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Download The Messenger – March 1, 2019 (pdf)

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Newport Presidential Scholars

Elizabeth Tremblay, daughter of James and Victoria Tremblay, Benjamin Jachim-Gallagher, the son of Cindy Gallagher and Geri Jachim, and Victoria Burroughs, the daughter of James and Stacey Burroughs, graduating seniors at Newport High School, have been named in the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million…

WWII Veteran’s remains identified 75 years after death

An Antrim woman has learned that the remains of her brother who was listed as missing in action for decades have now been identified, 75 years after 1st Lt. Burleigh Curtis died in World War II, his little sister Madelyn Klose now has closure. On June 13, 1944, just one week after D-Day, Curtis was piloting a bombing raid when his plane crashed into a field in France. The military delivered a telegram, saying that he was…

Hillsboro-Deering DECA awarded 2 trophies, 24 medals and 14 plaques

A young and talented Hillsboro-Deering DECA team had great success at the recent New Hampshire DECA 62nd Annual Career Development Conference. It was held Wednesday, February 13 through Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Hilton Doubletree in Manchester, NH. Twenty-nine team members attended this year’s…

Couple responds to aid Epsom fire victim

A couple is being credited with helping an Epsom man after his home caught fire Friday night. Caroline Perreault and her fiancé, Jason Martin were driving about 8:30 p.m. when they saw what they thought was a bonfire, but they quickly realized the flames were coming from a…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division III Quarterfinals. #1 Conant 46, #8 Belmont 37: They started the season with a 73-37 loss to these same Orioles and fell short of the upset and ended the season with a 46-37 loss at No. 1 Conant. #3 Newfound 46, # 6 Hopkinton 32: The Hawks led 6-4 after the first quarter, but the Bears scored 17 points in the second to take control of the game…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Division IV Preliminary. #5 Sunapee 43, #12 Derryfield 41: The Lakers had to scrap their way to the D-IV quarterfinals with a 43-41 win. #6 Pittsfield 61, #11 Farmington 49: Farmington opened the 4th quarter with five points to tie the game, 47-47, with four minutes to go, but Pittsfield closed the game with a 14-2 run and went 13-for-14 from the free throw line to punch its ticket to the quarterfinals…

Download The Messenger – February 15, 2019 (pdf)

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Hillsborough teen indicted

A grand jury has indicted Alan Clark, 19, of Hillsborough for attempting to steal two NH State Police cruisers in Canterbury last fall. State Police arrested Clark the day after he caused a nearly head-on collision in Canterbury. Clark walked away from a trooper who tried to question him then ran to an idling cruiser, got in and…

DECA Recognizes Hillsboro-Deering DECA’s Gold Level School Store

The School-Based Enterprise (SBE) at Hillsboro-Deering High School – The Hillcat Corner was among 483 school-based enterprises in the United States achieving Gold Level Certification or Gold Level Re-certification this year and will be recognized at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in…

Ice jam may cause flooding in Goffstown & New Boston

The towns of New Boston and Goffstown are again facing the possibility of severe flooding later this spring thanks to a fast-growing ice jam in the Piscataquog River that’s already three quarters of a mile in length. Formed by the accumulation of floating ice chunks that slow or fully obstruct…

Nebraska fugitive avoids arrest after Peterborough tractor-trailer crash

A tractor-trailer unit rolled over the middle of a roundabout, closing Route 101 in Peterborough for nearly three hours on Monday morning. Drew Davis, 38, of Gastonia, North Carolina, reported that he was driving his tractor-trailer, loaded with 60,000 pounds of…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Oyster River 69, Kearsarge 53: Kearsarge hung with one of the top teams in D-II, taking an 18-15 lead after one quarter and trailing 52-44 after three. Hinsdale 47, Mount Royal 17: Sophie LaRose had 9 points and 7 boards, and Alexis Matte scored 7 and came away with 4 steals…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Stevens 54 Newport 51: It wasn’t easy for Stevens, as a last second Newport shot ended up short to give Stevens a hard-fought, three-point win. ConVal 56 Stevens 52: Matt McCool got eight of his team-high 22 in the fourth quarter, edging the Sabers back into the game, but the Cougars won it, 56-52…

Download The Messenger – February 1, 2019 (pdf)

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Later start times at ConVal

The ConVal Regional School Board has voted to have its middle and high school students start school an hour later next year, a change that requires voters to raise an additional $808,000 this March. The Board is sponsoring a warrant article to add 14 to 15 additional bus routes to the current 38, to create a single-tier bussing system, allowing all students…

Hopkinton Eagle Scout going to US Military Academy

Cooper Otis, Senior Honor Society Student at Hopkinton High School, recently received several honors. Cooper was nominated to the United States Military Academy at West Point NY by both Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster, which he…

H-D freshmen trio captures DECA 1st place

After ten days of competing against other high schools in a global competition, a team of three students from Hillsboro-Deering High School have qualified for the DECA International Conference in April 2019 in the area of Sports & Entertainment Management. The Sports and Entertainment Management team, made up of freshmen Emily Ferguson, Kelsey Powell, and Irena Rose, finished in…

Franklin snowmobiler falls through the ice

A snowmobiler was rescued after he fell through the ice on Webster Lake in Franklin on Friday. Crews were called to the area off Webster Lake Road about 4 p.m. and when they arrived, the man was partially submerged in the water and balancing himself on his snowmobile. Rescuers deployed a flotation device and

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hopkinton 50, Hillsboro-Deering 20: The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and held on. Hopkinton 45, Somersworth 16: The Hawks led wire-to-wire to pick up their eighth win of the season…

BOYS HOCKEY

Stark/Hopkinton 9, Laconia/Winnisquam 0: Senior Paul Molnar scored a pair of goals and had an assist – giving him his 100th career point – head coach Denis Kolehmainen earned his 100th coaching victory and junior Brett Patnode scored a hat trick to lift the undefeated General Hawks to their 10th straight win…

Download The Messenger – January 18, 2019 (pdf)

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Is Wal*Mart coming to Hillsborough or not?

No definitive answer has been given. However, Town Administrator Laura Buono recently sent the following E-mail to all town employees: “Many rumors have been circulating about the Weatherstone Crossing Project with the latest being that not only is Walmart…

Tragedy claims life of 2-year-old Newport girl who freezes to death

A 2½-year-old girl was found dead in frigid weather outside her Newport home Monday morning in what police said appeared to be a tragic accident. Newport Police said the girl, Sofia Van Schoick, apparently got out of the house overnight as temperatures dropped to about 8 degrees below zero. Neighbor Shane Rowe and his girlfriend found the…

Aerial mapping shows 1,242 of New London’s 2,800 parcels are inaccurate

Tri-Town Assessor Norm Bernaiche recently briefed the New London Select Board on the salient points on the 2019 mapping project conducted by a Professional Mapping Company well known throughout New England. The 2 ½ year project included aerial mapping, research of plans, deeds and…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Monadnock 58, Hillsboro-Deering 27: The Hillcats were led by Morgan Racine (11 points), Erin Dean (8 points), and Zoe Kemp (6 points). Laconia 37, John Stark 32: The Sachems turned up the pressure to give the Generals their first loss of the regular season…

BOYS HOCKEY

Stark/Hopkinton 8, Pembroke/Campbell 0: Saturday’s 8-0 win against Pembroke-Campbell pushed General Hawks’ record to 8-0. Hollis/Brookline 2 ConVal/Conant 0: Following a gritty performance, it was the host Warriors who came out on top, posting a hard-fought 2-0 triumph…

Download The Messenger – January 4, 2019 (pdf)

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Selectmen briefed on major changes at New Boston Fire Department

Fire Chief Dan MacDonald and Fire Wards Dale Smith, Wayne Blassberg, Dan Teague and Dick Moody met with the New Boston Selectmen to discuss a proposal for restructuring Fire Department chain of command. The Fire Department proposes to change the reporting structure as the Fire Wards may not be the appropriate group to manage the…

Newport man makes a bad case even worse

Police say Charles Gibson, 62, of Newport tried to back his car up on I-89 in an attempt to ram a police cruiser. A Sullivan County grand jury handed up an indictment alleging five counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. Gibson was spotted driving on Route 10 on the afternoon of April 7 in Grantham by Police Officer Ryan Cameron, who reported that he recognized Gibson and ran his…

Belmont fifth-grader leads winter coat drive

Belmont’s Evelyn Ellis-Haines, a fifth grader at Canterbury Elementary Elementary school organized a clothing drive designed at helping families facing homelessness this winter. With the support of her classmates and teachers, the drive collected over 700 items. The clothing drive was part of Ellis-Haines’ Kid Governor campaign to end poverty. The Kid Governor program is a national award-winning civics program for…

Dunbarton Police Department featuring new lighter duty gear

The Dunbarton Police Department has adopted a new uniform change with a primary focus on officer wellness. Traditional police duty gear can weigh upwards of 30 pounds which can eventually lead to stress on different parts of the body during an officer’s career. This load bearing vest carrier allows the officer to…

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bishop Brady 54, Hopkinton 48: The Green Giants used a solid second-quarter effort from all 15 players to build a 10-point halftime lead and got contributions off the bench all game long. Kearsarge 49, Merrimack Valley 47, OT: Rayna Tucker’s layup with eight seconds left forced overtime and Tucker and Camp made key free throws in overtime to secure the win for the Cougars…

BOYS BASKETBALL

Belmont 73, Moultonborough 35: Belmont outscored Moultonborough, 23-9, in the first quarter and followed it up with a 45-26 second. Laconia 47, Winnisquam 44: Kyle Mann scored with :02.9 on the clock to pull Winnisquam within one but the Bears couldn’t foul and Laconia pulled out the first-round win…