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Download The Messenger – June 26, 2020 (pdf)

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Francestown firefighters return to battle underground fire

Francestown firefighters had to return last Friday to re-extinguished a fire that had been smoldering underground on Russell Station Road since May 22nd…

Hopkinton School Board debating where to make $500,000 budget cuts

The Hopkinton School Board has renewed the contracts of 60 school employees for the next school year, but that vote will force the Board to make program cuts elsewhere in the budget. The School Board’s task of cutting the budget comes after…

HDES Playground project begins with demolition this weekend

The Demolition of the HDES Playground Project begins this weekend. The crew at school has started to take down the pieces that need power tools and ladders, and they are doing a great job! if you are coming to volunteer please…

Harris Center awards 2 ConVal scholarships

The Harris Center for Conservation Education has awarded Zoe Werth and Trevor Faber, students in the ConVal Class of 2020, its Environmental Leader Award. These annual awards, which come with a $2,500 scholarship, are given to students who…

Kearsarge graduate injured while filming North Woods Law

Struck by a speeding ATV earlier this month, Fish and Game Conservation Officer Matt Holmes says his ordeal is likely to show up on “North Woods Law.” He and fellow Conservation Officer Robert Mancini were doing speed…

Download The Messenger – June 12, 2020 (pdf)

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No contracts for Hopkinton staff

With voters rejecting seven alternative budget proposals during two drive-by sessions, 60 employees of the Hopkinton School District face an uncertain future, after the School Board decided not to vote to extend…

Antrim man announces candidacy for NH House of Representatives

Jim Creighton is running for the New Hampshire State Legislature to help rebuild the state’s economy safely, preserve conservative values, and fight for liberty. Jim is a retired Army colonel who…

John Stark to hold post graduation parade

Following graduation on Saturday, June 13 (rain date June 14) there will be a parade led by Weare and Henniker Police Departments through Henniker and then back to Weare. At about 11:45 AM, the parade will leave the High School and travel north on…

Hopkinton Select Board issues a statement condemning racism

“As we continue to work together, united, representing the residents of Hopkinton, we would like to send a clear message that we stand against racism. We condemn the recent killings of Black Americans, including George Floyd, at the hands of…

Goffstown Police discover potential bomb

Goffstown Officer Zach Schucart discovered a suspicious package on Route 114 near Mast Road. The package was described as two cylindrical items wrapped together with black electrical tape. Due to the appearance of this item, the New Hampshire State Police Explosive Disposal Unit was…

Download The Messenger – May 29, 2020 (pdf)

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Hillsborough’s 2020 History Alive set for August 16th

Marion Baker briefed the Hillsborough Select Board on plans for the 2020 “History Alive” event. To be held on Sunday only, August 16th, it will be presented on a single site at historic Hillsborough’s Center. The Civil War Reenactors will not…

Private donations may fund major renovations to Project Genesis

Youth Services Director Chelsea Szalanski met with the Hillsborough Select Board to discuss potential renovations to the Project Genesis facility on West Main Street, and the possible private donations which could be used to fund the project. She outlined the…

ConVal Board reverses decision – sends solar array project out to bid

In a reversal of a prior decision to award the solar array project to ReVision Energy, the ConVal School Board has decided to open the project to competitive bidding. The delay makes it unlikely the district will qualify for the financial incentives that justified…

New London’s Strawberry Festival

New London Recreation Department has made the difficult decision to cancel the 6th annual “Strawberry Festival” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Strawberry Festival takes many months of planning and the unknowns associated with staging an event of this magnitude, at this…

Download The Messenger – May 15, 2020 (pdf)

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NEC to reopen August 24th

New England College plans to open the Henniker campus and its Institute of Art and Design at NEC in Manchester for in-person classes on August 24th. President Michelle Perkins said that the date has been set with an asterisk ,”but both prospective and returning students need to know…

Trio of Weare Middle School students excel at 2020 Invention Convention

Weare Middle and Center Woods Upper Elementary School had three winners at the Friday, May 8, 2020, Virtual Northern New England Invention Convention Awards Celebration. The YouTube broadcast was hosted by WMUR meteorologist Haley…

100 furloughed at Monadnock Hospital

Monadnock Community Hospital recently furloughed 100 employees, or about 20% of its staff, because of declining revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic. The hospital has suffered a 60% reduction in patient volume with the shut down of non-critical medical services in anticipation of…

Teachers organize Popsicle Parade at Henniker Community School

How do you get all the things kids left at school on March 10 back to them? Now that we’re all in remote learning for the remainder of this school year, this is no small task for schools. At the Henniker Community School, they also noted that it could be hard for students to come to school for the very last…

Hillsborough to reduce GHSS contribution

The Hillsborough Select Board recently discussed the annual contribution to Greater Hillsborough Senior Services. $13,000 has been budgeted, however, a portion of that money is used for the large trips; and since those are not taking place right now,so how would the Selectmen…

Download The Messenger – May 1, 2020 (pdf)

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US News ranks Hopkinton High School #3 in the state

US News has ranked Hopkinton High School as the third best high school in the state of NH, trailing only #1 Nashua’s Academy of Design and #2 Sunapee. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Hopkinton High School is 65%. The total minority enrollment is 7%, and 6% of students are…

Trooper justified in shooting Dylan Stahley

Attorney General Gordon MacDonald has ruled that a New Hampshire State Police trooper was justified in shooting Dylan Stahley, 22, of Windsor, who pointed a handgun at police. The shooting took place April 5 at White Park and resulted in a gunshot wound for Stahley. Authorities say they will…

Citizen’s petition calls for resignation of Weare School Board member

On April 23rd, Rochelle Kelley, a member of Weare School Board, visited a park in Concord, with friends and family. Ms. Kelley and company, including small children, bypassed the police tape surrounding the playground that was in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus per Governor Sununu’s Executive Order. They proceeded to…

Contoocook parade celebrates 10th birthday

A Double Digit Birthday during COVID-19, that swept across NH canceling April Vacation and Birthday Plans – how does one celebrate turning 10 year’s old, during an epidemic? Kameron Green was surprised on his tenth birthday on Sunday, April 26th by a Surprise Birthday Parade in downtown Contoocook. His mother, Julie Green, coordinated with Hopkinton Police and Fire Departments; and with the help of…

Hillsborough considering a Noise Ordinance

Ed and Meg Sauer, owners of the Stonewall Bed & Breakfast approached the Select Board with noise and nuisance complaints about their new neighbors, who run their four-wheelers at all hours, disturbing the B&B’s clients. They suggested that it might be time for a town-wide…