It’s time to show-off your talent!Goffstown Main Street will exhibit the work of local artists | Please remember our Food Pantry's in need Goffstown Community Garden Club Dunbarton Community Garden Club @ Town Common Summer Digital Photography Class |
| Odds-n-Ends by GoffstownToday.com sports writer, Steve Pouliot - 1 September 2010: The Patriots made several roster moves to get the the mandatory 75 man limit on Tuesday, August 31. | PLEASE DRIVE CAREFUL OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN ARE BACK IN SCHOOL Sep 2nd
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| GOFFSTOWN - 1 September 2010, Crispin's House: | GOFFSTOWN - 1 September 2010: The Goffstown Public Library's Young Adult Book Club (view calendar) facilitated by Denise Schaaf will be back again this year every third Tuesday. Join us for lively book discussions and fun crafts! Please contact Denise Schaaf at 497-2102 or via email at denises@goffstown.lib.nh.us. The Young Adult Book Club at MVMS is brought to you by the library and The Crispin's House After-school Program. Join us for lively book discussion and activities. Homeschoolers are welcome! Registration is required by clicking on the register button below. The meeting location is at the |
Kanaan and Dixon Tire Test at NHMS by Steve Pouliot, GoffstownToday.com sports writer Loudon - 31 August 2010, by Steve Pouliot: Two of the Izod Series top teams set up shop in Loudon for 2 days of testing in anticipation of the 2011 Izod Series race at NHMS. Scott Dixon, driving for Target Chip Ganassi, and Tony Kanaan, driving for Team 7-Eleven Racing, will test over 400 tires of varying compounds in preparation for next season's event. Engineers from Firestone ....Read Steve's full story and view our larger video production of both teams.... |
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Submitted by Jane Buck, New Boston Democratic Committee, Chair, 31 August 2010: Candidates to meet, Signs to put up, Plans to review: What we'd like from you... Join us at the Library for our monthly meeting -
LETTER TO THE EDITOR - 30 August 2010: Our Fresh Air experience began when I visited the website and asked | Goffstown, 30 August 2010: During the Board of Selectman's meeting tonight, public comment primarily focused on two issues, the first being Glen Lake and secondly the Wallace Road Roundabout. Resident Collis Adams told the Board that his position has changed since his initial involvement in making the Glen Lake Beach front a destination for visitors. Adams said in 1999 residents were asked to become involved in working on the project and no one showed up. When cyclist's who left their cars in the parking spaces were asked to help clean up the beach, none had an interest in helping. When people at the beach were asked .....Read the entire story..... |
GOFFSTOWN - 30 August 2010: The Goffstown Fish & Game Association is ready for their 62nd
Annual Turkey/Chicken Shoot, the oldest consecutively held turkey shoot in the 
MAMASTE Natural Health & Wellness Centers in Goffstown offers the visitor and on line viewer a wealth of information. Here is the latest posting on their facebook page; "Again, we'll keep posting info on vaccines in hopes of educating everyone of the dangers and the effects of the mercury in all vaccines. The link between children s vaccines and Autism cannot be ignored even though the facts show that Autism (and other neurological diseases) have increased right along with the increased use of vaccines for children, "the powers to be" continue to reject this fact." | for more information on smoking cessation, weight loss, Reiki, Divorce Groups & more from NaMaste |
WEARE, 28 August 2010, 2:31pm: Our staff made a visit to Central Weare and enjoyed the beautiful day for family fun for many. The grille was fired up, vendors were busy and visitors to the Weare Historical Society were treated to a personal tour as they arrived. Weare carries a wonderful history and Sherry did a great job in her presentations to patrons.at the Museum. Our video production team is working on the video at this time. ....view 28 images of today's event.... | |
| Goffstown Village, 28 August 2010: In the parking lot of the Little Round House Gift Shop behind Town Hall a Yard Sale is being held Today to benefit the Jimmy Fund. Please stop in for a good cause and browse the offerings. While there you can visit Jane Carr, owner of the LRHGS. Jane is the sole distributor in the U.S. of Bristol Blue Glass from the U.K. You can find just about anything you would want in Jane's shop for gifts and decor for the home. You will be amazed of what she has in her shop. So stop by, shop, browse and have some fun for a good cause. | |
