Speltz Clarifies Comments About FedEx Development

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Pillsbury Realty Suing DeMoulas
For Woodmont Access Road Stall
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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illsbury Realty Development, LLC, the
developer of the
600-plus-acre Woodmont
Commons Planned Unit
Development (PUD), is
suing DeMoulas Super
Markets (DSM) for alleged
“purposeful, deliberate,
and continuing delay in
fulfilling its obligations
under an Access Agreement signed by the parties in May 2011, thereby
blocking Plaintiff’s ability
to move forward with its
development plans.”
The lawsuit was filed
in Rockingham Superior
Court by Attorney Daniel
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Luker of Preti Flaherty
Beliveau & Pachios PLLP
of Concord.
The complaint, as reported in last week’s Londonderry Times, notes
that DeMoulas’ actions
put the entire Woodmont
Commons project in jeopardy.
According to an 82page complaint filed March
28, Pillsbury seeks “$18.5
million for the land Pillsbury purchased from
2009 through 2011” and
$4 million for “professional fees, costs and expenses of conceptualization,
planning, study, consultation, engineering, permitting, presentation and ap-
proval of Woodmont Commons Master Plan 2009
through 2013.” It seeks to
attach DeMoulas’ (DSM)
New Hampshire real
estate to obtain that sum.
“The attachment of
DSM’s New Hampshire
real estate is necessary to
preserve Plaintiff’s ability
to collect the judgment it
is likely to recover against
DSM because, upon information and belief, the current DSM Board is in the
process of encumbering
or selling a substantial
amount of DSM’s real
estate and other assets,
and may vote at any time,
as it has in the past, to
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Speltz Clarifies Comments
About FedEx Development
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
Support for the Lions Work on replacing the supporting
beams at the Londonderry Lions Hall has been underway since last week,
with old beams being replaced with new ones and footings being poured for
additional support. Pictured, David Chamberlain a contractor with Commercial Solutions adds new wood to an old beam. See story page 18.
Photo by Chris Paul
Town Spending Freeze
Working But Will Continue
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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own Manager Kevin
Smith says the
spending freeze he
implemented in February
seems to be working.
He told the Town
Council Monday night
that “at the end of March,
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we should have been at
about 75 percent. We’re
at 77.4 percent, which
means the gap is closing.
Historically at this time of
year we’re at 72 percent.
“I’ve informed staff
that I’m going to continue
the freeze for this month
as well, and we’ll review
where we’re at at the end
of April,” Smith added.
He also gave the Council an update on health
care costs.
“Our current health
care is with HealthTrust,
formerly LGC (Local Government Center),” he
continued on page 6
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iting the development of land near
the ManchesterBoston Regional Airport
and the proposed FedEx
development in the area,
Town Council Chairman
Tom Dolan expressed
concern Monday night
about a quote from Mike
Speltz in the Londonderry
Times.
Speltz, speaking as a
member of the Master
Plan Implementation Committee at its recent meeting, had said the part-time
jobs anticipated for FedEx
were “not the jobs that we
want in our industrial
park.”
Monday night, Speltz,
who is also a member of
the town’s Conservation
Commission, responded
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to the Town Council that
he was trying to make a
point in the context of the
zoning audit and concerning how the Town wants
development to proceed
around the airport. He
said he was trying to illustrate that the train is leaving the station and it’s
time to act.
And he noted that as a
matter of record, he voted
for the FedEx site plan
when it was before the
Conservation Commission.
“I regret the fact that
in trying to make the
point that development
was proceeding rapidly,
(it) was taken that the
town was against FedEx,”
he said. “Obviously if I
voted for the site plan,
that is not the case. At the
same time I think we want
to achieve the vision that
is laid out in the Master
Plan.
“I will say that FedEx
to their credit has been
one of the first large companies to step forward to
break the ice, if you will,
as we have several businesses in the pipeline that
we’re encouraging to
move forward and submit
their plans to the Planning Board,” Dolan said.
Dolan said he spoke
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Kestrel Estates Gets Permission to Remove Part of Stonewall
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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illiam Gregsak of
Gregsak Engineering, Inc., and John
Lacombe, owner of Diamond Realty and Development, the developer of
Kestrel Estates, told the
Heritage Commission they
need to remove a portion
of a stonewall at the site to
facilitate bringing the road
into the property.
Kestrel Estates is a
proposed six-lot subdivision at 115 Hovey Road.
Of the 2,310 feet of
walls, 190 feet would be
removed to facilitate the
road into the property.
“The sections of wall
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that need to be removed
are crossing where the
road will be constructed,”
Gregsak told the Heritage
Commission at its Thursday, March 27 meeting.
“The first idea we had was
to use the stones that
need to be removed to
build up the existing walls
on the property.”
Commission vice chair
James Schwalbe asked if
there had been a thought
to using the stones to create a stone entry where
the access road would
meet Hovey Road.
“We have to take into
consideration sight distance,” Gregsak responded.
“My concern is with
the volume of stone,”
Lacombe added. “Are we
going to have enough
stone to do the entryway,
and is it wise to go out
and buy new stone and
mix it with old stone?
That’s probably not
where we want to go with
that.”
Commission member
Ann Chiampa said the
walls were low, but while
Gregsak agreed about the
height, he explained that
where the road would
enter Hovey Road, the elevation is quite low, with
about a 6-foot grade on
either side. To add another two or so feet would
create a problem seeing
Hovey Road at the entry
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“Due to the town regulations, a roadway has to
go into the hill, and that
cut will have some real
weird bankings on either
side,” Lacombe said. “With
the pitch, if we put rocks
on there, eventually they’re
going to be rolling down
the hill.”
“It’s been a very tricky
situation trying to lay out
the property, Gregsak
added.
Schwalbe agreed that
the stonewall added to the
end of the driveway grade
would present a problem
with visibility.
He said building up the
existing walls was a good
idea, given the inability to
use the stones at the entry.
“But I would suggest
using them in areas that
are visible. I wouldn’t put
the stones in sections of
wall that aren’t visible. If I
was living here, I would
like to see a nice rock
wall,” Schwalbe said.
Gregsak asked if a note
needed to be added to the
plan, and Comprehensive
Planner John Vogl said
there should be a notation
stating the stones would
be used for existing walls
onsite and where they
would be used.
The commission unanimously approved the use
of the stones for the existing walls.
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STEM Grant Proposal Pending
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ssistant Superintendent of Schools
Andy Corey advised the School Board of
the possibility of a STEM
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) grant from the Bosch
Corporation.
“The Bosch Community Fund is committed to
working with communities that they reside in in
two areas,” he told the
School Board at its Tuesday, April 1 meeting. “One
is STEM and the second is
environmental sustainability. We are focusing on
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the STEM component,
and my goal is to bring
forward to the board that
we were contacted on this
opportunity and I will be
working with the high
school curriculum coordinator, Diane Malley, who
oversees the STEM side at
the high school, to put
together a proposal.”
Corey said the Bosch
grant is up to $10,000 and
can be used to provide
resources or education to
staff in order to enhance
STEM offerings.
There is no requirement of matching funds,
he said, and added that
nothing would be pro-
posed that would have
ongoing costs.
“We’re looking at this
more of maybe some technology and things that we
could use to enhance our
programs, but they will be
one-time costs,” Corey
said. “Our goal may be
looking at things like
maybe Smart Boards,
things of that nature that
have one-time costs. So any
items that we would look to
enhance we would obtain
things that are already in
the pipeline and accelerate
the purchase time.”
He will be back before
the board with the final
grant proposal.
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Residents Continue to Question Smarter Balanced
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry resident
Laura El-Azem asked
the school board for
a status update on a waiver of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing
that is scheduled for next
year.
The tests replace the
New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP).
Superintendent Nathan Greenberg told El-Azem
at the Tuesday, April 1
School Board meeting,
that the waiver is moving
ahead.
“It’s going to be part of
a waiver proposal that the
state is putting in to the
federal government, so
we think we’re in pretty
good shape on that,” he
said. “What we are going
to be doing next year is
Ready Step in grade 8,
Ready Step in grade 9,
and Pre SATs in grade 10
and in grade 11. My guess
is our proposal stands an
outstanding chance of
being approved by the
federal government.”
Greenberg said the
state commissioner of
education “is taking a
very proactive stance
regarding what is called
waiver 3.0, and Londonderry along with probably
four or five other towns
will probably wind up
having an outstanding
chance at piloting this
type of assessment for
the waiver program,”
Greenberg said.
Greenberg explained
that Ready Step is a precursor to the SAT and
part of a consistent
sequence of testing. “So
we’re really comfortable
with that,” Greenberg
said.
When El-Azem asked if
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the planned testing would
require further technology infrastructure as she
claimed Smarter Balanced would, Greenberg
said the district was all
set with technology, and
the PSAT and SAT would
be done with paper and
pencil.
She also asked whether Londonderry was doing any pilot testing for
Smarter Balanced next
year. Greenberg said he
thought that would happen at one grade level,
but Assistant Superintendent Andy Corey said that
had yet to be approved.
“So none of the Londonderry students are
taking the pilot test?” ElAzem asked.
“As of today, no,”
Corey said.
Contacted after the
meeting about her con-
cerns, El-Azem said she
addressed the board
because of the proposed
school district plans to
change testing from
NECAPs to Common Core
State Standards and
Smarter Balanced testing.
El-Azem said she is
concerned that Common
Core “is being slid in without public discussion.
“Whereas Common Core
is a suggestion, Smarter
Balanced is not optional,”
she said. “It is going to be
required testing. Nobody
has really gotten a look at
it yet; it won’t be tested in
advance. It’s going to be
yet another test foisted
on the kids.”
She added that because the test is administered by computer, “there’s
investment up front.
There’s some practical
concerns, but my greater
concern about Smarter
Balanced is in the privacy
arena, because both Common Core and Smarter
Balanced have been developed by the federal
Department of Education
(DOE) and this organization of chief school officers from each state. A
huge amount of money
was dumped into Common Core during the last
round of stimulus, and
each state was required
to have a database for all
the information that was
gathered.”
El-Azem said the federal government is requiring the information gathered be shared onto an
“interoperable” data base.
“While that may not be
technically federal, requiring 50 states to have a
database that can be
interoperable is effective-
ly a federal database,” she
claimed. “But where it
becomes a lot more scary
is when you look at the
stated goals of the DOE;
one of the goals is to collect information. When
you start looking into
what they want to collect,
it’s not about what the
grades are on the test.
“Although New Hampshire has some pretty
good privacy safeguards,
once it gets shunted up to
the database as it is supposed to be, it will be
shared with DOE,” she
asserted. “The DOE has
said it wants to share the
information with other
organizations.”
Resident Glenn Douglas told the board he had
read that no substitutes
can be made for the
Smarter Balanced test.
Greenberg responded
that Smarter Balanced
wasn’t set to go online
until spring of 2015.
“There has to be state
assessment, or the state
loses millions of dollars in
federal aid,” he explained.
