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Download The Messenger – August 9, 2019 (pdf)

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Warner Select Board approves major renovations of Town Hall Offices

The Warner Select Board continued to discuss plans to move several Town Hall offices. The Town Clerk’s office would move into the Selectmen’s office using the back office for record storage. The Selectman’s Secretary would move into the Town Clerk’s office, office space for they…

Franklin multiple offender arrested again

A traffic stop last month in Hooksett led police to a Franklin felon, out on parole, who was arrested for being in possession of drugs and a gun. On July 24, a sergeant on patrol located a “suspicious motor vehicle” in the area of Hooksett Road and Ash Street. The sergeant stopped the vehicle and made contact with…

Injured Weare Police Officer released and recovering at home

Officer William Paul Lewis, the Weare officer shot last week while responding to a domestic violence call left the hospital Monday, thankful for the outpouring of support he has received. Lewis, 27, was accompanied by two…

New Boston 4th grader wins Maple Award

The NH Maple Producers Association has announced that the winner of this year’s Walter A. Felker Memorial Award is 4th grader Trevor Gaudet of New Boston. Open to NH youth ages 16 and younger, the statewide contest aims to encourage interest in the Granite State’s great maple sugaring tradition. Trevor’s project was…

Henniker Select Board approves sale of Hometown Hero Banners

The Henniker Select Board opened Monday’s meeting with a presentation by Matthew Wieczhalek-Seiler requesting permission to sell and erect banners honoring those who served in the military services. It would not be an…

Download The Messenger – July 26, 2019 (pdf)

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Four people injured in head-on collision in Antrim

Route 202 between Antrim and Hillsborough was closed for several hours Tuesday as authorities responded to a head on collision between a Jeep, which crossed the center line and collided with the bed of a flatbed tow truck. According to Antrim Police Chief Scott Lester, it is un…

History comes alive in Hillsborough August 17th-18th

For ten years, there was a living history event held at a series of sites in Hillsborough and it ended last year. However, a new group of citizens in town have created History Alive to replace it on Aug. 17 and 18. How will it be different from Living History? It will be held in only two sites in Hillsborough. Jones Road site will focus on the active reenactment of…

Missing 2 year old Bow child found safe

On Saturday, July 20th, Bow Police received a report of a missing 2 year old child on Erin Drive in Bow. The child had been last seen inside the residence but the parents could not locate him. Based upon the child’s age, heat index of 95 degrees, and the terrain, there was an immediate threat to…

Three people killed in New London rollover on Interstate 89

Three people died in a late morning, single-car accident Sunday on I-89 in New London. NH State Police report the accident took place when a northbound SUV left the highway near Exit 12 and rolled over several times with all three motorists ejected from the…

Governor critical of Franklin Representative

Gov. Chris Sununu called the comments of Rep. Werner Horn, R-Franklin, “racist and offensive,” going so far as to say that the New Hampshire Legislature would function better if the three-term Rep. was no longer a member of the 400-member House. Horn, in a political column on Thursday, defended his view that slave owners were…

Sex offender arrested after walking naked through Hopkinton

A sex offender who has previously lived in both New Hampshire and Maine was arrested last week on a criminal trespass charge after reportedly being found by police walking naked through Hopkinton. Police were called to Farrington Corner Road near Stickney Hill Road at just before…

Download The Messenger – July 12, 2019 (pdf)

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Sylvania to remain in Hillsborough

Rumors, speculation and concerns which have been circulating for months were heightened Monday with the announcement that Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group, major venture capital companies, had finalized their takeover of OSRAM Sylvania. The Hillsborough plant has been the town’s largest employer and the keystone to the area’s economy since it first located here in 1956. Recent financial results at Osram continued…

Hillsboro parking meters and Class VI Fire Lanes stir debate

At Tuesday’s Hillsborough Selectmen’s meeting, discussion of putting in parking meters downtown drew quick comments and criticism by some local residents. As things now stand, most of the downtown parking is limited to two hours, but with little enforcement, some spaces are used close to 24/7. Deborah Gile, who manages the apartments in the Rumrill building, stated that her tenants would have a particularly hard time if they had to pay for parking, as their rent, although low by most standards, is all they can afford. They, along with other tenants downtown, use…

Plans unveiled for a multi-purpose Hillsborough Community Center

Resident Becky Johnson met with the Hillsborough Selectmen to present her proposal to provide a multi-purpose Community Center complete with an indoor pool. Her idea is to separate the various aspect of the center into modules and finance them with grants and donations that would be aimed at those particular items. Johnson’s plan calls for space for seniors, youth, families, and anyone who wants to use it. The proposed Center would feature…

Henniker Town Administrator unexpectedly resigns

Henniker Town Administrator Matt Henry has submitted his letter of resignation, giving the town 2-weeks notice of his departure. Selected from a field of 28 applicants, Henry was appointed only last December. It is expected that he will take a job with…

Washington residents without mail service

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So reads the unofficial credo of the United States Postal Service. Perhaps not, but a twisted ankle might. Several Washington, NH residents have complained of being without RFD service for several days. It appears that…

Franklin man arrested on multiple charges after 8-hour standoff

Owen Parenteau, 38, of Franklin is facing multiple charges after an hours long standoff that forced the evacuation of some nearby homes. Authorities say it started with a 911 call about 8 p.m. Thursday. Police encountered a female who was…

Download The Messenger – June 28, 2019 (pdf)

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Hillsborough Select Board may consider parking meters

Planning Director Robyn Payson and Police Chief Dave Roarick met with the Hillsborough Select Board to continue the discussion regarding parking and parking enforcement. The Chief outlined plans to begin enforcement of the two hour parking spots both on sides of Main Street and in the Paige Lot, next to the Bible Chapel. There are still some wrinkles to work out but paid parking or…

Hillsborough Center Church holds its 250th celebration

This Sunday will be the celebration of the Hillsborough Center Church’ s250th anniversary. The Service starts at 11:00. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Hambrick – Stowe will preach. Smith Memorial Church will be joining us with congregation and choir and its director Linda Bissonette. Smith Memorial Church’s new pastor…

Authorities make drug and firearm arrests in Bow and Tilton

A Bow officer located a suspicious vehicle parked behind the Old Town Hall, on Bow Center Rd., in Bow, NH. Upon investigation, the Bow Police Department identified three subjects and arrested two for possession of controlled…

Historic steam locomotive returns to service

Conway Scenic Railroad’s famed 1921 steam locomotive #7470 marks its official return to service on Saturday, June 29, with a rare-mileage excursion through Crawford Notch to the Mount Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield…

HP Fairfield celebrates the Grand Opening of its Hopkinton Facility

HP Fairfield celebrated the official grand opening of its new larger location in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Representatives were onsite from all four store locations across New England as well as OEM partners from across the country there to celebrate this accomplishment. This new location will replace…

Download The Messenger – June 14, 2019 (pdf)

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Long-time Hopkinton Police Chief Ira Migdal dies

Retired Hopkinton Police Chief Ira J. Migdal passed away on June 8, 2019, surrounded by family at the Hospice House in Concord, New Hampshire, after a long battle with illness. Ira (63) was born in the Bronx, New York, on October 14, 1955, to Renee (Canner) and Meyer Migdal. He grew up in Hempstead, NY where he developed a passion for public service. He became a Volunteer Fireman at an early age to give back to his community, and followed his passion for…

HD graduates told “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life”

A large crowd of family and friends joined the 66 members of Hillsboro-Deering’s Class of 2019 as they left the comfort of high school to take the next steps in their lives. Class president Ryan Gillett led the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed all to the ceremony. Following an H-D tradition, each member of the class left the stage to present their parents or guardian with a carnation in appreciation of all they have…

ConVal goes back to court asking the State of NH to “Pay Up”

After winning an initial victory in their lawsuit against the state, ConVal, Winchester, Monadnock and Mascenic school districts are going back to court and seeking close to $3 million to cover transportation costs. Lawyer Michael Tierney filed a motion to reconsider in Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene on Wednesday asking Judge David Ruoff to award the…

John Stark High School offers an Advanced Woodworking Class

Students at John Stark Regional High School have been finishing up their independent final projects in advanced woodworking, a class where they learn different ways to join wood together using a variety of hand and power tools. “As the name implies,” commented teacher JSRHS Tech Ed and Advanced Woodworking teacher Joab Owen, “these are complicated pieces of work. One of the students, senior Sebastian Winsor, completed six pages of calculations to …

GIRLS SOFTBALL

Division III Championship. Hawks claims first softball title since 1998
#7 Hopkinton 2, #4 Campbell 0: Hopkinton’s sophomore pitcher Megan Kimball-Rhines threw a two-hitter to lift her team to a 2-0 win over Campbell High School in a wellplayed NHIAA Division III softball championship…

BOYS BASEBALL

Division II Championship. Bow wins championship in dramatic fashion
#1 Bow 5 #2 Hollis-Brookline 4: If you wrote it in a script, no one would believe it, but the Falcons’ Ryan Elliott lived it. Elliott was at the plate with the bases loaded, two outs, a full count, with his team down by…