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Merrimack News

VA: Disability benefits for those exposed to water at Camp LeJeune

WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published regulations to establish presumptions for the service connection of eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, N.C. The presumption of service connection applies to active ...

Simon announces new GM of Merrimack Premium Outlets

MERRIMACK - Simon Property Group Inc., the global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development, announced today that Vincent Cosco has been named General Manager of Merrimack Premium Outlets in Merrimack. In his role as general manager of Merrimack Premium Outlets, Cosco ...

Middle School gives back for the holidays

MERRIMACK - A group of seventh graders at Merrimack Middle School got creative for the holiday season by holding a friendly contest between their homerooms. The contest, "Holiday Change for Charity," was conducted for two weeks where students of Team 7-1 were encouraged to ...

Tinker with tech

MILFORD - The recipe for success among local "makers" is a simple one. Take a dollop of "wonder-if," add a splash of "maybe-could" and blend in some gadgets connected to a circuit board awaiting computer-generated commands. The process ...

Cause to conserve

BROOKLINE - For more than half a century, state and local conservation groups have been eyeing two pieces of riverfront property along the Nissitissit River in Brookline. The parcels, owned by the Austin and Martin families and farmed for generations, are on both sides of the meandering river ...

Merrimack Lions club recaps fall scarecrow fundraiser

Three years ago the Merrimack Lions Club started raising money for the American Diabetes Association by selling scarecrow kits that included a hand-painted face and a T-frame for $20 each. Each kit included instructions and a pin or sticker promoting this health issue. In three years the club ...