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Henniker burglaries

On November 28th the Henniker Police Department received a report of a burglary on Old Hillsboro Road. The suspects made entry into the home through a door located in the back of the house. Jewelry and a lock box was taken. On November 30th police received a report of an attempted burglary on…

Colby-Sawyer College lays off 18 as part of restructuring

Colby-Sawyer College administrators confirmed they had laid off 18 employees this week as part of a restructuring to deal with a $2.6 million operating loss in the current school year. Notices were sent out to seven faculty members and 11 other staffers on…

H-D Winter Concert “The Light Eternal”

The H-D Music department presents its Winter Concert Thursday, December 15 at 7 p.m. at the HDMS Cafetorium. This free concert features the HDHS Chorus and Band as they explore songs related to Light including a piece entitled “The Light Eternal” which musically chronicles the attack on the USAT Dorchester during WWII which took the lives of…

New Boston company donates iMac Computer to school

Students at New Boston Central School, New Boston, NH are taking another step up in technology thanks to the donation of a new iMac desktop computer and color printer from miEdge. Mark Smith, Founder and CEO of the New Boston based miEdge, presented the new iMac to…

Antrim Festival of Trees features ‘A Winter’s Evening’ December 10

Antrim welcomed hundreds of visitors to the opening of their seventh annual Festival of Trees on Thanksgiving weekend. The festival continues through the month of December until January 2. Unlike other festival of trees events, Antrim’s is not a fundraiser and displays are not for sale. Rather, the free event is put on to celebrate…

Speedway seeks to host music festivals

Loudon town leaders are considering a proposal from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway to host a multi-day music festival. On Tuesday, a sound test was conducted at the racetrack to test the noise level at different parts of the grounds. The track wants to hold a three-day music festival next summer. A letter of intent for the festival was sent to…

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Welcome Walmart

In contrast to its reception in 2006, Walmart’s plans to build a Hillsborough Supercenter was not only devoid of any Anti-Walmart, “Not In My Town” protesters, this year’s application was eagerly anticipated and quickly approved. For the first time, it was confirmed that the store would be a…

Help feed our needy neighbors this Christmas season

Messenger Publisher Leigh Bosse  is pleased to announce that for the 22nd consecutive year, The Messenger, in conjunction with the Hillsboro Lions  Club, will be conducting its annual appeal to readers to fund the distribution of Christmas Food Baskets to needy families in…

The Knights of Columbus are providing ‘Coats For Kids’

A large number of new kids’ winter coats were delivered this week to the Hillsboro-Deering and the Henniker School Districts by the local Knights of Columbus Council serving the St. Mary and St. Theresa Parishes of Hillsboro and Henniker. The coats, delivered to the…

Newport considers increased water ban

Newport is looking at implementing the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Model Water Use Restriction Ordinance. A mandatory water restriction was put in affect in October. Public Works Director Larry Wiggins said that the Water Department has lowered the output of water from…

Hillsboro-Deering DECA inaugurates another busy year

Fifty-four DECA students were recently inducted into the Hillsboro-Deering High School DECA chapter. The induction ceremony occurred in front of a packed cafeteria of family and community members. The following students were elected as DECA officers…

Loudon neighbors object to greenhouse’s light and noise

Several residents attended the recent Loudon selectman’s meeting to speak about the lights from the Greenhouse on Route 106. Douglas Bruce said he is about 3 miles from the greenhouse and literally at nighttime he can read a book in his bedroom from the light reflecting off it, especially if…

School Board confronted by a dozen upset parents

About a dozen upset and frustrated parents of H-D Elementary School students attended Monday’s School Board meeting to voice their concerns over what they felt were severe and improper disciplines being administered by Vice Principal Debra Beaupre…

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Margaret Lougee installed as Bow’s new Police Chief

Margaret Lougee was sworn in Monday night as Bow’s new Police Chief before a standing room only crowd at the Old Town Hall. The crowd included Lougee’s large family, friends, along with past and present coworkers. Lougee previously served as a master sergeant in the NH Air National Guard retiring after…

Quick response saves Dunbarton home

A Dunbarton shed was destroyed after catching fire Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to the 36 Twist Hill Road home shortly before 3:30 p.m. after a report of smoke in the backyard. Dunbarton Fire Deputy Chief Bud Marcou said he’s not sure who called in the report, but believes it was someone driving by, as no one…

Over 100 birds killed in fire that destroys Newport pole barn

About 100 birds perished in a barn fire at a family farm on Brown Road Monday afternoon, Newport Fire Chief Wayne Conroy said. Pigs rescued from the barn were revived with water and oxygen. Newport Fire and EMS responded to a report of heavy black smoke in the area of Brown Road at 12:27 p.m. on Monday. Firefighters found the rear of a barn structure on fire as well as…

Jim Kofalt’s refuses recount in 1 vote loss

Although he lost his election in a race for the N.H. House of Representatives by one vote, but Jim Kofalt did not challenge the result. Kofalt, a Wilton Republican, was beaten last week by fellow Republican John J. Valera, of Windsor in a contest for the two seats in Hillsborough House District 38. Valera won the second highest vote tally, with…

Henniker’s Safe Routes to School

The Henniker Selectmen spent a lot of money Tuesday evening. Fortunately much of it will not effect the local tax rate. The Board unanimously approved $280,000 to construct Phase I of the Safe Routes To School Project, first applied for in 2009. The project is funded with a 100% federal grant with construction to begin in…

