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Download The Messenger – February 14, 2020 (pdf)

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Hopkinton budgets $1,862 million for 3 year teacher contract

A relatively small crowd attended Wednesday’s public hearing on Hopkinton’s School and Municipal budgets. School voters are being asked to support an operating budget of $21,416,331, which was approved by a 3-2 School Board vote and a 7-3 Budget Committee vote. A new 3-year collective bargaining…

Henniker and NEC returning to normal after 3am shooting

The atmosphere in Henniker and on the New England College Campus is returning to normal after three people were shot early Sunday, prompting a campus-wide lockdown. Two women and a man, with non-life-threatening injuries were found on Bridge Street at about 3 am. Merrimack County Attorney Robin Davis said that the two women were…

Diaries of New Boston Railroad Engineer

The New Boston Historical Society presents “The Diaries of New Boston Railroad Engineer William Fiske” at the New Boston Community Church, 7 pm Thursday, March 12. William Fiske was a railroad engineer who kept diaries from 1892-1954. Our presenters are New Bostonians Deb Jardine, a great-granddaughter of…

Hillsborough Planning Board offering four Zoning Amendments

This year there are four Planning Board warrant articles on the 2020 Town Meeting ballot. The first two pertain to the definitions of “Dwelling Unit” and “Family.” The dwelling unit article clarifies the definitions of “Single Unit,” “Two Unit,” “Three and Four Unit” and “more than Four Unit” dwellings. It also states clearly that…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mascenic 59, Hillsboro-Deering 43: The Hillcats struggled to keep up to the top team in Division III. Hopkinton 43, Conant 41: Michael Baer and Kevin Newton-Delgado scored 10 each for Hopkinton in a close game…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bedford 53, Goffstown 38: Kelly Walsh led the Grizzlies (10-3) with 19 points but none of her teammates finished with more than six.Lebanon 53, Kearsarge 25: Kearsarge trailed by only one point at the half, but the Raiders instituted a full-court press and forced Kearsarge to turn over the ball in a scoreless second quarter…

Download The Messenger – January 31, 2020 (pdf)

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Hillsboro man’s reckless driving causes Antrim accident

Robert Lamantia, 35, from Hillsborough, was driving a 2006 Jeep eastbound on Keene Road when he attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him. Lamantia traveled in the westbound lane toward oncoming traffic. Kaitlyn Tillson, 20, from Stoddard was traveling westbound in a 2014 Kia and was the first vehicle to …

Artist-in-Residence Program enriches Henniker Community School

Students in the 6th grade at the Henniker Community School recently experienced hands-on learning through art, dance, and martial arts, an expanded study of India during the school’s Artist-in-Residence program. Aligning with the social studies curriculum, the Artist in Residence program brings artists to the school to work with students to enrich their…

Three area towns ranked in the Top Ten List of NH’s safest places to live

A trio of area towns have made the list of the Top Ten safest places to live in New Hampshire. #4 New Boston: There were only three violent crimes committed in New Boston in 2018, giving the town a violent crime rate about seven times lower than the national average. New Boston also had the third lowest rate of property crime in the Granite State, a rate nine times lower than …

Newbury resident Mickey Noyer needs double lung transplant

There are many things in life we take for granted. Breathing is one of them. Not so for 51-year-old, Newbury resident, Mickey (Messenger) Noyer, a widowed mother of two teenaged sons, who has lived her whole life under the shadow of Cystic Fibrosis. While the life expectancy for a Cystic Fibrosis patient is around 40, Mickey has been able to fight the odds…

Boys’ Hockey

Pembroke-Campbell 5, ConVal-Conant 3: The Griffins kept the score close through most of the game. Cole Turner handled 23 of 28 shots, including an easy penalty shot where the (PAC) player lost the puck in front of Turner…

Girls’ Basketball

Conant 67, Hillsboro-Deering 28: The undefeated Orioles controlled the game from start to finish. Somersworth 39, Hillsboro-Deeing 30: Fayth Grimes led the Hillcats with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Emily Howell and Zoe Kemp each had 5 and Erin Dean with 4.
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Download The Messenger – January 17, 2020 (pdf)

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Education Commissioner Frank Edulblut addresses Hillsborough Chamber

New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edulblut addressed the Hillsborough Chamber about innovation in education. Edulblut pointed out that today’s students will be working at jobs that don’t yet exist. “How do we prepare our students so that they will be…

