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 STEPHEN BEALEParents at the Villa Augustina have taken one giant leap forward in their capital fundraising campaign, considered a critical part of their bid to buy the school this year. The Villa Augustina Leadership Transition Team announced that the group has raised $500,000 for capital improvements. “We’ve completed in time for ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLike many schools in the state, Goffstown High School struggled in the math section of the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), but school officials caution placing too much stock in the first-year exam. The NECAP, which had previously been given to thirdthrough eighth-graders, was given to juniors for the first time ...

By Michelle Kim As a kid, Brian Penney used to bring home all sorts of creepy, crawly critters, much to his mother’s dismay. “Whatever I could catch as an 8-year-old, I’d bring them home. And I’d have to go release them,” said Penney, with a laugh. These days, he still brings in squishy, crawly critters, but as ...

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 MICHELLE KIMGoffstown may start passing onto New Boston and Dunbarton the costs of some services it provides to the schools previously not charged under a “gentlemen’s agreement.” At the Board of Selectmen meeting on Dec. 10, Selectmen Scott Gross suggested the idea of billing the school district for providing the school ...

BY MICHELLE KIMChristmas may have come a bit early this year for the Villa Augustina school, thanks to anonymous donors that pledged up to $310,000 for capital improvements. About 200 hopeful parents gathered at Villa Augustina Dec. 18 to brainstorm the next steps to respond to the Dec. 12 announcement by the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Herod family will be home again. After having their house severely damaged by floods in 2006 and 2007, Gary and his wife Kelly were given a surprise when they arrived at their Goffstown neighborhood to see volunteers and television crew members ready to deliver a new home to a waiting foundation on Tuesday, Oct. ...

BY MICHELLE KIM After considering a short list of options, the Dunbarton School Board decided Oct. 3 to remain with the current arrangement for integrated special education preschool programming until more specific information on an in-house program could be gathered. Currently, Dunbarton sends its preschool-aged children requiring special ...

BY MICHELLE KIM Despite a higher than estimated town portion of the tax rate, this year’s overall tax rate will be nearly the same, at only 2 cents more than last year’s rate. The overall tax rate for 2007, which was approved by the board of selectmen Oct. 9, is set at $24.70 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, compared to last ...