Letter to the Editor: Bob Slater for School Board
Editor’s Note: With the approaching elections, we will publish all candidate position papers, letters in support of candidates, and Letters to the Editor regarding the election. My name is Bob Slater...
View ArticleLondonderry Fire Open House Event Cancelled
The Londonderry Fire Department has decided to cancel this year’s open house event, held at the Central Fire Station on Mammoth Road. Fire Chief Darren O’Brien announced the news this morning, stating...
View ArticleLearn to Create and Teach in Schoolyard Habitats
Educators and community members who see the educational potential in under-utilized spaces around schoolyards are invited to participate in a workshop series designed to maximize outdoor places and...
View ArticlePublic Hearing to be held for Zoning Ordinance Amendment
The Londonderry Town Council will hold a public hearing on the following item: Ordinance #2019-04 – An Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Relative to the Rezoning of Map 28, 4-1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 10C-1,...
View ArticleWhy we end summer with a holiday
Schools are closed, most workers have the day off, and many are organizing or attending backyard barbecues later today. But why? Yes, it’s Labor Day. Yes, that means no work, school, or general...
View ArticleGatsas to hold Discussion of 10-Year Transportation Plan for Londonderry
Councilor Ted Gatsas will be holding a GACIT (Governor’s Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation) hearing at Londonderry Town Hall later this month. Councilor Gatsas will be joined by...
View ArticleHike Smart and Hike Safe – Get Your Hike Safe Card
As the Labor Day holiday and late summer sunshine inspires you to get outside to hike, bike, kayak, or climb, be sure you have your voluntary Hike Safe card for 2019. Card sales help ensure that New...
View ArticlePiping Plovers Enjoy a Second Record-Setting Summer
It was another record summer for the state-endangered and federally threatened piping plovers on New Hampshire’s Hampton and Seabrook beaches. This season, five pairs nested on Hampton Beach with ten...
View ArticleRegister Today to Learn How You Can Help Conserve Monarch Butterflies
The monarch butterfly population in North America is in serious decline. Come to a free workshop to learn about the life cycle of the monarch, how tagging if helping to track their migration, and what...
View ArticleTown and Trash News for this Labor Day Weekend
With Monday being Labor Day, the Town’s automated trash and recycling pick up will be delayed next week. All pickups will be pushed back by one day, on the following schedule: Monday’s pick up will...
View ArticleLeach Library News, September 2019
Library Hours Monday to Thursday: 9 AM to 8 PM Friday and Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM The library will be closed Monday, September 2, for Labor Day. Adult Program Leach Library Hosts “The Real Eastern...
View ArticleUp the Wazoo (Again)
Joe is taking a hiatus from writing new stories for a bit, so we are offering reprints of his Tuesday morning columns. Please enjoy this one, from August 27, 2013. It was the best food I’d had in two...
View ArticleTickets Available for Merrimack Valley Hospice’s Annual September Fundraiser
Tickets are now available for Cruising the High Seas, the 2019 Annual Food, Wine, Beer Pairing and Silent Auction to be held on Thursday, September 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Black Swan Country...
View ArticleEversource Receives Nation’s Top Honor for Encouraging and Empowering...
Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) has been recognized with the nation’s highest honor recognizing its support of employees in the military. Eversource was one of 15 companies selected from 2,500 nominations...
View ArticleBe Bear-Vigilant From Now Until Fall
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department urges homeowners, campers, and those with dumpsters and chicken coops to continue to be bear-vigilant during August and September. Tourists and vacationers...
View ArticleLocal Synagogue to host Poetry Night
Etz Hayim Synagogue in Derry will be hosting a special event, “I Asked for Wonder”, with poets Midge Goldberg, Alfred Nicol and Robert Crawford. Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “Never once in my life did...
View ArticleEversource Teams Up with A Place to Grow to Help Create a Thriving and...
A Place to Grow recently worked with Eversource to complete several energy efficiency improvements that have helped this early childhood learning center take root in the community. Located in...
View ArticleSmall Game Hunting Seasons Open on September 1
Small game hunting season for gray squirrel gets underway September 1 — a nice opportunity to get out and hunt in comfortable weather and a great way to introduce a youngster to hunting. On October 1,...
View ArticleSharing the Forest: Hiking During Hunting Season
Autumn is approaching and its the perfect time of year to be in the woods: the leaves are changing, the weather is cooler, and the biting bugs are almost gone. There is also plenty of opportunity to...
View Article“A Bissel Yiddish”– Local Synagogue to host Yiddish Class
“Chutzpah,” “mensch,” “nosh,” “oy vey,” “schlep,” “kvetch,” and “tuches” are just some of the many Yiddish words that you already know. Join us on Sunday, September 8, 11 AM to 1 PM, for “A Bissel...
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