| GOFFSTOWN, 27 August 2010, "This Place Matters": Goffstown's Public Library is truly a place that matters to our community. The library is housed in a 1909 building that was first named the Memorial Library and features the building's original marble memorial tablets honoring Goffstown's soldiers in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and "the War of the Rebellion". The building itself is a cornerstone of our National Historic District, and is on the National Register. And, as beautiful as the building is, what is going on inside matters the .....Read the full article and Please Vote....., a $25,000 grant could be ours! | |
| EDITORIAL "As I See It" by Guy Caron: Last week, both the Goffstown News and the New Hampshire Union Leader published an article by Greg Kwasnik about the school board's recent announcement of giving $2.7 million back to taxpayers. But after reading the article, one might easily be led into believing that the school district has reduced their next budget (2011-2012) by $2.7 million. This is not the case, as our school folks have just started developing that budget. What the school district is actually doing is simply passing along $2.7 million dollars to the taxpayers as required by law. So where did this money come from?To begin with, it is important to note .....Read Guy Caron's full editorial..... | WEARE, 27 August 2010: The Weare Agricultural Commission welcomes Lisa A. Johnston to the Commission! The Commission remains with two other openings and extends an invitation to fill these seats. The mission of the Agricultural Commission is to protect and conserve agricultural land and to enhance the practice of agriculture in the Town of Weare. Meetings are on the 1st Thurs of month 7:00pm at the Town Office upper level, please stop in! ALSO THIS WEEKEND IN WEARE: Old Home Day is tomorrow, Saturday the 28th and The Weare Library Book and Bake Sale will have gently used books in the fiction, nonfiction and children's books categories for sale. There will be .....Read more about the book and bake sale.....; Old Home Day includes a Weare Historical Society Open House, Bands, Crafts, Games and more - Visit Center Weare from 9am to 4pm to enjoy in the fun. |
GOFFSTOWN VILLAGE, 27 August 2010: Goffstown Hardware in the Village has two upcoming events which can be very exciting for many. On August 31st at Sandy's Garden Center is a class offering titled "Some Like it Cold". Registration is required (download registration form here) as the class size is limited. Participants will plant a cold loving container. The class begins at 5:30pm at the Garden Center and is certain to be fun for everyone. Also on the schedule for family fun is a Kids Event featuring (click the carnival poster to the right) a carnival atmosphere from 9am to 5pm on September 25th, so mark your calendar. Children can enjoy a Bounce House, Touch-a-Truck, face painting and pony rides. Arts & Crafts, grilling and a bake sale will also be part of the days events. Fun for the entire family is the best way to describe this event. Many thanks to Karen Henderson and family for their ongoing support of our community and their promotions which are always geared to our community. |
EDITORIAL by Ivan Beliveau 26 August 2010: That statement shouldn’t be too surprising as it is what’s happening in the The data suggests that over the last twenty-five years the top 1% of the | WEARE - Peggy Bailey, Director, provides an insight to made to Weare Food Pantry, c/o Weare Community Thrift Shop, 33C No. Stark Highway, Weare NH 03281. This is also an effort to help those in need, through volunteerism in the Weare Community. We are .....Please click here to read the entire article..... |
| Roger Clemens Indictment by Steve Pouliot 25 | NASCAR Nationwide Race by Steve Pouliot, 25 August 2010: NASCAR has a new villain, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Camry out of Joe Gibbs racing. Busch has been racing in NASCAR's top series for 7 years, having debuted at the show in 2004 at the age of 19. He has 19 career wins, the most recent coming Saturday night at Bristol Motor speedway. He is the first driver to accomplish the weekend sweep, winning in each of NASCAR's divisions at that weekend's track. The first guy to do it. Not some guy named Martin, Burton, or Gordon. Not Waltrip, Petty or .....Read Steve's full Article....."watch 2 videos" |
The Bob Giuda Campaign aired a LIVE Webcast on Wednesday evening with NH Politics with John Burt - You may watch the re-broadcast below if you missed the show. For those of you who reside in New Boston, Dunbarton & Weare, Bob will be on the ballot for the September 14th primary. You can visit Bob on line to find out more. Bob is running for the NH Congressional District 2 seat to represent his constituents in Washington, DC. Bob is a true and tested leader with his experience in the N.H. House of Representatives. ....READ MORE....
