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The Messenger – April 17, 2020

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The Fenton Family, owners of The Appleseed Restaurant and the folks that make up Team Appleseed gave new meaning to the words “Meals on Wheels” when they prepared more than 60 dinners for citizens in the area. The Fentons partnered with area First Responders (Police and Fire) to deliver…

COVID-19 is being contained

State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said New Hampshire’s aggressive strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 should cut the number of possible infections and deaths by more than half. A leading health research institute at the University of Washington last week dropped earlier estimates for…

New rules at Hillsborough Transfer Station

The Hillsborough Transfer Station will be closed to the public on Tuesdays and will not be accepting demo material on Saturdays. Even though we have requested that the public not bring over-sized loads in, it is still being done. Unfortunately, this volume is filling our roll-offs quickly and storing the excess in a pile within the station to be handled once the containers are emptied is no longer a safe and…

Superintendent announces no April vacation for ConVal students

Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders of the ConVal School District has decided to cancel April vacation while continuing remote learning. In an email to families on Wednesday after polling parents, staff, administrators and School Board members she wrote, “More than two-thirds of parents who responded to the survey opted for…

Attorney General warns that scam artists are targeting elderly

Scams associated with coronavirus appear nowhere close to abating. “In recent weeks, scammers have used the uncertainty and isolation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic to attempt to obtain personal identifying information and assets of aging adults across the country,” warned…

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The Messenger – April 10, 2020

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Download The Messenger - April 10, 2020 (pdf)Estimates of NH COVID-19 deaths drastically reduced

A university research organization has scaled back the dramatic predictions it made two weeks ago for COVID-19 deaths in NH. It now predicts only two people will die on the peak day the disease hits NH and that the state will have enough ICU and hospital beds…

Hillsboro-Deering High School student appreciates the effort

“You guys are all amazing. You all were faced with something you weren’t prepared for and everyone faced the challenge head on. I wish I could say thank you to every single faculty in person for their resilience and dedication. I work with kids too and I feel like now more than ever I am seeing how important each of them are to me. It’s hard missing them and…

H-D remote learning to be suspended during traditional April vacation

The Hillsboro-Deering School Board met again via Zoom Monday evening, receiving reports from the Elementary, Middle and High School principals on how their respective students and staffs were dealing with remote learning. Middle School principal Marc peterson reported that, in response to a survey, 50.8% of his students said the level of instruction was…

Washington Board cautions nonresidents

The Washington Board of Selectmen has issued a caution to non-resident home owners who have come to Washington to escape exposure to COVID-19, and residents returning from out of state. “Due to confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the town of Washington, the Selectmen issued a Shelter in place advisory on March 23. When you arrive in town, you and anyone with you are advised to self quarantine for not less than 14 days…

CDC recommends wearing masks in public

Citing new evidence of how the coronavirus spreads, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings such as grocery stores and pharmacies, where social distancing measures may be difficult. On its website, the CDC said recent studies show that…

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The Messenger – April 3, 2020

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Download The Messenger - April 3, 2020 (pdf)Famous New London children’s book author dead at 85

Beloved children’s book author and longtime New London resident Tomie dePaola has died, his publisher announced on Monday. He was 85 years old. He was best known for writing the Strega Nona series and “26 Fairmount Avenue.” Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Conn. He earned an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California, and a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, according to his biography on…

Antrim Select Board adopts COVID-19 emergency protocols

With Governor Sununu’s order # 17 all previous actions the Town of Antrim has taken to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus will remain in effect until May 4th. After consulting with our Health Officer and listening to State officials we have decided to close Antrim Town offices effective March 18 in order to protect Antrim Residents and Town employees from potential exposure to the Covid-19 virus. The following measures are currently in place…

COVID-19 at Hopkinton Elementary School

Superintendent Steve Chamberlain has confirmed that the Hopkinton School District was informed of its first known positive test for COVID 19 (an employee at Harold Martin School). The individual has relatively mild symptoms and is doing fine. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has been notified and provided guidance. The timing behind the positive test does not coincide with any day students were in the school…

Attorney General warns of COVID-19 scams

The N.H. Attorney General’s Office is warning residents to be alert to possible scams arising from the COVID-19 outbreak. Federal prosecutors in New Hampshire and elsewhere issued similar warnings earlier this week. “Scammers may take advantage of fears related to [the] COVID-19 outbreak by selling bogus ‘treatment’ and ‘prevention’ products, establishing fake charities, and sending seemingly legitimate emails with malicious links or attachments…

Police rescue 14-year-old Peterborough girl

N.H. Fish and Game officials report that a 14-year-old girl was rescued after becoming lost in the woods Friday when she went for an evening hike on the trails off Prescott Road. She was rescued by Peterborough police at about 9 p.m. near Middle Hancock Road, just before two New Hampshire Fish and Game officers arrived on the scene. The girl apparently set out at about 6 p.m. for an hour-long walk along wooded trails near her home when she became disoriented as darkness fell. The teen told officers…

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The Messenger – March 27, 2020

