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OCTOBER 5, 2018 VOLUME 23, NUMBER 39
Ninja Challenge wild playground success




By Michael Pon bouncy house. Each class got to come out and enjoy the fun
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The most lucrative fundraiser yet to ramp up efforts for But it didn’t end there, as it turned into a community-wide
a new Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School playground event at 5 p.m., with Taco Beyondo serving up Mexican Henniker expects
just took place, and it exceeded everyone’s expectations, cuisine and the Kona Ice truck providing frozen drinks.
bringing in some $23,000. “We aimed for a $10 per family donation to run the course
The Ninja Challenge at the Elementary School culminated with their kids in the evening and we also sold shirts for level tax rate
with a day-long event on the school grounds on Friday, $10 with ‘HDES Playground Ninja Challenge’ printed on
replete with an obstacle course of hay bales, tires, a rock H-DES PLAYGROUND FUND
wall, quintuple steps, a ropes course, hula hoops and a continued on page 2 By Michael Pon
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The Town of Henniker’s municipal tax rate is expected to
remain flat at $9.30 per thousand, or less, for the municipal
portion of the town’s taxes, according to financial director
Russ Roy, who informed the selectmen of his forecast on
Tuesday.
“After reviewing the revenues we have collected and what
we may have coming in for the rest of the year, we are in a
situation in which we will probably will be able to level fund
or actually decrease by a few pennies on the tax rate, which
is currently 9.30 for municipal rate, without using any fund
balance,” Roy told the Villager on Wednesday.
HENNIKER TAX RATE
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Gregg Lake spill watch


By Michael Pon
McDonald's honors local police Antrim Fire Chief Marshall Gale is keeping an eye on
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how the clean-up of a spill of motor oil and hydraulic fuid
McDonald’s honored six area police officers at a Detective Chris Mcgillicuddy of Hillsborough, and Patrol is progressing on Gregg Lake. Antrim was assisted by
gathering at the Hillsborough restaurant on Wednesday, Officer Danielle Normand. Hillsborough’ HazMat team with containing the spill.
continuing a tradition that was initiated in 2016. According In the photograph, from left, are Antrim Chief Scott On Sept. 19, a town highway truck fipped over on its side
to Advertising Manager Erin Blecharczyk, 54 restaurants Lester, Antrim Officer John Giffin, Hillsboro Officer into the water on the way out to the beach, just before the
across the state will donate a percentage of Wednesday William Bannister, Antrim Officer Matt Guinard, Hillsboro bridge by Brimstone Corner Road, Gale explained. The
evening’s sales to ramp up at least $50,000 to donate to the Sgt. Chris Parsons, Deering Chief James Pushee, Antrim driver was not injured. Authorities and a HazMat team spent
New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police. In 2016, Sgt. Brian Lord, Hillsboro Detective Chris Mcgillicuddy, six hours on the spill that day.
McDonald’s mustered $52,000. The company hopes to do Hillsboro Sgt. Mark Philibert, Hillsborough Chief David “There was a release of motor oil, hydraulic fuid and
as well or better this year. Roarick, Hillsboro Sgt. Nick Hodgen with K9 Gibbs, and diesel,” said Gale. “We responded quickly. We put a boat in
Honored this year are Sgt. Chris Parsons of Hillsboro PD, Major Mark McSweeney. GREGG LAKE SPILL
Deering Chief James Pushee, Sgt. Brian Lord of Antrim, continued on page 2
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