By Kathy Remillard Goffstown residents going to the post office will no longer see the familiar face of Alan Dutch behind the counter. Dutch retired Oct. 31 after spending 35 years at the Goffstown Post Office. Staff members marked Dutch’s last day quietly, with a cake and certificate of appreciation. Dutch has worked at the Goffstown ...

By SARAH LEBRUN Goffstown Parks and Recreation Director Dave French will retire Jan. 31, 2010, after 32 years of service to the town. “He was a dedicated employee. He was always there,” said Town Administrator Sue Desruisseaux. “It wasn’t just a job, it was his life!” Desruisseaux said she hopes to have a new ...

By SARAH LEBRUN Maple Avenue School Principal Marc Boyd is a real character. He has entertained many children with story hours, dressing the part of various storybook characters, including Harry Potter, Hogulla and Captain Underpants, to name a few. “If I get a good story, I get into character with it,” said Boyd. Now, after 21 ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEKathi Titus, an assistant superintendent for Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston, is retiring at the end of this school year. Her departure will coincide with that of Dr. Darrell Lockwood, the 10-year superintendent who is taking the top school administrative position in Tyngsborough, Mass., after this year. The other assistant ...

By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – Police Chief Michael French recently announced he’ll be retiring from the post he’s held for nine years, ending a 34-year law enforcement career spent in Goffstown. On April 1, French will go back to being a regular Goffstown citizen and can look forward to nights uninterrupted by midnight ...

By Michelle Kim  When Ed Neveu took on the job of Building Inspector and Health Officer more than 14 years ago, it was supposed to have been his “retirement” job. After building homes for 39 years, not having to get up at 4:30 a.m. seemed like an easier pace of life, said Neveu. But as of Jan. 3, Neveu is retiring from his ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK There he stood, inside the dugout before the Class I softball finals watching his team warm up. That was when Wake Stillman walked from the opposing clubhouse, approached Rick Forge and handed him 20 T-shirts reading “State Finals: Goffstown vs Somersworth.” Nineteen years later, Forge still has a hearty chuckle over ...