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• Goffstown may reapply for FEMA aid

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The town is forming a committee of residents from the Lynchville and Danis Park areas as the first step toward a second application for flood buyouts. The committee will collect information on flood damages for the application. The first Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:29 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, flood victim, flooding, FEMA

• Residents prepare for possible return of floods

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Residents who have already braved two severe floods are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst. Last week they met with Gov. John Lynch as he toured neighborhoods in Goffstown at risk of flooding this spring. Several residents Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:11 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, flood victim, flooding

• Many in Goffstown were relying on FEMA buyout

  BY STEPHEN BEALE For Jennifer Eaton, it was too good to be true. At age 19, she and her boyfriend had been approved for a mortgage, allowing them to buy a three-room house with an unobstructed view of the meandering Piscataquog River close by. One night, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:10 PM by Goffstown Editor | 8 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, flood victim, flooding, FEMA

• Goffstown Year in review 2007

  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... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:31 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, schools, Property tax, roundabout, flooding, Pumpkin Regatta, budget, Villa Augustina, Board of Selectmen

• Residents blame faulty dam for damages

  BY ROD HANSEN Though many residents blame dam control for the April 16 flooding, state officials recently said the heavy water flow went beyond a local dam’s discharge capacity. At a special community meeting on Saturday, April 21, regarding the Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:04 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, flooding

• Goffstown deals with nor’easter aftermath – Officials say this year’s response much quicker

  BY ROD HANSEN The rains of this year’s April nor’easter were not as severe as last year’s Mother’s Day floods, but the high waters arrived at a dangerous speed. That message came through several times at a special work session Read More... Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:00 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, flooding, weather