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April 14, 2011 • Volume 7 - Issue 12
Serving the Derry Area
Derry Town Council Begins
Series of Budget Hearing
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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The Town Council
flagged several items in next
year’s proposed budget during its first workshop, raising only a handful of concerns. The council reviewed
budgets proposed by the
Planning Department, Cable
Television, Police, Animal
Control, the Town Clerk, the
Executive Department, the
Health Department, and
Information Technology.
Among the most significant items flagged at the
April 7 workshop were
$75,000 for economic development, and $21,038 in the
Police budget for leased
equipment.
Councilor Kevin Coyle
asked if the amount budgeted for economic development will be enough to fund
goals set for the coming
year, and requested a plan
detailing how the money
will be expended. Additionally, Coyle requested the
council determine whether
leasing equipment, which
incurs a recurring expense
every year, will result in
long-term cost-savings for
the town.
Police Chief Ed Garone
said the department decided
to lease portable and police
vehicle radios due to budget
restrictions.
Information Technology
(IT) Manager Doug Rathburn said an important factor
to keep in mind when considering the option is that
leasing reduces the amount
of labor required for servicing the town’s infrastructure,
noting that one IT specialist
services close to 65 computers at the Police Station,
while he’s responsible for
over 80 computers and 88
desktops.
“Over a three-year period, the amount of time spent
repairing is a lot to ask of
two people,” he said. “When
we enter into a lease program, the town is essentially
covered for whatever goes
wrong over the entire course
of the lease. If a hard drive
goes down, we have a brand
new one in four hours.”
Other flagged items
were a $59,352 excess in
Cable TV revenue, which
continued on page 2
Walmart Supercenter Gets
Planning OK for Site Plan
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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After months of deliberation, the Planning Board
unanimously approved the
site plan for a Walmart
Supercenter on Manchester
Road. Several significant
changes were made to the
company’s original proposal, publicly presented to the
board for the first time in a
July meeting last year.
“It feels good,” Walmart
attorney Peter Imse of
Sulloway and Hollis said of
the approval.
Planning Board members thanked Imse and other
Walmart representatives at
the April 6 hearing for their
diligence and willingness to
accommodate the board’s
and residents’ requests.
In addition to incorporat-
ing local granite into the
building’s façade and garden
center to give it a more New
England look, and switching
all proposed site lighting to
light emitting diode (LED)
sources to satisfy the board’s
requests, Walmart engineers
also re-located an emergency access from the rear
of the building to the side of
the Supercenter after considering concerns from abutters.
The process was mostly
smooth until Walmart went
before the Town Council to
request approval to amend a
conservation easement on
the property, a request that
was approved by the
Conservation Commission
and the state Department of
Environmental Services.
But both Town Councilor Janet Fairbanks and
resident Maureen Rose of
Windham Road expressed
concern that breaking the
easement in exchange for a
$100,000 contribution from
Walmart for future conservation land purchases
wouldn’t be in the best interest of the Supercenter’s
Thames Road neighbors,
whose homes are directly
behind the box store’s proposed location.
Fairbanks requested the
vote be tabled until the
council’s next meeting to
provide time for discussion
about accepting the wetland
to the rear of the proposed
supercenter in exchange for
the easement at the front of
the property, which she
argued would protect
wildlife living in the wetland, as well as abutters
continued on page 15
DEMO DAYS
Work began last week on the removal of the
Dave Allen building on Route 28 to make way for development in the Tax Increment
Finance (TIF) district. The building sat next door to the Pinkerton Tavern, in background, whose fate is still not known.
Photo by Chris Paul
School District Improves Scores,
Labeled in Need of Improvement
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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The Derry Cooperative
School District improved its
overall scores on standardized tests in reading and
math this year. But because
almost every one of its
school failed to achieve
Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) in reading and math,
the state declared the School
District as a District in Need
of Improvement.
Although the results suggest a decline in performance from last year, where
neither East Derry nor
Grinnell Elementary Schools
achieved AYP in both reading and math, Assistant
Superintendent MaryAnne
Connors-Krikorian notes the
overall test results don’t
always tell the whole story.
That’s because reading
and math results used to
determine whether a school
has met AYP standards in-
clude those of students in the
district’s subgroups - students whose English is limited, students with educational disabilities, and students who are economically
disadvantaged.
Connors-Krikorian also
pointed out that as students
in some of the subgroups
start to perform at a higher
level, they are often transitioned into the general education setting and new stucontinued on page 7
Page 2
Nutfield News • April 14, 2011
Zoning Board Appointment Stirs Controversy at Council
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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The Town Council made
several appointments to various town boards - the most
controversial being the
appointment of Al Dimmock as a full member of
the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Also up for the
position were Michael Fairbanks, the longest serving
alternate on the board; Jon
DeBonis, who has served as
an alternate for two years;
and Betsy Burtis, who has
served for a year.
Councilor Janet Fairbanks, who did not attend
the April 5 meeting due to
an injury, said she believes
the decision to pass over her
husband for membership
was “nothing but politics.”
Fairbanks said some
councilors are angry she is
appealing Code Enforcement officer Bob Mackey’s
decision to halt investigation
of whether Councilor Neil
Wetherbee must apply for a
variance to operate two businesses out of his home, and
“took it out on (her) hus-
Budget
continued from page 1
Controller Janice Mobsby
reported is “available for
appropriation,” and $4,700
in the Police budget for
licenses, permits, and fees,
as the item may be impacted
band.”
But Council Chair Brad
Benson said his decision
was based purely on the fact
that Dimmock has more
experience than Fairbanks
on the Zoning Board, and
that he planned to ask
Fairbanks to serve on the
board as an alternate for
another three-year term.
“I hope he does (serve
again). He has been a good
alternate,” Benson said, noting that lack of experience is
a concern for any board.
The Council voted 5-1 in
favor of granting Dimmock
the position, with Councilor
Kevin Coyle voting against
the appointment.
“Mr. Fairbanks has been
the longest serving alternate,
and his term expires this
year. Mr. Dimmock has only
served as alternate for about
9 months, although he has
been on the board in the
past,” Coyle argued. “I think
we should send a message,
as we have in the past, that
we promote alternates when
they come in. In this particular case, I think Mr. Fairbanks has put in his time and
deserves to be promoted.”
“Besides Alan Virr,
nobody has been on the
board more than three
years,” Wetherbee said,
explaining his decision.
“Mr. Dimmock brings a
wealth of experience. He
was on the board for many,
many years prior to leaving
last year for medical reasons. And I think experience
is very important for the
Zoning Board. You can get
into legal trouble with that.”
Following the council
meeting, Town Clerk Denise
Neale offered Michael
Fairbanks an open alternate
position on the board in an
email. He rejected it.
“It was too politically
motivated,” he said of his
decision not to serve as an
alternate. “Serving as an
alternate is like an apprenticeship - you put in the time
to learn the ropes and
become a member. I was
there for the full three years.
Two other guys started as
alternate at the same time I
did - one became a member
a year after, and the other the
following year. This was my
by legislation being considered in Concord.
In addition to flagging
several line items, the council added $1,000 to the
Clerk’s budget to fund printing individual charter questions on the town’s next
election ballot.
The council’s next budget workshop is scheduled
for April 12 at 6:30 p.m. The
council’s public hearing on
the budget and Capital
Improvement Plan, originally scheduled for April 21,
was postponed to May 3 at
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Other appointments, all
passed unanimously by the
council with little discussion, are as follows:
• Beverly Ferrante and
Riccardo Buzzanga were
both reappointed as members of the Conservation
Commission, with terms to
expire on March 31, 2014. A
three-year alternate position
on the commission remains
open.
• Maureen Reno was
reappointed to the Energy
and Environmental Advisory Committee. As a
member for a three-year
term to expire March 31,
2014. A three-year alternate
position remains open.
• Leonard Sweeney, III,
was reappointed to the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority as a member
for a five-year term to expire
March 31, 2016.
• Karen Blandford Anderson was reappointed as a
member of the Heritage
Commission, with her threeyear term to expire March
31, 2014. The commission
still has openings for one
member and two alternates.
• Randall Chase, Tom
Caron, Grant Benson Jr.,
Mike Houghton, Al Dimmock, and Kathy Garafalo
were all reappointed as
members of the Highway
Safety Committee for oneyear terms to expire March
31, 2012.
• Darrell Park was reap-
pointed to serve as a member of the Planning Board
for a three-year term to
expire March 31, 2014. The
board still seeks three alternates, two for two-year
terms, and one for a threeyear term.
• Alan Virr was reappointed a member of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment for a three-year
2014, and Lynn Perkins was
appointed a three-year alternate of the board, with a
2014. One three-year alternate position remains open.
Open positions have been
re-posted to the town’s website at www.derry.nh.gov.
Future of Energy Advisory Up in Air
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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The Derry Energy and
Environmental Advisory
committee is no longer pursuing becoming an independent commission, as previously suggested by former
Chair Tom Minnon, but will
consider at its next meeting
the option of becoming a
subcommittee of the Conservation Commission.
“There’s no interest from
the town in having a separate Energy Commission,”
said David Milz, Town
Council liaison to the advisory. “The option was
researched and discarded
when the original advisory
was formed.”
As a subcommittee of
the Conservation Commission, the advisory would be
permitted to accept private
donations and funding from
the town. Additionally,
Mary Lamont Till said she
believes a relationship with
Public Works would give the
board a reason to exist - but
that without such a partnership, it may not have a
strong enough mission. For
now, the group can only
make recommendations for
green initiatives it believes
would benefit Derry.
Milz said the Conservation Commission is a
“perfect fit” for the Energy
Advisory.
Some members have expressed concern that merging with the commission
would result in a loss of the
group’s independence. Still,
Milz argues that without
funding, it will be difficult
for the advisory to ever
accomplish its objectives.
“If you’re going to operate without a budget, I don’t
think this group can go forward,” Milz told members at
their last meeting.
Due to a lack of members present at the advisory’s April 11 meeting, those
who did attend decided to
table discussion of becoming a subcommittee of the
Conservation Commission
until its April 18 meeting.
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Old Dry Cleaners Site Holds Up Depot Square Auction
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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To the dismay of potential buyers and those working to revitalize downtown
Derry, an April 11 auction of
the historic Depot Square
restaurant building was cancelled.
CIT Small Business
Lending Corp., which holds
the mortgage on the property, postponed auctions in
November 2010 and January
2011 due to issues in obtaining the property’s title,
according to Town Administrator John Anderson.
