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BY STEPHEN BEALE Parents at the Villa Augustina have taken one giant leap forward in their capital fundraising campaign, considered a critical part of their bid to buy the school this year. The Villa Augustina Leadership Transition Team announced that Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Like many schools in the state, Goffstown High School struggled in the math section of the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), but school officials caution placing too much stock in the first-year exam. The NECAP, which had Read More...
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By Michelle Kim As a kid, Brian Penney used to bring home all sorts of creepy, crawly critters, much to his mother’s dismay. “Whatever I could catch as an 8-year-old, I’d bring them home. And I’d have to go release them,” Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM A new year brought back some old problems in Goffstown as flooding was once again a major issue. There was also continued debate about the effectiveness of roundabouts, how to make recycling profitable and many other issues. In January, Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM Goffstown may start passing onto New Boston and Dunbarton the costs of some services it provides to the schools previously not charged under a “gentlemen’s agreement.” At the Board of Selectmen meeting on Dec. 10, Selectmen Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM Christmas may have come a bit early this year for the Villa Augustina school, thanks to anonymous donors that pledged up to $310,000 for capital improvements. About 200 hopeful parents gathered at Villa Augustina Dec. 18 to brainstorm Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Herod family will be home again. After having their house severely damaged by floods in 2006 and 2007, Gary and his wife Kelly were given a surprise when they arrived at their Goffstown neighborhood to see volunteers and television Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM Despite a higher than estimated town portion of the tax rate, this year’s overall tax rate will be nearly the same, at only 2 cents more than last year’s rate. The overall tax rate for 2007, which was approved by the board Read More...
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BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Have you ever wondered how much your child’s teacher is paid? How about what happened at the last school board or selectmen’s meeting? Or whether your neighbor was arrested in that commotion last week? You have every right Read More...
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BY DAVE CHOATE While scores for the Adequate Yearly Progress tests show that the Goffstown School District has passed and the Weare School District has not, the districts’ respective superintendents say the reality is a lot more complex than the Read More...
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BY SUSAN WARE Jean Walker and Linda Lambert have been teaching for a combined 75 years and on June 21, the Maple Avenue Elementary School, Goffstown was declared Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Lambert Day. “They are both truly wonderful people,” said Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Adopted as an infant, Jennifer Dusseault had to overcome much adversity, including attention deficit hyperactive disorder, as she pursued academic success. But on Monday, June 18, she proved any doubters wrong, as she stepped to the Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR For the first time in school history, Goffstown High School will send four students to Dartmouth College. Patrick Dobens, Lorena Bouroncle, Christina Kelleher and valedictorian Jocelyn Duford, all at the top of their class, will head Read More...
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BY RYAN O'CONNOR Though her roots are in South America, Lorena Bouroncle, “the Peruvian Heat,” has bloomed during her seven years in the Goffstown School District. Moving to Dunbarton in May 2000, Bouroncle finished fifth grade with her Read More...
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BY SAPNA PATHAK Forget about going to a game. All you had to do to chart the progress of this year’s Goffstown High baseball team was check the weather forecast. It’s simple: when the weather was hot, so were the Grizzlies. Indeed, the squad Read More...
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