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• After two impressive wins, Memorial eliminated in semifinal

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR If you had asked him two weeks ago if his Memorial baseball team would be playing in the Class L semifinals, Don Menswar would have been more likely to laugh than nod. Yet that’s exactly where the No. 15 Crusaders ended up, Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Manchester, Memorial High School, high school sports, baseball

• School Board prohibits drinking in building at community events

  BY TOBY HENRY Questions over prohibition of alcohol at Auburn’s only public school continue to be raised after the School Board’s recent decision left one local charity without a place to hold its popular open-bar dances. On June 10, the Auburn Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, School, School board, alcohol

• Sub-.500 Memorial two wins from state championship

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR As Pinkerton baseball manager Ron Manseau and his players boarded their bus, heads hung in defeat, a voice from behind called out. “Hey, did you guys catch something, or what?” “We caught something alright,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Manchester, Memorial High School, high school sports, baseball

• Alcohol policy questioned after fundraiser at school

  BY TOBY HENRY School officials said a vote on prohibition may be in their future following a recent incident involving a man who allegedly fell asleep in the Auburn Village School following a community dance. As it now stands, Auburn School Board Chairman Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:14 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Auburn, School board, fundraiser, alcohol

• Local towns wait to see what Manchester will do with high school budget cuts

  BY JENN McDOWELL With the Manchester Board of School Committee having announced several times they would not authorize the dissemination of 80 pink slips to teachers in Manchester schools this year, communities holding tuition contracts with Manchester’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:56 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Candia, Manchester, Memorial High School, Central High School, Hooksett, West High School

• Auburn chooses firm to build kindergarten

  BY TOBY HENRY School officials have selected a Goffstown firm for the renovation job to build Auburn’s first kindergarten. Auburn School Board Chairman Elaine Hobbs said the board picked the $204,000 bid put forward last month by the Pidela Corp. Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:32 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Kindergarten, School board, Goffstown, Auburn

• Memorial’s first-ever varsity victory buoys team’s morale

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR With his boys lacrosse team led by a stingy defense and a solid core of veterans, Memorial coach Joe Bernier said it may finally be time to accumulate some wins. In fact, the Crusaders notched the first Division I victory in the Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:08 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Manchester, Memorial High School, high school sports, lacrosse

• City’s proposed high school cuts scare parents, students; April 28 meeting set

  BY JENN McDOWELL Parents of high school students being tuitioned to Manchester schools may want to attend a meeting at Manchester Memorial High School on Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m., to discuss the proposed staffing and programming cuts the fiscal year Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Manchester, Memorial High School, School, Hooksett, Tuition

• Auburn Village School principal retires, Hooksett principal will move to Auburn

  BY JENN McDOWELL After seven years on the job, Hooksett Cawley School Principal Ron Pedro has decided to take the open principal’s position at Auburn Village School. Hooksett Memorial School Assistant Principal Steve Harrises will take over as Cawley Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Auburn, School, Hooksett, Auburn Village School, Cawley Middle School, SAU 15, Hooksett Memorial School

• Abrupt end to solid ’07 season leaves Memorial wanting more

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Led by two veteran locals, the Memorial High School Lady Crusaders are prepared to better last season’s 13-6 record and make some noise in the Class L postseason. “We are young, but we certainly have the talent, and Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Memorial High School, softball, high school sports

• Audubon Center celebrates maple sugar

  BY SUSANNA HARGREAVES Smiling with a shirt stained from maple syrup, Nathan Archambault of Hampstead proudly shared his adventures at the 10th annual maple syrup celebration. “My favorite was the wagon ride,” said Archambault. “It was Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Massabesic Audubon Center, Maplefest

• Auburn considers its own school

  BY TOBY HENRY The defeat of a two-town middle school to serve Auburn and Candia has left Auburn to evaluate a possible new school proposal on its own while Candia officials say they’re done making plans for now. In Candia, the past five years have Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:48 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Candia, Merrimack Valley, Middle School, School

• Auburn says ‘yes’ to public kindergarten

  BY TOBY HENRY Residents approved the town’s first public kindergarten and town budget of $4,218,251 during the final annual Town and School District meetings March 14 and 15. The voters’ decision to approve the SB2 official ballot voting system Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, Kindergarten, school district, budget

• Auburn leaves traditional Town Meeting behind

  BY JENN McDOWELL Aside from electing their town officials, Auburn voters also decided whether to go to an official ballot style of voting on town matters and school matters. In an overwhelming vote, it was decided the town and school district would now Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, School, voting, Board of Selectmen, SB2

• Auburn votes on change to official ballot law

  BY TOBY HENRY The March 11 vote on establishing Senate Bill 2 official balloting is getting a mixed review as residents weigh increased voter participation vs. the traditional meeting and discussion format. “Less than 200 people last year voted Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Auburn, Merrimack Valley, School, SB2