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Abbot, Daniel, 100Abbot-spaulding house, 100, 118Absolute Broadcasting, 103Academy of learning and

Technology (AlT), 85Actorsingers, 96, 97p, 103, 110Adaptec inc., 20, 25cAddressograph, 13Administrative code, 42Administrative services Division, 42adult education, xvi, 76, 85, 87Adult learning center, 76, 85, 87Advisory council on historic

preservation, 66African-American population, 3Aid for families with Dependent

children, 87AiDs, 129–131Aimtech co., 20Alciere, Tom, 52–53Aldermanic planning and economic

Development committee, 30, 31, 32, 34

Aldermen, Board of, 6, 42, 43, 46–47, 49–50, 78, 137Board of Education and, 49–50,

75, 79Broad Street Parkway and, 67corruption and, 46–47Pennichuck Water Works and,

51–52recall election, 49spending cap and, 44–46wetlands ordinance and, 30–31

Alec’s shoe store, 23, 27, 114Allds street, 105AlT. See Academy of learning and

TechnologyAlvirne high school, 64Alvirne hills, 64American and ethnic heritage

festival, 112–113, 113pAmerican library Association, 82American stage festival, 95, 96, 100,

103Americans with Disabilities Act, 73Amherst corp. computer, 25cAmherst street, 11, 18, 25, 65, 66p,

88Amherst street school, 76, 92, 93Amphenol co., 25cAmtrak, 70Anastos, ernie, 103

Anderson, harlan, 12Anderson, John, 55, 56Anderson, sidney, 133Andrade, carl, 42, 43, 48, 137Andrick, John, 48Angels (baseball team), 89Anheuser-Busch co., 13, 63annual reports, 48, 75, 118anonymous tip line, 134Arcaro, Jerome s., 29–31, 34, 45Arel, Joyce l., 46, 82, 137Arel, maurice, 54–55, 137

Administrative Code, 42, 42pBlizzard of ’78 and, 127election of, 41parks and, 93property taxes and, 43

Arlington street methodist church, 106, 108

Arlington street school, 76, 76pArmenian orthodox church, 106Army corps of engineers, Us, 63–64art, xvi, 95, 95pArt month, 95Art walks, 95–96Arthur, rose, 87Arts and humanities coalition, 95Arts and science center, 96asbestos, 35, 38Asian population, 1, 5–6, 7, 9, 105assessments, 44Atherton park, 93audit, 45, 46Avery, philip s., 91

Bach’s lunches, 100BAe systems, 20–21, 26, 117, 122Baker, howard, 55, 56Baldizar, Barbara, 60Baldwin, Josephus, 114Baldwin street Bridge, 67–68ballot referendum, 45–46Ban the Bridge committee, 66–67,

67p, 69banking crisis, 11, 17–18bankruptcies, 17Barber, louis, 118Barbershop harmony society, 98Baretto, Timothy, 81Barnes & noble bookstore, 24, 100,

110baseball, 89–91, 93, 111, 118basketball, 91, 111, 118

Basketball fridays, 111Bass, charlie, 125Bastille Day, 109Batdorf, frank, 99pBatesville casket co., 25cBay ridge Drive, 129Belanger, roger, 26Bellavance Beverage, 25Belon, Jill, 99pBenet, peter, Jr., 126Bennett, mark, 31Bennett street, 37Benson, eleanor, 46, 48, 67, 67pBergeron, paul, 9, 41, 46, 54, 87Bergeron’s store, 24Berlin wall, 15Berube, paul, 7, 86, 106Best place to live in America (Money

magazine), xiii–xv, 2, 3, 90, 132, 133, 136

Bethel christian school, 86Bishop guertin high school, 86, 92,

114, 122, 123Blessed John XXiii parish, 106Blizzard of ’78, 126–127block parties, 109Blue ribbon Achievement Award, 76Board of education

Aldermen and, 49–50, 75, 79block scheduling and, 80–81censorship and, 81Earl controversy, 83–85See also education; schools

Boesch, David, 30Boire field, 88Bolton, Kathy, 80, 134Bolton, steven A., 47, 49, 137Bonenfant, helen, 7bookmobile, 101Bouthilette, norm, 115–116Bowers pond, 35Boys and girls club, 115–116, 118Bradlees store, 27Breen, Jon, 55, 56Bridge street, 61Bridges organization, 6, 133Brindley, michael, 83Brinton Drive, 128Broad street, 13, 27, 37, 65, 79, 107Broad street parkway, xvi, 37, 65–69,

66p, 67p, 136Broad street school, 122, 127brownfields, 36, 37–38, 67

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Brustlin, vanasse hangen, 69Buckley, michael, 24pBuddhist monks, 6Bud’s variety store, 44Bunker, Jan, 22, 22pBurelle, Albert, 81Burke street, 116bus system, 39, 73Bush, george h.w., 55–56, 99Bush, george w., 99, 124

cafarella, Doreen, 99calvary chapel, 108campanella, roy, 90canal street, 16, 127capasso, vincent, 44car components Technology, 25ccareer Day in the Arts, 95carter, Jimmy, 99carter, John, 100carvalho, Joe, 16catholic education, 85–86celebrate nashua festival, 112pcensorship, 81–82center for economic Development,

