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• Goffstown Budget Committee makes deeper cuts in schools, town

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The worsening economic situation was evident at a Goffstown Budget Committee meeting recently, where members pressed for even deeper cuts in the town and school budgets in order to give taxpayers a break. At its Jan. 20 meeting, the committee Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:29 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, budget, town budget

• Goffstown School District proposes $34.3 million budget for 2009-10 school year

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The Goffstown School District is proposing a budget of $34.3 million for the next academic year. Just two weeks ago the district was eyeing $34.6 million. It has already decreased its estimate by about $370,000 because it has learned Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:23 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, taxes, Goffstown High School, School District, education

• Villa Augustina hits $500,000 mark

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:39 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, schools, fundraiser, Villa Augustina

• Local schools look to improve

  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... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:53 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, schools, John Stark, Weare, Goffstown High School, NECAP

• Goffstown professor researches octopuses

  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... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:27 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, teachers, animals, science

• 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

• Goffstown may pass school costs to other towns

  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... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:48 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, schools, Dunbarton, News Boston, Board of Selectmen

• Donations may save Villa

  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... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:43 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, schools, Villa Augustina

• Home delivery shocks family

  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... Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:32 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, floods, volunteering, television, housing

• Taxes almost level

  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... Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:59 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, taxes

• Teacher salaries hard to obtain

  BY CHRISTINE HEISER All of the school districts in the area covered by Neighborhood News papers complied with a request for school meeting minutes. But in more than half the school districts, requests for teacher salaries were met with confused looks Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:30 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: schools, teachers, local government, New Hampshire

• It’s your right to know – Not all officials comply with requests for public documents – Goffstown, Weare police fail our test

  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... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:23 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, police, Weare, local government, New Hampshire

• Missing the mark – Special education blamed for failing grades in AYP

  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... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:34 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, students

• End of an era – Longtime teachers leaving Maple Avenue

  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... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:45 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, teachers

• Age no problem for 16-year-old grad

  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... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:26 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, schools, students, graduation