The Planning Board has continued a public hearing on amending the site plan for a proposed 240-unit workforce housing development on Perkins Road. Located right off Exit 5 of Interstate 93, the proposed development features 10 garden-style buildings, a clubhouse,…
The Londonderry School District anticipates the federal government will soon issue a waiver to No Child Left Behind that will allow the District to conduct SAT testing in 11th grade in lieu of the Smarter Balanced assessment. The legislature recently…
The Planning Board finished revising a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment relative to workforce housing and voted unanimously to send the document to the Town Council for approval. The purpose of the amendment is to bring the Town into greater compliance…
With the green light from the Town Council to move forward with hiring four additional firefighters, Fire Chief Darren O’Brien said he planned to begin interviewing candidates this week. According to the $263,144 warrant article that was passed in the…
After visiting a North Carolina development on which Londonderry’s Woodmont Commons is to be modeled after, Town Manager Kevin Smith said he is confident the development will be “a huge asset” to the Town. Smith visited Birkdale Village in Huntersville,…
As the number of heroin overdose deaths continues to rise in New Hampshire, the legislature has passed a “Good Samaritan law” in an effort to address the ongoing crisis. House Bill 270, adopted on July 8, grants immunity from arrest,…
Herrington Catalog is moving to a new headquarters in Manchester, leaving its old property in Londonderry open for redevelopment. The brokers of the land at 3 Symmes Drive are marketing the property in a different way than it has been…
After six days on the run, a German Shepherd named Max was reunited with his family, thanks to the tireless efforts of local volunteers with non-profit Granite State Dog Recovery. When Max’s excursion got his owner, Charles Leroy Barcus, 62…
Summer fun is in full swing at the Leach Library, which recently kicked off its popular summer reading programs and busy summer schedule of children’s programming and events. The theme of this year’s summer reading program and events is “Every…
A popular weekly summer activity for area kids and their families is back, with the 38th season of the Greater Derry Track Club (GDTC) Summer Fun Runs taking place Thursday evenings at Pinkerton Academy. The season began June 25 and…
