BY SARAH LEBRUNThree years ago, Christopher “C.J.” Burke of Goffstown was just like any other child – content to run around in the backyard playing soccer and baseball with his brothers and sisters. But now, at the age of 7, C.J. struggles to keep up with his siblings and peers. In August 2005, C.J. was diagnosed with Eastern ...

BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXELMark Duval of Goffstown made his first 4,000-foot mountain climb in 1994, when a friend invited him along on a hike up Mount Moosilauke. Already an avid climber, Duval and his wife, Nina, had climbed Mount Washington several times, and after climbing “Moose Hillock” he began to make two or three serious climbs a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYAs she was wheeled down the hallway for open-heart surgery that would ultimately save her life, Nicole Riel only had one piece of advice for the doctors who held her life in their hands. “Will someone please take care of my mom and make sure she eats?” asked Riel, 22, on her way into the September 2007 surgery. Nicole ...

BY MICHELLE KIM Jerry Donovan is the kind of guy who turns heads. And not just because of his zest for life. A 1999 van accident left the former Boston Gas pipe fitter paralyzed from the chest down. But today, he can play 18 holes of golf, buy a beer at a bar and look you in the eye while talking. He’s one of the lucky few  with ...

A couple of weeks ago, more than forty volunteers came out on a hot summer day with record breaking temperatures to begin the initial clearing on the "First Mile" project of the Goffstown Rail Trail.  The group included the Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail, St. Anselm college freshmen, and Troop 354 Junior Girl Scouts.  The ...

On Saturday, August 25, the Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail (formerly Friends of the Greenway) held a trail work day on the Goffstown Rail Trail.  (See photos here.)  The purpose of this work day was to begin the initial clearing for the "First Mile" project.  More than forty volunteers came out on a hot summer day ...

The Friends of the Greenway has changed its name to Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail for better recognition of the group's affiliation with the Goffstown Rail Trail. The purpose and goals of the group remain unchanged.

The first edition of the Goffstown Rail Trail Newsletter has been published.  You can read it here.

By Rod Hansen Staff Writer To show the need for improvements to the Lynchville/Danis Park section of town, resident Tom Gurski brought a glass of water to the Oct. 23 selectmen’s meeting. The water was the color of iced tea, with particles swirling inside and a murky layer of sediment settled at the ...