Best of Beachcomber nets 60,000 page views Saturday

Good traffic Friday, Sept. 5 with 29,478 uniques and 159,871 page views.

Saturday's uniques were down to 19,703 but page views were up at 171,871 thanks to the best of Hampton Beachcomber 2008 photo gallery which had nearly 60,000 page views and the Jumper Classic gallery that had 10,000 page views.

The site was down for half the day Sunday so that day's traffic isn't worth talking about.

Here are the top stories and galleries for Friday and Saturday.

Top stories Friday, Sept. 5

1. Article: 5 reprimanded for using Taser during party 5,623
2. Article: Affidavit: Man fatally stabbed after refusing offer of cash fororal sex 2,475
3. Article: Details emerge in York killing 1,938
4. Article: York teen accused of drunk driving, striking pedestrians inOgunquit 1,658
5. Article: Man found in Rollinsford river identified 1,148
6. Article: Entertain First transgender contestant a bullied bombshell on‘America’s Next Top Model' 1,010
7. Article: Seafood Festival kicks off today 743
8. Article: Opinion Letters to the editor 739
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 699
10. Article: Hurricane Hanna expected to do damage along I-95 681

Top photo galleries Friday, Sept. 5

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 5,049
2. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 3,593
3. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 1,053 4. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 1,025
5. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 779 6. Article: Photo Zoom: First transgender contestant a bullied bombshell on‘America’s Next Top Model' 547
7. Flash Gallery: Opening Day of Football Practice 441
8. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 405
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 354
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 275

Top stories Saturday, Sept. 6:

1. Article: Seven arrested at latest DWI roadblock; 260 stopped 2,528
2. Article: $100K fire breaks out during York family dinner 2,220
3. Article: 5 reprimanded for using Taser during party 1,262
4. Article: Maine drowning victim identified 828
5. Article: Smuttynose owner goes bald to fight cancer 630
6. Article: NH babysitter car crash sentence shortened 582
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 539
8. Article: Sports Portsmouth football rolls to 35-6 win in opener 461
9. Article: NH man gets extended term for threatening judge 434 10. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' fans out for blood after 'Midnight Sun' leakputs book on hold

Top Galleries Saturday, Sept. 6

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 59,390
2. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 10,133
3. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 1,217
4. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 316
5. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 303
6. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 259
7. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Jr. Football Jamboree 201
8. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 167
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 151
10. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 118