Monthly Archive for July, 2019

The Messenger – July 26, 2019

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Download The Messenger - July 26, 2019 (pdf)Four people injured in head-on collision in Antrim

Route 202 between Antrim and Hillsborough was closed for several hours Tuesday as authorities responded to a head on collision between a Jeep, which crossed the center line and collided with the bed of a flatbed tow truck. According to Antrim Police Chief Scott Lester, it is un…

History comes alive in Hillsborough August 17th-18th

For ten years, there was a living history event held at a series of sites in Hillsborough and it ended last year. However, a new group of citizens in town have created History Alive to replace it on Aug. 17 and 18. How will it be different from Living History? It will be held in only two sites in Hillsborough. Jones Road site will focus on the active reenactment of…

Missing 2 year old Bow child found safe

On Saturday, July 20th, Bow Police received a report of a missing 2 year old child on Erin Drive in Bow. The child had been last seen inside the residence but the parents could not locate him. Based upon the child’s age, heat index of 95 degrees, and the terrain, there was an immediate threat to…

Three people killed in New London rollover on Interstate 89

Three people died in a late morning, single-car accident Sunday on I-89 in New London. NH State Police report the accident took place when a northbound SUV left the highway near Exit 12 and rolled over several times with all three motorists ejected from the…

Governor critical of Franklin Representative

Gov. Chris Sununu called the comments of Rep. Werner Horn, R-Franklin, “racist and offensive,” going so far as to say that the New Hampshire Legislature would function better if the three-term Rep. was no longer a member of the 400-member House. Horn, in a political column on Thursday, defended his view that slave owners were…

Sex offender arrested after walking naked through Hopkinton

A sex offender who has previously lived in both New Hampshire and Maine was arrested last week on a criminal trespass charge after reportedly being found by police walking naked through Hopkinton. Police were called to Farrington Corner Road near Stickney Hill Road at just before…

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The Messenger – July 19, 2019

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Download The Messenger - July 19, 2019 (pdf)George & Estelle Arvanetaki named “Community Builders”

The Masons of Hillsborough’s Harmony Lodge have selected George & Estelle Arvanetaki to receive their 2019 Community Builders Award. The award is presented to a non-Mason whose contributions have made Hillsborough a better place to live, work and raise a family…

New London Shopping Center undergoing major renovations soon

New London’s Mountainview Shopping Center will soon be receiving a major transformation. Kerry A. McCormack, PE, the Director of Development of Crosspoint Associates, Inc, developers of the center recently appeared before the Planning Board seeking permission to alter two existing spaces in the…

Will Hillsborough’s iconic Dutton Twins be demolished to save taxes?

Along with the Gov. John Smith Mansion, currently housing the Fuller Public Library, there is no more iconic landmark in Hillsborough than the “Dutton Twins.” Originally built by Ephriam Dutton about 1860, these twin houses were virtually mirror images of each other. While basically of Greek…

55 acres of Hopkinton riverfront farmland preserved

Five Rivers Conservation Trust, in collaboration with the Hopkinton Conservation Commission, has announced that a 55-acre field along the Contoocook River in Hopkinton, part of the Houston family’s Pine Lane Farm, in Contoocook Village behind Dimitri’s Pizza and the…

For the 7th year, Jessica Audette is collecting backpacks & school supplies

For the 7th year, Jessica Audette and friends are collecting backpacks/school supplies for students that need assistance obtaining these items. Items needed are as follows: new/gently used backpacks, pencils, markers/crayons, glue/glue sticks, rulers, spiral notebooks, pens…

Henniker Select Board discusses various economic development incentives

Henniker’s Economic Development Committee has voted unanimously to support to put forth before the voters at Town Meeting two tax incentive initiates. The first is RSA 79-E that targets downtown areas and the second, RSA72:27A supports new industrial development and…

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The Messenger – July 12, 2019

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Sylvania to remain in Hillsborough

Rumors, speculation and concerns which have been circulating for months were heightened Monday with the announcement that Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group, major venture capital companies, had finalized their takeover of OSRAM Sylvania. The Hillsborough plant has been the town’s largest employer and the keystone to the area’s economy since it first located here in 1956. Recent financial results at Osram continued…

Hillsboro parking meters and Class VI Fire Lanes stir debate

At Tuesday’s Hillsborough Selectmen’s meeting, discussion of putting in parking meters downtown drew quick comments and criticism by some local residents. As things now stand, most of the downtown parking is limited to two hours, but with little enforcement, some spaces are used close to 24/7. Deborah Gile, who manages the apartments in the Rumrill building, stated that her tenants would have a particularly hard time if they had to pay for parking, as their rent, although low by most standards, is all they can afford. They, along with other tenants downtown, use…

