Monthly Archive for November, 2011

Download The Messenger – November 25, 2011

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Give a Merry Christmas to our needy neighbors

Messenger publisher, Leigh Bosse, is pleased to announce that for the 17th consecutive year, The Messenger, in conjunction with the Hillsborough Lions Club, will be conducting its annual appeal to readers to fund the distribution of Christmas Food Baskets to needy families in the area…

Selectmen oppose ConVal school closings

While the ConVal School district struggles with declining enrollments, one of its alternative remedies met heavy opposition this week when the Selectmen’s Advisory Committee voted unanimously to oppose any reorganization plan that calls for elimination of any of the district’s elementary schools…

Heidi Welch to conduct Boston Pops

You did it! HDHS Music Director Heidi Welch was the overwhelming choice for “NH Music Teacher of the Year.” Having won the WERZ contest, Heidi will be the guest conductor of the Boston Pops at their December 17th performance at the Verizion Center…

Newport principal arrested for assault

Newport Middle High School principal, Mark Christensen has been arrested and charged with simple assault against a 16-year female student. Christensen turned himself in on Wednesday after a one day investigation by the Newport Police, and was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail…

ConVal grad arrested for armed robbery

A ConVal High School graduate turned himself in to Portsmouth Police last week, after spending a week in Las Vegas. Timothy Burke, 29, has been charged with two recent robberies at the People’s United Bank in Portsmouth…

Firefighters save two homes in Weare

Firefighters from Weare and surrounding towns battled two house fires over the weekend. Fire Chief Robert Vezina reports that a fire broke out Friday, in a home at 296 River Road in South Weare. The fire was discovered by a neighbor, who with the assistance of another resident, used a garden hose to contain the fire before the fire department arrived…

Newport abolishes Finance Director’s job

Former Finance Director, now Newport Town Manager, Paul Brown presented the Selectmen with a proposal to abolish his old position, replacing it with a Bookkeeper/Accountant at a salary of $30,000 per year…

Download The Messenger – November 18, 2011 (pdf)

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Henniker concert opens the holiday season

Joy to the World! It’s time for the annual Henniker Holiday Concert, this year featuring the Concord Vocal Octet and pianist extraordinaire, Will Ogmundson, Sunday, December 4th 2:00 – 4:30 PM, Simon Center, New England College…

Double fatality from Deering car accident

At about 6:23 p.m. hours in the evening of Monday, November 14, 2011, the Hillsboro Dispatch Center received a call of a single car motor vehicle accident on East Deering Road in Deering. Officers responded and found a four door sedan that had exited the roadway and struck a tree head-on. The vehicle had sustained highly significant damage…

High turnover on Newport School Board

What a difference a year makes. After months of controversy since last year’s School Board elections, this March there will be four openings on the five-member Newport School Board, two openings for three years each, one for two years and one for one year…

ConVal considering closing three schools

The Study Committee, charged with presenting options for the reorganization of the school district, has pared its choices down to four options. One option, consolidation of elementary schools to address reduced enrollment requires a change in the ConVal Articles of Agreement, which call for an elementary school in every town in the district except Sharon, would be difficult to achieve…

Halloween burglar known but at large

The New London Police know the identified man responsible for a string of break-ins at Clarke’s Hardware and several residences on Halloween night, but he has so far eluded arrest. According to New London Police Chief Dave Seastrand the suspect has an excessive criminal history…

Henniker Youth Hockey Results

An enthusiastic Henniker Edmund’s Ace Hardware Mite team started game play this weekend with three games. On Saturday the Huskies lost a hard fought game to Stowe, VT by a score of 4-1.  Aidan Pope tallied the only goal for the Huskies and Preston Briggs had an outstanding game in net…

Lady Hillcats hold open practice Nov. 26

Hillsboro-Deering HS, Lady Hillcats Varsity Basketball will be holding an open practice / clinic on Saturday, Nov. 26th at 11:00am @ the HDHS Gymnasium. First year Head Coach Scott Drapeau invites the local public, and the local youth basketball players/coaches to attend…

Download The Messenger – November 11, 2011 (pdf)

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Antrim voters reaffirm support of wind energy

