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Merrimack News

Greater Nashua Mental Health celebrates 100 years

Somewhere between 75% to 96% percent of all businesses fail within 15 years. So how is it that a nonprofit agency in Nashua is celebrating its 100th-year anniversary when, according to Forbes magazine, less than half of all nonprofits fail to exist within even a few years? Forbes said it ...

Mother-daughter duo make masks mission

MERRIMACK – Personal protective equipment, also know as PPE, has been hard to come by for medical professionals as New Hampshire has battled the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only are supplies running low for those on the front lines of this medical crisis, but it’s also become nearly impossible ...

Last Rest Cemetery set to expand

MERRIMACK – Last Rest Cemetery was founded by nine gentlemen in 1852 to provide a burial ground in the center of the village of Merrimack. These men intended that once they received their initial investment back, the burial ground would become self-sustaining. Over the next 168 years, the ...

Saint-Gobain faces appeal from council

CONCORD – New Hampshire’s Air Resources Council agreed Monday to take up an appeal by the town of Merrimack against a February air permit for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics issued by the state Department of Environmental Services. The factory, located along the Merrimack River and not ...

Transfer station now on summer hours

MERRIMACK – The transfer station now is operating under summer hours, staying open until 7 on Thursday evenings. Transfer station hours are as follows: • Monday: Closed • Tuesday: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. • Wednesday: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. • Thursday: 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. • Friday: 8 a.m.- 4 ...

Merrimack Police now wearing masks

MERRIMACK – The Merrimack Police Department has issued the following statement in response to the novel coronavirus. “We hope that everyone is doing well, and we want to let you know that effective today (April 6) all police officers will be wearing masks while interacting with the public ...