Goffstown News

Goffstown boys battle Concord before slipping in postseason

BY MATT SCHOOLEY For the Goffstown boys soccer team, the pitch was far from perfect in the opening round of the Class L tournament. In addition to dealing with top-seeded Concord, the No. 16 Grizzlies battled a muddy and wet surface during action on Wednesday, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:12 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, high school sports, soccer, Concord

For second straight year, Goffstown High School earns victory in playoffs

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The girls of Goffstown High School volleyball have started a tradition their coach plans to continue year after year – success in the postseason. The Grizzlies won a playoff match for the first time in school history in 2008, and Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:09 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, high school sports, volleyball

Giant pumpkins set sail in annual regatta

By Amy J. Vellucci Several hundred turned out in the rain, sleet and, yes, even snow, to witness Goffstown’s annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta on the Piscataquog River on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Everyone seems to be having fun,” said Robbie Grady, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:02 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, Pumpkin Regatta

Goffstown to save $48,246 with cost-of-living cuts

By Jillian Jorgensen Goffstown municipal employees will feel the pinch next year, with the town cutting cost-of-living adjustments and switching to new insurance plans for nonunion employees. “This is not an easy topic, and I think we all know it. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:55 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, municipal employees

35-year postal worker retires

By Kathy Remillard Goffstown residents going to the post office will no longer see the familiar face of Alan Dutch behind the counter. Dutch retired Oct. 31 after spending 35 years at the Goffstown Post Office. Staff members marked Dutch’s last Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:51 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, retirement, postal worker

Goffstown attorney suspended for six months

By SARAH LEBRUN Tamblyn F. Gosling, esq., an attorney with a practice in Goffstown, has been issued a six-month suspension from practicing law, stayed for a period of two years, for altering medical release documents in a divorce proceeding. Gosling is Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:48 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, attorney, suspension

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta is Oct. 17, 18

By SARAH LEBRUN Giant pumpkins return to Goffstown on Oct. 17 and 18 for the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta. According to Robbie Grady, Goffstown Main Street director, more than 5,000 people attend this event annually. The weekend is packed Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:30 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, Kids & Family, Pumpkin Regatta

Dave French to retire

By SARAH LEBRUN Goffstown Parks and Recreation Director Dave French will retire Jan. 31, 2010, after 32 years of service to the town. “He was a dedicated employee. He was always there,” said Town Administrator Sue Desruisseaux. “It wasn’t Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:29 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, retirement, Parks & Recreation

Recycled Percussion is Vegas bound

By SARAH LEBRUN Recycled Percussion packed the Goffstown High School gym during a free concert Monday, Sept. 21, a homecoming performance after finishing in third place on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” “When we were on the Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:03 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, Goffstown High School, Recycled Percussion

Goffstown High School girls soccer team can’t hold lead in OT loss to South

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goffstown girls soccer head coach Eric Romein vowed not to appear upset following a team loss, but after a recent setback to visiting Nashua South, that promise was in trouble. Despite building a 2-0 lead midway through the second half, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:05 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, soccer, Goffstown High School, girls spccer

Volunteerism at UpReach surges

By Kathy Remillard In tough economic times, people often cut their budgets and find ways to spend less. For nonprofit organizations, this belt-tightening can have a devastating effect. Without donations, many are forced to close. UpReach Therapeutic Riding Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:46 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, volunteering, UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center

Drummer faces troubling rumors

By Jillian Jorgensen In the lead-up to their final performance on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” Recycled Percussion had to not only deal with coming up with a final performance, but also deal with tabloid rumors and news reports Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:42 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, Recycled Percussion, embezzled

Recycled Percussion edged out for top spot

By SARAH LEBRUN Facing off against nine other acts, Recycled Percussion rocked the house in the final round of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Monday, Sept. 14. But during the result show Wednesday, Sept. 16, America decided to Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:39 AM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, Recycled Percussion, America's Got Talent

E-mails stir up teacher trouble

By Jillian Jorgensen A Goffstown High School teacher argued to the School Board that she was only trying to help a Mountain View Middle School administrator by sending her e-mails about “rumors,” but the school district maintained those e-mails Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:26 AM by Goffstown Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Goffstown, School Board, teacher

Goffstown High School, 4-0 to start, has designs on deeper postseason run

BY MATT SCHOOLEY At some point, most coaches have said their strategy is to take it one game at a time. Matt Leonard is simplifying things even more. The Goffstown High School girls volleyball coach has stressed to his team the importance of breaking Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:03 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments