April 2008 - Posts

• Stark grows winning attitude at the dish, in the field, on the mound

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Jeff Miller is preaching shortterm memory. After all, the 2007 season offered few positives to hold onto. “The biggest thing with this team is we’re coming off a real terrible year last year. I mean, we went 0-15, we Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:37 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, baseball, John Stark

• Stark’s strong second-half effort lessens sting of loss to Hopkinton

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Visiting Hopkinton High School jumped out early on host John Stark and minimized a second-half charge, continuing its recent dominance of the Generals with a 7-2 victory in Division-III boys lacrosse on Friday, April 18. Hopkinton’s Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:35 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, lacrosse, Hopkinton

• Longtime officers promoted

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Weare Police Department recently rewarded two of its veteran officers, giving promotions to Lt. James Carney and Sgt. Robert Peterson. Carney, who was a sergeant, has been a member of the department for 15 years, while Peterson has Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:26 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, police, promotions

• School seeks two teachers and bus in revote

  BY JENN McDOWELL About 20 Weare parents and teachers met at the middle school recently to get up to speed on the impact the default budget will have on programs and staff in the district, and to brainstorm ideas for getting the word out on the upcoming Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:13 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, budget, teachers, school

• John Stark Regional and GHS invited to state drama event

  BY DARRELL HALEN The false moustache, beard and bushy sideburns that he glued to his face helped Ben Carignan, a John Stark Regional High School student, transform his appearance to that of Crutch Collins, a man living in Gray, Ind., in 1892. Carignan, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:39 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, Goffstown, John Stark, high school, drama, theatre, Gilford

• House destroyed, man charged with arson

  BY JENN McDOWELL A Weare man has been charged with arson, criminal threatening, burglary and two counts of reckless conduct after he allegedly broke into a house and burned it down. Police arrested Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road on Sunday, April Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:29 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, Goffstown, police, arson, criminal threatening, burglary

• Strong group of upperclassmen could reverse last year’s 5-10 mark

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, the Lady Generals played in and lost many close games. Coach Zach Medlock returns 10 players from a softball squad that finished the 2007 season with a 5-10 record, and he hopes experience is enough to reverse the result Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:08 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, softball, John Stark

• New principal likes small-town appeal

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Mark Willis often drives his motorcycle through the roads of Weare. Starting this summer, he’ll be stopping a little more often. Willis, currently the principal of Manchester Southside Middle School, will be taking over as Weare Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:21 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, Weare Middle School, principal, Manchester, Southside Middle School

• School offers revised budget to voters

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Weare School Board is heading back to voters with a revised 2008-09 proposed school budget that would add about $240,000 to the default budget currently in place after the March 11 elections. At their meeting Monday, March 24, the Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:31 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, budget, school board