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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...

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...

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...

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...

By JOSH MORRILL

Allenstown parents got their first look at the blueprint for where their town’s future will be educated. At Wednesday night’s Planning Board meeting, the vision for a combined elementary and middle school on River Road came to life in updated plans...

ALLENSTOWN51 Ridge Road; land and building; $245,000; Alan and Denise J. Dunn to Jeffrey D. and Jessica L. Dunn.BARNSTEADBeaver Ridge Road; $279,000; Matthew Banko to Bradley Roberts and Kaitlyn Zarkowsky.11 Mont Vernon Drive; land and building;...

By RAY DUCKLER

The identification of a woman and her two daughters – found dead in a pair of barrels 15 years apart in Allenstown – partially ended a mystery that had stumped police since the first two victims were discovered in 1985.Associate Attorney General Jeff...

By NICK REID

Authorities on Friday unveiled the true identity of a serial killer who used an alias while he murdered five people tied to two New Hampshire cold cases.The man who killed a woman and three children and stuffed their bodies into barrels near Bear...