HARRISVILLE — Few details are available following a vehicle-pedestrian crash that occurred Tuesday evening According to Harrisville Chief of Police Mark Wilson which occurred in the 400 block of north Washington Boulevard Wilson said a woman was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries “She was transported to the hospital before our officers arrived,” he said He said he was unaware of the victim’s status and that no citations had been filed as of Wednesday LLC | www.standard.net | 332 Standard Way (MyKeeneNow) – A Harrisville man is facing time in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).adButlerLazyLoad("768883500111678127",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); 2024  police executed a search warrant at the home of Ryan Vallee Law enforcement searched his car and electronics as well and found a cellphone that contained four videos and 175 images of CSAM and an SD card that contained 11 CSAM videos Vallee was on federal supervised release for prior convictions in 2017 for interstate threats On Thursday Vallee pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of child pornography The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison however the US Attorney’s office says that’s increased to 20 years if the material involved a prepubescent minor The statute also provides a supervised release term of five years to life and a maximum fine of up to $250,000.adButlerLazyLoad("472572775520382667",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); Vallee is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31 Abbie is News Director and an award-winning reporter for Monadnock Media Group recognized several times by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters Abbie can be reached by email at atrombly@wkbkradio.com A vacant Keene home under renovation was destroyed in an early morning fire causing $375K in damages and prompting a multi-town firefighter response Keene police officer Jake Dube identified in April 29 shooting that left Cullen Costa hospitalized; investigation into the incident is ongoing Brattleboro police are investigating a South Main Street shooting that left one man hospitalized and temporarily closed nearby roads Saturday night Eric Gagne joins My Keene Now & Next to preview Keene’s Thing in the Spring festival Keene City Council approves traffic changes and hears updates on downtown projects and the 2025-26 budget at May 1 meeting Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again voters across Michigan will choose between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris Democrats in northeast Michigan's Alcona County say Harris’ entrance has created a groundswell of interest in Alcona County is alphabetically first among all counties in the state of Michigan The first of 83 is a rural county with a large agriculture base making it one of the oldest counties in America It’s voted for Republicans in every presidential election since 1996 Republicans have only lost here five times going back to 1884 Kamala Harris’s entrance into the race has generated excitement in the county of about 10,000 “In the past when I was putting up Democratic signs people would honk and stuff and then they'd either go thumbs down or worse yet…give you another signal," said Bob Kennedy a member of the county Democratic party and a former candidate for statehouse “We were getting anywhere from five to eight people at our monthly county Democratic meetings prior to President Biden stepping out of the race And then after that attendance immediately went up to 35 And now our regular meetings have anywhere from 25 to 35 people,” he said but they are a boon to a local Democratic party that was on the brink of financial collapse That’s according to the county party treasurer we were bare bones and then we started on an upswing last year and we took in like for the whole year donations of $600.” She says a swell of support showed up when Kamala jumped in “Is the end of the third quarter and we received $3,000 in donations actual members who have paid a fee to join Kennedy said local Democrats think Harris communicates well and has a better chance of winning “With a majority of progressives and women here in the county it's very refreshing to see somebody like her talk about the reproductive choice is very important to Democrats here in Alcona County…the overall enthusiasm just increased because I think they thought she had a better chance against Trump than Biden did,” Kutzera says Harris and running mate Tim Walz appeal to working class issues The support for Harris was most visible at one of the area’s most treasured traditions People from across Alcona and surrounding counties chanted “welcome to Harrisville,” a reference to the Vice President and the county seat Several dozen people carried signs with the same message and signs featuring Kamala’s face and name Local members and friends built an 8-foot float that marched in a Harrisville Labor Day parade and popular Posen Potato Festival The float was designed by architect Peter MacDonald He talked to WCMU from his boat