“You have to participate
in the state assessment,
and what we’ve asked is
can we pursue an alternate means of doing that,
and we’re waiting to hear
what the answer is.”
Asked how much funding the district would lose
if it opted not to give the
Smarter Balanced tests
without receiving a waiver, Greenberg said “30
cents per thousand.”
“In other words millions, and naturally that
money would have to
come out of our operating
budget,” board member
Nancy Hendricks said.
Greenberg agreed.
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Letters
Editorial
Family Feud Slows Progress
The internecine troubles that have
surfaced in a lawsuit filed by Pillsbury
Realty, LLC against DeMoulas Super
Markets are a struggle that puts the
future of the 600-plus-acre Woodmont
Commons development in jeopardy.
Without the access road agreed to
by DeMoulas in 2011, principals of the
Woodmont development say they cannot proceed – thus, the lawsuit, in
which Pillsbury seeks reimbursement
for all the money it has spent so far.
Rather than the same old big box
store or strip mall proposal, Pillsbury
Realty envisions a mixed use “smart
development,” with walkability at the
core, a variety of housing styles and
sizes, and big and small businesses –
with the central area not relying on massive parking lots for access. Londonderry took a big gamble on something new,
and a family feud should be the last
thing to stand in its way.
Meanwhile, over in Derry, which
faces a major impact – not known yet
whether for good or ill – from the development of Woodmont Commons, town
officials are still focusing on the same
old same old.
There’s that old quotation that the
definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over and expecting different results. That could be the battle
cry for development of downtown
Derry.
Does Derry need to work on economic development? Absolutely. Do the
same old studies and proposals from
decades past provide the solution? We
doubt it. But it’s looking more and more
as if that process is about to happen
again, even as the delay in Woodmont
offers time for something new in Derry.
Derry desperately needs development to help with its unbearably high
tax rate. But creative thinking – which is
what Woodmont offers – is a far better
gamble than putting in a parking lot or
two downtown.
Derry and Londonderry were once
one municipality. Derry’s downtown is
waning, and economic development is
hit and miss. Londonderry stands to
offer something new with Woodmont,
and Derry should consider what it can
offer in tandem.
But before that happens, the lawsuit
requires resolution.
And if DeMoulas is indeed reneging
on its access road agreement, which
was part of the move of Market Basket
from its old store to its new one, town
officials should take a hard look at
whether the continued operation of the
store becomes a question mark.
Family squabbles tend to be more
bitter and painful than ones between
otherwise strangers, and that doesn’t
bode well for this situation. And that
doesn’t bode well for the residents of
Londonderry – and Derry – either, for
whom Woodmont offers the potential
for a new way to look at economic
growth.
Stay Informed
To the editor:
Your editorial “Let the
Sun Shine In” was a
breath of fresh air.
Too often we are
forced fed by the liberal
media or our own government on what they want
us to hear and believe.
George Washington said.
that given the proper
April Fool’s Joke Prompts
Heavy Police Response
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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n April Fool’s Day
prank led police to
send an entire shift
to Market Basket on April 1.
“A woman called her
father and said that she
was in Market Basket and
there was a guy in there
with a gun,” Londonderry
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Olson said the man
called the police in a
panic.
“He couldn’t really
even talk, he was so
upset. Obviously people
have a right to carry a
gun, but the way she
made him feel and the
way he portrayed it to us
was that it was more than
just a guy with a gun,”
Olson said. “We had a
whole shift respond over
there, and the station gets
a call back saying that the
daughter informed him
that it was an April Fool’s
joke.”
Olson said it was
unknown if any charges
would be filed.
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School Board Hears Bond Updates
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chool District Business Administrator
Peter Curro gave the
school board an update
on two bonds, the $5.5
million North School refunding bond and the $4
million maintenance bond
approved by voters at the
March election.
Curro told the School
Board at its Tuesday,
April 1 meeting, that he
expects to hear a preliminary announcement of
the North School bond
rating Friday, with the
bond sold the following
week. When he hears the
bond is sold, he will need
board signatures within
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of reading in the news or
by email that my elected
official was here last
week, but they didn’t tell
us they were going to be
here. What a great way to
avoid the voter. That’s
you and I.
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information, he was confident that the citizen
would make the right
decision.
It is incumbent on the
citizen to keep itself informed. It certainly would
help if our elected officials would be required to
return to New Hampshire
quarterly and have an
open forum to inform us
(the voters) what their
24 hours.
Curro said that a refunding occurs when a
note is refinanced or refunded. That should save
the district approximately
$110,000 to $120,000 over
the span of the next 10 to
12 years, or about $10,000
to $12,000 per year.
“As for the $4 million
note that recently passed
(in the March election),
we are in the process of
finalizing all the legal stuff
with bond counsel,” he
said. “Then we’ll go to
Moody’s.” He’s expecting
Moody’s will use the
financials that were involved in the North refinancing.
“It looks like the timing
of that (bond sale) will be
mid May to early June,”
he said, explaining he will
be notified that the bonds
are being sold on a specific date.
Board Chairman Leitha
Reilly asked if the notes
could be combined and
Curro said they could not.
“We don’t want to lose
the window for refinancing the North School note
because that window is
closing,” he said. “And the
amount of questions and
analysis of the refund had
already been done. If you
wait until May, you might
lose that window and we
might lose savings, and
we didn’t want to take
that chance.”
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Manchester Airport Authority Candidate Must Wait
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry resident
Elizabeth LaRocca
was scheduled to be
appointed to the Manchester Airport Authority
at the Monday Town
Council meeting, but her
appointment was put on
hold until other candidates could be contacted.
LaRocca told the
Council she was interested in the Manchester Airport
Authority
seat
because she was an
employee of Public Service Company of New
Hampshire (PSNH) for 33
years and had been
watching the airport and
adjacent land, with its
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potential development
and jobs, and had been
involved with the local
Chamber of Commerce
for 13 years. She said the
airport has been a good
corporate neighbor.
Councilor Joe Green
asked her if she had any
aviation experience; she
did not.
“I know that (airport)
Director Mark Brewer had
spoken to Elizabeth and I
have spoken to him, and
he has given his seal of
approval if the Council is
so inclined to appoint
Elizabeth to the authority,” Town Manager Kevin
Smith said.
Councilor Tom Freda
asked Executive Assistant
Kirby Wade if the position
had been posted and if
there were any other candidates. Wade said it had
been posted and two
other candidates had
applied, but she did not
know their names.
Smith said the posting
was only a courtesy. The
posting noted that aeronautical experience is
preferred, and applications would be accepted
until 4 p.m. April 10. Previous vacancies have been
posted in years past.
Londonderry has two
seats on the Authority;
Steve Young holds one
seat, and the second seat
is vacant, following Don
Jorgensen’s resignation.
“My understanding is
that we make a recommendation to the Manchester Airport Authority
and they actually are
the approvers,” Council
Chairman Tom Dolan
said.
Freda said he thought
it would be fair to have
the other applicants
come before the Council.
Councilor Jim Butler
agreed that the other two
applicants should come
before the council.
In other business:
Green told his fellow
Councilors that the Leach
Library may have a surplus at the end of the
year.
“The popularity of
events (at the library)
continues to climb and
the events continue to
sell out,” he said. “We had
a problem with a water
leakage and Administrative Coordinator Steve
Cotton has been with
them left and right with a
sprinkler head that was
being investigated. They
have added some shelving to expand the amount
of books that they have
on display, and even with
those expenses, they feel
they will be giving money
back at the end of the
year.”
Green asked if the
money could be reserved
for books.
“If they are giving
$30,000 to $40,000 back to
us, why couldn’t that be
put into a fund?” Green
asked.
Town Manager Kevin
Smith said adjustments
could be made at the line
item if they are not funded correctly or are over
funded.
Council Chairman Tom
Dolan said that as long as
the money was spent or
encumbered during the
year, the library could
spend it on books.
He told Green, who is
liaison to the library, to
have the trustee chairman contact Finance
Director Sue Hickey to see
about encumbering the
money for books.
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School District Awards $2 Million-Plus Roofing Bid
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry School
District Facilities Director Chuck Zappala went before the
school board with a
request to award the district-wide roofing project
bid to Therrien Roofing
for $2,186,155.
“This funding is part of
the maintenance bond,”
he said. “We actually
started working on this a
few months ago when the
board had indicated its
approval for the bond
article, so we started putting together the specifications and contacting
companies and talked
with construction trades
and construction journals
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to put the word out on the
job. We got information
back from contractors
and the prequalification
process looking for companies that have been in
business for at least five
years and have done similar projects over 100,000
square feet and were able
to post performance
bonds of a minimum of
$500,000.”
Zappala said they did
walk throughs and had
aerial photographs to
point out characteristics
of the different projects.
“On March 12 we
opened bids,” he said.
“We did prequalify five
companies, and there
were two that chose not
to submit bids. These are
FREE
unique projects - typically
roofing companies like to
begin the job as soon as
the weather clears in
March or April and work
through until the snow
starts again. (With schools,)
typically work can’t begin
until school gets out in
late June and wraps up
prior to Labor Day so it’s
a lot of work in a very
short period of time.”
Zappala said they
opened three bids, from
M.J. Murphy and Sons
Roofing Co., B.R. Jones
Roofing Co. and Therrien
Roofing and Sheet Metal.
Zappala said Ron
Therrien was the initial
low bidder.
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one package, what additional discounts can you
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an offer that he could
increase the discount if
we made it three years
instead of two years,”
Zappala said. “His reasoning was that it was such a
compressed time, there
was a lot of overtime
involved. Our concern
was trying to guarantee
pricing. The work would
be over three summers
and he guaranteed the
pricing right now for all
the work.”
The bid is 1 percent
under budget.
The board voted unanimously to award the contract to Therrien Roofing.
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said. “The rate they had
quoted us was a 9.9 percent increase. After we
received that, you may
remember that we had
hired the services of a
consultant to look at all of
our options and to shop
for different plans and at
the same time, to create
some competition with
HealthTrust to see if they
would come in at a lower
rate.”
Smith said Health
Trust has lowered its rate
increase to 3.2 percent.
“What that means is a
savings of $203,000 in the
FY 15 budget,” Smith
noted.
The Town must decide
this month if it wants to
remain with HealthTrust.
“In addition to that, we
also received news that
we will be receiving another refund from HealthTrust, going back to
2011/2012,” he said. “The
total portion will be about
$160,000, and the town’s
portion will be between
$100,000 and $110,000.
This was money that was
not budgeted into the FY
15 budget, so total savings there is a little bit
north of $300,000.”
Smith noted that a
portion of the refund goes
to the employees and
retirees, with the rest
going to the town.
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Grand Entrance
After winning the PTA (Parent
Teacher Association) raffle at Moose
Hill Kindergarten, Matthew Wolf was
brought to his afternoon session on
Friday in a shiny new police cruiser.
Officer Brad Warriner picked
Matthew up at his home and brought
him into the school parking lot with
lights flashing and the siren blaring.
Photos by Chris Paul
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Fremont Woman Arrested for
Embezzling at Penny Fence
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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mber Lassor, 35, of
Fremont was arrested and charged
with stealing at least
$30,000 from Penny
Fence, 270 Nashua Road,
Londonderry.
According to Londonderry Detective Chris
Olson, Lassor had worked
at Penny Fence since 2010
and was the niece of the
owners. “She was their
office manager and they
questioned her about
some things that had
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they turned it over to us
and during the investigation it was determined
that she had embezzled a
significant amount of
money - we’re looking at
over $30,000, possibly
more than that.”
Lassor turned herself
in to police after a warrant for her arrest was
issued.
She was released on
Amber Lassor
$100,000 personal recoggone missing,” he said. “I nizance and is to appear
believe it was bank state- at the 10th Circuit Court
ments, customer checks, in Derry on April 21.
stuff like that. From there
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PA G E 7
School Bus Stop To Remain
Unchanged on Berlang Road
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he School District
will not move a bus
stop on Berlang
Road, in spite of a parent’s request that it do so.
School District Business Administrator Peter
Curro explained to the
School Board at its Tuesday, April 1 meeting, that
he had been to Berlang
Road because of requests
to have the bus stop
changed.
“If you drive down
Wiley Hill Road going
west, Berlang is on the
left, 50 yards before West
Road,” he said, noting it is
a cul-de-sac with about
eight houses.
He said the parent
contacted him last August. Curro and Assistant
Superintendent of Schools
Andy Corey went to the
site and met with three
parents.
The elementary bus
stop is at the corner of
Berlang and Wiley Hill,
and the kindergarten bus
drops students at their
houses. Both of those
buses arrived at the same
time. “We made an arrangement with the kin-
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Curro said the bus
doors open on Berlang
Road, as the district did
not want students crossing Wiley Hill Road.
School Board Chairman Leitha Reilly asked if
there were any other
obstructions.
“She mentioned that
there is a curve about 20
yards west and I looked at
it and I could see the corner of Berlang Road and
there are no trees.” Curro
said.
Board member Steve
Young said he thinks the
sight distance is adequate.
Board member John
Laferriere asked if there
were any other stops on
that area of Wiley Hill and
Curro said there were none.
Superintendent
Nathan Greenberg said
the recommendation was
to leave the stop where it
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Reilly asked for a consensus of the board, and
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dergarten bus to widen
the gap so the parents
could walk to the corner
(to meet the elementary
bus) and still have time
for the kindergarten students,” Curro said.
Curro said he visited
the bus stop three or four
times. “I was there and
took notes during the
months of September and
October and I hadn’t
heard anything in December and thought I was
done with this, so I deleted them,” he said. “If I
remember correctly, I
counted about 10 or 15
cars in a period of about
20 to 25 minutes.”
Curro said that all
three times he visited, he
saw two or three students
and two or three parents,
with everyone standing
10 to 15 feet onto Berlang
Road. “The bus stopped
and students boarded the
bus,” he said. “All three
times there was at least
two parents there with
the children.
“My recommendation
is that this is not a safety
issue,” he said of the
request. “I saw the
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L O N D O N D E R RY T I M E S
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A PRIL 10, 2014
Wilson Road Home Invasion Suspect Arrested Friday
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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oshua Magee, 29, of 16
Oak St. #1, Derry was
arrested on charges of
burglary, armed robbery,
criminal threatening with
a deadly weapon and
criminal restraint in a
home invasion April 4.
According to Londonderry Detective Christopher Olson, police responded to a residence
on Wilson Road in Londonderry at approximately 11:57 a.m. on a report
of suspicious activity.
“A caller reported seeing a man walking up to a
residence while wearing a
mask and plastic bags
over his shoes. The caller
then said he heard a
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man went running from
the residence while trying
to tuck something into his
waistband, possibly a
gun,” Olson said.
The caller described
the suspect and vehicle.
“A BOLO (Be On the
Look Out) was put out for
the vehicle as officers
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Olson said. “While on
scene speaking with the
female victim, officers
were told that the male
had entered the residence
and was seen by the victim’s young child, who
began crying and ran. The
female then saw the male
suspect pointing a gun at
her and ordered her and
her child into a room.”
Olson said it appeared
the subject rummaged
around the house before
running from the scene.
Derry police checked
the Scobie Pond and Manchester Road area, according to Derry Police
Capt. Vern Thomas, and
found a vehicle that
matched the description.
“After we stopped the
car we made contact with
the driver,” Thomas said.
“In a pat-down, officers
found a small quantity of
a green vegetative substance consistent with
the odor and appearance
of marijuana.”
Magee was released to
Londonderry police and
given a summons and a
court date of April 24.
There was a loaded
firearm located in the
vehicle,” Olson said.
At an April 7 10th Circuit Court in Derry on the
Londonderry
charges,
Magee was placed on
$50,000 cash bail, and
ordered to have no contact and to stay at least
300 feet from the victim.
The boyfriend of the
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victim of the home invasion
on Wilson Road was also
arrested on drug charges,
according to Olson.
Michael Baillargeon
had bail set at $10,000 personal recognizance and
was told by Judge Lucinda
Sadler in Derry District
Court on Monday to have
no weapons and no alcohol use. “The boyfriend
returned home to see
what was going on and
was arrested himself on
drug charges,” Olson said.
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Police Defuse Standoff, Suspect Arrested with Hatchet
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
————––––––————–◆
he S.O.U. (Special
Operations Unit)
team responded to
a Londonderry residence
Thursday night, April 3,
after a caller said he wanted his daughter’s boyfriend, William Silva, 44, of
Londonderry, removed
from the Ash Street home.
“At 11:20 p.m. dispatch was told that Silva
had been threatening to
kill the occupants of the
house and that he was
possibly armed with a
knife and a hatchet,” Lon-
T
William Silva
donderry Detective Christopher Olson said. “The
caller also told dispatch
that Silva had already
been involved in several
physical altercations in
Manchester earlier in the
day and that he was currently locked inside a
bedroom.”
Olson said officers
arrived and evacuated
everyone from the house
and began negotiating
with Silva, who had barricaded himself inside the
bedroom. An outer perimeter was established as
well as a presence inside
the house.
“Negotiations continued until the S.O.U. Team
could arrive,” Olson said.
“Shortly after 4 a.m. a
tactical entry was made
into the area of the house
where Silva was hiding.
He was taken into custody
after a brief confrontation. It was determined
that Silva was in fact
armed with a hatchet and
knives.”
Silva is currently held
on $50,000 cash bail with
a court date of April 14 at
10 a.m. in the 10th Circuit
Court in Derry. Silva is
charged
with
three
counts of Criminal Threatening, Resisting Arrest,
and Felon in Possession
of a Deadly Weapon
(hatchet).
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PA G E 9
Former Londonderry Electrician Accused Of Using Fraudulent License
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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anchester police
say Henry T. Pratte,
54, used the electrician’s license of a former employee to do
plumbing and electrical
work in homes and businesses.
According to Manchester police, after a
long and “arduous” investigation, Manchester Detective Robert Keating
convinced Pratte to turn
himself in for violating
New Hampshire State
Statute 319-C-15, as he
was fraudulently representing himself as a
Licensed Master Electrician while completing
electrical work on an
unknown number of
homes.
He was charged with
Failure to Procure a New
Hampshire electrician’s
license.
Pratte has been operating Doctor Home Service, also known as Doctor Home Services and Dr
Home Service on its website, at 720 East Industrial
Drive, #14, Manchester.
According to the website
for Doctor Home Service,
the company is described
as “an electrical contracting business that has
been serving communities throughout New England for over 30 years.
The website states the
company was previously
called “Custom Design
Service” and provides
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plumbing, roofing, electrical work, HVAC (heating
ventilation and air conditioning) and generator
work. It goes on to state
that “Dr (sic) Home Service, previously, Custom
Design Service (NH &
MA), is an electrical contracting service company
established in 1975.”
A Master Electrician is
required for operation of
an electrical contracting
company.
Pratte previously operated Custom Design
Electric, 516 Old Mammoth Road in Londonderry. According to the New
Hampshire Corporation
Division, Custom Design
Electric Inc., in Londonderry, with Pratte as registered agent and president, was created in
December 1994 and had
an administrative dissolution/suspension Aug. 29,
2008. It had a previous
administrative dissolution/suspension Nov. 7,
2003 and was reinstated
Jan. 5, 2004.
According to Louise
Henry T. Pratte
Lavertu, executive director of the New Hampshire
Joint Board of Licensure
and Certification, Pratte
has never held a Master
Electrician license. She
said Pratte’s Journeyman
License was surrendered
by Consent Agreement on
Oct. 1, 2002.
According to Sergeant
Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department, the Joint Board of
Licensure and Certification contacted Keating in
January about the fraudulent use of a Master Electrician’s Card by Pratte.
The Master Electrician
Number is owned by the
future job. Sampson also
wrote letters to the Electrical Inspectors from
Manchester, Derry and
Londonderry indicating
that Pratte was not to use
his electrician’s number
when bidding on or working on jobs, O’Keefe said.
According to O’Keefe,
Sampson had been a Master Electrician since 1975
and after parting ways
with Pratte, answered to
the State Electrical Board
years later about “shoddy” work at a Laconia
business. Sampson attempted to convince the
Board that he had not
worked on the job and
advised them that someone had fraudulently used
his number. However, his
master license was suspended for almost two
years and he had to work
as a journeyman for a separate company in Massa-
chusetts, causing him
substantial financial loss.
“Sampson convinced
authorities to look into
Pratte,” O’Keefe said.
“Pratte’s newest company, Doctor Home Service
Electric, had a website
depicting Pratte as a
Licensed Master Electrician in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts
and listed Sampson’s card
number.”
O’Keefe said the investigation revealed Pratte
also may have conducted
gas work, in addition to
electrical work.
O’Keefe asks anyone
for whom Pratte or his
company worked to contact the State of New
Hampshire Electrical Board
at 271-2291, “so they can
conduct the proper follow-up and ensure the
safety of your home or
business.”
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Bob Saur Named Robert Lincoln Award Recipient
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
year’s Robert Lincoln
————––––––————–◆ Award Winner.
The award honors Bob
ondonderry Trailways
President Bob Saur Lincoln for his over four
has been named this decades of volunteer ser-
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OBITUARY
Brian Winer
Brian Michael Winer, 28, of Londonderry, died
March 26, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital
in Boston. He had endured a two-year battle with
stage IV Metastatic Melanoma of the brain.
He was born Sept. 27, 1985 in Boston, Mass., the
youngest child of Beatrice (Dupont) Winer and the
late Daniel Michael Winer.
He was an accomplished chef. His passion for
food was undeniable, and the joy he found in sharing this with others brought him his greatest sense
of fulfillment. He spent his life working to make the
father he lost at a young age proud.
He was a musician and a devoted Bruins and
Patriots fan.
He leaves his mother, Beatrice (Dupont) Winer;
three sisters, Jessica (Winer) Leavitt, Amy-Lynne
Briggs, and Gabrielle (Winer) Hampton; two brothers, Daniel Briggs and Jacob Winer; brothers-in-law
Noel Leavitt, Joseph Tenters, and Ken Martel; and
five nieces and nephews, Rachel, Adam, Eden, Dash,
and Benjamin.
Calling hours were March 29 at the Peabody
Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Londonderry. A
remembrance ceremony followed. In lieu of flowers,
donations are welcome to the Chef Brian Winer
Fund, where all proceeds will provide a scholarship
for those entering the Culinary Arts. Donations can
be made at www.cookupacure4brian.com.
vice for the youth of Londonderry and recognizes
those who best exemplify
the spirit of Lincoln’s
years of volunteerism, as
well as persons who
demonstrate over a sustained period of time the
characteristics of leadership, volunteerism and
devotion to the Town of
Londonderry and especially the youth of the
community.
“I met Bob when I was
in the Lions Club 25 years
ago,” Saur said. “It’s quite
an honor to be chosen for
that award.”
According to the Robert W. Lincoln Award Selection Committee, Saur
has selflessly dedicated
himself to the residents
and children of Londonderry. He has served for
many years in both the
Cub Scouts and the Boy
Scouts. Saur particularly
enjoyed the annual winter
camping trip he led to the
White Mountains.
Saur served as the
President of the Friends
of Londonderry Music
during the band’s last trip
to the Rose Bowl. He is
involved with the Londonderry Trailways, serving
as president.
“I was surprised to be
informed of my selection,” Saur said last week.
“I’ve been honored to
serve with the Boy Scouts
and Trailways, and it really is an honor. Over the
years I’ve been involved
with Friends of Music
over at the high school,
which is a parent booster
club for the music program. I was Assistant
Scoutmaster when my
sons were involved, but I
continue to be involved
with Boy Scouts’ Eagle
Service projects that are
being done in the community. These are all youth
service projects that benefit the community.”
Saur said he grew up
in a family where his parents were both involved
in the community.
“My parents were both
involved with church and
other community organizations and it just comes
naturally, just something
you do to help out the
town you live in,” he said.
“Londonderry is very fortunate, we have a lot of
people who do an awful
lot for the community.”
To be considered for
Bob Saur has been named this year’s Robert Lincoln Award winner. Courtesy photo
the award, the nominee
must have demonstrated
more than 10 years active
service to the community,
must have been in a position of responsibility during this period, should
have demonstrated devotion to the youth of Londonderry and must have
demonstrated the spirit
of volunteerism.
The award will be pre-
sented at the Londonderry High School spring pep
rally on Friday, April 25, at
8:30 a.m. in the LHS gym.
Past recipients of the
Lincoln Award are Kay
Doyle, Terri Roucheleau,
Scott Hale, Mary Theos,
Dave Kelly, Ron Campo,
John Reynolds, Bob Slater,
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distribute all or most of
DSM’s remaining cash reserves, which are primarily in Massachusetts banks
or otherwise beyond the
jurisdiction of this Court,”
the lawsuit states. “Given
the long and very public
history of infighting
among DSM shareholders
over the control of the
company, there is also
absolutely no certainty
that DSM will exist when
Plaintiff s damage claims
are reduced to final judgment.
“The requested attachment is the only assurance this Court can provide that there will be
assets available in New
Hampshire for Plaintiff to
levy upon at the conclusion of this litigation,” the
complaint states.
The complaint explains that DSM entered
an access agreement,
made necessary in order
to move its supermarket
from a smaller location to
a larger one. As a result, a
contingency of working
with Pillsbury on the
access road was required.
“DeMoulas Supermarkets Inc. shall work with
Pillsbury Realty Development, LLC to coordinate
appropriate means of providing future access to
the former orchard parcel
and Pillsbury Road, through an easement or other
legal agreement to be
worked out between the
parties,” that access
agreement states. “The
future access shall be
stipulated in the agreement to allow for an eventual four lane roadway
connection (anticipating
future traffic demand for
development of the former orchard parcel) but
can initially be designed
as a two lane roadway. No
certificate of occupancy
for the relocated supermarket shall be issued
until such time that an
agreement for the future
access is completed and a
copy is provided to the
Community Development
Department for the project file.”
Pillsbury alleges that
the move took place and
the store is larger and
more profitable than the
previous one but DeMoulas is reneging on the
access road agreement
signed May 23, 2011.
The complaint further
alleges that due to DSM’s
alleged breach of its obligations, the Plaintiff has
been unable to lay out or
begin permitting and preconstruction work for the
access road into the
Woodmont development,
a process that takes at
least six to eight months,
and has already lost the
2014 construction season.
If DSM continues to refuse
to honor its contractual
obligations, the process
will be further delayed
and the 2015 construction
season will be lost, the
lawsuit states.
“Plaintiff s inability to
move forward with the
access road also imperils
the Project approvals,
which will expire in October 2017 unless Plaintiff
commences ‘active and
substantial construction’
of the Project in accordance with the Master
Plan,” the lawsuit notes.
According to the complaint, the Plaintiff 3 s
inability to move forward
with the project has frustrated the plans and expectations of the Town of
Londonderry, which approved the project with
the understanding that
already-failed intersections and mounting traffic
problems in the Route 102
corridor would be relieved by the access road
in question, and with the
hope that the Project
would generate significant tax revenues and
other innovative and longterm benefits for Londonderry and surrounding
communities.
“Plaintiff’s inability to
proceed with the roadway
has also completely crippled Plaintiff’s ability to
respond to and attract the
national commercial and
residential developers who
would commit to and
invest in the Project,” the
complaint states.
“In short, because the
Project cannot reasonably now be modified or
reconfigured to provide
alternative access, DSM’s
continuing refusal to
honor its obligations under
the Access Agreement
has caused Plaintiff significant damages, and has
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put the entire Project at
risk,” it states.
If Woodmont cannot
be built, Pillsbury would
lose “additional multiple
millions of dollars in projected returns that would
otherwise be realized on
its planning for and
investment in the Project
over the next 20 years,”
the complaint states.
“Plaintiff reserves the
right to increase the
amount of this attachment request if DSM continues to block the Project, and if additional
damages are incurred.”
The complaint also
states that Pillsbury continues to suffer harm as a
result of DSM’s breach,
including but not limited
to the following: A. Inability to lay out and design
critical infrastructure for
Woodmont, because it is
not known whether and
where the Access Road
will be located, which
also prevents the construction of water, sewer,
and traffic mitigation for
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the PUD; B. Despite the
considerable
goodwill
generated by the Londonderry public approval
process, Pillsbury has
been unable to affirmatively market Woodmont
as ‘open for business,’ or
to respond to numerous
tenancy and leasing inquiries regarding basic
infrastructure specifications or timeframes; C.
Inability to reap a return
on investment for a project that is otherwise
ready for the marketing of
site-specific proposals
and physical development; and D. Loss of at
least one construction
season.
The complaint seeks
judgment on three counts:
Count One, Breach of Contract, stating that DSM
breached its duties under
the contract agreement
by refusing to cooperate
with Pillsbury to formulate development plans
for the access road; Count
two, DSM owed Pillsbury
implied duties of good
faith and fair dealing
under the access agreement; and Count three,
DSM has engaged in
unfair or deceptive business practices in refusing
to honor its agreement,
purposely and deliberately causing delay and in
otherwise interfering with
Pillsbury’s effort to develop the Woodmont PUD.
Pillsbury is requesting
a jury trial and damages
and attorney’s fees totalling $22.5 million.
Asked to comment on
the suit, Town Manager
Kevin Smith responded,
“The Town granted the
approval for the (Market
Basket) supermarket with
the anticipation that the
access road will be constructed, as it is important to the Town in terms
of traffic mitigation. The
Town hopes the matter is
resolved quickly by the
parties and the anticipated development related
to the access road and
the Woodmont Commons
PUD commences.”
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Matthew Thornton To Present ‘Once Upon A Mattress’
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he Matthew Thornton Elementary School
Drama Club is presenting a scaled down version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Once Upon A
Mattress,” a musical retelling of “The Princess and
the Pea” fairy tale.
“It’s kind of a spoof of
‘the Princess and the Pea.’
It was originally on Broadway and what these companies have done is take a
Broadway musical and
taken out all the inappropriate spots and made
them appropriate for the
younger ages,” said play
director Meg Gore, explaining the school is using
the G2K or Getting to Know
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company’s adaptation for
pre-high school students.
“(The adaptation) takes
the music from the original
show and either cuts out a
couple of verses which
may not be suitable for
younger audiences or they
make the songs shorter,”
Gore said.
Gore said the fairy tale
has been adapted into a
“sort of a comedy. The
queen doesn’t want her
son to get married, and the
princess comes to be a
suitor. The queen is trying
to get rid of her and develops this really hard test by
putting a pea under 20 mattresses. Nobody in the
kingdom can get married
until the prince gets married, so in the end, they
Eliza Fitzgerald, left, and Betsy Brown work on a
scene at last week’s rehearsal of “Once Upon a
Mattress” at Matthew Thornton School.
take a whole bunch of
armor and things like that
and shove it under the mattress so the princess doesn’t sleep well and the
queen thinks that she
could feel the pea.”
Gore said the play lasts
about an hour and will run
without an intermission.
This is the Drama
Club’s sixth year. Students
have been rehearsing twice
a week since January.
‘We sit down and look
at what’s available for
plays and we also take into
account what’s been done
recently in the area so we
don’t duplicate a play,”
Gore explained. “It’s basically the production staff
that decides, and then we
run it by the principal to
make sure there’s no major
objection. The show is cast
in December and then we
enter rehearsals. Including
stage crew, there are about
40 students in the play.”
Chloe Ferraro, 10, plays
Princess Winnefred the
Connor
Woebegone;
Dupuis, 9, plays Prince
Dauntless the Drab and
Queen Aggravain is played
by Betsy Brown, 11.
“My brother introduced
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thing and we started doing
drama summer camps,”
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‘Annie’ recently and now
I’m in this play.”
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Chloe Ferraro, playing Princess Winnifred, belts out
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LHS Boys’ Tennis Welcomes New Coach, Holds Promise
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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here’s a lot that’s
new about the Londonderry High boys’
tennis team this season.
With just four returnees
on a 13-man team and
new head coach Janice
Tracy taking over the
reins from longtime LHS
leader Bill Knee, the
Lancers must be referred
to as a new-look crew.
But returning veterans
and seniors Ryan Broderick, Tim Court, and Matt
McKinney, and sophomore Dan Pleva are skilled
and have done a whole lot
of winning in high school
up to now. Londonderry
won state championships
in both 2010 and 2012
under Knee, and they’ve
been in the title mix for
some years now.
The returning quartet
helped the Lancers get all
the way to the Division I
semifinals last spring, losing to a Bedford crew that
eventually won the state
title. And losing veteran
stalwarts like Harrison
Max and Mike Paquette
stings the Lancers more
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likes what she sees from
her new charges, and
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camp.
“I’m excited about the
team. What a great group
of boys,” said the coach.
“There are a lot of new
players who have never
really played, but they’re
very eager and athletic.
The few boys from last
year did a great job
recruiting to make sure
we had a team. We have a
lucky 13.”
Broderick played second singles for the
Lancers last year, Court
was at third singles, and
McKinney played fourth
singles during the 2013
campaign.
McKinney and Harrison Max played first doubles last spring, and that
skilled duo was a finalist
in the NHIAA State Individual Tournament last year,
finishing a strong second.
Broderick and Court
played second doubles
together last year, and
Pleva played some doubles matches on the ladder and will advance to
play singles and doubles
on the ladder this year.
So the Lancers have
the heart of their singles
and doubles ladder back
for the new campaign,
and they’ll look to integrate some newcomers
into the mix in an effort to
remain at or near the
upper echelon of D-I.
The Lancers got the
new campaign rolling in
fine style by defeating the
visiting Memorial bunch
by a 6-3 margin this past
Monday, April 7.
Dominant singles performances were put forth
by Ryan Broderick (8-1),
Tim Court (8-0), and Matt
McKinney (8-0) in the first
three slots, but Dan Pleva
and senior newcomer Vinnie Annu suffered hardluck losses in the fourth
and fifth singles slots
despite playing well.
However, number six
player and junior newcomer Cam Letalien handed his side a 4-2 lead
bouncing into doubles by
snaring an 8-6 win in his
first varsity match.
Tracy’s group put the
final touches on the
match win, thanks to doubles victories from the
tandems of McKinney and
Court (an 8-1 thumping)
and Broderick and Pleva
(an 8-6 decision).
Sophomore Luc Velie,
who was on the LHS team
last spring but didn’t see
match action, and promising newcomer Justin
Mayer dropped the decision in the third doubles
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Lady Lancer Laxers Look at Teamwork as Key in 2014
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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y now, everybody in
Division I girls’
lacrosse is aware
that when you see the
Londonderry High Lady
Lancers on your schedule, you have to be prepared for a battle of epic
proportions.
Coach Mike Boyle’s
B
LHS crew will get its 2014
underway against the
Nashua High South Lady
Purple Panthers in Londonderry next Friday,
April 18, holding firmly in
its collective mind that all
of the success it achieves
this spring will come
through teamwork and
consistency.
Since winning consec-
LHS veteran lacrosse player Noelle Lambert and
her teammates will do their all to battle their way
past the Pinkerton Academy Lady Astros again this
spring.
utive Division I championships in 2009, 2010, and
2011 under veteran coach
Bob Slater, the Lady
Lancers have gone two
years without a crown.
But everyone in the division is well aware that
Londonderry is a perennial upper-echelon team
that is capable of winning
the entire shooting match
every season.
Boyle’s bunch came
close to going to the
championship
match
again last spring, falling to
the eventual champs from
Pinkerton Academy by
the slimmest of margins
(8-7) in the tournament
semifinals. The Lady
Lancers were the number
three seed in the tourney
after compiling a fine 12-5
regular season record.
Seven players graduated from that LHS team,
including standout goaltender Sarah Ford. But
the Londonderry crew is
still loaded with talent
and more than determined to make another
intense push for the peak
of the D-I mountain.
The locals have a slew
of key returnees back in
their fold, including defenders Jenna Conroy,
Rachel Stevens (both jun-
iors), and Sarah Jackes (a
sophomore); midfielders
Maeve Holland (a senior
bound for the University of
Richmond on an athletic
scholarship), Noelle Lambert, Sarah Bell (juniors),
Breda Holland, and Gabbi
Morris (sophomores), and
attacks Alexa Bedell, Hannah Kearney, Molly Koon
(all seniors) and Chelsea
Lewis (junior).
Other returnees from
the 2013 contingent in-
clude senior goalie Emily
Holtshouser, defenders
Kristen Bates (senior)
and Mariah Eacrett (junior), and middies Niki
Skov (junior) and Dominique Breault (sophomore).
Newcomers to the
Lady Lancers’ varsity fold
include junior keeper
Michaela Kewley, junior
middies Michelle Hennessey and Jackie Curtin,
sophomore midfielders
June Cranmer and Jill
McIntire, and freshman
defender Sami Lecaroz.
When asked what
opposing teams concern
him most, Boyle responded in his inimitable way
saying, “We look forward
to playing all of our
lacrosse sisters in divisions one and two. Our
efforts against these teams
will only make the Londonderry tribe stronger.”
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Londonderry Woman Picked for
State Special Olympic Squad
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry resident
Janice Knepp is
being given the
chance to enjoy the experience of a lifetime.
The Londonderry High
School alumna and Special Olympic standout is
one of 39 athletes who
will represent the Granite
State on Special Olympics
Team New Hampshire at
the 2014 Special Olympics
USA Games in New Jersey
in June.
Knepp and her fellow
New Hampshire Special
Olympians got the chance
to meet Governor Maggie
Hassan at the state house
recently, and the governor personally congratulated the team members
on being chosen to represent the state at the
games.
“You just represent
New Hampshire so well
and I’m proud to be your
governor,” she said in
addressing the group.
The Granite State contingent has athletes in
L
Londonderry’s Janice Knepp, standing to Governor
Maggie Hassan’s right, has been picked to represent
the state at a national sports event.
eight sports, and Knepp is
a member of the basketball team.
The state’s total delegation of 56 people
includes athletes, unified
partners, coaches, and
volunteers.
“We are very proud
that 39 athletes and 12
volunteer coaches will
represent New Hampshire
at the 2014 USA Games,”
said Special Olympics of
New Hampshire president
Mary Conroy. “For our
athletes, competing at a
national event is the culmination of hours and
hours of training and dedication to a sport. Competing against 3,500 other
athletes from across the
country will be an opportunity of a lifetime.”
The team will depart
from New Hampshire on
June 13 and head to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., for an official
send-off before continuing on to Princeton, N.J.,
for the opening ceremonies on June 15. The
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PA G E 15
McCune’s Lancer Laxmen are Seasoned and Ready to Roll
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he battle-tested veterans are there, the
talent is present
and the brash and determined newcomers are
too, creating quite a few
reasons for veteran Londonderry High School
boys’ lacrosse coach Joe
McCune and his Lancers
to be optimistic about
what they can achieve
during the 2014 season.
After an up and down
2013 campaign that they
finished with a 10-9 overall record and hit the end
of the road with a 10-4
semifinal-round tournament loss to the tough
Bishop Guertin Cardinals,
McCune and his guys are
T
more than ready to see
what they can accomplish
against the opposition in
Division I this spring.
“Our team has more
experience this year than
in the past,” said McCune.
“We will rely on our upperclassmen to set a
strong example for our
younger team members.
We have all the physical
tools necessary to have a
strong year. Developing
team chemistry and truly
working together will
enable us to move forward this year.”
On his list of seasoned
returnees are seniors Eric
Coburn (defense, bound
for Merrimack College to
play lax), Nick Yennaco
(attack), Erik Kenison
(goalie), Sam Hastings
(midfield), Brent Bourque
(defense), and Dillon
McKay (middie), and junior Matt Rimol (defense).
Other returnees from
the 2013 crew are seniors
Mike Donlan (middie),
Aaron Gaudet (middie),
Nate Kelly (middie), Conor McGrath (defense),
Brendan Wall (middie), as
well as juniors Devin Brunet (attack), Lewis Carroll
(middie), Tommy Cranmer (middie), Kyle Hussey (attack), Andrew Mitchell (middie), and Teddy
Tharrington (middie).
The Lancers’ bunch of
promising newcomers includes junior midfielders
Shayne Holland and Scott
Beedham and sopho-
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LHS Boys’ Track Optimistic About 2014
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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fter seeing his crew
finish a rather underwhelming 11th
at the Division I outdoor
championship meet last
spring, Londonderry High
boys’ track and field
coach Matt Smith finds
himself with quite a few
reasons to think his Lancers can do considerably
better this spring.
The LHS contingent
has a bunch of key returnees back in its fold
and some impressive newcomers as well. And veteran coach Smith - himself a
former Londonderry High
track and field athlete thinks his team will be
able to cover more events
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with quality performers
during the spring 2014
campaign, which the
Lancers will officially
begin next Tuesday, April
15, with a meet in Concord.
“This is one of the
more balanced teams
we’ve had in quite some
time, and we are bringing
back a lot of guys from
last year’s team,” said
Smith. “Coming off a
strong indoor season,
we’ll be looking for our
juniors and sophomores
to continue progressing.”
One junior who stands
directly at the center of
the Lancers’ hopes again
this spring is the versatile
Starlin Ortiz, who will
compete in the long jump,
high jump, and hurdles.
And sophomore Kyle
Foden is expected to do
some significant things in
the shot put and the discus.
“Starlin Ortiz is arguably the best athlete in
Division I, and Kyle Foden
is quickly establishing
himself as one of the best
throwers as well. Together with our deep sprints
and distance groups we
should make some noise
at the Division 1 Championship meet.”
Other key returnees
along with that dynamic
duo are seniors Grant
McAuliffe (distance events) and Damon Kilgore
(distances), juniors Nick
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mores Colby Austin
(defense), Max Hastings
(attack), David Wiedenfeld (attack), and Nick
Donnelly (middie).
A bunch of the LHS
laxmen - including Coburn, Donnelly, Austin,
and Donlan - are fresh off
a Division I hockey championship and would love
nothing more than to continue their title-winning
ways now that they’ve
gotten a taste. But they
and their teammates
know that it’ll be far from
an easy task.
“Pinkerton and BG are
perennial contenders for a
state title,” said McCune.
“They have such strong
and well-founded programs with athletes aplenty. Souhegan (of Amherst) should be a strong
team this year as well. All
three of these teams
return loads of talent.
Jerry Holly always has
Exeter ready to play and
be in the mix. Jeff Reed
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does a great job with his
Hanover squad as well.
Truly, most of the teams in
D-I have been improving.
How things play out this
spring will be interesting.”
The Guertin Cardinals
are four-time defending
Division I champions, and
they’ve claimed divisional
crowns in five of the last
six seasons, beating Pinkerton three of those times.
The Londonderry High
contingent will start the
new campaign with a significant test right away,
facing the rival Pinkerton
Astros in Derry next
Thursday, April 17.
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Lady Lancer Softball Crew Aims to Stay Healthy and Win
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he 2013 softball season was a rough one
for veteran coach
Wayne MacDougall and
his Londonderry High
Lady Lancers.
Retired LHS math
teacher MacDougall, who
saw his charges lose four
of their last five contests
of the campaign - including a first-round tournament game to Alvirne in
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Hudson - and wind up
with a disappointing 9-10
overall record, thought
about making that campaign his last but then
decided against it.
The talent he sees this
spring includes a skilled
core of 11 returning players who are plenty versatile, along with several
promising newcomers.
Key returnees include
senior pitcher/outfielder
Leah Hunt - who plans to
perform plenty of outfield
duty at Saint Anselm College in the near future along with Cassidy Litch
(infield), Taylor Wood
(infield), and Brooke Tulley (catcher).
The squad’s other returnees include Shannon
Crowley (infield), Colleen
Lewis (infield), Julie
Hamilton (outfield/catcher/first base), Summer
Vose (versatile), Lauren
Reinhold (outfield), Melis-
sa Sprague (pitcher/third
base), and Samantha Harris (OF). Harris is a skilled
senior who has signed a
letter of intent to play
softball at Merrimack College.
The Lancers’ newcomers include infielder Bethany Griffin and versatile
youngster Anna Maggio.
“Our success will depend on getting better
pitching than we had last
year and staying away
from the injury bug,” said
MacDougall. “We lost a lot
of potential offense last
year when we lost both
Brooke and Melissa for a
good part of the season.”
And when the veteran
coach and his charges
look at the make-up of
Division I this spring, they
see the Timberlane Lady
Owls of Plaistow aiming
to repeat as champs but
knowing the competition
will be intense.
“The contenders are
the usual in Salem and
Concord, with challenges
from Timberlane and Central, and possibly Bedford,” said the LHS coach.
The Lady Lancer softball contingent will get its
2014 campaign under way
next Monday, April 14,
when it plays host to the
Lady Crusaders of Manchester Memorial High
School on its own manicured home diamond.
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Ex-Lancer Murphy’s European Hoop Adventure Continues
CHRIS PANTAZIS
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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nly a handful of former Londonderry
High School student/athletes - including
baseball player Brian Wilson and football standout
Ryan Griffin - have reached the heights in their
professions and played
professional sports.
But no former Lancer
athletic star has ranged
further afield in the professional sports world
than Stefanie Murphy,
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who has been playing
women’s pro basketball in
Europe since graduating
from Boston College with
a degree in communications in 2011.
The record-holding
former Lady Lancer star’s
European hoop stops
have included Poland,
Hungary, and France, and
she’s now hooping it up
for the MBK Ruzomberok
team in the Slovakian
Extraliga League.
As was the case at
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center Nadia Parker (formerly of the University of
Southern California) - was
tops on the team in
numerous categories in
its 19 Middle European
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first in points-per-game
(13.8 average), field goal
percentage (48.1), and
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Slovakian squad. The sixfoot-four forward/center
had helped her team to
a strong 11-5 overall Extraliga record through 16
contests, with marks of 35 in Eurocup games and 910 in Middle European
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The two-time New
Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year has been a
leader in many statistical
categories for her Ruzomberok contingent, which
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Her best performance
in a Middle European
League game was a 29point effort against the
Rucon squad in which the
former Lady Lancer sank
11 of the 18 shots she
attempted from the field,
hit seven of nine free
throws, and yanked down
nine rebounds.
In her Slovakian squad’s
eight Eurocup contests,
Murphy ranked first in
points-per-game with an
average of 14.8, rebounds
per game with 7.3, field
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54.9, and minutes played
per contest at 29.9.
Her top single game
performance in a Eurocup
game was a 21-point, nine
rebound effort in a 76-67
loss to the Walloon 3T
squad.
And in Extraliga play,
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points or better, a pair of
16 rebound performances, and a game in which
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assists.
She had a superb game
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free throw line, and 13
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LHS Editor to Represent State at Journalism Conference
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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or the seventh year
in a row, a Lancer
Spirit staff member
will represent New Hampshire in Washington, D.C.,
at the Al Neuharth Free
Spirit Scholarship and
Journalism Conference.
LHS junior Emily
Casey will travel to the
nation’s capital this summer to attend the allexpenses paid conference
at the Newseum, the Freedom Forum’s museum of
news, media and the First
Amendment.
“They pick from juniors who are aspiring journalists and who have
applied from all over the
nation who consider
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themselves free spirits,
and one representative
from each state is chosen.
There’s a total of 51
because there’s one from
D.C.,” Casey said.
She said that for a
week in the summer, June
21 to 27, the 51 representatives will gather in
Washington and meet
journalists, tour the Newseum, and learn more
about journalism.
“For the application
they looked at your transcript and grades, you
had to submit three
pieces of your work, you
had to write two different
essays explaining why
you wanted to be a journalist and one saying why
you consider yourself a
free spirit, and you needed two recommendation
letters,” Casey said.
Casey said her recommendation letters came
from Spirit advisor Mary
DeWinkeleer and Guidance Director Mike Dolphin.
Casey began in journalism last year as a sophomore reporter and now
is the news editor, She
will be editor next year.
“I didn’t expect to, but
I fell in love with journalism last year,” she said. “I
took the class last year
because I like English and
why not, it’s just a different type of writing, and I
fell in love with the set up
of journalism, meeting
new people and exploring
what they find important
and making other people
aware of what’s happening.”
She said that going out
and reporting appeals to
her. “I love it,” Casey said.
Casey hasn’t decided
what area of journalism is
her niche.
She is the eighth editor to receive this award
since 2008: the others are
Ryan Rivard and Katie
Lannan, 2008 (both a boy
and a girl from each state
were selected in the past,
but since 2009 only one
student from each state is
selected); Eoghan Kelly,
2009; Jen DePiero, 2010; LHS Lancer Spirit News Editor Emily Casey, 16, will
Meghan Rimol, 2011; Step- be representing New Hampshire this summer at the
hen Wong, 2012; and Matt Al Neuharth journalism conference in Washington,
D.C. Photo by Jay Hobson
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New England Industrial Properties Granted Subdivision
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he Planning Board
granted unanimous
approval to a twolot subdivision request by
New England Industrial
Properties.
The property at 3 Garden Lane is currently one
parcel housing two businesses - a car wash and a
VIP auto parts store.
The parcel covers 2.58
acres, is zoned Commercial II and is surrounded
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by commercial uses. It is
near the Interstate 93 and
Route 102 interchange.
Anthony Basso, principle surveyor for Keach
Nordstrom, told the Planning Board at its Wednesday, April 2 meeting, that
the proposal would subdivide the parcel into two
lots – one of 1.58 acres
and one of 1 acre, the latter housing the car wash.
Basso said the lot line
would go through an existing parking lot, and there
is a 15-foot green space
requirement on each side
of the lot line. The Zoning
Board of Adjustment two
weeks ago granted the
variance for that.
“We’re not proposing
any changes to the site at
all,” he said. “The whole
purpose of this is so that
the car wash lot could be
purchased. It’s time for
the car wash to be upgraded inside, which is a
significant financial investment. Nowadays the
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finances on these things
are a little more difficult
and we need a (physical
lot). Right now the owner
of the car wash owns the
business but leases the
land it sits on, and that’s a
little more problematic to
finance.”
Basso said there
would be no changes and
nothing different on the
parcels.
Assistant Director of
Public Works John Trottier said this is a straightforward subdivision, turning one lot into two.
Planning and Community Development Secretary Jaye Trottier said
there was one waiver request. “The applicant has
requested a waiver of section 3.11 of the subdivision plan regulations re-
quiring a delineation of
wetlands on the site,” she
said. “Staff supports granting the waiver for two reasons: one, because the
plan references a previously approved 2005 plan
for which a signed letter
stamped from a certified
wetland scientist was submitted (that) verified that
there were no juridictional wetlands on the site,
and also the proposal
does not include any further development plans.”
Resident Ann Chiampa
said she had a concern as
to whether the proposed
widening of Garden Lane
would have an impact on
the property. Board chairman Arthur Rugg said it
would not.
The board unanimously granted the waiver and
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unanimously voted to
grant conditional approval.
In other business:
• The board voted to
unanimously approve the
following extension requests: a one-year extension from Stonehenge subdivision approval until
April 4, 2015; an Albird
Estates subdivision oneyear request from an approved extension on May
1, 2013 to May 7, 2015;
and a 90-day extension
request from Nevins Retirement Cooperative Association to July 30 because
of matters pending before
the Town Council regarding a walking trail.
• Staff determined that
the New England Industrial Properties subdivision
on Garden Lane was not
of regional impact.
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Town Council Approves Funding Lions Hall Repairs
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he Town Council
authorized the expenditure of $47,487
from the Expendable
Maintenance Trust Fund
for repairs at the Lions
Club hall, with the remaining $3,577.53 going for
winter maintenance and
Public Works garage and
Town Hall repairs, for a
total of $51,064.53.
Town Manager Kevin
Smith told the Council on
Monday night that the
work at the Lions Club
came in with two quotes $2,260 for tearing out the
main hall floor, so the
structural engineer could
perform his evaluation,
and $45,227 for tearing
out more flooring, and
doing framing, pouring 24
footings, installing blocks
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to support the existing
beams, framing the new
floor according to the
engineer’s plans, installing floor sheathing, installing hardwood flooring and fixing any transitions and baseboards impacted by the tear-outs.
The $2,260 amount
covers removing three
layers of existing floor and
two Dumpsters to remove
debris, Smith said.
Smith said the $45,227
quote does not include
the structural engineer’s
time to evaluate the problem with the floor and create a set of plans.
Smith said that as the
building had been deemed unsafe and closed, the
Lions could not use the
facility for their functions
to raise revenue. He said
that in order to expedite
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the completion of the
work so as to allow the
Lions to return to the
building, he requested a
waiver of putting the
work out to bid.
“The reason we’re
looking not to go out to
bid is to expedite the
process,” he said. “If the
Council approves the
order this evening, we
could potentially have a
new floor in there by the
end of next week.”
The company that did
the tear-out and was chosen for the work is Commercial Solutions, Inc.
Work on the Lions Hall
had already started as of
the latter part of last
week.
The Town owns the
building, and the Lions
pay $1 for its use.
Councilor Joe Green
asked about a warranty,
and Administrative Support Coordinator Steve
Cotton said it would carry
a 10-year warranty on the
workmanship.
Councilor Jim Butler
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said that when the flooring was removed, they
discovered the floor was
being supported by car
scissor jacks that someone had crawled into the
crawl space and put in
place.
Butler asked how deep
the footings would go,
and Cotton said about 6
to 12 inches.
The Council gave its
unanimous approval.
The other Maintenance Trust Fund Expenditures were: winter maintenance of Town Hall,
Police Department, Library, Cable Access Center
and Senior Center, including shoveling, plowing,
treatment of parking lots
on March 13 and March
14, at a cost of $1,075; purchase of paint for the top
of the Public Works
garage bay walls, $288,
with
Public
Works
employees providing the
labor; adding four LED
lights and moving furnaces at the Public Works
garage and moving the oil
burner switch, $1,054.50;
adding outlets for the
Information Technology
department at Town Hall
and repairing stair treads
at Town Hall, $1,160, for a
total of $3,577.53.
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PA G E 19
Londonderry Detectives Warn Seniors of Scams, Bullying
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry Senior
Center Director Catherine Blash hosted
detectives from the police
department at the Senior
Center for its monthly
breakfast, and Detective
Sergeant Kim Bernard and
Detective Christopher Olson warned of scams in
the area.
“If you are contacted
by people who you believe are conducting a
scam, call us and we’ll
come out and we’ll look
into it and give you some
feedback right away,”
Bernard told the seniors.
Among the scams that
Bernard and Olson warned about are: Publishers
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Clearing House, where a
caller claims the senior
has won but money is required to claim the prize;
Secret Shopper, where a
“secret shopper” company asks for money; an alleged Comcast caller who
identifies himself as an
employee and asks for
personal information; and
a scheme in which a
grandchild is allegedly in
trouble and in need of
money.
“What I see could happen soon is a scam where
callers will ask for donations for the two firefighters that were killed the
other day (in Boston) and
compassionate people will
give them money,” Bernard said. “The best thing
to do is call the fire house
where they worked and
ask where to send any
money if they want to
donate, but don’t give
money to anyone just
because they’re asking for
it and playing on your
sympathies.”
Bernard also warned
that if a home care
provider or relative is mistreating someone, the
police should be called.
“There’s a task force that
is put on by the Attorney
General’s office where a
team is set up for just
these things,” Bernard
said. “Elderly abuse is one
of the most common
things happening today
because a lot of people
don’t report it because it’s
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senior Gina Occhipinti shows
off her certificate of merit
after finishing in second
place in the French Oratorical Contest sponsored by the
Richelieu Club of Manchester.
Gina plans to continue studying French next year at the
University of New Hampshire.
Courtesy photo
Detective Sergeant Kim Bernard, left, and Detective Christopher Olson spoke
to seniors at their monthly breakfast at the senior center about scams and bullying. Photo by Jay Hobson
their sweet grandson who
lives with them and the
grandmother is the prisoner in her own home. That’s
an abuse situation. If you
know someone in your
community, friend or whoever, who is in that situation, call us.”
The scam presentation
struck home with senior
Pat Wood.
“About a year ago I got
a call supposedly from my
grandson,” Wood said. “At
the time he was living in
California and the caller
said that he was my grandson and that he had been
in an accident in Mexico
and was in jail and needed
money. He called me
Grandma and my grandson always called me
Grammy, and that kind of
made me wonder. I said to
him, ‘Isn’t Bodi with you?’
and the caller said, ‘Oh, no
he couldn’t make it.’ Bodi
is my grandson’s dog so I
knew it wasn’t real.”
Wood said she told the
caller she didn’t have any
money, and then she
called police to report it.
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information and help raise campaign this month. For
funds for the Londonderry three consecutive weekschools. A donation of $5 ends, April 12, 19 and 26,
per box or the equivalent of from 9 a.m. to noon, residocuments to be shredded dents will be cleaning up
is charged. All donations go roadsides in town to
to the school organization remove litter. Volunteers are
of your choice. Cash or needed and are asked to
meet at the Matthew Thornton Elementary School parking lot on the above dates.
Bags, gloves, vests and road
assignments will be supplied. For questions, call
Andy Morneau at 883-4541.
Document Shredding
Fundraiser
EXP424
Earth Day Book Bingo
Children are invited to
come to the Leach Library
on Monday, April 28, from 4
to 5 p.m. to play a picture
version of Bingo. All participants will win and have a
a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Return the
items to the Children’s
Room for a treat and a raffle
ticket for a chance to win a
prize bag. EXP424
Easter Celebration
Londonderry Christian
Church, 372 Mammoth
Road, offers its Easter Celebration on Sunday, April 20,
at 9 and 11 a.m. Childcare
will be available for infants
and toddlers during the 9
a.m. service and for infants
to fifth grade during the 11
a.m. service. EXP417
chance to select books from
the library’s special selection tables. Advance registration is required and Model Railroading
The Seacoast Division of
begins Monday, April 21, at
the
National Model Railroad
9 a.m. To register, call 432Association
will hold its
1127 or top by the ChilDerry
Model
Railroading
dren’s Room. EXP424
Fun Night on Friday, April
11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Co-Ed Softball
Londonderry Co-ed Soft- Marion Gerrish Community
ball is looking for male and Center, 39 West Broadway,
female players. This is open Derry. Modeling Boston
to Londonderry residents commerce in the 1920s will
18 years and older. The sea- be discussed. EXP410
son runs from May to midSeptember. Games are held Toy Swap/Sale
The Londonderry Woevery Thursday night and
men’s
Club sponsors a Toy
some Sunday evenings. If
interested in fun and com- Swap and Sale on Saturday,
petitive softball, e-mail: May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to
[email protected]. EXP417 noon at the Matthew Thornton Elementary School gym.
Gently used toys, bikes,
Scavenger Hunt Bingo
The Children’s Room at sporting goods, and baby
the Leach Library offers a equipment will be for sale.
new twist on two classic Proceeds benefit the YMCA.
games during April vaca- Forms for the swap are availtion. From Monday, April 28 able at the Londonderry
through Saturday, May 3, Leach Library. EXP417
participants can pick up a
bingo card in the Children’s Free Meals
The Community Meals
Room, then travel the
Network
offers free, familylibrary and collect items
that will make bingo: five in friendly meals at the follow-
ing Derry locations: April 13,
noon lunch, Seventh Day
Adventist Church; 5 to 6:30
p.m. dinner, Church of the
Transfiguration; April 17, 5
to 6:30 p.m. dinner, West
Running Brook Middle
School; April 19, 5 to 6:30
p.m. dinner, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church; April
20, noon lunch, Seventh Day
Adventist Church; April 25,
5 to 6:30 p.m. spaghetti supper, First Parish Church;
April 27, noon lunch, Seventh Day Adventist Church;
April 27, 5 to 6:30 p.m. dinner, Etz Hayim Synagogue.
Easter Eggs-Stravaganza
Journey Church will
hold an Easter Eggs-Stravaganza for area families Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m.
to noon at the church at 5
Tinkham Ave., Derry. The
event will include an egg
hunt for 2,500 eggs containing treats, a bounce house,
coloring, other activities
and food. The event is free
and open to the community.
For more information, call
the church at 216-5155 or email the Rev. Jason McPherson, senior pastor, at
[email protected]. EXP317
Easter Fun
The Londonderry High
School Class of 2016 hosts
an Easter egg hunt, visit
with the Easter bunny, and
crafts on Saturday, April 19,
from 9 a.m. to noon at the
LHS gym. The Easter egg
hunt starts at 11:30 a.m.,
and offers a separate patch
for the youngest. Participants should bring their
own baskets. Bring a cam-
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era to take photos during
the visit with the Easter
bunny for $3. The event is
for ages 12 and under, with
no entry fee. Donations are
welcome. For questions,
email: [email protected] or [email protected]. EXP417
Computer Help
ASK, or Ask Some Kids,
offers a free walk-in technical help session for seniors
at the Londonderry Senior
Center on April 12 from 2 to
4 p.m. Providing one-on-one
help with any technical
device, laptop, tablet, camera, or cell phone are supervised middle school students. Questions can be
directed to the Londonderry Piratechs, a FIRST LEGO
League team, at [email protected] or 978-2541886.
Concord Coach
On Thursday, April 17, at
7 p.m., the Leach Library
will host Peter James from
the Abbot-Downing Historical Society for a multimedia
presentation in the library’s
lower level meeting room on
the Abbot & Downing Company and its most famous
product: the Concord Coach.
The Historical Society was
formed in 1977 to educate
the public about the significance of the Concord
Coach. James will discuss
the history of the Abbot &
Downing Company over its
approximately 100 years in
Concord. A question and
answer session will follow.
This event is sponsored by
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LHS Journalists To Hold Pirates And Princesses Fundraiser
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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he Lancer Spirit
journalism classes
at Londonderr y
High School will hold a
fundraiser to help pay for
a trip the class took last
month to the journalism
school at Columbia University in New York City.
LHS teacher and student newspaper advisor
Mary DeWinkeleer said
that in order to make the
trip, the students had to
raise money for their
hotel and transportation
and the $90 per person
registration fee.
The total cost was
about $6,000, DeWinkeleer said. Money from the
T
fund raiser would be used
to pay those expenses.
The students are planning a Pirate and Princess
themed party to be held
April 12 from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the LHS cafeteria,
at a cost of $10 per child
and $5 per additional
child. The fundraiser was
originally scheduled for
Feb. 18 but was cancelled
due to snow.
Editor Hannah Solomons, 18, said she enjoys
putting on the party because she’s a “craft oriented” person.
“This is something
that I’ve been interested
in for a while and last year
when we were trying to
think of a fundraiser, I
shot out the idea with the
help of the other staff and
I kind of just ran with it. It
kind of comes naturally to
me,” Solomons said.
She said that with last
year’s party experience
behind them, the organizers have a better idea of
what they need to do, and
what worked and what
didn’t.
“We figured out that
we need more crafts this
year,” Solomons said.
“We also need more
activities for boys,” Editor
in Chief Matt Brown, 17,
added.
Solomons said food
will be available for a
small cost, bake sale
style.
Lancer Spirit Editor in Chief Matt Brown, and Editor
Hannah Solomons are organizing a Pirates and
Princesses Party fundraiser. Photo by Jay Hobson
Games that young
pirates and princesses
can play will be Pin the
Parrot on the Pirate, and
Freeze Dance. “There’ll be
balloons, a bean bag toss
and a prize ‘Treasure
Chest’ for winners of the
various games,” Brown
said.
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Local Couple Receive Presidential Award Again
JAY HOBSON
LONDONDERRY TIMES
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ondonderry
residents Bill and Dennie
Dyer have received,
for the third year in a row,
the President’s Volunteer
Service Award for their
efforts with ShelterBox
USA. This year’s award
recognizes their efforts in
2013 to assist disaster
survivors, and was announced in advance of
National Volunteer Week,
April 6-12.
“We’re very honored -
L
it’s not very often you win
it three times in a row,”
Dennie Dyer said.
Dennie Dyer explained
that Shelter Box USA provides boxes filled with
items needed by people
who have experienced
natural disasters, political
upheavals and any other
situation that would
cause them to be without
shelter.
Each box contains a
14-foot-wide by 14-footlong by 6-foot 8-inch tall
tent, a cookstove for
burning either wood or
flammable liquid, pots
and pans, dishes, mosquito netting if needed,
ground cloth, blankets,
tool kit, water purification
system and warm hat and
scarf if appropriate. For
kids, chalk, coloring
books and crayons are
included. ShelterBox USA
does not provide food,
fuel and water and does
not charge for the boxes.
Dyer said the box
holds enough for up to 10
people.
The Dyers took action
for ShelterBox after
Typhoon Haiyan in the
Philippines and for the
Syrian refugee crisis.
The couple began volunteering with ShelterBox
USA when their son was
an Eagle Scout. They said
that approximately 85
cents of every dollar
donated goes toward the
boxes, with the remainder
used for administration
and expenses. They work
a lot with Rotary Clubs, as
the founder of ShelterBox
in England was a Rotarian, but they will talk to
any group who would like
to learn more about the
program.
“The key to the organization is that almost
everyone is a volunteer,”
Dennie Dyer said.
Dennie retired from
Hewlett-Packard, and Bill
Dyer is retired from AT&T,
where he was a purchasing manager.
For information on
ShelterBox, visit shelterboxusa.org.
Bill and Dennie Dyer
received the President’s
Volunteer Service
Award.
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with Speltz after reading
his comments in the Londonderry Times. “He and I
had a discussion about
making sure that those
comments are from a private citizen in a special
context,” he said. “In that
context, Mike was not
speaking for the town in
any official way. The
Council, I can say without
reservation, is behind
what FedEx is doing and
the types of jobs they are
providing, and we are
looking forward to a
longstanding relationship
with that business as they
develop that property.”
Councilor Tom Freda
said the Council and prior
Councils have made it
“priority number one” to
try to bring jobs and
development into the
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by a resident could be
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construed as speaking for
the town when the business involved was a significant one.
Councilor Joe Green
said that in his role as liaison to the Master Plan
Implementation Committee, he would remind people that the Master Plan is
not something that will be
implemented “word for
word, picture by picture.”
In other business Monday night:
• The Council recognized Helen Conti as she
retired from the Elder
Affairs Committee after
having served on it since
its inception in 2003, and
commended her for her
“selfless dedication of
time and energy to the
community.”
• Matthew Morin of
Lazy Dog Beer Shoppe on
Buttrick Road gave a brief
presentation on his business.
• The Nevins walking
trail release of easement
rights hearing was postponed until after the
Council hears from the
state Attorney General’s
Office on the matter.
• A motion to amend
the zoning ordinance as
relating to a rezoning due
to a lot line adjustment at
562 Mammoth Road was
approved unanimously.
• Police Chief William
Hart and Fire Chief Darren
O’Brien honored their
respective department’s
dispatchers as part of
National Public Safety
Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
Week, which runs from
April 8 to April 14.
The Londonderry Police Dispatchers are: Rachael Cawthron, Barbara
Jones, Amelia. McKeever,
Jason Pinault, Maria
Schacht and Cindy Tuck.
Londonderry Fire Department dispatchers are:
Elizabeth Mahon, Gerald
Johnson, Chris Schofield,
Robert Simard and Vinny
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Londonderry Police Log
Selections from the Londonderry Police Logs
Monday, March 31
6:22 a.m. Caller reported
break-in at Granite State
Plastics, Tinker Avenue,
over weekend.
8:33 a.m. Tree down with
wires at Moose Hill
School, Pillsbury Road.
9:04 a.m. Ill-looking raccoon reported living under trash truck at Griffin
Road at Griffin Avenue.
Truck operator afraid to
move the truck.
12:45 p.m. Caller reported sick raccoon on Griffin
Road.
Tuesday, April 1
2:25 p.m. Report of two
girls riding on roof of
white car on King John
Drive.
3:43 p.m. Amber Lassor,
35, Abbott Road, Fremont
arrested for Theft; Embez-
zlement. Bail set at
$10,000 personal recognizance, with Derry Circuit
Court date of April 21.
5:15 p.m. Report of gunshots, possibly from power lines, on Pine Hollow
Drive.
Wednesday, April 2
2:30 p.m. Graffiti on tank
on Josephine Drive.
2:55 p.m. Theft from construction site on Terracewood Road.
6:39 p.m. Caller reports
group of kids jumping in
water on Kendall Pond
Road.
Thursday, April 3
7:52 a.m. Burglary reported at T-Quip Corporation,
Rockingham Road.
11:05 a.m. Loose pigs on
Wilson Road.
2:24 p.m. Female entered
Pets Plus on Nashua Road
and defecated in front of
rabbit cages, then left the
store.
3:23 p.m. Joey Matranga,
21, Linwood Avenue, Derry arrested on warrant for
Criminal Liability for Conduct of Another. Bail set at
$1,500 personal recognizance, with Derry Circuit
Court date of April 21.
11:19 p.m. William Joseph Silva, 44, Ash Street,
Londonderry arrested for
Resisting Arrest or Detention, Felon in Possession
of Dangerous Weapon,
and three counts of Criminal Threatening (intimidation, etc.).
Friday, April 4
11:57 a.m. Michael P. Baillargeon, 29, 14 Wilson
Road, Londonderry arrest-
urday, April 19, during
National Library Week, for
each children’s item checked out from the Leach
Library that week, patrons
will earn a raffle ticket for a
chance to win a book bag.
Stop by the display case in
the Children’s Room to see
what the book bag looks
like. EXP417
read by students in grades
4-6 may be dropped off until
closing on Saturday, April
12. After reading the books,
children may vote for the
Great Stone Face award
beginning Monday, April 14,
at 9 a.m. Voting continues
through closing on Saturday, April 19. Everyone who
votes will receive a bookmark. EXP417
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ed for Possession of Controlled/Narcotic Drugs.
Bail set at $5,000 cash,
with Derry District Court
arraignment April 7.
Joshua M. Magee, 29, 16
Oak St., Apt. 1, Derry arrested for Burglary, Armed Robbery, Criminal
Threatening (use of deadly weapon) and criminal
restraint. Bail set at
$50,000 cash, with probable cause hearing set for
April 7 at Derry District
Court.
2:38 p.m. William C. Teryek, 42, 155 Governor Wentworth Highway, Wolfeboro,
arrested on Londonderry
warrant for Theft by Unauthorized Taking: Fraud.
Bail set at $5,000 cash,
with Derry District Court
date of April 7.
3:33 p.m. Mark Fritz, 63,
50 Olde Bridge Lane, Epping turned himself in on
Londonderry warrant for
Criminal Mischief (van-
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dalism) and Conduct After
an Accident. Bail set at
$1,500 personal recognizance plus $40 bail commissioner fee, with Derry
District Court date of
April 21.
5:44 p.m. Couple of carloads of kids driving
down the path of the
power lines from Wiley
Hill Road and Preserve
Drive at Colonial Drive.
Officer out with two vehicles under power lines.
Both operators were
warned they could not be
driving in the power lines.
8:33 p.m. Caller reports
three teens rang doorbell
on King Henry Drive and
ran off.
Saturday, April 5
1:49 p.m. Theft of trash
barrel on Hunter Boulevard.
8:40 p.m. Londonderry
Fire requests police respond with Fire to Footpath Way for subject with
permit burning illegal
items.
Sunday, April 6
2:13 p.m. Ryann Wagner,
24, Berry Lane, Tamworth
arrested on Londonderry
warrant for Theft: All
Other. Bail set at $1,500
personal recognizance
with Derry Circuit Court
date of April 21.
3:05 p.m. Loud music
complaint on Lantern
Lane.
4:44 p.m. Caller on Constitution Drive reported
adult from the complex
pointing gun at several
children. Officer spoke
with involved party, who
said, according to police
log, that he pointed an airsoft gun at his son as a
joke. The other children’s
parents did not want to
press charges but wanted
the incident documented.
5:44 p.m. Car keyed at
Ginger Garden, Nashua
Road, on April 4.
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Around Town
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the Londonderry Historical
Society and is free. EXP417
Founders Academy
An informational meeting for the Founders Academy public charter school
will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at The Sleep
Inn, 72 Perkins Road, Londonderry, at Exit 5 off Interstate 93. The school will
open with grades 6, 7 and 8
at 5 Perimeter Road, Manchester in September. It will
offer a classical education
and is a free public school
open to all residents of New
Hampshire. For more information, visitwww.thefoundersacademy.org or email
[email protected]. EXP310
◆
Library Week Craft
Starting Monday, April
14, and continuing through
closing on Saturday, April
19, during National Library
Week at the Leach Library,
children can create a bookworm door hanger. Stop by
the Children’s Room desk to
pick up the supplies and
create the craft in the
library or at home. EXP417
St. Gianna's Closet
St. Gianna's Closet is a
children's clothing ministry
that accepts donations of
gently used clothing sizes
birth to teen. The clothing is
given out to the needy in the
community. In addition,
donations of most baby
equipment (strollers, packn-plays, bouncy seats) are
collected to give to crisis
pregnancy centers. BlanGreat Stone Face
kets, sheets and towels are
Big Joe the Storyteller Voting
Raffle tickets for books also needed. Donations can
Children can kick off
National Library Week with ◆
a visit with Big Joe the StoKane (distances).
ryteller on Monday, April 14,
Other returnees from
from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Leach
Library. Participants will Continued from page 15 the 2013 spring crew inhear stories about spring, Leach (distances), Eric clude senior Brendan Encomplete with props and Fairweather (high jump wright (hurdles and sprints),
puppets and audience par- and sprints), Lukas Char- juniors Nick Barbera (sprints),
ticipation. Advance registra- bonneau (hurdles and mid- and Jon Deschamps (long
tion is required. To register, dle-distances), and Keith jump, sprints), and sophcall 432-1127 or come by the Perry (distances), and omores Sean Psaledas
Children’s Room. EXP410
(shot) and Cullen En-
Boys Track
sophomores Trevor Guay
(high jump), Derek Davies
Library Week Raffle
Starting Monday, April (pole-vault, middle-distan14, through closing on Sat- ces), Mark Gigliotti (middle-distance), and Jared
be dropped at any time on
the driveway of 5 Isabella
Drive in Londonderry. Call
Liz at 437-6678 to receive
clothing. EXP410
Community HU Chant
A Community HU Chant,
sponsored by Eckankar,
Religion of the Light &
Sound of God, will be held
Thursday, April 24, at 7:30
p.m. and continuing every
fourth Thursday of each
month at the Holiday Inn,
2280 Brown Ave., Manchester. For more information,
call 800-713-8944 or visit
www.eckankar-nh.org. EXP417
information, call 800-7138944 or visit www.eckankarnh.org. EXP410
Road Closures
The following roads will
be closed Saturday, April 12,
from 8 to 11:30 a.m. for the
St. Mark’s Nursery School
5K and 1 mile Family Fun
Run: Mammoth Road at
South Road, Moulton
Drive at South Road,
Kestree Drive at Chase
Road, Chase Road at
Sparhawk Drive and
Sparhawk Drive at Moulton Drive. For questions,
contact Kirby Wade at
432-1100, ext. 120. EXP410
SUNDAY
APRIL 13th
Eckankar Worship
An Eckankar Worship
Service is offered Sunday,
April 13, from 11 a.m. to
noon and every second Sunday of each month at the
Holiday Inn, 2280 Brown
Ave., Manchester. For more
◆
Nick Lafond and Kyle
Proulx, junior thrower
Matt Freda, and sophomores Caleb Moscoso
(sprints), Cam Dickson
(distances), Josh Wasserman (distances), and
Noah Schrank (distances).
Smith expects Nashua
North, Bedford, and Pinkerton to be among his
wright (throws).
The Lancers’ list of team’s toughest oppopromising newcomers in- nents during the outdoor
cludes senior sprinters season.
Tickets: $10 Adults, $5 Students/Seniors
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Featuring:
Volare Jazz Band - 1 p.m.
Bedford Big Band - 2 p.m.
Freese Brothers Big Band - 3 p.m.
BC Bop! Ensemble - 4 p.m.
Seacoast Big Band - 5 p.m.
603-257-5257
Timberlane Performing Arts Center
40 Greenough Road, Plaistow, NH
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