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Pittsfield NH News

May 26, 2010

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Celebrating Birthdays are: May 26, David Daley; May 27, Chad Cates, James Bond, Sr., Scott Brown; May 30, Dick Burley; May 1, Matthew Snell, Bruce Smith, Susan Elliott, Holly Payne, Dennis Beaudoin, Jr., Teresa Merrill.


A Very Happy Birthday to one and all.




Celebrating Anniversaries are: May 29, Corine and Leon Miller; June 1, Candee and Rich Frost.


Best Wishes.




Wanted
X-C Runners
Sign up:
Pittsfield Elem. School
Room:
Student Support Center
Date: June 1st
Time 3:00-4:00
Coach:
Christine Hinckley




Get your Pittsfield Town-Wide Yard Sale maps at St. Stephen’s Church and get the first look at our great yard sale items. We’ll also be offering baked goods, Joe’s famous hot dogs, George’s now-famous pulled pork sandwiches, and chili. Begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 5th, at the Church at 50 Main Street. See you there.




First Annual Sock Hop
Saturday, June 5
7-11 PM
Loudon Center
Freewill Baptist Church
Clough Hill Rd., Loudon
For more info, please call
Stephanie 848-2080
or Eddie 267-6697



 

“Gold Star” Luncheon


You and your friends are invited to “A Gold Star” Luncheon Thursday, June 10, 11:30-l:30, $15 inclusive at the Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester Street, Concord, NH.


The speaker is Vicki Strong, “A Gold Star Mother.”


Reservations are needed by June 2 and cancellations are required. Call Wendy 485-7446 or Barbara 798-5976.


This event is sponsored by Concord Women’s Connection and Stonecroft Ministries (non-profit) www.Stonecroft.org.

 


 

Pittsfield Economic Development Committee Update


Exciting news!  This fall, PlanNH will send a volunteer group of the state’s leading town planners, engineers, architects and experts to help us create a blueprint to redevelop part of our downtown area.  The Pittsfield Economic Development Committee applied for the grant and our town was selected in a competition among several New Hampshire communities.


Have you ever wondered about the development possibilities of the land between Broadway Street and Clark Street near the town pool?  So have we!  Our committee, working with current land owners and neighbors, has come up with a vision for this area.  We have asked PlanNH to help us design a Small Business Incubator.  Put simply, this would be a place for small companies and start-up businesses to lease space at a low cost, have access to area experts who could offer free guidance and help these entrepreneurs get off the ground and expand their operations elsewhere in Pittsfield.  The incubator would be fueled by these new companies and supported through grants from state businesses.


A similar incubator has successfully generated new companies in Manchester for years, but there’s no such program in central New Hampshire.  Along with applications to EPA to help clean-up the Pittsfield site, and with the guidance of the PlanNH experts, we believe there is more than enough assistance to turn a good idea into a great magnet for new businesses in Pittsfield.  Imagine the possibilities!

 
Also, keep an eye out for the launch of the EDC’s new website, which is part of the Pittsfield official website. You will soon see it at www.Pittsfield-nh.net, and following the links to the EDC. We have revamped the look and the information to help entice companies who might be looking for a new home, while highlighting the many successful business operations already in town.  Once it is live, we invite business owners to review our list of local companies.  If our information on you is incorrect, drop us an e-mail and we’ll correct it.  If you’re not there, let us know and we’ll do what we can to ensure all of the major business operations are listed on the town’s site.


We believe changes are coming… and new opportunities await.  Thanks for your support and we welcome your ideas and input.  We will keep you posted about the PlanNH weekend in the coming months, and we will update you on new developments in town!

 


 

Letter
Community Forum Thanks


A warm thank you to the parents, youth and other community members who came together to discuss the issues youth face in regards to alcohol and depression. The Pittsfield Drug and Alcohol Coalition and the Pittsfield Community Coalition would also like to thank Senator Jack Barnes and Representative Carol McGuire for attending and showing their support for youth in the community.

 


 

Letter


On behalf of the Pittsfield Post Office we would like to say Thank You to everyone who so generously donated food and other supplies to the Lend A Helping Can on Saturday May 8, 2010. Thanks to your generosity those in need will be able to get the help they need. Remember that you can help anytime you have a little extra. Thank You

 


 

Where Are They Now….

