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Alleged Sky Meadow shooter wanted to punish the rich

NASHUA - After being sealed for five months, the Nashua Police Department has released an affidavit indicating the motive behind the shooting at Sky Meadow Country Club. According to the affidavit prepared by Det. Derek Ibell, when interviewed by police, Hunter Nadeau of Nashua “immediately ...

Political newcomer Manzur campaigns in Milford

MILFORD - Dr. Karishma Manzur, a candidate for U.S. Senate, recently took the podium at Wadleigh Memorial Library speaking about healthcare and the minimum wage. An Exeter Democrat, Manzur is running to succeed outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who has held the position since 2009. ...

Homeland Security scraps plans for Merrimack ICE facility

MERRIMACK - Following discussions with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Gov. Kelly Ayotte recently announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not be moving forward with an immigration detention facility in town. “During my trip to Washington last week, I had ...

Local students achieve academic honors at Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Hofstra University for the 2025 fall semester. Students must have a grade point average of 3.5 to be eligible for the Dean’s List. Bedford - Audrey Jackson and Lucas Sampo Hollis - Alanna Grove Hudson - ...

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Saber girls end drought vs. Cardinals

AMHERST – McKinley Curro-Sbordone knows the Souhegan High School girls lacrosse team has a roster full of good, young talent. Getting the Sabers to believe that themselves has taken a little longer than their coach might have expected. With just a little more than a week left in the ...

Former Telegraph sports editor to be back for book signing

NASHUA – Did you know that Stan Musial has 356 lifetime at bats vs. Warren Spahn? Or that Whitey Ford had 73 lifetime starts against the Chicago White Sox, but just 42 against the archrival Red Sox. “Never knew that,” said John Nogowski, former Telegraph Sports Editor for a seven year ...

South, BG nines win; HB volleyball suffers first loss

Nashua South baseball is making a late push to try to make the Division I tourney, while Bishop Guertin is pushing to move up in the standings. Meanwhile, in boys volleyball’s big battle of unbeatens, it wasn’t good news locally. Here’s your Wednesday Walkthrough: BASEBALL NASHUA ...

Souhegan milestones achieved

AMHERST – It was a special day last Wednesday at Souhegan High School for girls lacrosse in general. Two milestones were achieved in the Sabers’ dominant 15-5 win over Nashua South. Souhegan’s Emma Kennedy got her 100thcareer goal while South’s Ella Benzekri achieved goal No. ...

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Executive Council should reaffirm Commissioner Taylor Caswell

New Hampshire consistently ranks among the top states for business success—and for attracting new ones. Many of those businesses credit our state’s small, responsive, and business-friendly government. Add in our low unemployment rate and high quality of life rankings, and it’s clear: New ...

Mental health awareness is critical this month and every month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in New Hampshire, when community mental health advocates and providers work to increase knowledge and understanding about mental illness and stigma, on both the state and local levels. For the NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA) and our ten ...

Policymakers have a unique and important opportunity

There’s an irony at the heart of the housing policy debate underway at the State House this session. Opponents of the many common sense, pro-housing bills being considered by the legislature frequently invoke the idea of “local control,” recycling familiar claims that any state-level ...

Using your voice to make a difference

Like many individuals and organizations, United Way of Greater Nashua often weighs in on legislative issues at the federal, state, and local levels. A beautiful aspect of our system of government is that it affords all of us many opportunities to give input on various legislative priorities, ...

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Richard C. Hoffman

MILFORD, NH Richard C. Hoffman, 79, resident of Milford, NH, died on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Southern NH Medical Center, Nashua, NH. He was born in Manchester, NH on December 11, 1946, a son of Harold and Norah (Cribbens) Hoffman. His mother, Norah, was born and raised in Sydney, ...

Diane J (Russell) Leach

Diane J (Russell) Leach passed away peacefully at her home in Fryeburg, Maine with family by her side on February 6, 2026. She was predeceased by her parents, Warren & Marion Russell, as well as her brother, Glenn Russell. She is survived by her husband Dennis, their son Brian Leach and ...

Georgeann M. Geis

Amherst, NH Georgeann Marie Geis (née Spano) of Amherst, New Hampshire moved to heaven on February 19, 2026 at 11 PM after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with breast cancer.

 She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Thomas A. Geis; her adopted sons, Frederick Bonilla, Gregory ...

William (Bill) Thomas Mahar, Jr.

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, William (Bill) Thomas Mahar, Jr., 62, longtime resident of Milford, NH, and business owner of GTA Auto, succumbed to the cancer that had sidelined him for many months. Bill was born on July 31, 1963, in Rochester, NY and made home of many locations. Connecticut ...