BY DERRICK PERKINS What stands between a rowdy haunted house guest from bumping back at the things that go bump in the night? A well-trained, observant and experienced staff, according to Larry Belair owner of Victorian Park’s Haunted Mansion. Violent or physical incidents between guests and employees – like the one at ...

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 TOBY HENRYCandia officials say it could be the end of the road for the decades-old summer recreation program after rising fuel costs and a lean budget year made selectmen give the program the axe. Selectmen Chairman Fred Kelley said the program, which had been budgeted at about $20,000, was not included in the final run-through of the budget ...

BY TOBY HENRYThe June 7 free day at the Liquid Planet Water Park drew hundreds of residents to a new attraction that many local families say they’ll be coming back to. “It’s small enough, it’s clean, and I think we’ll be going for the season pass,” said Rhonda Thyng, Candia School Board member and mother of ...

BY TOBY HENRYBritish Redcoats opened fire on local residents in an incident that many say will mark the beginning of a revolt of epic proportions. This recreation of the historic Boston Massacre of 1770 was one of many historical events that was recreated in real life by local youth and staff members of Jesse Remington High School. The ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSides is stepping away from the sideline ... again. The current Henry W. Moore School soccer coach – and former high school and college women’s basketball coach – will again try to retire from both teaching and coaching after an unsuccessful attempt in 2000. It was then that Julie Cusson, whom Sides ...