BY STEPHEN BEALEThe School Board issued a renewed plea to voters to approve a town bond that would pay for the reconstruction of the Nashua Road intersection with Route 101, improving access to the new high school. The $8 million town bond includes $3 million for the upgrade, with the rest intended for the annual road rehabilitation program, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe Bedford School District has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for land that would be used for an emergency access road to Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School, pending voter approval. Chalant Development Corp. agreed to sell the land to the district for $275,000, much steeper than the $87,000 value the land was last ...

BY GRETA CUYLERThe New Hampshire high school student arrested after having sex with his girlfriend says he never knew he was breaking the law. “I didn’t know there was a certain age you had to be to have sex,” said 18-year-old Damon Hadley of Henniker. “I thought if I told the truth, it’d all just go ...

By Ryan O’connor Those formulating the rules must have had Nick Miles in mind when they put pen to paper. At the annual Salem Invitational boys gymnastics tournament, which took place Saturday, Jan. 26, those competing in the all-around are not eligible to place in individual events. “It’s to give everyone a ...

By Darrell Halen Freshman Chris DiPersio likes going to Salem High School, where is he actively involved in the band program. And he wants to stay there, even though his town will be opening a brand-new high school next year. DiPersio was one of several students and parents who weighed in at a Windham School Board meeting on whether ...

By Darrell Halen Some big ticket items are on the Pelham School District ballot this year, and voters will get a chance to weigh in on them, and other warrant articles, at the district’s deliberative session. Voters will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 6, starting at 7 p.m., at Pelham Elementary School. Three of the most expensive warrant ...

By Darrell Halen This year’s Windham School District warrant includes several articles to provide money to Windham High School, which will open in 2009. Those articles, and others, will be the subject of discussion and debate when voters attend the school district’s Friday, Feb. 8, deliberative session. The session starts ...

By Darrell Halen  A $53.5 million operating budget, money to plan for a high school renovation and a new contract with teachers and other professionals are among the Salem School District warrant articles voters will see this year. The district’s deliberative session will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Salem High ...

By Ryan O’connor MERRIMACK – Traveling without their highly touted freshmen, who were competing at their own event in Concord, Salem invaded the Merrimack Hall of Fame Tournament and finished fourth among 16 squads. Despite bringing just eight grapplers to the event on Saturday, Jan. 17, the Blue Devils often looked dominant ...

By Darrell Halen  Selectmen have withdrawn a $1 million warrant article to build a second road to Windham High School after a similar article was submitted for the school district’s March ballot. A move may be made to modify the wording of state Rep. Charlie McMahon’s $1.25 million warrant article at the school ...