Plans unveiled for a multi-purpose Hillsborough Community Center

Resident Becky Johnson met with the Hillsborough Selectmen to present her proposal to provide a multi-purpose Community Center complete with an indoor pool. Her idea is to separate the various aspect of the center into modules and finance them with grants and donations that would be aimed at those particular items. Johnson’s plan calls for space for seniors, youth, families, and anyone who wants to use it. The proposed Center would feature…

Henniker Town Administrator unexpectedly resigns

Henniker Town Administrator Matt Henry has submitted his letter of resignation, giving the town 2-weeks notice of his departure. Selected from a field of 28 applicants, Henry was appointed only last December. It is expected that he will take a job with…

Washington residents without mail service

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So reads the unofficial credo of the United States Postal Service. Perhaps not, but a twisted ankle might. Several Washington, NH residents have complained of being without RFD service for several days. It appears that…

Franklin man arrested on multiple charges after 8-hour standoff

Owen Parenteau, 38, of Franklin is facing multiple charges after an hours long standoff that forced the evacuation of some nearby homes. Authorities say it started with a 911 call about 8 p.m. Thursday. Police encountered a female who was…

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The Messenger – July 5, 2019

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Download The Messenger - July 5, 2019 (pdf)Bow agrees to pay $10 million

The Bow Selectboard has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a long dispute with Eversource over property taxes at the Merrimack Station power plant. More than half of the payment will come in the form of tax breaks over the next four years. The settlement, announced Monday, results from…

“Birds of a Feather” has 200 Painted Birds Flying in Downtown Newport

The town of Newport recently had a flock of feathered friends take flight in the trees along Main Street downtown, as 200 painted wooden birds were hung as a large-scale public art installation titled “Birds of a Feather.” The project was launched by…

Walter Morse honored for long service to Town & Republican Party

At the first meeting of the newly formed Greater Hillsborough Republican Town Committee, the first order of business was the establishment of a Chairman Emeritus designation. The Chairman Emeritus designation will be the highest honor awarded by the Greater Hillsborough Republican Town Committee in recognition of the recipient’s leadership, lifelong commitment to the Republican party, service to their community, and the…

Weare and Francestown Fire Rescue Departments hold joint training session

Recently the Weare and Francestown Fire Rescue Departments participated in training provided by New England Fire Training. The main objective of the training was to build confidence in the use of self-contained breathing apparatus, an essential component of a firefighter’s personal protective equipment. Chris Grover, of NE Fire Training, utilizes a portable…

Opening Night Of Peterborough’s Summertime Music In The Park

Announcing the 7th year of Summertime Music in the Park, starting Friday, July 5th from 6pm to 7:30pm.  An amazing line-up of wonderful bands/performers that will excite you, energize you and lift you to your feet!  This week’s featured jazz musicians are the “The Little Big Band” from Bellows Falls, Vermont performing tunes of the 20th century from…

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In New Hampshire – July 2019

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Download In New Hampshire - July 2019 (pdf)Dinosaurs and Donuts July 1st at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

The biggest new exhibit for 2019 is Dinosaurs Alive! It features five gigantic animatronic dinosaurs that look, move, and sound like the real thing – and one even spits! You can see Dinosaurs Alive! from July 1 through September 30 along the live animal exhibit trail – it’s included in regular trail admission and free for members. But you can see them

Castle in the Clouds hosts 2019 Castle Car Show on Saturday, July 6th

Each year, on the Saturday after the Fourth of July, Castle in the Clouds hosts its Castle Car Show – an event for all ages. Featuring automobiles from across generations, the show has become one of the Castle’s biggest events of the season. Each year, there are cars as touched by time as the Castle itself, with past shows including models made as early as 1915. “This year”, says Programs and Volunteer Coordinator Stephanie Poole, “the oldest vehicles currently expected to attend are a

 

Strawbery Banke Museum presents new exhibit: “People of the Dawnland”

From the time that the French established a fort at Port Royal in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada in 1607, and the English settled Plimouth in what is now Massachusetts in 1620 and Portsmouth (New Castle) in 1623, their national rivalries and imperial intentions played out against the “First Nations” people who had inhabited the northeast North American coast for

 

75th Annual North Haverhill Fair is set to kick off July 24th-28th

For the 75th straight year there will be a fair in North Haverhill. What began as the Pink Granite Grange Fair soon became the independent North Haverhill Fair. On the Fred C. Lee Memorial Field since the early 1980’s this all volunteer run event has become a must attend part of summer for many, many people. One of the highlights of this year’s edition of the North Haverhill Fair will be the Friday night concert. Trent Harmon, the 2016 winner of

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