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Weare Middle School 8th graders visit nation’s capitol

In preparation for their trip to Washington, DC, all Grade 8 students at the Weare Middle School must complete a multi-media project about a memorial, monument, or attraction in the nation’s capital as if they were working for the National Parks Service. Each student must then research…

Epsom Fire Captain resigns citing Chief’s ‘mismanagement’

Epsom Fire Captain Matthew Moulton publicly resigned during a select board meeting Monday. Moulton’s resignation relates to a 2015 lawsuit filed against the town and Epsom Police Officer Brian Michael by Richard Bilodeau, a firefighter and the town’s emergency management director, in which Bilodeau claims that…

Hillsborough boy at Alzheimer’s Forum

Noah VonDette of Hillsborough joined over 1,300 other advocates from across the nation in Washington D.C., at the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum on March 27-29. Noah, 9, was the youngest attendee at the Advocacy Forum this year. Noah’s mother, Nichole VonDette notes that he had no…

Little information on Stoddard killing

It has been more than two months since a Sullivan man was shot and killed in Stoddard, with no additional information released on the incident. Although the incident has been ruled a homicide, one of the questions the N.H. Attorney General’s Office has yet to answer is whether what happened constitutes a…

Senior Lifestyles Special Section
5 simple steps to be your best at any age

To improve your physical and mental health and prove age is just a number, apply these five tips from Mayo Clinic. Find the perfect interval. If you’ve never participated in high-intensity interval training before, here’s a compelling reason to start. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found high-intensity aerobic exercise actually reversed some…

Sports: Boys Baseball

Monadnock 14 Hillsboro-Deering 6: The Hillcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on four more in the second. The Huskies came back with one run in the second inning and two in the fourth before sealing the victory with a five-run fifth inning…

Sports: Girls Softball

Hillsboro-Deering 9 Monadnock 4:  Thanks to a four-run first inning, the Hillcats were off and running early and never trailed. H-D extended its lead to 5-2 in the fourth and put the game away by pushing across four more runs in the fifth…

Download The Messenger – April 14, 2017 (PDF)

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Student’s toy gun causes alarm at ConVal High School

Officials at ConVal High School took no chances and alerted police to a report of a student with what appeared to be a plastic toy gun in a car last Thursday. Interim Principal Gib West also sent an email alert to…

Hillsborough’s Citizens, Business and Employee of the Year honored

The Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual Awards Dinner Saturday night at the American Legion Hall after a fantastic meal catered by H-D Food Services Director Michelle Dupont and entertainment from H-D musical prodigy Reed Cullen, the Business, Citizens and Employee of the…

Northfield man guilty of sexually assaulting disabled woman

Robert Magoon, 74, a former police officer and janitor at the Pines Community Center in Northfield was found guilty last Friday of sexually abusing a disabled woman while working at that facility. A Merrimack County Superior Court jury found Magoon guilty of attempted aggravated felonious sexual assault and three counts of aggravated felonious…

Jared Lewis becomes Antrim Troop 2’s 20th Eagle Scout

Jared Lewis became Antrim Troop 2’s 20th Eagle Scout during an impressive Eagle Court of Honor at Town Hall Monday evening. After the Color Guard posted the colors and the Pledge of Allegiance, candles were lit to signify Jared’s path through scouting from Tenderfoot to Eagle. Lighted candles also signified the…

HDMS National Geographic Bee entrants

HDMS seventh grade student David Denslow has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2017 New Hampshire National Geographic State Bee. The contest was held at Keene State College on Friday, March 31, 2017. Ten HDMS students participated in the School Level Bee held in February. As the school level winner, David took a qualifying test which was…

Sports: Boys Baseball

Hopkinton 20 Hinsdale 2: Freshmen Sam Crawford and Colby Marshall made their career debuts on the mound and had their first varsity hits, helping the Hawks to a commanding victory in their opener…

Sports: Girls Lacrosse

Bow 12 Kearsarge 9: Leslie Angus scored 5 goals to lead the Falcons over the Cougars in the season-opener for both teams. Hopkinton 17 Gilford 10: Cathen Hall, Amelia Thomas and Sage Hubicki played strong defense and did a good job protecting freshman goalie Elizabeth Berliner…

Download The Messenger – March 31, 2017 (pdf)

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Kindergarten registration set for Hillsboro, Deering & Windsor

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School will conduct kindergarten registration for the 2017-2018 school year Monday, April 3, 2017 through Friday, April 7, 2017 in the school’s main lobby. Children who reside in…

Stark-Hopkinton Robotics mentors return of Hillsboro-Deering

The Stark/Hopkinton robotics team, Team 1922 Ozram, has completed this year’s build season (robot design and costumes for team spirit at competitions) and is now on the road competing with their robots.  Their primary robot is Tin Man XII and their back up robot is Scarecrow II…

Dunbarton offers Domestic Violence phones

The Dunbarton Police Department has a limited supply of used cell phones that are available to victims of domestic violence. These phones are not currently activated with a phone carrier however, they have a 911 function which allows the user to call 911 from the phone if they need police and/or medical assistance, regardless of whether the phone is activated with a phone carrier or not…

Several towns aid Deering in battling Driftwood Island fire

On March 13th Deering Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a smoke investigation near the Deering Reservoir. Upon arrival at the town beach, a fully involved camp on Driftwood Island was visible. Access to the island was made from Zoski Road. Five boats arrived; one each from Deering, Hillsboro, Francestown, Henniker, and Weare. These crews were able to break the 2 -3″ of ice on the lake and make an open water path to…

