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Nashua officials at odds on how to pay for more school safetyBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
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January 20. 2013 11:10PM
NASHUA - Elected officials seem to agree that additional security measures are necessary at city schools, but disagree on how to pay for those improvements.
Some aldermen believe that a recommended $2.4 million bond to upgrade the school district's access control system is the best way to pay for new security features, but the mayor has indicated that the money should come from the district's capital reserve fund.
Brian McCarthy, president of the Board of Aldermen said Thursday that a portion of the improvements should be paid with capital reserve money and the rest with a bond, though he ultimately supported bonding.
Other aldermen, including David Deane and Jim Donchess, believe a bond is appropriate to pay for all proposed safety upgrades, including the installation of alarms and monitors on all exterior school doors, locks for all classroom doors, more than 100 cameras with a centralized monitoring system and a buzz-in intercom camera system at all main entrances. In addition, existing alarm systems will be replaced with 56 panic switches and 123 proximity card readers, according to the proposal.
"The project really needs to be bonded in its entirety," said Kimberly Muise, member of the Nashua Board of Education. According to Muise, there are several other school projects that require funds from the district's capital reserve account, which now carries about a $4.3 million balance.
Plans to repair aging tennis courts at Pennichuck Middle School, improving school track fields and upgrading the district's telephone system are just a few of the items that could require money from the account, said Muise. If the reserve account is drained, there would be no money to fall back on if something major fails at one of the schools - such as a boiler or other important piece of equipment, she explained.
Dan Richardson, a former alderman, said the recommended security upgrades should have been completed several years ago when they were first introduced in 2007.
"This is something that should have been bonded. These are long-lived assets," Richardson said. Another former alderman agreed.
"You must have a good access and control system in place, backed up by good rules and procedures," echoed Fred Teeboom. The Board of Aldermen will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to vote on whether to bond up to $2.4 million for upgrades to the school district's access control system. The Budget Review Committee is recommending the bond.


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More Mass hikes: NH Advantage gets a bit strongerEDITORIAL
July 25. 2013 10:55PM
Starting next week, Massachusetts residents will pay more for gas, cigarettes and computer software services. Unless, of course, they come to New Hampshire for those things.
To prevent MBTA fare hikes this year (next year, who knows?), Bay State legislators passed an $800 million transportation bill that would raise taxes by $500 million. The bill raises the cigarette tax by $1 per pack and the gasoline tax by three cents per gallon. It also applies the state sales tax to computer software services. Gov. Deval Patrick previously vetoed the bill — because it did not raise taxes enough!
The short-sightedness of this legislation is obvious. Public transit fares are user fees. They always are kept artificially low through subsidies. What Massachusetts has done is to protect public transit riders from additional fee hikes by shifting the cost for transit upgrades onto others. Thus drivers, smokers and computer users will pay to upgrade public transit they might or might not use.
That cost shifting is highly likely to produce another as more Bay Staters slip over the border to buy the targeted goods and services in New Hampshire. Massachusetts' cigarette tax will go from the ninth-highest in the nation to the second-highest. New Hampshire's tax, now $1.68 per pack, rises by a dime next month based on a law from the last legislative session. Come August, New Hampshire's cigarette tax will be $1.78 per pack; Massachusetts' will be $3.51.
The contrast is even greater with the realization that Granite State legislators rejected bills this year to further raise the state's cigarette and gas taxes.
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Have you ever participated in science fair or have you conducted any long term science experiments? Even though it might have been a long time since then, you probably still remember it a little bit. In my experience, I went through a long process that took more than two months. I presented my project in the cafeteria at the Dolores Middle School on Dec. 18, 2012.
To get ready for Science Fair, I had to do multiple things such as pick an experiment from several that I liked, write a hypothesis, build a model boat with keels, conduct the experiment, record data and much more. The experience was awesome. What I really liked was designing my presentation board to make it look cool. I also had fun conducting the experiment, because who wouldn't have fun testing a boat in a bathtub? I had a great time with it even though I had to stay up late, and it did get pretty frustrating to do so much work. I learned that you have to be responsible and complete all the steps on time. Being responsible will help me through life like when it comes to getting a job. It was an experience that I will always remember.
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Dried egg shells - check. Fresh, still-in-the-unsealed potting soil bag so it's still moist - check. Empty toilet paper rolls….darn, where did I put that stash, it takes me a long time to collect enough!
Dried egg shells - check. Fresh, still-in-the-unsealed potting soil bag so it's still moist - check. Empty toilet paper rolls….darn, where did I put that stash, it takes me a long time to collect enough!
I don't make a lot of rules for myself but this one I insist on. I am not allowed to go to a garden center late winter until I have all of my seed starting equipment lined up and ready to go.
There is something so enticing about those shiny plastic potting trays full of cute little plastic containers with ready to sprout dehydrated peat pellets begging for seeds. If you are planning a big garden, or if you will be planting a lot every year and can re-use, they are definitely worth the investment.
For someone like me, who grows some of my food in deck pots, hanging baskets and my tiny raised bed garden, these don't make sense. Cents, either.
Reminds me of one those math test questions: if you buy two seed potting trays on a Thursday, and grow 24 tomato plants by Saturday that produce more than 46 tomatoes at 4 miles per hour…well, if you buy those expensive seed starting sets, it ends up to be something like $8.47 per tomato!
To keep my initial costs down, I make my own seed starting pots. After cutting an empty toilet paper roll in half, I add half inch cuts at quarter intervals, then fold them under. I add potting soil, then fill up cleaned clear fruit clam shells with the pots until I am ready to plant. It's a very relaxing process, especially on a cold, snowy winter night when I'm dreaming of spring.
I mark the clam shells with stickers on the outside so I know which ones are for tomatoes. To those I add dried egg shells before adding potting soil. Dried egg shells in the bottom will give tomatoes extra calcium, which helps prevent blossom end rot, a condition that develops when tomatoes are stressed by not getting regular watering because of drought conditions.
When I have the total numbers ready, I put them in a cardboard box, make a note to myself of how may pots I have - then I get to go window shopping.
Last year, winter was so mild, my all-season producing heirloom tomatoes popped up on their own. I haven't found any seedlings volunteering yet this year, but I did save some seeds.
Let's see, it takes tomato seeds 6 weeks to sprout from the last frost day, which around here used to be around Mother's Day, May 10. Last year, the last frost we had was in April. Several friends are planning to get their gardens started outside a month earlier this year.
Hummm, there's a saying in the Ozarks, "thunder in February means frost in May."
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Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is a certified gardener sharing gardening tips in a changing climate at http://www.gardeningcharlotte.com. Contact Charlotte at email@example.com