19–20central fire station, 100challenger (space shuttle), 121–122,

122pchan, wicky, 9chandler, mabel, 101–102chandler memorial library, 101–102chandler street, 106charpentier, luc, 24chester realty Trust, 37chinese immigrants, 6chisholm, Deb, 36christie, lisa, 17church of the Annuciation, 108church of the good shepherd, 133churches

Catholic, 105–106, 105p, 106p, 107

evangelical, 106–107, 107pimmigrants and, 7Lutheran, 107pentecostal, 107synagogues and, 107See also names of particular

churchescircumferential highway, xvi, 61–65,

71citizens for equal representation,

32–33citizens informational committee,

32citizens of the world, 6city Arts nashua, 95–96

city clerk, 6city council, 46city government, 41–50

Administrative Code, 42aldermen, 42, 43, 46–47, 49–50audit, 45, 46corruption in, 46–47mayors, 41–43, 42p, 43p, 46–49,

47p, 48p, 49p, 50, 50pPennichuck Water Works and,

50–52property taxes, 43–46spending cap, 44–46, 48

city hall, 9, 67, 92, 117peace vigils, 125presidential primaries and, 54

city manager, 46city of nashua walk for relief, 126city Transit Department, 39civic organizations, 115–117clean water Act, 64, 65clearway high school, 85clement, craig, 124clemson, michael, 84click2learn, 20clinton, Bill, 47clough, rosemary, 100clubs, 115–117coca-cola co., 12code of conduct, 49–50cody, James, 31–32colbert, ed, 67pcoletta, suzanne, 81colleges, 87–88columbine high school (colorado),

78–79community college, 88community Development Division,

30, 38, 42community services Division, 42commuter rail, xvi, 69–72, 136commuters, 9comolli, Arthur, 41, 54compaq computer co., 22computer industry, 12–13, 15, 16–17,

19–20, 20p, 26. See also high-tech companies

computerware co., 20concord street, 62, 114, 117conley, Donald, 134conneighton, cliff, 20pconservation commission, 30, 33constitution plaza and garden, 117continental can co., 13conversation of the mayors, 114conway ice Arena, 91cookson, mark, 84corbin, patrick, 80

corning inc., 25costello, elvis, 97, 98pcote, David e., 81court street, 96, 100, 101court street Theater, 96crain, linda, 23cram, ralph Adams, 102crane, philip, 56crime, xv, 133–134crisp elementary school, 6, 76, 76p,

123crombie, george, 68crowley school, 76crown hill, 9cultural festivals, 4cUseeme, 25ccuyler, milt, 90

Dairy Queen, 65Dalianis, linda, 48dance programs, 6, 95, 99Daniel webster college, 88Daniel webster highway, 9, 24, 55,

110commuter rail and, 70retail business on, 11, 14

Data Kinesis co., 20Davidson, Donald c., 41, 50, 137

Best Place to Live in America award, xiv, xivp

Broad Street Parkway and, 67Ethnic Awareness Committee, 6millennium celebration and, 114recall election, 47–49, 48psnow emergency and, 128

Davis, clarke, 101Davis, marianne h., 56DAWN (literary journal), 87A Day without immigrants rally, 8Deane, David w., 93Deane skate park, 93Dec. See Digital equipment

corporationDedman, Bill, 83defense industry, 12, 13, 15, 20–21,

24, 26Dell inc., 26Delle, suzanne, 96Delvaudo’s restaurant, 97Democrat party, 41, 55demographics

immigrant population, 3–7income levels, 2political parties and, 41population, 1–6, 2g, 8–9school populations, 3

Department of environmental services, nh, 36–38

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Deschenes, Amedee, 117Deschenes oval, 117–118, 117p, 119Desmarais, gregg, 18Desmarais Jewelers, 18Destination Downtown, 23Destination imagination competition,

130Devillars, John, 64–65, 64pDevine, shane, 82Digital Alumni Association, 22Digital equipment corporation, 11,

12, 15, 16–17, 21–22, 22pDileo, george, 44Diocese of manchester, 85, 105–106Dionne, Joseph, 81disaster preparedness, 123District court, U.s., 81–82Dole, Bob, 55, 56domestic violence, 133Dominican republic independence

Day, 112Domino’s pizza, 128Don newcombe way, 90Donahue, peter and gail, 33Donchess, James w., 137

Best Place to Live in America award, xiii

drug education program, 133–134

economy and, 16education and, 82election of, 43, 43pEthnic Awareness Committee, 6flood emergency and, 127–128housing and, 132parks and, 93population trends and, 2property taxes and, 43–44transportation and, 55wetlands ordinance and, 31–33,

34Donnelly, Brendan, 90Donohue, nicholas, 129Dowd, rick, 84downtown, 8, 11

Broad Street Parkway and, 65–69, 66p

changes in, 26–27development of, 110Holiday Stroll, 135presidential primaries and, 54retail businesses in, 14, 18–19,

23–24, 24p, 26–28, 26ptraffic in, 59pSee also Taste of Downtown

Downtown live, 97, 100Dr. crisp elementary school see

crisp elementary school

drug abuse, 131, 133–134Dukakis, michael, 54, 55, 127Dukakis, olympia, 96Dunetz, yvonne, 49, 76, 78Dunkin’ Donuts, 16Dunnell, pat, 48Duvarney, victor, 47Dw pizza, 128Dwyer, robin, 25Dyer, Donald, 31, 34, 43

earl, Julia, 83–85easler, mike, 90east pearl street, 114east side expressway, 61east spit Brook road, 70eckman construction, 46economy, xv, xvi

education and, 8growth and the, 11–24high-tech companies and the, 11,

24–26industry and the, 11–13, 15–17,

20–23manufacturing and the, 13–14,

15, 20–22real estate development and the,

11, 14–15, 17–18recession, xiv, xv, 2-3, 8, 15–19,

44shopping malls and, 13

educationadult, xvi, 76, 85, 87alternative, 85economy and, 8funding for, 44, 45higher education, xvi, 87–88of immigrants, 6, 7gkindergarten, 75, 78, 82public schools, 75–85, 76p, 77p,

79p, 80preligious schools, 85–87single-sex, 86See also Board of Education;

schoolseisenberg, walter, 97–98elderly citizens, 38, 87, 115elections

mayoral, 47–49primary, 53–57recall, 47–49special, 32, 33–34, 33gvoter registration, 48

ell, 6elliott, larry, 70elm street, 73elm street middle school, 46–47,

96, 107

emergency operations plan, 122eminent domain, 51, 52employment, 15english language learners, 6environmental concerns, xvi

Circumferential Highway and, 62–65

land use, 29–35, 33c, 34pnatural resources, 38–39, 39precycling, 38–39, 39ptoxic waste cleanup, 35–38, 36pwater supply, 35, 50–52, 63–65wetlands ordinance, 30–34, 33c

environmental protection Agency, U.s. (epA), 36–38Circumferential Highway and,

62–65parks and the, 93

equallogic inc., 26espn, 103ethier, Donald l., 137ethnic Awareness committee, 6ethnic diversity, 3–8ethnic festivals, 112everett Turnpike, xvi, 55, 59–63, 65,

67, 68, 122, 127commuter rail and, 70

executive council, 71

factory street, 18fagula, John, 91fairgrounds Junior high school, 76fairway street, 79fairy Tale festival, 112federal Aviation Administration

center, 122federal Bureau of investigation, 46federal emergency management

Agency, 128feltner, David, 98festival of nations, 114fidelity investments, 22, 25cfields grove park, 93figure skating, 91fimbel Door corporation, 36firefighters, 117, 126firefighters Bell memorial, 117fires, 9, 108, 115first Baptist church, 107, 107p, 108first night, 115floods, 127–128football, 90, 91, 92, 111foster, John g., 118foster square, 117, 118franklin, Bonnie, 96franklin st., 21, 86, 107franks, suzan, 47, 82fredette, David g., 137

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freeman, Joe, xiiifrench, george m., 91french, Janice, 44french hill, 133french-canadian population, 1, 7,

23, 26, 105, 106, 119fried, carla, xivfront street, 107

gangs, 133–134garbacz, gerald g., 21garces, rich “el guapo,” 90gardens, 93gas tax, 71, 72general george stark house, 119george, cindy, 114gephardt, richard, 54gero, michael, 20pgerraughty, laura, 92gillis, matthew, 47giovinazzo, Dominick, 116girls club of greater nashua, 116girls inc., 116, 117giuliano, Joseph, 83, 129gleneck, David, 67p, 69glenn, michael, 114globe plaza, 27Good Morning America (television),

xiiigoodale’s Bike shop, 18, 27, 38, 52goodhand, Amy, 8gore, Al, 54gosselin, chris, 84gottlieb, Bob, 27gowell, christopher r., 119grace fellowship church, 7, 86,

106–107, 107p, 108grace lutheran church, 107graham, Donna, 128grahe, Joe, 90grand Avenue, 116grandmaison, philip J., 30–32,

45–47, 137granite state Ballet, 99, 110, 113granite state Duck race, 116granite state warriors (football

team), 90granite statesmen, 98grant, nancy, 130gray, robert, 118greater nashua Board of realtors, 34greater nashua center for economic

Development, 43greater nashua chamber of

commerce, xiv, xv, 15–16, 19, 27, 33, 111, 131

greater nashua council on Alcoholism, 133

greater nashua human services council, 82, 131

grecian fair, 112greek foodfest, 112greek population, 1, 7greeley house, 107greeley park, 112, 112p, 114, 117,

