Letter To The Editor
The Chichester Board of Selectmen should be ashamed of themselves
after their performance at the meeting last Thursday. Regardless of
which side of the issue you find yourself on, you should be appalled
that Selectman DeBold chose to let one of his employees off the hook
because he has “been a friend” and “a breath of fresh air.” Those
are his words not mine!
The Board of Selectmen performed an investigation and found that an
employee had been “less than honest” (again, his words) with the
Board and had chosen to discipline the employee for his dishonesty.
When the time came to levy punishment, Selectman DeBold could not
“bring himself” to make the hard decision and instead chose to do
nothing. In fact, the entire Board chose to do nothing. There were
no motions made, no votes taken, effectively sending a message to
all town employees that if the Board likes you, they’ll let
dishonesty slide.
What else have they let slide? It’s time for a change in leadership
in Chichester, it’s clear our current board cannot function and will
not do right by Chichester. You have to ask yourself, if Selectman
DeBold will act this way in Chichester how can we send him to
represent us at the State House?
I certainly cannot!
Jason Weir, Chichester
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
We will be closed Mon. Oct. 13th for Columbus Day.
We could use some book cases, almost any size. We have some extra
space from the renovation and we could use the shelving for storage.
We could also use the help of a handy person that can make a simple,
light base for our OPEN sign. The big yellow sign had to go as it
was just too heavy to take in and out. We have the cardboard actual
sign, we just need a light base for it.
More sweaters and jackets are appearing daily and according to the
Farmer’s Almanac, we’re in for a long, cold winter!
We are on Rte 28, north of the Epsom Circle; Mon. 8-12; Tues. &
Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4.
Chichester Town Library News
The Chichester Town Library is hosting a pumpkin decorating contest.
The pumpkins will decorate the town during the Charrette program on
Oct. 17 and 18. Come by the library and pick up your pumpkin.
The pumpkins must be returned by Sat. Oct 11th. Three winners will
be judged in three categories, 5 years of age and under, 6 to 10,
and 11 and up.. Winners will receive a coupon for a free golf game
at Chucksters.
The Teen Advisory Group will have a meeting at the Library on
Saturday, October 4th at 10 a.m. The activity planned is to tie-dye
a tee shirt. So, bring a tee shirt and have some fun—the Library
will supply the rest of the materials. This new group will meet
monthly and do one activity of their choosing. Also, those
attending will offer suggestions about what they wanted to see/do at
the library in the future. This is a group for teens and led by
teens.
Our book group will be meeting on Thurs. Oct. 9th at noon. We will
discuss our first book, The Red House by Mark Haddon. Bring a lunch
to eat at the meeting, coffee and tea will be provided.
More books recently purchased by the Library for your reading
pleasure include The One & Only by Emily Giffin, a novel about
finding your passion, following your heart and believing in
something bigger than yourself; Hazardous Duty by W.E.B. Griffin and
William E. Butterworth IV is a novel about Mexican drug cartels,
Somali pirates and how (and who) the President looks to resolve
these crises; Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King is a suspense novel in
which three unlikely heroes try to stop an obsessed, insane killer
from blowing up thousands; We Are Called to Rise by Laura McBride, a
novel that will test, and then restore, your faith in humanity as
the lives of a middle-aged woman, a returning soldier with amnesia
and an eight-year-old immigrant boy collide.
The Fraud Watch Network, hosted by the library, brought to us by
AARP will take place on Thursday Oct. 2 at 7:00.
Many, right in our town, have been victims of identity and credit
card theft. Come to this meeting to see how you can protect
yourself.
Letter To The Editor
Dear Citizens,
Whether or not you agree with the President’s decision to engage in
this war, we have entered it illegally.
It is your duty to urge your representatives either to authorize
this war per the Constitution or to recall our forces per the War
Powers Resolution of 1973.
Beyond legal questions, Congress’ action to declare our nation
either at war or militarily disengaged is essential to the health
and security of our nation, citizens, and military.
Our military has been at war since 1991, but our country has not.
The responsibility falls squarely upon the shoulders of our present
and three previous Presidents and the members of Congress. Though
Congress has authorized some of these wars, none have been declared
and thus none enjoy the commitment of the full might of our national
instruments of power. Moreover, none have been paid for with
war-specific taxes, and our citizenry has not sacrificed financially
or otherwise.
I agree with Army Psychologist David Grossman that this national
disengagement while our military deploys has led to the dramatic
increase in PTSD and spike in veteran suicides. Many claim to
support veterans, but few of you care enough even to educate
yourselves about the myriad wars in which we are engaged.
As a combat vet, I urge you to support our troops beyond a magnet on
your SUV, a vacuous “thank you” comment, or hand-wringing over the
latest VA scandal.
Urge your elected representatives either to declare war or bring our
troops home, and if they refuse, vote them out in November.
Otherwise, keep your worthless words of “thanks for your service” to
yourselves, and consider the degradation of our Constitutional
Republic, as well as 22 veteran suicides per day, to be on your
hands.
Respectfully,
Patrick Testerman, Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Chichester
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