Where he worked
A long-closed textile factory on the Merrimack River in 1909, during its heyday.
“Here are the instruments of the makers,
their testaments of gears and wheels.
This is where men and women are called
To the daily stations of common task,
And so I stand with my father
In a child’s reverent silence.’’
-- From “Sunday Factory,’’ by W.E. Butts (1944-2013), a New Hampshire poet laureate, about a father showing his very young son his place of work
It’s productive to be hated
Triple H
Main Street in downtown Nashua
“If you go through life and no one hates you, that means you’re not good at anything.’’
Paul Michael Levesque (born — in 1969 — and raised in Nashua, N.H.), he’s better known by the wrestling ring name Triple H. He’s an American business executive, retired professional wrestler and actor. One of most famous professional wrestlers of all time, he is also the executive vice president of Global Talent Strategy & Development for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is also the founder and executive producer of NXT. He lives in Greenwich, Conn., among other places.
Getting New Hampshire more on track
The old train station in Woonsocket, R.I., that's the headquarters of Boston Surface Railroad Co.
Adapted from Robert Whitcomb's "Digital Diary,'' in GoLocal24.com:
In further acceptance that southern New Hampshire is part of Greater Boston (as is northern the rather new Boston Surface Railroad Co. to provide commuter service from Nashua and Bedford, N.H., to Lowell, Mass., where passengers could link up with the MBTA. The only passenger rail service that the Granite State has now is Amtrak’s Downeaster, which connects Boston and Brunswick, Maine (via Portland), with stops at Dover, Durham and Exeter.
Mayor Donchess says the service would be a public-private partnership.
Some readers of past columns might remember that Boston Surface Railroad plans to open a commuter rail line connecting Providence and Worcester, with service now expected to start in the summer of 2019.
Great stuff!