Dean Shalhoup

It won't be long before uniformed police officers and members of the Nashua Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team show up at the homes of about 20 Nashua families, led not by armed law enforcement personnel but by a chubby, bearded character dressed in red.

Christina Madden, the location coordinator for Hudson’s observance of Saturday’s national Wreaths Across America program, began her remarks by reminding participants and visitors of the true purpose of the annual

A letter that police received late last week from the state Division for Children, Youth and Families accusing Nashua resident Devonta Soto of pointing a gun at a child has led to Soto's arrest on a felony criminal-threatening charge.

A federal education program designed to ensure that children living in economically disadvantaged conditions nevertheless have the opportunity to receive a high-quality education has named Nashua's Sunset Heights Elementary School one of two New Hampshire schools to achieve "distinguished sc…

Lucille Jordan, a career educator and leader who is credited with transforming a handful of small New Hampshire vocational/technical colleges into today's modern, multi-faceted community college system, died Tuesday evening, according to a statement a system spokeswoman issued Wednesday afternoon.

For the 11th straight year, deliveries of gifts, toys and meals to selected Nashua families as part of "A Tactical Christmas," a collaboration of Nashua police, its affiliate PAL and

Dean Shalhoup/Union Leader Correspondent Alexandria Teixeira with her daughter, Alyvia, at the surprise party marking the 10th anniversary of the crash that left her paralyzed and began her long road

There are plenty of milestones along the sometimes smooth, sometimes curvy, occasionally rocky road of life that are worthy of some kind of celebration. A birth, a first birthday, birthdays

THERE ARE PLENTY of milestones along the sometimes smooth, sometimes curvy, occasionally rocky road of life that are worthy of some kind of celebration. A birth, a first birthday, birthdays that end in a zero come to mind.

During her decades-long career in education, Nashua Community College President Lucille Jordan, who died last Tuesday, amassed an impressive biography rife with accomplishments, achievements, awards and honorary degrees.