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Bid Amounts Exceed Money
for Edwards Mill Dam Repairs
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
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CHESTER – With bids
for the repair of Edwards
Mill Dam much higher than
expected, selectmen were
not sure how to move forward with the state-mandated project.
According to chair Steph
Landau, who has been the
go-to person on the project
for the board, representatives from town engineer
Dubois and King were surprised at the high bid numbers. He said the engineers
will be going back to the
two bidders to make sure all
of the documents and specifications were understood.
The town has about
$57,000 set aside for the
work, but the lowest bid
came in at about $158,000,
and the next at $180,000.
Even with possible
reductions after discussions
with Dubois and King, most
selectmen agreed at the
Thursday, June 26 meeting,
that the cost was going to
outstrip their means.
Edwards Mill Dam,
located on Raymond Road
(Route 102), has long been
identified by the state’s Dam
Bureau as in need of
improvement. There is concern the structure could fail.
In 2012 the town funded
the project with $45,000
and with additional money
included in the budget for
the project the town has
about $57,000. But the project has gone through
numerous design changes
in that time. It’s been a long
road to get to the current
juncture, according to Landau.
In part due to those
complications, at last week’s
meeting Landau questioned
the need to repair the structure, saying that “there is
nobody downstream from
this one” should it fail. He
questioned the need for the
town to follow all of the
directions of the dam
bureau, indicating that
some of them were onerous
and redundant.
After Landau spoke for a
time, selectman Jack Cannon stepped in to say that
the dam provides a key
water source for the fire
department, but the board
needs to either decide to
move forward and find the
money or buck the state and
end up in court.
“It doesn’t do any good
talking about it,” said Cannon. “These are your options.”
Selectman Rich LeBlanc
brought out some fighting
words, stating, “Let’s call
continued on page 14
Old Home Day Committee
Calls for Volunteers
SUMMER KICKOFF
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
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SANDOWN – The Old
Home Day Committee is
looking for a few extra pairs
of hands to make sure the
popular weekend festivities
next month go off smoothly.
Old Home Days is set for
Aug. 8, 9 and 10 and volunteers on the committee have
been busy for weeks putting
both tried and true events
together and thinking of
new possibilities.
And though the committee is one of the largest
in town, there just aren’t
enough members to handle
all they want to do for the
weekend. Because of that,
they’re looking for volunteers to help out where they
can. Whether it’s just for an
hour, or a few hours, they
can use all the help they can
get.
The committee hasn’t
nailed down all of the
specifics yet, but with new
games, maybe some oldtime field day style games,
bake offs, pie and hot dog
eating contests and other
happenings they need people to help set up, take
down, watch over the
crowds, judge the events
and direct people to where
they need to be.
Anyone available early
on to help direct vendors to
their spots would be helpful, and at night there’s
always plenty to be packed
and cleaned up.
Whether it’s making
sure the kids stay together
in the kids parade and are
able to find their families
afterward, to making sure
everyone’s in the right spot
for the big parade, there’s
plenty to do and all it takes
is an hour or two. And with
music such a large part of
the day, there’s always something to do there too.
Some of the activities
might be good for high
school kids with a need for
community service hours,
pointed out committee
member Paula Gulla.
The committee’s next
meeting is set for Wednesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at town
hall. All are welcome. Anyone interested in helping out
may also contact any of the
committee members. Visit
the Old Home Day Committee tab at www.sandown.us
for more information.
Children’s entertainer Jungle Jim
explains the physics of levers with balloons to Emily Cummings and Owen Fortuato at a summer reading program kickoff event at the Hampstead Central School on
June 26. The event was jointly sponsored by the Hampstead Public Library and the
Hampstead Recreation Department. The two groups will sponsor other programs
throughout the summer. More photos on page 9.
Photo by Chris Paul
Emergency Access Road
Project to Go Forward
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
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HAMPSTEAD – The
Hampstead School Board
reviewed the Emergency
Access Road project for the
middle school and decided
that it is a priority to pursue. At the board’s Tuesday,
June 24 meeting, members
voted to approve using an
amount not to exceed
$24,000 from surplus to
fund it.
That money would pay
for Bill Norton of Norton
Asset Management to continue negotiations with the
Diocese of Manchester on
behalf of the Hampstead
School District regarding an
easement for the district to
construct a one lane, gated,
gravel emergency access
road connecting to the middle school property, and for
Farwell Engineering to do
engineering on the proposed roadway.
Norton has been in discussions with the Catholic
Diocese about agreeing to
an easement to allow the
district to construct the
road across St. Anne’s
Catholic Church property.
Assistant Superintendent
Roxanne Wilson said Norton informed her that the
Diocese is interested and
continued on page 15
P AG E 2
T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Community Turns Out to Say Goodbye to Lindseys
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
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CHESTER – Members of
the Chester Congregational
and Baptist Church and the
wider Chester community
came out on Sunday, June
29, to celebrate the two
decades the Reverend Beverly Lindsey has spent leading the church and community.
It was both a light-hearted and moving affair that
had community members
and friends remembering
the funny times and thanking Beverly and her husband, Charlie Lindsey, for
all they’ve given the church.
The ceremonies were led
by Joanne Millsaps and
were punctuated by song
and a few humorous skits.
Millsaps spoke of how
much Beverly brought to
the church, from expanding
church programs to the personal wisdom she offered.
“She brought us her
faith and her enthusiasm,
energy and love. As our pastor she has cared for us and
about us in so many ways.
She has been with us to celebrate happy times and to
comfort us in hard times.
We hold in our hearts all of
the times she’s been with us
to baptize and welcome us,
to visit us in the hospital, to
preside over joyous weddings,” said Millsaps.
Lindsey was lauded for
the new programs, services
and education she brought
into the church and how
she not only created meaningful sermons every week,
but often brought them to
life by taking on character
roles.
“Sometimes during worship services humor has
found her and she will be
laughing, and she’s shown
us it’s okay to laugh and
enjoy God and still honor
and praise him,” said Millsaps.
Lindsey was also thanked for expanding the worship horizons of the church
as well as for putting into
order its day-to-day life,
from combining the two
denominations (Baptist and
Congregationalist) into a
unified group, purchasing
land the vestry for the
vestry and improving the
church’s infrastructure.
Under her leadership
the church also voted to
become “An Open and
Affirming Church.”
Millsaps explained, “This
means that we are a church
who welcomes all, regardless of sexual orientation.
This means that some of our
neighbors and friends who
have faced judgment perhaps in other churches may
be able to find a church
home here.”
Also noted were the
increased efforts at local
charitable efforts, from
Family Promise to volunteering and fundraising for
food banks, becoming a sister church with a congrega-
Retiring Reverend Beverly Lindsey shares a laugh with
Chester Congregational and Baptist Church member
Gen Rowell after a ceremony to honor Lindsey’s contributions to the church and community in the last 20
Photo by Matt Rittenhouse
years.
tion in Zimbabwe and volunteering for hurricane disaster survivors.
“We want you to know,
Beverly, that we have been
truly blessed by your pastoral care, challenged by
your teaching and inspired
by your worship services.
With your help we have
changed as a church to
become a stronger unit,
more connected between
the two denominations,
more focused on missions
and more inclusive,” said
Millsaps.
Chair of the board of
selectman Steph Landau
thanked Lindsey for the
time she spent in the community. “You will always be
a part of this community,”
said Landau, before presenting her with a large gold
“Key to Chester.”
Lindsey thanked him
and joked that the key is
almost as big as the church’s
key, referencing the big
antique key still in use for
the old building.
Charlie Lindsey was
thanked for his custodial
efforts and for the work he
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Bowie even put on a reenactment. During the portion when the pretend candles wouldn’t go out, Beverly jumped up and laughing,
said, “That was the light of
Christ that wouldn’t go
out!”
The congregation also
sang two special songs for
the couple. The tune of
“Mame” was used for Beverly’s song, “Bev!” and “Hello
Dolly!” for Charlie’s “Hello
Charlie!”
The Rev. Malcolm Hamblett spoke on behalf of the
Vermont/New Hampshire
American Baptist Churches.
Nate Rockwell, a member of
the search committee that
brought Lindsey to the
church, presented gifts.
One, a framed Benediction
response, quickly brought
tears to Beverly’s eyes.
