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Merrimack Rotary to host annual Electronics Recycling Fundraiser

MERRIMACK - The Merrimack Rotary Club will host its annual Electronics Recycling Fundraiser on June 6 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Merrimack Town Hall, 6 Baboosic Lake Rd. Residents’ privacy is protected. All items containing data are being kept secured until destroyed. The fee schedule is ...

Chop Shop 166 set to return to FIRST Championship

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - From April 15-18, the Merrimack High School FIRST Robotics Competition team, Chop Shop 166, competed in the New England District Championship at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass. This regional competition brings together 100 of the best FRC teams from ...

Merrimack man drowns in Baboosic Lake

MERRIMACK – Jon Carter, 89, of Merrimack, was found deceased in Baboosic Lake on the morning of April 13. According to the Merrimack Police Department, Carter, who reportedly suffered from dementia, had wandered away from his home on Carter Street sometime after midnight. At 7 a.m., his ...

Rivet Funeral Home continues to thrive

MERRIMACK - Rivet Funeral Home and Crematorium was founded by George and Jean Rivet in 1962. After George’s death in 1993, their son, Mark, became the owner. In 1995, Mark realized that cremation was being chosen by many families so Merrimack Cremation Service was opened on Henry Clay Drive. ...

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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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Nancy A. (Mallows) Rousseau

Nancy A. (Mallows) Rousseau, age 83, of Milford, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. She was born on April 6, 1943, the daughter of the late Allen Mallows Sr and Anette (Soucy) Mallows. Nancy was defined by her kindness, ...

George H. Wheeler

NORTH CANAAN — George H. Wheeler, a longtime educator and beloved member of the North Canaan community, passed away on April 18, 2026, age 80, from Parkinson’s Disease. George was born the son of Ralph and Alberta Wheeler and grew up on the family dairy farm in Temple, New Hampshire, where ...

Lorraine A. (Fereshetian) Strube

Lorraine A. (Fereshetian) Strube, 70, longtime resident of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2026, following a medical emergency. Born on April 26, 1955, in Arlington, Massachusetts, Lorraine was the daughter of the late Geraldine and Albert Fereshetian. She ...

John H. Hutchinson

John H. Hutchinson, 94, longtime resident of Wilton NH, died peacefully on Friday April 24, 2026 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua NH after a courageous three year battle with the effects of kidney failure. John was born in Newport NH on September 30, 1931, the only son of Frank and Jane ...