Monthly Archive for October, 2016

In New Hampshire – November 2016

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Candlelight Stroll  – Anchoring “Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth”

Candlelight Stroll, an annual holiday tradition at Strawbery Banke since 1979 showcases 350 years of seasonal and holiday traditions against the backdrop of the Museum’s furnished historic houses. On these weekend evenings, the Museum grounds glow with hundreds of lighted candle lanterns, the houses are adorned with thousands of hand-made decorations crafted from live greens and dried flowers and herbs collected from the Museum gardens, and the air is filled with the sound of holiday music and scent of woodsmoke from the bonfire. Its…

One of New England’s premier ice and rock climbing destinations

It could be said that mountain exploration in the United States got its earliest start when Mt. Washington was climbed by Darby Field as early as 1642, and the Appalachian Mountain Club was formed in 1878, the first of its kind outdoor club in the country. Since that time, Mt Washington Valley has been considered a climbing destination for rock and ice climbers seeking the challenge of the cliffs and ledges found here. With the opening of…

The Beach Boys come to Capitol Center for the Arts Nov. 5

Central New Hampshire’s largest and most eclectic performing arts venue welcomes the iconic band and its “50 Years of Good Vibrations” Tour to the CCA mainstage. The Beach Boys will be appearing at the Capitol Center for the Arts (CCA) in Concord, New Hampshire on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 7:30PM. Tickets are currently on sale at the CCA box office at…

Pats Peak annual Octoberfest Celebration and Ski/ Snowboard Sale

Pats Peak, New Hampshire’s premier snowsports destination, announces its 14th annual Octoberfest celebration in conjunction with the 46th annual Pats Peak Ski Team Ski and Snowboard Sale on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Admission is free to the Octoberfest event from 11am to 5pm. The Octoberfest celebration is one of the biggest Octoberfest celebrations in New Hampshire, which includes authentic German food, beer garden, live music from…

Christmas at The Fells: Let it Snow

November 5, 2016  10:00 AM. Tickets: $18 in advance through October 30; $23 at the door; $5. 465 Route 103A, Newbury, NH. Phone: 603-763-4789. Come tour The Fells and experience the historic Main House, transformed to the theme of Let it Snow! Get inspired by festive fireside vignettes and the sparkle of newly fallen snow. Professional interior designers, floral artists, decorators and talented…

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The Messenger – October 28, 2016

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New Boston Police Department being sued by former officer

Alexandra Drake, 24, of Nashua, a former New Boston police officer, has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the town and police department. Drake says she was fired after she complained about sexual harassment by a supervising officer who allegedly ranked female drivers on a “rapability” scale…

Warning – Hillsboro’s Crazy Christians are at it again

Again this year, the Hillsboro United Methodist Men’s Ministry, affectionately dubbed “The Crazy Christians,” will camp out in cardboard boxes and sleeping bags to highlight the plight  of our homeless neighbors. They will be camping on the lawn next to the church on November 4th, 5th and 6th, and will be accepting donations of…

Colby-Sawyer honors Hillsboro woman

Emily Hatcher of Hillsboro, N.H., is one of eight students selected to receive the Sawyer Fellowship, one of Colby-Sawyer College’s most prestigious honors. Each year, Colby-Sawyer College faculty and administrative staff nominate students based upon their excellence in the classroom, their leadership, and their…

Hillsborough Olde Fashioned Christmas

Hillsborough Pride has begun planning for this year’s Olde Fashioned Christmas to be held on December 3, 2016. This traditional event celebrates both the religious as well as the commercial aspects of the holiday. Churches or civic groups wishing to host an event as part of the day long celebration should…

Complaints aired over new traffic flow routes at Newport schools

Newport Police Chief James Burroughs briefed the joint meeting of the School Board and Selectmen on the status of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and the recent changes to the traffic pattern at Richards School. Selectman Todd Fratzell relayed that several parents had complained with the lack of flow, particularly on Beach Street. At one point he personally had to…

Boys Sports – Football

Bow 14 John Stark 6:  Bow got a first quarter touchdown from Nate Alford on a two-yard run to lead 7-0 at the half. Jack Corriveau’s 1-yard run capped a 14-play, 62-yard drive that took up 7½ minutes of the third quarter. Drew McQuarrie, who’s been battling injury, lost two fumbles in the first half and was replaced by younger brother Parker McQuarrie in the second half. Parker led an 84-yard drive that culminated in an 18-yard TD pass to Jake Sitts with 1:22 left…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Division III Preliminary  #4 Hillsboro-Deering 7 #13 Bishop Brady 2: Key players: Hillsboro-Deering – Bridgette Winters scored 3 goals and added 2 assists to lead the Hillcats to a win. The HDHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team will host Raymond HS in the NHIAA Quarter Finals Round on Saturday, Oct 29th at 2:00pm.
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The Messenger – October 21, 2016

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Controversy erupts over altering of Henniker’s official minutes

The Henniker Selectmen were having a quiet, routine Board meeting until Chair Khris Blomback added an unscheduled item to the agenda. Saying he forgot to add it to his motion establishing the Road Management Committee at a prior meeting, he wanted to include a paid minute taker. He indicated he was acting in response to…

Warner Cooperative Preschool closing?

The Warner Cooperative Preschool was unable to hire a teacher for this year and it is quite questionable if they will continue. April Kent is trying to comprise a quorum of Board of Director’s so they can make a decision officially about dissolving the…

H-D Board tables Alternative High School relocation

After having been the main topic of conversation over the past several months, the Hillsboro-Deering School Board has apparently abandoned the idea of relocating the Alternative High School to the Hillcat Drive campus. At the beginning of…

State cuts force Franklin School district budget freeze

SAU 18 Superintendent Daniel Legallo recently announced that the 2016-17 Franklin school district budget is currently “frozen,” in light of  a $115,000 loss in state adequacy aid. The latest reduction comes after school and city officials met during the summer to address a $1.3 million shortfall in the…

New Boston breaks ground on Emergency services site

The Town of New Boston recently broke ground on their Emergency Services Communication site upgrade. This project was made possible as a result of a NH Emergency Management Department sponsored grant, and the support of the New Boston voters. The Town of New Boston applied for a grant earlier this year to…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering 4 Laconia 0: The Hillcats shutout the Sachems in a much-needed win to keep H-D’s playoff hopes alive. Belmont 2 Hopkinton 1: The Hawks scored their only goal on a penalty kick in the 6th minute…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Campbell 2 Hillsboro-Deering 1 OT: Senior captain Jamie Jutras scored the game winner three minutes into the first overtime off a scramble to lead the Cougars. John Stark 6 Pembroke 1: The Generals quickly piled up four first-half goals and held Pembroke Academy scoreless in the final 40 minutes…

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The Messenger – October 14, 2016

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$833,000 to replace Bow’s Birchdale Road Bridge

Robert Durfee, vice president of Dubois & King, Inc., presented the Bow Selectmen with plans for replacing the Birchdale Road Bridge at an estimated cost of $833,000 during Tuesday’s meeting. Durfee’s Laconia-based engineering firm is handling two bridge replacement projects for the town. The bridge closed in July 2015 after the state…

One dead, four injured in Henniker multi-vehicle crash

On Sunday October 9th, a multi vehicle crash occurred on US Route 202/NH Route 9 in Henniker. Prior to the collision a Toyota RAV4 driven by Kevin Morong, 59, of Keene  was observed by State Police travelling at an excessively high rate of speed on NH Route 9 in Stoddard. The trooper attempted to catch up and stop the vehicle, but…

Weatherstone Crossing construction to begin in December

Michael Black of Saxon Partners gave the Hillsboro Lions Club an update on the progress of his major commercial venture, Weatherstone Crossing. Having cleared the Water & Sewer Commission and secured those permits, he expects to file a formal…

Goffstown Police host Senior Lights Tour

Calling all Goffstown Residents!!! The Goffstown Police Department is looking forward to hosting its first ever Senior Lights Tour this upcoming December 2016. The Goffstown Police Department is searching for residents who are…

Food Pantry needs Thanksgiving fixins

Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry has all the turkeys ordered… yet still need all the fixings for that wonderful family gathering coming “real” soon. They expect to prepare 320 turkey baskets which include the following items…

Boys Sports – Golf

Newport 1st: In Division IV, Newport (338) won by a comfortable 20-stroke margin against  Moultonborough (358) at Waukewan Golf Club in Center
Harbor. White Mountains of Whitefield (378) was third followed by Hopkinton (380), Inter-Lakes of Meredith (382), Mascenic of New Ipswich (386) and Farmington (394). Bow 1st: In Division III, Bow (321) finished 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Lebanon (332) at Waukewan Golf Club in Center Harbor. Derryfield of Manchester (335) was third and followed by Gilford (355), Stevens (364), Pelham (380) and Kearsarge (409)…

Girls Sports – Volleyball

Sunapee 3 Hillsboro-Deering 0: The Lakers dominated 25-8, 25-14  and 25-15.
Winnisquam 3 Mascoma Valley 0:  The Bears, who are riding a three-game winning streak, held the Royals to single digits in two of the three matches Tuesday, winning 25-1, 25-13 and 25-3…

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The Messenger – October 7, 2016

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Both HDHS and Jim O’Rourke receive honors

Associate Principal Jennifer Crawford,  Reed Cullen, HDHS Student Council and Student Vice President, HDHS Principal James O’Rourke display the plaque recently presented to Hillsboro-Deering High School as one of U.S. News & World Report’s “2016 Best Schools in New Hampshire.” In addition, it was announced that…

Bow names Lt. Scott Hayes as Interim Police Chief
Lieutenant Scott Hayes has been named as Acting Chief of Police of the Bow Police Department, effective October 1, 2016.  He succeeds Chief Erin Commerford who retired at the end of September. Lt. Hayes has…

Tilton police make major heroin arrest

A search of a car stopped for a false inspection sticker led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of a large quantity of heroin, fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine and a stolen gun, police said. A large amount of cash also was seized, police said. Tilton officers watched the car meet another in the park-and-ride area at Exit 20 off…

Newport Selectmen make water restrictions mandatory

The Town of Newport recently escalated the voluntary water restrictions to mandatory water restrictions effective immediately, due to continuing drought conditions. According to Newport Public Works Director Larry Wiggins, Newport’s main water supply, Gilman Pond in Unity, has dropped…

John Stark students learn at Construction Career Days

Students from JSRHS joined hundreds of high school students from across New Hampshire in Construction Career Days, September 22 and 23, in New Boston. Over 70 exhibitors were there to share their experiences in construction and transportation related fields with the students at this hands-on, career exploring event…

Boys Sports – Football

Goffstown 17 Manchester Memorial 7: A winless but determined Manchester Memorial (0-5) team connected on a 62-yard touchdown reception to pull ahead with 9 minutes 47 seconds left to play. Goffstown dug deep and completed the game-winning touchdown with 4:43 left, securing a 17-7 win at home on a raw and rainy Saturday afternoon…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering  5 Newport 2: Morgan Racine scored her first varsity goal less than a minute into the game, but the Tigers tied the game four minutes later. Bridget Winters scored before halftime and Izabella Warren scored seven minutes into the second half. Warren and Winters netted their second tallies later in the second half to secure the win. Hillsboro-Deering 4 Conant 2: The Hillcats trailed a minute in, but came back to take a 2-1 lead before Conant tied things going into the half. H-D controlled the second half with possession and took a lead in the 49th minute on a goal from Izabella Warren…

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