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• Firm hired to design new Goffstown fire station

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:11 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Fire Department, Selectmen, voting

• Selectmen set goals for the year

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The voters have had their say, now the town must carry out their wishes. On Monday, March 17, the Board of Selectmen poured over the results of the March 11 town election. The message the public sent about the Fire Department was clear: Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:02 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Selectmen, elections, voting

• Fire Department wins big, land bond fails

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The town election on Tuesday, March 11, reversed a string of defeats for proposals to expand the Fire Department. In two previous elections, voters had thrown out plans for 18 and 10 firefighters, but Tuesday they signed off on hiring Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:21 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Fire Department, elections, voting, budget, School Board

• Firefighters, contract highlighted on ballot

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The future of the Fire Department will be shaped by the outcome of the Tuesday, March 11, town election. On the ballot are a new contract for firefighters, a proposal for two new ones and plan to save up for the purchase of a ladder truck Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:43 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Fire Department, voting, budget

• Condo plan tabled

  BY DAVE CHOATE A heated discussion involving board members, two sides of a property debate and a member of the Conservation Commission ended with the board voting unanimously to push the proposal back to Oct. 25. Janice Bournival had proposed to keep Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:47 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, voting, zoning

• Recounts don’t change any Election Day results

  BY ROD HANSEN Recounts of two town ballot items in Goffstown and a school budget vote in Weare produced different numbers, but identical results. Goffstown’s Article 13, which would have paid for a water distribution system in Lynchville/Danis Park Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:40 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Weare, voting

• Water project vote to get recount

  BY ROD HANSEN Two petitioned requests for recounts will have town officials hand-counting ballots at town hall at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 25. Both recount requests concern warrant articles where slim margins decided the outcome. In the case of Article 13, Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:53 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, politics, voting

• Hunter voted out, town rejects 24/7 fire coverage

  BY ROD HANSEN Voters elected Scott Gross and Vivian Blondeau to the board of selectmen Tuesday, March 13, while ejecting incumbent Bruce Hunter from his seat on the board. The voting also brought disapproval for a 24/7 fire service proposal and a water Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:05 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Fire Department, elections, voting