Continuing to be a friend
Sympathetic noises are just that, but empathic ones sustain friendship because they create emotional resonance, a sense of solidarity with our friend in facing immediate and long-term challenges living with dementia or other long-term conditions. Empathy breeds compassion.
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Respite for caregivers
This column is about respite care. Most people associate respite with service-providing care in relief of a primary caregiver, but it can be more subtle. Relief may be an effect, coming from support other than substitute care such as information, friendly visitors, a delivered meal
Deadly boat crash on the Merrimack River
At 5:16 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2026, Marine Patrol Officers and State Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks responded to a report of a boat crash with serious injuries on the Merrimack River in Hudson.
Caregiving pillar 3: Skills
A skill is the learned ability to perform a specific action or task with good execution and successful results. Skills are developed as we acquire them through training, practice, and experience. They are not innate, even people skills such as empathy or active listening.
Caregiving pillar 2- Knowledge
What do we know about what supports caregivers? In a previous column I suggested six things; a notebook, knowledge, skills, a plan, occasional respite, and our continued friendship this column is about knowledge. Truly little, even parenting or work life, prepares us for being responsible for care and support of
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Newsom urges Nashua Democrats to turn opposition to Trump into votes
Newsom’s message combined sharp criticism of Trump with a challenge to his own party: Stop treating political opposition as an exercise in making arguments and start organizing to win power.
City of Nashua public meetings-October 18 through October 24
To review the agendas, minutes, or check for any last-minute schedule changes, or visit the Nashua Public Hearings Directory and City of Nashua Agendas Portal to see the full list of postings.
Nashua Recreation Halloween Boo Bash
Nashua Parks and Recreation brought hundreds of families together Saturday for its Halloween Boo Bash, an afternoon of costumes, seasonal activities and community fun held at Greeley Park. The event featured hayrides, a haunted house, pumpkin decorating and trunk-or-treat Here are some scenes from the afternoon of fun
Donchess defends city spending, outlines housing and construction priorities at ‘Java with Jim’
Donchess said the city had learned its state school aid would be $4.9 million lower than the previous year, even as special education, employee health insurance and transportation costs increased. He projected health care costs would rise 13% to 15% next year, following a 9% increase this year.