2 students win NH Constitutional Day essay contest Nov 6, 2009
Katie Mahoney of Nashua, who attends Infant Jesus School, and Charlotte Fressilli of Temple, a student at ConVal High School, were honored Tuesday at the New Hampshire Supreme Court, along with 10 finalists sponsored by seven newspapers. The topic was: "In your opinion, when should a school be allowed to ban T-shirts that have certain kinds of messages and pictures on them?". (Concord Monitor)
EHS girls soccer advances to finals after shootout Nov 4, 2009
The Exeter Blue Hawks including Connie Boutilier, second from right, and Anna Grant, right, after beating the Londonderry Lancers in a shootout during Tuesday's Class I semifinals at Stellos Stadium in Nashua ... NASHUA Aby Fisher got tackled at the 10-yard line at Stellos Stadium Tuesday night by a flying Allison Wilson. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
NH area's school rolls drop Nov 2, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- The Nashua area's school population is slipping, just as enrollments in many parts of New England are doing. The Nashua Telegraph says start-of-year enrollment figures also show that Nashua's elementary school population seems to have bottomed out ... Milford stands out as the Nashua area's only school district with stable enrollment at all levels, while Amherst and Hollis are losing students relatively quickly. (Concord Monitor)
NH police report Halloween stabbing Nov 2, 2009
A 20-year-old Nashua man was taken to a hospital with injuries from the fight. Two Massachusetts residents were treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries to their arms caused by a knife and refused transport to the hospital. (Concord Monitor)
NH lawmakers mull bills to expand judicial powers Oct 26, 2009
House Judiciary Chairman David Cote, a Nashua Democrat whose committee handled the bills in the House, said the committee discussed the constitutional issue, but came down on the side of giving the court more help. "It ultimately boiled down to how much flexibility the courts should have in using judicial officers," he said. (Concord Monitor)
NH's Ayotte enters US Senate race to replace Gregg Oct 25, 2009
"We have always made a promise that we will leave our country a better place for the generation, that we would give our children the same opportunities we have had," she said at Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, where she was a student ... Among those speaking on her behalf at the Nashua event were former Gov. Steve Merrill, Executive Councilor Ray Wieczorek, and Ayotte's sixth-grade teacher, Bob Lind, who mentioned that she had played Dorothy in a production of "The Wizard of Oz.". (Concord Monitor)
Veterans traveling to NH to support climate bill Oct 24, 2009
The group's bus tour traveled through New Hampshire on Friday, with stops in Nashua, Manchester and Concord. Breen, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he wasn't surprised that his unit was vastly outnumbered by insurgent forces in Afghanistan, but was shocked to learn how such a poor nation acquired such extensive weapons, training and logistical support. (Concord Monitor)
NH police say machetes being used in more crimes Oct 20, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Some New Hampshire police officers say they are seeing more crimes committed with the help of machetes, the long-bladed knives usually used to clear brush ... Nashua Police Chief Donald Conley tells the Nashua Telegraph machetes have taken over for baseball bats as the weapon of choice during assaults and street fights ... Records show that machetes were used in crimes in Nashua once in 2006 and in 2007. (Concord Monitor)
NH driver accused in fatal crash rejects comments Oct 14, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman charged with second-degree murder in a fatal crash that followed an argument over the Yankees and Red Sox says her statements to police were coerced and can't be used as evidence. Forty-four-year-old Ivonne Hernandez of Nashua has been jailed since her arrest shortly after the May 2008 confrontation in the parking lots behind City Hall that killed 29-year-old Matthew Beaudoin. (Concord Monitor)
NH offering training on mental health problems Oct 14, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire health officials say in response to an increase in mental health problems among servicemen and women, the state is hosting a training session for 175 participants. The training for mental health professionals at Tuesday's conference in Nashua is focusing on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. (Concord Monitor)
Woman pleads not guilty to charges in fatal crash Oct 14, 2009
Forty-four-year-old Ivonne Hernandez of Nashua was arrested in the May 2008 confrontation that killed 29-year-old Matthew Beaudoin. She could face life in prison if convicted. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Pedestrian killed in Nashua Oct 11, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Nashua. Authorities say 57-year-old Louise Gauthier of Nashua was hit while crossing West Hollis Street Friday night. (Concord Monitor)
