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Download The Messenger – September 27, 2019 (pdf)

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New London speeders beware

Linda Killer and several residents of King Hill Road expressed their concerns over the excessive speeds on their road. Killer said that the 2.4 mile road is steep and windy with cars and heavy construction vehicles greatly exceeding the posted 35 mph speed limit. She said that with the road recently paved and a…

Goffstown Public Library has been named the NH Library of the Year

The Goffstown Public Library has been recognized and named as the New Hampshire Library Trustee Association’s 2019 Library of the Year. The award will be presented in a ceremony at the Library on October 10 at 6 p.m. and the public is invited to attend…

Masonic Hall may be Bradford Police Station

Selectmen Jason Allen and John Pfeifle, as well as Town Administrator Karen Hambleton, met with Town Hall Architect Jay Barrett at the Masonic Hall building. The Selectmen asked for an assessment on the feasibility to convert the property for proposed future uses which include conversion to a Police Department or utilizing the space as a meeting…

Bennington’s big boom heard for miles around

Target shooters using Tannerite targets at a Bennington bachelor party caused a major explosion that was felt and heard throughout the area. Residents of Antrim, Deering and Francestown, as far away as Route 9. No one was hurt and using the explosive in target shooting is not illegal, but Keith Nason, Bennington Emergency Management Director and Assistant Fire Chief, created a Facebook post to alert people that everything was…

GIRLS SOCCER

Belmont 5, Hillsboro-Deering 1: The Hillcats kept it close in the first half, but the Raiders broke open a 1-1 halftime score in the second half. Bow 6, Milford 1: The Falcons added a second goal before halftime, and scored four more unanswered in the second half on their way to a 6-1 statement win….

BOYS FOOTBALL

Campbell 36, Newport 0: Late in the third quarter, Keegan Mills reached the 4,000 yards milestone following an 8-yard jaunt into the end zone to help lead the Cougars to a onesided 36-0 triumph over Newport. Bow 49, John Stark 0: Seven players found the end zone for Bow in a 49-0 rout of John Stark on Saturday in Bow…

Download The Messenger – September 13, 2019 (pdf)

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#PeterStrong rallies Hopkinton community

The benefit #PeterStrong in support of a local firefighter will be held Saturday September 14 from 5:30 to 11 at the American Legion on 169 Bound Tree Road in Contoocook. Dinner is 5:30 to 7 with music and dancing from 7 until 11. Local favorites The Complete Unknowns and Speed Trap are providing the music. There are raffles sponsored by local merchants and apparel for sale; all proceeds going to the benefit…

Superintendent Robert Hassett addresses the Hillsborough Chamber

SAU #34 Superintendent Robert Hassett spoke at Tuesday’s Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce Breakfast meeting, highlighting some of the School District’s accomplishments. He reported that the 1,123 students in H-D schools have a student-teacher ration of 19.5/1 with a per pupil cost of $18,559 compared to the state average of $15,965. 42% of the students are eligible for…

Crew of the USS Kearsarge visits Warner

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Brad Dickey, seven Chief Petty Officers, and eleven Chief Selectees, all crew members of the USS Kearsarge LHD-3, made their annual pilgrimage to Warner over Labor Day weekend. As part of their training, each selectee class visits the town to learn more about their ship’s heritage. In addition to climbing Mt. Kearsarge and visiting the museums and shops in town, the group also performed a community service…

New London holds impressive Patriot’s Day rememberance

An overflow crowd arrived at the New London Fire station to attend the town’s annual 9/11 Observation Ceremonies. The sounds of Bill McKenney’s bagpipe filled the air as a group of first responders from several area towns marched in. MC Amy Lyon welcomed all and Fire Chief Jay Lyon led the Pledge of Allegiance before the 5th graders from Sutton and…

GIRLS SOCCER

Hillsboro-Deering 4, Trinity 3 (OT): The Hillcats knotted the score at 3-3 in the 80th minute and scored the game-winner seven minutes into overtime. Bow 3, Oyster River 2, 2OT: Highlights: Lindsey Burnham hit a beautiful strike to the far side netting from about 20 yards our for the game-winner in the final minute of the second overtime. The Falcons took a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the match, but the Bobcats clawed back to force overtime…

BOYS FOOTBALL

Hillsboro-Deering-Hopkinton 43, Laconia 6: Colby Quiet had 334 total yards of offense and six touchdowns to lead the Redhawks to a decisive season-opening victory. HDH led 21-0 at halftime and had a shutout for most of the game until Laconia blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone late in the game.

Download The Messenger – August 30, 2019 (pdf)

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Hopkinton Boy Scout Troop 77 hosts Centennial Picnic

Hopkinton Boy Scout Troop 77 celebrated 100 years of service Sunday August 18. Approximately seventy-five people gathered for the Centennial Picnic to celebrate this momentous occasion held at the Town’s Kimball Lake Cabins. Two past Scoutmasters, Bradley Watson who lead the Troop from 1988 – 2001, and Charles Crathern who lead the Troop from 1957 to 1959, and Committee Chair from 1960 to 1966, shared stories from…

Over 250 pies donated at Newport’s 46th annual Apple Pie Festival

You absolutely could not have “ordered” a more picture-perfect day on Saturday for the 46th annual Apple Pie Crafts Fair and Richards Library Festival in downtown Newport. The event attracted an estimated 5000 people to the Newport Town Common to enjoy over 130 booths of handmade crafts, live music, the firemen’s famous chicken barbecue, and lots and lots of…

New teachers in Hillsborough and Washington

SAU 34 is delighted to welcome 13 new educators to our learning community. Back row: Alex Conway, Grade 4 Classroom Teacher H-DES; Abigail McHugh, French Teacher, H-DHD; Brooke McLain, School Nurse H-DES; Hannah Murdough, Kindergarten Teacher, H-DES; Sarah Button, Grade 8 Math Teacher H-DMS; Gregory Lefko, Grade 7 Writing Teacher, H-DMS…

Sunapee woman celebrates 111th birthday

New Hampshire’s oldest citizen celebrated her 111th birthday on Lake Sunapee. Hazel Nilson went on a boat tour of the lake Friday morning. It was organized by the Sunapee Police Department. Nilson was born Aug. 21, 1908, in…

Conservation Commission Walking Trails

During the recent Hillsboro Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Richard Head of the Conservation Commission appeared to discuss possibilities for walking trails on land owned by the Town and under the direction of the Commission. One idea is to use land in back of Shaw’s Market on West Main Street. The entrance would be at the stub between Red Coat Realty and Hagstrom’s Real Estate and proceed to the confluence of the two rivers behind…

Download The Messenger – August 16, 2019 (pdf)

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Weare Police Officer on leave

NH Attorney General Gordon McDonald has identified Sergeant Austin McGuire, the second Weare Police Officer involved in last week’s standoff incident, which ended in the death of 43-year-old Weare resident Jeffrey Clough-Garvin. Maguire and fellow officer William Paul Lewis IV arrived at Clough-Garvin’s home following reports of a domestic dispute. Clough-Garvin exchanged gunfire with…

2018 Hillsboro-Deering graduate serves on a guided missile destroyer

A 2018 Hillsboro-Deering High School graduate and New Hampshire native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS Chung-Hoon. Seaman Taveya Ortiz works as a Navy boatswain’s mate aboard the guided-missile destroyer operating out of Joint Base Pearl…

John Stark Spanish teacher studies in Peru

Do you wonder where teachers spend their summers? John Stark Spanish teacher Stephanie Harpring traveled to Peru for two weeks to study indigenous culture and Spanish Language after receiving a scholarship from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. While she studied at the Academia Latinoamericana de Español, she stayed with…

History comes alive in Hillsborough this weekend

Do you enjoy either the excitement of war battles, the joy of learning new dances, or finding out about who lived in your area before you settled here in NH? If you do, we have three events in Hillsboro this weekend you and your whole family will be interested in attending. With the horses and cannons, soldiers, Indians, and calvary, you can experience the…

Goffstown family safe after fire totals home

A Goffstown home was destroyed in a fire early Wednesday morning. The homeowner said that the smoke detector woke him up just after 4 a.m. and he saw flames and smoke in the living room and immediately woke up his wife and 3-month-old daughter. The family, which had just moved into the house a few weeks ago, was able to get out of the house, but two dogs…

Download The Messenger – August 2, 2019 (pdf)

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Arvanetakis are Community Builders

The Masons of Harmony Lodge presented their 2019 Community Builders Award to George and Estelle Arvanetaki on Sunday. Mention the name Arvanetaki and the first word that comes to mind is “Volunteer.” “Give Something Back” is more than a slogan to this octogenarian couple, it is a way of life. Since moving to Hillsborough 20 years ago, they…

Mount Sunapee Resort hosts 86th Annual Craftsmen Fair

The 86th annual Craftsmen Fair will be held Aug. 3 to 11 at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury. The League is anticipating more than 25,000 will come during the week to meet with artisans and shop their works. The fair largely exhibits the works of its juried members representing forms such as…

Hillsborough historic documents discovered

Historic documents recently found in the Gilbert Room in the Fuller Public Library will be on display Thursday, August 15 from 9am-7pm. The documents include Joseph Gilbert’s military commission into the Massachusetts-Bay Colony Company Arms dated May 19, 1775 and George…

Missing Hillsborough woman’s body found in her storage unit

The body of a Hillsborough woman, missing for several months, has been located in a storage unit at Hillsborough Mini-Storage on Henniker Street. Linda Minery, 53, had been missing since leaving her elderly mother suddenly at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday April 7th, without…

Deering Police, Fire & Rescue recover submerged motor boat

On the afternoon of Wednesday July 24th, Deering Fire & Rescue (DFR) and the Deering Police Department (DPD) were dispatched to Barnes Road for a motor boat submerged under water. Engine 2, Ambulance 1 and Car 1 with Boat one responded immediately…

Hillsborough Rescue Association donates $15,000 CPR Device

During Tuesday’s Hillsborough Select Board meeting the Board held a brief public hearing on the acceptance of a gift from the Fire Department. The Hillsborough Rescue Association has purchased and donated a Lucas3 CPR Device valued at…