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The Messenger – September 10, 2021

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Download The Messenger - September 10, 2021 (pdf)Deering Select Board members criticize Patriotic Celebration

Reacting to the deaths of 13 American service men and women killed in an ISIS suicide attack in Afghanistan, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the attack of 9/11, J.P. and Donna Marzullo placed 13 American flags on the Deering Common, at the Veteran’s Memorial. Also, with little more than a day’s notice, Don Mann posted a Facebook request for Deering residents to join in a nation-wide rally honoring those deaths and…

Hillsboro-Deering School Board changes policy – mandates masks

Hillsborough Town Administrator Laura Buono said there was a discussion at the last Economic Development Committee Meeting between committee members, a real estate developer, and a potential commercial tenant with regard to…

Hopkinton State Fair 2021 September 2 – 6

Although it wasn’t on the agenda, the topic of wearing masks in classrooms took up most of the H-D School Board meeting. Superintendent Patricia Parenteau read a number of letters sent to the SAU, most pleading with the Board to…

Boys Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering 5, Winnisquam 2: The Hillcats had a balanced attack and scored three goals in quick succession after the Bears tied the game, 1-1. Hopkinton 6, Belmont 1: Quinn Whitehead led the attack with 4 goals.

Girls S0ccer

Hillsboro-Deering 3, Bishop Brady 1: Kimmy Nadeau and Eva LaValley scored for the Hillcats. Kearsarge 6, Belmont 2: Belmont went up 1-0 early, but the Cougars scored five unanswered to take control for the rest of the game…

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The Messenger – September 3, 2021

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Download The Messenger - September 3, 2021 (pdf)Deering told ‘Cease & Desist’

The Deering Select Board’s recent increase in the fee charged for non-resident use of the boat launch and beach at Deering Lake brought an immediate reprimand from the State’s Department of Environmental Services. In a letter to the Board, DES said…

Lions Club presses for repair of safety defects at Grimes Field Playground

In a recent Facebook posting on the Hillsborough site a mother mentioned that she had visited Grimes Field with her child and noted that there were several pieces of playground equipment that were either broken or had significant safety….

Hillsborough Planning Board continues Domino’s project again

The Hillsborough Planning Board discussed three projects during Wednesday’s meeting.Tom Carr of Meridian Land Services gave an Informal Review of Brett Davison’s proposed 8 lot subdivision on Bible Hill and…

Hopkinton State Fair 2021 September 2 – 6

The Hopkinton State Fair brings back the Northeast Six Shooters, monster trucks and a demolition derby this Labor Day weekend. In addition to all the trademark agricultural competitions, exhibits and midway rides, look for New Hampshire Canine Troopers Association demonstrations, the Axe Women Loggers of Maine, the flying Dockdogs and…

Girls Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering 4, Conant 0: Abbie Johnson scored two first-half goals and completed her hat trick in the second half. ConVal 1, Kennett 1: Senior Madeline Faber scored ConVal’s only goal…

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The Messenger – August 27, 2021

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Download The Messenger - August 27, 2021 (pdf)Seven John Stark graduates teaching in local schools

SAU 24 serving the communities of Henniker, Weare, and Stoddard is proud to announce that seven new teachers hired by SAU 24 schools for the coming 2021-2022 school year are graduates of John Stark Regional High School and a product of the exceptional education provided within…

Cyber thieves defraud Town of Peterborough out of $2.3 million

Tyler Ward, Peterborough Select Board Chair reports that the town has fallen victim to an internet-based crime that has defrauded our taxpayers of $2.3 million. Officials do not believe that the funds can be….

Hillsborough police searching for truck thief

On Tuesday August 19th at approximately 5:20 p.m. a dark blue Ford dump truck was stolen from a parking lot at Livingston’s garage in Hillsborough. The Police have surveillance photos and leads but are still…

Welcome to new teachers at Hillsboro-Deering & Washington schools

SAU #34 would like to welcome their new educators for the 2021-2022 school year…

Henniker Historical Society QR Code Walk

The Kennedy Family received a gift certificate for lunch after successfully completing the Henniker Historical Society QR Code Walk. The Tucker Free Library partnered with…

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The Messenger – August 20, 2021

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Download The Messenger - August 20, 2021 (pdf)Area schools mask policies vary

The Hillsboro-Deering School Board reviewed the updated CDC and DHHS Guidelines for K-12 Schools and Decision Matrix which recommended a strict mask policy. Chair Herla Iadonisi moved to approve the decision matrix as presented. No second was given, so…

Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail 5K Run

The Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail are hosting the first on trail event to raise money for maintenance of the rail trail. This will be a 5K run/walk taking place at Houston Fields, 41 Houston Drive in Contoocook, NH. The date is Thursday August 26th. The start is at 6:00 PM….