Charitable funds set up to support victim's family Oct 11, 2009
The Nashua Telegraph says that the credit union at the St. Joseph Hospital, where Cates had worked as a nurse, and a Mont Vernon program called Neighbor 2 Neighbor are collecting donations for Cates' husband and the couple's 11-year-old daughter, who was seriously injured in the attack ... Donations can be sent to the Kim Cates Memorial Fund at 172 Kinsley St., Nashua, 03061 or to Neighbor 2 Neighbor at the Mont Vernon Town Hall. (Concord Monitor)
Police: Knifepoint robbery was staged Oct 10, 2009
The Nashua Telegraph reports that police now say Beaulieu confessed to staging the whole thing with 25-year-old Matthew Jordan, of Nashua. She's charged with theft by unauthorized taking and false reporting. (Concord Monitor)
Deadly home invasion rattles a small town Oct 9, 2009
Cates was a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire ... "The people up here aren't used to this kind of thing," Don Himsel, senior photo editor for the Nashua Telegraph, said Tuesday. (CNN -- Law)
High school football: Warriors will look for holes in BG's armor Oct 9, 2009
The others are Salem (Division I), Nashua North (Division I), Bishop Guertin (Division II), Souhegan (Division III), Plymouth (Division IV), Bow (Division V), Trinity (Division V), Inter-Lakes (Division VI) and Winnisquam (Division VI). Exeter's last unbeaten season came in 2003, when the Blue Hawks beat BG in the Division II semifinals and then capped their season with a victory over Winnacunnet in the Division II championship game. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
NH Republican Horn to run again for Congress Oct 8, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Republican Jennifer Horn is running again for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District seat. Horn, a former radio talk show host from Nashua, announced her bid Wednesday. (Concord Monitor)
4 teens held in N.H. slaying Oct 7, 2009
According to a report in the Nashua Telegraph, he also wrote that he was prone to extreme anger. Although everyone has a light and a dark side, mine are very extreme, Gribble posted. (Boston Globe)
NH firm announces 130 layoffs Oct 3, 2009
The Nashua Telegraph says the company makes plastic tubing, plates and other items for research and medical labs. After the layoffs, it will have about 800 employees in New Hampshire, at its other plant in Hudson as well as facilities in Newington and Portsmouth. (Concord Monitor)
Cops: Woman allegedly urinated on police station Oct 2, 2009
The Nashua Telegraph says Marquez was released after being cited to Merrimack District Court on Nov. 16. She could be fined up to $1,000 if convicted. (Concord Monitor)
Defense is an exeter constant Oct 2, 2009
Merrimack may be better than its 1-3 record would indicate, since the Tomahawks opened the season against Nashua North (4-0) and Bishop Guertin (4-0). Souhegan 35. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Former NH prosecutor admits mortgage fraud Oct 1, 2009
Paula Philbrook of Brookline, a former Hillsborough County prosecutor in Nashua, admitted she obtained over $600,000 in mortgage financing to construct two homes after falsely inflating her income on loan applications. The 41-year-old Philbrook pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of wire fraud. (Concord Monitor)
List of 20 recipients of Carnegie Hero medals Sep 30, 2009
-Adam W. Lucas, 22, of Manchester, N.H. and Scott O. Clark 00003628 , 43, of Nashua, N.H. saved a 54-year-old woman from burning after her car left an interstate and crashed, catching on fire, in Sugar Hill, N.H. on Sept. 6, 2008. -Bruce A. Baxter, 58, of Petaluma, Calif. (Concord Monitor)
Coats for Kids comes to Wilmington Sep 30, 2009
5, Comcast Spotlight and Jordan s Furniture, which is opening its four locations Avon, Natick and Reading, and Nashua, N.H. as drop-off points for coats. In addition, Jordan s Furniture will donate $1,200 worth of furniture and a $250 gift certificate from Paul s TV to the winning elementary and middle schools in the School Rewards program, as well as tickets to its IMAX theatre for the winning middle school. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Chelmsford native takes part in high-flying tribute Sep 25, 2009
This feeling of camaraderie among hikers is described by Mount Jackson s peak coordinator, David Cormier of Nashua, N.H. in his trip report. We reached the summit; you could almost feel everyone s heart pounding with both exhaustion and patriotic spirit in anticipation of our tribute to fallen heroes of 9-11. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Charges dropped against former NH bookkeeper Sep 22, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped forgery charges against a former bookkeeper accused of embezzling from her employer in New Hampshire. Forty-nine-year-old Diane Jennings-Lilley was arrested nearly a year ago. (Concord Monitor)