They both thanked all
present for the good times.
“It’s been an honor and a
joy and I will miss you all
terribly,” said Beverly.
“I’m without words, and
that’s tough,” said Charlie.
“I’ll remember this day for
the rest of my life.”
After the event Beverly
entertained a long line at
the doors of the church, all
wishing her well and thanking her for her time with
them.
The Lindseys aren’t
moving out of town immediately, and will be packing
up for another month or so,
but Beverly officially performed her final service earlier that Sunday. They’ve
purchased a home in Virginia near family.
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painting the church buildings. Norm Field spoke at
length about Charlie’s
efforts and the good state in
which he has left the infrastructure.
And
Charlie
was
thanked for the entertainment he has brought into
town and the church, and
the programs and shows
he’s put on to benefit the
church. He was thanked for
helping to get the Chickering Grand Piano at Stevens
Hall refurbished on behalf
of the town, as well as for
his cooking efforts and his
willingness to don costumes
for all sorts of church activities.
And not to be forgotten
were his 20 years of portraying the Phantom of Chester
Street during Halloween. At
one point during the event
Charlie did a special final
rendition of the song,
throwing his mask and hat
away in a flourish singing,
“I was the Phantom of the
Opera! I am not the Phantom of the Opera!”
He received a standing
ovation.
The congregation gave
the Lindseys mementos of
the funnier moments of
their time in Chester, from
the time the fire department
showed up to the vestry
when Charlie accidentally
set off the alarm while
grilling, to Beverly’s common tardiness to early choir
practice, to a time when the
candles on an Easter cake
just wouldn’t go out for Beverly.
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PA G E 3
T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
New Health Insurance Program Introduced in Area
KATHLEEN D. BAILEY
Tri-Town Times
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Working and senior
adults have two new
options for health care.
Residents from around
the area came to the Derry
Municipal Center Council
Chambers Tuesday, June 24,
to hear a presentation from
Mary Ann Cooney of the
New Hampshire Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the “New
Hampshire Health Protection
Program,” an arm of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
reaching out to lower-income
Granite Staters. It will assist
50,000 residents deemed eligible, and may even pay the
applicant’s share of employersponsored health care.
Cooney said the program
is federally-funded and locally-managed and provides for
residents not covered by the
ACA, either because they
can’t afford the ACA or
because their employers offer
insurance. While they can’t
necessarily afford their
employers’ insurance, the
program will fill that gap for
qualified applicants, Cooney
told the group.
The program is open to
New Hampshire residents
between the ages of 19 and
65. Who’s not eligible?
• Pregnant women, who
can apply to other Medicaid
programs specific to pregnancy;
• Those entitled to
Medicare part A or B;
• Those who are otherwise eligible or enrolled in
coverage under the state
Medicaid plan.
“This is for healthy
adults who want to make
sure they stay healthy,”
Cooney said.
Unlike some other government programs, resources,
including the person’s house,
car and/or savings, are
excluded from the formula,
Cooney said. The only thing
that counts is an applicant’s
income. The income guidelines are as follows:
• One person, maximum of $1,342 per month,
$16,105 per year;
• Two people, $1,809
per month, $21,707 per
year;
• Three people, $2,276
per month, $27,310 per
year; and
• Four people, $2,743
per month, $32,913 per
year.
Cooney told the crowd
that the program has two
facets. One is the Health
Insurance Premium Program
or HIPP. If an applicant has
access to employer-based
insurance, it is mandatory
that they explore the possibility - but if they’re eligible
for HIPP, the state will pick
up the employee’s cost.
The second program is
the Bridge Program, for those
who do not have the option
of employer coverage. This
involves two MCOs or Managed Care Organizations that
partner with the state to provide coverage for these
clients, she said.
Those interested in the program may apply right away,
Cooney said. “You apply and
your share of insurance is determined within two to four weeks,”
she said. “The DHHS will send a
form to your employer. Then
your enrollment begins.”
With HIPP, the employer
deducts the employee’s share
of the premium from their
paycheck and the state reimburses the employee the following month. The state pays
the deductible and copayment.
The Bridge program has two
MCOs, New Hampshire
Healthy Families and Wellsense.
Approved participants have 60
days to choose one, and if they
don’t choose by then, the state
will assign them to an MCO,
Cooney said. If they’re automatically enrolled in an MCO and
they want to switch, they have
90 days to switch, she said, after
which they can change plans
during the annual open enrollment event.
In the question and
answer portion of the meeting, one man asked how
quickly the state would send
the reimbursement check,
and Cooney said, “Reimbursement for the premium
will be deposited the next
month. We understand people have cash flow problems even $10 is a lot some weeks.”
“What if my financial
situation improves?” another man asked.
“We hope it does,”
Cooney said. “If there’s any
change in your situation, you
should call the department
within 10 days, and we will
reevaluate your eligibility.”
“Can I avoid my
employer’s
insurance?”
another man asked.
Well, no, Cooney said.
“But if you meet the income
guidelines, we will pay your
employer’s insurance, unless
it’s more expensive than one
of our Bridge programs,” she
said. Then, she said, the
employee can access Bridge.
It is mandated for the
program to work with
employers, Cooney said,
because the program
believes in a healthy business environment.
“The employer is bound
to cooperate, but the
employee is also required to
cooperate,” Cooney said.
The program covers
New Hampshire residents
who work in Massachusetts,
according to Cooney.
There are several ways
to apply, she said: online at
nheasynh.gov; on the federal Web site, healthcare.gov,
which will automatically
route applicants to the New
Hampshire site; by phone at
888-901-4999; or at a district office, including
Portsmouth and Salem.
Coverage begins Aug. 15
for those accepted, Cooney said.
And, she said, you can
keep your doctor.
It all sounded good to
Warren Barnes of Raymond,
who is “going through a
down time” as a marketing
consultant. His wife manages
a fast-food restaurant and can
access coverage through her
employer, but the premiums
were steep for the couple.
Cooney was “very thorough
and had a good handle on the
program,” Barnes observed.
“We plan to apply - this
has given me hope,” he said.
Hampstead School Districts Ends Year with $1 Million-plus Surplus
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
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HAMPSTEAD - George
Stokinger, School Administrative Unit (SAU) 55 Business Administrator, presented the Hampstead School
District year-end financial
statement for the 20132014 budget, with a final
surplus of $1,011,843. The
budget was $24,274,726.
The district will end the
year just about where
Stokinger predicted in September during the budget
process. His figures showed
the school district will end
with a $1,035,843 surplus
that will be lowered by the
$24,000 the board approved
for removal for work to proceed on its emergency access road project (see story
page 1).
The $24,000 can only be
used from surplus if the district is able to get contracts
in place for the road project
by June 30.
The surplus came from
several favorable numbers,
among which the most significant were benefits,
transportation, and tuition.
The district had $105,000
in Workers’ Compensation
holiday, FICA and the New
Hampshire Retirement System. Student transportation
saw a $23,000 favorable
number for special education transportation but an
under budget amount for
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regular education transportation of $8,700, leaving
an $18,000 surplus. Regular
education tuition brought
in $351,900 because of
lower enrollment and Special Education tuition garnered $178,000 due to
fewer out-of-district and
less expensive placements.
Major revenue variances
were $292,296 from the
HealthTrust return of surplus; $22,000 from Catastrophic Aid; and $98,555
from Medicaid.
Budget Committee liaison Jorge Mesa-Tejada asked the School District to
furnish expense and revenue statements monthly or
at least four times a year.
Budget Committee member
Ann Howe said the committee had asked for bi-monthly reports. Mesa-Tejada
added that he still has not
received the new budget
based on the default, and
asked that it be emailed to
the committee before its
July 10 meeting.
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P AG E 4
T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Editorial
Common Sense Fun
The arrival of the Fourth of July this
week means the fireworks season is in
full swing. And while it’s a special pleasure to crane your neck at a warm summer sky and watch pyrotechnical
artistry unfold, it’s also tempting to load
up on a personal supply of rockets and
make plans for a private display.
If that temptation is too much to
resist, we urge you to follow a few simple safety suggestions. Problems can
arise when fireworks are in the hands of
amateurs, or are sent skyward by people
who fail to take into account that they
have neighbors.
