BY RYAN O’CONNORMatt Benson and his nine seniors know all too well how easy it is to trip and fall at the Class L championship threshold. Last year, Goffstown stumbled in the semifinals to upstart Trinity, a squad that entered the postseason as the No. 13 seed after a 10-12 regular season. With their collective hand knocking on the door ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Derry District Court judge agreed to suspend the trial for a Goffstown man whom police said drove to the home of what he believed to be his wife’s outside love interest, armed with a gun and a 12-pack of beers. Michael Lescatre, 44, of 16 Sarette Road in Goffstown has six months to stay out of trouble with the law. After ...

The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Silva, Mark Leach and Gary Saklad; and goaltender coches Bill McWhinnie and Bryan Ash, ...

BY NICHOLAS BROWNThe Hookset Town Council has joined a growing list of area towns in support of Metro Center, a regional economic development initiative promoting the greater Manchester area as a desirable place to live, work and play. Metro Center, a program that grew out of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, allies 14 area communities ...