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• 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

• Hooksett District Court on, then off, closure list

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Hooksett District Court was on the list of the governor’s budget cuts, but was removed from that list shortly after it was announced. To cut costs, Gov. John Lynch proposed consolidating eight district courts and save nearly Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, budget committee, District Court

• Ice storm of Dec. 11-12 leaves hundreds of thousands without power around state

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Local towns are dealing with the wrath of Mother Nature, who dropped ice around the Granite State, leaving a good portion of the state in the dark. More than 325,000 New Hampshire residents were left without power following an ice storm Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, power, storm, electricty, PSNH

• Large turnout expected Nov. 4, police in Hooksett and surrounding towns prepare for traffic

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI A record turnout is likely in the works for the presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and area police and poll workers are gearing up for the crowds. In Hooksett and Pembroke, police will be enforcing a change in the usual traffic Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, voting, traveling in NH

• Flash floods hit hard in spots

  BY JENN McDOWELL Just as Allenstown wins federal assistance to buy up to 14 homes severely damaged in the past two years’ floods, it – and many other towns throughout the state – ended up sopping wet after Hanna hit. The tropical storm Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Epsom, flood

• Many struggle to pay last year’s fuel bills, worry about future

  BY JENN McDOWELL It’s going to be a lot harder for the Hills family of Allenstown to stay afloat financially this year, with fuel prices hitting record highs. Jeanne Hills babysits her toddler grandson, staying home while her husband and her adult Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:36 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, Board of Selectmen, fuel

• Assistance is available if you can’t pay your bill

  BY CHRISTINE HEISER Next winter, when the temperatures drop and the oil tank is low, rising fuel costs might bring on a budget crisis for some homeowners. Unlike public utilities such as gas or electric, private oil companies are not bound by law to deliver Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:30 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, fuel assistance, assistance

• Properties added to State Register

  The New Hampshire Department of Historical Resources announced that 12 properties have recently been added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, including three in Hooksett and one in Allenstown. The New Hampshire State Register of Historic Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:12 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Historical, history, landmark, Head Cemetery, State Register of Historic Places, Prescott Library

• It’s time to vote

  BY JENN McDOWELL New Hampshire towns are gearing up for the annual vote on town and school issues. Polls will open Tuesday, March 11. Hooksett’s official ballot town elections are not until May 13. Pembroke and Auburn adhere to the traditional Town Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, voting

• letters to the editor of The Hooksett Banner, Feb. 28, 2008

  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... Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Candia, Epsom, Banner, letters

• Record turnout for primary

  BY JENN McDOWELL High voter turnouts, particularly among young people and independents, characterized this year’s primary election as one of a possible culture change. More than half of registered voters in Hooksett, Pembroke, Allenstown, Auburn, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:03 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, Political, voting

• FEMA pays for flood study

  By JENN McDOWELL The Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding an independent study on the 2006 and 2007 flooding of New Hampshire rivers. The Suncook River is one of the prime focus areas of the study, which will look into the differences between Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:15 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Candia, Suncook, flood

• Misunderstandings common about Right to Know requirements

  BY JENN McDOWELL In conversations with town officials and staff involved with our Right to Know project, our reporters found that, in many cases, refusals to provide information such as town and school district salaries, police logs and meeting minutes Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:25 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, local government

• Auto affair – A love of old cars brings fans together

  Don Drew of Allenstown bought his 1940 white Chevy with S-10 pickup twice. He originally purchased it in 1994, then sold it to buy a 1967 Chevelle. Through the next year, he pined away for his much loved ’40 Chevy. The love affair brought him crawling Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:21 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, history, cars, antique cars

• 2006 Year in Review - In star-studded year, CHS boys hoops takes top billing

  BY MATT STOUT It took more than nine months after it claimed the Class L state title, but the 2005-’06 Manchester Central boys basketball team finally received some competition. Who knew it would come from a sports section? In a year filled with Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, Sports