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The Messenger – June 6, 2025

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Download The Messenger - June 6, 2025 (pdf)Traffic stop leads to Deering drug bust

On May 29th, at approximately 1:05 p.m., Hillsborough Police Officers Ethan Vaillancourt and John Gallant, who were working a grant funded NH Highway Safety patrol, made a motor vehicle stop for failure to use a required turn signal. During the roadside investigation, K-9 Dice alerted to…

Senator Ward & Reps Creighton, Colcombe and Fedolfi host Listening Session

State Sen. Ruth Ward and State Reps. Jim Creighton, Riché Colcombe and Jim Fedolfi recently hosted a Listening Session in Antrim to meet with and receive feedback from their constituents. Many of the questions and comments centered around…

BASEBALL

Hillsboro-Deering 7, Hopkinton 6: Hopkinton scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 6-2 lead, but the Hillcats tied the game in the top of the seventh inning and scored the game-winning run in the ninth. Jake McClure and Joel Belanger led the team at…

SOFTBALL

John Stark 19, Merrimack Valley 17: In a back and forth game that went into extra innings and the international rule was enforced, both teams combined for 33…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 June 4, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – May 30, 2025

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Download The Messenger - May 30, 2025 (pdf)H-D School Board briefed on new State Educational Standards

H-D Director of Curriculum and Instruction Jeni Laliberte recently presented the new State Minimum Standards to begin in the fall of 2026 to the H-D School Board. While the total required credits (20) to graduate and the majority of…

Washington firefighter needs a new kidney

As Washington Fire Department members we pride ourselves on service to our community and providing aid to those in need. With this in mind, it is now our turn to ask you for help. One of our members, FF/EMT Maggie Atkins, is in urgent need of a kidney…

Four pets killed in Bradford house fire

A fire broke out at a house in Bradford on Wednesday afternoon, killing four pets and rendering the home uninhabitable. The Bradford Fire Department received a 911 call at approximately 4:10 p.m. from a resident who had…

BOYS LACROSSE

Bishop Brady 14, John Stark 4: After back-to-back losses, the Giants got back in the win column with a solid victory. Bow 12, Pelham 4: The Falcons used a big second half to run away with the win on the road at Pelham under the lights…

GIRLS LACROSSE

Hopkinton 18, Campbell 11: The Hawks took a 6-1 lead in the first quarter and stayed in the lead throughout the game against a dangerous Campbell attack. The Cougars won the second quarter to make the game 8-5 at halftime…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 May 28, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – May 23, 2025

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Download The Messenger - May 23, 2025 (pdf)Pair of good samaritans save driver from fiery Antrim crash

Antrim police reported that at around 4:15 a.m., they responded to a crash on Keene Road involving a Nissan Rogue.
The vehicle, driven by a 23-year-old from Antrim, was going west when it left the road, re-entered the road and left…

Henniker Community School students tour Boston

Henniker Community School students visited historic places in Boston on a recent field trip courtesy of a grant awarded to an HCS teacher. In April, some 39 seventh and eighth graders toured the Freedom Trail and the Boston Tea Party Museum, said social studies teacher Erin Gagliardi, adding that students were welcome to…

Weare Middle School students perform in NH Music festival

Students selected from Weare Middle School participated in the New Hampshire Music Educators Association Southwest District Festival earlier in May…

BASEBALL

John Stark 4, Hollis-Brookline 1: The Generals bounced back from their first loss of the season. John Stark drew seven walks, which contributed to all four runs…

SOFTBALL

Hopkinton 9, Fall Mountain 6: Paige Boudette ’s home run in the fifth inning put the Hawks up by two runs and Hopkinton plated four runs in the sixth inning with outs…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 May 21, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – May 16, 2025

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Download The Messenger - May 16, 2025 (pdf)Hillsborough Select Board critical of Water & Sewer Commissioners

Chad Branon from Fieldstone Engineering representing Avanru Developmentmet met with the Hillsborough Select Board to discuss the phase II development north of the existing work force housing. Fieldstone designed the entire site and made a submission to the Planning Board for 80-unit senior housing, 24 units for…

