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The Messenger – March 22, 2024

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Download The Messenger - March 22, 2024 (pdf)ConVal Consolidation Plan rejected

Voters in the nine towns of the Contoocook Valley School District on Tuesday defeated a plan that would allow the school board to close up to four elementary schools in Bennington, Dublin, Francestown and…

Hillsboro-Deering Preschool Lottery applications available

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School will accept applications for the Preschool lottery for the 2024-2025 school year, Monday, April 1, 2024 through Friday, April 26, 2024. Preschool registration can be filled out online at…

Two New England College graduates murdered in Miami

Two former New England College athletes living in Miami were shot and killed Saturday night in what police say was a double murder-suicide. Meghan Moore, 25, and Sidney Capolino, 23, graduated from the…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Division II – Second Team: Jake Reardon, so., Bow. Honorable Mention: Brendan O’Keeffe, so., Bow. Division III – First Team: Noah Whipple, sr., Kearsarge. Second Team: Abram Standefer, sr., Hopkinton…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division II – First Team: Eleanor Girardet, sr., John Stark. Second Team: Juliette Tarsa, sr., Bow. Honorable Mention: Abby Duclos, sr., John Stark; Bryana Szepan, jr., Bow; Avery Geaumont, sr., John Stark; Ella Trefethen, so., Bow. All-Defensive Team: Bryana Szepan, jr., Bow…

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The Messenger – March 15, 2024

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Download The Messenger - March 15, 2024 (pdf)Hillsborough Town Meeting voters approve entire warrant in short order

Hillsborough voters breezed through a 16 Article Town Meeting warrant with few questions and no debate Tuesday night. Easily approved with a showing of voting cards were…

Hopkinton School District voters nix proposal to adopt SB2

The opening of Saturday morning’s Hopkinton School District Annual Meeting was delayed nearly forty minutes to allow the overflow crowd of voters to sign-in and receive their…

Hillsborough woman on drug charges

Cassandra Sinks, 28, was stopped at the Hillsboro Park and Ride for motor vehicle violations that occurred on Route 202/9.  During the roadside investigation, the officer…

BOYS HOCKEY

Division III Semifinals – No. 2 Pembroke-Campbell 5, No. 6 Kearsarge/Plymouth 0: Pembroke-Campbell controlled Wednesday night’s semifinal from start to finish, by outshooting the Cats 17-6 in the first period, with Caden Mix’s goal one minute into the game (off an assist from Cam Plumb) giving PAC an early 1-0 lead…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division II Semifinals – No. 1 Concord Christian 68, No. 4 John Stark 50: After falling behind 13-2 early into Wednesday night’s Division II semifinal, No. 4 John Stark looked to be in deep trouble against No. 1 Concord Christian. The Kingsmen came out asserting their game, forcing turnovers and knocking down shots, and the Generals didn’t seem to have an answer…

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The Messenger – March 8, 2024

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DownloadThe Messenger - March 8, 2024 (pdf)Major decisions facing ConVal School District voters

ConVal School District voters are being asked to approve a $58.4 million budget at Town meetings throughout the District. In addition, they will vote on an adjustment to the articles of agreement which would allow officials to close some of the district’s elementary schools. The school…

Contoocook cadet awarded a $5,000 Air Force Scholarship

New Hampshire Air National Guardsman and University of New Hampshire (UNH) sophomore Jack P.H. Horne of Contoocook recently was awarded $5,000 in scholarships from Granite State Flight #53, Order of…

Hopkinton/Stark Robotics win coveted “Imagery Award”

The Hopkinton High School/John Stark Regional High School Robotics Team, Oz-Ram 1922, competed in the New England FIRST Granite State District Competition March 1-2 at Salem High in Salem, NH. 35 teams from all around New England showcased their…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Division II Opening Round – No. 7 Bow 41, No. 10 Souhegan 34: Souhegan erased an 11-point deficit to lead by one point at halftime and by one heading into the fourth quarter, but the Saber shots that were falling from 3-point land in the first half weren’t landing in the second and the Falcons made enough plays down the stretch…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division II Opening Round – No. 4 John Stark 61, No. 13 Milford 46: The Generals consistently put up points throughout the game and went on a 6-0 run to end the first quarter to build some cushion early…

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The Messenger – March 1, 2024

