tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47142369558320614692024-03-05T01:32:03.081-05:00Derry Ink News LinkOnline source for Greater Derry Area news and happenings by freelance reporter Carol Robidoux.Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.comBlogger686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-8445463979377835712011-06-14T06:46:00.012-04:002011-06-14T08:46:41.791-04:00The Unrefined Art of Raw Food
If you are what you eat, then eat something full of life,
says raw foodie Mary-Ellen Hedrick, of Derry.
Eating in the raw: Mary-Ellen Hedrick has discovered the benefits of a raw food diet, and is ready to teach others. Here she whips up a batch of watermelon soup using fresh fruit, agave nectar and cardamom, an aromatic spice.
By CAROL ROBIDOUXROBIDOUX INK INC.DERRY -- It's Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-77942374889779895482011-06-07T07:44:00.001-04:002011-06-14T07:10:23.769-04:00Doctors: Keep an eye on those moles
Dr. John Mallen, a Salem-based plastic and reconstructive surgeon, points to some suspicious skin blemishes on the hand of James Garvey of Londonderry, Garvey took advantage of a recent free skin cancer screening at the Nutfield Professional Building.
ONE MORE CHANCE: FREE SCREENING TODAY AT NUTFIELD MEDICAL CENTER FROM 1:30-5 P.M.
BY CAROL ROBIDOUX
ROBIDOUX INK INC.
Dr. Mallen advisedDerry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-39210959979974637842011-06-07T07:33:00.003-04:002011-06-14T07:10:43.689-04:00With Love, Moms
Laura McEntee became a stepmom last week to Leah St. John, 6.Given her expanded understanding of what it means to be a mom, McEntee is more than ready for whatever comes next.
Bride Laura McEntee, right, relaxes before her wedding day, while her birth mom, center, in robe, and adoptive mom, left, in green, get hair and makeup done.
Carylyn McEntee, left, with her adopted daughter, Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-53312059647696088152011-05-29T12:56:00.002-04:002011-06-14T07:10:59.469-04:00A wake-up Call for 4-H lovers
Participants in a shooting sport training weekend raise their hands to signify they’re ready
to aim and fire arrows at balloon targets. The training, at Pointer Fish & Game Club in Bedford, was held in conjunction with 4-H Youth Development.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
ROBIDOUX INK INC.
BEDFORD -- Learning how to properly load, shoot and clean a firearm is only part of what young people can Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-21859988379037156982011-05-29T12:47:00.002-04:002011-06-14T07:00:58.618-04:00DISABILITY ACT GETS A MAKEOVER
Maureen Melius of Hampstead has been on both sides of the ADA. She was a nurse practitioner before a
stroke in February of 2010 left her partially paralyzed.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
It has been six months since the town of Wolfeboro settled a lawsuit with the federal government over the town’s lack of accessibility.
Under the 2010 ADA health clubs and gyms are Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-67683529406590866472011-05-29T07:54:00.001-04:002011-06-14T07:01:08.776-04:00BEFORE THERE WAS MEMORIAL DAY, THERE WAS DECORATION DAY
Under the direction of Jake Webb, right, John Noe kneels to read the inscription on a gravestone while Devon Sullivan and Josh Noe look on. The Boy Scouts were placing flags on the gravestones of veterans at Forest Hills Cemetery in Derry on Saturday, May 28.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY -- Decoration Day used to be a fixed holiday, May 30, so named in 1868 as a day Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-73713755455628069512011-05-25T07:53:00.002-04:002011-06-14T07:01:20.965-04:00Sometimes the years fall away
Kathleen Felch, left, of Hampstead, works on Jackie Elsmore’s nails during a day of pampering.
Felch was one of eight student volunteers who participated in the Day of Caring.
By CAROL ROBIDOUXUnion Leader Correspondent
Rae-Ann Iacuzio of Derry puts some finishing
touches on the elegant fingernails of
Norma Helbig of Derry during Monday’s
Day of Caring, organized by Pinkerton
&Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-22608493527900308322011-05-24T07:39:00.001-04:002011-06-14T07:01:34.727-04:00With a push from Sarah, she rides
Elizabeth Kester will test the limits of her endurance, in honor of her niece,
Sarah Heath, during this year's Pan-Mass Challenge.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
Elizabeth Kester with her niece, Sarah Heath, during a
Pedal Partner gathering at Fenway Park.
