The Goffstown News

By Jillian Jorgensen Residents may be happier than last year when they open their property tax bills, with the tax rate in Goffstown dropping by $1.02 from 2008. The 2009 property tax rate is $21.67 per $1,000, Sue Desruisseaux, town administrator, said

By Kathy Remillard When Wanda McLain contacted Peggy Bailey, director of the Weare Food Pantry, she had no idea just how timely her phone call would be. McLain, president of the Weare Rescue Association, was calling to let Bailey know that she had a donation

By Dan O’Brien Bow Superintendent of Schools Dean Cascadden said attendance levels have returned to normal after a record number of students were absent three weeks ago with flu-like symptoms. The peak level of absences hit Oct. 22 when 378 students,

The Goffstown News is back to being a weekly newspaper and we couldn’t be happier about it. The last few weeks were particularly tough, having three weeks between publication dates. Many of our loyal readers phoned and e-mailed, wondering when the paper was publishing again.

Join Friends of Goffstown Land Conservation for a hike To the Editor: Please join Friends of Goffstown Land Conservation (FOGLC) on Saturday, Nov. 14, to celebrate an important event, the first conservation land purchase in Goffstown....

By Dan O'brien An explosion blew firefighters to the ground as they fought a two-alarm blaze at 13 Jonathan Lane on Oct. 25, but fortunately no one was injured, a fire official said. “It was a good-sized explosion,” Bow Assistant Fire

By Jillian Jorgensen Goffstown municipal employees will feel the pinch next year, with the town cutting cost-of-living adjustments and switching to new insurance plans for nonunion employees. “This is not an easy topic, and I think we all know it.

By Kathy Remillard Goffstown residents going to the post office will no longer see the familiar face of Alan Dutch behind the counter. Dutch retired Oct. 31 after spending 35 years at the Goffstown Post Office. Staff members marked Dutch’s last

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Heather Doucette isn’t one to show her emotions. A group of 10 players changed that. The John Stark girls soccer mentor stood at midfield following her team’s 4-1 loss to Bedford in the Class I quarterfinals, embracing 10

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The girls of Goffstown High School volleyball have started a tradition their coach plans to continue year after year – success in the postseason. The Grizzlies won a playoff match for the first time in school history in 2008, and

BY MATT SCHOOLEY For the Goffstown boys soccer team, the pitch was far from perfect in the opening round of the Class L tournament. In addition to dealing with top-seeded Concord, the No. 16 Grizzlies battled a muddy and wet surface during action on Wednesday,