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Brookline police, fire departments out to mow down competition on Saturday
Local
Thursday July 29, 2010
BROOKLINE – The paint job of two canary yellow coats, four coats of fire engine red and four clear coats provides the automotive shine that many wouldn’t expect to find on a lawn mower. “I have the shiniest mower, and that’s all that matters,” said Paul Knightly, a Brookline volunteer firefighter. Knightly isn’t getting his mower ready to cut grass, but to mow down the competition at Brookline’s annual lawn mower races, which will be at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Local
Thursday July 15, 2010
Amherst Local business helps raise money Emeran Langmaid of A & E Coffee Roastery, Route 101A, presented a check for $950 to Rosie Garvey, of Amherst, for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Langmaid donated $1 for every pound of coffee sold during May, and her customers bought roses to help raise money.
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.
Local
Monday May 10, 2010
BROOKLINE – The town has opened a food pantry for residents needing assistance and for aid during local emergencies. Town Welfare Officer Ann Webb said the pantry is in the garage that used to house the ambulance. Volunteers have been putting up shelves and donations are being accepted. Local families needing assistance can call Webb at 673-3828 to apply, as can individuals or organizations wishing to donate food items or money. Webb said more details will soon be available on the town website, www.brookline.nh.us. A fundraiser in Brookline on March 20 called Corned Beef and Comedy raised about $5,000 as seed money for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors fund.
Local
Thursday April 1, 2010
Last weekend children and the Easter Bunny participated in Lyndeborough’s annual Easter Egg Hunt while in Merrimack they participated in the 18th annual Easter Egg Hunt at Wasserman Park.
New bishop joins Nashua church
Local
Thursday February 18, 2010
NASHUA – A 36-year-old father of five is the new Mormon bishop in Nashua. Jeremy D. McFadden, who has been a member of the Nashua First Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nine years, was ordained Feb.
Brookline woman takes on challenge
Local
Wednesday December 30, 2009
NASHUA – Sue Franklin, of Brookline, raised $2,192 for the Humane Society for Greater Nashua, which is the amount it costs to run the shelter for one day after in-kind donations. HSFN calls this the Jack Rice Challenge.
Donate to Brookline Woman’s Club food drive for SHARE
Local
Sunday October 25, 2009
BROOKLINE – Every year, the Brookline Woman’s Club organizes a food donation collection service throughout the community of Brookline for SHARE, a food pantry which serves the communities of Brookline, Mont Vernon, Amherst and Milford. Drop baskets have been placed at Richard Maghakian Memorial School and Captain Samuel Douglass Academy (peanut and nut free), the post office, Town Hall, library and TD Bank for donations from the general public.
Cpl. Jonathan D. Quigley US Army reservist deploys
Military
Wednesday May 5, 2010
Corporal Jonathan Quigley is a lifetime resident of Brookline NH . He is a 2005 graduate of Hollis Brookline High School and 2008 graduate of the NH Standards and Training full time Police Academy.
Airman 1st Class Christina J. Zore
Military
Thursday December 3, 2009
BROOKLINE – Air Force Airman 1st Class Christina J. Zore graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Military
Thursday December 3, 2009
HOLLIS – John W. Kowalski has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash.
Military
Thursday December 3, 2009
HOLLIS – Air Force Airman Jacob R. Boulay graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Military
Friday October 9, 2009
Navy Seaman Amanda C. Pope, daughter of Vicki L.
Exchange student headed to local school
Youth-Education
Thursday August 19, 2010
Responding to a call for help from the Hollis Brookline Rotary Club, more than six Brookline and Hollis families stepped forward to open their homes to a high school junior from Phuket, Thailand, who will attend Hollis/Brookline High School during the coming year. Jekita Suhiranyawanich arrived in Hollis in mid-August.
Stints in classroom lead Annabelle Harris to pursue dream of being classroom teacher
Youth-Education
Sunday June 27, 2010
Annabelle Harris’ fourth-grade teacher was the person who instilled a passion of teaching in her. But when she neared high school graduation, Harris suddenly switched gears, fearing little economic opportunity in teaching. She trained as a court reporter instead. A few years later, she had a growing family, and any notion of teaching was pushed further aside.
Youth-Education
Thursday April 22, 2010
Hollis Skater performs with Olympians Anupama Rao, a ninth-grader at Hollis/Brookline High School, skated in the Skating Club of Boston’s annual ice show April 10-11 at the Harvard Bright Arena. Also appearing in the show was Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, as well as U.S.
