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Download The Messenger – Feb. 17, 2012 (pdf) pages 1-16

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New Antrim PD

Article 9 on the Antrim Warrant asks voters to approve the sum of eighty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of plans, engineering, acquisition and construction of facilities for the Police Department. Although discussion of new facilities for…

Hillsborough Town Administrator under fire

The Hillsborough Selectmen are apparently embroiled in two grievance complaints against Town Administrator John Stetser. At the February 7th meeting, Code Enforcer Kelly Dearborn-Luce asked for a non-public session relating to her complaint regarding Stetser. Iris Campbell then asked if it had anything to do with the grievance filed by several other female employees and was told…

New Deering ambulance has $0 tax impact this year

At last week’s budget hearing, Selectmen J.P. Marzullo and John Greene voted to include a new ambulance on the warrant, over the objection of Chair Michelle Johnson. This week they decided how to pay for it. Town Administrator Craig Ohlson presented the board with several…

Forty minute chase ends in Hopkinton

James Klecka, 24, of Williston, Vt., has been arraigned on felony charges including reckless conduct, aggravated driving while under the influence and resisting arrest, by the New Hampshire State Police after a 40 minute, high speed chase down…

Peterborough man dies in plane crash

A retired Peterborough man died in a plane crash at Lebanon Municipal Airport Thursday. Paul Schlieben of MacDowell Road was flying his 2006 Cessna 182 Skylane fixed-wing single engine when he crashed near…

So what’s new? Hawks are Champs again

In what is fast becoming an annual tradition, the Hopkinton High School boys’ and girls’ Nordic teams were again crowned as Division IV Champions. For the girls, it was the eighth in a row. With 777 points they…

Boys’ Basketball

Conant 50 Hillsboro-Deering 20 The Orioles were flying too high and dominated the game. ConVal 54 Milford 40 Down 14-8 after one the Cougars recovered to trail only 27-26 at the break, and then took the third quarter 17-8. Harrison LeFlem scored 16, Taylor Doyle 15 and Jake Broom 11…

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Crash kills daughter

Steven Fay, 57, of Hillsborough has been indicted by a Massachusetts grand jury for involuntary manslaughter in relation to a plane crash that killed his daughter on New Year’s Day 2011. According to Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne, Fay, with his daughter Jessica Malin as a passenger, was flying a fixed-wing, Cessna airplane without sufficient experience or…

Will Mark Christensen return as Newport Principal?

Suspended Newport Middle/High School Principal Mark Christensen was scheduled for trial in the Newport Circuit Court on Tuesday, January 25th. Christensen appeared before Judge Bruce Cardello and maintained his earlier plea of innocent and waived a reading of the complaint. He was charged with simple assault for grabbing a…

Greenfield company wins Canadian bid

American Steel & Precast Erectors of Greenfield has won a bid to build a six-level parking garage in St. John’s, Newfoundland. East Port Properties selected the local company, working in conjunction with Lindsay Construction, to build the parking garage that will…

Warner teen indicted on felony charge

Tiffany Robertson, 18, of Warner has been indicted by a Merrimack County grand jury on the felony charge of conduct after an accident. According to the indictment, Robertson failed to immediately stop after 16-year-old Jason Stiasny fell from…

Weare man wanted for sexual assault

Authorities are searching for a Weare man accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. Gerald “Gerry” Wilson, 45, is wanted by the Manchester police on two counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of criminal threatening. The police say Wilson sexually assaulted…

Pair arrested for Christmas day burglary

Greenfield police have arrested a Jaffrey man and Greenfield woman on burglary charges in relation to two burglaries on Christmas day. Jesse Dennis, 27, of Jaffrey, and Ashleigh Starr, 26, of Greenfield, were arrested and charged with two counts of burglary. Giammarino stressed that Dennis and Starr were not involved with Manchester residents Thomas Bragdon and Scott Lefebvre, 48, who were arrested for burglaries committed in…

Boys’ Hockey

Hollis-Brookline 5 John Stark-Hopkinton 0, Connor McDonald played well with 23 saves. Somersworth 7 John Stark-Hopkinton 1, Connor McDonald made 28 saves and Alex Olson tallied the only goal…

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Fire the Chief? Petition seeks Steve Marshall’s removal

83 Washington voters have submitted a Petitioned Warrant Article seeking the removal of Police Chief Steve Marshall. It reads: “To see if the voters in the Town of Washington will vote to remove the Chief of Police immediately.” When contacted, Marshall, who has been Chief for 12.5 years, would say only that…

Hillsborough family homeless after house fire

Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire which destroyed a home on Spring Street in Hillsborough Monday morning. According to Hillsborough Deputy Fire Chief Scott Murdough, the fire started near a wood-burning stove at the back of the house shortly…

Bennington woman charged with murder

Jodi LaClaire, 37, of Bennington has been arrested on the murder warrant in New Hampshire. The Vermont attorney general said the patient died in April 2009 after being injected with insulin by LaClaire. The patient was not diabetic. Police said LaClaire was in charge of the…

