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Download The Messenger – April 23, 2021 (pdf)

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Goffstown woman murders mother

Jennifer Clow, 51, of Goffstown has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of her mother. Her plea bargain avoids a possible life sentence had she taken the case to…

No Deering Fishing Derby, but pond stocked

Deering Fish & Game has announced that although it will not hold the Annual Kids Fishing Derby this year, it will still stock the pond for area kids to fish. All are welcome, but only children under the age of sixteen may…

Hillsboro-Deering Schools to begin launching Project AWARE

Superintendent Patricia Parenteau opened Monday’s Hillsboro Deering School Board meeting by proudly announcing that all H-D Schools are now offering in-person learning five day per week. School Psychologist Heather Garcia briefed the…

Washington raffle to benefit Eccardt Farm

The Women of Washington group will be doing a raffle at the Vendor event on May 1, at 72 Old Marlow Rd. All raffle proceeds will be going to Eccardt Farm to help with building material so they can get their Pasteurizer…

Rep. Jim Creighton (R-Antrim) to address Hillsboro Lions Club

Rep. Jim Creighton (R-Antrim) will speak at the Hillsboro Lions Club meeting on April 27th. A retired US Army Colonel, Creighton is the Chief Executive Officer for Eagle Point Global Solutions, LLC which is an organization dedicated to…

Download The Messenger – April 9, 2021 (pdf)

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David Tille addresses Hillsboro Lions on homeless veterans

David Tille, Director of Veteran Services at Harbor Care, will be the featured speaker at the next Hillsboro Lions Club meeting, Tuesday, April 13. Harbor Care is one of the state’s largest providers of…

Weare Middle & Center Woods Schools excel at The Invention Convention

Weare Middle and Center Woods Upper Elementary Schools held their Invention Convention virtually this year. The Invention Convention is part of The Young Inventors’ Program, a K-12 project-based learning program that provides a hands-on…

John Stark students with specific disabilities are taught life skills

The Life Skills Program at John Stark is designed to ensure that students with specific disabilities are taught the skills necessary to become as independent as possible and actively participate in the school community and the…

NH Site Evaluation Committee to investigate complaints about Antrim Wind

After fielding numerous concerns, The N.H. Site Evaluation Committee has voted to establish a subcommittee to study complaints from neighbors of the Antrim Wind facility about the turbines. During a March 25 meeting, the SEC voted unanimously to create the…

Hillsboro Police Department’s new website linked to CRIMEWATCH

Hillsboro Police Chief David Roarick announced the launch of a new website that gives people who use social networks and mobile devices an easier, more effective way to help fight crime and stay informed. The new Hillsboro Police Department website was…

Download The Messenger – March 26, 2021 (pdf)

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Warner Farm Preserved

Warner organic farmer Larry Pletcher and Five Rivers Conservation Trust (5RCT) are collaborating to place a significant 118-acre conservation easement on Pletcher’s property that will benefit residents of many area towns. 5RCT Executive Director Liz Short says, “Until the end of…

John Stark graduates share their experiences with the School Board

Becoming a welder, firefighter, neuroscientist, and member of the armed services—these are the goals of four students who shared their experiences of how they found a path to their futures at a recent John Stark School Board meeting…

Warner’s Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum celebrates Maple Day

The Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum gave visitors a glimpse into how Northeast Native Americans first tapped into maple sugaring on Saturday. The day of activities included a sap boil on…

Proposed Noise Ordinance draws crowd to Hillsborough Select Board meeting

An expected large crowd caused the Hillsborough Select Board to hold its Wednesday meeting at the larger Fire Station conference room rather than Town Hall. At the outset, Chair Jim Bailey announced that the meeting was a…

Henniker Rotary’s Outdoor Guide available

The towns of Henniker and Hillsborough hug the picturesque Contoocook River and are long known for access to great white water rafting and fishing. But these two towns offer far more in the way of outdoor recreation interests beyond…

Download The Messenger – March 12, 2021 (pdf)

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Bill Goss honored

At the beginning of Tuesday night’s Hillsborough Town Meeting the Moderator called Highway Department Foreman Bill Goss to the front to be recognized for his 43 years of dedicated service to the Town of Hillsborough. Goss has announced that he will be retiring this fall. Bill was given a rousing standing ovation on the…

Warner Historical Society program on the town’s Indigenous History

Lynn Clark of the Warner Historical Society and Sherry Gould, Warner resident and member of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, will speak about the Indigenous history of the Warner area from creation to…

Hillsborough Youth Services offers “Closer to Nature” Outdoor Education

Youth Services Director Chelsea Mather met with the Hillsborough Select Board seeking permission to launch a new “Closer To Nature” program at Project Genesis. The three part program is scheduled to launch this spring…

Young Weare boy shows the power of giving

Emmitt Button, a Learn at Home student in Mr. Ward’s kindergarten at Center Woods Elementary, went above and beyond for his project for the 100th day of school in February.  The directions for the lesson were to…

Girls Basketball

Hillsboro-Deering 37, Mascenic 21: The HDHS Girls Varsity Basketball Team beat Mascenic 37-21 in the Preliminary Round. The Hillcats got a strong showing from Zoe Kemp (17 points) and Emily Howell (15 points), who accounted for 32 of H-D’s 36 points…

Boys Basketball

Kearsarge 60, Fall Mountain 54: Fall Mountain came out on fire from the perimeter with a barrage of made 3-pointers in the first and second quarter of Wednesday night’s D-III playoff game and held a 34-31 lead at the half. Kearsarge locked down on defense in the second half to pull out the road win and advance to Saturday’s quarterfinal against Mascoma. …

Download The Messenger – February 26, 2021 (pdf)

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Hillsborough woman survives snowmobile crash

Taylor Beck, 22, of Hillsborough, survived a serious snowmobile crash in Bennington that could have been deadly, but the 22-year-old was saved by her helmet. Beck was snowmobiling in Bennington on Friday evening when she hit a…

Hillsborough Select Board considers adoption of a Noise Ordinance

Hillsborough Selectman Dave Rogers presented the Select Board with the first draft of a Noise Ordinance that would make it “unlawful for any person within the boundaries of the Town of Hillsborough to make, continue, or cause to be made any unreasonably loud noise which…

Weare Troop 24 and Troop 529 win Awards at Scouts Klondike Derby

BSA Troops 24 and 529 of Weare attended a Klondike Derby at Lake Horace in Weare, NH on February 7 and took home several awards. The Klondike derby is an annual event held during the winter months. It’s based on the heritage of the Klondike Gold Rush and BSA has been…

Girls Basketball

Hopkinton 47, Hillsboro-Deering 35: Brook Carlson and Maurgan McGrath sparked a third quarter run leading the Hawks over the scrappy Hillcats. Emily Howell had 13 points and Zoe Kemp 10 for H-D…

Boys Basketball

Hillsboro-Deering 63, John Stark 62: Stark took a two-point lead with 4.8 seconds to play on a bucket from Chad Martin. H-D called a timeout and drew up a play for Zack Coombs, but the ball had to go the length of the floor and the…