Meet & Greet “River Dave” Lidstone in Warner this Saturday

Friends of “River Dave” Lidstone have scheduled a meet and greet in Warner for their hermit-hero this Saturday, an event complete with flatbread pizza and live music…

High speed chase at 80-90 mph ends in a Hopkinton ditch

A Grantham woman led police on a high-speed chase on I-89 on Wednesday. Police reported that a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle, driven by Tracie Anne Plodzik, 54, for failing to stay within its lane, but she refused to…

Hillsborough 2021 History Alive

Abenaki basket making – Abenaki pottery – Abenaki Birchbark Canoe – Art Exhibit – Stone wall building – Blacksmithing – Farm Animals – Building life-size wigwams – Abenaki Games/Crafts – One Room Schoolhouse Teacher – Underground Railroad – Weaving and much more…

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The Messenger – August 13, 2021

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Download The Messenger - August 13, 2021 (pdf)Hopkinton mandates school masks

The majority of Tuesday’s Hopkinton School Board meeting was devoted to the opening of school and specifically to the wearing of masks. Both the School Board and the Superintendent stated that the number one priority was to keep the schools open for…

Weare offering paraeducators a $500 bonus

The Weare School District has announced it will provide a $500 incentive for new paraeducators. Weare District Schools include Center Woods Elementary, Center Woods Upper Elementary, and Weare Middle School. “Paraeducators are vital to…

H-D athletes require a current physical

The Hillsboro Deering School District is looking forward to the start of the fall sports season. The new regulations for sports require athletes to have a physical that was dated within the past calendar year. The Hillsboro Deering School District has collaborated with…

Flooding destroys Bradford Food Pantry

The Bradford Food Pantry had been located in the basement of an adjacent building to the Bradford Community Church. The recent rain caused the nearby river to rise, (because of an obstruction in the drain pipe) and enter the basement. This flooding destroyed the collected food items and…

Bradford Fire Chief to resign

During Monday’s Bradford Select Board meeting, Board Chair Andrew Pinard announced that Fire Chief Jeff Leblanc has submitted his letter of…

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The Messenger – August 6, 2021

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Download The Messenger - August 6, 2021 (pdf)Antrim’s Administrator retiring

After 17 years in the town offices, Antrim Town Administrator Donna Hanson has announced her plan to retire in December, after 17 years serving the town…

Flooding destroys Bradford’s Food Pantry

The Bradford Food Pantry flooded out last Thursday night. It is located on the lower level of the Bradford Community Church Office Building. The waterway under West Main St. backed up due to the heavy rains. A crew of…

Team Appleseed with Bradford & Sunapee Police host “Breakfast For Dinner”

The fabulous Fenton family partnered with the Bradford and Sunapee Police Departments to host a “Breakfast For Dinner” fundraiser at the Appleseed Restaurant as part of the Battle of the Badges’ support of Children’s Hospital at…

Hillsboro-Deering School Board will recommend but not mandate maskses

With many people in attendance at Monday’s HD School Board meeting, the Board quickly got to the presentation of guidelines from the CDC and the DHHS. Superintendent Parenteau and Dr. Jennifer Crawford, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment spoke on the definitions of the guidelines and what they could mean to…

Warner Select Board considers day care in the Community Building

Charlie Albano, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee briefed the Warner Select Board on the Committee’s work over the last 8-9 months, reviewing the possible uses of the Community Center Building. He reported that…

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The Messenger – July 30, 2021

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Download The Messenger - July 30, 2021 (pdf)Henniker reception for delegation from Ukraine

The sun broke through just as David Tille opened his beautiful Henniker home to host a farewell reception for a delegation from the Ukrainian Parliament. Hosted by the World Affairs Council, the young Ukrainians were completing a 14 day visit to the…

Hancock and Greenfield Police adding full & part-time officers

The Greenfield and Hancock Police Department recently added to their numbers. Hancock returned to full staffing by hiring a new full-time police officer and promoting a part-time officer to full-time. Greenfield also added…

Weare Police investigating business burglary

Weare Police are investigating a break-in at TMS Diesel on Rockland Drive around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Two male suspects used a reciprocating saw to cut through the lock of one of the doors and then began…

Hillsboro-Deering High School Fall Sports Tryouts & Practices

HDHS will hold tryouts/practices for fall sports on the following dates/times and at the following locations:
August 9th – Bass Fishing Tryouts time and place TBD
August 13th – Football – 7:30am HDHS Practice Field
August 16th – Girls Soccer – 8:00am Girls Soccer Field
Boys Soccer – 9:00am at the HDHS Boys Soccer Field
Cross Country – 8:00am at Grimes Field
Girls Volleyball – 2:00pm at the HDHS Gym
Golf – 3:30pm at the Angus Lea Golf Course…