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HONG KONG (AP) — The lineup at the Hong Kong film festival will be bookended by an action movie inspired by director John Woo's works and a South Korean sci-fi action thriller featuring Hollywood stars Tilda Swinton and Chris Evans.
The 10th annual Hong Kong Asia Film Festival opens later this month with the world premiere of Benny Chan's "The White Storm," a classic cop thriller reminiscent of the days of John Woo's "A Better Tomorrow" and which stars three of Hong Kong's most prolific actors — Sean Lau, Louis Koo and Nick Cheung.
The festival said Friday it will close with director Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer," a South-Korean sci-fi action thriller starring Swinton and Evans.
Chan said he was honored that his film was chosen to open the festival, calling cop-themed crime thrillers unique to Hong Kong cinema.
Other notable films chosen include Tsai Ming-liang's "Stray Dogs," singer/actor Juno Mak's directorial debut "Rigor Mortis," and "Bends," directed by first-time director Flora Lau.
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What's in a name?
What's in a name?
A spillover crowd of well over 100 supporters of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce attended a "Rise & Shine" coffee Tuesday morning to hear Paul Xhajanka, real estate manager for The Kroger Co., speak about the Kroger Marketplace's progress and announce the official name of the expansive 123,000-square foot shopping center, which will be located at the corner of the Oak Ridge Turnpike and Illinois Avenue.
Named for the local historic figure whose photographs "captured the changes" from Oak Ridge's "Secret City" days to more modern times, the name of the new Kroger Marketplace will be "The Westcott Center."
James Edward Westcott, one of the few people to have a camera in the Oak Ridge area during the Manhattan Project and Cold War eras, was on hand to receive the applause and the accolades due him following Tuesday morning's announcement.
The Chamber event was hosted by and held in the Oak Ridge offices of CapitalMark Bank & Trust in Historic Jackson Square.
"Clearly, Oak Ridge is not a Secret City anymore," Xhajanka stated in the opening remarks to a surprisingly comprehensive report on how quickly the city of Oak Ridge and others have "moved Heaven and Earth" to ensure the success of this $30 million project.
"While sometimes you may not see eye to eye with your city, it does have a vision," the Kroger representative stated. "'No' never came out of anyone's mouth."
Xhajanka gave particular credit to the efforts of Blanchard & Calhoun Commerical officials, as well as Oak Ridge attorneys Jim Normand and David Flitcroft, for expediting the purchase and underway removal of the 57 homes located on the property being developed.
"No one can remember doing a project this large with this many homes," said Xhajanka.
The Kroger real estate manager added that getting 57 residents to say "yes" to selling their property at a mutually agreeable price in such a relatively short amount of time is nothing short of "miraculous."
"We set to work … and Lo' and Behold … we got the land under option," Xhajanka said.
During a question-and-answer portion of Tuesday's presentation, Xhajanka expounded on earlier comments regarding outparcels for sale on the Marketplace site and Kroger's interest in some small-shop tenants.
"There's a breakfast place and a fast-food place we're talking to," he shared with the crowd.
Xhajanka also mentioned the possibility of a hotel and a "sit-down restaurant" taking some of the available outparcels.
Anderson County commissioner Robin Biloski, representing the county during Tuesday's event, was asked to say a few words and those words included that "what's good for Oak Ridge is good for us all (the county)."
She added: "We salute the Westcotts for this living history that you have provided."
Representing the city government, Oak Ridge Council member Charlie Hensley praised Kroger's "magical" project management in regards to the Marketplace initiative.
"You are helping us market the city of Oak Ridge," he said. "We have turned the corner."
Darrell Richardson is the editor and publisher of The Oak Ridger. Contact him at (865) 220-5510.


