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The Messenger – March 8, 2013

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Download The Messenger - March 8, 2013 (pdf)Hillsboro-Deering High School removed from “Watch List”

The Executive Director of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges has announced that The Committee on Public Secondary Schools, after reviewing the Special Progress Report of Hillsboro-Deering High School, has agreed to continue the school’s accreditation and voted unanimously to remove the high school from…

New security measures at Henniker School

Principal Katherine McBride has announced new security measures for the Henniker Community School following February vacation. Beginning Monday, March 4, all doors at the school will be locked immediately after morning drop off.  Previously, all doors at the school were locked with the exception of…

Chinese artists visit Henniker Community School

Visiting Chinese artists Cai Xi and Mao Mao will be at the Henniker Community School for the Artist in Residency Program on March 18-22. Cai Xi is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT, accvt.org). Painter, t’ai chi master, caterer, art and…

Newport Selectmen restore Recreation Department cuts

The Newport Selectmen are working on a $6,937,239 operating budget which will generate a tax rate of $10.99/$1000 valuation, down from the 2012 rate of $11.26. However, if three warrant articles asking for $250,000 for…

Deering man in National Hockey League

Johnny Rheault, son of Terese Rheault, played in his first NHL game with the Florida Panthers. It’s nice to see a local boy from Deering play in the major leagues of hockey. Submitted by Paul Plater…

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The Messenger – March 1, 2013

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Download The Messenger - March 1, 2013 (pdf)Weare man indicted on 41 child pornography charges

William Panagiotopolos, 41, of Weare has been indicted on 41 Class A felony charges of possessing child pornography. He faces a potential 615 years in jail as each charge carries a maximum 15 year sentence. The indictments come after a prolonged investigation that began last summer when…

Antrim-Bennington Lions hosting NH budget forum

The Antrim Bennington Lion’s Club held three Candidate Forums last October, two for the House races (District 1 and District 38) and one for the District 8 Senate race.  The elections are over, and our club hopefully helped in getting more…

Hillsboro Lions join HD Winter Carnival

The Hillsboro Lions Club was also a part of the Winter Carnival days at HDES. Three times a year the Hillsboro Lions Club donates a book for every child.  The Lions Club has donated close to…

Newport Selectmen restore Recreation Department cuts

The Newport Selectmen are working on a $6,937,239 operating budget which will generate a tax rate of $10.99/$1000 valuation, down from the 2012 rate of $11.26. However, if three warrant articles asking for $250,000 for…

Contoocook man arrested after high speed chase

A Contoocook man faces charges of resisting arrest, reckless driving and disobeying an officer. Police were looking for Lawrence Martell, 34, relating to a…

A trio of New United States Marines

Marine Corps Pvt. Christian D. Wilkins, son of Eric D. Wilkins, Sr of Antrim, Marine Corps Pvt. Brandon S. Matott, son of Lorrie and Larry Matott of Henniker, and Marine Corps Pvt. Jeffrey T. Oliver, son of Catherine L. and Jeffrey T. Oliver of Bradford, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training…

Hillsboro-Deering Spring Sports Signups

HDHS will have signups for Baseball, Softball and Track + Field on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 @ 2:10pm. Softball will meet in the Gym. Baseball will meet in the Cafeteria. Track and Field will meet in Room 222. All spring sports tryouts and practices begin…

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The Messenger – Feb. 22. 2013

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Download The Messenger - Feb. 22, 2013 (pdf)Sunapee Superintendent a finalist for ConVal job

The company hired to find a replacement for ConVal Superintendent Richard Bergeron has announced that it has narrowed the field of candidates to two finalists: Wayne Anderson, the current Superintendent of the Mount Horeb Area School District in Wisconsin and…

Antrim’s new police cruiser totaled during chase

On the evening of January 16th Antrim Officer Brian Lord attempted to stop a 2008 VW driven by Kyle Thompson, 19, of Ashland, who was driving on Route 202 in Antrim. When he turned on his blue lights, Thompson accelerated attempting to evade the officer. With Lord in pursuit,…

Horse injures 15-year-old Bradford girl

A 15-year-old Bradford girl was injured Saturday when she was hit by a horse while it was being hitched to a sleigh. Fire Capt. Laurie Brown said that horses were being…

U.S. Navy Seals say farewell to a fallen hero

Mike Monsoor was Awarded “The Congressional Medal Of Honor” last week, for giving his life in Iraq as he jumped on, and covered with his body, a live hand grenade, saving the lives of a large group of…

Henniker considers using water meters

Henniker Selectman Ron Taylor reported that he had attended a Water Commissioners’ meeting and they had discussed the possibility of installing meters for the Town’s water and sewer users. He said that meters would cost approximately…

Hopkinton continues Nordic Skiing dominance

One of these years another school will challenge Hopkinton’s dominance in Nordic Skiing, but it won’t be this year. After last week’s meet, the Hawks have now won…

