NH Police Association Pipes and Drums

Need some 4th of July weekend plans? Come see the band!

Sunday 7/2 Dover 400th Parade 3pm
Tuesday 7/4 Amherst 4th of July Parade 9am
Tuesday 7/4 Merrimack 4th of July Parade 1pm

If you are looking for firework shows, here is a link of all of the ones happening in New Hampshire this weekend!

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Great crowd at Jamisons in Hampstead. Peddlers daughter is up next!

2nd Stop,Annual Ganley Luncheon-Salem NH

Here is the bands pub crawl line up for St Patrick's Day 2023

2:00PM Jamisons Bar & Grill 472 N-11 Hampstead NH
4:00PM Peddlers Daughter 48 Main St Nashua NH
5:45PM Alpine Club 175 Putnam St Manchester NH
6:30PM Bonfire 950 Elm St Manchester NH
7:30PM Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market St Manchester NH

We will see you there!

Since 2021, the New Hampshire Police Association Pipes & Drums created 4 scholarships to be awarded annually to graduating New Hampshire High School seniors that were planning to further their education as a full time student at the college level. Any graduating NH senior is eligible to apply for this scholarship and must fulfill all requirements in the application process in order to be considered.
All 4 scholarships are in the amount of $500. Two of the four scholarships being awarded are in memory of longtime NHPA Pipes & Drums band members Tom Wellington and Dick Staunton.

Application is in the link below

Scholarships will be awarded based on the information included with the application, it is expected that the student will attend the school cited on the application.
• It is understood that the term “academic year” begins with the fall semester.
• Scholarship recipients are asked to provide the NHPA Pipes & Drums Band with a high-resolution profile picture and agree to its publication on all social media platforms.
• Applications must be typed and submitted via email ([email protected])
• Applications MUST be received no later than by April 19, 2023, by 11:59 pm.
Thank you for applying this year and giving us the opportunity to help you in your studies.
https://nhpapipesanddrums.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-NHPA-Scholarship-Application.pdf

We have been made aware of someone trying to sell merchandise bearing our name from the UK.

This is a scam!

To our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future, The NHPA Pipes and Drums would like to thank you and your families. No one fights alone.

Thanks to Honor Flight New England, 3 of our members will be on the flight October 23.

For the past 13 years the NHPA Pipes and Drums have performed for the Heroes at Manchester Airport during their send off to Washington D.C.

A little cloudy but the boulevard was packed for the last day of the Hampton Seafood Festival. John Nyhan and his team organized another amazing four day event and we are honored to be invited every year.

We honored and remembered our fallen first responders and veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11/01 and in subsequent military campaigns to assure our safety and freedoms with military and patriotic tunes throughout the festival.

** 2022 Scholarships Announced **

The NHPA Pipes & Drums as started in 1994 following the tragic death of a NH State Police sergeant. The Boston Police Gaelic Column traveled to New Hampshire to play at his funeral. This inspired a group of New Hampshire Police officers to start a NH based police pipe band. In the beginning, this fledgling pipe band gathered at Manchester Memorial High School in 1994 to begin practice and after 28 years is still going strong.

After many years of performing at funerals, memorial celebrations, weddings, parades and retirements this band of brothers have chosen to give back to the community in another way...in the form of a scholarship.

This is the second year of awarding scholarships with 5 recipients being selected this year from out of 80 submitted applications. The scholarship committee reviewed all the submissions and as a group we were impressed with what we received. The task to make the final decisions was not an easy one. We are grateful for all the students who took the time to apply and wish we could support more of you in your endeavor to further your education.

The recipients of the 2022 NHPA Pipes & Drums scholarship are:

Anna Qamarudeen
Manchester Central High School graduate
Attending Tulane University as a Chemistry major aspiring to be a Pediatric Neurologist

Ashley Champey- Tom Wellington Scholarship
Manchester Memorial High School graduate
Attending Keene State University majoring in Journalism

Trevor Parkinson
Hinsdale High School graduate
Attending SUNY Morrisville majoring in Agricultural Science

Ashley Panzino
Bow High School Graduate
Attending University of Chicago majoring in Aerospace Engineering aspiring to work for NASA

Molly Dexter- Dick Staunton Scholarship
Tilton School Graduate
Attending Florida Atlantic University majoring in Business Marketing

Congratulations and best of luck to all of you as you pursue your dreams.

Congratulations to former tenor drummer Matt LaRochelle, who was promoted today to Captain of Community Affairs at the Manchester NH Police. Matt marched with us for over ten years; you are always welcome back!!

Mitch and his team have supported our band for more than 20 years. We saw this Insta post recently with an old bass drum head proudly displayed in the background. A gift we gave to Mitch many years ago as a small thank you for his support, which has never waned. Always good food, cold beer and great music. Check out their schedule!

We are still recruiting new members and practice every Tuesday in Manchetser. PM us for more info!

Boston Billiard Club & Casino helping out the NH Police Memorial. Thank you!

After partnering with the NH Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Association we were thrilled to present them with this check in the amount of nearly $66,000. Accepting the check was President Kevin Jordan, who is also Chief of NH Fish and Game, and a fan favorite on North Woods Law. Thank you, Kevin!

Congratulations to Snare Drummer Brian Fleming, who was promoted from detective to sergeant today at the Manchester NH Police Department. Well done and stay safe!

Some photos from our parade in Walpole, NH today. See you next year!

Tonight we performed at the New Hampshire State Police Fallen Trooper’s Memorial dedication ceremony. Our band was formed following the tragic line of duty death of a NHSP Sergeant in 1994. Hats off to the NHSP tonight; a very moving ceremony and dedication.

We were honored to perform for Desi’s celebration of life earlier this evening at the Victoria Inn Hampton, NH. Dan Lanio was the former owner of the 401 Tavern in Hampton.

“Desi” immigrated from Cuba as a young boy and loved America for all of its beauty and glory. He supported police, fire, EMS and especially veterans and the US military. He will be sorely missed.

“It’s only a movie!”

Another great year marching in the Battle of Bunker Hill Parade in , an historic battle and a great American neighborhood. Until next year!

Another great year in Windsor VT for their annual Alumni Day Parade.

Open Recruitment for active / retired law enforcement officers looking to make a difference.

Tonight is the night! Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market St. Manchester NH. 7 pm

One of pipers performed this morning at the Salem NH Police Department’s annual police memorial ceremony. Also attending were buglers from the Salem HS marching band.

New Hampshire Police Association President and Salem Detective Mike Geha is third from the right in the honor guard followed by Londonderry Police Department Captain and Bag Piper Patrick Cheetham.

We were honored to be invited to participate in the Keene, NH Police Department’s police memorial stone dedication today. Officers raised funds from around the city and began work on this project some 2 years ago. Active service and retired officers from decades ago attended and paid tribute to all of NH’s, and specially all of Keene’s, fallen officers.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Bohanan’s family and the men and women of the Hillsboro NH Police Department.

Press Release: Line of Duty Death (LODD)

It Is with a heavy heart that Chief Roarick of the Hillsboro Police Department announces the passing of Officer Rory Bohanan.

While on duty as the School Resource Officer for the Hillsboro-Deering School District on May 10th, 2022, Officer Bohanan suffered a medical emergency.

Officer Bohanan began his lifetime of service in the Navy in 1981, serving on the USS Emory S. Land. In 1987 he joined the NH Department of Corrections and then moved into law enforcement in 1998 part-time. Officer Bohanan attended the 123rd NH Police Academy finishing 1st academically in his class.

Officer Bohanan worked for both the Henniker and Hopkinton Police Departments before becoming the School Resource Officer at Hillsboro-Deering Schools. It was in this role that Officer Bohanan exhibited his excellence and merit. Guiding students, he not only ensured their safety, but he was also a respected mentor to so many. Officer Bohanan frequently worked with the Special Olympics participating in the Torch Run year after year. Officer Bohanan was set to retire from law enforcement on June 30th.

The men and women of the Hillsboro Police Department extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife, children, family, and friends during what is a difficult and painful time. We will all miss “Officer Bo” very dearly.

Service information will be released at a later date.

2022 Scholarship Applications are online! Please visit our website to download and complete the application, which is due no later than April 22, 2022. Please note that applications will only be accepted electronically by emailing [email protected].

Good luck to all the candidates!

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Join us this SUNDAY March 27, 2022 for the Manchester St Patrick's Parade! The parade steps off at 12:00 pm from the Brady Sullivan building location on North Elm Street and will process down Elm Street to the SNHU Arena. Please join us immediately afterwards for a performance and lunch at the Strange Brew Tavern. We will be joined by our friends Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County, who will also perform. The weather looks to be great so bring your families out for some more St. Patrick's Day craic!

See you there! And we will be joined by our friends in the Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County this year!

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