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| Goffstown, 25 August 2010: The Goffstown Public Library is working with the Goffstown Main Street Program to apply for a competitive grant from the National Trust's "This Place Matters" contest. We need as many library supporters to join us on our front lawn Wednesday, August 25 at | Earl Wajenberg's weekly postings in Science are full of interesting aspacts, as always. Dark heat death (BBC) According to current cosmology, dark energy makes up three quarters of the universe and keeps it expanding faster and faster. Astronomers recently made a more exact measure of dark energy, using the gravitational lensing effect of a giant .....Read all of Earl's postings for this week here..... |
| GUEST EDITORIAL by Donna Pinard (24 August 2010): Well school will begin soon however, there is some old business that really needs to be addressed. If you missed the Goffstown School Board Meeting held on | SCHOOL BUS ROUTES are now available: ![]() The Goffstown Truck Center has provided Bus Route Schedules for the 2010-2011 School Year. Please review these routes carefully, as they may have changed from previous years. If you have questions about these routes, please contact the Goffstown Truck Center at 497-3111. |
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| NHMS, Loudon, NH, ACT prepares for NHMS by | Earl Wajenberg puts together a weekly column for GoffstownToday.com. His postings are even more popular when school is in session. Psychology has trouble getting to grips with concepts like beauty or humor. Freud said humor was coming from release of tension. Others said it derived from a sense of superiority or incongruity. None of these really satisfy. Now, A. Peter McGraw and Caleb Warren propose that humor is the feeling of seeing .....Read Earls full extensive posting for this week..... |
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| Odds-n-Ends For August 19 by GoffstownToday.com Sports Writer Steve Pouliot: The Red Sox continue to infuriate. Talking heads and and media types try to identify "who are the 2010 Red Sox?" Maybe they are simply and infuriating bunch that won't go away. After getting swept by | Ok, so the Pats were victorious over defending Super Bowl champs New Orleans last week, which means.......Squat. It's week one of the pre-season. Wins and losses are nice, but they really don't amount to anything of signifiacnce. Here's bullet points to look for in Thursday night's match-up vs. Atlanta.
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New Boston Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be hosting a free
Emergency Preparedness Course on Saturday,October 2nd and Saturday, October 9th, 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m in New Boston. The class is open to all town citizens to learn how to be better prepared to face unexpected emergencies. This course will fulfill requirements for those wishing to become CERT members as well. The complete course covers both days. Susan Jutrus, Goffstown CERT will be instructing. Registration for class will close on September 24, 2010. For further information and location, contact Karen Thomson at newbostoncert.net or 487-3021.
GOFFSTOWN - 16 August 2010, by Al Baines: The Crispin’s House 8th Annual One Pitch-Slow Pitch Softball Tournament was held on
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The New Boston Black Sox (left photo) were managed by Don Chambers. Players included Tim Hall, Matt Riehl, Dennis Gagnon, Jerry Haynes. Jay Kelly, Gary Barss, Don Florence, Dave Desruisseaux, Mike Kelsey and Dennis Pinard.
The Diamond Dummies (right photo) were managed by Corey Dearborn. Players included Scott Ferrier, Travis Silvia, Pat Collins, Eris Reid, Dan Battistelli, Scott Lessieur, Jeff Rousseau, Paula Boulen and Kristen Crawford.
Other teams participating were: 3rd place, Granite State Plumbing and Heating, Mgr. Rich Healy; 4th place, the Citizens of Goffstown, Mgr. Zach Cusson; 5th place, the Professional Fire Fighters of Goffstown, Mgr. Rich O’Brien; 6th place, the Friends of Babe Ruth Softball, Mgr. Bruce Rand; and 7th place, Grasshopper/New Dominion Landscaping, Mgr. Jon Morris and Tom Halle. It was a great turnout for a great cause. (Please CLICK HERE to read Al Baines's letter of thanks)
| Goffstown - 15 August 2010: The Goffstown Meals on Wheels program has been delivering hot meals to needy residents from the Meeting House located on Reed St., in Goffstown. The program could use your help delivering meals on just one day per week for about two hours. You can call 603.424.9967 to sign up or do so via www.MealsonWheelsNH.org. WMUR did a recent story and you can watch the video to the right to find out more. Please help those in need if you can. |
| Peter Byck, producer/director of "Carbon Nation," discusses his film which he says is not about global warming; it is about "global warming solutions." Visit the Dunbarton Energy Committee Visit the Goffstown Energy Committee on facebook | New Boston 13 August, 2010: The New Boston Whipple Free Library will show the movie "Carbon Nation" on August 19th at 7pm. Reservations are not required and anyone is invited to attend. Peter Byck, who produced the movie says "One of the great challenges in addressing climate change is effective communication of the issues". Byck, director of the new documentary about climate change solutions, in the movie will describe the film's inspiration and the serendipitous events that can make for effective story-telling. You can visit the New Boston Energy Committee HERE or send an email to: InfoNewBoston@gmail.com
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Goffstown - 11 August 2010: Goffstowntoday.com spoke with Lea Devriendt after receiving two "Letters to the Editor" for publication today (Click here(1) & here(2). Lea said "Dan went to the Selectman's meeting Monday night to ask if we could put up a satellite stand in the parking lot across from the public beach because of the road closure. He explained that business was down 25% and the road closure is going to make matters worse." GoffstownToday.com confirmed that Dan and Lea Devriendt will need to apply for a vendors permit and the Town will allow the farm to operate a satellite stand between the 23rd and 27th of August across from the Grasmere Grange on the Hillside Methodist Church side of the road. GoffstownToday.com also confirmed that Lea and Dan will need to show proof of liability insurance coverage at this location, and all departments from the town such as Police and Fire, etc. will need to sign off on the permit application for final approval. The Devriendt Farm Stand is a mainstay in our community. Please spread the word to others and purchase what you need from them, especially during this difficult period of time. (GoffstownToday.com photo)
Attention Pinkhats! The Boston Red Sox are fighting for a playoff spot. With the 10-1 shellacking of
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats headed all the way down to affiliate of the Giants might have the second best name in minor league baseball, behind our own Cats. The Cats dropped a 14 inning, 4 hour marathon, 5-3, squandering a late 9th inning comeback. At 68-49, The Cats are ....READ MORE....
