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Henniker police officer shoots a Franklin car thief

A Henniker police officer shot a man last Wednesday while trying to take him into custody for allegedly committing a robbery, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Aaron Cadman, 19, was treated at a local hospital for an arm injury not believed to be life-threatening, authorities said. Police had put out an…

Options presented to relieve overcrowding at Center Woods School

SAU #24 Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Tacconi-Moore briefed the Weare School Board about several short-term solutions to address the space needs at the Center Woods Elementary School. The Weare District voted in October to build an addition to Center Woods as a long-term solution. “The reality is that we are out of room now at Center Woods and it might take some time to get funding to…

The Harlem Wizards return to Hillsboro-Deering January 12th

Back by popular demand, the Harlem Wizards are returning to Hillsboro-Deering High School, on Monday, January 12th at 7:00pm. The evening promises to be a fun filled event that is great for kids and adults and will guarantee to put a smile on your face! This event is hosted by The Hillsboro Lions Club, which brought the Wizards to town last year to rave reviews. At a Wizards game, fans will witness amazing basketball talent combined with…

Group airs concerns of Sunapee expansion

Jennifer Shea did a presentation for the Sunapee selectmen on behalf of the Friends of Mount Sunapee concerning the proposed expansion on Mount Sunapee. The Friends of Mount Sunapee are an alliance of local and regional citizens who advocate for the protection of Mount Sunapee State Park. There are three (3) primary concerns with the proposed expansion…

Visiting artist demonstrated glass working

Students in the Three Dimensional Art Class at John Stark Regional High School recently experienced working with basic glass kiln forming with visiting artist Hal Danser. Danser is a juried member of the Sharon Arts Gallery in Peterborough, the Mill Brook Gallery in Concord and select galleries throughout the US. John Stark students in Bess Robblee’s 3-D art class spent two days with Danser creating glass tiles and…

Franklin couple arrested for prostituting a 14-year-old

A Franklin couple has been accused of trying to arrange for a 14-year-old girl to have sex with an adult for $1,000. William Shine, 33, and Julie Shine, 41, of Franklin were both held on $100,000 cash bail after appearing separately on a video feed from the Merrimack County House of Correction. Both are charged with attempted prostitution of a minor and conspiracy to…

Bank of New Hampshire gives to HYAA

Bank of New Hampshire recently donated $1,000 to the Hillsboro Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) to help purchase a new batting cage to be placed permanently at Grimes Field in Hillsboro, NH. “We are excited to offer the batting cage to all the…

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Goffstown Fire Department seeks FEMA Grant

Fire Chief Richard O’Brien asked the Goffstown Selectmen for permission to apply for the 2014 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant that has recently become available. $300 million will be awarded to fire departments throughout the country. FEMA expects to award close to…

Help Hillsboro Lions Club feed our needy neighbors this Christmas

Messenger Publisher Leigh Bosse is pleased to announce that for the 20th consecutive year, The Messenger, in conjunction with the Hillsboro Lions Club, will be conducting its annual appeal to readers to fund the distribution of Christmas Food Baskets to needy families in the area…

Henniker School students build underwater Sea Perch robots

Earlier this fall, all eighth grade students at the Henniker Community School worked together in teams with teachers to build 22 Sea Perch ROVs. A SeaPerch is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) made from PVC pipe and other inexpensive, easy to obtain materials. On November 6, the students then traveled to the…

Goffstown crash severs power lines

A single vehicle crash into a utility pole on Mast Road Saturday afternoon injured the driver and knocked out electricity to part of town. At about 5:15 p.m., police received a report of the crash on Mast Road, in the area of the Villa Augustina School athletic fields. The driver, 41, crashed a 2012 Toyota pickup truck into a utility pole. The driver, whose identity will not be…

Doctor’s return sparks fear of Ebola virus in the Kearsarge area

A doctor from New Hampshire who traveled to Liberia to help fight Ebola will be returning to New London soon, which has raised concerns for many. NH’s top health officials held a meeting Monday night at Kearsarge Regional High School to offer information about Ebola and answer questions. School Board member, Allison Mastin, a mother of two, said she knows the returning doctor and also knows…

Capacity crowd at forum on Weare Police

A group of over 100 people filled the Weare Town Hall Wednesday night to discuss ongoing problems and possible solutions for the controversial police department. Although it has been more than a month since former police chief John Velleca resigned, the selectmen admitted they are no closer to finding…

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Quiram resigns at Goffstown Public Works Director

Carl Quiram, Goffstown’s Director of Public Works for the last 17 years presented his resignation to the selectmen last week. Quiram was instrumental in the construction of, and relocation to a new public works facility, the closure of the town landfill and the creation of the first…

Cause of fire in unoccupied Newport home called “suspicious”

A vacant 2 -story home on North Main Street went up in flames early Monday morning and fire officials believe the cause is suspicious. Several people called 911 just before 1:30 a.m. to report the fire at 118 North Main St. Heavy flames were shooting from the barn and…

Deering Police & Fire hosting Ebola talk

On Monday November 24th, 2014, at 7pm, the Deering Police Department, The Deering Police Cadets from Post 612, and the Deering Fire/Rescue are hosting an informational presentation by Deering Resident, Dr. Eric Simon, a Biology Professor at New England College, regarding Ebola. Dr. Simon has been providing this lecture to several groups recently, and…

Henniker Community School students help stock the Food Pantry

The 7/8th Grade Student Council at the Henniker Community School had a mission: they wanted to stock the shelves at the Henniker Food Pantry. They quickly gathered a plan and developed posters. They decided to collect a different high demand staple item each day— Monday, macaroni; Tuesday, tuna; Wednesday, wash day (personal care items); Toilet Paper Thursday; and Fruit Friday. They were now off and running and…

Girls Soccer

#2 Sunapee 2 #15 Lin-Wood 0 Division IV Preliminary Austin opened the scoring for the Lakers, and Katie Frederick tallied an insurance goal. #2 Sunapee 3 #7 Littleton 2 Division IV Semifinals Mary Grzanna opened the scoring and Taylor Usko added two goals to advance the defending champion Lakers to their fifth consecutive Final Four…

Boys Soccer

#1 Hopkinton 4 #5 Somersworth 1 Division III Semifinals A convincing win over Somersworth advances the Hawks to the Championship game with a chance to defend the title and claim their sixth since 2006. #1 Hopkinton 1 #8 Inter-Lakes 0 (PKs) Division III Quarterfinals Evan Schindewolf scored the game-winning goal in the ninth round of penalty kicks to send the top seeded Hawks to the semifinals…

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Weare Chief resigns

Embattled Weare Police Chief John Velleca resigned last week, just as the NH Attorney General announced that there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against him, but that he belonged on the Laurie List of ethically compromised police officers, which requires him to disclose this incident should he…

Washington on guard after two burglaries

Washington Police are asking residents to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings and neighborhood activity after two burglaries. Police say both occurred in the Bailey Road area and both homes were unoccupied and appeared abandoned. Police advise that anyone seeing something that is out of place or…

Goffstown High School Theater Company presents “Dracula”

Halloween traditionally brings out all kinds of ghouls in Goffstown between the annual Halloween Parade and the ever-popular Trick-or-Treating in the town’s two commercial districts. This year the town will be visited by one of the most iconic monsters in literature. The Goffstown High School Theater Company will be performing Stephen Hotchner’s play Dracula, on October 31st and November 1st, at 7:30 p.m. at the Craig Hieber Auditorium, 27 Wallace Road. Adapted from Bram Stoker’s original novel, the play tells the story of…

Future Business Leaders of America elect HD Officers

On October 9th NH FBLA held its 43rd Fall Leadership Conference (FLW) at SNHU in Manchester. The FLW is an opportunity for members to attend workshops, listen to a motivational speaker, network and tour the campus. This year’s motivational guest speaker was Steve Gerety and his message was, “It’s Up to You” and focused on how…

Highly intoxicated New Boston woman arrested in Deering

On October 19th Deering Police Chief James Pushee was called out after duty hours when a passing motorist reported coming upon a driver who was sick on the roadside in West Deering. Pushee responded with Hillsborough Officer Parsons as backup. Deering Rescue was also called to respond to check the sick driver. Upon arrival, it was determined that the driver was very highly…

Girls Volleyball

Hillsboro-Deering 3 Stevens 0 The Hillcats won in a sweep, but the Cardinals made them earn it in close matches of 25-21, 26-24 and 25-19. Mascenic 3 Hillsboro-Deering 0 The Hillcats fell to 2-13 after being swept by Mascenic…

Boys Soccer

Souhegan 4 ConVal 0 The Sabers were in control. Noah Bell stopped nine shots for ConVal. Goffstown 2 ConVal 1 (OT) Ben Barrs and Dylan Skinner each scored their first goal of the season. Barrs scored the game-winner in the 96th minute. Nile Hertzler scored the lone goal for the Cougars…

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New state Welcome Centers hurting local businesses

Most people are celebrating the opening of the new northbound Welcome Center on Interstate 93, but not Bow Mobil owner Brian Lachance who estimates business has been down 20 to 30% each weekend since…

OSRAM SYLVANIA donates a truck to The Hillsboro Fire Dept.

OSRAM SYLVANIA held its annual Employee Appreciation on Thursday, celebrating the highly anticipated 2015 Ford F-150, the first truck of its kind to feature a full LED forward lighting system. This technology, assembled in OSRAM SYLVANIA’s Hillsboro plant, is on the best-selling truck in America. OSRAM SYLVANIA’s one of the few automotive light source manufacturers left in…

New Dunbarton sexual assault charges

The Dunbarton Police Department has announced additional charges have been filed against a Michigan man accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16. Jesse Dagle, 21, of Eastpointe, MI has been charged with additional criminal offenses following a full investigation into the alleged assaults. On September 29th, Dagle was charged and now faces two felony and…

New Boston Police seize marijuana plants

At approximately 08:00 am, on September 13, 2013, following a three-month investigation, the New Boston Police Department executed a search warrant on Thompson Lane in New Boston leading to the seizure of 57 marijuana plants and evidence related to an extensive marijuana grow operation. Officers from the New Boston Police Department were…

Colby-Sawyer’s freestanding sustainable classroom

Colby-Sawyer College celebrated the grand opening of its freestanding sustainable classroom – the first commercial straw bale insulated building in the state of New Hampshire – located behind the Curtis L. Ivey Science Center, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2.30 p.m. President Thomas C. Galligan Jr. joined project leaders to share how the project connects to the college’s strategic themes and…

Girls Field Cross Country

John Stark 1st, Goffstown 2nd Grizzlies Liberty Gendron and Rebecca Zylak finished 1-2, but the Generals took four of the next six places to claim the win. John Stark 1st Hopkinton 5th Although the Hawks placed two runners in the top four and three in the top eight, they had to settle for 5th place as the Generals placed 5 in the top 24 to earn the victory…

Boys Soccer

ConVal 2 Manchester West 2 Noah Call and Ian Szep scored for ConVal, which surrendered the game-tying goal minutes after Szep scored on a penalty kick. Sunapee 3 Stevens 3 Sam Emery’s game winner came with just over 11 left in the game and the Lakers held on for a season sweep of the Cardinals…