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….
.
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