cuba, Florida. You know, places where we’re not. But Irene came calling and we survived. You have to hand it to …
Friday, September 2, 2011
August is nearly over now. Children are getting ready to go back to school and families are planning Labor Day getaways. I’m spending my August work session here in New …
Friday, August 26, 2011
| By Frank Guinta
U.S. Representative
The Merrimack Police Department is asking residents (that’s you, of course) to help with its Neighborhood Watch program, an important way to help keep the community (that’s you, too, of …
Friday, August 26, 2011
We know you have a lot of choices: You have cable, you have a dish antenna, you have Netflix, you have ... well, you could even read a book (a …
Friday, August 19, 2011
A letter in last week’s Journal from Anita Lorah Hinkle reminds us of the importance of buying locally. Her letter is specifically about the Merrimack Farmers Market, now in its …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The selection of Timothy Thompson, Londonderry’s lead planner, to be Merrimack’s community development director certainly seems like a good one. He has excellent credentials, was recently named one of the …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A letter in last week’s Journal from Anita Lorah Hinkle reminds us of the importance of buying locally. Her letter is specifically about the Merrimack Farmers Market, now in its …
Friday, August 12, 2011
A bit more on the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Expo scheduled for Oct. 1 (put it on your calendar now; you’ll be glad you did): This year, for the first …
Friday, August 5, 2011
So, what do you think? Is it OK that the new state liquor store in Nashua has some parking spaces designated for LEV/Hybrid Vehicles Only, as David Brooks reported in …
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
It really says something about the Merrimack business community that the Merrimack Fall Festival and Business Expo is so important that when Dave McCray said he wouldn’t be able to …
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
It really says something about the Merrimack business community that the Merrimack Fall Festival and Business Expo is so important that when Dave McCray said he wouldn’t be able to …
Friday, July 29, 2011
In the lastest issue of the AARP Bulletin is this brief story headlined “What an Outrage,” and after reading the piece, we think the headline was right on. Here’s the …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Here is something Rep. Frank Guinta included in an op-ed piece published last week in the Merrimack Journal. He, or a member of his staff, more likely, was writing about …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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