NH farmer sells raw milk Sep 21, 2009
He told the Nashua Telegraph that the farm has to do something to make money. To sell the milk in other places would require a whole new set of licenses from the state Department of Agriculture. (Concord Monitor)
Danny DeVito visiting NH state liquor store Sep 20, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Actor Danny DeVito is serving up his own lemon-flavored liqueur at a New Hampshire state liquor store in Nashua. His Saturday visit to promote his "Premium Limoncello" is part of a monthlong Italian Wine and Spirits Sale at New Hampshire state liquor stores. (Concord Monitor)
2 ex-Mass. workers sentenced in bridge trim theft Sep 16, 2009
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Jane Haggerty on Tuesday sentenced 42-year-old Richard Stewart of Saugus to a year in jail, and 43-year-old Joseph Falzone of Nashua, N.H., to 208 days. They pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and conspiracy. (Concord Monitor)
Book portrays diversity of sports for spectators north of Boston Sep 13, 2009
Other baseball options include the North Shore Navigators, a Lynn-based team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, and the American Defenders, a Canadian-American League franchise based in Nashua. There are plenty of high school football rivalries north of the city, but perhaps none as historic as the annual showdown between Phillips Academy in Andover and Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., which dates to 1878. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Couple charged with bankruptcy fraud in NH Sep 9, 2009
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A former Nashua, N.H., couple has been charged with fraudulently filing for bankruptcy in an effort to prevent a bank from foreclosing on their home. Christina and Luigi LoBrutto, who now live in Somerville, Mass. (Concord Monitor)
2 'Soprano' cast members marketing wine in NH Sep 9, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Two former cast members of "The Sopranos" are coming to a New Hampshire state liquor store ... Vincent Pastore, known as Sal "Big P" Bonspensiero, and John Ventimiglia, known as chef Artie Bucco, are expected at the Nashua Liquor and Wine Outlet Store on Thursday afternoon. (Concord Monitor)
NH tannery hit by fire Sep 6, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Investigators are looking for the cause of a predawn fire at an unoccupied former tannery in Nashua. The Nashua Telegraph says firefighters responded to the alarm at 4:36 a.m. Saturday. (Concord Monitor)
Friday's Scores Sep 5, 2009
Nashua South 17, Timberlane 14. Raymond 38, Farmington 6. (Concord Monitor)
5 NH unemployment offices open Sat-Sun Sep 5, 2009
The offices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Salem and Somersworth will be open Saturday and Sunday. They will be closed on Labor Day. (Concord Monitor)
New Weymouth High School leadership team on board Sep 2, 2009
Pope hired Neal Casale, a retired Nashua, N.H. police officer and a former assistant high school principal in Mill River, Vt ... Casale served as a Nashua, N.H. police officer from 1984 to 2008 ... He was a school resource officer in Nashua from 1998 to 2008, a youth detective from 1992 to 1996, a patrol officer from 1984 to 1992, and a member of the police dive team unit. (Weymouth News, MA)
Men accused of robbing NH cab driver, gas station Sep 1, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Nashua, N.H., say two men have been accused of robbing a gas station and a city cab driver at gunpoint. Twenty-year-old Patrick Bellino and 17-year-old Ernest Lefebvre each face two counts of robbery and falsifying evidence. (Concord Monitor)
NH Opens 5 Unemployment Offices on Weekend Aug 30, 2009
Offices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Salem and Somersworth will be open Saturday and Sunday to deal with the backlog. The state call center also will be staffed. (ABC News -- Wire)
N.H. Unemployment Offices Open this Weekend Aug 29, 2009
The offices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Salem and Somersworth will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For people who can't make it to those offices, the call center will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. That number is 1-800-266-2252. (WCAX.com, VT)
Hyman Bloom, 96; painted works of grisly Expressionism Aug 28, 2009
Hyman Bloom, a Boston painter considered a maverick but key figure in the art world, died Wednesday in Nashua ... Mr. Bloom had lived in Brookline and Cambridge, moving to Nashua, N.H., in 1983 ... His wife, Stella, brought him for tests Wednesday to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, where he died. (Boston Globe)
Camp Report - Thursday Aug 28, 2009
Reyes (6-foot-4 290 pounds) for Nashua, N.H. and Martin (6-foot-3 275 pounds) from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla ... At the time he was a fast 240 pound linebacker playing for Nashua North. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Fame didn't separate Kennedy from little guy Aug 27, 2009