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The Messenger – Feb. 15, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Feb 15, 2013 (pdf)Newport may eliminate staff to balance budget

In order to present the Selectmen with a reduced town tax rate, Newport Town Manager Paul Brown has proposed eliminating two full-time positions and reducing another to a little over half time. A full-time…

Hillsborough Pride honors the Citizen and Business of the Year

Refusing to let a great tradition die, Hillsborough Pride has announced that it will host an annual banquet honoring Hillsborough’s Citizen and Business of the Year. When it was learned that the Chamber of Commerce would no longer…

ConVal para pleads guilty to sex charges

The former paraprofessional at ConVal High School charged with the felony of attempted aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of misdemeanor sexual assault of a girl he knew between the ages of 13 and 16, plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of sexual assault of a minor as…

Henniker ZBA reverses itself – bans weddings at Tree Farm

The Henniker Zoning Board of Adjustment’s rehearing of the Forester’s Tree Farm case lasted until past midnight last Thursday as both sides presented lengthy testimony. At a prior hearing, the ZBA had overturned the Town Planner’s cease and desist order which prevented…

Chamber to bring the Midway back to New London Hospital Days

New London Hospital and the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce (LSRCC) are excited to announce the dates for the 89th Annual Hospital Days event and the return of the Midway. This year, Hospital Days will be…

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Sunapee 77 Wilton-Lyndeborough 33 It was close early as the Lakers led only 16-11 after one, but a 14-0 spurt to start the second changed everything. Erika Waterman led with 18 points with Faith Larpenter adding 14. Seniors Sydney O’Mara, Angelica Aguilera and Mariah Tenney contributed to the win…

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The Messenger – Feb. 8, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Ffeb. 8, 2013 (pdf)Sunapee teachers to pay 20% of health insurance

With only three questions and one comment, it took a small group of Sunapee voters took less than a half hour to approve all the articles presented at the school district’s Deliberative Session, including the operating budget of $10,696,896, which is down $3,169 from the current budget and whizzed through…

Celebrating the life of Captain Ron Marziano

Family, friends, co-workers at Monadnock Paper Mill and firefighters from around the State gathered at the Hillsboro-Deering High School gym on Saturday to celebrate the life of Captain Ron Marziano who died January 25th after a…

Man arrested after gunfire in Henniker

Police arrested two men in the Gin Gin Restaurant parking lot in downtown Henniker, one for firing a handgun after being attacked by the other. Joseph Wilcox, 51, of Sutton was charged with attempted aggravated…

Bradford voters face a choice of Town Hall locations

Bradford voters will be given a choice as to where they would like their Town Hall. Article 7 is a petitioned article authorizing the Selectmen to enter into a five year lease/purchase agreement to acquire…

Fourth Annual “Taste of Hillsboro”

Hillsboro NH Scholars is proud to announce the 4th annual “Taste of Hillsboro” event to be held on Saturday, March 23rd at the Hillsboro Deering Middle School in Hillsboro from 11 AM to 1 PM. Many local restaurants will be there to give you…

NHIAA/NHADA Scholor Athlete Awards

The NHIAA and NHADA presented their Scholar Athlete Award to the following Division III high school seniors who have excelled in athletics as well as academics while demonstrating outstanding school and community spirit and leadership:…

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The Messenger – Feb. 1, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Feb. 1, 2013 (pdf)Newport to increase cost of burial in town cemeteries

The Newport Selectmen are proposing to increase the cost of burial lots as part of its now completed review of fees charged by all town departments. The proposals will be scheduled for a public hearing for being adopted. The new fees were set after a review of the…

Five area towns discuss potential withdrawal from ConVal

Twelve Selectmen from Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield and Hancock met at the Greenfield Meeting House last week to discuss rapidly increasing real estate taxes. Called at the invitation of Greenfield Selectman Rob Wimpory, the group recognized that 70% of their tax bills are from…

School Board/Budget Committee at odds

Ignoring the recommendation of the Newport Budget Committee, the Newport School Board refused to remove four articles from the 2013-14 School District warrant. Three of the articles add money to established…

Henniker Selectmen to adopt a pay-to-play athletic program

Chris Woodbury, Finance Chair of the Henniker Athletic Committee met with the Selectmen to proposed a pay-to-play fee schedule. The committee recommends a…

Deering group supports Deering’s Seniors

A group of concerned Deering citizens has been working diligently to acquire signatures for a petitioned warrant article in support of providing the senior citizens of the community with the services being offered through the…

Dynamic duo of John Stark gymnastics

The team has been having a great season. Their most recent meet on 1/24/13 was hosted by Exeter High School and attended by John Stark Regional High School, Northwood Coe-Brown Academy and Portsmouth Christian. Gia won…

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The Messenger – Jan. 25, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Jan. 25, 2013 (pdf)$690 Permit fee for building a new house in Newport

As requested, Newport Planning and Zoning Administrator Julie Magnuson returned to the Selectmen with a new Building Permit Fee Schedule based on square footage rather than cost of construction. Although the method was altered, the result was much the same. As now proposed, someone building a…

