Nashua weighs $78 million in borrowing, and a 2019 disappearance resurfaces

Happy Monday, Nashua ☀️

Sunny this afternoon with a high of 69, cooling to 46 tonight. Tuesday and Wednesday stay sunny at 63, with dry weather holding until Friday night showers.

The aldermen take up about $78 million in borrowing Tuesday, with the bulk of it tied to a single building. A Nashua disappearance from 2019 was back on national television Saturday. And a player at The Nash walked out with the biggest progressive jackpot the state has on record.

Saturday brings the Multicultural Festival to the Riverwalk, and Sunday has a 5K at Holman and a 200th birthday on Lowell Street.

Let’s dive in.

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What’s Happening Around Nashua

The city’s borrowing list runs past $78 million The Board of Aldermen meets Tuesday at 7:30 PM with a run of bond resolutions that add up to roughly $78 million, and $43.5 million of that is a single Public Works garage. Also on the list are $9 million for a new city software system, $5 million for the swimming pools, $3 million for library renovations and $2.5 million split between a fire station replacement and a fire training facility. Nashua Ink Link

A 2019 disappearance gets a national airing Michael McClain was 29 when he vanished after leaving a bar on West Hollis Street early on April 21, 2019, and his case was the featured story Saturday night on News Nation’s “Missing with Marni Hughes.” Police have long believed he fell into the Merrimack River, but he was never found and the case is still open. Nashua Ink Link

Rivier names a new commons for Sister Jeanne Perreault The university dedicated Perreault Commons on Friday, honoring the president who ran Rivier from 1980 to 1997 and opened it to men in 1991. It sits next to the second phase of Rivier Village, which added 76 beds across two residence halls. Nashua Independent

A $5 side bet paid $402,108 at The Nash A player from Marblehead, Massachusetts hit a straight flush at three-card poker on September 6 for what the casino says is the largest progressive jackpot ever recorded in New Hampshire. The old mark was about $233,000, set on Valentine’s Day. Nashua Patch

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Upcoming Events in the Area

Committee on Infrastructure: residential parking pilot Wednesday, September 23 at 7 PM

• Nashua City Hall, aldermanic chamber, Nashua, NH (229 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The committee hears an update on the city’s residential parking pilot program, with proposed ordinances on stop signs and camping also on the agenda. Learn More

Natalie Cuomo Thursday, September 24 at 7 PM

• Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH (201 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The New York stand-up comic, whose first album went to number one on the iTunes comedy chart, plays the Main Street theater. Learn More

Greater Nashua Walk to Fight Suicide Saturday, September 26 at 10 AM

• Greeley Park bandshell, Nashua, NH (100 Concord St, Nashua, NH 03064)

• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s local walk covers a one to three mile route and includes an opening ceremony and resource tables. Check-in opens at 9 AM and there is no registration fee. Learn More

Nashua Multicultural Festival Saturday, September 26 at 12 PM – 5 PM

• Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Française, Nashua, NH (23 Water St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The city’s annual festival on the Riverwalk, with cultural performances, music, food vendors and family activities. Admission is free. Learn More

Southern New Hampshire Health 5K Run/Walk Sunday, September 27 at 9 AM

• Holman Stadium, Nashua, NH (67 Amherst St, Nashua, NH 03064)

• The health system’s first 5K, with a free kids fun run at 8:30 AM, raising money for its Legacy Trust foundation. Learn More

UU Church of Nashua turns 200 Sunday, September 27 at 10 AM – 2:30 PM

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, Nashua, NH (58 Lowell St, Nashua, NH 03064)

• The congregation marks two centuries with a morning service, a potluck lunch, history displays and 200 cupcakes, followed by walking tours of downtown starting at 12:45 PM. Learn More

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Other Happenings Around New Hampshire

Senate Republicans want a pause on AI data centers Senate President Sharon Carson of Londonderry says Republicans will file for a moratorium when the session opens in January, a turn from earlier this year when they stripped down a Democratic bill on data center rules. A UNH Survey Center poll found 67% of residents oppose one being built in their own community. NHPR

UNH handed out a record $40 million in aid The incoming class got an average award of more than $16,000, up from $12,400 a year ago, and 96% of students received something, up from 88%. The university says the money came from a change in how it budgets rather than from new state funding. NHPR

No EEE in the state’s mosquitoes this year Testing on more than 5,000 batches turned up zero cases of eastern equine encephalitis as of September 10, along with seven batches carrying Jamestown Canyon virus and four with West Nile. Nashua is among the towns with a detection, and the state still recommends long sleeves and repellent around dawn and dusk. New Hampshire Bulletin

That’s it for today.

Saturday sits at 66 with about a 40% chance of showers, so the walk at Greeley Park and the festival on the Riverwalk may both want a jacket. Sunday looks like the better half of the weekend at 69 and partly sunny, which suits the 5K at Holman and the birthday on Lowell Street.

I’ll be back in your inbox Wednesday.

– The Nashua Note