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• After two years of struggles and improvement, Goffstown High School sees big payday

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR When last seen, the Goffstown boys soccer team was walking off the Manchester West field after surrendering a two-goal lead and falling in overtime. Roughly 10 months after that playoff heartbreaker, the Grizzlies were back at it, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:54 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, high school sports, soccer, Manchester

• Goffstown’s Legion team reaches playoffs – right on schedule

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR In 2005, when Pete Kiro established Goffstown’s first American Legion baseball team in 20 years, he promised his squad would reach the playoffs by its fourth season. Perhaps Kiro has a crystal ball. More likely, after serving Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:53 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, baseball, Manchester, Exeter, American Legion

• Goffstown 11 and 12s take wooden bat championship

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Standing in the dugout, watching the group of 11- and 12-year-old Little Leaguers prepare for possibly the biggest game of their lives, Paul Gagne, Bob Gurskis and their fellow Goffstown coaches had but one thing to say to the eager Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:47 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, baseball, Manchester

• After loss, Goffstown wins three to reach losers bracket semis

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Prior to the losers bracket quarterfinals against Manchester Westside, the Goffstown 11- and 12-year-old Little League allstar team maintained a 1.24 ERA and a .333 batting average. Following a 10-0 mercy-rule win on Monday, July Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:46 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, Bedford, baseball, Manchester, Pelham

• MRYHA hosts hockey swap at Sullivan Arena

  The Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA) hosts its second annual hockey swap Aug. 1 and 2 at Saint Anselm College’s Sullivan Arena. Equipment dropoff takes place Friday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The sale takes place Saturday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:13 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, hockey, Manchester, MRYHA, Saint Anselm's College

• Firefighter’s trial suspended

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Derry District Court judge agreed to suspend the trial for a Goffstown man whom police said drove to the home of what he believed to be his wife’s outside love interest, armed with a gun and a 12-pack of beers. Michael Lescatre, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:54 PM by Goffstown Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, police, Manchester, Londonderry, firefighter, Derry, trial

• College plans major construction

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Saint Anselm College is launching a $14 million expansion and renovation of its campus this spring that will include a new residence hall, fitness center and educational space. It is the most significant construction project Saint Anselm Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:33 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Saint Anselm, construction, Manchester, renovations

• School hosts forum to educate about underage drinking

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Just saying no is not enough. Tym Rourke, the executive director of the Makin’ It Happen Coalition in Manchester, says that parents, schools, and communities have to teach their children in high school and even middle school to Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:48 PM by Goffstown Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Manchester, alcohol, Makin' it Happen

• Three injured in DUI accident

  By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – A Goffstown man allegedly driving under the influence with a suspended license collided head-on with another Goffstown driver in Manchester, sending her and her elderly mother to the hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 5. Dennis Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:47 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, police, drunk driving, Manchester

• District heights – Goffstown wins 9- and 10-year-old title

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR It was tournament host Manchester East’s home turf, but for at least one day, the Goffstown 9- and 10-year old Little League all-star team claimed the field – while dominating the foe. In the District 1 tournament finale, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 3:27 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, baseball, Manchester

• Run time – Gallop’s popularity continues to spread within, beyond the Neighborhood

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sean Colligan thought it would be fun to welcome a couple of his friends from Manchester to the annual Goffstown Gallop – a 28-year-old non-sanctioned road race pitting runners from across the state and beyond against each Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:17 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, students, Manchester, running