HOLLIS – Local musician and Berklee School of Music graduate Fredy Guzman lost his grandfather in late August and decided to pay homage to him with his new single, “Abuelo” (“grandfather” in Spanish). Originally from Lima, Peru, Guzman moved with his family to Hollis in 2002. Two ...
CONCORD – Governor Sununu has authorized $100 million in CARES Act funds to provide economic support to New Hampshire small businesses through a second round of Main Street relief fund grants (Main Street Relief Fund 2.0). “Based on the very positive feedback we received from that ...
MILFORD – Milford and Brookline police as well as the U.S. Postal service are still looking for suspects who mailed hate letters threatening to burn down people’s homes because their yards had signs supporting President Trump. The typed letters stated, “Dear neighbor, you have been ...
NASHUA – Kathy Thomas, hostess of the annual Halloween season must-see haunt “Graveside Manor,” which each October converts her Foxboro Street property into the infamous “Dr. Barlow’s hospital for the criminally insane,” called last week’s opening show “an amazing ...
NASHUA – The annual Winter Holiday Stroll in Downtown Nashua is a major community event for southern New Hampshire, steeped in local tradition and typically held each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving as a kick-off to the holiday season. The Nashua Winter Holiday Stroll features a wide ...
New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the agrochemical giant Monsanto over what it says has been widespread PCB pollution in the state. The state alleges Monsanto and two companies that used to be part of Monsanto, Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, are responsible for contamination of ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas and his Republican challenger Matt Mowers may have wanted to spend the campaign talking about health care, taxes and immigration. But like so many races this year, the coronavirus and President Donald Trump’s response to it has dominated their discussions ...
MONT VERNON – The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance announced on Tuesday its 2020 “Seven to Save” list, which highlights vulnerable historical resources and has named the Mont Vernon Town Hall as one of those structures worth saving. Other listees needing transformative investment ...
LYNDEBOROUGH – Touchstone Farm, an educational and therapeutic not-for-profit that offers programs, summer camps, equine educational workshops and certifications, has announced its permanent move from its former Temple, New Hampshire location to its new home at 223 Old Temple Rd., in ...
The Awards Committee of the New Hampshire Art Educators Association recently announced that Hollis-Brookline Middle School Art educator Lynne Ouellette has been named New Hampshire Art Educator of the Year for 2020-2021. Ouellette has been on the faculty at Hollis-Brookline since 2011, ...
NASHUA – Bridges by EPOCH Memory Care Assisted Living at Nashua, located at 575 Amherst St., recently turned a memorable moment into a lasting treasure for one of their residents. Bridges by EPOCH Senior advisor Wendy Sage-Matsis and the team at Bridges learned that the daughter of one ...
LONDONDERRY – A leading New Hampshire beer distributor, Bellavance Beverage Co., will soon be powered by 3,088 solar panels, offsetting more than 100% of the company’s annual electricity needs while cutting costs and carbon pollution. Bellavance Beverage Co. and friends toasted the new 1.16 ...
LYNDEBOROUGH – For guitarist and performer Eddie Mottau, who played with greats like John Lennon in the 1970s, living in the Granite State and making music here is part of the creative process. “Yeah, there’s a lot of it that’s grounded in New Hampshire,” Mottau said. “But it’s a ...
CONCORD (AP) – U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, a Democrat representing the 2nd District, and Republican challenger Steve Negron sparred on priorities for federal coronavirus relief, police training and racial bias in a debate Tuesday held by New Hampshire Public Radio. The candidates are in a ...
BROOKLINE – Neil Stone, owner of Neil Stone Karate Academy in Brookline is donating proceeds from all October classes to benefit the Nashua school district. “We’re doing a fundraiser for the whole month of October for the Nashua school district,” Stone said. “We’re inviting people ...
PETERBOROUGH – While onstage offerings are on hiatus, the Peterborough Players has been keeping connected with their treasured patrons and community through entertaining, engaging, and original digital programming under their Players Online umbrella. On Oct. 23 and Oct. 30, the Players will ...
On Sept. 3, 39 members of the Milford Rotary Club gathered to enjoy a BBQ-style boxed dinner and fellowship, socially distanced of course, at the President’s Lawn Party & Member Recognition Night in Centennial Park. It was so great to have so many Club members back together in person ...
MILFORD – It won’t be the same, as their Facebook asserts. Still, the Milford Pumpkin Festival will present virtual musical acts this weekend, with Chris Roberts kicking things off on Friday night at 7 p.m. Entertainment coordinator Zoe Lantaff said the Granite Town Festivities ...
HOLLIS – For Laura Landerman-Garber, generating tens of thousands of holiday cards for American troop members is a labor of love. “It’s been 17 years,” she said. “It really started out as two days before Thanksgiving. I had gone to the dentist and in the waiting room, I was reading ...
MILFORD – As many events for the Humane Society for Greater Nashua have been cancelled this year due to the pandemic, the shelter faced another financial opportunity gone south, with the cancellation of their annual yard sale, a big money maker for the nonprofit. But thanks to Cindy ...