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Thousands flocked to downtown Nashua on Saturday night to join in the Winter Stroll. The event featured an expanded entertainment program and multiple new attractions. The city officially opened the recently rebuilt riverfront Parc de Notre Renaissance with a ribbon-cutting followed by the tree lighting by Santa Claus.
“It’s a team effort, a community effort, and we have wonderful support from our community volunteers. The Common Man has donated the meal for the third year in a row, and we have many elected officials working the serving line,” Henry Och, President and CEO of Harbor Care
“Today, after 10 years of continuous work, we are ready to right the wrongs committed on the property decades ago and begin to write a new chapter. We would not be here today to kick off this important ecological effort and redevelopment without the cooperation of so many people, agencies, and their committed staff to provide a healthy and economically viable alternative to an empty out site that has plagued the neighborhood and city for decades. And really, that’s what this groundbreaking is about,” said Plante.
“This event is an experiment, not entirely, but a little bit. Our idea, when we started talking about this at United Way, was that we have a very robust business community in Greater Nashua. Many of our businesses are never really asked,” What do you see for needs in the community?” and are also not actually educated on what resources there are in the community. So creating that dialogue, that back-and-forth conversation, is really the goal today,” said Apfelberg.
“I’m just really excited that we get to use the park for the Winter Stroll this year. It’s really exciting to have so many people able to enjoy the park. The Great American Downtown is doing the event, and I am glad that the city gets to be part of it. We’ll have bands performing all evening here. I’m just excited to be able to host such a beloved event within the community,” said Hannum.
Allysa O’Mara, Executive Director of GAD, was delighted by the level of participation for this inaugural unwrapping of downtown, saying, “I loved that we had people coming and going, and the crowd getting bigger and people joining us as we were walking. It was really fun to see the kids enjoy it, and that’s really what it was for. It was just meant to be a little special thing, and we had 15 businesses participate this year; everyone went all out.”
“Stay faithful. Stay faithful, New Hampshire, we have come this far by that kind of faith, the kind of faith that never gives up, the kind of faith that says no matter what the obstacle, no matter what the challenge, the truth is that American history is a perpetual testimony to the achievement of impossible things against impossible odds.”
The Senator described the shutdown, saying, “It was a fight about healthcare. It’s not over, so we are going to continue to work to extend those premium tax credits to make healthcare affordable for people. And I really wanted to talk to all of you about what you’re seeing, about obviously one of the real issues with health insurance here and everywhere is coverage for substance misuse.
The march began at precisely 11:11 am as an acknowledgement of the holiday origins as Armistice Day, which commemorates the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. The holiday became known as Veterans Day and is now a national holiday to honor all veterans.
“This expansion will change how the Humane Society of Greater Nashua does business. It will provide an expanded veterinary space, allowing us to offer even more affordable services. It will also provide a more expansive behavioral training facility. We’ll have the opportunity to host larger community events, meetings, and educational programs. The new, spacious kennels and segmented HVAC systems will reduce the spread of disease among our shelter population. And we’ll also be getting much-needed parking spaces.”