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The Messenger – April 24, 2015

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Download The Messenger - April 24, 2015 (pdf)Goffstown Selectman Nicholas Campasano resigning

Nicholas Campasano, Vice Chair of the Goffstown Select Board informed his fellow members Monday night that he has accepted the position of Director of Fire Services of Wake County North Carolina, effective on May 26th. Campasano currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Manchester Fire Department as well as a Goffstown Selectman. He told his collegues that…

Free dental care for area school children

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a traveling dental office complete with 2 exam rooms, waiting room and digital x-ray machines will be visiting areas schools in May. The unit will be at…

Hillsboro-Deering varsity baseball joins Operation Hat Trick

The Hillsboro Hillcat Varsity baseball team has played 3 games but they have yet been on a field for practice. They finally got out this past Saturday but it wasn’t the diamond they were on. The Hillcats may be 0-3 on the young season but on Saturday they came home feeling victorious…

Three area minors facing alcohol charges

As a result of a motor vehicle stop for speed and a defective muffler and making contact with the male operator, Sergeant Brian Lord detected a distinct and sustained odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the interior of the vehicle driven by Stephen Frosch, 18, of Antrim. An investigation revealed all occupants were…

Hopkinton officials act quickly in face of rumored school “shoot-out”

Early last Friday morning a parent e-mailed Hopkinton Superintendent Steve Chamberlain saying her daughter did not want to attend school after reading an e-mail that student “X” was going to shoot up the school. The Hopkinton High School Administration, Superintendent’s office and the Hopkinton Police Department worked throughout the morning, and eventually determined the rumor, which quickly spread through social media, was…

Boys Sports

BASEBALL – Fall Mountain 8 Hillsboro-Deering 4: The Hillcats fell behind 8-0 before rallying for two in the fourth, keyed by the single from Brandon Soules. H-D loaded the bases in the fifth but didn’t score and plated two in the seventh…

Girls Sports

LACROSSE – Kearsarge 8 John Stark 7 (3OT): Anna Stowell’s second goal late in the third overtime gave the Cougars a hard fought 8-7 victory over the Generals. The Generals were up by a pair before Kearsarge scored two goals in the last 21 seconds of the second half to force the game into overtime, 6-6, then nailed another goal with 26 seconds left to tie the game 7-7 at the end of the first overtime…

The Messenger – April 17, 2015

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Download The Messenger - April 17, 2015 (pdf)Bow Principal is finalist for Kearsarge Superintendent

John House-Myers, the Principal of Bow High School is one of two finalists to replace Jerry Frew as Kearsarge Superintendent of Schools. The other finalist is Winifried Feneberg, currently the superintendent in Windham. The two met with parents, teachers and administrators Monday afternoon. In his ninth year as Bow High School principal, House-Myers said he…

Quick response limits damage to New London home

Fire officials believe a faulty maple sugaring operation caused a New London home to catch fire last Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the 324 Stoney Brook Road home, owned by Noel and Cheryl Weinstein, within eight minutes only to find extensive…

Antrim sexual assault from 40 years ago

A 72-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty in New Hampshire to sexually assaulting two boys more than 40 years ago.The boys, now adult men, went to police in 2013 and reported that they had been repeatedly assaulted by Michael Narbis starting in 1973 when they lived in Antrim. Narbis, who now lives in Bradenton, Florida, was charged with 31 felony counts of…

Hillsboro-Deering’s FBLA shines at State Leadership Conference

Hillsboro-Deering’s local Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter attended the Annual State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Manchester recently. Hillsboro had nine high school and two middle school students along with one advisor attend the conference over the two days.  While there the students went to various workshops, took…

Hopkinton art student is double winner

Diana Harritt of Hopkinton, a student at Colby-Sawyer College majoring in Psychology, was recognized with the Tomie dePaola Whitebird Paper Award at the 42nd Annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers ’39 Juried Student Art Exhibition on…

Boys Sports

VOLLEYBALL – Goffstown 3 Bishop Guertin 0: Big win for the Goffstown Boys Varsity Volleyball team as they open their season with a home game triumph by earning the win 3-0 over Bishop Guertin High School. Max Chambers recorded 11 kills for the day and Ryan Roggenbuck had 8 kills…

Girls Sports

SOFTBALL – Hopkinton 13 Hillsboro-Deering 1: The Hawks scored 8 runs in the third to put the game out of reach. Seven of nine Hopkinton starters scored a run. Caroline Flood was 2 for 2, with 2 RBI while Alexis Blanchette went 1 for 3, with 3 RBI. Nicole Mooney, Emma Moore and Brianna Gretchen had hits for the Hillcats…

The Messenger – April 10, 2015

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Download The Messenger - April 3, 2015 (pdf)Goffstown Lt. to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Goffstown Police Lt. Pierre Pouliot has been selected by the NH Police Fire & EMS Foundation to receive the 2015 Police Lifetime Achievement Award. Pouliot was nominated by Chief Steven Marshall and the Washington Police Department. He will be presented the award at…

Bow Selectmen adopt a new street numbering system for several roads

During last week’s meeting, the Bow Selectmen held a public hearing on a proposed new address numbering system for: Dicandra Drive, Ryan Road, Marions Way, Page Road, Evangelyn Drive, Dow Road. The Board discussed the decision they made in May 2013 for renaming and renumbering each…

Newport approves $9.4 million budget

Newport voters quickly passed along the town’s $9,490,221 operating budget without debate or a single question at the town’s deliberative session Tueday evening. They also approved $31,800 to purchase land around the recreation department building on Belknap Avenue, $4,000 to fund a…

Bennington veteran awarded $21 million malpractice claim against VA

Michael Farley, 60-year-old Navy veteran from Bennington was recently awarded a $21 million malpractice verdict against the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester. Farley now lives with “locked-in syndrome” after suffering two strokes within two months in 2010. He remains fully conscious, but has no…

Peeps Diorama Winners Announced

More than 300 people attended the “Peeps Party” to showcase entries from the 4th annual Peeps Diorama Contest at the Library Arts Center in Newport Friday evening. With more than 100 dioramas on display, the following winners were…

Goffstown man arrested for kidnapping 13-year-old

A missing Boscawen teenager was reunited with her family after authorities arrested her alleged kidnapper in Maine on Friday morning. Police in York, Maine charged Alex Denis, 19, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, with unlawful sexual contact. He is being held in York County Jail, pending his extradition back to New Hampshire for a kidnapping charge. Originally, New Hampshire State Police responded to a home in…

Antrim Scouts collecting food for the Food Pantry

Last week, Boy Scout Troop 2 and Cub Scout Pack 2 boys distributed paper “door hangers” to make residents aware of a food drive to benefit the Antrim-Bennington Food Pantry. This past Saturday, April 4, Scouts remind residents that they will be returning to pick up donations beginning at 9 a.m. until noon. Second Class Scout Sean Burwen, organizer of the Antrim/Bennington event, says…

The Messenger – April 3, 2015

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Download The Messenger - April 3, 2015 (pdf)New Boston joins Sheriff’s Street Crime Task Force

New Boston Police Chief James Brace said Sheriff Jim Hardy has started a Street Crime Task Force to address the growing problem of heroin addiction. Participating Police Departments will get training and information sharing about the…

Municipal Resources Inc. to lead search for new Weare Police Chief

Town Administrator Naiomi Bolton informed the Weare Selectmen that both Alan Gould and Pat Sullivan were informed of the Board’s decision to use MRI for the Police Chief search. It’s Gould’s opinion that just advertising in NH would limit the pool. There is nothing in the contract that states an officer has to…

Dunbarton woman arrested for DWI

Police arrested a woman for driving while under the influence after she flipped her vehicle on Stark Highway North. Dunbarton police, fire and emergency medical services were dispatched to the area of 13 Stark Highway north for a report of a vehicle rollover. Officers found…

Henniker man remains hospitalized after fire destroys house

A Henniker man remains hospitalized for smoke inhalation suffered when his home was destroyed in a fire last Sunday. James Roberts was the only one home at 270 Browns Way as fire completely destroyed the house. Roberts’ wife, Laura Roberts, said he was…

Bill Herman may be rehired in Auburn

The Auburn Selectmen met with former Town Administrator Bill Herman, formerly of Weare, behind closed doors last Friday to discuss the possibility of him returning to work after his sudden resignation last month. During the previous Monday’s meeting, newly elected Selectwoman Dale Phillips raised the issue of…

Main Street wants Flags over Goffstown

Pierre Larochelle, from the Goffstown Main Street Program Design Team, would like the Board’s authorization to display Mountain View Middle School students’ artwork on flags between the Goffstown Main Street bridge posts, from June 1-8. He has reviewed the setup with Fire Chief O’Brien who recommended the type of cabling to use to ensure no accidents occur as…

Four students from John Stark at All-State Music Festival

Four students from the John Stark Music Department have been selected to participate in this year’s NH All State Music Festival. Sophomores Mikayla Caterino and Abigail Kuzma in Women’s Chorus, Junior Nancy Gregory in Mixed Chorus and Senior Jacob Goldsberry in Concert Band will spend two days rehearsing an advanced program with…

The Messenger – March 27, 2015

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Download The Messenger - March 27, 2015 (pdf)Confessed quadruple arsonist given only 100 days

Newport Police Chief Jim Burroughs and area law enforcement personnel are frustrated with the 100-day sentence given to a confessed arsonist. Corey Hale was in Sullivan County Superior Court last week, facing charges he set fires at 11 Central Street, 6 Laurel St., 82 Maple St. and…

Group of St Anslem students observe Goffstown Selectmen’s meeting

Monday’s meeting, the Goffstown Selectmen welcomed Senator Lou D’Alessandro, a professor at St. Anslem College and several members of his government class to observe local government in action. Fire Chief Richard O’Brien appeared to request that the Fire Department be given the same exemption from the…

Peeps Diorama Contest again in Newport

The Newport Library Arts Center is pleased to host iconic Easter candy, PEEPS Dioramas Contest again this year. Dioramas will be on display from Saturday, April 4 to Saturday, April 11 during regular gallery hours, Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The entry fee is $3 per diorama. Submissions may be…

Do New London Police spend too much time patrolling I-89?

Apparently a resident had complained to Selectman Peter Bianchi that the Police were spending too much time patrolling Interstate 89, instead of concentrating their efforts in town. At a recent meeting, New London Police Chief Ed Anderson informed the…

Sculptured Creations exhibit in Weare

John Bourque began carving wood sculptures thirty years ago. Now, his first exhibit is on view at the Weare Public Library. “From the Woods: A Sculpture Exhibit” is a sampling of a much larger body of work he has created, from fanciful wooden…

Trio of angry bus drivers confront the Newport School Board

A trio of Newport school bus drivers, Kurt Minich, Tim Maynard and John VanDenBerg, let the Newport School Board know just how angry they were over over the replacement of Transportation Director Diane Callum with Chad Howe, husband of Board member Shannon Howe. Appearing at the last board meeting, the…

Henniker Huskies win the Maine March Showdown

The Henniker Huskies Cold Springs RV Bantams brought home the trophy from the Maine March Showdown. The Huskies finished pool play 4-0 with 24 goals for and 6 against and nine different Huskies tallied goals during the…

The Messenger – March 20, 2015

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Download The Messenger - March 20, 2015 (pdf)Bow voters establish a full-day kindergarten program

Bow residents overwhelmingly approved a petitioned warrant article establishing a full-day kindergarten program at Bow Elementary School even though it lacked the endorsement of either the school board or the budget committee. By passing the $359,036 kindergarten appropriation, owners of a $250,000 home will pay…