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Foss Scholar Rebecca Towle will be entering her Junior Year at Rivier College in Nashua, NH this fall.  Rebecca is majoring in Elementary Education.  During the school year she participates in intramural sports, various school activities and attends all sporting events.  Rebecca also volunteers with the Special Olympic Program in Nashua.  While home on break, you will find her working at Pittsfield Elementary School and Blueberry Express Day Care Center.

 


 

Pittsfield Firefighters’ Association Receives Anonymous $5,000 Grant

Pittsfield Firefighter Association members Jim Girard, Jen Tedcastle and President Kevin Marquis with the firefighting equipment that was recently purchased in thanks to a generous anonymous donation made through the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.


Responding to emergency situations, firefighters require many tools to accomplish their mission.  The Pittsfield Fire Department now has three new tools available – a mini-monitor master stream, a positive pressure gasoline ventilation fan, and an electric ventilation fan.  An anonymous donor-advised fund within the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation made a generous $5,000.00 grant to the Pittsfield Firefighters Association in December 2009.  To add to the great honor to receive this gift, the Department has already benefited by using the mini-monitor at a building fire within two weeks of placing it in service.


The value of these tools is tremendous, yet could not be funded through the already tight budget.  A few examples of the applications of these tools follow.


In a densely populated area, a multi-family residential structure fire can rapidly spread not only within the building, but also to adjacent buildings.  While firefighters aggressively attack the fire, the unmanned mini-monitor is set up to protect nearby buildings for an extended time without tiring a firefighter who can be used elsewhere.

   
Malfunctioning heating systems can produce deadly carbon monoxide in a home.  After an alarm alerts the residents, firefighters enter in protective equipment and use the electric ventilation fan to quickly draw fresh air into the home. 


When catching a fire in an early stage, the positive pressure gasoline ventilation fan is positioned in the doorway, forcing smoke back to the area of origin and out a nearby window.  Firefighters can quickly extinguish the fire and verify that all the occupants are safely out of the building.


The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has been improving the quality of life in our communities since 1962.  It builds and manages a collection of charitable finds, totaling nearly $490 million, created by individuals, families and corporations.  The Foundation is non-partisan, frequently playing the role of convener and catalyst on a broad spectrum of issues that affect our state.  The Foundation awarded more than $33 million in grants, scholarships and initiatives in 2007; more than $125 million in just the past five years.    Based in Concord, the Foundation roots itself in communities across the state through seven regions including Lakes, Manchester, Monadnock, Nashua, North Country, Piscataqua and Upper Valley.  For more information, visit www.nhcf.org, or call 603-225-6641.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


In the May 5, 2010, Sun, I wrote, “If you tell the planning board what they want to hear, then they will listen to you attentively. If you tell them what they do not want to hear, then they will ignore you [and] they will insult you.”


Last week, planning board member Bill Miskoe defended that the planning board had always listened to me but simply had never AGREED.


Bill is mistaken. In 2009, the planning board’s zoning proposal lost by more than 3 to 1, while mine almost passed; as a result, the planning board promised to review my proposal. Reviewing that proposal would have been listening to me and the voters. But the planning board broke its promise and did not review my proposal. The planning board never agreed with me AND never listened to me—or the voters.


Furthermore, the selectmen and the planning board wasted $17,500 taxpayer money on the excuse to break the promise.


Bill wrote that he has “been on the Planning Board since 2003” (which he has not) and that “This town could function a whole lot better if [Pritchard] were to take his pungent behavior somewhere else.” As I said, if you tell the planning board what they do not want to hear, then they will ignore you and insult you. In addition, at least one of the board’s members will tell you to get out of town. Thank you, Bill, for giving the townspeople of Pittsfield a straight-from-the-horse’s-mouth example of the abuse that I was describing and have taken for seven years.


Jim Pritchard
Pittsfield
[email protected]

 


 

 

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

 Carl and Valerie Anderson of Pittsfield, and Krista and Mathew FitzGerald of Londonderry, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine Mary Anderson to Pfc. Steve Nadeau. Catherine is a 2010 graduate of Londonderry High School and will begin studies at Manchester Community College in the fall. Steve is the son of Steven and Wanda Nadeau of Londonderry. He is a 2008 graduate of Campbell High School in Litchfield, NH., and is presently stationed with the US Army at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida where he is training for Ordinance Explosive Disposal. Wedding plans are incomplete at this time.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


To the good citizens of Pittsfield,
It seems to me that we make our zoning laws around the use of the automobile.


