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News and Information for the Town of Goffstown
October 2008 - Posts
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BY JERRY LIPTAK MANCHESTER – While Goffstown and John Stark struggled in team competition at the NHIAA Cross Country Class Meet Championships, GHS junior Jana Hieber placed among the top 20 individuals in the Class L girls race at Derryfield Park Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Three years ago, the last time Goffstown and Pembroke met on the Division III football gridiron, the Grizzlies were headed for the postseason and the Spartans were struggling to win a game. Following the most recent matchup, on Read More...
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BY ROBBIE GRADY Why is it that fall flies by so fast? It seems like we were just beginning to notice the leaves turning, and now we’re raking them. The weather forecast is beginning to mention snow, heaven forbid! Meanwhile, thoughts of pumpkins Read More...
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BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXEL Paranormal Ghost Quest, a company created in 2001 by Raven Duclos, Beckah Boyd and Katie Boyd, was recently invited to the Goffstown Public Library to investigate the possible presence of spirits walking the stacks. And on Oct. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Goffstown School District is proposing a budget of $34.3 million for the next academic year. Just two weeks ago the district was eyeing $34.6 million. It has already decreased its estimate by about $370,000 because it has learned Read More...
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Villa Augustina School raised nearly $12,000 in donations at its annual charity golf tournament on Oct. 10 at the Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown. The Feller Family Charitable Foundation, which has supported the golf tournament for the last six Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR When two-time defending state champion Salem traveled to upstart Goffstown – in the midst of its best season ever – both coaches agreed the contest provided a fine late-season litmus test. At the end of three tightly Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Police are still investigating the shooting of a Manchester teen outside of a College Road home where his girlfriend was visiting her former boyfriend. Sean Scadding, 19, of Manchester, was shot in the leg on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Scadding Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The man who wanted to build a slaughterhouse to meet the Muslim dietary standards his family follows is accusing the Goffstown Zoning Board of racial and religious discrimination. Negash Abdelkader wanted to build the slaughterhouse at Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL While the rest of the economy drags, Goffstown Village seems to be flourishing. After the relocation and expansion of Ace Hardware, several other businesses have ridden on its coattails. Larry and Sandy Brown opened up the new Ace on Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Jarrod Brooks has spent the last five years building a perennial golf contender at GHS. Next season, he said, the team has a chance to be just that in Class L. “This year we had a lot of people moving up from JV and a couple Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Though the Grizzlies traveled roughly 14 miles up Route 114 from Goffstown to Weare, the host Generals faced the long ride home. Goffstown posted a program high 53 points against John Stark in the first varsity gridiron meeting Read More...
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BY DAVID SUITOR The “Quake of ’08” didn’t damage buildings or the dam, but it did create training scenarios for Goffstown’s emergency volunteers. The key group of volunteers, Goffstown Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE This month would be a good time to keep an extra eye out for handicap parking spaces. Statewide, the Legislature has declared October “Handicap Parking Awareness Month” and is urging all communities with populations of 15,000 Read More...
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BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXEL The Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail celebrated its first major construction project by hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4. The 5.5-mile trail begins in Goffstown village and runs roughly parallel to the Piscataquog Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The Zoning Board has denied a request for a rehearing of its Sept. 2 decision against a special exception for a Goffstown man who wants to build a slaughterhouse at his home for kosher and halal meat. In his rehearing request dated Sept. Read More...
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BY GREGOR R-BAUGH Big hits and tenacious rushing brought Goffstown within a hairsbreadth of a comeback win last Saturday, Sept. 27, but Portsmouth managed to hold on and win a matchup of Division III football foes, 20-14. “They just have to do more Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY For the first time this season, fans of the Goffstown High School girls volleyball team didn’t have to use too much gasoline to see a home game. The Grizzlies played their first in-town match of the year and defended the home court, Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Sara Ann Sarette, a longtime member of the Goffstown School Board who was involved in the expansion of the school system, resigned earlier this month, citing personal reasons. “I liked being on the School Board,” said Sarette, Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL With the prospect of the State Prison for Women moving out of Goffstown further down the road, thoughts turn to how to use the facility and land in the future. While it’s not definite, the state’s Department of Corrections Read More...
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BY SAMUEL PERRON Contributing Writer In July, seven Goffstown High School students and three teachers spent a week in Nicaragua. Along with experiencing a very different way of life, they worked with some organizations on important social and environmental Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE A former teacher’s aide who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 14- year-old student has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of prohibited use of computer services. Jennifer Simard, 24, of Goffstown was arrested last week Read More...
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