BY MATT SCHOOLEYBedford’s ride to a District 1 championship nearly hit a speed bump, courtesy of a powerful Bow team. On July 15, Bow’s 11- and 12-year-olds pushed the eventual champions to the limit but lost, 6-4, during the losers’ bracket quarterfinals. Bow fell behind after the first inning, 3-0, but Colby Fortin began his ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYDespite falling in the 2008 Division II finals to Hanover and graduating seven seniors, Bow High School girls lacrosse remains in the midst of a dominant run that began in 2002, when the league was first established. “This program has a certain amount of history, and they have pride for that,” said head coach Chris ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYAs Jill Bartlett walked off the field at Bow High School following her team’s inaugural girls lacrosse contest, one of the Bedford fans in attendance had a light-hearted message. “Coach, you know the only place to go from here, right?” said the fan. Bartlett smiled before answering, “Nowhere to go but ...

Breton a Disabled Afghanistan and Iraqi war veteran relocated his wife and children to the state of New Hampshire due to his employment at Coastal Forest Products. With new dreams he and his wife settled in ready to have their much deserved happily ever after. It is no surprise that the economy today is affecting many businesses; Coastal Forest ...

Breton a Disabled Afghanistan and Iraqi war veteran relocated his wife and children to the state of New Hampshire due to his employment at Coastal Forest Products. With new dreams he and his wife settled in ready to have their much deserved happily ever after. It is no surprise that the economy today is affecting many businesses; Coastal Forest ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYState and town officials across New Hampshire have been preparing for the passing of the latest economic stimulus proposal, and now that it’s official, the waiting game begins for potential projects. Several towns in the area began scrambling to finalize plans for projects in hopes that potential stimulus money could help ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIf you could control the size of your tax bill, would you take that opportunity? Few people actually do, but all voters have the ability to both question and change the amount of money being spent by their local town and school officials through the budgeting process, Town Meetings and School District Meetings. “To sit back ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYMany high school principals in the area are open to New Hampshire Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy’s potential plan that would allow qualified students to graduate following their sophomore year of classes. Tracy has been considering the idea, which would require students to take specified curriculum and pass a thorough ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With Halloween arriving, not all students will be getting tricks or treats in the classroom, as many schools have shifted away from traditional festivities. One school that has done away with Halloween festivities is Hooksett’s Fred C. Underhill School, as Assistant Principal Ralene St. Pierre said the school has been ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORConsider this: Team A and Team B enter the final game of the regular season. Team A is in first place, and team B is out of contention. At some point in the game a player from Team A goes for the ball and trips a Team B foe in the process. A yellow card is drawn. Team A wins the game and locks up the top playoff spot, yet ...