The Messenger – October 24, 2025

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Hillsboro Deering School officials being sued for illegal search
A gun-rights organization has filed a lawsuit in federal court against officials in…

Hillsboro’s Operation Christmas serves 57 families – 114 children
It’s that time of year again! The Operation Christmas committee has begun meeting to prepare for…

Pair arrested for sexually assaulting Newport girl
Two men are facing charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in her Newport home last…

BOYS SOCCER
John Stark 2, Merrimack Valley 0: Stark came out strong in the second half. Triangles emerged, and put points on the board…

GIRLS SOCCER
Belmont 6, Hillsboro-Deering 4: H-D’s Alison Smart scored a hat trick off of Addy Brown’s assists…

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The Messenger – October 17, 2025

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Explore History and Views at the Craney Hill Fire Tower – Open This October
There’s still time to catch a rare opportunity to visit one of Henniker’s most iconic landmarks: the Historic Craney Hill Fire Tower. The tower will be open to the public from…

Hillsboro’s K-9 Dice Drug Arrests
The Hillsboro Police Department is proud to recognize the outstanding work of K9 Dice and his handler, Officer Gallant, for their contributions to several major narcotics investigations throughout the…

Two Kearsarge students nominated for a National Merit Scholarship
The Kearsarge Regional School District is pleased to announce two Kearsarge Regional High School students who have been…

FOOTBALL
Hillsboro-Deering 41, Newfound 0: H-D: Robert King (172 yards, 2 TD on 13 carries), Daniel Richard (108 yards, 2 TD on 8 carries), Joshuwa Perron…

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Mascoma 3, Kearsarge 1: Eliana Dalbec served great bringing us back in…

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The Messenger – October 10, 2025

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Hillsboro Lions Club hosts 2025 Senior Dinner
The tradition continues for the 49th year, as the Hillsboro Lions Club hosts its Annual Senior Citizens Dinner…

Three people dead after crash in Francestown
Three people are deceased following a crash into a telephone pole on Route 47. At 11:10 p.m. on…

Hillsborough to celebrate USA’s 250th Anniversary
The Hillsboro Lions Club has begun preparations for a gala celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of…

Boys Soccer
John Stark 1, Souhegan 0: Avery Grolljahn found Owen Gitchell on a free kick with 21 seconds left. Owen Hammond got the…

Field Hockey
Bishop Brady 1, Kearsage 1: Abby Bradbury goal from Stella Syvertsen. Syvertsen strong field play…

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The Messenger – October 3, 2025

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‘The Road Not Taken’ featured at Fuller Public Library
The Road Not Taken is an art exhibit inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost and conceived by…

High lead and copper levels found in Henniker’s Cogswell Spring Water System
During Henniker’s most recent quarterly lead and copper testing, two out of the 14 samples collected from…

Dan Innis to return to NH Senate – backs John E. Sununu for US Senate
Three-term state Sen. Dan Innis, R-Bradford, has ended his U.S. Senate campaign and…

Boys Soccer
John Stark 1, Pembroke 1: Desmond Bogle scored on a left-footed, low blast (off the stellar keepers’ fingertips)…

Girls Soccer
Hopkinton 5, Newfound 0: Sofia Upton’s 2nd goal in the 44th. Great shot over the gk from outside the box…

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The Messenger – September 26, 2025

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Antrim icon Eric Tenney, 81, died on September 19th
Eric F. Tenney, 81, of Antrim passed away peacefully on…

K-9s from around New Hampshire visit Center Woods Elementary School
A group of police dogs from across New Hampshire paid a special visit to a kindergarten class in…

Annual Fall Festival – Arts, Music, and Food Trucks in Downtown Henniker
On Saturday and Sunday, October 4-5, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., downtown Henniker will host nearly 90 local artists, crafters, farmers, and…

Football
Hillsboro-Deering 52, Franklin 7: The Hillcats played well and beat Franklin on the road by a score of 52-7…

Girls Volleyball
Belmont 3, Kearsarge 0: 25-2; 25-13; 25-14: The Cougars continue to see improvement and growth as a team…

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The Messenger – September 19, 2025

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Space Force donates $9,200.00 for New Boston firefighters’ equipment
New Boston Emergency Management Director Brian Dubreuil informed the Select Board that after the successful transfer of the utility body from…

Forest Society has purchased 1,328 acres in Bradford and Hillsborough
In 2001, the Forest Society tried to acquire the property when a Canadian timber company sold the land on the open market. Again in 2014, Ausbon…

Test scores for NH high school seniors continue to fall
Scores for 12th graders in math and reading continued their years-long slide, reaching new lows on national tests, new data released Tuesday shows. The declines were…

Football
Hillsboro-Deering 46, Winnisquam 7: The HillCats played well and beat Winnisquam at home by a score of 46-7…

Field Hockey
John Stark 6, MV 0: John Stark scored twice in the opening quarter and then four more times in the second half…

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The Messenger – September 12, 2025

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Charges filed after Hillsboro ATV accident
A 28-year-old man faces charges after an alleged reckless ATV maneuver resulted in an accident that injured his passenger on…

Dunbarton firefighters rescue a horse trapped in a marsh
When a tree branch fell on the fence holding Dave Heisler’s horses on his Dunbarton property, it gave the animals a chance to slip away…

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School PTO suspends operations
On September 4, 2025, the PTO held their first meeting of the school year. They also voted on making a hard decision…

BOYS SOCCER
ConVal 2, Merrimack Valley 1: The Cougars scored two first-half goals, to take a lead they would not surrender…

GIRLS SOCCER
Berlin 4, Hillsboro-Deering 1: HD’s F. Daley had an assist on D. Mercier’s goal…

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The Messenger – September 5, 2025

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Colby Sawyer College honors Woodcrest Village
Woodcrest Village Assisted Living received Colby-Sawyer’s 2025 Community Award on August 27th, at the end-of-summer Community Celebration at the Sawyer Center. Each year, the college presents the award to a…

Kearsarge Elementary School Principal resigns after allegations of misconduct
A Kearsarge Elementary School Principal in New London is off the job following an internal investigation into allegations she had a staff member doing non-work-related tasks, sometimes during…

Construction of the Route 202 roundabout has begun
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has begun construction of a hybrid roundabout located at the intersection of US 202 (NH Route 9) and Route 127/Old Concord Road just East of the…

Antrim Police Department now provides 24/7 coverage
The Antrim Police Department has announced that, for the first time in the town’s history, its officers will be on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Beginning Sunday, August 31, 2025, at…

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The Messenger – August 29, 2025

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Hillsborough man arrested on 10 felony counts
On August 20, 2025, officers with the Hillsboro Police Department, with assistance from Antrim and Deering officers, took Kyle Scott, 30, of Hillsboro into custody without incident, on Henniker Street. Scott was wanted on ten felony counts of Theft of Firearms. After the…

H-D School Board adopts state policies on Parental Rights & Cell Phones
During its August 18th meeting the H-D School Board adopted a pair of new state policies dealing with Parental Rights and Cell Phone use. New Hampshire’s Parental Bill of Rights was established, granting parents greater access to their…

Boy Scout Troop 529 holds successful car wash
Troop 529 B and G raised $330 in three hours. Many thanks to Sanels Hillsboro for allowing the use of their facilities and donating all the car wash materials. Sanels also made a cash donation to Troop 529. Thank you to the five scouts and…

Hillsborough working to clean-up two contaminated Brownfield sites
The Town of Hillsborough is accepting sealed bids for the Abatement and Demolition of the Associated Electric site located on West Main Street until 4:00 p.m. on September 12, 2025. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting was held for…

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The Messenger – August 22, 2025

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Eight departments battle Henniker fire
Bradford, Bow, Hopkinton, Dunbarton, Warner, Deering and Antrim Fire Departments responded to assist Henniker in battling a three-alarm fire at the Patenaude Lumber Co., which had engulfed the main building and reduced it to a pile of…

Hillsborough Scout’s Eagle Project to honor Officer Rory Bohanan
Troop 529 Eagle Scout candidate Owen Bober of Hillsborough has been working hard on his Eagle project. It is a police memorial at Hillsboro NH Police Department in honor of Officer Rory Bohanan and for the mental health support of all the…

Antrim teenager killed, another & one from Peterborough injured
A 17-year-old Antrim boy was killed in a fatal crash in Dublin on Friday afternoon, and two other teens were injured, according to a release issued by the Dublin Police…

Hillsborough Community Thrift Shop hopes to expand
The Mother-Daughter team of Tammy McClure and Samantha Gallo, members of the Hillsborough Community Thrift Board met with the Select Board to discuss the Hillsborough Community Thrift Shop, which is in a town owned building at 61 W Main Street. Aware that the Board is considering the future of…

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