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Download The Messenger - March 1, 2024 (pdf)Goffstown woman pleads guilty to transporting body parts

Denise Lodge, one half of a Goffstown husband-wife couple accused last year of selling and mailing body parts stolen from the Harvard Medical School’s morgue, has agreed to plead guilty to inter-state transport of…

H-D DECA shines at 67th Annual NH Development Conference

A young Hillsboro-Deering DECA team had good success at the recent New Hampshire DECA 67th Annual Career Development Conference. It was held February 14-16 at the Hilton Doubletree in Manchester, NH. Twenty-two team members attended this…

Henniker Select Board agrees to support a new $300,000 Highway Truck

The Henniker Select Board discussed various topics at their February 20th meeting. Monica Rico requested permission to hold Henniker Homemade & Home-grown events in the Town Common on…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Regular Season – Sanborn 71, Bow 61: The Falcons lost their regular-season finale, but will host a Division II tournament game next week by finishing as a top-seven seed…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division III Semifinals – No. 2 Hopkinton 51, No. 3 Winnisquam 33: It was the Shaylee Murdough show. The junior captain scored 16 of her game-high 23 points, as Hopkinton built up a 28-17 halftime lead…

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The Messenger – February 23, 2024

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Download The Messenger - February 23, 2024 (pdf)Antrim school’s drone team soars

The Great Brook School’s aerial drone team placed first in the skills portion and second overall in the Rec Foundation’s aerial drone competition last month in Springfield, Vermont. GBS was represented by three teams of students at the event, entitled Mission Eclipse. They competed against 15 other teams from across…

Multiple departments battle Warner fire for over 2 hours

While firefighters from around the region were fighting a fire at the historic Stark Mansion in Dunbarton, another house fire was reported in Warner. Capital region dispatch requested “all units available,” at just past…

First responders called to fatal accident on Hopkinton Road

Concord first responders were sent to the area of Loop Road for a report of a crash. Police dispatch was attempting to find out how extensive the injuries were and fire dispatch did not know if there was entrapment but…

BOYS ALPINE SKIING

Division III Championship – Hopkinton 1st: Senior Harrison Wilson won the giant slalom in the morning, junior Merrick Chapin won the slalom in the afternoon and also finished second in the GS, and the Hopkinton boys’ Alpine team recovered from…

GIRLS ALPINE SKIING

Division III Championship – Hopkinton 1st: The Hopkinton girls’ Alpine ski team has been consistent all season and that wasn’t about to change on Wednesday. Hawk sophomore Marcella Guadagno finished second in both the slalom and…

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The Messenger – February 16, 2024

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Download The Messenger - February 16, 2024 (pdf)New London dispatcher honored

At last Thursday’s New London Select Board meeting, in front of a group of his colleagues, Police Chief Emily Cobb presented Greg Barthol an Exceptional Duty award for his deft handling of two simultaneous major fires in two separate towns…

Hillsborough voters to face an imposing 25 Article Warrant on March 12th

After voting on nine proposed zoning amendments, Article 10 asks Hillsborough voters to support a $9,494,950.00 2024 Operating Budget. Article 11 requests $882,592.00 for operating the…

H-D DECA’s “Hillcat Corner” receives Gold Level International ranking

The Hillcat Corner, the school-based enterprise at Hillsboro-Deering High School was among 728 school-based enterprises achieving gold-level re-certification for the 2023-2024 school year and will be recognized…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bow 74, Bishop Brady 31: The Falcons bounced back from a tough outing on Thursday (scoring just 31 points) with a huge night offensively on Friday against the Giants…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Thomas 66, Hopkinton 48: After falling behind by double digits in the first quarter, the Hawks stormed back to cut the score to 37-30 at halftime…

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The Messenger – February 9, 2024

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Download The Messenger - February 9, 2024 (pdf)Three Hillsboro-Deering DECA students qualify for International Competition

After ten days of competing against other high schools in a global competition, two teams of students from Hillsboro-Deering High School have qualified for the DECA International Conference in April 2024 in the area of…

H-D holds marathon, often contentious Deliberative Session

A record crowd of over 300 voters attended the three hour, sometimes contentious H-D Deliberative Session Monday evening. Rep. Riche Colcombe made three separate attempts to cut Article 3, the proposed $24,597,117 Operating Budget which was a…

Dunbarton Police present “Social Media: A Predator’s Playground”

