The New Hampshire Department of Historical Resources announced that 12 properties have recently been added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, including three in Hooksett and one in Allenstown. The New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places recognizes and honors properties that are meaningful in the history, architecture, ...

BY KATHIE NORTHRUP The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has recognized Hooksett’s Lilac Bridge as an important state resource and approved its listing to the State Register of Historic Places on April 28. Designed by John W. Storrs, New Hampshire’s only specialist in bridge design during the early ...

The Head School/ Chapel and Head Cemetery have been added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. The Register, established in 2001, is one part of the state’s efforts to recognize and encourage the identification and protection of historical, architectural, archeological and cultural resources. These irreplaceable ...

BY SUSAN WARE Residents of the Mount St. Mary’s Condominiums are gearing up to fight a proposed 73-unit building with underground parking that Brady Sullivan LLC wants to construct 100 feet from the historic landmark’s back door. On Friday, Aug. 3, residents rallied in the ballroom to strategize against the developer, who also built ...

BY NICHOLAS BROWNAt least one Hooksett Village resident wants to use the wave of commercial development anticipated to hit the Interstate 93 Exit 11 area to transform the sleepy Hooksett Village into a bustling hamlet. Alden Beauchemin, a local land use consultant who owns about nine acres on Route 3A and Hackett Hill Road – a property fit ...