Dean Shalhoup

Nashua

Reporter and Columnist at Nashua Telegraph

Forty years covering the best, worst, funnest and tragic in the Greater Nashua area

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Cyber incident recovery ongoing at Covenant Health, Nashua's St. Joseph Hospital

4 days ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Assuring its patients and others who receive services from Covenant Health affiliates, including Nashua's St. Joseph Hospital, that they "are committed to keeping" them informed of the ongoing recovery from last week's apparent cyber attack, officials said Tuesday that the investigation and recovery process continues in earnest. "Recovery efforts are underway ...
Nashua's Bishop Guertin graduates 185 seniors

5 days ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Bishop Guertin High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian Matthew Roma channeled highly-quotable former President Theodore Roosevelt in his graduation address and shared with his audience a mathematics problem called "square packing" which, he acknowledged, "I find fascinating." Roma, a resident of Tyngsborough, Mass., explained how he correlates "fitting little boxes into a big box" with his classmates' lives that "gets messier" as they make their way through the peaks and valleys of their...
Endless possibilities for Nashua’s Millyard District

5 days ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Better pedestrian access. Taking full advantage of the Nashua River by adding more access points and offering kayak or canoe rentals. Restaurants of varied sizes and offerings. More green spaces. Affordable housing opportunities.
'One big celebration': City, school officials commemorate completion of two latest solar installations

6 days ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

It wasn't all that long ago that if someone told you the day was coming that scientists would be able to harness enough of the sun's energy to supply entire buildings with all the power they need, they'd be met with arched brows, blank stares and perhaps a sympathetic nod. Now, that day has come, as evidenced in the "solar arrays" popping up on the roofs of homes and on buildings of considerable size.
Former Nashua woman charged with stealing nearly $700K from employer waives arraignment

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Darlene Vertullo, the former Nashua resident facing felony theft and fraud charges for allegedly stealing $688,500 from her employer, NextGen Mortgage, between March 2019 and November 2023, waived formal arraignment Wednesday in Nashua district court. Vertullo, 49, is accused of embezzling the funds from NextGen "in her capacity as the company's controller," according to Attorney General John Formella.
Supreme Court issues ruling in Ortolano's appeal of RTK case

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

The state Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling Thursday on a lower court's dismissal of Nashua resident Laurie Ortolano's Right-to-Know lawsuit against the city and and the Nashua Center for the Arts. In her appeal, Ortolano argued that Superior Court Judge Charles Temple wrongly dismissed her complaint, which sought to compel the Center for the Arts, along with its two companion nonprofits and the city of Nashua, to produce certain records regarding the financing history of the center.
Cyberattack hamstrings Nashua's St. Joseph Hospital

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Having engaged "best-in-class outside parties to assist us," St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua is trying to recover from a cyberattack that reportedly occurred around noon on Monday. The sudden interruption in the system's tech infrastructure affected not only St. Joseph but other hospitals, clinics and provider practices that are part of Covenant Health, a regional Catholic health care system, according to a Covenant Health statement distributed by St. Joseph Director of Marketing Timothy McMahon.
Nashua's four newest sculptures taking shape

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Making good use of an assortment of manual, electric and air-powered tools, some of them manufactured more than 100 years ago, the four sculptors participating in this year's Nashua International Sculpture Symposium are busy shaping, hammering and chipping away at giant chunks of granite, marble and slate that they are transforming into works of art.
Officials seek planning ideas for Nashua's Millyard District

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Nashua's historic Millyard District, it's been said for generations, holds incredible potential for new housing, economic development, riverfront access and public amenities.
Nashua aldermen pass $361M budget for Fiscal Year 2026

1 week ago | unionleader.com | Dean Shalhoup

Nashua's Board of Aldermen this week voted 11-3 to adopt a slightly amended version of the city's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget, capping a fairly lengthy discussion among board members and input from two citizens who spoke during the public comment period. The $361.1 million package represents an increase of $8.32 million, or roughly 2.4%, over the current operating budget of $352.4 million.