BY JENN McDOWELLJust as Allenstown wins federal assistance to buy up to 14 homes severely damaged in the past two years’ floods, it – and many other towns throughout the state – ended up sopping wet after Hanna hit. The tropical storm swept up the coastline and through New England quickly, the first downpour hitting the state in ...

By: Jenn McDowell As 2007 comes to a close, we take a look back on the year. One issue common to many towns in the Banner’s coverage area was the floods that came for a second time in two years. Among our top stories of the year was the Hooksett Town Council’s decision to fire four town employees, which gained international coverage ...

Senate President Sylvia Larsen, D-Concord, sent a letter supporting a comprehensive federal study of the Suncook River floodplain due to problems that developed after the river changed course last year. The change in the river’s course in Epsom, triggered by the May 2006 flood, has dramatically increased the amount of sediment flowing ...

BY NICHOLAS BROWNThe ravages of flooding don’t necessarily end when the flooding recedes, as several pockets of area residents can now testify. For people in Epsom’s Kingstowne Mobile Home Park – parts of which were overtaken by the Suncook River during the height of mid-April’s 100-year flood event – the waters ...

BY NICHOLAS BROWNResidents in a low-lying Epsom neighborhood are reeling after the second major flood in 18 months destroyed their mobile homes, toppled their fuel tanks and left septic systems floating in their yards, local safety and health officials said. Kingstowne Mobile Home Park, off Route 28 south of Webster Park, was ravaged by the ...