With the Beeman Trophy up for grabs again this spring, the Pinkerton Academy and Londonderry High boys’ and girls’ track and field squads faced off at LHS on Tuesday, May 6, with potential bragging rights at stake. And when the…
The Derry Police Department has been involved in trying to prevent 16 drug overdoses since January, with 12 from heroin and the other four from other opiates. Five deaths resulted, four from heroin and one still under investigation. “These are…
With a sense of deja vu for those watching, the Taylor Library survived another challenge to its existence at the April 17 Town Council budget meeting. While the library was fully funded in Acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau’s working budget,…
April 22 is Earth Day, the annual event when we’re reminded to think about where we live. Not our town or even our country, but Planet Earth. Outdoor celebrations and political speeches all have their place, but the message we…
Carl Anthony Accardo, 85, of Winchester, Mass., died of natural causes March 22, 2014 at his home. He was born April 20, 1928, in Torrington, Conn., the first son of Gaetano and Maria Accardo. After graduating from Torrington High School…
A huge crowd of some 459 young wrestlers from all six New England states converged on Pinkerton Academy’s Hackler Gymnasium on Sunday, March 23, to compete in the Greater Derry Boys’ and Girls’ Club Wrestling Rebels’ 17th annual Rebel Classic.…
Second graders Tayla Williams and Lillian Foti had a blast at the annual South Range Elementary School’s Sock Hop on Wednesday, March 18. All grades were well represented at the dance, which gave students a chance to cut loose. Photo…
One of the newer additions to the storied athletic rivalry between the student/athletes from Pinkerton Academy and Londonderry High School is the annual “Dodgeball Mack Plaque-Style” event that generates lots of excitement within the communities at the two local schools.…
The Derry Town Council will take a second look at its vote to approve the Professional, Administrative and Technical Employees’ (PATE) collective bargaining agreement. At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Council voted 3-2 to approve the contract, with Councilor Phyllis…
Londonderry Supervisor of the Checklist Geraldine “Gerry” Van Grevenhof wants people to come out and vote March 11. “The elections affect everybody within the town,” Van Grevenhof said. “The money that’s being spent is their tax money and they should…
