Monthly Archive for January, 2012

Download The Messenger – Jan. 27, 2012 (pdf) pages 1-16

Download The Messenger – Jan. 27, 2012 (pdf) pages 17-32

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Heart attack claims life of Rev. Peggi Boyce

Reverend Peggi K. Boyce, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Antrim, died Thursday at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester of complications from a heart attack. She was 64 years old. Pastor Peggi, as she liked to be called…

Newport’s coaching position is on hold

The Newport School Board, Interim Superintendent Donna Moyer, and Coach Larry Carle met in a nonpublic meeting on Monday, Jan. 16th to discuss recent public allegations that the School Board unjustly fired the veteran football coach. At the conclusion, the parties issued the following…

Antrim man arrested for hashish possession

Samuel Ruoff, 20, of Antrim is facing multiple criminal charges relating to a plan to receive approximately $120,000 worth of hashish in a UPS delivery. Ruoff and Jordan Reynolds, 24, of Keene were arrested January 18th, when they went to the Londonderry UPS office to pick up a package containing…

Alleged murderer was at Pheasant Wood

The Bennington woman charged with the second-degree murder of a nursing home resident in Brattleboro, VT was working at Pheasant Wood Care and Rehabilitation Center in Peterborough at the time of her arrest in April. Jodi LaClaire was first arrested and charged with financial exploitation of the murder victim in April and for being a fugitive of justice from…

Hancock chief wants new police cruiser

Hancock Police Chief Andrew Wood wants to replace the Police Department’s 2007 Ford Expedition with a new sports utility vehicle. At Monday’s selectmen’s meeting he presented three quotes including a list of emergency equipment required, with prices from…

Dog attack injures Bennington mail carrier

Christine Bouchard, 29, of Deering, was filling in for the regular mail carrier in Bennington on Jan. 19 when she was attacked by a dog. She normally works out of the Antrim Post Office. While delivering a registered letter to Sam Cohen’s house on Paradise Drive, a dog attacked her face, resulting in…

Girl’s Basketall

John Stark 50 Manchester West 25 The Generals allowed only 4 first quarter points as they built a 29-11 lead at the break. Becca Titcomb and Jillian Gillman shared the honors with 14 points each…

Download The Messenger – Jan. 20, 2012 (pdf) pages 1-16

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Fire the Chief? Petition seeks Steve Marshall’s removal

83 Washington voters have submitted a Petitioned Warrant Article seeking the removal of Police Chief Steve Marshall. It reads: “To see if the voters in the Town of Washington will vote to remove the Chief of Police immediately.” When contacted, Marshall, who has been Chief for 12.5 years, would say only that…

Hillsborough family homeless after house fire

Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire which destroyed a home on Spring Street in Hillsborough Monday morning. According to Hillsborough Deputy Fire Chief Scott Murdough, the fire started near a wood-burning stove at the back of the house shortly…

Bennington woman charged with murder

Jodi LaClaire, 37, of Bennington has been arrested on the murder warrant in New Hampshire. The Vermont attorney general said the patient died in April 2009 after being injected with insulin by LaClaire. The patient was not diabetic. Police said LaClaire was in charge of the…

H-D neighbors asked to “Walk For Taj”

When she learned that Taj Estey-Bethel, a 5th grader in Jennifer Zdon’s son’s class had been diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer, she and Sonya Edsall started planning a fundraiser to benefit Taj and his family. Taj is being tutored from home and must travel…

AG releases report on 2011 Warner home invasion

According to a report released by the Attorney General, the man who terrorized an 82-year-old Warner resident during a home invasion last year and then committed suicide had no criminal history and was not on drugs that would explain his behavior. The report says Jesse Cook, 30, from Rhode Island, tormented…

The Henniker Huskies PeeWees

continued their strong defensive play this weekend allowing only one goal in two games. The Huskies beat NH East on goals by Cam Bourque, Pat Earley, Aidan Molnar (& 1 assist) aided by assists from Jeremiah Barry and Keith Lehrman. Huskies goalie Jamo Bourque shut out the Hanover Wild on Sunday aided by defensive play of Palmer Timmons, Bridget Pope, Cam Bourque and Jake Boucher, and Jon Doss’ offensive performance…

The Messenger – Jan. 13, 2012 pages 1-16 (pdf)

The Messenger – Jan. 13, 2012 pages 17-32 (pdf)

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Police Capt. Arrested?

