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Download The Messenger – July 21, 2023 (pdf)

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Antrim fire & highway crews working to reopen several roads

After the Liberty Farm Road bridge was closed due to flooding caused by a water release from Island Pond Dam in Stoddard last week, another four inches of rain Sunday caused additional flooding in…

Franklin City Hall & Opera House closed for code violations

Franklin’s historic city hall and opera house will shut down next week and remain closed for public meetings and arts performances until decades of building code problems are…

Neighbor files complaint over operation of Francestown farm

Chair Heath reported that the Select Board received a letter of complaint from Gerri Bernstein about the use of the outdoor riding arena at The Shattuck’s Saving Grace Farm. Ms. Bernstein stated that the outdoor riding arena is not covered in the site plan for…

Wife of alleged rapist fired by DCYF, arrested as accomplice

Deborah Ann Bradley, 57, of Bow, recently fired from her position at the NH Division of Children and Youth, has been arrested as an accomplice falsifying physical evidence and three tampering with witnesses and…

Download The Messenger – July 7, 2023 (pdf)

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Francestown family is fundraising for lifesaving procedure for “Team Tommy”

At just eight months old, Thomas Henry Shattuck of Francestown is in the fight of his life. Living with an extremely rare genetic diagnosis, Tommy needs a stem cell transplant to survive. Tommy’s two-year-old brother, Kayden, is a match to donate stem cells to Tommy and save his younger brother’s life. Tommy has been diagnosed with…

The N.H. Executive Council has voted to accept $7 million in federal COVID-relief money for Crotched Mountain

School in Greenfield. The money is intended to allow the school to make necessary improvements to increase student enrollment. NH Commissioner of…

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Powwow in Warner on July 8-9

When Jennifer Lee was growing up, her home town of Harrison, New York was divided by a railroad track. On one side lived the Jewish population, and on the other, Catholic Italians. Lee grew up on the…

Summer Music at Stonewall Farm to benefit Smith Church

Do you love a warm summer evening listening to live acoustic music? Do you enjoy spending time at a historic and beautiful B&B? Do you value community outreach? If so, please join us for just such an evening on Sat. July 29 at the…

Download The Messenger – June 23, 2023 (pdf)

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Goffstown couple indicted for stealing & selling body parts

A Goffstown couple has been indicted by a Pennsylvania grand jury for allegedly selling stolen body parts. According to the indictment, Cedric Lodge worked as the morgue manager at Harvard Medical School. The indictment alleges Cedric Lodge stole dissected portions of…

Four prior Domestic Violence charges fail to protect Henniker woman

A restraining order failed to protect Gina Maiorana of Henniker, whose body was discovered on the side of a highway last week. Weare police arrested her boyfriend, Thomas Hanley on four separate domestic violence charges after witnesses say they saw…

Black bear stops for lunch in a Sunapee repair truck

“American Plate Glass got a new employee this afternoon on our job site in Sunapee,” the company wrote in a Facebook post. It happened Wednesday, June 14, at a home in southern New Hampshire, and video shows the bear was found in the front seat of an American Plate Glass box truck in…

BOYS LACROSSE ALL-DIVISION TEAMS

DIVISION III First Team Attack: Gavin McCabe, Bow, junior; Owen Walton, Bow, senior; Lincoln Wilson, Hopkinton, senior. Long stick midfielder: Steven Reddy, Hopkinton, Senior Defense: Cam Bassett, Hopkinton, junior…

GIRLS LACROSSE ALL-DIVISION TEAM

DIVISION II First Team: Eva DeMatteis, Goffstown;
Second Team Defense: Eliza Harris, ConVal;
Goalie: Abaigeal Estano, Goffstown…

Download The Messenger – June 9, 2023 (pdf)

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Double homicide & suicide in Franklin

The NH Attorney General’s Office reports that Jamie Bell, 42, shot and killed Nicole Hughes, 35, and their 1-and-a-half year old, daughter Ariella Bell, at a home on Elkins Street. Officials said Bell was…

Hopkinton High School Honors Biology Class participates in a Bioinformatics Project from NEC

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field where computer programs are used to analyze immense amounts of complex biological data. The Human Genome Project is one example. Other initiatives include identifying unknown species…

Merger of Newport Golf Club & Eastman Golf Links produced the “Newman Cup”

The first Newman Cup Golf Tournament took place between teams from the Newport Golf Club and Eastman Golf Links on May 20 and 21, 2023. The Cup was the brainchild of Bob Scheele, Newport Golf Club’s Minister of Fun; Bob is also…

Division-II Baseball

No. 7 Bow 5, No. 10 Pelham 0: Bow jumped out to an early lead, tacked on a few more and held the No. 10 Pelham offense in check. No. 2 Hollis-Brookline 3, No. 7 Bow 1: The Falcons fell in the semifinals to the Cavaliers on Saturday…

Division-II Softball

No. 5 Hopkinton 14, No. 13 Monadnock 4: Holding a 4-3 lead, the Hawks pounded the Huskies for 10 runs in the next two frames, highlighted by Beth Taylor’s home run…

Download The Messenger – May 26, 2023 (pdf)

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ConVal considering school consolidations

Faced with a continuing decline in school enrollments, ConVal officials are once again considering a consolidation or reconfiguration of schools across the district. The ConVal School Board has formed a Strategic Organization Committee to begin an “open, transparent, community involved review” of…

New Executive Chef & General Manager at two New London restaurants

Coming this June, Green Heart Hospitality will open the doors to The Elms Restaurant and Bar at the New London Inn, a celebration of the flavors and spirit of the Lake Sunapee Region, under the watchful eyes of newly appointed Executive Chef Ken Cazeñas, and new General Manager Kate Holt. Chef Ken will…

The Origin and History of Memorial Day

Memorial Day dates back to pre-Civil War times, but it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when because historical records are scarce for pre-Civil War grave decoration. On June 3rd, 1861, the first Civil War grave of a soldier was decorated with flowers in…

BOYS LACROSSE

Souhegan 11, Hillsboro-Deering/John Stark 4:
Lucas Gagnon and Manny Velazquez each scored 2 goals for HD. Lucas Fitts made 27 saves. Coe-Brown 6, Hopkinton 4: After a scoreless first half the Hawks went up 4-2 in the third quarter, but Coe-Brown went on a 4-0 run in the fourth to win the rematch of the season opener…

GIRLS LACROSSE

John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering 16, ConVal 4: Riley Davis (6 goals), Kaycie Rhodes (4 goals), Emma Dobbins (2 goals).Merrimack Valley 12, ConVal 8: It took MV a while to figure out the draw control, but once the Pride did, MV moved the ball well and controlled the attack…