The upcoming auction,
scheduled for April 11, was
cancelled due to “an environmental issue,” according
to Anderson.
Neighboring the steakhouse property is a site that
housed a former dry cleaners, where hazardous waste
water was dumped in front
of the shop. That site was
released by the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) but remains
under the watch of the New
Hampshire Department of
Environmental
Services
(DES).
“Most of the material at
the old Shamrock Cleaners
has been removed, but the
current owner hasn’t done
any final soil or groundwater
samples,” DES Public Information Officer James
Martin said. “The site can’t
be closed out until the property owner pays for final figures. It’s an open site.”
Martin said the site has
been remediated, and that
soil was removed from the
property up to 30 feet deep.
Moving forward, the
town is working to provide
the bank with “information
relative to the environmental
Beware: Goats on the Loose Once Again
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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Goats in the area have a
history of causing trouble
for motorists. After spotting
several on the highway,
State Police called the
Department of Transportation (DOT) for an unusual
request.
“They were getting a lot
of reports that there were
goats in the road and median
area over a period of a couple days,” said Bill Boynton,
spokesman for the DOT.
“They wanted to see if they
could put something on our
message boards warning
motorists of the goats.”
A flashing billboard
south of Exit 4 off Interstate
93 warned motorists to
watch for goats in the area.
“It was certainly a little
unusual,” Boynton said.
“I’m sure drivers did a
double take,” Londonderry
Police Capt. Gerard Dussault said.
The Londonderry Police
have received three reports
of goats on the loose since
March 31, but haven’t been
able to confirm the owner of
the animals.
A couple of goats were
spotted on Reo Lane behind
Derry Plaza, and on April 4,
one was spotted near
KinderCare preschool on
Garden Lane in Londonderry, according to Dussault.
Goat spotting or accidents
involving animals on the
highway are handled by
state police.
Although Londonderry
Police try to avoid shooting
goats when possible, Dussault said there have been
cases where the shooting
was necessary to protect residents’ safety and property.
The last one that was
shot destroyed someone’s
house and was charging at
the owners whenever they
tried to come out of their
home, he said.
Since 2006, the department has shot and killed five
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really an issue in town, but
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loose are uncommon in
Derry, but recalls an incident
involving a female goat
named Bubbles captured on
Holmes Street in 2009 with
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“We got three for one,”
she said. “She had two twin
baby goats soon after and
they were all placed with
good homes.”
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that has caused them great
concern,” Anderson said.
“Until we resolve the issue,
they can’t schedule the auction.”
Several existing businesses in town have expressed interest in purchasing the property, which
Anderson has described as
“a fairly significant anchor
to (the) downtown.”
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Editorial
Deceptive Labeling
Derry students improved their overall
standardized test scores in math and reading this year. Nevertheless, almost all of
the Derry Cooperative School District
schools failed to achieve Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) in reading and math, and
the District in Need of Improvement
label was attached by the state.
Londonderry is also labeled a District
in Need of Improvement.
As is Chester. As is Hampstead.
And Pinkerton Academy is a School
in Need of Improvement.
Yet none of these are schools and districts notorious for poor achievement.
If this makes little sense, even as test
scores at these schools rose and were
often higher than the state’s target score,
the method for determining AYP under
the federal No Child Left Behind act is
the culprit.
And culprit it is.
Each year the standard is raised, and
while we’re all for boosting achievement,
we want that boost in each student’s
knowledge and understanding, not in that
student’s ability to answer practiced test
questions.
In the same vein, we want to see
teachers instructing students in their subjects, not teaching to a standardized test.
But with the label of School or
District In Need of Improvement hanging
over their heads, the emphasis is all too
likely leaning toward the latter.
Rather than focusing on the label, we
urge parents to get to know their schools
and their children’s teachers. Visit the
classroom. Volunteer. Review homework. Pay attention.
If your child is thriving and learning,
don’t let the label throw you off course.
When scores in reading and math are
used to determine a school’s AYP, a
school’s subgroup scores - those with
special needs and/or learning disabilitiesare included. And when subgroup students make progress, they are often
removed from the subgroups and moved
into the general population. That
progress is great - but lower scores for the
subgroup often result.
Federal law requires all students to
test at grade level or above by the 201314 academic year. All students. In our
hearts, we know that everyone cannot be
equally adept at everything. But that’s
how the schools are judged and labeled.
Should schools use the scores and
labels to guide their curricula? Schools
must focus on how each child is learning,
what skills that child is gaining and
retaining, and how that is built on year to
year.
Federal labels are one part of the
equation. But even those of us who found
math was not our strong suit know that an
equation has more than one part.
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Zoning Hearing
To the editor:
Derry taxpayers, beware!
If you sometimes work from
home, avoid long commutes
by “telecommuting,” work
from your home office, or
maybe because of tough economic times you’re trying to
start and/or run your own
business from home, District
1 Town Councilor Janet
Fairbanks is trying to make
your life a lot more difficult.
And if you have a creative
pursuit or craft that you enjoy,
if you work with wood,
ceramics, yarn, paint, draw or
if you’re into jewelry or beading, do you think it’s the role
of town government to keep
an eye on you? Councilor
Fairbanks thinks so.
I think we would all agree
that zoning regulations are a
valuable and necessary tool.
They are put in place and
enforced in an effort to maintain the character and integrity of a community and its
neighborhoods. But there is a
zoning battle going on in
Derry.
I believe this battle started purely because of political
and personal reasons.
To be clear, my business
and everything that my wife
and I currently do at our residence have been investigated
(at Councilor Fairbanks’
request), and the Code
Enforcement Department
provided Ms. Fairbanks with
written documentation that
everything we do conforms to
current zoning regulations
and policies. In other words,
we’re following the same
rules as everyone else in
town.
Now, Councilor Fairbanks, in what I believe is a
clear abuse of both her position and her powers as a
Councilor, is appealing that
written decision in an attempt
to change current policies.
She wants to expand the role
of Town government into the
role of Big Brother and allow
Letters
it to monitor what goes on
within the four walls of
someone’s residence, regardless of whether or not there is
any impact to the neighborhood or community.
Unfortunately, this represents an all too familiar pattern of bullying and intimidation by Councilor Fairbanks.
And now, in her attack on
myself and my wife, she is
attempting to change longstanding Code Enforcement
rules. This will have wide
reaching ramifications throughout our community.
Should people be afraid
of Ms. Fairbanks’ crusade to
stifle people’s entrepreneurial
and creative spirits? Absolutely! If you ever work
from home or pursue creative
endeavors in your home, you
cannot afford to write this off
as another half-baked idea
that will just go away.
The good news is there is
an opportunity for the community at large to chime in on
this issue. The Zoning Board
meeting on April 21 at 7 p.m.
on the third floor of Town
Hall will be that opportunity.
Those who are affected by
this, could be affected by this,
or even know someone
affected should be at this
meeting and help preserve
the entrepreneurial spirit and
creative endeavors in our
town. As the saying goes,
“Speak now or forever hold
your peace.”
Neil Wetherbee
Derry
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Upset with Council’s
Behavior
To the editor:
Mr. Benson was recently
re-elected to represent the
whole town and is currently
chair of the Town Council
again; as such, he is in charge
of the meetings and conduct
at these meetings. I was horrified to watch him sit and
allow a member of the public
to attack my town council
representative and friend
Janet Fairbanks, knowing
that she was not there to
defend herself.
This conduct is not
allowed by the town council.
But in this one instance it
was, and Mr. Benson never
said a word. At the end of this
attack, Mr. Coyle said to Mr.
Benson, I thought you didn’t
allow personal attacks but
you sat through this one.
If that was not enough,
the town council proceeded
to ignore an alternate member of the Zoning Board for
three years for a permanent
position, who happened to be
Janet Fairbanks’ husband,
and instead put in Al
Dimmock, who has only been
an alternate for 9 months.
Of course Mr. Wetherbee
had to put in his two cents
praising Mr. Dimmock.
Could it be payback...
because Janet Fairbanks has
an appeal filed with the
Zoning Board (as a resident),
since it appears that Mr.
Wetherbee has two businesses being conducted from his
home and apparently never
went to the Zoning Board to
allow this in a residential
neighborhood. It is my understanding that one of these
businesses is registered with
the State of New Hampshire.
I remember watching
meetings where someone
wanted to run a used car business from his residence only
using a phone, and he had to
go before the Zoning Board.
Another person could not
park a truck in a yard in East
Derry.
Why do we have rules
and regulations at all if they
are ignored and allowed by
the town officials for certain
individuals?
The Depot Steak House
did have a clause that the
town would have the right to
first refusal, if I remember
correctly. Now it is gone.
Abbot Court land restrictions should remain in perpecontinued on page 5
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tuity, they too are gone.
How could the Housing
Authority change this? I
don’t recall any public hearings about Abbot Court, certainly it should have been
done at the Council level.
I believe this is discrimination against a strong
woman who is truly doing
her job with no personal benefit at all. Mr. Benson, in my
opinion, cannot intimidate
those trying to do the right
thing. He tried to do it to me,
and I will not sit and watch
him and others do the same
thing to a sitting town councilor. Some of us are watching and will hold him
accountable, we pay the bills.
Councilors must answer to
their public, of which I am
one.
Discrimination, prejudice
and bias in any form are
wrong, and many sitting town
councilors are doing just that.
Direct discrimination consists of treating a person less
favorably than others, creating an intimidating, hostile
and offensive work environment, and as a paid position,
it is interfering with Councilor Fairbanks’ work performance.
Maureen Rose
Resident and taxpayer
Derry
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Not the Place for Personal
Attacks
To the editor:
Derry Town Council
Chairman Brad Benson has
established an unwritten policy that there will be no personal attacks lobbed against a
Town Councilor during a
Town Council meeting. Yet,
Brad allowed a very direct
personal attack to be directed
at me by Mr. Mike Gendron
at the last Town Council
meeting.
Was this allowed because
I assume that all involved
knew that I would not be able
to attend the meeting due to
having sustained a personal
Correction:
injury? Or was it allowed
because Mike did not refer to
me by my name but as “the
Councilor who is not in attendance” at the aforementioned
meeting?
