Almost a million dollars is headed to New Hampshire for conservation work in the Merrimack River watershed. It’s a piece of the $139 million in grants awarded to 31 coastal states and U.S. territories ...

LAWRENCE — Efforts to clean the Merrimack River just got a boost from the governor’s office, with more than $700,000 in grant funding sent to restore waterways and wetlands across Massachusetts. Gov.

Three hospitals and health care centers in the Merrimack Valley area are recieving new names. Lawrence General Hospital and Holy Family Hospitals will rebrand as Merrimack Health, the Merrimack Valley ...