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Download The Messenger – Oct. 11, 2013 (pdf)

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Rymes Oil is being sued for price fixing

Johnny Prescott & Son Oil Co. of Concord has filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging that Rymes Heating Oil is price fixing. According to the suit, Rymes’ price reduction in the Concord area is an effort to eliminate rival oil and propane dealers in the…

Plans for Community Center unveiled

The New London Community Center Group hosted New London residents to a forum on Saturday, Oct. 5 to provide an update on the project to convert the 1941 Building into a Community Center. Dave Kidder, a member of the Group, Phase 1 of the project, which includes a multipurpose…

John Stark High School leads the state in Anti-Bullying programs

A couple of years ago, teachers and students alike decided they wanted to take charge of the school climate at John Stark Regional High School and combat hate speech and bullying. Today, that goal has come more and more into focus as a result of the school’s participation in A World Of Difference® Institute’s Peer Training Program, a program designed to facilitate…

Peterborough pair arrested for identity theft

Peterborough Police have arrested Anthony Heppe, 21 and Erin Bishop, 22, of Peterborough on charges that they both used stolen credit cards to purchase items in Peterborough and through Amazon.com. Police Chief Scott Guinard reports that his department investigated numerous incidents of identity fraud and…

Warner family wins Fresh Air contest

Warner residents, the Ricciardellis, celebrated the simple things with The Fresh Air Fund and were among the winners of The Fresh Air Fund’s 2013 Photo Contest. All winners were selected from the hundreds of pictures sent in by volunteer host families across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada, reflecting the memorable experiences they shared with …

Bennington woman assaults police chief

Things went from bad to worse for a Bennington woman when Police Chief Steven Campbell attempted to remove her from a friend’s house. Campbell received a call from a Route 202 homeowner last Tuesday, asking for help in removing Deborah Lefrancois, 54, of Benngington from his property. Fueled by alcohol, the two were…

Athletic Director/Soccer Coach resigns

ConVal School District Superintendent of Schools Brendan Minnihan has confirmed that Athletic Director Jon Hall and his assistant Mel Keeler have both recently resigned and Hall has stepped down as coach of the Boys’ Varsity soccer team. Minnihan said he could not comment on whether the resignations are related to…

Download The Messenger – Oct. 4, 2013 (pdf)

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Violette’s Supermarket closing in Newport

Newport residents reacted with surprise and sadness to the news that Violette’s Supermarket would be closing its doors only a little over a year since its grand opening. When Violette’s held its …

Man jumps out of moving vehicle to avoid arrest

Rather than be stopped by Antrim police, an as yet unidentified man jumped out of the passenger door of his moving car and fled through the woods on Clinton Road. Officer Brian Lord was on Main Street on October 25th when he spotted a tan, 2000 Dodge Neon Sedan without…

Former Bennington man killed in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Liam J. Nevins, 32, of Denver, Colo., was killed by enemy insurgents during a military training exercise in Afghanistan on september 21st. Nevins was assigned to the…

Warner man’s body is found on Mt. Sunapee

A missing man’s body was found earlier this week at Mount Sunapee, Newbury police said. According to officials, the body belongs to a man who had been missing from…

Newbury man pleads guilty

Keith A. Harburda, 31, 74 Cheney Road, Newbury, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated Feb. 15 in Sunapee, was fined $750 and his license revoked for two years. He pleaded guilty to speeding 50 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone and was fined…

Weare man suspected of multiple crimes

Alexander Mellor, 20, of Weare was recently arrested in connection with a car break-in in Keene on Sunday morning, and police believe he could be connected to more than 20…

Twenty join Women On Target Program

On Saturday, September 21, twenty women from about 16 years of age to “I’ll Never Tell” completed a course called “Women On Target” at the Deering Fish and Game Club in West Deering. The course consists of safety training and demonstrations, how to handle, aim and fire a handgun, proper sight…

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Eagle Scout Court of Honor in New London

The Boy Scouts of America Troop 71 scouts, leaders and committee members take have announced that Kurt D. Thomas has completed the requirements for and been examined by an Eagle Board of Review, and found worthy of the rank…

HD High School admitted to Circle of Excellence

On Tuesday, NH Commissioner of Education, Virginia M. Barry, recognized Hillsboro-Deering High School as one of only 3 high schools in The Commissioner’s Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence recognizes schools and districts that aspire to…

NH approves New London Hospital-Dartmouth Hitchcock affiliation

On September 16, 2013 the proposed affiliation between New London Hospital (NLH) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) was cleared to move forward by the NH Office of the Attorney General, having previously received a similar clearance from the NH Charitable Trusts Unit of the same office. This new affiliation is intended to strengthen the clinical services offered…

Man killed in Peterborough accident

Jeffrey A. Sawin, 57, of Jaffrey was killed in a Route 202 crash Wednesday morning when his car crossed the center line and collided with a southbound PSNH truck driven by Robert Edick, 56 of Dublin, Sawin was taken to Monadnock Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of…

Lightning strikes Deering Town Hall

The Deering Town Hall was struck by lightning during the thunderstorm of October 12th. Fortunately none of the staff was injured, although a lightning bolt struck the personal vehicle of one of the DPW workers, while the…

Home remodeling for the long haul: Making your space work for you

More Americans are diving into large remodel projects. Forty percent of homeowners plan to remodel or build an addition to their home within the next two years. Kitchen and bathroom projects remain the most popular remodeling jobs, according to the 2013 Houzz and Home Survey. Here are a few tips to help your next remodel…

Girls’ Cross Country

Hopkinton 2nd With Katie Irwin out, Sarah Nadeau placed 1st, Maddie Clark 2nd and Emily Calder 4th the Hawks still lost to Bow on a sixth-runner tie breaker…

Download The Messenger – Sept. 6, 2013 (pdf)

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New London begins search for new Police Chief

At Tuesday’s meeting the New London Selectmen accepted Administrator Kim Hallquist’s recommendation of a three phase process in selecting the town’s new Police Chief with the department in good hands under the direction of acting…

New teachers at Center Woods Elementary and Weare Middle School

The following new teachers have joined the staff of the Weare School District in the 2013-14 school year. The Weare District Schools include Center Woods Elementary and the Weare Middle School and are part of School Administrative Unit #24 located in…

Historical society seeks auction donations

Help support the preservation work of the Hillsborough Historical Society (HHS) by donating to their Silent Auction to be held along with a live Country Auction at Withington Auctions on Saturday, October 5, 9 am – 2 pm. They will be auctioning some items from their collections as well as…

Weare Police Officers confident of vindication

Although the investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of an alleged Manchester drug dealer is not yet complete, Weare police believe they acted appropriately during the incident. Arthur Walker, the retired Keene police chief who is serving as…

Garden Talks and Tea in Hancock Sept. 14

The Hancock Woman’s Club will host Roger Swain and Ellen Ecker Ogden for “Garden Talks and Tea” at the Hancock Congregational Church on Saturday, September 14 at 1:00 pm. Admission is $20 per person which includes a one-hour talk from each…

Henniker Community School offering new, healthy lunch menu

Food Service Director at the Henniker Community School Marty Davis is making a few changes at lunch time for the middle school students. “We’re making every effort to increase our healthy food choices, so we’re tweaking our offering a bit for…

Girls’ Lacrosse

Bishop Brady 2 Hillsboro-Deering 1 Down 0-2 at the break, the Hillcats played better in the second half but couldn’t close the gap. Bridgette Winters scored the Cats’ only goal…

Download The Messenger – August 30, 2013 (pdf)

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Controversy continues to simmer in Deering

The controversy which was sparked by the sudden resignation of Fire Chief Andy Anderson, and ignited over who would replace him, continues to simmer. Assistant Fire Chief James Tramontozzi approached the Deering Selectmen with a concern. Tramontozzi referenced a submission of a quote for equipping Fire Chief Jesse Kelley’s personal vehicle with…

McAloon one of three new ConVal Elementary School Principals

Former Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Principal Noreen McAloon has been hired to administer the three ConVal Elementary Schools in Greenfield, Francestown and Hancock. She replaces Tim Iwanowicz, who returns to the classroom as a fourth grade teacher at Greenfield Elementary School. Most recently…

Bradford Board asked to deal with Milfoil

Ruth Marden of the Lake Massasecum Association met with the Bradford Selectmen to discuss the French’s Park Ramp and Milfoil. She said that the entrance to the Boat Ramp is really bad and questioned if the Highway Department could look at this, and do some patching or grading. She then introduced Dave Gaudes regarding Milfoil, which he indicated is…

Two indicted on sexual assault charges

Two men have been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting minor girls, in Newport and Sunapee. The Sullivan County Superior Court grand jury indicted Ralph E. Clayton, 39, of Newport, on five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault on a victim who was younger than 13 years old. The indictment charges that acts…

Newport burglar makes off with $1.00

Eric M. Richmond, 23, of Newport, was arrested Tuesday when officers, who were responding to the report of a burglary, found him in the halls of a Claremont apartment house by officers at about 3 a.m. Richmond has prior felony assault and…

Flying in a B-17 Time Machine

Looking over the .50 caliber waist guns of the B-17 flying low over Hooksett, it’s easy to imagine yourself transported back 70 years to the skies over Europe. Except of course, we were warm. We were within sight of a safe landing strip. And no one was shooting at us. This weekend, the Liberty Foundation is giving us a peek into the harrowing missions flown by bomber pilots during World War II as it…