September 2006 - Posts

• Councilor DiBitetto: Investigate me

  By Nicholas Brown Staff Writer A Hooksett town councilor is calling for an investigation into his own past amidst informal allegations that he’s abused his elected position to seek personal financial gains. Michael DiBitetto, who’s already Read More... Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 3:59 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Political

• Cawley Soccer: Dominant girls team needs to focus on goals

  By Matt Stout Staff Writer Cawley’s Sarah Velasquez knocks home a goal past the Londonderry goalkeeper. (The Hooksett Banner/Matt Stout) If it’s a Catch-22, then Joseph Heller never told the David R. Cawley Middle School girls soccer team. Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• Cawley Soccer: Talented individuals must meld on boys team

  By Matt Stout Staff Writer Cawley’s Max Yee (right), with teamate Andrew Kafagelis, heads in a goal at Raymond. (The Hooksett Banner/Matt Stout) Greg Shaw has just one complaint about his David R. Cawley Middle School boys soccer team: it’s Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• Zero budget increase is the goal

  By Nicholas Brown Staff Writer After discussions with the budget committee, the Hooksett Town Council recently pondered putting forth a “zero increase” budget before voters next year. During a general discussion about the board’s budget Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• Big bubble, Huge sixth-grade enrollment means crowded classrooms

  By Nicholas Brown Staff Writer Slow but steady enrollment increases throughout the Hooksett School District, along with recent default budgets and two abnormally large classes, have exercised the creativity of school officials. While individual class Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• Real estate reality, Home prices still strong, though slower to sell

  By Staff Writers Sharon Livingston has seen a change in the housing market first hand. Two years ago, she and her husband offered to buy their Windham Colonial-style house about an hour after it went on the market. “I snapped it up,” said Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:39 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Concord, Pembroke, Weare, Candia, New Boston, Bow, Hopkinton, Dunbarton, Bedford, Auburn, Epsom, Goffstown

• Mt. Saint Mary's plan draws concerned crowd

  By nicholas brown nbrown@yourneighborhoodnews.com Glitches on a site plan application, differing interpretations of year-and-a-half-old meeting minutes, and a swarm of angry condominium owners and library aficionados marked a Brady Sullivan Properties Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 10:31 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick regional competition debuts Sept. 16 in Goffstown

  By Jerry Liptak jliptak@yourneighborhoodnews.com Competitors at Neighborhood News’ annual NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition have a tough act to follow. Last year, the Neighborhood’s Sam Winslow, 9, won the local competition, then the Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 10:28 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Professional Sports

• Neighborhood News Inc. wins 25 awards from New Hampshire Press Association

  By Ginger Kozlowski gkozlowski@yourneighborhoodnews.com MANCHESTER – Neighborhood News Inc. took home 25 awards from the New Hampshire Press Association on Friday, Sept. 8. Named Rookie of the Year was Salem Observer reporter Jim Devine. Second Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 10:26 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett

• 900 more homes for Hooksett?

  By Nicholas Brown nbrown@yourneighborhoodnews.com While reports of a cooling housing market have swept the nation in recent months, Hooksett’s housing growth – if indicated by the number of residential developers recently approaching the planning Read More... Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 10:19 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett