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Pittsfield NH News

February 8, 2012

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: February 8, Ross Morse; February 9, James Bond, Jr.; February 11, Joshua Rogers, Dale Derosier, Jennifer Blais; February 12, Daniel St. Laurent, Richard Frost, Dwight Morse; February 13, Lorrie Corwell, Jesse Giordano; February 14, Russ Courtemanche.

 

A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!

 


 

School Lunch Menus

February 13 - 17, 2012

 

PES

Monday

All American Luncheon

Shepherd’s Pie, wheat dinner roll, green beans, red white and blue fruit cup

 

Tuesday

Valentine’s Lunch

Love Me Tender chicken, dipping sauce, romantic rice, wheat roll, cupid’s sweet peas, sweetheart fruit Jell-o

 

Wednesday

Cheesy Macaroni!

Homemade macaroni and cheese, wheat garlic roll, green beans, fresh orange wedges

 

Thursday

The Gobbler

Roast turkey with gravy, stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes, sweet peas, wheat roll, cranberry sauce

 

Friday

Fresh Picks Pizza

Cheese pizza, or chef’s topping, garden salad, pears

 

PMHS

Monday

Iron City Flats

Hot steak sub bar with all your favorite toppings, oven fries, garden salad, peaches ‘n cream

 

Tuesday

Valentine’s Lunch

Love Me Tender chicken, dipping sauce, romantic rice, cupid’s sweet peas, sweetheart fruity Jell-o

 

Wednesday

Cheesy Macaroni!

Homemade macaroni and cheese, wheat garlic roll, green beans, fresh orange wedges

 

Thursday

Tijuana Thursday

Chicken and cheese fajitas, spanish rice, green salad, fruit pandowdy

 

Friday

Saturday Supper

BBQ pork rib patty on a wheat bun, steak fries, coleslaw, creamy chocolate pudding

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

The stonewall on Route 4, Northwood, in front of David Docko’s rock pit is over one third of the 186 feet built. I have about 30 days with 10 days of help, since September.

 

David tells me this hill was once called mile marker hill, due to there used to be a granite highway mile marker somewhere near the top.

 

I have never worked near so many cars and trucks. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a zoo with the wall as my cage and the traffic a constant supply of spectators. So I try to keep working to show people what a stone man can do.

 

Sometimes in the afternoon, I get a little light-headed. I don’t know if it’s the exhaust fumes or my pipe.

 

Anyway, thanks to all the people going by who give me a thumbs up or a beep of their horn, or a coffee from the Northwood Country Market or Dunkin’ Donuts.

 

Thanks to Joe from Northwood who put my family name on an oak plaque with a message of love and hope and gave it to me. Even though I know we come from rocks, I thank God everyday for my family, friends, past customers, David, and another day.

 

Dan Schroth Piermarocchi

 


 

Letter

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On October 22, 2011, the officers and members of the Pittsfield Fire Department and Rescue Service, along with families and friends, met at the Pittsfield Community Center for an Awards and Recognition Ceremony.

 

Capt. Frederick Okrent, who has recently retired from the department after 18 years, was honored for his service and dedication. Capt. Okrent has proudly served as a firefighter for over 40 years, beginning in New York state prior to moving to Pittsfield. Deputy Chief Lenny Deane was recognized for his 30th year of service. All other officers and members were awarded a certificate of appreciation for their individual years of service.

 

We would like to express our thanks to the Pittsfield Firefighters Association, a 501(c)3 organization, for funding the meal, awards, and certificates.

 

Capt. Fred Okrent, Dep. Chief Lenny Deane

 

Members of the Pittsfield Fire Department and Rescue Service

 


 

Letter

 

Welcome to Pittsfield politics, people say. Get used to it, people say. Really?

 

When a handful of citizens can railroad a year’s worth of Planning Board work and achieve their goal of removing Zoning Amendment #3 from the ballot entirely, that’s OK? When they do so by using bullying and intimidation tactics, character assassination, and spreading false information with no accountability, that’s OK? When a legitimate revote by the Planning Board rightfully returns Zoning Amendment #3 to the balloting process giving the Town a chance to vote, absolutely infuriates them, that’s OK? This group has managed to create chaos around the issue of Class VI frontage and this year’s Amendment #3.

