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07/16/11 Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury Menus are for Monday, July 18, through Friday July, 22.
07/15/11 The Capital Area will be well represented at today's 37th annual Lions Twin State Soccer Cup matches. Concord's Joshua Freese and Joe Graffy, Bow's Joshua Faber and Eddie Berke, Merrimack Valley's Aaron Smith, Kearsarge's Brett Bascom and Belmont's Richie Perez will represent the New Hampshire boys, while Bow's Nicole Allison and Taylor Grip, and John Stark's Allison Harris and Melissa Purington ...
07/14/11 Youth baseball The Concord National Little League 11-12-year-old All-Stars defeated Merrimack Valley, 6-0. Concord's John Taranovich and Christian McClellan combined for the shutout on the mound, Bradley Murphy belted a three-run homer for Concord, and Jake Philbrick singled and tripled. Brian Nylen and Trevor Collins pitched well for Merrimack Valley. Golf tournaments The '98 NH Jr. Monarchs ...
07/13/11 State Amateur Championship Advice buoys elder Landry Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): 071311NH State Am 10 071311NH State Am 175 1 NASHUA - For two seasons at Merrimack Valley High, Bob Landry Jr. was the golf coach for his son Ian, who recently returned the favor. The elder Landry was struggling with his game this spring, so Ian took a look and offered some advice. The tip ...
07/12/11 State Treasurer Steven Grossman is investigating whether a troubled Merrimack Valley government agency that educates special needs students has become a haven for pension abuse by listing numerous people as employees in order to help them boost their state pensions, when in fact they did little or no work.
07/10/11 You get the feeling that Cal Ripken would be proud that Cal Carroll was named after him. In many ways, the recent Methuen High grad is the Cal Ripken of the Merrimack Valley. Like the baseball ironman, few are tougher. His early season broken thumb would have been season ending for many football players.
07/09/11 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series honoring the local soldiers who served and exploring the Merrimack Valley's connections to the Civil War upon its 150th anniversary. Say the words "Fort Sumter" and the first shots of the Civil War and the fort's surrender to the Confederacy immediately come to mind.
07/09/11 Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury Menus are for Monday, July 11, through Friday July, 15.
07/09/11 Softball results In the first day of the District 2 U10 softball tournament, the Capital North All-Stars beat Merrimack Valley at Rollins Field. For Capital North, Abby Rochette pitched her second no-hitter of the season, allowing two baserunners and striking out 10. Kaitlyn Gleason hit a three-run double and Kasie Maloney scored four runs. For MV, Ami Rivera pitched well out of the bullpen ...
07/04/11 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series honoring the local soldiers who served and exploring the Merrimack Valley's connections to the Civil War upon its 150th anniversary. At first, the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery was what Dan Gagnon calls "puppet soldiers." Rather than engaging in battle, they were stationed around Washington, D.C., to protect the capitol.
07/02/11 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series honoring the local soldiers who served and exploring the Merrimack Valley's connections to the Civil War upon its 150th anniversary. World War II veterans famously have been called the "Greatest Generation." And yet, they aren't the only soldiers who earned the right to such a distinction, according to Civil War historian and Boston National ...
07/01/11 The Essex National Heritage Commission and the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission are working together to further develop the Merrimack River Trail, a long envisioned 50-mile multimodal recreational trail along the Merrimack River. The strategic planning project entails the engagement of trail advocates and municipal officials in the 17 Massachusetts communities that line the Merrimack River ...
06/28/11 From pancakes to pony rides to pyrotechnics, residents of the Merrimack Valley will not have to venture far from their backyard barbecues to find ways to celebrate the Independence Day holiday weekend.
06/24/11 The North Andover High School has been a proud member of the Cape Ann League (CAL) since 1972, but starting in the fall of 2012 the Scarlet Knights will join the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC).
06/22/11 Several area athletes will be representing New Hampshire in this weekend's Twin State All-Star games, pitting New Hampshire's top recent graduates against their counterparts from Vermont. In the field hockey game, to be played Friday at 7 p.m. at Keene State College, Bow's Lindsay Bucknam, Merrimack Valley's Kaitlyn Warren and Derryfield's Ann DiPastina (of Hopkinton) will suit up for Team N.H ...
06/22/11 Planning is under way for the fifth annual Michael J. Donohoe Memorial 5k Run/Walk for Melanoma. This fundraiser has become a popular event for the Georgetown community as well as for avid runners from the greater Northshore and Merrimack Valley areas.
06/18/11 High school track Several area athletes are among the top 20 after the first day of the state decathlon and heptathlon competition. In the heptathlon, Merrimack Valley's Nancy Taban is currently eighth after the first four of seven events with 2,032 points. Coe-Brown's Dayna Landry is 12th (1,902) and MV's Julianah Adejuyigbe 13th (1,898). Exeter's Hillary Holmes leads with 2,758 points. In the ...
06/16/11 United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley said it plans to allocate $33.2 million in funding to more than 160 community-based organizations and initiatives throughout the region. The money will go to groups with such goals as ensuring that young children are ready to learn when they enter school.
06/13/11 The friends and family of the late Thomas Gray of Bradford will hold a benefit in his memory Friday June 17 at DiBurro's in Ward Hill. Proceeds will go to the Gray Children Memorial Fund, which was set up at the Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union in Haverhill.
06/08/11 No. 3 Laconia 10, No. 15 Merrimack Valley 2 Laconia prevents MV's third upset Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): Merrimack Valley vs. Laconia Softball Merrimack Valley vs. Laconia Softball MANCHESTER - However unlikely, the 15th-seeded Merrimack Valley High softball team had scratched and clawed its way into the Division II semifinals. But for the team that was able to take down ...
06/08/11 A NEW TOUR on New Hampshire's Travel and Tourism Development website showcases snapshots by local photographers. The tour is categorized by the state's seven different tourism regions, beginning in the Seacoast. The first stop is Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, where visitors can experience life in the 17th century. In the Merrimack Valley Region, the Ponemah Bog Preserve in Amherst sits on over ... | 
