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• An inside look at cell phones in schools

  BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEY Cell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot, Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:43 PM by Bedford Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, Schools, Education, students, cell phones

• Town Meeting: Understanding the process could save you money

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY If you could control the size of your tax bill, would you take that opportunity? Few people actually do, but all voters have the ability to both question and change the amount of money being spent by their local town and school officials Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:56 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, School District, Town meeting, Bow, Hopkinton, Epsom, Selectman

• Halloween’s past: Holiday is banned from many schools

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY With Halloween arriving, not all students will be getting tricks or treats in the classroom, as many schools have shifted away from traditional festivities. One school that has done away with Halloween festivities is Hooksett’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:55 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, Candia, New Boston, Bow, Hopkinton, Dunbarton, Auburn, Epsom, Windham, Bedford, Goffstown, Weare, Hooksett, Kids & Family, Salem, Concord, Pelham, halloween, holiday, Allenstown

• Man who wants slaughterhouse says racism played part in rejection

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The leader of a grassroots opposition to a proposed slaughterhouse rebutted claims that racism or discrimination against religion is at work against an African immigrant who says he is trying to follow the dietary restrictions of his Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:09 PM by Bedford Editor | 6 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Zoning Board, racism, slaughterhouse

• Following loss to Goffstown High School, West is ready for city foes, says coach

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Despite a loss to Goffstown, the Manchester West girls volleyball team looks to take momentum into a matchup with Central and grab its first victory of the season. Although the Blue Knights dropped the match to the Grizzlies on Friday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 4:58 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, high school sports, Manchester, West High School, volleyball

• Bedford’s junior Legion team takes NH crown in first year

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR For years, coaches of the Manchester Jutras senior American Legion baseball team have tossed Bedford, Goffstown and Manchester players into a diamond- shaped mixing bowl and consistently concocted a winning recipe. Perhaps Tim Conway, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 4:06 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Manchester, Baseball, American Legion

• Bedford’s pay tops Goffstown’s

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Bedford is paying town and school employees more than its neighbor to the north, reflecting the economic inequities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the four local governments using Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 5:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Taxes, budget, Town employees, school employees

• Trash talk begins as Crispin’s tourney nears

  Two new softball teams attempt to elbow their way into the top tier of competitors as Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:24 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Crispin's House

• Bedford 10 and 11s edged by Goffstown for title

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR As it turned out, the difference between these two teams was next to nothing. The Bedford 10- and 11- year-old Little League all-star team, undefeated prior to a 14- 2 setback against Goffstown on Saturday, July 19, met the same Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:58 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Baseball

• Softball tourney goes to bat for Crispin’s House

  Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball Villa Augustina Fields, starting at 9 a.m. Al Baines, president of Crispin’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:52 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Baseball, charity, Crispin's House

• Bedford beats Goffstown, which needs a win for a rematch

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bedford may have knocked off Goffstown with a 6-3 victory, but the head coaches for both teams had a feeling they may be seeing each other again soon. Although Bedford won the winners bracket final in the 10- and 11-year-old state Little Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:31 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Baseball

• Cats and cons – Prison works with Animal Rescue League to rehabilitate felines

  BY DAVE CHOATE Even kittens are doing time these days. A visitor to the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown might be surprised to see the cats padding around the rooms, but Robin Ahlgren said having inmates care for the semi-feral cats is Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, prisons, cats

• Closing in – Jutras, despite loss, appears headed for postseason

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Last year, the Jutras American Legion baseball team had to win a one-game playoff to reach the postseason and finished with 11 wins, including the added match-up. This year’s team, predominantly Bedford and Goffstown players, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:02 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Baseball

• Diamond gem – Bedford pops, stops Goffstown to reach winners bracket final

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Eric MacDonald was excited and optimistic. It turns out he had good reason to be. The Bedford all-star went 3-for-4 at the plate and held a surging Goffstown offense to one run in 5-plus innings of mound work. In fact, it was hard to identify Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:18 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, Baseball