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Pittsfield NH News

April 7, 2010

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There are openings on the Pittsfield Budget Committee. Anyone interested in serving on the Committee, please contact the Town Moderator, Cedric Dustin at either 6 Blake Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263 or [email protected]




Celebrating birthdays are: April 7, Donna Snedeker, Alison Wolfe; April 8, Ben Abbott, Bob Zahn, Debbie Riel; April 9, Mary E. Locke, Carolyn Bond, Milton D. Locke, Jr.; April 10, Rebecca Walton, Michael St. Laurent, Diane Lammott; April 11, Carl Hubbard; April 12, Julie Snell, Helen Charron, Amber Valentyn; April 13, Curt Luksza, Jean Jelley.

A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.



Best Wishes to Arthur and Linda Harnden, who will celebrate their Wedding Anniversary on April 11.



Baseball and Softball Clinic
Sponsored by Pittsfield Baseball Program

April 10th at Drake field
Registration is at 9:30 a.m.
Cost is $25
(9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Boys and girls



School Lunch Menu
April 12-16, 2010

PES
Monday - Beef stew, bread stick, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Spaghetti with tomato sauce, mozzarella sticks, milk.
Wednesday - Early Release - Ham sandwich, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Chicken nuggets, veggie, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, veggie, fruit, milk.

PMHS
Monday - Pizza, corn, fresh fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken nuggets, fries, veggies, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Early Release - Cold Sandwich, soup, chips, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Sliced turkey, potato, gravy, peas, cranberry, bread, fruit, milk.
Friday - Hot dogs and roll, pears, cole slaw, fruit, milk.

CHICHESTER
Monday - Chicken nuggets, tater tots, green beans, peaches, milk.
Tuesday - Cheese Quesadilla, salsa, veggie beans, pineapple, milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti with meatsauce, garlic bread, veggie, sliced pears, milk.
Thursday - Turkey and cheese wrap, Caesar salad, pickles, fresh fruit, milk.
Friday - Cheeseburger with roll, potato wedges, carrot with Ranch dressing, fruit, milk.

 


 

Pittsfield Senior Center Weekly Activities
 April 8th-14th


All activities begin at 10 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. unless noted.


Monday, Bingo; Tuesday, Games with Dan McGuire; Wednesday, Crafts; Thursday, Bingo; Friday, 9:30-10:30; Chair Exercise and Chair Dancing, 10:30-11:15; Senior Seated Yoga.


Movie Day, Pop Corn Social and Movie, Friday, April 9th, 12 p.m.-2 p.m.


Our first Movie day was lots of fun. Folks really enjoyed watching a movie with others. Not only was there a good movie to watch, but good snacks, some good laughs, and great companionship. Our first time moviegoers hope more people will join them in April. The movie probably won’t be a mystery, but a title has not been chosen as of this printing.


Join us for lunch first. Lunch is a $2.00 donation.


Baked Fish, sweet potatoes, vegetable and dessert.


Your attendance will be greatly appreciated!


Come one, come all and enjoy yourself

 

Medicare isn’t free, but there is help IF…..
People with Medicare must pay premiums, deductibles and co-pays from their Social Security income. Two helpful programs are available for those who meet income and resource limits. To get help with costs associated with doctor’s visits and hospital stays, people can apply for state help called Medicare Savings Programs, or “Quimby” and “Slimby.”  This program pays the Part B premium that is normally deducted from your Social Security check and may help with other expenses, as well. 


For help with costs associated with prescription coverage, apply for the federal extra help program from Social Security or LIS (Low Income Subsidy). You may get all or some of the premium paid as well as seeing other costs reduced. 


ServiceLink is here to help you understand whether you are eligible to take advantage of these programs. To hear more, join us on April 14th at 11:30 for a short presentation, when ServiceLink staff will offer a 30-minute presentation on the program. If needed, a private appointment can be scheduled for you at a later time.

 


 

Letter


In March, 2005, the Pittsfield town meeting approved an illegal petition to expand the Board of Selectmen from three to five members. Don Chase, who sought membership on that board, fought to ratify the expansion. At Candidates’ Night-2010, Selectman candidate Chase said that he was proud to have fought for the will of the people.


