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• Land available for possible Hooksett high school

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett may not need a high school right now, but – just in case – the School Board already has its sights set on a spot. An 80-acre parcel off Route 3 just south of Head’s Pond has been offered by Manchester Sand Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:29 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, School Board, land, High school, Manchesterer Sand & Gravel

• Hooksett schools search for energy savings

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett Schools Superintendent Charles “Phil” Littlefield is looking at what the district has been spending on energy costs and is more than a little worried. With sky-high gas prices sure to set in this winter, the picture Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, schools, School Board

• Schools face enrollment ‘bubble’

  BY JENN McDOWELL After just about a year of studying the elementary levels of the Hooksett School District, the School Board’s Long Range Planning Committee came back with the conclusion that the town would need another school in the next 15 to Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:56 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Education, schools, School Board

• High school options

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Hooksett School Board is looking for members of the community to sit on a newly established committee devoted to studying future high school plans for the school district. Superintendent Charles “Phil” Littlefield said Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:25 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, School Board, High school

• 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 | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Candia, Auburn, School Board, Manchesterer, Board of Aldermen, school budget

• West considers special academies

  BY JENN McDOWELL Administrators at West High School have announced a plan they will bring before the city’s School Board to establish a series of academies at the high school. About a third of Hooksett high school students currently attend West. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Manchester, West High School, School Board

• 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

• Hooksett - Year in review 2007

  BY JENN McDOWELL Cabela’s A sporting goods giant had to wait longer than expected to build in Hooksett, as negotiations continued through 2007 for Cabela’s. Hooksett voters had passed an $18 million general obligation bond to bring Cabela’s, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 2:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Hooksett, Police, Cabela's, firings, School Board, Robies

• McGorry named West interim principal

  BY JENNIFER MCDOWELL After an 8-5 Manchester School Board vote on Monday, Aug. 13, Mary Ellen McGorry, the assistant principal at West High School, was promoted to the position of the school’s interim principal for the 2007-08 school year. McGorry Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:54 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Manchester, schools, School Board

• Sex offender policy debated

  BY SUSAN WARE If Superintendent Dr. Charles Littlefield has his way, the state will begin leveling registered sex offenders, making it easier for policy makers to institute safety measures. “In New Hampshire, we paint all registered sex offenders Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 4 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, schools, sex offenders, School Board