119AIDS activism in, 131gardens, 93presidential primaries and, 54SummerFun, 95, 95p, 101troop rally at, 125

green ridge ice cream stand, 1green ridge Turkey farm, 24, 110green Team, 39greenberg, gary, 53gregg, hugh, 52, 56, 93, 114gregg, Judd, 52, 53, 64, 125gregg memorial conservation Area,

93griffin, peter, 71griffin, ruth, 71gross, michael, 96guilbert, lionel, 76guilford Transportation company,

68, 70gureckis, Adam, 30gustin, John, 51gZA geoenvironmental, 37

habitat for humanity, 126hall’s corner, 29–34, 33c, 33g, 35hampshire chemical corp., 70hampshire paper company, 127harbor homes, 133harcros chemical co., 128–129harden, rita, 96harrington, paul, 17harris, linda, 77harris pond, 35hartford, evelyn, 1, 9harvest and heritage festival, 23harvey, charles “Buzz,” 92haskell, Derwood, 45hatch, Britt, 129hatch, Tracy, 131hawks (baseball team), 89–90hayes, Douglas, 47health and human services, new

hampshire Dept. of, 6, 36health care, 26heart of Downtown, 111heart of nashua foundation, 14heffernan, Timothy, 47, 52, 83–84hellenic festival, 112henri Burque highway, 61, 62, 77

hersh, Katherine e., 33, 35, 38, 47, 102, 137

hersh, lawrence, 33hesser college, 87–88hewlett-packard, 25chicks, gary, 49high-tech companies, 11, 13, 24–26.

See also computer industryhigher education, xvi, 87–88high-tech companies, 8hill, Brad, 18, 27, 38, 52hillsborough county, 2, 6hillsborough county courthouse,

77, 118hinkle, virginia, 44hippauf, georgi, 119hispanic parent Teacher

organization, 6hispanic population, 1, 3–8, 105historic District, 109, 118-119hitchcock clinic, 131hiv/AiDs, 6, 121, 129–131hobson, Butch, 90hockey, 91, 118hodge, william, 81hogan, Dennis, 53, 84hohensee, Doris, 48holiday stroll, 23, 96, 98, 109–110,

110p, 115, 135holland-savoie, Deborah, 111phollis street, 59phollman, philip, 67holman, frank, 91holman stadium, 128

concerts at, 97, 98p, 100Independence Day festivities,

112, 114Parade of International Flags,

113renovation of, 90–91, 91p, 94sports events at, 89, 90–91, 91p

holt pond, 35homelessness, 132–133honeywell corp., 13hostage, Anne, 81house of representatives, nh, 52–53housing, xiv

affordable, 30, 131–133demographics and, 8–9developments, 3elderly, 38Hall’s Corner, 29–34, 33c, 35homelessness and, 132–133real estate development and, 14,

23zoning changes and, 34–35

houston, whitney, 97

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hudson, nh, 13, 61, 62, 65, 67, 85, 106

hudson historical society, 64hudson Taylor’s falls Bridge, 62huey lewis and the news, 97hunt Building see hunt memorial

libraryhunt memorial library, 100, 102,

118hurricane Bob, 127hurricane gloria, 127hurricane Katrina, 121, 125–126hyland, sally, 39

icoms, 25, 25cimage gallery, 101immigrants, 3–7

churches and, 7, 105, 106education of, 6, 7g, 85–86illegal, 7–8population of, 9

independence Day, 112, 114indian head plaza, 19–20indian immigrants, 6indian summer river festival, 23industrial parks, 13industry, 11–13, 15–17, 20–23

toxic waste and, 35–38, 36pinfant Jesus church, 105, 106infant Jesus school, 85interfaith council, 6internet, 102internet commerce services corp.,

20, 20pinterstate 93, 71ira f. harris Trust, 100iraq war, 124–125irish population, 1, 7

Jackson, Dean, 37–38Jackson, laura, 98Jackson mills Dam, 127Jc penney co., 14J.f. mcelwain, 13Johnson, Angie, 92Jose, felix, 90Junior Actorsingers, 96, 97p

Kaplan higher education corporation, 87–88

Keefe Auditorium, 96, 107Kelley, Jack, 84Kelley, Thomas B., 31, 42–43, 137Kemp, Jack, 53Kenison, leon, 60Kessler farm, 13Keystone hall, 133Kierstead, Joe, 112p

