BY MATT SCHOOLEYRecycling in Bedford just got a lot easier. Town officials have begun a single-stream recycling program at the transfer station that will help residents do their part in saving the environment while also saving the town money on its annual budget. Rather than having to separate its recyclables into different bins, residents will ...

 My American Prayer blog has been posted on the 45th  anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech and the same as night Barrack Obama's acceptance speech.We all have pledged With Liberty and Justice for All. With Liberty = the freedom to pursue life, liberty, and happinessAnd Justice = We are entitled to ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORFor years, coaches of the Manchester Jutras senior American Legion baseball team have tossed Bedford, Goffstown and Manchester players into a diamond- shaped mixing bowl and consistently concocted a winning recipe. Perhaps Tim Conway, who never played Legion ball, stole a page from the Jutras cookbook. On Thursday, Aug. 7, ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThe 2008 Fresno State baseball team is no secret to those who follow college athletics or who watch SportsCenter on a daily basis. The Bulldogs, who entered the NCAA tournament with a 33-27 regular-season record and had to win their conference tourney for an invite, took six straight elimination games to become perhaps the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORPrior to the losers bracket quarterfinals against Manchester Westside, the Goffstown 11- and 12-year-old Little League allstar team maintained a 1.24 ERA and a .333 batting average. Following a 10-0 mercy-rule win on Monday, July 14, it’s safe to say the boys improved those already sterling numbers. “We’ve ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Bedford police officer who joined the force in December, resigned after he was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after rearending a couple on a motorcycle in Manchester. Alejandro Jaime, 36, of Hooksett was off-duty and driving down Tarrytown Road just south of Hanover Street on Thursday, June 12, when he ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORBruce Berk said he doesn’t keep track of his Derryfield School boys tennis team’s successes from year to year. Maybe he’s just lost count. The Cougars have reached the state final 15 of the last 18 years, and they have 12 titles in that span, including the last six. Most recently, they wore the 2008 Class ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORWinning a state tennis championship is a tough enough task. Six individual players have to do their part, then change their approaches and play doubles – generally immediately following an intense singles match. Now, take away two of the starting six and, subsequently, one of three doubles units. That’s what ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter months of toiling over the Manchester school budget, it’s almost time for the Board of Aldermen to settle on an amount. The Board of Aldermen had to make a decision on the city budget, which includes the mayor’s proposal for a $140 million school district budget for 2008- 09, by Tuesday, June 10. As of June 3, ...

There are some awesome buys out there! But what happens if you don’t have the money to make the necessary repairs? You’ve found your dream home…a diamond in the rough, at a great price but you don’t have the extra money needed? I asked long time mortgage officer Steve Blier those very same questions and when he started to ...