BY MATT SCHOOLEY With Halloween arriving, not all students will be getting tricks or treats in the classroom, as many schools have shifted away from traditional festivities. One school that has done away with Halloween festivities is Hooksett’s Fred C. Underhill School, as Assistant Principal Ralene St. Pierre said the school has been ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Despite a disappointing season for the Concord American Legion baseball team, Post 21 manager Averill Cate wanted to conclude the summer on a positive note. In fact, he said he wants to end every Legion season like he’s done this year. On Thursday, Aug. 14, Concord Post 21 and the Forty-and- Eight Club ...

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 SAPNA PATHAK *** Croak loves trash-talk. No, you won’t hear the Concord resident egging his opponents on, but you will see him quiet their jovial taunts with first-place finishes and record-setting performances. On Sunday, Aug. 12, Croak competed in the 20th annual Granite State Senior Games, taking the track at Manchester’s ...

MST’s success surfaces from focus on individual improvementBY SAPNA PATHAKSteve Van Der Beken can’t tell you how many undefeated seasons he’s had. He can’t list how many career wins and losses he’s compiled, nor can he recount how many plaques and trophies he has in his home. He’s a coach with no use for awards ...

Hello everyone, This week we added a new section on NewHampshire.com Communities called "Downloads". This section will allow users to upload content or link to files, such as videos, audio files, other documents to share with the public. The Downloads section is currently in a test phase. We have a slideshow of the Salem High School ...

By Nicholas Brown Staff Writer Area residents flooded the Pembroke Academy cafeteria in opposition to a building plan they worry could permanently contaminate the water source that feeds Pembroke, Allenstown and parts of Hooksett and Concord. The gathering was a public informational session on Monday, Oct. 30, during which representatives from ...

By Nicholas Brown Staff Writer Pembroke officials are urging residents to speak out against a state Department of Transportation fueling facility planned for construction in the aquifer that feeds water to Pembroke, and parts of Allenstown, Hooksett and Concord. The state is hosting a public informational meeting about ...

The NewHampshire.com staff would like to invite all of our visitors to Margarita's Mexican Restaurant in Manchester* Friday, Oct. 20 to celebrate the launch of our redesigned site. We'll be celebrating from  5 to 8 p.m. with some food and fun giveaways, including a weekend stay at the Rivergreen Resort Hotel in Lincoln, N.H. donated ...

By Staff Writers Sharon Livingston has seen a change in the housing market first hand. Two years ago, she and her husband offered to buy their Windham Colonial-style house about an hour after it went on the market. “I snapped it up,” said Livingston, who paid $629,000 for the house. “It was such a small market ...