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Merrimack Crimeline 12th Annual Golf Tournament
Local
Sunday June 27, 2010
On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, Merrimack Crimeline will host their 12th Annual Golf Tournament at Souhegan Woods in Amherst. Proceeds benefit the Community by providing the Caller-ID free phone tip line, payment of rewards made from arrests resulting from a tip, college scholarships in the fields of public service, neighborhood watch education, and many other programs.
Local
Thursday June 10, 2010
NASHUA – The Nashua School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, in which meals will be provided to all eligible children ages 1-18 for free. Meals will be provided Monday-Thursday at these sites and times: n Amherst Street School, 71 Amherst St., July 6-Aug. 12. Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. n Dr.
Local
Thursday June 3, 2010
AMHERST Toastmasters advance to districts Two local Amherst and Milford residents took their public speaking skills to larger stages. Jennifer Cretsinger, D.C.
Antique show, sale
moving
to spring
Local
Monday April 19, 2010
MILFORD – The First Congregational Church is celebrating the 51st anniversary of its annual Antique Show and Sale by making a huge change – moving to the spring. The sale will be Saturday, May 22, and there will be a new format for one of New Hampshire’s longest running antique shows. Moving the show off Brimfield Week is “sure to open some opportunities for us,” said show Chairman Jim George.
Marjorie Cook celebrates 100th year
Local
Thursday February 11, 2010
NASHUA – Marjorie Ruth (Champney) Cook, who was raised in Nashua, turned 100 in St. Louis on Feb.
Local
Friday January 29, 2010
As part of strategic planning efforts around local community transportation, the Souhegan Valley Transportation Collaborative (SVTC) and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission recently conducted a survey. Souhegan Valley residents who completed a survey form were eligible to enter a “raffle” for a $50 gift certificate to one of four local shopping destinations on the Souhegan Valley Rides bus route.
Direct Your Career Club coming to Amherst
Local
Friday January 22, 2010
The Direct Your Career Club is a 10-week career club to help unemployed and underemployed local residents get back to work. The program is an integral part of a national initiative developed by Tory Johnson, workplace contributor for Good Morning America, CEO for Women for Hire and author of the 2009 New York Times bestseller “From Fired to Hired.” Sandy Demarest will be leader of the local career club and has been in the field of education and career development for the past 15 years.
AARP needs volunteers for tax program
Local
Thursday December 24, 2009
The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free tax counseling, preparation and electronic filing services to senior citizens, as well as low- and middle-income taxpayers, in connection with their federal and state (New Hampshire and Massachusetts only) income tax returns. Your local AARP Tax-Aide Program is seeking volunteers with an interest in helping others at the Nashua Public Library and Senior Activity Center, where you will provide tax assistance services under the supervision of a local coordinator. Other locations are Merrimack, Amherst, Greenville, Hudson, Pelham, Milford, New Ipswich and Wilton. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.
Local
Saturday December 12, 2009
The ceremony for the lighting of the Richard Crocker Tree at Sunday’s Amherst Tree Lighting Festival will take place on the steps of The Brick School starting at 5 p.m. The location was incorrect in Thursday’s Telegraph Neighbors story.
Military
Monday December 14, 2009
AMHERST – Navy Seaman Recruit Jarrod R. Brouillette, son of Cheryl A.
Military
Friday October 9, 2009
Thomas E. Indelicato has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S.
Youth-Education
Thursday June 10, 2010
Amherst Johnson earns Gold Award Brianna Johnson, of Amherst, a member of Girl Scout Troop 1607, recently earned her Girl Scout Gold Award. For her award, Brianna held a “Battle of the Sciences” event at the Amherst Middle School on March 19.
Youth-Education
Thursday May 27, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following students were inadvertently not listed in the Telegraph’s Making the Grade. Sophomore Marshall Born made the third-quarter Honor Roll at Nashua High School North. Eighth-grader Jason VanCoughnett was named to the Comprehensive Honor Roll (all A’s and B’s) at Hollis/Brookline Middle School. Seventh-grader Stefan G. DeShazo earned High Honors and seventh-grader Dakota S.