To 50-year-old Shelly Huelsman of Nashua, N.H., this remarkable generation - one that produced a president, of course, but also congressmen and senators, an ambassador and the founder of an international organization for the disabled - was like "a shooting star," but one whose afterglow continues to illuminate and inspire. BOSTON -- The world remembers Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Marlborough man charged with stealing tools in N.H. Aug 25, 2009
Master is accused of taking the items from sites in Nashua in April in May. He's scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 17. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
NEANEA honors best newspaper design Aug 20, 2009
Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Deidre Ashe; Election night bingo ... First: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Andrea Charland; Thanksgiving placemat ... Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Andrea Charland; Inaugural ball paper dolls. (Concord Monitor)
NEAPNEA announces 2009 news writing award winners Aug 19, 2009
Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Staff; Crunch time series ... Class II: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Staff; Sunshine week: Your right to know ... Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Alan Greenwood; Middle school athletics worthwhile; Awesome fan will be missed. (Concord Monitor)
Police investigate fire in NH probation office Aug 18, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Police and the city fire marshals in Nashua are investigating the cause of a small fire that broke out at a New Hampshire Department of Correction office at a millyard. The Telegraph reports Fire Deputy John Allison said the fire was contained bay the buildings sprinkler system and total damage was about $10,000. (Concord Monitor)
Ex-Red Sox Daubach finds new life of Brian is enjoyable Aug 18, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. - Sitting in his office in the bowels of Holman Stadium, former Red Sox Brian Daubach, wearing camouflage uniform pants, looks more like a Desert Storm trooper than a Dirt Dog ... More fans saw Daubach in one game at Fenway Park than in a season of games in Nashua ... He played softball in a beer league with his brothers and high school buddies back in Illinois before becoming hitting coach for the Nashua Pride last year, and then manager of its successor team. (Boston Globe)
NH liquor stores celebrate 75th anniversary Aug 17, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- It's been 75 years since a New Hampshire alderman bought a bottle of wine on the first day of business at the state's liquor stores ... The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is celebrating that moment Monday with a special ceremony in Nashua ... A collection of historical items from that day will be on display at the Nashua Liquor and Wine Outlet store on Coliseum Avenue. (Concord Monitor)
Heres the point: Free speech, or actual threat? Aug 16, 2009
The anonymous NashuaDan has caught the attention of the White House. NashuaDan is the online handle that a New Hampshire man uses when he posts comments to stories printed on the Nashua Telegraph Web site ... In response, NashuaDan posted this comment. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
NH meth labs targeted in arrests Aug 13, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Authorities say a series of raids and arrests related to meth labs are being made in southern New Hampshire. Several local and federal agencies are involved, including Nashua and Candia police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the state Department of Environmental Services ... A news conference was planned at 3 p.m. in Nashua. (Concord Monitor)
NH babysitter accused of sexually assaulting boys Aug 13, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire man has been accused of repeatedly raping two pre-teen boys whom he baby-sat for more than two years. Forty-seven-year-old Robert Guay was arrested Tuesday and charged with nine counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. (Concord Monitor)
NH woman charged with stealing pills from homes Aug 13, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman has been charged with breaking into three different houses to steal prescription drugs. Police arrested 45-year-old Lisa Grochmal of Nashua was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant charging her with three different burglaries. (Concord Monitor)
BAE Systems wins contracts to boost military targeting Aug 11, 2009
That unit, part of the company s big electronics and integrated solutions division in Nashua, N.H., employs about 500 workers locally ... Testing and production work on the new systems will be done in Lexington, Nashua, and Austin, Texas, employing a total of about 150 workers. (Boston Globe)
