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The Aftermath of Agony: Local Family Burned Out
by Doug Robinson
He stands alone in bone chilling weather, beneath
a moonless sky attempting to reattach the huge blue
tarp which now covers his burned out mobile home.
Attempting to keep his balance atop his rickety roof,
he looks into the empty void of sodden ashes and wet
soot. His familys life of 16 years, as they knew it,
vaporized as it burned away in only 22 minutes.
Before the ashen soot, longtime homegrown and
schooled Hudson resident Paul Greenwood and his
family had been the proud owners of the mobile
home he lived in at 13 Mobile Park Drive. For 16
years, 16 Christmases, birthdays, holidays and family
events, the Greenwood family created their precious
memories in this now charred environment.
Young Paul Jr., seven, awoke on that early morning
to the sight of a re engulng his kitchen. It was 7
a.m. and this was about the time Paul Jr. would be
getting ready for school on this Friday morning.
According to re ofcials, one of the three family
dogs jumped onto the stove and turned on a burner,
which ignited some combustible material and then
disaster, struck.
The re spread rapidly, reaching temperatures in
excess of 1,500 degrees. The heat was hot enough to
buckle and burn the shell of the mobile home. Today,
the home is a simple shell of memories gone by.
When the re exploded, Paul Jr., his grandmother
and their three dogs became trapped. Hudson
Deputy Chief John OBrien stated, Pauls presence of
mind was unbelievable. He saved his grandmothers
life. His actions were heroic.
The re was intense and spread very rapidly. The
windows exploded and the re shot from the back
to the front of the mobile home fast, commented
Deputy Fire Chief OBrien. The reghters who
entered the home had to exit due to the extreme
heat and the dangerous conditions. Neighbors even
commented about hearing explosions.
The intensity of the re required the work of 26
reghters from Nashua, Windham, Pelham and
Hudson. The Salvation Army provided temporary
housing for the Greenwood family. The home is a
total loss stated the Red Cross. Paul, his mother,
two children and a friend are now, quite bluntly, out
in the cold.
During the ghting of the re, two Hudson
highway department employees assisted the HFD
with the application of sand on the frozen ground.
We are very thankful to the highway department.
Those two guys stood shoulder to shoulder with our
team, keeping the ground safe. For eight hours they
shoveled and spread sand by hand throughout the
entire area, assisting the 26 reghters.
Soon, the charred remains of the mobile home
will be removed and the vacant lot will serve as a
hollow reminder to the hollow pits, which exist in
their stomachs now. They currently live in a camping
trailer, parked behind the large open top trash
container, resting less than four feet from their mobile
home. My dad offered me his camping trailer,
commented Paul.
Family nances and the present economic times did
not allow for Paul to have home insurance. His home
is a total loss; he neither has the funds to remove it or
to purchase another mobile home.
When asked, What help do you need? Paul
simply states, Money. My neighbors have been great
with food, warmth and clothes. Hudson is a great
community. I have lived here all my life and I am
very thankful for everyones help.
The website, http://www.gofundme.com/6ljrl4
has been set up by 17 year old family friend, Ashley
Moore. The website is on Southern New Hampshire
emergency alerts and pops up on Facebook. She
has been absolutely great with the setting up of this
website. I am very thankful and very grateful for her
help, commented Paul.
I just have no idea what or how I am going to do
what I have to do. I am not afraid of work, and we
will get through this. Hopefully, someone will help
me out to get a new home. I hope people visit the
website.
Litchfeld Proposes
$1,200 in Tax Hikes
- Not Including
the School System
by Doug Robinson
If Litcheld voters choose to approve all of the articles
presented at the polls next month, they will have authorized
the Town of Litcheld to increase taxes an additional $3.90 per
thousand of assessed property value. This increase only covers
the town portion; it does not include the school system.
On a home valued at $300,000, the increase in town taxes
alone will be approximately $1,200, according to gures
obtained from the Town of Litcheld website, 2014 proposed
warrants.
The actual operating budget has a proposed increase of $3.58
per thousand, which is an increase of $1,074 for a home valued
at $300,000.
Of the $36,000 budgeted increase for the police department,
$20,000 has been budgeted for two new cruisers. Paid overtime
for the training of police ofcers was increased by $13,000.
The Litcheld Fire Department has been budgeted $2,000 less
than their current 2013 budget.
Information Technology has proposed a budget increase of
$17,000 for telephone and data line services and expenses.
Legal expenses are expected to be fty percent of the current
year and are budgeted at $20,400.
The total library budget has been increased by $24,000 to
$221,151, an increase of approximately 11 percent.
Approximately 48 people attended the deliberative session,
held February 1.
Voters at School Districts
Deliberative Session Made No Changes
by Lynne Ober
With 308 registered voters in attendance
at the school district deliberative session,
both parking and seating were at a
premium. Fortunately, additional seating
was quickly provided. Much of the
morning was quiet with little deliberation.
Two motions to amend were made, but
overturned. Three warrant articles caused
discussion about data accuracy. In the
end, all the warrants passed to the March
ballot as presented.
After a school board member spoke to
Warrant Article Four, the contract for part-
time paraprofessionals and food service
workers, Hudson resident Chris Landry
stood at the microphone and asked why
the data given was not the same as the
data printed in the warrant article. Landry
said that even if you added the numbers,
there was a data discrepancy. This was the
one of three data discrepancies discussed
at the meeting. Superintendent Bryan
Lane took the microphone and said that
the data printed in the warrant article was
correct; apologized that the school board
member gave erroneous data, but did not
explain why the school board member had
given erroneous data; or what the correct
nancial explanation was. This warrant
proposes to raise $60,469 in tax dollars.
School Board Chairman Laura Bisson
had previously said that food service was
funded via federal dollars and it was not
clear if the raises for this group were also
funded via federal dollars and that is what
caused the data confusion.
Later, Shawn Jasper made a motion
to amend Warrant Article Seven, which
would add $50,000 from fund balance
at the end of the year to the Special
Education Trust Fund. Jasper wanted to
add a statement that the $50,000 would
only be added if the budgeted surplus
of $461,091 was met and used to offset
the tax rate. When Jasper spoke to his
amendment, he said that his amendment
would ensure that school board promises
given at the January public hearing were
kept and that $461,091 of expected
surplus would be returned to offset the tax
rate which he understood was a school
board promise. Jasper said that if this
was not done, that the expected tax rate
increase would be 88 cents per thousand
and not the 70 cents per thousand the
school board had announced.
When Lane spoke after Jasper, he said,
I do not understand. You lost me. He
asked for Jasper to elaborate and respond
to his question, which was, Where is the
budgeted surplus?
Jasper said that data given at the public
hearing in the school district handouts
available at the public hearing was
different than what was being given out
at the deliberative session and that the
school district projected a budget surplus
of $461,091.
Landry again spoke and said that while
he did not disagree with the gure, he did
disagree in how the gure was used and
said he thought at the public hearing the
gure was a revenue offset. Landry and
Jasper both appeared to have the public
hearing documents with them.
Lane spoke again and said the previous
budget had a budget surplus but no surplus
was ever budgeted. He said a surplus
happens when money is not spent.
Next, School District Business
Administrator Karen Burnell said that
in 2013 the school district had returned
$461,091 in surplus as a tax offset.
However, there seemed to continue
to be confusion so Town Moderator Paul
Inderbitzen asked Budget Committee
Chairman Jon Maltz if he could speak and
clarify the situation for the audience.
Maltz rose and directed the audience
to page 22 in the deliberative session
handout. On that page, a 2014 report,
which was signed and authorized by the
school board, had a line called Fund
Balance to Reduce Taxes and next to
that line was $461,091, which Jasper had
called the budgeted surplus. Since the line
seemed to indicate a future action and not
a past action, there was still confusion.
However, an audience member jumped
to the microphone and moved to cut off
debate. This motion passed so there was
no opportunity to clear up the confusion
about the data and the 2014 report
presented to the public by the school
district.
Following the vote to call the question,
Jaspers motion was also quickly defeated
and the warrant passed to the ballot as
written.
Wendy, Emily, Paul and Paul Jr. are thankful that they are all alive
while they wrestle with their future home dif culties.
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Among the blacken ashes of the burnt out living room, overturned laundry baskets have displaced the books they
used to read to young Paul. Te red, blue and yellow book: Flyboat Adventures is about What do the Wonder
Pets do when they have to save a Baby Blowfsh under the sea, a Baby Chimp in outer space, a Baby Rabbit
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Air Force Airman Nicholas S. Wright graduated
from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-
Lackland, San Antonio, TX. The airman completed an
intensive, eight-week program that included training in
military discipline and studies, Air Force core values,
physical tness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Wright is the son of Tammy and Steve Wright of
Litcheld. He is a 2008 graduate of Campbell High
School,
Courtney Brown, a resident of Hudson and a senior
Integrated Marketing Communications major in Ithaca
Colleges Roy H. Park School of Communications, was
named to the Deans List for the fall semester.
Kiley Mae Bourque of Litcheld has been named
to the Provost List for the fall semester at Southern
Vermont College. The Provost List recognizes full-time
students who have earned a minimum grade-point
average of 3.25 during the semester.
Bourque is majoring in Radiologic Sciences. She is a graduate of Campbell High
School and the daughter of Kevin and Deanne Bourque of Litcheld.
Ithaca College congratulates more than 1,400 students who made the Deans list
in the fall 2013 semester. Among those who made the list are Litcheld residents
Marissa Framarini, Ashley Gannon, and Kyle Mun.
The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students
have been named to the Deans List for fall semester: Tahylur Hebert and Samantha
Migneault, both of Hudson and Andrew Matte of Litcheld.
The following area residents have been named to the Deans List at Champlain
College for the fall semester: The honored students are Christopher Jeffery of
Hudson and Gordon Wade of Litcheld.
Jedidiah Richard Langlois of Hudson, a freshman majoring in civil engineering,
was named to the Deans List for the fall semester at Clarkson University.
The following local residents were among 1,303 students from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the universitys Deans List for academic
excellence for the fall 2013 semester. From Litcheld: Omri Flaisher, a junior
majoring in mechanical engineering; Jacob Mercier, a sophomore majoring in
mechanical engineering; and Richard Rafferty, a junior majoring in robotics
engineering. And from Hudson: Amanda Weis, a junior majoring in management
information systems.
The following students have been named to the Deans List for the fall semester
at Assumption College. Hudson residents Katie Leduc, class of 2014, and Jessica
Underwood, class of 2016; and Litcheld resident Meghan Sweeney, class of 2016.
Christine Buttrick, daughter of Brian and Martha Buttrick of Hudson has been
named to the Deans List for the fall semester at the University of New England. A
2011 graduate of Alvirne High School, Buttrick is majoring in Nursing.
Stonehill College recently named the following Hudson residents to its Deans
List for the fall semester: Lauren E. Knight, a member of the Class of 2014, and
Catherine L. Lynes, a member of the Class of 2014.
Curry Colleges Interim Chief Academic Ofcer Sue Pennini is proud to announce
that Allison Murray of Hudson has been named to the Deans List for the fall
semester.
The following students from Hudson have been named to the Deans List for the
fall semester at the University of Vermont: Teja Karri, an Engineering major in the
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, and Juliette Miller, a Spanish
major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Merrimack College has announced the names of Hudson residents who have
achieved Deans List status for the fall semester. They are Molly Glasheen, Larissa
Manning, Travis Terrill, and Travis Terrio.
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A Special Treat
for Hudson Seniors
If you would like to submit a recipe or a comment for our article contact Lori Bowen at lbowen@
hudsonnh.gov or stop by and see her at the Community Center Tuesdays through Thursdays.
by Lori A. Bowen,
Hudson Senior Services Coordinator
If you are a snow enthusiast, such as me, it
has been a great winter for us. I have especially
enjoyed the little snow urries that have been
showing up in the afternoon to brighten the dull
gray days. Make yourself a cup of cocoa, cozy up
with a blanket and watch the snowfall. What a
perfect way to spend an afternoon. Remember how
excited you were as a child every time it snowed?
We live in New Hampshire and get to enjoy the
seasons; so enjoy all this snow, it will be summer
soon enough!
Because of the weather make sure you have some
soup on hand that you can warm up. Soup is lling
and can really warm you up on a cold day. Add a
grilled cheese sandwich and you cant go wrong!
You may also be running low on salt or kitty litter,
even if you only have it in your car for where you
park your vehicle.
This week during the coffee club discussion we
were sharing all our old fashioned ways to get rid
of colds. Don mentioned his pot of boiling water
with vapor rub melted in it, a towel over your head
and you breathe it in until you cant anymore. I
mentioned the honey tea that I make with hot water,
a teaspoon of honey and a splash of lemon. It coats
the throat and tastes good when you arent feeling
well. Ruthie mentioned her mothers recipe for
vapor rub on the chest and making a hot pack to
place on it, wrapping up in a blanket and sweating
it out. We all have something our mothers or
fathers used to do to get over a cold. My father
still swears by a large onion cut up and placed
between two pieces of sandwich bread, then add
a splash of vinegar and eat it. If you are really sick
an onion eaten like an apple does the trick. There
is something to be said for those old remedies that
helped you kick a cold in a day.
Even though our Patriots didnt make it to the
Super Bowl this year, there is a silver lining.
Pitchers and catchers have reported for spring
baseball! Go Red Sox!
We are still looking for anyone interested in
playing poker, stop by, or contact Lori to get started.
If you have a recipe that you would love to share
with my readers please send it my way. If there is
a special story that goes with it please share that as
well and I will pass it all on. lbowen@hudsonnh.
gov.
Happy Birthday to all our February birthdays!
A special birthday wish to Donna whose real
birthday only comes around every four years, so
happy everyday this month!
A Happy Anniversary goes out to all our couples!
Happy Anniversary, Don and Prudence!
They are hard at work at the new center; the
siding is going up and looks great. The ceiling grid
is in and there are lights being added. The exit
signs are hanging in the hallway. We are so excited
for the opening which is looking like late spring.
I hope everyone is planning on attending and
wandering through the new center. HCTVs home
will also be there and things are really starting to
take shape downstairs as well.
Make sure you come out Saturday to support the
town budget. Regardless of which side you are on,
it is important to stay informed and the best way
to know what is happening with our town is to be
at these sessions. It is very important this year as
this is the rst time the Hudson Seniors have an
operating budget as part of the town budget. The
past information regarding the budget can be found
on the town website, www.hudsonnh.gov. You can
watch prior budget hearings from this fall and read
all the warrant articles that are being offered up on
Saturday.
The seniors are once again hosting the concessions
for the town deliberative session, so please stop by
and support your seniors. There will be lots of tasty
treats offered!
For The Kitchen
This recipe came from my friend Kathy. Her
husband, Bernie is retired and has taken on the
chef responsibilities at their house now. She said
he made this soup last week and it was wonderful.
Based on the ingredients in this recipe I bet it smells
wonderful while you are making it too. I hope you
enjoy Bernies Soup, thank you Kathy for sharing!
Bernies Chicken Minestrone
Ingredients
2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced small
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes
10 cups chicken broth
4 cups cooked shredded chicken
3/4 cup small pasta shells
3 medium carrots cut into 1/4 inch rounds
1 Parmesan rind, plus grated parmesan (optional)
1 bunch kale (preferably Tuscan, 3/4 pound) just
leaves cut into 1 inch pieces
1 medium zucchini, diced medium
I can black beans
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Take a large pot, put in oil and place over
medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft.
Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds. Add
can of tomatoes with juice and cook until liquid
evaporates. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add
pasta, carrots and Parmesan rind. Stir and cook
about ve minutes. Add kale, zucchini, and black
beans and cook until zucchini is crisp-tender. Stir
in chicken and cook until warmed through. Season
with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with grated
Parmesan. Serves six.
Ask for Home Fire
Sprinklers
submitted by Inspector Joseph Triolo, Hudson Fire Prevention
Hudson Fire Prevention wants the community to know about a new online
interactive guide from the national nonprot Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
(HFSC) that provides information about home re sprinklers. The Ask For Them
consumer guide is ideal for safety-conscious consumers who are building new
homes or are just simply interested in learning about home re sprinklers.
When your building your dream home, there are a lot of options
to consider. Safety should be at the forefront of those choices, but if a
homebuilder doesnt offer re sprinklers as an option, homebuyers need to
know to ask for them, and they need to know the facts about re sprinklers as
well as the life-saving benets.
The new guide available on HFSCs website (www.homeresprinkler.org/
index.php/Consumer/quick-guide.html) explains why its important to protect
your family and your investment with home re sprinklers. There are 11 brief
video segments that answer common questions about home re sprinklers and
debunk the myths. The videos also explain re sprinkler technology and how
it works.
When a home is built with re sprinklers, generations of families will be
protected by the ultimate re safety technology, Hudson Fire Prevention is one
of 2,500 re departments nationwide that are designated Built For Life Fire
Departments by HFSC, thanks to its commitment to making home re sprinkler
education a priority in its public education outreach.
The Ask For Them consumer guide was developed by HFSC through partial
funding from a re prevention and safety grant awarded by the grant programs
directorate of FEMA.
For more information about home re sprinklers and to view the interactive
Ask For Them consumer guide, visit www.homeresprinkler.org/ind
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One Week until Litchfeld WinterFest
Volunteers Wanted
Litchfelds second annual WinterFest takes place February 14, 15 and
16 at Roy Memorial Park. We still have several volunteer positions open
for anyone looking for a way to get involved in this great community event!
Many of the volunteer positions are inside Talent Hall or in heated tents.
All are either in 60 or 90 minute blocks of time to allow everyone a chance
to enjoy the many activities available for kids and adults.
Te open positions include chili and chowder servers, bounce house
attendants, mechanical bull attendants, hot air balloon helpers, 5K run
helpers, and many more. For a full list of available positions and activities
please go to www.LitchfeldRec.com or check out our Litchfeld WinterFest
2014 Facebook page.
Tis is a community event that would not be possible without the
contributions of many people, organizations, and businesses throughout
Litchfeld. Please consider lending a hand if you are available.
Keith Buxton, Litchfeld Recreation, Litchfeld
In Defense of Congress and the Constitution
Much has been said of Congresss low approval rating lately. I believe,
though, that these ratings are somewhat deceptive because Congress
represents and refects the people. We all, no doubt, highly approve of those
Congressmen who refect our sentiments and views, but highly disapprove
of those that do not. Tere are many that complain about the gridlock in
Congress, and that Congress cannot seem to pass legislation or take action.
Tis again is a refection of we the people because we are presently a much-
divided nation. Tere is certain wisdom in proceeding slowly and cautiously
or not at all when there is so much division. Especially when the bills are so
large and impossible for anyone to understand or even read in the allotted
time. Te notion that we need to pass them to fnd out what is in them is
ludicrous and dangerous.
What we need is a president who is able to persuade and unite the people.
Instead, we seem to have a president who is divisive and has surrounded
himself with divisive people. People who pit the rich against the poor, black
against white, unbelievers against people of faith, old against young, urban
against suburban and so on. And then the president and those around
him decry the inability of Congress to get things on the presidents agenda
done and he feels compelled to dictate through executive orders. One who
dictates is a dictator. Te president is supposed to faithfully execute the laws
that Congress passes; not make or change the laws.
We have a president who is an excellent and very elegant speaker, who is
bold to the point of being arrogant. He is an intelligent and educated man
who has the full backing of the mainstream media (ABC, NBC, CNN, etc.).
So it is not that he is lacking in abilities or capacity, but that he seems to
want his policies and agenda implemented without debate or scrutiny and
no matter the cost.
When, for example, people say that they dont want a National Healthcare
system which is neither afordable nor caring but fast becoming another
bureaucratic quagmire, I respectfully ask that he would listen to the people.
I believe that most people want jobs to be more plentiful and a lower cost
of living, not more regulations and a higher cost of living. Mr. President,
give us a vision that we can all unite behind and uphold your oath to defend
and protect the U.S. Constitution. Use the bully pulpit and not executive
orders to accomplish whatever we as a Nation, after careful thought, can all
agree is needed. Faithfully execute the laws and if they are fawed return to
Congress, compromise and have them changed. Mr. President, please unite
the country; be a leader and not a dictator.
John R. Delano, Hudson
Te Grammys in Review
Recently, Hollywood hosted the 56th Annual Grammys. My problem
with what I saw was the gross realization that Hollywood is dictating culture
and the output of that is state and federal legislation not based on the good
of the country but on pop cultures whim. Frankly, I dont like having
someone shove things down my throat and tell me that if I dont like it, then
Im a bad person. If I detect the infuence at 31, I can only imagine the
efect on younger generations.
From what I can see, Hollywood is a cesspool of deviant behavior, failed
marriages, and superfcial vanity like that of the Kardashians. I really dont
think Americas cultural future should be set and infuenced by the likes
of Kane West and Madonna. Tis is the same Madonna that just recently
tweeted out racial slurs and stood on stage promoting the enlightenment of
gay marriage and trans-sexuality.
Truthfully, Gay marriage is a place holder for any given topic because I
think of the destruction Hollywood has had in the lives of little girls who
have looked at anorexic super models and thought Im not pretty unless I
look like that and little boys who grew up indoctrinated into misogyny by
artists who songs about women as nothing more than sluts and hoes or
have grown up watching their TV icons preach how fun it is getting high.
Tis is the same Hollywood that now says a mom and mom using a turkey
baster to get pregnant is the new normal and declares a cultural war for all
who oppose it.
Te root of my fear and apprehension is not the reality of guys kissing
guys; its the long term cultural death that we as a society are sufering.
We all think the world has gone mad and that America isnt what we
remember; yet no-one is willing to put their fnger on why. Te moral fber
of America is broken apart by failed fathers who abandon their children,
91 million people unemployed, 50-plus percent divorced families, 55
million dead babies, legalized narcotics, a dead God, over crowed jails, 17
trillion in debt and now we want to hang our hats as good people on how
accepting we are of gay marriage and trans-sexuality? I worry that if we dont
take a stand now for normal non-deviant behavior then will our children
have anything to inherit? Is this the future we want to give them? Have
we moved so far away from center that there isnt even a right and wrong
anymore? It breaks my heart to watch my nations soul die in the name of
progression while we sit captivated by the escapades of Justin Bieber.
Jason Shoemaker, Hudson
Lynne Morin Running for
Hudson School Board
My name is Lynn Morin and I am running for a seat on the Hudson
School Board. I no longer have any children attending the school system
but it has remained very near and dear to my heart. I was educated here in
Hudson, as was my child. Before rejoining the workforce, I spent much of
my time volunteering in the community with rec sports. I have no agenda
other than fnding creative ways to always rise above mediocrity and achieve
excellence with a 21st century education.
I attended a refreshing deliberative session on Saturday February 1, 2014,
and I must say I was amazed at the attendance. Tere were of course many
district employees, and the usual attendees, but I also saw many of the same
parents that attended the elementary restructuring hearings. I spent many
of my childs school years volunteering in the schools not because I needed
to know what was happening with my child but because I truly enjoyed
volunteering and helping students and teachers. It is where I frst realized
through a teachers eye that the apple does not fall very far from the tree.
Not only were the Hudson teachers able to give my child a solid foundation,
they also opened my eyes on occasion as to what I needed to do in the
partnership.
Now, today I believe I qualify as a Senior Citizen, and I hear the
arguments of them against us, and I just dont believe it is that simple. It
is true if we do not do this year, what we have not done in the past, it will
come around to haunt us tenfold. I would have liked to have seen more
modifcation with teacher salaries so that those teachers at the bottom step
can rise up to a more livable wage. Te other two areas which I view as one,
is money for technology and its infrastructure as well as the professional
development needed to accomplish the leaps and bounds that can come
with better technology. Now I must qualify this by saying there must be a
solid short and long range technology plan that defnitively identifes a one
to universe of learning and collaboration. In the end it can save on paper,
textbooks, servers, software licenses, etc. By developing the proper step by
step technology plan and researching the best and least cumbersome ways to
fnance such a plan; we could have students and teachers quoting Oh, the
Places We Will Go.
Lynn Morin, Hudson
Watch Out Hudson ...
Look out Hudson. A train wreck is running through. Stacey Milbouer,
creator of SOS-Save Our Schools Facebook Group, is running for School
Board!
While her heart is in the right place, our schools defnitely need saving,
she was able to infuence hundreds of taxpayers at deliberative session,
February 1, to vote to have a fraudulently, admittedly over infated budget
passed. She recruited hundreds of people to show up at deliberative session,
ofering no alternatives but to vote on this over infated, fraudulently
prepared budget.
After working with the school department, Mr. Lane and the school board
asking questions and analyzing various components of the budget, I came up
with a sizable amendment to the operating budget for the school department
and brought it to deliberative session to present it.
After presenting my motion, Stacey Milbouer quickly shut down the
moderators intent to vote on my amendment in pieces so that we may have
had some portions pass. She also shut down any further discussion of the
proposed amendment and forced a vote immediately. After my amendment
was voted down by an overwhelming majority of the deliberative session,
we were then able to continue to discuss the operating budget. During this
discussion it was revealed that numerous accounts that appeared to have
consistent actual results far below budget could not have been cut, because
the school department depends on these pads and cushions for emergencies.
You can all guess where these emergencies arise! When asked, Lane stated
that this was not done intentionally.
Stacey Milbouer has announced her intent and candidacy for School
Board and God help Hudson as Moderator! Look out Hudson. If Stacey
Milbouer wins a seat on the School Board, God knows what will be passed
under her eyes and on with her infuence! Make sure you come out and vote
on March 11, 2014, not only to vote intelligently on the various articles, but
on the elected ofcials.
Peggy Huard, Hudson
It Was Like the Movie High Noon
Te following is a true story, its an example of what our society is turning
into.
It was close to noon, this past Christmas Eve Day, when I stopped for gas
at a station with three pumps on each side. Te frst and third pumps were
being used, so I pulled into where the second is. As I got out of my truck
to start pumping gas, the owner of the vehicle at the third pump behind
me, comes over to me and starts shouting that did I know that I almost hit
his car when I frst pulled in. I didnt think it was possible that I either hit
or almost hit his car but thought maybe I did, then asked him where did
I almost hit his car, to which he replied you didnt but you got close to
hitting it. I was quiet for a minute or so, looked at him as he was within
arms distance of me then and I replied I didnt hit your car, its Christmas
Eve afternoon, what is wrong with you and why are you being so aggressive
to me over nothing? We went through this bizarre exchange again, with
other people watching, when the man just blurted out just stay away from
my car. He then got in his car, backed away from the pump in a lurch,
pulling away like the race had just started, with no regard for the safety of
anybody there.
What is going wrong with people that drives them to behave so
aggressively and so suddenly, even on Christmas Eve afternoon?
Jerry Gutekunst, Hudson
Take a Dip with Hudson Police
Hudson Police ofcers will be participating in a unique fundraiser
for Special Olympics New Hampshire. During the month of February,
residents will see for the frst time bearded ofcers patrolling their town.
Ofcers will be making a donation to Special Olympics for this rare
opportunity to grow facial hair!
Te fundraiser, Donate to Insulate, will precede the Special Olympics
Winni Dip and hopefully the beards will help the ofcers keep extra warm
while jumping into the cold waters of Lake Winnipesaukee on March 8.
Hudson Police will have a team of ofcers participating in the Winni Dip.
Anyone interested in making a donation to Hudson Police on behalf of
Special Olympics New Hampshire for the Winni Dip can stop by the station
at 1 Constitution Dr., Hudson, or they can make a donation through the
website: http://www.frstgiving.com/team/255714.
You can take the Dip with Hudson Police! To learn more about the
Winni Dip and to register go to www.sonh.org.
Master Patrol Ofcer Alan D. Marcotte,
Hudson Police Department, Hudson
Mr. Lane Kept His Promise;
Sends Parents a Special Gift
We came home a week or two ago to an envelope, addressed to us in
somewhat familiar handwriting, from Alvirne High School. As all three
kids are no longer at Alvirne, we were perplexed and quite frankly, a little
nervous! What we found inside that envelope was truly a special gift.
I opened the envelope and found a two page, typed letter dated
June 2009. I asked my daughter Megan, Do you know what this is?
Bewildered she gasped, He sent them! Of course, I asked her to explain.
As we were preparing for graduation, Mr. Lane asked us to type letters to
our parents, thanking them for all they had done for us. He had us put
them in envelopes, address them and told us in fve years, he would mail
them to us. She never thought that you would follow through with that
promise; we are all thankful you did.
Reading that letter brought back many memories, some happy, some sad.
Many of the things Megan mentioned in that letter still ring true to this
day. We all had a few laughs and shed a few tears. I have told many friends
and family about that letter and we all agree, what a very special gift this was
both for us as parents and for our daughter. It is something that I will hold
onto for a lifetime and I wanted to take a moment to say thank you.
Over the 18 years that my children walked the halls at Alvirne, I know
that we have shared some ups and downs. I know that we celebrated and
supported many of your decisions as a principal and at times, we questioned
and challenged some of those decisions. I am sure that you may have done
the same with some of our decisions as parents. No matter what happened
then, today, I wanted to thank you for this decision. Te letter we received
from Megan was truly a gift and we are very appreciative that you followed
through with your promise, fve years later. It meant the world to Megan, to
us and I am sure to all of the other Alvirne parents and their children who
received them.
Tank you for all that you have done, and continue to do, for our
children.
Laurie and Steve Blanchette, Hudson
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Hudson Police Raising Funds for Special Olympics
submitted by Hudson Police Department
Hudson Police ofcers will be participating in a unique
fundraiser for Special Olympics New Hampshire. During
the month of February, residents will see for the rst time,
bearded ofcers patrolling their town. Ofcers will be making
a donation to Special Olympics for this rare opportunity to
grow facial hair!
The fundraiser, Donate to Insulate, will precede the
Special Olympics Winni Dip and hopefully the beards will
help the ofcers keep extra warm while jumping into the cold
waters of Lake Winnipesaukee on March 8.
Hudson Police will have a team of ofcers participating
in the Winni Dip. Anyone interested in making a donation
to Hudson Police on behalf of Special Olympics New
Hampshire for the Winni Dip can stop by the station at 1
Constitution Dr., Hudson, or they can make a donation
through the website: http://www.rstgiving.com/
team/255714.
You can take the dip with Hudson Police! To learn more
about the Winni Dip and to register go to www.sonh.org.
Staff photo by Len Lathrop
Let the Games Begin in Sochi, 2014
by Laurie Jasper
The 2014 Winter Olympics are being held in Sochi, Russia.
Preliminary events begin Thursday, February 6, with the opening
ceremony being held the following night on February 7. Sochi is
located on Russias southeast, along the Black Sea. NBC Television
and its afliates, including NBC.com, plan thousands of hours of
coverage from February 6 through the closing ceremony on February
23.
The rst modern day Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece
in 1896 and hosted by the International Olympic Committee. The
rst Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924. Until 1992, the
Winter and Summer Olympics occurred on the same year every four
years. In 1992, the schedule was changed so that both the Winter
and Summer Olympics still occur every four years, but in two year
intervals.
There are four indoor sports which are part of the Winter
Olympics: curling, gure skating, speed skating and ice hockey.
The rest of the competitions will take place outdoors and among
those are: bobsled, luge, snowboarding, alpine skiing, freestyle
skiing, ski jumping, cross country skiing and biathlon. For the rst
time ever, womens ski jumping will be included.
According to NESN, there are 46 athletes with ties to New
England. As you and your family enjoy watching the Olympics,
keep your eyes open for some local favorites, including Sean
Doherty, 18, from Center Conway, the youngest member of the
U.S. biathlon team. Julia Ford, 23, from Holderness and Leanne
Smith, 26, from North Conway will compete in Alpine skiing, along
with ve-time winter Olympian Bode Miller, 36, from Franconia.
Hanovers Julia Krass, 16, will participate in slopestyle skiing; Kris
Freeman, 33, from Concord will compete in cross-country skiing;
Nick Fairall, 25, of New London will be ski jumping and Chas
Guldemond, 26, is a slopestyle
snowboarder from Laconia.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will
be held in PyeongChang, South
Korea.
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It sounded like a great idea. Convert the open
space in the lower level of the re department
administration building into an area for all
employees of information technology (IT) to be
able to work together. Currently, two employees
work in ofces at town hall and the third works at
the Hudson Police Department.
No big deal-right? Wrong.
After seven months of nger pointing blame,
lack of communication and lack of follow up
by the Town of Hudson Board of Selectmen; the
Board of Selectmen decided to pull the carpet
out from underneath ITs attempt to relocate. At
their January 28 BOS meeting, they voted 3-2
(Brucker/Luzsey against) because the project was
taking too long to consummate. Apparently, the
conference room and two ofces available in the
re department had been empty and ready to go
for more than two months.
Luzsey commented, We owe it to the IT
Director as to why (the move) has not happened
yet. There may be legitimate reasons we do not
see adequate progress. This board did not give a
deadline.
Selectman Nancy Brucker also stated, We owe
it to the Director to talk to us about this.
The plan to relocate IT was formulated as a
result of the re department and the community
development departments unied partnership
with the creation of the inspectional services
division. As positions and responsibilities were
reassigned and realigned, the lower area of the
re department became empty.
In checking the Board of Selectmens meeting
minutes from June 11, 2013, Selectman Luzsey
said hed tell (the Board) what we plan on
(doing) with ITs (Information Technology) action
to relocate themselves to the basement of the
Fire Admin.
Apparently, the proposed move created a
domino effect in which all parties, BOS, re
department, IT, nance, and inspectional
services, trustees, engineering, and supervisors
of the checklist became unknowing partners.
More moves were discussed. A new break room
was discussed. New construction to the town
administration building was discussed. New
construction to the re department building was
discussed. But, no one appeared to talk to one
another. All worked within their own bubble or
sphere of employment.
And, the BOS never followed up by
interviewing the various parties, workshops or by
committee assignment.
In addition, Chairman Maddox advocated
(the moves) by stating they would Open up
the ofces back there that we could put those
people in and solve the whole problem, still
have that open to bathrooms and whatever, and
engineering would be a break room.
The Hudson house of cards, at the instructions
of the board of selectmen, was collapsing.
Fingers began pointing and the blame game
began.
IT blamed the vendor for the construction
delays. The job requirements for the IT employee
working at the HPD now requires him to work at
the HPD, and not with his fellow IT members (he
does split his time between IT at the town ofces
and the HPD). Selectmen Luzsey blamed the
re department for the re departments delay
with getting the records (1/28/204) and other
equipment out of the area in question, while
Chairman Maddox stated at the same meeting,
I was under the impression this was to be done
quickly as all three would be brought together but
that is not going to happen.
According to Hudsons IT Director Lisa Nute,
she stated at the June 11, 2013 BOS meeting: I
guess within that move and part of this discussion
was the Finance Directors proposal to re-arrange
some other areas down here, including the
lunch room. There was some question about the
security or I guess secure les by the Trustees of
the Trust Fund, which you are also vacating with
the Inspectional Services move.
The suggestion was that I vacate my ofce.
That becomes the Checklist of the Supervisors and
Trustees ofce, which will be then secured for
les and we would not have to make the public
restroom here inaccessible because the entryway
could be opened up back as it used to be before
that became an IT ofce.
She further stated, With this move, Id be able
to clean up some of the Police IT area which is
currently out of control, when we lost an IT closet
in its entirety. (This happened) when they did the
reconstruction of the Records Department there.
So a lot of that stuff ended up in our IT ofce
down at the Police Department and its in my
opinion a little unruly. So that it one advantage
to doing something like this and including closed
storage.
Selectman Luzsey commented, This whole
process started back somewhere in October
(2013) when we took on the consolidation of
Inspectional Services. What were seeing right
now is the unintended consequences of some
of our decisions that we made to consolidate
Inspectional Services and then to not only
consolidate the organization and people into one
but also into a facility. A centralized area.
So when we did that, were actually opening
up an entire level of the Fire Administration
building. If we take a look at what is being
presented here and proposed, there are a couple
of things that fall off. One is the improved overall
working conditions for all town employees in
Town Hall by providing an area that is better
suited for the break.
With all those discussions, drawings, prior
plannings, encumbered monies and many hours
of time, labor and expertise spent on the project;
the Hudson Board of Selectmen, at the January
28 BOS meeting, rescinded their authorization to
execute the move because it simply took too long.
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PMA Announces School
Spelling Bee Winner
Nethra Sureshkumar, Fourth Grade
submitted by Judy King, Alvirne High School
Alvirne High Schools store, The Bronco Barn has earned DECAs
(Distributive Education Clubs of America) highest certication as a gold-
certied school based enterprise. Bronco Barn is one of only two gold-
certied school based enterprises in New Hampshire. DECA prepares
emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, nance, hospitality and
management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
Cullen Madden, Marketing teacher and DECA mentor commented on the
Marketing III students who put together a 47-page manual on how to operate
a successful school enterprise. I couldnt be more proud of the Marketing
III students who completed this daunting task. They deserve praise for their
outstanding work.
This fall, Cullen Madden and the marketing lab students improved the
physical space and created more student, staff and community trafc.
Marketing lab students include: Kaleigh Bisson, Jared Chenel, Jessie
Belliveau, Kevin Tran, Calvin Hunter, Tyler Ladebauche, Monica Lukitsch,
Alyssa Huggins, Richard Merrield, Jeremy Baker, Kerian Caisse and Tristan
Lindsey. Marketing III students, from left, are:
Alyssa Huggins, Brittany Leveille and Richard Merrifeld.
Missing from photo is Tristan George.
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the school spelling
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and after several
rounds, won the
schools spelling bee
competition. Nethra
will be competing in the regional spelling bee to take place in Nashua
in March.
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Prior Planning Prevents Problems - Right?
Hudson BOS Fueling the Fire Regarding Departmental Turf War
Sonja (Davidson) Wilson, 75, a resident of
Hudson for 63 years, died at home February
1, 2014, in the company of her loving
family, after a long and courageous battle
with ovarian cancer.
Sonja was born in Nashua on October
11, 1938, to the late Lawrence and Ellen
(Cromwell) Davidson. She moved to
Auburn, ME and lived there until returning
to Hudson in 1950. She was a graduate of
Alvirne High School.
Following graduation, Sonja attended
the Concord Hospital School of Nursing and obtained her Nursing
Diploma. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Industrial Nursing
until leaving to raise her family. She re-entered nursing after her
children were grown, working until retirement at Greenbriar Nursing
Home in Nashua.
Sonja loved the outdoors, especially the beach and the
mountains. She enjoyed snowmobiling and camping with her
family and was never without a book to read or her trusty camera.
She loved to dance and play cards and especially enjoyed teaching
games to her grandchildren. She was fortunate to travel the country
with her husband after retirement in their motor home and for many
years was a Snowbird to Florida.
Sonja enjoyed being a grandmother and her family was the
focal point of her life. She treasured attending activities of her
grandchildren and was a great cheerleader for all sporting events.
She is predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Henry Wilson, Jr.
She leaves her loving children, two sons, Craig of Hudson, and
Kenneth of Ocala, FL; and her daughter, Kimberly (Wilson) Murchie
of Westminster, MA. She also leaves eight grandchildren: Alicia,
Hannah and Courtney of Brookline, NH; Christie and Jonathan of
Ocala, FL; and Ellen, Patrick, and Colin of Westminster, MA.
A Memorial Service to celebrate Sonjas life was held February
5 at the Rivet Funeral Home & Crematorium, 425, Daniel Webster
Highway, Merrimack, NH.
In lieu of owers,
memorial donations may
be made in Sonjas name
to the American Cancer
Society, 2 Commerce
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Library. Unless otherwise indicated, registration
is required for programs. Register online at
rodgerslibrary.org under children using your
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o Books & Babies: birth-18 months, Thursday
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o Movers & Shakers: ages 13-23 months,
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o Toddler Time: age 2, Wednesday 9:30am or
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o Story Time: ages 3-5, Monday 10 a.m.,
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o Book Banter: grades 3-5, Wednesday 4 p.m.,
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o Theater Club: ages 8-12, Monday 6 p.m.,
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o Minecraft for Kids: ages 6-12, Thursday 6
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o Tail Wagging Tutors: all ages, Saturday 1-4
p.m., register for a half hour slot online.
Tuesdays, thru April 15
Free Tax Help at Rodgers Memorial Library.
Volunteers from the AARP will be at the Rodgers
Memorial Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson, on
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (rst Tuesday
of each month, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) to help senior
citizens and low to moderate income taxpayers
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with complex tax forms are advised to seek paid
tax help. Go to rmlnh.org/events or call the library
at 886-6030 to make an appointment, walk-ins
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Saturday, February 8
Deliberative Session for the Town of
Hudson, 9 a.m. at the Hudson Community
Center.
Gaming Day at Rodgers Memorial Library. From
12-4 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month
join Play Date NH as they teach an assortment of
new board games, card games and role playing
games at the Rodgers Memorial Library in Hudson.
Play Date NH is a volunteer organization aimed
at educating the community about the benets of
games and gaming. They hold events to introduce
new games, expand the gaming audience and
invite citizens to make gaming of all types a part
of their family, school and community. There
will also be Wii games available to play. Call the
library at 886-6030 for more information.
Pokmon League for All Ages. Every month
the Rodgers Memorial Library in Hudson holds
a meeting for fans of the monster collecting and
battling series to meet and play together. All
ages are welcome. All video game versions, new
players, and TCG players are also welcome to
attend. Second Saturdays: 10-11:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 9
The Friends of the Library of
Hudsons Second Hand Prose
Book Sale will be held from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. in the lower level of
the Hills Memorial Library Building at 18
Library St.
Monday, February 10
The Wordshop: New Teen
Writers Group. Come to the
Wordshop to hone your creative
writing talent! All writing, all skill
levels and all genres are welcome: creative
prose, poetry, fanc, or even school essays. If
you like to write, this group is for you. Every
Monday, 2:30-4 p.m. at the Rodgers Memorial
Library in Hudson. Want a text reminder? Text
@wordshop to 508-318-4269.
Tuesday, February 11
Parent Outreach presents Star
Assessment and Speech & Language
Development. Dr. Phyllis Schlichter,
Assistant Superintendent, will present a
Parents guide to Star Assessment in the Music
Room from 6 to 7:30 p.m. She will provide an
overview of the districts universal screening tool
for reading and mathematics. Intended for parents
of students in grades 2-10. Melissa Labrecque,
Speech and Language Therapist at Library Street
School, will present an overview of speech and
language development in young children. She
will discuss milestones and concerns during the
developmental process.
