BY DAN O'BRIEN Neighbors of a convicted child rapist whose house is within feet of a school bus stop say their concerns are falling on deaf ears. Gayle Gillespie says there was no police officer patrolling the bus stop on Monday, Sept. 28 -- something a police captain said would happen every day at the previous Town Council meeting on ...

Cactus Jack’s Great West Grill located on South Willow Street in Manchester, and T-BONES Great American Eatery located on the Manchester/Bedford line have announced their commitment to donate to the Manchester High School’s budget issues with their own “Play to Win” initiative to keep our Manchester students engaged in ...

By Ginger Kozlowski An investigation by the Merrimack County Sheriff into whether the Hooksett Police Department tried to hide the existence of safe school reports or cover up safety issues in Hooksett public schools has found no such coverup exists. However, the report also took the Hooksett Police Commission and Hooksett Police Department to ...

BY DAN DeCONINCK and MATT SCHOOLEYCell phones – it seems like everyone has them. After all, this is the age of technology, and being without mobile capability is like being without shoes – you could probably make it through the day barefoot, but you certainly wouldn’t like it. Everywhere you look, cell phones are present: in ...

BY PATRICK O’NEILLAn amendment to the operating budget for this year was made to the New Boston School District warrant at the deliberative session of School District Meeting at New Boston Central School on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Article 3 in the warrant, which originally called for an increase from the default budget of $10,456,342 to ...

BY TOBY HENRYSome Candia residents say they’re angry after a recent letter warning about “significant reductions” in the school budget was sent home with students. “I think it’s outrageous,” said Ingrid Byrd, the School Board representative to the Budget Committee. “They have an absolute right to notify ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe worsening economic situation was evident at a Goffstown Budget Committee meeting recently, where members pressed for even deeper cuts in the town and school budgets in order to give taxpayers a break. At its Jan. 20 meeting, the committee cut the proposed 2009 selectmen budget from about $19.4 million to $18 million, a ...

BY TOBY HENRYCandia Budget Committee members and school officials sparred as the committee recommended a $7.31 million budget that some say cuts too close to the bone, possibly eliminating field trips and Minds in Motion. “As a taxpayer and resident, I’d have to say that I don’t think this budget gives the children the same ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhile the recent ice storm kept Bedford students out of school three days, officials have not decided where the time missed will be made up. Superintendent of Schools Tim Mayes said the school buildings did not suffer any damage, and once roads were clear enough for buses to safely bring students to and from school, it was time to ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe school district is proposing a budget of $58.3 million, an increase of $1.9 million or 3.3 percent over the $56.4 million in total appropriations for the current school year. Property owners could see an increase of 74 to 88 cents on the 2009 tax rate, depending upon how much funding the district receives from the state. The ...