Demo Started
The long-awaited start of the Exit 4A Project began late last week with the demolishing of a number of homes along Folsom Road in Derry. The project will connect Derry to I-93 with an eastbound exit off the major New…
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Hot Muster
Members of the Chester Fire Department competed in the Wet Hose Lay during an Old Fashioned Muster that took place at Wason Pond in Chester on Saturday. The water was not much of a relief in the 90-plus temperatures on…
Sea Creatures
Evelyn Rizzo is a bit nervous as she sees a live lobster for the first time at the Chester Public Library’s “Under the Sea” event last week. Katie Brodeur, a Naturalist from the Seacoast Science Center was allowing residents to…
Derry Police Station’s New Name Revealed
By Chris Paul Officials of the Town of Derry officially named its Police Department facility the Edward B. Garone Building in a ceremony held on June 29. The plan for the new name was first revealed at a ceremony marking…
Pre-Fourth Fun
William Groombridge and Sonia LeBlanc head for the finish line during the Sack Race at the Hampstead Civic Club Sponsored Fourth of July Celebration. The annual event was held on the Town Green on Saturday, June 25. See more page…
Relay Rally
The American Cancer Society held its annual Relay for Life on Saturday afternoon at the Pinkerton Academy Track to help raise money for cancer research. The event begins each year with local cancer survivors making the first lap around the…
Pinkerton Academy Bids Farewell to Class of 2022
By Chris Paul Nearly 700 members of the Pinkerton Academy Class of 2022 marched onto the school’s football field to celebrate the class’s graduation on Friday night, June 10. This is the second year in a row that Pinkerton has…
Edward Garone Honored for 50-Years as Derry Police Chief
By Chris Paul It wasn’t hard for folks at the Golden Anniversary celebration for Ed Garone’s 50-years of service as the Derry Police Chief to figure out why such a large venue needed to be used. Garone has made a…
Memorial Service
The Chester Lions Club organized a Memorial Day Service on Monday morning, May 30, where residents gathered to celebrate those who have served the nation in the military. Members of Scout Troop 163 Honor Guard are pictured. See more on…
Final Words
Wason Pond Pounder organizer David Veale gets ready to start the first wave of his final race event on Saturday morning. There were about 900 participants in the tenth race around Wason Pond in Chester. See more on page 8.…