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Wilton catch basins to be cleared

WILTON – The town has approximately 250 catch basins outside of the downtown MS4 (the state Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) District that have not been cleared and repaired on a regular basis. The 115 within the district are on a schedule. The acting DPW director said they had ...

Road plan nearing completion

LYNDEBOROUGH – An engineering plan for the rebuilding of Glass Factory Road, under discussion for several years, is nearing completion. Kevin Leonard of North Point Engineering of Concord, met with the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, April 17, to discuss recent surveys done on the ...

Milford’s Courage won’t be forgotten

MILFORD – Lifelong Milford resident Robert E. “Bob” Courage and wife of a half-century Sandra were humble in demeanor but ebullient in their greetings to friends, family and community leaders celebrating with them the designation by state and local officials of April 21 as “Bob Courage ...

Construction of new Mont Vernon Library to begin soon

The Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation recently announced that after several years of hard work, planning and fundraising, the town voted Yes at Town Meeting to accept $4M in donations and pledges as well as approve a $1.99M bond. This allows construction to begin on the new Daland ...

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Souhegan milestones achieved

AMHERST – It was a special day last Wednesday at Souhegan High School for girls lacrosse in general. Two milestones were achieved in the Sabers’ dominant 15-5 win over Nashua South. Souhegan’s Emma Kennedy got her 100thcareer goal while South’s Ella Benzekri achieved goal No. ...

Sabers reap benefits of working OT in 3-2 win over Cavs

HOLLIS – Working overtime can be great for one's bank account, but the only way it benefits a high school field hockey team is if it profits by a win. We bring you the Souhegan field hockey team, which has played three extra session games this season, including Tuesday night's 3-2 dramatic ...

HS Roundup: Panthers soccer beats the heat and Broncos

The heat is on, and some games are off. But before any reschedulings, the Nashua High School South boys and girls soccer teams took care of business with wins over local rival Alvirne. But the early September heat, with temperatures expected to be in the 90s the next couple of days, has ...

Girls Volleyball 2023: Some new names, perhaps new results

There will be a new look to high school girls volleyball this year. A lot of the talented, familiar names have graduated, and teams are looking to build new identities. But for Hollis Brookline, a three-time runnerup to Bedford, the identity they want is of a champion. Will that happen? Let's ...

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New Hampshire’s health care: A force to be reckoned with

The news has been plentiful about the healthcare workforce shortage. We hear about this deep-seated problem on the national level as well as here in New Hampshire. According to National Nurses United, there are 4.4 million registered nurses in the United States but only 3 million are currently ...

Appreciation, obfuscation, democracy at risk

Congratulations to the 256 New Hampshire Representatives (80% of the House) and 11 Senators who stood with the people of the Granite State to defend our precious clean waters and override Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of HB1454. That bill could have protected us statewide from preventable landfill ...

Primary results show extremism has taken over Granite State GOP

Now that New Hampshire’s primaries are over and our general election slate is in concrete, one thing is abundantly clear – New Hampshire Republicans are in a race to the right. Up and down the ballot, Republicans’ chaotic primaries ended with extreme, anti-choice, out-of-touch nominees ...

A focus on mental health is not new to the YMCA

Since its inception more than 150 years ago, YMCAs have considered mental health to be one of the three pillars of wellbeing. It can be seen in early communications in the late 1800s that directed our work. The spirit, mind, and body logo from generations ago gave equal prominence to the ...

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John William Milan Sr.

AMHERST – John William Milan Sr., 94, went home to the Lord on November 16, 2024 after a period of declining health while at Hanover Hill, Manchester, New Hampshire. John’s life was blessed with his strong faith, love of family, and loyalty and support for countless friends, colleagues and ...

Joanne Conrad

Joanne Conrad (77) of Mont Vernon, NH, died after 6 years of breast cancer treatment begun 28 years after previously entering remission. A Connecticut Yankee, Joanne graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a BA in Sociology and earned her MA in Human Behavior from Catholic ...

Raymond “Ray” Hill Sr.

Raymond "Ray" Hill Sr., 83 of Fort Collins, Colorado formerly of Milford, New Hampshire passed away on October 17, 2024. Ray was born in South Kingston, Rhode Island on Nov. 5, 1940 to Joe & Madeline Hill. In March 1959 dad enlisted in the United States Air Force. He proudly served his ...

Robert A. ‘Bob’ Gilman

Robert A. “Bob” Gilman, 88, longtime resident of Milford, NH, died on October 20, 2024 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. He was born on February 1, 1936 in Brockton, MA, the son of Frank Henry Gilman and Verna Dorothy Forsyth-Gilman. He was preceded in death by his ...