So we urge you to keep everything
well away from children and from tinder-dry grass and brush. Injury and
even death can result from failing to pay
attention to fireworks safety tips, and
rockets and sparklers and other fireworks can easily lead to a fire.
You wouldn’t play with sticks of
dynamite, and the same caution should
be exercised with “consumer” fireworks, which are indeed explosive
devices.
In New Hampshire, no one under 21
is allowed to set off or purchase fireworks. They can be shot off only in
communities that allow fireworks, and
then only on one’s own property or
where written permission of the property owner has been obtained. Water – a
hose or bucket – should be close at
hand, and no attempt should be made
to relight a “dud.”
And we support taking the advice of
Derry Police Capt. Vern Thomas, who
said a person who sets off fireworks
should not use alcohol, but should
function in much the same position as a
designated driver.
Here are a few more things to
remember: pay attention to your surroundings and to the people who live
nearby, particularly the elderly or the
very young. Because in addition to the
bright lights, there’s the noise. There’s
no way to have a fireworks display
without waking up every dog in the
neighborhood, but sending up private
fireworks for hours - or days - late into
the night in a congested cul-de-sac is
asking everyone else to give up their
peace and quiet. We may like to say we
live in a rural area, but we’re quickly
becoming suburbia – and that means we
have plenty of neighbors.
So as we head into the celebratory
season, with the Fourth of July and
town fairs and Old Home Day celebrations and backyard or lakeside festivities coming up fast, be careful. Go
ahead and celebrate by lighting up the
sky – but do it with common sense. Use
caution with fireworks, and common
decency with noise.
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Letters
Scholarship
Congratulations
To the editor:
Hampstead Youth Lacrosse would like to congratulate the following recipients of the Zachary MacDonald Memorial Scholarship: Donovan Mooney,
Sean Delea and Jessica Cote.
We wish all three of you
the best of luck in all your
future endeavors.
Stacey Auger
Hampstead
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Independence Day
To the editor:
The late day’s sky reflects the colors of red and
blue through the whiteness
of the clouds. The colors
soon fade as the sun disappears into the west, giving
way to the softness of early
evening.
It is cool sitting here on
my deck, as I wait for darkness and the celebration of
our nation’s independence
to begin.
Lifting my eyes to the
heavens, I catch sight of an
eagle in flight, and wonder
if our founding fathers may
have been inspired by this
majestic bird and its powerful spirit, as it swooped into
their dreams, and left clues
to their destiny, with a burning desire to possess the
soul-stirring freedom it had
tucked beneath its wings.
I am in awe as that eagle
draws closer, and I feel its
wonderful sense of motion
on display as it spreads its
mighty wings to slow its
descent and stretches its
talons towards a waiting
branch next to its nest.
As darkness sets in and
the fireworks and celebrating begin, my eyes are
focused on the colorful display in the sky, yet in my
mind, I realize that we are at
a crucial time in our history.
There is much to repair here
at home and abroad. We, as
a people, and those we send
to our nation’s capitol to
represent us, need to take
another long, hard look at
our Constitution and our
Bill of Rights.
I believe we and those
who represent us should ask
ourselves, “What would our
forefathers think of us as a
nation and a people today?”
Would they be pleased?
John B. Dube Sr.
East Hampstead
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Bush Administration
Owns This
To the editor:
The recent uprisings in
Iraq by ISIS take me back to
the original Bush administration’s decisions to go to
war with Iraq. Did we really
“win” that war? Blaming the
Obama administration for
this uprising seems very
much unwarranted.
Why did we go to war
with Iraq, what did Saddam
Hussein actually do or
threaten to do, what was his
contact or involvement with
the 9/11 attack on the U.S.,
did he have weapons of
mass destructions? The
facts look like Saddam had
no involvement in 9/11, he
did not have WMDs, and if
you look at his regime’s dismal response to “shock and
awe” in his own back yard,
there’s no way he could
have had the necessary fire
power to threaten or attack
the U.S.
Yes, Saddam was a tyrant, yes, he was a bad man,
but did he need to be removed? In my mind Sad-
dam was a necessary evil.
His uncivil actions aside, his
military had the firepower
to maintain a hold on his
territory and to keep the
“ISIS’ type forces at bay, and
they knew who was who.
President Bush was
advised by his father not to
pursue the war with Saddam. So why should the
U.S. forces remove him?
Well, I believe a number
of things interfered with
sanity. Ego, revenge and
money to begin with. In my
mind Cheney and Rumsfeld
are two of the most egotistical, arrogant politicians of
my lifetime. They were
going to do this no matter
what. Bush, as a revenge for
his father, could easily be
convinced to do it and, last
but not least, the money,
Halliburton. With all the
casualties, loss of living
space and edifices, the only
“winner” of this was the
almost $40 billion that Halliburton received. Remember who used to be an executive at Halliburton? Dick
Cheney.
I would never accuse a
person of purposely contributing to an attack on
their own country, but there
is no doubt in my mind that
the opportunity for a Dick
Cheney to provide a financial boost to his old cronies
was not out of the question
and played a part in the
final decision to go to war.
I don’t believe it is the
main reason for the war but
I have a major problem,
with all the given facts, with
Dick Cheney trying to put
blame on anyone but himself about the present uprisings in Iraq.
The Bush administration
owns this!
Karl V. Farmer
Hampstead
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
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Chester Foundation Donates Pounder Money to Local Groups
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
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CHESTER – Following
another successful Wason
Pond Pounder, the Chester
Charitable Foundation has
donated and has plans to
donate more than $20,000
to local charities and causes.
More than 900 runners
of nearly all ages came out
to the Pounder at the end of
May and competed on the
3.5 mile obstacle course in
and around Wason Pond.
It’s been a successful
event every year since its
origins in 2011, and reviews
are continually stellar from
participants. Not only is the
event family friendly but
participants know that
almost all the money generated through their fee is
going to good causes.
In the weeks since the
event, the members of the
foundation have been meeting to decide which charities will receive the net
$32,000 raised.
The two big ones this
year are the Wilcomb Townsend Trust and Chester’s
American Legion Post 108,
the Forsaith-Drowne Post.
The group recently presented $8,000 to the Wilcomb
Townsend trustees and
$3,000 to the Legion.
The Wilcomb Townsend
Trust, which lends helping
hands to Chester residents
who find themselves on
tough times, was also the
recipient of a large donation
from the foundation last year.
In addition to the larger
donations, each of the nine
members chooses a charity to
receive $1,000. Included this
year are Derry’s The Upper
Room, Family Promise of
Greater Rockingham County,
the Mayhew Program and the
Mrs. Stephen Arkell Fund
among others.
On Wednesday, June 25,
foundation member Glenn
Myers presented a check to
Legion commander Dick
Trask, who said he was
pleased with and thankful
for the donation. The money
will go to building back
stairs for the facility and will
allow the upper floor to be
rented out when complete.
Myers said he was
pleased to be representing
the foundation and noted
the group was happy to be
able to benefit the community in the way it does.
Foundation member
Maria Veale said that a ton
of work goes into making
the event successful and
making sure everyone
enjoys themselves, but at
the end of the day it is all
worth it because of the
immediate impact the group
can have on local organizations.
The group gets off the
ground through the foundation members’ efforts together with those of many volunteers, local businesses and
individuals. The group also
has a partnership with the
local Boy Scouts, who help
set up and take down the
event and receive a donation
to their troop in return.
Another $10,000 raised
has been added to an emergency fund the group holds
to allow it to respond to
unplanned issues in the
community. The group
would work through the
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trustees, should such an
event occur.
The group has already
selected next year’s Pounder
date of May 30 and is working on new obstacles to
develop and ways to improve.
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Selectmen Explain Cable TV Cutbacks to School Officials
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
CHESTER – Chester
school board members
Maria Veale and Valerie Weider came before the selectmen to seek clarification
about the state of the
school’s public access cable
television (PACT) channel.
Confusion among school
board members stemmed
from a letter by PACT and
selectman Joe Castricone
explaining that portions of
the town’s studio were being
shut down and outlined
purchases the school could
make if it wanted to improve
its own studio.
With concerns that their
meetings may no longer be
broadcast, the school board
sent representatives to the
selectmen on June 26.
Castricone explained that
there are three town chan-
nels, 20, 21 and 22. Channel
21, the town’s civic channel,
was being shut down, while
20 and 22 would continue to
operate in their reduced
capacity, with 20 for town
government meetings and 22
for school board meetings.
There has been some
confusion about which
channel airs what.
Castricone explained
that the items he suggested
be purchased for the school’s
studio were not mandatory
to continue operations but
were if the school wanted to
create a more integrated studio into the curriculum. He
apologized for any confusion his letter caused, saying
that he would have been at
the board’s meeting the
night it was read, but had
another meeting to attend.
While Castricone sought
to explain any confusion,
fellow PACT member and
selectman Rich LeBlanc was
less tactful.
“Someone wasn’t paying
attention. We were very
clear,” he told Veale following a question.
Through warrant article
at Town Meeting, members
of the committee sought to
take out $45,000 from the
PACT fund, but voters disagreed with the sum and
reduced that figure to
$8,000. Castricone has said
that $8,000 isn’t enough to
purchase the requisite
equipment to get the three
channels functioning properly again. The studios can
air meetings but according
to Castricone, even playback is not possible.
Castricone added that
the status quo will remain
for the school’s channel and
that he will continue to be
available for any problems
they may have.
Selectmen Encumber Money for Post Office, Dam
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
CHESTER – It’s that time
of year when the board of
selectmen must encumber
any budget and warrant article money for use in the
coming fiscal year and on
Thursday, June 26, selectmen
carried over approximately
$113,000 to hopefully complete a variety of projects.
The fiscal year for
Chester ended June 30.
The two major projects
money wise are the recon-
struction of the Edwards
Mill Dam and the painting
and rehabilitation of the
Ruth Ray building, leased
for the local post office.
The post office project is
slated to cost about
$60,000, more than has
been set aside for the work.
While the scope of the post
office project has varied
over the course of the year
ever since voters approved
money for it in 2013, when
bids came back for a full
rehabilitation, rather than
just two sides as had been
most recently contemplated, the board decided it
made sense to approve the
work and find the money in
the coming year’s budget.
The sum of $31,190 was
encumbered for the work
last week. That amount is
not expected to completely
cover the project.
But with the encumbrance of $49,474.92 from a
warrant article to extend the
transfer station’s roof, selectmen are hopeful that any
extra money from that can
go to the remainder of the
post office project. It is yet
undetermined how much
money will be left over from
the transfer station work but
$57,000 was approved for it
and the bid that was accepted came in at $27,362.
Following all other encumbrances, the board
voted unanimously to encumber any surplus at the
end of the year toward the
Edwards Mill Dam project.
Current estimates put that
number at about $28,000.
Bids recently came in for
the Edwards Mill Dam proj-
ect significantly higher than
initial estimates and money
in hand. The town has about
$57,000 for the project and
the lowest of two bids came
in at $158,000, according to
chair Steph Landau (See
related story page 1).
Other encumbrances include $3,400 for a police
department bulletproof vest
grant and $1,109.95 for the
completion of the impact
fee methodology for the
police and fire department
by the planning board.
In other business:
• Selectman Jack Cannon made a motion to keep
the board configured as is,
making short work of what
can be a drawn out reassignment process for chairs and
liaisons.
Landau agreed to again
take on the role of chair,
saying he would do the
same amount of work for
the board one way or another, and he was one among
equals as the chair. Cannon
remains vice chair.
After the unanimous vote,
Cannon said, “Solves that.”
Hampstead Educators Run for Newtown Scholarships
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
HAMPSTEAD – More
than 100 of the runners in
the recent Run for Newtown were connected to the
Hampstead School District
in one way or another, and
they ran or walked because
they cared and wanted to
make a difference. The race
was not timed and there was
only one winner, the Newtown Scholarship Association, because it was all
about fundraising.
However, Adam Hathaway, one of the organizers
and runners, said, “We had
a fantastic day weather wise
and turnout wise. We had
150 people sign up and 133
ran. The first finisher,
Robby Morache, was the
first male to cross the finish
line and Rachel Dow
Knowlton was the first
female finisher, and both are
from Hampstead.”
The race was driven by
the fatal shootings of children and staff at a Newtown, Conn., elementary
school. Teachers in the
Hampstead School District
ran in a Gilford race last
April to raise money for the
Newtown victims, but subsequently learned that the
26.4.26 organization that
had sponsored that race did
not deliver the money to the
Newtown survivors. The
teachers immediately set
about rectifying that by
planning the 5K Road
race/walk that was held Saturday, June 21. The money
raised from this event goes
to the We are Newtown
Memorial Scholarship
Hathaway said Saturday’s race came about because Zoe Schwalje had a
vision of creating their own
race in memory of the victims, with the hopes of raising money to go to the
Newtown foundation.
Hathaway said he and
Nicki O’Donnell helped
Schwalje in her efforts. “The
Gilford race was something
that really impacted us for a
multitude of reasons, first
being that a majority of
money which was raised to
go to families after the Newtown shootings was never
delivered,” he said.
Hathaway said the new
race raised about $3,300 for
the Newtown Scholarship
Association, which will give
out scholarships to students
from Newtown who are
interested in pursuing
careers in education.
“We had 15 sponsors
that were mostly local businesses and we could not
have done it without them,”
he added. “Hampstead is an
amazing town and it proved
that with the turnout and
the support that we received
before and during the race.
We also received extra dona-
tions from generous people
that wanted to help out.
“The Hampstead Police
Department was a huge help
in getting this race started
and run smoothly,” Hathaway said. “And we want to
thank the town of Hampstead
and all of the volunteers who
helped at the start and finish
line and who made this race
such a success. Zoe Schwalje
was the reason that we were
able to accomplish what we
did because of her countless
hours reaching out to sponsors and for deciding to do it
in the first place. We are so
grateful to live and work in
such a supportive and helpful
town.”
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Chester School Superintendent Eases into Retirement
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
CHESTER – After four
years at the helm of the
Chester School District and
a lifetime of working in
schools, interim superintendent Jim Gaylord is retiring. His last day on the job
was June 30.
It’s Gaylord’s second
retirement, but he didn’t
stop working after the first.
In 2010 he retired as superintendent of School Administrative Unit (SAU) 21,
comprised of the Hampton,
Hampton Falls, North
Hampton, Seabrook, South
Hampton and Winnacunnet
school districts and more or
less immediately picked up
in Chester, having interviewed for the position
before he finished out the
previous one.
“Since 1958 this will be
the first time I’ve been
unemployed,” said Gaylord,
noting some mixed feelings
about this next step. “It’s
bittersweet.”
But it’s been a good run,
said Gaylord, sitting in his
office out behind Chester
Academy last week. He got
his first teaching job in the
late 1960s and has served in
most aspects of a school’s
operation since then.
Gaylord moved up
through the ranks, learning
with each step the ins and
outs of all of those jobs he
has overseen as superintendent. He was a vice principal, principal, assistant
superintendent and superintendent. Gaylord has
spent 22 years as a superintendent in multiple dis-
tricts. Prior to SAU 21 Gaylord was superintendent in
Peabody Mass., and SAU 36
in Whitefield.
Though it wasn’t a quick
rise to the top, Gaylord said
he’s glad he took the route
he did, because he learned
something every step of the
way. He noted that he doesn’t think it wise to skip steps
in the ladder if you want to
be good at the top administratively.
“Looking back, I can say
that I’m sure glad I did that.
It made it all easier,” said
Gaylord.
Gaylord is a storyteller
and he can go back through
numerous scenes from his
career when he received a
bit of wisdom from a superior or a student, all of which
he thinks he has done his
best to incorporate in his
daily routines. There’s a balance, he said, between leaving the job behind when
you go home and always
thinking about what’s on
the plate and what’s coming
next.
But Chester has been a
great place to finish out the
work, said Gaylord. It’s a
great district with supportive parents and taxpayers,
great staff and kids and the
best school board he’s
worked with, he said.
The school board, said
the superintendent, has
been the most professional
group he’s worked with.
They kept tabs on the
important things, think
things out comprehensively
but also let him handle the
day to day affairs until their
next meeting.
“It’s a very refreshing
WANTED
attitude,” said Gaylord, who
has some good stories about
less than functional boards
he’s worked with in the
past.
