Niece is moving to New Hampshire - Advice please

My niece's husband got a job at the Nashua, NH airport as a crew chief. He has been w/o a job for a year. Currently they live in NJ in the house his grandmother owned. Tara loves to garden. He starts in 2 weeks. The rest of the family will move up after school lets out in June.

Any advice for school systems, good libraries, Boy scouts, etc would be greatly appreciated. They are thinking of renting for a year to become familiar, but if they can find one to buy that would be suitable they will consider that.

Their son will be a high school freshman. Their youngest daughter is 8 and has Down's Syndrome and has been in a school that is inclusive, so she isn't removed from the classroom for special instruction. That would probably be the MOST important consideration for them. Their oldest daughter has found 3 schools for respiratory therapy so she is set. They are thinking of about a 20 mile radius from the airport, but he is used to a 90 mile commute one-way, so they are flexible.
Any ideas or links would be MOST appreciated. I know I can count on DG for support.
Thank you.

Gosh, I wish I was moving to NH. I love it up there.

Someplace else to visit.

I've just contacted my daughter, who lives in Nashua, for permission for your niece to contact her.

Well no help with advice but congrats on his new job. I am sure they will like it. Probably more snow so they should factor that into travel distance. Best wishes to them.

Thanks. They seem to be excited about this new adventure.

What did she say, Candyce?

LOL - haven't heard back from her yet. I'm amazed, too. She usually spends most of her Sundays on Facebook. Maybe I'll try good ole email!

^_^

Very pretty up there. Would not like the winter, though.

This winter is not so bad, Victor. Minimal snowfall, but the temps have been brutal for longer than I care for. But then, I'm a warm weather gal.

We went to the White Mts one winter. Coldest I've ever been!

Jan23 ~ you have D-Mail

Victor - I'd never, EVER, go to the White Mtns in the winter!

Now you tell me!

Hee hee he.I knew that!!

nashua airport or manchester?

nasha is the next town over - live in ma - work in nh - home taxes are brutal in nh, shop in tax free nh

Thanks.

LOL on the Mtns. in the winter.

I believe it's Nashua.

They're close enough to be one and the same.

Hello,Auburn NH here,(just 25 minutes away from Nashua),I have clients living in Nashua with school age children that can certainly help your niece with questions .Feel free to contact me I can certainly help,probably have a house available for them too .

nymegen:

Hi neighbor!!

Howdy, great to meet you Candyce! BB

Jan23, good luck to your niece and family.

NH is one of the nicest places to live. I used to live up in Lincoln area and went to school a little more north. I do recall taking the battery out of car at night so I could get to school in the morning.

Thanks, Elsie I'm looking forward to visiting sometime.

I'll pass on the suggestion to take out the battery at night if it gets cold. ^_^

Jan

Jan, I lived up in the midst of the White Mountains - it was much colder there. Just joshing Victor. I'm sure your niece will love it in Nashua.

She would be happy anywhere! She is the type of person people flock around.

The, Jan, she and my daughter will get along just fine. They both seem to have the same temperament.

Sounds great!

Hi Jan! I just saw this thread, as I haven't been on DG much in the last couple of weeks. I'm afraid I have little to add since we live on the other side of NH. Sounds like they will do well in the move, and I'm happy to hear of his new job. Best of luck to them all! You will have to visit them and join us for an RU in NH at some point! LOL

Thanks, Louise. Don't worry, it's on my bucket list.

Yay!! ^_^

I live right next door in Hudson, I am not sure how the schools are zoned in Nashua so I'm not much help there. There is a bad part of Nashua to live, just warn her! She'll know it when she sees it.

hint - street with a tree name

LOL!

Gee I don't think there is much in NH that is 90 miles away from anything. 75 miles from here is in Maine! do try to find a place in NH because taxation across state lines is a killer.
Martha

and the taxes keep getting higher

Okay, I'll pass that info along. Thanks

Street with a tree name - AVOID
Stay in NH.

There's a major fire on Pine Street in Nashua, right now.

Is that the tree name?

"Pine"?

I don't know if that's the one or not.

There are a lot of streets with tree names in Nashua. Keene, too!

I found a site with all the schools in Nashua that might be helpful. http://www.nashua.edu/district/
Click on the tab that says schools and it shows a map with all the schools and you can click on each one for info.

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Thank you, Meredith. Schooling is the biggest factor for them.