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Manchester man charged with overdose death of Merrimack woman

MERRIMACK — Edwin Jimenez-Gomez, 22, of Manchester, was taken into custody on Sept. 3 in connection with the death of Merrimack resident Isabella Spain in October of last year. According to the Merrimack Police Department, Jimenez-Gomez sold Spain a lethal dose of fentanyl. On Oct. 31, ...

American Legion Riders: a community of patriots

MERRIMACK - Members and associates of American Legion Riders Chapter 98 of the American Legion Post 98 in Merrimack have long been a powerful two-wheeled presence at Independence Day parades, Memorial Day events, military funerals and related occasions of high regard. The evening of the 24th ...

Wags to Whiskers festival goers adopt a dozen dogs

MERRIMACK - Chocolate. Onions. Avocados. Grapes. These nibbles and many more ingestibles are toxic to dogs, so said the canine poison control experts among 23 vendors of all things canine or feline at the annual Wags to Whiskers Festival, a pet adoption event hosted on Sept. 6 at ...

Tree safety check time is now

MERRIMACK - G. "Hutch" Shaw Jr., a longtime Merrimack arborist, has been performing tree work for 30 years and founded G.H. Shaw Tree Service more than 14 years ago to better help customers with problems related to trees that perhaps are poised for toppling in extreme weather or debilitated ...

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North vs. BG Part 2: Energized Cards outlast Titan girls, 5-0

NASHUA – There were smiles galore after a quick post-game chat, even if you want to call it that. What a difference three days makes for the Bishop Guertin High School girls soccer team. The Cards dominated a second half vs. city rival Nashua North for a 5-0 win after the Titans gave them ...

HS Roundup: Broncos win fifth straight; Cougars stay unbeaten

Some good soccer things are happening across the bridge in the Hudson-Litchfield area, as the Alvirne girls won their fifth straight on Tuesday, and both the Campbell boys and girls soccer teams stayed unbeaten with wins. The two are a combined 15-0. It was a fairly busy Tuesday, including ...

HS Roundup: Panthers bounce back; HB boys now 8-1

It was a Panther Party on Monday. Two Nashua High School South teams bounced back from tough Battle of the Bridge losses yesterday, with the boys soccer team and girls volleyball teams coming out on top. Also, Alvirne girls soccer vaulted over the .500 mark and the Hollis Brookline boys ...

HS Roundup: A Saber Saturday for cross country, football

Oh, to be a Souhegan High School athlete on Saturday. The Saber boys cross country team had five finish in the top 20 to capture the Manchester Invitational, while the Souhegan football team routed Lebanon 61-0 in the Saturday night chill. HB boys and girls soccer also recorded one goal wins ...

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Bolduc: Character, courage, country

What makes Don Bolduc the best choice as our candidate for US Senate? If you are as old as I am, I’m sure you remember the Army slogan, “Be all you can be.” This is a slogan that characterizes Don Bolduc’s entire life. At 5’ 7’’ and not weighing near as much as his counterparts ...

Vote Wendy Thomas

Merrimack voters, please join me at the election polls on April 13 to vote for Wendy Thomas for N.H. State Representative. I’ve known Wendy for 24 years. I’ve known Wendy as a friend, as the working mother of six who understands the value of a dollar, as a volunteer at the Merrimack ...

Children’s mental health

Children’s mental illness is just that, an illness, and like any other illness children can acquire, we need to make sure they have proper care. Prior to the pandemic, 12.6% of New Hampshire youth have a behavioral health and/or developmental disorder and more than half have needed some type ...

Vote Chandley

As a Merrimack resident for 28 years, I have seen a number of state senators represent Merrimack. I have never seen a State Senator that has worked across the aisle to get solutions passed like Senator Chandley has with the tolls. For over 30 years, Merrimack residents have been overburdened ...

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Shirley I. Blair

Shirley I. Blair, 97, resident of Milford, NH, died on August 28, 2025, at Courville Nursing Home, Nashua, NH. She was born on May 26, 1928, in Medford, MA, the daughter of Maurice F. Crane and Irene E. (Hardy) Crane. Shirley was raised and educated in Stoneham, MA, having graduated from ...

Gerald Stephen Reilly

Gerald Stephen Reilly, 91, of Milford, NH passed away peacefully on July 14th, 2025, at Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Manchester, NH. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years, Frances M. Reilly. Born in 1934 in Boston, MA, Gerald was raised in Roxbury, MA by his ...

Julia E. Griffith

Julia E. Griffith, 73, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, passed on August 17, 2025, at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She was born in Providence, RI on September 26, 1951, the daughter of Donald E. and Cora L. Brown. She was raised and educated in Providence, RI, Muncie, IN, Riverside, RI, and ...

Bette A. Lorette

Bette A. Lorette, 69, resident of Newport, NH, died on August 13, 2025 after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Nashua, NH on January 12, 1956, a daughter of Robert W. Lorette, Sr. and Helen M. (Fairfield) Lorette. She was raised and educated in Wilton, NH. She made her home in ...