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• 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

• Dunbarton principal prepares to retire

  By Michelle Kim DUNBARTON – After nearly four decades as an educator and 20 as a school administrator, Dunbarton Elementary School Principal Brent Rogers is ready for a change of pace. Rogers, who came to Dunbarton three years ago, is retiring from Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:12 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, School board, principal, dunbarton schools

• 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

• Bandstand project finally completed

  BY MICHELLE KIM Residents celebrated the newly built town commons bandstand with a Christmas tree lighting and a special visit from Santa Claus on Sunday, Dec. 2. It took the Dunbarton Garden Club and the Town Commons Project seven years to raise the Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:44 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Town Commons Project, Bandstand, Dunbarton Garden Club

• Experts wrangle over Page’s pumps

  BY MICHELLE KIM More than 120 people turned out Monday, Nov. 19, for the first of what might be a series of Zoning Board hearings on a special exception application for gas pumps at Page’s Country Store and Deli. The air was thick from the heat Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:56 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, gas pump, zoning, Page's Country Store

• Byway may attract tourists

  BY ROD HANSEN The hills and roadways of Dunbarton, Goffstown, New Boston and Weare have long been associated with Gen. John Stark and his family, and a new scenic byway could blanket all those towns with the Stark name. A submission for a General John Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:13 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Traveling in NH, Weare, New Boston, John Stark Scenic Byway, Goffstown

• Christopher Connelly takes over as Dunbarton police chief

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Dozens of officers from around the Central/ Southern New Hampshire corridor turned out to congratulate Christopher Connelly, filling the town meeting room to the point that many well-wishers had to wait in the hallway. On Thursday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:02 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Police

• Police chief retires

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR After six years with the Dunbarton Police Department, Chief Jeff Nelson is retiring. Nelson, who came to Dunbarton after 19 years with the Goffstown Police Department, had his resignation accepted by selectmen at their meeting on Read More... Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:53 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Police

• Dunbarton taxes jump 7.2 percent

  By Ryan O’Connor Staff Writer Due to unforeseeable circumstances within the school district, Dunbarton’s tax rate has gone up slightly more than anticipated. The Department of Revenue Administration ­ the agency that sets the tax rate Read More... Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:15 AM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Dunbarton, Political

• Dunbarton hearse is transported through history

  By Ryan O’Connor Staff Writer Resident Donna Dunn said the Dunbarton town hearse has more frequent flier miles than she does. The hearse hasn’t been in commission since it was nearly incinerated in a 1958 fire destroying a storage house at Read More... Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:12 AM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, NH History and Heritage, Dunbarton