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SELECT BOARD APPROVES NEARLY $240,000 IN EMERGENCY REALLOCATIONS

Goffstown Select Board authorizes nearly $240,000 in emergency budget transfers to maintain critical services under default budget constraints. The board approved $130,000 for the Fire Department to ensure three-person staffing at both stations, $100,000 for other departmental shortfalls, and

Parks Commission plans Roy Park redesign with pickleball courts and dog park

Goffstown Parks and Recreation Commission redesigns Roy Park projects after drainage survey. Director Rick Wilhelmi and commissioners moved the proposed pickleball courts from the old pool site to the rectangular softball field during the March 18 meeting, citing drainage issues, and will relocate

Goffstown Library Cuts Services Amid Default Budget

Goffstown Library Board navigates default-budget pressures with service cuts. Terry Curtis was re-elected chair and Jordan Evans as vice chair, with former board member Kathy Coughlin nominated as an alternate. Facing a $965,061 default budget, the library approved hoopla digital services

Committee approves stop signs on accident-prone Locust Hill Road

Goffstown Highway Safety Committee unanimously approves enhanced signage at accident-prone Locust Hill intersection. The committee voted 4-0 to install a second stop sign and stop-ahead warning sign after a police traffic study documented four accidents at the Elm Street intersection from January

Goffstown Select Board elects new chairman

Goffstown Select Board elects Jim Craig as new chairman amid default budget crisis. Craig received four affirmative votes with one abstention; the board unanimously approved the 2026-2027 meeting schedule and designated DPW Director Adam Jacobs as signatory for a $30,000 stormwater grant. Facing a