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In This Issue
Midnight assault leaves man in critical condition
Two people have been arrested in connection with a baseball bat attack that left a 20-year-old hospitalized in critical condition from a severe beating he received Monday night in the Daniel Plummer Road, Oakwood Lane section of Goffstown. The young man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, was taken to…
Bailey upsets Fullerton – Hillsborough voters approve $6.69 million budget
Hillsborough Selectman Wendy Brien-Baker opened Town Meeting by presenting a certificate of appreciation to Highway Department employee Bill Dumais, whose quick reaction, along with Dennis Yeaton, prevented a disaster similar to the recent Henniker fire which destroyed the town’s highway garage and all its vehicles. The $6.69 million operating budget was quickly passed without…
Dunbarton crash still under investigation
A Concord man was charged with negligent driving after crashing into a vehicle in Dunbarton last week. Police said a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling in the area of Route 13 and Mansion Road when the driver tried to pull into his driveway. A Ford Expedition, driven by Theodore Johnson, struck the…
Henniker School Budget cut by $115,000 – health benefits nixed
The Henniker School District Warrant contained only five articles, but it took voters over three and a half hours to deal with them. The school board proposed a $7.51 million budget, which was up more than $300,000 over the current budget, and would have resulted in a tax increase of 65 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. Much of the debate centered on…
Amendment to reduce Hopkinton School Budget narrowly defeated
Hopkinton residents approved the School Board’s proposed $18.61 million budget, following a lengthy debate and an amendment to reduce the budget to last year’s level. Jean Prewitt offered the amendment to reduce the budget by $162,862 to $18.44 million, with no increase over the current amount…
Boys Sports
#4 Newport 76 #13 Raymond 49 – Division III Second Round. The Tigers easily avenged last year’s second round loss to the Rams with a convincing 76-49 victory. Andrew Houde scored 33 points off 13 of 23 shooting from the floor to lead the barrage. 15 of his points came in the second quarter, when Newport’s lead grew from 4 points after the first quarter to 37-20 at the half. Spencer Coronis finished with 11 points, while Noah Wade tallied 8…
Girls Sports
#6 Goffstown 51 #3 Bishop Brady 46 – Division II Quarterfinals. Brady’s Sarah Thomas passed the 1,000-point plateau last night when she buried a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, but it was Goffstown’s 3-point shooting that won the game. The Grizzlies hit nine 3’s, including four in the second half from Kathryn Howe, to pull off the upset victory over No. 3 Brady. Goffstown opened the third quarter with an 11-4 run sparked by a pair of 3s from Howe (15 points on five 3s, seven rebounds) to turn a five-point halftime deficit into a 33-31 lead midway through the frame. 5′-4″ freshman Sarah Doherty had 12 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals…
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