Henniker Community School students tour Boston

Henniker Community School students visited historic places in Boston on a recent field trip courtesy of a grant awarded to an HCS teacher. In April, some 39 seventh and eighth graders toured the Freedom Trail and the Boston Tea Party Museum, said social studies teacher Erin Gagliardi, adding that students were welcome to…

Rite Aid to close stores in Hillsborough, Peterborough & Franklin

Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than two years after a previous restructuring lessened the pharmacy chain’s debt but still left it on unsound financial footing. The company listed liabilities from $1 billion to…

BOYS LACROSSE

Hopkinton 26, Stevens 1: The Hawks came out shooting, taking an 11-0 lead after the first quarter and 19-0 lead at halftime. Stevens fought tough throughout and netted a nice fast break goal…

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Hopkinton 23, Trinity 11: The Hawks got out to an early lead, but could not get the defensive stops they needed to extend their lead. Near the end of the second half, Hopkinton was able to…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 May 14, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – May 9, 2025

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Download The Messenger - May 9, 2025 (pdf)Hillsboro-Deering DECA Team ranks 12th in the world

Nineteen Hillsboro-Deering High School DECA members joined approximately 25,000 other DECA members, from all 50 states, several provinces of Canada, and other nations, at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in…

Mother’s Day Weekend Festival – Arts, Music, and Food Trucks in Downtown Henniker

On Saturday and Sunday, May 10-11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., downtown Henniker will host nearly 90 local artists, crafters, farmers, and food makers at the biannual Henniker Handmade &…

Hillsboro, Henniker and Lempster assist at Washington fire

On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 29th, Washington Fire and EMS was dispatched for a possible building fire on Bailey Road. Additional reports stated that there was a fully involved shed with exposure to the house with the surrounding woods on fire. Hillsboro C3 was able to…

Baseball

Bow 11, Hanover 0, 5 inn: The Falcons jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first inning and Larrabee tossed a one-hitter to end the game early…

Softball

John Stark 15, Pembroke 2: John Stark’s bats got hot early and did not stop in this game. The Generals didn’t strike out once, kept swinging and stayed solid defensively despite Pembroke getting many runners on base…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 May 7, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – May 2, 2025

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Download The Messenger - May 2, 2025 (pdf)Hikers discover body of suicide victim in Bradford woods

On Wednesday April 23rd two hikers discovered a deceased male subject in the wooded area of Tall Pines Natural Area in Bradford. An autopsy was performed and it was determined that the male subject died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. The identity of the male subject has been…

Weare Center School Theatre Club performed “Where the Wild Things Are”

The Center Woods stage was transformed into a mysterious jungle on April 24 when the school’s Theatre Club presented Where the Wild Things Are. Based on the 1963 classic story of a young boy named “Max” and his nighttime adventures…

BOYS LACROSSE

Bow 7, Lebanon 2: The Falcons improved to 4-0 behind good goaltending and good team defense. Bow 13, John Stark 1: The Falcons led 3-1 at halftime and came out strong in the third quarter with a few quick goals to pull away thanks to strong transition offense, tough defense and consistent play from the faceoff unit…

GIRLS LACROSSE

John Stark 18, Campbell 1: Hannah Perkins had seven ground ball controls, and Lauren Williams had her first varsity save in goal. St. Thomas 20, Kearsarge 3: The Cougars had a tough day against the defending Division III champions….

