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By RACHEL WACHMAN

Sunlight bounced off the shiny tops of the RV trailers parked along the row of wooded campsites that stretch along the Suncook River.Strolling along the gravel pathway, Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio smiled and waved as a camper...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

At long last, Allenstown’s board of selectmen voted Monday evening to purchase both the Allenstown Elementary School and the Armand R. Dupont School from the school district for $1 each.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Over 155 acres of land belonging to Plourde Sand & Gravel Company in Hooksett and Allenstown will be sold at foreclosure in two parcels at an auction Thursday. Both parcels have served as aggregate excavation sites under the company.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The Allenstown Board of Selectmen will hold a joint discussion with the school board on Thursday to continue gathering information as they weigh options on what to do with the former elementary School building.The town is considering purchasing the...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Allenstown officials weighing whether or not the town can afford to purchase, maintain, and potentially renovate the former elementary school have a new concern that if they don’t, it could be turned into a charter school.The town is considering...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Two of Heather Sargent’s children came home crying on Monday afternoon after their bus driver, Shawn Newell – known as “Mr. Shawn” to the kids he transports – was removed from his role driving for Allenstown Community School’s purple bus route, she...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Taylor Belsito joined the Allenstown Fire Department department two years ago as a part-time firefighter, she knew no one in town. In a short time, the department has become her new family.“I go home and I’m still talking to these guys 24/7,” she...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Sunlight streamed through the trees and gravel crunched underfoot as a small group of town officials gathered at the entrance of Allenstown’s new mile-long rail trail connecting to Hooksett.After a year and a half of work clearing the trail, laying...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Maranda and Mike Donnelly of Pembroke sought childcare for their two kids, they struggled to find available spots nearby.They took matters into their own hands.“We own a duplex and my sister had moved out, so we had this empty space and I was...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

At 8:46 a.m., the bells of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Allenstown began to toll, marking the exact time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower in New York City 23 years ago. Solemn vibrations echoed throughout the church and...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Some voters in Allenstown wound up at the wrong voting location after the town switched from St. John the Baptist Church to Allenstown Elementary School, which is now unoccupied.Allenstown town moderator Judy Silva said the town made sure to publicize...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When a winter storm tore through the region in April, it felled enough trees in Bear Brook Park that the last fallen trunks and branches were cleared from trails just in the past month.Some debris remains, pushed to the side of the trails and...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Beginning Sept. 9, residents of Allenstown will be able to drop off their recyclables at a dumpster located at Highway Garage in the front lot of the Allenstown Transfer Station, located at 161 Granite St., in addition to bringing recyclables to the...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A line of first graders bounced with excitement as they filed outside toward Allenstown Community School’s brand new playground. Principal Shannon Kruger watched the children’s eyes grow wide when they stepped for the first time onto the bouncy...

By DAVID BROOKS

A motorized wheelchair designed to clamber over rocks, roots and mud is opening up hiking trails in our biggest state park to many more people, including some who weren’t in the target audience. “We expected it would be people with mobility...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As soon as he heard that Allenstown will end its mandatory curbside recycling program at the end of the month, resident Gary Bokum turned to his wife and said, “We won’t be stopping.”Bokum and his wife have already planned to find a place in their...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Following the departure of Allenstown town administrator Derik Goodine, who held the position since 2018, John Harrington will take over the job on Monday.The town’s Board of Selectmen began their search a few weeks prior to Goodine’s departure in...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Five years after planning for a new school building in Allenstown began and 19 months after builders broke ground at 171 River Road, the Allenstown Community School opened on Friday.The big day was celebrated with white shirts emblazoned with...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Jaws dropped and cheers erupted as Allenstown students entered their new school building for the first time Thursday morning.“Yo, this looks like a mall,” said an eighth grade boy in a Bruins shirt. “Smell that new school smell,” observed another.“We...

By RAY DUCKLER

Voters in Pittsfield passed all 30 articles on Election Day except for the one that annually gains the most attention: the operating budget.The town’s proposed operating budget of $5.74 million failed by a 197-189 vote, meaning the town’s default...

By RAY DUCKLER

Following years of frustration caused by out-of-staters parking at the Pelissier Boat Launch along the Merrimack River in Allenstown, voters struck back on Election Day, passing a measure by a count of 286-160 that allows resident-only access to one...