Goffstown News : Merrimack Valley

Residents prepare for possible return of floods

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:11:00 GMT

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)

Selectmen set goals for the year

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:02:00 GMT

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)

Goffstown names new police chief

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:59:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Pat Sullivan will replace Michael French as police chief next month. French is retiring on March 31 after nine years as the top law enforcement officer in Goffstown. Sullivan will take over on April 1. “I think I’m pretty...(read more)

Villa Augustina hits $500,000 mark

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:39:00 GMT

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)

Crispin’s House 3-on-3 tips off March 22

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:50:00 GMT

The good, the bad and the beautiful bring their skills to Goffstown High School on Saturday, March 22, for the Crispin’s House annual 3- on-3 Basketball Tournament. “The 3-on-3 brings out the best in players,” said Al Baines, acting...(read more)

Goffstown woman defies odds after tragic accident

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:27:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE It began with a twitch in her knee. Sitting in her hospital bed, Kelly Thomas-Saykaly was recovering from a car accident days before Christmas 1999 that severed her lower spine. She had cried when doctors told her that her back was broken,...(read more)

Fire Department wins big, land bond fails

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:21:00 GMT

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)

Good season ends too soon for GHS skaters

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:38:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR They finished with a winning record for the second consecutive season. They hosted a first-round playoff contest. They came back from a twogoal deficit in the third period against a formidable foe. The only thing the Goffstown ice...(read more)

Local schools look to improve

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:53:00 GMT

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)

Firefighters, contract highlighted on ballot

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:43:00 GMT

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)

GHS sends three to regionals; Stark places three at MOC

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:26:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR In terms of local interest, there may have been no more pivotal matchup. Goffstown’s Tyler Clites took on John Stark’s Keith DeMoura in the second round of the 145- pound bracket at the Meet of Champions, losing to the...(read more)

School-best D-II record earns GHS home ice

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:23:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Home ice is nice, but Goffstown head coach Peter Bedford is more focused on the hot product skating on the cold surface. “I don’t care where it is, it could be in the pond out back … To me it’s an opportunity,”...(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)

Handful of GHS athletes reach Meet of Champions

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:25:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goffstown High School earned five individual top-five finishes en route to an eighth-place finish at the Division I wrestling state tournament. Although the Grizzlies were unable to grab any individual titles, Tom Foote came oh-so-close,...(read more)

Villa principal plans third, and final, retirement

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:14:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE If the Villa Augustina School opens again next year, as many parents are now certain will happen, it will be without the support of the Religious of Jesus and Mary as well as the leadership of its principal, Jack Daniels. Days before...(read more)