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• Police chief says he’ll air town’s laundry over move to enlarge Police Commission

  Dan O’Brien The chairman of the Hooksett Police Commission is defending the Hooksett police chief, who reportedly made a remark to a town councilor that some interpreted as a threat. “He could not have said that,” said David Gagnon, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:36 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, town council, Police Commission

• Hooksett Police Commission may increase to five

  By Lauren Sausser The Hooksett Town Council unanimously voted at its meeting July 8 to add two members to the Police Commission, but it will take an act of the Legislature and approval of town voters to make it happen. The Hooksett Police Commission, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, voting, Police Commission

• McHugh chosen for Hooksett police commission

  By Lauren Sausser Joanne McHugh was chosen to replace Marianne Maksalla on the Hooksett Police Commission on June 24 by the Hooksett Town Council. Also under consideration were Clark Karolian, Richard Sullivan and Steven L’Heureux. There was some Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Police Commission

• Police commissioners request nominees have no police background

  By Lauren Sausser Although Police Commissioners Henry Roy and David Gagnon expressed in two confidential letters their shared belief that no one with prior police experience should sit on the Hooksett Police Commission, they ultimately have no say in Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Police Commission

• Police Commission draws interest

  By Ginger Kozlowski Hooksett town elections take place May 12, but there’s one job in town that soon expires which residents won’t be able to vote on – that of police commissioner. The Hooksett Police Commission is staffed by three members, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:38 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Police Commission

• Tri-Town Ambulance to lose Hooksett

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Town Council unanimously voted to end the town’s relationship with Tri- Town Ambulance and create the town’s own ambulance service, beginning in July 2010. Hooksett currently contracts for emergency response Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 14 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Allenstown, Pembroke, town council, Tri-Town Ambulance

• Budget Committee cuts police spending

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Budget Committee made deep cuts in the proposed Police Department budget, including significant erasures in the wages and benefits lines. The committee cut more than $200,000 from the $4.1 million budget that was recommended Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 3 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, Police, town council

• Tax exemptions wanted for solar, wind

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett resident Lee Scott wants to reduce his carbon footprint and his energy bills – that is, as long as his property taxes don’t skyrocket in return. That’s why Scott has been working tirelessly with the Hooksett Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:51 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, taxes, town council, Solar

• Property tax break sought for autistic man

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Dennis Couture may not have the ability to speak, but that’s not keeping his mom and dad from speaking out loud and clear for him. “Dennis never worked and never will work. He is at the mercy of everyone and everything,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:36 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, taxes, town council

• $9M Hooksett sewer upgrade could get $7M in aid

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Town Council will consider adding a $9 million article to the town warrant to address upgrades and repairs to the local wastewater treatment plant. Hooksett taxpayers would only be responsible for raising $2.3 million through Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:24 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, wastewater, upgrades

• Leaks continue to plague Hooksett Safety Center

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett Police Chief Stephen Agrafiotis says the ceiling of the Police Department is poised to crumble on top of him. Poor insulation, bursting pipes and melting snow account for the majority of concerns in the 12-year-old Hooksett Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:03 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, town council, Safety Center

• Hooksett town councilor furious as five councilors sign contract without vote

  BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Hooksett Town Councilor Patricia Rueppel is calling for the resignation of five of her fellow council members following the handling of a contract for the services of an interim town administrator. The five town councilors, David Dickson, Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 3:08 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Administrator

• $33,000 sign sparks debate

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Budget Committee chairman said the Hooksett Police Department is spending money on items that were not approved by voters, and that they should be acting more transparently when it comes to big-ticket purchases. Specifically, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:31 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, town council, Police Department

• Residents worry about drainage near new homes

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Though the rainy season has come and gone this year, homeowners in the Beauchesne neighborhood in the heart of the Village area in Hooksett are worried two new 55-and-older communities on Route 3 will mean drainage problems in their Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:47 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, town council, Planning Board, Route 3, drainage

• Late tax rate means borrowing money

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The town of Hooksett may be forced to borrow $6 million to pay off its pending financial obligations if its taxpayers choose to wait until the last minute to pay property taxes this year. The Town Council voted Nov. 19 to authorize the Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, taxes, town council