By JENN McDOWELL Four girls from Candia finally saw their long-term community service project come to fruition with the rededication of the restored Civil War monument on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Becky Petrin, Alicia Frazier, and sisters Erin and Megan Smith, now eighth-graders at Moore School, began the restoration project four years ago by ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Candia and Auburn residents raised some concerns about plans for the proposed Candia-Auburn middle school at the first of two public forums. Kathleen Porter, vice chairman of the Auburn School Board, and Dan Bisson, the building’s designer with Team Design, Inc., ran the forum on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Auburn Village ...

BY JENN MCDOWELL Despite a slightly larger number of students, Candia’s Henry Moore School enjoyed a smooth first week, according to Principal Robert St. Cyr. A total of 474 students reported for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 27, up from last year’s first day total of 456, said St. Cyr. That higher number, he said, is ...

BY JENN MCDOWELL Hooksett students have scored well enough to get their elementary schools off the state’s list of schools in need of improvement. However, graduates of middle schools in Hooksett, Candia and Auburn may step in to high schools in which the state is a heavy presence come next year. The Hooksett School District, with ...

Jesse Remington High School recently assembled its student body, staff, parents and alumni to demonstrate what their school is all about to 20 or more prospective students and their families. Student-led tours visited each station where demonstrations of projects and programs were ongoing from 9 a.m. to well after noon. Many of the Arts and ...