June 2009 - Posts

• Graduates deal with changing job market

  By KAREN DANDURANT Adults are concerned about getting jobs in today’s economy. High school and college students are also concerned. They know that, in this job market, they will be competing with adults for the same jobs. So, they are choosing their Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:52 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, students, jobs

• West faces future without Bedford students

  By MATT SCHOOLEY After the final Bedford student walks across the stage during Manchester High School West’s graduation ceremony on June 20, a new era will officially begin at the school. What that era will consist of remains to be seen. With Bedford Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:49 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Manchester, Education, West High School

• Police commissioners request nominees have no police background

  By Lauren Sausser Although Police Commissioners Henry Roy and David Gagnon expressed in two confidential letters their shared belief that no one with prior police experience should sit on the Hooksett Police Commission, they ultimately have no say in Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Police Commission

• Investigation report on Hooksett Police Department, Commission: No coverup, poor communication

  By Ginger Kozlowski An investigation by the Merrimack County Sheriff into whether the Hooksett Police Department tried to hide the existence of safe school reports or cover up safety issues in Hooksett public schools has found no such coverup exists. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 18 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, schools, School Board, Police Department, safety

• Girls tough, but it’s not enough, in shutout loss to Dover

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Ciara Doucet’s arm kept her team in the game, but Central couldn’t produce at the plate during a Class L preliminary-round contest. On June 3, the 14th-seeded Little Green traveled to play fourth-seeded Dover, falling by the Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, Softball

• Central girls win states, local athletes make push for Meet of Champions

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Track and field teams from Central and Goffstown trekked to Concord for the Class L meet on Friday, May 29, while T&F squads from Bow, John Stark and Pembroke Academy traveled to Coe-Brown Academy for the Class I state meet on Saturday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, high school sports, Central High School, track and field

• Kmart sues RK Plaza, Merchants over floods

  By Ginger Kozlowski After five floods in the past three years, Kmart has apparently had enough, filing a lawsuit against RK Plaza and Merchants Automotive for more than $2 million in damages. The store, located at 1267 Hooksett Road, suffered flooding Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:09 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, lawsuit, flood, Kmart, damages, RK Plaza, Merchants Automotive

• City budget cuts worry Hooksett School Board

  By Lauren Sausser Hooksett School Board members are concerned about the kind of education the town’s high school students will receive given budgeting problems in the city of Manchester. At the School Board meeting on Tuesday, June 2, they did not Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:05 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Education, School Board, budget, High school

• Report shows Hooksett Safety Center needs millions in repairs

  By Eddie Wilson A report detailing problems at the Hooksett Safety Center proposes between $500,000 and $3.5 million in repairs. The building housing the police and fire stations has been plagued with problems since it was built in 1996, with leaks and Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, Safety Center, fire department, Health & Fitness, repairs