“Your Local Weekly Since 1868 A Tradition Worth Keeping” THE MessengerFree Our 148th Year Issue 46 November 11, 2016 It is the Veteran It is the Veteran, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Veteran, not the campus Over forty members of The Kearsarge Marines held a luncheon at the Lake Sunapee Country Club to celebrate the 241st organizer, who has given us anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on November 5. The Kearsarge Marines organization was formed in 1997 for freedom to assemble. Marines in the Lake Sunapee / Kearsarge region. Paul Howe photo. It is the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the Veteran, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote. It is the Veteran, who salutes the Flag, Bradford soldier killed It is the Veteran, who serves under the Flag, Dies in training after two tours in Afghanistan To be buried by the flag, An Army Special Forces sol- Whitcher’s death was announced So the protester can burn the flag. dier from Bradford, the father of a by the Army Special Operations Author: Anonymous young boy, died during a combat- Command on Friday. diving training session in Florida The Army said his death is under last Wednesday. Staff Sgt. David J. investigation. Whitcher served two tours in Af- Whitcher was assigned to the ghanistan with the New Hampshire Seventh Special Forces Group as a Soccer National Guard before enlisting in the Special Forces engineer sergeant Army in 2013. Staff Sgt. David J. before enrolling in the combat diver Champions! He signed up for the Special Whitcher. qualification course and the Army Sunapee Girls Forces a year later. He graduated from John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Hopkinton Boys a Special Forces qualification course earlier Center and School. Goffstown Boys this year and was enrolled in a combat diver He was training off the coast of Key West, John Stark Girls qualification course at the time of his death. FL, when he died. See pages 22-23 Bow's new Police Chief's swearing-in ceremony Monday Bow Town Manager David Stack has an- has been with the Bow Police Department since nounced that he has chosen Sgt. Margaret Lou- 1996 and has served as the school resource of- Postal Customer Postal US Postage PRSRT STD PRSRT Hillsboro, NH Hillsboro, PAID Permit #25 Permit ECRWSS Visit us gee to serve as the Town’s next Chief of Police. ficer for the past 10 years. "Margaret knows the online at A formal swearing-in ceremony and reception Bow community very well and the community granitequill.com will be held on Monday, November 14, 5:00 knows her. She has formed close relationships p.m., at the Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road. with many of the Town’s residents and that is All townspeople are welcome to attend. Lougee very important to them,” said Stack. 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November 13, 2009 FREE in-home consultation Henniker murderer seeks second parole FREE installations Greenfield trebuchet sets world record Two Warner women in NH Senior Pageant Covering all of NH Hopkinton taxes delayed two weeks SUNAPEESHADE AND BLIND 748-5782 November 14, 2008 Washington couple donates alpacas to Food Bank Hiker rescued from Mount Kearsarge Documentary features Edmunds family NEW BOSTON Henniker real estate taxes up 9.6% HARDWARE November 16, 2007 Wal*Mart cancels plans for Hillsborough store Wilmot woman hits pedestrian, leaves scene etown Hardwar Hom e S An NEC student thrown from car r to u r o e Great Brook & Antrim Elementary to merge? Y November 17, 2006 Stephen J. Young Rash of vandalism hits Antrim area Mon-Sat 8-5 • Sun 9-3 SINCE 1995 Deering sexual assault case dropped New Boston Center Bennington Police join Federal sting New Boston, NH 03070 603-487-2239 Shaw's receives favorable response in Peterborough WWW.GRANITEQUILL.COM | NOVEMBER 11, 2016 | THE MESSENGER | PAGE 3 Warner man arrested for sexual assault dating to 1993 Ricky Flanders, 49, of Warner was ders but are too afraid to tell their stories for Flanders reminded him to keep quiet. Dur- recently indicted in Merrimack County fear of retaliation. ing their conversation, Flanders allegedly Superior Court on nine counts of aggravated The man said he saw Flanders a couple lifted his shirt to display a firearm in the felonious sexual assault. Four of those counts of months before going to police, and that waistband of his pants. allege he threatened to use physical violence in order to force the boy to comply. Authori- ties say Flanders sexually assaulted the boy multiple times between Aug. 19, 1988 and Aug. 18, 1993. The boy was under the age of 13 at the time and known to Flanders, ac- cording to an affidavit. The first assault dates back to 1993, when the boy was about 11 years old. According to the affidavit, Flanders pointed a revolver handgun at the child’s head and demanded that he perform oral sex. Flanders then ordered the boy to undress and lie on the bed, where Flanders raped him further, the affidavit says. Flanders threatened the child to stay quiet and not tell anyone about what had taken place after each assault, police said. The Warner Police Department began its Hillsborough Town Clerk Deborah McDonald presented flowers to Phoebe Galpin (l) and Joan investigation of Flanders this past summer, laChute (r), long-time Ballot clerks who are retiring this year. after the alleged victim, now an adult, came forward. In that same June interview, the man told police he knows “several people” who suffered similar sexual abuse by Flan- Man busted selling drugs out of Bow's Hampton Inn On October 21 a Crimeline tip came cord, and both were arrested on outstand- Shane O'Keefe finds new job to the Bow Police Department that two ing warrants. people who were staying at the Hampton Inside the room in plain view, Officers After an executive session attended by Inn were selling drugs from their room. noticed what appeared to be drugs and town and village attorneys on Tuesday night, They were identified as Kenneth Hebert drug paraphernalia. The room was secured the Town of Bellows Falls, VT and Munici- and Mary Hensley. The tip also indicated while officers applied for a search war- pal Manager Willis “Chip” Stearns signed a that Hensley had an outstanding arrest rant. The search warrant was granted and Separation Agreement and Mutual Release warrant. officers searched the room. During their document, terminating his employment. Fol- Officers were able to verify the warrant search, they located a large quantity of lowing the agreement, a six-month Interim for Hensley and discovered Hebert also controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia. Town Manager contract was offered to Shane had an outstanding arrest warrant. Of- As a result of the search warrant, O'Keefe, who resigned from his position as ficers went to the Hampton Inn where they Hebert was charged with: Possession Of a town manager in Newport in September. The located 42-year-old, Kenneth Hebert and Controlled Drug and Possession of a Con- joint board approved the appointment. 36-year-old Mary Hensley, both of Con- trolled Drug with Intent to Distribute.