Telegraph (Nashua, NH) articles from December 2002

Telegraph (Nashua, NH) archives from December 2002

Workers at Manchester, N.H., ABC Affiliate to Join Newton, Mass.-Based Union.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 31--MANCHESTER, N.H.--A Newton, Mass.-based union plans to represent WMUR-TV Channel 9's videographers and editors. In a letter dated two days before Christmas, the International Brotherhood of Electrical...

Insolvent Nashua, N.H., Firm Reaches Agreement with Largest Creditor.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 31--MANCHESTER, N.H.--GE Capital Corp. has agreed to settle with International Paper Box Machine Co. for $2.5 million, some $1.6 million less than it is owed. The deal between IPBM and its second largest...

Potential Buyer Isn't so Different from Nashua, N.H., Utility.
December 29, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 29--Chances are that few Greater Nashua residents had heard of Philadelphia Suburban Corp. before last spring. That all changed on a Monday morning in late April when people learned about the Pennsylvania...

Nashua, N.H., Geneva, Ohio, Aim to Buy Water Firms for Different Reasons.
December 29, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 29--In Nashua, citing concerns over land development and the loss of local control over its water, city officials hope to purchase the assets of Pennichuck Corp. before the company is sold to Philadelphia...

New Hampshire Defense Contractor Says Former Worker Charged Expenses to Firm.
December 27, 2002... Byline: Andrew Wolfe Dec. 27--NASHUA, N.H.--A Merrimack defense contractor claims the former employee accusing the firm of national security breaches charged personal expenses to the company. Codem Systems also claims that an...

N.H. Casino Head Aids Fight against Problem Gambling.
December 26, 2002... Byline: Karen Florin Dec. 26--It sounds contradictory: The president of one of the world's most successful casinos is an officer of the National Council on Problem Gambling. William J. Velardo, president, CEO and general manager of...

Amherst, N.H., Model-Train Store Plans to Expand.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Albert McKeon Dec. 24--Ray Dellovo doesn't need to reminisce. He not only still plays with model trains, he sells them. Owner of Trains on Tracks, Dellovo delivers Christmas joy with a wide assortment of locomotives in his...

Derry, N.H., TV Station, Union Reach Contract Agreement.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 24--DERRY, N.H.--After more than a year of negotiations, WNDS-TV, Channel 50, and the union representing the station's technical workers reached a labor agreement. The union ratified the agreement...

Hudson, N.H., Framers Start Own Business.
December 21, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 21--HUDSON, N.H.--Eight years ago Brad and Melissa Cormier started framing Brad's artwork, then moved on to framing art, photos and keepsakes for friends and family. Eventually they filled a room in their...

Six Class-Action Suits Target Nashua, N.H.-Based Business-Course Provider.
December 20, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 20--NASHUA, N.H.-Over the past few weeks, six class-action lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court in Concord against SkillSoft Corp., provider of Web-based business courses, alleging that the company...

New Hampshire Home Prices Rise despite Lagging Economy.
December 19, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 19--Existing home prices continually rose during the first three quarters of this year, despite a slow economy, according to statistics provided by the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. And although...

Nashua, N.H.-Based SkillSoft May Lose Nasdaq Listing.
December 19, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 19--NASHUA, N.H.--SkillSoft announced Wednesday that Nasdaq officials have notified it on Tuesday that its stock may be delisted, or removed from trading, because it didn't file its third quarter financial...

Class Action Lawsuits Stack Up against Nashua, N.H.-Based SkillSoft.
December 19, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 19--NASHUA, N.H.--Over the last few weeks, six class action lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court against SkillSoft, provider of Web-based business courses, alleging that the company misrepresented...

Regulators Launch Probe into Nashua, N.H.-Based Water Company.
December 17, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 17--NASHUA, N.H.--The Secretary of State's Bureau of Securities Regulations has launched an investigation into Pennichuck Corp. State Director of Securities Regulations Mark Connolly would not reveal the...

Former Restaurant Worker Enjoys Owning His Own Nashua, N.H., Deli.
December 13, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 13--NASHUA, N.H.--After almost 25 years of working in other people's restaurants, Frank Guarino decided it was time to strike out on his own. About 18 months ago, an existing business, TJ's Deli and...

401(k) Money May Be Given to Former International Paper Box Machine Workers.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 12--MANCHESTER, N.H.--Former International Paper Box Machine employees could receive their missing 401(k) retirement money before the end of the year. The company reached a proposed settlement with the...

Nashua, N.H., Market Specializes in Russian, Polish, Lithuanian Food, Goods.
December 7, 2002... Byline: Dean Shalhoup Dec. 7--If you've scoured the Nashua area for watrobianka and have come up empty, or been frustrated at the lack of castella manouri in your grocer's cooler, or just can't seem to put your hands on Bossner Premium...

British Clothing Maker Barbour Opens Factory Outlet in Milford, N.H.
December 6, 2002... Byline: David Brooks Dec. 6--MILFORD, N.H.--In an era where retailers deliberately look like warehouses and factory outlets sell items made specifically for their shelves, the idea of a company having a no-frill operation at its...

Dealership Opens New Audi, Porsche Showrooms Open in Nashua, N.H.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 5--NASHUA, N.H.--Its a toss up as to which is better looking -- the new Audi and Porsche dealership buildings or the cars being sold from those showrooms. The connected dealership buildings, which look as...

Hollis, N.H., Software Startup Launches Product with Help from Tech Incubator.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 5--HOLLIS, N.H.--Mindreef, a startup company that makes debugging software, found a garden that helped it grow, and recently sprouted its first product. The company, made up almost solely of former NuMega...

Nashua, N.H., Travel Agents Say Cruises Still Popular despite Bug.
December 4, 2002... Byline: David Brooks Dec. 4--The much-publicized outbreaks of virus-related illness on cruise ships in the Caribbean doesn't seem to have put a damper on the local wish to vacation in warmer climes, say local travel agents. "When I...

Nashua Corp. Makes Deal with IBM.
December 4, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 4--NASHUA, N.H.--Nashua Corp. signed a licensing agreement with IBM to produce and market specialty paper for the computer giant's retail register machines. The agreement was reached Monday after about six...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Internet Training Firm Wins Contract with Air Force Agency.
December 3, 2002... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Dec. 3--NASHUA, N.H.--SkillSoft, a provider of e-learning business and technical courses, said Monday that it has inked a four-year deal to provide technology courses to the Air Force Communications Agency. The...

Judge Denies International Paper Box Machine's Building Sale Request.
December 3, 2002... Byline: Brad Leighton Dec. 3--MANCHESTER, N.H.--U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge J. Michael Deasy denied two motions Monday, either of which would have allowed International Paper Box Machine Co.'s buildings to be foreclosed upon and sold at...