To fight climate change “we need to recover the values of the indigenous people.”


Not dependent or less dependent on our automobiles, would be a start.


As the planning board is rewriting our zoning, it is important to keep in mind our citizens need the freedom to adapt to the challenges ahead. Each citizen in our town needs to cut energy consumption quickly.


All of us need to make a greater investment in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.


Will we make the fundamental change to an economy that uses less energy and develops clean ways to produce it?


Think globally, act locally.


Dan Schroth Piermarocchi

 


 

Drake Field Summer Recreation Program

Free To Pittsfield Students


Are you looking for something fun, affordable and educational for your children to do this summer! If so, then we have the answer - the Drake Field Summer Recreation Program. Come join us for six weeks of fun. We will begin on June 21, 2010 and run through July 30. The program is open Monday through Friday from 8:30-12:45 and FREE to Pittsfield students in grades 1-8 for the 2010-2011 school year.


The summer program consists of sports activities, arts and crafts, children’s games, board games, field trips, water games, story times and many other fun and educational activities. Thanks to the Sanderson Trust Fund, the following field trips will be possible this year: roller skating, Wallis Sands State Park, Liquid Water Planet., M.S. Mt Washington, mini golf, New England Aquarium, USS Constitution, Remick Museum, Sylvania Plant, NH Pewter, Wright Museum, Chuck E. Cheese, Clark’s Trading Post, Wentworth State Park, Ellacoya State Park, and the town pool. Many of our trips are free and others have a small discounted fee.


Don’t let your child miss out on all the fun the summer has to offer. Look for papers to come home from school with your child or call Mrs. Sawyer to register.


For more information and registration forms, please contact Mrs. Louise Sawyer at Pittsfield High School, 435-6701 x 1110.

 


 

Letter To The Editor
Pittsfield IS Open For Business!


I was very dismayed when I read Chris Taylor’s letter condemning the town of Pittsfield for not being business friendly.


In recent months officials have gone out of their way to make the process of opening a business much less stressful and less confusing. That’s why we work hand-in-hand with the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission.


I don’t know what transpired between Chris and Town officials. However, if the ball was dropped and he didn’t get the rapid response he expected, the Town owes him an apology. A review of procedures must also be done, and will be done.


However, if there were unrealistic expectations, the Town can’t do anything about that.


Ted Mitchell

 


 

School Lunch Menus
May 31-June 4


Chichester Central School
Monday, NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday - Max Cheese Sticks, marainara sauce, carrots, chocolate cake, milk.
Wednesday - Baked Chicken, mashed potato, green beans, sliced peaches, milk
Thursday - Chicken Noodle or Vegetable Soup, ham sandwich, cucumber slices, fruit, milk.
Friday - Belgian Waffle Sticks, or French Toast Sticks, sausage patty, applesauce, fruit cocktail, milk.


PMHS
Monday, NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday - Fish sticks, French fries, veggies, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Chicken, veggies, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Pasta, meat sauce, salad, fruit, milk.
Friday - Field Day: Burgers, hot dogs, cook out at the park.

 


 

Lakes Region Community College Commencement Ceremony Held
At Meadowbrook


The 41st Annual Commencement Ceremony was held for Lakes Region Community College graduates Saturday, May 15 , at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center in Gilford, NH. One hundred eighty-four students graduated from the Laconia College in twenty-two areas with one hundred ninety-eight degrees.


Among area graduates were:


Epsom - Derek R. Olson, Automotive Technologies, A.A.S.


Gilmanton - Linda May Hamilton** Early Chilhood Education, A.S.; Jenna A. Stapleton** Teacher Preparation, A.A.; Robin White Hempel**  Culinary Arts, A.S.; Candace S. Hodder Nursing, A.S.; Patrick J. Perkins Business Management, A.S.; Geoffrey Donald Weiler* Culinary Arts A.S.


Northwood - Taylor R. Ashford Fire Investigation, A.S.; Robert S. West Fire Investigation, A.S.


* Honors, ** High Honors

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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