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News and Information for the Town of Hooksett
February 2008 - Posts
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Editorial: We must make math education a priority Half, yes, half, of the 11th-graders tested by the state were listed as “below proficient” in math. That’s the politically correct way of saying they failed. They weren’t even close Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK Central’s student body had a message for visiting Salem and, more specifically, its star junior forward, Josh Jones: “Napoleon Dynamite – Gimme your tots!” Jones, the Central faithful feel, bears a striking resemblance Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Class L girls basketball tournament locked up, Manchester Central didn’t have much to play for in its regularseason finale vs. Salem High School. But when the contest on Saturday, Feb. 23, was Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Results from the first year of 11th grade New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) testing show local high school students are performing below statewide averages in math, reading and writing. Acting Superintendent of the Manchester Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL A Manchester West High School student remains jailed after his ex-girlfriend told police he said he was going to “do a Columbine” at the school, Manchester District Court documents show. Sterling Lindbloom, 17, of 659 Montgomery Read More...
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Editorial:One more town considers SB2 Auburn residents have a big decision to make: whether to change from the old style of Town Meeting or move to the official ballot law, commonly called SB2 for the bill it began as. For larger towns, the official ballot Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK The coaches from Manchester Memorial, West and Central, realizing their respective wrestling squads had little chance to pin down a Division I team title, focused on sending as many wrestlers as possible to the Meet of Champions. And from Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL As the country teeters on the edge of what many economists are predicting will be an exceptionally difficult recession, Hooksett town officials and residents are contemplating adopting a growth ordinance that will manage the town’s Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL A 25-year-old Hooksett man will spend 40 and a half to 81 years in prison on several counts each of manslaughter, aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated after he caused two deaths in a February 2006 crash in Manchester. Joshua Read More...
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BY JERRY LIPTAK The Division I match-up between 9-4-0 Salem and 5-6-2 Manchester West had a little something for every ice hockey fan: fine goaltending from both starting netminders, hard-hitting confrontations in the corners, frenetic action from blue Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, the Central girls gymnastics team finished third in the state and missed the opportunity to advance to the New England regionals. This year, the Little Green moved up a spot, earning the honor of representing the state Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Economic impact numbers for the proposed Head’s Pond project in the northeastern part of Hooksett showed the 428- unit housing development would likely generate about $3 million in property tax revenues for the town. Russell Thibeault, Read More...
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BY JENN McDOWELL Cabela’s has announced they will only open two stores in 2008 and two stores in 2009, down from the original seven planned. The Hooksett store’s opening, according to a spokesman for the hunting and fishing superstore corporation, Read More...
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