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Download The Messenger – April 25, 2025 (pdf)

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15 towns assist Hopkinton in battling barn & brush fire

Dozens of firefighters battled building and brush fires in Hopkinton on Monday afternoon. Just past 3:00 p.m., Capital Region Fire Dispatch began receiving reports of a shed fire spreading to a garage on Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton. Fire spotters at the Kearsarge fire tower also reported seeing plumes of smoke from the area, a little more than a mile from the town’s border with…

Parents protest allowing a boy to use girls’ bathroom at Weare Middle School

Angry parents turned out at Weare Middle School to protest the school’s decision to allow a biological male student to use the girls’ bathroom — over the objection of girls who are being forced to share the space. The situation came to light when the girls started complaining to…

BASEBALL

Newfound 4, Hillsboro-Deering 3: H-D’s Joel Belanger pitched a great game on the mound and freshman Seth Dalphond was key at the plate with two hits and a walk…

SOFTBALL

Hopkinton 7, Raymond 3: Ella-Mai Johnson, a freshman, earned her first career varsity win from the circle, and the Hawks supported her at bat and in the field to earn their first win of the season…

Download The Messenger – April 11, 2025 (pdf)

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Deering turmoil continues

Following the recent resignation of Jodi Pinard as Deering’s Town Administrator, Wendy Baker has submitted her resignation as Finance Director. Pinard, the town’s third administrator to resign in short succession resigned in February, after only about a month in office.
In her letter of resignation, Pinard said…

H-D School Board begins study of Deering’s withdrawal from District

At Deering’s Town Meeting in March residents voted to direct the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District School Board to initiate a review of the feasibility and suitability of the withdrawal of the Town of Deering from the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, pursuant to the…

NHIAA honored thirty John Stark Scholar Athletes on April 1

The New Hampshire Athletic Directors Association and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association recognized 30 scholar athletes from John Stark Regional High School on April 1 in a ceremony at…

Something To Ponder

By George Carlin – The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness…

Download The Messenger – March 28, 2025 (pdf)

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Multi-Town High-Speed Pursuit

A Merrimack man was arrested in Concord after fleeing the scene of a pursuit in Hopkinton. At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, State Police dispatch was notified that officers from Hillsboro, Henniker, and Hopkinton’s police departments were pursuing a vehicle on Route 202/9 after the driver…

Sunapee Police successfully locate missing juvenile

A missing juvenile was located safe and sound after a multi-agency search in Sunapee. On March 20, 2025, the Sunapee Police Department successfully located a missing juvenile. The juvenile was initially reported missing at…

Hopkinton’s Young Inventors demonstrate their ideas

This winter, the Hopkinton Town Library hosted a Young Inventors’ Club for 17 students in grades 3-6. On Wednesday, March 5, we ended the program with an Invention Fair at the library. Seven students from local schools presented inventions to judges to share their innovations and their…

Peterborough to break ground on new Fire Station in May

Peterborough Assistant Town Administrator Seth MacLean has announced that the town will break ground on the new fire and rescue station on Elm Street in early May. Peterborough voters approved $11.7 million to fund…

Download The Messenger – March 14, 2025 (pdf)

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Bomb scare at Kearsarge Middle School

On Monday, March 10th, at about 7:30 a.m., KRMS staff discovered a bomb threat left on the Kearsarge Regional Middle School voicemail over the weekend. The Sutton Police were immediately notified, and KRMS Administration identified the individual believed to…

H-D School District voters reject budget, teachers’ contract & SAU budget

The new Hillsboro-Deering School Board will begin its term with an overwhelming voter rejection. During Tuesday’s ballot voting, residents of both Hillsboro and Deering expressed their dissatisfaction with the status quo. Not only was the…

Goffstown man charged with selling body parts wants charges dropped

A Goffstown man accused of trafficking human body parts out of Harvard Medical School’s morgue is seeking to have the charges against him tossed out. Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the morgue, was…

Contoocook woman charged in roommate’s death

A 47-year-old Contoocook woman has been arrested after her roommate died of an overdose in February 2024, Dunbarton Police said. Melissa Moscaritolo was charged with sale of a controlled drug (death resulting), which is…

Download The Messenger – February 28, 2025 (pdf)

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Hillsboro Police Officer injured

On February 19th at 11:31 a.m., a detective was responding to a call on Greenfield Drive in Emerald Lake when his cruiser was struck by a plow truck operated by a private company. The plow truck operator stopped due to vehicles in the…

Community rallies to support Sweet Beet after a fire in the building

On Tuesday, February 18th a small fire broke out at the Old Bradford Inn at 11 West Main Street in Bradford, NH, home of Sweet Beet Market + Cafe. Fortunately, no one was hurt and the fire was contained thanks to the quick spotting of the fire by Sweet Beet staff and efficient work of…

Hillsborough’s Town Warrant contains several major issues

Hillsborough voters are being asked to support an ambitious 15 articles on this year’s Town Warrant.
Article 1; Deals with the election of Town Officers by ballot. Articles 2 & 3; Seek approval of…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pembroke 67, Bow 64, OT: Pembroke was down 20-8 after the first quarter but turned it around, outscoring Bow the rest of the way to win in overtime in a tournament-like atmosphere…

BOYS HOCKEY

Bishop Guertin 5, Bow 0: The Falcons dropped their fourth game in their last six outings, allowing two goals in the first period and two in the third…