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Water Chestnut Invasion: Nashua River Needs Your Help
If you're a do-gooder with a canoe or kayak, your assistance is needed.

Hometown: Levittown, Pa.
Birthday: Nov. 27
Bio: Seasoned journalist, eternal optimist, professional skeptic, hopeless romantic, Sagittarius. Mother of four. Wife of a great guy named Jim. Pet lover. Chronic gardener-savant.
Secret shame: I look forward to Friday night dance parties in my living room, heavy on the funk and 70s disco; and I truly like teenagers.
Wholeheartedly believe that great journalism begins with great storytelling.
After a delayed reaction to career journalism during which I got married and had a few kids, I spent a dozen years at the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pa., writing features, news enterprise and a weekly column about the antics of my family juxtaposed against universal truths of life. Also launched a teen section called r e a l i t y, which persists 18 years later.
Made the move to New Hampshire in 2001 to work for the New Hampshire Union Leader writing statewide news and features. Have learned to love snow.
If you're a do-gooder with a canoe or kayak, your assistance is needed.

Disclaimer: Amherst Patch Editor Robert Michaelson gets intimate with a dummy in this video.
Quick thinking and past CPR/rescue training made all the difference in this harrowing incident.
Police are investigating the identity of the man who was pulled from the river Wednesday.
Charge against Britt Mara elevated to a felony due to two prior theft convictions.
Police credit several tips from the public in helping make an arrest in the downtown bank robbery.
Expect more downtown traffic congestion with a lane closure to replace gas lines.
Watch the Spartans rehearse and you will understand just how much discipline and training matter.
Hudson Police seek the public's help.
Police say Gordon Hemeon threatened a woman with a shotgun.
If you're having a yard sale, we want to help you promote it.
Fairy Tale Festival is Saturday July 20 in Greeley Park.