MILFORD – Extraction of earth materials is expected to begin soon at a 142-acre tract on the town-owned Brox property. Half of the property, 75 acres, will be left as protected open space. Selectmen voted to authorize the project at their Sept. 25 meeting after the town received an alteration ...
Given the recent coverage of the SRO presentation on surveillance cameras and life safety, it is understandable that some might be concerned about the level of security at Souhegan. It also is understandable that police officers would want to utilize as many cameras as possible (90 was the ...
LYNDEBOROUGH – A collapsing house and the accompanying trash and debris piles are on town owned land and are therefore the clean up is a town problem. The selectmen and the Conservation Commission would like the area cleaned up this fall but getting to it is a problem. The road has been so ...
WILTON – Several projects are progressing, Town Administrator Scott Butcher told the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Oct. 2: the Safe Routes to Schools program, the new scales at the Recycling Center, and repairs to the Stage Coach Road Bridge. Butcher said he discussed the crosswalk near the ...
Amherst’s recreation director has proposed an ambitious and exciting plan for more recreation facilities in the community, mostly aimed at adults and senior citizens. Craig Fraley’s plan, we think, is excellent and something that should be given serious consideration. It should be presented ...
So, Health and Human Services Director Tom Price is going to refund to the American taxpayer the money he spent to take private planes on trips for which officials of previous administrations took much cheaper commercial flights. Is he doing it because it was wrong to fly private on our ...
MILFORD – All through summer, pumpkin growers have been babying their orange gourds in anticipation of the 28th annual Milford Pumpkin Festival when the huge vegetables will be on proud display. The giant pumpkins are brought in to the Oval and weighed Saturday morning, and Bob Kokko will ...
WILTON – The new River Walk beside Stoney Brook was informally dedicated on a brisk Friday evening, Sept. 29. Organizers estimated the crowd at “well over 100 people.” Those visitors strolled along the new path, enjoyed food from local restaurants, toe-tapped to The Temple Dance Band, ...
MERRIMACK – You’d think one Eichman is hard enough for opposing defenses to handle when it comes to the Merrimack High School football team. But two? Brutal. That’s the constant headache backs Joe and Ben Eichman give opposing coaches and players. Joe, a senior, was expected to be a big ...
AMHERST – “My Dad’s head would explode,” at the idea of leaving fall leaves on the ground or letting daffodils and other weeds run rampant on his lawn, Alicia Geilen told her audience at Parkhurst Place recently. But if you want to attract interesting critters to your backyard, skipping ...
U.S. Department of Education honors Riddle Brook School WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that two First District schools, Riddle Brook School in Bedford and Belmont Middle School, have earned recognition by the U.S. Department of Education as National Blue ...
NASHUA AND BEDFORD – EmbroidMe/Fully Promoted of Nashua and Bedford was recently recognized by the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, receiving the organization’s 2017 Business Excellence Award for Small Business of the Year. This special recognition by the chamber holds a special prestige ...
MANCHESTER – St. Mary’s Bank announces that its McGregor Street headquarters has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification (LEED). This rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the foremost program for buildings, homes and ...
FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Applewild School Development Office was awarded the 2017 CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District 1 Bronze Award for Excellence in the Annual Giving Program, behind Silver winner MIT and Gold recipient, McGill University. Kelly Jennison, director ...
CONCORD – Hannaford Supermarkets announced the donation of $40,000 dollars to the New Hampshire Farm Bureau (NHFB) Young Farmers Committee Harvest for All program on Sept. 25, as well as donations to other groups and organizations in New England serving those at risk of going hungry. The ...
SCORE announces new officers The Merrimack Valley Chapter of SCORE recently installed its new slate of officers for fiscal year 2018. Ed Izzo, of Nashua, will serve as chairman; Roman Geletkanycz, of Bedford, will be first vice chairman; Robbie Grady, of Hooksett, second vice chairman; Geoff ...
NASHUA AND BEDFORD – EmbroidMe/Fully Promoted of Nashua and Bedford was recently recognized by the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, receiving the organization’s 2017 Business Excellence Award for Small Business of the Year. This special recognition by the chamber holds a special prestige ...
Grading policy meeting Oct. 13 The “No homework-grade” policy affects your child’s GPA. A town hall meeting will be held to discuss the Merrimack School District’s administrative change to the homework “protocol,” that homework assignments will no longer be factored into a ...
Area swimmers competed in the New England Senior Championships over the summer at Brown University. Lindsey Wagner won the 50-meter Freestyle (26.64), and finished second in the 100-meter Freestyle (58.62), as well as swim in the A final in the 100 meter Backstroke (1:04.79). Nina Levine also ...
They say that some companies are “too big to fail,” but there are apparently some companies that are too small to continue to operate, at least by government standards. By those standards, the old way isn’t necessarily the best way. If you don’t modernize, too bad. In 1989, the ...