LONDONDERRY -- As uncomfortably familiar as we are with the ravages of cancer, there is something about the stories of Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-1905610390872732882011-05-24T07:30:00.002-04:002011-06-14T07:01:44.480-04:00History is everywhere -- you just have to look
North School fourth graders Jordan Bergeron, left, and Nathan Cripe, look for history scavenger hunt answers on the New Castle Bunker Hill Revolutionary War monument at the town common.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX &Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-45349818020975983512011-05-24T07:16:00.003-04:002011-06-14T07:01:57.372-04:00Endangered Leaders
Pinkerton Academy seniors Hayden Hicks, left, and Matt Shumway collaborated on creating CrutchEZ, an easily adjustable crutch mechanism for people who otherwise struggle going up and down stairs. The assignment was part of their Project Lead the Way curriculum, designed to make math and science learning relevant in students' lives.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-78941296627382761262011-05-24T07:07:00.003-04:002011-06-14T07:02:11.821-04:00The Course of History
Sure, it's scenic. But for Jim Busby of Derry, the third hole water hazard is not
always a pretty sight at Hoodkroft Country Club.
By CAROL ROBIDOUXUnion Leader Correspondent
Before it was a golf course, it was all dairy cows and farm land.
DERRY -- Before there was a sprawling nine-hole golf course in the center of town, there were cows.
Lots of cows.
It’s been more than 40 Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-37587490684540701222011-05-23T16:25:00.001-04:002011-06-14T07:02:23.449-04:00Pets & People Blood Drive in Nashua helps all kinds in need
Zoe required three attentive veterinary technicians at
Nashua's Animal Medical Center to draw a vial of blood from her
jugular vein to be typed and tested. If everything checks out, Zoe
will be able to donate blood for her fellow canines in need.
By CAROL ROBIDOUXUnion Leader CorrespondentNASHUA -- Oscar is a golden retriever with humane tendencies. His owner, Pat Cambray of Brookline, said Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-26803282470343513662011-05-18T09:07:00.003-04:002011-06-14T07:02:36.641-04:00This Land is Their Land
Phil Ferdinando’s grandson, Mason, tries his hand at feeding the cattle.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY -- Phil Ferdinando steps back from the barn where his yearling steers are under the spell of his 4-year-old grandson, Mason.
The pint-sized farmer-in-training towers over his bovine minions, having scaled the barn railing.
“Watch,” he says to no one in particular, bangingDerry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-11551699209359482952011-05-17T08:47:00.005-04:002011-06-14T07:02:50.485-04:00At Chester College: 'Listen to your hearts'
A future so bright she has to wear shades: Vanessa LaBaoy of Connecticut heads into the Stockbridge Theatre auditorium Saturday morning, where she and the other 37 Chester College graduates would receive their diplomas.
By CAROL ROBIDOUXNews CorrespondentCHESTER -- As intimate gatherings go, there are few college commencements that cut to the chase quite like that of Chester Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-33654229007383114852011-05-16T09:50:00.000-04:002011-05-16T09:50:57.535-04:00Derry Firefighters test endurance
Derry Firefighter/EMT Steve Davis extends
150 feet of water-filled fire hose,
during theDerry FireDepartment’s annual
endurance training exercises.
With warmer weather approaching, Derry firefighters are again making sure they are ready for action – which includes being able to fight fires in sweltering heat wearing protective gear while lugging around heavy equipment.
Annual Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-28012799548178127122011-05-15T10:08:00.001-04:002011-06-14T07:03:19.068-04:00A COMMUNITY IN BLOOM
Lynne Goterch, left, and Barbara Estabrook discuss how the raised flower beds at the
Brookview Farm community garden have allowed Goterch to continue her hobby.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
News Correspondent
DERRY -- Every gardener has a story to tell when the plots thicken at the town’s community gardens.
