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• Squirts and Mites take titles in state and Boston

  The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:28 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, Concord, Bedford, Goffstown, sports, Manchester, Hooksett, Londonderry, Pelham, Merrimack, hockey, Derry

• Voters approve all in New Boston

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Turnout was low but voter satisfaction was high in the school and town elections earlier this week. All the warrant articles on the town and school ballots passed on Tuesday. Most were by comfortable margins, including a $3.7 million Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:41 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, budget, elections, Board of Selectmen, voting

• Aging sluiceway dominates meeting

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – An aging sluiceway, a proposed footbridge and confusion over procedural issues took up most of the discussion at the deliberative session of Town Meeting on Feb. 4. About 40 residents attended the meeting, which lasted Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:20 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, taxes, town meeting

• New Boston prepares Winter Carnival

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – It’s Winter Carnival time again in New Boston. On Saturday, Feb. 2, area residents can look forward to a day filled with winter activities topped off with the highlight of the evening, the lip sync singing contest. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:46 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, arts, outdoors, on the Trails, entertainment

• Solar power tax exemption among ballot items

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – Along with the operating budget, voters can expect warrant articles expanding tax exemptions for elderly and disabled and updates to the solid waste ordinances at the Feb. 4 deliberative session of Town Meeting. The Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:40 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, budget, taxes, voting, alternative energy

• Finance Committee approves two full-time police positions

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – The departure of yet another New Boston police officer may have opened the door for the Police Department to eventually meet its basic scheduling needs. And that news has Chief Chris Krajenka elated. At the Jan. 5 meeting, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:43 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, Weare, budget, police, taxes

• New Boston family splits time in Mexican home

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – Normally around this time of year, when snow blankets the ground and Granite State residents fight icy winds and roads, Cyndie Katz is someplace a bit warmer. – like Mexico. For the past 10 years, the Katz family Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:05 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, schools, travel

• New Boston Year in review 2007

  BY MICHELLE KIM For many residents in Goffstown, Weare and New Boston, 2007 had a strong a sense of deja vu. Few would have thought a 100-year flood would happen two years in a row. But it did. Here’s a look at a few events in New Boston: Rose Meadow Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:00 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, police, floods, Fire, Board of Selectmen, voting

• New fire station proposed

  By Michelle Kim A proposal for a new fire station in 2013 was introduced into the Capital Improvements Program plan to the tune of $1.8 million This CIP plan calls for a 10,132-square-foot building, nearly twice the size of the present station, with 10 Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:39 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, fire department, taxes

• 125 animals die in blaze

  BY MICHELLE KIM A fire destroyed a barn filled with hay and goats, Saturday, Nov. 10, killing 125 animals trapped inside and burning down the side wing of the nearby house, according to the New Boston Fire Department. Upon responding to a call shortly Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:30 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, Animals, Fire

• Rose Meadow Garden to offer a place to heal

  BY ROD HANSEN In the blink of an eye, a person’s life can change forever. Following a fall or a car accident, a medical emergency or a similar misfortune, people who formerly enjoyed a life of full mobility may find themselves confined to a wheelchair Read More... Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:22 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, Rose Meadow Farm

• New Boston police chief wants more officers

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer Problems in response time and coverage have prompted the New Boston police chief to seek two new officers and one new vehicle. “We’re not a full-service agency,” said Police Chief Chris Krajenka, noting that Read More... Posted Friday, October 06, 2006 2:34 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley