April 2007 - Posts

• Developing action

  BY SAPNA PATHAK Mark Telge should be calling this a “rebuilding” year. He should be worried about how Central High’s boys tennis team is going to look after losing four of its top six players. The idea that two players who’ve never Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:50 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Central High School, high school sports, Hooksett, tennis

• Fury over firings

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Four former Hooksett town employees who plan to appeal their recent firings were axed for discussing a rumor and using an inappropriate word inside and outside the office, an attorney representing them said. Councilors, meanwhile, still Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, town employee, firings, Hooksett

• Report card grading systems not just A, B, C

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Kindergartners, don’t fret. You may still get into Harvard even if your report card shows that you need to improve your ability to name geometric shapes, plan and control your body movements or recite the alphabet. But your report Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Kids & Family, schools, SAU 15, Central High School, Auburn, Hooksett, Manchester, Education

• Four town employees to appeal firings

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN People on both ends of the recent firing of four Hooksett town employees are remaining tight-lipped, though one of the axed workers said more facts will surface as she and the others fight their dismissal. Sandy Piper, Joanne Drewniak, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:37 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, town employee, firings, Hooksett

• On course – Locals prep for running of Boston Marathon

  There are certain things Craig Ahlquist strives to achieve. Completing the Boston Marathon – in a timely fashion – is one of them. The 48-year-old Hooksett resident participates in his seventh marathon April 16. It will be his second attempt Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:04 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: running, marathon, Boston, Hooksett

• Strong loyalties – As Bedford leaves West, how strong will sports and clubs be?

  BY SAPNA PATHAK When Bedford High School opens its doors later this year, traditions will be tested and rivalries rewritten. Around 900 students will move from Manchester West to BHS, dropping West’s student body by almost 40 percent. But perhaps Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Sports, schools, football, Auburn, Hooksett, Candia

• Money added at Town Meeting

  BY STEVEN ANDREWS The operating budget facing voters will be $100,000 higher than the one initially proposed, thanks to an amendment which received overwhelming support by town employees and most of the crowd at the deliberative session of Town Meeting Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: town meeting, budget committee, Hooksett

• Plan to shift high-schoolers out

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Manchester’s school leaders opted not to move forward with a plan to ship all of Hooksett’s high school students to Manchester High School West. At least four Manchester school board members had said they favored the plan, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: schools, Hooksett, Manchester

• High school changes - Manchester proposes shifting Hooksett, Candia and Auburn students to West High

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Several Manchester parents told a committee considering the future of West High School – which will see an exodus of Bedford students over the next two years – that a simple solution would be to send all students from Hooksett, Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:44 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Memorial High School, West High School, Central High School, Auburn, Hooksett, Candia, Manchester, Education

• Hooksett readies for Town Meeting - Sewer work, police contract, new park to be discussed April 7

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Following a year in which an $18 million bond proposal drew hordes of people to the polls, Hooksett’s 2007 town warrant – up for discussion at the Saturday, April 7, deliberative session of Town Meeting – is remarkably Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:37 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, town meeting, Police, taxes, Hooksett

• Baby steps toward Cabela’s

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN The Hooksett Town Council took two cautious steps forward in its attempts to launch the 150- acre tax increment financing, or TIF, district to be anchored by sports retailer Cabela’s. Councilors unanimously agreed to enter into Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:34 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Cabela's, Shopping, Hooksett