Monthly Archive for April, 2016

The Messenger – April 29, 2016

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Newport couple honored

The N.H. Fish & Game Commission’s highest honor, the Ellis R. Hatch Junior Award of Excellence, was presented to Jim and Kris Riccardi of Newport, a Let’s Go Fishing program teaching team. “Jim and Kris are the ‘dynamic duo’ of the Let’s Go Fishing Program,” said Commission Chairman Ted Tichy…

Radioactive material discovered in Weare trash

For a second time, the Transfer Station found a radioactive bag in the household trash and the entire load was rejected. The load was brought back to Weare and unloaded to find the radioactive bag. The state inspector determined it was caused by radioactive kitty litter from a local cat that is being prescribed medication. There are only two…

Science Fair at Henniker Community School

On the evening of April 13, the Café at the Henniker Community School was filled with parents, students and displays for the 7/8 grade Science Fair. This annual event offers the 7/8 grade students the opportunity to share with the community their knowledge of the scientific method and…

New Playground installed at Franklin’s Paul Smith Elementary

Persistence paid off as after more than a year of fundraising organizers collected $75,000, for the new playground equipment which was installed on Saturday at Franklin’s Paul Smith School. More than 30 people helped out installing the playground equipment, including Principal Mike Hoyt, PTA President Jessica Hickey, School Nurse and PTA member Maggie. With the school district unable to provide funding in…

Three alarm fire renders Northfield home uninhabitable for the Weatherstone

Multiple fire crews worked together to combat a fire that heavily damaged a home and spread to a nearby wooded area in Northfield. Tilton-Northfield Fire was called to 70 Reservoir Road in Northfield for reports of a fire. While responding, crews confirmed that fire had reached a home, along with a half-acre of woods burning nearby. Firefighters quickly deployed several lines in an attempt to control the blaze and…

Girls Softball

Sunapee 2 Moultonborough 1: 9 inn.  Sunapee jumped ahead 1-0 in the second inning when Faith Larpenter crushed a 1-1 pitch out over the right field fence. Following  the home run, Moultonborough pitcher Maddy Greene retired 14 of the next 15 batters.Katie Frederick struck out six batters in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, giving the Lakers a shot to win the game at the plate. Lexi Hamilton drove one to center field to score Hannah  Cooney and give the Lakers a 2-1 win…

Boys Baseball

Hopkinton 5 Mascenic 4: Kyle Slevira set the tone for the Hawks, retiring the first nine batters in a game played at Cooperstown, NY. Mascenic pulled even with four in the fourth, but Hopkinton plated the winning run in the fifth on an errant pickoff throw…

 

The Messenger – April 22, 2016

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Narcan at Newport High?

“This is a scary reality and we need to deal with reality,” SAU 43 Superintendent Cindy Gallagher told the Newport School Board at its Thursday meeting, as the Board debated whether or not to have Narcan available for emergency treatment of an opioid overdose…

Goffstown School Board will not investigate coach’s resignation

The Goffstown School Board has decided not to conduct an independent investigation into the resignation of girls’ basketball coach Deanna Goodwin, but will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of all the athletic programs at the high school. Many parents believe Goodwin was forced out by Goffstown High Principal Frank McBride, who had daughters on both teams. McBride, a former basketball coach at Goffstown, said he and Goodwin had a disagreement during…

Hopkinton fugitive and girlfriend caught

Authorities have arrested a Hopkinton man and his girlfriend in separate incidents Thursday night and Friday morning. The U.S. Marshals earlier named Nikolas Carr, 21, of Hopkinton as their “fugitive of the week” seeking to arrest him. Concord police first arrested Rollins at a Fisherville Road restaurant on…

Multiple groups combine for forum on area drug use and abuse

In the first of its kind, Hillsboro-Deering teachers and staff hosted a spaghetti supper/informational session for the community about drug use and drug abuse in the area. “Just Say WHOA” (Widening Hillsboro-Deering’s Opioid drug awareness) included Representatives from “Hope for Teens,” “Project Lift,” Hillsboro-Deering Family Health, Riverbend, and the Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention. Each…

