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Good Central squad edged in state semis by very good North group

BY JERRY LIPTAK Manchester Central’s football team, rolling along since mid-October, finished flat against Nashua North. The third-seeded Little Green played well on offense and defense against the Titans, but the second-seeded hosts overcame a Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:53 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Legal costs balloon under police chief

By Dan O’Brien The Hooksett Police Department, coping with personnel disputes and disciplinary action, spent more than $175,000 in legal fees in fiscal 2009, substantially more than what was spent in some similar-sized communities. “We continue, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:29 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

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Central controlled, beaten in state championship game by Exeter

BY JERRY LIPTAK Whenever a Manchester Central girls soccer player looked up, an Exeter foe loomed large on the Southern New Hampshire University turf. The Blue Hawks smothered the Little Green on Friday, Nov. 6, in the Class L state finale, a 2-0 outcome Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Hooksett, high school sports, Central High School, soccer

Central boys, with Hooksett help, take fi rst state championship

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Manchester Central boys made one final run before leaving the soccer field for the last time in 2009. This time the Little Green didn’t have a ball at their feet, but rather bottles in their hands as they showered their head Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:18 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Almost 100 people get tax bill with error in Hooksett

By Dan O’Brien Nearly 100 Hooksett property owners were incorrectly charged penalties on the tax bills recently mailed out, town officials said. Last winter, the town mailed inventory forms for property owners to fill out. If the forms were not Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:14 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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No more police dog; officer takes new job

By Dan O’Brien The Hooksett Police Department’s K-9 was retired on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Police Chief Stephen Agrafiotis said Hooksett will not have another police dog in the near future. “The bottom line is: While looking at last year’s Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:11 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Three injured in Mowtown fire

By Dan O’Brien Three firefighters were injured when a three-alarm blaze erupted at Mow Town Power Equipment on Route 3A on Monday, Nov. 9, causing small explosions and sending flames shooting about 30 feet into the air. “It was way up high, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:56 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Citizens protest Hooksett police chief

By Dan O’Brien Holding signs that read, “Support SRO Defina” and “Agrafiotis is our dirty laundry,” a group of a dozen people held a protest against the town’s police chief outside the Wednesday, Nov. 4, Town Council Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:53 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Defending champ Central edges top-ranked Salem

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Peter Lally knows from experience what the Salem girls soccer team went through at Stellos Stadium. Lally’s No. 4 Manchester Central Little Green knocked off the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils in the Class L semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Hooksett sees string of burglaries

By Dan O’Brien Chrissy Curran was surprised, but not overly shocked, when someone broke into her unlocked Whitehall Terrace home in June. It was probably some mischievous kids, she thought. Only an iPod and a plastic container of loose change were Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 7 Comments

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Fire kills woman in Hooksett

By Dan O’Brien A three-alarm fire that broke out at 253 Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett the morning of Oct. 16 caused the entire structure to collapse and killed the woman inside, fire officials said. The body of Suzanne Dionne, 65, was pulled from Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Defina files unfair labor complaint

By Dan O’Brien The labor union representing fired Hooksett police officer Jason Defina has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state Public Employee Labor Relations Board. The complaint, filed Oct. 16, accuses Hooksett Police Chief Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Gagnon steps down - Will stay on as police commissioner

By Dan O’Brien David Gagnon stepped down as chairman of the Hooksett Police Commission on Thursday, Oct. 29, after five years on the board, saying the job is too time consuming. “I don’t have the time,” Gagnon said. “Work Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:17 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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Sex offender charged again

By DanO’Brien A convicted sex offender arrested in September for animal cruelty was arrested again Oct. 5 on multiple counts of child sexual assault, authorities said. Eric Bousquet, 39, who has been residing recently at his parent’s home Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:11 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

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School Board sends city scathing letter

By Dan O’Brien Fed up with a lack of communication and funding issues with Manchester public schools, the Hooksett School Board has sent a scathing letter to the mayor of Manchester and is talking about building a new high school here. Hooksett Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:08 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

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