Animanga Club for Teens. Come to Animanga
Club to discuss and share your favorite Anime and
Manga. Well be watching Anime and doing fun
stuff every week at the Rodgers Memorial Library!
Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Want a text reminder?
Text @animanga to 508-318-4269.
Wednesday, February 12
This years Eighth Grade Parent Night
will be held on from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the
Steckevich Gymnasium at Alvirne High
School. A snow date has been scheduled
for Tuesday, February 18, at the same time. For
more information call 886-1260, ext. 2506 or
2507.
HGSL Board of Directors meets at 7 p.m. the
second Wednesday of each month at the Hudson
Police Department.
Thursday, February 13
Cinema Celebration at Rodgers
Memorial Library. The Rodgers Memorial
Library in Hudson hosts a lm series,
second Thursdays at 6:30. Catch lms you
may have missed in the theaters. Snacks will be
served. See a lm nominated for six Academy
Awards including Best Picture. It tells the true
story of an American cargo ship captured by
Somali pirates. Call the library lm line at 816-
4535 for details.
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Moorad Mooradian, 91, of Derry, died
February 1, 2014, at Parkland Medical Center
in Derry.
Moorad was born and educated in
Haverhill, MA. He later moved to Salem,
NH where he and his wife raised their family.
Moorad served his country in both the U.S.
Army, the U.S. Navy, then the Naval Reserves.
He served in Germany during World War II
and was in the Navy for 20 years. He retired
as a Senior Supervisor of Construction from
GE in Lynn, MA after 39 years of service. Moorad
was a member of the Naval Enlisted Reserve
Association, the American Legion in Salem and
the Saggahew Masonic Lodge in Haverhill, MA.
He was an avid golfer and a member of Crystal
Springs Golf Course, where he once got a hole in one on the 6th hole.
He was predeceased by his parents, Hagop and Araxie (Minian)
Mooradian; his beloved wife, Anna (Still) Mooradian; and his siblings,
Rose Mooradian, Michael Mooradian, Mary Mooradian and Nubar
and Gladys Mooradian.
He is survived by his son, Philip Mooradian and his wife Maureen
of Hudson; his daughter, Susan and her husband Scott Arthur of
Methuen, MA; ve grandchildren, Ryan, Timothy and Kristi Mooradian
and Christopher and Andrew Driscoll.
Services will be private for the family. In lieu of owers,
contributions in Moorads name may be sent to the Friends of
Veterans, 222 Holiday Dr., Suite 20, White River Junction, VT 0500;
The American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Dr., Suite 110, Bedford,
NH 03110 or the American Diabetes Association., 249 Canal St.,
Manchester, NH 03101.
To send a message of condolence to the family, please view the
obituary at www.douglasandjohnson.com.
Deborah (Keane) Mroz, 52, of Manchester,
died January 25, 2014, at Greenbriar
Healthcare in Nashua following a
courageous battle with ALS.
She was born July 20, 1961, in
Manchester, daughter of Paul Keane of
Brentwood, NH and the late Frances
(Binette) Keane.
Debbie was the wife of Steven Mroz of
Manchester.
Debbie was employed for many years
with CPM in Merrimack. She was an avid fan of NASCAR, enjoyed
making jewelry, and loved crafting with her children.
Besides her loving husband and dear father, survivors include
a son, Michael Morrison and a daughter, Sarah Morrison, both of
Brentwood; a stepson, Charles Mroz of Chelmsford, MA; a brother,
Jim Keane of Brentwood; three sisters, Virginia Fuller of Brentwood,
Lisa Forrence of Litcheld, and Jennifer Hutchinson of Dover; as
well as several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours were in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50
Ferry St. in Hudson, with a funeral Mass in Blessed John XXIII Parish
at St. John the Evangelist Church, 27 Library St. in Hudson followed
by burial in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashua.
In lieu of owers, the family requested donations be made in
Debbies loving memory and may be sent to NH ALS Association,
Northern New England Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Concord Center, Suite
309, Concord, NH 03301.
To share an online message of condolence, please visit www.
dumontsullivan.com.
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Legislative
by Lynne Ober
After a relatively slow start, the New Hampshire legislature
is proceeding with its business.
The Lottery Commission wants to add keno to its family
of products and the House approved HB 485 that would
allow keno in bars and restaurants that serve liquor after
an approving vote by town voters. If keno is approved in
towns, it is projected to add $9 million to the Education Trust
Fund which is used to fund education. Now that the federal
government has established charter schools as public schools,
state funding is used to offset costs in regular public schools as
well as charter schools.
HB 120 which would have given grocery and convenience
stores the right to sell liquor until 1 a.m. did not pass the
House. Currently, stores cannot sell liquor later than 11:45
p.m.
The House also killed HB 336, a reworks bill that would
have banned the sale of reworks known as helicopters, aerial
spinners, reloadable aerial shells and parachute aerial devices.
These reworks had been involved in an explosion in 2012 in
Windham.
HB 685, which allows the legislative budget assistants
audit division access to relevant state agency condential
information during audits passed the House. The bill will
allow the Legislative Fiscal Committee which is comprised of
ve members from each party to arbitrate any agency appeals
during an audit. The Fiscal Committee is the committee
that authorizes audits and the state does both nancial and
performance audits to ensure compliance.
A bill that would have imposed a moratorium on wind
turbines was voted down after nearly three hours of debate.
There are strong proponents of wind turbines and equally
strong opposition to this technology.
The House passed HB 496, which permits a Cinderella
license for rst time DWI offenders. After a 14-day
suspension, a person may apply to a judge and prove the
need for a limited license only for the purposes of traveling to
and from the persons place of employment, alcohol or drug
treatment/rehabilitation facility or medical treatment on a
regular basis. The person also must pay an application fee of
$50 and must have their vehicle equipped with an enhanced
technology ignition interlock device at their expense.
While the House recently passed a bill legalizing the sale
and taxation of marijuana, an action already taken by two
other states, that bill remains in the House. It was referred
to a second committee. Ways and Means is charged with
reviewing all tax and taxing bills. They recently held a lengthy
public hearing during which the Department of Revenue
Administration presented a well thought-out proposal for
how to handle taxing legal marijuana. It remains to be seen
whether this bill will pass Ways and Means.
Another bill referred to Ways and Means after it passed
the initial House vote was HB 658 which requires medical
technicians to register with the state and for hospitals to report
any disciplinary action against technicians. Because this bill
has fees and nes associated with it, Ways and Means must
review and weigh in. This bill is in reaction to the situation at
Exeter Hospital where a medical technician infected a number
of patients because of uncontrolled medicines.
While the Senate has an increased gas tax bill, such a bill
continues to ignore the larger problem facing New Hampshire
roadway infrastructure. As more car manufacturers produce
more electric hybrid model cars, fewer gallons of gas are sold.
The idea behind the gas tax is that if drive a lot, you purchase
a lot of gas and so pay for the upkeep of roadways and bridges.
However, many electric car owners purchase very little gas.
With more and more people opting for hybrid cars, a method
to charge a tax on miles driven is needed. In the state of
Oregon, discussions about installing a chip that will track the
number of miles driven and then tax on the miles is growing.
Many say that as long as such a chip does not track where
they drive (people believe this is a privacy issue), they would
be okay with that method. I think everyone wants to feel safe
when driving across a bridge, but how we reach that safety
with every driver paying a fair share remains to be seen.
Once again there are bills concerning casino gambling,
which our governor favors. Just as with wind turbines, there
are strong opponents and strong proponents to the casino bills.
Will any of these bills pass? It is too soon to tell, as most have
not yet been subjected to public hearings and scrutiny. One of
these bills is over 100 pages long so it will take a great deal of
effort to make a reasonable decision.
Public hearings are posted on the House website and
everyone is welcome to attend and speak. Join in the
democratic process and make your voices heard. In addition,
the House website has contact information for each of your
state representatives and state senators. I can be reached at
Lynne.Ober@comcast.net.
Warrant Article One, which covers the operating budget, caused
the other data confusion. This article asks voters to approve
an operating budget in the amount of $48,044,494. Budget
Committee Chairman Jon Maltz spoke to the budget and said that
the school district had budgeted more money in the benets line
than was needed so the budget committee had reduced that line
during its deliberations. He also said that 75 percent of the budget
was comprised of salary and benet numbers and could not be
reduced. Maltz said three new computer labs and half a wireless
network for Hudson Memorial School were included, as well as
other projects in the operating budget.
When School Board Chairman Laura Bisson spoke, she talked
about an operating budget that was 2 to 3 million dollars less than
the warrant article. However, when she was asked about this
discrepancy, she claried that she spoke to the amount that would
be raised by taxes and that the other amount came from federal
funds with no tax impact. She said the amount printed in the
warrant article was correct and included both federal and taxpayer
raised amounts.
Bisson said that the special education budget had been increased
by more than half a million dollars, but that the salary line had
been reduced by more than $200,000. Later, Lane said that one
Alvirne High School social studies teacher had been reduced
because Alvirne will have approximately 60 fewer students next
year and that the English language learning (ELL) teaching program
for students who speak a language other than English as their rst
language had been restructured because the district currently has
35 ELL students which is down from 112 students. School supplies
have been budgeted at $40 per student and that the other line,
which includes transportation, had increased. She also noted the
district is paying down its bonds so that line also decreased.
Although a large motion to reduce the operating budget was
made by Hudson resident Peggy Huard, the question was quickly
called on her motion. Huard was allowed to speak to her motion
despite several point of order objections by other audience
members that the town moderator had to handle. Huard wanted
to reduce the budget by $980,360 and had prepared detailed
slides showing where the reductions would come from. A line
formed to speak on the motion. However, Hudson resident Shawn
Murray, who was in line with others standing
behind him to speak, said he wanted to call
the question on the motion. When the town
moderator ruled, he would not accept a motion
to call the question because residents were in
line to speak on the motion and said this had
been normal practice at previous deliberative
sessions. There was a motion shouted from the
oor to overturn the ruling of the moderator and
that motion was quickly seconded. Inderbitzen
carefully explained how to vote and what a
yes vote and a no vote on the motion to
overturn the ruling of the moderator meant and
then there was a vote and the motion passed.
The next vote was on calling the question and
that motion also passed. Next, Huards motion
was quickly defeated.
There was little to no discussion on the rest of the articles.
Warrant Article Two, the teacher contract, was discussed briey.
After Town Moderator Inderbitzen explained that this warrant, by
state law could not be changed, people took the opportunity to
step to the microphone to publicly express their thanks for teaching
staff. This will be a two year contract for teachers and full-time
paraprofessionals. Step raises are provided in each year of the
contract for all who qualify. If a teacher is at the top step, a lump
sum payment of $1,000 will be made each of the years that the
contract is in effect. For full-time paraprofessionals at the top step,
the amount will be $500 in each year of the contract. Although
the printed material said each member would
pay a higher percentage of their health costs,
no one told the audience how much that had
increased and copies of the contracts were not
made available by the school district.
School board member Lee Lavoie, who is not
seeking re-election, got the chuckle of the day
when he rose to speak to Warrant Article Eight,
installing an ADA compliant elevator at Alvirne
High School. He said that school board
member Patty Langlois wanted to speak to
this warrant article because it was fun. Fun?
He asked quizzically. Elevators go up and
they go down. The audience chuckled along
with him. The warrant will use $300,000 in a
trust fund to install a better and much needed
elevator at Alvirne High School.
All of the warrant articles passed through the
deliberative session as written and will appear
on the March 11 ballot. The polls will be open
from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Lynne Ober
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Alvirne Plunges for Special Olympics
Alvirne social studies teacher Jefery Bourque is shown here with WMUR
meteorologist Kevin Skarupa. Bourque won the King Penguin Award for raising
$2,200, more donation money than any other individual.
by Tom Tollefson
The air and water temperatures hovered just under 40 degrees at
Hampton Beach, yet the excitement was more than enough to keep
the hundreds of plungers warm at New Hampshires sixth annual
High School Special Olympics Penguin Plunge. Dozens of high
schools across New Hampshire were represented with volunteer
teams that plunged into the chilly water. Each person plunging
in the annual February fundraiser raised money to benet Special
Olympics. Alvirne High Schools group of 42 students and staff
plunged into the chilly water for the second straight year. As a
group, Alvirne raised $12,000 in two weeks; donations are still being
accepted through March 1.
Alvirne social studies teacher Jeffery Bourque won the King
Penguin award going to the individual who raised the most money
for the Penguin Plunge. His total was $2,200. In the last four years
that Bourque has taken part in this event, he has totaled $9,000 in
collected donations.
Im just really fortunate to have a large network of people who
rally behind my son William, who participates in Special Olympics,
Bourque said.
Alvirne senior AJ Maillet raised $580, the most of any Alvirne
student.
Alvirne Case Manager Joanne Curry headed the schools Penguin
Plunge efforts. Curry is also responsible for running the WATS (We
Are The Same) club at Alvirne High School. The group has been
around for a few years and has a mission of uniting students of all
ability levels so that everyone in the Alvirne community will feel
accepted and included.
Alvirne High School Principal Steven Beals has been pleased with
Alvirnes increased success and efforts working with programs that
support students with disabilities.
This means (through) the growth of our core values at Alvirne that
we support unied sports, Special Olympics, and all students. Our
fund raising efforts have been through the roof, Beals said.
Many other faculty at Alvirne believe Beals has been the key
to expanding opportunities to include all students in sports and
activities.
I think its going to be bigger at Alvirne with Steven Beals making
people more aware of Special Olympics, said Alvirne Case Manager
Theodore Tufts who also took the plunge.
The rst time plungers admitted to feeling nervous and
anxious before taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean.
Im expecting it to be cold, but I know Im doing it for a good
purpose. A lot of my friends said its a lot of fun for a good cause,
said Nathan Gendreau, sophomore at Alvirne High School before his
plunge.
Afterward, the staff and students were exchanging jokes and
laughter as they dried off.
It was interesting. As soon as I went in, I got really confused and
disoriented. It was colder when you got out than when you went
in, said Alvirne senior Caitlyn Doherty, who was smiling after her
plunge.
WMUR meteorologist Kevin Skarupa was also at the Penguin
Plunge. The well-known meteorologist was decked out in Alvirnes
spirit wear to go with the team spirit theme for the event.
