Download The Messenger – November 25, 2011
In This Issue
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…
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