“When I came here I
said to myself, ‘I never knew
it could be so good,’” said
Gaylord.
Students at Chester
Academy have gotten used
to seeing the superintendent in the hallways at the
start of the day and at its
end. He welcomed them
and wished them a good
afternoon at the end of the
day. He also has handled
lunch duty in his years in
Chester. The kids have gotten used to him and look
out for him. And those with
hats on have learned that
they need to come off quick
before they get another
reminder.
“There have been long
days and nights where you
wonder if it’s worth it, but
then you see the kids,” said
Gaylord.
The students, teachers
and staff have been sending
the outgoing superintendent cards and gift baskets,
and Gaylord admits that
while the baskets were
quickly gone through especially the candy-filled
ones - he’s keeping his
hutch at home filled with
the kids’ cards. Also a special token has been a painting of the front of the school
done by art teacher Lisa
Blanchette.
Gaylord, coming from a
multi-district board in SAU
21, where an average of 103
nights a year were spent at
meetings, dealing with
seven school boards, he
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
HAMPSTEAD – Drew
Steadman, physical education director for Hampstead
Academy, presented a check
for $2,732.25 to Hampstead
Civic Club President Mark
Casey, to be used for the
eventual development of an
outside basketball court.
The money was raised by
Hampstead Academy students and faculty who participated in a school-wide
fundraiser called The Great
American SpellCheck. The
focus of the event was
twofold: raising money and
improving spelling skills. The
event was held at the same
time throughout the school.
The Hampstead Acade- special account for that purParents, family mem- my donation will go into a pose.
bers, and friends pledged
an amount on behalf of the
student to spell words correctly.
The Hampstead Recreation Commission has been
trying for a number of years
to get the community to support the installation of an
outdoor basketball court.
Article 8 on the 2014 warrant
asked voters to raise and
appropriate $24,500 for that
purpose but it was defeated.
The commission plans
to continue to seek a way to
develop an outside basketball court and the Civic
Club has pledged to assist in Hampstead Academy Physical Education Director
Drew Steadman hands a check for $2,732.25 to Civic
that endeavor.
Club President Mark Casey to be used in the eventual
installation of a Hampstead outdoor basketball court.
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needs to be funded adequately and given the reins
to turn out good students.
While Gaylord isn’t sure
what’s next for him, he and
his wife, Donna, have
become quite the beach
bums at their home in
Wells, Maine. While the
longtime superintendent
sometimes toys with the
idea of going back to work,
he’s not sure his wife will
allow it.
Gaylord added that
Chester is in a great place for
incoming superintendent
Darrell Lockwood to take
over, especially from a facilities and policy point of view,
and he’s confident the district will continue to thrive
under its new leadership.
And for the time being,
he’s happy to just sit back
and see what comes up.
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notes that the smaller districts seem to work better.
He said that moving from
the larger district was a
relief, and that if he did it
the other way around, he’s
not sure how long he would
have lasted. But also important are the ability for the
smaller governing units to
better communicate, and
keep relations positive with
town departments and related committees such as the
budget committee, and the
ability for the school board
to adequately handle the
issues that come before it.
Plus, Chester is lucky
because the school and the
community and the town’s
leaders are generally in
sync. The hard questions
are asked, said Gaylord, but
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Library Holds Busy Skywatch at Wason Pond
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
–––– • ––––
CHESTER – Visitors to
the field at the Wason Pond
Conservation and Recreation Area last week had the
chance to see the stars up
close, thanks to the Chester
Public Library and the New
Hampshire Astronomical
Society.
Though early in the
night, before the sun went
down, there was some concern that the cloud cover
might not part enough to
provide a good canvas for
the society’s telescopes, by
the time the sky began darkening it was clear enough
for good viewing. The
clouds had dissipated by the
time Jupiter crested along
the horizon in the west and
by all accounts it was a good
night.
The event attracted a
good crowd of all ages, from
toddlers up to seniors. The
kids had almost as much
fun throwing glowsticks in
the air and chasing each
other in the fields as they
did seeing the rings of Saturn, but when the astronomers began finding things
in their scopes, there were
lines waiting to see.
In addition to a brief
glimpse of Jupiter, also visible were Mars, Saturn, its
rings and two of its moons,
binary stars and a globular
cluster, which appeared like
a tiny galaxy.
Members of the society
noted that the pond was a
good place to view the sky.
Light over Manchester and
other built-up areas wasn’t
too invasive and little local
light obscured the telescopes’ efforts.
The members of the
Astronomical Society found
many celestial objects for
curious visitors and were
excited to explain a thing or
two about the heavens, from
their habits, to their makeup, to their history in
human culture and lore.
The event was scheduled
for last year as well but two
uncooperative nights weather-wise cancelled it. This
year assistant library director Diane Arrato-Gavrish
welcomed all of the attendees, many from her story
times, and cautioned that
everything was contingent
on cooperative weather.
The New Hampshire
Astronomical Society is a
wholly volunteer organization dedicated to furthering
public awareness of astronomy. In addition to monthly
meetings, seminars, presentations and the operation of
a Dark Sky Observatory, the
society regularly holds “skywatches” across the state.
The Chester Public Library, led by assistant director
Diane Arrato Gavrish, top photo, led the community in
a skywatch with the New Hampshire Astronomical
Society last week. Visitors lucked out with clear skies
and plenty of telescopes for stargazing.
Volunteers show up with cost.
their equipment and share it
For more information,
and their knowledge at no visit www.nhastro.com.
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
TRAP BUILDERS
Local youth learned about the physics of a mouse trap from children’s entertainer Jungle Jim at a summer enrichment program jointly sponsored by the Hampstead Public Library and the Hampstead Recreation Department on June 26. The program took place at the Hampstead Central School. In the photo at
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Caregivers’ Open House July 15 at Derry Masonic Temple
Community Caregivers
of Greater Derry hosts an
open house on July 15 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. at its office in
the Masonic Temple, next to
the Derry Public Library, at
58 East Broadway in Derry.
Hot dogs, cold drinks,
chips, and yogurt treats
donated by local businesses
will be served.
Community members
who would like to talk with
staff and board members
about volunteer opportunities, client services and the
Loaner’s Closet for durable
medical equipment are
encouraged to attend. A
basket raffle, door prize and
other giveaways will be
available.
Residents are encouraged to make it an evening
out with the family by
attending the open house
and then proceeding to
MacGregor Park for the
kick-off concert of the summer music series sponsored
by the Derry Parks and
Recreation Department at 7
p.m. “Beatlejuice” will perform.
Rain date for both
events is Wednesday, July
16, at the same time.
Caregivers, through a
volunteer network, assists
the elderly and disabled
with services such as friendly visiting, respite care, gro-
cery shopping, light chores,
light home repair and maintenance, yard work and
medical transportation. Services offered through Caregivers help individuals
maintain independence in
the community and home
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Caregivers also operates
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Karen Cabral Sullivan Displays Art Floorcloths at Library
tic floorcloths at the HampTri-Town Times
stead Public Library at an
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exhibit opening July 8. A
HAMPSTEAD - Karen reception for the artist takes
Cabral Sullivan of Hamp- place at the library from 6 to
stead is displaying her artis- 8 p.m. that evening.
PENNY WILLIAMS
Sullivan said she is
enjoying doing the floorcloth design and illustrations because they combine
all her skills and interests.
“Doing these floor coverings has brought all my
skills and interests together,” she said. “I do different
sizes and different pieces
using heavyweight duck
cloth. I have a lot of fun
doing the painting and the
design, and then cover it
with polyurethane because
these are meant to be used,
meant to be walked on.”
Sullivan said designing
and creating floorcloths is
an old European tradition
and came to America with
Colonists who used sails
from their boats, painted
them and used them for
floor coverings.
“I love history so that
made it even more interesting to me,” she said. “This
sort of floor covering went
by the wayside with the
coming of linoleum, but it is
making a comeback.”
She works from home
but also has a studio in
Lowell, Mass., at an old mill
that has been converted into
artist studios. She has an
Etsy online store, Karen
Cabral Sullivan Design,
which can be accessed at
www.kcabralsullivan.com.
She also designs table,
wall and other decorative
pieces, she said.
“I’m a Boston-born
artist, where I studied interior design, illustration and
graphic design,” she said.
