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Download The Messenger – March 20, 2020 (pdf)

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Area Towns & Schools Adopting Pandemic Precautions

Consistent with directives recently issued by the Governor and Department of Education, area towns and schools are implementing precautions designed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Immediately following the Governor’s Sunday news conference, the SAU #34 School Board convened an emergency meeting to begin planning for…

Francestown residents honor Abigail Arnold

Francestown residents began this year’s Town Meeting by thanking two veteran town officers. Selectwoman Abigail Arnold had over 33 years of service to Francestown, including three terms as Selectman and over 20 years on the Planning Board. Robert “Bub” Rokes was thanked for his 20 years on the Recreation Department. All but…

In times of crisis blood donations are critical

We now face a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed immediately to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. We are at the Hillsboro American Legion on Friday, March 20th 10:30-3:30 and we need YOU. Please help us restock our…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Division II. First Team: Mather Kipka, ConVal, Senior; Second Team: Connor Buffum, ConVal, Senior; Honorable Mention: Ben Carl, Kearsarge, Senior;
Division III. First Team: Kevin Newton-Delgado, Hopkinton, Senior;
Second Team: Shepyrd Murdough, Hopkinton, Senior; Jack Ford Scholar Athlete: Shepyrd Murdough, Hopkinton…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division II. First Team: Chelsea Woodsum, John Stark, Senior; Honorable Mention: Anna Stenger, John Stark, Senior; Jack Ford Scholar Athlete: Chelsea Woodsum, John Stark; Division III. First Team: Katie Meserve, Hopkinton, Senior; Second Team: Maurgan McGrath, Hopkinton, Junior;
Honorable Mention: Ellie Owen, Hopkinton, Senior…

Download The Messenger – March 13, 2020 (pdf)

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Hillsboro-Deering Graduate To Lead The District

The SAU 34 Board has announced that Patricia Parenteau has accepted the position of Superintendent effective July 1, 2020 to succeed Mr. Robert Hassett who is retiring at the end of the school year. Parenteau has been with the H-D School District since 2001 and has been part of the…

Persistence pays off as Newbury voters approve $3.75 million Fire Station

After several failed attempts, the Newbury Fire Department will soon have a new home. Wednesday night, voters easily met the 2/3 vote requirement to approve the $3,750,000 request for the design, construction and equipping of the new Fire station, to be located next to the…

Undeterred by fire alarm, Hillsborough voters finish in record time

Hillsborough’s Town Meeting Tuesday evening began at 7:30 p.m., and despite a 15 minute delay to correct a faulty fire alarm, adjourned at 8:45 p.m. During that time, voters approved the proposed $7,944,653 Operating Budget, $722,672 for the Water Department and $868,229 for the Sewer Department, all without…

Annual Pats Peak Pond Skim set for Saturday March 21st

Pats Peak announces its annual Pond Skim Contest on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Participants try to ski or snowboard across a man-made pond. Some make it across and some take the icy plunge into the pond. Registration for the Pond Skim event is from 8:30am to 11:30am with the event starting at…

BOYS HOCKEY

#4 Stark/Hopkinton 4, #5 Kearsarge 2: The General Hawks gave up two goals in the first period, but went on to a 4-2. #7 ConVal/Conant 7, #2 Belmont 4: ConVal/Conant advanced to the NHIAA Division III semifinals thanks to a dramatic 7-4 upset of 2nd seeded Belmont. Evan Turner had a hat trick with Quinn Mose and Aidan King scoring a pair of goals each…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

#4 Lebanon 56, #5 John Stark 44: Lebanon took advantage of 25 John Stark turnovers, taking an 18-12 lead through the first quarter and building on it throughout the game…

Download The Messenger – March 6, 2020 (pdf)

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ConVal is taking precautions against the Coronavirus

ConVal has been added to the school districts taking precautions against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). ConVal School District Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders announced Monday that students who traveled to Italy with the Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs during winter break last week have been asked to remain at home for…

Warner comes alive during Kearsarge Maple Weekend

Warner’s maple producers join with the town’s organizations and businesses to create a town-wide maple celebration March 20-22. The weekend begins on Friday evening with an art show reception at Main Street Bookends. The action picks up bright and early each morning with a pancake breakfast brought…

Hillsboro-Deering’s new Elementary School Playground to be built

Over two years of planning, designing and fundraising are coming to a conclusion as the new Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Playground becomes a reality. Two years ago the PTO asked School District voters to fund the new playground entirely with taxpayer money. It was overwhelmingly rejected. Last year the group returned with a request for…

BOYS BASKETBALL

John Stark 68, Kingswood 52: Before the game, Christian Barr was recognized for scoring his 1,000th point on Friday at Stevens. After tipoff, the 6-foot-4 senior kept scoring, dropping 39 of his game-high 41 points in the first three quarters…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division I Preliminary. #6 Goffstown 44, #11 Portsmouth 32: Kelly Walsh tossed in 22 points for sixth-seeded Goffstown, which moved on to the Division I quarterfinals…

Download The Messenger – February 14, 2020 (pdf)

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Hopkinton budgets $1,862 million for 3 year teacher contract

A relatively small crowd attended Wednesday’s public hearing on Hopkinton’s School and Municipal budgets. School voters are being asked to support an operating budget of $21,416,331, which was approved by a 3-2 School Board vote and a 7-3 Budget Committee vote. A new 3-year collective bargaining…

Henniker and NEC returning to normal after 3am shooting

The atmosphere in Henniker and on the New England College Campus is returning to normal after three people were shot early Sunday, prompting a campus-wide lockdown. Two women and a man, with non-life-threatening injuries were found on Bridge Street at about 3 am. Merrimack County Attorney Robin Davis said that the two women were…

Diaries of New Boston Railroad Engineer

The New Boston Historical Society presents “The Diaries of New Boston Railroad Engineer William Fiske” at the New Boston Community Church, 7 pm Thursday, March 12. William Fiske was a railroad engineer who kept diaries from 1892-1954. Our presenters are New Bostonians Deb Jardine, a great-granddaughter of…

Hillsborough Planning Board offering four Zoning Amendments

This year there are four Planning Board warrant articles on the 2020 Town Meeting ballot. The first two pertain to the definitions of “Dwelling Unit” and “Family.” The dwelling unit article clarifies the definitions of “Single Unit,” “Two Unit,” “Three and Four Unit” and “more than Four Unit” dwellings. It also states clearly that…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mascenic 59, Hillsboro-Deering 43: The Hillcats struggled to keep up to the top team in Division III. Hopkinton 43, Conant 41: Michael Baer and Kevin Newton-Delgado scored 10 each for Hopkinton in a close game…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bedford 53, Goffstown 38: Kelly Walsh led the Grizzlies (10-3) with 19 points but none of her teammates finished with more than six.Lebanon 53, Kearsarge 25: Kearsarge trailed by only one point at the half, but the Raiders instituted a full-court press and forced Kearsarge to turn over the ball in a scoreless second quarter…