LYNDEBOROUGH – Out of the 23,000 species of insects found in New Hampshire, only a small percentage are considered pests. But we do hate them, especially if we’re gardeners. They go after our carefully tended vegetables, flowers and trees, chewing on leaves and roots, damaging buds and ...

CONCORD – Sign up now to take your hunter education class in this summer. Register at www.huntnh.com/hunting/hunter-ed.html. Select “Find a Hunter Education Course,” choose a traditional or online class, then complete the registration to join. Walk-ins are accepted on a space-available ...

AMHERST – “Our life is frittered away by detail,” said Henry David Thoreau. “Simplify, simplify.” The 19th century essayist probably never had to cook a meal for a family, but Liz Barbour says he was on the right track. “We have so many things in our kitchens,” the cooking ...

More than 500 young people and their coaches and parents will descend on Keyes Memorial Park this weekend for Milford’s biggest athletic event of the year. The Milford Rotary Club’s Swim Meet will have 15 teams from all over southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. It’s an ...

Merrimack High School has announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2016-17 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 9: Wesley Bolling, Natalie Desilets, Nadia Hackney, Alex Jobin, Hayden Lawton, Max Lowell, Matthew Majchrzak, Makayla Marchetti, Devin Mitrano, Erin Murray, Anna Niezrecki, ...

The Town of Merrimack Public Works Department would like to thank the residents and the water users for their conservation efforts during last week. Due to residents’ efforts, the water levels in the tanks and the pressure in the lines, remained within the normal range. This allowed the work ...