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New owners transform Suncook River Camp into family-friendly nature getaway
09-16-2024 5:31 PM

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...

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A place to stroll: Allenstown celebrates completion of rail trail to Hooksett
10-22-2024 6:38 PM

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...


Creating a childcare village: Pembroke couple opens new center in Allenstown
10-05-2024 12:01 PM

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...


Remembering those lost: 9/11 remembrance ceremony on 23rd anniversary of terrorist attacks
09-11-2024 12:26 PM

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...


Voting location change causes confusion among Allenstown voters
09-10-2024 4:12 PM

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...


Force of nature: Bear Brook staff and volunteers team up to recover from storm
09-06-2024 3:02 PM

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...


Allenstown adds dumpster for drop-off recycling outside transfer station hours
09-05-2024 4:09 PM

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...


Allenstown Community School begins year as ‘one big family’ in brand new building
09-03-2024 5:00 PM

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...


With it’s new half wheelchair/half tank, Bear Brook Park is now accessible to a lot more people
08-21-2024 3:29 PM

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...


Mandatory curbside recycling ends in Allenstown due to increased waste collection costs
08-20-2024 5:47 PM

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...


New Allenstown town administrator to begin Monday
08-08-2024 3:42 PM

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...


Students and staff welcome the opening of new Allenstown K-8 school
05-05-2024 10:32 AM

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...


Students’ first glimpse of new Allenstown school draws awe
04-18-2024 2:53 PM

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...


Pittsfield passes everything but the proposed bottom line
03-15-2024 10:44 AM

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...


In Allenstown, locals only at Merrimack River boat launch
03-13-2024 5:30 PM

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...


Allenstown seeks to split one job into two to increase talent pool
02-05-2024 7:48 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

Allenstown residents chose to reduce the potential operating budget at their deliberative session on Saturday, saving $25,000 by eliminating curbside recycling, which has emerged as a major talking point in recent years.The amended $5.5 million budget...


Waste, rescue services weigh on Allenstown budget
01-31-2024 5:02 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

The costs of two vital programs in Allenstown – solid waste disposal and recycling, and fire and ambulance services – are contributing to a proposed 17% budget increase that will be discussed at the town’s deliberative session on Saturday.Town...


Allenstown struggling to fill town clerk position after several resignations
01-29-2024 10:08 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

With all the preparation leading into Tuesday’s presidential primary followed by the start of town meeting season, it’s been a terrible time of the year to be without a full-time town clerk.Allenstown has been searching for a qualified individual to...


Allenstown considers new approach to keep out-of-towners from boat launch
12-29-2023 3:05 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Boaters in Allenstown began to notice last summer that parking spots at the Pelissier Boat Launch had been filled with out-of-state license plates.Parking at the boat launch is meant for locals only, and that unwritten rule seemed to deter outsiders...


Hometown Heroes: She saw a woman down on her luck, and she stepped in to help
09-29-2023 5:34 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Shilo Lynn of Allenstown read on Facebook recently that residents in the area had given food and money to a woman in the downtown village of Suncook.The woman had been spending an inordinate amount of time on a bench under a street light, alone,...


A local park, rich in history, is celebrating a birthday
09-16-2023 9:15 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown is a direct descendent of a program born during one of the most important times in U.S. history, and both are celebrating milestone birthdays this year.Bear Brook is 80. The Civilian Conservation Corps...

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