New London Police Officers receive commendations for saving lives

At Monday’s Select Board meeting, New London Police Chief Ed Anderson was proud to present Life Saving Commendations to two of his officers, James MacKenna and Eben Lamson. On February 21st at about 12:30 p.m., Officer James MacKenna received a call from a male subject who advised 911 that he was going to commit suicide. MacKenna arrived at…

Henniker voters support both the Highway and Fire Departments

It took over two hours of debate on the article and two proposed amendments, but Henniker voters eventually approved a $1.2 million warrant article to cover the anticipated costs of rebuilding the town’s highway garage and replacing its fleet of five plow trucks and a…

Goffstown student wins Poetry Out Loud

Dessaline Etienne from Goffstown High School is the winner of New Hampshire’s tenth Poetry Out Loud championship. Nora Doyle from Plymouth Regional High School was selected as alternate champion. As state champion, Etienne receives $200 and travel expenses to compete at the…

Weare Middle School presents Oklahoma!

The Weare Middle School will present the musical Oklahoma! on Saturday, March 28 at 7 pm and Sunday, March 29 at 2 pm in the school Café. Tickets are $5.00 per person with a $20 family maximum for a family of five or more. Tickets will be available at the door. Created in 1943, Oklahoma! was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first Broadway musical collaboration. It depicts a slice of…

Boys Sports

#10 Goffstown 82 #15 St. Thomas 71 – Division II Quarterfinals. The Grizzlies hit 58% other second half shots erupting for 52 points advance to the semifinals against third seeded Bishop Brady. The Grizzlies shot 46 percent for the game and 12 for 23 from the 3-point arc. Robbie Girardin, who scored 15, and Mike Bailey, who scored 9, got them all from…

Girls Sports

# 1 Coe-Brown 50 #6 Goffstown 46 – Division II Championship. The undefeated and top seeded Coe-Brown girls’ basketball team won the Division II state championship game when senior Jenny Schlim blocked the Grizzlies’ Molly McQueeney’s layup attempt with under five seconds to go, preserving a two-point lead. The Bears went on to…

The Messenger – March 13, 2015

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Download The Messenger - March 13, 2015 (pdf)Midnight assault leaves man in critical condition

Two people have been arrested in connection with a baseball bat attack that left a 20-year-old hospitalized in critical condition from a severe beating he received Monday night in the Daniel Plummer Road, Oakwood Lane section of Goffstown. The young man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, was taken to…

Bailey upsets Fullerton – Hillsborough voters approve $6.69 million budget

Hillsborough Selectman Wendy Brien-Baker opened Town Meeting by presenting a certificate of appreciation to Highway Department employee Bill Dumais, whose quick reaction, along with Dennis Yeaton, prevented a disaster similar to the recent Henniker fire which destroyed the town’s highway garage and all its vehicles. The $6.69 million operating budget was quickly passed without…

Dunbarton crash still under investigation

A Concord man was charged with negligent driving after crashing into a vehicle in Dunbarton last week. Police said a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling in the area of Route 13 and Mansion Road when the driver tried to pull into his driveway. A Ford Expedition, driven by Theodore Johnson, struck the…

Henniker School Budget cut by $115,000 – health benefits nixed

The Henniker School District Warrant contained only five articles, but it took voters over three and a half hours to deal with them. The school board proposed a $7.51 million budget, which was up more than $300,000 over the current budget, and would have resulted in a tax increase of 65 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. Much of the debate centered on…

Amendment to reduce Hopkinton School Budget narrowly defeated

Hopkinton residents approved the School Board’s proposed $18.61 million budget, following a lengthy debate and an amendment to reduce the budget to last year’s level. Jean Prewitt offered the amendment to reduce the budget by $162,862 to $18.44 million, with no increase over the current amount…

Boys Sports

#4 Newport 76 #13 Raymond 49 – Division III Second Round. The Tigers easily avenged last year’s second round loss to the Rams with a convincing 76-49 victory. Andrew Houde scored 33 points off 13 of 23 shooting from the floor to lead the barrage. 15 of his points came in the second quarter, when Newport’s lead grew from 4 points after the first quarter to 37-20 at the half. Spencer Coronis finished with 11 points, while Noah Wade tallied 8…

Girls Sports

#6 Goffstown 51 #3 Bishop Brady 46 – Division II Quarterfinals. Brady’s Sarah Thomas passed the 1,000-point plateau last night when she buried a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, but it was Goffstown’s 3-point shooting that won the game. The Grizzlies hit nine 3’s, including four in the second half from Kathryn Howe, to pull off the upset victory over No. 3 Brady. Goffstown opened the third quarter with an 11-4 run sparked by a pair of 3s from Howe (15 points on five 3s, seven rebounds) to turn a five-point halftime deficit into a 33-31 lead midway through the frame. 5′-4″ freshman Sarah Doherty had 12 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals…

The Messenger – March 6, 2015

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Download   New Boston Police undermanned - needs two officers New Boston Police Chief Jim Brace recently met with the Selectmen to inform them that Patrolman Leland Hunter has resigned as he could not qualify with a firearm. The town had a training agreement with him and he agreed to reimburse the town in equal installments beginning...   Weare Selectmen seek officers' thoughts on hiring a new Chief The Weare Selectmen recently met with members of the Weare Police Department including Sergeants Frank Hebert and Kimberley McSweeney and Patrol Officers Shane Arsenault, Kenneth Cox, Austin Maguire, Brandon Montplaisir, and Sheila Savaria, to get their views on the process for selecting a new police chief and characteristics they would like to see in...  Eagle Scout project would highlight 18 Antrim Mills Armed with maps, drawing sketches and a well designed plan, Henry Johnson, a member of Antrim Boy Scout Troop 2, met with the Selectmen to ask their support for his Eagle Scout Project, the installation of an Information Kiosk located at Goodell Park. Although there is...  Man clocked at 109mph on I-93 in Bow Tommie Campbell, 38, of Manchester, was arrested Sunday for driving 109 mph on Interstate 93 in Bow. Trooper Dan Livingstone of Troop D observed a vehicle traveling along I-93 North in Bow at speeds of 108 mph in a 55 mph zone at 1:10 a.m. Sunday and operating erratically, swerving and narrowly missing other cars. The vehicle, which was later observed operating at a speed of...  Newport holding firm on curtailment of ambulance service to other towns After holding a 2 hour Special Meeting, attended by most if not all of the Newport Fire/EMT Department and representatives of Newbury and Lempster Fire Departments, the Newport Selectmen held firm on their decision to curtail ambulance service to area towns. On February 9th, the board unanimously decided that Newport Fire/EMS would no longer provide non mass casualty incident service to...   Boys Basketball # 6 Groveton 60 # 11 Sunapee 50 Division IV Preliminary  Issaiah Chappell scored 35 points and grabbed 9 boards but it wasn't enough to keep the Lakers from being eliminated in the first round of the NHIAA Division IV playoffs. Sunapee led 18-11 after the first quarter, but Groveton cut the lead to 25-23 by halftime. The Eagles outscored the Lakers 14-5 in the third to take...  Girls Basketball #1 Sunapee 46  #4 Littleton 43 Division IV Semifinals Down by a 10 point deficit early in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Sunapee's  perfect 18-0 regular season would end badly, until the Lakers exploded for a 17-0 run to claim the win. The Crusaders were up with a 25-12 cushion in the first half and 36-28 entering the fourth. Littleton's  Emma Bogardus, who finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds hit the opening shot to make it a 10 point hole. Sydney Clark led the comeback with a... (pdf)New Boston Police undermanned – needs two officers