Defense firm to add 75 positions after winning high-tech contracts Aug 10, 2009
BAE Systems, which has been hiring in the past year, held a job fair in Nashua in December ... BAE Systems, a British industrial conglomerate that operates its giant Electronics & Integrated Solutions division out of Southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts, has hired hundreds of engineers and manufacturing workers over the past year at sites in Nashua, Hudson, and Merrimack in New Hampshire and Burlington, Lexington, and Marlborough in Massachusetts, even as the broader economy has contracted... (Boston Globe)
BAE Systems awarded $2 billion in Army contracts Aug 10, 2009
Core prod 00000573 uction will be in Lexington with additional work at a facility in Virginia and final assembly and testing in Nashua, N.H., home of BAE's Electronics rated Solutions division. The company expects to immediately hire 50 additional workers as a result of the contracts. (Concord Monitor)
Maine fugitive nabbed in NH Aug 8, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Police and U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Nashua, N.H., wanted for robbery and burglary in Maine ... The Telegraph reports he was arrested Thursday afternoon and held overnight for arraignment Friday in Nashua District Court on a charge of being a fugitive from justice, based on the warrants out of York, Maine. (Concord Monitor)
Former NH college president says he was fired Aug 7, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- The former president of Daniel Webster College says he was fired and escorted off of campus, a week after 23 employees were laid off. A spokesman for ITT Tech, which bought the college earlier this year, confirmed to The Telegraph that Robert Myers was "no longer with the college," but would not elaborate on what led to him being let go Wednesday. (Concord Monitor)
NH police arrest 6 in drug sweep Aug 7, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Nashua, N.H., have picked up half a dozen accused drug dealers. The six suspects, who range in age from 33 to 51, were arrested on warrants for street-level drug sales following an investigation by the narcotics division. (Concord Monitor)
AT&T Continues New Hampshire Network Expansion Aug 6, 2009
NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To address the growing demand for advanced wireless data products and services in the Granite State, AT&T* today announced that a new cell site has been activated in Sunapee ... Earlier this year, AT&T announced the launch of its in Salem, Newington, Hampstead, Goffstown, Concord, Pelham, Portsmouth, Nashua, Hudson, Manchester, Bedford, Exeter, Hampton Falls, Derry, Londonderry, Windham, Merrimack, Hooksett, Bow, Rochester, Barrington, Madbury,... (PR Newswire)
NH winery helping animal rescue Aug 6, 2009
BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) -- A Nashua winery is helping the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire raise money by donating part of the sales on bottles with labels featuring animals. The Grape Time Winery began working with the league last October to produce five varieties of wine. (Concord Monitor)
Roofer falls 30 feet from NH home Aug 5, 2009
Assistant Fire Chief Dave Parenti says Robert Fellows of Boston, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The Telegraph reports Fellows, who works for a Massachusetts roofing company, was up on the house when he apparently slipped off just before 10:15 a.m. Monday. (Concord Monitor)
NH woman cops plea in drug case Aug 2, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Court records say a Nashua woman accused of running a drug ring in Hudson, N.H., has struck a plea bargain that would cap her maximum sentence at 3 1/2 to seven years in prison. The Nashua Telegraph says Maria Diaz was scheduled to go on trial last week in Hillsborough County Superior Court. (Concord Monitor)
North Andover officials not concerned over deficit in Hottels former district Jul 31, 2009
North Andover officials said they re not concerned over a reported $3 million budget deficit that turned up just after new Superintendent Christopher Hottel left his former superintendent post in Nashua, N.H.. The total budget deficit the Nashua School District is facing as they begin fiscal 2010 is $3 ... 3 million, confirmed Nashua s former Chief Operating Officer Jim Mealey. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Sun Belt Dominates First Half 2009 Foreclosure Rankings but Unemployment-Related Foreclosures May Be Spreading Jul 30, 2009
80 89 Manchester- Nashua, NH Total 1,297 0. 80 125 1. (PR Newswire)
2 NH men charged with beating homeless man Jul 29, 2009
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Two New Hampshire men have been indicted on first-degree assault charges that they dragged a homeless man from his tent and beat him with a wooden club or bat and fists. Forty-eight-year-old Daniel Kovich and 48-year-old Daniel Straitiff are accused of beating Mark Carter on April 25. (Concord Monitor)
