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• Pelham program trades old cell phones for minutes for soldiers

  BY DERRICK PERKINS Looking for a good cause to donate her old cell phone to, Shannon Sprague stumbled upon an organization that recycles used cellular devices in return for talk time for soldiers stationed overseas. Inspired, Sprague has worked with local Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:08 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Fundraiser

• N.H. volunteers put money where their heart is for Haitian orphans

  BY DERRICK PERKINS After more than a decade of battling the rampant poverty, crime and pollution of Haiti with friends and family, Pat Jussaume has no plans to stop bringing aid to the Caribbean nation. Jussaume, a Pelham resident, said it is the country’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:57 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Fundraiser

• Pelham landmark to be demolished, farewell party planned

  BY DARRELL HALEN It is considered by some to be a historic landmark, a reminder of a once-thriving transportation system. But soon, the old trolley barn in Pelham’s town center will be torn down. It’s not going to be demolished, however, without Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:40 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Fundraiser, history, arts, event Reviews, traveling in NH

• Church ‘shantytown’ to raise money for homeless

  BY JIM DEVINE Homelessness is hard to comprehend for those who can’t see it, according to members of St. Patrick Parish in Pelham. They want to make it a bit more understandable in their community with a demonstration to raise money for local shelters. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:03 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Fundraiser

• Paddy Culbert suffered stroke in October

  By Darrell Halen A raffle has been organized to raise money for Paddy Culbert, a longtime Planning Board member in Pelham undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in October. “We really wish him a speedy recovery so he gets back in that Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:08 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Fundraiser, chairty, medicine, planning board

• Thinking pink to fight cancer

  BY DARRELL HALEN The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:00 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Fundraiser, students, cancer

• Bringing home the bacon – Pelham principal kisses pig after kids raise money for diabetes

  BY DARRELL HALEN After her students raised more than $5,000 to fight diabetes, Alicia LaFrance, Pelham Elementary School’s principal, kept a promise to them to kiss a pig. Actually, she did it five times – once in front of each grade. The Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:49 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Fundraiser, students, diabetes

• Pelham Cub Scout sells $968 worth of popcorn for fundraiser

  BY DARRELL HALEN Brandon Greenhalgh could have sold just a few boxes of popcorn to his family as part of a Cub Scout fundraiser. But he wouldn’t have been satisfied with that. On weekends and after school this fall, Brandon went door to door on Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 10:38 AM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Fundraiser, Cub Scout