After a 16-year mission in Nashua, Sister Sharon Walsh and Sister Elaine Fahey will be returning to their home in Philadelphia to rejoin that city’s Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart Order. They will leave behind a gift to Nashua they have worked to build since arriving with nothing in 1992: Marguerite’s Place, a transitional home for women in crisis. The shelter is unique in that it offers not only furnished apartments but also full-time daycare to help the mothers.

Seth Leary was discussing Russian politics with a friend when the legend of Rasputin came up. The visionary was linked to the fall of the Romanov dynasty almost a century ago. “It seemed like he was using the czarina’s desperation,” Leary said. That became a hook for a script.

At first glance, Liamos Market in Nashua looks just like any other corner convenience mart. But when you notice the delicious smells and see the imported Greek products lining the shelves, it becomes evident that this is a specialty store, and in this case, the specialty is lamb.

During one of my junior years in college I had a chance to see a band called Frampton’s Camel. When a friend asked if I wanted to go I said, “I never heard of him.” So why would I spend what little money I had to see a guy I never heard of? Well the answer came that summer when the mega album Frampton Comes Alive hit the airwaves and record stores with the fastest-selling record of all time. .

If you’re a Windows user and you’ve recently gone to Microsoft Update for the latest security patches — something you should do, like, whenever you remember to — you might have noticed something different. It’s a mysterious, yet alluring, download called Silverlight. Have you wondered what it is?