NASHUA – As you start your spring cleaning, let the 2017 Household Hazardous Waste Program help you safely empty out your basement, garage, and shed. The first collection of 2017 will be held 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 22 at the Nashua Public Works Garage, 9 Stadium Drive. Visit ...

MERRIMACK – BSA Troop 15 from St. John Neumann Parish recently celebrated its second Eagle Court of Honor this year. The troop celebrated David Brideau receiving his Eagle Scout rank, BSA’s highest award in Scouting. David is 17 years old, and organized a garden beautification project for ...

The Merrimack Village District will be flushing mainlines and hydrants in the following areas beginning Monday, April 17 through Friday, April 21. Turkey Hill Road, Amherst Road, Camp Sargent Road, Continental Boulevard, Naticook Road, Tinker Road, Milford Road, Daniel Webster Highway. Streets ...

CONCORD – Despite a recent March Nor’easter, bears are becoming active in many areas of the state. Officials are asking the New Hampshire public to be responsible and remove bird feeders and secure other backyard attractants. Although March 31 is the traditional deadline for ending winter ...

BEDFORD – That’s right, 10,000 eggs will be ready for your little ones to gather up at this year’s Easter Egg Hunt Festival scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 15, at the N.H. Sportsplex in Bedford. This popular family fundraising event from the OPTN, now in its ninth year, ...

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that will be released monthly throughout 2017 as part of the celebration of the New Hampshire State Library’s 300th anniversary. The State Library was founded Jan. 25, 1717, and was the first state library in America. In addition, ...