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In New Hampshire – May 2015

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Wildquack Duck River Festival and Duck Race

Jackson, New Hampshire: A recognized quintessential New England Village and a highly visited resort destination plays host to the 26th racing of the Ducks Sunday May 24, 2015. The Wildcat River will have almost 3,500 yellow rubber ducks racing against each other on their way to the finish line. The Wilquack Duck River Festival has been helping to raise money for…

Canterbury Shaker Village hosts 3rd Annual Heifer Parade

Canterbury Shaker Village will host the 3rd Annual Heifer Parade with Food & Fiddle on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Cows from Brookford Farm will parade to the historic pastures at the Village at approximately 11:00 am. Admission is free. Maypole dancing, food, outdoor barn dancing, and make-your-own head wreaths, tutus and…

Kites Against Cancer event planned for May 17th

Annual event benefits Oncology patients at Exeter Hospital. The sky above Hampton Beach will be filled with kites of all colors on Sunday, May 17th as a sign of hope and support for those affected by cancer during Exeter Hospital’s seventh annual Kites Against Cancer event. All proceeds from the event benefit The Beyond the Rainbow Fund at…

What’s new in Portsmouth & the Seacoast Spring 2015

Restaurant Week Portsmouth and the Seacoast, Thursday April 9 – Saturday April 18, 2015 – sponsored by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, this bi-annual culinary event spotlights the area as a culinary and cultural destination – 75,000 diners join in. www.portsmouthchamber.org/restaurantweek.cfm/ New home for arts nonprofit – As part of the dynamic arts scene, a new home for a contemporary art nonprofits will be opening…

Attractions & more in Mt Washington Valley

From Pentathlons to performing arts, the May schedule of events features plenty of live performances, adventure and family-friendly fun. The region’s attractions are opening in April and May starting with opening day for the Conway Scenic RR on April 11th and The Cog RR on April 25th. Story Land and Santa’s Village both open a…

May is Member Madness Month at Cheshire Children’s Museum

May is Member Madness Month with doors opening an hour earlier every Wednesday for members only. Enjoy a quieter time with your children during this special time made just for you. In addition, members are invited to bring a guest free of charge every time they visit as well as an additional 10% off in the…

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The Messenger – May 8, 2015

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Goffstown Police arrest two men for robbery

Goffstown Police have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at Cumberland Farms last week. Arrested were John Kalantzis, 38, of Manchester, and Michael Crawford, 45, of Mont Vernon. The robbery took placet…

Weare Selectmen drop search for new Police Chief – to stay with Kelly

On April 20th, the Weare Selectmen met with nine residents who volunteered on the Police Chief Search Committee. On April 27th the board invited everyone back to tell them that the Board had talked to Interim Chief Kelly last week before interviewing the candidates. After the meeting with Kelly, and the interviews, the Board agreed to…

Two Hillsboro-Deering DECA Teams place 8th in International Competition

Hillsboro-Deering High School DECA recently returned from the International competition in Orlando, Florida with several accolades. The group attended the conference from April 24 – April 29, 2015 and during this event two teams made their way into the finals of their competition and finished in the top…

New season of Peterborough Cruz-Ins

The Peterborough Rotary Club is pleased to announce the first event of the fifth season of Cruz-In 2015 on Sunday, May 10, in Depot Square, downtown Peterborough from 9:00 to 1:00. It is open to all makes and models of vintage or special interest cars, trucks, motorcycles, and…

Cyr Lumber & Home Center holds Grand Opening of Warner store

With the sun shining down, a crowd gathered at Cyr Lumber & Home Center in Warner for the grand opening celebration. Founder of the company, Ron Cyr, cut the ribbon as members of his family and others looked on. The Cyr family purchased the former Hamilton Building Supply Company on Route 103 last summer, and have been remodeling, updating and stocking the shelves ever since…

Kjellman critical of non-action on Henniker’s School Playground

The Henniker Community School Board had an eventful meeting Wednesday night. It began with a tribute to former Board Chair Gary Guzouskas and ended with the resignation of Principal Katherine McBride. Guzouskas was presented with a gift in recognition of his many years of service to the District and McBride announced that she was resigning to become Principal of Hooksett Elementary School. The Guzouskas presentation was followed by an extended Public…

Boys Sports

BASEBALL – Nute 4 Sunapee 3: Cole Cruz was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. He also pitched the first four innings, and struck out nine, walked one and allowed just one hit and one unearned run. Ben Robinson tossed three innings, gave up three runs — one earned — struck out four…