Police & Highway funding boosts New Boston budget by 10.2%

The New Boston Select Board held a Budget hearing on the proposed 2020 Budget on Monday evening. At $5,832,204 the Operating Budget reflects an increase of $639,546 or 10.2% over the current budget. If defeated, the Default Budget would be $5,346,801. Administrator Peter Flynn explained that the major increases are in…

Police believe the same man burglarized three Dunkin’s

Henniker police have asked for the public’s assistance in their investigation of a burglary at the Dunkin’ shop on Old Concord Road on Dec. 31. Henniker Detective Sgt. Michelle Dandeneau says cash was taken and there was extensive damage to…

Boys’ Basketball

Hillsboro-Deering 61, Franklin 40: After a rough first half, the Hillcats found their grove and were able to come away victorious against Franklin with a final score of 61-40. Sam Hatcher led the way for the Hillcats with 21 Points while Ben Ketterer chipped in 18 points and forced 7 turnovers with his fierce defense…

Girls’ Basketball

Campbell 46, Hillsboro-Deering 43: The Hillcats fell just short with Fayth Grimes leading the team with 31 points and 15 rebounds. Hillsboro-Deering 44, Franklin 34: Fayth Grimes had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Morgan Racine had 16 points and Kenley Moriarty had 4 points and 10 rebounds…

Download The Messenger – January 3, 2020 (pdf)

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Bradford family loses everything in pre Christmas fire

A community is rallying around a Bradford family who recently lost almost everything they owned in a fire. Last week, Christy Reardon said she drove home and saw the house she was renting on Steele Road was on fire. Her family escaped without injury, but one dog died and it appears almost everything inside is gone. Reardon said she believes a…

Pats Peak announces all 28 ski and snowtubing trails are open

Pats Peak, New Hampshire’s premier family snowsports destination, is open for skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing thanks to the hard work of the snowmaking and grooming teams. Their efforts have paid off and Pats Peak is currently skiing and riding on all 28 trails…

Girl Scout Information Night January 14th

Make new friends, discover new passions – she’ll do all that and more at Girl Scouts! Come discover what makes Girl Scouts the leading expert on girls. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will host a free information night for girls and parents in Goffstown, Dunbarton, New Boston, Contoocook, Hopkinton, Henniker, and Weare on…

Boys Basketball

Lebanon 46, Kearsarge 32: Kearsarge missed their first 12 shots, getting down early 15-0. Hopkinton 51, Merrimack Valley 48: Kevin Newton-Delgado led Hopkinton with 21 points, six steals and four rebounds. Caleb Heath paced MV with 19 points and five rebounds…

Girls Basketball

ConVal 37, West 32: The Cougars limited the Blue Knights to 10 points in the first half and led 18-10 entering the third quarter. John Stark 47, Pembroke 41: Anna Stenger led the Generals’ with 17 points and seven rebounds. Chelsea Woodsum had a double double with 12 points and 12 rebounds…

Download The Messenger – December 20, 2019 (pdf)

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New London Budget up 5.4%

The New London Selectmen completed their fiscal year 2021 budget and turned it over to the Budget Committee. It represents a 4.3% increase in the operating budget and a 16.3% increase in transfers to capital reserve accounts for an overall budget increase of 5.4% The Selectmen’s budget includes a 1.5% cost of living increase for town employees and funding for the pay scale that was established by the…

Attorney General clears Weare Police Officers in August shooting

Attorney General Gordon MacDonald has released the body camera footage and a report clearing two Weare Police Officers involved in an officer involved shooting last August. According to the 22-page report, Sgt, Austin and Officer Paul Lewis acted within state law relating to the use of deadly force…

Area saddened by unexpected death of Weare Librarian Michael Sullivan

Area residents were shocked to hear that Michael Sullivan, 52, of Henniker, passed away December 10th. Mike was an author, a librarian, entertainer, active member of the Lions Club and all-around good guy. Although he had no children of his own, he had a special way…

GPS routes Pats Peak traffic on Hopkinton Henniker back roads

In recent weeks, Henniker and Hopkinton residents have attended their respective Select Board meetings with concerns over the volume and speed of traffic using Hatfield and College Hill Roads for access to Pats Peak. The problem is that many online GPS services such as Google Maps and Waze instruct westbound traffic that the best way to the Peak is toto…

Hillsboro-Deering School Board rejects single start time

Facing a $1 million increase in their operating budget, the Hillsboro-Deering School Board unanimously agreed to drop consideration of implementing a single start time for the three schools. By eliminating that $309,000 from the budget reduces the increase from…