Good morning, Nashua.

Around 5,000 fans filled SNHU Arena (Manchester) on Sunday to see the 18th annual Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship.

The game raised $285,000 for Dartmouth Health Children's and Team Police won 4 to 2 over Team Fire.

Litchfield Fire Rescue responded to a call just after 2 p.m. on Sunday when a dog wandered onto the ice near Locke Mill Drive—crews returned the animal safely to its owner and warned residents to stay off the dangerous ice.

GE Aerospace will invest over $12 million in its Hooksett plant as part of a $1 billion plan to upgrade US manufacturing sites + support local suppliers this year.

The move aims to boost production and strengthen local operations.

Ira and Nathaniel Proctor moved their cooperage and lumber business from Hollis to Nashua in 1881 to take advantage of rail shipping, establishing a large mill-work along E.

Hollis St. that local historians note (the site still marks a legacy of community industry).

Rivier University completed renovations on Benoit Hall, a 42,000-square-foot facility updated with modern technology to train future counselors, psychologists and educators in time for the spring semester.

Crews began clearing trees along the F.E.

Everett Turnpike between Exits 11 and 12 in Merrimack for replacement bridges. The project (a planned update to the highway overpasses) will improve traffic flow soon.

Fred Kocher spoke with Nashua Regional Planning Commission executive director Jay Minkarah, who said a draft regional plan addressing affordable housing, clean drinking water and workforce needs is in final review for 13 southern communities.

The plan will also boost collaboration with nearby Massachusetts towns (focus on shared issues).

State officials and Seabrook residents are weighing the future of nuclear energy amid renewed interest in advanced reactors.

Neighbors voice safety and transparency concerns about Seabrook Station while town leaders note tax benefits and call for stronger emergency protocols if further development proceeds (including local revenue impacts).

AMR medics responded to 46 suspected opioid overdoses in Manchester and Nashua in February, with Manchester seeing 32 cases and Nashua 14; there were 5 fatal overdoses—2 in Manchester and 3 in Nashua.

Nashua 12th Annual Easter Family Fun Day

11 AM – 4 PM — Broad Street Elementary School — Free entry — Celebrate Easter with games, local vendors, and a festive egg hunt.

NSKS Run & Walk for Food & Shelter

1:00 p.m. — Rivier University — Registration fees may apply — Participate in the 31st Annual Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter fundraiser on foot for a good cause.