February 2007 - Posts

• Experience counts - Older grapplers win, reach Meet of Champions

  BY SAPNA PATHAK NASHUA – Call him Mr. Overtime. It’s simply the best way to describe Nick Berube when he steps onto the wrestling mats. After winning all four of his matches that went into extra periods during the regular season, the Memorial Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:29 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Central High School, Memorial High School, wrestling

• Cabela’s sends Hooksett $50,000 for legal fees

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN HOOKSETT – Retail giant Cabela’s is wiring $50,000 for legal fees into the Hooksett town coffers, though some town councilors said they’re uneasy spending the cash without promises from the corporation that Hooksett Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Cabela's, taxes

• Swimmingly friendly - As a rule, these foes buoy each other in the water

  BY MATT STOUT DURHAM – In most sports, it’d be considered a strange scene, as if some mistake had been made. There was Steve Van Der Beken, the coach of the Manchester West and Central swim teams, waving his arms frantically, hopping around Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Auburn, Manchester, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Hooksett school budget upped at deliberative session

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Hooksett residents boosted the proposed school district budget by nearly $345,000, though some worry the change could jeopardize a new contract proposed for teachers this year. About 100 people came out to Cawley Middle School for the Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town meeting, teacher contract

• Hooksett School District Meeting is Feb. 9

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN HOOKSETT – Though they be few, they be mighty. Only four warrant articles will be discussed at the upcoming deliberative session of the annual Hooksett School District Meeting. But all four are sure to elicit some energetic dialogue. Read More... Posted Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:36 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, teachers salaries, school district meeting, sau withdrawal

• High-schooler struck on Bypass 28

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI A German exchange student attending Manchester High School West was hit by a motorist who drifted onto the shoulder on Bypass 28 on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The 17-year-old girl suffered knee and head injuries when she was thrown 25 to Read More... Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:38 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, West High School, car accident, exchange student