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Download The Messenger – May 25, 2018 (pdf)

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Missing son is suspect in Chichester mother’s death

The body of Frances Nash, 51, of Chichester was found. She died of multiple stab wounds. An arrest warrant was issued for Nash’s son, Phillip Nash, 21, who was taken into custody in Emporia Virginia. Nash was wanted in connection with the theft of Frances Nash’s vehicle, a Mercury Mariner SUV which was found near Hackleboro Road in…

Area Elementary students recognized at State House Ceremony

Several Granite State students, including those from Franklin, Hopkinton, Newport and Northfield received certificates and awards on May 16 as part of the bicentennial celebration of the New Hampshire State House. Next year, the State House turns 200 and students were invited to share their…

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School DECA Team shines at state event

The New Hampshire DECA 5th Annual Middle School Career

Development Conference was held Tuesday, May 15 in Manchester. Three teams earned top honors. NH DECA welcomed over 60 competitors from four middle schools (Fairgrounds, Nashua; Pennichuck, Nashua; Bedford Middle School, and Hillsboro-Deering). New Hampshire DECA hosted competitive events in the areas of…

In SeniorLifestyles: John Stark sophomores hear from a Holocaust survivor

All members of the sophomore class at John Stark Regional High School are currently reading Night, a work by Elie Wiesel about his experience with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps. To enrich their reading, John Stark English teacher Michele Kirschbaum invited Kati Preston, a Holocaust survivor who now…

Sports – Boys Track & Field

ConVal: The Track and field team capped off their regular season at the Monandnock Invitational over the weekend. Del Bonsu-Anane led the boys team by winning all three of the sprint events. Other event winners included…

Sports – Girls Track & Field

ConVal: The Track and field team capped off their regular season at the Monandnock Invitational over the weekend. The girls team was led by Rachel Hurley who won the 1600 meter and 800 meter runs.  Also taking individual event titles were…

Download The Messenger – May 11, 2018 (pdf)

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Antrim Congregational Church donates $15,000

Melissa Gallagher, Executive Director of The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, announced today that the Antrim Congregational Church Society has made a $15,000 contribution to The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center. Leaders of the former church sought to donate their remaining proceeds to non-profit organizations serving…

Hillsboro-Deering Schools awarded six grants to improve school security

During Monday’s meeting, the Hillsboro-Deering School Board accepted six grants under the Public School Infrastructure Fund totaling $278,439.00 The grants will provide security cameras and protective window film at the Elementary, Middle and High Schools. There will be roughly 100 cameras throughout the…

Three injured in Bow motorcycle crash

Three people were seriously injured and I-93 southbound was closed following a crash involving a car and two motorcycles Saturday afternoon. State troopers from Troop D and the Concord Police Department shut down I-93 southbound for roughly one and a half hours at approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday after the crash, which occurred between Exits 12 N and 12 S. Upon arrival at the scene, troopers located two…

H-D Band & Chorus performs at “Trills and Thrills” Music Festival

On Friday, May 4, 75 Chorus and Concert Band students from Hillsboro-Deering High School travelled to East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to perform in the “Trills and Thrills” Music Festival where they received scores, ratings, and feedback from adjudicators. The chorus performed “Like a Mighty Stream” by Moses Hogan under the direction of Keene State College Student Teacher Hailley Dufresne and…

Sports – Boys Lacrosse

Portsmouth 15, John Stark 9: The score was tied at 7-7 at halftime before Portsmouth pulled away in the second half. Merrimack Valley 16, John Stark 12: The Pride held a 10-3 lead at halftime, but the Generals made up some ground by outscoring MV 4-1 in the third…

Sports – Girls Lacrosse

Bow 14, Gilford 9: Makayla Murray and Charlotte Ulrich led the Falcons with 3 goals each. John Stark 14, Spaulding 1: Thirteen John Stark players scored goals in the victory, with five players scoring their first goals of the season…

Download The Messenger – April 27, 2018 (pdf)

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Alert pharmacy owner saves elderly woman $5,000

Police credit the quick thinking of a Henniker businesswoman for saving an elderly woman $5,000 from a scammer stealing thousands of dollars.
An elderly woman came in to the Henniker Pharmacy asking help to overnight express $5,000 to New Jersey. Owner Sarah Chapin was suspicious and started…

City of Franklin poised for a major economic revival

Franklin expects an economic revival because of a pair of projects designed at attracting outsiders to the city. PermaCity Life and Mill City Park are generating excitement and, major investment dollars in the state’s smallest city. According to City Manager Judie Milner, “The city a while ago recognized that we need to increase our tax base. We can’t support a business on its own. We need to have something that will…

Deering couple suing the North Haverhill Fair for injuries received

Tammy and Eric Soule of Deering are suing the North Haverhill Fair and two contestants in last year’s sled pull for negligence, claiming she was injured when a team of horses crashed into her. The lawsuit filed also names Bonni Bolduc McPherson and Keith Bergeron, both of Deerfield, as defendants. According to the suit, Tammy Soule was at the fair to observe the horse-pull event when a team of horses led by Bergeron “proceeded at a full-speed uncontrolled run toward…

Woman fails to return to Tilton facility

State prison officials are asking the public’s help locating a Tilton inmate who didn’t return to her transitional housing unit Friday in Concord. Ann-Marie Ruggles, 45, was allowed to leave on an outing but didn’t return to the Shea Farm Transitional Housing Unit as required, officials said. Ruggles, who was convicted of…

Sports – Boys Lacrosse

Windham 14, John Stark 3: The Generals scored the first two goals of the game, but Windham took over from there, winning its fourth straight game.Hopkinton 13, ConVal 5: Hopkinton took a 5-1 lead in the first quarter and held a 7-3 advantage at halftime. The game stayed close but Hopkinton pushed its lead to 9-4 after the third and cruised to victory…

Sports – Girls Lacrosse

John Stark 14, Alvirne 2: The Generals opened with six goals in the first eight minutes and had an 11-2 halftime lead. Ten Stark players scored goals in the game including, Anna Salisbury’s first varsity goal. Hopkinton 17, ConVal 9: A balanced Hawks offense lead the squad to its fourth straight win to open the season. Hopkinton has scored at least 15 goals in every game so far…

Download The Messenger – April 13, 2018 (pdf)

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Dunkin’ Donuts in Bradford is now just Dunkin’

The restaurant closed for renovations early in March. Just before Easter, it was resurrected as a newly styled and slicked-up coffee mecca. Matt Aldridge, the manager at the Dunkin’ in Bradford operated by Sagris Enterprises, said “we brightened up the colors and have given it a more open appeal.” He said beverages are now on tap in front of customers, and the baked goods …

Weare Police Department understaffed with excessive overtime

Weare Police Chief Sean Kelly discussed the issue of overnight coverage now that the warrant article for the 12th officer did not pass. He suggested a couple of options. The first is to have an MOU with the NH State Police to cover the 3 AM – 7 AM shift. The agreement would consist of 4 hours every night at the overtime rate. An additional cost would be…

Host family needed for Italian exchange student at John Stark

Henniker and Weare families, if you have room in your home and space in your heart, please consider serving as a host family for a Rotary International high school exchange student the 2018-19 school year. The student is being sponsored by the Henniker Rotary Club. The young man hails from Italy, speaks some English and will likely be…

Response to Active Shooter Class

The Dunbarton Police are offering a FREE Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) program on Monday, May 14th 2018 from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm in the Dunbarton Elementary School Library. Seating is limited to the first 40 registrants. To reserve a seat, please contact Sergeant…

Sports – Boys Baseball

Bishop Brady 5, Hillsboro-Deering 3:  Max Lamora pitched a gem, striking out 10 in a complete-game effort to lead the Giants past the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats, 5-3. H-D took a 2-1 lead in the second, but Lamora hit a two-run triple in the third to put the Giants back on top, 3-2. The Hillcats clawed back to tie the game 3-3 in the top of the fifth, thanks to the bats of Gunnar Hagstrom (two hits) and Thomas Ferguson (two hits), but Lamora wasn’t flustered, delivering back-to-back strikeouts with the bases loaded to get out of the inning…

Sports – Girls Softball

Bishop Brady 21, Hillsboro-Deering 0: Jayden Johnson and Halle Laramie combined to hold H-D to one hit. Brady batted through the lineup twice in the first inning, highlighted by Laramie’s grand slam to lead early 13-0…

Download The Messenger – March 30, 2018 (pdf)

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Sunapee man endows Virginia Tech program

A Sunapee man has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College. David Calhoun’s $20 million donation supports the beginning of a new collaborative learning program. The emphasis of the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program will be equipping graduates with knowledge and skills to succeed in a complex and dynamic society…

Three people die in Hillsborough and Peterborough head-on collisions

Two people are dead as a result of a head-on collision last Friday on Route 9, near Breezy Point in Hillsborough. Police, Fire & Rescue personnel arrived about 9 a.m. to find that a box truck heading east had crashed into a van heading west. A DART helicopter was initially requested, but canceled when it was determined that both the…

Antrim trio face felony charges

Geneva Niskala, Kayla Phillips, and Shawn Lagasse, all from Antrim, are each facing a felony-level charge after they allegedly moved a Bennington man’s body while he was overdosing on heroin behind the Antrim Town Hall. Reports indicate that Phillips called 911 to report that someone was overdosing on…

Psychiatric patient walks out of hospital, drives off in stolen truck

A 28 year old, female psychiatric patient slipped out of Monadnock Community Hospital’s emergency room about 12:15 p.m.Tuesday, stole a hospital pickup truck and drove off. According to Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard, Monadnock Community Hospital staff reported that…

Former Dunbarton official arrested again

Merton Mann, 74, of Dunbarton has been arrested and charged with felony indecent exposure and prohibited use of his computer. Dunbarton Police Sgt. Chris Remillard and Detective Laura Cattabriaga are investigating the matter. A former Selectman, Mann was indicted in 2013 and later convicted on a felony theft charge regarding money that was taken over…

ConVal students suspended after staging gun control walkout

About 100 ConVal High School students were recently given detention for their Enough is Enough gun control walkout last week. The students served two detentions each, one for each block of instruction missed. Detentions were only given to students who had left campus that day, not to any of the students who took part in the school authorized…