November 2008 - Posts

• Candia-based team rolls to state championship following nine straight victories

  The Candia Yellow jackets won the 2008 U13 boys Division 2 New Hampshire State Championship on Nov. 9, beating Hudson, 1-0, and capping a nine-game winning streak that began in early October. Following a regular-season victory on Oct. 5, the team, with Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:52 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, sports, soccer

• Pennies for a playground

  BY TOBY HENRY Kindergarten student Allyson Turner said she had a new idea in mind when she recently looked at a bottle full of pennies that her parents were saving up for her college. The 5-year-old Henry Moore Elementary School student said her school Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, playground, Henry Moore Elementary School

• Candia recycling center bond forces tax spike as payment kicks in

  BY TOBY HENRY Old Candia Road resident Cheryl Carson is one of hundreds of local residents who received a property tax bill this month which is significantly higher than last year’s. Carson, who appeared in person to pay tax collector Jane Sanders Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, recycling, taxes, bond

• Towns seeing spikes as tax rates are set

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Tax rates are being set for the year, and some towns, like Candia, are seeing large increases. Candia In Candia, the new tax rate increased by $2.31 per $1,000 of property value, to $20.90, a 12 percent hike. The new rate will result Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Candia, Auburn, taxes, Pembroke, Epsom, Allenstown

• Candia faces 10 percent budget increase for town

  BY TOBY HENRY Candia Budget Committee members say they’re bracing for some tough choices as they eye a potential increase of as much as 10 percent for next year. “Our comment to (department heads) was ‘if we have to cut the budget, where Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 2:18 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Candia, budget, Board of Selectmen