
EDITORIAL Back to weekly! The Hooksett Banner 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. ...

The Hooksett Banner The Hooksett Banner is now back to weekly publication! The paper will also be delivered to every home in Hooksett by Saturday of each week. Look for it!

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This week's stories:
Gagnon steps down - Will stay on as police commissioner
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien David Gagnon stepped down as chairman of the Hooksett Police Commission on Thursday, Oct. 29, after five years on the board, saying the job is too time consuming. “I don’t have the time,” Gagnon said. “Work

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This week's stories:
Defina files unfair labor complaint
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien The labor union representing fired Hooksett police officer Jason Defina has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state Public Employee Labor Relations Board. The complaint, filed Oct. 16, accuses Hooksett Police Chief

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This week's stories:
Allenstown Selectmen won’t pay electric bill at building
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien The lights are going out at the Old Allenstown Meeting House inside Bear Brook State Park after selectmen decided to flip the switch. Public Service of New Hampshire sent a bill to Allenstown Town Hall saying it would cut electricity

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This week's stories:
Hooksett sees string of burglaries
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien Chrissy Curran was surprised, but not overly shocked, when someone broke into her unlocked Whitehall Terrace home in June. It was probably some mischievous kids, she thought. Only an iPod and a plastic container of loose change were

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This week's stories:
Fire kills woman in Hooksett
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien A three-alarm fire that broke out at 253 Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett the morning of Oct. 16 caused the entire structure to collapse and killed the woman inside, fire officials said. The body of Suzanne Dionne, 65, was pulled from

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This week's stories:
Welfare services strained this year in Allenstown
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Dan O’Brien Recent statewide budget cuts to welfare-related services could affect Allenstown hard. The cuts include funding for funeral expenses for those supported by the Aid to the Totally and Permanently Disabled program; a 50 percent cut

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This week's stories:
Property taxes up in Epsom despite school cuts
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
By Kathleen Bailey The Department of Revenue Administration has set Epsom’s tax rate for 2009. Residents can expect to see an increase of 39 cents per $1,000, in a year where the town portion of the bill went up and the school portion went down.

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This week's stories:
Defending champ Central edges top-ranked Salem
Source: cs.newhampshire.com
BY MATT SCHOOLEY Peter Lally knows from experience what the Salem girls soccer team went through at Stellos Stadium. Lally’s No. 4 Manchester Central Little Green knocked off the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils in the Class L semifinals on Tuesday, Nov.

The Hooksett Banner Be sure to set your clocks back an hour before going to bed on Saturday, Oct. 31!

New Hampshire State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan, Candia Police Chief Michael McGillen, and Candia Fire Chief Roger Davis, announce that the victims of the house fire at 6 Deerfield Road in Candia on October 18, 2009 have been identified by the New Hampshire Office of the Medical Examiner...

The Hooksett Banner Convicted child molester free on bail in Hooksett
UnionLeader.com - New Hampshire news, business and sports - Convicted child rapist remains free on b
Source: unionleader.com
Joel Dutton, the convicted child rapist accused of sexually assaulting a young girl last month, will remain out on bail until trial, although a judge added more bail conditions including a curfew.

The property tax rate for 2009 has officially been set and will be $21.16 per $1,000 of assessed value. The rate is a 1.63% increase over last year's rate of $20.82. The tax bill for the average single family home in Hooksett assessed at $269,000 would increase $91.46 for the year...