New Boston Police Chief Jim Brace recently met with the Selectmen to inform them that Patrolman Leland Hunter has resigned as he could not qualify with a firearm. The town had a training agreement with him and he agreed to reimburse the town in equal installments beginning…

Weare Selectmen seek officers’ thoughts on hiring a new Chief

The Weare Selectmen recently met with members of the Weare Police Department including Sergeants Frank Hebert and Kimberley McSweeney and Patrol Officers Shane Arsenault, Kenneth Cox, Austin Maguire, Brandon Montplaisir, and Sheila Savaria, to get their views on the process for selecting a new police chief and characteristics they would like to see in…

Eagle Scout project would highlight 18 Antrim Mills

Armed with maps, drawing sketches and a well designed plan, Henry Johnson, a member of Antrim Boy Scout Troop 2, met with the Selectmen to ask their support for his Eagle Scout Project, the installation of an Information Kiosk located at Goodell Park. Although there is…

Man clocked at 109mph on I-93 in Bow

Tommie Campbell, 38, of Manchester, was arrested Sunday for driving 109 mph on Interstate 93 in Bow. Trooper Dan Livingstone of Troop D observed a vehicle traveling along I-93 North in Bow at speeds of 108 mph in a 55 mph zone at 1:10 a.m. Sunday and operating erratically, swerving and narrowly missing other cars. The vehicle, which was later observed operating at a speed of…

Newport holding firm on curtailment of ambulance service to other towns

After holding a 2 hour Special Meeting, attended by most if not all of the Newport Fire/EMT Department and representatives of Newbury and Lempster Fire Departments, the Newport Selectmen held firm on their decision to curtail ambulance service to area towns. On February 9th, the board unanimously decided that Newport Fire/EMS would no longer provide non mass casualty incident service to…

Boys Basketball

# 6 Groveton 60 # 11 Sunapee 50 Division IV Preliminary. Issaiah Chappell scored 35 points and grabbed 9 boards but it wasn’t enough to keep the Lakers from being eliminated in the first round of the NHIAA Division IV playoffs. Sunapee led 18-11 after the first quarter, but Groveton cut the lead to 25-23 by halftime. The Eagles outscored the Lakers 14-5 in the third to take…

Girls Basketball

#1 Sunapee 46 #4 Littleton 43  Division IV Semifinals. Down by a 10 point deficit early in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Sunapee’s perfect 18-0 regular season would end badly, until the Lakers exploded for a 17-0 run to claim the win. The Crusaders were up with a 25-12 cushion in the first half and 36-28 entering the fourth. Littleton’s Emma Bogardus, who finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds hit the opening shot to make it a 10 point hole. Sydney Clark led the comeback with a…

The Messenger – Feb. 27, 2015

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Download The Messenger - Feb. 27, 2015 (pdf)Supreme Court hears Forster’s Tree Farm appeal

The NH Supreme Court will soon decide if weddings and other events may be held at Forster’s Christmas Tree Farm in Henniker. Stephen Forster owns 110 rural acres and utilized 10 of those to grow Christmas trees. Forster says he has been…

Bow Police K-9 locates two fugitives

Bow police say a K9 named Roxie is responsible for tracking down two men who fled from police and hid inside an old school bus. According to authorities, Hooksett police tried to stop a vehicle on Route 3A on Tuesday around 11:30 p.m. The car sped off and led officers to Tallwood Drive in Bow where it pulled into the parking lot of Field House Sports. The driver and passenger took off on…

Newport student artists on display in Lebanon

Ten Newport students have been jury-selected by artists for the AVA gallery “Best of the Upper Valley High School” Art Exhibit at the AVA Gallery, 11 Bank Street, Lebanon, NH. The exhibition is open to the public at the AVA Gallery through March 6, Tuesdays through…

