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Eagles middle-schoolers one win from another title

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMT

The Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles middle school football team plays for its third championship in four years following a convincing 28-8 win against the Manchester Bears on Sunday, Nov. 15. The locals face Lowell, Mass., at Bedford High School on Saturday,...(read more)

ADs say divisional format brings more flexibility to schools

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When the next fall sports season arrives, expect a change in the landscape of New Hampshire athletics. Beginning with the 2010- 11 fall schedule, all sports will use the divisional format, including the possibility of petitioning up or...(read more)

Goffstown quick to answer Mass. size; locals one win from nationals

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Good things do indeed come in small packages. Especially when it’s a blitz package. The Goffstown sixth-grade football team was severely outsized in its Northeast regional semifinal contest against Massachusetts foe Milford, but...(read more)

New equipment added to Goffstown skateboard park

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMT

BY SARAH LEBRUN Thanks to numerous donations, three new pieces have been added to the Goffstown skateboard park. According to Goffstown Recreation director Dave French, nearly $4,000 in donations was received for some new stairs, a rail and a bench. And...(read more)

Communities gear up to help those in need

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT

BY SUZANNE D’AMATO To those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are...(read more)

Rent hike: Medvil residents face large increase

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

BY SARAH LEBRUN Residents of the Medvil Cooperative in Goffstown can expect their rent to increase 12 to 82 percent next year. At the cooperative’s annual meeting at Maple Avenue Elementary School on Nov. 14, residents approved a budget that would...(read more)

Goffstown nursing home resident is 102 years old

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Hillsborough County Nursing Home has several residents that have passed the century mark in age. One of these ladies is Helen Salter, who turned 102 on Sept. 11. She was born north of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the small town of Tunkhannock, Pa., to Percy...(read more)

Goffstown taxes down $1.02

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:34:00 GMT

By Jillian Jorgensen Residents may be happier than last year when they open their property tax bills, with the tax rate in Goffstown dropping by $1.02 from 2008. The 2009 property tax rate is $21.67 per $1,000, Sue Desruisseaux, town administrator, said...(read more)

Goffstown boys battle Concord before slipping in postseason

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:12:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY For the Goffstown boys soccer team, the pitch was far from perfect in the opening round of the Class L tournament. In addition to dealing with top-seeded Concord, the No. 16 Grizzlies battled a muddy and wet surface during action on Wednesday,...(read more)

For second straight year, Goffstown High School earns victory in playoffs

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:09:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The girls of Goffstown High School volleyball have started a tradition their coach plans to continue year after year – success in the postseason. The Grizzlies won a playoff match for the first time in school history in 2008, and...(read more)

Giant pumpkins set sail in annual regatta

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:00 GMT

By Amy J. Vellucci Several hundred turned out in the rain, sleet and, yes, even snow, to witness Goffstown’s annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta on the Piscataquog River on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Everyone seems to be having fun,” said Robbie Grady,...(read more)

Goffstown to save $48,246 with cost-of-living cuts

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:55:00 GMT

By Jillian Jorgensen Goffstown municipal employees will feel the pinch next year, with the town cutting cost-of-living adjustments and switching to new insurance plans for nonunion employees. “This is not an easy topic, and I think we all know it....(read more)

35-year postal worker retires

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:51:00 GMT

By Kathy Remillard Goffstown residents going to the post office will no longer see the familiar face of Alan Dutch behind the counter. Dutch retired Oct. 31 after spending 35 years at the Goffstown Post Office. Staff members marked Dutch’s last...(read more)

Goffstown attorney suspended for six months

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:48:00 GMT

By SARAH LEBRUN Tamblyn F. Gosling, esq., an attorney with a practice in Goffstown, has been issued a six-month suspension from practicing law, stayed for a period of two years, for altering medical release documents in a divorce proceeding. Gosling is...(read more)

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta is Oct. 17, 18

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:30:00 GMT

By SARAH LEBRUN Giant pumpkins return to Goffstown on Oct. 17 and 18 for the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta. According to Robbie Grady, Goffstown Main Street director, more than 5,000 people attend this event annually. The weekend is packed...(read more)