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GOFFSTOWN / NEW BOSTON - 12 August 2010: This past weekend our video team was out recording several events for our viewers. We want to be sure that we not only tell our viewers about what is on the horizon, but what happened after the sun went down. This past Saturday, we provided extensive coverage of the Goffstown Main Street Program "Uncommon Art on the Common". Our video production is to the right. We also visited the "Blues Festival" in New Boston and obtained a bit of music for this event as well. It was Hot and so was the crowd cheering for the bands which played back-to-back from noon to 8pm. Additionally, we visited Apotheca at 3:30 for the performance by AcoustiYah, an Israeli band traveling New England and Manhatton, NY during this upcoming weekend, then moving to R. I. and Boston before returning to Israel on the 14th of September. And of course a visit to the Village Common / Gazebo in New Boston for the fine performance (and food by NB Recreation) by Meg Devlin Irish and company. All-in-all, we got to see these events and are pleased to be able to bring them to our viewers. A particular highlight of appreciation as we received a number of emails from our visitors was the fact that GoffstownToday.com carried every game LIVE of the Goffstown Legion Baseball games (NH State Champions) from Palmer Field in Middletown, CT. We didn't miss a beat when it came to Goffstown Legion Baseball this season. We have statistics and game summaries from every game start to finish, with numerous photographs and updates daily. We extend our thanks to Steve Beal, Sr. for his fine efforts.
Goffstown High School football began their season yesterday with practice and the Parent/Player meeting at the Craig Hieber Auditorium. We are working on providing extensive coverage of Grizzlies Football for our viewers.
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| Loudon - 12 August 2010: by Steve Pouliot, GoffstownToday.com sports writer: After much hand-wringing, consternation, and speculation, NHMS announced they will be keeping both Sprint Cup dates for the 2011 season, as well as adding the already announced and anticipated Izod IndyCar Series. "As we have seen for the past couple of months, these NASCAR Sprint Cup Series dates are special and highly coveted by various venues and cities across t | Our Phantom Goffstown Gourmet Team was out and about with a visit to Magoo's
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by contributing writer, Attorney George A. Collins - August 2010 (we welcome George as a contributing writer today)You may have heard the buzz about Collaborative Law, know something of its use in family law and other disputes, and wondered why the fuss. Could you or a dear one benefit from giving a little of your attention to this increasingly used approach to resolving disputes? Well, if you’re involved in an unavoidable dispute that’s unfortunate, but the answer to the question of the | Goffstown - 11 August 2010: "Science with Earl": New heart muscle (New Scientist, Discover Magazine) In the last few years, biologists have learned how to make stem cells turn into a variety of different tissue types, and even make some tissue revert to stem cells, then be reprogrammed. Now, they've learned how to turn connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) directly into heart muscle cells. Dry moon (BBC, Science News) Data from a recent moon probe suggested there was a lot of water on the Moon, in the form of ice and water-bearing minerals. But now, looking at the chlorine isotopes in the moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions, some scientists conclude the Moon has never had much .....READ ALL OF EARL's SUBJECTS in this week's column..... |
by GoffstownToday.com sports writer, Steve Pouliot - 11 August 2010: I had another opportunity to take in training camp at Foxboro this week. As boring as last week was, with the guys in shorts and tees, this week was almost as good as a game. Almost. The hitting and speed were nearly that of game speed as both squads took advantage of lining up against an unfamiliar foe.| GOFFSTOWN - 11 August 2010: The Goffstown Public | by: Jim Roberge, CPA of Roberge & Company, LLC (August 2010) As some of you may have heard the health While the bill as a whole can be debated for days on end, my focus here is going to be how these new 1099 rules would affect a small business. There are a large number of small businesses out there who do not ....READ JIM'S ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE.... |