On Thursday, all this was waiting for me at work; the cape, the
crown, the shirt and everything. Its nice, it feels like school spirit,
Skarupa said about his spirit wear.
The Alvirne spirit wear for Skarupa was put together by Alvirnes
WATS Club.
Alvirne students Lydia Tinker and Brittany Wujek recently were
visiting WMUR and had mentioned putting together school spirit
wear for Skarupa.
It came up that he needed a costume so we asked the WATS Club
to make it for him, Wujuk said.
Tinker and Wujek, along with fellow Alvirne classmates Caroline
Truesdell and Rida Baines are part of the 16 member state wide YAC
Council (Youth Activity Council).
We try to unify the groups supportive of Special Olympics around
the state. Our main goal is for people with intellectual disabilities to
get involved, Tinker said about YAC.
AHS Club Shares Its Knowledge of Worldwide Cultures
by AJ Dickinson
The Alvirne High School Multicultural Club hosted an event at the
Rodgers Memorial Library on Wednesday, January 29. The purpose
of this gathering was to simply promote awareness of their club and
educate anyone interested about various cultures from around
the world. Representing many countries such as Mexico,
Bolivia, Germany and India, these students were well versed
in their lineage. Many of them are bilingual and have parents
that have grown up in the
culture. Said sociology
teacher Mr. Vance,
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because theyve lived
the culture. For over an
hour these students shared
stories, food and laughs
while discussing the
differences and similarities
between other societies
and ours.
Whether it was senior
Heli Amins decorated
Indian dress, sophomore
Eilza Bouwhuiss Day
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Natalie Lopez-Carrascos
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Mrs. Susan A. Lewis of Brookline, NH and Mr. Dana Lewis of Brattleboro, VT announce
the engagement of their daughter, Ashley E. Lewis to John J. Kennedy son of Mr. and Mrs.
John J. Kennedy of Litcheld.
Miss Lewis graduated from Rivier University, Nashua. She is employed by Brookstone,
Merrimack, NH as an E-commerce content coordinator.
Mr. Kennedy graduated from Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN. He is
employed by the New Hampshire Attorney Generals Ofce in Concord as an attorney.
A September 13, 2014 wedding is planned.
Steven and Judith Tracy of Litcheld announce the engagement
of their daughter Asia Lee Tracy to Joseph Edward Foote, Jr. son of
Joseph and Rosanne Foote of York Harbor, ME.
Miss Tracy graduated from Daniel Webster College in Nashua.
She is employed by Atlas Travel Global Travel Management,
Milford, MA, as a corporate travel program manager.
Mr. Foote graduated from Alvirne High School in Hudson. He is
employed by Gate City Electric, Nashua, as a lead electrician.
A June 13, 2015 wedding is planned.
Asia Lee Tracy -
Joseph Edward Foote, Jr.
Ashley E. Lewis -
John J. Kennedy
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available in numerous solid colors
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ower. Also grown in a wide range
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submitted by Enterprise Bank
Antoinette Perlack, a Windham resident, recently
joined the growing Enterprise Bank family bringing
over 20 years of banking experience to her new
position as Senior Vice President/Regional Manager
for Enterprise Banks Southern New Hampshire
region. She will oversee ve New Hampshire branch
ofces in Derry, Hudson, Nashua, Pelham and Salem.
Antoinettes experience includes leading teams and
managing high-volume banking functions. Antoinette
has held progressively
responsible roles in
commercial lending
and retail banking
throughout central New
England. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in Psychology and a
Master of Business
Administration from
the University of
Massachusetts-Lowell.
Antoinette stated about
her appointment,
Im inspired by my
customers and their nancial goals. Being part of
the Enterprise Bank team, allows me the opportunity
to offer nancial strength and commitment to their
needs and the needs of our communities.
In announcing this appointment, CEO Clancy
stated, We are proud to have someone with
Antoinettes proven track record of success in growing
and managing consumer banking activities while
coaching teams devoted to exceeding customers
needs. Antoinettes knowledge and experience
will be a tremendous asset to the bank in the years
ahead.
Enterprise Bank has 22 full-service branch ofces
located in the Massachusetts cities and towns of
Lowell, Acton, Andover, Billerica, Chelmsford,
Dracut, Fitchburg, Lawrence, Leominster, Methuen,
Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Westford and in the New
Hampshire towns of Derry, Hudson, Nashua, Pelham
and Salem. As of December 31, 2013, assets were
$1.8 billion. Total assets under management and
loans serviced totaled $2.6 billion.
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ
Global Market under the stock symbol EBTC. For
further information on Enterprise Bank, log onto our
website at EnterpriseBanking.com.
Enterprise Bank Appoints Antoinette Perlack
as Senior VP/Regional Manager Southern NH
Antoinette Perlack
Courtesy photo
Wednesday, January 1: 6:59 p.m. Brenton, heat from
short circuit.
Friday, January 3: 5:31 p.m. Heron, carbon monoxide
incident. 6:19 p.m. Pilgrim, EMS call.
Saturday, January 4: 5:16 p.m. Charles Bancroft, EMS
call. 5:52 p.m. Waterview, carbon monoxide incident.
Sunday, January 5: 7:54 a.m. Jeff, EMS call. 5:54 p.m.
Page, EMS call.
Monday, January 6: 10:16 p.m. Bradford, EMS call.
Tuesday, January 7: 9:03 a.m. Jamesway, smoke
detector activation. 11:03 p.m. Aaron, EMS call.
Wednesday, January 8: 1:39 p.m. Louise, building re.
3:04 p.m. Brickyard, smoke detector activation. 8:42
p.m. Dixon, EMS call.
Thursday, January 9: 2:36 a.m. Halsey, EMS call. 1:15
p.m. Bear Run, carbon monoxide incident.
Friday, January 10: 10:53 a.m. Dixon, EMS call. 10:34
p.m. Cobbler, dispatched and cancelled en route.
Tuesday, January 14: 3:33 p.m. Charles Bancroft, EMS
call. 4:41 p.m. Woodland, EMS call.
Wednesday, January 15: 1:34 p.m. Cobbler, assist
invalid. 4:53 p.m. Derry, system malfunction.
Thursday, January 16: 12:19 a.m. Robyn, EMS call.
3:33 a.m. Lance, EMS call. 11:03 a.m. Gilcreast, EMS
call. 12:47 p.m. Colby, smoke detector activation.
1:12 p.m. Kokokehas, EMS call. 8:57 p.m. Page, EMS
call.
Friday, January 17: 1:03 p.m. Masquah, public service
assistance.
Saturday, January 18: 12:19 p.m. Burns Hill, Hudson,
dispatched and cancelled en route. 12:24 p.m. Charles
Bancroft, motor vehicle accident. 2:11 p.m. Charles
Bancroft, motor vehicle accident. 2:16 p.m. Derry,
motor vehicle accident.
Sunday, January 19: 12:44 a.m. Charles Bancroft,
power line down. 9:36 a.m. Garden, smoke detector
activation. 2:08 p.m. Charles Bancroft, motor vehicle
accident. 3:51 p.m. Bradford, EMS call.
Monday, January 20: 08:12 a.m. Jeff, EMS call. 12:51
p.m. Albuquerque, power line down.
Tuesday, January 21: 6:09 a.m. Blue Jay, EMS call.
12:15 p.m. Wren, EMS call.
Wednesday, January 22: 12:16 a.m. Charles Bancroft,
chimney or ue re. 6:06 p.m. Albuquerque, motor
vehicle accident.
Friday, January 24: 1:02 a.m. Calef, Manchester, cover
assignment, standby.
Saturday, January 25: 5:30 p.m. Mammoth,
Londonderry, cover assignment, standby.
Sunday, January 26: 6:12 p.m. Naticook, EMS call.
Tuesday, January 28: 19:56 p.m. Trolley, EMS call.
Wednesday, January 29: 3:00 p.m. Constitution,
Bedford, cover assignment, standby
Thursday, January 30: 10:00 a.m. Oak, EMS call.
Friday, January 31: 6:56 a.m. Mobile, Hudson,
building re. 11:59 a.m. Birch, chimney or ue
re.9:48 p.m. Gibson, EMS call.
Total Incident Count - 51
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If you have
a crown
(cap) or a
fixed bridge,
you may
have
assumed
that these
artificial
teeth require
less care, since they can't
decay like the real teeth
they replaced. This is
inaccurate. Crowns are
attached to part of the
original tooth that was
damaged by decay or an
accident and the remaining
portion to that tooth can still
decay. Periodontal disease
can also attack the gums
around either a crown or a
bridge.
Therefore, it is important to
clean your crown or bridge
just as carefully and regularly
as all the rest of your teeth.
That means brushing after
meals and especially at
bedtime. Daily flossing is
essential since crowns and
bridges need to be kept clean
at the margins (where the
tooth meets the crown). The
margin is an area that is still
susceptible to decay. Since
margins are usually near the
gum line it is also an area
where periodontal disease
can develop. A rubber tipped
instrument can be especially
useful for cleaning around the
margins.
As long as you take proper
care of your crown or bridge
there is no reason for these
diseases to develop. It is up to
you. Remember these
restorations do require regular
care.
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Hudson Firefghter Completes
Ice Rescue Training on the
Merrimack River
submitted by David S. Morin, HFD Public Information Liaison
Hudson reghters spent the morning of Wednesday, January 29, on the ice of the
Merrimack River as part of their annual ice rescue training drill. One reghter served as
a victim in the water, while other reghters in teams of two, donned cold water suits and
water rescue equipment and ventured onto the dangerously thin ice to execute a rescue.
The rescue process includes the evaluation of the scene and victim conditions, an
assessment of personnel and equipment, and the development of an operational plan.
This training has been performed multiple times in Hudson. It is vital that re
department members complete this course every year to ensure that they are properly
trained on how to perform ice rescue techniques so that they are prepared for real
emergencies.
Individuals
who fall through
ice may have less
than 15 minutes
before becoming
unconscious.
Hypothermia
begins
immediately.
Cold water takes
body heat away
25 times faster than air of the same temperature. This leaves a very small window for
successful intervention and is why specialized equipment and training are needed.
In some instances, pets have fallen through ice causing their owner to attempt a rescue
and instead becoming a victim himself or herself.
If an individual falls through ice, they should remain calm and call for help. If it is
possible to get back onto the ice, the individual should not stand up; instead he should
spread out his weight by crawling or rolling to safety.
Bystanders should not go out on the ice to attempt a rescue of someone who has fallen
through ice, as they are likely to become victims themselves. Call 9-1-1 immediately to
have the re department respond. Bystanders should remain on the shore and use a long
branch, pole or other object to reach out to the victim. Rescue can also be attempted by
throwing a rope, an extension cord or a otation device such as a cooler to the victim.
Courtesy photos
Junior Rie Team Hits Sweet Scores
submitted by Bailey Urbach,
Hudson Fish and Game Club Junior Rie Team
The Hudson Fish and Game Club Junior Rie Team
spent their January 18 holiday weekend in Palmyra,
Pennsylvania, right next to the sweetest place on earth
Hershey. They werent just in town for the sweets,
but for some sweet scores. Every January, the Palmyra
Sportsmens Association hosts the Palmyra Invitational
over the course of three weekends. This match is open to
anyone - junior teams, open shooters, and NCAA college
teams - and is 60 shots in both air rie and smallbore rie.
Saturday evening on the nal relay, the entire smallbore
ring line was full of New Hampshire shooters: six
members of the Hudson team, two Hudson coaches and
three members of Keenes Ferrybrook Junior Shooters. At
the end of
the night, four of the Hudson shooters had personal bests.
At the top of them was Elizabeth Dutton of Derrys best
of 568. She was followed closely by Bailey Urbach of
Hudson with her best of 567 and Jarred Dassler of Salems
best of 563. New shooter Victoria DAmico, in her rst
regional match, shot a best of 490. The next morning
on the rst relay, ve of the Hudson shooters shot the air
rie portion of the match. Elizabeth nished on top of
her teammates again with a 557, while Bailey, Zachary
Wambsganss of Hudson, and Jarred came within a point
of each other at 540, 539, and 538, respectively. Victoria
again shot a personal best of 513. At the end of the day,
with a weekend full of accomplishments behind them, the
team set out to visit Hersheys Chocolate World as a sweet
ending to their match.
Nashra Mohammed Wins
HMS Spelling Bee
submitted by Joy Whitaker,
Hudson Memorial School
Nashra Mohammed, a seventh grader,
won the school spelling bee at Hudson
Memorial (HMS) on January 27. Ms.
Mohammed was competing for the
second time and won by spelling the
word erstwhile. This was HMSs fourth
annual spelling bee. The alternate/runner-
up was a sixth grader, Grace Hodgdon.
Mrs. Stefanie Leonard, a new-to-
Hudson sixth grade Language Arts
teacher, started the Spelling Bee at
HMS several years ago. Mrs. Leonard
previously taught in Peru, New York and
was involved with the bee there. According to
Mrs. Leonard it seemed only natural to bring it
to Hudson and the Language Arts department
welcomed it as an annual event.
Last year Memorials champion, Isabelle
Russell, participated in the New Hampshire state-
level bee and came in second. The winner of
the state bee goes on to compete in the Scripps
National Spelling Bee in May. We all want to
wish Nashra the same good fortune at the state
bee this year on March 1 in Concord.
Webelos Take First Place at Freeze Out
Te Webelos I den and the shelter they built
submitted by K. Sullivan
Two Litcheld Webelos Scout dens
conquered the cold last weekend at
the Regional Freeze Out competition
in Hollis. The boys had to complete a
series of scouting related tasks set up at
various stations. Some of these included
using a pulley and tackle, creating a skit,
demonstrating re safety, rst aid and
emergency shelter building. There were
over a dozen groups from around the state
competing and both Litcheld dens were
outstanding.
The Webelos I den competed for
the rst time that day. As they pushed
their sled from station to station, they
were denitely challenged by what they
encountered. They did well with their
tasks, especially shelter building where
they used their sled and the supplies they
had on it to build a protective shelter
against a ctional fast moving storm. The
group came in sixth place overall and had
a great time learning as they did it.