Killicut-way house, 118Kim, Jeanhee, xivkindergarten, 75, 78, 82Kinney, Brian, 122Kist, elyse, 8Knights of columbus, 115Knox, mark, 42–43Kollsman instrument co., 12, 13Kolvacin, elizabeth and David, 123Konys, chris, 33Korean war veteran memorial, 117Koutsos, John, 27Kuchinski, steve, 46–47Kwan, edwina, 84

la Dame de notre renaissance française, 117, 119

lacrosse, 91, 92, 111lafayette oil, 37, 38laflamme, peter, 98lake, Jim, 56lake street, 114land use, xvi, 29–35, 33c, 34plandfill, 35–36, 38latham, mark, 98latino club, 6latino parents’ council, 6launching pad learning center, 122law, Don, 97layoffs, see unemploymentle parc de notre renaissance

française, 119leBlanc, robert, 122ledge street, 118legislation, xvileonard, Thomas J., 42–43, 137leonard freeman Burbank fund, 101levitz plaza, 70liability cap, 70liberty properties, 25library, 88, 100–102. See also nashua

public librarylibrary hill, 61, 110, 114lillie, lloyd, 101limited-use zone, 35lincoln park, 93litchfield, 62, 63, 65literary arts, 87, 100lithuanian independence Day, 112lithuanian population, 1, 7, 112lockheed martin, 20lockheed sanders, 20–21lofton, James, 90lon, Jules, 121–122long hill estates, 8lovewell pond, 35, 93lowell spinners (baseball team),

89–90

lozada, Angelo, Jr., 124–125lozeau, Donnalee, 52, 132, 137

election of, 50, 50pPennichuck Water Works and, 52tollbooths and, 60

lucier, pat, 6, 48, 54lynch, John, 70, 128

macKay, Kathy seward, 100magee, Thomas, 30, 46–47main Dunstable elementary school,

84main street, 1, 8, 16, 18, 38, 59p

American and Ethnic Heritage Festival, 112–113, 113p

block parties, 109bridge, 61churches on, 107, 107p, 108library branch on, 101–102Nashua Association for the

Elderly Inc., 115parades, 73revitalization of, 23–24, 27sesquicentennial celebration, 114traffic on, 65, 66p, 67

main street Bridge, 109, 119manchester street, 77, 105, 108, 117mangipudi, latha, 83manhattan on pearl, 97manoian, Alan s., 23, 26, 110manoukian, vatche, 106manufacturing, 3, 8, 13–14, 15,

20–22, 25maplewood development, 35marandos, Tony, 92margarita’s, 111The marketplace, 27marshall’s store, 128martha’s exchange restaurant, 54,

109martin marietta corp., 20massachusetts

bus service to, 73commuter rail, 69–72commuters from, 9tollbooths, 60–61trails from, 92

masse, Berard, 75, 81, 83matte, Denise, 78mayors, 6, 41–43, 42p, 43p, 46, 47p,

48p, 49p, 50, 50p, 137recall elections and, 47–49See also names of individual

mayorsmayor’s Taskforce on Affordable

housing, 132mcAuliffe, christa, 121–122, 122pmcAuliffe, scott, 122

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mcAuliffe, stephen, 47mccain, John, 54mccarthy, Beth, 100, 128mccarthy, Brian s., 35, 43, 49, 93,

134, 137 and schools, 76, 78, 82, mccarthy, hannah, 88mcgrath, claire, 32, 34, 49, 137mcgreevy, melony, 128mcnamee, James, 30mcphee, Jonathan, 98mcQuaid, Andrew, 130media, 54, 102–103medical care, 26melanson heath & co., 126meluskey, mitch, 90memorial Day, 112memorials and monuments, 117–119,

117pmerrill, steve, 64, 65merrimack, nh, 12, 13, 21, 60, 62,

65merrimack river, 61–63, 65, 127–128merrimack valley folk Association,

97michael Timothy’s, 24p, 97, 111migneault, Deb, 75, 80–81millennium celebrations, 113–114miller, herb, 18miller’s Department store, 11, 18, 23millyard, 65–66, 68, 95millyard historic District, 66, 103millyard mall, 38, 127mine falls park, 65–66, 93minkarah, Jay, 3, 8, 37, 80, 129The modern, 26, 26p, 109, 110mohawk Tannery, 35–36, 36p, 69moheban, robert, 113, 113pmonahan, Thomas, 103Money (magazine), xiii–xv, 2, 3, 90,

132, 133, 136montgomery ward, 115moore, paul, 125mooremart, 125moose lodge, 115moses hunt Trust, 100mount st. mary Academy, 85, 86Ms. (magazine), 81–82municipal Advisors, 45, 46murray, carol, 71murray, robert h., sr., 93museums, 95, 100music, 95, 97–98, 98p, 99p

Nash, Gerald, 11–13, 12pnash, royston, 98nashaway women’s club, 115

nashua Area Artists Association, 95, 113

nashua Area shelter for the homeless, 133

nashua Arts and science center, 100nashua Association for the elderly

inc., 115“nashua at the crossroads,” 19nashua Board of realtors, 23nashua Boys and girls club, 85nashua catholic Junior high school,

85nashua center for the Arts, 95, 97,

100, 103The Nashua Century, 3nashua chamber orchestra, 97, 98,

99pnashua choral society, 110nashua christian Academy, 85, 86,

107nashua civic forum, 47–48nashua community college, 88nashua community concert

Association, 98nashua community health

and environmental health Department, 123, 129–130, 131

nashua corporation, 11, 21, 86, 107nashua crime line, 134Nashua Daily Press, 118nashua Dodgers (baseball team), 89,

