A big thank-you to all who turned out to vote on March 9. There were 453 who
voted in person and 18 absentee ballots for a total of 471 voters. D.
Michael Paveglio won the Selectman seat, and Ruth Hammen and Fred Shaw will
be our new Cemetery Trustees. Thanks to all who ran for office. If this
wasn’t your year to win, do not be discouraged. The Town of Chichester has
many committees on which you can serve.
Looking for something good to read? Try one of the following
titles from the Adult Fiction Section of the Chichester Town
Library: The Time It Snowed In Puerto Rico by Sarah McCoy, The God
Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Good-Bye and Amen by Beth Gutcheon,
Dusted To Death by Barbara Calley, Fire And Ice by J.A. Jance,
Christ The Lord Out Of Egypt by Anne Rice, The Little Stranger by
Sarah Blake, and Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler. In the Young Adult
Fiction Section look for Viola In Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani and
Project Fashion Armani Angels by Jasmine Oliver.
New Business To Open In Chichester
Submitted ByMarc and
Amy Sabol, John Sabol
There has been a lot of commotion on the Suncook Valley Highway in
Chichester lately and we would like to tell you what its all about!
My name is Amy Sabol and my husband Marc and I live in Chichester. This
summer, we will be opening an automotive repair facility capable of caring
for and maintaining hybrid, diesel and gasoline powered vehicles. We
have named it “Green Earth Hybrid and Automotive Service, Inc.”
Our goal is simple and focused. We have worked diligently to bring this
new facility to Chichester, New Hampshire, for one overall reason: We
honestly want to help people with their transportation needs. When it
comes to the vehicle you use to take you to your job everyday, bring your
children to school, and take you to new and far away places, it has to
function and it has to function well.
So who are we?
Marc Sabol is one of the best people you will ever
meet - happy, honest, funny and can just about make anyone’s day! He is a
college graduate and an ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Master
Technician with approximately twenty years of experience ranging from
dealership repair, maintenance of large scale, large city emergency fleet
vehicles, diesel and hybrid vehicles and personal automotive repair.
I am a recent college graduate, Marc’s wife, an enthusiastic hybrid
vehicle owner and the new service writer, receptionist and office manager
for the new facility.
John Sabol is Marc’s father and the owner of US Integrity Touring
Company, also known as USI Touring, a company that arranges for church
choirs, and for high school and college choirs and bands to travel
domestically and abroad. His success has helped give us the opportunity of
our young lives - to open our own automotive repair facility. With his
generous support and professional guidance as a father and mentor, Marc and
I are able to take our gifts and use them to help others.
Marc and I, Amy Sabol, are residents of Chichester, New Hampshire. We
have both lived in this area of New Hampshire most of our lives, taking a
quick sabbatical to Nashville, Tennessee, for me to finish my college
degree. Currently, Marc and I have quietly and steadily begun our
business in a rented bay offering service to friends and family to prepare
us for business to the public.
We don’t want to spoil the surprise, but Marc and I have listened to and
taken a lot of advice, talked to a lot of folks in the local area, and
consulted many professionals to understand the needs of the people of this
area. We promise it will be fantastic and we are very excited to share
it with you! If you are interested in seeing what our facility
footprint will look like before we finish, it is available to the public at
the Chichester Town Hall: ‘Sabol Chichester Properties’ Site Plan,
reference: Map 9, Lot 110.
So, over the next few months, you will watch this piece of property go
through an exciting transition. When we are finished, there will be a brand
new, up-to-date, fully functional automotive repair facility to maintain all
of your hybrid, diesel and gasoline vehicles.
There have been a lot of people and businesses involved in our project
so far and many more to come before we open for business in our new
location. We would like to thank everyone - our family, our friends and the
professionals who are helping us realize our dreams.
Thank you! The best is yet to come.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol
Hendee
Spring has sprung at the Attic! We are saying good bye to winter with
coats, hats, gloves and scarves half price. We have a varied assortment of
Easter items - cute stuffed animals - bunnies, chicks, lambs, etc. and an
assortment of baskets, eggs, and just very cute little figurines.