in the Harbor of Harrisville Anything that happens in this town is well attended because there's nothing out happening in this town,” he said with a laugh The float was made handmade out of plywood by him and a few volunteers It got a positive reception and won an award in the “Most Patriotic” category at the Posen Potato festival “We always have managed to come together in this experiment called democracy I added mirrors that were angled in such a way that on each side of the float so that they would reflect the people lining the parade route Evoking the idea that no matter who you are this experiment called America,” MacDonald said Kutzera said the positive reception to the float was unheard of “I was at the very front of the parade and behind me I could hear this wave of roars of people excited I don't think that's ever happened in all the years and all the parades I have been to here in our little county,” she said despite all the Alcona Democratic Party's optimism the county will likely back Harris’ opponent Donald Trump Trump routed Biden in the county in 2020 winning with over 68% of the vote Gary Wnuk of Mitchell Township is a local conservative He says Alcona’s agricultural sector has been hit hard by rising costs the price of your vegetables go up,” Wnuk said Wnuk added that he’s backing Constitution Party candidate Randall Terry He said as a pro-life voter he didn’t support Trump’s stance that abortion-access laws should be left to state governments he said people in Alcona County are outward in their support for Trump you don't have to go too far to find a lot of Trump signs or them saying that's who they're voting for.” LeRoy Perrin is a retired HVAC contractor from Harrisville He says Alcona’s Republicans aren’t happy with the state of the country and its leadership We're looking at the open border situation we're looking at...[being] embroiled in all these wars now," Perrin said "The world's going to heck in a handbasket.” Perrin said he supported Trump’s stance of letting states decide “That's where it should have been all along there should never have been a federal mandate for that That should definitely be up to the states,” Perrin said Perrin said he was confident Trump would win I think a lot of eyes have been open in these last four years.” While the Alcona Democrats are aware that they face an uphill battle in getting Kamala Harris to win their county Kennedy said even marginal improvements for the Democrats in Alcona County would be a big boost for the Vice President’s chances in Michigan “We don't expect to go from 30 or 35% Dems to "But we certainly are looking at a 40% number as quite realistic this year Over 500,000 Michiganders have already voted early in this election according to the University of Florida Election Lab InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2025/02/14/notable-new-hampshire-deaths-dedicated-harrisville-volunteer-former-bedford-council-chair/) According to the website of the Candia Cemetery Trustees Sarah Holbrook and others developed this land as a burial business in the 1860s There were a few burials before Sarah deeded the land over to the town  around 1878 and it was around this time that the town changed the name to Holbrook Cemetery he was a longtime member of the Mason Fire Department Fireman’s Bend in town was named in his honor after a fire truck tipping incident in 1976 Get unbiased nonprofit watchdog news sent directly to your inbox He built houses with his father as Cobb Construction,  then at Northeast Utilities in Connecticut he worked for Eversource in the Lancaster/Colebrook area as a supervisor of electric operations breeding Shire draft horses and American Saddlebred show horses.  He owned Millstream Hunting Preserve She was a town volunteer who served as an assistant librarian She started a Cub Scout Pack in Harrisville and served as den mother She volunteered in several capacities including as a librarian and reading tutor at Harrisville’s Wells Memorial School He was a member and past president of the Safety Council of New England and past state chairman of Ducks Unlimited He was an industrial hygienist at HETI Services and previously worked for 25 years with his brother Roger at RPF Environmental  (Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home) He was a registered professional engineer who was one of the structural engineers of the summit building on Mount Washington he served on the Town Council and was chair from 1996 to 1999 He served on the sewer commission and planning board He was past commodore and life member of Portsmouth Yacht Club Power Squadron and former commander where he taught boating education for more than 25 years then as a superintendent of bridge maintenance he was a longtime member of the American Legion in Loudon He worked at the Adams Brothers Shoe Shop and the canning factory in Pittsfield He then worked as a state highway patrol foreman for more than 25 years with the N.H He was a deputy chief and fire warden for the Northwood Fire Department Army and began his long career in education as a public school teacher of French and Spanish He was foreign language director for the state Department of Education and taught at several colleges He was the first executive director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages he returned to public education and was a principal assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools He was a past trustee and past president of the Belknap Mill Society (Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home) She was a founding member of the Concord Chorale the South Congregational Church choir and the Concord Music Club for many years She was past president of the Merrimack County Medical Society Auxiliary She was also a member of Concord Hospital Associates the Thrift Shop and the Concord Junior Service League She volunteered at Concord Hospital’s Hospitality Shop She worked as a head nurse in several Massachusetts and Maine hospitals and a college before moving to New Hampshire She was active in local and state granges and was past president of Emerson She was twice named outstanding state woman’s activities advisory director of the year by the National Grange while serving as a N.H She was holder of the Boston Post Cane as New Boston’s oldest citizen WORDS OF WISDOM: “And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action corruption and influence-peddling while giving 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shooting in the second half to gain New York State sub-regional basketall wins on Wednesday At SUNY Potsdam the Pirates fell behind Bolton Landing of Section 7 10-2 but regrouped and marched to a 53-38 Class D win At Liverpool High School the Malone Girls scored 46 points in the second half to storm past Section 3 Champion Utica Notre Dame 58-50 In a Class B doubleheader at Fayetteville-Manlius the Potsdam Boys fell to Marcellis 61-49 and the Canton Girls suffered a 55-39 loss to Bishop Grimes In Class A Boys Basketball action Malone was defeated by 74-40 Harr 53 - Bolton 38: Aiden Chartrand got knocked down and had to be helped to the bench while converting a drive down in the lane which pulled the Pirates into a 12-12 tie in the first quarter Chartrand missed the early minutes of the second quarter but returned to lead a smooth team performance which forged a 32-18 advantage in the second and third quarters Chartand scored eight of his 14 points in the first quarter and Joe Shepperd came through with seven of his 14 in the fourth quarter where the Pirates defended a 10-point lead and eased away at crunch time Liam Winters netted three 3-pointers scoring 12 points and Damain Hoinaru and Jackson Jenack combined for six and five Jace Hurlbut drilled three 3s leading Bolton Landing with 12 pointws and Will Hens tallied 10 points with two 3s Mar 61 - Potsdam 49: The Section 10 champion Stoners rode a comeback to a 25-24 halftime lead but the Mustangs of the Section 3 stymied a fourth quarter rally which carried Potsdam within four points on at 48-44 Ian VanWagner lifted the Stoners with a 3-pointer but Marcellus answered with four quick points and pulled away in the final two minutes with layups of its press breaker The Mustangs featured three 19-point scorers in Mitch Donegan Miha Krsic buried three 3-pointers in the second quarter on his way to to 18 points with 5 3s for Potsdam VanWagner finished with 15 with nine in the fourth quarter and Brodie Delaney and Cash Greene added seven and six points BG 55 - Canton 39: Bishop Grimes opened a 29-17 lead and was never headed led by Sicily Schafer (18 points) and Riley Abernathy (14 points) Sarah Aldous led Canton with 11 points hitting 10 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter Winnie Downs finished with eight points and Calie Klassen and Elle White each finished with six Section 3 Class A Girls Basketball Champions Utica Notre Dame did not lose a game in their section all season But they got a taste of what Section 10 opponents received playing Malone Central on Wednesday night in a Class A regional semi-final game at Liverpool High School The Huskies went on a team shooting spree and rallied from a 17-point deficit early in the third quarter to a 46-point secpnd half and 58-50 win a spot in the regional championship game on Saturday I think it’s as simple as that,” said Notre Dame fourth-year head coach John Snyder to the Rome Sentinal after the game Reaegan McCardle scored 11 of her 16 points in the third quarter to ignite the Huskie comeback Chloe Labelle hit three threes in the fourth including one with 5:48 left that put her team up 38-37 The Huskies (18-1) held the lead the rest of the way aided by Olivia Simser who scored 14 of her 18 points in the final eight minutes The 19-4 Jugglers’ 6-1 junior standout Ella Trinkaus led all scorers with 35 points Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: local artist and art instructor Bruce Hartman organized the first craft show on the Alcona County Courthouse lawn This marked the beginning of the Harmony Weekend Arts and Craft Festival The festival is now the second-largest arts and crafts show in Michigan and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer The name Harmony Weekend was chosen due to the combination of Barbershop Harmony and the arts and crafts show The Barbershop Harmony participants began gathering in 1962 and the Sweet Adelines now carry on the tradition at “Harmony on the Hill” during the arts and crafts show the Harrisville Arts Council was incorporated in 1974 The Harrisville Arts Council committee has had various officers and board members throughout the years all of whom have contributed to the show’s continued success The combination of Barbershop Harmony and the arts and craft show has firmly placed this small community on the map the board renamed the show Harmony Festival This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Harrisville Harmony Weekend Arts and Craft Festival located at the corner of U.S.-23 and M-72 at the traffic light in Harrisville Harmony on the Hill is an hourly music program featuring local talent on the craft show grounds from 10 a.m There will also be an old-fashioned parade at 1 p.m The Harrisville Arts Council looks forward to many more Harmony Weekend Arts and Craft Festivals with increased vendors visit the Harrisville Arts Council online at harrisvilleartscouncil.com Today's breaking news and more in your inbox Copyright © 2025 Alpena News Publishing Company | https://www.thealpenanews.com | 130 Park Place HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville Train Depot is one of a handful of iconic depots of the early 20th century still viewable in Northern Michigan the Harrisville Depot Committee has made it their mission to preserve and maintain the historic train depot and its history for the benefit of the community and the general public The depot was built in 1901 for the Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company or fieldstone were the materials likely chosen for construction the community desired a more stylish approach and a deal was made with the railway to use cut stone if the material was provided by the town the powers that be arranged delivery from the local quarry to provide the necessary cut stone the Harrisville depot became a busy transfer of lumber and passengers Seven trains entered or exited the station daily The trains continued these routes until the convenience of automobiles entered the scene and eventually the railway trips became obsolete The final passenger trip occurred on March 31 Mail and freight continued for another 10 years at which time the depot became a storage area for the railway The depot remained abandoned until the late 1990s when the railway leased a deed when the Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company went bankrupt the active railway that passes the depot twice a day hauling aggregate sold the deed to The Alcona Historical Society for one dollar a group of community volunteers raised over $30,000 with events such as bake sales and an annual Harrisville two-day garage sale were received from the Community Foundation of Northeast Michigan and restoration has begun According to co-chair of the Harrisville Depot Committee The support within the community for this little building has been phenomenal.” A main concern was water damage and leaks to the structure so repairing the roof became priority number one but sometimes you need professionals.” The exterior walls were abused by many Michigan winters and graffiti was also in need of attention a glass bead medium was applied to the very porous limestone to restore its natural beauty all the broken glass in the windows has been replaced and all other improvements are steadily moving along “We’ve got a lot of big stuff to do we want the look of the depot to be reminiscent of the 1900s through the 30s or 40s,” Schroeder said but to provide historic memorabilia.” A deed requirement to provide fencing on the trackside of the depot to prevent injury has the Harrisville Depot Committee introducing a memorial fence project fundraiser Six-foot fence panels installed with a dedicated memorial plaque are available for a $500 donation Another fundraising booth will be at the Labor Day arts and crafts fair in Harrisville this year Located on Main Street in front of the State Farm office people can purchase locally made and donated items A neighboring lot on Dock Street has also been donated by Harrisville citizens Possibilities of future visions for this community asset may include a community center To donate to the Harrisville Depot Committee visit them on Facebook or HarrisvilleDepot.com Miah Scott pitched three solid innings in both games for Heuvelton the sweep of a nonleague doubleheader with Norwood-Norfolk on Monday Canton’s Taylor Martin beats a pickoff throw to Chloe Best at firstbase in Monday’s NAC Central game HAMMOND — Host Hammond stroked key hits and made timely defensive plays in bunches to down Lisbon 9-4 in a meeting of early season NAC West Softball unbeatens on Monday Harrisville matched Hammond at 2-0 in the NAC with an 18-5 win over Edwards-Knox and Heuvelton swept a nonleague doubleheader from Norwood-Norfolk 5-2 In a meeting of NAC Central unbeatens Canton stopped OFA 11-2 Canton 11 - OFA 2: The Golden Bears used six hits to capitalize on eight OFA efforts whileTessa Alquire struck out 15 allowing just one hit through six innings Elle White closed with a scoreless and hitless seventh inning Gracyn Barkley singled in the second inning for the lone hit for OFA which scored two unearned runs We had only made two errors in our first two games but we just struggled in the early innings I just love the wauy they run the bases,” said OFA Coach Tony Williams “Zoee Williams did a nice job on the mound for us.” hit the ball hard in four trips to the plate and scored three runs for Canton while Olivia Sommerstein Shaylee Olmstead and Adia Baker all singled “We had a couple of errors which led to runs today and OFA had a tough day in the field But they are a good team and are going to win a lot of the games,” said Canton Coach Mike Wentworth “Our pitchers are throwing well and Elle White is only a freshman.” Hammond 9 - Lisbon 4: Makia Greene rapped a homerun and and winning pitcher Ava Howie and Scarlett Ritchie both doubled and singled for the Red Devils who were led defensively by catcher Addison Graveline who threw out three runners and handled a tough chance on a foul pop-up “Ava Howie was strong on the mound and Kayla Vaugh ended two innings with flyball catches,” said Hammond Coach Katina Dillon Mikalya Jones singled twice and Vaugh and Mia Tulley both singled for the Red Devils Adia Richards singled and struck out eight on the mound and Averee Bouchey Regan Pirie and Mary Bono singled for Lisbon Harrisville 18 - E-K 5: Avery Chartrand hit for the cyle with two singles a triple and a double in a 5-5 outing to lead a 17-hit offense for the Pirates Ava Bearor pitched the win and rapped a homerun a double and a single and Jaelin Fayette lined a homerun and two singles Heuvelton 5,10 - N-N 2-4: Miah Scott pitched three innings in both games for the Bulldogs and combined with Cassity Pray to strike out 10 batters in the game one two-hitter Blaire Reynolds singled and doubled in game one where Pray rapped an RBI double and Hailey Jackson and Philomena Bullock stroked run-scoring singles Austyn Wells and MaddisonCameron each singled while Peyton Sullivan and Angelina Favreau singled for N-N Nikayla Lemieux and Scott combined on a four-hitter in the nightcap where Scott doubled and singled Ava Blackburn singled home a run and Annabelle Young singled Agelina Favreau doubled and singled for N-N and Olivia Plonka and Emma Dillon singled Peterborough and Harrisville are kicking off a campaign to enroll residents in a rebate program that could help pay for energy efficiency upgrades offers $3,300 to residents to reimburse things like weatherization the energy and community planner for the town of Peterborough said money is the barrier for many people when it comes to switching off of fossil fuels – and this is one way to make it less expensive “All of this kind of aligns with the end goal of electrification and being more renewable that both these towns want and see for the future” she said people must submit information about income (preference is given to low and moderate-income households) Only single-family residences will qualify – a decision made because the federal requirements for grantmaking to multi-family buildings were too difficult to meet But, Cheever said, people could use the HeatSmart+ grants to prepare their home for electrification – using the money towards weatherization or electric panel upgrades About 20 households have already applied for grants The grant money is expected to fund upgrades for about 80 households total The HeatSmart+ program is also funding classes for people interested in learning how to install heat pumps or to do other energy efficiency work Tuition assistance is available for people who can show they intend to use the classes towards careers in the Monadnock region Kickoff events in Peterborough and Harrisville begin on Saturday and extend throughout next week. Residents can find more information at the HeatSmart+ website. Information on classes is available through MAXT Makerspace We rely on readers like you to support the local and international coverage on this website Your support makes this news available to everyone A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference HARRISVILLE — How many people does it take to save a historic depot In the case of the Harrisville Train Depot The historic Harrisville Train Depot was built in 1901 and is one of few remaining passenger train depots in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula Situated within viewing distance of Lake Huron alongside a working railway line tucked away within the City of Harrisville The depot is constructed of locally sourced cut limestone and was designed by esteemed architects in the Richardsonian Romanesque style Previous local efforts to preserve the structure provided a solid starting point to move forward with preservation and site development While the depot has sat empty and abandoned for decades Thanks to the generosity of Lake State Railway the Harrisville community now holds title