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Download The Messenger – August 24, 2018 (pdf)

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Study Group begins seeking input on Northfield’s future

Earlier this year the Town, working with the Northfield Economic Development Corporation and UNH Cooperative Extension Service, undertook a ‘Community Profile’ process to help chart Northfield’s future. The heart of the Community Profile process is a two day community meeting open to all Northfield residents. At that meeting, residents will have the chance to share their visions for Northfield’s future and start working on…

Sunapee man injured in Vermont crash

A Sunapee man is in critical condition at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a collision with a tractor-trailer truck in Rockingham VT. Vermont State Police say a 2008 Mazda driven by 26 year-old-Kazakh M. White and a 2018 Kenworth Tractor Trailer driven by 41-year-old Eric Baker of CT collided near the center on Route 103 near the Vermont Country Store shortly before 6:30 am yesterday. Route 103 did not have the…

Belmont & Stoddard on NH Historic Register

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added ten properties – including several that were built in response to the Toleration Act of 1819 – to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. An example of the many churches built as a result of the Toleration Act of 1819, Stoddard Congregational Church was completed in 1836. Its two-stage tower with…

Consultants recommend the total demolition of Baker Building

Judy Johnson and Will Gatchell of Harriman Associates, returned to the New London Selectmen Monday evening to present their initial findings on the proposed renovation of the Baker Building at the rear of Whipple Hall. Currently housing both the Police and Recreation Departments, both are suffering from…

Download The Messenger – August 10, 2018 (pdf)

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Community vows to restore extensive fire damage

Hopkinton’s Town library remains closed until further notice after receiving extensive damage from a two-alarm fire that was ignited by a lightning strike on the cupola of the building’s roof last Friday afternoon. When Hopkinton firefighters arrived at the library, patrons and staff had already evacuated. Chief Jeff Yale immediately called in a second alarm, which brought in mutual aid of fire crews from…

SAU #24 school leaders receive Home Land Security training

All employees in leadership roles within SAU 24 along with emergency management and law enforcement from Henniker and Weare spent an entire day in July training with Home Land Security to prepare for school emergency readiness. SAU 24, which includes schools in Henniker, Weare, John Stark, and Stoddard school districts, brought together administrators from all schools to review each school’s Emergency Operations Plan and practice various emergency events such as…

Speedway Concert issue to Supreme Court

Arnold Alpert, Judith Elliot and James Snyder, all of Canterbury, have appealed a judge’s decision to allow the NH Motor Speedway to hold a three-day country music festival to the NH Supreme Court. The lawsuit has already killed plans to hold a festival this summer, but track officials continue with next year’s concert…

Hillsboro teen airlifted with compound fractures to arms and leg

On Monday August 6th, at approximately 8:40pm the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on West Main St at the intersection of Saw Mill Road involving a car and a bicycle. Hillsboro Police were assisted by the Antrim Police Department and Hillsboro Fire and Rescue. On scene it was determined that a vehicle traveling West on West Main St was turning left onto…

31st Annual Big Truck Show in Deering

The Granite State chapter of ATCA will hold the 31st annual show on August 19th 2018, at Deering’s Feather Airfield, in Deering, NH. Trucks $5.00 registration. Vendor space $25.00 per space. FREE Admission FREE Parking FREE Camping Area (no hook-ups). Giant Flea Market. Trucks Parts Toys Trucks for sale.See you there! Field will be open Saturday for early show arrivals, and for vendor set-up…

Download The Messenger – July 27, 2018 (pdf)

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Tragic fire claims life of popular Hopkinton woman

Hopkinton Firefighters responded to 381 Pine Street about 12:25 a.m., last Tuesday, where they found longtime Town Clerk Tom Johnson Sr. outside the burning home. His wife, Beverly was later found dead inside, according to a news release from acting State Fire Marshal Maxim Schultz.Officials said that the fire quickly went…

Hillsborough man convicted of taking $300,000 of mother’s money

A Hillsborough County Superior Court jury convicted Jerry Newton, 54, of Hillsborough of taking more than $300,000 of his mother’s money and using it for his own benefit. The jury found him guilty of three felonies of financial exploitation of an elderly adult, but found him…

200 year old Greenfield barn lost to fire

A historic, 200-year-old Greenfield barn was lost to fire, early Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived to find a 36-by-50-foot barn fully involved in flames. Greenfield Fire Chief David Hall said when he arrived he found the roof and siding had completely burned away and only the post and beam structure remained. Greenfield firefighters immediately called a second alarm, which brought Lyndeborough, Francestown, Antrim, Bennington, Hancock and Peterborough fire departments to the scene. Although the barn could not be saved, several…

