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Download The Messenger – November 11, 2016 (pdf)

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Bradford soldier killed

An Army Special Forces soldier from Bradford, the father of a young boy, died during a combat-diving training session in Florida last Wednesday. Staff Sgt. David J. Whitcher served two tours in Afghanistan with the New Hampshire National Guard before enlisting in the Army in 2013. He signed up for the Special Forces a year later. He graduated from a Special Forces qualification course earlier this year and was enrolled in…

Sunapee Cubs fan celebrates the victory

At 108 years of age, Sunapee resident Hazel Nilson may be the only person in the country still alive when the Chicago Cubs won the World series in 1908.  As a born and raised Chicagoan, she has been a Cubs fan since she can remember. She moved to Sunapee Cove 2 years ago to be closer to family and has remained loyal to her Cubbies, watching…

Former Northfield man withdraws guilty plea to selling drugs

Brian Watson, 57, formerly of Northfield, who was scheduled to plead guilty Monday to selling a lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl to a 21-year-old Tilton man, withdrew his sealed plea agreement because of new information his lawyer wants to explore. Attorney Mark Sisti learned that a different man currently…

Nominations sought for  Cornerstone and the Dream Keeper Awards

Each year, the Goffstown School District seeks to recognize individuals and organizations who have demonstrated  an outstanding commitment to support student learning and superior education in our community. This recognition is represented in two different…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Division III Championship: # 5 Hopkinton 1 #2 Stevens 0: The Hopkinton High boys’ soccer team only needed one goal to take home the NHIAA Division III championship Saturday at Larkin Field. The fifth-seeded Hawks earned a 1-0 victory over #2 Stevens of Claremont on the back of Jacob Rockwood’s first-half goal and a shutout performance from goalkeeper Tim Meserve…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Division III Championship: # 3 John Stark 4  # 5 Oyster River 0: A turnover by No. 5 Oyster River set up a goal by Morgan Hawkes in the third minute, and No. 3 John Stark added two more in the first half on the way to a 4-0 win over the Bobcats at Bill Ball Stadium.  Hawkes finished with two goals and Brooke Shatney and Aria Ulmer also scored to lead the Generals  to the program’s first title.
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Download The Messenger – October 28, 2016 (pdf)

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New Boston Police Department being sued by former officer

Alexandra Drake, 24, of Nashua, a former New Boston police officer, has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the town and police department. Drake says she was fired after she complained about sexual harassment by a supervising officer who allegedly ranked female drivers on a “rapability” scale…

Warning – Hillsboro’s Crazy Christians are at it again

Again this year, the Hillsboro United Methodist Men’s Ministry, affectionately dubbed “The Crazy Christians,” will camp out in cardboard boxes and sleeping bags to highlight the plight  of our homeless neighbors. They will be camping on the lawn next to the church on November 4th, 5th and 6th, and will be accepting donations of…

Colby-Sawyer honors Hillsboro woman

Emily Hatcher of Hillsboro, N.H., is one of eight students selected to receive the Sawyer Fellowship, one of Colby-Sawyer College’s most prestigious honors. Each year, Colby-Sawyer College faculty and administrative staff nominate students based upon their excellence in the classroom, their leadership, and their…

Hillsborough Olde Fashioned Christmas

Hillsborough Pride has begun planning for this year’s Olde Fashioned Christmas to be held on December 3, 2016. This traditional event celebrates both the religious as well as the commercial aspects of the holiday. Churches or civic groups wishing to host an event as part of the day long celebration should…

Complaints aired over new traffic flow routes at Newport schools

Newport Police Chief James Burroughs briefed the joint meeting of the School Board and Selectmen on the status of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and the recent changes to the traffic pattern at Richards School. Selectman Todd Fratzell relayed that several parents had complained with the lack of flow, particularly on Beach Street. At one point he personally had to…

Boys Sports – Football

Bow 14 John Stark 6:  Bow got a first quarter touchdown from Nate Alford on a two-yard run to lead 7-0 at the half. Jack Corriveau’s 1-yard run capped a 14-play, 62-yard drive that took up 7½ minutes of the third quarter. Drew McQuarrie, who’s been battling injury, lost two fumbles in the first half and was replaced by younger brother Parker McQuarrie in the second half. Parker led an 84-yard drive that culminated in an 18-yard TD pass to Jake Sitts with 1:22 left…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Division III Preliminary  #4 Hillsboro-Deering 7 #13 Bishop Brady 2: Key players: Hillsboro-Deering – Bridgette Winters scored 3 goals and added 2 assists to lead the Hillcats to a win. The HDHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team will host Raymond HS in the NHIAA Quarter Finals Round on Saturday, Oct 29th at 2:00pm.
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Download The Messenger – October 16, 2016 (pdf)

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$833,000 to replace Bow’s Birchdale Road Bridge

Robert Durfee, vice president of Dubois & King, Inc., presented the Bow Selectmen with plans for replacing the Birchdale Road Bridge at an estimated cost of $833,000 during Tuesday’s meeting. Durfee’s Laconia-based engineering firm is handling two bridge replacement projects for the town. The bridge closed in July 2015 after the state…

One dead, four injured in Henniker multi-vehicle crash

On Sunday October 9th, a multi vehicle crash occurred on US Route 202/NH Route 9 in Henniker. Prior to the collision a Toyota RAV4 driven by Kevin Morong, 59, of Keene  was observed by State Police travelling at an excessively high rate of speed on NH Route 9 in Stoddard. The trooper attempted to catch up and stop the vehicle, but…

Weatherstone Crossing construction to begin in December

Michael Black of Saxon Partners gave the Hillsboro Lions Club an update on the progress of his major commercial venture, Weatherstone Crossing. Having cleared the Water & Sewer Commission and secured those permits, he expects to file a formal…

