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New Principal named at Glen Lake School

The Goffstown School District has announced that Kathy Stoyle will be the new principal of Glen Lake School, replacing Leslie Doster after she retires on June 30, 2016. Mrs. Doster has been the only principal of Glen Lake School since it opened in 2006. Brian Balke, Superintendent of Schools shared, “Mrs. Doster has been a wonderful…

Franklin man rescues his infant son and daughter from fire

Although he rejects the title, fellow tenants are calling John McCormack a hero for saving his son and daughter from a fire on the building’s second floor last Thursday afternoon. McCormack, 32, who lived on the second floor with his wife and two children, has a disability that causes him to…

Bow Selectmen trim $597,803 from proposed Operating Budget

The Bow Selectmen met Tuesday evening with sharpened pencils, ready to trim their proposed budget before submitting it for review by the Budget Committee. The Fire & Rescue budget was reduced by $37,095 even after adding a new…

Peterborough Police respond to threats at ConVal High School

Peterborough Police responded to ConVal High School last Friday, as requested by SAU officials following several text threats aimed at some students and staff at the high school earlier in the week. Superintendent Brendan Minnihan released a…

John Stark students, faculty & staff at Boston’s Symphony Hall

More than 60 John Stark students, faculty and staff members spent an evening at Symphony Hall in Boston recently to see a performance of L’Orchestra National de France, an orchestra that is considered France’s musical ambassador.  This cross-disciplined cultural trip was comprised of half French students and half music…

Goffstown Police confiscate credit card skimmer @ Irving Circle K

The Goffstown Police Department took possession of a credit card skimming device from the Irving Circle K Gas station located at 277 Mast Road in Goffstown. The homemade skimming device was found connected to the card reader inside the gas pump by a…

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Bomb threat at Sunapee Middle/High School

At approximately 12:00 on January 19, 2016, Sunapee Police responded to the Sunapee Middle High School located at 10 North Road for a report of a bomb threat. Upon arrival, the police were told that a phone call had been received and the caller reported that there were bombs in the building. The phone call received was a…

Duncan-Jenkins Trust supports Hillsboro-Deering & Washington schools

The Duncan-Jenkins Trust hosted its 14th Annual Recognition Dinner last Thursday evening celebrating the many accomplishments in 2015. Trustee Douglas Hatfield reported that during 2015, the trust granted $81,913 for student enrichment programs, including an 8th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C., “Click, Clack, Moo” at the…

H-D Board drops request for new $650,000 alternative high school

Hillsboro-Deering’s Budget Hearing opened with a major surprise to the sparse crowd attending Tuesday night as the meeting opened, the School Board voted to recind a proposed $650,000 warrant article calling for construction of a new Alternative High School on the Hillcat Drive campus. A similar proposal at…

State Police arrest Franklin pair on drug charges

Two Franklin residents were arrested on various Drug Charges on Thursday. New Hampshire State Police Narcotics and Investigations Unit, and members of the Franklin Police Department, executed a search warrant at 68 West Bow Street in Franklin and arrested Dawn Lent, 31, and 59-year-old Donald Lent.
Dawn Lent was charged with…

Man injured in snowmobile crash

A Merrimack man suffered a severe leg injury in a snowmobile crash in Webster Monday afternoon, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials. Officials said a 911 call was made just before 4 p.m. by a snowmobiler who reported that his riding partner was involved in a crash. Emergency personnel found Ryan Labbe, 27, of Merrimack, on Kearsarge Trail Snails Snowmobile Club Trail 1 in Webster near the Warner town line. Officials said Labbe was…

Improvements to Goffstown Rail Trail

The Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail announce the recent completion of the Transportation Enhancement (TE) project on the Goffstown Rail Trail. The most visible parts of the project are a new trailhead parking area and the safety improvements of two trail crossings of Mast Road. These crossings were realigned to make them shorter and improve visibility, and…

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Winnipesaukee River Run highlights Franklin’s First Day

Record crowds attended Franklin’s First Day event on Friday, touring Central Street businesses, which were open for the first time on New Year’s Day, and visiting Trestle View Park and filling businesses with the largest crew of kayakers ever to their annual Winnipesaukee River Run…

Hillsborough man, Newport woman arrested in Dunbarton

On Wednesday, December 30th around 2:52 p.m., Dunbarton Police were dispatched to a residence in the area of Olde Mill Brook Road and Long Pond Road to investigate a suspicious vehicle that was parked and partially hidden on the property. The same vehicle had been involved in another suspicious incident in a neighboring town shortly before. Nearby surveillance footage, coupled with on scene and follow up investigation, led to the arrest of…

Franklin trio arrested trying to falsify evidence

On New Year’s Day around 10:15 p.m. State Police arrested Erik Parker after pulling him over for defective equipment. Parker was arrested for driving after suspension subsequent offense and during an inventory search of his car police found evidence of illicit drug activity. The car was seized and…

Henniker Selectmen favor Capital Reserve Fund to help level taxes

The Henniker Selectmen dealt with a variety of issues at Tuesday’s meeting. Tom Dunn from the Historic District Commission outline the status of several improvements needed on town facilities. Most are routine, but the Grange has some structural problems that need immediate attention. Susan Adams of the Azalea Park Committee briefed the Board on the Committee’s Wine & Beer Fundraiser…

Town’s fees for Peterborough Ambulance increasing

Peterborough’s Ambulance Department has recommended raising fees for Peterborough and the other five towns it serves. officials say the increase is required because the ambulance responded to 241 more calls in 2015 than in 2014, while  its revenue increased only…

One dead, two hurt in Grantham crash

One man is dead after his 2003 Nissan left I-89 SB in Grantham and struck several trees in the median just after 7:30 pm on Saturday. Police say rescue workers from Grantham, Springfield, and New London worked for over an hour to rescue the victims. A male was pronounced dead at the scene, a female occupant was airlifted to D.H.M.C. with multiple injuries, and a child who was in…

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Buy a brick to support restoring Contoocook Depot

The Contoocook Riverway Association is offering custom-named bricks to you. In return you’ll help continue the restoration of the Contoocook Depot. The current project is putting in the brick and granite apron between the Depot and the train tracks that carry the Pullman Car that we continue to restore…

Three teenagers arrested in Franklin armed home invasion

New Hampshire State Police responded to assist the Franklin Police Department with the report of a suspicious male subject on Nelson Street last Sunday. Franklin Police Officers had located a male subject with a leg injury and head trauma. He was subsequently identified as the victim of a reported armed…

Peterborough company is fined $150,000

New Hampshire Ball Bearings has agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty for a factory explosion in Peterborough that blew out windows and injured 15 people last year. The Attorney General’s office and Department of Environmental Services announced the settlement Monday. They said $5,000 will be used to…

Bow LEGO Team qualifies for tourney

What an event. It was a very busy at the 2015 New Hampshire FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament, held at Nashua South High School recently. This year Bow Memorial School was represented by the Bow Wildcats Team that is made up of Coleman Lull Plummer, Madeline Lessard, William Stadelman, Max Udelson, Ethan Davis, Connor Reed, Owen Libby, Finnian Welch, Noah Sloat, & Oliver Dolcino. They competed against 50 other teams from all …

Hillsboro and Newport firefighters in Keene

Newport and Hillsboro Fire and EMS were two of the 60 fire departments aiding Keene on Saturday to help with the gas leak and carbon dioxide problem. The problem started shortly after 9 am. They became aware of the problem when their plant’s safety system detected a change. The high BTU mixture in the Keene pipeline system was potentially a health threat if it produced…

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Henniker man dies in ‘Death Alley’ two car crash

Todd Goss, 52, of Henniker, was killed and  John Auprey, 46, of Penacook was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, in serious condition, after a two-car crash on Route 202/9, also known as “Death Alley,” in Henniker late Monday afternoon. State Police reports indicate that…

A wayward hawk knocks out power in Bow Saturday

Unitil officials have confirmed that a hawk was responsible for causing widespread power outages experienced in the Concord area last weekend. The Concord Monitor reported power outages were first reported around 8:20 a.m. Saturday and affected about 13,000 customers in…

Hillsboro Chamber seeks nomination for Citizen, Business & Employee of the Year

The Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the annual dinner will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Hillsboro-Deering Middle School from 6:00 – 8:30 pm with the doors opening at 5:30 pm. A full course dinner will be served offering appetizers, steak tips, lemon chicken, and a vegetarian pasta medley, salad, rolls, and dessert. Entertainment will be provided by Hillsboro-Deering High School musicians under…

Sunapee residents take the Loony Lunge

Sixteen veterans and newcomers gathered on the shore of Sunapee Harbor Saturday to partake in the annual Loony Lunge. The Lunge has been a part Sunapee’s Magical Christmas celebration since 2008. It was the…

Hancock man arrested for assaulting cop

Thomas Heissenberger, 22, of Hancock, who was arrested Saturday night at ConVal High School in Peterborough after a standoff with police was arraigned Monday and continues to be held on $100,000 cash bail. Heissenberger was arrested on four charges; felony reckless conduct and criminal threatening and…

Man robs Shop Express at knifepoint

On Monday night, a man brandishing a knife jumped over the counter at the Shop Express, grabbed cash from the register drawer and ran, fleeing before police could arrive. Police said the robbery happened at 6:15 p.m. at the 449 Central St. store.  The robber is described as a white man in his mid-20s to early 30s, about 6 feet tall and weighing between…

Pair is arrested after Deering accident

Deering Police Chief Jim Pushee was called out for a reported vehicle crash “somewhere” on Longwoods Road. As he began the crash investigation, evidence soon pointed to alcohol and drug involvement. Chief Pushee did arrest Shawna Gates, age 18, of Bennington for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs and Transportation of Alcohol by a Minor and  Sabrina De Bem, age 20, of Hancock, on charges of…

Weare Middle School’s Winter Concert

Under the direction of WMS’s Music Teacher Brian Fanning with piano accompaniment by Family and Consumer Science and 5th Grade Music Teacher Wilhelmina Bodine (who also created the festive stage design),  parents, family and friends were thrilled with performances from Beginning Band, Concert Band, Guitar Ensemble, and the WMS Chorus during the…