The Webelos II den competed there last
year and had a bit more experience with
the challenges. They excelled at the tasks, especially the
ice rescue and re safety stations. They even made their
own high energy lunch of chicken, noodles and corn over
backpacking stoves. Their den came in rst place out of
all the Webelos teams. They proudly posed for pictures
with their medals after the event.
The Freeze Out was a great chance for these Scouts to
demonstrate their skills and learn about teamwork while
having a great time outside. Each den hopes to compete
again soon!
Shooting the smallbore match. From left are former teammate and now
coach Brian Jylkka, Jarred Dassler, Zach Wambsganss, Victoria DAmico,
Bailey Urbach, Elizabeth Dutton and Chris Ferry (out of frame).
Watching as the custom chocolate bars at Hershey World are made.
From left are Victoria DAmico, Elizabeth Dutton, and Bailey Urbach.
Posing with their completed custom chocolate bars at Hershey World.
From left are Alex Gestl (Palmyra Junior Rife team), Elizabeth
Dutton, Bailey Urbach, Victoria DAmico and Chris Ferry.
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Hudson Gymnasts Compete in New York
by Phillip Nichols
Hudson gymnasts Devon Rosier and Megan Middlemiss travelled
to New York to compete at the Manhattan Classic Invitational on
January 25-26. Devon competed in the Level Six Junior B Division.
She placed seventh in the All Around with a 36.025; she scored a
9.30 on vault (tied for second), 8.40 on bars, 8.80 on beam (seventh)
and 9.525 (rst) on oor.
Megan placed ninth in the Level 10 Senior Division All Around
with a 29.50; she scored an 8.25 on vault, 5.0 on bars, 8.40 on
beam and 7.85 on oor.
On January 18th, they also competed at the Boston Classic
Invitational in Norwood, Massachusetts. Devon competed in the
Level Six Junior Division, helping her team win rst
place. She nished third All Around with a score of
35.85, 9.50 on vault (second), 8.00 on bars (tie for fth),
9.15 on beam (second) and 9.20 on oor (fourth).
Megan qualied for States and placed seventh All
Around in the Level 10 Senior Division with a score of
33.05, 8.80 on vault (sixth), 7.75 on bars (fth), 8.40 on
beam (eighth) and 8.10 on oor (ninth).
Annika Sinclair, a level four gymnast tied for second
place in the Level Four All Around in the 9-10 year old
division, with a 36.40 at a local qualifying meet held in
Hudson on January 19. She placed rst on vault, with
a 9.35, third on beam with a 9.25, and tied for third on
oor with a score of 9.10. She managed an 8.70 on bars
to nish the day.
At the Winter Carnival Invitational Gymnastics Meet,
held in Stratham on January 11 and 12, both the level
four and six teams took rst place with the help of
Annika Sinclair (Level Four Snowake Division) and Devon Rosier
(Level Six Penguin Division).
Annika had an All Around score of 36.40 and for her efforts she
received the Teddy Bear Award
for the highest All Around score
of the session. Devon also took
rst place in her division with a
score of 36.825.
Keep an eye out for these
young ladies in the future.
HMS Wrestlers Have Strong Showing
by Marc Ayotte
On Saturday, February 2, the Hudson Middle
School wrestling team came up big in the Tri-
County Middle School Wrestling Championships
held at Bedford Middle School. In a competitive
eld reecting upwards of 300 wrestlers, the
Colts more than held their own, placing a total
of six wrestlers in the top four positions of their
respective weight classes. Leading the way for
HMS was Cameron McClure who ended his day
standing high upon the podium as he collected
his rst place medal.
Making it to the championship bout, but
coming up just short, thus garnering second
place nishes for the Colts, were Cameron
Levesque and Jacob Minor. Also wrestling very
well and nishing in fourth place were Michael
Lee, Tim Barrett and Steve Jassaume. Under the
leadership of Coach Evan Carter, the Colts will
head to the New Hampshire regionals on Sunday,
February 16.
Staff photos by Marc Ayotte

Te Colts Cameron McClure on his way to pinning his Bedford opponent and
capturing frst place.
Hudson Memorial School wrestlers from left are Michael Lee, fourth place; Cameron Levesque,
second place; and Cameron McClure, frst place.
submitted by Citizens Bank Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation announced on January 28 it is donating
$20,000 to the New Hampshire Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) to support Pathway to Work, an innovative program
championed by Governor Maggie Hassan and designed to help
unemployed workers start their own businesses.
Citizens Bank is committed to strengthening the communities
we serve, said Joe Carelli, President of RBS Citizens and Citizens
Bank, New Hampshire, and we believe this a great way to help the
unemployed not merely nd work but actually begin a company
of their own. We know that starting a business requires not just
determination, but specic knowledge and skills. The SBDC will
provide critical resources to ensure that eligible New Hampshire
residents launch successful businesses that will contribute to our
states economy.
Created by legislation signed in July 2013, Pathway to Work is a
partnership between New Hampshire Employment Security and the
New Hampshire SBDC that allows eligible out-of-work residents to
start their own businesses while continuing to receive unemployment
benets. New Hampshire Employment Security identies eligible
candidates, provides orientation and accepts people into the
program. The SBDC helps screen applicants to determine if their
business ideas are feasible. It then provides entrepreneurial training,
business counseling and technical assistance to participants.
Building on the successful New Hampshire Working program,
Pathway to Work is a commonsense program that is putting Granite
Staters to work, helping unemployed workers create jobs for
themselves and others by starting their own small businesses, said
Governor Margaret Hassan. Pathway to Work has already helped
hard-working entrepreneurs launch new businesses, and I look
forward to the continued success of this important initiative. I thank
Citizens Bank for their investment in Pathway to Work, as well as
New Hampshire Employment Security, the New Hampshire Small
Business Development Center (NH SBDC) and the other partners of
this public-private collaboration that is building a more innovative
economic future.
The SBDC is currently working with 50 clients in the program,
some of whom have already launched businesses.
Julia Heinlein, a licensed Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
with more than six years of experience managing laser services, was
laid off when the practice she worked for closed. She was accepted
into the Pathway to Work program in October and opened Vanish
Laser Studio in Portsmouth on January 3.
Because of Pathway to Work, I was able to
continue to do what I love - helping people
improve their self-image with cosmetic laser
services, said Heinlein. I am thrilled to open
my own studio and provide customized services.
I couldnt have done it without the help of my
mentor and support of this program. The SBDC
reviewed my business plan, helped me forecast
cash-ow projections and provides ongoing
support.
To participate in Pathway to Work, an
unemployed worker must be eligible to
receive regular unemployment compensation,
permanently laid off from his or her previous
job, identied as likely to exhaust regular
unemployment compensation and engaged full-
time in establishing a business and becoming self-
employed.
I want to thank Citizens Bank for their support
in moving this critical program forward, said
Mary Collins, Executive Director of the NH SBDC.
Their contribution is enabling us to expand
Pathway to Work and help todays unemployed not
only get back on their feet, but create jobs for others
down the road.
The NH Small Business Development Center
is an outreach program of UNHs Paul College of
Business and Economics and a partnership with the
State of New Hampshire, the U.S. Small Business
Administration and the private sector.
For more information about the Pathway to Work program, visit
http://www.nhes.nh.gov/nhworking/pathwaytowork.
The grant is part of Citizens Helping Citizens Strengthen
Communities, the banks initiative designed to enhance quality of
life and economic vitality in local communities.
About Citizens Helping Citizens
Grounded in the belief that a good bank gives back to its
community and to the people who live there, Citizens Helping
Citizens is a program embracing the community goals of RBS
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. the commercial bank holding
company serving consumer and small business customers as Citizens
Bank and Charter One and commercial banking customers as RBS
Citizens. The Citizens Helping Citizens program is composed of
ve key initiatives supported directly by RBSCFG and its nonprot
charitable foundations, the Citizens Charitable Foundation, the
Citizens Bank Foundation and the Charter One Foundation:
Citizens Helping Citizens Fight Hunger, Citizens Helping Citizens
Provide Shelter, Citizens Helping Citizens Strengthen Communities
(economic development), Citizens Helping Citizens Teach Money
Management (nancial education) and Citizens Helping Citizens
Give (volunteerism and colleague charitable donations). Across all of
these initiatives, Citizens Helping Citizens strives to enhance quality
of life and economic vitality in local communities.
Citizens Bank Foundation Boosts Innovative Pathway To Work Program
$20,000 Grant Aids Program Helping Unemployed Workers Start Their Own Businesses
Citizens Bank Foundation presents a $20,000 check to the New Hampshire Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) to support Pathway to Work, an innovative program designed to help unemployed
workers start their own businesses. From left are Joe Carelli, President, Citizens Bank, New Hampshire;
Governor Maggie Hassan; Mary Collins, Executive Director, NH SBDC; Senator Sylvia Larsen, Senate
Minority Leader.
Thumbs down to the guest editorial Rubber
Band has Broken, hey Doug, how broken can
it be when there are 94 applicants for the jobs!
Seems these almost 100 people think the rate is
alright! No new taxes! We are sick of it, get the
message!
Thumbs down to all the conservatives in
Litcheld. Especially the small government, scal
conservatives. Litcheld would be a better place
if you all moved to another town.
Thumbs down. Boston Tea Party was a group
of Bostonians how to dress up like Indians and
boarded three vessels in Boston Harbor at night in
1773 and dumped cases of tea in the bay. They
called this the Boston Tea Party. Researched the
volume library copy right
1977. All you can say is
liberals, communist, evil,
morally corrupt, criminals.
Members of Congress
who claimed to be Tea
party tried not to pass the
budget which would cause
our country default on its
loans. Researched Boston
Glove, ABC, NBC, Fox
News, MNBC. There is no
since asking you where you
researched your information
because you gave us no
information. The two Tea
Parties are completely
different.
Thumbs up to GSAK in
Litcheld that always had
my familys back! Through
illness and nancial
hardships, Mr. N worked
with us to ensure we got
caught up in our classes. I
am also appreciative of the
support my karate family
gave us during these difcult
times. I have nothing but
the utmost respect for Mr. N
and his school as he holds
it to the highest standard.
Mr. N has a big heart and
will bend over backwards
to help, all you have to do
is ask!
Thumbs down to the town
of Hudson service contracts
for all but 1 having pay
increases in years 2015,
2016, 2017. Some also
have step pay increases
every 2 years and the
amounts were not listed on
this contract/warrant article.
Residents deserve to know
salary increases associated
with all warrant articles.
Soon, expect to pay at least
$800-$1500 more for your
property taxes if all town/
school warrant articles are
voted in. Last year we had a
0.61 per thousand increase
in our taxes and our general/surplus fund is each
22-44 million. Are these tax increases necessary?
Contact our selectman the unions need to
negotiate better contracts with the residents
without pay increases and with the residents in
mind. No more robbing the residents.
Thumbs up. Thumbs way up to Jason Guerrette
for pushing to make sure the School Board default
budget was correctly gured. Once again he
was right that the board was improperly trying
to pad the default budget so the tax payer would
have been forced to accept the heads I win, tails
you lose scenario they have been accustomed
to give to us on voting day. By my count, Mr.
Gurette saved us at least $150,000. We should
all be thankful he gives up so much of his time
uncovering the shell game that is the school
budget.
Thumbs up to Hanwood FC for their continued
commitment to junior football, the Marcone
Stallions training session for the kids was a great
success. Good to see local sporting clubs still see
the value of junior development, no matter what
code.
Thumbs down to the people that allow their dog
to bark day and night. Thumbs even further down
for allowing her to stand in the neighbors yard
barking day and night. Dont want to care for her,
give her to someone that will.
Thumbs down to the irresponsible dog owners
that allow their nuisance of a dog to bark day and
night, especially in other peoples yards.
Thumbs down to the electronic sign at Alvirne. It
cant be read until youre nearly on top of it, the
color contrast between the words and background
make reading even more difcult and there are
too many words and graphics cramped into the
signage area. The town is paying an annual
$2,000 maintenance fee for a sign thats not easy
to read. Simple is better, bring back the old sign.
Thumbs up/Thumbs down on last weeks
comment on the person living in the 55 and over
with a $6,100 tax bill. So, you must have moved
there recently, because that is a reection of the
newer places in town. So, you could afford the
place and knew what you were buying into with
your community, the town and taxes. Now you
are going to go the route of I get nothing but trash
pickup. How about: roads, plowing, police, re,
EMTs, senior center, parks ... So, why did you buy
here?
Thumbs up to Snoopy in the Hudson Common
at Christmas. I think Snoopy should only come
at Christmas time like the Soldiers and Santa.
Something to look forward to seeing each year.
Thumbs down to Hudsons School
Superintendent who gives out different data sets
to suit is purposes. All we want is accurate data
which means accurate facts. We dont want you
providing one set of data one week and then
writing a letter disputing your own data the next
week. Just be accurate. We do not need you to
twist or massage the facts.
Thumbs down to Superintendent Lane who
cannot keep his facts or stories straight. A school
board member gave wrong data at the deliberative
session and you just threw him under the bus and
said the warrant article was correct. From whom
did the school board member
get that data for his speech?
Why from your administration. Shame on you for
faulty facts and no responsibility for those errors.
Thumbs up/Thumbs down. You pat yourselves
on the back! High ves all
around! You say Hudson
weathered the storm due to
very conservative selectmen.
I say its because you doubled
our property taxes from
$1,900 in 2001 to just over
$4,000 in 2011. I would
respectfully suggest you fund
town employees raises with
all surpluses laying about and
when thats all gone youll
see that we still
cannot give
you what we
do not have!
Speak out,
speak up and
vote!
Thumbs
down to
parents who
ght to have their childs grades
changed when they are not up to
expectations. Do you really think
that helps them in the long run?
And thumbs down to the schools
for allowing themselves to be
bullied into changing grades. What
message are you sending to the
students who actually earned their
good grades?
Thumbs down to thumbs up/
thumbs down who would print the
rude comment about the Hunter
sign, but then wouldnt print my
thumbs up about a local convenient
store/gas station. Also guess what,
keep the sign because I care and
wish Hunter wonderful health!
Thumbs down: to the person
writing the thumbs down about
Republicans. Are we dealing with
a pot stirrer or a dunce? I nd it
hard to believe that anyone that
ill informed to blatantly spread
such nonsense. Under Obama 20
million new food stamp recipients,
good bye middle class.