90nashua earth Day Association, 33The Nashua Experience: History in the

Making, xi, xv, 118nashua express Bus, 73nashua flute choir, 99nashua garden club, 93nashua hawks (baseball team),

89–90nashua heritage rail Trail, 92nashua high school, 76–82, 79p,

80p, 114accommodating junior high

school students, 129Athletic Hall of Fame, 92Library, 81–82presidential debate at, 56September 11th attacks and, 122space shuttle disaster and, 122sports, 91–92, 111

nashua high school north, 79, 80, 80p, 128adult education at, 87block scheduling and, 80Turkey Bowl, 92

nashua high school south, 3, 75, 79, 79p, 91

Hurricane Katrina and, 126September 11th attacks and, 123troop rally at, 125Turkey Bowl, 92

nashua historic District Trail, 92nashua historical society, 100, 128nashua homebuilders Association,

34nashua homeowners Association, 33nashua housing Authority, 132nashua mall, 13, 127nashua manufacturing company

historic District, 118–119nashua memorial hospital, 26nashua pastoral care center, 133nashua predators (football team), 90nashua pride (baseball team), 90nashua public Kindergarten

coalition, 82nashua public library, xi, 6, 7, 92,

100–102, 112, 130, 135nashua regional planning

commission, 19, 43, 62, 68–70, 132

nashua river, 65, 114flooding, 127–128Mohawk Tannery and, 35–36,

36pTea Party at, 44trails along, 92

nashua river Bridge, 69nashua river rail Trail, 92nashua rotary west, 117nashua school District, 6, 85, 87,

102, 129, 130–131. See also Board of education; education; schools

nashua school of Dance, 110nashua soup Kitchen and shelter,

17, 133nashua symphony chorus, 97nashua symphony orchestra, 97–98nashua Taxpayers Association,

44–46, 48Nashua Telegraph (newspaper), 102,

118nashua Theatre guild, 96, 110nashua Transit system, 73nashua Trust co., 18nashua veterans’ memorial Bridge,

61–62nashuapeace.org, 125nashville, nh, 114nashville historic District, 119national register of historic places,

118native American population, 3natural disasters, xvi, 121, 125–129

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natural resources. See environmental concerns

needle exchange program, 131neighborhood housing services of

greater nashua, 106new england Aeronautical institute,

88new england Telephone, 2new england voices, 98new hampshire Army national

guard, 124new hampshire Association of Trial

lawyers, 70new hampshire chamber of

commerce, xivnew hampshire motor Transport

Association, 71, 72new hampshire phantoms (soccer

team), 90new hampshire pro-life council,

130new hampshire rail Authority, 72new hampshire ramblers (soccer

team), 90new hampshire vocational Technical

college, 88newcombe, Don, 90newspapers, 102, 103newton Drive, 127no-build zone, 35north east white pride, 8north end, 85northeastern Boulevard, 12, 21northern Ballet Theatre, 99north-south Turkey Bowl, 92northwest Boulevard, 25nTA see nashua Taxpayers

Associationnumega co., 20nursing education, 87

odd fellows, 115ogonowski, John, 123o’leary, charles, 64olsen, Ken, 12, 12p, 13olympic Torch run, 112–113, 113polympics, 92, 112–113, 113pomni-spectra co., 13opera circle, 99operation enduring freedom, 124

palmer, linda, 27palmer, robert, 22palmer’s cleaners, 27parade of international flags, 113parades, 73, 112, 112p, 113, 114, 125,

135

pare de notre renaissance française, 119

parents for the support of family rights, 130

parks, 93–94, 119parks and recreation Department,

111parkway Advisory committee, 69patisserie Bleu, 114pavlakos, Tina, 125paws with a cause, 126pc connection, 25cpeace vigils, 125peacock players, 96pearl street, 18The peddler’s Daughter, 27pennichuck corporation, 42, 50pennichuck Junior high school, 77,

77p, 90, 129, 130pennichuck pond, 35, 93pennichuck water works, 50–52, 62,

63, 136perkins school for the Blind, 93persian gulf war, 124peterson, walter, 55pheasant lane mall, 1, 11, 14, 23, 27,

55, 70philadelphia suburban co., 50, 51pine street extension, 65, 68pinsonneault, David, 53–54, 85pirates (baseball team), 89pivorun, charlie, 121place, patti, 85planned community, 29–34, 33c, 35planning Board, 34planning board, 31, 32plegas’s market, 54poisson Drive, 70police Department, 6, 47, 117, 134political corruption, 46–47political parties