to the property so the fate of the depot is in their hands With the generous help of community donations and active volunteers the newly organized nonprofit organization is working to save and restore this historic site to provide the Sunrise Side region with a historically significant structure serving as a multi-use community resource for education noted below is a timeline of completed Phase 1 Stabilization efforts ¯ Lake State Railway deeded the depot to the Alcona Historical Society during a community celebration attended by 50 community members launched harrisvilledepot.com and a community GoFundMe with funds earmarked for Phase 1 Stabilization and a pro bono historic preservationist and architect provided an overall renovation plan ¯ The Harrisville Depot Committee applied for and secured funding through the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy for a Baseline Environmental Assessment ¯ Donated funds were used to begin Phase 1 Stabilization including electrical utilities purchase of on-site and wayfinding signage ¯ Community donations helped the committee research and select a local vendor for the purchase and installation of updated on-site security and internet connectivity to secure the structure which is vulnerable to continued destruction by vandals ¯ Depot grant committee research and applications submitted nine grant requests for funding ¯ On-site clean-up/clean-out days attended by more than 40 volunteers ¯ Summer Discover Your Depot third Friday events were attended by more than 60 people to enjoy the Depot grounds ¯ A volunteer-led city-wide garage sale was held at the Depot generating substantial donations and funds attended by more than 120 supporters ¯ The Depot Committee applied for and received a grant from the Community Foundation of Northeast Michigan to help fund the purchase of historically appropriate fencing ¯ An August silent auction and pig roast held at Lost Lake Woods was a sold-out event generating substantial donations and funds ¯ Continuation of on-site Depot Work Days for interior stabilization ¯ Completed legal documents to seek restitution for vandalism to the building exterior ¯ Santa at the Depot event attended by more than 40 families ¯ Roof replacement to remedy failure of previous roof which incurred interior water damage ¯ Pro bono historic preservationist guidance on graffiti and exterior cleaning Vendor selection and process for full exterior cleaning of depot exterior by preservationist-approved vendor ¯ Launched and managed successful Donate a Fence Panel fundraising program ¯ Fencing purchase and installation from preservationist-approved vendor and volunteer-led fencing installation ¯ Delivery and installation of donated steel storage container to assist with renovation projects ¯ Depot Committee volunteers incorporated as the Friends of the Harrisville Train Depot recognized as a tax exempt nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code as requested by Alcona HIstorical Society ¯ Discover Your Depot Friday events continue for the community to enjoy the Depot grounds ¯ Volunteer-led city-wide garage sale at the Depot generates substantial donations and funds ¯ An on-site wetland delineation was completed in the spring of 2024 ¯ Received a property donation of an adjacent city lot on Dock Street more grant applications and continued renovation as part of Phase 2 Stabilization in 2025 The Friends of the Harrisville Train Depot sincerely thank everyone who has put the Historic Harrisville Depot on a solid path to preservation They are grateful to Lake State Railroad for gifting the depot and to the entire community This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page SACKETS HARBOR — Marcus Castine scored 24 points to pace Sackets Harbor’s boys basketball team to a 64-51 victory over General Brown on Friday night to win in the first round of the Charlie Bridge Tournament Dylan Aubert and Luke Peters supplied 12 and 11 points Sackets Harbor built a 10-7 lead through the first quarter before forging a 35-14 advantage by halftime against the Lions (1-7) The Patriots will host Harrisville in the tournament final at 7:30 p.m The game is a rematch of a Class D state regional quarterfinal between the two teams which was won by Sackets Harbor on March 10 at Jefferson Community College en route to reaching the state final The Pirates topped the Panthers to win on the first round of the of the Charlie Bridge Tournament in Sackets Harbor Kash Gordinier generated 11 points and hauled in five rebounds to lead Belleville Henderson (3-4) Jeremy Shimel scored a game-high 24 points and totaled eight rebounds three assists and two steals to propel the Red Knights past the Tigers to prevail in the first round of the Turkey Tip Off Tournament in LaFargeville eight rebounds and four assists for LaFargeville (3-3) and Mason Klossner totaled 10 points The Red Knights will host Hammond in the tournament title game at 5:30 p.m The Red Devils bested the Vikings (5-2) to win in the first round of the Turkey Tip Off Tournament in LaFargeville on Friday Hunter Perretta and London Howie combined for 16 and 13 points Thomas Bernhardt led Thousand Islands (5-2) with 10 points Mason Rowley scored a team-high 25 points to fuel the Wolves past the Wildcats to win a nonleague game in Philadelphia four assists and five steals for Indian River (6-2) and Raegan Ross contributed 13 points Colton White chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds for Indian River Troy Newberry generated a double-double of 10 points and 20 rebounds and also recorded four steals and seven blocks to spark the Purple Ghosts past the Flyers to win a nonleague game in Alexandria Bay Kalman Trickey scored 14 points and Gavan Sourwine totaled 13 points and seven rebounds for Alexandria (2-4) Blair Mulcahy scored 19 points and Mason Allen totaled 14 points and eight rebounds to pace the Eagles (1-5) past the Golden Knights (2-6) to win a nonleague game held at Jefferson Community College Sierra Fasshauer totaled a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds to spark the Purple Ghosts past the Lakers to win a Frontier League “C-D” Division game played in Chaumont Abigail Edgar added 10 points for Alexandria (3-3 1-1) and Sincerity Diange registered 10 rebounds nine assists and seven steals against Lyme (0-7 Ally Bell generated 18 points and Regan Pirie with contributed 16 points to pace the Golden Knights past the Golden Bears to win a nonleague game Winnie Downs tallied 10 points and Ashley Aldous and Tess Alguire each scored eight points for Canton Amaya LaFlair scored a game-high 33 points to pace the Blue Devils to victory over the Green Rockets to win a nonleague game Issy Woodcock and Scarlett Ritchie each scored 12 points for Morristown to spark the Cougars past the Wildcats to win a nonleague game Cam Huckle netted 14 points for Edwards-Knox Ashlyn Besaw and Jenissa Richards led Gouverneur with 14 and 10 points In Northern Athletic Conference East Division play and Colton-Pierrepont cruised past Salmon River Clayton Benedict and Dylan Johnson each scored a pair of goals to spark the Shamrocks to victory against the Icemen to win an NAC Division II game in Fort Covington Royce Thomas Robertson tallied a goal for Salmon River and goalie Ethan Gibson made 26 saves in the win Goalie Archer Dafoe made 30 stops for Norwood-Norfolk The Blue Devils blanked the Larries to win an NAC Division II game played in Brasher Falls The Islanders edged Saranac Lake Placid in overtime to win a nonleague game on the road The Beavers (6-0) swept the Red Raiders (1-4) to win a Frontier League interdivisional match between two traditional rivals at Beaver River 10 digs and eight kills to spark Beaver River (6-0) Adalynn Olmstead tallied nine digs and 15 kills for the Beavers Ashlyn Boliver registered six service points four assists and 20 digs and Natalie Hughes chipped in with six service points and seven digs while teammate Jonsie Zehr contributed 10 digs New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte congratulates NH Kid Governor Jade Adams before she was introduced with her parents to the full Representative Hall on Tuesday Adams is fifth grade student at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville The students named as Executive Councilors are introduced to the crowd at the State House on Tuesday New Hampshire Kid Governor Jade Adams shakes Secretary of State David Scanlan hands after he presented her with the document making it official at Representative Hall on Tuesday Adams is a fifth grade student at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville New Hampshire Kid Governor Jade Adams is sworn in by Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald at Representative Hall on Tuesday Adams is a fifth-grade student at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville Fifth-grader Jade Adams ran on a mission: Make New Hampshire the 13th state to ban animal testing a student at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville was sworn in as the state’s 2025 kid governor at the State House on Tuesday She promised a three-pronged approach to her campaign promise: Encourage kids to buy cruelty-free products run a letter-writing campaign to the governor’s office and travel to schools across the state to educate her peers on how to buy cruelty-free items and how to treat animals well “We need to find alternatives to test products for research and learning because hurting these poor animals is not the right way to do it,” said Jo Ann Robichaud delivering Jade’s inaugural address on her behalf Robichaud directs the New Hampshire Kid Governor program playing and running around to get their energy out then be given hugs and lots and lots of treats.” have passed laws to ban product testing on animals Jade was joined by six other students sworn in as the state’s Kid Executive Councilors Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald and Senate President Sharon Carson – also taught the crowd of students and parents about the three branches of government Charlotte Matherly is the statehouse reporter for the Concord Monitor and Monadnock Ledger-Transcript in partnership with Report for