Thumbs up to the members of
the Flock Together Womens Fitness
for their donation to the GFWC
Hudson Community Club of 30
breast cancer pillows. They will go
to good use and the women thank
you.
Thumbs down to schools telling
the girls they cant wear yoga pants
yet every day I see the boys go in
and out of the school with their
pants hanging down and their
underwear showing!
Thumbs down to The rubber
band article. To imply that the town is broke, is
wrong when the town has a operating budget of
20-23 million and a additional 20 million sitting
in a separate account collecting interest. This is
wrong our school has the same thing, an operating
budget and another 20-40 million just sitting in
a account. Our town and school are not poor or
bankrupt. Residents of this town have turned the
boat around and are headed in the right direction,
decreasing out tax rate towards a more affordable
rate for all residents, a improved education
standards, demanding residents are informed of
the tax rate and creating jobs and growth potential
in our town. Its great the residents are steering
the boat. Were headed in the right direction.
Vote this march to Live free from Hudsons High
Taxes!
Thumbs down to the lunch ladies at LMS. Your
bullying of the kids in the lunch room during each
lunch period has not gone unnoticed. You are
being watched closely. The Superintendent will
be notied next if you dont stop your behavior
and disrespectful treatment of the kids. Shape up
or better yet, nd another job that doesnt involve
you working closely with children.
Thumbs up/Thumbs down. I was really glad
when I read last weeks Hudson~Litcheld
News to see that Shawn Jasper is returning the
budget committee. Shawn Jasper, 2-3 years ago,
suggested that the school committee was out of
control, the schools were out of control, asking for
so much then with decreasing enrollment. Now,
the same story is the decreasing enrollment, and
they want more. Hudson taxpayers, please do
not vote for these items for the schools. The taxes
are high enough, and the future could be really
crucial to your pocketbook.
Thumbs up to Kyle, who towed my car on
Bush Hill Road. Thank you, thank you, thank
you.
Thumbs up/Thumbs down. I have nally
reached a point after reading the Hudson Thumbs
Up/Thumbs Down column, that if everybody
votes for what the schools want, and all the new
contracts for three years, I am taking my wifes
advice and Im putting the house up for sale.
$800 increase in taxes? I dont think so. Okay,
guess what? Were moving back to Massachusetts.
Id never thought Id say it, but the schools have
driven us out of this town. It was nice knowing
ya. See ya.
Thumbs down to the bully at the meeting
saturday morning, you have caused enough pain
in Hudson before , now exing your muscle
over the moderator, dont you have a school
department employee in your household.
Thumbs up/Thumbs down. I just wanted
to agree with the idea of leaving Snoopy on
the doghouse on the town common. I was so
sad when they took Snoopy down. He is not
Christmas, and I think it would be great for him
to be all year round on the doghouse on the town
common.
Thumbs up. Two thumbs up and Happy
Birthday to Penny, may the coming year bring you
all the happiness and joy you so deserve. Love,
Mike.
Thumbs down to complaints about supposed
scare tactics regarding head injuries in contact
sports. If you wish to consider what we are
learning about the effects of repeated head trauma
as scare tactics, thats certainly your right. But
then others have a right to consider those who
ignore the data and knowingly place kids at risk to
be irresponsible and negligent, or worse. Sure, its
a bummer when we nd out things we like arent
necessarily good for us (French fries, anyone?).
But in the end, its up to us to take the information
and respond intelligently. Or not.
Thumbs up/thumbs down. The Tea Party does
not speak for average America. For evidence, you
need look no further than your own host party
trying to distance itself from you. Now, you might
actually have some good ideas, but your approach
turns people off (I mean, who likes to hang with
people who are angry all the time?). Anyway,
if you really do believe you speak for average
America, then break out on your own. Then
youll really nd out how many you speak for.
Meanwhile, keep doing what youre doing, and
youll keep getting what youre getting.
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return, their wages are $360,000. We subtract from that the threshold
level of $250,000 for married ling joint, leaving $110,000 subject to
the additional tax. Since additional tax was only withheld on $10,000
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Bronco Boys Cant Buy a Break on the Hardwood
by Marc Ayotte
It was dj vu with a twist for the Alvirne boys
basketball team on February 4 when they visited
the Gate City to take on Nashua South (6-3)
in a key Division I game. It was just over four
weeks ago that the same two teams met up in the
nals of the Chick-l-A Christmas tournament
with the host Panthers emerging with a chaotic,
buzzer-beating two point win. In an eerily similar
fashion, South once again, drained its nal shot
of the game; withstanding the brilliant 30 point
performance from Tyler Brown (11 rebounds) and
coming from behind to hand the Broncos a gut-
wrenching 71-68 defeat.
Earlier in the basketball week, Alvirne dropped
a 64-56 decision at home to Exeter before
snapping their four game skid with a 49-38 win
over visiting Keene. Through the game at South,
Alvirne stood at 4-7 on the year with just seven
games left in the regular season, but still in solid
position to make the 16-team postseason eld.
Against Exeter, the Broncos trailed at every stop,
heading into the nal frame behind by nine, at 49-
40. With 6:32 left in the contest, a George Notini
triple capped-off a Bronco 7-0 run dating back to
the third quarter, making the score 49-45. Three
minutes later, Tyler Janko scored inside the paint
on a nice dump-in pass from Tyler Brown, making
it a one possession game at 54-51. However, in
the ensuing 52 seconds, the Blue Hawks went
on a 6-0 spree to grab a 60-51 advantage and
cruised in from there. The Broncos received a
balanced scoring effort with nine players entering
the scoring column. Andrew Wetmore was the
only player in double gures, with 10, but was
followed closely by brother Alex (tres) along with
Danny Brown (tres) with nine apiece, while Evan
Hunt chipped in with seven.
On Friday January 31, Alvirne closed out
the month on a good note, using a 21 point
performance from Tyler Brown to down the lowly
Blackbirds. The Broncos doubled-up Keene (0-10)
after one quarter, at 16-8 however, led by only a
conventional hoop, 28-26, heading into the nal
eight minutes of the defensive struggle. But the
Broncos, behind T. Brown (8) and Alex Wetmore
(7) poured in 21 fourth quarter points to run
away from Keene and post the double-digit win.
Tommy OHearn also contributed eight points for
Alvirne in the win.
In the game against Nashua South, the Broncos
tough luck in close games continued, dropping
their fourth decision by four points or less thus far
on the season. Tyler Brown (T.B.) nailed the rst of
his half dozen trifectas on the night, giving Alvirne
an early 5-2 lead. After a closely contested rst
quarter, the Panthers slowly crawled out to take a
29-20 lead midway through the second quarter,
but it was a late rst half burst by the Broncos that
gave them the lead heading into the intermission.
With 2:46 left in the half, T.B. tickled the twine
with his second triple of the game and then
followed that up with a pair of free throws for a
personal 5-0 run; cutting the South lead to four,
at 29-25. In the nal two minutes of the half,
Alvirne used a Notini tres, a pair of transition
hoops and another three pointer from the en fuego
Brown, as they outscored the Panthers 12-5 to
grab a 37-34 lead.
The Broncos scored the third quarters rst
seven points in boosting its lead to ten, at 44-34
after yet another Tyler Brown triple. Moments
after a much needed timeout, a breakaway dunk
by Mike Osgood nished off a 6-0 South run,
cutting the Alvirne lead to 44-40 with 4:30 left in
the quarter. Tommy OHearn then scored a nice
hoop in the paint; starting a key sequence of plays
that led to a Bronco 5-0 spurt. Tyler Brown then
missed a three point attempt but Andrew Wetmore
pulled down a strong offensive rebound and
alertly found Brown alone on the wing. This time,
Brown buried the shot from behind the arch giving
the Broncos a sizeable 49-40 advantage.
The game of alternate team runs continued as
the Panthers proceeded to score the next seven
points before Danny Brown (six assists) got in on
the Brown brothers aerial attack, knocking down
a J from beyond the top of the key for a 52-47
lead. As they did in the second, the Broncos
closed out this quarter convincingly; going on a
7-2 run in the nal two minutes to hold a 56-49
lead heading into the nal eight minutes.
It was in the fourth quarter that Souths full court
press started paying dividends as they crept to
within three, at 60-57. But a clutch three pointer
from Sam Bonney-Liles with 3:26 left doubled the
Alvirne lead to six. In a matter of 13 seconds, two
free throws by Yordy Tavarez (team high 18 points)
and a 12 footer in the lane from Malik Langa
(17) tied the score at 63-all with deuces wild on
the clock. Twenty seconds later, Danny Brown
executed a sweet, jump-stop bank to regain the
lead but a steal by Tavarez and subsequent coast
to coast lay in again tied things up at 65-65 with
75 ticks remaining.
With 1:01 left, Tyler Browns X-box-like
performance from three-point land continued
when his sixth one of the night looked to be the
one that would close the door on the Panthers as
the Broncos sat nicely with a 68-65 lead. But,
Tavarez struck again with two more of his ten-
fourth quarter points, making it 68-67. With 18.1
seconds on the clock, Tyler Brown, after losing the
dribble in the Panthers end, was forced to foul
Osgood (17 points, 10 boards) from behind in
an attempt to prevent the lay in. Though the foul
was successful, it was deemed intentional by the
ofciating crew; giving Osgood two free throws as
well as giving South possession of the ball.
Osgood made one of two from the stripe and
then while holding on for the last shot that would
snap the tie, Tavarez with a little shake and
bake from in front of his own bench, delivered
a devastating 22 foot dagger with 2.5 seconds
showing on the clock, leaving the jaw-dropped
Broncos on the light side of another three point
verdict.
In addition to Tyler Browns long range shooting
seminar which also featured the Broncos senior
going a perfect six for six from the foul line,
Danny Brown connected for six hoops from
the oor on his way to scoring 15 points. Also
contributing for the Broncos were Ryan Quinlan
(seven) as well as George Notini and Sam Bonney-
Liles with six each.
Alvirnes Tyler Brown drained six triples on the night
on his way to scoring a game high 30 points;
he also cleaned the glass for a game high 11 rebounds
in the 71-68 loss to Nashua South
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to Victory Over Bishop Brady, 57-39
by Phillip Nichols
Campbell High School
girls basketball team, after
playing three games in
three days with only two
days to prepare, handed
Bishop Brady their second
loss of the season, 57-39.
This victory was spurred
by the aggressive pressing
defense of the Lady
Cougars and outstanding
free throw shooting.
At the start of the game,
Bishop Brady opened with
a pressing defense causing
Campbell to turn the ball
over and Bishop Brady
capitalized. Bishop Brady
jumped to an early seven
point lead by the end of
the rst quarter.
In the rst quarter,
Bishop Brady tried to
impose its will on the Lady
Cougars. Their game plan
was clear, pressure the ball, create turnovers and look to run.
Bishop Brady was clicking. Their interior passing was outstanding
and they dominated the offensive boards. It looked as if this was
going to be a route.
The Cougars had a game plan of their own and did not panic.
They were playing hard. Diving for loose balls and creating
numerous jump ball situations. In the second quarter, they began
to settle down and turned the ball over less. By the end of the rst
half, the lead was still at seven points, 16-23. Now it was time to
play Cougar basketball.
At halftime, both coaches had a chat with their team. To start
the second half, Campbell
put on a press of their own,
which seemed to frustrate
Bishop Brady players. The
press not only created
turnovers and easy baskets,
but also created a lot of free
throws that the Cougars
are exceptional at making.
Within a span of six
minutes, the Lady Cougars
went from being seven
points behind to 12 points
ahead. This comeback was
a total team effort.
The bulk of the turnovers
were from the team
trapping the ball and
Bishop Brady throwing bad
passes in the back court.
Bishop Brady could not
recover. Bishop Brady sent
the Cougars to the charity
stripe 26 times in the
second half alone.
Campbells junior guard, Hannah Neild, beneted most from
the line. Neild made 11 out of 12 free throws (all in the second
half) and lead the team with 26 points on the night. Another
junior, Kylee Julia nished with 17 points on the night and made
nine of 12 free throws.
After the game, Coach Robert Allen said they only had two days
to prepare for the game because of a three game stretch, back to
back, earlier in the week. He said he put the game in the players
hands and they said they could do it and they did.
The Campbell Cougars are now 11-1 and currently ranked third
in Division III.
Litchfeld Residents
Receive NHIAA Athletic Scholarships
submitted by Beth Damphousse
The NHIAA presented New Hampshire
student athletes the NHIAA Athletic Award
in Concord on February 3. Recipients
who receive this award must maintain
an academic average of a B+ or better,
letter in two or more varsity sports, be a
positive role model and actively participate
in community service. These student-
athletes are seniors from Bishop Guertin
High School. From left are Shane Nowak,
Michael Devereaux, Joseph Soraghan and
Eric Damphousse.
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Cougars Assistant Coach Gonzalez
Inducted into Hall of Fame at SNHU
by Phillip Nichols
On January 31, prior to the start of the game between the
Campbell High School Cougars and the Sanborn Indians,
Campbells Assistant Coach, Miguel Gonzalez, was recognized
for being inducted into Southern New Hampshire Universitys
Athletic Hall of Fame. According to its website http://www.
snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/GonzalezMiguel,
Miguels accomplishments are many.
Miguel played for the Penmen from 2002-2006, after arriving
from Jamaica, New York. In those four years, he played in 119
games and was twice selected as a Northeast-10 All Conference
player. Gonzalez was recognized as the Defensive Player of the
year as a senior and also received NABC All-Regional honors.
Gonzalez led Southern New Hampshire University in scoring in
both his junior and senior years. He is seventh in career three
pointers with 191 and nineteenth in Penmen basketball history
for scoring with 1,414 career points. Miguel also helped lead
SNHU to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of
Northeast-10 championship game appearances.
With his experience in the college ranks and on the bench for
Campbell High School, it is no surprise that the Cougars boys
basketball program is so successful.
Congratulations on your induction, Coach Gonzalez!
Hannah Neild (33) drives to the basket against Bishop Brady to score two of her 26 points.
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Broncos Add to PAC Hockey Woes
by Marc Ayotte
In a battle for local bragging rights in Division II hockey, Alvirne
used the natural hat trick from Trevor Perron and a two-goal
performance from Christian Gamst to keep Pembroke-Campbell
from breaking into the win column with a 7-1 thumping at Skate 3
Ice Arena, in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, on February 1.
