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Great Monadnock Collaborative launches workforce recruitment campaign to address demographic crisis
(MyKeeneNow) – The Monadnock region of New Hampshire is grappling with significant demographic challenges, prompting local leaders to take bold steps to ensure the area’s economic future. With more than 1,400 open jobs in key sectors such as healthcare, education, and manufacturing, but only 990 people actively seeking...
Groton Select Board calls for Healey administration to declare state of emergency in hospital closures
GROTON — Joining other towns within the hospital’s area of coverage, the Groton Select Board voted unanimously Monday evening to support a resolution calling for Gov. Maura Healey to declare a state of emergency in the impending closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. After hearing from members of...
New Hampshire Man Killed in Maine Crash
A New Hampshire man is dead as the result of a crash Saturday morning in Penobscot County, Maine. State troopers responded to the scene in T3 Indian Purchase Township where a pickup truck went off the road, hit trees and rolled over. Twenty-three-year-old Benjamin Harvey of Rollinsford was dead at...
Home of retired Patriot Matt Light hits the market again. See inside.
“Three of the people who have been pretty interested in the house are Patriots players,” the listing agent tells Boston.com. Retired New England Patriots star Matt Light sold 261R East St. in Foxborough in November, but the expansive estate is back on the market. And a few current Patriots...
Six People Now Safe After Being Rescued by Coast Guard in Portsmouth
Six people are lucky to be alive after having to be rescued by the United States Coast Guard. The individuals had to abandon their fishing boat off the coast of Portsmouth Sunday night after the vessel caught fire. They were later spotted floating on a life raft and were able...
City of Newburyport Corrects Information Regarding Confirmed West Nile Virus Sample
The City of Newburyport is clarifying that, while the Massachusetts Department of Public Health informed the City on Friday morning that there has been a confirmed case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Newburyport, the case was not human, and there are no positive human cases at this time. DPH had confirmed the presence of a positive mosquito sample.
Burlington cadets graduate from Youth Public Safety Academy
BURLINGTON - Week 2 of the 2024 Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) recently concluded with nearly 90 cadets celebrating their graduation. Surrounded by family and friends, the cadets participating in Week #2 hailed primarily from Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Tyngsborough. “Throughout the week, these youngsters got...
Remade Worcester City Motel to shelter families, refugees in Shrewsbury
SHREWSBURY — Less than a mile from where the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge brings in motorists from Worcester, a square sign with blue lettering along Route 9 continues to be a landmark symbolic of “what once was.” Once dilapidated by the weight of time, the building at 235 Boston Turnpike, known by...
Masked man flashed gun at Tewksbury postal worker, prompting large search
TEWKSBURY – Police have spent hours Tuesday searching several Tewksbury neighborhoods after a masked man in a stolen car flashed a gun at a postal worker.It happened just after 11 a.m. on Shawsheen Street.Gun pointed at Tewksbury postal carrierOfficers responded after the female U.S. Postal Service worker had a gun pointed at her. When they arrived, police saw a red car being driven at a high rate of speed on Whipple Road.Tewksbury police followed the car onto Tomahawk Drive. That's where the driver jumped out of the car and ran off.Officers scoured the area of Nightengale Lane where the man was...
Given final rites as an infant, man now celebrates 50 years of UMass Memorial NICU
WORCESTER, Mass. – This month marks a big anniversary for UMass Memorial’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as doctors, nurses and families will gather to celebrate 50 years. UMass Memorial's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will celebrate 50 years on Aug. 25. Todd Bishop, one of the first infants to...
Police Logs Aug. 2 to Aug. 9
All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Lynnfield Weekly News. A report of an attempted breaking...
Library Schedule Aug. 16 to Aug. 21
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bead Bonanza. 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Songs & Stories with Davis Bates. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday Movies! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Delvena Theatre Company presents: Meet Julia Child!. This article was submitted...
Local bus driver honored through daughter’s first book
Lisa Daly remembers her father, longtime Lynnfield Public Schools bus driver Phillip Buttliglieri, through a children’s book she wrote earlier this year. Daly said she came up with the idea to write “Papa Cannoli and His Zany Italian School Bus” shortly after her father died in October 2015.
Ipswich and Rowley to receive increases in state funding for FY25
Ipswich and Rowley will receive a total of $60,000 in state funding for local development projects and initiatives for the upcoming fiscal year. “The resources provided by this budget will help to make things happen in our communities that may otherwise not have been possible because of limited resources and significant demands on those resources,” Sen. Bruce Tarr said in a statement.
One hospitalized after Route 1 crash
IPSWICH — A woman was taken to the hospital after a rollover accident on Monday afternoon. Firefighters had to use hydraulic tools to free her from her car. The multi-vehicle crash happened a little after noon just south of the intersection of Turnpike and Linebrook roads. One of the...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
International Peace Run goes through Concord
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The International Peace Run will pass through Concord on Tuesday. The run started in New York City and spans a 10,000-mile route over four months. On Tuesday, it will cover more than 90 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. Along the way, an international team from 10...
As the state primary approaches, a guide to absentee voting in New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s state primary is a month away, and with hard fought primaries on both the Republican and Democratic sides – especially in the race for governor – the stakes are high. But not everyone will be able to make it to their polls on Sept. 10, and those who can’t might consider...
Youth injured in Manchester, NH, shooting
A youth was struck by gunfire in Manchester, New Hampshire early Saturday morning, police confirmed Tuesday. Police said the victim, whose exact age was not given, was inside a home on Spruce Street when they were struck. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The case remains under...
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