Evergreen Lodge #53 is sponsoring a special Dinner/Music Cabaret on
Friday, May 7th at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 8th at 6 p.m. at the
historic Odd Fellows Hall on Short Falls Road in Epsom. Cost for the
dinner/show is $20.00 and includes complete dinner and
entertainment. BYOB! This is a benefit and all proceeds will help
with restorations to the Hall exterior. Reservations are required.
For tickets please call 736-4707 or 736-4716.
Ivy
Green Rebekah Lodge #36 is hosting a special dance on May 15th from
8 p.m.- midnight at the historic Odd Fellows Hall in Epsom with
Nazzy’s Entertainment’s DJ to raise money for The Pease Greeters
organization. The dance is BYOB and snacks will be available. Prize
drawings will be held during the dance. Please plan to join us for a
fun evening and help support this great organization! For info and
tickets call 736-8681, 736-4707 or 496-1877. This event is sponsored
by Ivy Green Lodge #36, Evergreen Lodge #53, Care Pharmacy, Jungle
Drop Garden Center, and Epsom House of Pizza!
There
will be a FREE Car Wash and Bake Sale on May 15th from 10 a.m.-2
p.m. at the Epsom Fire Station. Donations accepted to raise funds to
help the ECS 6th Grade Class pay for their trip to Environmental
Camp in June. If you would like to donate baked goods, please bring
items that day to the Fire Station. Thanks for your support!
Congratulations to Christian Beauregard of Epsom, NH. On May
1st, he graduated from Maine Maritime Academy with a Marine Systems
Engineering degree. After a short break, he will take a position
with Marine Systems Corporation, whose corporate headquarters is in
Boston. The company specializes in marine engineering and design.
Pembroke Academy Student Art Exhibit At Epsom Public Library
The
Epsom Public Library is very pleased to host an exhibit of artwork
by students at Pembroke Academy. The impressive exhibit features
work in a variety of mediums including drawing, 2-D design, pottery,
stained glass and papier mâché sculpture. The exhibit runs through
June 5, and may be viewed during regular library hours: Monday-
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more
information call the library at 736-9920.
Letter
To My Constituents In Allenstown, Epsom, And Pittsfield:
Wednesday the House debated SB384, allowing HHS to share reports of
abuse and neglect with private adoption agencies. Proponents claimed
it necessary to align with federal law; opponents were concerned
with either sharing this highly confidential information with
agencies without oversight, or expending the time and effort to
determine that an out of state agency that asks for information is a
legitimate adoption agency. I voted against, but the bill passed,
203-115.
SB406 would prohibit towns from merging lots without
the owner’s consent. The issue is old subdivisions with
grandfathered lots that do not meet current zoning; some towns have
been merging adjacent lots with the same owner, without the owner’s
consent, and in some cases, without their knowledge. The debate was
unusual in that both sides were citing the Constitution, Part 1
Article 12: “But no part of a man’s property shall be taken from
him, or applied to public uses, without his own consent, or that of
the representative body of the people.” The issue is if zoning
ordinances passed at town meeting qualify; the committee wanted to
retain the bill for study, including the status of previously merged
lots. Still, interim study was killed 167-174, and the bill passed
221-122; I was the only Representative from this district to vote
for it.
The House finished by debating HB1314, changes to the
capital budget. The Senate added two earmarks to the bill, which
seemed so inappropriate, even though the dollar amounts were small,
that I voted against even conferring with the Senate; the vote was
251-81 to negotiate.
Anyone interested in what’s going on at the
State House is invited to email or call me; those who’d like a more
detailed report than I can fit in The Sun should email me for my
newsletter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom
Town Offices Moving Notice
The Epsom Town Offices will be
moving to the Epsom Shoppes at 940 Suncook Valley Highway. We
will be closing two of our normally scheduled days, May 27 and May
28 and will reopen at our new location on June 1 after Memorial Day
weekend. For your convenience, the offices will be open an
additional Saturday, May 22, from 8:00 am to noon. The Chichester
Town Clerk will be available for registrations at her office from
8:30 to 2:00 on May 26 and 27. Please plan accordingly and
register your vehicles early.
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