Earlier in the week, Alvirne dropped a one goal decision at home,
losing in overtime to Lebanon by a 4-3 score. The Broncos currently
stand at 3-7, putting them twelfth in the standings. With the regular
season just crossing over the halfway point, they nd themselves
just two spots out of the last playoff spot. PAC, contrarily, has not
found its stride as their porous defense has led to 11 straight defeats
to open up the season, being outscored by a combined 68-10 along
the way.
In the Saturday matinee in Massachusetts, the Broncos bombarded
starting goalie Shane Mailhot and his replacement Nick Berube
with 47 shots on goal to light the lamp seven times. The rst of
the Broncos goals came just 1:50 in when Ryan Gamst scored on
an assist from Cam Blake. At the 5:58 mark, Perron scored what
was the rst of his three consecutive goals, thereby constituting the
natural trick. Before the period was up, Perron notched his second
of the game for a 3-0 lead, beating Mailhot stick side with a shot
from the right face-off circle.
After recording only four shots on goal in the opening frame,
PAC came out in the second and dominated the rst six minutes of
action; outshooting the Broncos 10-0. However, Alvirne fought off
the Spartan-Cougar attack and scored at the 7:15 mark as Perron
completed his trick for a 4-0 advantage. Minutes later, Cam Blake
nearly made it 5-0 Alvirne, but his excellent individual rush ended
up being thwarted on a nice save by Mailhot.
With 6:12 remaining in the middle period, Curtis Richall (23
saves) was victimized after roaming from his crease to play the puck
when the errant disc found the stick of Kyle Rainville who beat
the Broncos net minder to make it 4-1. It took less than a minute
later for Alvirne to get it back when Christian Gamst streaked down
the right wing and then cut in front of the PAC crease, sliding a
backhand past a lunging Mailhot for a 5-1 cushion. Then with just
14 seconds left in the period, Christian Gamst scored on a deection
from the point with the assists going to Patrick DeVito and Perron. In
a period that saw the rubber ying at both ends of the ice, Alvirne
outshot the Spartans, 14-12.
The third period saw a goalie change for PAC as Nick Berube
replaced Mailhot between the pipes. Berube played well, turning
back all but one of the Broncos 16 shots. His lone goal was given
up to junior Matt Lubinski at the 4:53 mark with the assists going to
Perron (who completed his ve point afternoon) and Ryan Gamst,
producing the 7-1 nal. Earlier in the period, involving one of the
most exciting plays in hockey, Curtis Richall stoned PACs Dylan
Fisher on a penalty shot, making a right pad save on the Spartan,
after he was awarded the shot for being hooked from behind on a
breakaway by DeVito.
OT Dip To Raiders
In the January 30 rescheduled home game against Lebanon,
Alvirne jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on the strength of Trevor
Perrons tally during the rst shift of the game; assists going to
Christian Gamst and Brett Pitre. The remainder of the period
belonged to the Raiders as they stormed back to take a 3-1 lead
before the Zamboni hit the ice for its rst visit.
After both teams went scoreless in the second stanza, it was
Alvirnes turn to come roaring back. A Devin Herling goal (Perron,
C. Gamst) cut the Lebanon lead in half and then with just 1:57
showing on the clock, Cam Blake, on assists from Brad Brock and
Herling, scored to tie the score at three apiece and forced some
extra hockey. But Lebanon stole the win on the road, scoring just
3:00 into the overtime session. Both teams had opportunities in
overtime, recalled Broncos Assistant Coach Rich Nolan, adding;
We had a number of scoring chances in regulation too, but it wasnt
to be.
Alvirne goalie Curtis Richall makes a dazzling right pad save on a penalty shot
attempt from Pembroke-Campbells Dylan Fisher.
Bronco Christian Gamst moving from right to left through the crease tucks a
backhand past PAC goalie Shane Mailhot for a 5-1 lead.
Bobcats Put Damper on Cougars
Senior Night By Defeating the
Cougars, 36-33
by Phillip Nichols
On January 29, Campbell
High wrestlers were at
home against undefeated
Plymouth High to celebrate
their senior night. Bob
Gannon, Campbell Cougars
head coach said, We are
getting better. The Cougars
have been getting better as
the season has progressed,
winning their last ve
matches coming into the
evenings contest.
This would prove to be
one of Campbells biggest
challenges as the Plymouth
Bobcats were undefeated
and are very aggressive in
their style of wrestling. The
Cougars knew this coming
in and wanted to outwrestle
them.
Behind 18-0, Campbells
Mike Killoran took to the mat
and was able to wrestle to a
tie at the end of regulation.
Mike was able to slow his opponent down with
his skill and patience. In triple overtime, Mike
pulled out the victory. The Cougars were back
within 15 points, after a forfeit in the 109 pound
weight class by the Bobcats.
Campbell continued to battle back. Macy
Burns, Benjamin Billings and Tyler McCrady
defeated their opponents, convincingly. This set
the stage for team Co-Captain, Connor Perry.
Perry demonstrated his speed and power, while
condently making his moves. Connor was able
to establish an 8-0 point lead over his opponent,
before eventually pinning him to the mat.
Perrys win put the Cougars ahead of the
Bobcats 33-28, with just two matches left.
Understanding the situation, the Cougars
battled hard. However, Connor Quigley lost his
match, which tied the score 33-33, leaving it up
to Campbells Keegan Tanguay in the 152 pound
division against the Bobcats Jim Nolan.
Keegan used his quickness to give himself
opportunities to score and showed no desire to
stop wrestling. Keegan eventually lost the match
by points, giving the Bobcats the victory, 36-33.
After the match, Coach Gannon was feeling
upbeat, saying the Bobcats are a great team and
this is denitely a condence booster for his team.
With this loss, the Cougars drop to third place
in Division III
standings, with
a 5-3 record,
while the
Bobcats remain
undefeated.
Cougars Defeat Sanborn in Varsity
Basketball Action, 43-27
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by Phillip Nichols
On January 31, defense once again was on
display as the Campbell Cougars romp the
Sanborn Indians in varsity basketball action.
The Indians started out in a zone defense that
the Cougars showed was very easy to defeat,
jumping out to a 12-4 lead after one quarter.
Campbells man-to-man defense was swarming,
creating numerous turnovers, which helped build
the lead.
Seemingly, looking for more of a challenge,
Campbell elected to try and force Sanborn to
change their defense in the second quarter by
holding the basketball. However, the Indians
refused to cooperate. They remained in their 2-3
zone and would not come out to challenge the
basketball. In what turned out to be a standoff,
Campbell held the basketball without passing for
over six minutes of the eight-minute quarter.
With about 10 seconds left in the second
quarter, Campbell began to move the basketball,
at which time Sanborn began to play defense.
Campbell put up a shot and missed. Both teams
went into the locker room at half time with the
score 18-8.
During the third quarter, Campbell continued
to dominate, building a 16 point lead going into
the fourth quarter.
Sanborn continued to play hard. During one
of its timeouts, their coach stressed to them to
approach the game, one possession at a time
and continue to play defense. This proved to be
a formidable task as the Cougars continue their
defensive pressure. Final score Campbell 43,
Sanborn 27.
Coach Langlois, following the game, said he
liked the way his players executed the game plan
and likes where he is sitting within the division
right now. He stressed they still have some things
to improve upon but was happy with the nights
performance.
Campbell, now 7-2 will be on the road for the
next three games. They will return to the den on
Tuesday, February 11, when they play Bow.
Kyle Manning (#10) gets by Jackson Morton (#12) for an
easy layup.
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Killoran eventually won in triple OT.
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Alvirne Athletes Compete at
D-I Track & Field State Championships
by Marc Ayotte
The campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover
was once again the site for this years NHIAA Track
& Field Championships for all divisions throughout
the state. The Broncos, competing in Division I,
had a ninth place team nish in the eld of 16
schools. Pinkerton Academy (87 points) ran away
with the competition while Bedford (44) edged
out Londonderry (42) for second place. Overall,
Alvirne had ve athletes on the boys side place
in their respective events, with three of them
contributing to the team scoring.
The best performance on the day belonged to
Noah Bellomo (4:15.37) in the 1500 meter race.
The Bronco
freshman carried
the momentum
he enjoyed
during the cross
country season
this past fall to
the Leverone
Field House
and nished in
second place
behind Exeters
Justin Carbone
(4:11.84). The
last lap he blew
by everyone,
exclaimed head
coach Tom Daigle
of Bellomos strong
nish, adding; He had an
amazing kick to nish second.
Noahs brother, Aaron Bellomo
recently earned high praises from
Lyndon State College Athletic
Director Chris Ummer after the
former Bronco star received
Rookie of the Year honors in the
North Atlantic Conference of the
NCAA while running X-C for the
D-3 school located in Vermont.
Regarding the accomplishments
of the brother-tandem, Daigle
offered, Its been a banner year
for the Bellomos.
In addition to Bellomos
eight points contributed
to the team score, six
points came as a result
of RJ Younghusbands
performance in the 600
meter. Younghusbands
time of 1:24.42 was
good enough for a third
place nish; just 1.3
seconds behind event
winner Connor Kwiecien
of Pinkerton. For
Younghusband, who was
also a member of the AHS
state runner-up soccer
team, it was a personal best,
which just missed breaking
the long-standing school
record by .04 seconds,
according to Coach Daigle.
Kyle Saunders also had a
nice showing as he also
qualied to compete in the
600. The Alvirne junior
nished ninth with a time of
1:28.50.
Cross country star Phil
Demers also had a strong
performance, chipping
in two points to the team
scoring in the 1500 meter.
Knowing that Carbone was
the guy to beat, Demers
pushed the Exeter runner to the brink but could not pass his Blue
Hawk rival; nishing fth with a time of 4:20.34. The only Bronco
competitor to place in the eld events was Cody Coulombe. The
AHS junior, though coming up a foot shy of his personal best, still
had a distance of 41 feet 10.75 inches in the shot put, good for a
12th place nish.
Also noteworthy was the unfortunate scratch of the boys 4x400
relay team. The Broncos had to withdraw from the competition
when two runners (Younghusband and Kyle Salucco) were not able
to participate. According to Daigle, Salucco was suffering from a
leg injury while Younghusband, who had not been feeling well all
week, was unable to run after he went all out in the 600 meter.
In the girls competition, the Lady Broncos nished 13th in the 17
school eld. Individual results were obtained from lancertiming.
com: Marie Morrier 600m, 10th, 1:49.93; Shaylyn Saunders
600m, 12th, 1:53.39; Kristin Decost 1000m, sixth, 3:16.72;
Lydian Lyman 1500m, eighth, 5:15.62; Erin Rosier 55m hurdles,
12th, 9.83; Brittney Lambert high jump, fth, 5 feet. In the 4x800
relay, the combined efforts of Decost, Lyman, Saunders and Morrier
yielded a second place nish with a time of 10:01.35.
Noah Bellomo, is shown here during the X-C MOCs, fnished
second in the 600 meter race during this years D-I Winter
Track & Field state championships held at Dartmouth College
on February 2.
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Lady Broncos Tame Panthers
by Sue LaRoche
The electric atmosphere in the Steckevicz gymnasium was
evident on Tuesday, January 4, when the Nashua South Panthers
ran into a well-oiled machine - the Alvirne Lady Broncos.
Alvirne was primed for the contest as they knew that senior
guard Sandi Purcell was only six points away from scoring
1,000 points for her high school career. Just four minutes and
33 seconds into the game, she drained a three-point shot for
her 1001st point, which was promptly celebrated by all in
attendance. After a brief recognition ceremony, the Broncos got
back to the business at hand, defeating Nashua South.
Alvirne got out to a 17-9 lead after the rst quarter and
extended the lead to 37-16 at the half. The second half saw the domination continue with a 30 point lead
in the third quarter, which became a 64-25 victory giving Alvirne their seventh victory in NHIAA Division
I basketball with only eight games remaining. The Broncos are 7-3 in league play and 9-4 overall.
This contest saw every varsity player contributing to the victory. Purcell led all scorers with 18 points
followed by Brittney Lambert with 10 and Nicole Teague with eight points. Marissa Sweeney added six
points followed by Venessa Jacques with ve. Amanda Wetmore, Veronica Moceri and Jess Baker scored
four apiece. Emily Barry and Tori LaRoche had two points each. Sam Ratte added one point. Katie
Bellomo chipped in with one rebound. Kaycee Carbone, sidelined with an injury provided moral support
to her teammates.
The junior varsity squad was very successful. They set the tone for the varsity squad defeating Nashua
South 53-31. Katie Bellomo led the scoring with 14 points including four three-point shots. Sam Ratte
added 10 points followed by Amber Bardsley with eight points and Ashley Blackey with seven points.
Alvirne will nish with three of their remaining ve games at home. On February 13, they will take on
Manchester Memorial. On February 17, they face Londonderry. Finally, they will celebrate their senior
night on February 21 against Salem. In Division I basketball, the Broncos sit in a tie for fth place with
Nashua North, ghting for a top eight spot in order to host a playoff game.
by Sue LaRoche
The Broncos were revved up for their Tuesday night
game against Nashua South, as they knew that one of
their own was going to achieve a major milestone in
her career that night. It didnt take long, as with 3:27
remaining in the rst quarter, senior point guard Sandi
Purcell scored the 1,000th point of her high school
career on her trademark three point shot from the top
of the arc.
Her teammates stormed the court to give her
congratulatory hugs. The game was stopped and
Sandi was presented with a plaque from her coach
Steve Tracy, a 1,000-point sign from good friends, the
game ball and owers from her family.
At the beginning of the season, Sandi had 812
points, with the milestone of 1,000 well within reach.
Coach Tracy explained, I had to pull her out of the
Keene game on Friday, knowing that she only needed
six points to get to 1,000, as he wanted it to happen
on her home court.
Sandi found out, only the night before, that she
needed six points and she knew that, With my
teammates behind me, they would help me to get it no
matter what. She was thrilled that her entire family
could be present for the moment and was excited to
hit the shot at home. I wouldnt want to be any other
place, for the momentous occasion to happen.
Congratulations to Sandi on her fantastic
accomplishment!
Purcell Scores 1,000
Points 1000 and 1001 from the top of the key
Senior Guard/Forward Veronica Moceri put
in two over the Nashua South defender.