Weare Middle School students tour Hopkinton-Everett Dam

As part of the watershed education portion of the 7 and 8th-grade science curriculum, Weare 7/8th grade students learned about the 1938 Great Flood in Weare and the subsequent construction of the Hopkinton-Everett dam system and its lasting effects on  the Towns of Weare, Henniker, and Hopkinton. In November, the students took a…

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Newbury teenager charged with firing four shots

Nathaniel Hargreaves, 18, of Newbury has been arrested and charged with felony reckless conduct after a road rage incident last Sunday in Newport during which four rounds were shot from a moving truck, police said. Hargreaves posted $10,000 cash bail and will be arraigned…

Henniker committee considering reviving a ‘Family River Festival’

Henniker’s Economic Development Committee has discussed the creation of a family river festival to celebrate this significant resource in the community and expand environmental tourism. Access to and highlighting the River was a major theme reported in…

Sunapee Chief David Cahill Receives Spirit of NH Award

At a recent gathering in Concord, Volunteer NH printed Sunapee Police Chief David Cahill with its Volunteer Award. Cahill has represented Law Enforcement statewide at the highest levels by serving as a past President of the NH Chiefs Association and as a current member of the NH Police Standards and Training Counsel. He is an outspoken advocate for…

Hillsborough Historical Society elects officers & presents awards

The Hillsborough Historical Society recently held their Annual Meeting at the Smith Congregational Church in Hillsborough. New Officers elected were…

Franklin City Council’s  SAU withdrawal vote ruled invalid

The Franklin City Council’s 5-4 vote to withdraw Franklin School District from SAU 18 last week has been ruled invalid by the NH Department of Education. The withdrawal plan must be accepted by…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Division II Semifinals: #6 Goffstown 2 # 2 Pembroke 1 OT: After 80 minutes of emotionally intense soccer, Mike Fortin floated through the right side of the Pembroke defense, took a touch, and fired it home between the legs of Pembroke goalie Tyler Smith to give Goffstown a thrilling 2-1 win. Division II Quarterfinals: #6 Goffstown 1 #3 ConVal 0: The Grizzlies’ defense held Division II’s top scoring offense scoreless while Noah Charron provided the lone goal. Charron finished a Mike Fortin corner kick for his tally. Miles Green provided the clean sheet in net the for the Grizzlies…

Girls Sports – Volleyball

Division III Semifinals: #3 Farmington 3 #2 Winnisquam 2: Farmington bounced back from a lopsided loss in Game 4 to beat Winnisquam in the fifth and deciding game for a 3-2 victory. Division III Quarterfinals: #2 Winnisquam 3. #10 Portsmouth Christian 0: The Bears cruised to wins in sets one and three but had to come from behind in a 28-26 second-set win…

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New Boston Police Department being sued by former officer

Alexandra Drake, 24, of Nashua, a former New Boston police officer, has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the town and police department. Drake says she was fired after she complained about sexual harassment by a supervising officer who allegedly ranked female drivers on a “rapability” scale…

Warning – Hillsboro’s Crazy Christians are at it again

Again this year, the Hillsboro United Methodist Men’s Ministry, affectionately dubbed “The Crazy Christians,” will camp out in cardboard boxes and sleeping bags to highlight the plight  of our homeless neighbors. They will be camping on the lawn next to the church on November 4th, 5th and 6th, and will be accepting donations of…

Colby-Sawyer honors Hillsboro woman

Emily Hatcher of Hillsboro, N.H., is one of eight students selected to receive the Sawyer Fellowship, one of Colby-Sawyer College’s most prestigious honors. Each year, Colby-Sawyer College faculty and administrative staff nominate students based upon their excellence in the classroom, their leadership, and their…

Hillsborough Olde Fashioned Christmas

Hillsborough Pride has begun planning for this year’s Olde Fashioned Christmas to be held on December 3, 2016. This traditional event celebrates both the religious as well as the commercial aspects of the holiday. Churches or civic groups wishing to host an event as part of the day long celebration should…

Complaints aired over new traffic flow routes at Newport schools

Newport Police Chief James Burroughs briefed the joint meeting of the School Board and Selectmen on the status of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and the recent changes to the traffic pattern at Richards School. Selectman Todd Fratzell relayed that several parents had complained with the lack of flow, particularly on Beach Street. At one point he personally had to…

Boys Sports – Football

Bow 14 John Stark 6:  Bow got a first quarter touchdown from Nate Alford on a two-yard run to lead 7-0 at the half. Jack Corriveau’s 1-yard run capped a 14-play, 62-yard drive that took up 7½ minutes of the third quarter. Drew McQuarrie, who’s been battling injury, lost two fumbles in the first half and was replaced by younger brother Parker McQuarrie in the second half. Parker led an 84-yard drive that culminated in an 18-yard TD pass to Jake Sitts with 1:22 left…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Division III Preliminary  #4 Hillsboro-Deering 7 #13 Bishop Brady 2: Key players: Hillsboro-Deering – Bridgette Winters scored 3 goals and added 2 assists to lead the Hillcats to a win. The HDHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team will host Raymond HS in the NHIAA Quarter Finals Round on Saturday, Oct 29th at 2:00pm.
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