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Bedford Police earn national accreditation

BEDFORD — Chief Daniel Douidi recently reported that the Bedford Police Department completed a years-long comprehensive review to become one of just 22 law enforcement agencies statewide to earn national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement ...

Bedford Academy recognized by state Senate

BEDFORD – Five years after opening, Bedford Academy was recently recognized by the state Senate as being the only elementary school in the world to be included in the 2026 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program. Only 14 other schools from around the globe have been tapped to be part ...

Former Bedford teacher releases first book: Man on the Moon

BEDFORD - Pamela Harrington, a retired teacher from McKelvie Intermediate School, has released her first book, Man on the Moon. The idea for the children’s book stems from the loving relationship that Harrington had with her grandfather. The book was released on June 25 and is available ...

Derry man injured in Bedford Toll crash

BEDFORD – Tyler Abrams, 26, of Derry, was injured in a crash at the Bedford Toll Plaza on the morning of July 9. According to State Police, troopers responded to the scene on the F.E. Everett Turnpike at 9:15 a.m. The preliminary investigation suggested that Abrams, who was driving a 2009 ...

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FANTASTIC FINISH: Frye gets MVP in NH Lions Cup win

HANOVER — Sarah Frye went out in style. The former Nashua High School North standout, playing her final game with her sister Allie as a teammate, scored both goals to win the Most Valuable Player in New Hampshire’s 2-1 win over Vermont in the annual Twin State Lions Cup Soccer Game. For ...

STAR PRESSURE: Hosting an All-Star Game not easy to pull off

NASHUA – Think it’s easy to put on a Futures Collegiate League All-Star Game? Guess again. The Nashua Silver Knights will be hosting their third FCBL All-Star Game next Tuesday, July 21, with a Home Run Derby starting around 4:30 p.m. and the game to follow. “It’s a showcase event ...

Wrestling show set to be held at McCarthy MS on Aug. 8

NASHUA – There will be a live pro wrestling show “The Gate City Brawl” held at Brian S. McCarthy Middle School on Saturday, August 8. The event’s proceeds will benefit the Nashua Cougars Youth Football and Cheer. The event is put on by New World Wrestling-Extreme. Former Nashua High ...

STARRY NIGHT AHEAD: Holman site of tonight’s FCBL All-Star Game

NASHUA – The Stars are coming out today/tonight at Historic Holman Stadium, and one All-Star will likely shine the most. While the players go in and out of the lineup of the Futures Collegiate League All-Star game, typical in such an affair, there will be one constant: the stadium ...

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Vote for real leadership

No matter what we look like or where we live, most of us work hard for our families. But the same corporations that hold down our wages are bragging to their Wall St. shareholders about raising prices for the products we buy. Every time Democrats tackle price gouging, Trump Republicans try to ...

Re-elect Pappas, Hassan

I am writing to express my support for the reelection of our current Congressional Representatives; U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan. Over the past years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic they have shown true leadership, the ability to work with others with differing ...

Take control of electric bills

Most New Hampshire residents have seen their electricity bills increase dramatically within the last month. It is frustrating, and everyone is looking for someone to blame. Some recent opinions blame our utility companies for gouging us and charging outrageous rates. However, as our Consumer ...

Oppose SB 130

In the last week of February, overwhelmed with negative citizen reaction, the House Education Committee had to table HB 20, which would have taken taxpayer funds from public schools and given them to private or parochial school students. .Apparently hoping to circumvent negative public ...

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Marilyn Lucille Blaisdell (Giannetta)

Marilyn Lucille Blaisdell (Giannetta) 85, of Brookline, NH, passed away Tuesday, November 14th at her home surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert E. Blaisdell, in December 2007. She was born May 10th, 1938, in Everett, MA, the daughter of Salvatore Giannetta and ...

Rose Evelyn (Malanowski) Greenwood

Rose Evelyn Greenwood, 88, of Bedford, passed away on October 10, 2019, in Manchester, NH, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late William Raymond Greenwood, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Clinton, IN, Rose was the daughter of the late Louis ...

Eugene J. Carlin

Eugene J. Carlin, 91, of Bedford, NH passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born on December 20, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, to Eugene J. Carlin Sr. and Mabel O’Brien. He attended the St. Vincent Ferrer Elementary School, Brooklyn Technical High School and the Polytechnic Institute of ...

Deborah L. (Burns) Fenton

Deborah L. (Burns) Fenton 64, of Bedford, NH died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in Burlington, MA after a period of failing health attributed to her years of battling Crohn’s Disease. Debbie and her twin brother, David, were born prematurely at Wheelus AFB, Tripoli, Libya on July 2, 1953. ...