Although authorities will neither confirm nor deny it, reliable sources indicate that Capt. Darren Remillard, a 22 year member of the Hillsborough Police Department is being investigated for assaulting a man suspected of being involved with his wife. Chief David Roarick has referred all inquiries to…

Advanced training at Henniker Rescue

The Henniker Rescue Squad is proud to announce that Catherine Kielwein, Ryan Hornblower, Gregory Aucoin, and Brennan Lorden have advanced their national certification of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) from the Basic to the Intermediate level. Kathleen Rock and Amy Perkins have achieved national certification at…

Selectmen continue trimming Henniker budget

At their meeting on February 3rd, the Henniker Selectmen asked Town Administrator Chuck Connell to provide suggestions for cutting the budget by an additional $90,000 in an effort to achieve a flat budget. Meeting again on February 9th Connell did just that by making cuts…

Man caught by his own hidden camera

Nathan Morello, 27, of Peterborough pleaded guilty to one count of invasion of privacy for attempting to film patrons at a Milford gym. He was arrested last fall after police were notified of a hidden camera in a tanning room at Gold’s Gym at the…

Two Peterborough homes hit by burglars

A pair of Peterborough residences were burglarized recently. According to Police Chief Scott Guinard, on January 1st, police were notified of a forced entry at a home on Snow Road. That afternoon, the daughter of a Sand Hill Road resident told police that she had gone to the house and found it had been broken into, with…

Hancock crew saves man on Norway Pond

A 46-year-old Orange, MA man was taken to Monadnock Community Hospital Sunday after he slipped on ice on Norway Pond and hit his head. Hancock Fire Chief Nevan Cassidy reports that a Hancock rescue crew went…

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Henniker ladder truck back on the town warrant

Henniker Fire Chief Keith Gilbert met with the selectmen to ask them to restore the warrant article seeking $725,000 for a new ladder truck for his department. At their previous meeting the board had removed the article from the warrant in an effort to hold the line on taxes. Gilbert gave an impressive power point presentation highlighting the need for the apparatus. The article is contingent on…

Hopkinton Budget Committee approves

Hopkinton Selectman George Langwasser informed the board that all budgets have been presented to the Budget Committee, with no changes made and the budget was approved. He further stated there were motions to restore funding for the Human Services position to be full time until…

Young moose rescued from Washington pond

On January 3, 2012 at about 10:00 am the Washington Police Department responded to a report of a moose trapped on the ice on Butterfield Pond at Pillsbury State Park. The moose had been on the ice about 70 yards from the shoreline for over 24 hours, but due to the lack of snow cover could not get any footing to move across the ice. NH Fish & Game as well as Washington Fire & Rescue were requested to assist at the scene. As the young moose…

Fire destroys a Weare storage facility

Fire destroyed a storage facility at 15 Peaslee Hill Road in Weare, owned by Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday. By the time firefighters arrived, the building was fully engulfed. No one was in the building, and no one was injured in the blaze. A neighbor notified Brown who was able to remove some equipment from…

Church group offering Superbowl Subs

The junior high (RBA) and senior high (InCasts) youth groups based at Smith Memorial Congregational Church will once again be selling Superbowl Subs for Superbowl Sunday, February 5. We will have our traditional subs both large and small sizes (Roast beef, Turkey, Italian, Salami, Ham and Veggie). We are very grateful…

Chamber names Citizens & Business of the Year

The Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2011 Business of the Year is Tooky Mills Pub and the 2011 Citizens of the Year are Tom and Tammy McClure. The Chamber will also make a special presentation to Hillsborough’s Office of Youth Services. The awards will be presented at the Annual Awards Dinner on January 28, 2012, at the American Legion Post #59. Tom and Tammy McClure are longtime…