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Download The Messenger – September 28, 2018 (pdf)

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Deering Police seize $50,000 worth of marijuana

Following a two week investigation, which concluded with a planned physical surveillance and apprehension action, the Deering (NH) Police arrested three New Hampshire men for various charges in relation to a Marijuana cultivation operation in the Tubbs Hill section of Deering. The garden held a number of very productive marijuana plants which were ultimately seized by…

New Boston claims officer ‘acted in good faith’ and is immune from liability

The town of New Boston is defending one of its officers, saying he took “normal, routine and appropriate steps” when pursuing a truck across town lines at a speed of close to 80 mph that ended when the vehicle rolled over, killing one of the three teenagers inside. The town of New Boston and Police Sgt. Stephen Case are being sued by…

3rd Annual Blood Drive for Abby 0n Nov. 5th

Meet Abby from Weare. Music lover, straight A student, avid reader, figure skater, animal whisperer….& fearless fighter of Leukemia! She will end chemotherapy on November 5th after 27 months of treatment that included many life saving blood transfusions. We will have a lot to celebrate as she…

Senior Dinners at Wilmot’s Red Barn resume Oct. 18

Fun-filled luncheons serving seniors in the Kearsarge Area are resuming their schedule at the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) Red Barn at 11:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month starting Thursday, October 18, 2017. Reservations are required for each luncheon. Attendees wanting to enjoy…

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Mascoma 3, Hillsboro-Deering 2: The Hillcats came close to pulling off the upset. John Stark 3, Pelham 1: John Stark came out strong in front of its Homecoming crowd and dominated the first set, 25-10. The second was tighter, but the Generals pulled away at the end for a 25-18 win. Pelham answered by taking the third, 25-23, but the Generals left no doubt with a 25-13 win in the fourth…

BOYS’ FOOTBALL

Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton 47, Newport 0: Colby Quiet rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns and freshman running back Jack Morrall added 108 yards on 11 attempts as the Redhawks improved to 3-1 in Division III…

Download the Messenger – September 14, 2018 (pdf)

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John Stark testing additional “Late Buses” thru December

John Stark Regional High School will soon begin running two late buses beyond the regular end of day buses. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, buses will leave JSRHS at 4:30 PM and again at 5:30 PM and will make stops at established bus stops: Henniker Community School, Weare Middle School, Country 3 Corners (Weare) and Lanctot’s (Weare). This late bus schedule is a pilot program and will…

Alex Pike, a John Stark sophomore, plays on US Youth Futsal team

Alex Pike, a sophomore from John Stark Regional High School, made the US Youth Futsal team for the third year in a row this year. Tryouts for the team began in New England during last winter and the final tryouts were in Kansas in June. In Kansas, Pike secured her position on the team against players from 34 states. In July, she…

Bow Police Officers save a person’s life

Master Patrol Officer Matt Pratte and School Resource Officer Mike Carpenter responded to a welfare check and found a person barely alert and bleeding profusely. Officer Carpenter’s swift and courageous actions in applying a tourniquet off his duty belt, (which the department had just purchased) administering quick clot from MPO Pratte, and…

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Mascenic 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0: Maddie O’Brien helped the Hillcats get off to an encouraging start, serving six straight points to give H-D an early lead in the first set, but the Hillcats eventually fell to the Vikings…

BOYS’ SOCCER

Hillsboro-Deering 5, Newfound 2: Ben Ketterer led the Hillcats with 3oals, and Evan Winters scored his first varsity goal. Sanborn 2, Hillsboro-Deering 1 OT: Hillsboro-Deering had many good opportunities and near misses and lost in OT…

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Two Hillsborough men arrested on felony charges

Timothy Baylies, 36, of Hillsborough, a former technology coordinator at South Meadow School in Peterborough has been charged with stealing laptops and other computer-related items from the district. Authorities say he stole between $1,000 and $1,500 worth of electronic items from the ConVal School District between November 15, 2015 and January 27, 2016. The class B felony carries a sentence of…

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Franklin’s new Mercantile Place

Representatives of General Properties joined local government representatives at the official groundbreaking of Mercantile Place, a three-building complex newly under construction at the corner of Route 3A and Tannery Street, in Franklin, overlooking the Pemigewasset River…

New Boston Emergency Services presents Learn About Living in the Country

New Boston Emergency Services will be offering a unique opportunity for New Boston residents, particularly newer residents, to become aware of some of the major differences of living in a rural community as compared to an urban or even suburban environment. The focus will be primarily on safety, and emergency preparedness, but also includes…

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Trinity 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0: Kelley Francis scored once in the first 10 minutes of the game before completing the hat trick with a pair of second half strikes. Bow 7, Oyster River 1: Oyster’s River’s defensive pressure had Bow scrambling early…

BOYS’ FOOTBALL

Hillsboro-Deering-Hopkinton 20, Laconia 14: The Redhawks and Sachems were deadlocked at halftime, 8-8, but H-D-Hopkinton outplayed Laconia in the fourth quarter to secure a season-opening win.Merrimack 41, Goffstown 6: The Tomahawks scored five touchdowns and pitched a shutout on defense in the first half on their way to a 41-6 season-opening home triumph…

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Study Group begins seeking input on Northfield’s future

Earlier this year the Town, working with the Northfield Economic Development Corporation and UNH Cooperative Extension Service, undertook a ‘Community Profile’ process to help chart Northfield’s future. The heart of the Community Profile process is a two day community meeting open to all Northfield residents. At that meeting, residents will have the chance to share their visions for Northfield’s future and start working on…

Sunapee man injured in Vermont crash

A Sunapee man is in critical condition at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after a collision with a tractor-trailer truck in Rockingham VT. Vermont State Police say a 2008 Mazda driven by 26 year-old-Kazakh M. White and a 2018 Kenworth Tractor Trailer driven by 41-year-old Eric Baker of CT collided near the center on Route 103 near the Vermont Country Store shortly before 6:30 am yesterday. Route 103 did not have the…

Belmont & Stoddard on NH Historic Register

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added ten properties – including several that were built in response to the Toleration Act of 1819 – to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. An example of the many churches built as a result of the Toleration Act of 1819, Stoddard Congregational Church was completed in 1836. Its two-stage tower with…

Consultants recommend the total demolition of Baker Building

Judy Johnson and Will Gatchell of Harriman Associates, returned to the New London Selectmen Monday evening to present their initial findings on the proposed renovation of the Baker Building at the rear of Whipple Hall. Currently housing both the Police and Recreation Departments, both are suffering from…

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Community vows to restore extensive fire damage

Hopkinton’s Town library remains closed until further notice after receiving extensive damage from a two-alarm fire that was ignited by a lightning strike on the cupola of the building’s roof last Friday afternoon. When Hopkinton firefighters arrived at the library, patrons and staff had already evacuated. Chief Jeff Yale immediately called in a second alarm, which brought in mutual aid of fire crews from…

SAU #24 school leaders receive Home Land Security training

All employees in leadership roles within SAU 24 along with emergency management and law enforcement from Henniker and Weare spent an entire day in July training with Home Land Security to prepare for school emergency readiness. SAU 24, which includes schools in Henniker, Weare, John Stark, and Stoddard school districts, brought together administrators from all schools to review each school’s Emergency Operations Plan and practice various emergency events such as…

Speedway Concert issue to Supreme Court

Arnold Alpert, Judith Elliot and James Snyder, all of Canterbury, have appealed a judge’s decision to allow the NH Motor Speedway to hold a three-day country music festival to the NH Supreme Court. The lawsuit has already killed plans to hold a festival this summer, but track officials continue with next year’s concert…

Hillsboro teen airlifted with compound fractures to arms and leg

On Monday August 6th, at approximately 8:40pm the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on West Main St at the intersection of Saw Mill Road involving a car and a bicycle. Hillsboro Police were assisted by the Antrim Police Department and Hillsboro Fire and Rescue. On scene it was determined that a vehicle traveling West on West Main St was turning left onto…

31st Annual Big Truck Show in Deering

The Granite State chapter of ATCA will hold the 31st annual show on August 19th 2018, at Deering’s Feather Airfield, in Deering, NH. Trucks $5.00 registration. Vendor space $25.00 per space. FREE Admission FREE Parking FREE Camping Area (no hook-ups). Giant Flea Market. Trucks Parts Toys Trucks for sale.See you there! Field will be open Saturday for early show arrivals, and for vendor set-up…