July 2007 - Posts

• Calls up – Police activity increases while department budget cut

  BY SUSAN WARE A typical week for the police in Candia includes a stolen F-350 pick-up truck crashing into a telephone pole and snapping it in half, leaving the transformer in the middle of the road; copper pipes stolen from vacant homes; a domestic assault Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:51 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, police, budget, crime

• Rural beauty vs. close shopping – Heated debate over developing at Exit 3

  BY SUSAN WARE A standing-room-only crowd gave Candia selectmen resounding approval to proceed in looking for a developer to buy a town-owned parcel of land off Route 101’s Exit 3 and develop it. “This property is not up for sale yet. We can’t Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:56 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, local business, selectmen

• CYAA soccer sign-ups available

  The Candia Youth Athletic Association accepts registrations for this fall’s soccer program. Registration forms can be obtained online at cyaasports.com or at the Smyth Public Library and the Moore School. The deadline for sign-ups is Aug. 10. For Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:41 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, schools, sports, soccer

• Close call for Candia officer

  BY SUSAN WARE In the early morning hours, a vehicle swerved into the breakdown lane on Route 101, and heads straight toward a police officer sitting in his cruiser on a traffic stop. Officer Kevin Cashman had pulled over a vehicle on Route 101 at 3:15 Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:38 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, police

• Tae kwon do can-do – Participants take lessons into everyday lives

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Amy Nagel considers herself a perfectionist. Five years ago, however, it was not a personality trait she embraced, nor was it something she was proud of. But that was years ago. Now holding a black belt at the ATA Karate Center of New Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:25 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, Auburn, sports, martial arts

• Lamprey River shut out of District 1 play

  BY JERRY LIPTAK Each team at the District 1 11- and 12-year-old Little League all-star tournament is good, and Lamprey River, with a roster full of fine athletes, is no exception. But after an opening-round win for the locals, it was a case of their good Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:59 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, baseball, sports, Derry