Select Board closes Swap Shop at Hillsborough’s Transfer Station

At last Tuesday’s Selectmen’s meeting, Luc Levesque brought a photo of the “swap shop” after regular “customers” left the area in shambles. If this was a one-time occurrence, perhaps it could be overlooked, but this has been happening almost every time the transfer station personnel aren’t there to supervise…

15-year-old Antrim musician performs in Australia

Austin Sloan, 15, of Antrim recently traveled to Sydney, Australia, to perform in the famed Sydney Opera House along with other high school musicians from around the globe, as part of the High School Honors Performance Series. Sloan, an incoming sophomore at ConVal High School in…

Download The Messenger – July 13, 2018

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Antrim man has served the Legion for 52 years

Donald L. Paige of Antrim was presented the NH Legionnaire of the Year Award. He was presented this award in front of 300 delegates from all over the state, representing over 100 posts. Don is a member of Post 50 Antrim, and has been a member of Post 50 for 52 years, and served as Commander from 1970-1972. Since 1973 he has been the Post Adjutant  for 45 continuous years. Don has always been…

Tuesday fire shuts down production at Goffstown company

A fire at Absolute Data Destruction in Goffstown shut down operations for the day on Tuesday and sent one employee to the hospital for evaluation. According to Fire Chief Richard O’Brien, the employees were in the process of evacuating the building when…

Hearing on Mount Sunapee lease transfer July 25th

Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Commissioner Sarah Stewart announce details of the proposed transfer of the State’s lease of a portion of Sunapee Mountain State Park to VR NE Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. (“Vail”).  As a condition of the Vail transaction, the State lease will need…

Goffstown girl recovering after collision with paving truck

The Goffstown teen who was involved in a serious collision with a paving truck is out of surgery and in stable condition.
Goffstown Police reports indicate that on June 29th, Julia Yost, 19, veered into the oncoming lane on Mast Road in Goffstown and hit the broadside of a paving truck that was hauling several pieces of heavy equipment. Goffstown Police had initially reported that 44-year-old Rosta Myslivec of Merrimack was the operator of the truck, but officials have received new information that Myslivec was…

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Fundraiser for Liam

There is a Fundraiser for Liam at Hillsborough’s Shaw’s on Saturday, June 30th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with Hot Dogs, Chips, Lemonade and a Bake Sale. Seven year old Liam has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. On June 20th, Liam had a Grand Mal Seizure, hit his head and almost died. With a Type 1 Seizure, doctors say there is a high rate of going into a coma…

Osram Sylvania Supports STEM Project at White Birch Center

White Birch Center will be expanding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities at their summer camp this year thanks to a generous donation of $1,550 from Osram, parent of Sylvania Automotive located in Hillsboro. The Extended Education Program at White Birch offers day camps over school breaks, providing quality care, recreational, and enrichment opportunities for nearly 75 children during…

City of Franklin hosts its initial Whitewater Festival

Franklin hosted its first ever whitewater festival over the weekend; an early step toward establishing a whitewater park on the Winnipesaukee River. The park is the brain child of Marty Parichard, the owner of Outdoor New England in Franklin, founded Mill City Park, a nonprofit to advance the city as a recreation destination. The Festival, which ran from Friday through Sunday, provided people their…

Hopkinton solar project letter of intent

Hopkinton may soon have one of the largest solar projects in New Hampshire. Granite Apollo, a solar-power development company, recently signed a letter of intent with the local officials to develop a 17-megawatt project at the landfill it shares with Webster. The Hopkinton/Webster Municipal Solid Waste Site contains about 133 acres of land in Hopkinton, which includes…

Hillsboro-Deering High School 2018 Awards & Scholarships

At Hillsboro-Deering’s High School graduation, graduates received a total of $715,000 in Scholarships and Awards.

Attend an area Fireworks Display:

Bristol — July 3 at dusk — Over Newfound Lake
Claremont — July 4 at 9:30 p.m. — Monadnock Park
Dublin — July 4 at 8 p.m. — Dublin Lake
Hancock — July 1 at dusk — Norway Pond
New Boston — July 4 dusk — Hillsborough County Field
Sanbornton — July 4 at 9:30 p.m. — Steele Hill Resorts
Sunapee — July 7 at dusk — Sunapee Harbor…