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Household Hazardous Waste Collection slated for Sept. 27

NASHUA - The Nashua Regional Planning Commission will be holding its fifth Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Nashua Park and Ride, 25 Crown St. The collection is open to residents from Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, ...

Local students named semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship program

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced that the following students have been named as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarships. Amherst Carl Berlack Bedford Nehemiah Chao, Katherine O'Donnell and Addison Williams Hollis Arwen Feng, Benjamin Hajduk and Molly ...

Hollis man charged with public sex act

HOLLIS - Zachary Hayner, 48, of Hollis, was taken into custody on Sept. 5 after allegedly exhibiting sexually explicit behavior at the Hollis Social Library. According to the Hollis Police Department, officers responded to the scene at 2 Monument Sq. at 2:45 p.m. They were told by library ...

Former NYC mayor injured in I-93 crash

MANCHESTER - Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is recovering after being involved in a car crash on Interstate 93 north on the evening of Aug. 31. According to State Police, Giuliani, 81, and his driver, Theodore Goodman, were traveling on I-93 south when they were flagged down by a ...

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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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Shirley I. Blair

Shirley I. Blair, 97, resident of Milford, NH, died on August 28, 2025, at Courville Nursing Home, Nashua, NH. She was born on May 26, 1928, in Medford, MA, the daughter of Maurice F. Crane and Irene E. (Hardy) Crane. Shirley was raised and educated in Stoneham, MA, having graduated from ...

Gerald Stephen Reilly

Gerald Stephen Reilly, 91, of Milford, NH passed away peacefully on July 14th, 2025, at Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Manchester, NH. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 63 years, Frances M. Reilly. Born in 1934 in Boston, MA, Gerald was raised in Roxbury, MA by his ...

Julia E. Griffith

Julia E. Griffith, 73, resident of Mont Vernon, NH, passed on August 17, 2025, at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She was born in Providence, RI on September 26, 1951, the daughter of Donald E. and Cora L. Brown. She was raised and educated in Providence, RI, Muncie, IN, Riverside, RI, and ...

Bette A. Lorette

Bette A. Lorette, 69, resident of Newport, NH, died on August 13, 2025 after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Nashua, NH on January 12, 1956, a daughter of Robert W. Lorette, Sr. and Helen M. (Fairfield) Lorette. She was raised and educated in Wilton, NH. She made her home in ...