BY STEPHEN BEALE The town budget this year might be good news for people down on their economic luck. The total spending for 2009 would be $21.8 million, a decrease of about $118,000. The Board of Selectmen was presented the budget on Monday, Sept. 8. In interviews, selectmen were optimistic they could hold the line on budget ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEOne of the more recent additions to the force at the Goffstown Police Department might be the only one who rides around in a cage most of the day. But Kjel has some perks other officers don’t: he gets to bite the bad guys. Kjel – pronounced “kell – joined the Goffstown Police Department in ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Weare man who allegedly set another resident’s home on fire in April is facing arson, burglary and criminal threatening charges in Superior Court. A Goffstown District Court judge decided on April 24 that there was probable cause to move forward with the case against Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road, whom Weare police ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEPolice Chief Patrick Sullivan told the Goffstown Board of Selectmen this week that he has exceeded his budget for police details, largely due to the New Hampshire presidential primary. Sullivan said he is already $2,000 over his original budget of $60,000 for police details. He said the town spent about $15,000 on details in ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Derry District Court judge agreed to suspend the trial for a Goffstown man whom police said drove to the home of what he believed to be his wife’s outside love interest, armed with a gun and a 12-pack of beers. Michael Lescatre, 44, of 16 Sarette Road in Goffstown has six months to stay out of trouble with the law. After ...

BY STEPHEN BEALENearly 30 cars at a small dealership on Mast Road were vandalized recently, and police are still looking for suspects. James Harris, the owner of Harris Certified Auto and Truck Sales, said that a number of front and rear car windows appeared to have been damaged by a BB gun over the night of Tuesday, April 22, at his 197 Mast ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Weare man has been charged with arson, criminal threatening, burglary and two counts of reckless conduct after he allegedly broke into a house and burned it down. Police arrested Peter Walsh, 27, of 126 Abijah Road on Sunday, April 13, for breaking into and setting a house on fire and pointing a gun at the home owner shortly ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThis week marked a changing of the guard at the Goffstown Police Department. Monday, March 31, Michael French served the last day of a 34-year career in law enforcement and saw the end of his tenure as chief. Lt. Pat Sullivan became the chief law enforcement officer in Goffstown the next day. French was driven home in a police ...

 Do you live on a dead end street inGoffstown, Grasmere or Pinardville? There is a proposed change of the speed limit ordinance for all of Goffstown before theBoard of Selectmen. I would like to comment on one section in this blog. As it standsnow all unmarked streets have a 35 mph speed limit. The new proposal would be 30 mphon all ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEPat Sullivan will replace Michael French as police chief next month. French is retiring on March 31 after nine years as the top law enforcement officer in Goffstown. Sullivan will take over on April 1. “I think I’m pretty honored right now,” Sullivan said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for the people I ...