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Greenfield teenager shot while hunting

On July 19th New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Law Enforcement received a call from New Hampshire State Police regarding a hunting-related shooting incident in Peterborough. N.H. Fish and Game Conservation Officers responded to a wooded area near Old Dublin Road in Peterborough, where Peterborough Police had reported that 16-year-old Cody Boutwell of Peterborough shot his 16-year-old companion Matthew Sandquist of Greenfield while hunting coyotes…

Domestic disturbance leads to drug bust

While responding to a domestic disturbance between a man and woman Friday night, Antrim Police discover a stash of marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia. After the officers conducted an investigation, it was determined that the man was the victim of an assault, and he was transported to Monadnock Community Hospital with injuries from bites…

Antrim Planning Board ignores invitation to meet

Representatives of Antrim Wind Energy met with the selectmen to discuss how to proceed now that the NH Site Evaluation Committee has taken jurisdiction over the anticipated Tuttle Hill Wind Farm. The company confirmed that it will file its application before the end of the year, having met with several NH and Federal agencies which would have input over the project…

Dalzell named “Volunteer of the Year”

The New Hampshire Historical Society has named Jeff Dalzell of Hopkinton its 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Dalzell, an architect with degrees from Williams College and the Harvard School of Architecture, was recognized for volunteering his time and expertise to lead the Society through a space needs evaluation and long-range facilities planning study. ..

New Jersey chef brings it to Hillsborough

Hillsborough Pride’s ribbon cutting chair Jack Wells accompanied by Chamber of Commerce Rep. Meg Curtiss welcome J. Marino’s Italian Restaurant and Brick Oven pizza to Main Street, Hillsborough….

Download The Messenger – July 22, 2011 (pdf)

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Bradford 5K Road Race draws 178 runners

178 runners participated in the 26th Annual Bradford 5K Road Race on July 2 during the town’s annual Independence Day celebration…

Warner auctioneer sanctioned for collusive bidding

The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently upheld the reprimand of Warner auctioneer Brian French who put in a fake bid to help a fellow auctioneer drive up the price of a painting. Criminal charges of collusive bidding and conspiracy are still pending…

Henniker Road Agent and wife arrested

Henniker Road Agent Varl Knapp and his wife Vicky have been arrested on charges they stole more than $1,000 of fuel from the town of Weare. Court records indicate that both Knapps were arrested in early June on charges they stole diesel fuel from Weare for more than a year…

Newport presents Movies In The Park

Bring the whole family out to see some of the brightest stars, both on the screen and in the sky, at Movies in the Park. For the second year, Newport Area Chamber of Commerce will host, along with our sponsors, Movies in the Park at Meadow Park in Newport…

Local jeweler joins From Soldier to Soldier

MJ Harrington & Co. Jewelers is proud to introduce From Soldier To Soldier, an awareness and fundraising campaign in support of wounded veterans and their families. The campaign is based on the sales of a designer version of the survival and friendship bracelets worn by many U.S. and allied soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan…

Download The Messenger – July 8, 2011 (pdf)

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H-D graduates overcame many ‘speed bumps’

Of 91 graduates in Hillsboro-Deering High School’s Class of 2011, 60% will continue in post-secondary education, 8% will enter the military, with the others set to enter the work force…

Governor evokes Spider Man at Stark graduation

During a day of joy and celebration, the 131 seniors at John Stark High School took time in their graduation ceremony to honor two students who would have graduated with them: Steven Spadaro, who died in 2001, and Brendan Wilsie, who died last fall…

228 ConVal graduates – an ‘oversized family’

It was a gamble, but it paid off. Just as the band sounded the first notes of Pomp and Circumstance, a bright sun broke thru the overcast sky and ConVal’s graduation ceremony, on the football field, proceeded without a drop of rain…

Promise and potential face Kearsarge graduates

Under a blistering hot sun, 169 seniors at Kearsarge Regional High School received their diplomas in a tradition filled ceremony on the school’s football field…

Sunapee grads urged to ‘Treasure every moment’

Although the ceremony was moved from Memorial Field to the gym because of the threat of rain, nothing could dampen the spirits of the 28 seniors, their family and friends who gathered for the Sunapee Middle/High school graduation Friday evening. Jordan Preston welcomed the assembled and urged her classmates to “Be the person you know you are. Be passionate, Be yourself…

Download The Messenger – June 24, 2011 (pdf)

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Shooting of Hillsborough woman ruled justified

The NH Attorney General’s Office has ruled that the police shooting of Shelly Naroian of Hillsborough was justified. Naroian, 47, was shot and killed May 19 after police responded to a report of a family disturbance at her home…

Prophet of God arrested in Bennington

Bennington police arrested a Henniker man, who refused to identify himself, during a motor vehicle stop Saturday night. Police Chief Steve Campbell said the man, claiming to be a prophet, said he did not need to provide his name, address and vehicle registration…

Names wont hurt you but pans might

Police have arrested an Antrim woman for striking her male companion in the head with a pan during a recent argument….

Old Japanese grenade found in Antrim

A potentially live WWII hand grenade was found last Friday in an attic inside a residence on Depot Street in Antrim. Jane McLean was helping clean out her father-in-law’s house when she found the grenade, with the pins still in it…

Download The Messenger – June 10, 2011 (pdf)

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Four survive New London crash

Four people escaped serious injury when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer and flipped over on Interstate 89 Monday afternoon…

Pataki – I am not a candidate – yet

Insisting he is not a Republican candidate for President, former New York Gov. George Pataki spoke at New England College in his capacity as founder and chairman of “No American Debt”, an organization focused on raising awareness of the country’s $14.3 trillion debt…

NEC professor sent to jail

A former New England College professor will spend a year in jail for endangering the welfare of a 12-year-old Concord girl after using her picture to solicit men in internet chat rooms. Waco Worley, 39, of Concord also pleaded guilty to three counts of child pornography and received suspended prison sentences on those felony charges…

Antrim Planning Board vows to fight on

Refusing to accept the selectmen’s decision to deny the use of town funds to pay for an attorney to advocate the board’s position at the New Hampshire Site Evaluation hearings, the Antrim Planning Board has decided to use private funds to oppose the SEC’s jurisdiction over the proposed Eolian Renewable Energy wind project…

Download The Messenger – May 27, 2011 (pdf)