“After a move to New
Hampshire and working as
an art educator, I realized
making art was my true calling. I returned to full-time
art making in 2013 and set
up my studio. I researched
for a medium that I felt
would enable me to create
and apply my passion for
good design. Designing
floorcloths and other environmental decor has been
that for me.”
She begins with a
sketch, then develops her
color scheme. Next she
either develops a template
or draws directly onto her
chosen surface. She uses
floor paint or exterior latex
paint for the background
and acrylics for the detail
work before finishing with
several coats of polyurethane.
“This exhibit at the
Hampstead Public Library is
my first,” she said, noting it
will run through August.
And in August, Sullivan
will become a familiar
face at Hampstead Middle
School, where she will be
the new Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, filling the position vacated
when long-time teacher
Joann Erickson retired in
June.
Grassbaugh, Luppold Thanked by School Board
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
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HAMPSTEAD – The
Hampstead School Board
and Assistant SuperintenArtist Karen Cabral Sullivan displays her floor cloths at dent Roxanne Wilson
extended a thank-you to
the Hampstead Public Library beginning July 8.
Photo by Penny Williams retiring Hampstead Middle
School Principal Patti
Grassbaugh for her 15 years
of service to the Hampstead
School District.
In honor of her service
and out of respect for what
she accomplished during
her time at HMS, Board
Chairman Greg Hoppa read
her letter into the record at
the Tuesday, June 24 board
meeting.
Grassbaugh thanked the
board members and the
community of Hampstead
“for giving me the opportunity to serve for 15 years as
an educational leader in my
town. It truly takes all of us
to make a difference in the
education of our children. I
thank you for supporting me
in this mutual endeavor.”
Grassbaugh said she was
particularly proud of many
of the accomplishments that
have taken place at HMS
over the last seven years
under her leadership, none
of which would have happened without the support
of the teachers. In the aca-
demic area she identified
starting a dialog on a “nofail” philosophy for all students; introducing the
Olweus anti-bullying program; and building a weather station funded by the
Jonathan Grassbaugh Foundation and used daily. In
athletics she pointed to providing more opportunities
with “B” level teams and a
no-cut volleyball program.
In the arts she reinvigorated
the Art Ventures program,
and created an Art Gallery
and a guitar program.
She specifically thanked
board member Jaye Dimando
for supporting “B” level
teams, Lori-Lyn Griffin and
John Kelley for work with
the weather station, and Val
Gregoski and Jen Latham for
their work with Art Ventures.
She closed by saying,
“Without the support of my
two assistant principals,
Lori Collins and Owen Harrington, who both worked
diligently with me and more
importantly with the staff
and students, none of these
wonderful accomplishments
would be a reality. Thank
you again to my fellow
Hampstead residents for
your support and thank you
to the School Board for giving me the opportunity to
work with the youth of our
town. I will cherish these
last 15 years.”
Hoppa also thanked
Michael Luppold, the Hampstead resident and recent
Pinkerton Academy graduate who was the student
member of the school
board. He thanked Luppold
for his humor, his perspective and his reporting on
Pinkerton activities throughout the year.
He presented Luppold
with a gift card to Barnes
and Noble.
Pinkerton will select a
new Hampstead resident
who is a Pinkerton Academy senior to assume Luppold’s seat on the School
Board when school resumes
in the fall.
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
Fourth of July Celebration Comes Early to Hampstead
ing House Park field around
2 p.m. for the opening
event. The festivities ended
with the night sky alight
with fireworks,
The festival opened with
the always popular frog
jumping
competition.
Fathers and big brothers and
even a few mothers had been
diligent in capturing frogs for
the contestants and the kids
and families arrived lugging
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buckets, coolers and assorted
HAMPSTEAD – The
containers filled with frogs
Fourth of July came early to
ranging from rather small,
Hampstead and was a sucquiet specimens to larger,
cess as usual. Saturday
active fellows.
dawned bright, sunny and
Following the frog
warm and people began
jumping event, the kids’
gathering at the Old Meetgames opened, and then the
adult midway. Throughout
the afternoon and evening
Hampstead Civic Club
members grilled up an
assortment of burgers,
sausages and fries, spreading the aroma across the
grounds. A DJ kept the
atmosphere lively with
music and the Cable TV
crew scrambled from event
to event to capture everything for rebroadcast.
The day’s activities continued with the Hampstead
Civic Club’s scholarship
presentation and the crowning of Miss Hampstead,
concluding at dusk with
fireworks.
The Civic Club awarded
checks to the winners of its
The winner of the frog jumping contest at the Hamp- logo contest. The winners
stead Independence Day celebration was Matthew included: for grades 1
Price, whose frog jumped 101 inches.
through 4, Montgomery
Photo by Penny Williams LeBlanc; for grades 5-8,
PENNY WILLIAMS
Tri-Town Times
Town May Make Legal Insurance Available
MATT RITTENHOUSE
Tri-Town Times
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SANDOWN – The board
of selectmen may be offering the chance for employees to buy pre-paid legal
service plans through their
workplace following a
meeting with representation
from LegalShield.
Beverly DeLuca and
Nancy Montville presented
their company’s offerings at
the Monday, June 30 selectmen’s meeting.
According to Montville,
while many may not think
the service is useful to
them, in the modern world
it is surprising how often
the need for legal services
comes up, from family and
divorce matters, to automobile issues and real estate
concerns among others.
While Montville noted
that most don’t live in families where the first thing
they do when a problem
arises or a questions needs
answering is say, “I’m going
to call my lawyer,” the need
was often there for law abiding folks.
She added that workplaces can suffer if employees are preoccupied with
legal concerns or costs.
The company also offers
identity theft coverage.
The selectmen questioned whether it would
cost the town anything. The
answer was no, that it’s a
voluntary payroll deduction
completely picked up by
employees.
Potentially in the future
is a lunch meeting with representation from the company or a polling of employees
to gain interest. Selectmen
did not raise opposition to
the idea of offering the service, with Selectman Steve
Brown saying he didn’t see
why the town wouldn’t offer
it if there was no taxpayer
cost.
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The contest showed the
Civic Club that they needed
to re-do their mission statement. This will be done and
then another logo contest
will be launched.
Every year the Hampstead Civic Club provides
scholarships to Hampstead
students who intend to further their education. This
year’s recipients received
$11,500 worth of scholarships, ranging from $500 to
$1,500. According to Civic
Club Secretary Howie
Steadman, the selections,
were made on the students
and their parents’ contributions to the club.
The winner of the United
States Marine Corps PFC
Matthew Bertolino Memorial
Scholarship was Elise Anderson. The winner of the U.S.
Army Captain Jonathan
Grassbaugh Memorial Scholarship was Pasha Felenchak
Other winners include
Megan Chaganis, Natalie
Fabrizio, Ross Fruhbeis,
Joshua Gallant, Gabby
Guinto, Kyle Heidler, Ethan
Howland, Danielle Low,
Daniel Reschberger, Jackie
Tormey, Michael Wilkinson
and Cooper Williams.
The Hampstead Lions
Club-sponsored Miss Hampstead contest this year had
three contestants: Laura Londrigan, Kaitlyn Ingalls and
Danielle Kuhl. Judges for the
contest were Katrina Supino
of Windham Hair Depot and
Atkinson Hair Depot, and
Donna Schipani of Hampstead Dance Academy. The
contestants each gave a state-
Newly crowned Miss Hampstead 2014, Danielle Kuhl,
is pictured with last year’s winner, Amber Alexander.
ment and answered a question. Lions Club President
Robert Laferriere was Master
of Ceremonies.
Kuhl was named Miss
Hampstead, with Londrigan
first runner-up and Ingalls
second runner-up. Kuhl was
crowned by current Miss
Hampstead Amber Alexander.
Kuhl said she wanted to
be in the Miss Hampstead
contest because it is important to be a role model for
younger kids and to give
back to her community.
“I’ve always wanted to
do it ever since I was a
youngster,” she said. “It is a
good way to be a positive
role model for the younger
people and it is important to
get involved in your community and give back.”
Londrigan said she competed because all of her
family is involved in town.
“I want to do something for
my town because I grew up
here and I love it,” she said.
Ingalls said that entering
the contest was a good way
to show she is willing to
take risks and to be part of
something big.
