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Download The Messenger – February 21, 2025 (pdf)

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Hillsboro-Deering sent 36 to Career Development Conference including 24 “rookies”

A young Hillsboro-Deering DECA team had good success at the recent New Hampshire DECA 68th Annual Career Development Conference at the Hilton Doubletree in Manchester. Thirty-six team members attended this year’s competition, of which twenty-four were rookies. The team included…

Deering Town Administrator resigns – won’t work with Michelle Johnson

Jodi Pinard, Deering’s Town Administrator has submitted her letter of resignation, citing the potential election of former member Michelle Johnson to the Select Board. In her letter, she says…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hillsboro-Deering, 58 Monadnock 36: The Hillcats took an early lead and had some good contributions off the bench later in the game as H-D picked up its second win of the season, avenging a 58-43 loss to Monadnock from Dec. 19…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kearsarge 57, Hillsboro-Deering 21: Kearsarge led 15-5 after the first quarter, 32-14 at halftime and 50-17 after the third quarter…

Download The Messenger – February 7, 2025 (pdf)

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Quick response saves Antrim cottage

At 11:10 a.m., Antrim Fire was dis-patched to 128 Pierce Lake Road for a reported fully involved house fire. Crews arriving on scene reported heavy smoke from the eaves of a one story wood construction building. Engine 1 crew made forcible entry through the front door and made a quick knockdown of the fire. The fire was…

Motion to cut Hillsboro-Deering School Budget by $1 million fails

Tuesday’s Hillsboro-Deering School District Deliberative Session was delayed about 40 minutes, awaiting the arrival of Deering’s Supervisors of the Checklist. Presentation of Article 3…

Weare neighbors celebrate Taylor’s 100 years

Weare neighbors turned out in force to help celebrate Leon Taylor’s 100th birthday. Taylor’s daughter, Amy Shannon wheeled him to the end of the driveway to witness the 40 car parade that kicked off the festivities…

Lake Sunapee Chamber announces its Annual Community Award Winners

The Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting & Award Ceremony on Tuesday, January 28th at the Center for Art & Design at Colby-Sawyer College. The evening consisted of the presentation of five prestigious…

Download The Messenger – January 24, 2025 (pdf)

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Andover teen mourned

Friends of 17-year-old Wyatt Carleton are remembering him as “a ray of sunshine” days after his passing. Groups of students, teachers and community members gathered at Merrimack Valley High School in memory of the senior. Carleton was killed early…

Hillsboro man pleads guilty to 34 Fish & Game violations

A Hillsborough man pleaded guilty earlier this month after a year long investigation by Fish and Game into violations of hunting regulations and keeping wildlife, including four de-scented skunks and three gray foxes on the property without…

Peterborough woman supervising Red Cross California wildfire relief

A New Hampshire woman is volunteering with the American Red Cross to help victims impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles. Deb Budney from Peterborough is a supervisor at a shelter called the Westwood Recreational Center. She said the shelter is nearly at capacity with about…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hillsboro-Deering 83, Newfound 73, OT: Six Hillcats fouled out and Newfound made a run late in the game to force overtime, but the H-D bench players stepped up to help H-D secure its first win of the season. The score was tied 63-63 at the end of…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hillsboro-Deering 35, Newfound 21: H-D trailed 14-8 at halftime, but made some adjustments at halftime, scoring 15 in the third quarter to take a 23-19 lead. The Hillcats held Newfound to just two points in the fourth quarter to secure their second win of …

Download The Messenger – January 10, 2025 (pdf)

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Kearsarge School Spending Cap rejected

A petitioned article seeking a 17% reduction in the Kearsarge Regional School District budget generated an overwhelming voter turnout, as a crowd of over 1,500 Kearsarge residents were packed into the high school’s gym, auditorium, cafeteria, and library for the District’s deliberative session. The turnout was so high a…

Hillsboro-Deering School Budget and Teacher’s Contract each up less than 2%

The H-D School Board reviewed and approved the Warrant for presentation to the voters at the upcoming Budget Hearing. ARTICLE 3: The proposed Operating Budget has been set at $24,834,714, which is a…

Six area departments assist Washington at Lake Ashuelot fire

On December 29, 2024, Washington Fire Department was dispatched to Lake Ashuelot Estates for flames coming from a garage. Shortly after the initial tone, a member from WFD on scene confirmed the garage to be fully involved. With familiarity to the address Chief Atkins called for a second alarm, anticipating exposure issues to the…

BOYS BASKETBALL

John Stark 47, Plymouth 40: Cedar Beaupre with less than a minute to play put the Generals ahead by nine points in a back-and-forth and physical game…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Plymouth 51, John Stark 48: Lexi Korbet made shots from the perimeter and attacked the basket, keeping the Generals in a back-and-forth contest, but Stark came up short in the end…

Download The Messenger – December 27, 2024 (pdf)

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ConVal considering ‘Multi-Age Elementary Classrooms’

The elimination of 11 teaching positions in order to cut costs in the ConVal School District is included in the 2025-2026 budget, according to interim Superintendent Ann Forrest. Six of those positions are from the district’s eight elementary schools. As…

Your donations provided Christmas Dinner for 139 of our neighbors

Messenger readers contributed a generous $2,550.00 toward this year’s Christmas Food Basket Project, enabling the Club to purchase, pack and distribute a full course Christmas dinner for 42 families consisting of 139 of our neighbors in need…

Hillsboro man arrested on warrant

Joshua Brasier was observed dropping off an individual at the Hillsborough District Court who had several outstanding warrants. Officers learned that the Defendant also had an outstanding warrant for drug charges from…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hopkinton 66, Hillsboro-Deering 37: The Hawks jumped out to an early 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and continued to build their lead throughout the night. Hopkinton scored double digit points in all four quarters…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Monadnock 65, Hillsboro-Deering 26: Monadnock shot lights out from everywhere on the floor and controlled the entire game. Hopkinton 47, Hillsboro-Deering 17: The Hawks struggled shooting through the first quarter, taking a narrow 13-8 lead, but a strong…