September 2006 - Posts

• Crime is up but police budget is kept down

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer Despite a rising number of criminal incidents in Goffstown, Police Chief Michael French has requested no new personnel and only a 1 percent increase in his budget for next year. From drunk driving to domestic violence, computer Read More... Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 3:44 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Crime

• Open studio: Main Street Program hosts artists’ tour

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer Goffstown artist Diane Ryan displays her acrylic painting, “Putting the ‘Aggie’ Back in Culture,’ at a preview for the Goffstown Open Studio Tour. Ryan is one of 19 artists displaying her work at the Read More... Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 3:40 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Arts, Merrimack Valley, NH History and Heritage

• Quick study, GHS sophomore overcomes bumps, moves up the ranks at NHIS

  By Sapna Pathak Staff Writer To Travis Beaudoin, not having his driver’s license is just a minor detail. It certainly hasn’t stopped him from cruising around every week, sometimes topping out at 100 mph. Beaudoin proudly admits he’s Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 11:57 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown

• Giant Pumpkin Regatta still on for this year

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer An autumn tradition will enliven Main Street next month with the return of the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta the weekend of Oct. 14. Heavy rains forced cancellation of the event last year, but the pumpkin weigh-off and Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 9:01 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Event Reviews

• Glen Lake School almost ready

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer With the final touches of paint drying on the walls and the din of construction mostly silent at Glen Lake School, district officials say they’re excited for the building’s imminent opening. “This has been Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 8:46 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown

• Popular town services push budget requests up

  By ROD HANSEN rhansen@yourneighborhoodnews.com With fewer people leaving town on summer vacation, more are staying to use Goffstown’s library and recreational sites.Selectmen heard that message at their first meeting of the budget season on Monday, Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 3:50 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown

• 9/11 Goffstown marks fifth anniversary

  By ROD HANSEN rhansen@yourneighborhoodnews.com Half a decade has passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but the memories remained fresh at a recent community vigil commemorating the anniversary of that day. Nearly 100 people gathered on Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 3:46 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown