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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

Properties added to State Register

The New Hampshire Department of Historical Resources announced that 12 properties have recently been added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, including three in Hooksett and one in Allenstown. The New Hampshire State Register of Historic Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:12 AM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Allenstown, Historical, history, landmark, Head Cemetery, State Register of Historic Places, Prescott Library

New buildings planned for SNHU campus

BY GRETA CUYLER Southern New Hampshire University is gearing up for a nearly $20 million construction project to include a new academic building, dining hall and parking lot on North River Road. If approved by the town, the university plans to break ground Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Education, Southern New Hampshire University

US National Amputee Hockey includes Hooksett man

The United States National Amputee Hockey Team again has three New Hampshire residents on its roster, including returning team captain Dave Levesque of Hooksett. Shane Warren and David Goodwin also wear the red, white and blue as they compete for the Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Sports, US National Amputee Hockey

Hooksett to consider sewer plant expansion

BY JENN McDOWELL Among the items Hooksett voters will discuss at Town Meeting on Saturday, April 5, are a $1.5 million bond for sewer plant upgrades, two new trucks for the Highway Department, raises for nonunionized town employees, additional staff for Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:52 PM by Hooksett Editor | 3 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, town meeting, sewers, voting, fire department, Highway Department, public access TV, sewer plant

Arah Prescott Library on Historic Register

The Arah W. Prescott Library is the third Hooksett property to be added to the State Register of Historic Places. It was recognized by the states Division of Historical Resources as an irreplaceable resource, meaningful to the history and traditions of Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:38 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Library, State Register of Historic Places, Prescott Library

Hooksett seeks $1.5M to upgrade sewer

BY GRETA CUYLER Without $1.5 million from voters, commercial and industrial development, even some major residential subdivisions, will come to a halt, say Hooksett Sewer Department representatives. All of the town’s sewer capacity is either being Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:29 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, sewers, voting

Hooksett settles with two of ‘fired four’

BY GRETA CUYLER Hooksett has reached a financial settlement agreement with two of the four former employees fired last year for gossiping about their boss. According to court documents, former administrative assistants Joanne Drewniak and Jessica Skorupski Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, firings

Central shows true colors in loss to unbeaten state champions

BY JERRY LIPTAK The question for fourth-seeded Central: how do we, after losing to this team by 16 points on our home court just a few weeks ago, stop unbeaten and top-seeded Salem? The Little Green found an answer – incomplete, it turns out – Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:16 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, basketball, Central High School, Durham

Central reaches semifinals again, draws familiar foe

BY RYAN O’CONNOR With his fourth-seeded squad playing its best basketball of the season, Central boys basketball coach Doc Wheeler said a 16-point home loss to undefeated Salem two weeks earlier helped propel his young hoopsters into the Class L Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:06 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, high school sports, basketball, Central High School, Manchesterer

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

Central knocks off Timberlane to reach semifinals

BY JERRY LIPTAK Someone older and someone newer led Manchester Central to a familiar spot – the Class L girls basketball playoff semifinals. The second-seeded Little Green used 16 first-half points from senior Alicia Doucet and all six team points Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:00 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball, Central High School

Host Central falls to Salem as Jones fuses visitors’ attack

BY JERRY LIPTAK Central’s student body had a message for visiting Salem and, more specifically, its star junior forward, Josh Jones: “Napoleon Dynamite – Gimme your tots!” Jones, the Central faithful feel, bears a striking resemblance Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, high school sports, basketball, Central High School, Salem