Concord Monitor back issues from March 2006:
Correction
Mar 01, 2006 ... A story in the Sunday Monitormisspelled the name of Rik Humboldt,a ...
Look within, ALAN SOUCY, Grantham - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Regarding pay for the president of the New Hampshire CommunityTechnical College at Claremont ("Tech president finalists both say'no thanks,'"Monitor, Feb. 25): Here is some unsolicited advice. The school should be grooming from within. I find it hard tobelieve that there are no ...
Sports roundup
Mar 01, 2006; ... The Hopkinton JV boys' basketball team wrapped up third-placehonors with a 50-44 victory over Mascenic in the consolation game ofthe 24th Annual Oddfellows JV tournament. David Brandt (14 points),Joe Dammann (10) and Jake Nichols (eight) all had strong games forthe Hawks. Mascoma took ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events; Events; Umpires needed; Players needed; Meetings; Registrations/tryouts; Camps/clinics/ lessons
Mar 01, 2006 ... THE JUNIOR OLYMICS will be coming to New Hampshire thanks to the United States Skiand Snowboard Association, which will bring the top junior skijumping and Nordic combined skiers from North America tomorrowthrough Saturday. This three day event will feature the nation's ...
Is this fair?, BILL WHALEN, Sanbornton - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... It has been reported that our Sanbornton selectmen have agreedwith the school board's recommendation to support a five-yearproposal for a new school budget funding formula. This proposal willincrease Sanbornton's share of the school budget to 26.75 percent, anincrease of 2.25 percent ...
Put it to a vote, RICK LUCAS, Concord - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... This letter is for concerned citizens and present legislators. Iam respectfully requesting that the proposed constitutionalamendment, CACR-34, be approved for a vote on a statewide ballot andnot be held up in committee any longer. There are legislators in New Hampshire who choose ...
Unsafe, GINIE MURPHY, Concord - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... You've got to be kidding! The real trick isn't getting through theyellow light. It's getting through the green one leaving EverettArena or the shopping center without getting killed by all ...
Many benefits, JEFF ANDREWS, Chichester - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... The proposed Open Space Conservation Development ordinance will bean important change that will benefit both landowners who want todevelop their land and all Chichester residents. Benefits to landowners include the need to spend less money onroads and other infrastructure and less ...
Take action, MARSHA MARTEL, Sanbornton - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Ouch! Sanbornton taxes hit new high. A small reduction in the taxrate from last year looks nice, but most assessments are way up.Also, the town put in $200,000 from overlay to help the tax bill godown. Next year, however, you won't know what hit you tax-wise. Look atyour total ...
Commitment, JASON WEIR, Chichester - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... In the last few years big improvements have been made in the wayChichester does business. We need people who are committed tocontinue these improvements and not change direction just for thesake of change. Before you vote, please take some time and get to know thecandidates ...
Tidbits; Get cookin'; Recipe for success
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Culinary Institute of America is coming to Bow. The school will hold a "Conversation CIA" program Monday andTuesday at the Hampton Inn. The event is designed to allowprospective students to meet one-on-one with a CIA representative. For more information or to reserve an ...
Class M girls' semifinals; One in, one out; Hopkinton falls short, but Belmont pulls off upset
Mar 01, 2006; ... PLYMOUTH - Maybe Kelley Flynn isn't all there is to the HopkintonHawks, after all. Conventional wisdom held that Hopkinton's fate wasinexorably linked to the 6-foot-4 center's performance. After all,for much of the year, when the junior scored 20 points and grabbed 15boards, the Hawks ...
California dreamin' on a winter's day never tasted so good; Trip has me following 'The Sonoma Diet'; QUINOA WITH SHALLOTS AND RED PEPPER
Mar 01, 2006; ... My approaching visit to City Mouse has gotten me to pay betterattention to my diet. I'm looking for an enthusiastic "You look great!" from my sister;certainly not polite silence. So, a few weeks back, I bought anotherdiet book (stop rolling your eyes). Since I'm going to ...
Newbury; Youth describes nude rides; In testimony, he says coach made him strip
Mar 01, 2006; ... A 14-year-old boy described an evening of strip poker and nudeforays through the woods yesterday in the first day of the trial ofhis baseball coach, who's accused of leading the activities. Brian Jensen of 20 Main St. in New London was convicted ofendangering the welfare of a child ...
