BY MATT SCHOOLEYHeather Doucette isn’t one to show her emotions. A group of 10 players changed that. The John Stark girls soccer mentor stood at midfield following her team’s 4-1 loss to Bedford in the Class I quarterfinals, embracing 10 seniors before they walked off the field one final time on Saturday, Oct. 31. “It was really ...

By Kathy Remillard While most middle schoolers in Weare enjoyed their time off from school during the summer, 12-year-old Lindsey Dutton spent her time trying to make her school a better place. The seventh-grader worked with school administration to begin a student council at Weare Middle School. “I saw that our school needed some help, ...

By Dan O’Brien The Weare town planner said the Planning Board is seeking the opinion of the town’s legal counsel before it proceeds with a River Road asphalt plant proposal. At the beginning of a public hearing Sept. 30 at Weare Middle School, Planning Board members declared in a unanimous vote that Mt. William Inc.’s proposed ...

By DAN O'BRIEN At least 100 people who arrived to attend a Weare Planning Board public hearing Sept. 24 about a proposed asphalt production plant were turned away from Town Hall because there wasn’t enough room to accommodate everyone. Naomi Bolton, town administrator and town planner, said she conferred with Fire Department ...

By Kathy Remillard Tony Sawyer of Weare was presented with Granite State Communication’s Hometown Hero Award at the 17th annual Customer Appreciation Day on Sept. 26. The award is presented to a resident who is giving to his or her community to make it a better place. Sawyer is president of the John Stark Generals Football ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKJohn Stark football’s head coach, Bob Clarke, tried to tell his athletes they’d played well in a 12-6 loss to host Pembroke Academy on Saturday, Sept. 12. They disagreed. For proof, Clarke could point to the mud-covered uniforms – and faces – of his Generals, or his quarterback’s wrapped thumb, which ...

The end result was precisely what Dave Tremblay, Pembroke Academy’s football coach, wanted. The means to that end, he said, require some tweaking. PA opened slowly, answered quickly, then dominated on defense to beat visiting John Stark, 12-6, on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Spartans allowed two long third-down gains – the latter ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYFor the time being, the John Stark girls soccer team is undefeated, but Heather Doucette still sees plenty of room for improvement. The Lady Generals knocked off Kearsarge, 3-2 in overtime, to kick off the Class I regular season on Friday, Aug. 28, but the team’s mentor wasn’t satisfied. “We’ve got a lot ...

Weare Old Home Day takes place Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the center of Weare. On the village green there will be more than 30 demonstrators, artisans and artists, along with the local farmers market and food vendors. Included are alpaca and sheep products, felting, spinning, tole and landscape painting, puppets, rug hooking, ...

By SARAH LEBRUNWeare has hired a new town admimistrator, Naomi Bolton, who officially took the post Aug. 7. Bolton has worked for the town since 1995 in various posts. She has been the land-use coordinator since 2001. She is cross-trained and certified by the state of New Hampshire to do motor vehicle registrations. She has been the secretary in ...