By Michelle Kim   GOFFSTOWN – Residents can expect a school operating budget of $34.8 million and only a few other articles to be on the table for this year’s upcoming Feb. 4 deliberative session of the school district meeting. The 2008-09 proposed operating budget of $34,822,651 represents a 1.2 percent increase over the ...

BY ROD HANSEN It’s only rock ’n’ roll, but sometimes loud and boisterous music can serve a higher purpose. Such was the case at the Sexual Assault Awareness Benefit Concert on April 27, when a trio of local bands cranked up their amps to benefit the YWCA of Manchester. “April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and we ...

BY ROD HANSEN Mook may be best known as the indie rock band led by Paul Dano, the actor who portrayed Dwayne in the 2006 comedy “Little Miss Sunshine.” However, the whole band received a rock star’s welcome prior to a recent appearance at the local teen center Crispin’s House. Despite Dano’s movie stardom, ...

BY ROD HANSEN With years of experience as a musician, one local  teacher is seeing her dreams come true on a national level. Georgia Paris, a Weare resident and fourth-grade teacher at Goffstown’s Maple Avenue Elementary School, has seen two of her songs reach runner-up status in an international Song of the Year Contest. Contest ...

By Rod Hansen Staff Writer As guests turned out in unprecedented numbers for the annual Senior Citizens Luncheon at Goffstown High School on Saturday, Oct. 21, event organizers had to think quickly to accommodate the crowd. About 100 seniors were expected to ...

By Rod Hansen Staff Writer Goffstown artist Diane Ryan displays her acrylic painting, “Putting the ‘Aggie’ Back in Culture,’ at a preview for the Goffstown Open Studio Tour. Ryan is one of ...