NASHUA - As he prepares to take the helm of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce on July 13, Brian Shankey sees an abundance of opportunity. Shankey, who is currently the executive director for the American Heart Association of Northern New England, was chosen to replace outgoing CEO Wendy ...

NEWTON, Mass. - The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Lasell University for the 2026 spring semester. Students must have a grade point average of 3.5 to be eligible for the Dean’s List. Hollis - Siena Hardy Milford - Isabella Schlim Nashua - Nathan Campbell, ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The following local students were named to the Trustees’ List, the President’s List and the Dean’s List at Champlain College for the 2026 spring semester. Students must maintain a 4.0 grade point average for two consecutive semesters to be eligible for the Trustees’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Lorna (Dutton) Willette, 89, of Milford, New Hampshire, died on June 8, 2026, after a long, full, and happy life. In keeping with her final wishes, surrounded by family, Lorna stepped quietly into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Lorna was born in Milford, New Hampshire to Arthur ...

Jessica M. Ouellette, 45, resident of Dublin, NH, died on June 6, 2026, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, after a period of declining health. She was born on May 12, 1981, in Peterborough, NH, a daughter of Carl and Pamela (Case) Worcester. Jessica was raised and educated in ...

After living a long and fulfilling life, Paula Jean Pestana passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 8th at the age of 90. Paula was born on May 13th, 1935. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois with her parents, Veda and David Carle and her sister Marsha. She attended Purdue ...

BROOKLINE, NH; Mark D. Fessenden, 71, a lifelong resident of Brookline, died Thursday, May 28, 2026 at his residence after a battle with neuroendocrine cancer. Mark was born in Nashua, NH, April 28, 1955 a son of the late Orville D. and Mary B. (Clarke) Fessenden. Mark graduated from ...