Youth-Education
Friday January 22, 2010
The Adult Learning Center recently announced that the following students passed their GED tests: n Denae M. Soucy, Nashua n Joseph S.
HBHS holding workshop for parents of teens
Youth-Education
Wednesday October 28, 2009
HOLLIS – Hollis/Brookline High School PTSA’s S-Team is sponsoring a free, public educational workshop on “Children in Distress: Mood Imbalances in Our Teens,” to be presented by Gail Vanark, MSN, FNP-BC, from the Center for Preventative Medicine of Amherst, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Hollis/Brookline High School, Room 221.
Derryfield seniors earn academic recognition
Youth-Education
Wednesday October 28, 2009
MANCHESTER – Local Derryfield School seniors have been inducted into the National Honor Society. The are Ellie Kaufman and Matthew Porat, of Amherst; Alessandra Geffner-Smith and Samantha Hough, of Merrimack; Nicholas Alberts and Andrea Green, of Nashua, and Philip Melanson, of Windham. Elise Shattuck, of Amherst and Craig Barstow, of Windham, received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation is awarded to those students who score in the top 3.3 percent of all students who took the Preliminary SAT in their junior year. Adrian McLeod, of Windham, was named a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Clubs
Thursday February 4, 2010
Neighbor’s Club News is where you can find special events and meeting dates/times held by area clubs. Amherst Lions Club to hold roast beef supper AMHERST – The Amherst Lions Club will host its fourth annual Roast Beef Supper at the Amherst Middle School, 14 Cross Road, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
AMHERST – On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Amherst Garden Club will feature Barbara Emerson, past president of the Mailorder Gardening Association and 16-year veteran in sales and marketing at Horticulture Magazine, speaking on “The Edible Landscape.” Emerson will talk about integrating edible plants in the ornamental garden; she will show how the height, shape, texture, fragrance and color of edibles can make your garden look and taste wonderful this summer.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
The Amherst Republicans monthly meeting will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
AMHERST – The Amherst Lions Club will host its fourth annual Roast Beef Supper at the Amherst Middle School, 14 Cross Road, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 5.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
Join the Historical Society of Amherst as it welcomes Professor Jere Daniell, of Dartmouth College, to discuss the Indian Stream Republic. The program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and will take place on Monday, Feb.
SHS trio take steps to help Haiti
Columnist
Sunday March 28, 2010
After the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti in January, a few Souhegan High School seniors took it upon themselves to help contribute to the ongoing relief efforts. Kelly DuBois, with the help of Andrea Griffin and Kaileen Dibble, are organizing a concert at the school to benefit Haiti. The proceeds will go directly to the St.
Fang Fest sets Souhegan High School apart
Columnist
Sunday February 21, 2010
Souhegan High School has always been different from other high schools. There’s the grading system, which is divided into seven learner expectations. Then there’s advisory, a group of about 10 kids and one teacher who meet every day to touch base about the pressures of high school life. But Souhegan’s flashiest event might just be what most sets it apart from other schools: Fang Fest. Named for Souhegan’s Saber mascot, Fang Fest is the typical spirit week, only ramped up a few notches. Nearly all the school participates, including staff, and while generally good-natured, there’s also a serious competitive edge. Around Fang Fest time, the school breaks into four heated rivalries: freshmen versus sophomores versus juniors versus seniors.
Souhegan students get early introduction to common work-force problem
Columnist
Sunday February 7, 2010
Every weekday morning, many Souhegan High School students make their way through the quiet village of Amherst in their cars in order to arrive at school on time by 7:30. However, most students run into a slight problem by the time they’re within 2 or 3 miles of the school on Boston Post Road: They find themselves trapped in a traffic backup that would seem to make more sense if it were 6 p.m. and they were on Route 101A. It’s a strange phenomenon that anyone trying to pass through Boston Post Road in Amherst – a town with a population of about 11,000 – must idle in 15 minutes of traffic each morning of a school day.
