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• Hooksett public TV channel explored

  BY JENN McDOWELL Even though residents voted it down for the past two years, Hooksett’s Peter Farwell says there may still be a way to start up a public access television station in town that would not cost taxpayers any extra money. Farwell said Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:03 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, television

• Online access – Web sites make it easier to stay in the know

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI When it comes to getting access to public information, your best bet is often to go in person to the town hall, school district office or police department itself. But that is time consuming and difficult for many people. Going online Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:58 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Weare, New Boston, Hopkinton, Auburn, Goffstown, schools, Police, local government, Salem, world wide web

• 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

• Town Hall temp faces restraining order

  BY JENN MCDOWELL A Merrimack resident has been served with temporary restraining orders from two Hooksett town employees after she sent what were called threatening e-mails after being terminated from her temporary job as an administrative assistant in Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:10 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government

• Two of fired four to appeal again

  BY SUSAN WARE Sandra Piper and Michelle Bonsteel will get to appeal their termination to the Hooksett Town Council in a special meeting on Wednesday, July 18, at 7 p.m., the the Hooksett Public Library. A hearing scheduled for May 31 had been canceled Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:37 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, town council, courts

• The high cost of ‘fired four’ – Hooksett’s legal bills up to $22,742

  BY SUSAN WARE With litigation looming on the horizon, the town of Hooksett is already racking up legal bills dealing with the terminations of four town employees for gossiping. Copies of legal bills for the Hooksett Town Council show two invoices from Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, town council

• Two of four in court

  BY SUSAN WARE Attorney B.J. Branch filed a petition in Merrimack Superior Court on Tuesday, June 26, asking a judge to declare the terminations of Joanne Drewniak and Jessica Skorupski unlawful. “What my clients want is for the court to declare Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, town council, Merrimack, court

• Fired four a ‘frenzy over nothing’

  BY SUSAN WARE George Longfellow, chairman of the Hooksett Town Council, said on Friday, June 22 that he is sick and tired of the frenzy that followed the town council’s decision to terminate four employees in April. “People are making a big Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 5 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, town council

• No jobs for Hooksett ‘fired four’ – Petition is submitted to reverse Hooksett Town Council’s decision to fire four town hall workers

  BY SUSAN WARE Jessica Skorupski and Joanne Drewniak, two of the nationally known “Hooksett Four,” were notified Friday, May 25, that their appeal to have their town hall jobs reinstated was denied. They were fired without warning in April Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:26 PM by Hooksett Editor | 6 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, local government, town hall