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• Former Dunbarton selectman; ran The Bow Times for eight years

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI The former owner of The Bow Times and former Dunbarton selectman, Beverly Ann Marcou, died Thursday, Aug. 21, at the age of 73. Karen Tomes, one of Marcou’s seven children, remembered her mother’s love of the newspaper Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:10 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, Selectmen, Bow Times, journalism

• Granite State Senior Games attract eclectic mix of athletes

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Stu Goldstein of Dunbarton said he didn’t enter the Granite State Senior Games expecting to win anything. He was simply looking to regain the competitive feeling he experienced while exhibiting his athletic prowess in gymnastics Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:04 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, sports, Candia, Bow, Senior Games

• Assistant superintendent to retire

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Kathi Titus, an assistant superintendent for Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston, is retiring at the end of this school year. Her departure will coincide with that of Dr. Darrell Lockwood, the 10-year superintendent who is taking the Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:58 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, schools, New Boston, Goffstown, retirement, superintendent

• Dunbarton police article passes at special meeting

  BY JENN McDOWELL A total of 61 Dunbarton voters attended a special town meeting and voted by secret ballot whether to establish a revolving fund for special police details. Only eight votes made the difference, with 34 voting in favor of setting up the Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:06 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, Police

• State, towns debate retirement funding

  BY JENN McDOWELL Town Administrator Janice VandeBogart is one of many municipal employees across the state who has announced her retirement this year after hearing about the state of flux the New Hampshire retirement system is in. Having started out as Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:02 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, retirement, New Hampshire retirement system, Board of Selectmen, House of Representatives

• Annual arts festival returns to Dunbarton

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Each year in early May, Pat Murphy has a few house guests over. Maybe more than a few. The Dunbarton resident is using her house and yard to host the Dunbarton Arts and Garden Festival for the third consecutive year, bringing more than Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:30 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, arts, garden, festival

• Pump decision delayed again

  BY JENN McDOWELL After a lengthy public hearing, Dunbarton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has yet to take action on a special exception permit request to put gas pumps in at Page’s Country Store and Deli. The store’s owner, David Barkie, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:21 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, gas pump, zoning, Page's Country Store

• Longtime town administrator to leave Dunbarton

  BY JENN McDOWELL After helping form the position of Dunbarton Town Administrator a decade ago, Janice VanDeBogart looks forward to her retirement in June and spending more time with her husband of seven years. A resident of Dunbarton for 31 years, VanDeBogart Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:35 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Dunbarton, retirement, Town administrator

• Dunbarton man uses own experiences as therapy aid

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY To Jason Lalla, Jon Parker is more than just a part of a list. Lalla, a Dunbarton resident working at Manchester’s Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics, works closely with clients in need of equipment to walk, run and live a normal Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:19 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Manchester, Manchester's Next Step, Prosthetics

• Pump debate at Page’s continues

  BY JENN McDOWELL A final decision on whether Page’s Country Store and Deli will be able to sell gasoline may come out of an upcoming Zoning Board meeting. Currently, there are no gas stations in Dunbarton. The closest is about 7 miles away at the Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:07 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, gas pump, Page's Country Store

• Dunbarton dispatch rates to double

  BY JENN McDOWELL Dunbarton taxpayers will have to pay twice as much for emergency dispatch services in the coming year. After pondering a tight budget 2008-09 year, the town of Bow will seek more revenue from Bow Dispatch Service fees collected from Dunbarton, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:04 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Police, Dispatch

• Teen creates program to donate dresses to young girls

  By Michelle Kim When Megan Mullaney looks at old dance clothes, she doesn’t see space-filling closet deadweight, but rather an opportunity for little girls in tough situations to feel like princesses for a moment. For the past year, Mullaney, 17, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:32 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, charity, girls

• Several officers recognized for service during barn fire

  DUNBARTON – Several Dunbarton Police employees were recognized for their outstanding effort and performance during a September structure fire at an employee recognition ceremony on Dec. 17. On Sept. 22, the Dunbarton Police Department received a Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:17 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Police, fire department

• Dunbarton Year in review 2007

  BY MICHELLE KIM Dunbarton saw some of the same themes reemerge from 2006 – issues such as the SB2 ballot, gas pumps at Page’s Corner, the completion of the hearse housing. But 2007 also saw a number of changes particularly in the police department Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:04 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, gas pump, Police, Page's Country Store, School board, Garden Club, Selectmen

• Public debates pumps at Page’s

  By Michelle Kim DUNBARTON – The Zoning Board Authority heard more testimony and public comments from abutters and residents in the second hearing on a special exception application for gas pumps at Page’s Country Store and Deli, Monday, Dec. Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:30 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, town meeting, town clerk, Environment