Fire Practice
The Hudson Firefighter Explorer Post, whose members include Londonderry residents, took part in training to enter and vent a house at 381 Mammoth Road on Saturday morning. Photo by Chris Paul
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Walkers in the Woods
The wooded area near Londonderry High School was full of frightening scenes last week as the school’s Drama Club held its abbyak “Haunted Woods” fundraiser. Residents lined up Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 22-24, to be scared by the many displays…
A Right to be Heard
We just have to wonder – what are public officials afraid of hearing? Someone who disagrees with their consensus? A viewpoint different from their own? In recent years, we’ve heard more and more efforts to stifle public comments, whether it’s…
Other Places to Walk
From the beginning, Woodmont Commons has included the idea of a walkable community, and cited Exeter and Portsmouth as examples. If Woodmont builds areas that tastefully combine shops and residences, with parking to the rear or off to the side…
Dolan Wants More Review of Nevins Trail Removal Request
The Town Council faced a packed Moose Hill Conference Room as residents of the Nevins Retirement Cooperative made their wishes known that they do not want a walking trail around the perimeter of their development. Attorney Morgan Hollis of the…
EEE Found in Londonderry Mosquito Test Batch, Fields Sprayed
Londonderry Health Inspector Richard Canuel announced that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) was discovered in mosquitoes found in Londonderry by town mosquito control contractor Dragon Mosquito Control. The test batch was sent to Concord for analysis.
PSNH Updates Ongoing Work on Underground Cables
On June 17 at a meeting of the Town Council, representatives of Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) were asked by the Town Council to keep residents appraised of work the electricity utility plans to do, after unexplained power…
Demonstrators Protest Tree Cutting Planned for Woodmont
Protesters against the Woodmont Commons Planned Unit Development (PUD), and calling themselves SWAT – Save Woodmont Apple Trees – turned out Sunday to demonstrate against the proposed cutting of 10,000 trees. Residents Mary Tetreau and Jack Falvey and about two…
Taste the Local Flavors
There’s been plenty of talk lately about maintaining the “rural lifestyles” of our communities. And while population density may be on the rise, one of the hallmarks of a rural community and of the New Hampshire countryside – local farmstands…
A Rally of Support
Friday evening brings the annual Relay for Life of Greater Derry Londonderry to the Pinkerton Academy track. From the luminaria ceremony to the crowds camped close by, the Relay is an emotional, moving and strength-filled show of support for the…