Democratic Party, 41, 55demographics and, 41Independents, 41primary elections and, xvi, 53–57Republican Party, 41, 52–57undeclared voters, 41

pollutiontoxic waste, 35–38, 36pwater, 35

pompanoosuc mills, 23population, 1–6, 2g, 8–9

diversity of, xvi, 1, 3–8immigrant, 9Massachusetts commuters and, 9

portuguese festival, 112portuguese population, 105, 112posnick, Dave, 126

pouliot, J. herman, 55poverty, 2presentation of mary high school,

85presidential debate, 55–57pressly, Barbara, 46, 60pride (baseball team), 90pride, curtis, 90primary, presidential, xvi, 53–57progress software co., 25project clear-A-way, 85project running start, 88property taxes, 43–46, 72property values, 14, 44prospect street, 116–117prunier, gerald, 30public health, 123, 134public safety, xv, 123public Utilities commission, 50, 51public works Department, 39, 42, 68,

126, 128

Quigley, edmund, 126

racism, 7radio, 102–103railroad, 69–72, 92railroad square, 114rape & Assault support services,

133raymond street, 107raytheon corp., 13reagan, ronald, 55–57, 99real estate development, 11, 14–15,

17–18, 23, 33–35recall elections, 47–49recession, xiv, xv, 2–3, 8, 15–19, 44recreation, 92–94recycling, xvi, 38–39, 39pregina library, 88religion, xvi, 6, 105–108. See also

churchesrepublican party, 41, 52–57restaurants, 24p, 26, 26p, 27, 47, 54,

97, 109–111, 111presurrection catholic church, 107retail businesses, 11, 14, 18–19,

23–24, 24p, 26–28, 26p. See also names of individual businesses

richmond company, 37rise, 87rittenhouse paper co., 21river Queen, 127riverfront Drive, 93riverside Drive, 77–78, 79p, 91rivier college, 88rivier institute for senior education

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roby park, 93roof collapses, 128–129rooney, robert e., 124–125rootovich, David, 49, 137rotary club, 123rotary international, 115roussel/gardner memorial park, 93route 111, 61, 62, 65route 3A, 61route 101A, 14, 23roy, conrad, 54roy campanella way, 90royal crest apartments, 6royal ridge mall, 13, 128rozumeks supermarket, 27

sadoski, Diane, 32safety and enforcement Division, 42sagamore point Bridge, 62, 65st. Aloysius church, 105, 108st. casimir church, 105, 106st. christopher church, 105st. christopher school, 85st. francis Xavier church, 105, 106st. John the evangelist church, 106st. Joseph hospital, 26st. Joseph school of nursing, 87st. louis de gonzague church, 7,

105, 108st. nicholas church, 108st. patrick’s church, 105, 105pst. philip’s greek orthodox church,

108, 112st. stanislaus church, 105salvail, rhonda, 81salvation Army, 133sander, lorraine, 128sanders Associates, xiii, 1, 11, 13,

15–16, 16p, 20, 55, 117sargeant Avenue, 68school next to a school project, 78schoolmatch “what parents want”

Award, 76schools, xvi

awards for, 76block scheduling, 80–81closings, 76–77elementary, 3, 46–47, 76, 76p,

78, 92enrollment, 3high schools, 77–82, 79p, 80p,

91–92immigrants in, 6, 7gjunior high school, 77, 77p, 78,

129public, 75–85, 76p, 77p, 79p, 80preligious, 85–87

September 11th attacks and, 122, 123

superintendents, 83–85test results, 75See also education; names of

individual schools; Nashua School District

scontsas, philip, 24, 114, 136scontsas hallmark, 23–24scontsas Jewelers and home Decor,

114sears, John, 57sears Department store, 11, 14, 23senate, nh, 53seneca Drive, 128senior Activity center, 38, 109, 115september 11th attacks, 25, 118,

121–123service businesses, 14sesquicentennial celebration, 114–115seusing, Jennifer, 75, 76, 123, 126seusing, John, 126shady lane park, 93shakespeare in the park, 95, 96, 112shalhoup, Dean, 43, 55, 134shannon, Terry, 22shaw’s supermarket, 27shell oil, 13shepherd, florence, 100, 135shimek, Jack, 48shopping malls, 1, 13, 27. See also

names of individual malls and plazas

simon, paul, 54simon street, 21simoneau plaza, 11, 27singelakis, Andrew, 70single-stream recycling, 39skateboarding, 93skol, 97, 111small Business incubator program,

20smallpox plan, 123smith, David and gloria, 107smith, peggy, 107smith, peter, 37–38snowstorms, 126–127, 128–129soccer, 90–92, 111socha, Alexandra, 96social services agencies, 6, 133software Association of new

hampshire, 19soifert, Allen, 93soldiers and sailors monument, 114,

119solomon, marilyn, 18, 23, 56, 100sousa, mark, 39south main street, 79

southern new hampshire medical center, 26

southern new hampshire services, 115

southern new hampshire University, 114

southgate plaza, 13southwood, 50–51space shuttle, 121–122spartans Drum and Bugle corps,

98–99, 112–114spaulding, peter, 71speare Building, 100spending cap, 44–46, 48spike Broadband, 25, 25cspike Technologies inc., 20spit Brook road, 1, 13, 16p, 24, 93,

