AMHERST – A garden isn’t just for growing food, it’s also a place to renew your body, mind and spirit. That was the gist of Ellen Ecker Ogden’s recent talk to the Amherst Garden Club. Ogden is a garden artist, speaker and cookbook author based in Manchester, Vt. Her slide presentation ...

John and Ashley Winstead, of Merrimack, announced the birth of their daughter, Waverly Zealon Winstead. Waverly was born at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua on Nov. 7, 2016. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 22 inches. Grandparents are Alicia Goodroe and Arnold Smith and ...

DERRY – The Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program announced that 28 local title holders will compete to become Miss New Hampshire 2017. The 71st annual competition will take place at Pinkerton Academy’s Stockbridge Theatre in Derry from April 27-29. Each of the contestants qualified at a ...

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

In the spring of 2002, a group of women were having a discussion in the kitchen of St. James United Methodist Church. It was stated that to have a dream could give direction and a purpose to one’s life. When asked what her dream was, June Johnsen replied that it was to have a building on the ...

The Merrimack Chamber of Commerce welcomes Melissa Ballard Sullivan as its new president. Formerly the director of development and public relations at Marguerite’s Place Inc., in Nashua, Melissa brings over 20 years of experience in marketing, public relations, development and strategic ...