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In This Issue
Volunteers needed for Antrim Community Profile
Antrim residents of our town have started planning a Community Profile, which culminates with a 2-day event in the fall when townspeople convene to identify potential opportunities in the community, develop an action plan and collaborate to create solutions. Community issues addressed include education, natural resources, recreation, economic growth and…
Torch lighting opens the 100th Newport Winter Carnival
Four generations of McCrillis united at the lighting of Newport’s Carnival Torch on Friday night. John C. McCrillis lit the flame on the Common that has symbolized the start of Newport Winter Carnival for 100 years. His father, John W. McCrillis skied with the flame from Dartmouth College to Newport to light the torch for…
$6,903,345 Hillsborough 2016-17 Operating Budget
Hillsborough voters will be asked to approve a $6,903,345 operating budget at Town Meeting in March. In addition, the selectmen are seeking to establish several Capital Reserve Funds, including…
DECA trio qualifies for Internationals
After a month of competing against other high schools in a global competition, a team of three students from Hillsboro-Deering High School has qualified for the DECA International Conference in April 2016 in the area of Sports Management. The three students, sophomores Nick Lester and Thomas Ferguson, and freshman Ryan Gillett, chose the team name of…
Newport’s Elementary School principal resigns unexpectedly
The Principal of Newport’s Elementary School has submitted his resignation after only 7 months in the position Peter Durso signed a one-year contract at an annual salary of $88,000 plus benefits. Superintendent Cynthia Gallagher announced that a search for an interim elementary principal will begin immediately, and that…
John Stark students celebrating the Chinese New Year
Several students from John Stark Regional High School who study Mandarin traveled to the University of NH to attend the Temple Fair Festival in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The event, sponsored by the Confucius Institute, was a free opportunity filled with cultural learning for the…
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