Goffstown News : elderly

Road plan highlight of ballot

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:38:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN A $1.5 million road plan, 24/7 fire coverage, elderly tax relief and conservation initiatives are among the issues local voters will face at town voting on Tuesday, March 13. Voters will also choose candidates to fill two vacant seats on...(read more)

Year in jail for neglect

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:06:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN A local case of elderly neglect has led to the state’s first conviction under a law passed in 2002. Danna Folden, 50, of 22 Westwood Drive, Goffstown, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Dec. 14, to a felony charge of criminal neglect in the...(read more)

Increase in property tax exemptions for elderly proposed

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:21:00 GMT

BY ROD HANSEN Goffstown selectmen have approved a warrant article that, if passed by voters, would grant limited property tax exemptions for the elderly, though they are still uncertain what effect the break will have on the town’s tax revenue....(read more)