Girls Sports

SOFTBALL – Franklin 27 Stevens 0 (5 Inn): A 15-run fourth inning full of walks and errors propelled the Golden Tornadoes to victory. The Tornadoes amassed 14 hits in total while being walked 13 times…

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The Messenger – May 1, 2015

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New Boston Police officers to assist in Francestown

New Boston Police Chief James Brace informed the selectmen that Francestown’s Police Chief and some staff resigned a month ago. Francestown’s Town Administrator approached Jim asking if the New Boston Police Department could help cover Francestown with four hour patrols at…

Sunapee Police replacing their firearms

Sunapee Police Chief David Cahill asked the selectmen for permission to trade some surplus firearms to a local gun dealer, for a reasonable price, in trade for ammunition. If the Town were to sell the guns, then the money would go back into…

Bell Tower in Goffstown SAU’s Administration Building to be replaced

Superintendent of Schools Brian Balke recently gave the Gofftown Selectmen an update on the status of repairs to the bell tower in the Wight Building. The School Board has authorized an engineering study to look at its structural integrity. The plan is to…

Bow police arrest one suspect, the second remains at large

The Bow police are looking for Keenan Hibbard, 29, who fled from the police Tuesday night and is wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. The police arrived at 59 Knox Road in Bow on Tuesday night, the home of Kathleen Hibbard, to assist the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Department with a civil matter. Two residents – Tess Hibbard, 27, a wanted fugitive, and her brother, Keenan – fled out the…

Antrim asked to adopt a UTV ordinance

Jason Leclerc and Rick Edmunds attended the recent Antrim selectmen’s meeting to request that the town adopt an ordinance allowing UTVs (Utility Vehicles) to operate on certain town roads. In the area, Henniker has adopted such an…

Dunbarton speeding stop results in DWI 2nd arrest

On Saturday, April 18th a Dunbarton Police Officer initiated a motor vehicle stop on Stark Highway North for a speeding violation. Upon making contact with the operator, an adult male from Nashua, the officer determined that he may be impaired by alcohol. Field sobriety tests confirmed the officer’s suspicion and the driver was…

Boys Sports

BASEBALL – Sunapee 6 Pittsfield 2: The Lakers led 3-2 after four and shut the door to improve to 4-0. Will Palin went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, Cade Robinson was 1-for-2 and drove in two runs, while Nick Ducharme doubled and scored…

Girls Sports

LACROSSE – John Stark 15 Hopkinton 4: With the Hawks playing with six freshmen in the lineup, the Generals’ experience proved to be the difference. Rylee Ledoux had 4 goals and Lizzie Brandt 3 for Stark. Tess Masci scored 2 goals for Hopkinton…

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The Messenger – April 24, 2015

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Goffstown Selectman Nicholas Campasano resigning

Nicholas Campasano, Vice Chair of the Goffstown Select Board informed his fellow members Monday night that he has accepted the position of Director of Fire Services of Wake County North Carolina, effective on May 26th. Campasano currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Manchester Fire Department as well as a Goffstown Selectman. He told his collegues that…

Free dental care for area school children

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a traveling dental office complete with 2 exam rooms, waiting room and digital x-ray machines will be visiting areas schools in May. The unit will be at…

Hillsboro-Deering varsity baseball joins Operation Hat Trick

The Hillsboro Hillcat Varsity baseball team has played 3 games but they have yet been on a field for practice. They finally got out this past Saturday but it wasn’t the diamond they were on. The Hillcats may be 0-3 on the young season but on Saturday they came home feeling victorious…

Three area minors facing alcohol charges

As a result of a motor vehicle stop for speed and a defective muffler and making contact with the male operator, Sergeant Brian Lord detected a distinct and sustained odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the interior of the vehicle driven by Stephen Frosch, 18, of Antrim. An investigation revealed all occupants were…

Hopkinton officials act quickly in face of rumored school “shoot-out”

Early last Friday morning a parent e-mailed Hopkinton Superintendent Steve Chamberlain saying her daughter did not want to attend school after reading an e-mail that student “X” was going to shoot up the school. The Hopkinton High School Administration, Superintendent’s office and the Hopkinton Police Department worked throughout the morning, and eventually determined the rumor, which quickly spread through social media, was…

Boys Sports

BASEBALL – Fall Mountain 8 Hillsboro-Deering 4: The Hillcats fell behind 8-0 before rallying for two in the fourth, keyed by the single from Brandon Soules. H-D loaded the bases in the fifth but didn’t score and plated two in the seventh…

Girls Sports

LACROSSE – Kearsarge 8 John Stark 7 (3OT): Anna Stowell’s second goal late in the third overtime gave the Cougars a hard fought 8-7 victory over the Generals. The Generals were up by a pair before Kearsarge scored two goals in the last 21 seconds of the second half to force the game into overtime, 6-6, then nailed another goal with 26 seconds left to tie the game 7-7 at the end of the first overtime…

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The Messenger – April 17, 2015

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Bow Principal is finalist for Kearsarge Superintendent

John House-Myers, the Principal of Bow High School is one of two finalists to replace Jerry Frew as Kearsarge Superintendent of Schools. The other finalist is Winifried Feneberg, currently the superintendent in Windham. The two met with parents, teachers and administrators Monday afternoon. In his ninth year as Bow High School principal, House-Myers said he…

Quick response limits damage to New London home

Fire officials believe a faulty maple sugaring operation caused a New London home to catch fire last Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the 324 Stoney Brook Road home, owned by Noel and Cheryl Weinstein, within eight minutes only to find extensive…

Antrim sexual assault from 40 years ago

A 72-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty in New Hampshire to sexually assaulting two boys more than 40 years ago.The boys, now adult men, went to police in 2013 and reported that they had been repeatedly assaulted by Michael Narbis starting in 1973 when they lived in Antrim. Narbis, who now lives in Bradenton, Florida, was charged with 31 felony counts of…

Hillsboro-Deering’s FBLA shines at State Leadership Conference

Hillsboro-Deering’s local Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter attended the Annual State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Manchester recently. Hillsboro had nine high school and two middle school students along with one advisor attend the conference over the two days. While there the students went to various workshops, took…

Hopkinton art student is double winner

Diana Harritt of Hopkinton, a student at Colby-Sawyer College majoring in Psychology, was recognized with the Tomie dePaola Whitebird Paper Award at the 42nd Annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers ’39 Juried Student Art Exhibition on…

Boys Sports

VOLLEYBALL – Goffstown 3 Bishop Guertin 0: Big win for the Goffstown Boys Varsity Volleyball team as they open their season with a home game triumph by earning the win 3-0 over Bishop Guertin High School. Max Chambers recorded 11 kills for the day and Ryan Roggenbuck had 8 kills…

Girls Sports

SOFTBALL – Hopkinton 13 Hillsboro-Deering 1: The Hawks scored 8 runs in the third to put the game out of reach. Seven of nine Hopkinton starters scored a run. Caroline Flood was 2 for 2, with 2 RBI while Alexis Blanchette went 1 for 3, with 3 RBI. Nicole Mooney, Emma Moore and Brianna Gretchen had hits for the Hillcats…

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In New Hampshire – April 2015

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Country Inns presents Herb, Food and Beer Tour

What do basil, brews and bittersweet all have in common? Guests visiting the Country Inns in the White Mountains on May 30-31, 2015 will have the opportunity to taste all of these and much more during the annual Herb, Food and Beer Tour in Mt Washington Valley, NH. This celebration of local flavors, combines herb recipe tastings, tours, take-home seedlings and recipes at eight White Mountain inns along with cooking demonstrations, a plant-to-plate “herb-inspired” dinner and overnight stays at…

Discover Wild New Hampshire Day

You might be surrounded by mountains of snow, but spring is on the way, and so is Discover WILD New Hampshire Day. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s biggest community event of the year is set for Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Fish and Game Department at 11 Hazen Drive in Concord, N.H. The event will be extra special this year, as Fish and Game celebrates its 150th anniversary. New attractions for 2015 include an entire tent devoted to hunting and…

Canterbury Shaker Village offering Grafting and Pruning Workshops

Grafting fruit trees involves a sharp knife and the mindset of a surgeon—but don’t let that intimidate you! During “Hands-on Grafting,” Instructor Michael Phillips will guide participants in bench grafting, using the whip-and-tongue union to place a chosen variety on provided rootstock. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own graft and take two baby trees home. Time will be spent outside topworking an existing tree using the bark inlay graft. Understanding this technique allows you to…

Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Week April 9

Restaurateurs in Portsmouth and the New Hampshire Seacoast are dreaming about Spring and the latest edition of their popular Restaurant Week Portsmouth & the Seacoast. Sponsored by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, this bi-annual celebration takes place Thursday, April 9 – Saturday April 18, 2015 and will feature restaurants located in Portsmouth and throughout the Seacoast; a restaurant scene that provides every kind of cuisine imaginable – much locally sourced – at establishments ranging from chef-owned to local breweries…

