Derry News

Paul DeMeo's parents remember their son as a driven, yet humble young man who looked out for all of those around him.

After more than two hours of questions and debate last week, the Planning Board decided to table the public hearing on the project until its next meeting on Wednesday, June 5. Dumpster Depot owner David Paul is looking to move the main headquarters of his business from Manchester to Derry.

Earlier this week, the Planning Board gave the OK for the new Granite State Credit Union branch, which includes expanding its parking lot to a neighboring property on Birch Street.

In an attempt to cut $13,000 in town spending, the Windham Board of Selectmen voted last January to withdraw from the Derry-based agency that once filled that need.

Demeo was a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

The daughter of the Salem man who lost nearly all of his belongings when his house caught fire Tuesday afternoon is reaching out to the online community for assistance.

Earlier this week, the Planning Board gave the OK for the new Granite State Credit Union branch, which includes expanding its parking lot to a neighboring property on Birch Street.

A Derry teen who is fighting cancer is also fighting to fulfill the wishes of other patients at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.

State Rep. Frank Sapareto said he fell asleep early Saturday after allowing his son to host a small after-prom party and woke up to discover police at his home busting up an underage drinking party.

The Reel Life is always looking for a bargain, so outdoor store displays are always a big attraction.

The weather in the Granite State is finally starting to get warm. It's a great time to get out of the house and check out the literary events around New Hampshire this week, May 16-22, 2013.

The restaurant, open since December at 9 High St., offers locals a dining experience that isn't stuffy, but offers high-quality meals at reasonable prices, said Guy Streitburger, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Jen Lutzen.

Ruben Pabon of 17 Birch St., No. 2, in Derry was arrested on a warrant on Wednesday afternoon on charges of theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to police captain Vernon Thomas.

Little is an Alabama native who pastored at two churches in his home state before heading north 10 months ago for the position in Londonderry.

After nearly a month of hearings, testimony and discussions, the Joint House Finance and Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday by the slimmest of margins to kill casino gambling.

Joseph Greenquist, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, criminal threatening and being a felon in possession of a weapon as part of a negotiated plea deal with county prosecutors.

Last year, the Planning Board held several workshop meetings on a proposed change to an office/medical/business zone for the current general commercial zone in the Webster's Corner section of town along Rockingham Road in anticipation of public water and sewer coming to the area.

The Salem Fire Department received a call from a neighbor at 2:38 on Tuesday, reporting heavy smoke coming from a one-story home at 20 Atkinson Road, assistant fire chief Paul Parisi said.

Gov. Maggie Hassan is nominating Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny to a new term and acting Information Technology Commissioner Peter Hastings to head the agency.

The annual Derry Garden Club's perennial plant sale will be held Saturday at the Masonic Temple in Derry, but there is one member's donation that will not be for sale.