By Ginger KozlowskiIt may not hold any legal power, but 78 citizens are asking the Candia Board of Selectmen and School Board to help them pay their taxes by keeping the property tax rate from increasing. A petition-like form was sent around town in early November and was available in several businesses. It said: “To: “Candia ...

By Gretyl Macalaster Candia Fire Chief Rudy Cartier submitted a request for a leave of absence from the department on Friday, Oct. 9, after the release of a report issued by the Rockingham County Attorney’s Office that criticized his leadership abilities. Selectmen granted the request the same day. Although selectmen were not prepared to ...

By GRETYL MACALASTER Car World Used Auto Parts owner Jeff Kantor did not want the town to have to take money from other departments to pay for emergency mosquito spraying, so he went door to door to local businesses and raised $2,915 to fund the spraying, which began Friday, Sept. 25. “I said I think businesses in town can rally and ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Cassey Muse may be just a freshman, but she hasn’t played like just anyone. The Central graduate and Candia resident, now playing for the Wheaton College women’s soccer team, notched goals in her first six games, helping the Lyons move into the national rankings and ...

By Gretyl Macalaster Rosemary Shifflett is her typical 3-year-old self, talking and running around. It is a relief for her parents, Erik and Amber. The toddler contracted Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a mosquito-borne illness that is untreatable, earlier this month. Erik Shifflett said he thinks doctors at Children’s Hospital in ...

Kayaks on Lake Massabesic

Lake Massabesic

The Biker Taken on the Massebesic trail on one of the crossing under rt 101

Liquid Planet Water Park! Candia, NH

By MATT SCHOOLEYCity school officials are drafting a pay-to-participate policy that would include athletics, a policy that many say would have negative consequences at all three city high schools, but particularly bad at West High School. Facing a budget crisis that could lead to layoffs in the city, Manchester school officials discussed the ...