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Ned Thomas Lucas, 85, of Unadilla died Dec. 29, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born in Unadilla to Fred and Alice (Luff) Lucas on Aug. 3, 1927.
Ned Thomas Lucas, 85, of Unadilla died Dec. 29, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born in Unadilla to Fred and Alice (Luff) Lucas on Aug. 3, 1927.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Kathryn Elizabeth; brother Marvin Lucas (Jean) of Unadilla; sons Steve Lucas (Cathy) of Raymond and Brett Lucas (Donna) of Lincoln; daughters Lori Heine (Jim) of Eagle, Deb Fischer (Jim) of Lincoln, and Shari Timm (Gordon Hopp) of Unadilla; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Ned graduated from Unadilla High School in 1944. He married Kathryn Ethington May 18, 1946. Ned attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln on a Regents Scholarship and eventually returned to Unadilla where he began his lifelong career of farming. Ned also worked part time as a field measurer for the local ASCS office.
Ned loved hunting, fishing, camping, horses, farming, animals, Civil War history and most of all he loved his family and the precious time he spent with them. He was a member of the Coon Hunters Association, NRA, Sons of the Confederate Army, Sons of the Union Army, Izaak Walton League, Palmyra Rough Riders, Sampson Construction Trap Team and Theta Xi Fraternity. Ned was a lifelong member of the Unadilla Christian Church where he served as a deacon. Ned's kind heart touched the lives of everyone who met him and will be dearly missed.
Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Unadilla Christian Church in Unadilla with burial at the Unadilla Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials in Lieu of flowers to the family's choice.
Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6:30-8, all at the funeral home.
Fusselman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Another View: A voter ID compromise with which we all can liveBY SEN. DAVID BOUTIN
May 22. 2013 6:49PM
If politics is New Hampshire's state sport, then Election Day is our Super Bowl. So it is no surprise that legislators from both parties want to ensure the process is run honestly and effectively while maximizing participation. Unfortunately, state laws currently in place to achieve those goals have become political footballs over the last few years.
Some say that when the Democrats took charge of the Legislature in 2006, they moved the laws too far in one direction, by, for example, striking statutory language requiring that new registrants acknowledge they are not domiciled in any other state. Others argue that when Republicans regained the majority in 2010 we moved too far in the other direction by restoring the removed statutes and adding new ones asking voters to present an ID to obtain a ballot.
Now, with split party control of the Legislature, Democrats in the House have passed bills to return to their version of the law while Republicans in the Senate are seeking to protect the reforms enacted last year. As chairman of the Senate Public and Municipal Committee, I think we can find a middle ground through two bills being considered by the Senate today.
The first would amend the form a new voter is required to complete when registering. It would retain long-standing language reminding voters that they cannot vote in New Hampshire if domiciled elsewhere and that by registering they are declaring themselves citizens of our state and thus must abide by our laws. It would specify that this requirement means they may be required to, as opposed to must, register their cars subject to our motor vehicle laws. The Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State have told legislators that this simple amendment will be enough to satisfy a legal challenge related to recent changes to the registration form. We hope this amendment will return that part of the equation to settled law, as it had been for years prior to 2007.
The second bill deals with the more complex issue of what forms of ID are acceptable to prove identity to obtain a ballot. The legislation requiring election officials to ask voters for photo identification passed in 2012 and Phase One of the law was implemented for the 2012 general election. Accordingly, officials could accept a wide list of identifications from drivers' licenses and passports to nearly every type of government issued ID and student IDs (contrary to what the Union Leader stated in an editorial that ran last week). Voters unable to produce any of these forms of identification were asked to fill out an affidavit swearing under penalty of law they were who they said they were and were then given a ballot. In spite of near-record turnout at the polls last November, and thousands of new registrants, election officials reported few, if any, problems implementing the new law.
Phase Two of the law is set to go into effect later this year. When it does, the list of acceptable forms of identification would be narrowed to four, and election officials will be required to take photographs of voters who do not have an ID and attach them to the voter's signed affidavit. Some have raised concerns that this photo provision would lead to confusion and long lines at the polls. I tend to agree.
As a compromise, the Senate will consider an amendment that will delay the camera provisions for two years but permit the tightening of forms of identification to go forward. We believe this latter portion is important as the forms of ID that will be allowed have clear guidelines for how they are issued. For example, more precaution is taken in issuing a passport or driver's license to someone than in issuing a library card or university ID. We believe this will help to enhance the security of our elections.
To help the implementation of this phase, the amendment will allow local election officials to accept other forms of photo ID as they deem necessary and permit those known to the election official to vote; both subject to a challenge from election observers. As is the case now, if a voter is unable to produce acceptable ID, he or she will still be allowed to vote after signing an affidavit.
We all want fair elections, and though we may from time to time disagree on the processes needed to ensure them, we should recognize a good compromise when it is before us.
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COLDWATER � Despite his being meth-free and successfully completing treatment, Branch County Circuit Judge Bill O�Grady gave John Roush, 40, the maximum nine months in county jail because of the danger he presented to his children.
Both sons, now ages 11 and 13, tested positive for meth after meth labs and components were found on Roush's Wright Road property in October 2011.
Roush said while using meth, "You don�t always think clearly." He never realized he was exposing his sons to the drug, he said.�He pleaded guilty to possession of meth.
Defense attorney J.R. Colbeck asked the judge to suspend all the time over the 89 days Roush had served because of his successes.
On the day the lab was discovered,�a Department of Natural Resources officer was called to Wright Road and ticketed Roush for hunting within the 450-foot safety zone from a dwelling, trespassing on farm land to hunt, hunting deer without a license and possession of a firearm while bow hunting.
His trial had been set three times but was then dismissed by former Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mark Webb when told the case had to be tried. He then recharged Roush.
Branch County Prosecutor Ralph Kimble said Roush did not appear to be "a major part of the meth problem we have in Branch County today."
As part of his Probate Court supervision in the process to regain custody of�his�sons, Roush�passed every drug test and completed STARS rehabilitation.
"I hope you stay on your path of recovery. Promises mean nothing. It�s about performance," O�Grady told Roush.
Roush's�wife Jennica Roush, 37, had previously pled guilty and is on�two years' probation after serving three months in connection with the case.
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Medicaid remains big budget hurdleGARRY RAYNO
June 16. 2013 12:12AM
The opening salvos were fired last week in the budget war between the House and Senate.
At budget negotiators' first meeting Friday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem, attempted to take several of the key issues off the table: Medicaid expansion, tax and fee increases and puffing up revenue estimates to pay for additional spending.
Over the next four days there will be plenty of discussions about all three items, beginning with the key piece: Medicaid.
Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Democrats who control the House want the state to expand the state-federal health insurance program for the poor, disabled and elderly under the Affordable Care Act.
However, the Republican-controlled Senate wants to wait to "find a New Hampshire solution" while a commission studies the effect of expansion on the state.
Morse said the issue is far too complex to discuss in three days.
Later, Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, left the door open just a crack, saying he was willing to discuss changing the commission, its time frame for reporting and what it would study.
That is not going to satisfy the House or the governor or even several members of Bragdon's own Republican caucus who want to see something done that will expand health insurance coverage for state residents while the feds are footing the bill for the next three years.
Medicaid expansion has the support of hospitals that want to see some money for treating poor patients who do not pay their bills, though the hospitals would receive better compensation if private insurance covered those people not able to afford it.
The fight may not be settled in the budget, but the House and Hassan are certainly going to have to receive something in return, such as assurances something would be done early in January before letting that piece of the budget go.
If either side digs in their heels, that alone could blow up the budget and send bill drafting to the continuing resolution file, which would allow the state to operate after June 30 at this year's spending levels — not something many state agencies or the executive branch want.
The other big area of disagreement is a $50 million across-the-board cut in compensation and benefits, that would mean an estimated 700 layoffs for state workers.
The House upped its revenue estimates enough to nearly make up the $50 million reduction, but that is not likely to persuade Senate negotiators.
Chances are the House will agree to some reductions, but it will not be the $50 million the Senate wants.
Another area of contention is taxes.
Morse tried to end any discussion of tobacco or gas tax increases approved by the House when he said Senate Republicans would not support any tax or fee increases.
The Senate wants business tax credits to remain in place. They were passed last year but don't go into effect until the upcoming biennium. Hassan and the House want them delayed an additional two years.
The tax area is ripe for compromise, but just what that is will depend on how much revenue is needed for the budget.
Charter schools, school building aid and state help for local water and sewer projects are also areas of contention that need to be resolved but are certainly not insurmountable in the next three days.
A budget agreement is certainly achievable before the week is out, but only if the sides can agree on what to do with Medicaid expansion.
Medicaid expansion will be discussed by negotiators Monday, and that should give everyone a pretty good idea whether to expect a long hot summer in Concord or a cool summer breeze off the lake or ocean.
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Medicaid Expansion Push: Before the Senate voted on its budget this month, advocates for Medicaid expansion held press conferences and used every opportunity they could to push their cause.
Last week, the drumbeat continued, and it will keep going.
One of the advocacy groups, Granite State Progress, distributed a mailer in the districts of nine Republican senators asking residents whether they knew where their senator was sending their tax dollars and noting that if the residents didn't act, the money would go to other states.
The fliers ask voters to call their state senator to urge him or her to vote to expand Medicaid.
The senators targeted are Jeanie Forrester of Meredith, Jeb Bradley of Wolfeboro, Bob Odell of Lempster, Andy Sanborn of Bedford, David Boutin of Hooksett, Russell Prescott of Kingston, Nancy Stiles of Hampton, Bragdon and Morse.
Rallies will be held this week in Concord as well targeting the budget negotiations.
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What Could Have Been: The two major sources of new revenue proposed this session — a gas tax increase and casino gambling — are essentially dead during budget discussions, with little hope of anything more than a token increase in the gas tax or auto registrations to keep the Interstate 93 expansion project from Salem to Manchester moving forward.
Gambling is as dead as anything could be this time of year after the House killed Senate Bill 152 last month by a fairly significant vote.
"We committed the greatest mistake in the history of the state," said prime sponsor Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester. "The state gave away its ability to create thousands of jobs and enhance state revenues dramatically."
Last week, reports out of Maine indicated the Oxford Casino, just across the border from the Conway area, made about $65 million during its first year of operation, which netted Maine $23.8 million in state revenue.
The casino has 814 video slot machines and 22 table games, which is about a quarter of the size of the casino proposed under SB 152.
Clyde Barrow of the Northeast Gaming Research Project at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth said first-year results show the casino is a success.
Barrow was one of the experts the Joint House Gaming super committee heard while reviewing SB 152 before voting, 23-22, to kill it.
Bob Bahre, former owner of the New Hampshire International Speedway, is one of the principals in the development of the Oxford Casino, which was recently sold for $160 million to Churchill Downs Inc. Properties, which owns the home of the Kentucky Derby.
The Oxford Casino's success has revived discussions of a new racino — or combination racetrack and casino — at Scarborough Downs in Biddeford, Maine, with Ocean Properties involved in the proposed project. Ocean Properties renovated the Wentworth-by-the-Sea resort in New Castle.
"Now we have Maine and Massachusetts on our borders," D'Allesandro said. "We all know New Hampshire is the best place. We have the best access and egress, the center of population and the history of being a tourist destination."
He said with a casino in the southern area of the state, people would come here in record numbers.
D'Allesandro, a member of the Senate budget negotiating team, said a casino would have produced the revenue needed to pay for the things the House and Senate are fighting over.
"We gave up the best opportunity we've had since we put in the lottery," D'Allesandro said.
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Aging New Hampshire: While lawmakers are arguing over providing health insurance for the working poor through Medicaid expansion, maybe they should be talking about Medicare, nursing homes, community-based services and assisted living.
According to Governing, an organization that provides information to state and local elected officials and others, New Hampshire's median age grew faster than that in any other state since 2010.
While New Hampshire does not have the oldest median age for any state, the median age of Granite Staters increased from 41.2 years to 42 since 2010, or 8.7 percent.
New Hampshire is the third-oldest state in the nation, behind Maine at 43.5 years and Vermont at 42.3. West Virginia ranks fourth at 41.7 years.
According to Governing, some of the highest concentrations of older Americans can be found in New England.
The national median age is 37.4 years, up from 37.2 in 2010. Only North Dakota, Alaska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C., showed decreases in median age, according to Census Bureau figures.
Within New Hampshire, residents of Carroll and Coos counties have the highest median age, at 49.7 and 47.6, respectively, while Strafford and Hillsborough counties have the lowest, at 37.2 and 40.1 years, respectively.
Strafford County benefits from having about 15,000 students in Durham to bring down the median age.
Other counties with a large number of students — such as Grafton, with Dartmouth College and Plymouth State University, and Cheshire, with Keene State College — also have lower median ages, with Grafton at 42.1 years and Cheshire at 41.2.
Merrimack County, with the state capital, is a little bit older, at 42.4 years.
Some have been warning for a while that the state's aging population would bring problems. Maybe it's coming to fruition sooner than expected.


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Thanks in part to two gifts from alumni, the Blue Devil Revolution Bike Program is gaining traction at Lawrence Technological University. The bike racks in front of dorms, academic buildings and Ridler Field House have started to fill up as students find that they can speed up their daily routines without using an automobile.
It's a trend that architecture student Scott Hill believes is gaining momentum. "If you live nearby, we hope you take a bike instead of a car to get to campus," said Hill, who is the part-time student assistant for the bike program. "It's better for you and better for the environment."
The big change this year is the addition of six Schwinn S-1 Cruisers – single-speed bicycles well suited for getting around campus – which were the commencement gift of the Class of 2013. Students can rent a bike for a day at no charge by filling out a short form at Ridler Field House. On some days all the bikes are signed out.
Student Recreation previously offered several Diamondback mountain bikes for student use, and one of Hill's responsibilities is to do the necessary maintenance to keep three or four of these older bikes in service.
There have been organized bike tours of the campus and bike-to-work days. "A lot more people are taking an interest in what we are doing," Hill said.
Hill hopes LTU can qualify in two or three years for the designation as a Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists. The application has dozens of requirements starting with the physical infrastructure and hardware to support cycling and including programs that provide education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation.
Hill's salary for 10-15 hours a week is covered by a grant from LTU alumnusMike Darga and his family. The grant also calls for a non-motorized campus master plan by studio[Ci] in the College of Architecture and Design under the direction of Associate Professor Constance Bodurow.
Darga is a regular participant in the Tour de Troit, an annual event that gives bicycle enthusiasts a rare opportunity to "take over" the streets and explore many of Detroit's historic areas and iconic landmarks. This year's event in September drew 6,000 riders.
Darga became involved in Tour de Troit through Giffels Webster, an engineering and planning firm headquartered in downtown Detroit. Darga is a senior project manager at the firm, specializing in municipal and non-motorized transportation and urban infrastructure.
At his second Tour de Troit, Darga bumped into Lawrence Tech student cyclists led by Bodurow, who serves as faculty adviser to the LTU Bike Crew that has developed the mountain bike trails at the Point. This encounter ultimately led to the birth of the LTU Blue Devil Revolution.
"When I attended Lawrence Tech, it was almost entirely a commuter campus," Darga said. "At that time, there wasn't always a lot of time for the social experience between classes and work. With the transitioning to more of a residential campus community, there is a need and opportunity for students to travel by methods other than just car."
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It's hard not to be incensed about the lawsuit filed by former head of AIG - bailout sour grapes.
Regardless of your views regarding the wisdom of the government's bailout of AIG in 2008, it's hard not to be incensed about the lawsuit filed its former CEO Maurice Greenberg.
Greenberg currently owns 12% of AIG's stock. That's a huge amount and much of it was most likely accumulated as a result of a bloated pay package while AIG's CEO. He and his sons have controlled a major portion of the insurance industry: a family that's probably the 1% of the 1%!
Bailout summary
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a multinational insurance corporation and the world's largest insurance and financial services corporation in 2006. It's also a provider of life insurance and retirement services for companies, institutions and individuals (affecting the retirements of a whole bunch of you's and me's).
In the fall of 2008, AIG was in crisis and on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection due to imminent insolvency as a result of risky bets on mortgage-related investments. While CEO at AIG, Greenberg himself surely was involved in decisions that contributed to its dire condition in 2008.
There weren't any private investors willing to save the company. So the U.S. government came to the rescue as AIG was considered "too big to fail" - that is, its bankruptcy would have had a devastating ripple effect that could push the country into a catastrophic depression.
In 2008 and 2009, the United States extended financial support to AIG that totaled as much as $182.5 billion. Today, the company is in robust health and the United States has reported a positive return of $22.7 billion on the bailout.
Greenberg's lawsuit
In his lawsuit against the government seeking $25 billion in damages, Greenberg whines that the 14% interest rate on the government loan was "punitive."
Complaining about a 14% interest rate - now that's only something that a super-wealthy investor with an "entitlement" mentality would have the audacity to do. Compare that to the astronomical interest rates charged by payday loan companies.
Keep in mind that Greenberg is asking you and me, as taxpayers, to pay the $25 billion in damages that he seeks in his misguided lawsuit against the US (that stands for "us" taxpayers, not the wealthy individuals and corporations that pay low if any taxes due to tax loopholes enjoyed by corporations - aka Corporate Welfare).
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May 27, 1927 - March 1, 2013
Dee Peterson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her own home last Friday evening.
Dallas (Dee) Lee Peterson was born in Iredell County, North Carolina to E.C. Sharpe and Etta Meadows Sharpe. Dee moved across the country to Ashland, Oregon in 1948. On January 2, 1950, she married Gordon Peterson. Gordon and Dee enjoyed 63 years of marriage together.
In addition to being a full-time wife and mother, Dee worked at Shady Cove Elementary School. She retired as head cook and manager of food services after working 27 years. She was always busy, even in retirement. Her hobbies were many, including gardening, oil painting, cross-stitch, cake decorating, collecting carnival glass, and genealogy.
Dee is survived by her husband, Gordon; daughter, Connie Prettyman; daughter and son-in law, Mikie and Steve Jones; daughter-in-law, Marti Peterson; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren (with one on the way.) She was preceded in death by her mother and father; all eight of her siblings; and son, Ray Peterson, in 2010.
A viewing will be held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Conger-Morris Funeral Home, 767 S. Riverside Ave., Medford. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at New Song Church, 4044 Crater Lake Avenue, #E, Medford.
Dee passed peacefully, after being cared for by her husband, Gordon, for many years. Gordon wishes to extend his particular thanks to his son-in-law, Steve Jones, and other family members and caregivers for all their help and assistance over the last few months. Dee was greatly loved and will be missed by all her family.


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Residents in the Smyrna-Clayton areas now have access to a 24-hour area healthcare facility as Bayhealth's 24-hour Emergency Center in Smyrna at their Smyrna-Clayton Medical Services building on Carter Road officially opened Tuesday morning.
The $3.4 million eight-bed facility is staffed by specialists in emergency medicine and offers state-of-the-art technology and rapid access to emergency care.
"We are ready to handle whatever walks in the door," said Steven Talbot, DO, Medical Director at the Emergency Center.
The emergency center was built to answer the need expressed by residents, local EMS and state agencies.
A ribbon cutting was held earlier this month.
Bayhealth CEO Terry Murphy said at the ribbon cutting that last year, American Legion Ambulance 64 transported 2,800 patients to Kent General's emergency department. Ambulance 64, which covers a 62-mile radius surrounding Smyrna and Clayton, transported patients at a minimum of 50 minutes round trip. With the new facility, Bayhealth is cutting 12 miles and time off the trip to the closest ER.
Moreover, Murphy said in the last 10 years, the communities of Smyrna, Clayton, Middletown, and Townsend have experienced significant growth resulting in heavy demands on local primary and specialty care physicians. Murphy said last year 6,300 people traveled from these areas to Kent General for emergency care.
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Police blame drunk driver for deadly crash on I-93 in Windham
July 04. 2013 3:23AM
WINDHAM -- A Berlin woman was charged with aggravated drunken driving after her car slammed into a vehicle stopped to change a tire in the breakdown lane of Interstate 93 at Exit 3 in Windham, killing one a man who had been riding in the car.
State Police said a Honda Accord stopped in the breakdown lane near Exit 3 southbound and the driver and two passengers were removing the spare tire from the trunk. A Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Pauline Kochniec, 47, of Berlin slammed into the Honda from behind.
The man who had been driving was dragged along the highway and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
A woman who was riding in the Honda was taken to Parkland Medical Center with what State Police termed serious injuries. The other passenger in the Honda was not injured.
Kochniec was waken to Elliott Hospital to be examined. Police say she could face additional charges.
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Woman charged with using stolen checks, ATM card
May 10. 2013 10:57PM
NASHUA - A woman who allegedly who allegedly stole and used checks and an ATM card in February was arrested Thursday by Nashua police.
Police said Andrea Iannotti, 38, who has "no fixed address," stole the checks and ATM card from someone she knew and used them several times. She was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and four counts of forgery.


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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has asked a Massachusetts lawyer to present arguments on why the justices should not rule on a federal gay marriage law next year.
The high court says it invited lawyer Vicki C. Jackson of Cambridge to argue whether the high court can even rule on the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
The justices want to consider whether it's constitutional to deny married homosexual couples federal benefits that are available to heterosexual married couples. The Obama administration says it's not, and decided not to defend the law. In its place, a group of House lawmakers want to defend the law before the high court.
Jackson will argue that House members cannot substitute themselves for administration officials, and therefore the Supreme Court cannot rule on the issue.


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Unease cancels Hooksett 8th-grade trip to Washington, D.C.
By TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
Hooksett middle school trip to D.C. is back on, June 7-10
HOOKSETT - Citing security concerns in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Hooksett School District has cancelled a trip its 8th graders were to take today to Washington, D.C.
"We feel there are safety concerns with our students being in the District of Columbia at this time," school board Chairman Trisha Korkosz said Wednesday night.
Korkosz said the board was concerned about the trip following Monday's bombings in Boston, in which three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and 176 were injured.
She said 107 students and 11 chaperones were going to go to the nation's capitol today and come back Sunday. Several cities, including Washington, placed themselves on heightened states of alert after the bombings.
Korkosz said the board understands parents and students will not be pleased by the decision.
"It was a very difficult decision," she said. "We certainly appreciate that families are very upset about this and students are very upset."
She said the district will try to get the students to Washington soon.
"We will be working with our travel agent to reschedule them for a time when the District of Columbia is not in a heightened state of security," she said.


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NH's Sen. Ayotte laments cod, haddock fishing limitsBy GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
July 24. 2013 9:27PM
Sen. Kelly Ayotte expressed frustration at a Senate commerce subcommittee meeting Tuesday about the drastic effects that cod and haddock catch reductions are having on New Hampshire fishermen.
The hearing was the first in a series being held as the committee takes up the issue of reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which regulates the commercial fishing industry nationally. A small group of senators heard from New Hampshire and Massachusetts fishermen and others about what changes they feel need to be made to the act.
In January, the New England Fisheries Management Council approved a 77 percent cut in Gulf of Maine cod and haddock catch allotments through 2015. That and other measures have all but stopped commercial ground fishing in New Hampshire.
Josh Weirsma, sector manager for New Hampshire's fisheries, testified during the hearing that because boats recently had to stop fishing for dogfish, only four total boats were fishing in New Hampshire — down from 36 in 2009.
Ayotte said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is charged not just with protecting fish stocks, but fishing communities, and pressed John Bullard, northeast regional administrator for NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, about how he planned to do that.
"This is a matter of survival for an honorable and noble profession in New Hampshire," Ayotte said. "New Hampshire fishermen who have, many of them, had this in their families, they have fished the waters and believe firmly in sustaining the stocks because it is part of their livelihood and yet they have not been given the opportunity to even transition," Ayotte said.
"It seems to me they care deeply about what they do, we are proud of them, yet so many of them are going out of business," the Republican senator said.
Bullard said it bothers him, too, as a native of the fishing port of New Bedford, Mass.
"The condition of cod stocks in New England is something that keeps me up at night as well. I wrestle with it, especially the situation in New Hampshire, a state that had six processing plants and is down to one, the Yankee Co-op," Bullard said. He said it is something he considered in adjusting a harbor porpoise closure instituted last year that would have shut down the ground fishery during the most important months of the season.
He said in the long-term, the question is what can be done to rebuild the stocks.
"Now long-term is one thing — if you can't get to the long-term because you go out of business, then what difference does it make," Bullard said.
Ayotte agreed, and stated that is why she does not understand why interim measures were not extended.
Bullard said the request was rejected both for legal reasons, and because the fish just are not out there.
"There are other fish out there, and we are working very hard with the fishermen to find ways to get people through this," Bullard said.
He said he recently talked with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker who said she is committed to doing whatever she can to help, including helping fishermen catch the fish that are still in abundance and building markets for them.
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Natural gas futures climbed to a 13-week high in New York after a government report showed that U.S. inventories fell by more than forecast last week as cold weather boosted demand.
Gas rose 3.2% after the Energy Information Administration said stockpiles fell 146 billion cubic feet in the week ended March 1 to 2.083 trillion, sending a year-over- year deficit to the widest gap since July 2008. Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg showed a decline of 132 billion cubic feet. Below-normal temperatures swept across most of the U.S. last week, according to Commodity Weather Group LLC.
"You are still driven mostly by Mother Nature and that can be a huge deviation," said Kyle Cooper, director of research with IAF Advisors in Houston. "You have a bullish year-on-year comparison and there is a lot of upward momentum in the market."
Natural gas for April delivery gained 11.2 cents to $3.582 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement price since Dec. 6. Trading volume was 53 percent above the 100-day average at 2:42 p.m. The futures have risen 6.9% this year.
April $3.25 puts were the most active gas options in electronic trading. They declined 1.3 cents to 1 cent per million Btu on volume of 721 contracts at 2:43 p.m. Puts accounted for 51% of options volume.
Spread Narrows
The discount for April contracts to October, a gauge of summer demand for gas, narrowed 2.1 cents to 19.7 cents, the least since Dec. 18. The discount over the past month has been at its narrowest compared with any April-October spread for the same period going back to 2004.
The stockpile decrease was bigger than the five-year average decline for the week of 107 billion cubic feet, EIA data show. Supplies fell by 92 billion during the same period last year. The previous winter was the fourth-warmest on record for the lower 48 states, which reduced demand amid record production.
A surplus to the five-year average narrowed to 14.8% from 16% the previous week. Gas supplies were also 14.8% below year-earlier inventories, compared with 12.1% in last week's report.
The bigger-than-expected withdrawal from storage is indicative of the cold snap last week and a seasonal shutdown of nuclear generation, said Stephen Schork, president of Schork Group Inc., a consulting group in Villanova, Pennsylvania. "It's maintenance season and we have less electrons being fired up by the nukes so that is steering demand toward natural gas."
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The Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge, which connects Worcester and Shrewsbury over Lake Quinsigamond via Route 9, will continue to maintain two lanes of traffic in both directions throughout construction, which is on track to be completed in late summer 2015.
Representatives of Middlesex Corp., the contractor responsible for the overall management of the project, gave a presentation to Shrewsbury business owners at the Lakeway Business District Association's general meeting Wednesday.
Currently, workers are using a 300-ton crane to drive 36-inch wide steel pipe pilings into the ground beneath the lake, deep enough to support the weight of the new eastbound bridge. Evan McCormick, project manager for Middlesex Corp., said that because of calculations that were "overly optimistic," some of the 140-foot pilings are not long enough to reach bedrock and support the bridge.
"We are splicing additional lengths of steel on to these piles so that they can be driven deeper than we originally anticipated," he said.
Despite the minor setback, the project is projected to be completed several months before the contractual deadline in winter 2015.
According to Rob Pine, project executive at Middlesex, the pile driving will last one or two months and then the erection of concrete piers can begin on top of the piles. The piles will support four piers, which will, along with the two abutments at the bridge's ends, support the steel superstructure of the new bridge.
"Everything's geared toward getting the big structural steel members here in the spring," said Mr. McCormick, noting that those steel components are being fabricated in a facility in Maine. "The steel gets erected on the piers that have been built all winter."
One potential problem the team has anticipated is the lake freezing over. Mr. Pine said they plan to use tugboats to keep the water moving and if necessary will bring in excavators to break up ice.
The steel structure of the eastbound bridge will be constructed throughout next summer and the bridge will be paved and ready to handle traffic around this time next year, Mr. McCormick said.
The new eastbound bridge will then carry four lanes of traffic — two lanes in each direction — while the current bridge is demolished the following winter. Then the new westbound bridge will be constructed in the old bridge's place, with very little expected impact on traffic flow.
"We're required to maintain two lanes of traffic in both directions at all times — all peak hours," Mr. Pine said. "Never during the daytime will the traffic flow be reduced to below two lanes in each direction."
The low impact on drivers will be possible because most of the work is being done from the water. The scores of boaters who use Lake Quinsigamond for recreation will not be as fortunate.
"There will be impact on the boaters — there's no way around that," Mr. McCormick said. "The regattas and the rowing and the sailing will be affected for the next couple of summers. Our job is to coordinate so that they can plan their events and recreation around (the construction)."
According to Shrewsbury Town Planner Kristen Las, the construction team has been committed to keeping town officials, and the public, in the loop.
"Every time we ask them to speak at a town function they've been willing to come," she said. "They update us on the schedule and how the engineering is going. We have no issue at all with them. They've been very accommodating."


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350.org: Getting to Work in 2010
Mar 30, 2010
- With a weak climate "agreement" coming out of Copenhagen, the 350.org campaign urges citizens to get to work in 2010—whether politicians are on board or not.
Immigrants on the Trail of Dreams
Mar 26, 2010
- Four undocumented students are walking from Miami to Washington, D.C., risking deportation to tell the stories of immigrants living in the shadows.
Nina Jablonski—The Illusion and Power of Skin Color
Mar 26, 2010
- Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure.
Banking on Change
Mar 18, 2010
- With a briefcase and a motorcycle, a banker in India gets poor communities on their feet—and, in the process, blurs the lines between finance and community organizing.
Green-collar Jobs in Newark, New Jersey
Mar 09, 2010
- A weatherization program in Newark, New Jersey, is creating jobs and helping low-income residents save money.
Drafting Nature's Constitution
Mar 02, 2010
- Video: Simply regulating pollution will never really stop it. Mari Margil of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund discusses why we need a fundamental change in the way we use law to protect nature.
Avatar in the Amazon
Feb 23, 2010
- Indigenous Amazonian communities in Ecuador share their take on the American blockbuster, Avatar.
World Economic Forum, Take Two
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- Prankster filmmakers found a way to make business and political leaders say all the right things.
The Hapa Project
Feb 11, 2010
- Artist Kip Fulbeck's portrait project delves into the complex relationship between race and identity for hapas, a growing population in multiracial America.
An Interview With Paolo Lugari, Founder of Las Gaviotas
Feb 10, 2010
- Paolo Lugari, the founder of Las Gaviotas in Colombia, describes how the incredible energy of the human spirit has made Las Gaviotas into a world-famous example of sustainable living in a harsh environment.
End of the Long Summer
Feb 10, 2010
- Author Dianne Dumanoski discusses climate change as a human crisis and why we must find our way "through this thicket of uncertainty."
A Call to Bring the World Together…
Feb 08, 2010
- Video: Since its November 2009 launch, over 36,000 people have affirmed the Charter for Compassion, a project that sprouted from author Karen Armstrong's TED speech. Based on the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," the charter is a result of public input from 150,000 religious and secular people worldwide.
Dave Moore: Fighter for Civil Rights and Working People
Jan 27, 2010
- Video: A tribute to Dave Moore, an icon of the civil rights and labor movements, who passed away in the fall of 2009 at the age of 97.
Silk Purse from Sow's Ear
Jan 26, 2010
- Two Brooklyn, New York, furniture designers salvage scrap from New York's woodworking industry and turn the discarded material into one-of-a-kind pieces.
We Are All Connected
Jan 25, 2010
- Electronic musician John Boswell's project "The Symphony of Science" sets scientific knowledge to music, exploring our relationship with one another and with the universe.
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The slogans scrawled across the walls of Paris in May 1968 suggest possibilities most of us have forgotten or that were long ago deemed preposterous. "Never work!" said one slogan. "The more you consume the less you live!" warned another. The words, restless and uncompromising, ask you to wake up, to change your life, to find a better way to live.
At its zenith in the late 1960s, the Situationist International could claim that "our ideas are in everyone's mind," even though the SI itself never had more than a few dozen members. When the whole world was exploding in 1968, the Situationist texts that had appeared throughout the decade read like road maps for revolution, full of slogans and tactics that youthful rebels picked up en route to wildly varying destinations.
Nearly forgotten after their dissolution in 1972, the Situationist legacy was recovered in 1989 with the publication of Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces, which purported to trace the subterranean relationships between medieval heresy, nineteenth-century utopianism, Dada, Surrealism, Situationism, soul music and punk rock.
Today, Situationism exerts considerable–though often unacknowledged and depoliticized–influence over academic discourse and artistic practice in many media. It also plays a role in shaping the movement for global justice (or the "antiglobalization movement," as its critics like to call it), from Naomi Klein's book No Logo to the magazine Adbusters to the proliferating network of Independent Media Centers. Kept alive by a stream of reprints, anthologies and retrospectives from mostly anarchist presses, the Situationist critique continues to gain fresh adherents.
The most recent anthology, Beneath the Paving Stones: Situationists and the Beach, May 1968, includes three major Situationist pamphlets, along with eyewitness accounts, photographs, poster art, leaflets and other documents of France's almost-revolution. City Lights, meanwhile, has published what is the inaugural volume of its "Contributions to the History of the Situationist International and Its Time," a long conversation with Jean-Michel Mension called The Tribe.
Jean-Michel Mension was a petty criminal and teenage drunk who hung around the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood of Paris from 1952 to 1954. There he met the Lettrists, a movement of poets and painters founded in the late 1940s by Isidore Isou in response to the growing impotence of Surrealism, and taught them to smoke hash, snort ether and consume heroic amounts of alcohol. It was in this capacity that Mension met Guy Debord, the bookish filmmaker who would later become the chief theorist of the SI.
In the photos throughout The Tribe, Debord is bespectacled and a bit short, resembling a young Woody Allen. Yet his slight physical stature belied a ferocious intellect and messianic personality, one that Marcus in Lipstick Traces identifies in young rebels from eighteenth-century blasphemer Saint-Just to punk rocker Johnny Rotten. "His instincts," says Marcus, "are basically cruel; his manner is intransigent…. He is beyond temptation, because despite his utopian rhetoric satisfaction is the last thing on his mind…. He trails bitter comrades behind him like Hansel his breadcrumbs."


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I'm working on this years mailing now but in a fit of procrastination I worked up a freebie download for you to use (should you want to send out a little extra surprise to your friends and family this year).
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July 12. 2013 10:25PM
Collins' two homers help Bedford topple North LL
By IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
Bedford pitcher Jacoby Collins takes a slow rolling hit by Manchester North batter Dom Dizillo for the throw to first. (Bruce Taylor/Union Leader)
— Bedford led 6-0 early and then held on late for an 8-6 win over host Manchester North in the Little League District I losers' bracket final Friday night.
Bedford will host undefeated Salem at 1 p.m. today in the finals. A Bedford win would force a winner-take-all game on Monday.
Bedford's Jacoby Collins hit a three-run home run in the first inning and a solo shot in the third and pitched into the fifth to lead the way.
"He had a big day," said Bedford coach Tom Destafani. "I think getting in front early was big. We knew they had good pitching."
Trailing 8-3 in the bottom of the fifth, North's first two batters reached base as Kyle Swetland walked and Brendon Courtney was hit by a pitch.
Collins then gave way to reliever Evan Schwartz, who quickly got two outs, but Nate Goonan hit a line drive home run to left to make it an 8-6 game.
Schwartz was able to close the door in the fifth and worked a relatively quiet sixth, allowing a single to Kyle Bosse before earning the final two outs.
"These kids pretty much always believe. No matter who was out there, they were all supportive," said North coach Matt Pellerin of his team's comeback effort. "They worked hard. It didn't matter, win or lose."
With Bedford on top 3-0 in the third, Schwartz walked and Spencer Adams hit a two-run homer. Collins' second blast followed to make it 6-0. Schwartz singled home a run in the fourth and Collins scored on a Cade Destafani bunt in the fifth to make it 8-3.
North got its first runs on a two-run double from Swetland in the third to make it 6-2. Collins emerged from the fourth with only one run allowed on a Bosse RBI single that made it 7-3.
It could have been a big inning for North, but a double play erased two baserunners.
It was nearly a triple play started by Schwartz at third base, but Jack Mulcahy beat the final throw to first.


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February 01. 2014 9:14PM
By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
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ZACHARY J PATTERSON, 19, of Raymond
- Two teenagers - one from Derry, the other from Raymond - have turned themselves in to authorities in connection with what police are calling a "horrific" sexual assault on a disabled child last summer.
Vincent A. Pittore, 18, of 213 Bypass 28 in Derry, was arraigned last Thursday in 10th Circuit Court, Portsmouth district, on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, a Class A felony. A judge ordered him held on $100,000 cash bail, pending a probable cause hearing on Friday, according to published reports.
A second teen, Zachary Patterson, 19, of 10 Twins Road, Raymond, turned himself in to police on Friday and is being held on $30,000 cash bail. He will be arraigned Monday in district court on charges of interference with custody, reckless conduct, transportation of alcoholic beverages and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Capt. Mike Schwartz said he could not release much information about the allegations against the two; the affidavit in the case is sealed. But he called it a "horrific" crime.
The victim is younger than 16 and disabled, Schwartz said.
"There was alcohol that's provided, and after the alcohol was introduced, this poor victim is sexually assaulted," he said. "Both of these people charged played a part in committing these serious crime."
According to Schwartz, the assault happened last August and police have been investigating for months. He said his agency worked with the Rockingham County Child Advocacy Center to protect and interview the alleged victim.
He said police appreciate the public's help in finding those responsible. "We've been working for quite a while to try to get them in custody," he said.
Both men turned themselves in on arrest warrants at the police department, police said, and both are being held at Rockingham County Jail.
Anyone with information can call Detective Kristyn Bernier at 427-1500.


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February 04. 2013 10:40PM
NH students tread water in statewide assessment test
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NECAP results for New Hampshire towns
New Hampshire students held their own in reading and showed slight improvements in math and writing in statewide standardized tests taken last fall.
Reading test results showed 79 percent of third- through eighth-graders and 11th-graders statewide proved themselves proficient (22 percent) or proficient with distinction (57 percent) on the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) - the same percentage as the year before.
Meanwhile, students statewide scored slightly better in math and writing than they did the year before, according to test results made public Jan. 31. Students who performed at proficient or proficient with distinction levels totaled 68 percent in math last fall, compared to 67 percent the year before.
A total 55 percent students performed at proficient and above levels in writing last fall, compared to 54 percent the year before.
The remaining students scored at either partial proficiency or substantially below proficient.
Manchester lags
Manchester students in grades three through eight and eleventh-graders collectively scored below state levels.
The percentage of Manchester students scoring proficient or better in reading last fall was 61 compared to 62 percent the year before; 50 percent in math compared to 51 percent the year before; and 44 percent in writing compared to 41 percent the year before.
But test scores show clear improvement when reviewed by grade level over the last three years, said Merry Fortier, school accountability consultant with the state Department of Education.
"By the time students got in eighth grade, their scores are still below the state average, but they are the highest (they've been) in three years. So they are trending in the direction you want them to trend in and that's true in reading, math and writing," she said.
Smyth Road and Green Acres Elementary schools had the highest reading and math proficiency scores, she said. Hallsville went from 62 percent to 69 percent reading proficiency, while Weston increased from 65 percent to 70 percent reading proficiency.
"Again, this isn't where they want to be. But they are moving in a positive direction," Fortier said.
Eleventh-graders at Manchester public high schools generally did not perform as well.
Manchester Memorial High School saw math proficiency fall from 30 percent to 24 percent and writing drop from 45 to 39 percent. Reading remained nearly unchanged: 70 percent to 69 percent.
At Manchester Central High School, reading went from 77 percent to 64 percent proficiency while writing dropped from 56 percent to 41 percent. Math remained nearly the same, going from 31 percent to 30 percent.
Manchester West High School saw gains in writing and math proficiency, 19 percent to 21 percent and 18 percent to 19 percent respectively. Reading went from 55 percent to 53 percent.
Bedford, Goffstown
The percentage of Bedford students who showed themselves at least proficient in reading, math and writing were 93, 87 and 71 percent respectively. This compares with reading, math and writing scores of 94 percent, 88 percent and 75 percent the year before.
In Goffstown, 84 percent of the students scored proficient and above in reading, 72 percent in math and 64 percent in writing in 2012. This compares to 84 percent who scored at least proficient in reading, 73 percent in math and 58 percent in writing the year prior.
Hooksett results
In Hooksett, 87 percent of students scored at least proficient in reading, 80 percent in math and 63 percent in writing in 2012.
This compares with 84 percent who scored at least proficient in reading, 81 percent in math and 63 percent in writing the year before.
State Education Commissioner Virginia Barry called the statewide 2012 NECAP performances "statistically the same" compared with prior years.
This is the eighth year NECAP tests were taken by third- through eighth-graders and the sixth year it has been administered to high school students, she said.
"Approximately 10 percent more students at each grade and in each content area are achieving grade-level standards than were at the beginning of the NECAP assessment program," Barry said in a statement.


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. An officer in a marked patrol car noted a white vehicle in front of him with a brake light out, and pulled it over. He made contact with the female driver who told him that she did not have a driver's license on her, or any other form of ID. She provided the officer with a name that came back from dispatch as having a valid driver's license. The officer recognized the male front seat passenger, and the woman in the back seat identified herself as the registered owner of the vehicle. The officer gave the driver a verbal warning, and let them leave. On Jan. 9, the officer received information that the woman that he had pulled over may have been using someone else's identity, and after reviewing photos, he determined that the driver was a woman with three active warrants out for her arrest, as well as having a revoked driver's license for an alcohol offense. An arrest warrant was sought for the woman for criminal impersonation and driving under revocation.
. An officer was dispatched to Walmart for an adult male shoplifter. They had a Dolores male detained after they had observed him acting suspiciously and hanging around the west exit, and then go past a register without paying. A loss prevention associate was waiting for him when he exited the store. The man had one item in his cart: a rocking chair valued at $70. This was the second time the man had been caught for shoplifting at the store, and he was charged with criminal trespass in addition to shoplifting.
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. An officer returned a call to a woman who reported that the day before at approximately 3:45 p.m. she discovered that she was missing her wedding ring. She had been in the family locker room at the Cortez Recreation Center, and had taken the ring off and put it down. She left the Rec Center, and immediately returned, but was unable to locate the ring. The woman had seen only one other person leave the room while she was there. The ring is described as a large gold center band with a smaller gold band affixed to each side, and has three diamonds; the center diamond was a larger stone in a diamond shape with a smaller princess-cut diamonds on either side. The ring was valued at $3,000. The woman was able to provide photographs of the missing ring.
. The loss prevention associate for Walmart spoke with an officer to report a shoplifter. He stated that he observed a male wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and carrying a black backpack, in the electronics department. The suspect grabbed a Schosche four-plug USB wall charger, walked to the hardware department, and concealed the item in his backpack. He then went to the fabric and crafts department, and stole a bottle of tulip-colored fabric paint and a pack of 100-count 3-by-4 inch fabric craft bags. When the suspect tried to walk out the east doors after bypassing the cash registers without paying, he was confronted by loss prevention and gave back the craft items and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponge and two five-hour energy drinks. He then ran out the door and towards the Giant gas station and Denny's. While he was running, a fixed blade knife fell out of the suspect's backpack. The knife was described as a serrated 3-inch blade with a blue and black handle, and as being in the shape of a hook. The wall charger was not recovered. A female employee who witnessed the incident provided the name of a possible suspect.
. An officer on patrol observed a white vehicle traveling west that was driving left of center in the opposite lane of travel. Two officers contacted the occupants of the vehicle and recognized the woman in the passenger seat as a woman who was wanted for multiple warrants, including having criminally impersonated another woman during a traffic stop a few days prior. The woman was arrested under multiple warrants and left in the care and custody of detention center staff.
. An officer responded to Hong Kong restaurant in reference to a theft, and spoke with a woman who stated that she and three of her small children went to eat at the restaurant at approximately noon. One of her daughters was carrying her purse for her, and set the purse down on a bench near the front entrance while they waited to be seated. They went to their table and were there for approximately 10 minutes when the woman realized that she did not have her purse and went back to bench where it was left, but the purse was no longer there. It was described as a big black purse with the word "Fox" stitched in pink all over it. It contained the woman's keys, her AT&T Samsung cell phone in a blue case, several debit and credit cards, her ID, a checkbook with blank Bank of America checks, and social security cards for herself and five other people including her children. The officer spoke with some employees of the restaurant, and they told the officer that several people left within the time frame of the theft, and they did not see the person who took it. The woman said that she would cancel all of her cards immediately.
. An officer was dispatched to speak with a guest staying at a motel in reference to a noise complaint. The reporting party, who wished to remain anonymous, told the officer that there was constant noise coming from a nearby room. She said that she hears a female yelling at some small children, and is tired of the late night noise. The officer went to the room in question and listened outside for a few minutes, but noticed no noise or lights coming from the room. When he knocked, a woman came to the door, and the officer explained to her about the noise complaint. She told the officer that she and her three children had been asleep since 10:30 p.m. The officer noted that all three children were tucked in and sound asleep. Dispatch advised the officer that the woman had a warrant, and she was arrested and taken into custody. The woman contacted her mother and asked her to care for the children while she was incarcerated. The mother arrived a short time later, and the woman was transported to the detention center and left in custody.


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The team most of us considered the main suitor for Nick Foles went in another direction Wednesday.
Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed in principle to a trade with the 49ers for quarterback Alex Smith, FoxSports.com reported. The 49ers will get Kansas City's second-round selection this April, 34th overall, and a conditional 2014 pick. The trade can't be official until free agency starts March 12.
This development could mean the Eagles were not just posturing, and really do want to hold onto Foles, at least until Reid's successor, Chip Kelly, gets a look at last year's rookie QB on the practice field. The Chiefs did ask the Eagles about trading for Foles, and were told last week that the Birds weren't ready to trade him.
If the Chiefs had been scouting out, say, a draft weekend move, last week might have been a prelude to more serious bargaining. But if they have already traded for Smith, the Chiefs clearly were ready to get down to business right away when they contacted the Eagles. Reid left the Eagles on excellent terms; there is no reason why the sides would have misunderstood each other. If Reid made it clear he was looking to make a deal now, and the Eagles said "no thanks," that would seem to mean they are keeping Foles.
It also could mean the Chiefs weren't willing to trade the 34th pick in the draft for Foles, who was the 88th selection last year, and that the Eagles weren't willing to trade Foles for what they were offered. Smith, the first overall pick in 2005, has a much more extensive resume.
In any case, Reid is the only NFL decision-maker who definitely sees Foles as a viable starting QB, and Reid now has a QB. So what's the remaining market for Foles, if he is available? In Jacksonville, as we've noted, Gus Bradley hired Frank Scelfo, Foles' University of Arizona quarterbacks coach and closest advisor, to coach the Jags' QBs. But the immediate goal there is to develop Baine Gabbert, whom Jacksonville took 10th overall two years ago. The Jags might be interested in Foles next year, if Gabbert flunks what looks to be his final chance to establish himself as a starter, but for now, there is no indication anyone else will quarterback Jacksonville in 2013.
Foles might not have shown enough in his six 2012 starts to entice a strong trade package from any team that doesn't have someone who knows him well on its staff.


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