“Doing this brings out
my self confidence and self
esteem and allows me to
show that I am positive
about myself,” she said.
Last year’s Miss Hampstead said she has enjoyed
the past year. “The most fun
was the Easter Breakfast,”
she said. “I loved that, seeing all the kids and their
families there having so
much fun. I was a little
nervous at first being Miss
Hampstead but it turned
out to be really fun and I
loved doing it.”
The new Miss Hampstead is a junior at Pinkerton Academy.
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T R I -T OW N T I M E S • J U LY 3, 2014
TRI-TOWN HAPPENINGS
Holiday Closure
The Hampstead Public
Library will be closed on
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CHESTER
Vacation Bible School
Fellowship Bible Church,
48 Road & Gun Club Road,
off Route 102 near the Raymond town line, will host
“Footsteps of Faith” Vacation Bible School on July 711 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Children aged 4 years
through sixth grade are
invited for a week of fun
and adventure. The program is free. Call 887-2599
with questions.
Democrats
The Chester Democratic
Committee will meet Wednesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Chester Public Library.
HAMPSTEAD
Senior Trip
The Hampstead Seniors
will travel to Meredith for
the musical “Helly Dolly,”
lunch, dessert at Kellerhaus,
and shopping on Wednesday, July 30. The group
leaves St. Anne’s parking lot
at 10 a.m. and returns
around 5 p.m. Sign-up is
Wednesday, July 9, at the
Meeting House on Emerson
Avenue from 8:30 to 10:30
a.m. The trip is for age 62
and older. Cost is $45 per
Hampstead resident, $50 for
non-residents, due at signup. Hampstead seniors have
first priority; others go on a
waiting list. Proof of residency is required. For
details, call Cleta Barry at
329-9550.
Mad Science
Middle school students
are invited to participate in
“Minute to Win It” at the
Hampstead Public Library
on Thursday, July 17, at
6:30 p.m. Complete challenges in 60 seconds or less.
No advance sign-up is necessary.
Beginning July 3, the
Hampstead Public Library
will present an exhibit in
the second floor meeting
room of floor and wall-cloth
designs by Hampstead artist
Karen Cabral Sullivan. Her
designs are often modeled
from colonial times, and
have pastoral or nautical
themes. Meet the artist on
Tuesday, July 8, between 6
and 8 p.m.
Scavenger Hunt
Book Discussion
Families can join the
Hampstead Library’s Ms.
Patty for a Nature Scavenger
Hunt at the West Road Conservation Trails on Friday,
July 18, at 2 p.m. Enjoy a
walk in the woods while
locating natural treasures.
Each child receives a log
book to record and draw
their discoveries. For more
information, email [email protected] or
call the library at 329-6411.
The Third Thursday
Book Group at the Hampstead Public Library discusses “Moved and Seconded” by Rebecca Rule on July
17 at 1 p.m. Copies of the
book are available at the
library. Newcomers are
always welcome to discussions.
Minute to Win It
The Hampstead Public
Library in conjunction with
the Hampstead Recreation
Department present a family
event at Hampstead Central
School on Thursday, July
17, at 10 a.m. Educators
from the Mad Science group
will present a color changing demonstration, a Genie
Out of a Bottle experiment,
and a foaming flask finale.
Vacation Bible School
Many volunteer scientists
Kids aged 4 years
from the audience are needthrough
sixth grade are
ed, and some will help
invited
to
“D3” Vacation
launch fizz-powered rockBible
School
(VBS) at Island
ets.
Pond Baptist Church, 26
North Salem Road from 9
a.m. to noon July 7-11. Register to become a Secret
Agent, learning to “Discover, Decide and Defend”
truths regarding Jesus.
Super Agent extended training sessions are available for
Sports Camp and Music
Camp for all those attending VBS, from noon to 2
p.m. Monday through
Wednesday of that week.
Lunch will be provided.
Call the church at 329-5959
or register online at islandpondbc.org under K’Motion
and VBS page.
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Summerfest Crafters
Crafters and artists are
encouraged to sign up for
the 33rd anniversary of the
St. Anne Summerfest, set for
Saturday, July 26, at Meeting
House Park behind Town
Hall and the Old Meeting
House. Booths will be open
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 10foot by 10-foot spaces are
available for rent, covered or
uncovered, and with no
chairs or tables provided.
The vendor application can
be found at www.saintannechurchnh.org (click on
“Events” at the top, then
“Summerfest”), or by contacting Claire Manes at 6423250 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sign Language
On Tuesday, July 8, at 2
p.m., children in kindergarten and up can learn sign
language at the Hampstead
Public Library. Pinkerton
student Mary Lewis will
Rockets
teach basic signs and how to
Middle school age chil- experience music via vibradren can sign up for a pro- tions. No advance registragram at the Hampstead tion is necessary.
Public Library set for MonOwls
day, July 7, at 6 p.m. to
Families are invited to
build and launch canister
meet
some of New Hamprockets. Call the library at
shire’
s
owls at the Hamp329-6411 or email pfalconstead
Public
Library on
[email protected] to
Wednesday,
July
9, at 2 p.m.
register.
A naturalist from the Squam
Lakes Natural Science Cen-
ter brings live owls to the
library for this event.
Parade of Boats
The Angle Pond Lake Association Parade of Boats takes
Children who are enter- place at 6 p.m. July 4. For
ing grades Kindergarten and more information, call
up, and their parents, are Kathy Smith at 329-6838.
invited to the Hampstead
SANDOWN
Public Library on Thursday,
July 10, at 6:30 p.m. to learn
Holiday Closure
about the physics behind
The Sandown Public
roller coasters. Participants
can also make a scale model Library will be closed on
of their dream roller coaster. Friday, July 4, and Saturday,
July 5.
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Movie
The Hampstead Public
The Sandown Library
Library presents a program
on the culture of Pakistan will show the movie “Winfor middle school age kids ter’s Tale” on Monday, July
on Tuesday, July 15, at 2 14. This movie is rated PGp.m. Those attending will 13 and will be shown at 1
receive a decorative henna and 5:30 p.m. Call 887tattoo. Advance registration 3428 to reserve a seat; pizza
is required by calling the will be served at the 5:30
library at 329-6411 or p.m. showing.
emailing pfalconer@hampBook Talk
stead.lib.nh.us.
A Book Discussion will
Science Serendipity
be held Tuesday, July 15, at
On Monday, July 14, at 7 6:30 p.m. at the Sandown
p.m., Professor Mike Cross Library. This month’s Books
presents “Serendipity in Sci- & Bites title is “Mirror Mirence” at the Hampstead ror” by Gregory Maguire.
Public Library. This event is Light refreshments will be
sponsored by the Northern served.
Essex Community College
Cribbage & Cards
Speakers Bureau.
The Cribbage & Cards
Free Computer Tutoring
group will meet Tuesday,
Free technology tutoring July 15, at 6 p.m. at the
is available at the Hamp- Sandown Library. This
stead Public Library on group is for adults who
Wednesdays from 3 to 5 enjoy playing or are interp.m. through July 23, ested in learning cribbage or
including exploring the 45s. Light refreshments will
internet, setting up an email be served.
account or downloading free Summer Reading for Adults!
eBooks. Call in advance at
In the Summer Reading
329-6411 to schedule a half
hour, one-to-one session. Program for Adults at the
Bring a laptop, tablet or Sandown Library, for every
smart phone to the appoint- book read, earn a raffle ticket to be entered into a drawment if you have one.
ing set for Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Angle Pond Barbecue
Prizes are lunch for two and
The Angle Pond Lake Asso- dinner for two to Southern
ciation board hosts its annu- New Hampshire University’s
al Summer Barbecue on July Quill Restaurant.
19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Garden Forum
Richie Towne’s property at
At its Monday, July 7,
23 Holts Pond Road. Food
and soft drinks will be pro- meeting at 7 p.m. in the
vided. Bring chairs, towels Sandown Recreation Center
and other beverages. Yearly on Pheasant Run Drive, the
dues of $40 will be collected Sandown Garden Club will
at the barbecue. Those who discuss Go Botany, an
can't attend should send online resource developed
dues to APLA, PO Box 34, by the New England Wild
East Hampstead, NH Flower Society that helps
03826. New members are identify over 1,200 common
welcome. For more infor- native and naturalized New
mation, call Kathy Smith at England plants. The club
329-6838.
