August 2007 - Posts

• Grand opening for middle school

  BY DAVE CHOATE Susan Cloutier’s new family and consumer science classroom at the Weare Middle School is twice the size of the old one, with brand-new stoves, sinks and cabinets lining the walls. Now entering her 34th year in teaching, Cloutier can Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:39 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, schools

• For an encore… – Stark girls must mesh new players with veterans

  BY DAVE CHOATE Last year, the John Stark varsity girls soccer team surprised everyone by advancing to the championship game for the first time in the program’s history. With four returning starters this year, the possibility of a repeat seems unlikely Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:36 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, sports, students, soccer

• More recyclables save Weare money

  BY DAVE CHOATE If you’re reading this in Weare, Carl Knapp would be pretty happy if you recycled this newspaper. Knapp heads up the transfer station, and said the first six months have yielded a significant rise in recycling and a corresponding Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:33 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, waste management, recycling

• Bringing rails back to New Hampshire

  BY DAVE CHOATE Back at the turn of the 20th century, New Hampshire had a bustling system of railroads with 24 access points from other states. Almost 100 years later, the only functional passenger train line in New Hampshire is the Amtrak line running Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:57 PM by Goffstown Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Weare, transportation, railroads

• $17.6 million station to keep area cool

  BY DAVE CHOATE The summer sun that brings oppressive heat to New Hampshire also brings extreme energy use for air conditioners and other coolers. In an effort to combat the strain on the existing power lines, Public Service of New Hampshire is working Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 5:05 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, energy, PSNH, summer