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News and Information for the Town of Goffstown
May 2007 - Posts
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Police are investigating a series of vandalism incidents which damaged property at three Goffstown businesses. The D’Angelo sub shop at 649 Mast Road, as well as the Village Eatery and Sully’s Superette on Main Street were damaged, in the Read More...
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BY STEVEN ANDREWS Despite a packed parking area and swarm of swimmers each summer at Glen Lake, it is not part of the state’s public health testing program because the town does not consider it a swimming area. Instead, the town is left to test Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT Reflecting on the best season in Goffstown boys tennis history, Grizzlies coach Tom Meighan couldn’t help but think back to March, when nothing but snow covered the area’s tennis courts. It was then Goffstown made its push toward Read More...
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Last summer Glen Lake suffered an E. coli outbreak and was closed to prevent illness among beach-goers. But, according to the Goffstown Residents Association Web site, property owners near Glen Lake were not notified of the breakout directly by the town, Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN As fossil fuel costs rise to unprecedented levels, one local business hopes to curb some of its electrical expenses through the use of geothermal technology. With a new facility expected to open in August, longtime downtown fixture Goffstown Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Goffstown faced better, more experienced opposition, but Liam House-Myers wanted even more. The team lacked wins, but motivation and a positive attitude defined Goffstown’s first-ever varsity boys lacrosse season. “I definitely Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT It was probably the only time the weather has helped a team this spring. Stuck inside the school and outside the state tournament scene, members of the John Stark softball team were faced with another rained out practice a few weeks ago. Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN The new dismissal policy at Mountain View Middle School has succeeded in easing after-school traffic flow for buses, the principal has said. However, several students have expressed displeasure over the new staggered approach to releasing Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN A man who allegedly trekked from Massachusetts to Goffstown to have sexual relations with a local child faces up to 30 years in prison for the charge. Frank Emery, 23, of Stoneham, Mass., was arraigned May 10 in United States District Court Read More...
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BY MATT STOUT Its troubles started with the rain. Now, the John Stark boys lacrosse team hopes the entire season isn’t a washout. After the unfriendly weather crowded the schedule, forcing the squad from its home field, not much has gone right for Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Merri-Loo Community Preschool will have a home at the Grasmere Town Hall for at least another two years, following a selectmen’s vote at their meeting Monday, May 7. The vote came despite some preschool officials’ fears that Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Local police have seen increases in drunk driving, domestic violence and car accidents over the same time period last year, Police Chief Michael French told members of the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on Monday, May 7. While the department Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Sitting in a lawn chair, can of soda in hand, the family Dalmatian, Rosie, nipping at his heels, Tom Meighan doesn’t exactly have the air of a head coach preparing his team for a match. But since when do you question a mentor who’s Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Flood recovery stands as the Department of Public Works’ main priority in the coming months, department Director Carl Quiram told selectmen at their meeting Monday, April 30. However, Quiram said he believes the department can return Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN It’s only rock ’n’ roll, but sometimes loud and boisterous music can serve a higher purpose. Such was the case at the Sexual Assault Awareness Benefit Concert on April 27, when a trio of local bands cranked up their amps Read More...
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