Hollis/Brookline student wins DAR award
Youth-Education
Saturday March 6, 2010
HOLLIS – The Anna Keyes Powers Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution named John Sterritt of Hollis/Brookline Middle School as the winner at the eighth-grade level of the 2009-10 American History Essay Contest. The topic was “The Completion of The First Transcontinental Railroad.” The winning essay will represent the Anna Keyes Powers Chapter in the state competition with 21 other chapters from New Hampshire. John received the chapter-level bronze medal for excellence in history; “Campaigning for President” by Jordan M.
Local students take top spots at regional MathCounts competition
Youth-Education
Thursday February 18, 2010
BEDFORD – On Feb. 6, 116 students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades from 18 schools competed in the 27th annual Southern New Hampshire Regional MathCounts competition at the McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford. Taking first-place team honors in a close competition was Hollis/Brookline Middle School, coached by Rosemary Mezzocchi, with team members Anish Thilagar, Nick Garside, Kate Cherian and Noam Eshed.
H/B Rotary Club meeting in Brookline now
Clubs
Monday August 30, 2010
BROOKLINE – After nearly 14 years of holding its weekly meetings in Hollis, the Hollis/Brookline Rotary Club, under the leadership of this year’s president, Dennis McMann, has moved its meeting location to Brookline. “We have for 14 years been the Hollis/Brookline Rotary Club,” said McMann, speaking after the club’s first meeting in its new location, “but we needed – and still need – to do more to make sure that we recognize the involvement and the importance of both of our towns in all we do.” The move to Brookline was made possible by Ron and Kathy Pelletier, owners of the Brookline Event Center on Route 130, near the Hollis line.
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
HOLLIS – Every year since 1997, on Super Bowl Sunday, the Hollis Brookline Rotary Club, supported by its partners and other sponsors, has presented one of the best brunch deals available anywhere. For the pre-sale price of $16 ($20 at the door; children younger than 12 free), 40 or so Rotarians, assisted by a platoon of Hollis/Brookline High School Interact Club members, present a bountiful buffet featuring eggs, bacon, a steamer roast, grits, pancakes and more, including assorted desserts and a bottomless supply of coffee. Every ticket purchaser is eligible to win the $100 door prize, and two different raffles offer an array of items, including a brand-new Panasonic 50-inch HD TV! The contributions to the brunch provide about half of the total amount of charitable funds available to Rotary each year. Come to the Rotary/Interact Big Game Brunch on Feb.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
BROOKLINE – The Brookline Lions Club will host an Open House to meet members of the community and discuss new projects that meet community needs Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6:45 p.m.
Brookline Lions work to address community needs
Clubs
Sunday January 17, 2010
BROOKLINE – The Brookline Lions Club will host an Open House to meet members of the community and discuss new projects that meet community needs Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6:45 p.m.
Hollis/Brookline seniors ready to take wing
Columnist
Monday June 21, 2010
This morning, I was sitting on my front porch peering into the sunlight sparkling on the water that lay in front of me. As I enjoyed the first morning of my summer vacation, I noticed a mother duck and her ducklings, waddling along the shoreline, one after another. On June 12, Hollis/Brookline High School’s class of 2010 similarly marched to the stage where our diplomas awaited us. In the words of senior Russell Curry, it was a “surreal experience.” And as many of us look back on the day, one thing comes to mind: the soggy weather that fell over the lacrosse field that day.
HBHS seniors go white-water rafting on class trip
Columnist
Sunday June 13, 2010
Smiles engulfed the faces of seniors and staff members, while laughing and the screeches of exhilaration permeated the air as they traversed rapids and the rush of water, and bonded as a class. These were the white-water rapids of the Kennebec River in Maine, the location of the Hollis/Brookline High School class of 2010’s senior class trip for white-water rafting. The senior class began their excursion at the Moose River Outpost in Jackman, Maine.
HBHS celebrates the weather – and seniors – with Aloha Luau
Columnist
Monday June 7, 2010
Hot weather has officially dawned on Hollis/Brookline High School, bringing heat waves into the already humid hallways. Students are buzzing with anticipation for summer vacation, waiting anxiously for the end of the school year. In the meantime, however, activities are being held to celebrate the sun – such as Field Day, powder puff football and, on Saturday, the first Aloha Luau. Hosted by the Culinary Club, the luau was planned as a summer-based party to take place in a Hawaiian setting. Scheduled activities were limbo challenges, hula-hoop contests and live music, as well as an original menu planned by the cooking club.