Attack on women, ERICA COTE, Concord - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Regarding the ban on abortion that has occurred in South Dakota, Imust express my outrage. This ban attacks the rights of women andfamilies to make private, personal decisions about whether and whento have children. This ban is a challenge to Roe vs. Wade and directly violates ...
Sports Fast Break; A reason for Pride; One comeback short; Bargaining power
Mar 01, 2006 ... Jeff Hastings, the head baseball coach and a teacher at TheDerryfield School, agreed to terms yesterday on a one-year contractwith the Nashua Pride, meaning the outfielder will get a second stintin professional baseball with the independent franchise. Hastings, 35, first played ...
hIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY; A Giant dose of confidence at Brady; As tourney drought ends, long-term hopes on the rise
Mar 01, 2006; ... It was unfamiliar territory for Clint Edinger. Standing on thebench last Saturday, as his Bishop Brady hockey team piled the goalsupon Trinity, the second-year coach glanced at the scoreboard after awhistle and wondered why time kept ticking away. Edinger wasn't accustomed to ...
Tide wins it at the buzzer
Mar 01, 2006 ... Steve Leclair hit the game-winner as time expired, giving theConcord boys' basketball team a 55-53 victory over Manchester Westlast night. The Tide (7-10) has won back-to-back games aftersuffering through a six-game losing streak. West (7-9) hit a 3-pointer with 7.3 seconds left to ...
Pinkerton 7, Bishop Brady 4; Giants blink, and find themselves eliminated; Early goal puts Brady on fast road to loss
Mar 02, 2006; ... HOOKSETT The quickest way to destroy a young team's confidence isto jump on it early. And Pinkerton did just that during the firstround of the Division I high school hockey tournament yesterday atthe Ice Den in Hooksett. The Astros grabbed 1-0 advantage 11 seconds into the first ...
Sports roundup
Mar 02, 2006; ... The Hopkinton team bus broke down on the way to the Middle SchoolNordic State Championship, preventing the full team fromparticipating. Of those able to race, the eighth-grade trio of BenHelm, Mike Klinker and Ian Head captured the boys'Nordicchampionship. In the individual freestyle ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events; Events; Coaches needed; Umpires needed; Players needed; Meetings; Registrations/tryouts; Camps/clinics/lessons
Mar 02, 2006 ... THE JUNIOR OLYMICS will be coming to New Hampshire thanks to the United States Skiand Snowboard Association, which will bring the top junior skijumping and Nordic combined skiers from North America today throughSaturday. This three day event will feature the nation's top ...
Class L girls' basketball first round - Exeter 52, Concord 45; Tide comes tumbling down; Concord lets lead slip away in tourney Class S boys' basketball; Indoor track
Mar 02, 2006; ... EXETER - When Caitlind Cooper banked in a desperation 3-point shotas the third-quarter buzzer sounded to give the Concordgirls'basketball team a ten-point lead, everything seemed right forthe Tide. "We were on top of the world,"Concord junior Krissy Little said."That was a great ...
Scare tactics, MICHAEL EVANS, Warner - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... I know no one who is "pro-abortion." I also know that manyorganizations that oppose a woman's right to choose use fear tacticsin their propaganda. That there is a link between ...
Danbury's visionary, MARY-LOW HINMAN, Danbury - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... With regret, the board of directors of the Danbury CommunityCenter has accepted the resignation of its director, Terri Towle,effective March 9. Over the past five years, Terri has been largelyresponsible for turning the dream of a vibrant community center intoa reality. She will be ...
About time, DENISE DAYIE, Concord - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... If Ms. Cote (Monitor letter, March 1) is outraged at the so called"attack on women" regarding abortion, then I have to express myoutrage at the killing of innocent babies for almost 30 years. It is not the woman's choice. If a woman's life is threatened froma pregnancy, then ...
Wrong priorities, DAVID BOWEN, New London - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... On Feb. 24, the Monitor had a one-sentence paragraph devoted tothe deaths of seven American soldiers ("Scores die in shrinereprisals"). Compare this to the amount of ...
Only lawyers say no, WAYNE C. WOOD, Newington - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Reading "Child-support bill prompts outcry" (Monitor, March 1),one would think the sky is falling. In reality the majority are infavor of this legislation. The ones who make their living off the pain of family destruction,namely the lawyers, are the ones in opposition to it. Their ...
To serve everyone, RON LAVALLEE, Henniker - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Henniker is my town, not by birth, but by choice. I'm asking youto vote for me for selectman on March 14. The board selected me to fill the vacancy left by Thea Braitermanbecause I am knowledgeable and qualified to run for one of the three-year-terms. Over the past five years, I ...
Making choices, PAUL HARDING Sr., Concord - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... I understand the goal Concord Hospital is trying to achieve andapplaud the effort to an extent. I also agree with some of theopinions stated by others who feel that they need choice. When I come to Concord for medical attention, I am given choicesregarding my health-care needs. So ...
Why we need it, Selectman JOHN F. HICKEY, Epsom - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Epsom voters, I would like to address Warrant Article 2: Shall thetown vote to authorize the selectmen to enter into a four-year lease/purchase agreement for $66,800 for the purpose of acquiring a heavyduty vehicle fully equipped for plowing and sanding, for the highwaydepartment, and to ...
Time for healing, DARLENE PAWLIK, Raymond - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... RICO is no more for defenders of life. The federal racketeeringlaw designed for extortionists and drug dealers to ease prosecutionfor violence had been used against nonviolent protesters at abortionclinics. The Supreme Court has now declared that this law does notapply to peaceful ...
Why hate?, ANNE G. CIOFFI, Sanbornton - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Friday evening, as I was exiting the Sanbornton candidates forum,an elderly lady came up to me and said she "hated"me, then added "whydon't you go back from where you came?" I told her, "I'm sorry you don't like me or the people in thewatershed area, but we don't hate you." Is this ...
Hooksett / Hopkinton; Windhurst may argue self-defense in killing; Lawyers:He wanted to protect his friend
Mar 01, 2006; ... Eric Windhurst was protecting his high school friend, MelanieCooper, from her stepfather, Daniel Paquette, when he shot and killedPaquette 20 years ago, Windhurst's lawyers contended yesterday.Paquette had repeatedly raped and abused Cooper, according to thelawyers, and Windhurst feared ...
We must go to them, MIKE MAVITY, Epsom - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Regarding "How did it happen to me?"("Teen Life," Feb. 27): Ithink I have some insight into the answer. One of the comments Miles made was that he tried pot because "Ifelt like if I said no, then I probably wouldn't have them as afriend anymore." I firmly believe that our teens are ...
Still tops for fish, SHIRLEY DORRINGTON, Warner - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Planting an industrial spy in a local family business that hasbeen providing local consumers with high-quality fish? Doesn't thestate Agriculture Department have better things to do? It was of no comfort to learn that the department rigorouslyenforces grocery retailers. Sanders ...
Unbalanced picture of senior housing, J. BRANDON GIUDA, Chichester - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Feb. 26 Sunday Monitor article regarding senior communities("Could seniors' enclaves burden the state?") did a disservice totowns that have proposed properly researched senior housingordinances. Eighty percent of the article highlights the opinions of oneperson (Peter ...
Hollow endorsement, SAMUEL HOWE, Concord - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Legislature should stop wasting time and money pursuing theadvertisement of values it does not embody. New Hampshire is one of a handful of states that can force peopleunder the age of 21 to submit to a body search at the mere suspicionof alcohol consumption. If a breathalyzer ...
All Sununu gave us was window dressing, RICHARD de SEVE, Gilmanton - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Your Feb. 26 editorial congratulating Sen. Sununu as a "patriot"for the "political risk" he took to stand up for basic freedomsmisses a very key point. The USA Patriot Act is a draconian law passed during a time ofadministration-instigated hysteria. It is an appalling attack ...
Nothing in it for city, JOHN B. ANDREWS, Concord - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... I am writing to correct a false and very misleading impressiongiven your readers by Annmarie Timmins's Feb. 27 front-page storyabout Steve Gilbert's ticket for running a yellow/red light that is,arguably, a second slower than others in the city. The clear thrust of the story was ...
Wider is deadlier, DON ARMSTRONG, Henniker - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Channel 9 had a story about the 50-plus-car pileup on I-93 inLondonderry on Saturday. They then interviewed our fearless leader atNHDOT, who said "we hear about these multiple-car crashes inCalifornia but don't expect them here." In a brilliant piece of logic, she then said this is ...
Allenstown chief goes on leave; no reason given
Mar 01, 2006; ... Allenstown Police Chief Jim McGonigle went on administrative leavewith pay yesterday. The town selectmen said in a news release that they grantedMcGonigle leave after he requested it. McGonigle and town officialsdid not give a reason for the request. McGonigle said in a phone ...
Community News Grade 12; Grade 11; Grade 10; Grade 9; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 8; Grade 7; Grade 6
Mar 01, 2006 ... Bishop Bishop High Schoolrecently named the following students toits second-quarter honor roll: High honors: Dana Arcidy, Katherine Bourque, Kate Casey, Dasom Jo,Fred Lenihan, Jack Phinney, Amy Seagroves, Christopher Skoglund,Caley Spaulding, Katie Tomai and Sarah ...
State House memo; Clarity in laws will protect our children
Mar 01, 2006; ... The Legislature recently voted to further study a bill that wouldrequire clergy of all faiths to report child abuse. The bill involvedthe New Hampshire Child Protection Act, which is fundamental to thesafety and protection of the state's children. Interim study willenable the committee ...
Tilton; Three dead in foster home fire; Women with disabilities, caretaker appear to be victims of early-morning blaze
Mar 01, 2006; ... Three people died in an early-morning fire yesterday at a Tiltonfoster home for developmentally disabled adults. The dead appear tobe two women with developmental disabilities and a male caretaker whospent his final moments trying to rescue them. The fire destroyed the house of ...
Mush on, MARGARET KING, Bow - Letter
Mar 01, 2006 ... Margery Glickman of Miami ("Mush not,"Monitor letter, Feb. 27)should stick to a subject she better understands. Her condemnation ofthe Iditarod Sled Dog Race is way off the mark. I have lived in New Hampshire for 30 years. Prior to that, myhusband and I lived nine years in ...
No excuse for leaving our veterans homeless
Mar 01, 2006; ... In his second inaugural address, given just five weeks beforeLee's surrender to Grant, President Abraham Lincoln asked Americansto "bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have bornethe battle and for his widow and his orphan." The same responsibilityexists today, but it ...
Movie schedules
Mar 01, 2006 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 Running Scared (R) 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Freedomland (R) 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Eight Below (PG-13) 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, ...
Calendar of Events; Concerts; Pubs & Cafs; Dancing; Speakers; Outdoors; Workshops; Etc.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord - N.H. Symphony Orchestra, "Tribute to American Idols," Friday, 8p.m., $49. Info: 225-1111 or ccanh.com. Concord Community Concert Association - Festival of Four, Friday, 7:30 p.m., $20, City Auditorium. Info:228-0660. Walker ...
New London; Colby-Sawyer names new president; Galligan has been law school dean, professor
Mar 01, 2006; ... Colby-Sawyer College has chosen a new president. Thomas Galligan,the current dean of the University of Tennessee law school, runsmarathons in his spare time and was voted his students' favoriteprofessor six times in his 20 years of teaching. Galligan, 50, of Knoxville, Tenn., will ...
Community News; allenstown; alton; andover; bow; bristol; Concord; Franklin; hillsboro; Laconia; Meredith; weare; webster; winnisquam
Mar 01, 2006 ... Christopher St. Onge was recently named to the Dean's List at Northeastern Universityin Boston, where he is majoring in engineering. The Allenstown Historical Society will hold its annual meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the policestation. The meeting will be open to the ...
Child-support bill prompts outcry; Committee, House approved changes
Mar 01, 2006; ... A bill that would significantly change child-support payments isbeing criticized by family-practice lawyers and others who say it wascrafted prematurely and could harm children. The bill received minimal opposition at a committee hearing andpassed the House by 40 votes. But now ...
Couple had excellent reputation, record
Mar 01, 2006; ... The owners of a Tilton home destroyed by fire yesterday had beencaring for developmentally disabled adults for nearly 20 years. Trudy Liacos and her husband, Kurt, were part of a state-runfoster program that serves about 1,000 disabled adults throughout thestate. State officials ...
High School update
Mar 01, 2006 ... High school tournaments today Hockey Division I first round, 6 p.m. No. 12 Bishop Brady (5-12-1) at No. 5 Pinkerton (12-6-0) Head to head: Pinkerton edged Brady, 4-3 in overtime, on Jan. 11. Notes: It took the final game of the regular season, but ...
News brief
Mar 01, 2006 ... What goes up must come down. But not always right away. Though work crews packed up long ago, two prominent signs thatbear the slogan "Building a Great Community"still stand on MountainRoad and at the intersection of Washington and North State streets. Mountain Road residents ...
Higher priority, DOUG POTTER, Chichester - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... I think replacing signs just to add "Live Free or Die" is a wasteof taxpayer dollars and outright foolish. Sure we're proud of ourslogan, and okay, let's replace signs, but through attrition. To goout and replace signs overall just to add this slogan? Crazy. Instead, we should be ...
No relief, no link, JESSICA CASWELL, Canterbury - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... In response to the Feb. 28 letter written by Kathleen Bellregarding her "relief" in reading about South Dakota's total abortionban: I wonder how much "relief" will be felt by victims of rape andincest who are forced to bear children conceived in the commission ofsuch crimes (since the ...
Fools rush in, DONNA DUNN, Dunbarton - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... As an involved member of the Dunbarton community, I considermyself an average voter. I know a lot about some issues, amreasonably informed about others and do research when necessary. ButI also rely heavily upon the verbal give-and-take discussionsinherent in our town meeting ...
Newbury; Jurors deliberate on alleged naked rides; Man says boy lied about strip poker
Mar 02, 2006; ... Testimony wrapped up yesterday in the case of a youth baseballcoach accused of forcing one of his players to play strip poker andride naked on an all-terrain vehicle. Jurors will continuedeliberating today, after two days of testimony that offered starklydifferent accounts of an evening ...
Our angels, EYDIE & COURTNEY KELLEY, Loudon - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... On Saturday my daughter and I were in a rollover accident on theInterstate 89/93 interchange. There were several people who stopped,and I thank them all. There were, however, some people who really went out of their wayto help us, and I did not get their names. So to the former EMT ...
Honored to serve, CHERYL MORSE, Henniker - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... I'm running for re-election to the Henniker board of selectmen. Ihave lived in Henniker most of my life and graduated from HennikerHigh School and NHTI. I have served the community many years as amember and chairman of Henniker Youth Athletic Association, co-founder and co-chair of ...
Others are saying; Ever brave, but deceived
Mar 02, 2006 ... Almost 90 percent of U.S. troops in Iraq think the war isretaliation for Saddam's role in 9/11. Anecdotal evidence has pointedto this, but to see it from a major polling firm is to confirm theterrible truth: Our brave fighting men and women are giving theirlives for something that simply ...
Flurry of would-be candidates expected; Nine politicians to visit through April 8
Mar 02, 2006; ... New Hampshire political watchers could be excused for thinking thecalendar had been flipped ahead a year. Starting with John Kerry'saddress at a Nashua Democratic fundraiser Saturday and ending withJohn McCain's book-signing in Lebanon on April 8, New Hampshire isscheduled to welcome ...
Hockey East Notebook; 'Cats enter critical weekend having found balance - finally; Increased production coming from all lines Elsewhere in 'Cats camp; Four teams for first; Beyond the RiverStone; Games of the week; Local look; And a number thing ...
Mar 02, 2006; ... DURHAM - For the first time this season, the University of NewHampshire hockey team has found sustained balance among its frontlines. Over their last seven games -during which they've lost justonce - the Wildcats have received point production from 13 of the 15attackers who've pulled on ...
60 pints of blood, Chief Gwen E. Deurell, Canterbury Police Department - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Our fourth annual Valentine's Day blood drive was the mostsuccessful yet. We had a total of 60 pints donated, which is up from last year's54. We could not have done it without a lot of help. A big thank you to: all those who graciously came out to donate;the most ...
Willing to help, PATRICK BETTENS, Penacook - Letter
Mar 02, 2006 ... Regarding the light by Everett Arena: I travel that route everyday and have never gotten a ticket. I have noticed that that lightand the one after it are ...