Amherst, NH

LEOMINSTER — Firefighters were called to battle a brush fire that was reported along Route 2 late Thursday afternoon. Leominster Deputy Fire Chief Scott Cordio said no one was injured during the blaze that burned up a strip of land about a mile long. The cause of the fire...

LEOMINSTER, Mass. — Firefighters were battling a brush fire along the side of Route 2 in the Leominster area ahead of the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. Video shot from a vehicle dash camera showed smoke and flames burning the grassy shoulder area of the westbound side of the highway.

Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — State police in Clearfield County have released more information about Wednesday's fatal crash on Interstate 80 westbound in Union Township. Troopers say 59-year-old Amy Freeman, of Salem, NH, was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a tractor-trailer that had collided with another tractor-trailer that had become disabled.

LEOMINSTER — Crews saved a handful of houses that were threatened by a brush fire Thursday afternoon that charred around 2 acres along a 1-mile stretch of Route 2, according to authorities. Firefighters from Leominster, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Shirley and Ayer responded to the brush fire, which was first reported...

Beyond the headlines, the men and women of the Manchester Police Department respond to requests from local residents around the clock, with incidents the public may often find valuable or interesting going unnoticed. In an attempt to help shed a light on those incidents and spur a greater discussion on...

Ice cream is a tasty treat, especially during the summer, so we wanted to know where to find the best ice cream in New Hampshire. Viewers say the friendly staff at Sundae Drive serve up tasty ice cream. 4. Lago's Ice Cream in Rye. Many viewers say they love the...

MANCHESTER, NH - Fire Captain Steve DesRuisseaux nearly lost his life last November when he was one of the first to run into a burning six unit building in Manchester, New Hampshire to rescue several fire victims on the second floor. After seven months of recovery, he returned to the job he calls his second family this week. "It's been a humbling experience and I'm anxious to get back," he tells WBZ-TV.  Conditions quickly changed inside as he became engulfed in fire from the first floor coming up and the second floor coming out.  It forced him to do a...

NASHUA, NH — A partnership between the Rotary Club of Nashua West and Nashua-based Positive Street Art in collaboration with Southern New Hampshire Health has come to fruition in the form of a colorful, eye-catching mural that fills the south wall of a SNHH building at 268 Main St.

Congratulations to two faculty members in NEC’s MFA in Creative Writing program for their recent literary prizes. Anais has received a 2022 Whiting Foundation Award in Nonfiction for his essay collection BLACKSPACE: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture. Learn more about BLACKSPACE. Learn about the Whiting Awards. Anaïs is...

At its special meeting today, the Tewksbury School Committee announced that Lori McDermott will join the district as assistant superintendent. McDermott will leave her current job as principal of Westford’s Abbot Elementary School, a position she’s held since 2018. Abbot Elementary is for grades 3-5 and serves approximately...

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown,and husband of NH First Congressional District candidate Gail Huff Brown helped a man get out of his car after it flipped over on Route 495 Wednesday morning. The Republican and Ambassador to New Zealand under President Donald Trump was driving in Westford when the car...

There's a place in Nashua, New Hampshire, you might not know about, but it's one of the most exhilarating places you will ever go. Imagine an adventure center so big that it houses an indoor skydiving center, indoor surfing facility, a 24-foot rock climbing wall, a fish pipe (tell you more in a sec), and a café.

MANCHESTER, NH – A new learning pod model is coming to New Hampshire next school year. KaiPod Learning, a startup that launched last year in Newton, Mass., is opening learning centers in Manchester and Dover in August. “Kaipod operates as a supplement for families who are in online schools,...

ALLENSTOWN, N.H. — If you're planning a family getaway or staying home for a barbecue this Fourth of July, you can expect to pay more than you did last year. Gas prices have risen this year, but that's not the only thing that's gotten more expensive. If you're planning a trip to the grocery store this weekend for essential barbecue items, expect to dish out more at the cash register.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester fire captain who was severely burned during a rescue in November has returned to work. Capt. Steve Desruisseaux returned to the Manchester Fire Department on Monday after more than seven months of intensive recovery. He's mainly handling administrative duties for now, but he's hoping to get back on the truck by the end of July.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Days before the United States celebrates its birthday, Manchester residents with ties to another national celebrating its birthday gathered continue what is becoming an annual tradition. Organized by Victory Women of Vision Founder Mary Georges, several members of Manchester’s Congolese community were on hand in front...

LITTLETON — Just over a year after breaking ground, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan joined members of the Littleton Select Board and Electric, Light and Water Department at the construction site of the town’s new PFAS water treatment facility on Whitcomb Avenue. On Thursday, Trahan joined Select Board Chair...

Salem, NH New Tuscan Village tenants include New Hampshire’s first The Container Store slated for this holiday season, Nike, Chick-Fil-A, T-Mobile and Xfinity, Crumbl Cookies, and Bennett’s Sandwich Shop. “At Tuscan Village our guest experience is our number one priority, we want to provide our community the best...