Goffstown News : FEMA

Goffstown may reapply for FEMA aid

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:29:00 GMT

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)

Many in Goffstown were relying on FEMA buyout

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:10:00 GMT

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)

FEMA won’t offer buyouts

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:05:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Residents hoping to escape from twiceflooded homes near the Piscataquog River won’t be getting any help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The town has learned that homeowners are not eligible for buyouts from FEMA, according...(read more)