5k Trail Race and Kids Fun Run at the Seacoast Science Center

The Kennebunk Savings Rescue Run: Race for Marine Mammals at the Seacoast Science Center April 25, features a 5k chip-timed trail race and untimed walk through Odiorne Point State Park. Now in its seventh year, our popular Race follows the 5k cross-country trail route created by Jennifer Shultis, captain of Team Eastern Mountain Sports, 2006 US Adventure Racing National Champions. You’ll run through the forest, by the rocky shore, across a sandy beach, and alongside historic military…

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The Messenger – April 10, 2015

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Goffstown Lt. to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Goffstown Police Lt. Pierre Pouliot has been selected by the NH Police Fire & EMS Foundation to receive the 2015 Police Lifetime Achievement Award. Pouliot was nominated by Chief Steven Marshall and the Washington Police Department. He will be presented the award at…

Bow Selectmen adopt a new street numbering system for several roads

During last week’s meeting, the Bow Selectmen held a public hearing on a proposed new address numbering system for: Dicandra Drive, Ryan Road, Marions Way, Page Road, Evangelyn Drive, Dow Road. The Board discussed the decision they made in May 2013 for renaming and renumbering each…

Newport approves $9.4 million budget

Newport voters quickly passed along the town’s $9,490,221 operating budget without debate or a single question at the town’s deliberative session Tueday evening. They also approved $31,800 to purchase land around the recreation department building on Belknap Avenue, $4,000 to fund a…

Bennington veteran awarded $21 million malpractice claim against VA

Michael Farley, 60-year-old Navy veteran from Bennington was recently awarded a $21 million malpractice verdict against the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester. Farley now lives with “locked-in syndrome” after suffering two strokes within two months in 2010. He remains fully conscious, but has no…

Peeps Diorama Winners Announced

More than 300 people attended the “Peeps Party” to showcase entries from the 4th annual Peeps Diorama Contest at the Library Arts Center in Newport Friday evening. With more than 100 dioramas on display, the following winners were…

Goffstown man arrested for kidnapping 13-year-old

A missing Boscawen teenager was reunited with her family after authorities arrested her alleged kidnapper in Maine on Friday morning. Police in York, Maine charged Alex Denis, 19, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, with unlawful sexual contact. He is being held in York County Jail, pending his extradition back to New Hampshire for a kidnapping charge. Originally, New Hampshire State Police responded to a home in…

Antrim Scouts collecting food for the Food Pantry

Last week, Boy Scout Troop 2 and Cub Scout Pack 2 boys distributed paper “door hangers” to make residents aware of a food drive to benefit the Antrim-Bennington Food Pantry. This past Saturday, April 4, Scouts remind residents that they will be returning to pick up donations beginning at 9 a.m. until noon. Second Class Scout Sean Burwen, organizer of the Antrim/Bennington event, says…

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Senior Lifestyles – April 2015

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Ledyard National Bank supports NH Senior Citizens

Ledyard National Bank is very proud of the partnership it developed with the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council (GCSCC) in 2014. Ledyard’s “adoption” of the non-profit organization gave the bank myriad opportunities the learn about the organization, its staff and its members. As the outreach project progressed over…

What’s your path to retirement happiness?

Retirees have a message for people still working but wondering what life might be like once they retire: “Come on in, the water’s warm.” But they also say that it pays to plan, the earlier the better…

Congressman Guinta denounces recent medicare advantage cuts

Congressman Frank Guinta joined a bipartisan coalition of House Members in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt. In the letter, the Members urged against recent payment cuts…

Crotched Mountain’s Equine Collaberative begins May 4

Crotched Mountain’s rehabilitative Center Equine Collaberative will begin its spring equine sessions May 4 through June 17 and offer participants of all abilities the chance to interact with a horse and perform simple taskssuch as grooming, petting and leading. A horse can be a very powerfulexperience for people with disabilities and can help…

The easiest resolution to keep: Upgrading your bathroom

Whether committing to losing weight, improving your health or furthering your career, New Year’s resolutions create stress and require time and hard work. This year, along with those admirable but difficult-to-keep resolutions, why not set a goal that’s easy to achieve and will leave you with long-lasting satisfaction? Start the new year with a new bathroom, and you’ll reap the rewards for years to come…

