Call it a preemptive strike. Though Acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau has included its funding in his proposed 2015 budget, advocates of the Taylor Library in East Derry still attended the April 15 Town Council meeting to voice their support…
Less than a week after being honored by family, friends, and a slew of his former players at a special event at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, former longtime Pinkerton Academy boys’ basketball coach and teacher Tony Carnovale’s brief battle…
Derry Town Moderator Margaret Ives couldn’t help being facetious as she reviewed the voter turnout Tuesday, March 11, at Calvary Bible Church, the District 2 polling place. “Did you have trouble finding a place to park?” she asked. “Did you…
In an unusual public-private partnership, the Derry Heritage Commission and the First Parish Church will work together to continue to preserve the church, an historic treasure important not only to Derry but to Derry and Londonderry’s parent community in Northern…
A longtime Derry resident was asked to fine-tune his plans for a Unitarian-Universalist retreat center on his property before the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) endorses them. Paul Doolittle of 33 Old Chester Road appeared before the Zoning Board of…
When Corinne Dodge decided to do a visual arts interpretation of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” she had a specific spot in mind: a place on the Derry Rail Trail where the path splits, made glorious by fall’s yellow…
Katherine Kersten of Derry checks out a handmade wooden toy at the Sugar Plum Fair at First Parish Church on Saturday. There were countless items to choose from at the annual event, where residents start their shopping and prepare for…
The Derry food pantries are seeing increased need for food and their supplies are lower than usual, making it difficult to meet the demand. And to make things worse, the school food drives that play such an important role in…
Where have all the farms gone? That was the question posed, and answered, by Derry Town Historian Rick Holmes and Windham historian Peter Griffin at a Breakfast Forum sponsored by the Greater Derry/Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. Chamber members and visitors…
Members of a group restoring East Derry’s Upper Village Hall say they are on track with their restoration efforts, despite concerns expressed by a resident at the Aug. 6 Town Council meeting. Paul Dionne, chairman of the East Derry Village…