H-D neighbors asked to “Walk For Taj”

When she learned that Taj Estey-Bethel, a 5th grader in Jennifer Zdon’s son’s class had been diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer, she and Sonya Edsall started planning a fundraiser to benefit Taj and his family. Taj is being tutored from home and must travel…

AG releases report on 2011 Warner home invasion

According to a report released by the Attorney General, the man who terrorized an 82-year-old Warner resident during a home invasion last year and then committed suicide had no criminal history and was not on drugs that would explain his behavior. The report says Jesse Cook, 30, from Rhode Island, tormented…

The Henniker Huskies PeeWees

continued their strong defensive play this weekend allowing only one goal in two games. The Huskies beat NH East on goals by Cam Bourque, Pat Earley, Aidan Molnar (& 1 assist) aided by assists from Jeremiah Barry and Keith Lehrman. Huskies goalie Jamo Bourque shut out the Hanover Wild on Sunday aided by defensive play of Palmer Timmons, Bridget Pope, Cam Bourque and Jake Boucher, and Jon Doss’ offensive performance…

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Henniker ladder truck back on the town warrant

Henniker Fire Chief Keith Gilbert met with the selectmen to ask them to restore the warrant article seeking $725,000 for a new ladder truck for his department. At their previous meeting the board had removed the article from the warrant in an effort to hold the line on taxes. Gilbert gave an impressive power point presentation highlighting the need for the apparatus. The article is contingent on…

Hopkinton Budget Committee approves

Hopkinton Selectman George Langwasser informed the board that all budgets have been presented to the Budget Committee, with no changes made and the budget was approved. He further stated there were motions to restore funding for the Human Services position to be full time until…

Young moose rescued from Washington pond

On January 3, 2012 at about 10:00 am the Washington Police Department responded to a report of a moose trapped on the ice on Butterfield Pond at Pillsbury State Park. The moose had been on the ice about 70 yards from the shoreline for over 24 hours, but due to the lack of snow cover could not get any footing to move across the ice. NH Fish & Game as well as Washington Fire & Rescue were requested to assist at the scene. As the young moose…

Fire destroys a Weare storage facility

Fire destroyed a storage facility at 15 Peaslee Hill Road in Weare, owned by Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday. By the time firefighters arrived, the building was fully engulfed. No one was in the building, and no one was injured in the blaze. A neighbor notified Brown who was able to remove some equipment from…

Church group offering Superbowl Subs

The junior high (RBA) and senior high (InCasts) youth groups based at Smith Memorial Congregational Church will once again be selling Superbowl Subs for Superbowl Sunday, February 5. We will have our traditional subs both large and small sizes (Roast beef, Turkey, Italian, Salami, Ham and Veggie). We are very grateful…

Chamber names Citizens & Business of the Year

The Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2011 Business of the Year is Tooky Mills Pub and the 2011 Citizens of the Year are Tom and Tammy McClure. The Chamber will also make a special presentation to Hillsborough’s Office of Youth Services. The awards will be presented at the Annual Awards Dinner on January 28, 2012, at the American Legion Post #59. Tom and Tammy McClure are longtime…

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Fire destroys Washington garage & cars

Washington Fire Chief Brian Moser reports that a detached, two-car garage at 1166 Halfmoon Pond Road was destroyed along with two cars inside. Moser said the homeowner told him he stoked the wood stove inside the garage before leaving for breakfast Sunday morning and returned two hours later to find the building in flames…

Hillsboro Lions Club helps feed its needy neighbors

Once again, the Hillsboro Lions Club provided free Christmas Food Baskets to needy families in the area. This year’s baskets were filled with 10 cases each of peas, corn and green beans, 6 cases each of gravy and cranberry sauce, 400  lbs of potatoes, 300 lbs of onions, 144 lbs of carrots, 100 loaves of bread, 30 roasting chickens, and 59 turkeys…

Hopkinton restores teaching positions

Faced with declining enrollments and a poor economy, Hopkinton Superintendent Steve Chamberlin had prepared a budget which reduced eight teaching positions to half time, which many school board members anticipated supporting…

Hancock man arrested for theft of fuel & equipment

A Hancock man has been arrested and charged with stealing several thousand dollars in equipment and diesel fuel. According to Peterborough Police Capt. Ernie Belletete, Garrett Lobacki, 27, of Hancock turned himself in Saturday on a warrant charging him with four counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer…

Police Arrest eight time DWI offender

While on patrol on December 20th, Washington Police Chief Steven Marshall observed a male standing by a car on So. Main St. Marshall observed the man throw a beer bottle into the woods, then prepare himself to urinate on the edge of the roadway. After stopping to investigate Marshall identified the individual as…

New London’s Halloween burglar arrested

Richard Subocz of Manchester was recently arrested by Manchester Police for failing to register as a sex offender. New London Police have long suspected Subocz with the Halloween burglary at Clarke’s Hardware and four burglaries, or attempted burglaries, on Everett Park…