The shorts and tee shirts are starting to appear - even have a couple of
Red Sox tee’s! Please stop in and visit. There are specials everyday we are
open and the only way to find out what is on special sale, is to come in!
Check out our paperbacks - only $.10 and hardcover books $.25 - best
prices in the area.
We are in the Blueberry Plaza, Rte. 28 North.
Watch for the large yellow OPEN sign on Tues., Wed., and Thursday, 8-4,
and Sat., 10-4.
Chichester Historical Society
Town Roads
By Walter
Sanborn
The last articles I have submitted were about the history and origin of
town roads in Chichester.
There are a few more named roads in town which are of no significance to
the history of Chichester but are in recent developments within the town.
The first development in town is called the Five Hill Estates and is on
the East side of Smith Sanborn Road to the Epsom town line. The main road
through this development is called Hillside Drive. Running off this road is
Hillview Drive, Fred Wood Drive, Deer Run Road and Burnt Hill Road. Some
years back a forest fire burned over about 50 acres and that is how Burnt
Hill Road acquired its name.
The second development built was the Marden Farms Estate developed from
the old Sam Marden Farm and is called Woodland Crossing Development.
This development is between King Road and Ricker Road. The main road here is
called Harvest Road running from King Road to Ricker Road. Running off
of Harvest Road are Guernsey Road and Holstein Road.
The third and most recent development is called Malachy Glen. This was a
two-stage development on the North side of the Horse Corner Road on the old
Mobbs farm. This road is called Connemara Drive and ended at a cul-de-sac
behind the Weathervane Restaurant.
In 2007 the second phase of Malachy Glen was completed and the road
Connemara Drive was extended from the cul-de-sac out to the Bailey Road
making this on continuous road from Horse Corner Road to the Bailey Road.
Near Bailey Road end there are two short roads running off Connemara
Drive called Westford Drive and Limerick Lane.
All these roads within these developments were named by the developer
and have no significance to any history of the town.
The one road I will conclude with will be the Pound Road which will be
my next article.
Chichester School District Meeting
The Chichester School District Meeting on March 6 lasted from 9:15 to
10:37 a.m., the shortest School District meeting anyone in the room could
remember.
Opened by Moderator Sally Kelly, the meeting began with the Pledge of
Allegiance. School District Clerk Jamie Pike; School Board Members Ben
Brown, Nancy Fraher, and John Poirier; Principal Pamela Stiles; and two
members of the S.A.U. Special Education staff were seated at the front of
the room.
Principal Stiles gave her annual “State of the School” report.
Chichester has done very well in keeping Math and Reading Scores high on the
State of NH tests. The third grade is an especially shining example with
every student registering “proficient” or above. Science testing has begun,
and the school is working on standards in the science area. A new initiative
for the coming year will be Special Education with the goal of educating
more students in Chichester and thus saving money on out-of-district
placements.
School Board Chairman Ben Brown gave an overview of the budget. Oil
costs have been less than anticipated. Also, fewer students will be
attending Pembroke Academy next year, because the number of Chichester
students in the P.A. graduating class is higher than the number of entering
9th graders. However, the number of students in the lower grades will mean
two classrooms for each grade again, and a new teacher will need to be hired
for the 2010-11 school year at Chichester Central.
The Moderator then proceeded to a discussion of the budget. It was
discovered that pages 127 and 129 were figures from last year, which had
been printed in error, and those pages should be crossed out entirely. One
hopes that proofreading will be a priority before next year’s materials are
submitted to the Town Report. Everyone learned that a Technology Coordinator
is the one who keeps the computers going and advises teachers and students
how to best use them, an essential job in a modern school.
An amendment to keep the bottom line of the budget at last year’s figure
led to a discussion of what such a cut might mean. The amendment was
defeated 43-22, and the budget then passed as written.
Before the meeting adjourned, Paul Twomey thanked the School Board for
their work during the past year.