BY STEPHEN BEALEThe town is forming a committee of residents from the Lynchville and Danis Park areas as the first step toward a second application for flood buyouts. The committee will collect information on flood damages for the application. The first applied in 2007 on behalf of about two dozen residents. The buyouts are part of a Federal ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEResidents who have already braved two severe floods are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst. Last week they met with Gov. John Lynch as he toured neighborhoods in Goffstown at risk of flooding this spring. Several residents said they were ready. Rhonda Scheerders, of 3 Sonny Ave. said she already has piled sandbags ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEFor Jennifer Eaton, it was too good to be true. At age 19, she and her boyfriend had been approved for a mortgage, allowing them to buy a three-room house with an unobstructed view of the meandering Piscataquog River close by. One night, a few weeks later, she sat by the river, wondering how she had been so lucky. “I said, ...

BY MICHELLE KIMA new year brought back some old problems in Goffstown as flooding was once again a major issue. There was also continued debate about the effectiveness of roundabouts, how to make recycling profitable and many other issues. In January, the Board of Selectmen voted to record the roll call on votes, reversing an earlier decision ...

BY ROD HANSEN Though many residents blame dam control for the April 16 flooding, state officials recently said the heavy water flow went beyond a local dam’s discharge capacity. At a special community meeting on Saturday, April 21, regarding the floods, about 40 residents turned out at the Goffstown High School Heiber Auditorium for ...

BY ROD HANSEN The rains of this year’s April nor’easter were not as severe as last year’s Mother’s Day floods, but the high waters arrived at a dangerous speed. That message came through several times at a special work session on Thursday, April 19, as various department heads met with selectmen to discuss the ...