The Pinkerton Academy winter sports teams gave their school’s community plenty about which to cheer and celebrate during the recently-completed 2014-15 season. And the Derry academy’s winter sports night on Monday, March 16 was quite a spirited event. PA winter teams…
Susan Brown came to the Derry Public Library and never left. Brown, Head of Adult Services at the library, was recently named the 2014 recipient of the New Hampshire Library Association’s Ann Geisel Award of Merit. She’s a fixture at…
The Taylor Library in East Derry will be more comfortable for both winter and summer users after a bid is awarded and work begins to replace its aging furnace and air conditioning. Michael Fowler, Derry Director of Public Works, said…
Machinery Technician First Class Coast Guard Reservist David Fencer, who rescued two persons from a burning car on Floyd Road in East Derry on Aug. 31, 2007, was honored for his actions in a ceremony at Coast Guard Northeast Base…
The Derry Cooperative School District has received one response to its Request for Proposals (RFP) for evaluating the district’s space needs, and will ask that responder to trim the projected cost. Superintendent Laura Nelson reported on the process at the…
More than 40 of Pinkerton Academy’s senior student/athletes were recently recognized by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) for having won that organization’s scholar/athlete awards by achieving some impressive goals. A total of 45 present Pinkerton seniors qualified to…
After Worcester, the world. Or the Worlds. The Pinkerton Academy VEX Robotics Team will be going to the VEX Robotics World Championships after coming in second in the regional tournament March 1 in Worcester, Mass. The Worlds will feature 440…
The Pinkerton Academy athletic community had plenty to celebrate when it gathered for the school’s winter sports awards night in the Hackler Gymnasium this past Monday evening, March 17. Title-winning varsity and sub-varsity teams were recognized and given the opportunity…
Stephanie Burke has a unique reason for becoming a science teacher: she didn’t originally like science. “It’s a subject I struggled with as a child,” Burke said. “I was told I would never do well in the field. So I…
While Acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau will receive his annual performance bonus, the Derry Town Council stopped short of granting him a temporary raise until a permanent Administrator is found. Budreau, also Human Resources Director for the town, stepped into…
