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Pittsfield NH News

December 29, 2010

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Celebrating Birthdays are: December 29, Jim Stapleton, Sis Butterworth;  January 2, Kelly Feeny, Dawn Farnham, Matthew Cornell; January 3, Merrill Vaughan; January 4, Andrew Topouzoglou.


A Very Happy Birthday To All!




Celebrating Anniversaries are:  January 1, Sandi & Russ Courtemanche; January 2, Kathy & Don Bergeron, January 4, John & Effie Topouzoglou.

Congratulations!


 

School Lunch Menus
January 3-7, 2011


Chichester
Monday - Homemade pizza, green beans, fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken Nuggets, french fries, carrots, chocolate cake, milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti and meat sauce, garlic bread, veggie, peaches, milk.
Thursday - Ham and cheese wrap, pickles, carrots, and ranch dip, pears, milk.
Friday - Hot dog w/roll, baked beans or veggie, fresh fruit, milk.

 

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, corn, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken patties, mixed veggies, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Pasta, meat sauce, garden salad, baked dessert, milk.
Thursday - Meatball sub, cheese, beans, fruit, milk.
Friday - BBQ chicken, baked potato, veggies, fruit, milk.

 

PES
Monday - Chicken fajita w/lettuce, tomatoes, tortilla, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Macaroni and cheese, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli, salad, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Hotdog, beans, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, salad, fruit, milk.

 


 

Letter


In an article in the Concord Monitor, Wednesday, December 15th: Man fights against ‘an ocean of zoning’, (Referring to Dan Schroth)  Bill Miskoe was quoted as referring to Pittsfield as “this slummy mess”. Those words are: Inaccurate, careless, insulting, insensitive and arrogant.


Bill, I’ve met more fine, caring, giving, charitable, friendly people in this town of Pittsfield than any where I’ve ever lived or visited in my travels.


With so many townspeople working to improve Pittsfield’s image, in 3 little words you have set us back years. News is global these days. You can’t erase it once it hits the Internet. I really feel bad for our residents who have soldier sons, husbands and brothers reading your article while they are serving in Afghanistan, Kuwait and all those other places people call home.


When I’m visiting family around the Las Vegas area and tell them about those historic blue signs around town, the young people out there comment “that’s what they are missing in this part of the country”. Nobody knows or cares about their neighbor, there are no Historic blue signs, there are no dairy farms, there are very few volunteer organizations compared to Pittsfield, etc, etc.


And how about the children of Pittsfield? It’s bad enough that they hear negativity about Pittsfield from outside the town, but from a prominent resident as yourself? While we are all celebrating this season of holidays would you please reconsider those 3 little words?  Thank you, Bill.


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All,
Helen Schiff

 


 

VA Processes First Claims For New Agent Orange Presumptives
New Program Speeds Approval For Vietnam Veterans


WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has decided more than 28,000 claims in the first six weeks of processing disability compensation applications from Vietnam Veterans with diseases related to exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange.


“With new technology and ongoing improvements, we are quickly removing roadblocks to processing benefits,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “We are also conducting significant outreach to Vietnam Veterans to encourage them to submit their completed application for this long-awaited benefit.”


VA published a final regulation on August 31st that makes Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, ischemic heart disease, or a B-cell (or hairy-cell) leukemia eligible for health care and disability compensation benefits.  With the expiration of the required 60-day congressional review on October 30th, VA is now able to process these claims.


Vietnam Veterans covered under the new policy are encouraged to file their claims through a new VA Web portal at www.fasttrack.va.gov.  Vietnam Veterans are the first users of this convenient automated claims processing system. 


If treated for these diseases outside of VA’s health system, it is important for Veterans to gather medical evidence from their non-VA physicians.  VA has made it easy for physicians to supply the clinical findings needed to approve the claim through the new Web portal.  These medical forms are also available at www.vba.va.gov/disabilityexams.


The portal guides Veterans through Web-based menus to capture information and medical evidence required for faster claims decisions.  While the new system currently is limited to these three disabilities, usage will expand soon to include claims for other conditions.


VA has begun collecting data that recaps its progress in processing claims for new Agent Orange benefits at www.vba.va.gov/VBA/agentorange/reportcard/index.html.

 


 

Pearl Chagnon of Pittsfield celebrated her 90th birthday with the Pittsfield Elementary School staff on Monday, December 20.  Mrs. Chagnon worked as a school secretary and cafeteria worker from 1987 to 2007.  She regularly volunteers at the school.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


To the good citizens of Pittsfield:


This week’s topic:  Does Pittsfield have too many apartments?


Now please somebody correct me if I am wrong.


Pittsfield has about 650 apartments.  We have a population of about 4,200.  Most of our apartments are Downtown.  These apartments and the income they produce, are directly responsible for the maintenance, taxes, and the heat and lights being on.  I think as the cost to pay the taxes, maintain the building, heat and electricity increased it was necessary to get more income; to add an apartment or 2 or 3.


People have got to remember Pittsfield has always had apartments.  I wonder if they too were blamed for Pittsfield’s ills.  I ride around our countryside and see empty houses.


Our town has started the proceedings to start the tax deeding process on 14 properties.

 

Where is all this leading?


It seems to me folks need to generate income from their properties.  There are simply not enough jobs for people.  We have become more efficient as a society.  Our 40 year boom is over.  It is a new world order, we now compete with the world.


We need to rethink regulations that restrict business opportunities.  This is the fundamental principle to repealing the 1988 Zoning Ordinance.  To my knowledge the Planning or Zoning Boards have never added value to any business opportunity.  I would encourage apartments or any business opportunity throughout Pittsfield.


I know this frightens some people, but after we’re dead and gone, the new residents could send in a talented carpentry crew and change the building to the use they need.


Nothing lasts forever, but the earth and stars.  Put that in your pipe and smoke it.


Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Pittsfield

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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