BY LAUREN SAUSSERThe Hooksett Town Council is not sure what it wants to do with the vacant town hall at 16 Main St., but there is at least one councilor who believes its primary purpose should remain town-related. “One thing that’s pretty clear is that land was donated for the use of the town,” Councilor David Ross said at the ...

BY SUSAN WARE After 112 days out of work, the Hooksett Town Council voted 5-1 on Aug. 1 to offer Michelle Bonsteel her old job. Bonsteel, a code enforcement officer and department head, was fired on April 11 along with three other town employees for gossiping about a possible relationship between Town Administrator David Jodoin and another town ...

BY SUSAN WARE They claim that people outside Town Hall started the rumor that their boss, Town Administrator David Jodoin, was unusually close with a female subordinate employee, and that they were simply discussing it with co-workers. Jon Meyer, attorney for former code enforcement officer Michelle Bonsteel and former tax assessor Sandra Piper ...