Boys Basketball

DIVISION III – First Team: Henry Yianakopolos, senior, Hopkinton; Trevor Hunt, senior, Belmont. Second Team: Tom Johnson, junior, Kearsarge; Cam Cyr, senior, Hopkinton…

Girls’ Basketball

DIVISION IV – First Team: Faith Larpenter, senior, Sunapee. Second Team: Sydney Clark, senior, Sunapee. Honorable Mention: Mary Grzanna, senior, Sunapee…

Senior Lifestyles

Age-Friendly Community Assessment at Weare Public Library – In cooperation with the Southern N.H. Planning Commission (SNHPC), the town of Weare is hosting an information session to raise awareness of the needs of adult residents of all generations in Weare, from millennials to seniors, and examine opportunities for cross-generational synergies through a moderated…

Download The Messenger – March 17, 2017 (pdf)

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Bow School voters add $758,614 to $27 million budget

Even with a potential huge tax refund to Eversource hanging over their heads, Bow School District voters came to Friday night’s District meeting prepared to spend in support of their schools. In December the Merrimack County Superior Court determined the value of all…

Northfield officer’s reaction saves woman from fire

A quick response by a Northfield  police officer spared the life of a woman, alone and asleep, when the fire broke out at her Shaker Road apartment. Officer Michael Nordberg had called at the home to check on the welfare of…

Senior Services and Capital Reserve funds hotly debated

Greater Hillsborough Senior Services fared well at Hillsborough’s Town Meeting Wednesday night. Article 23, asking for $9,000  for services provided by the volunteer group was moved to the beginning of the meeting. An amendment made by the seletmen to reduce the amount to $8,000 was defeated when…

Major changes to Goffstown Main Street begin soon

Construction on the new Goffstown Main Street design is expected to begin in the coming weeks and last until the fall. Road reconstruction work will include paving, creating pedestrian-friendly bumpouts to slow traffic in the downtown area, sewer and drainage repair. The first section of road to be worked on will be…

Boys’ Sports Basketball

DIVISION III SEMIFINALS – #1 Kearsarge 50 #5 Somersworth 39:  Tayler Mattos scored 32 points with 18 rebounds and seven blocks to lead the cougars back to the finals,with a win over No. 5 Somersworth. #3 Stevens 61 #2 Hopkinton 45: The Cardinals  opened the game on a 13-0 run, but the Hawks clawed back in the middle quarters, getting the lead down to three late in the third. Stevens got hot again in the fourth, Hopkinton couldn’t do anything about it….

Girls’ Sports Basketball

DIVISION IV CHAMPIONSHIP – Sunapee 79 Colebrook 52: The Lakers haven’t lost a game since they dropped a 48-35 decision to Hinsdale in the 2014 Division IV title game. Sunapee beat Colebrook for the title in 2015, and Littleton for the championship last year and now the Lakers have completed another three-peat, matching the 2005-2007 Teams. Katie Frederick led with 26 points and 28 rebounds, to cap their 72nd consecutive win. Classmates and fellow career 1,000-point scorers Sydney Clark and Faith Larpenter each scored 13 points. Katie’s twin sister, Meghan Frederick, scored a season-high 12 points, and Mary Grzanna had 11 with seven rebounds…

Download The Messenger – March 3, 2017 (pdf)

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Is Loudon’s Police Chief being set up for failure

At their February 14th meeting, Police Chief Kris Burgess informed the Loudon Selectmen of an article in The Messenger with a headline that said “Loudon’s gain Goffstown’s loss”, regarding the hiring of Goffstown officer Emily Crosby. He explained that it is not going to happen because Emily has decided to decline the…

23 Hillsboro-Deering DECA students qualify for International conference

The New Hampshire DECA 60th Annual Career Development Conference was held Wednesday, February 8-10 at the Manchester Radisson Hotel in Manchester. The Hillsboro-Deering DECA chapter has over fifty-five members this year, and fifteen attended this year’s competition. They include:…

Department of Transportation wants a roundabout at Walmart entrance

The NH Department of Transportation has strongly suggested that it will require developer Michael Black to construct a roundabout at the entrance to his Walmart project on Route 202 adding considerable cost, not to mention delay to the project…

Tilton woman indicted trying to steal an ambulance

A Merrimack County Grand Jury has indicted Diane Lang, 47, of Tilton for trying to steal a Barnstead Fire Rescue ambulance as it idled at a Concord gas station. She is charged with two counts of attempted theft by unauthorized taking and one count of…

Boys’ Sports Basketball

DIVISION IV PRELIMINARY – #13 Portsmouth Christian 66 #.4 Pittsfield 56: Pittsfield led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but Portsmouth Christian closed out the second quarter on a 6-0 run and cut the Panthers’ lead to 30-25. The Eagles outscored Pittsfield, 20-7, in the third quarter and shot 9-for-11 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter…

Girls’ Sports Basketball

DIVISION IV QUARTERFINALS – Sunapee 83 Woodsville 18: The Lakers punched their tickets to the NHIAA Division IV semifinals once again with a resounding 83-18 victory over Woodsville in Friday night’s quarterfinals. This game didn’t take long to turn lopsided in the home team’s favor as Sunapee received quality efforts from the top to the bottom of its roster…