By Dan O’Brien Several area World War II veterans in the past few months have taken advantage of an opportunity that several others may never get. Honor Flight New England, based in Hooksett, was created in the spring as a branch of the national Honor Flight Network, which gives World War II veterans a chance to see the World War II ...

By KAREN DANDURANTAdults are concerned about getting jobs in today’s economy. High school and college students are also concerned. They know that, in this job market, they will be competing with adults for the same jobs. So, they are choosing their career paths carefully. Michelle Pelletier, 21, of Pembroke, recently graduated from the ...

BY LAUREN SAUSSERAfter a one-day Election Day vacation, Pembroke Academy students returned to classes and were struck with the grim reality that one of their fellow classmates was gone. Fourteen-year-old Marissa Gray of Chichester, a freshman at the school, suffered fatal injuries in a car accident in Hooksett on Nov. 3. Marissa was the sole ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Receiving second life and a fresh set of downs at the opponent’s 7-yard line, John Stark looked poised to move ahead 9-0 in the Oct. 13 fooball contest and put the visiting foes in an early hole. But the ensuing events mirrored the season; the Generals ran toward success, then fumbled the chance. Stark, after ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Two big plays were enough to extend Pembroke Academy football’s improbable run toward the Division III postseason. Taking advantage of the hosts’ many mistakes, PA won its first road game, 14-10, at John Stark Regional High School on Saturday, Oct. 13. PA improved to 4-3, good for fifth place in D-III. The top ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK The Spartans shoved. The Eagles pushed back. But when the hosts shoved harder still, the visitors teetered and were ultimately toppled in a 34-18 Pembroke Academy victory over Kennett on Saturday, Oct. 6. A pair of first-half touchdowns – a short run from Douglas Merrill and a 42-yard trek by Christopher Allen, who ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Renee Paquette does not demand perfection. Her Pembroke Academy players do. But with the final quarter of the regular season remaining and a playoff spot on the line, Paquette is teaching the field hockey team to play through some unexpected ups and downs. “We lost that game to Portsmouth, and it just kind of spiraled ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Though Pembroke entered the week at 3-2-1 and in prime position to advance to the postseason, consecutive losses to Bow and Portsmouth have put the Spartans’ playoff aspirations in peril. Coach Pete Bisson said the team has the ability to bounce back. “Now that we’ve built a very talented team, my ...

BY RYAN O'CONNOR Six years ago Pembroke won the Class I golf title. By last season, the Spartans slipped to the point they forfeited several matches because they lacked a full team. This year, coach Mike Desilets has a dozen players, and though his squad is young, with two seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen, he is ...

BY JERRY LIPTAK Pembroke Academy stunned its fans and, more importantly, visiting Portsmouth with a late-game defensive stop and subsequent touchdown, beating the Clippers, 14-10, on Saturday, Sept. 8. Portsmouth led the Spartans, 10-7, when it reached the PA 5-yard line in the fourth quarter. But four straight stops by the locals – three ...