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Download The Messenger – November 4, 2016 (pdf)

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Newbury teenager charged with firing four shots

Nathaniel Hargreaves, 18, of Newbury has been arrested and charged with felony reckless conduct after a road rage incident last Sunday in Newport during which four rounds were shot from a moving truck, police said. Hargreaves posted $10,000 cash bail and will be arraigned…

Henniker committee considering reviving a ‘Family River Festival’

Henniker’s Economic Development Committee has discussed the creation of a family river festival to celebrate this significant resource in the community and expand environmental tourism. Access to and highlighting the River was a major theme reported in…

Sunapee Chief David Cahill Receives Spirit of NH Award

At a recent gathering in Concord, Volunteer NH printed Sunapee Police Chief David Cahill with its Volunteer Award. Cahill has represented Law Enforcement statewide at the highest levels by serving as a past President of the NH Chiefs Association and as a current member of the NH Police Standards and Training Counsel. He is an outspoken advocate for…

Hillsborough Historical Society elects officers & presents awards

The Hillsborough Historical Society recently held their Annual Meeting at the Smith Congregational Church in Hillsborough. New Officers elected were…

Franklin City Council’s  SAU withdrawal vote ruled invalid

The Franklin City Council’s 5-4 vote to withdraw Franklin School District from SAU 18 last week has been ruled invalid by the NH Department of Education. The withdrawal plan must be accepted by…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Division II Semifinals: #6 Goffstown 2 # 2 Pembroke 1 OT: After 80 minutes of emotionally intense soccer, Mike Fortin floated through the right side of the Pembroke defense, took a touch, and fired it home between the legs of Pembroke goalie Tyler Smith to give Goffstown a thrilling 2-1 win. Division II Quarterfinals: #6 Goffstown 1 #3 ConVal 0: The Grizzlies’ defense held Division II’s top scoring offense scoreless while Noah Charron provided the lone goal. Charron finished a Mike Fortin corner kick for his tally. Miles Green provided the clean sheet in net the for the Grizzlies…

Girls Sports – Volleyball

Division III Semifinals: #3 Farmington 3 #2 Winnisquam 2: Farmington bounced back from a lopsided loss in Game 4 to beat Winnisquam in the fifth and deciding game for a 3-2 victory. Division III Quarterfinals: #2 Winnisquam 3. #10 Portsmouth Christian 0: The Bears cruised to wins in sets one and three but had to come from behind in a 28-26 second-set win…

Download The Messenger – October 21, 2016 (pdf)

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Controversy erupts over altering of Henniker’s official minutes

The Henniker Selectmen were having a quiet, routine Board meeting until Chair Khris Blomback added an unscheduled item to the agenda. Saying he forgot to add it to his motion establishing the Road Management Committee at a prior meeting, he wanted to include a paid minute taker. He indicated he was acting in response to…

Warner Cooperative Preschool closing?

The Warner Cooperative Preschool was unable to hire a teacher for this year and it is quite questionable if they will continue. April Kent is trying to comprise a quorum of Board of Director’s so they can make a decision officially about dissolving the…

H-D Board tables Alternative High School relocation

After having been the main topic of conversation over the past several months, the Hillsboro-Deering School Board has apparently abandoned the idea of relocating the Alternative High School to the Hillcat Drive campus. At the beginning of…

State cuts force Franklin School district budget freeze

SAU 18 Superintendent Daniel Legallo recently announced that the 2016-17 Franklin school district budget is currently “frozen,” in light of  a $115,000 loss in state adequacy aid. The latest reduction comes after school and city officials met during the summer to address a $1.3 million shortfall in the…

New Boston breaks ground on Emergency services site

The Town of New Boston recently broke ground on their Emergency Services Communication site upgrade. This project was made possible as a result of a NH Emergency Management Department sponsored grant, and the support of the New Boston voters. The Town of New Boston applied for a grant earlier this year to…

Boys Sports – Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering 4 Laconia 0: The Hillcats shutout the Sachems in a much-needed win to keep H-D’s playoff hopes alive. Belmont 2 Hopkinton 1: The Hawks scored their only goal on a penalty kick in the 6th minute…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Campbell 2 Hillsboro-Deering 1 OT: Senior captain Jamie Jutras scored the game winner three minutes into the first overtime off a scramble to lead the Cougars. John Stark 6 Pembroke 1: The Generals quickly piled up four first-half goals and held Pembroke Academy scoreless in the final 40 minutes…

Download The Messenger – October 7, 2016 (pdf)

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Both HDHS and Jim O’Rourke receive honors

Associate Principal Jennifer Crawford,  Reed Cullen, HDHS Student Council and Student Vice President, HDHS Principal James O’Rourke display the plaque recently presented to Hillsboro-Deering High School as one of U.S. News & World Report’s “2016 Best Schools in New Hampshire.” In addition, it was announced that…

Bow names Lt. Scott Hayes as Interim Police Chief
Lieutenant Scott Hayes has been named as Acting Chief of Police of the Bow Police Department, effective October 1, 2016.  He succeeds Chief Erin Commerford who retired at the end of September. Lt. Hayes has…

Tilton police make major heroin arrest

A search of a car stopped for a false inspection sticker led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of a large quantity of heroin, fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine and a stolen gun, police said. A large amount of cash also was seized, police said. Tilton officers watched the car meet another in the park-and-ride area at Exit 20 off…

Newport Selectmen make water restrictions mandatory

The Town of Newport recently escalated the voluntary water restrictions to mandatory water restrictions effective immediately, due to continuing drought conditions. According to Newport Public Works Director Larry Wiggins, Newport’s main water supply, Gilman Pond in Unity, has dropped…

