February 2008 - Posts

• Gagnon, among all Manchester grapplers, reaches New Englands

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Among city schools competing at the Meet of Champions, it was Manchester Memorial finishing highest with 20 points to Central’s 13 and West’s 10. That’s due, in large part, to Jacob Gagnon’s second-place Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:24 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Manchester, Memorial High School, Central High School, Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Londonderry, Concord, Bedford High School, Bow, West High School

• Auburn considers switch to SB2

  BY JENN McDOWELL Auburn’s Board of Selectmen and School Board are holding public hearings for two citizens’ petitioned warrant articles asking whether the town’s voters would embrace converting to the official ballot law form of town Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:36 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, Board of Selectmen, School board, SB2

• ‘Yes’ after all to kindergarten

  BY JENN McDOWELL Two Auburn Budget Committee members have changed their minds and are now recommending a warrant article that would fund state-mandated public kindergarten. They changed their votes upon getting new information from the state the day after Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, Kindergarten, Budget Committee

• AVS caps perfect season with championship; Moore falls in semis

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The New England Patriots couldn’t complete their undefeated season, but the Auburn Village School girls basketball team did during Super Bowl weekend, cruising to a 48- 18 victory in the Tri-County Class S championship game vs. Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:39 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, basketball, Auburn Village School

• Kindergarten, new school rejected by Budget Committee

  BY JENN McDOWELL Public kindergarten and a joint middle school may have a hard time becoming a reality now that the Auburn Budget Committee has come out against them. At the Auburn School Board’s hearing before the Auburn Budget Committee on Thursday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: School, School board, Auburn, Merrimack Valley, Kindergarten