BY JENN McDOWELLIt’s going to be a lot harder for the Hills family of Allenstown to stay afloat financially this year, with fuel prices hitting record highs. Jeanne Hills babysits her toddler grandson, staying home while her husband and her adult children work. With the price of heating oil averaging more than $4.50 a gallon, according to ...

BY CHRISTINE HEISERNext winter, when the temperatures drop and the oil tank is low, rising fuel costs might bring on a budget crisis for some homeowners. Unlike public utilities such as gas or electric, private oil companies are not bound by law to deliver in the winter even if the customer doesn’t pay their bill, so each company sets its ...

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 JENN McDOWELL Edward Kruczinski and his family had a hard time finding a place to live since the mortgage on their Allenstown home was foreclosed on the day after Christmas in 2006. While Kruczinski, his wife, Carolyn, and their three teenage daughters finally relocated to one side of a duplex in town, the foreclosure ruined their ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter Allenstown voters shot down the Suncook Wastewater Treatment Plant’s $15 million expansion for the second year in a row, sewer commissioners and the plant’s operator said they are back at square one. Sewer Commissioner James Rodger said harsh economic times led to tighter wallets this year, which led to the ...

BY JENN McDOWELLVoters in Allenstown said no to all the proposed monetary issues brought forth on this year’s ballot for the town and school district. In a to 388-264 vote, Allenstown voters again nixed a $15 million expansion for the Suncook Wastewater Treatement Facility, serving both Allenstown and Pembroke. At the town’s ...

BY JENN McDOWELLNew Hampshire towns are gearing up for the annual vote on town and school issues. Polls will open Tuesday, March 11. Hooksett’s official ballot town elections are not until May 13. Pembroke and Auburn adhere to the traditional Town Meeting format, and are only electing officials on March 11. Auburn will, however, decide ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter the Bow Dispatch Center increased its fees for the four other towns it covers, Allenstown, Epsom and Pembroke are faced with payments that more than double the prior year’s payments for Bow’s services. Despite having to bite the bullet on the fee spike, law enforcement officials from all three towns say the ...

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKIWith few articles to consider and only 32 registered voters in attendance, the deliberative session of the Allenstown School District Meeting wrapped up in just a half hour. No changes were made to the wording of any articles, so it will now go to residents to decide whether to follow the recommendations of the School Board or ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAllenstown voters will decide whether to accept a 11.4 percent increase in the town’s operating budget after being on a default budget this year. “It’s a big increase, but it’s like we lost a year,” said Selectman Sandy McKenney, explaining the current year’s default budget was likely a result ...