May 2008 - Posts

• Athlete of the Month - Junior pitches in for softball team

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Alexe Proctor began playing softball when she was 7 and immediately showed some talent, but she didn’t want to pitch. As an 11-year-old, she was convinced by her father, Terry, to try it. Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:33 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, Athlete of the Month

• John Stark has steadily, quietly put together a strong season

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR By Zack Medlock’s own admission, the John Stark softball team continues to be, in large part, unknown in Class I. Yet the Lady Generals currently maintain a 15-3 record and secure a top-four playoff seed with a win against Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:24 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, softball, John Stark

• Weare school has June 3 revote

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Weare School District is asking voters to go back to the polls Tuesday, June 3, to vote on a second version of a proposed school budget. The polls will be open at Center Woods Elementary from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. After a group of concerned Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:15 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, voting, school budget, School district, Center Woods Elementary

• John Stark’s four-year climb a result of seniors’ growth

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Four years ago a very green group of freshmen helped the John Stark girls lacrosse team to the first win in program history. In 2005, the Lady Generals notched one victory. The next season, they triumphed five times, and then, in Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:03 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, high school sports, lacrosse, John Stark

• Weare house offered free – for a price

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY You can’t beat the asking price, but to own a historic Weare home, someone had better have a large trunk. The 100-year-old house located at Country Three Corners is available for free to anyone who wants it, although to be preserved, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:02 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare

• Weare sues state over districting

  BY JENN McDOWELL The town of Weare has joined five other towns in the state and members of the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation in a lawsuit against the state declaring the current districts of the House of Representatives unconstitutional. The suit Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:50 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare, voting

• New school budget introduced in Weare

  BY JENN McDOWELL More than 100 voters concerned about the deep cuts in the school district staffing the default budget brings showed up to another deliberative session on a new school budget. The warrant article, which calls for a total budget of $12,703,776 Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:52 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, budget, school board