From about 50 years before the Civil War, enslaved people were risking their lives to escape to free Northern states and to Canada. Fifty years earlier, a similar situation enabled slaves in Spanish Florida to escape to Mexico. The, system as we know it, was called “The Underground ...

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 6th Annual Rose Mountain Rumble benefit bike ride is provisionally scheduled for Saturday, August 28th, 2021. The RMR is a non-timed “gravel ride” that tours the scenic dirt roads of Lyndeborough and surrounding towns. ...

State representative Maureen Mooney on June 23 at a Homestead Restaurant banquet marking the “Changing of the Gavel” for the Merrimack Rotary Club was named recipient of the President’s Award for 2020-2021 for “service beyond self,” an honor extended by outgoing President Brian Snow. ...

Merrimack Public Library cardholders may now check out passes to Nashua Silver Nights Baseball games and Zoo New England using their Merrimack library card! The Nashua Silver Nights passes admit 4 individuals free of charge, while the Zoo New England passes reduce admission for up to six ...

Thank you to our patrons and community for continuing to support a safe and pleasant environment while visiting us! Although we are thrilled to have our members back in the building, remember that we are still operating under the “Pop In & Pick Up” model to safeguard the health of our ...

By Loretta Jackson Spirits lifted post-pandemic as did scores of American Flags roiling the air as spectators cheered the marchers and 43 floats rounding the corner onto Baboosic Lake Road during the home stretch of the Town of Merrimack’s Fourth of July Parade, an event launched at The ...