Roller Coasters
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Happenings
and crafts are offered at 713-8944 or visit www.eckSandown Public Library ankar-nh.org
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storyhours, which take
Free Meals
will also finalize plans for place Tuesdays and ThursOld Home Day and its days at 10 a.m.
Community Meals Netannual summer barbecue
work offers free, familyparty. New members are
REGIONAL
friendly meals at these
always welcome, and SanDerry locations; Derry resiHU Chant
down residency is not
dency is not required. July
required. The non-profit
A Community HU 6, noon to 1 p.m., lunch,
club belongs to the New Chant will be held Thurs- Seventh Day Adventist
Hampshire Federation of day, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. Church; July 7-11, 4:30 to
Garden Clubs, Inc. and and continuing on the third 5:30 p.m., dinner, Sonshine
National Garden Clubs, Thursday of each month at Soup Kitchen; July 13, noon
Inc. For more information the Holiday Inn, 2280 to 1 p.m., lunch, Seventh
visit: www.sandowngarden- Brown Ave., Manchester. Day Adventist Church; July
club.org.
The chant is sponsored by 13, 5 to 6:30 p.m., dinner,
Eckankar, Religion of the Church of the TransfiguraStoryhours
Light & Sound of God. For tion; July 14-18, 4:30 to
Stories, songs, activities more information, call 800- 5:30 p.m., dinner, Sonshine
Soup Kitchen; July 19, 5 to
6:30 p.m., dinner, St. Luke’s
United Methodist Church;
July 20, noon to 1 p.m.,
lunch, Seventh Day Adventist Church; July 20, 5 to
6:30 p.m., dinner, Etz
Hayim Synagogue.
Caregivers’ Open House
will be served. Community
members who would like to
talk with staff and board
members about volunteer
opportunities, client services and the Loaner’s Closet
for durable medical equipment are encouraged to
attend. A basket raffle, door
prize and other giveaways
will be available. For more
information, call 432-0877
or visit www.comcaregivers.org.
Community Caregivers
of Greater Derry hosts an
open house July 15 from
5:30 to 7 p.m. at its office in
the Masonic Temple, next to
Artists, Crafters Wanted
the Derry Public Library, at
58 East Broadway in Derry.
Local artists and crafters
Hot dogs, cold drinks, are sought for the Morrison
chips, and yogurt treats House Museum in Londondonated by local businesses derry for Londonderry Old
Home Day, Aug 16. Home
grown and handmade food,
crops, and craft items are
wanted. Booths are available
for rent; spots are limited.
For more information, call
537-2760.
Performers Sought
The second annual Evening of Thanks & Giving: A
Gala talent showcase and
auction to benefit homeless
families served by Family
Promise of Greater Rockingham County is Nov. 7, at
6 p.m. at the Atkinson
Country Club, Atkinson.
Youngsters ages 5-18 are
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These walls would create a deep pool of water
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two existing outlet pipes,
which would be extended
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would bridge the gap
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cribbing would be removed,
as it has caused much of the
state’s concern in recent
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Sandown Museum at Depot Ready for Visitors
Sandown Historical Society & Museum volunteers
are getting ready for the
warm weather when visitors
to the museum can stop by
and browse through artifacts telling the story of
Sandown since its incorporation in 1756.
The Museum is housed
in the train depot built by
the Worcester Nashua and
Portland Railroad in 1874.
There are displays in the
Men’s Waiting Room and
Operator’s Bay showing the
importance of the railroad
to the town and how trains
at the turn-of-the-century
operated. The Women’s
Waiting Room shows artifacts and displays depicting
life in Sandown.
Visitors can also tour the
grounds and explore the
former Maine Central
flanger cars built in 1914
and used to clear snow from
between the rails, and the
hand-powered velocipede.
The restored track motor
car is available for short
rides on the track in front of
the depot.
Stop by the depot and
pick up a “Passport to
Sandown,” which contains
clues about places around
town to be visited and
stamped to learn about the
place’s importance. When all
the clues have been solved
and all the stamps collected,
the Passport can be returned
to the depot for entry in a
raffle to be held in the fall.
Proceeds from the Passport will be used to continue the preservation of artifacts relative to the history
of Sandown and allow the
Historical Society to “tell
the story” of life in town
over the years.
The Society is looking
for donations of plants,
mulch and soil suitable for
gardening. Volunteers are
also needed to serve as
greeters, story tellers, and
gardeners and do other
museum tasks.
The Museum is open
Wednesdays and Fridays
through Sundays from 1 to
5 p.m. The depot is located
at 6 Depot Road. For further
information, stop by the
Depot or e-mail sanhs@
comcast.net.
The Sandown Historical
Society and Museum is a
non-profit organization reg- Sandown Historical Society member Bob Brouder gives visitors a ride on the track
Coutesy photo
istered in the State of New speeder in front of the Sandown Depot.
Hampshire.
Access
road site, Wilson suggested continuing with Farwell Engineering Services,
which had been hired for
the original proposal’s engineering study.
Facilities Director Michael Hall noted that the two
initiatives would have to
take place concurrently if
the board planned to put
the project forward on next
year’s warrant. He added
that he would have to be
make presentations to local
town boards – Conservation
and Planning - during the
same time frame.
Wilson said to move forward would require approving an expenditure of
$24,000 up front to get the
project going in a timely
fashion for the 2015 warrant. She said the funding
could come from a couple
of options: surplus or next
year’s budget. If it is to be
taken from surplus, then
contracts with Norton and
Farwell Engineering would
have to be in place within
the next five days.
Board member Suzanne
Barr was concerned that the
$24,000 would be spent
and the Diocese would then
not approve an easement
agreement. Board member
Wayne Dinsmore questioned whether the board
needed to authorize the
entire $24,000.
Wilson responded that
the Diocese has indicated it
is willing to work with the
district so she doesn’t anticipate any problems, and
pointed out that the engineering is needed to develop the easement, and thus
the entire amount is required up front. She said
she considered doing this
work to be worthwhile.
Board Chairman Greg
Hoppa asked the board to
first decide if the emergency
road access was a priority it
wished to pursue, as there
are other issues under con-
continued from page 1
willing to continue discussions for an easement.
Norton was hired to do
an in-depth study of the
emergency access road and
to identify the alternatives
open to the board, after voters refused to support the
initial emergency road proposal. That plan called for
building a paved, two-lane
through road that would
have crossed school-owned
property and ended at
Emerson Avenue.
He has a little time left
on his current contract and
Wilson recommended hiring him to continue the
negotiations for the easement at a cost of $4,000.
As engineering will
have to be conducted on
the new proposed access
Happenings
continued from page 13
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sideration in the renovation
and repair project that also
failed at the polls.
After a brief discussion,
the board decided it is a priority and voted unanimously to approve a not to
exceed amount of $24,000
to have Norton continue his
negotiations and Farwell
Engineering do the engineering.
School District Business
Administrator George Stokinger said surplus money
was available if contracts
were in place but he didn’t
know where that money
could be found in the budget for the coming year.
Kim Lindquist thanked
the board for looking into
the St. Anne’s property
option that she and her husband, Tom, had suggested
when objecting to the initial
emergency access road proposal.
The board then set Tuesday, Sept. 15, as the date for
the board’s work session on
the repair and renovation
project. The decision was
made to hold that work session at the HMS library at 7
p.m. and to encourage the
public to participate. This
will be the only item on the
agenda for the workshop,
and the board agreed to
publicize it in school
newsletters, the school Web
sites and in the media.
“We want to know what
the people want with regard
to the repair and renovation
project,” Hoppa said.
In other business:
• Board member Jaye
Dimando asked whether
Clifton Dancy, District
Technology Director, had
submitted his device inventory. She said the school district has an application in
place that tracks every
device entered into its database. She said it even
tracked two computers to
Las Vegas, Nev., where they
had been taken by a teacher
with permission for a conference. She said this should
make it easy to account for
every device the school district owns.
• Hoppa announced
after coming out of nonpublic session that the
board had approved giving
Doris Buco, Curriculum
Director, a two-year, 12month contract. Presently
she has an 11-month contract. Her salary has not
been decided as yet.
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