MERRIMACK – It’s happening again! T-shirt colors have been picked out, themes and songs chosen, food drives are being set up and sign ups have begun. This year we celebrate our 21st anniversary of the Fast held at St. John Neumann and past alumni are welcome to participate or visit. On the ...

NASHUA – New Hampshire Credit Unions, all members of the Cooperative Credit Union Association Inc., were treated to sweets and personal expressions of gratitude from Wish children and volunteers from Make-A-Wish New Hampshire on Feb. 14-16. Twenty-two Wish children and their families visited ...

MILFORD – The cheering was loud and long lasting in the 460-seat theater when Milford High School junior Shelby Houghton, 16, was named the winner of the Youth of the Year Award by the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley at a festive ceremony held Thursday, March 16, at the club’s ...

CONCORD – Nine celebrity chefs were selected from around the state to represent the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association’s sixth annual New Hampshire Restaurant Week, from March 24-31. The week displays the talent and creative genius of nine celebrity chefs, chosen for their ...

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The following local residents were named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute: Shravani Balaji, a freshman majoring in chemical engineering; Cameron Collins, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering; Dylan ...

HOLLIS – Bats are among the unloved members of the animal kingdom. Most people find these flying mammals downright ugly, and some of their species are indeed blood eaters, which has never helped their reputation. But science is changing human attitudes, especially as it relates to ...