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Merrimack News

Summer reading program focus: ‘Build a Better World’

In New Hampshire, summertime means cookouts, beach days, hikes – and reading. Each year, New Hampshire librarians encourage readers of all ages to include reading as part of their activities. This year’s summer reading theme, “Build a Better World,” will focus on a wide range of ways to ...

Plants with purpose

LYNDEBOROUGH – People passing the J.A. Tarbell Library one evening in May might have seen about a dozen people wandering about picking weeds and showing them to one another as they waved away black flies. The peculiar-seeming group was foraging for local edibles such as dandelions, burdock ...

Fish and Game offering Hike Safe cards for summer

CONCORD – Now that summer is almost officially upon us, the NH Fish and Game Department reminds outdoor enthusiasts to use caution on the trails and to support search and rescue by purchasing a Hike Safe Card. The card is valuable for anyone hiking, paddling, cross country skiing or engaging ...

Subaru ‘shares the love’ to Meals on Wheels program

MERRIMACK – St. Joseph Community Services, the provider of Meals on Wheels in Hillsborough County, received $7,516 from the 2016-17 Subaru Share the Love Event sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc. The award supports the Meals on Wheels program which provides hot, nutritious meals and vital ...

Local student wins Independent Karate School scholarship

The Independent Karate School is proud to announce that Anna Correia, of Merrimack, is the 2017 recipient of their annual Craig Hutchinson memorial Scholarship. A senior at Merrimack High School, Correia has ranked in the highest academic percentile for her class, and will graduate as ...

Local youths take to the skies with the Civil Air Patrol

NASHUA – Seven Nashua area teens experienced the thrill of aviation, through glider orientation flights with the Civil Air Patrol at Hartness State Airport, Springfield, Vt., on Sunday, April 23. The teens are members of Civil Air Patrol’s Greater Nashua Composite Squadron and Humphry Cadet ...