On Tuesday, January 30th 2024 Detective Lieutenant Eric Kinsman (Portsmouth PD) and Deputy Matt Fleming (Hillsborough County SO) of the The NH Internet Crimes Against Children – ICAC Task Force presented their “Social Media: A Predator’s Playground” course to members of the public. The presentation discussed technology available to teens today and the way in which child predators use it to exploit…

BOYS HOCKEY

Bishop Guertin 1, Bow 0: The Cardinals scored a goal in the second period to defeat the Falcons…

GIRLS HOCKEY

Brady-Trinity-Londonderry 8, ConVal-Conant 0: BLT scored three goals in both the first and second periods to secure its second straight victory and third win its last four games…

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The Messenger – February 2, 2024

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Download The Messenger - February 2, 2024 (pdf)Hillsborough Church separates

The Board of Directors of the Hillsboro Church has issued the following statement on their separation from the United Methodist Church: “In 1838, the Methodist Church was formed in Hillsboro and moved…

Hillsborough Select Board OK’s new Parking Ordinance

Town Administrator Laura Buono brought up the Road (Parking) Ordinance that the Hillsborough Select Board had been working on for quite a long time, and which a public hearing has already been held. She asked the Selectmen if they are…

Weare American Legion honors the U.S. Space Force

In December, Weare’s Philbrick-Clement American Legion Post 65 officially installed the flag of the United States Space Force (USSF) in its hall, where the flags of all other US military branches and…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Coe-Brown 72, ConVal 50: The Bears won their fourth game in a row. Milford 67, ConVal 53: Ryan Close and Max Cail had 14 points each…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

John Stark 50, Bow 44: The Generals showed how much they’ve grown since then, closing out a 50-44 win at home over Bow. Bow 47, Timberlane 22: Juliette Tarsa led the Falcons’ attack with 25 points…

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The Messenger – January 26, 2024

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Download The Messenger - January 26, 2024 (pdf)Sunapee apartment complex destroyed

Firefighters worked through bitterly cold temperatures Thursday night into Friday morning to contain a large fire at an apartment building in the Georges Mills neighborhood of Sunapee. Crews were first dispatched to the fire scene on…

NH Fish & Game Officers rescue three hikers from Mount Monadnock

New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers say that an unprepared hiker created the need for rescuers to carry the woman out in -10 degree temperatures. New Hampshire Fish and Game was contacted by Monadnock Park Staff concerning three lost hikers…

KRES-NL’s first Student of the Month Abigail Farnsworth

When fourth grade student Abigail Farnsworth travels to school she rides the bus alongside her friends every day, often thinking about becoming a scientist when she is older. One morning something different happened. On December 4, while riding the bus, Abigail noticed that…

BOYS NORDIC SKIING

Hopkinton at Gunstock Biathlon: Hopkinton competed against skiers from 14 other schools. Clarner picked up a narrow victory over Gilford’s Aiden Bondaz, leading a field of 80-plus skiers…

GIRLS NORDIC SKIING

Hopkinton at Gunstock Biathlon: The Hawks competed against 14 other schools in a biathlon race at Gunstock on Wednesday…

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The Messenger – January 19, 2023

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Download The Messenger - January 19, 2023 (pdf)Remembering Chief “Pete” Cate

Police Chief Christopher Parsons offered the following remarks during a moving celebration of life for former Chief Fran “Pete” Cate: “Welcome. We are gathered here to celebrate the life of retired police Chief Pete Cate. Chief Pete Cate was well-respected in the community and friends to all that crossed his path on and…

Henniker Area Rotary Club has $1,700 in scholarship money available

Clear, confident public speaking and high ethical standards are two of the most important attributes looked for in successful business, educational, and community leaders. These principles are clearly…

Pats Peak announces its participation in the “Vertical Challenge”

Pats Peak announces its participation in the Vertical Challenge Race Series on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The Vertical Challenge is a series of free casual ski and snowboard races held at various ski resorts throughout the northeast. Skiers and snowboarders are…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hopkinton 75, Hillsboro-Deering 30: Hopkinton’s full court press and offensive movement opened up a 22-5 lead in the first quarter and the Hawks never looked backed…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kearsarge 58, Newfound 25: The Cougars jumped out to a 24-4 lead in the first quarter to bounce back from a tough loss against Hopkinton earlier in the week…

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