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Download The Messenger - March 27, 2020 (pdf)Americans banding together to defeat COVID-19

Across America, traditional divisions of race, religion and class are being set aside as the challenge of COVID-19 has reignited a spirit of community in this great country. Locally, individuals and groups have stepped up to help their less fortunate neighbors. A classic example is in Henniker, where Monica Rico started “Meals For Henniker” when the virus first appeared. She raised…

Hillsborough residents urged to follow CDC and DHHS guidelines

The Town of Hillsborough’s Administration and Emergency Management Team is encouraging all residents to follow CDC and DHHS guidelines with regard to COVID-19, especially with regard to social distancing and taking the necessary precautions. Currently, the Town Offices and Library are open for normal business hours however we encourage residents to do as much business online as…

The Messenger offering free business updates

How is your business adjusting to the COVID-19 threat? Have you changed your hours, taken safety precautions, offered special? Let your customers know what you are doing to make it through this time. Send us your information and we will post a FREE listing of your changes. Send your info to leighb@tds.net…

American Pickers in New Hampshire in July

Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout your area at the middle to end of July 2020. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that…

Boys & Girls Ice Hockey

Girls Ice Hockey Champions – Concord and Berlin-Gorham
Division I Boys Ice Hockey Champions – Concord and Bedford
Division II Boys Ice Hockey Champions – Keene & St. Thomas
Division III Boys Ice Hockey Champions – Berlin-Gorham & Kennett…

NHIAA names shortened season Champions

By unanimous vote, the NHIAA Executive Council has enacted a resolution in order to fulfill its duties with regard to the awarding of State Champion and Runner-Up plaques and medals to teams participating in tournaments cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-Champions will be awarded to the highest seeded…

 

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The Messenger – March 20, 2020

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Download The Messenger - March 20, 2020 (pdf)Area Towns & Schools Adopting Pandemic Precautions

Consistent with directives recently issued by the Governor and Department of Education, area towns and schools are implementing precautions designed to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Immediately following the Governor’s Sunday news conference, the SAU #34 School Board convened an emergency meeting to begin planning for…

Francestown residents honor Abigail Arnold

Francestown residents began this year’s Town Meeting by thanking two veteran town officers. Selectwoman Abigail Arnold had over 33 years of service to Francestown, including three terms as Selectman and over 20 years on the Planning Board. Robert “Bub” Rokes was thanked for his 20 years on the Recreation Department. All but…

In times of crisis blood donations are critical

We now face a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed immediately to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. We are at the Hillsboro American Legion on Friday, March 20th 10:30-3:30 and we need YOU. Please help us restock our…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Division II. First Team: Mather Kipka, ConVal, Senior; Second Team: Connor Buffum, ConVal, Senior; Honorable Mention: Ben Carl, Kearsarge, Senior;
Division III. First Team: Kevin Newton-Delgado, Hopkinton, Senior;
Second Team: Shepyrd Murdough, Hopkinton, Senior; Jack Ford Scholar Athlete: Shepyrd Murdough, Hopkinton…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division II. First Team: Chelsea Woodsum, John Stark, Senior; Honorable Mention: Anna Stenger, John Stark, Senior; Jack Ford Scholar Athlete: Chelsea Woodsum, John Stark; Division III. First Team: Katie Meserve, Hopkinton, Senior; Second Team: Maurgan McGrath, Hopkinton, Junior;
Honorable Mention: Ellie Owen, Hopkinton, Senior…

 

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The Messenger – March 13, 2020

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Download The Messenger - March 13, 2020 (pdf)Hillsboro-Deering Graduate To Lead The District

The SAU 34 Board has announced that Patricia Parenteau has accepted the position of Superintendent effective July 1, 2020 to succeed Mr. Robert Hassett who is retiring at the end of the school year. Parenteau has been with the H-D School District since 2001 and has been part of the…

Persistence pays off as Newbury voters approve $3.75 million Fire Station

After several failed attempts, the Newbury Fire Department will soon have a new home. Wednesday night, voters easily met the 2/3 vote requirement to approve the $3,750,000 request for the design, construction and equipping of the new Fire station, to be located next to the…

Undeterred by fire alarm, Hillsborough voters finish in record time

Hillsborough’s Town Meeting Tuesday evening began at 7:30 p.m., and despite a 15 minute delay to correct a faulty fire alarm, adjourned at 8:45 p.m. During that time, voters approved the proposed $7,944,653 Operating Budget, $722,672 for the Water Department and $868,229 for the Sewer Department, all without…

Annual Pats Peak Pond Skim set for Saturday March 21st

Pats Peak announces its annual Pond Skim Contest on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Participants try to ski or snowboard across a man-made pond. Some make it across and some take the icy plunge into the pond. Registration for the Pond Skim event is from 8:30am to 11:30am with the event starting at…

BOYS HOCKEY

#4 Stark/Hopkinton 4, #5 Kearsarge 2: The General Hawks gave up two goals in the first period, but went on to a 4-2. #7 ConVal/Conant 7, #2 Belmont 4: ConVal/Conant advanced to the NHIAA Division III semifinals thanks to a dramatic 7-4 upset of 2nd seeded Belmont. Evan Turner had a hat trick with Quinn Mose and Aidan King scoring a pair of goals each…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

