Londonderry News

Terry Leatherman, the current assistant principal at the Nottingham School, was chosen as the new principal for the Barrington Middle School, effective July 1. The School Board voted Tuesday to accept Leatherman's nomination for the position.

The Senate Thursday refused to act on a bill to repeal the state's new stand-your-ground bill, effectively killing the effort.

A tractor-trailer truck carrying more than 50 tons of asphalt turned over on Prescott Road on Tuesday afternoon, after police say the driver drove too fast around a sharp corner.

At Tuesday night's council meeting, Burtis and several councilors got into a heated debate over those earlier remarks.

The Homestead concept was created in 1978 by William and Carolyn McDonough when they transformed a 1788 farm house in Bristol, New Hampshire into the Homestead Restaurant and Lounge.

On April 27, the N.H. Pyrotechnics Association sponsored a three-hour event that town officials said prompted nearly 200 complaint calls from neighbors in Londonderry as well as Litchfield and Derry.

Buried in a plot in the southeast section of the Valley Cemetery is Eliza Eaton, one of Manchester's early mill girls.

One person is hospitalized and five others slightly injured after a boat struck Chip Island about 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Wendy Hastings, currently the assistant principal at Londonderry Middle School, was the top finalist out of six interviewed and 18 total applicants, according to a release issued by the school district.

"It all begins with 'Why not?' and that's the opportunity right before you, right here," Gary Hirshberg, the co-founder and chairman of Stonyfield Farm, told Franklin Pierce University graduates at Saturday's commencement.

As the Dover School Board considers the possibility of suing the state for inadequately funding education, we would hope Attorney Andru Volinsky is impressing upon board members the uphill climb which lies ahead.

The staff at A Family Promise, a charity tackling childhood homelessness in the region, is seeking a few talented men and women to assist with its fall fundraising event.

Be There : A bipartisan group led by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner will gather Tuesday morning to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the state's presidential primary legislation becoming law.

The proposed townhouse community, which would be entirely rental units, still has a ways to go before final approval.

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.

Manchester Water Works will need to borrow about $10 million for the project, raising the bill for the average customer by about $16.50 a year, according to Water Works Director David Paris.

MANCHESTER – The good news is that America's high school graduation rate has hit an all time high, according to findings of the U.S. Department of Education.

An online Mother's Day "card" to U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte featuring the images of the shooting victims from Newtown, Conn., has upset many after being posted on the Londonderry Democratic Committee's Facebook page last week.

Londonderry High School junior Samuel Breslow is one of 155 American students to earn an English Achievement Award in Writing as part of an annual competition.

A new outdoor deck at The Coach Stop Restaurant is open year-round, thanks to removable panels and a heating system.