Weare News

Alleged arsonist to be arraigned

BY JENN McDOWELL A Weare man who allegedly set another resident’s home on fire in April is facing arson, burglary and criminal threatening charges in Superior Court. A Goffstown District Court judge decided on April 24 that there was probable cause Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:10 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, Goffstown, police, arson, burglary

John Stark seeks host family

BY JENN McDOWELL The Weare School District is looking for a host family for a Chinese teacher who will be teaching the language and culture at John Stark Regional High School in the coming school year. “We’re having a really hard time,” Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:09 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Weare, teachers, John Stark, Chinese, host family

Core teachers restored

BY JENN McDOWELL After the Weare School Board’s final meeting of the current fiscal year, the school administration now has some directions on what to restore to the 2008-09 budget. Making their way back into the budget are two teaching positions Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:24 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, budget, Weare Middle School, school board, Center Woods Elementary

‘Crisping’ out for AP and honors students at John Stark

BY JENN McDOWELL Honors and advanced placement students at John Stark Regional High School will not be able to partake in one of the many rewards of hard study and determination next year, known as “crisping.” And Weare resident Helen Ray Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:56 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, education, students, John Stark

No. 4 John Stark falls in quarterfinals to No. 5 Milford

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When the John Stark softball team traveled to play Milford High School in April, the Generals crushed the Spartans, 12-0. Milford returned the unwelcome favor at the worst possible time. The fourth-seeded Generals were ousted from the Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:19 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, high school sports, softball, John Stark, Milford

Weare School Board wants public input on budget

BY JENN McDOWELL The Weare School Board will take its new 2008- 09 operating budget to task at the upcoming meeting on Tuesday, June 17, and members want the public’s input on how they should spend the money. The decision now is not how much money Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:13 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, budget, voting, school board

Senior project pays off

BY JENN McDOWELL While most high school seniors were spending the money they earned from their part-time jobs on spring break and prom activities, John Stark Regional High School senior Chad Averill was paying off his senior project. The 18-year-old graduate’s Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:09 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Weare, seniors, John Stark, flag pole

Stark’s successes in ’08 impressive; rebuilding awaits team

BY RYAN O’CONNOR When the No. 8 Lady Generals’ 2008 lacrosse season concluded with a 23-10 loss to undefeated No. 1 seed Portsmouth in the Division III quarterfinals on Thursday, May 29, coach Jon Warner didn’t dwell much on the negative Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:21 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Weare, high school sports, lacrosse, John Stark

School budget approved on second try

BY JENN McDOWELL In a 751-591 vote, the Weare School Board succeeded in its second attempt at getting a 2008- 09 budget passed. A total of 1,342 out of 5,852 registered Weare voters showed up at the polls at Center Woods Elementary School on Tuesday, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:55 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Weare, taxes, budget, school board

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