Girls take over gridiron at HBHS
Columnist
Sunday May 30, 2010
When walking into the stadium for a football game, it’s expected to see the blood, sweat and tears of testosterone tearing up the field. However, on Sunday, May 23, it was the girls who were playing instead. Senior Alyssa Landolt implemented powder puff football at Hollis/Brookline High School after senior Patrick Clark gave her the idea. The event was held as a fundraiser in which all of the proceeds went to the Suzan G.
HBHS says goodbye to an honorable man
Columnist
Sunday May 23, 2010
Inside the school, into the main office and past the front desk is a wooden door on the left where a man of great authority changed Hollis/Brookline High School from just a school to a building where everyone is treated like family. Now, the man who made a difference at Hollis/Brookline High School is saying goodbye. Principal Tim Kelley is leaving the job open for someone else. Who will it be? Is Hollis/Brookline ready for a new principal? What will he or she be like? The answers to all these questions will be unknown to the students until next year.
Brookline woman indicted on attempted murder charge
Local
Thursday September 2, 2010
A Brookline woman accused of stabbing her sister in the chest with a letter opener was indicted last week for attempted murder, among other charges. Meeting Friday, a Hillsborough County grand jury agreed there is sufficient evidence to charge Priscilla Anne Chamberlin with first-degree assault after the July 11 incident in which she allegedly stabbed her sister in the chest several times with a letter opener. According to a court affidavit, the incident started when Chamberlin, 46 at the time, and her sister, Kelly Ballou, had been discussing an “issue” that began as a series of text message exchanges on their cell phones, Ballou told police. Ballou told police Chamberlin had opened the door to Ballou’s bedroom in the home they share at 3 Meeting House Hill Road and began stabbing her, the affidavit said. Brookline police responded to the home and found Chamberlin locked in her room, officers said at the time. They broke through the door and found her in bed with several drops of blood on her shirt and a silver letter opener on the floor, the affidavit said. The attempted murder indictment, handed up Friday, is punishable by up to life in State Prison, according to court documents.
Interest in watching your neighborhood?
Local
Wednesday September 1, 2010
BROOKLINE – Residents interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in their neighborhood are invited to an organizing meeting Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the Captain Samuel Douglass Academy at 24 Townsend Hill Road. “This is about crime detection, not fighting crime,” said acting Police Chief Michael Kurland, who is launching the initiative. Kurland said the Neighborhood Watch program would be administered by the Police Department in cooperation with the community.
Police chief search progress detailed
Local
Wednesday September 1, 2010
BROOKLINE – Acting Police Chief Michael Kurland is among 15 candidates who have applied for the position of Brookline police chief. The Board of Selectmen and the seven-member police chief search committee met in a nonpublic session Monday night for roughly 90 minutes, resumed the public portion of their meeting briefly and adjourned without discussing the search. The search committee was scheduled to present the board with the names of between three and five finalists for the post. Kurland has occupied the position since Thomas Goulden was fired at the end of April, without cause.
Local
Monday August 30, 2010
BROOKLINE – A search committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen to help find a new police chief plans to turn over a list of three to five names for selectmen’s consideration tonight. Fifteen candidates, including acting Police Chief Michael Kurland, have applied for the job, which has been vacant since the end of April when the board fired Police Chief Thomas Goulden without giving a reason. Goulden hired an attorney to fight the dismissal and the two parties settled out of court. In June, after the Board of Selectmen invited residents to participate in the selection process, 19 people expressed interest. Selectmen whittled the list down to seven members, choosing a diverse group with expertise in human resources, law enforcement and community service. The board’s meeting tonight begins at 6:30, and selectmen are scheduled to go into a nonpublic meeting at 7 to discuss the search committee’s recommendations. The board has not set a deadline for naming a new chief.
Man called a good citizen, neighbor
Local
Thursday August 26, 2010
BROOKLINE – When it comes to work and love, sometimes a man gets lucky. George “Joe” Joki, who died Tuesday at the age of 72, was one of those men. Owner and operator of Brookline Motors since 1973, Joki spent close to a half century doing what he loved most: running a garage and towing service. It was the towing, however, that put the sparkle in his eye and the spring in his step. “The deeper the car in the mud, the better he loved it,” said Fire Chief Charlie Corey, whose parents, Erwin and Hazel, were close friends with Joki and his wife, Esther. When Joki was a teenager, recalled Selectman Clarence Farwell, he spent his time hanging out at the local garages, watching the mechanics work and offering a hand. “It was the love of automobile,” said Farwell, who knew Joki for roughly 50 years through business and community involvements. Joki began his career in Townsend, Mass., at the E.C. Fessenden Co., a car dealership.
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