Middletown, CT 9 August 2010, by Steven Beal, Sr.: In a pitcher's duel for the ages Goffstown Post #16 lost 2-1 to | AN OPEN LETTER FROM Steve Beal, Sr. on his and the Goffstown Legion Baseball, Wesley Wyman Post #16 Team's experience - 10 August 2010: It’s all about the kids. It should be about the kids. The |
New Boston - 8 August 2010: NewBostonToday.com filmed Meg Devlin Irish's | Goffstown, 9 August 2010, Letter to the Editor: |
them just in time for a 1pm start today in Middletown, CT. Goffstown had 11 hits and scored 8 runs (3rd time in the tourney) in an 8-5 win vs. Essex, VT. Goffstown - 8 August 2010: AcoustiYah performed outdoors at apotheca on Saturday afternoon to a fairly good size crowd. The video to the right is the 1st of several songs currently in production. Thanks to Alyssa for bringing such a great talent to the Village at her shop. The weekend was full of music in Goffstown and New Boston. "When Irene and I moved to Israel 4 years ago, we never imagined this disc would take place. Somehow, we learned the language, found some great Israeli friends to play with, and were inspired to write these songs. Half in Hebrew, and half in English, this disc is born out of our experiences, emotions, and interactions with Israeli |
| GOFFSTOWN / NEW BOSTON - 8 August 2010: On Saturday our video team was out and about visiting with artist at the 2nd annual Uncommon Arts on the Common, a Goffstown Main Street Program event, the Blues Festival in New Boston as well as the performance of AcoustiYah at apotheca. It was a great day for these outdoor events and we met alot of people who came out to enjoy the day and events. We have video productions in the works at this time and have posted many still images of each event. You can click the images to the right to view them. |
winner's bracket final. With the win Branford automatically will play for the championship on Monday even if they lose their game tomorrow. After their first loss Goffstown plays tomorrow at 1pm versus Essex Junction, VT. This differs from the original bracket so that Branford and Vermont don't play for a second time in the tournament. Branford got an outstanding outing from their 3rd starter of the tournament, left-hander Jeff Stoddard. Stoddard pitched a complete game, 5 hit shutout .....READ STEVE'S ENTIRE STORY AND VIEW GAMES STATISTICS..... GoffstownToday.com will carry Sundays game LIVE at 1pm. Please visit us on line for the game as so many others have done in the past three days. .....CLICK HERE to view 29 images from today's game..... | APOTHECA - 6 August 2010 - Artist in Recpteion: | GOFFSTOWN - 6 August 2010: This evening, our |
just posted "sample ballots" for the Democratic and Republican Parties for our viewers to take a look at. Many feel the upcoming election is vitally important as to how the State of New Hampshire, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate races will fare with regard to the future of New Hampshire and U.S. Government policy making. In New Hampshire, many issues came to the forefront with much dialogue and even confrontational issues from all sides. If you are not registered to vote, consider doing so and voice your opinions in the voting booth on September 14th. Some local, State, Congressional and Senatorial candidates have asked us to carry information on our website. You may MOUSE-OVER the POLITICS Tab in the Navbar above for more information.The YMCA Allard Center offers a wide variety of exciting activities for kids, health seekers, athletes, families, and seniors, and everyone in between! This expansive full-service facility offers a Family Fitness Center with free weights, Nautilus, Cybex, treadmills, bikes, stairmasters, Cross-Trainers and more! Our state-of-the-art gymnastics center is one of the best in New England! We also offer an indoor gymnasium, six lane indoor pool, teaching pool, outdoor pool, 4 indoor tennis courts (court fees additional), indoor climbing wall, men’s, women’s and family locker rooms, and a sauna and steam room!
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GOFFSTOWN - 2 August 2010 - PRESS RELEASE: Goffstown Main Street Program is now accepting applications for non-profit groups wishing to participate as vendors in the 2010 Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta, October 16-17th. This is a great way for your organization to meet new people and raise funds. Send an email to info@goffstownmainstreet.org, or call 497-9933 to request an application form. Deadline is September 15th.
Robbie Grady, CMSM
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Goffstown Main Street Program, Inc.
7 Main Street
Goffstown, NH 03045
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