BY SUSAN CLARKA growing population, failing roads and maintaining experienced police and rescue workers have some voters and selectmen eager to get Epsom back on track. About 55 voters turned out to the Feb. 3 deliberative session of Town Meeting. Some were adament about controlling spending, while others said the town can no longer wait to ...

BY MICHELLE KIMFor many residents in Goffstown, Weare and New Boston, 2007 had a strong a sense of deja vu. Few would have thought a 100-year flood would happen two years in a row. But it did. Here’s a look at a few events in New Boston: Rose Meadow Farm, a residential care facility for clients 18 and older with brain and spinal cord ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONETo meet MRI study recommendations, a study that called for additional police and fire positions in Bedford, the Bedford Police and Fire departments added many new positions in 2007. “These studies,” former Town Manager Keith Hickey said in 2006 about the study, “recommended an increase in staffing for both ...

BY JENN McDOWELLMiddle school plans After years of planning, Auburn and Candia school boards are ready to put the funding of a joint middle school in voters’ hands. In March, Candia voters will weigh in on a tuition agreement with Auburn to fund the new school, a $25 million project. Auburn will vote on whether to secure a $29 million bond ...

BY MICHELLE KIMA fire destroyed a barn filled with hay and goats, Saturday, Nov. 10, killing 125 animals trapped inside and burning down the side wing of the nearby house, according to the New Boston Fire Department. Upon responding to a call shortly after 9:30 p.m., the New Boston Fire Department found the three-story, 2,525-square-foot barn at ...

BY MATT HERSHA family of five has been displaced after a fire caused heavy damage to their home and killed their pet cat. The Monday, March 5, fire was likely caused by a candle which was either left burning or not properly extinguished, according to Salem Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Emanuelson. Nicole Talarico, who lives at 13 Taylor St., had just ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYDo you want to know more about the gear, procedures and trucks of the Bedford Fire Department? Well, the department is still accepting applications for a free, six-night Citizens Fire Academy to run Thursdays, March 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12, and 18, at 6 p.m. at the Safety Complex on Route 101. The classes are for residents, ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYA family helped save the lives of their neighbors, when a truck on Quincy Drive caught fire within feet of several stored oxygen tanks. The Delaney family helped put out the Jan. 11 fire and alert their neighbors. Because of his help, Cody Delaney, 14, a member of the Manchester West High School ROTC, will receive one of the Navy ...

BY ROD HANSENA fire tore through the Sullivan family home around midnight on Dec. 25, but the kindness of neighbors has kept this from being an entirely black Christmas, family members said. “I’m seeing neighbors I didn’t even know I had,” said James Sullivan of 23 Higgins St., Goffstown. The smell of smoke hung thick in ...