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Download The Messenger – December 23, 2022 (pdf)

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Deering Conservation Commission conducting a Natural Resource Inventory

Several successive master plans for the town of Deering have emphasized our community’s desire for open spaces and protecting the quality of the natural environment. Deering’s health, welfare, and quality of life are…

You can’t keep a good teacher out of a Henniker school classroom

Destiny, fate, or just good luck for the kids of Henniker, retired Henniker teacher Lorraine Aucoin has returned to the classroom by filling a leave of absence for a math interventionist…

New London Select Board exploring purchase of land for Police Station

The New London Select Board entered nonpublic session for consideration of the acquisition, sale or lease of real or personal property which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties whose interests are adverse to those of the…

Ashlee Brehio is one of Top 100 Freshmen

Ashlee Brehio turned in one of the best freshman seasons in the Elon women’s soccer program’s Division I era this fall. On Friday, she was rewarded for her efforts by being named…

Download The Messenger – December 9, 2022 (pdf)

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H-D SRO restored in budget

During a previous meeting with the Hillsboro Select Board, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Crawford stated that “the role of the SRO had evolved.” This was reflected in the policy of the School Board which states that “The mission of…

John Stark Quiz Bowl Team to participate in the Granite State Challenge

John Stark Regional High School Quiz Bowl Team has been selected as a wildcard team for the academic game show, Granite State Challenge. Coached by Stark teacher…

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School thankful for Library Grant Funding

The Hillsboro Deering Elementary School (HDES) Library thanks the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for its three years of spectacular support. In June 2019, IMLS granted $50,000.00 to the HDES library to fund…

Washington Police Department helps students become leaders

This year at Washington Elementary School (WES), students are learning how to become leaders through a program called “Leader in Me” published by Franklin Covey Education. Based on the 7 Habits of Happy Kids created by…

Download The Messenger – November 25, 2022 (pdf)

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HD School Board refuses to fund SRO

Despite a tragic, unceasing tempo of school shootings in America killing students and teachers, a sizable number of districts across the country acknowledge they have not yet briefed their staffs about how local law enforcement would respond to an active shooter on…

Kearsarge School District announces expansion of Preschool Program

The Kearsarge Regional School District is pleased to announce that the District will expand its preschool program to a second location in the 2023-2024 school year. The District will use…

Ashlee Brehio earns All-CAA Honors

Ashlee Brehio of Hopkinton, NH, a freshman at Elon University in Elon, NC has been named to the CAA Conference Soccer Second Team and also to the All-Conference Rookie Team. A spot on an all-conference rookie team is a major accomplishment for any college athlete. Ashlee finished the…

69th annual Newport Area Choir Christmas Concerts

The 69th annual Newport Area Choir Christmas Concerts will be held Saturday, December 3 at 7:30 PM and Sunday December 4 at 3:30 and 7:30 PM at South Congregational Church, 20 Church Street, Newport, NH. The Area Choir is an ecumenical choir of…

Download The Messenger – November 18, 2022 (pdf)

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Three New Historic Properties

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added eight properties, including three locally, to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic…

Help the Hillsboro Lions Club feed our needy neighbors this Christmas

Messenger Publisher Leigh Bosse is pleased to announce that for the 28th 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…

Sale of Crotched Mountain School averts closing the facility

Kevin Gersh, Chief Autism Officer for Legacy by Gersh has announced that Seven Hills Foundation has agreed to purchase Legacy by Gersh’s Crotched Mountain School. Legacy by Gersh had previously announced that its school for children with autism would close on November 18th due to staffing…

Egyptologist visits the Weare Middle School

6th-grade students at Weare Middle School enjoyed a visit and presentation by Egyptologist Paulette Morin as their introduction to Ancient Egypt, a part of their social studies curriculum. Ms. Morin, who has…

Download The Messenger – November 4, 2022 (pdf)

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Hillsborough’s SAU #34 group supports 60 children

Childhood food insecurity occurs when children receive insufficient food on a regular basis; in many cases missing meals entirely. End 68 Hours of Hunger is a program that puts nourishing and supplemental food in the hands of school children to…

SAU 24 to receive EPA Award for Electric School Buses

SAU 24, which serves the districts of Henniker, Weare, John Stark, and Stoddard, is one of two NH districts to be awarded funding to purchase electric school buses through the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Center Woods Elementary School 1st graders celebrate “Pumpkin Day”

It was Pumpkin Day in Ms. Story’s 1st-grade class at Center Woods Elementary School. Students counted the lines on a pumpkin, explored if a fan could blow a pumpkin over, worked on using adjectives to describe the inside of…

BOYS FOOTBALL

Man. West 27, H-D/Hopkinton 6: On Saturday, Joe Ramos passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 81 yards and had a picksix to lead West. Epping/Newmarket 30, Kearsarge 28 (OT): QB Parker Goin tossed two TD passes and John Fraioli had a TD catch and a TD run for the
Cougars (2-7)…

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Division III Championship – Hopkinton #1: Senior Hannah Bennett finished second, clocking a 20 minute, 9 second 5K, Shaylee Murdough finished fourth in 20:26 and five Hawk runners placed in the top 25 to remain undefeated in D-III in the past two years to claim another Championship…