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• There are many ways to make the holiday bright

  By GINGER KOZLOWSKI The holidays are upon us, but the season can be a difficult one for many, especially in the current economy. There are plenty of people willing to help, though, with many services offered through town, school, church and community Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:02 AM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Epsom, donation

• City high schools consider forcing payment for extracurriculars

  By MATT SCHOOLEY City school officials are drafting a pay-to-participate policy that would include athletics, a policy that many say would have negative consequences at all three city high schools, but particularly bad at West High School. Facing a budget Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, Manchester, School Board, budget, athletics

• 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

• 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 | 0 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

• Decision time for high schools

  BY JENN McDOWELL After months of toiling over the Manchester school budget, it’s almost time for the Board of Aldermen to settle on an amount. Aldermen had to make a decision on the city budget, which includes the mayor’s proposal for a $140 Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, School Board, Manchesterer, Board of Aldermen, school budget

• 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 | 0 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