John Stark students learn at Construction Career Days

Students from JSRHS joined hundreds of high school students from across New Hampshire in Construction Career Days, September 22 and 23, in New Boston. Over 70 exhibitors were there to share their experiences in construction and transportation related fields with the students at this hands-on, career exploring event…

Boys Sports – Football

Goffstown 17 Manchester Memorial 7: A winless but determined Manchester Memorial (0-5) team connected on a 62-yard touchdown reception to pull ahead with 9 minutes 47 seconds left to play. Goffstown dug deep and completed the game-winning touchdown with 4:43 left, securing a 17-7 win at home on a raw and rainy Saturday afternoon…

Girls Sports – Soccer

Hillsboro-Deering  5 Newport 2: Morgan Racine scored her first varsity goal less than a minute into the game, but the Tigers tied the game four minutes later. Bridget Winters scored before halftime and Izabella Warren scored seven minutes into the second half. Warren and Winters netted their second tallies later in the second half to secure the win. Hillsboro-Deering 4 Conant 2: The Hillcats trailed a minute in, but came back to take a 2-1 lead before Conant tied things going into the half. H-D controlled the second half with possession and took a lead in the 49th minute on a goal from Izabella Warren…

Download The Messenger – Sept. 23, 2016 (pdf)

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Police Imposter; Franklin Police urge caution if approached

Franklin Police are looking for a man suspected of impersonating a police officer. A woman was pulled over on New Hampton Road Friday by a man wearing a dark uniform and with blue lights on his truck. He asked for her license and registration…

Highway boss confirms 9 Henniker culverts improperly installed

As requested, Highway Superintendent Tom Weston attended Tuesday’s Henniker Selectmen’s meeting to comment on reports that 8 of the 9 culverts his crew replaced on Quaker Street and Dudley Pond Road were defective and should…

Woman crashes, assaults Dunbarton cop

Laura Fortin, a homeless woman from Concord, was arrested after  driving drunk, crashing and attacking a Dunbarton police officer. Police say she ran over a mailbox on Twist Hill Road before crashing into a driveway on Montalona Road. Officers said Fortin was intoxicated when they responded, and lunged at…

Former Firefighter pleads guilty to arson

David H. Plante, 34, the  former volunteer Stoddard firefighter accused of setting brush fires that burned more than 200 acres in town in April, plans to plead guilty to arson as part of a plea agreement. Plante faces four felony counts of arson and three felony counts of reckless conduct for allegedly setting…

Deering author makes New York Times Best Sellers List

Peregrine Spring started life as a narrative about a very busy spring spent by Nancy and Jim Cowan of Deering as Nancy raised a young peregrine from a captive breeding program at the same time the couple took on the rehabilitation and training of an adult wild peregrine. The period was…

Boys Sports – Cross Country

ConVal 3rd: The Con-Val Boys cross-country teams competed at the Laconia Invitational this Saturday. The boys team had a solid 3rd place finish in a 13 team field. The boys were led by sophomore Evan Coyne who finished 11th in the field of 134 runners. Just three ticks back was…

Girls Sports – Volleyball

Mascenic 3 Hillsboro-Deering 0: The Vikings continued a five-game winning streak despite a solid effort from the Hillcats. Winnisquam 3 Newfound 0: Winnisquam was down 13-6 in the first game before coming back for a 25-23 win. The second game was tight until Winnisquam pulled away late for a 25-18 win, and that momentum carried into the third game for a 25-14 win and the sweep….

Download The Messenger – September 9, 2016 (pdf)

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Wayward orange flamingos have returned to Weare

Just as the swallows have returned to Capistrano so have the flamingos returned to Weare. The flamingos symbolized a fundraising project to help a 12-year-old girl battling leukemia, and it drew national attention when the birds started disappearing. Weare police used…

Two unexpected controversies surface in Henniker

The Henniker Selectmen were proceeding through a rather routine meeting Tuesday evening, discussing the perambulation of bounds and granting a hardship tax abatement when a pair of items not on the agenda sparked some controversy. The reappointments of…

Smith Memorial Church 9/11 Homecoming

Smith Memorial Church in Hillsboro is getting ready for their Homecoming on Sunday, September 11. Music will abound with Barbara Daley on the piano and organ, joyful singing from the choir accompanied by the trumpet of Kyle Beloin and solos by Mike and Danielle (Fraser) Conerty. Barbara Daley will offer a postlude written by…

Bow man airlifted off Mt. Washington

An injured Bow man was airlifted off Mount Washington on Monday. Conservation officers with the New Hampshire Fish and Game department say Donald Thompson, 60, of Bow suffered a lower leg injury while descending the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail in Sargent’s Purchase around 11:45 a.m. Monday, and was unable to continue down. Thompson was located approximately…

Man escapes serious injury when his car flips in Deering

A male driver was traveling southerly on Rte 149 just south of the Dickie Hill Road intersection. He had a young puppy riding in the passenger seat. In some manner the puppy interfered with the driver, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway. As the tires left the road, they struck…

Boys Sports – Football

Redhawks 34 Manchester West 0: Prince Mansah ran back the opening kickoff 86 yard for a TD and finished with 8 carries for 110 yds and 3 TD’s and  Sage Dubois had 7 carries for 166 yds and 1 TD to lead the Redhawks to their first varsity victory…

Girls Sports – Field Hockey

Stevens 2 Bow 1: Sara Bliss put the Falcons on the board with an assist from Delorie, but Bow failed to make up for a slow start. Mascoma 3 Newport 0: Katie Ferland scored two unassisted goals for the Royals and Pashents White had the other…