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Download The Messenger – August 20, 2021 (pdf)

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Area schools mask policies vary

The Hillsboro-Deering School Board reviewed the updated CDC and DHHS Guidelines for K-12 Schools and Decision Matrix which recommended a strict mask policy. Chair Herla Iadonisi moved to approve the decision matrix as presented. No second was given, so…

Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail 5K Run

The Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail are hosting the first on trail event to raise money for maintenance of the rail trail. This will be a 5K run/walk taking place at Houston Fields, 41 Houston Drive in Contoocook, NH. The date is Thursday August 26th. The start is at 6:00 PM….

Meet & Greet “River Dave” Lidstone in Warner this Saturday

Friends of “River Dave” Lidstone have scheduled a meet and greet in Warner for their hermit-hero this Saturday, an event complete with flatbread pizza and live music…

High speed chase at 80-90 mph ends in a Hopkinton ditch

A Grantham woman led police on a high-speed chase on I-89 on Wednesday. Police reported that a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle, driven by Tracie Anne Plodzik, 54, for failing to stay within its lane, but she refused to…

Hillsborough 2021 History Alive

Abenaki basket making – Abenaki pottery – Abenaki Birchbark Canoe – Art Exhibit – Stone wall building – Blacksmithing – Farm Animals – Building life-size wigwams – Abenaki Games/Crafts – One Room Schoolhouse Teacher – Underground Railroad – Weaving and much more…

Download The Messenger – August 6, 2021 (pdf)

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Antrim’s Administrator retiring

After 17 years in the town offices, Antrim Town Administrator Donna Hanson has announced her plan to retire in December, after 17 years serving the town…

Flooding destroys Bradford’s Food Pantry

The Bradford Food Pantry flooded out last Thursday night. It is located on the lower level of the Bradford Community Church Office Building. The waterway under West Main St. backed up due to the heavy rains. A crew of…

Team Appleseed with Bradford & Sunapee Police host “Breakfast For Dinner”

The fabulous Fenton family partnered with the Bradford and Sunapee Police Departments to host a “Breakfast For Dinner” fundraiser at the Appleseed Restaurant as part of the Battle of the Badges’ support of Children’s Hospital at…

Hillsboro-Deering School Board will recommend but not mandate maskses

With many people in attendance at Monday’s HD School Board meeting, the Board quickly got to the presentation of guidelines from the CDC and the DHHS. Superintendent Parenteau and Dr. Jennifer Crawford, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment spoke on the definitions of the guidelines and what they could mean to…

Warner Select Board considers day care in the Community Building

Charlie Albano, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee briefed the Warner Select Board on the Committee’s work over the last 8-9 months, reviewing the possible uses of the Community Center Building. He reported that…

Download The Messenger – July 23, 2021 (pdf)

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History comes alive in Hillsborough August 21 & 22

History Alive in Hillsborough, NH will hold its third annual weekend event on Saturday and Sunday, August 21st and 22nd. At the Jones Road site, next to one of the double stone arch bridges for which our town is famous, we will be having reenactments with regiments from four wars…

Henniker Select Board accepts $525,333 in Federal ARPA Funds

The Henniker Select Board had a relatively routine meeting Tuesday evening. The Board opened with a Public Hearing on accepting funds allocated to the town under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Town Administrator Joe Devine informed the Board that Henniker has been awarded…

Hillsborough Planning Board puts Dominoes on hold

In a busy night of public hearings, the Hillsborough Planning Board approved two revocations/amendments to subdivisions and delayed a vote to approve a new business in town until its next meeting in…

Antrim Church Collecting Clothing

Cleaning out your closets? Now you can bring your used clothing donations to At the Cross at 223 Clinton Road in Antrim. At the Cross is partnering with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a wood-frame clothing drop-off shed for community use…

Shaw’s supports Hillsborough Food Pantry

Shaw’s has a program called “GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNT’S” reusable bag program. During the month of August, for every reusable bag sold at the Hillsborough Shaw’s for $2.50 a donation of $1.00 will be given to the pantry, to help strengthen…

Download The Messenger – July 9, 2021 (pdf)

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Frederick Douglass’ speech revisited

On July 3rd the Black Heritage Trail coordinated public readings of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?” Fourteen NH communities participated, including; Hopkinton, Peterborough and Warner in The Messenger’s readership area. In the first part of his 5,000+ word speech Douglass praises what…

Peterborough’s Music In Depot Park begins Friday July 9th

Summertime in New Hampshire is synonymous with taking in the natural wonders of the area, and what better way of doing that than outdoor concerts in Depot Park centrally located at the historic, quintessential town of Peterborough? Every concert is free and…

Bridge Street Recovery Center opened this week in Bennington

Bridge Street Recovery, Bennington’s new transitional housing facility for those in recovery from addiction, opens its doors next week, according to its co-founders. The facility, at the long closed Highland Inn across from the Crotched Mountain ski resort, broke ground last…

Geraghty is the new assistant principal of Kearsarge High School

Superintendent Winfried Feneberg is pleased to announce that Christopher Geraghty has been selected to serve as the new assistant principal of Kearsarge Regional High School. Assistant Principal Geraghty began his new role on…

Henniker Summer Concert Series features Tattoo: From Street to Soul

Tuesday, July 13, the Henniker Summer Concert Series continues by bringing back another one of last year’s favorite bands — Tattoo, a 5-piece group of acoustic guitar, trombone, sax/flute, stand-up bass, keyboard/accordion, drums and vocals. The band plays…

Download The Messenger – June 25, 2021 (pdf)

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ConVal School Board returning $3.2 million to taxpayers

The ConVal School Board has voted to return approximately $3.2 million to the district’s towns and its taxpayers, as a result of dollars that were unexpended during the COVID-19 crisis. The savings are derived from a budget freeze implemented last…

Hillsborough Farmers Market & Artisans Fair moving to a more visible location

Hillsborough Pride, a Division of the Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce that it has secured a new, more visible location for the Farmers Market & Artisans Fair. Many on social media have wondered why we…

Paraeducators needed at Hillsboro-Deering Schools for the 21-22 year

Have you ever considered becoming a Paraeducator? Are you patient and creative, and looking for a rewarding job making a difference in the lives of children? As a Paraeducator you provide direct support to students in…

The replacement for the MV Kearsarge arrives in Sunapee

Patience and persistence finally paid off as the Lake Queen finally made its way from Mississippi to Lake Sunapee after a long delay. A large crowd lined the street as the newest Sunapee Cruises boat was towed to the…

DIVISION III BOYS TRACK & FIELD

The Kearsarge Boys’ junior JJ Davis, who won the 400, was named to the All Star Team…

DIVISION III GIRLS LACROSSE

The Division III Hopkinton Girls runners up had three Hawk players named to the All Star Team; junior defender Olivia Cressey, sophomore attack Rose Finlayson and junior midfielder Annie Higginbotham.