New London to hold Doggy Swim fundraiser

The New London Select Board dealt with several issues at Monday’s meeting. Representatives of the Recreation Committee reported on its recent survey of about 50 residents at Elkins Beach. 54% felt that things were working well and there was…

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The Messenger – July 23, 2021

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Download The Messenger - July 23, 2021 (pdf)History comes alive in Hillsborough August 21 & 22

History Alive in Hillsborough, NH will hold its third annual weekend event on Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd. At the Jones Road site, next to one of the double stone arch bridges for which our town is famous, we will be having reenactments with regiments from four wars…

Henniker Select Board accepts $525,333 in Federal ARPA Funds

The Henniker Select Board had a relatively routine meeting Tuesday evening. The Board opened with a Public Hearing on accepting funds allocated to the town under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Town Administrator Joe Devine informed the Board that Henniker has been awarded…

Hillsborough Planning Board puts Dominoes on hold

In a busy night of public hearings, the Hillsborough Planning Board approved two revocations/amendments to subdivisions and delayed a vote to approve a new business in town until its next meeting in…

Antrim Church Collecting Clothing

Cleaning out your closets? Now you can bring your used clothing donations to At the Cross at 223 Clinton Road in Antrim. At the Cross is partnering with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use…

Shaw’s supports Hillsborough Food Pantry

Shaw’s has a program called “GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNT’S” reusable bag program. During the month of August, for every reusable bag sold at the Hillsborough Shaw’s for $2.50 a donation of $1.00 will be given to the pantry, to help strengthen…

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The Messenger – July 16, 2021

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Download The Messenger - July 16, 2021 (pdf)Washington Old Home Day

The Washington Historical Society is celebrating Old Home Day, Saturday, July 31, 2021 in many special ways. Our Museum and Barn at 100 Halfmoon Pond Road will open from 10-2. The historic District #5 Schoolhouse at 2570 East Washington Road will be open from 1-3.  And our open-air Gift Shop will be joining other wonderful artisans and vendors on the…

88th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair returns to Mount Sunapee Resort Aug. 7-15

The League of NH Craftsmen is headed back to the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH August 7-15, for the 88th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair. Shop at nearly 200 booths of juried crafts from League members and invited guest artists in a wide range of media areas…

Hillsborough upset with further delays of sidewalk extension project

The Engineers from Dubois & King had requested a meeting with the Hillsborough Select Board for Wednesday night. When Town Administrator Laura Buono e-mailed to remind them of the meeting, this is the reply received…

Hillsborough ZBA approves a variance and a special exception

Hillsborough’s ZBA held a marathon 3-hour session of two Public Hearings Monday evening. The first was an application by Scott Schulman for a Variance to allow the construction of a 3-car garage with 2nd floor office at the Pierce Lake…

Bank of New Hampshire supports Farmsteads Mobile Food Pantry

Bank of New Hampshire is excited to support Farmsteads of New England’s Mobile Food Pantry Program for the 2021 season. Farmsteads of New England, Inc. (Farmsteads) is a pioneer in farm-based programs for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities and is recognized nationally in the…

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The Messenger – July 9, 2021

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Download The Messenger - July 9, 2021 (pdf)Frederick Douglass’ speech revisited

On July 3rd the Black Heritage Trail coordinated public readings of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?” Fourteen NH communities participated, including; Hopkinton, Peterborough and Warner in The Messenger’s readership area. In the first part of his 5,000+ word speech Douglass praises what…

Peterborough’s Music In Depot Park begins Friday July 9th

Summertime in New Hampshire is synonymous with taking in the natural wonders of the area, and what better way of doing that than outdoor concerts in Depot Park centrally located at the historic, quintessential town of Peterborough? Every concert is free and…

Bridge Street Recovery Center opened this week in Bennington

Bridge Street Recovery, Bennington’s new transitional housing facility for those in recovery from addiction, opens its doors next week, according to its co-founders. The facility, at the long closed Highland Inn across from the Crotched Mountain ski resort, broke ground last…

Geraghty is the new assistant principal of Kearsarge High School

Superintendent Winfried Feneberg is pleased to announce that Christopher Geraghty has been selected to serve as the new assistant principal of Kearsarge Regional High School. Assistant Principal Geraghty began his new role on…

Henniker Summer Concert Series features Tattoo: From Street to Soul

Tuesday, July 13, the Henniker Summer Concert Series continues by bringing back another one of last year’s favorite bands — Tattoo, a 5-piece group of acoustic guitar, trombone, sax/flute, stand-up bass, keyboard/accordion, drums and vocals. The band plays…

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