#4 Lebanon 56, #5 John Stark 44: Lebanon took advantage of 25 John Stark turnovers, taking an 18-12 lead through the first quarter and building on it throughout the game…

 

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The Messenger – March 6, 2020

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ConVal has been added to the school districts taking precautions against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). ConVal School District Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders announced Monday that students who traveled to Italy with the Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs during winter break last week have been asked to remain at home for…

Warner comes alive during Kearsarge Maple Weekend

Warner’s maple producers join with the town’s organizations and businesses to create a town-wide maple celebration March 20-22. The weekend begins on Friday evening with an art show reception at Main Street Bookends. The action picks up bright and early each morning with a pancake breakfast brought…

Hillsboro-Deering’s new Elementary School Playground to be built

Over two years of planning, designing and fundraising are coming to a conclusion as the new Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Playground becomes a reality. Two years ago the PTO asked School District voters to fund the new playground entirely with taxpayer money. It was overwhelmingly rejected. Last year the group returned with a request for…

BOYS BASKETBALL

John Stark 68, Kingswood 52: Before the game, Christian Barr was recognized for scoring his 1,000th point on Friday at Stevens. After tipoff, the 6-foot-4 senior kept scoring, dropping 39 of his game-high 41 points in the first three quarters…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division I Preliminary. #6 Goffstown 44, #11 Portsmouth 32: Kelly Walsh tossed in 22 points for sixth-seeded Goffstown, which moved on to the Division I quarterfinals…

 

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The Messenger – February 28, 2020

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Cole Reinacher, 21, of Hopkinton has been arrested in connection with a shooting that sent a bullet through the front door of a home on Golden View Drive in Bow. Reinacher was taken into custody last Thursday and charged with two felony counts of reckless conduct and one count of…

Henniker Community School 7th and 8th graders introduced to robotics

Students in 7th and 8th grade at the Henniker Community School all take a 6-week intro to robotics class taught by Aaron Boucher as part of their STEM learning during the school year.
During the six-week session, students become familiar with the basics of…

New Boy Scout Troop chartered in Weare

A new BSA Scout Troop has formed in Weare NH. Troop 529 is chartered by the Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Weare and is accepting new members. Troop 529 was numbered in homage to Weare’s telephone code of 529. On February 1, 2020 BSA Pack 24 of Weare crossed over 14 Arrow of Light Scouts into the new…

Hillsboro-Deering DECA successful at NH Career Development Conference

A talented Hillsboro-Deering DECA team had great success at the recent NH DECA 63rd Annual Career Development Conference. Twenty-six team members attended this year’s competition.
The team included…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hopkinton 70, Hillsboro-Deering 38: Kevin Newton-Delgado needed just 9 points to achieve 1,000 points for his career, and scored 10 points in the first 5 minutes and surpassing 1,000 with a step back 3 pointer….

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hopkinton 42, Gilford 26: Trailing by one at the half, the Hawks exploded in the third quarter to take control of the game. Meserve and McGrath combined for 19 points in the third as Hopkinton picked up their eighth win in a row….

 

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The Messenger – February 21, 2020

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Download The Messenger - February 21, 2020 (pdf)Center Woods teacher donates her kidney to a collegue

A Weare woman has given the gift of life to a co-worker by donating her kidney. Jennifer Guillemette and Sherri Dyer are teachers who work across the hall from each other at Center Woods Elementary School in Weare. Guillemette, who teaches preschool, went into kidney failure in February 2019 and was placed on the donor waiting…

Young Weare girl remains in a coma after brain surgery

Ava Whitney, of Weare, was airlifted to a Boston hospital after sustaining the head injury a week ago. John Renaud, a close friend and coworker with Ava’s dad, started a GoFundMe page for Ava that has already raised more than $21,000. Ava’s family told News 9, “We would like to thank everyone for all of their thoughts and prayers during…

John Stark DECA competes at Conference

Six John Stark Regional High School DECA students and their advisors Tricia Macey and Danielle White participated in the 63rd annual DECA Career Development Conference at the Double Tree Hotel in Manchester. The students and the business category they competed are…

Hillsborough seniors honor Glenn Mathison & John Shaw

Each February, Greater Hillsborough Senior Services (GHSS) is required to hold an Annual meeting for the purpose to elect officers and board members, report on the past years activities and to discuss future plans, and present several awards. This year, the GHSS Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to…

BOYS HOCKEY

John Stark-Hopkinton 3, Kennett 2, OT: Brett Patnode scored 1:10 into the game to become the leading scorer in John Stark-Hopkinton program history…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Conant 58, Hillsboro-Deering 14: The Lady Hillcats had little chance against a powerful Orioles team. Belmont 45, Hillsboro-Deering 26: H-D doubled its scoring, but still fell short…

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The Messenger – February 14, 2020

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Download The Messenger - February 14, 2020 (pdf)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…

 

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