Hooksett News

Speeding isn't the most common cause of crashes, but it is one of the most dangerous, as it was a factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes in 2004, according to the NHTSA.

Harry Kozlowski Photo Hooksett voted for town candidates and decided on warrant article questions on Tuesday, May 14.

The question that has been hanging over the Legislature all session will be decided this week: Will the state take the tentative step of legalizing one casino? The House will decide the fate of Senate Bill 152 Wednesday.

Zyacorp Entertainment of Bedford on Friday announced that construction will soon begin on its Cinemagic Stadium 10 Theater, which is scheduled to open in November at Southgate Plaza.

"It was totally unexpected," said At-Large Town Councilor Leslie Boswak who, like other members of the council, received an email from Town Administrator Dean Shankle that Chairwoman Joanne McHugh and Commissioners Kenneth Scherer and Clark Karolian had resigned.

The proposed townhouse community, which would be entirely rental units, still has a ways to go before final approval.

House members will have to overturn the Joint Finance and Ways and Means Committee recommendation to kill the bill, before the 45-page amendment can come before the House for a vote.

Harry Kozlowski Photo Hooksett voted for town candidates and decided on warrant article questions on Tuesday, May 14.

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Police are searching for three people they say stole a semi-automatic handgun from Riley's Sport Shop on Wednesday.

The Department of Transportation is ready to announce the winning bidder for two new, full-service welcome centers to replace the existing state liquor stores, visitors' centers and vending machines on the northbound and southbound sides of I-93 in Hooksett.

Manchester Water Works will need to borrow about $10 million for the project, raising the bill for the average customer by about $16.50 a year, according to Water Works Director David Paris.

The Capital Budget Overview Committee approved the use of Turnpike toll credits to cover the state's share to leverage other federal money for the one-year duration while a corridor study is done to determine the best long-term strategies to address the need.

The school district's dispute with the two sending towns is moving forward on two different tracks, with district officials pressing for more information from their counterparts in Candia and preparing for a June court date with Hooksett.

Hooksett police are still investigating the alleged kidnapping, in which two suspects, of Rochester and Raymond, were arrested on Saturday.

The Manchester School District is seeking an injunction in the Hillsborough County Superior Court to halt Hooksett School District from reassigning students to other schools.

Located just north of Robie's Country Store in Hooksett, the rental shop is open weekdays from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m, meaning a full-day rental is good for just that: a full day.

Jennie Churbuck's shopping cart was full when she stopped for one last purchase of hanging plants outside the new Market Basket Thursday.

With the first Common Core assessment nearly around the corner, Hooksett is working to bring its school district in line with the new state standards, overhauling its math curriculum with a completely new program.

Along party lines, a Senate committee on Wednesday supported on a 3-2 vote changing the current state voter identification law by removing its clear statutory reference to student IDs as an acceptable form of voter ID.