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In This Issue
The Grinch is stealing Goffstown Christmas presents
Goffstown Police have reported that package thieves have struck two separate sections of Goffstown lately, stealing delivered items from in front of residences. A Pershing Street resident was bringing in his trash can Friday afternoon when he noticed some empty packages inside that did not belong to…
School Board pondering $600,000 in budget reductions
Entering Monday’s H-D School Board meeting the proposed budget stood at $23,006,870, a 5.85% increase over the current budget, but requesting an additional $1.7 million or 14.58% from taxpayers. The Board spent some time reviewing possible reductions including $397,000 from…
Weare and Hopkinton crews battle structure fires
Five animals died in a fire that destroyed a Hopkinton barn late Tuesday morning. Hopkinton Fire Lt. Kevin Culpon said some of the animals were rescued, but “unfortunately five of the animals perished in the fire.” No people were injured and other buildings on the property were undamaged. The surviving animals were…
Vacationing Franklin woman dies in Rome
A Franklin woman who suffered a stroke while vacationing in Rome has died. Judi Stewart’s family told WMUR that she had always wanted to visit the Italian city because it’s where her late husband was stationed while in the military. Stewart had recently retired and decided to take the vacation. While on the trip, she was complaining that it was difficult to…
Henniker Budget Review Committee reports to the Selectmen
The Henniker Selectmen dealt with a full slate of issues during Tuesday night’s meeting. The Board unanimously denied resident Bruce Trevolini’s request to ban his neighbor’s mini-bike track at 60 Juniper Ridge. Highway Superintendent Tom Weston was granted permission to…