Tips to slash the price of prescription drugs

Today’s rising health care costs can feel out of control. Fortunately, prescription drugs are an exception. Consider these five simple ways to save money on your prescriptions so you can stay healthy and maintain your budget…

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The Messenger – April 3, 2015

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New Boston joins Sheriff’s Street Crime Task Force

New Boston Police Chief James Brace said Sheriff Jim Hardy has started a Street Crime Task Force to address the growing problem of heroin addiction. Participating Police Departments will get training and information sharing about the…

Municipal Resources Inc. to lead search for new Weare Police Chief

Town Administrator Naiomi Bolton informed the Weare Selectmen that both Alan Gould and Pat Sullivan were informed of the Board’s decision to use MRI for the Police Chief search. It’s Gould’s opinion that just advertising in NH would limit the pool. There is nothing in the contract that states an officer has to…

Dunbarton woman arrested for DWI

Police arrested a woman for driving while under the influence after she flipped her vehicle on Stark Highway North. Dunbarton police, fire and emergency medical services were dispatched to the area of 13 Stark Highway north for a report of a vehicle rollover. Officers found…

Henniker man remains hospitalized after fire destroys house

A Henniker man remains hospitalized for smoke inhalation suffered when his home was destroyed in a fire last Sunday. James Roberts was the only one home at 270 Browns Way as fire completely destroyed the house. Roberts’ wife, Laura Roberts, said he was…

Bill Herman may be rehired in Auburn

The Auburn Selectmen met with former Town Administrator Bill Herman, formerly of Weare, behind closed doors last Friday to discuss the possibility of him returning to work after his sudden resignation last month. During the previous Monday’s meeting, newly elected Selectwoman Dale Phillips raised the issue of…

Main Street wants Flags over Goffstown

Pierre Larochelle, from the Goffstown Main Street Program Design Team, would like the Board’s authorization to display Mountain View Middle School students’ artwork on flags between the Goffstown Main Street bridge posts, from June 1-8. He has reviewed the setup with Fire Chief O’Brien who recommended the type of cabling to use to ensure no accidents occur as…

Four students from John Stark at All-State Music Festival

Four students from the John Stark Music Department have been selected to participate in this year’s NH All State Music Festival. Sophomores Mikayla Caterino and Abigail Kuzma in Women’s Chorus, Junior Nancy Gregory in Mixed Chorus and Senior Jacob Goldsberry in Concert Band will spend two days rehearsing an advanced program with…

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The Messenger – March 27, 2015

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Confessed quadruple arsonist given only 100 days

Newport Police Chief Jim Burroughs and area law enforcement personnel are frustrated with the 100-day sentence given to a confessed arsonist. Corey Hale was in Sullivan County Superior Court last week, facing charges he set fires at 11 Central Street, 6 Laurel St., 82 Maple St. and…

Group of St Anslem students observe Goffstown Selectmen’s meeting

Monday’s meeting, the Goffstown Selectmen welcomed Senator Lou D’Alessandro, a professor at St. Anslem College and several members of his government class to observe local government in action. Fire Chief Richard O’Brien appeared to request that the Fire Department be given the same exemption from the…

Peeps Diorama Contest again in Newport

The Newport Library Arts Center is pleased to host iconic Easter candy, PEEPS Dioramas Contest again this year. Dioramas will be on display from Saturday, April 4 to Saturday, April 11 during regular gallery hours, Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The entry fee is $3 per diorama. Submissions may be…

Do New London Police spend too much time patrolling I-89?

Apparently a resident had complained to Selectman Peter Bianchi that the Police were spending too much time patrolling Interstate 89, instead of concentrating their efforts in town. At a recent meeting, New London Police Chief Ed Anderson informed the…

Sculptured Creations exhibit in Weare

John Bourque began carving wood sculptures thirty years ago. Now, his first exhibit is on view at the Weare Public Library. “From the Woods: A Sculpture Exhibit” is a sampling of a much larger body of work he has created, from fanciful wooden…

Trio of angry bus drivers confront the Newport School Board

A trio of Newport school bus drivers, Kurt Minich, Tim Maynard and John VanDenBerg, let the Newport School Board know just how angry they were over over the replacement of Transportation Director Diane Callum with Chad Howe, husband of Board member Shannon Howe. Appearing at the last board meeting, the…

Henniker Huskies win the Maine March Showdown

The Henniker Huskies Cold Springs RV Bantams brought home the trophy from the Maine March Showdown. The Huskies finished pool play 4-0 with 24 goals for and 6 against and nine different Huskies tallied goals during the…

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