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• 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

• 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

• SAU withdrawal plan denied

  BY JENN McDOWELL The state Board of Education sent Hooksett’s SAU Withdrawal Committee back to the drawing board for more information on what pulling out of SAU 15 would mean for the two remaining towns, Auburn and Candia. At a hearing on Wednesday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, SAU 15, School Board

• 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

• 2007 Top stories: Hooksett 'fired four,' more floods

  By: Jenn McDowell As 2007 comes to a close, we take a look back on the year. One issue common to many towns in the Banner’s coverage area was the floods that came for a second time in two years. Among our top stories of the year was the Hooksett Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 2:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Epsom, firings, town council, Suncook, flood

• Letters to the editor of The Hooksett Banner, week of Dec. 20, 2007

  To the Editor: I think the decision not to dismiss Hooksett students early on Thursday is absolutely appalling. My 10-year-old daughter did not get off her bus until 5:10 p.m. (in the dark) and my 6-year-old was on her bus, still at Underhill School, Read More... Posted Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:52 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, school bus, snowstorm, Christmas, holidays, trash recycling, smoking ban

• Lego League gets middle schoolers into robotics

  BY JENN McDOWELL FIRST Lego League teams from Candia and Hooksett converged on Manchester Central High School on Saturday, Nov. 17, for a qualifying tournament in hopes of making it to the state championships. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett sent their Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Manchester, Central High School, FIRST Lego

• 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

• Hooksett off failing list – State to step in on Manchester schools; suburban schools uneven on tests

  BY JENN MCDOWELL Hooksett students have scored well enough to get their elementary schools off the state’s list of schools in need of improvement. However, graduates of middle schools in Hooksett, Candia and Auburn may step in to high schools in Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:30 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Manchester, schools, students

• Postseason players – Trio of locals helps Sweeney reach Legion playoffs

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR Sweeney is going to the American Legion baseball postseason tournament, and according to manager David Flurey, the contributions of three locals have made winning the state title a possibility. “We’ve shown that we can Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Sports, baseball

• Strong loyalties – As Bedford leaves West, how strong will sports and clubs be?

  BY SAPNA PATHAK When Bedford High School opens its doors later this year, traditions will be tested and rivalries rewritten. Around 900 students will move from Manchester West to BHS, dropping West’s student body by almost 40 percent. But perhaps Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Sports, schools, football

• High school changes - Manchester proposes shifting Hooksett, Candia and Auburn students to West High

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN Several Manchester parents told a committee considering the future of West High School – which will see an exodus of Bedford students over the next two years – that a simple solution would be to send all students from Hooksett, Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:44 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Manchester, Education, Central High School, West High School, Memorial High School

• Hooksett SAU withdrawal denied by state board

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN A Hooksett school committee plan to ask voters to withdraw from SAU 15 was rejected by the state Board of Education, which said the Hooksett committee didn’t fully consider the impact the withdrawal would have on the smaller school Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:18 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, schools, SAU 15