January 2007 - Posts

• Caring kids - Hooksett soldier is focus of childen’s effort to help

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Matthew Tolios, a Hooksett soldier stationed in the thick of the Iraq war, may be the envy of fellow soldiers when he gets a package including goodies like Twizzlers, cheese crackers and powdered Gatorade. Those packages, along with Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:45 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, Matthew Tolios, Soldier

• Crime forces increase in budget, says chief

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Citing more numerous and complex crimes, many committed by nonresidents of Hooksett, police officials said they couldn’t comply with the Hooksett Town Council’s request to bring forth a zero-dollar-increase budget. “It’s Read More... Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:38 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, Crime

• Little things propel CHS turnaround

  BY MATT STOUT MANCHESTER – There isn’t anything flashy about the way the Manchester Central boys hockey team is winning. Contrary to how Hollywood likes to portray a team’s complete turnaround on the ice, the Little Green aren’t Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:54 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, Central High School, hockey

• Teachers get raises for budget cuts

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Hooksett Budget Committee members are willing to support a new contract for teachers if the school board members agree to support a $459,000 cut in their proposed operating budget. The committee recommended the proposals – which Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:21 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, teachers salaries, budget committee

• Little guy vs. chain - Local pet store owner feels threatened

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN A longtime Hooksett pet store owner said he may no longer be able to compete when a chain pet store moves in two doors down from his. Dennis Sullivan, owner of Family Pet & Aquarium of Hooksett, said the owners of the Hooksett Village Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:30 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pet Store

• Hooksett SAU withdrawal denied by state board

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN A Hooksett school committee plan to ask voters to withdraw from SAU 15 was rejected by the state Board of Education, which said the Hooksett committee didn’t fully consider the impact the withdrawal would have on the smaller school Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:18 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, schools, SAU 15

• Gaining space - Transition from school to offices underway at Hooksett Village School

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Hooksett’s new town offices, in the historic Village School building, may bring back old memories for some town employees. “It’s definitely weird,” said Hooksett Town Administrator David Jodoin, a former Village Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:27 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, schools

• Hooksett: 2006 Year in Review

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Cabela’s TIF In a tight vote preceded by weeks of controversy and campaigning, Hooksett residents approved an $18 million bond to lure retail giant Cabela’s to town. Warrant Article 4 on May’s Town Meeting ballot got Read More... Posted Thursday, January 04, 2007 12:59 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett