Monthly Archive for July, 2018

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Tragic fire claims life of popular Hopkinton woman

Hopkinton Firefighters responded to 381 Pine Street about 12:25 a.m., last Tuesday, where they found longtime Town Clerk Tom Johnson Sr. outside the burning home. His wife, Beverly was later found dead inside, according to a news release from acting State Fire Marshal Maxim Schultz.Officials said that the fire quickly went…

Hillsborough man convicted of taking $300,000 of mother’s money

A Hillsborough County Superior Court jury convicted Jerry Newton, 54, of Hillsborough of taking more than $300,000 of his mother’s money and using it for his own benefit. The jury found him guilty of three felonies of financial exploitation of an elderly adult, but found him…

200 year old Greenfield barn lost to fire

A historic, 200-year-old Greenfield barn was lost to fire, early Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived to find a 36-by-50-foot barn fully involved in flames. Greenfield Fire Chief David Hall said when he arrived he found the roof and siding had completely burned away and only the post and beam structure remained. Greenfield firefighters immediately called a second alarm, which brought Lyndeborough, Francestown, Antrim, Bennington, Hancock and Peterborough fire departments to the scene. Although the barn could not be saved, several…

Select Board closes Swap Shop at Hillsborough’s Transfer Station

At last Tuesday’s Selectmen’s meeting, Luc Levesque brought a photo of the “swap shop” after regular “customers” left the area in shambles. If this was a one-time occurrence, perhaps it could be overlooked, but this has been happening almost every time the transfer station personnel aren’t there to supervise…

15-year-old Antrim musician performs in Australia

Austin Sloan, 15, of Antrim recently traveled to Sydney, Australia, to perform in the famed Sydney Opera House along with other high school musicians from around the globe, as part of the High School Honors Performance Series. Sloan, an incoming sophomore at ConVal High School in…

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Dunbarton taxpayers sue to block special meeting

A group of Dunbarton taxpayers, led by State Rep. JR Hoell has brought suit demanding the immediate, full return of the $1 million in takes wrongfully collected, as a one-time tax break. The school district had petitioned the Merrimack County Superior Court, under RSA 197:3, which states that a school board must…

Belmont Police seeking 2nd peeping Tom

Belmont Police are looking for a man suspected of peeking through a gap in the stall door of a public bathroom while it was being used by a child. According to Belmont Police Capt. Richard Mann, the same man also was observed watching kids in the mall’s play area late Monday afternoon. Police do not believe the peeping incident is related to a similar crime in Tilton, where a man…

Select Board given an update on sale of Antrim Wind Project

Antrim Board Chair Bob Edwards opened the discussion of the Antrim Wind Project by stating that the Board would not be asking technical questions until an application had been submitted to the SEC. He then asked Jack Kenworthy of Walden Green Energy to give an overview of their plans. It is their intention to sell the project to TransAlta. He explained that…

Paul Lewis sworn in as Weare’s newest Police Officer

Chief Sean Kelly nominated Paul Lewis to be Weare’s newest Police Officer. Lewis will turn 27 years old early next month. He graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School in 2009. After high school, Paul attended Massasoit Community College but then transferred and graduated from Bridgewater State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in 2015. He went on to…

2018 Hillsborough BalloonFest Parade photos…

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Honor Roll…

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Franklin City Council overrides veto, breaks tax cap

For the first time since its adoption 30 years ago, the Franklin City Council voted to break the city’s tax cap Thursday night, overriding a veto by Mayor Tony Giunta on a 6-3 vote. It did so by moving municipal and school debt services, or bond payments and interest due on those payments, outside the tax cap for one year. The decision allocates…

New London approves firm to study repurposing Buker Building

At Monday’s meeting, the New London Select Board received presentations from three architectural firms bidding to prepare proposal for repurposing the Buker Municipal Building. The facility, annexed to historic Whipple Hall, houses both the Police/Dispatch and Recreation Departments. The Board made it clear that Whipple Hall was not part…

Goffstown girl collides with paving truck

Julia Yost, 19, of Goffstown is in stable condition after being seriously injured in a collision with a paving truck at the intersection of Greer and Mast roads in Goffstown. She was traveling southeast on Mast Road about 8:30 a.m. Friday when she veered her vehicle into the oncoming lane and struck the side of a paving truck that was…

Ann Hallahan Lifetime Achievement Award

New London REALTOR® Ann Hallahan recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Sunapee Region Board of REALTORS®. Ann started in real estate in 1984 and thirty years ago this year she opened her own office, Ann C. Hallahan Real Estate. She was a long-time Chair of SRBR’s Professional Standards Committee and still serves on the committee today. In 1993, she was recognized as the SRBR REALTOR® of the Year. “Ann Hallahan is proof that hard work, not age, matters. Since she started in…

John Stark Regional High School Scholarship Awards

John Stark Regional High School presented over $88,000 in scholarships at the Academic Achievement and Scholarship Awards presentation held at the school. In addition to scholarships for graduating seniors, there were several book awards presented to juniors.  Academic Awards for freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors were awarded earlier this spring…