America subscribe to her Capital Beat newsletter and send her an email at cmatherly@cmonitor.com you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users HARRISVILLE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) Move over grown-ups—New Hampshire’s next big politician isn’t old enough to vote but she’s already championing change.adButlerLazyLoad("1012683202442060888",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); a 10-year-old student at Wells Memorial School and the state’s newly-elected 2025 Kid Governor She’s on a mission to make the Granite State the 13th in the nation to ban animal testing Jade’s journey to the Kid Governor’s office began in her 5th-grade classroom where students brainstormed platforms and campaigned on causes close to their hearts Jade’s choice was to end animal testing—an issue she feels passionately about highlighted the grim reality faced by over 100 million animals in U.S Jade shared harrowing facts: animals are subjected to toxic substances But her message wasn’t all doom and gloom—she ended with hope and a clear three-point plan:adButlerLazyLoad("527483421010944930",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); “Animals shouldn’t be stuck in cages—they should be playing outside and getting hugs,” she said Jade is the first Kid Governor from the Monadnock Region since New Hampshire joined the civics program in 2018 Her campaign video was one of seven finalists selected from a pool of over 1,800 5th graders at 22 schools Jade will be sworn in at the New Hampshire State House on Jan alongside her Kid Executive Council: six other student leaders from across the state who’ll help her push for progress.adButlerLazyLoad("2354613983907915480",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); Jade’s school celebrated her win Wednesday with classmates and family run by NH Civics and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics is part of a national initiative to engage young people in civic life Nicole Colson is the editor-in-chief of MyKeeneNow CONCORD, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) New Hampshire’s 2025 Kid Governor was officially sworn into office at the State House in Concord on Tuesday marking the beginning of her year-long term Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald administered the oath as Jade’s parents looked on.adButlerLazyLoad("2078664065952980416",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); a 10-year-old student at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville campaigned on a passionate platform: making New Hampshire the 13th state to ban animal testing Her election was the culmination of a statewide civics program that engages fifth graders in learning about leadership and advocacy Jade’s journey to office began in her classroom where students brainstormed issues they cared about before launching campaigns highlighted the grim reality of animal testing citing statistics that over 100 million animals are used in U.S Her message struck a chord with young voters across the state Her platform is built around a three-point plan:adButlerLazyLoad("21674446558606485",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); The inauguration ceremony featured remarks from key state officials all of whom emphasized the importance of civic engagement and student leadership Executive Director of New Hampshire Civics underscoring the significance of civic participation “It is critical that we listen to the voices of young leaders like Jade and support their efforts to create positive change,” Rider stated The event also included a farewell speech from the outgoing Kid Governor who recounted her efforts to promote humane treatment of animals Ellie worked closely with the Humane Society and the Governor’s Commission on Humane Treatment of Animals raising awareness and funds for animal welfare programs.adButlerLazyLoad("1018811944571359680",100,["734403","734403","734403"],"177038"); Jade’s swearing-in concluded with the introduction of her executive council a group of six student leaders who will support her initiatives throughout the year Their collaborative efforts will focus on bringing Jade’s vision to life and fostering civic responsibility among young Granite Staters is part of a national initiative designed to teach students about government and leadership with over 1,800 students from 22 schools voting in this year’s election HARRISVILLE — Harrisville Central School will have a four-day weekend in hopes of curtailing illness which has been circulating throughout the K-12 school The school will be closed Friday and then on Jan Superintendent Robert Finster said the types of illness varied We have been pretty sick since we got back from break.” “Our highest absentee rate is right now at about 37% of our student population and around 35% for our staff,” he said “We have grade-level pockets with only four kids in attendance out of 20 kids We have been fogging our building at night but it doesn’t seem to be slowing down the spread of illness.” He said a snow day will be used to hopefully stop the spread of illness