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Download The Messenger – June 2, 2017 (pdf)

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Local college students honor their high school teachers

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week May 8 through May 12, Saint Michaels College asked first-year students to share about heroic teachers from their high school – the teachers who  truly made a difference in their lives and inspired them to pursue higher education. Students responded immediately with heartfelt words of praise for…

Weare Troop #24 celebrates its 30th & 31st Eagle Scouts

On Sunday, May 21, 2017 Troop 24 of Weare NH held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for its two recent Eagle Scouts recipients.  Owen Payeur, son of Marc and Heather Payeur of Weare and Stephanie Payeur of Henniker, became the Troop’s 30th Eagle on November 2, 2016. Eamon Scott, son of Patrick and Jennifer Scott of Weare, became the Troop’s 31st Eagle on…

Hillcat Post 612 Police Cadets place 3rd at Cadet Challenge Weekend

Three members of  Hillcat Post 612 Police Cadets brought home some more hardware this year. They just won the 3rd Place Overall Trophy at Cadet Challenge Weekend 2017 held at the National Guard Training Center in Center Strafford. This is the Post’s 3rd trophy in…

New principals in Franklin & Newport

The Franklin School Board is pleased to welcome Susan Blair to the Franklin School District as principal of Paul Smith Elementary School beginning July 1, 2017. Ms. Blair will replace current principal Michael Hoyt who will retire from his position on…

Sports: Boys Lacrosse

Merrimack Valley 19  Kennett 6: MV started slow before exploding for 13 goals in the second quarter to lead 16-2 at the half….

Sports: Girls Softball

Franklin 13 Winnisquam 1: A deep sacrifice fly to score Hailey Haskins in the first inning to give the Golden Tornadoes a quick lead. Stevens 11 Kearsarge 5: Kearsarge took a 2-1 lead in the second inning, but it was shortlived as Stevens added three runs in the bottom half and didn’t look back…

Download The Messenger – May 19, 2017 (pdf)

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Grads told fear of failure limits the possibilities of success

New England College celebrated its 70th commencement Saturday, conferring doctorate, masters, bachelor and associate degrees on 729 students from 45 states and 12 countries. Philanthropist Jacqueline Novogratz told the  class to embrace the possibility of failure…

16 criminal warrants issued for elusive Dunbarton man

Walter Apt, that is, who is currently wanted by the Dunbarton Police Department for violation of a protection order, default or breach of bail conditions and stalking, all class A misdemeanors. Walter is also wanted by the Concord Police Department for criminal threatening, a…

Hillsboro-Deering School Board taps emergency funds for repairs

After two public hearings, one for the Maintenance Fund and one for the Paving Fund, the Hillsboro-Deering School Board voted to approve taking $48,500 for two new elevator lifts and $93,842 for paving. As one of the lifts has already been paid for, there was some discussion as to whether or not it…

New Boston Police officers receive praise

New Boston Police Chief Jim Brace was present to meet with the Selectmen to discuss the Police Department summer update as follows: The Department received letters of appreciation for Officers Case and Tucker for their actions related to a suicidal subject. They have been nominated for a law enforcement award for their actions. The Department is…

Hillsboro Christian School at Horsemanship Camp

Students from Hillsboro Christian School, and several related home school students, will be attending the fourth annual Natural at the Double B Ranch in Plymouth, MA. Campers will leave Hillsboro Baptist Church at 8am on June 20th and return late afternoon, Thursday, June 22nd. Campers will experience ranch living as well as learning and practicing the techniques of…

Sports: Boys Lacrosse

Bow 10 John Stark 3: Bow led 4-1 at halftime and pulled away in the second half with six goals. Timberlane 13 Goffstown 10: Nick Mason collected five goals for Goffstown and the Grizzlies received two goals from Peyton Bickford, who won 21 of 25 faceoffs…

Sports: Girls Softball

Bishop Brady 24, Hillsboro-Deering  0: The Giants scored in every inning and batted around the order twice in the second inning alone to take a commanding 16-0 lead. Winnisquam 20, Laconia 0: 5 inn. The Bears scored 10 in the first inning and finished with 19 hits…

Download The Messenger – May 5, 2017 (pdf)

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Four Belmont High School teachers caught drinking

Four Belmont High School teachers returned to their classes May 1st, after being placed on administrative leave for the last several weeks. The circumstances surrounding the teachers’ discipline has not been announced, but multiple sources have said that the teachers were observed by a custodian, drinking…

Antrim man indicted for sexual abuse & kidnapping

Michael Annis, 58, of Antrim has been indicted on seven counts of sexual abuse and kidnapping in connection to an alleged incident involving a girl under the age of 13. Annis was indicted in 6th Circuit, District Division court in April but remains…

Hillsboro man and his Epsom son in critical condition

A Hillsboro man and his son, from Epsom, remain in critical condition as a result of a head-on collision on Route 4 in Northwood Monday afternoon. State Police said Merilyn Walker, 81, of Strafford, was driving on Route 4 when she crossed the center line, colliding head-on with…

Hillsboro woman hurt in Antrim crash

Police say a Hillsboro woman was injured last Thursday afternoon when she drove off Route 202 in Antrim and crashed into a large rock. Melissa Blevins, 24, suffered facial injuries, and was taken to Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough. Antrim Police Cpl. Ethan Vaillancourt said she was…

