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News and Information for the Town of Goffstown
December 2008 - Posts
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BY STEPHEN BEALE After the ice storm, homeowners no doubt have learned some new survival skills. Karen Kersting learned just how useful empty cat litter boxes can be. As many scrambled to find generators and heaters for their homes during the ice storm Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN The Dec. 11 ice storm left thousands without power and and curtailed the operation of many businesses and organizations throughout town, including the schools. In New Boston, officials closed the Central School from Dec. 12 to 18. Students Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Ten years ago, when Mike and Marlene Turcotte started an ice hockey program at Goffstown High School, they surely dreamed of a program that would not only be competitive, but fight annually for the D-II title. Though the Turcottes Read More...
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BY DAVID SUITOR The Dec. 11 ice storm brought out the best of Goffstown – its emergency workers and volunteers. Many of those volunteers were part of the Goffstown Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) that staffed the emergency shelter set up Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE As temperatures have dipped in homes without power, Goffstown residents are facing another threat – carbon monoxide gas from the space heaters they are using to combat the cold. Goffstown Fire Chief Rich O’Brien said the Fire Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN Chatting with people around the region, many stories are the same – no electricity, no phones and trees down everywhere. As residents wait day after day for their electricity to come back on, they become increasingly irritable as Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they’re not high up the list for Goffstown High School’s basketball coach. While the regular success of the GHS baseball team has been impressive, there is a cost. “The Read More...
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BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXEL Hillsborough County Nursing Home recently created a residents’ lounge with widescreen TV and a working fireplace. And on top of that, they installed three handicap-accessible computer stations with Internet access. “We Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN After being on the road since the middle of August, Recycled Percussion has returned to its Goffstown roots. The junk rock band gave a high-energy performance to a hyper, high-spirited student body at Goffstown High School on Thursday, Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Many high school principals in the area are open to New Hampshire Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy’s potential plan that would allow qualified students to graduate following their sophomore year of classes. Tracy has been considering Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY After a grueling season and a run to the Division I field hockey Final Four, Katie Naughton decided to relax – in her own way. “I think I’ll give my body about a week off,” said the Goffstown resident, who completed Read More...
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BY DAVID SUITOR Are you interested in improving your physical and aerobic fitness, relieving stress, expanding your circle of friends, and possibly earning a college scholarship, while having fun? Then Goffstown High School Fencing Club may be for you. Read More...
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BY SARAH LEBRUN After a weeklong food drive in which 3,970 items were brought in to donate to the food bank, 900 students at Mountain View Middle School in Goffstown concluded the event with the annual Turkey Trot. A day of heavy rain and wind washed Read More...
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