From Jimmy Carter to Israel’s battles in the Middle East: Talking past and present with Senator  Michael Bennet

read more…: From Jimmy Carter to Israel’s battles in the Middle East: Talking past and present with Senator  Michael Bennet

“My Dad’s sense of him was that he was a staggeringly honest person for politics.  My Father committed his life to public service and so he was happy to work for an elected official who was as honest as he believed Jimmy Carter to be.”

“I would say that Jimmy Carter demonstrated both when he was President and particularly the years after he was President what it means to be a committed citizen of this country, to this democracy.

Fighting the housing shortage one project at a time: Nashua celebrates Monahan Manor Apartments with ribbon-cutting ceremony

read more…: Fighting the housing shortage one project at a time: Nashua celebrates Monahan Manor Apartments with ribbon-cutting ceremony

“The need in this community, as in the country is tremendous. The Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s waiting list for public housing stands at about 3,800 families. Our Section Eight Choice Voucher waiting list stands at over 4,000  families. Our waiting list for this development right here which contains 216 units stands at over 1,900  in less than a year. There is a lot more work to be done.” said Lombardi.

Putting the ‘work’ in ‘Public Works’: DPW Director Lisa Fauteux with updates on what’s ‘in the works’

read more…: Putting the ‘work’ in ‘Public Works’: DPW Director Lisa Fauteux with updates on what’s ‘in the works’

Summer is the time for beaches, vacations, and fun in the sun.  It is also time for excavators, paving crews, and traffic detours around the construction  With all the activity on and under the streets of Nashua we decided to check in with the DPW Director Lisa Fateux for a status update for all the “work” that is in the works.

Nashua’s Bicentennial and Renaissance Parks and Riverfront development projects making progress

read more…: Nashua’s Bicentennial and Renaissance Parks and Riverfront development projects making progress

Driving across the main street bridge and looking upstream it’s hard not to notice the cluster of heavy construction equipment scattered on the bank of the river. The construction activity is part of the city’s Downtown Riverfront Development project, a major initiative of the Imagine Nashua Master Plan.