Goffstown Police host Senior Lights Tour

Calling all Goffstown Residents!!! The Goffstown Police Department is looking forward to hosting its first ever Senior Lights Tour this upcoming December 2016. The Goffstown Police Department is searching for residents who are…

Food Pantry needs Thanksgiving fixins

Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry has all the turkeys ordered… yet still need all the fixings for that wonderful family gathering coming “real” soon. They expect to prepare 320 turkey baskets which include the following items…

Boys Sports – Golf

Newport 1st: In Division IV, Newport (338) won by a comfortable 20-stroke margin against  Moultonborough (358) at Waukewan Golf Club in Center
Harbor. White Mountains of Whitefield (378) was third followed by Hopkinton (380), Inter-Lakes of Meredith (382), Mascenic of New Ipswich (386) and Farmington (394). Bow 1st: In Division III, Bow (321) finished 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Lebanon (332) at Waukewan Golf Club in Center Harbor. Derryfield of Manchester (335) was third and followed by Gilford (355), Stevens (364), Pelham (380) and Kearsarge (409)…

Girls Sports – Volleyball

Sunapee 3 Hillsboro-Deering 0: The Lakers dominated 25-8, 25-14  and 25-15.
Winnisquam 3 Mascoma Valley 0:  The Bears, who are riding a three-game winning streak, held the Royals to single digits in two of the three matches Tuesday, winning 25-1, 25-13 and 25-3…

Download The Messenger – September 30, 2016 (pdf)

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Henniker man arrested on multiple child sex counts

Roger Ward, 52, of Henniker faces multiple felony charges in a child sex assault case. He has been arrested and  charged with five counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, five counts of felonious sexual assault, two counts of indecent exposure, and attempted felonious…

DOT unveils plans for Antrim’s West Street Bridge

During a public informational hearing, Lisa Martin of Quantum Construction Consultants informed the Antrim Selectmen and the public of plans for replacing the West Street Bridge. NH DOT relisted the bridge and the…

Police investigate Andover helicopter crash

The NH State Police are seeking information regarding a helicopter crash on a wooded area near 15 Rivers Edge Road in Andover. The lone pilot was able to exit the helicopter on his own power and call for assistance. The fiery crash was quickly…

Festival of Community Bands Oct. 15th

The Kearsarge Community Band will be hosting the Sixth Annual Festival of New Hampshire Community Bands on Saturday, October 15 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Outing Club Indoor Facility, New London, NH. The Festival is a whole day of music presented by eight different Bands, followed by a massed band at…

Hillsborough Moose Club celebrating 70 years of community service

Please join the Hillsborough Moose Club for a luncheon on Sunday, October 2nd from 11 am – 5 pm to celebrate 70 years of service to Mooseheart and Moosehaven as well as the community of Hillsborough NH. This is a big milestone for…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Campbell 3 Hillsboro-Deering 0: Lack of offense limited the Hillcats in a close game. Windham 2 John Stark 1 OT: The score was tied, 1-1, at halftime after first-half goals from Windham’s Marc Tausanovitch and John Stark’s Ryan Nelson. Somersworth 2 Franklin 1: Still searching for their first win, the Golden Tornadoes kept it scoreless until late in the second half…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Fall Mountain 2, Hillsboro-Deering 1 (OT): After a scoreless battle in the first half, the Hillcats grabbed the initial lead 10 minutes into the second half on a goal against FM. Regulation time would end with the score 1-1 then, at 5:43 into the overtime period, FM would strike again for the score that would keep them among the ranks of the undefeated. Hillsboro-Deering 4 Inter-Lakes 0:  Bridgette  Warren scored the lone goal in the first half, but Winters completed a second-half hat trick to seal the win for the Hillcats. H-D was also bolstered by a strong team defense…

Download The Messenger – September 16, 2016 (pdf)

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Group gathers to celebrate the life of Wendy Tefft

A large group of neighbors, coworkers and friends gathered at the Village Trestle in downtown Goffstown Friday night to celebrate the life of  Glen Lake School teacher Wendy Tefft of Dunbarton…

Antrim Wind Farm opponents demand property buy-out

With NH’s Site Evaluation Committee beginning hearings on the Antrim Wind project, a group of about ten residents attended Monday night’s Select Board meeting to ask that the board include a provision requiring Antrim Wind Energy to pay the full appraised price for their…

Brief escape costs Franklin man more time

Anthony Deforge, 28, formerly of Franklin, was being returned to the county jail following his arraignment, when he wiggled out of an open window in a transport vehicle and fled when it was stopped in traffic at the corner of…

Weare Selectmen order removal of hazardous building

Weare Code Enforcement Officer Chip Meany informed the selectmen that he contacted the State of New Hampshire to look at the culvert by the old Ford garage at the intersection of Routes 77 and 149. It was determined that in order to find out what’s wrong with the culvert the building needs to…

ConVal’s Sarah Johnson is a National Merit Scholarship finalist

ConVal senior Sarah R. Johnson of Temple is a Semifinalist for the 2017 National Merit® Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Pembroke 4 Kearsarge 2: The Spartans maintained their perfect record in front of a full crowd under the lights at Kearsarge. Mascenic 5 H-D 1: Mascenic started quickly and jumped to a 2-0 lead before the Hillcats could even get organized…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering 8 Monadnock 1: The Hillcats scored six unanswered goals in the first half on their way to a fifth-straight win. Fall Mountain 1 Hopkinton 0: The Hawks outshot the Wildcats, 18-5, but struggled to finish on their numerous scoring chances. Fall Mountain’s goal in the 29th minute proved to be enough…