News from The Telegraph of Nashua

Nashua, Merrimack air traffic controllers earn national honors for leading a safe landing

Feb 9, 2012 6:40 pm

Two air traffic controllers from the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center in Nashua have been honored with Archie League Medal of Safety Awards for their ability to think quickly and remain calm un...

Police: Nashua man faces felony charge after found with dagger-type knife, Viagra pills

Feb 9, 2012 4:46 pm

NASHUA A Nashua man was arrested after he was wandering around a downtown business with a dagger-type knife and then ditched the weapon in the trash before police arrived on the scene, police said. K...

High School Highlights: Hockey, Basketball, & Wrestling

Feb 9, 2012 4:42 pm

BOYS HOCKEY Nashua North 2, Manchester Central 1 Stephen Crocker was in the right place at the right time to knock home a rebound with 2 minutes, 15 seconds left in the third period to lift the Tit...

Disability advocacy group files class action suit against state

Feb 9, 2012 3:06 pm

CONCORD The states leading group for those with disabilities launched a class action suit against Gov. John Lynch and the state for needless institutionalization of adults with serious mental illness...

Book brings Ben Franklin into modern-day America

Feb 9, 2012 3:03 pm

HOLLIS It took Tom Fitzgerald nine years to write his novel about Ben Franklin, Poor Richards Lament: A Most Timely Tale, and half of that time was spent getting the language right, he said in a rece...

New Hampshires same-sex marriage law was the center of Wednesdays Facebook debate

Feb 9, 2012 2:45 pm

The effort to repeal New Hampshires same-sex marriage law was the center of debate Wednesday. This is not what the people of NH want. Do not take away anyones civil rights, wrote Margaret of Brookline...

Budget would cut job of school nurse

Feb 9, 2012 1:25 pm

HOLLIS The proposed elimination of a primary school nurse in next years budget drew the ire of several parents and voters who attended the schools public hearing Tuesday night. My kid has issues. The...

City permits in hand, Nashuas hackerspace MakeIt Labs has reopened

Feb 9, 2012 1:25 pm

NASHUA With all necessary city permits finally in hand, MakeIt Labs, the states first hackerspace, has reopened, complete with the realization that safety requirements will force its casual attitude ...

Districts $24.5m spending plan goes to voters March 13

Feb 9, 2012 1:22 pm

AMHERST Residents had little to say Tuesday night about the School Districts proposed $24.5 million operating budget for fiscal 2012-13. The spending plan, which represents a roughly 2.2 percent inc...

Amherst voters to put budgets to test

Feb 9, 2012 1:22 pm

AMHERST In the space of 30 minutes, the price Amherst voters would be asked to spend on a plot of land on Route 101A went from $180,000 to $1 to nearly $1 million and back again. Eventually voters ap...