Monthly Archive for October, 2013

Download The Messenger – Oct. 25, 2013 (pdf)

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Newport names Beverly Rodeschin’s replacement

The remaining Newport Selectmen acted quickly to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of veteran member Beverly Rodeschin. At Monday’s meeting William Wilmot Jr. was sworn in to fill the remainder of…

Boy Scout Troop #71’s Kurt Thomas soars with the eagles

A large crowd filled the First Baptist Church in New London, sponsoring organization for Boy Scout Troop #71, on Sunday for an Eagle Court of Honor for Kurt Thomas. After joining Scouts in November of 2006, Thomas rose quickly through the ranks, earning the last of his…

PETA presents Newport Firefighters with Compassionate Action Award

Firefighters who saved four family pets in a Newport home fire last week are to receive the Compassionate Action Award from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA announced Friday. Hero, one of the pets saved from Skip and Rhonda Rollins’ home, was found as a puppy by…

H-D Committee proposes eliminating Holiday Celebrations

The Hillsboro-Deering School District Policy Committee, headed by member Steve Hahn has recommended abolishing the policy entitled “Holiday Celebration In The Classroom.” As currently written, the policy states, “Holidays are an integral part of our cultural heritage. Consequently, it is the policy of the Hillsboro-Deering School District that the…

8th grade cookbooks will fund DC trip

Henniker Community School 8th graders produced a cookbook chock full of more than 300 recipes collected from their families and community members. One recipe was even submitted by the Country Spirit. This fabulous hardcover cookbook full of tried and true recipes is available for only $15.00. All proceeds go toward their trip to…

Should NH schools adopt Common Core

The battle lines are being drawn over the state Board of Education decision to implement the controversial Common Core standards statewide. Conservative groups opposing the standards and the testing that goes with them have held the spotlight in recent weeks. A forum recently hosted by Common Core opponents at St. Anselm College drew a standing-room-only crowd, and a large turnout before the…

H-D FBLA’s Dodgeball Tournament

Hillsboro-Deering FBLA is proud to announce its 1st Annual Dodgeball Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, December 14 in the high school gym starting at 4pm. The basketball court will be divided in half and there will be two simultaneous games being played at all times. There will be two divisions that teams can enter to…

Download The Messenger – Oct. 18, 2013 (pdf)

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Dartmouth College donates computers to Newport

At last week’s meeting, Viki Bridge, the district’s director of technology informed the Newport School Board that Dartmouth College is replacing several working computers with new models and the old computers are being donated to the district. The donation includes 21 desktop computers, 9…

John Stark students to visit the New Hampshire Supreme Court

In preparation for their attendance later this month at the NH Supreme Court’s annual On the Road session, students in John Stark Regional High School’s We The People, Civics, Criminal Justice, and American Studies classes were paid a visit by Senior Assistant Attorney Jeffery A. Strelzin from the NH Attorney General’s Office. Strelzin talked about the…

A pair of recent accidents in Washington

Police Chief Marshall investigated a collision on Presidential Dr. He found Brian Colley, 34, of Washington had gone over the edge of an embankment while avoiding a deer in the road. He struck a tree causing moderate damage to his 2003 Jetta. He was wearing his safety belt and was not injured. Emergency services responded to a single vehicle crash into a…

Two alarm fire damages family home of Newport hero

A Tuesday night fire extensively damaged a Newport home. A neighbor noticed flames coming out of the basement area and called the fire department. When firefighters arrived at the Willow Street home, there was heavy smoke inside and fire on the side of the building. A second alarm was sounded and units from…

Buddy System again at Henniker School

Seventh and eighth graders in Tim Beale’s Teacher Advisory Group (TAG) at the Henniker Community School have teamed up again this year with Robin Gagnon’s Pre-Kindergartners providing instant buddies for those at the very beginning of their HCS careers and those that are coming to an end. This is the third year…

Weare extends trash hauling contract

Road Agent Tim Redmond informed the Weare Selectmen that he had a discussion with Sizemore Trucking regarding extending their hauling contract for 2014. Sizemore Trucking submitted their 2014 prices, which represent a $5.00 increase over the 2013 contract that is currently in effect. Sizemore will take a one year extension on…

State police have arrested two suspects in major Wilmot jewelry theft

State police have arrested a pair of suspects for their involvement in a Wilmot theft. Authorities received a report of cash and high value jewelry stolen from a residence in Wilmot. During the investigation, it was learned that some of the stolen items were brought to a jeweler for sale. The jeweler became suspicious when…

Football

Milford 42 John Stark 7 The game was within reach until the Spartans’ run of 22 second half points. Carson Dunn scored the Generals’ only touchdown. Monadnock 42 ConVal 12 The Huskies are undefeated for a good reason, they are husky and good…