Sunday, May 19, 2013
From youth sports to adult leagues, and teams on their way to the playoffs to those reminiscent of the Bad News Bears, Patch wants to see athletes of all ages in action this spring!
Whether it’s on the baseball diamond, at the soccer field or during a flag football game at a local park, spring sports are underway around Merrimack and we want to help share all the great moments and highlights with the community! Patch is looking for athletes, coaches, parents, booster club members and fans who are eager to show their team spirit on Merrimack Patch. News about any team – from youth t-ball to middle and high school sports, recreational teams, adult leagues and more – it’s all welcome. To get started, make sure you have a free Patch account registered to you. Here’s how: Here's how you can share news about your sports team this spring: 1. Start a blog about your sports team: Share stats, recaps, photos and/or videos from …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
From youth sports to adult leagues, and teams on their way to the playoffs to those reminiscent of the Bad News Bears, Patch wants to see athletes of all ages in action this spring!
Whether it’s on the baseball diamond, at the soccer field or during a flag football game at a local park, spring sports are underway around Merrimack and we want to help share all the great moments and highlights with the community! Patch is looking for athletes, coaches, parents, booster club members and fans who are eager to show their team spirit on Merrimack Patch. News about any team – from youth t-ball to middle and high school sports, recreational teams, adult leagues and more – it’s all welcome. To get started, make sure you have a free Patch account registered to you. Here’s how: Here's how you can share news about your sports team this spring: 1. Start a blog about your sports team: Share stats, recaps, photos and/or videos from …
Monday, April 29, 2013
As skate park gets rolling with another season on O'Gara Drive, attendant Juni Pierce has high praise for its visitors.
Ask her six years ago, and Juni Pierce wouldn't have guessed where her next step in life would take her. The retired Nashua gym teacher – who has also taught in at least a handful of countries overseas – answered an ad in the paper six years ago looking for an attendant to oversee the Merrimack Skate Park on O'Gara Drive and more than half a decade later, if you're looking for Pierce in the afternoon or evening on any given day, you can find her on O'Gara Drive. Half an hour speaking with Pierce you can tell she clearly loves her part-time, post-retirement job. The way she speaks of the kids she gets to know year in and year out at the skate park, you'd think she was speaking of her own grandchildren. “The skate park kids are an incredible…
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Share your photos from the opening day ceremony, parade and game.
Friday night was Merrimack Youth Association's Opening Day parade, ceremony and game at Bise Field. Master of Ceremonies Frank Saia revved up the kids and the crowd before introducing Ed Orleans, Assistant State Commissioner of Cal Ripken Baseball, who said a few words about the strength of the Merrimack baseball program. Merrimack High School Baseball player Justin Duhamel, known by his peers in the baseball community as Dewey, was then invited to throw out the first pitch. With the pitch thrown and the cry of "Let's play ball!" from the teams gathered around the in field, the season officially began. Do you have photos or video from opening day activities? Click the "upload photos and videos" button above and share them.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Join MYA for its annual opening night Little League festivities beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Members of the Greater Nashua area's popular running club reflect on the Boston Marathon bombing.
Dozens of runners, from seasoned racers to social joggers, gathered at Nashua High School South for the first Gate City Striders track practice of 2013. Before practice, an email was sent to runners encouraging them to stand together in solidarity, wearing any Boston Marathon attire they might have in their collection. For those who didn't have anything, Dave Salvas, who was at the finish line of the marathon on Monday when the bomb went off, brought about a dozen marathon jackets that he's collected over the years. All around the track, runners represented Boston in their attire, silently paying tribute to the three spectators killed and the dozens wounded in Monday's bombing. Some wore black race-style bibs handed out before practice, …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Skate park is open daily except for Wednesdays.
With winter weather in the rearview mirror, the town's skate park on O'Gara Drive is preparing to open for the season. The Merrimack Parks and Recreation Department will open the skate park for the 2013 season on Friday, April 19, just in time for Merrimack's April vacation. As usual, park rules state that if it is raining or the equipment is wet, the park will be closed for safety reasons. The use of safety equipment is strongly recommended. Per RSA 265:144X bike helmets are required for bicycle riders younger than 16, and recommended for all. The Skate Park season runs from April 19 through November 3, as weather permits. Hours of operation are as follows: During school vacation, April 19-27: *The Skate Park is closed on Wednesday. …
Merrimack resident describes 'chaos' and 'confusion' as well as 'heartwarming' display of hospitality.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Dave Salvas said he realized immediately what was going on and got himself out of the danger zone as fast as he could.
Dave Salvas knew the loud explosion he heard just after he'd finished running 26.2 miles on Monday was not a celebratory explosion pretty quickly. Salvas, of Amherst, was in Boston running the Boston Marathon unofficially, pacing a friend of his and they'd just crossed the finish line when the first of two bombs rocked Boylston Street. "I knew when I saw the white smoke and debris flying that this wasn't something celebratory," Salvas said, adding that the first explosion left many in the area confused, looking around trying to figure out what had just happened. He likened the sound to that of a cannon, but said he knows enough about ceremonial cannon-fire that it wouldn't produce that kind of smoke, nor would it be fired in an area with …
Check the times, splits, places and more of Merrimack's participants in the 2013 Boston Marathon.
UPDATE: Tragedy has struck down at the Boston Marathon. Two explosions have injured more than 20 and killed at least two. We are working to bring you the best updates we can. We did just receive an update on Facebook that Melissa Skarupa was about .7 miles from the finish line when the explosions occurred. She is safe and was rerouted off the course. Maggie Theriault, a Merrimack nurse who was down working at the Marathon today is also safe. According to notes on Google People Finder, Adrian Wong is also safe. And a message on Facebook also indicates Alan Howe is safe. We are still awaiting word on Curt Fischer and Nathan Fluet. Please contact us if you have any word on Merrimack's runners/spectators. * * * * * It's been a great day for …
Ryan O'Connor
4:26 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
Two things ... One: Jillian Maynard is awesome! Two: The green U6 team is Collin's team, but I don't see him in this photo :( more ›