107sports, xvi

amateur, 90–91high school, 91–92, 111professional, 89–90recreation and, 92–94

spring street, 105, 105pspring street Junior high school,

77, 77pstabile, John, 52, 90, 100state government, 52–53state of the city Address, 121stellos, James, 91stellos electric, 91stellos stadium, 91, 94, 114streeter, Bernard A., 49p, 54, 137

Broad Street Parkway and, 68Circumferential Highway and, 65commuter rail and, 70, 71education and, 83environmental concerns and, 37Ethnic Awareness Committee, 6Everett Turnpike and, 60on Executive Council, 52housing and, 132parks and, 93recall election, 49response to flooding, 128sesquicentennial celebration and,

114social services agencies and, 133State of the City Address, 121veterans’ support and, 125

streeter, Janice B., 96streeter shores, 38, 115streeter Theater, 96stuen-parker, Jon, 131sullivan, Dennis, 41summerfest, 111–112, 112psummerfun, 95, 95p, 96, 98, 101,

103, 111–112, 135

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sun chemical, 13sundquist, Daniel, 131sununu, John, 55, 125, 127superfund list, 36–37supply pond, 35support the Troops rally, 125surf restaurant, 97sweeney, Amy Todd, 122swimming team, 92sylvania corp., 13synagogues, 107

Tamposi, samuel A., Jr., 29, 31, 33, 34

Tamposi, samuel A., sr., 11–13, 12p, 29, 93

Tamposi company, 19, 30, 31–32, 34Tamposi memorial park, 93Taste of Downtown, 23, 110–111,

111p, 114tax revenues, 35

gas tax, 71, 72property, 43–46, 72

Taylor, James, 97Taylor’s falls Bridge, 61–62Tea party, 44Teeboom, ryan, 30Telegraph (newspaper), 102telephones, 2television, 102Temple Beth Abraham, 107Temple street, 19–20, 38, 76, 115Teradyne co., 21, 25cTerra verde, 34–35Testa, peter, 122Textron corporation, xiiitheater, 95–97Thomaier, Alan, 81–82Thoreau’s landing, 128Tiger 1590, 103Tillotson, Kristen and patrick, 130time capsule, 118Tolan, Bobby, 90tollbooths, 60–61, 63Tolles street mission, 107Tollner, James, 50Torr, franklin, 61Toub, David, 20ptoxic waste, xvi, 35–38, 36ptrack and field teams, 91–92, 111Tract 108. See Tree streetsTract 111, 6traffic congestion, 14trails, 92, 94transportation, xvi

Broad Street Parkway, 37, 65–69, 66p, 67p

buses, 39, 73

Circumferential Highway, 61–65Everett Turnpike, 59–61railroad, 69–72

Tree streets, 3–5, 4m, 7, 8, 68, 69, 105safety in, 133trails through, 92

Tree streets cultural festival, 112Trottier, sylvia, 88Turkey Bowl, 92turkey farm, 24Twist-the-night-Away, 23Two c pack, 25

unemployment, 2, 15–17, 24–25, 25cUnited way community heroes, 113Urban, Thomas, 32urban planning, 14

vaccinations, 123valuk, michael, xiv, 15–16, 27van schoik, sharon, 34van veen, christopher, 21varney, robert, 38vaughn, robert, 129veolia water, 51veracco, Kathleen, xvvermont Transit, 73veterans council, 125veterans’ Day, 112, 117, 117p, 118,

125veterans’ memorial walk, 117vietnam veterans memorial park,

117, 118villa Banca, 111vincent, Angela, 39vine street, 85volleyball teams, 92voter registration, 48

wagner, Denise, 33wagner, rob, 6, 33, 102, 128, 137

recall election, 47, 47pwar on Terrorism, 124warm Up America, 87warren, walter, 19, 29, 43, 54, 55,

113water street, 23, 119water supply, xvi, 35, 50–52, 63–65water supply protection District, 35water works American Bistro, 111pweihrauch, lynne, 129–131welcome wagon, 8welfare, 15, 17, 87well-child clinic, 6wells, David, 128wemJ, 55wendelboe, fran, 61

west hollis street, 7, 68, 92, 105, 108

west pearl street, 23wetlands ordinance, xvi, 30–34, 33c,

33g, 43wfnQ, 102wgAm, 103wghm, 103wharton, candace, 98, 99pwhitney screw plant, 37–38whoB-fm, 102wieczorek, ray, 71wieczorek, robert, 71–72wilcox, Keating, 103williams, eric, 128windmill international inc., 26wingate, Dearborn, 24wingate, frank homer, 24wingate, gary, 24, 54, 55wingate’s pharmacy, 24winter holiday stroll. See holiday

strollwmvU-Am, 103women’s resource center, 116woolworth Department store, 11,

18–19woTw-Am, 103woTw-fm, 102wrestling teams, 92, 111wsmn, 102–103

yellow Taxi productions, 96ymcA, 115, 116yochum, fred, 31young Area players, 96yudicky farm, 35, 93ywcA, 115–117

Zavala, ricardo Azocar, 99Ziehm, sandra, 84zoning changes, 30, 34–35