I don’t know, but what I
do know is that this is the second time in a month that Brad
Benson has set aside policy
when it pertained to me. It
appears that Brad in his position as Chairman of the Derry
Town Council is deploying a
double standard that smacks
of discrimination against me,
the only woman who sits on
this board. That the public is
allowed to make disparaging
statements about my character in the hope of bullying me
so that I no longer speak out
about the discrepancies or
injustices that I see, is at the
very least an act of intimidation that I have been subjected to since Brad’s reign as
Council Chairman.
I fully understand that
Mr. Mike Gendron according
to our Bill of Rights has
every right to exercise his
freedom of speech and obvious disdain for me, but
according to policy set forth
by Brad Benson, the Derry
Town Council meetings are
not the venue in which an
individual may do so.
Janet Fairbanks
Derry
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Republican Actions
To the editor:
I have read a number of
articles, letters, blogs and
Facebook postings by Democrats attacking the current session of the New Hampshire
House of Representatives.
What these individuals
fail to realize is the historic
Republican majorities in
Concord were caused by
years of Democratic fiscal
mismanagement, out-of-control spending and the imposition of hundreds of new taxes
and fees. While the State’s
finances crumbled around
them, Democrats pushed a
radical social agenda that
included unisex bathrooms,
banning the release of bal-
loons and supporting the
impeachment of the President
of the United States.
These actions - like the last
elections - have consequences.
That said, the current
atmosphere in the House of
Representatives is of great
concern. As Chairman of the
Derry Republican Town
Committee, I directed a campaign that focused on the
issues of educational funding, pension reform and
lower taxes and spending.
At no time during the
election did I hear that such
fringe issues as TSA “pat
downs” and jury nullification
were matters of importance
to the Town of Derry or needed to be addressed in this or
any other session of the House.
Also of concern is the
lack of civility, the ill tempered outbursts and the bullying of the electorate by certain Representatives simply
because those voters publicly
disagreed with them.
Worse, the attempt to
chill the free speech rights of
the leader of the Catholic
Church with an unseemly
attack on his character, and
the attack on the very foundation of the separation between Church and State by
threatening to removing the
tax-free status, being carried
on by those who proclaim
themselves to be the true
defenders of the Constitution.
These actions have detracted from the progress that
the more reasoned Republican members of the
House have made in resolving the critical issues facing
the State and has eroded voters’ confidence in the Republican Party.
My belief is that the
members who make up a
majority of the House and the
Derry Delegation will continue this focus on matters of
importance and will return
New Hampshire to the fiscal
sanity and values that have
long stood as the hallmark of
this great state.
James L. Foley
Derry
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The vote of State Representative Brian Chirichiello, R-Derry
was listed incorrectly in the April 7 edition on HB 2. He voted against HB 2.
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Local Legislators Review Bills at Town Council Meeting
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Derry’s State Representatives and State Senator
presented notable legislation
in Concord to the Town
Council last week, highlighting several bills and
other measures they expect
will realize cost savings for
the town. In addition to State
Senator Jim Rausch’s education funding formula bill,
which would level-fund
Derry schools in 2012, the
legislators said several measures in the recently passed
House budget bill will
reduce downshifted costs in
the Governor’s budget.
State Senator Frank
Sapareto told councilors at
their April 5 meeting that the
budget bill restores $46 million in state retirement contributions to municipalities
in 2011, and $4.5 million in
2012. The bill also provides
further funding in 2013,
according to Sapareto.
“Zero percent is what
you were going to get,” he
said. “That would be money
the town would be coming
up with to contribute to the
retirement plan. That $46.8
million will directly impact
the town’s budget in the next
fiscal year.”
Additionally, Representatives reported the legislature lowered the tobacco tax
by 10 cents, and repealed the
campground tax last year, as
well as the state’s 10 percent
gambling tax. In total,
Sapareto told the council the
legislature has restored $151
million in “allotted fees and
expenses” representatives
“didn’t want to see passed
onto the town,” including
$93.7 million in downshifted costs the government
proposed.
Another piece of legislation of particular significance to the town is a
telecommunication pole tax
exemption bill the New
Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) opposes.
Town Administrator John
Anderson said SB133,
which was tabled in committee in large part due to
the efforts of Representative
James Webb after being
passed through the Senate
and the House, “takes away
assessed value from the
overall assessment of the
community.
“When the telecommunication companies get tax
exemption for their telephone poles, everyone else
picks up that tab,” he said.
“The public is paying for
that exemption.”
Representatives
also
reported several bills that
have been passed to create
jobs in the state and help
small businesses succeed in
a difficult economy.
For example, in the
budget bill, the House
restored building aid, which
had been reduced to just
under $20 million in the
Governor’s budget, to $46.2
million in 2012; and from
the governor’s proposed $47
million in 2013 to $49 million, according to Sapareto.
Legislators have also
proposed A Net Operating
Losses bill, which Saparato
said was received favorably
in committee. The bill
would allow businesses to
carry forward net operating
losses from five to 10 years.
“It’s to help businesses
having a difficult time right
now, particularly those in
Derry struggling to hang on
during the recession,” he
said. “We’re trying to get a
little more businesses
friendly.”
Following the presentation, Council Chair Brad
Benson recommended the
town’s representatives return
for a follow-up report before
the state’s finalized budget
for Fiscal Year 2012 is
passed.
Grinnell Qualifies for Free Fresh Fruits,Vegetables
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Federal funding for a
healthy foods program could
mean Derry students will
enjoy a variety of fresh fruits
and veggies in school next
year. In addition to introducing elementary school children to food choices they
may not have tried before or
have access to at home, the
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Program includes an education component that teaches
students about the different
foods introduced.
“One teacher at a school
that participates in the program performed a rap song
about kiwi to get his students to try the fruit, and
now it’s their favorite,” said
Kathryn Hodges, a nutrition
specialist for the state
Department of Education.
Hodges said the education component can be
implemented in any way
that suits participating
schools.
“It can be as big as having students complete a
research project on the
selected (produce), or as little as offering a recipe or
providing information about
nutrients in the fruit or veggie,” she said.
All fresh produce purchased by participating
schools is reimbursed in full
by the state.
Schools are invited to
participate in the program
based on the number of students enrolled in the state’s
free and reduced meals program; however, all students
are provided the fresh fruit
and vegetables. Schools
where 50 percent of students
receive free or reduced lunch
are “automatically invited,”
according to Hodges
The state then “works its
way down until funds are
exhausted,” she said.
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year, 780 students, about 21
percent of the district, were
participating in the Free and
Reduced Meals program,
according to Boroskas. At
the end of March this year,
that number had climbed to
958 students, or about 27
percent.
Grinnell has a 41 percent
free and reduced population,
with 149 students participating in the program.
The program begins in
September of each school
year. Thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the federal
government, the state was
able to reach schools with
40 percent of their students
on free and reduced lunch
for this year’s program. Next
year, Hodges said a grant of
$1.9 million will allow the
state to fund 136 schools,
some with as low as 33 percent of students on free and
reduced lunch.
“It’s a wonderful program. It allows all students
to try new fruits and veggies
they haven’t tried before.
That’s what makes it interesting,” said Susan Boroskas, the Derry Coop-
erative School District’s
food service director. “I’m
looking forward to finding
interesting things maybe
they’ve never tried before,
like the avocado or star fruit.
It should be fun.”
Grinnell Elementary School
is the only Derry school that
qualifies for the Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables Program,
and the administration still
needs to approve the district’s participation, according to Boroskas.
“The teachers involved
have to decide if it’s a good
thing,” she said. “We’re very
excited about it, and we’re
hopeful that everyone will
be on board.”
Hodges said the program
is being embraced by parents struggling to provide
their children with nutritious
meals during a tough economy.
“Parents are calling food
service directors thanking
them, saying ‘it’s really
tough right now. We don’t
have the money for the fresh
produce, so this is the only
time they’re getting it,’” she
said.
Page 7
Eight Businesses Found to Serve Alcohol to Minors
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
During several alcohol
compliance checks conducted over the past few weeks,
eight local convenience stores
and restaurants served alcohol to a minor cooperating
with Derry Police. The
March 31 and April 7 alcohol
compliance checks were
funded by a state grant from
the Department of Justice to
Scores
dents are brought into the
subgroups. This can account
for flux where subgroups
perform very well in one
year, then at a lower level of
achievement in the next.
This year, Barka Elementary School achieved
AYP in math, and Gilbert H.
Hood Middle School attained AYP in reading.
Having failed to achieve
AYP in either area last year,
both schools improved their
performances. However,
both schools remain Schools
in Need of Improvement
(SINI) - Barka in its second
year for reading, and Gilbert
H. Hood in its sixth year for
math. Hood is looking into
appealing its score in math.
South Range Elementary
School was added this year
as a SINI in both reading
and math, as was West
Running Brook Middle
School in reading.
Pinkerton Academy also
failed to achieve AYP in
both reading and math. The
district’s high school is in its
first year as a SINI for reading, and its third year for
math.
A school’s AYP status is
determined by the state
Department of Education,
which must annually measure and publicly report on
the progress of students in
each school and district in
meeting statewide performance targets on the NECAP
(grades 3 through 8) and the
New Hampshire-Alternate
Assessment (grades two
through seven). The measurements are conducted in
conjunction with a system
for implementing improve-
enforce under-age drinking
laws.
Police Capt. Vern Thomas
said the checks were intended
to precede prom, when “kids
may take more risks to
acquire alcohol and adults
may be more likely to help.
“We want people who
make the sales to be extra
vigilant,” he said.
Stores that sold to the
minor working with police
were Derry One Stop on
Crystal Avenue, 7-Eleven on
Manchester Road, Walgreens
on Crystal Avenue, Shell
Station on Birch Street, Metro Mart on Rockingham
Road, Amphora Restaurant at
Hood Commons, Power Wok
at Hood Commons and Pizza
Hut on Crystal Avenue, according to a press release.
Store clerks and servers
who made the sales were
charged with Prohibited Sales
and issued summonses to
appear in Derry District
Court on April 28.
Police checked 28 other
stores and restaurants, all of
which refused to sell alcohol
to the minor.
“We check everyone as
often as we can,” Thomas
said. “Hopefully that keeps
everyone on their toes.”
During last year’s compliance checks, only three establishments sold alcohol to a
minor and in 2009, every
store Derry Police checked
was compliant.
Pizza Hut on Crystal
Avenue failed the check for
the second time this year,
while T-Bones and the Cumberland Farms on East
Broadway, which both failed
last year, passed this year.
Thomas attributes thi s
year’s increase in part to high
staff turnover at restaurants
and convenience stores.
“With continual turnover,
some people who don’t really
grasp the concept when learning their jobs may not be
focusing on (checking identification). They may think
they’re good at guessing people’s age but they aren’t,” he
said. “Seasoned employees
are pretty good at deflecting
people. The burden is on the
establishment to train its
employees well right in the
beginning. There’s no grace
period.”
ment to ensure students are
performing at proficient or
above by the 2013-2014
school year, as mandated by
the federal No Child Left
Behind Act. Test results
used to determine a school’s
adequate yearly progress
include those of students
with special needs and
learning disabilities.
In both reading and
math, the district as a whole
increased and exceeded its
target index scores, which
are set by the state and do
not include the scores of students in the district’s subgroups, according to Connors-Krikorian.
“We are very proud of
that. We are incrementally
increasing every year. We
scrutinize the test results and
take them seriously,” she
said. “We have made such
substantial progress, as all
the data shows.”
The district scored 89.5
points in math this year,
compared with the state’s
target score of 88. Last year
the district scored 89.1 in
math. In reading, the district
improved its index score in
reading from 91.7 points last
year to 92 points. The state’s
target score is 91 points.
Next year the target scores
will increase to 94 in math,
and 95 in reading.
Connors-Krikorian said
administration is never completely satisfied with the district’s performance on standardized tests because
there’s always room for
improvement.
“Do we like being where
we are? No. But do we wallow in it? No, we take a positive approach,” she said.
“We want to maximize student achievement. We respond to strengths and
weaknesses and move from
there. We didn’t make AYP,
and math and reading need
improvement. We’ll put together improvement plans
for the schools in need of
improvement, and for the
district. The bar is set very
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Public Complaint About Councilor Goes Against Personal Attack Policy
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
During the Town Council’s April 5 public forum,
Mike Gendron of Old Auburn Road said he was “discouraged and embarrassed”
by what he called “recent
unprofessional actions of
one sitting counselor” not at
the meeting. Only Councilor
Janet Fairbanks was absent.
Gendron went on to express discontent with Fairbanks’ request for an investigation into whether Councilor Neil Wetherbee needs a
variance to operate two busi-
nesses from his home.
“To use one’s official
position to intimidate another citizen by attempting to
affect town policy just to satisfy some self-serving personal issue is not only a
monumental waste of time
and town resources, but also
is ridiculously childish, and
an egregious abuse of
power,” he said. “What constituency does this person
really think they’re representing by following this
line of intimidation and negativity?”
called Gendron’s comments
a personal attack.
“Mr. Chairman, for the
record, you don’t allow personal attacks, and you just
sat through one. You let it
go,” Coyle told Council
Chair Brad Benson once
Gendron was finished
speaking.
If she had been given the
opportunity to respond to
Gendron’s comments, Fairbanks said she is confident
she would have. Fairbanks
also noted that her request
for an investigation into
Wetherbee’s businesses was
filed as a private citizen, not
as a Town Councilor.
“I wrote a check to the
town with my application
just like any other resident
would,” she said, adding that
she “never tried to use her
position to coerce a department head.”
Fairbanks said the council would never have permitted Gendron’s letter to be
read during a meeting had it
been about any of the other
councilors.
“This is a double standard,” she said. “(Brad
Benson) prides himself on
civility and decorum only
when it applies to the council majority.”
Benson said he didn’t
think Gendron’s comments
were personal, but that “it’s
on the grey side.”
“Our policy is there will
be no personal attacks during public forum whether
it’s of a councilor, a town
employee, or a citizen,” he
said. “I sent out an email the
next morning (after the
meeting) to all the councilors saying that all seven
are responsible for policing
that. If they feel the dialogue
is inappropriate, they should
interrupt the Chair. We all
play an equal role.”
Benson said he plans to
review the tape from the
meeting and determine if
Gendron’s comments were a
personal attack before the
council’s next meeting.
“In all honesty, if (Fairbanks) had been there, she
would have said something,”
he said. “Unfortunately, no
one said anything.”
And according to Fairbanks, the policy is no
longer something that needs
to be upheld.
“Going forward, we’re
all sitting ducks now,” she
said. “That is how it’s going
to be.”
Pinkerton Academy Students Discover World of Careers
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Pinkerton Academy students witnessed first hand
how the skills they acquire
in the classroom can be
applied to a multitude of
careers at the Southern New
Hampshire Home Builders
and Remodelers Association
12th annual Pinkerton
Trades Night. Pinkerton’s
Center for Career and
Technical Training (CTE)
Director Jack Grube said
last week’s event was one of
the best he has seen at the
school yet.
“This year they really
vamped it up,” he said of the
local businesses that participated in the “Mini Trade
Show.” “With the economy
the way it has been, it’s difficult for business owners to
give up their time.”
Students who attended
had the opportunity to ask
questions about potential
career paths, to operate construction machinery, and to
participate in many other
hands-on activities provided
by the participating vendors
to spark interest in their var-
ious crafts.
“The event shows what
you have ahead of you and
what’s available to you,”
said junior Emily Mulchahey, who is studying Building Construction at Pinkerton and expects to find
work in the region after
graduation.
Bruce Fischer, a sophomore also studying Building
Construction, said he was
surprised to discover the
variety of careers his training prepares him for, and
noted the trade show provided an opportunity to learn
from participating business
owners where to find work
when he graduates.
State Senator Jim
Rausch, R-Derry, a guest
speaker at the event, said
trade programs such as
Pinkerton’s are vital to
retaining New Hampshire’s
work force and boosting its
economy.
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“I’m a big supporter of
CTE education programs,
and I’m hopeful to get funding for CTE at Pinkerton in
the state budget,” he said.
“We need to retain young
people and make sure they
want to stay and work here
in New Hampshire. The
CTE program is the best
way to do that.”
“There’s a stigma that
CTE only works for kids
who can’t cut it in school,
but that’s not the case at all.
In fact, some programs are
designed only for high performing students,” said CTE
Career Coordinator Doug
Cullen, noting that although
Pinkerton’s overall enrollment is dropping, enrollment
in the CTE has remained
steady. “It’s a methodology
of education. Students are
applying what they’re learning in the classroom directly
to careers they want to go
into. It’s a program that
works for everyone.”
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Manuse Backs Away from Comments About Catholic Bishop
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Derry State Representative Andrew Manuse says
he never planned to file legislation stripping the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status, contrary to what
he stated in a controversial
email. Instead, the first term
Republican legislator said
he simply wanted “to stimulate discussion on the separation of Church and State”
after Bishop John McCormick spoke at a March
31 rally at the State House in
protest of the House budget
bill, “particularly in relation
to (McCormick’s) past activity in the Church of
Boston.
“I never intended this to
become a public spectacle,”
he said.
Manuse called into question the church’s tax-exempt
status because he thinks the
bishop violated Internal
Revenue Service tax codes,
which he argued prohibit the
religious leader from speaking out about the legislation.
“I thought it was an emotional reaction to what the
bishop had to say. There
were other members of the
clergy up there, so I was surprised Bishop McCormick
was singled out,” said Kevin
Smith of Cornerstone Policy
Research, a conservative
think tank headquartered in
New Hampshire. “We’ve
since talked about it and are
in agreement that legislation
like this won’t be moving
forward.”
“At this point, I would
rather focus on the budget,
Town Alters Cable TV Posting Policy
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
The town established a
new policy for posting
announcements on its website after a mix-up that
stirred controversy last
week. Town Administrator
John Anderson said it was an
accident that notice of a
scrap metal drive at the
Upper Village Hall was posted on the town’s website.
Maureen Rose of Windham Road brought the post
to the attention of Anderson,
noting in an email that the
town should only endorse
scrap metal collection at the
Transfer Station, where
recyclable materials collected are used for offsetting the
town’s tax rate.
“Metal collection efforts
at Upper Village Hall were
not endorsed by the Department of Public Works or
the Town Administrator,”
Public Works Director Mike
Fowler wrote in a letter
explaining the incident to
Anderson. “The Transfer
Station serves as the permitted
collection point for waste
products and recyclables for
Derry residents.”
Fowler explains in the
letter that the mistake occurred after East Derry
Village Improvement Society
(EDVIS) Project Director
David McPherson sent an
email to the town on March
23 requesting the metal drive
be advertised on the Cable 17
bulletin board.
The email was quarantined, but a hard copy of
McPherson’s request was sent
to the Cable 17 studio from
the Town Administrator’s
office. In accordance with
Cable 17 policy and procedure, the advertisement was
posted in the station’s crawl
and on the town website,
based on the misrepresentation that it was endorsed by
the town, according to Fowler.
“That is something we
have corrected going forward,” Anderson told the
Town Council at its April 5
meeting. “The system is not
automatic anymore, and it
will not be automatic anymore that Channel 17 slides
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Benson’s Women’s Event Billed as Success
Benson Lumber & Hardware’s “From Cabinets to
Cocktails” program March
24 in Londonderry was a
great success, owner Brad
Benson said.
Benson’s offered the first
50 online registrants a free
gift bag valued at $100. Over
120 women attended and
participated in a night of free
gifts and do-it-yourself projects. Guests enjoyed appetizers, drinks, and live music
from the Tupelo Music Hall
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our accomplishments in
Concord, and the bills moving forward that will benefit
Derry, including bills that I
am a sponsor or co-sponsor
on,” Manuse wrote in an
email to the Nutfield News.
“I would rather not extend
the unfortunate life of an
inappropriately worded and
written statement. I am sorry
that this issue has become
about that statement, and not
about the issue I originally
wanted to discuss with my
fellow legislators.”
The Derry Republican
Committee expressed “deep
concern” with “the lack of
focus and the lack of civility
and decorum of the Republican leadership and
some Republican members
of the New Hampshire House
of Representatives during
the current session” in a
statement issued last week
regarding the matter.
“Republicans were elected to a historic majority in
the House to address the
pressing concerns caused by
years of Democratic fiscal
mismanagement, tax increase and out of control
spending,” the committee
said. “The concentration of
some members of the House
on fringe social issue and ill
humored remarks has not
only distracted from reasoned resolutions to these
matters - it has begun to
erode support amongst an
electorate who overwhelming support the Republican
ideals and platform.”
Manuse, who said he is a
Christian, expressed disappointment that his remark
sparked the controversy it
did and hopes to put the
whole thing behind him.
“I really feel after speaking with him it was more of
an off-the-cuff statement in
response to his displeasure
with the bishop speaking out
on the issue,” said Smith,
who has known Manuse
since the beginning of his
campaign for Derry State
Representative. “I think at
the same time, there’s a lesson to be learned in everything - and in this it’s that
you don’t always want to put
on paper or electronically
the first thought on your
mind when you’re upset
about something.”
OBITUARY
Jake D. Newell
Jake D. Newell, 21, of Londonderry died suddenly on
April 9, 2011 in Los Angeles,
Calif.
He was born in Derry on
March 25, 1990.
He graduated from Londonderry High School.
He is survived by his father, Jeffrey Newell, of
Londonderry; his mother, Patricia Johnson
Newell of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters Jenna and
her husband, Bobby Wheeler of Londonderry,
and Julie of Londonderry; paternal grandparents,
David and Carol Newell of Melrose, Mass.; godmother, Mary Donovan of Londonderry; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather at
his family home at 104 Gilcreast Road,
Londonderry, on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m.
to noon.
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Local Women Among Those Seeking Miss New Hampshire Title
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Young women from around the state gathered at
Pinkerton Academy’s Stockbridge Theatre over the
weekend to prepare for their
shot at living out a fantasy being crowned Miss America. This year’s 27 contestants for the Miss New
Hampshire program bring a
variety of passions and talents, from dramatic monologue to lyrical dance.
Local candidates to compete for almost $90,000 in
scholarships and the chance to
represent the state in a national pageant are Adria Farr of
Windham, Miss Londonderry;
M.C. Archer of Mont Vernon,
Miss Greater Derry; Michelle
Mayer of Londonderry, Miss
Monadonock Region; Katrina
Rossi of Hampstead, Miss
Bedford; and Alyssa McLaughlin of Derry, Miss
Capital Area.
Rossi, who studied dance
at Pinkerton, said rehearsing
for the Miss New Hampshire
production on Saturday
brought back memories of
recitals at the school. Now on
the dance team at Sacred
Heart University, she is looking forward to one of her
biggest performances yet on
the same stage.
On the other end of the
spectrum is 17-year-old
Mayer, Londonderry High
School’s drum major and a
self-proclaimed tomboy.
“I am not girly by any
stretch. I wear superhero
shirts and baseball caps to
school,” she said, noting it
was difficult for friends to
accept the heels and makeup
that come with the pageant
world.
But Mayer said she
enjoys “having a venue to be
a girl,” and said her friends
have come around since seeing the positive influence it
has had on her.
“The girls all have good
hearts,” she said. “They’re
really beautiful people on the
inside and out.”
And the girls all have
very different backgrounds,
according to Farr, 24, who
will attend the University of
New Hampshire’s Law
School in the fall.
Farr said being one of the
older contestants has its
advantages, like experience.
“I always know what to
bring,” she said, adding that
life experience also gives her
a stronger sense of confidence and self.
But the girls are all about
equally matched when it
comes to experience with the
circuit, even some of the
younger contestants, who
have competed in the Miss
Outstanding Teen program.
What will set them apart in
competition is preparation,
according to McLaughlin,
also a Pinkerton graduate.
In addition to practicing
their talents and preparing
physically and emotionally
for the competition, contestants are also involved in a
variety of activities and volunteer work relating to their
platforms - all heaped on top
of school and work.
How do they juggle it
all?
“You can’t completely
make it your life,” McLaughlin said, noting time
management is key, as is
being flexible with workouts.
Archer, who has her
pilot’s license and plans to
re-learn the intricacies of
classical violin before the
competition for a performance of “The Meditation
from Thais” by Jules Massenet, said she often heads
outside for a run, or squeezes
in exercise she can do in the
office while at work.
“It’s the little things here
and there, she said.
The 65th annual Miss
New Hampshire Scholarship
Competition will be held
April 28 and 29 at 7 p.m.,
and April 30 at 6 p.m.,
in Pinkerton’s Stockbridge
Theatre. Tickets for preliminary nights are $10 each and
can be purchased at the Miss
New Hampshire office, at 20
East Broadway, Derry or by
calling Executive Assistant
Alyssa McLaughlin, left, of Derry and M.C. Archer of
Mont Vernon are the two local contestants who will
compete next month in the Miss New Hampshire program.
Photo by Chris Paul
Terry Landry at 437-9027. the winner will be crowned,
Tickets for April 30, the final are $35 for adults and $20
night of competition where for those under the age of 18.
Assessing Update Approved by Council
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
The Town Council voted
5-0-1 at its April 5 meeting to
continue with the 2011 and
2012 assessing inspection
and reassessment update plan
as approved by the council in
May 2010.
abstained, and Councilor
Janet Fairbanks wasn’t present due to an injury.
The council also approved the town’s program of
yearly cycled inspections and
reassessment updates into
2011, 2012 and beyond.
The state Department of
Revenue has determined the
town’s 2010 level of assessment of all land, buildings,
and manufactured housing to
be 100 percent, according to
Assessor David Gomez. The
overall ratio for tax year 2009
was 94.8 percent.
In a report to the council,
Gomez said the town will
meet state guidelines for
assessing and maintaining
equitable valuations each
year, avoiding the need for a
full-blown revaluation, as
was done in 2006.
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Lady Astros’ Softball Team Hoping Its 2011 Mix is Just Right
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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Six returning starters,
one additional returning veteran, and six newcomers.
That’s the make-up of the
2011 Pinkerton Academy
varsity softball team, and
coach Terry Bailey is hoping
that those numbers can add
up to a lucky 13 and one
excellent season.
“When compared to most
of the other teams in Division I, we’re very young,”
said Bailey. “Our challenge
will be to combine the experience of the seven veterans,
the versatility of the newcomers, hard work from the
whole team, and the expected growth during the season
in order to peak for the postseason.”
Tri-captains and junior
stalwarts Melanie Dusseault
(pitcher/infield), Kasey Marraffa (infield), and Adrienne
Weishaar (catcher and varsity newcomer) will be relied
upon for leadership along
with the considerable skills
they bring.
The returning starters in addition to Dusseault and
Marraffa - are their fellow
juniors Britney Bernard
and Natalie Fabrizio (outfield/infield).
As is true every spring,
the Lady Astros will have
their work cut out for them if
they’re to rise to the top of
the division, which includes
powerful and determined
opponents like the Londonderry High Lady Lancers,
the Lady Blue Devils from
Salem High, and the Concord High Crimson Tide.
And coach Bailey’s
bunch got the new season
started this past Monday
with a 15-11 victory over the
Timberlane Lady Owls in
Plaistow, which featured a
fantastic first game performance from freshman Byrd.
The youngster drove in a
total of seven runs with three
hits, which included a threerun homer and a bases(outfield).
Other players back for loaded triple. Her teammate
this season who got varsity Bernard also whacked four
playing time last spring are hits in the winning effort.
seniors Neil Duggan (pitcher/outfield), Kyle DelloRusso (pitcher/outfielder),
and Cory Clark (third baseman/catcher).
Coach Manseau’s crew
also boasts a pretty solid
group of newcomers, and
that bunch of juniors includes Drew Sutherland
(outfielder), Curtis Lonergan
Kyle
(pitcher/infielder),
Cherbonneau (outfielder/
catcher), Alex Pacocha
(catcher/ infielder), Nick
Pica (pitcher/infielder), and
Kyle Cahill (infielder).
(infield), Katelyn Erhardt
(outfield), and Heather
Pelletier (infield/outfield),
and sophomore Samantha
Hennequin (pitcher/infield).
Molly Harrington - the
only senior on the squad and
a varsity returnee as well brings versatility by being
able to play in both the
infield and the outfield.
Along with Weishaar,
the team’s newcomers include junior pitcher Faith
Robinson, sophomores Hannah Phaup (outfield) and
Kayla Komaridis (infield/
outfield), and freshmen Rachel Byrd (catcher/infield)
Pitching Will Tell the Tale for
Astro Baseball Team This Spring
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—––
The success of a baseball
team’s pitching staff is
absolutely vital to the overall success of the squad. And
nobody knows that any better than Pinkerton Academy’s veteran varsity hardball coach, Ron Manseau.
And Manseau will be
relying and leaning hard
upon his pitching staff this
spring, knowing that Division I competition will most
likely be as tough as it has
ever been, and that notching
a tournament spot won’t be
an easy accomplishment.
“Our pitching has to
come through for us this
year if we want to be successful,” said Manseau. “We
have some good young
pitchers that I will be counting on. Offensively, we’ll be
a work in progress.”
The 2011 Astro contingent is entirely made up of
seniors and juniors, and it
boasts a healthy bunch of
versatile starters who have
returned from the 2010 PA
squad.
Among that group are
seniors Ryan Feeney (pitcher/third baseman), Derek
Bird (pitcher/outfielder),
Conor Bell (pitcher/second
baseman), and Chris Guerrara (infielder), and juniors
Andrew Curran (infield/catcher) and Brandon Rodgers
Senior captain Adrienne Weishaar and the rest of the
Pinkerton softball squad hope to be smacking softballs
all over the place this spring, with an eye toward ultimately making it deep into the Division I tournament.
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Graduation Leaves Pinkerton Boys’ Tennis With Big Question Marks
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Pinkerton Academy boys’
tennis coach John Pelkey
has been around tennis for a
long time, and in his lengthy
coaching tenure at the Derry
school he has seen nearly
everything there is to see.
But no matter how long a
coach runs a program or
how well he knows his
sport, there’s nothing he can
do about the exodus of most
of his roster to factors like
graduation and transfers.
Coach Pelkey finds himThe Pinkerton boys’ tennis team was absolutely deci- self right in the middle of the
mated by graduation last year, but singles player Alex challenging dilemma of
Roman and his teammates will still aim to make some
player loss as he and his
things happen in their tough division this spring.
returning and new charges
stand on the threshold of the
2011 season.
Gone from the Pinkerton
fold are eight of the top nine
players on the squad’s ladder from the 2010 campaign, during which the
Astros posted a 10-4 record
and made it as far as the
divisional quarterfinals before hitting the end of their
collective road.
Hence, the numbers eight,
10, and 11 players from that
ladder are being asked to
step up into top roles for the
2011 campaign, and the
challenges will certainly be
many for them and the academy contingent at large.
Former number eight
man Patrick Maryea will
now be finding himself playing the very top players the
opposition has to offer, and
Patrick Kane and Alex
Roman likewise move up
into the upper reaches of
competition.
Newcomer and promising sophomore Patrick Doolittle will also receive something of a baptism of fire as
he joins a Pinkerton crew
that will look to him and
others to perform well and
prove that he may be capable of varsity play right off.
Coach Pelkey sees the
defending state champions
from Londonderry High, the
runner-up team from Exeter
High School, and the teams
from Bishop Guertin in
Nashua, Manchester Central,
the Derryfield School of
Manchester, and the Concord Crimson Tide as the top
competitors in the division.
And when asked what
the keys to success will be
for his own team this spring,
Pelkey responds simply,
“Have fun and see what happens.”
The Astro guys got their
2011 season started in
superb fashion this past
Monday by taking a 7-2
match victory over the visiting Timberlane Owls.
New Coach Has His Astro Boy Spikers Learning and Developing
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
There’s a new man at the
helm of the Pinkerton
Academy boys’ volleyball
team as it enters its first-ever
spring season. And coach
Colin Walker has his new
charges working hard in
preparation for what should
be an excellent 2011 campaign.
Walker - who has
coached girls’ volleyball at
Raymond High School and
Campbell High in Litchfield
over the past 10 years - is
running a boys’ team for the
first time. But his experience
with the sport, including a
handful of years with the
Latitude 42 Volleyball Club,
is considerable.
The Pinkerton bunch he
takes over includes returning
varsity players and seniors
Cody Diel (defensive specialist/outside hitter), Ben
Rees (middle) and Ryan
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Tom Graziani (defensive
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and Cam Welch (opposite),
and freshman Kyle Heidler
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Players who are expected to “swing” between the
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Kyle Evans (outside), and
sophomore Ryan Williams
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Coach Walker said the
keys to his new team’s success this spring include
“Continued individual improvement and the ability to
make adjustments.”
Walker added, “Right
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top of the standings at season’s end.”
Walker and his charges
will no doubt work intently
this spring to try to edge
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Skilled Upperclassmen Leading PA Girls’ Track Team Into New Campaign
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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The Pinkerton Academy
girls’ outdoor track and field
squad has 41 members,
which is a somewhat smaller
number than usual. But the
contingent is led by a strong
group of juniors and seniors.
And PA coach Ed
Vaitones certainly seems to
have plenty of reasons to be
optimistic about what his
charges might be able to
accomplish this spring.
“The strength of the
team seems to be in the
sprints and middle distances
right now, but all events look
to be covered better than
usual,” he said.
Leading the Lady Astros
will be junior sprinter Abbey
Smith, who was a Division I
champion indoors this past
winter and last year’s number two at the Meet of
Champions. She will be
doing the 100-meter dash
and the 200 dash, anchoring
the 4x100 relay team, and
doing some 100-meter hurdle races as well.
Bethany Labossier is
expected to be one of the top
high jumpers in the division,
and she’ll also be running
the 400 and 800, as well as
trying some other events.
Renee Hensiek, who sat
out the running side of the
indoor season with an injury,
is getting back into top form.
She and fellow junior
Kailee Kwiecien will be the
team’s top 400-meter runners and right at the core of
the 4x400 relay team that
hopes to improve on last
year’s record-breaking time.
That talented duo of
Hensiek and Kwiecien will
be doing some sprint races
as well.
Senior Chelsea Pepin
will pace the academy squad
in the longer distance races,
taking the lead for PA in the
800, the 1600, and the 3200.
Kristy Parhiala and Madison
Weston will also be key runners in the 800 meters.
Senior Katy Ebner will
again be the leading thrower
on the team, and she’ll look
to improve in both the shot
put and javelin, as well as
starting with the discus. The
skilled senior will also run
and high jump as needed.
Krissy Harrington and
Danielle Cole will run both
hurdle races, and they look
to be among the best in the
300 hurdles.
Several athletes are
stronger and faster this year,
and they aim to have a season that will bring them to
the top of their events. Abby
Taylor will jump and run
middle distances, Colleen
Dooley will jump and run
Coach Ed Vaitones’s Pinkerton girls’ outdoor track and field squad appears to be
strongest in the sprints and middle distance events as it enters the 2011 campaign.
hurdles, and Ashley Hillard
will sprint and jump.
The most promising
member of the team’s enthusiastic group of ninth
graders is Maggie Barrie.
Her impressive sprinting
ability was demonstrated at
last summer’s USA Track
and Field Eastern Regional
Junior Olympic meet, where
she placed in the top five no
fewer than three times.
“Her training so far this
year has shown that she can
run the 100, the 200, and the
400 well,” said coach
Vaitones.
Captains for this season
are Ebner, Kiley Donohue,
and Cole, and Vaitones
looks at the Bishop Guertin
Lady Cardinals of Nashua
and the Manchester Central
Little Green as the cream of
the crop in D-I this spring.
Astro Girl Racketeers Looking to Improve on Their 2010 Efforts
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
The Pinkerton Academy
varsity girls’ tennis squad
didn’t have a great 2010 season, posting a 5-9 record and
finishing 11th in Class L.
But coach Gerry Rosado
and his academy charges
have reasons to look at the
2011 campaign with considerable optimism, as the team
has a solid crew of returnees
back in the fold as well as
some impressive newcomers.
Juniors Casey Gilman
and Elizabeth Rialdi and
senior Julie Accardo were
all among the Pinkerton
squad’s starting six singles
players last spring, and
Gilman returns directly to
her number one singles spot
this season.
Accardo has moved up
from the fourth spot to the
second singles slot this season, and Rialdi has been
bumped up from the sixth
singles position to the third
slot.
Filling out the top six
positions on the Lady
Astros’ 2011 singles ladder
are sophomore Rebecca
McGrath, who was number
one on the Pinkerton junior
varsity ladder last year,
Olivia Fagone, who was
10th on the PA varsity ladder last spring, and senior
Katie MacCall, who was
right behind Fagone on the
varsity ladder last season.
And the team’s list of
promising newcomers includes seniors Emily Schlachter and Amber Craghead,
sophomore Brenna McNally,
and freshman Allie Pierce.
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rapid development of our
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as all of the doubles starters
are new,” said coach Rosado.
And when he thinks
about what teams he expects
to be among the toughest in
his squad’s division this season, Rosado mentions Exeter, Bishop Guertin of
Nashua, Londonderry, Concord, and Salem.
The Lady Astros got
their 2011 campaign off to a
roaring start this past
Monday by dealing the Number one singles player Casey Gilman and the rest
Timberlane High contingent of the PA girls’ tennis team are looking for a distinct
a 6-3 defeat in Plaistow.
improvement on last year’s 5-9 record and 11th place
finish.
Photo by Chris Pantazis
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School Rivals Raise Money for Japan in Friendly Competition
CHRIS CAESAR AND
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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Rivalry or no rivalry, the
Londonderry High School
and Pinkerton Academy
communities proved that
they can get an important
job done when they band
together.
And that’s precisely
what happened when the
two schools competed and
raised funds for relief aid in
Japan last Thursday night,
April 7, at the “LHS vs.
Pinkerton, Dodgeball 2011,
Mack Plaque Style” event at
Londonderry High.
Each school put together
four dodge-ball teams to
compete in the gym, with
the anticipated results being
good-natured competition,
all kinds of fun, and most
importantly, money for a
country that was pounded by
earthquakes, a tsunami and
nuclear reactor partial meltdowns.
“We had a great time
competing against the
Lancers, even though we
came out on the short end of
the matches,” said former
LHS athlete and present
Pinkerton intramural director Kerry Boles. “But hey, it
was for a worthy cause, and
we’re glad that we were able
to help raise funds for a
country in need. It was great
to combine forces with
Londonderry.”
The host Lancers ended
up winning the team competition, getting victories from
three of their teams in the
four matches. Notching victories were Londonderry’s
Dream Team, Yahtzee
squad, and Lancer Hockey
Rules contingent. Pinkerton
bagged its lone victory
thanks to the work of its PA
Dodgers.
But winning and losing
wasn’t at the center of this
event. Helping others was.
“The LHS National Honor Society and Pinkerton
Academy will each donate
$585 for a total of $1,170.
And that doesn’t include the
donation from (LHS) Friends
of Music,” LHS Honor
Society Advisor Mary Johnson said.
In addition to staffing the
concession stands during the
game, members of the
Londonderry High School
band raised over $2,800 during a charity concert they
held April 6. Though an
exact figure for the amount
raised during concession
sales had yet to be tallied, it
was safe to say the combined districts had raised
over $4,000 in aid for Japan.
The Marching Lancers
Band, which played with the
North Japan Honor Green
Band during their recent trip
to the Rose Bowl, will be
donating the proceeds to
send relief to Japan.
In a twist of tragic irony,
LHS band director Andy
Soucy said the North Japan
Honor Green Band was
formed to raise money for
relief efforts of those affected by natural disasters
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“Now we’ve heard from
the band director over there
and from a couple (of students), and they are thrilled
we’ve been thinking about
them,” he said. “It’s uplifting
for their spirits.”
“We could’ve once had a
conversation with these people, and now we don’t even
know what’s going on over
there,” clarinet student and
LHS senior Kristiaan
Hereijgers said. “Some people have lost their houses,
everything. That could’ve
easily been us. It’s incredible to us, because four
months ago, they were right
in front of us (in the
parade).”
Pollyann Winslow, a
spokeswoman for the band’s
fundraiser group “Friends of
Music,” said six attendees
donated over $100 or more
at the concert.
“I think it’s nice that
Pinkerton and Londonderry
could do this together, that
cooperative spirit,” she said.
PA Dodgers’ Brian McKinley rifles a shot at a
Londonderry Iron Lotus player during the fundraising
tournament played between squads from Pinkerton
and LHS at the Londonderry school last week.
Photo by Chris Paul
“Those two schools reach- schools halfway around the
ing out to students in world.”
PA Baseball and Girls’ Lax Get Rolling
CHRIS PANTAZIS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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Pinkerton’s varsity baseball and girls’ lacrosse teams
got their 2011 campaigns
rolling this past Monday,
with one squad tallying a
Equipment Rentals
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other suffering something of
a frustrating defeat.
Coach Bryon Murphy’s
PA girls’ lax crew defeated
the Exeter High Lady Blue
Hawks by an 11-8 score in
Derry to start the season
with a 1-0 record, but 1-0
was the score by which
coach Ron Manseau’s
Pinkerton baseball squad
lost its season-opener in a
pitching duel with the
Timberlane Owls in Derry.
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Essay Brings Grinnell Student Second Place in Patrice’s Pals Contest
PENNY WILLIAMS
NUTFIELD NEWS
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Jillian Faragi, 10, a
fourth grade student at
Grinnell Elementary School,
is the second-place winner
in the Patrice’s Pals contest.
Patrice’s Pals is a community service program
sponsored by Bruins star
Patrice Bergeron. The program sponsored a contest
asking youngsters to write a
500-word or less essay
telling how they or a friend
demonstrated outstanding
citizenship, strength and
character on or off the playing field. One winner from
each grade would receive a
Patrice Bergeron autographed puck and photo,
with the grand prize six tickets to the Patrice’s Pals suite
for an April 2 game between
the Bruins and the Atlanta
Thrashers and a Patrice
Bergeron jersey.
Second place earned
Jillian three tickets to the
Patrice’s Pals suite, an oppor-
tunity to meet Bergeron and
attendance at the game.
Jillian said she had a
great time. She and her parents and 11-year old brother
met Bergeron, and she
received a Boston Bruins
memorabilia goodie bag.
Grinnell Guidance Counselor Kelly Herr said one of
the school’s teachers brought
the contest to her attention,
and she informed the students in grades 2-5. Herr
said she sent about 20
entries, and school officials
were thrilled Jillian’s entry
took second place.
“I think I won because of
what I wrote about my mother,” Jillian said. “I said she was
my inspiration and that she
gave me everything I wanted
and worked so very hard to do
it. I said my Mom is
Supercalifragilisticexpialidoci
ous.”
Herr said Jillian got an
autograph from Bergeron for
the school.
“We are really proud of
Jillian,” said Herr.
Derry Republican Committee Urges Return to Issues
James L. Foley, chairman of the Derry Republican Town Committee, announced this week that the
Committee, along with the
New Hampshire State Republican Committee and
Republican organizations
and activists across the state,
have noted “with deep concern the lack of focus and
the lack of civility and deco-
rum of the Republican leadership and some Republican
members of the New
Hampshire House of
Representatives during the
current session.”
Foley said in a press
release that Republicans
were elected to a historic
majority in the House to
address “the pressing concerns caused by years of
Democratic fiscal mismanagement, tax increase and
out-of-control spending.
“The concentration of
some members of the House
on fringe social issue and illhumored remarks has not
only distracted from reasoned
resolutions to these matters it has begun to erode support
amongst an electorate who
overwhelmingly supports the
Republican ideals and platform.”
The Derry Republican
Town Committee is urging
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives to turn their full
attention to the issues they
were elected on: educational
funding, pension reform,
local control, lower taxes
and lowered spending.
Walmart
Councilor Neil Wetherbee called a special meeting
on March 23, at which the
council voted 5-1 in favor of
approving the easement amendment, with Councilor
Kevin Coyle voting against
the amendment and Fairbanks not voting.
In addition to granting
final approval of Walmart’s
overall site plan, the Planning Board unanimously approved several minor waivers at its April 6 meeting, in-
cluding a waiver to accept
existing vegetation between
the proposed supercenter and
Linlew Drive apartments as
an acceptable buffer. The
board also approved two
waivers at its March 16
meeting - one for lot line
adjustments that will allow
the company to construct the
emergency access at the side
of the property, and the other
to permit installation of 726
parking spaces rather than
the town’s required 785.
Walmart architect Gabriel Massa assured the board
at its July 2010 design review that the company is
committed to constructing a
green building, noting its
proposed use of a daylight
harvesting system, which
adjusts the brightness of
lights inside the building
depending on the amount of
natural light coming inside,
a white membrane roof to
manage heat, and water-saving appliances expected to
from further development. But the Conservation Commission said it
was not interested in the
parcel as it doesn’t meet
all of its criteria for a conservation land, and because it’s unlikely Walmart would present future
plans for development of
the wetland.
College News
The following Derry residents have been named to
the Dean’s List for the fall semester 2010:
• Berklee College of Music, Boston - Melissa
Blasek. To be eligible for this honor, a full-time student
must achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or above; a
part-time student must achieve a grade point average of
3.6 or above.
• College of Saint Rose, Albany, N.Y. - Tiffany
Knapp. Full-time students who compete a minimum of
12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or
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Although Walmart has
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limited hours are being proposed for the town’s supercenter, but the store’s exact
hours of operation have not
yet been determined.
The project is expected to
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“The staff has been very
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Bruins game with her parents and brother, sitting in the
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Poetry Reading
April is National Poetry
Month, and the Frost Farm’s
Hyla Brook Poets celebrate
with a free reading by New
York City poet Stephen Paul
Miller on Thursday, April
14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
BeanTowne Coffee House
& Café, 201 Route 111 in
Hampstead. Also reading is
Hyla Brook Poet Kyle
Potvin. Miller is the author
of several books, including
“The Seventies Now: Culture as Surveillance” (Duke
University Press) and several poetry books. He is a
Professor of English at St.
John’s University in New
York City. Potvin’s poetry
has appeared in print and
online publications and she
was a finalist for the 2008
Howard Nemerov Sonnet
Award. She is on the Board
of the Poetry Society of New
Hampshire and lives in
Derry. An Open Mic will
follow the readings, with
audience members invited to
share their work. Next month,
the Hyla Brook Reading
Series returns to its spring/
summer home at the Robert
Frost Farm in Derry. The
group’s monthly writing
workshop meets April 16 at
10 a.m. in Derry. For questions, contact Robert Crawford at [email protected] or
visit http://www.face book.com/
HylaBrookPoets.
Conservation Nature Walks
The Derry Conservation
Commission and Go Green
Committee will host six
nature walks in the coming
months, highlighting the
town’s conservation land.
The guided tours will be
held Saturdays at 8 a.m.
beginning in April and running through the summer.
Dates and locations for the
first four tours are as follows: April 16 at Shepard
Park, located along Pond
Road and Hampstead Road;
May 21 at Broadview Farm,
located along Young Road;
June 18 at Cole Marsh,
located along Damren Road
and Valley Hill Road in
Hampstead; and July 16 at
the Albert Doolittle Conservation Area, located at
Faith Drive. A complete list
of dates and locations of the
nature walks will be available through Parks and
Recreation.
T-Ball Registration
The Derry Parks &
Recreation Department is
accepting registrations for
the Spring T-Ball program
now through Friday, April
15, at the Parks & Recreation
Office in Veterans Hall,
West Broadway, Mondays
through Fridays from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., with evening
registration on Wednesday,
April 13, until 8 p.m. Any
child 4 to 7 years old is eligible and will be placed in the
appropriate division based
on their age as of May 1,
2011. A birth certificate is
required to register all 4- and
5-year-olds. T-Ball is scheduled to begin in May at Don
Ball Park. Derry resident
registration is $25. Non-resident fee is $45. A family
rate of $10 is offered for
each additional child. For
more information, call the
recreation office at 432-6136
or visit: www.derry-nh.org.
Parenting Teens
“Active Parenting of
Teens,” a survival course for
parents of preteens and
teens, is presented at The
Upper Room, a family resource center, 36 Tsienneto
Road on Mondays, April 18,
and May 2, 9 and 16 from
6:30 to 9 p.m., at a cost of
$40. Topics include discussing violence, sex, alcohol and drugs with teens;
communication; setting limits, reinforcing teen courage;
and solving problems together. For reservations, call
Cynthia Marshall at 4378477, ext. 16 or e-mail:
[email protected]
offered by The Upper
Room, A Family Resource
Center in Derry, a non-profit agency serving all of
southern New Hampshire.
The Food Pantry serves all
families in need of assistance with groceries. Visit
the pantry Mondays from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. at 36 Tsienneto Road in Derry.
Fish Fry Fridays
St. Thomas Aquinas
Knights of Columbus holds
Fish Fry Fridays during Lent
at the Aquinas Center on
Crystal Avenue from 5 to 7
p.m., with the exception of
Good Friday. The menu
includes white fish filet, cole
slaw, tartar sauce, French fries
and a roll for $7.50 for adults.
Children can choose between fish sticks and macaroni and cheese for $3.50.
Drinks are available but are
not included in the meal price.
Proceeds support the charitable work of the Knights of
Columbus. Meals can be
eaten on site or taken out.
This is the second year for
the Fish Fry.
Blood Pressure
Rockingham Visiting
Nurse Association (VNA)
and Hospice sponsors a free
blood pressure screening for
seniors with general health
assessment, medication information and counseling on
other health services from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Marion
Gerrish Center, 39 West
Broadway. No appointment
is necessary.
Foot Clinic
Rockingham Visiting
Nurse Association (VNA)
and Hospice sponsors foot
clinics for individuals 60
years and older who are
unable to perform their own
foot care on Tuesday, April
19, at the Marion Gerrish
Community Center, 39 West
Broadway. Clients will receive a basic nail trimming
Food Pantry
and foot assessment, but no
Food Pantry services are treatment of corns or callus-
Gold Medal Winner Three Pinkerton Academy students won
national awards for their artwork in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This
painting by Rebecca Upham-Davis, grade 11, titled “Clampaphobia,” won a Gold
Medal. Silver medal winners are Max Norton, grade 12, for his painting, “ The Bird
Catcher,” and for his mixed media, “Fighting Back,” and sophomore Rachael Ready,
for her painting, “Rambo Pear.” The nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers,
which administers the awards, will honor national winners at a ceremony at Carnegie
Hall in New York City on May 31.
Courtesy photo
teams across the state. The
2011 season will begin in
early June and end in July.
Players born after Jan. 1,
1992 are eligible for the
Senior team and after Jan. 1,
1994 for the Junior team.
Contact Dylan Mullin at
[email protected]
Chamber Program
for questions regarding the
The Greater Derry Lon- Senior team, and Wade
donderry Chamber of Com- Wright at waswright@commerce presents “New Hamp- cast.net for the Junior team.
shire Budget Dilemma” at a
Baseball Tryouts
continental breakfast on
The Greater Derry BaseThursday, April 21, from
7:30 to 9 a.m. at Birch ball Association will hold
Heights, 7 Kendall Pond tryouts for the 13U, 14U,
Road, Derry. Sponsored by and Senior (15 through 17)
Parnell & McKay, Attorneys, teams on Sunday, May 15,
the program features guest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
speakers State Rep. Frank Pinkerton Academy Junior
Sapareto, and Joel Olbricht, Varsity Baseball Field. The
chairman of the New 2011 season will begin in
Hampshire Commission for June and end in July and will
the Study of Business Taxes. play against similar teams
The event is free for mem- throughout New Hampshire.
bers and $5 for guests. Teams are based on birthRSVP by April 15 to the days after Jan. 1 for the 13
and under, 14 and under, and
Chamber at 432-8205.
15 through 17-year-old
Legion Baseball
teams. Contact Wade Wright
The Lester W. Chase at [email protected]
Post 9 Legion baseball for questions.
teams will hold tryouts on Baseball Managers, Coaches
Saturday, May 7, from 10
The Greater Derry Basea.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Association is seeking
ball
Pinkerton Academy Junior
applicants
for manager and
Varsity Baseball Field for
coach
positions
for 13U and
the Senior and Junior teams.
14U
teams
as
well
as team
Legion baseball presents the
opportunity to play against and league support people.
the best baseball players and Send letters of interest along
es. Appointments are required, and a donation is requested of $20 for the first
visit and $15 for subsequent
visits. For further information
or to schedule an appointment, call: Derry at 4327776 or 800-540-2981.
with previous managing/
coaching experience to
Wade Wright at [email protected].
Fishing Derby
The Derry Lions Club
holds its annual Kids’
Fishing Derby on May 7 at
Hood Park. Registration is at
7:30 a.m., with fishing from
8 to 11:45 a.m.
Women Writers
Newcomers are welcome to the monthly
Creative Women Writers
Group meetings at the Derry
Public Library on the first
Thursday of every month
from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Attendance is free, and the
members discuss their creative writing efforts in all
genres, published or nonpublished. The group is for
adults only. For more information, email Arline at:
[email protected].
Upper Village Hall
Crafters and artists are
needed for a fundraiser for
the Upper Village Hall in
East Derry, to be held
Saturday, June 25, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.
All proceeds will benefit the
preservation and restoration
of the historic Upper Village
Hall. For more information,
call 434-6723 or [email protected].
Panel of Judges. The auditors will determine the 10
highest scorers, who will
compete in the Talent and
Evening Wear Competition.
Voting will take place between April 1 and April 27.
Miss New Hampshire
Public Voting
New Hampshire citizens
will help the judges select 12
semi-finalists in the 2011
Miss New Hampshire
Scholarship Competition,
set for the Stockbridge
Theatre
at
Pinkerton
Academy in Derry April 2830. The public will have the
opportunity for the first time
to vote for two of the 27
contestants. Votes may be
cast at: www.missnh.org or
on the Miss New Hampshire
Scholarship Program Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/page
s/Miss-New-HampshireScholarship-Program/
119465301422447). Two
contestants with the largest
number of votes through
public voting will fill out the
Top 12. All 12 will compete
in the Lifestyle and Fitness
in Swimsuit Competition
and will be scored by the
Grace Coffee House
Abundant Grace Church,
127 Rockingham Road
hosts the Grace Coffee
House on April 15 at 7 p.m.
Featured act is Daniel Cobb,
with Christian and wholesome music, Christian comedy, an open mic, and free
coffee, refreshments, and
raffle tickets. For more
information, call 432-0510
or visit: www.abundantgracenh.com.
Chinese Cooking
A Chinese Cooking Class,
sponsored by the Derry
Chinese School, takes place
from noon to 2 p.m. April 30
at the Marion Gerrish Community Center, West Broad-
way. Instructor is Yu Aloe
Rioux, school principal.
Learn to make authentic
shaomai (dumpling-like ‘purses’ with glutinous rice) and
liangpi (mung bean noodle
salad). First come, first
served; RSVP by April 26
to: [email protected]. Cost is $20 for
non-members, $16 for members. Food will be sampled
on site and also taken home.
Varsity Soccer Camp
Varsity Soccer Academy
camp director Kerry Boles
announces summer soccer
camp dates for 2011. The
youth week is scheduled for
July 11-15 from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. each day. The high
school session is July 18-22
from 9 a.m. to noon each
day. Both camps will be held
at Gilbert H. Hood Middle
School. The camps are open
to all boys and girls, regardless of skill level. The
Fitness Camp, open to all
high school aged boys and
girls, regardless of sport, is
Aug. 1-5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Pinkerton Academy. Visit
http://www.eteamz.com/Var
sitySoccerAcademy
for
more information. For questions, contact Kerry Boles at
[email protected] or [email protected]
rg or 490-4900.
Running Camp
The Greater Derry
Running Camp for boys and
girls in fifth grade and older
will be held July 25 -29 from
8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the
Pinkerton Academy Track.
Cost is $80 per child, and
$95 for late sign up after
July 11. The camp focuses
on cross-country, but is also
appropriate for anyone who
wants to get in shape for a
fall sport. Daily runs, lectures, games, relays, movies,
and end-of-the-week 2-mile
and 5K races with awards
are planned. For questions,
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the Nutfield News.
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Events
ham with developmental
disabilities or acquired brain
disorders, hosts a free showing of the documentary
“Lost in Laconia” at the
Timberlane Performing Arts
Center in Plaistow on
Wednesday, May 4, at 7
p.m. Refreshments will be
available. The film chronicles the history of the
Laconia State School from
its start in 1901 as the New
Hampshire School for the
Feebleminded until its closure in 1991. RSVP to
Sheila Prunier at 893-1299
or [email protected]
Derry Clergy Association on
April 22 beginning at noon
at First Baptist Church, 2
Crystal Ave. in Derry and
continuing on to St. Luke’s
United Methodist Church,
63 East Broadway and ending at the Episcopal Church
of the Transfiguration, 1
Hood Road, Derry.
Mother’s Day Fundraiser
Community Caregivers
of Greater Derry and
Countryside Florist have
joined together to help the
elderly and disabled with an
offer to purchase Mother’s
Day flowers by calling
Caregivers at 432-0877 by
Wednesday, April 27. Preorder either a 4-inch African
violet or kalanchoe in a basEcumenical Good Friday
ket for $10. For a larger,
An ecumenical Good hanging plant, call CountryFriday observance will be side at 432-4110 and menpresented by the Greater tion the Community Care-
givers fundraiser. Pickup or in Veterans Hall.
delivery will be arranged
Garden Club
through the caregiver office
The Derry Garden Club
in time for the special day.
meets Friday, May 6, at
Field Hockey Camp
11:30 a.m. at Promises to
The 21st annual Astros’ Keep, Rockingham Road in
Shoot for the Stars Field Derry for its annual lunchHockey Camp will be held eon. The Derry Garden Club
at Rider Field in Derry dur- is a member of the New
ing the weeks of July 11-15 Hampshire Federation of
and July 18-22 from 8 a.m. Garden Clubs, Inc. and the
to noon each day. The cost is National Garden Club. The
$100 to attend one week and new slate of officers will be
$175 for both weeks. The installed at this meeting. The
fee includes instruction, in- club’s annual Plant Sale is
surance, and a camp jersey. Saturday, May 21, from 9
Beginners to high school a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
varsity are welcome. To Masonic Temple, 58 East
receive a form, e-mail Pink- Broadway, Derry. For more
erton Academy field hockey information about the Club,
coach Denise Rioux at dri- call 432-2896 or visit: [email protected] gardenclub.org.
or [email protected] and a
Summer Hoop Camp
form will be e-mailed.
The annual Pinkerton
Forms are also available at
the Derry Recreation Office Academy Lady Astros’
Basketball Camp has been
slated for the weeks of June
27 to July 1 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily, and from July
5-8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily, at a cost of $99 per
week. Campers will learn
from drills, games, and lectures. A T-shirt and ball are
included in the fee. To register, contact Pinkerton girls’
basketball coach John Barry
at school at 437-5200, ext.
4213, or at home at 603434-0343, or by email at
[email protected].
Senior Health Fair
The eighth annual Greater Derry Area Senior Health
Fair takes place April 26
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
West Running Brook
Middle School. Free admission includes lunch from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 80
vendors, 15 health screen-
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ings and demonstrations,
entry into the grand door
prize of a $500 Walmart gift
card, handicap parking, and
complimentary shuttle van
from parking. For more
information, call ServiceLink at 893-9769 or visit:
www.seniorhealthfairnh.com.
Healing Service
A healing service with
Graham Jones of England
takes place Sunday, April
17, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity
Assembly of God, 53 North
Main St. For more information, call 434-0408.
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Yourself, Not by
Yourself
Derry Crime Briefs —————————
KAITLYN G. WOODS
NUTFIELD NEWS
——◆—–––
Burglary Arrest
Derry Police arrested a
Derry teen for breaking into
Sabatino’s restaurant on
Sept. 17 and stealing bottles
of liquor. Andrew McGratty,
18, of Strawberry Hill Road,
was arrested on a warrant for
Burglary on April 8.
He was released on
$1,000 cash bail and will juana residue, he was arrestface his charges in Derry ed by Derry Police and
taken to Derry District Court
District Court on April 28.
————————
for arraignment.
Drug, Assault Charges
Upon being released to
A Pinkerton Academy his mother, Chubbuck had
student was arrested Mon- an altercation with her and
day for possessing a con- spit on her face and arm.
trolled drug and spitting on Police arrested Chubbuck
his mother. After Pinkerton shortly after his release for
administration searched
Joseph Chubbuck, 17, of 3
Upston Lane, Derry, and
discovered a pipe with mari-
TOWN OF DERRY
OFFICE OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE
RFP - Public Works Uniforms
Derry, NH - April 5, 2011
The Town will be accepting proposals to provide weekly cleaning
service and uniforms for the Public Works Department.
All Bids will be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked
“Public Works Uniforms” Bid and mailed to the Derry Public
Works Office, 14 Manning St., Derry, New Hampshire no later
than 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2011.
Bid packages can be printed off our website by using this link:
http://www.derry-nh.org/Pages/DerryNH_Bids/ or picked up at
the Derry Public Works Office, 14 Manning St., Derry, New
Hampshire, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Bidders may also “Subscribe to News” to receive future requests
for quotes by going to the following link: http://www.derrynh.org/subscriber.
re-sale. A property manager
discovered pipes had been
cut from a foreclosed home
on Franklin Street on April
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5, and over the weekend,
copper plumbing pipes were
Copper Burglaries
taken from a home for sale
Copper burglars contin- on Norton Street.
ue to break into Derry
Derry Police continue to
homes, stealing piping for investigate both incidents.
Simple Assault, and he was
transported to the Rockingham County Jail in
Brentwood on $500 bail.
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