Goffstown's  fine for illegal parking in a handicap paking spot is $250. It can be higher if it is a state issued ticket.  Please see comments section for the quick link  http://www.nh.gov/disability/information/architectural/documents/understanding.pdf

BY SARAH LEBRUNAs the mercury in thermometers slowly rises and all around there are mounds of dirty, melting snow and mud pits, one thing is certain: spring is here. And along with spring comes a New England tradition – maple sugaring. Maple sugar houses around the state are gearing up for Maple Sugar Weekend on March 28 and 29. Many ...

From the Goffstown Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes , June 2, 2008, page 1 SIGNATURE FOLDER: ADA: 1 year reappointment of Rosemary Garretson; Richard Hopf; and Jean Mayberry.   There are 5 positions on this committee.  So why are there 6 people listed as members  in the Town Report and with no terms ...

  The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through a toll-free ADA Information Line. This service permits businesses, State and local governments, or others to call and ask questions about general or specific ADA requirements including questions about the ADA Standards for Accessible ...

BY LAUREN SAUSSERA family lost almost everything in a two-alarm fire that ravaged their Weare home on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Weare firefighters, the first to arrive on the scene at 11 Cilley Hill Road, said the blaze started about 12:51 p.m. Local trucks arrived within five minutes. Later, teams from Henniker, Bow, Dunbarton, New Boston and Hopkinton ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLocal towns are dealing with the wrath of Mother Nature, who dropped ice around the Granite State, leaving a good portion of the state in the dark. More than 325,000 New Hampshire residents were left without power following an ice storm that many officials say was worse than the one that took place in 1998. “I’ve been ...

If you drove by Goffstown Public Works recently, you may have seen fire crews and other emergency personnel putting out a bus fire and treating victims. However, there were no real injuries, as this was all part of a mass casualty incident drill, which involved the Goffstown, New Boston and Weare fire departments, as well as Saint Anselm College ...

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 JENN McDOWELLA stretch of road on Route 114 going from Weare into New Boston that was formerly a passing zone has been double-lined and thus now prevents passing, according to state highway officials. The piece of road in New Boston is by an entrance to Cold Springs RV Rentals and Services at 644 N. Mast Road, said Bill Lambert of the New ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe town hall could be due for its first renovation in almost 20 years. The town might revamp its basement after the Goffstown District Court moves out of there and into a Hillsborough County building on Mast Road. The court is expected to depart by the beginning 2009, although a definite date has not been announced. The move ...