Merrimack River


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Mer·ri·mack River

 (mĕr′ə-măk′)
A river formed in central New Hampshire and flowing about 180 km (110 mi) south into northeast Massachusetts then northeast to the Atlantic Ocean. It was long used as a source of power for textile mills.
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Noun1.Merrimack River - a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic OceanMerrimack River - a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
Granite State, New Hampshire, NH - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
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After two agonising weeks for Lee's family, who didn't believe his disappearance was being taken seriously enough, a man walking his dog came across a body on the banks of the Merrimack River.
Aegion Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Insituform Technologies has been awarded a contract valued at $10.6M from the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts for the rehabilitation of nearly 8 miles of 8- to 54-inch wastewater pipelines located in residential, commercial and industrial areas alongside the Merrimack River. Insituform will act as the general contractor on the project and will manage the installation of its Insituform cured-in-place pipe along with all other aspects of the project.
Paulino's body was discovered decapitated and missing the hands on the bank of the Merrimack River near Lawrence, Massachusetts. Medical examiners identified a total of 76 wounds on Paulino's body.
This 38-room, four-diamond boutique hotel located in the heart of Concord's downtown, and overlooking the Merrimack River and gold dome of the New Hampshire State House, represents a new level of accommodations in the city.
Coogan's experience on Tonawanda Island is reminiscent of what happened in Newburyport, Mass., in the mid 1990s when diners at seafood restaurants along the Merrimack River saw so many stray and hungry cats staring in windows that many couldn't bear to eat in front of them.
Breest, now 77, is serving 40 years in prison for the death of 18-year-old Susan Randall, whose beaten and partially nude body was found on the frozen Merrimack River in Concord in February 1971.
* CHALLENGE: Historically, University of Massachusetts, Lowell comprised of three separate campuses geographically divided by the Merrimack River. Coupled with a nearly 50 percent increase in enrollment over the last seven years, the university needed a new building to put all student services under one roof.
Active with the Girl Scouts, she served as a leader, directed ACA-accredited Camp Pennacook in the 1990s, and served as a board member of both the Merrimack River Girl Scout Council and Spindle Girl Scout Council in Massachusetts.
For example, no public notice was issued during a 13-hour discharge of at least 8 million gallons of raw sewage into the Merrimack River in October 2017, (8) although residents were later warned to avoid the water.
In 1885, 680 timber companies were indiscriminately cutting trees in the headwaters of the Merrimack River, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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