Elves found throughout Souhegan High School
Columnist
Sunday December 20, 2009
Children took over the halls of Souhegan High School on Dec. 5.
Invest in teaching, not monitoring, SHS students
Columnist
Monday December 14, 2009
Some members of the Amherst and Mont Vernon communities are urging Souhegan High School to install security cameras to monitor student actions. They cite the recent tragedy in Mont Vernon as evidence that the school needs a monitoring system. Security cameras wouldn’t benefit the Souhegan community, and they would, in fact, strain the safe environment that exists at the school. It’s unfortunate that some have decided to lash out at the environment of trust at Souhegan that teachers, students and administrators work so hard to maintain.
Road repair means smooth ride for buses
Local
Friday September 3, 2010
AMHERST – School buses and all traffic began rolling along Spring Road this week on a brand-new, two-and-a-half inch layer of three-quarter aggregate stone – which in layman’s terms means a much-smoother, gentler ride. Continental Paving Inc. crews finished laying the asphalt base in plenty of time for Wednesday’s first day of school, the goal that was established when the project began in late spring, public works director Bruce Berry said. The summer-long project to reconstruct or repair a roughly 1.8-mile section of Spring Road is the first in what will be several years’ worth of similar road projects under the multi-year, $15 million road bond passed by voters in March. The bond is funding about 80 percent of the project, with the remainder covered by the town maintenance budget. Berry said planning for the next project, a roughly 4,200-foot stretch of Amherst Street from Miles to Juniper roads, is already under way.
Amherst gets back to school despite heat wave
Local
Friday September 3, 2010
AMHERST – While the late-summer heat wave led some districts to close schools this week, it was business as usual – with a few little tweaks – in Amherst and Mont Vernon. “Everyone’s taking it in stride,” district superintendent Mary Jennings said Thursday. “Teachers have gotten pretty creative, if their room is too warm they take their classes outside under trees, where there’s at least a breeze,” she said.
Local
Wednesday September 1, 2010
MONT VERNON –- Police are closing in this week on at least one and possibly more suspects in connection with the recent spree of mailbox vandalism in the northeast part of town, Chief Kyle Aspinwall said. Roughly 25 mailboxes along Kendall Hill Road, Tater Street and Gavin Road sustained varying degrees of damage in the spree, which Aspinwall said began about 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug.
Police: Arrests close in mailbox vandalism cases
Local
Wednesday September 1, 2010
MONT VERNON – Police are closing in this week on at least one and possibly more suspects in connection with the recent spree of mailbox vandalism in the northeast part of town, Police Chief Kyle Aspinwall said. Roughly 25 mailboxes along Kendall Hill and Gavin roads and Tater Street sustained varying degrees of damage in the spree, which Aspinwall said began about 12:30 a.m. Friday .
Old, young savor mood at Amherst’s
annual picnic
Local
Thursday August 19, 2010
AMHERST – At an event that celebrated the town’s ancestry and longevity, some of its youngest residents were the ones who stole the show. Perhaps it was the lively beat of the always-entertaining Amoskeag Strummers that lured more than a few small fry from parental laps and beach blankets at Wednesday evening’s Old Fashioned Town Picnic, the latest in a yearlong series of events celebrating the 250th anniversary of Amherst’s 1760 founding. But whatever it was surely delighted their elders, who broke into big smiles as they clapped to some of their Ragtime favorites. Scores of townfolk and bordertown visitors toting snacks, sandwiches, lemonade, potato salad, watermelon and other summer picnic staples set out chairs and blankets for the evening of music and socializing, ideally emulating a popular tradition that’s pretty much, well, gone the way of the horse and buggy. On a blanket under an old oak tree, 3-year-old Cameron Conescu was perfectly content watching the Strummers and rocking back and forth to the beat.
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