Pembroke News

Another tight loss ends season for tough Pembroke squad

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Pembroke Academy’s preliminary- round girls soccer match with John Stark didn’t last as long as Steve Langevin hoped it would. In 180 minutes of regularseason play, the teams combined for one goal, leading the PA mentor to Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:44 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, High School Sports, soccer

Pembroke, John Stark, Bow x-country teams prepare for postseason

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Entering the Manchester Invitational cross country race with little chance of winning the team competition, Pembroke Academy runners took the race personally. Even though the boys and girls teams finished near the bottom of the pack in Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:18 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, High School Sports, Bow, running, Goffstown, x-country

Pembroke Acadmey prevails in rain, mud against visiting John Stark

The end result was precisely what Dave Tremblay, Pembroke Academy’s football coach, wanted. The means to that end, he said, require some tweaking. PA opened slowly, answered quickly, then dominated on defense to beat visiting John Stark, 12-6, on Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:01 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, High School Sports, football, Weare

Clean air, yes; tall tower, no

By Dan O’Brien A 445-foot steam tower built at Public Service of New Hampshire’s Bow transfer station last month has numerous residents in nearby Pembroke piping mad. Peter Bonanno of Mason Drive, Pembroke, has gathered 160 signatures from Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:23 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, Hooksett, Bow, Hopkinton, Contoocook, Board of Selectmen, PSNH

Precision Technology shuts out workers

By Dan O’Brien Employees of Precision Technology Inc., a bulk mail distribution center on Sheep Davis Road, arrived for work the morning of Friday, Aug. 28, to discover the doors were locked and they were out of a job. “The building was locked Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, jobs, Labor Commission, Precision Technology

Pembroke Academy girls, solid last year, has nucleus back for run in ’09

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Pembroke Academy girls soccer team has a strong core and, later this year, that could translate into a better seed. Though the Spartans finished last year at 10-5-1, a cluttered Class I postseason picture left them with the No. 11 Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:04 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, High School Sports, soccer

Pembroke 5K XC leaderboard includes plenty of locals

Several athletes with area ties were among the top finishers at the Pembroke 5K Cross Country Race in Pembroke on Aug. 22. The 3.1-mile event raised money for the Pembroke Academy cross country team. Brian Anderson, 21, was the first entrant to cross Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, sports, road race

Book shows what Suncook looked like through the years

By MARK PETERSON Walking through Suncook Village can be like a walk into the past, and Allenstown author Carol Martel takes a deeper look into the historic community’s past with her book, “Images of America: Suncook Village.” Martel Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, Allenstown, Suncook, history

Semiquincentennial to be highlighted at Pembroke-Allenstown Old Home Day

By KAREN DANDURANT Old Home Day used to be a tradition where town residents who moved away would return one day a year. Now it is simply a reason to have a party, and this year’s party for Pembroke residents is truly special. The town is celebrating Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:44 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, Allenstown, Old Home Day

A new class of graduates

By Lauren Sausser The first instinct Bridget Sargent had at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, was to hit the snooze button. But then she remembered she had to graduate. “Once I was awake, I was excited that it was graduation,” said Sargent, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:43 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, Allenstown, pembroke academy, graduation

Pembroke Academy reaches playoffs under first-year coach, finishes with 10 wins

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Dylan Hall’s goal entering the season was to make the playoffs. Hall’s Pembroke Academy boys tennis team reached that goal, and in impressive fashion. The Spartans posted one of the best campaigns in school history, finishing Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, High School Sports, Tennis

National Guard closer to buying property

By Lauren Sausser Business owners along Sheep Davis Road in Pembroke can’t make heads or tails of a proposed $38 million National Guard training facility slated for a 214-acre tract on Riverwood Drive. Some have not even heard of the project; others Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, selectmen, National Guard

Pembroke Academy's first-year coach sees experience as means to improvement.

No matter where they come from, Dylan Hall looks forward to seeing some wins. The first-year Pembroke Academy boys tennis head coach said while he has an idea what his team’s lineup will look like, the efforts of those closer to the ladder’s Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:46 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, High School Sports, Tennis

Pembroke police officer will retire, be honored

The Pembroke Police Department will host a retirement reception for Sgt. Glenn Northrup on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m., at the Pembroke Safety Center. All are welcomed to attend to thank Northrup for his years of dedication and service to the community Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:09 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, police, retirement

Pembroke one of three top seeds to fall to state champion Portsmouth

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, it took a stunning underdog effort for the Pembroke boys basketball team to reach the Class I semifinal round. This season, the secondseeded Spartans were expected to be there. Unlike 2008, when No. 9 PA knocked off undefeated Read More...

Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:55 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Pembroke, pembroke academy, High School Sports, basketball