BY DERRICK PERKINS Robert Ventullo, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, said his admiration for the men and women who serve as police officers and firefighters led him to present the town with three flags flown at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. “It’s an admiration I have for them. It’s always been a lifelong dream to ...

BY JENN McDOWELLWindham school superintendent and School Board member Michael Hatem told the town’s Board of Selectmen they need a few more weeks to come up with a viable plan for a second access road for the new high school. The Board of Selectmen held an informational meeting on the issue during their regular weekly selectmen’s ...

BY TOBY HENRYTown officials say initial department head requests total some $2.35 million as they begin to look at the expenses in store for 2009-10. The first initial view of next year’s budget began on Sept. 13, as selectmen reviewed the budget requests from the town’s Fire Department, police, road crew and other areas. Selectman ...

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 JENN McDOWELL A woman was trapped in an elevator for about half an hour when a transformer near the food court at the Rockingham Mall malfunctioned, causing electrical glitches. The woman, who left immediately after being rescued and was not identified, was not injured, said Salem Fire Marshal Jeffrey Emanuelson. The mall was ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHooksett department heads are going to have a tough time staying within their fuel budgets in the coming year given the default budget they got in March. With both gasoline and diesel fuel topping $4 a gallon right now, fire, police and highway departments are going to have to spend almost double what their fuel budgets will allow ...

 By Michelle Kim WEARE – New buildings and bodies are the main requests voters will see before them at the upcoming Feb. 2 deliberative session of Town Meeting, Voters can expect to see articles on the town warrant regarding the operating budget, as well as improvements to the Bolton Field Memorial Complex, a new public works and ...

By JENN McDOWELL  The search for a missing Hooksett man could have been a lot more difficult without new technology said Allenstown Police Chief Shaun Mulholland. Searchers looking for any sign of Russell Bussiere, 70, in Bear Brook State Park earlier this month used global positioning satellite, or GPS, devices and a high-tech mapping ...

DUNBARTON – Several Dunbarton Police employees were recognized for their outstanding effort and performance during a September structure fire at an employee recognition ceremony on Dec. 17. On Sept. 22, the Dunbarton Police Department received a report of a structure fire at 1194 Montalona Road. The on-duty officer covering the shift ...

By Darrell Halen A New Year’s Eve fire damaged a home on Meisner Road in Salem, displacing a family of four. No family members were in the home, owned by Michael Dobeck, when the fire broke out, but four dogs were inside, according to Salem Fire Capt. Paul Leischner. Two dogs were saved. The other dogs, including one that CPR was ...