 

My husband is an elected Planning Board member so I can attest to the fact that this Planning Board respectfully, openly, and repeatedly discussed these issues. I read all the Planning Board minutes from 4/7/11 to the present, and listened to a 3 hour tape (town hall copy) from the January 5th Public Hearing. I was very impressed with how the board considered the issues and respected each other’s opinions. There have been many discussions and many votes by the Planning Board (5-0, 4-1, 3-2 and 2-3) on Amendment #3 - all without making a single change to the wording of the amendment! While all prior votes were not considered final, suddenly the 2-3 vote must be considered final? Please learn the truth by reading the Planning Board Minutes on-line!

 

In my time leading up to the March 13th town vote, I’ll do my share to explain why Amendment #3 is right for Pittsfield. Please give Amendment #3 serious consideration and vote your conscience. After all, what is this small group so afraid of that they must deny residents their rightful vote?

 

God Bless Our Troops,

Rachel Wood

 


 

Letter

 

To the Pittsfield Community:

Please allow me to introduce myself as a candidate for the office of Town Clerk/Tax Collector for Pittsfield. My name is Erica Anthony, and I am a Pittsfield High School graduate. I continued my education at Wheaton College, where I received a Bachelor’s Degree with a combined major in Political Science, Economics and History. It is my belief that my twenty plus years of work experience in customer service will serve me well as your Town Clerk/Tax Collector.

 

This experience includes nineteen years with Pittsfield Weaving Company and Pittsfield ID Technologies. My responsibilities included managing some of the company’s largest national and international accounts which required the ability to work under tight deadlines and pressure. In addition, I developed reports and procedures that simplified and improved ordering and billing efforts. This involved working closely with the Chief Financial Officer and Accounting Manager to obtain, track and record customer accounts and payments.

 

It has always been important to me to be involved in our community. My current community involvement includes serving on the Blueberry Express Daycare Board of Directors, acting as Treasurer of the PMHS Booster Club as well as being a member of the Community Advisory Council. In the past I have served as Treasurer and President of the PES PTO.

 

I respect the many, varied duties of the Town Clerk/Tax Collector, and understand the importance of obtaining and maintaining knowledge of current State and Federal regulations. It is my belief I have the skills necessary to fulfill the obligations of this office. My top priority at Pittsfield Weaving Company and Pittsfield ID Technologies was always customer service. It is my intent to bring that same dedication to the Pittsfield Community should you allow me the opportunity to serve as your Town Clerk/Tax Collector.

 

Erica Anthony

Candidate for Town Clerk/Tax Collector

 


 

Pittsfield Student Advances In Lion’s International Peace Poster Contest

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Pictured (Front, L-R)- Bryana Sanuth, Thomas Sanuth Jr., Emlee Sanuth and

(Back, L-R) Sarah Sanuth, Chief Robert Wharem, Andi Riel

 

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Emlee Sanuth, a 6th grade student at Pittsfield Elementary School and member of Pittsfield Youth Workshop, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Suncook Valley Area Lions Club.

 

Sanuth’s poster was among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 24th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs International is sponsoring the contest to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere.

 

Sanuth’s poster was selected by Bill Mitchell, PMHS Art Teacher, Paula Martel, PYW Program Director and Andrea Riel for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, "Children Know Peace."

 

Suncook Valley Area Lions Club President, Chief Robert Wharem and Peace Poster contest chairperson, Andrea Riel presented Emlee with a framed certificate of participation and a gift certificate to the "Toy Box" at the monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 31st. She was praised for her creativity and for her participation in the contest. Sanuth’s poster will advance to face stiff competition through the district, multiple district, and international rounds of competition if she is to be declared the international grand prize winner.

 

One grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners will be selected. The grand prize includes a cash award of $5,000 plus a trip for the winner and two family members to the awards ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations. The 23 merit award winners will each receive a certificate and a cash award of $500.

 

View international grand prize and merit award winners at www.lionsclubs.org.

 

Lions club International is the world’s largest service club organization with 1.35 million members in 45,000 clubs in 206 countries and geographic areas. In addition to its efforts toward conquering blindness, the organization has made a strong commitment to community service and helping youth throughout the world.

 

New members are needed and welcomed. The monthly meetings of the Suncook Valley Area Lions Club are the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at Jitters Café, Main Street, Pittsfield. Please contact King Lion Robert harem at 848-7122 for more information.

 


 

Letter

 

To the citizens of Pittsfield:

 

I want to thank the Townspeople for allowing me to serve them, but due to personal conflicts and ongoing harassment brought on by this Select Board, I would like to announce my resignation from the Select Board effective immediately.

 

During the last few months I feel that my personal rights have been violated in a number of ways by many different events. I have tried to stay the course and remain professional, relying on the system and this Board to act in the town’s best interest. Unfortunately, this appears not to be the case. After much reflection, I feel my health and wellbeing remains to be affected by the unwarranted accusations that this Board with its actions has subjected me to. The continued harassment allowed by this Board occurred in a public and non-public setting, which is a gross misconduct of this governmental entity.

 

This Board has authorized the usage of town monies to engage town councel’s advice on seeking an administrative order on me and my personal property, knowing the overwhelming statistics of inappropriate assessments throughout the town. This Board has also authorized tax payer’s monies to be spent for town councel to appear on the town’s behalf, overseeing an ethics complaint filed against me by a citizen, which was found to be without merit.

 

I just hope the citizens understand that I can only endure so much before it starts to take away from who I am. I never wanted to be changed; I just wanted to make a change. All the negative energy spent on personal attacks and harassment translates to a message of vindictiveness, which is very unproductive within our community.

 

Sincerely,

Denise L. Morin

 


 

Letter

 

I searched the Zoning Ordinances and Subdivision Regulations of 25 NH towns. With Pittsfield as the center point, I went in a circular pattern looking at every town until I hit 25. Out of the 25 towns, 22 of them do not allow building on Class VI roads unless the roads are upgraded to Class V. Roughly half of the 22 towns dealt with the Class VI state law in their subdivision regulations, while the other half dealt with it in their zoning ordinance frontage definition. This is an important distinction because when any planning board revises their town’s subdivision regulations, there is no town vote involved. The revision occurs by planning board vote. When the revision occurs by zoning ordinance definition, the town votes on the revision

 

The Pittsfield Planning Board website has a link to a great source of information on Class VI Road State Laws. It is located on the Planning Board homepage, under Reference Material, titled "NHOEP Class VI Roads". While visiting this page, please take the time to read the most recent addition to the NHOEP list: RSA 674:41 - "State Zoning" , written in the fall of 2011. The article is three pages long but well worth the read!

 

God Bless Our Troops

Rachel Wood

 


 

Letter

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Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the Knights of Columbus Pizza Bowl 2012. A great time was had by all. I have never seen so many different styles of pizza from the seven competing pizza shops. Twenty-four door prizes were offered during the event. I personally want to thank the pizza shops and donating sponsors to this event. All the sponsors are local/regional businesses. These are your neighbors working here in your local communities.

 

The competition was tight for bragging rights between Chubby’s at Northwood Country Market, Cooper Hill Pizzeria, Dante’s Oven Pizzeria, Epsom House of Pizza, Jack’s Pizza, Pizza Spinners and Sheilah’s Deli & Market. Eight awards were given out with "Best Pizza Shop" taken by Jack’s Pizza of Pittsfield and Chubby’s at Northwood Country Market a close second, missing by two votes. Every vote does count.

 

The fundraiser will do a lot to help those in need in our local parish and communities we cover. For those of you who missed out, there is always next year. Just talk to those who went and left with smiling faces.

 

A special thank you to two of my brother Knights, Gerald Waldron and Clifford Young, and my family for their support behind the scene to help this event run as smooth as it did. Thanks to the Religious Education Children and my brother Knights who helped out during the event. I also thank Ron Covey for taking great pictures.

 

Respectfully,

Alec Correa

 


 

Letter

 

Dear Pittsfield Voters:

 

This letter responds to Hank’s letter in last week’s paper.

 

He said that I could not possibly have misunderstood what my vote did. However, the tape of the meeting clearly shows that, after the vote, board members Clayton Wood and Jim Pritchard explained to me that I had just defeated Amendment #3. As I said two weeks ago, I had been trying to buy time for more research. I made a mistake. I have never chaired zoning-amendment hearings before and I’m learning.

 

Hank said that Jim Pritchard and another member pressured me to change my vote. That is just not true. State RSAs allow me, as chair, to call meetings whenever I want, for whatever reason. I called a meeting to correct my mistake, and asked Jim Pritchard to help me notice the meeting since Bill Miskoe objected to the previous notice.

 

Hank said that Amendment #3, requiring Class V frontage for subdivision, is Jim Pritchard’s proposal. In fact, on August 4, 2011, Clayton Wood moved, Pat Heffernan seconded, and the Planning Board unanimously voted to send the proposal to the town meeting.

 

The opponents of the Class V proposal have misrepresented my position. They have even suggested removal of elected board members. Now they want the town to expand the board size from 5 to 7. (Didn’t you just, 2 years ago, vote to decrease its size?) They want to undo it! Also they want you to vote to go back to an appointed board, so you can’t vote members in or out.

 

Requiring Class V frontage for subdivisions protects taxpayers and public safety. Please support the three zoning amendments that the Board so carefully researched.

 

Sincerely,

Ted Mitchell

 


 

Pittsfield Meet The Candidates Night

New Format And Save The Date!

 

The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Pittsfield Listens to bring the annual "Meet the Candidates Night" to the public in a new format.

 

Save The Date - Monday, March 5, 6-9 pm, PMHS Cafeteria. This year each candidate will be invited to participate in small group discussions with the public. They will also have a short time to address the group as a whole. Pittsfield Listens will provide the facilitators for each group and this new format will provide the community with a chance to meet and ask questions of the candidates on a more personal level. Watch the Sun for more details. If you have any questions, please contact Zach Powers at 435-8272.

 


 

Letter

 

Who are the people who live on Class VI roads?

 

They are your friends and neighbors who really enjoy a rural lifestyle. They are families that have been in Pittsfield for generations as well as people who chose to live in Pittsfield (in spite of the high tax rate and any bad press!). Please don’t drive them out.

 

My name is Diane Rider and my family and I were welcomed into Pittsfield in the Fall of 1998. After living in the downtown area of Pittsfield for a year and a half, my husband and I decided to settle in this town. For the last eleven years we have enjoyed raising our children in a home on a rural Class VI road in Pittsfield. Now our children are old enough to build homes on a portion of our 37 acres if they desire… except for Amendment #3. Amendment #3 would seriously restrict any and all subdivision on Class VI roads. Please visit my open Facebook page (no need for an account) at www.Facebook.com/ClassVIAmendment for more easy-to-understand information on Amendment #3 as well as a better solution for the planning board to offer all the residents of our town.

 

Please Vote "NO" on Amendment #3 on Tuesday, March 13th.

 

Thank you,

Diane Rider

 


Obituaries


 

Robert Taylor

 

Robert Taylor quietly passed away on December 30, 2011 following an illness. He was born on January 14, 1943 to Henry and Diana Taylor, as one of twelve children. He grew up in Chelsea, Maine and moved to Pittsfield, NH in 1977.

 

Robert chose a career in the automotive industry when he was only fifteen years old and later on spent 20 years as the sole proprietor of TNT Auto, where he serviced vehicles for a lot of the folks living in Pittsfield and neighboring towns. He was extremely practiced and proficient in his trade as a mechanic and many considered him to be the best.

 

Following his retirement, he became the cook at Circle Child Care in Epsom, which is owned and operated by his wife, Marley, and daughter, Hedy. Robert thoroughly enjoyed working alongside his family and the art of cooking came easily to him. He had spent a great many years perfecting his delicious, homemade, marinara sauces and he will always be remembered for his famous pan donuts.

 

Robert was the type of man who did not hesitate in voicing his opinion. When he felt that something should be done, he did it. He set his mind according to his beliefs and he consistently followed through, solid in his notions. He attained a great deal of respect from both his family and friends.

 

He had the deepest and most sincere love for his wife, Marley. The amount of devotion between them was one that never wavered through the depths of time. His soul was uniquely linked to Marley’s in such a way that death itself cannot sever that tie.

 

Spending time with family is what brought Robert the greatest joy in his life. There were days when he spent hours upon hours playing Bridge with his wife, son, Rodney, and daughter-in-law, Penny. It was seldom that Robert would lose. He had an air of calmness and smoothness about him, his face always appearing so content and set in his structure, it was difficult to establish when he was bluffing.

 

Robert meant so very much to his loved ones. Their world will not be the same place without him. He is survived by his wife Marley Taylor of Pittsfield; three sons, Robert Jr., Daniel, Rodney; four daughters, Deirdré Taylor, Reneé Shankle, Hedy Graybill and Jody Taylor; eighteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, Carl.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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