Franklin couple indicted for sex trafficking

A Franklin couple, William and Julie Shine, were indicted by the Merrimack County Grand Jury on a charge of child sex trafficking and related charges between August 2013 and November 2014. William Shine, 36, was also indicted on three aggravated felonious sexual assault and five felonious sexual assault charges involving two females under…

New Boston Farmers Market is expanding – seeking new vendors

The New Boston Farmers Market is now accepting applications for vendors for the 2015 market season! Do you, or someone you know, grow, create, or produce a product in New Hampshire? Would you like to be part of a vibrant, community supported farmers market? The New Boston Farmers Market runs from…

Boys Basketball

Sunapee 80 Moultonborough 68 A Moultonborough 3-pointer ent the game into overtime.where the Lakers outscored the Panthers 16-4 to take the win. Issaiah Chappell scored 22 of his 23 points in the second half…

Girls Basketball

#15 Newport 45 #18 Franklin 37 Division III Preliminary Kyrstin Kibbey led the Tigers with 13 points and Stephanie Carl added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Lauren Marsh led the Golden Tornadoes with a game-high 15 points, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots…

The Messenger – Feb. 20, 2014

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DOwnload The Messenger - Feb. 20, 2015 (pdf)DECA dominates again

Hillsboro-Deering’s DECA Teams took 1st Place in Accounting, 1st Place Financial Literacy Promotion Project, 2nd Place in Buying and Merchandising, 2nd Place Professional Selling, 3rd Place Business Law and Ethics, 3rd Place Hotel and Lodging Management; plus elected two State Officers, and won a bunch of medals at the…

Newport Police arrest man for shaking baby

A man was arrested Monday after police said he shook his son twice. Police said he allegedly shook his 3-month-old son out of aggression toward a video game system. Jerry Carrier, 26, faces two charges of first-degree assault after incidents in Newport and Charlestown. Police said an ambulance service responded to a home for a 3-month-old in distress in…

Franklin fire leaves the tenants homeless

A fire at 2 Monroe Street in Franklin quickly went to a 2-Alarm shortly after 1:30 pm on last Tuesday. Fire officials say flames were coming from the first floor window of the wooden duplex and climbing up its exterior upon arrival. Police closed Central Street from Sanborn Street to Chestnut Street while Franklin firefighters and mutual aid companies fought the blaze. The fire was…

Deering Fire Chief quits after explosive Selectmen’s meeting

At a recent Deering Selectmen’s meeting, Chair Aaron Gill noted that there was a scheduled non-public session and asked Chief James Tramontozzi to attend. Tramontozzi preferred to have any meeting concerning him to be held in public session. Gill explained that…

Bow man guilty of mail fraud & tax evasion

A Bow man has been sentenced to serve three-and-a-half years in federal prison and pay restitution of more than $1.44 million to three individuals and an insurance company. Frederick V. McMenimen III, 53, pleaded guilty in November to mail fraud, money laundering and federal income tax evasion in connection with a scam that netted him approximately…

John Stark students attend Model UN Conference at BU

Members of the John Stark Model United Nations Club participated in the XIV Annual BosMUN Conference hosted by Boston University from February 6 to 8. This three-day event included 1500 student participants from around the world who gathered to discuss, debate, and problem solve current and historical events and conflicts. Modeled after the…

Boys Basketball

Goffstown 63, Hanover 47. Marcus Haynes scored a game-high 22 points and Tim Comeau finished with 15 to lead the Grizzlies to the win. Manchester West 55, Goffstown 49. West went on a 15-0 run to take a big lead in the third quarter but had to survive a furious Goffstown rally. Tim Comeau had 14 points for Goffstown….

Girls Basketball

Pelham 84, Newport 38. Pelham grabbed 15 of its 27 steals in the second half to pull away. Stephanie Carl was a bright spot for the Tigers with 27 rebounds. Sunapee 63, Hinsdale 37. Katie Frederick and Faith Larpenter led Sunapee with 11 points apiece, while Syd Clark scoreed 10 points and Lexie Hamilton added 7…

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