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• 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 | 1 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Pembroke, Bow, Bedford, Goffstown, Sports, hockey, football, baseball, Pembroke Academy, Windham

• 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 | 2 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, Candia, Auburn, fuel assistance, assistance

• Five arrests at park-and-ride lot

  BY JENN McDOWELL Five men were arrested at Hooksett’s park and ride lot on Hackett Hill Road as police investigated the spot for reports of lewd acts in the woods there. “It’s been ongoing for years now. There’s been word that Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:42 PM by Hooksett Editor | 5 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, Manchester, Police, Warner, arrests, Canterbury

• Dealing with rules, harassment and stereotypes, girls are finding success competing with the boys

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s uncomfortable, but it’s a conversation both parties know must take place. As practice begins, Bill Walton, the John Stark wrestling coach, pulls Morgan Belanger aside. “You know if anything inappropriate happens, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, Sports, football, baseball, Pelham, John Stark, Ice hockey

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Small towns, big drug busts

  BY NICHOLAS BROWN The recent busts of the state’s two largest marijuana growing operations haven’t shocked some area police officials, to whom marijuana and other drugs present constant battles. “It doesn’t surprise me,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:32 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Pembroke, Candia, Drug bust

• Real estate reality, Home prices still strong, though slower to sell

  By Staff Writers Sharon Livingston has seen a change in the housing market first hand. Two years ago, she and her husband offered to buy their Windham Colonial-style house about an hour after it went on the market. “I snapped it up,” said Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:39 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Concord, Pembroke, Weare, Candia, New Boston, Bow, Hopkinton, Dunbarton, Bedford, Auburn, Epsom, Goffstown