March 2009 - Posts

• Athlete of the Month - Trinity junior does what’s necessary to help team win title

  Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics By: Matt Schooley With his team in a heap of trouble against West in the quarterfinals of the Class L boys basketball tournament, Cormac Fitzpatrick dribbled in front of his bench, where his coach was trying to get a Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:45 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, Trinity High School, Athlete of the Month

• Volunteers needed for various town boards in Hooksett

  The following volunteer positions are available for the fiscal year of 2009-10. If you are interested in one of these unpaid positions, send a resume and/or letter of interest to: Town of Hooksett, Administration Department, 35 Main St., Hooksett, NH Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:39 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, volunteering, town boards

• Drug deal on Hooksett school bus handled swiftly

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett police responded to an alleged drug deal between students on a Hooksett school bus on Monday, March 16. Police were advised of the incident by a parent whose child had sent a text message relating an exchange of pills between Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:36 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Drug bust, Cawley Middle School, Police Department

• Hooksett player can’t be varsity at West as population shrinks

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Although Bedford is the new high school on the athletic landscape, it is Manchester West that is left looking to build from the bottom up once again in order to continue to field competitive teams. The spring sports season will mark the Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, West High School, Ice hockey

• Press release on police, School Board dispute doesn’t satisfy public

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER A press release that was prepared weeks ago by members of the Hooksett School Board and Police Department was intended to end an ongoing debate about the existence of safety threats at Cawley Middle School. But much to the chagrin of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:18 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, School Board, Cawley Middle School, Police Department

• Bass Pro Shops on hold

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Although plans to lure Bass Pro Shops to Hooksett have seemingly fallen through, it’s not slowing down members of the town’s Economic Development Committee. Committee Chairman Bill Sirak said a weakened economy is to blame. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:50 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Economic Development Committee, Bass Pro Shop

• Hooksett Budget Committee approves most warrants

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hookett Budget Committee finalized its municipal budget proposal, officially recommending more than $200,000 be cut from the proposed Police Department budget. The final budget figure, which includes revenues and expenditures of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:48 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, Police, town meeting, budget

• Central wins twice in tourney, then loses to defending champs

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Mike Wenners, the Central girls basketball coach, admitted he’d rather forget the tough conclusion to the Little Green’s otherwise successful season. What will stick in his memory is the effort and determination his Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

• Hooksett Budget Committee criticized for police cuts

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Despite hopes that many residents would turn out from the municipal Budget Committee hearing on March 5, only two residents spoke out at the public hearing and the majority of the input criticized the committee for slashing the proposed Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:32 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, budget, Police Department

• April vacation might turn into school days in Hooksett

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett students are currently scheduled to be released for summer vacation on Monday, June 29, but School Board members have floated the idea of making up missed snow days earlier this spring in order to accommodate an earlier release Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:16 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, School Board, snow days, vacation

• Knives in school

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER According to safe school reports recently released by the Hooksett Police Department, eight counts of confiscated knives and reported knife possession by Cawley Middle School students have been filed during the past two school years. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:11 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, School Board, school, Police Department, knives

• Elderly housing options grow in Hooksett

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER There is service to be cut a growing market for senior housing in Hooksett, and four proposed developments for residents 55 and older attest to it. And the hoops that developers jump through to build similar neighborhoods may get easier. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, housing, seniors, Planning Board, developers

• Tri-Town Ambulance to lose Hooksett

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Town Council unanimously voted to end the town’s relationship with Tri- Town Ambulance and create the town’s own ambulance service, beginning in July 2010. Hooksett currently contracts for emergency response Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 14 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, town council, Tri-Town Ambulance

• Home invasion puzzles police

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The investigation of a house robbery that left one man in the hospital with blunt head injuries last week has the Hooksett police stumped. Detective Jake Robie said the department has exhausted almost every possible lead, including conducting Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:27 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, robbery, Police Department, home invasion