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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.
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.
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.
Amherst to host holiday festival
Local
Thursday December 10, 2009
AMHERST – Some decades ago, legend has it, kids of all ages woke up on the second Sunday in December knowing exactly what they were going to do that day: head down to the Village Green to greet jolly old St. Nick and help him officially kick off the holiday season in town.
Holiday Toy Store needs your help
Local
Thursday December 3, 2009
AMHERST – For 21 years, the Holiday Toy Store has given families experiencing financial difficulty in Milford, Brookline, Mont Vernon and Amherst the opportunity to choose holiday gifts for their children free of charge. The Holiday Toy Store has evolved into a special community effort involving various churches, businesses and civic organizations.
Amherst wellness center collecting toys
Local
Thursday December 3, 2009
AMHERST – Amherst Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 89 Route 101A, is a registered donation collection station for The Holiday Toy Store, which will provide more than 700 children in the Souhegan Valley with toys this holiday season. Stop by the office with an unwrapped item before Monday, Dec.
Pre-Halloween Hayrides at the Educational Farm
Local
Thursday October 22, 2009
BEDFORD – The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill is holding tractor-drawn hayrides Saturday from 2-5 p.m.
Local
Wednesday October 21, 2009
AMHERST – The Amherst Recreation Department is hosting a Fall Harvest Festival at the Peabody Mill Environmental Center on Friday and Saturday. On Friday from 4-6:30 p.
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.
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.
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.
Youth-Education
Sunday October 25, 2009
The Adult Learning Center recently announced that the following students passed their GED tests: Denae M. Soucy Nashua Joseph S.
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.
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.
Clubs
Saturday January 23, 2010
The Amherst Republicans monthly meeting will be held at 8 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SHS play has lessons for modern teen
Columnist
Sunday December 6, 2009
For years, Souhegan High School has been performing its annual series of one-act plays. Ranging from the hilarious to the thought-provoking, these relatively short productions have shown that the length of a product has nothing to do with its quality.
Local
Friday March 12, 2010
AMHERST – Investigators said it will be a month or more until more information is released about the death of Mark Richardson, 24. Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said an autopsy was conducted Friday, but the results are pending further tests, which are expected to take four to six weeks.
Man, 24, dies; AG launches inquiry
Local
Thursday March 11, 2010
AMHERST – Police and the attorney general’s homicide unit are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Amherst man, officials announced Wednesday. Mark Richardson, 24, was taken by ambulance to the Elliot Hospital in Manchester at about 6:30 a.
Local
Thursday March 11, 2010
The Honor Roll published in Making The Grade on March 9 was incomplete. Addrian Chan, grade 7, qualified for the Presidents List at Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School.
Local
Thursday March 11, 2010
A large number of towns so far support a movement that seeks to place the legal status of gay marriage in citizens’ hands. Not every community had a say on a non-binding gay marriage question Tuesday, when many towns held elections.
Local
Wednesday March 10, 2010
AMHERST – Voters have apparently had enough of bouncing and banging their way along town roads, as 1,939 of them gave the town the green light Tuesday to spend $15 million on a multi-year project to repair or rebuild about 23 miles of roads – 160 more than the needed 60 percent majority. Voters also approved the proposed $9.
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