Auburn News

Memorial boys knocked out by Central in state semifinal

BY MATT SCHOOLEY There wasn’t much that could douse the excitement of Chris Laberge, who had just led Manchester Central’s boys soccer team to its first-ever state championship match. One thing – actually a team – was the exception. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Memorial High School, high school sports, soccer

For strong Memorial team, local talent a focal point

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When Tim Gregoire is down, he’s not coming out. The Auburn resident is one of four locals on the Memorial boys soccer team who bring gritty play to a squad battling for a top spot in the Class L tournament. Along with Gregoire, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:56 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Memorial High School, high school sports, soccer

Auburn police warn of fraudulent calls

The Auburn Police Department is investigating a fraud that targets loving and trusting grandparents and rips thousands of dollars from their pockets under the guise of family loyalty and a ploy to save the family from embarrassment. One Auburn grandparent Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:32 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, police, fraud

In final, Memorial shoots poorly against Trinity, the state champ

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When leaving for the University of New Hampshire and the Class L title game, the Memorial boys basketball team forgot to pack one critical item – its offense. The Crusaders fell short of a state title on Saturday, March 21, shooting Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:41 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Memorial High School, high school sports, basketball

City must continue tax payments to Auburn

BY GRETYL MACALASTER Manchester Water Works will continue paying the same tax rate this year after a case against the town of Auburn filed by the city department has been dismissed by a Superior Court judge. Last year, Manchester Water Works filed a petition Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:27 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Manchester, taxes, Water Works

Memorial pulls away to reach state semifinals

BY JERRY LIPTAK Winnacunnet, up seven points in the second quarter of the Class L boys basketball quarterfinals, faced two problems: too much time remaining and too much Memorial talent. The host Crusaders began hitting their shots, the visiting Warriors Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Memorial High School, high school sports, basketball

Auburn operating budgets OK’d

BY GRETYL MACALASTER Voters turned down a warrant article recommended by the Auburn Conservation Commission that would have designated 36 wetlands in town as “prime wetlands” on election day, Tuesday, March 10. The Planning Board had not recommended Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, voting, wetlands, Conservation Commission, Planning Board

Horse riders want driver awareness

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Kids on dirt bikes zoom by. A woman in a minivan talks on a cell phone while children make noise. Teenagers give a war whoop out the window while passing. A tractor-trailer’s air brakes make a loud noise. All these situations Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, roads, Horses

Crowd protests Auburn Village School alcohol policy

BY GRETYL MACALASTER Some community members think it should have been a simple decision for the Auburn School Board to reverse its decision on the community use of facilities policy at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10. But the board wants to take some time Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:21 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Auburn Village School, alcohol, policy

Auburn’s ballot is ready to go

BY DAN DeCONINCK Citizens of Auburn came together Saturday, Feb. 7, for their town’s deliberative session of Town Meeting. The meeting was held in the gymnasium of the Auburn Village School, and featured 10 articles to be finalized for town voting Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, voting, Town Meeting

No changes to Auburn school district warrant

BY TOBY HENRY Auburn school officials and an audience of about 30 residents breezed through the slim school district warrant on Feb. 2 during the deliberative session of School District Meeting that generated no amendments and only a few questions. “It’s Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:05 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, school district, warrants

The first year under SB-2 rules

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Last spring, voters chose to leave the traditional form of Town Meeting and School District Meeting behind, deciding to adopt the official ballot law, commonly referred to as SB-2, for both town and school governance. The deliberative Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:30 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, SB2, school district, warrants, Town Meeting

Memorial wins first contest with six unanswered goals

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Something odd is happening within the Memorial ice hockey program. It can be seen on the ice, on the bench, even in the stands – smiles everywhere. Yes, the Crusaders are learning to enjoy themselves. The result is better Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:14 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, Hockey, Memorial High School, high school sports

Auburn town, school budgets kept almost even

BY TOBY HENRY Auburn officials focused on energy costs for the next year as they fine-tuned the town budget during a Jan. 15 meeting. According to a draft of the proposed town budget released that day, the town’s proposed operating budget is $4.33 Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:08 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, School, budget, town

New gym floor may be given to Village School

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI If some “hoopster” families have their way, Auburn Village School will soon have a new floor in its gymnasium, and it won’t have cost taxpayers a penny. Jamie Cote posted a notice in the Auburn Vigilant Citzens online Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Auburn, School, Auburn Village School, donations, gym