The will of the people, it turns out, appears irrelevant in Don’s calculations. On March 9, 2010, the town meeting overwhelmingly approved my resolution for a 5-member elected Planning Board, but selectman Chase says—mistakenly—that the resolution is illegal and that the Selectmen should ignore the resolution or, if that is impossible, go to court to vacate the resolution. Don claims that a town meeting cannot change the Planning Board size, but he did not object last summer when the special town meeting added two seats. Now, Don says that the town meeting cannot subtract those same seats. Don supported the will of the people in 2005 when it was what he wanted. Now, he opposes the will of the people when it is not what he wants.


Think about this: The Selectmen are seriously thinking about ignoring an election. Why? Because they think that they can get away with it. And they may when, as happened on March 9, 81% of registered voters stay home. When voters stay home, officials become bold, individual rights suffer, and government management suffers. Individual rights should matter to everyone because someone else’s problem can, without warning, suddenly become your problem. But if individual rights do not matter, then poor management should matter because poor management causes high taxes, such as for calling the town attorney every five minutes, and high taxes are everyone’s problem.


Jim Pritchard
Pittsfield

 


 

Pittsfield Middle High School Student Wins State Skills Competition
Submitted By Sharon Patterson

Brandon Patterson, a junior at Pittsfield Middle High School, won the gold medal in the NH SkillsUSA competition in the category of computer maintenance technology. Through an agreement between schools Brandon attends Concord Regional Technical Center located at Concord High School for part of his school day.  Information Technology instructor, Mr. Gary Hendley, chose Brandon and two other classmates from the center to represent CRTC at the state competition. 


The NH SkillsUSA competitions are held at various locations across the state. There are thirty-three categories that high school students can compete in ranging from Automotive Service Technology, cosmetology, culinary arts all the way to TV/video production, welding and web design.


In the computer maintenance category, Brandon competed against thirteen other students representing other high school technical centers across New Hampshire.  He was tested on PC trouble shooting, building a computer and given a written exam.


The Computer Maintenance competition took place at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth on Friday, March 26, 2010.  A joint awards ceremony was hosted by Dover Regional Career Technical Center on Sunday, March 28, 2010. At that ceremony bronze, silver, and gold medals are awarded to the top three competitors in each category. Brandon earned the gold medal in computer maintenance; a classmate from CRTC also took home the silver medal in the same category. Brandon will now go on to represent New Hampshire at the national competition in Kansas City, MO.

 


 

Letter


To All Pittsfield Residents;
I am a Pittsfield Resident and Taxpayer and I am writing this letter as such. I am responding to a couple of letters written by Rachael Wood over the past few weeks.


FACT #1. 522 people went to the polls on 3/9/2010. Of that 522, 258 either voted for only one selectman or in most cases, voted for NO selectman at all. As a result of this anomaly, the vote spread among the top three candidates was only 12 votes.


FACT #2. RSA 91-A (the right to know law) DOES NOT state that minutes must be “posted” within 5 days. It says they must be “made available for public inspection within 5 days.”


FACT #3. As for Article 2, the “said selectman” was correct according to the Sec. of State’s Office which oversees all elections within the State. Article 2 never should have appeared on the ballot as written. As for the outcome, I am sure that the proper decision will be made soon on this matter.


FACT #4. There are absolutely NO provisions under state law to either decrease or increase the size of an elected planning board, PERIOD.


FACT #5. Asking the people of a town that already has an elected planning board, if they are “in favor of having an elected Planning Board” is a redundant question and when the sole intent of that question is to reduce the size of the board, it becomes confusing and potentially illegal because there are NO provisions under law to do so.


FACT #6. According to NH Election Law, April 15th is the deadline for challenging a ballot vote.


Mrs. Wood stated that “I’ll watch and I’ll report.” I hope she does so with the FACTS next time.

 

More Next Week!!


Don Chase,
Concerned Pittsfield Citizen

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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