HDHS’s Heidi Welch one of four finalists for “National Teacher of the Year”

The Council of Chief State School Officers has announced Heidi Welch as one of the four finalists for the 2013 National Teacher of the Year. The other three finalists for National Teacher of the…

Weare school bus involved in accident

On Friday January 18th Officer Nick Nadeau and Chief Gregory Begin of the Weare Police Department along with Weare Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a school bus and a vehicle on…

Five people arrested for sale of drugs

A Newport man was among four people arrested last Friday and charged with the sale of controlled drugs. Corey Hale, 24, of Newport was arrested for the sale of cocaine. James Oberfeldt, 29, Judith Hess, 59, and William Mullen, 61, all of Claremont, were also arrested; Hess and Marshall for the sale of…

One hospitalized after Hillsborough fire

One person was hospitalized after a mobile home fire on Wall Street in Hillsborough early Thursday morning. Authorities believe the fire may have started in a bedroom as reported by one of…

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Hillsboro-Deering 51 Sanborn 48 The Hillcats snapped a four game losing streak with a close win over Sanborn. H-D was up early but Sanborn managed to tie the game at 48-48 with a…

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The Messenger – Jan. 18, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Jan. 18, 2013 (pdf)Police Chief’s semiautomatic gun raffle upsets many

In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police firearms raffle, which includes semiautomatic rifles, has caused some controversy across the state. The chiefs are selling…

Town of Antrim terminates Police Station contractor

The Town of Antrim contracted with Baybutt Construction Managers for two phases of the Antrim Police Station project. Baybutt partnered with Northeast Collaborative Architects for Phase 1 which was for the Pre-bond portion of the project which included…

Original Weare farmers market closing

Low attendance has forced the We Are One Farmers Market of Weare to close both its winter and summer markets. In a e-mail announcing the closing, organizer Wendy Stevens wrote…

Four people sought for robbery at Hobbs Jewelers

Peterborough Police are investigating the robbery of Hobbs Jewelers Tuesday evening. Police said around 5:15 p.m., four people went into the store and one of them showed a handgun and ordered an employee and her son to…

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Hinsdale 58 Newport 29 The Pacers trotted out to a 22-0 lead after one and the game was essentially over. Alex Stefan led the Tigers with 10 points. Newport 44 Hillsboro-Deering 43 The Hillcats led most of the…

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The Messenger – Jan. 11, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Jan. 11, 2013 (pdf)H-D teachers union files unfair labor complaint

The union representing the teachers in the Hillsboro-Deering School District have filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the School Board, claiming it bargained in bad faith during their recent…

Newport to remove 52 dead or dying trees on Corbin Road

Representatives of the NH Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Highway Maintenance met with the Newport Selectmen to discuss the 52 pine trees that are dead or dying along…

Weare man indicted for negligent homicide

The Merrimack County Grand Jury has indicted the Weare man who was driving when his girlfriend died in an automobile accident in…

91-year-old woman charged with vehicular assault

On January 9th, Officer Kim McSweeney and Chief Gregory Begin of the Weare Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a jack knifed tractor trailer at the intersection of Route 77 and Sugar Hill Road, where a…

Great Brook School a target for closure

Antrim’s Great Brook School may be closed if ConVal voters approve a petitioned article submitted by Peterborough attorney Mark Fernald and Gail Cromwel, a former School Board member from Temple. The article seeks to amend…

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The Messenger – Jan. 4, 2013

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Download The Messenger - Jan. 4, 2013 (pdf)Final chapter in Bradford Road Agent saga?

The saga of the Bradford Road Agent continues as Marlene Freyler attended the last Selectmen’s meeting and said she noticed that $5,000.00 was paid out to Jeff Remillard. She asked what this meant, to which Chair Harry Wright responded that it means…

New London groups united in preserving recreation programs

One thing was evident at Wednesday evening’s meeting of the New London Selectmen and the Recreation Commission, Chad Denning’s shoes will be hard to fill. Denning’s resignation, after serving as Recreation Director for 7 years, has left the town searching for…

Henniker Community School students to learn about China

The sixth graders in Henniker will begin their long awaited opportunity to experience the Artist in Residency (AIR) program at the Henniker Community School beginning in January. The AIR program in Henniker is designed to enrich and expand the study of cultures from around the world; this year’s program will focus on…

New Highway Garage planned for Weare

Tim Redmond gave the Weare Selectmen a hand drawn sketch of the proposed Highway Garage for their review. It will be a stand alone building. Redmond said that they are trying to take a two phase approach, which he feels will be better monetarily. The two phase approach retains the use of the…

Antrim and Bennington teenagers arrested for home invasion and assault

The tears of family members were flowing as the three area teenagers, accused of a Christmas Eve home invasion in Peterborough, were arraigned on felony burglary charges in a Jaffrey courtroom last Wednesday. The three suspects: Dylan…

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