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Download The Messenger – March 4, 2016 – pgs 1-20 (pdf)

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Hillsborough Selectmen grant Weatherstone’s request

Hillsborough Town Administrator Laura Buono brought a request from Saxon Partners, LLC for a phased in tax structure once the first two buildings are built as part of Weatherstone Crossing. Per Town Counsel, under RSA 76:16 the Selectmen may abate any tax assessed for the…

FREE Harlem Globetrotters’ Tickets

Messenger owners Leigh & Joyce Bosse have announced that they have secured 30 tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters game at the Verizon Center on March 25th at 7:00 p.m. The tickets are free and are being distributed by Hillsborough Recreation Director Peter Brigham on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Peter to…

Hillsborough to modify solar agreement

Town Administrator Buono informed the Selectmen that the Solar Array has received all the approvals, however, the Eversource cost is much higher than expected. She has been contacted by NH Solar requesting the annual lease amount with the Town be changed from “at least $13,000 with a 1% escalation each year” to “at least $5,000 with a 1% escalation each year.” The Selectmen felt that…

Deering voters asked to ban dogs at the town beach

Deering voters will decide whether dogs will be allowed on the town beach by voting on a warrant article which would ban dogs from the Deering Lake Public Beach Area from Memorial Day to Labor Day and fine dog owners who violate the rule. Be prepared for a long and heated debate…

Bradford residents organizing to oppose para-military facility

A group of about 30 residents attended Bradford’s ZBA meeting Wednesday night ready to oppose efforts of the Corvus Training Group to build a training center for police, firefighters, EMTs and volunteers that would include shooting ranges. Unfortunately, board members informed them that they could not discuss the proposal as no…

Download The Messenger – Feb. 19, 2016 (pdf)

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HD Principal resigns

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Principal Mark Campbell resigned immediately, without notice on Thursday, collecting his personal belongings and leaving the building before the end of the day. Unconfirmed reports indicate the departure was sparked by a confrontation with…

Religion, politics, drug use and sex policy resurfaces

During Monday’s H-D School Board meeting the Board again discussed its proposed policy on non-academic and non-educational surveys and questionnaires implemented, used and conducted by the District. As defined, the policy “surveys, questionnaires, or other documents designed to elicit information about a student’s social behavior, family life, religion, politics,…

ConVal’s Bowman named Donald R. Marquiz Teacher of the Year

The New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies has named ConVal High School teacher Eric Bowman as the recipient of the 2016 Donald R. Marquiz Memorial Teacher of the Year Award. Social Studies chair Nancy Gagnon came to Bowman’s classroom on Friday to read the official declaration and to share some of the statements that had been made in support of…

Fundraiser set for Newport fire victims

An online fundraiser has been started for a family who lost their home – and possibly two dogs – in a fire at 76 Coon Brook Road Thursday afternoon. The two-story log cabin was a total loss, Fire Lt. Corey Conroy said Friday morning. No one was home at the time of the fire. Homeowner Ernest Shepard III arrived shortly after firefighters responded to the blaze at 1:26 p.m., Conroy said. “They have two dogs that are unaccounted for that are believed to…

Goffstown Korean War veteran received long overdue honor

A Korean War veteran from Goffstown was given a special honor Monday, decades after serving on the front lines. Charles Dusseault, 83, served in the war for more than a year. The Korean government wanted to thank him with a special medal, but for several reasons, he missed out. “We cherish in our hearts the memory of your boundless sacrifice in helping us re-establish our free nation,” said Sun Woo Park of the Korean American Society of…

Goffstown woman guilty of forging checks over $1 million

A Goffstown woman who worked as a part-time bookkeeper for a Manchester auto repair shop has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, forging nearly 150 checks totaling more than $1 million over more than four years. Suzan Harbinson, 52, of Goffstown used some of the stolen money to fund two family-owned martial arts schools and to pay personal credit cards, according to…

Bradford Police warn of computer scam

Several residents of Bradford have called the Police Station to report some suspicious activity. Two residents said they received a message on their computer alerting them to system failure or the “blue screen of death.” A third was “cold called” at home and advised that she was having computer trouble. Two people were trying to go to www.google.com when the screen popped up. In all cases the residents are led to call a phone number where the person on the other end sounds very helpful. They will ask you to allow them remote access to your computer via the Windows button where they will “find issues” and then show you a website to purchase virus removal…

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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…

Download The Messenger – Jan. 22, 2016 – pages 1-20 (pdf)

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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…