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BY STEPHEN BEALE The county land on Mast Road appears to be the go-to place for government building these days. The Goffstown District Court in a few months is moving out of the town hall and into the second floor of the Bouchard Building owned by Hillsborough Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE A family brought closer together by one fire has been separated by another. In March, Keith Moore and his wife Toni lost most of their 58 Elm St. home to a fire. Since then, he has lived with his daughter, Shannon Moody, and her family Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town election on Tuesday, March 11, reversed a string of defeats for proposals to expand the Fire Department. In two previous elections, voters had thrown out plans for 18 and 10 firefighters, but Tuesday they signed off on hiring Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The future of the Fire Department will be shaped by the outcome of the Tuesday, March 11, town election. On the ballot are a new contract for firefighters, a proposal for two new ones and plan to save up for the purchase of a ladder truck Read More...
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By Michelle Kim DUNBARTON – A tinder-dry barn full of sawdust and wood furniture, a dying ember, and freakishly strong winds came together to set the small furniture-making business of a Dunbarton family ablaze Wednesday night, Jan. 9. The 3000-square-foot Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM The Goffstown Fire Department presented its 2008 proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Oct. 1, requesting a 9 percent increase in funding for the Fire Department and 11 percent increase for Emergency Medical Services. Fire Read More...
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BY DAVE CHOATE It was probably the only time the Community Emergency Response Team would get a chance to put out a fire and have fun at the same time, so members like Nicole Lyonnais took advantage of it. “I liked it, but I want a bigger fire,” Read More...
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BY STEVEN ANDREWS Richard O’Brien did not expect any surprises his first week as the new fire chief, but he was glad to get one. The Board of Selectmen swore-in the 16-year resident July 2 at the Pinardville Fire Station, and he soon found out his Read More...
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BY STEVEN ANDREWS After three often tumultuous years with Frank Carpentino and six months with an interim employee, the Board of Selectmen has hired a new fire chief. Richard O’Brien, a 16-year resident of Goffstown and currently the fire chief Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Voters elected Scott Gross and Vivian Blondeau to the board of selectmen Tuesday, March 13, while ejecting incumbent Bruce Hunter from his seat on the board. The voting also brought disapproval for a 24/7 fire service proposal and a water Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Two local youths face felony charges after allegedly setting fires to a building and a truck on Monday, March 12. Robert Audette, 17, of Goffstown, and a second local juvenile, were also charged with damaging a building and a car in a separate Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Goffstown Fire Chief Frank Carpentino left his position a month before his announced retirement date, town officials have confirmed. Authorities have remained tight-lipped about Carpentino’s absence, citing confidentiality rules governing Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN A proposal from a Goffstown fire and EMS planning committee recommends adding 10 firefighter/ EMT personnel to the fire department, which would double the current full-time staff. The new positions would come at a cost of $571,000 in their Read More...
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