Published by QuillDesign on 1 April 30, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – April 25, 2025

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Download The Messenger - April 25, 2025 (pdf)15 towns assist Hopkinton in battling barn & brush fire

Dozens of firefighters battled building and brush fires in Hopkinton on Monday afternoon. Just past 3:00 p.m., Capital Region Fire Dispatch began receiving reports of a shed fire spreading to a garage on Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton. Fire spotters at the Kearsarge fire tower also reported seeing plumes of smoke from the area, a little more than a mile from the town’s border with…

Parents protest allowing a boy to use girls’ bathroom at Weare Middle School

Angry parents turned out at Weare Middle School to protest the school’s decision to allow a biological male student to use the girls’ bathroom — over the objection of girls who are being forced to share the space. The situation came to light when the girls started complaining to…

BASEBALL

Newfound 4, Hillsboro-Deering 3: H-D’s Joel Belanger pitched a great game on the mound and freshman Seth Dalphond was key at the plate with two hits and a walk…

SOFTBALL

Hopkinton 7, Raymond 3: Ella-Mai Johnson, a freshman, earned her first career varsity win from the circle, and the Hawks supported her at bat and in the field to earn their first win of the season…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 April 23, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – April 18, 2025

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Download The Messenger - April 18, 2025 (pdf)Washington’s Sandy Eccardt – “I am done”

Sandy Eccardt, who has served as Washington Tax Collector since 2012 and also as Deputy Town Clerk suddenly and unexpectedly resigned last month, citing a change in the atmosphere at Town Hall. “Working with the townspeople has been rewarding for me. I have enjoyed the connections, the stories and day to day family happenings. And for these past many years it has been good. But I am done, when I dread going into…

The Lake Sunapee Region Center for the Arts has its first center

On Thursday, April 10th, the Center for the Arts (CFA) celebrated the Grand Opening of its very first Center. This space offers the community a place to gather, connect, and create. It is the gift to the community that the…

Hillsborough man convicted of having child sex images

A Hillsborough man pleaded guilty to having and manufacturing child sexual abuse images, some of which were generated by artificial intelligence, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Maurice…

Newport Superintendent of Schools resigns

SAU 43 Superintendent Donna Magoon announced her resignation at the beginning of Thursday’s school board meeting, with her last day on June 30. Magoon said the decision to step away was not taken lightly, and while she loves her role and responsibilities, she decided it was best to step away due to “the ongoing challenges of working with a…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 April 16, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – April 11, 2025

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Download The Messenger - April 11, 2025 (pdf)Deering turmoil continues

Following the recent resignation of Jodi Pinard as Deering’s Town Administrator, Wendy Baker has submitted her resignation as Finance Director. Pinard, the town’s third administrator to resign in short succession resigned in February, after only about a month in office.
In her letter of resignation, Pinard said…

H-D School Board begins study of Deering’s withdrawal from District

At Deering’s Town Meeting in March residents voted to direct the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District School Board to initiate a review of the feasibility and suitability of the withdrawal of the Town of Deering from the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, pursuant to the…

NHIAA honored thirty John Stark Scholar Athletes on April 1

The New Hampshire Athletic Directors Association and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association recognized 30 scholar athletes from John Stark Regional High School on April 1 in a ceremony at…

Something To Ponder

By George Carlin – The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness…

Published by QuillDesign on 1 April 9, 2025 in The Messenger. Closed

The Messenger – April 4, 2025

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Download The Messenger - April 4, 2025 (pdf)Construction of Route 202/127 Roundabout to begin in June

Michael Mozer, NH DOT Project Manager, briefed the Henniker Select Board on current plans to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Routes 202 and 127. Under development for several years, the project is intended to improve safety concerns in an area…

Easter Eggstravaganza & Family Arts Projects at Whipple Hall

The Spring Arts Program, in partnership with the New London Town Recreation Department (NLRec), is offering a fun-filled morning of family-friendly arts projects at Whipple Hall on  Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
This event is open to…

Hillsborough team off to Pool Championship in Las Vegas

The Cobblers out of Hillsborough NH are thrilled to share that they achieved 65th place out of 189 teams. This accomplishment wouldn’t have been possible without the help of their sponsors who fueled their determination…

2025-2026 H-D Preschool Lottery and Open House set

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School will accept applications for the Preschool lottery for the 2025-2026 school year. Registration packets can be picked up at the Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Main Office now through Friday, April 11, 2025 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Children who reside in the…

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