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• 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

• FIRST robotics competition is Feb. 27 and 28; this year’s game tries to simulate the moon’s gravity

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Lunacy. An apt description of the idea a bunch of high school kids could design and build a robot capable of playing a game under conditions similar to the moon’s surface in just six weeks. But that is exactly what teams involved Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, Weare, Hopkinton, Bedford, robotics, Manchesterer, FIRST, Concordrd

• Towns line up for their share of the federal stimulus funds

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY State and town officials across New Hampshire have been preparing for the passing of the latest economic stimulus proposal, and now that it’s official, the waiting game begins for potential projects. Several towns in the area began Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bow, Bedford, Road improvements, Board of Selectmen, Windham, wastewater

• This year, shoppers frugal, family comes first

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY While the state of the country’s economy is forcing local residents to change holiday plans, it has also caused volunteers to step up their efforts during the upcoming season. When it comes to purchasing gifts, Joan Therrien of Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:29 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Salem, holidays, economy

• Rules change aims to stifle fouling, raise sportsmanship

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Consider this: Team A and Team B enter the final game of the regular season. Team A is in first place, and team B is out of contention. At some point in the game a player from Team A goes for the ball and trips a Team B foe in the Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bow, Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, high school sports, Salem

• At games, some adults cross the line of unacceptable behavior

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:45 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Pembroke, Bow, Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, hockey, football, baseball, Pembroke Academy, Windham

• DUI leads Hooksett man to resign as cop

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Bedford police officer who lives in Hooksett and just got hired in December has resigned after being arrested and charged with operating under the influence after he rear-ended a couple on a motorcycle. Alejandro Jaime, 36, of Hooksett, Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:05 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Police, accident, DUI

• Bedford Community TV an example for Hooksett

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Missed that big debate at the Town Council meeting? Or perhaps the Planning Board hearing where a developer explained what he is going to do in your neighborhood? Now you can watch those meetings and more – in fact, all of the town Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, public access TV

• Hooksett, Candia, Auburn and Bedford all warn city that budget cuts violate tuition agreements

  BY JENN McDOWELL Cassie Hobbs of Auburn said she might have gone with other friends from Auburn Village to Derry for high school had she known the sports and art classes she loves at West High School would be struck from the school’s budget for Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Bedford, Auburn, schools, budget, tuition

• Manchester wants money now for Hooksett high school tuition

  BY GRETA CUYLER A major enrollment miscalculation on the part of Manchester schools means the city is asking Hooksett for nearly $250,000 more in high school tuition costs for the 2007-08 school year. And that means most of the projects Hooksett planned Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:27 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Manchester, schools, tuition

• Streets are full of potholes; money is running out

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Long after the snow has melted beneath the warm rays of spring sunshine, New Hampshire towns will still be feeling Mother Nature’s wrath. This time, it won’t be barraging residents from the sky. Instead, it will hit them under Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bow, Dunbarton, Bedford, Goffstown, roads, budget, potholes

• Champs - for openers – Amoskeag Rugby wins preseason title, eyes New England crown

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Don Dumais is a dentist who plays rugby. But despite the stereotypes, the Bow resident said there are few teeth lost in the sport, though he can remember a few instances where one player’s mouth met another player’s skull, Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:08 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, New Boston, Bow, Bedford, Auburn, Sports, rugby

• This grad was a ball

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY With a Rubik’s cube, a first-grade T-shirt and 465 oversized bouncing balls, the Manchester West graduation for the Class of 2007 turned out to be a childish, but very well-behaved, event for Hooksett, Bedford and Manchester students. Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:27 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Manchester, schools, students, graduation

• Opening-night delight - Central begins another title defense with win

  BY SAPNA PATHAK When you lose three of your top players – also three of the best in the state – it’s normal for other teams to question how you’ll bounce back. Central answered that question on Tuesday, Dec. 19, when its boys basketball Read More... Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:06 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Sports, Manchester, Central High School, West High School

• Hooksett joins up with city promoter

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN The Hookset Town Council has joined a growing list of area towns in support of Metro Center, a regional economic development initiative promoting the greater Manchester area as a desirable place to live, work and play. Metro Center, Read More... Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:33 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, Londonderry, Raymond, Derry