“This is my fourth season, and I’m right near the water this year, which is great,” said Jim Lang Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-89383066489390444622011-05-08T12:25:00.005-04:002011-05-18T09:01:00.715-04:00A Mother's Day Gift Like No OtherNOTE TO READERS: This column has nothing to do with Derry, or even New Hampshire. But it expresses a universal truth about love and hope and Mother's Day. It was published in the May 8 edition of the Bucks County Courier Times, where freelance writer Carol Robidoux invested a dozen years of her life as a weekly columnist and full-time staff reporter. It's the collision of time and space and life,Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-34666359065835177012011-05-07T07:52:00.000-04:002011-05-07T07:52:55.640-04:00Red's Town Turned Out
The casket of Chester Fire Chief Red Dolloff was taken to Great Hill Cemetery yesterday with an escort of firefighters, pulled in a horse-drawn wagon down Chester Street.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
Ben Clark holds a photo of himself
with Red Dolloff, circa 1989.
CHESTER -- IT WAS ONLY FITTING that the four main arteries leading into the heart of town were deliberately Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-19480521440708194282011-05-07T07:36:00.000-04:002011-05-07T07:36:24.487-04:00Marines Ship OutBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
LONDONDERRY -- Some were headed out for their fourth or fifth tour, while other members of the Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, were saying their good-byes for the first time.
Though it’s never easy to deploy for a lengthy stint, members of the Londonderry- based Marine battalion had hundreds and hundreds of family members, Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-16680344095206035802011-05-07T07:34:00.000-04:002011-05-07T07:34:12.167-04:00An Evening With Honest Abe
Abraham Lincoln impersonator Steve Wood
of Claremont will be acting as the 16th President
of the United States when the
Chester Historical Society presents
“A Visit with Abe Lincoln,” May 9
at Stevens Memorial Hall in Chester.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
CHESTER -- Stephen Wood is what you might call a Lincoln savant.
Of course, he prefers “Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-47434685546613908052011-05-07T07:28:00.000-04:002011-05-07T07:28:46.216-04:00MooreMart, Mack's join forces againBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
LONDONDERRY -- A regional organization dedicated to sharing the comforts of home with soldiers stationed overseas is hoping to fill a record 1,600 care packages in time for Independence Day this year — with a little help from a local apple orchard.
MooreMart, a Nashua-based charity, will be accepting donations of care package items at Mack’s Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-31919556993772903302011-05-03T08:09:00.003-04:002011-06-14T06:51:20.773-04:00SOME WOUNDS NEVER HEAL______________
WHAT BIN LADEN'S DEATH MEANS
Kelly Merchant, left, and Amy Boynton, right, of Walk A Mile In Their Boots,
hope that with bin Laden's death, more people will reach out to troops still fighting overseas.
'WE STILL HAVE TROOPS THERE'For Kelly Merchant of Walk A Mile In Their Boots and others, the death of bin Laden is good news, but it doesn’t change the fact that America is still Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-45033601758650882332011-05-03T07:50:00.000-04:002011-05-03T07:50:32.910-04:00Fire officials: Brush fire danger highBy CHELSEY POLLOCK
Union Leader Correspondent
REGION -- Without snow on the ground or leaves on the trees to block the sun, local fire officials say conditions will be ideal for brush fires in the coming weeks.
“Right now everything’s drying up on the surface because there’s no leaves on the trees to stop the sunlight from hitting the forest bed,” said Derry Fire Battalion Chief Michael Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-72460017053545815152011-05-02T07:36:00.001-04:002011-05-02T07:46:23.945-04:00Carnival coming to town for good cause
The Freak is one of 24 rides featured in the Fiesta Shows
carnivalcoming to Derry May 12-15.
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY -- If you like pink-sugar-coated sticky fingers and the way white powder from fried dough collects in the corner of your children’s smiles, then you will be glad to know the carnival is coming to town.
From May 12-15, Fiesta Shows will be set up Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714236955832061469.post-37337319775929482532011-05-01T21:15:00.000-04:002011-05-01T21:15:50.653-04:00Derry's Shepard led the way into space
Alan Shepard all dressed up with someplace to go: space. COURTESY PHOTO
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY -- On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. got 15 minutes of rocket-fueled fame aboard the Freedom 7, becoming the first American in space.
Fifty years — and a lifetime of accomplishments — later, Shepard has more than earned his place in history as a pivotal pioneer who Derry Ink News Linkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685175711384046287noreply@blogger.com0