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News and Information for the Town of Goffstown
April 2007 - Posts
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Don’t talk to Wake Stillman about moral victories. It’s a term he doesn’t believe in, and it certainly isn’t making any appearances in any of the talks he gives his team. But that’s not to say he doesn’t Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The sights and sounds of construction have figured prominently on both sides of Main Street lately, with improvement projects at Town Hall and the town common wrapping up as the warm weather sets in. The Town Hall construction project involves Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Though many residents blame dam control for the April 16 flooding, state officials recently said the heavy water flow went beyond a local dam’s discharge capacity. At a special community meeting on Saturday, April 21, regarding the Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The rains of this year’s April nor’easter were not as severe as last year’s Mother’s Day floods, but the high waters arrived at a dangerous speed. That message came through several times at a special work session Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT When you talk to Bill Gahara, you’re talking to a baseball guy. The president of the Hooksett Youth Athletic Association, Gahara played baseball, still coaches baseball and has a son who plays baseball. Yet, there’s something Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The best way to promote public safety is by taking it directly to the people. That is the theory behind the Goffstown Police Department’s Public Safety Day, which returned for its sixth annual event on Saturday, April 14, at the Hannaford’s Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The struggle to appear as a major party on the statewide ballot dominated much of the talk at a special Libertarian Party nominating convention on Sunday, April 15. State libertarians chose candidates for executive council, governor, both Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Drainage and parking relating to an expansion plan at the Allard Center YMCA sparked concern among nearby residents at a planning board hearing on Thursday, April 12. About two dozen residents turned out for the hearing, many of them from Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Richard Guay wore an expression of disbelief while observing the flood- waters at his Bay Street home on Monday, April 16. “It’s taken this long to rebuild, and now it’s destroyed again. It’s hard to believe this Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK One year ago, a group of Goffstown High boys came together to learn a new sport. Twelve months later, those players proved the Grizzlies were ready to be considered an official lacrosse team. After successfully completing their first season Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN A dual swearing-in ceremony on Monday, April 9, told the tale of two police captains. While one member of the police force was sworn into that position that evening, the veteran policeman leaving the post will continue serving the department Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The number of tax exemptions granted to elderly residents could nearly triple this year following the passage of new eligibility requirements at town voting in March. The number of exemptions granted this year could reach 142. This includes Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Most selectmen agree they want to enhance communications with the public this year, though opinions differ on whether meetings should take place outside of town hall. “I would like to have meetings with the public in different places. Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK When Goffstown High’s baseball team kicks off its 2007 campaign, perhaps no one’s shoulders will feel heavier than Tom MacDonald. The junior shortstop enters his third season on the Grizzlies as the current member of a long Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Marcus Knight had the audience in the palm of his hand. It was North America Country Music Association Country Music Week in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on March 10. Knight and his band were squaring off against an international field of country Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN A performance from a local martial arts academy proved to be a highlight at the 30th annual Merri-Loo Community Preschool Family Fun Day on Saturday, March 31. In a combination of agile martial arts maneuvers and flag-waving patriotism, Read More...
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