Kelly Miller Circus returning to Hillsboro July 11th

The Hillsboro Lions Club is pleased to announce that the Kelly Miller Circus will return to Hillsboro this summer after a two year absence. After near sellout performances in 2014 and 2015, the circus did not make a NH swing in 2016. The Kelly Miller Circus, founded during the Depression, is marking another milestone this year as it celebrates its seventy-ninth anniversary…

Sports: Boys Lacrosse

Bow 21 Manchester West 2:  In their first game in more than two weeks, the Falcons opened an early 10-0 lead and never looked back. John Stark 8 Goffstown 7: Aiden Moser scored four goals and Sep Brown made nine saves to lead the Generals  to an overtime victory. Goffstown  received three goals from Devin Young and nine saves from Finn Grant…

Sports: Girls Softball

Hillsboro-Deering 4 Stevens 2: H-D snapped a 1-1 deadlock when Maggie Atkins singled, Nicole Lillis reached on an unsuccessful fielder’s choice and both would eventually score. Bishop Brady 20 Hillsboro-Deering 3:  The Giants were relentless in their first inning at the plate. Their top six hitters made two rounds through the batter’s box and the order managed 10 runs with five hits…

Download The Messenger – April 21, 2017 (pdf)

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New Boston man leaves one accident for another

Kevin Cullinane, 54, of New Boston, was charged with conduct after an accident, operating under the influence of drugs and reckless operation after being the cause of two different accidents Saturday night. When Goffstown police arrived at a hit-and-run…

Merrifield confirmed as Labor Commissioner, will step down as mayor

The Executive Council has confirmed Franklin Mayor Ken Merrifield as the next Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Labor. The council voted 4-1 Wednesday to confirm Gov. Sununu’s nominee, with…

Franklin woman arrested in Hooksett

On April 6th, the Hooksett Police Department took a complaint from a resident that a female had come to his home asking to use the phone and for gas money. The caller stated that the female was acting “strange” and provided a description of the vehicle that she was operating. The vehicle, a 2000 Jeep Cherokee, was confirmed stolen out of…

New Hampshire Motor Speedway features Safe Kids 500

On Wednesday, May 3, racers of a different kind will ‘burn rubber’ at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Instead of NASCAR stars like Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr., families across the state will pedal their bikes around the track in the Safe Kids 500. Hosted by…

Homefront Guide
Create the perfect outdoor kitchen

Start with the grill. Your grill is the focal point of your cooking area and you’ll need to determine whether gas, charcoal or propane is right for you. If expense is a concern, propane is a more cost-effective fuel than charcoal and it doesn’t require…

Sports: Boys Baseball

Kearsarge 8 Hillsboro-Deering 3: Senior Brad Sampson started on the mound and scored for the Hillcats, Freshman Gunner Hagstrom took over on the mound in the second inning and scored the other two runs for H-D. Joseph O’Brien had a base hit on his first Varsity appearance…

Sports: Girls Softball

Hillsboro-Deering  20, Hanover 3: 6 inn. The Hillcats took a 6-0 lead after the first two innings and just kept hitting on their way to their first win. Hillsboro-Deering 6 Kearsarge 3: Kearsarge fell behind, 4-0, after two innings, but clawed back to make it a one-run game going in to the sixth. Peschell and Mooney each scored an insurance run in the sixth for the Hillcats…

Download The Messenger – April 7, 2017 (pdf)

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H-D teachers urge board to reduce class sizes

At the beginning of Monday’s Hillsboro-Deering School Board meeting Superintendent Robert Hassett distributed a chart showing class sizes in the elementary school this year and anticipated class sizes next year. He cautioned that the figures were…

Goffstown Selectmen support town’s First Responders

Goffstown Police Chief Robert Browne and Fire Chief Richard O’Brien recently briefed the Selectmen on a situation in which a person spit on a First Responder during a call. Because “saliva” is exempted from Workers Compensation coverage, and the town’s policy requires such employees to be…

Ben Fortner wants Leo Aucoin fired and Kris Blomback demoted

In the absence of Chair Kris Blomback, Vice Chair Tia Hooper was running a routine Henniker Selectman’s meeting Tuesday evening until fellow member Ben Fortner dropped a couple of bomb shells at the end. Fortner, who defeated former Selectman Leo Aucoin a year ago, and who has been a constant critic of Aucoin and the…

Authorities say threat at Belmont High was “not credible”

Authorities have determined that a “threat of violence” made against Belmont High School on social media was not credible according to an investigation by school officials and police. On Sunday, April 2, the following message was posted on the school’s on-line bulletin board by…

Stark/Hopkinton Robotics wins award

On March 25 and 26, The John Stark/Hopkinton Robotics FIRST team Ozram 1922 was one of forty-one teams battling for the glory of a FIRST Steamworks championship title in Bedford, NH.  FIRST is a program created by New Hampshire’s own Dean Kamen, which pursues the goal of promoting STEM fields. In order to do this, FIRST challenges robotics teams across the world to…

Weare’s young sister inventors continue to gain honors

Two Weare sisters, who recently showcased their invention, The Amazing Curb Climber, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, both entered their latest inventions at a regional inventor’s competition this past weekend. Sadie McCallum, 10, of Weare who lives with Cerebral Palsy, created the Walker Wheeler, a wheelchair/walker in…