In an unofficial straw poll at March’s Town Meeting, 64% of Antrim voters favored the development of wind energy in town. On Tuesday, after months of controversy, they got to vote again, this time officially. With nearly 50%…

SAU #34 School Board wants 3% budget increase

The SAU #34 School Board is proposing a new budget of $1,043,765, or an increase of just over 3%. Originally, the board was presented with a budget showing a 4.3% increase, but fearing voter rejection, Washington member John Hyland suggested holding the increase to 3.6%, which equals this year’s cost of living increase…

Country 3 Corners, a Weare landmark has reopened

After a three month shutdown, Country 3 Corners Convenience Store has reopened. Then owner Mike Danzinger abruptly closed his three businesses in August, the convenience store at Country 3 Corners, Dodge’s Store in New Boston and Mike’s Red Barn in Salem due to financial problems…

Hancock woman uninjured in accident

A Hancock woman, driving on Route 101, hit a patch of ice which caused the vehicle to roll over and go off the road. Mackenzie Renaud, 18, of Hancock was in the passing lane to overtake a slower vehicle when she hit an icy spot…

Peterborough man arrested for DWI after car crash

Corey McNallen, 30, of Peterborough has been charged with DWI after he ran over a traffic island on Union Street in West Peterborough last Saturday…

Epsom pair arrested for Weare burglaries

On November 3rd, Weare Police responded to a residence on River Road for a reported past-tense burglary. After clearing the burglary call, Chief Greg Begin observed a vehicle operating in the area with an expired inspection sticker. He stopped the vehicle and made contact with the operator later identified as Tara Butts, 23, of Epsom, and her passenger later identified as Timothy Mills, 23, also of Epsom…

Division IV Girls’ Soccer Championship #1 Sunapee 2 #2 Littleton 1 (OT)

Double teamed the entire game, the Lakers’ Molly Puchtler was held in check most of the game, but you can’t double team penalty and corner kicks, and Puchtler nailed both to give the Sunapee its first Division IV Championship…

Division IV Boys’ Soccer Championship #7 Wilton-Lyndeborough 2 #8 Sunapee 1

In a hard fought defensive battle, the Lakers came up just short. Trailing only 1-0 at the break, thanks to a great save by Keeper TJ Walchotz, Sunapee tied the game when Troy Fowler drilled a shot past the Warrior Keeper at 9:12 into the second half…

Download The Messenger – November 4, 2011 (pdf)

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Tragedy strikes Deering family again

It was only six months ago that Neal Pearsall, destroyed his Deering home by causing a propane explosion before killing himself. Last Friday, his wife and her mother were killed when their pickup went out of control on icy Interstate-91 in Northampton, Mass…

ConVal’s bus company fined $25,000

Student Transportation of America, the company that provides bus transportation for the ConVal School District, has agreed to pay a $25,000 penalty for violations of the federal Clean Water Act…

Former Antrim man makes NASA “Green”

Bruce Chesson, alternative fuel program manager for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is saving the environment one car at a time. Green Fleet Magazine recently recognized Chesson as one of 50 Sustainability All-Stars for making significant sustainability contributions in the fleet industry….

Henniker holds tax increase to 18 cents

The Henniker Board of Selectmen has announced the tax rate for the year 2011. The Town Municipal Portion of the tax rate is $7.24, which is a decrease of 0.16 cents from 2010…

Weare Police arrest two men for Lancotot’s burglary

On October 15th, Weare police officers responded to Lanctot’s grocery store on South Stark Highway in Weare for an alarm activation. Officers arrived within minutes to the initial call. Upon arriving, the officers discovered…

Weare man assaults man with padlock

On October 30th, Weare Police arrested Andre Turgeon, 64, of Weare, after Turgeon’s roommate reported he had been assaulted by Turgeon the night prior. Weare Police met with and interviewed the forty-year old male victim…

Girls’ Field Hockey

Newport 1 Berlin 0 Division III Quarterfinals. Jenna Sherman recorded 11 saves and Julia Sullivan notched the game’s lone goal as the Tigers advanced to the semis…

Boys’ Soccer

#1 Bow 2 #9 Kearsarge 0 Division III Quarterfinals. The Cougars played their hearts out against the undefeated (18-0), #1 ranked Falcons but came up just short…