Girls Softball

Somersworth 10  Hillsboro-Deering 6: Maggie Atkins threw 7 innings, with  11 strikeouts, as the Hillcats battled the Hilltoppers to a 6-6 tie going into the final inning, but a four-run seventh decided the game for Somersworth.
Franklin 8 Newfound 2: Newfound opened the game with a 1-0 lead in the first after a runner scored on a fielder’s choice, but Franklin took the lead in the third…

Boys Baseball

Bishop Brady 10 Hillsboro-Deering 0:  Brady scored three runs in the first inning and six in the fifth to cruise to a 10-0 win. Sunapee 6 Derryfield 0: Will Austin pitched a complete game shutout. Kearsarge 7 Fall Mountain 2:  The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead after the first inning couldn’t keep up with the Cougars, who did all the scoring after that.

The Messenger – April 15, 2016

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Goffstown man shoots brother

A 21-year-old man was flown to a Boston hospital after being shot by his brother about 10 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses told police the two were playing video games and were discussing a handgun on a table near where they were sitting at the 10 Prospect St., 3rd floor, apartment. Police said Timothy Richard Beard, 23, then picked up a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, pointed it at his…

Celebrate Spring Into Warner with events from 9am-3pm May 14

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 14, from 9 am to 3 pm, when Warner once again ushers in the start of Spring with their 10th Annual Celebration of the Arts, Spring into Warner. All day, up and down Main Street, Warner will be filled with artists demonstrating and exhibiting their work, live music, wonderful food, the Warner Farmers’ Market at…

Sunapee Chief to attend FBI Academy

The Sunapee Selectmen have approved Police Chief David Cahill’s request to apply to the FBI National Academy. The academy offers “A professional development course for U.S. and international law enforcement leaders. It serves to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad and to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge and cooperation worldwide.” Attendees are…

Woman arrested in Weare for prostitution

Weare Police Officers responded to a local establishment for a report of possible drug activity on April 7th at about 3:10 p.m. and placed Delores Manning, age 43, of Providence, RI in police custody. Manning was subsequently charged with possession of a controlled drug, possession of drugs in a motor vehicle and prostitution.Manning posted $1,000 cash bail and was issued a…

Upset over the way that the Hillsborough Selectmen abated the Current

Use tax for the Weatherstone Crossing project, members of the Conservation Commission attended Tuesday night’s meeting. Although the Commission was listed on the agenda, members Richard Head and Chair Brett Cherrington spoke to the Board as individuals as no vote had been taken by the commission. Head pointed out that the procedure for abatement was not followed as the…

 

The Messenger – April 8, 2016

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Colby-Sawyer senior dies

A Colby-Sawyer College student died from injuries she suffered in a crash on snow-slicked Interstate 89 on Monday. State Police said Melissa Molin, 21, of West Hartford, Conn., was on her way to the college when she crashed in the median at 3:41 p.m. near mile marker 24.8. Emergency crews extricated her…

Man pleads to 12.5 years in prison for sexual assault

Lawrence Marks, 35, of Tewksbury, MA, was recently sentenced in Federal District Court after pleading guilty last year to transportation of a minor in interstate commerce for illegal sexual activity. In November of 2014, New Hampshire State Police began an investigation into allegations that several young girls in the City of Franklin were being sexually abused. Investigators discovered that one alleged victim had given birth…

Ambulance service dominates debate at Newport Deliberative Session

During Newport’s Deliberative Session Tuesday the proposed  $9,516,036. operating budget was passed along without comment or question, as was the fate of most of the 15 warrant articles. Business Manager Paul Brown reported that the budget will be down by 1.8 percent. If all the…

HDMS 8th graders learn about WWII

In 2016 it is a rare and privileged occurrence to hear first-hand accounts of WWII events from those who lived to tell the tales.  Last Friday, the 8th grade class of Hillsboro-Deering Middle School had the opportunity to participate in an integrated WWII day in conjunction with their math, science, English, and Social Studies classes. The day served as a culminating, interactive lesson involving guest speakers and…

H-D and John Stark joint music festival

The second annual Hill-Stark Music Festival, a collaboration between the music departments of John Stark and Hillsboro Deering High Schools, was held April 1. Band and chorus students from both schools joined together with their music teachers for a full day of rehearsals. The day concluded with a concert for the community in…

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