Concord Monitor back issues from February 2009:
Business calendar
Feb 01, 2009 ... BNI GRANITE REFERRALS will hold meetings on growing your businessTUESDAY, FEB 10, FEB. 17 and FEB. 24 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at theComfort Inn in Concord. Info: 391-5056. BNI CAPITAL CONNECTIONS will hold meetings TUESDAY, FEB 10, FEB.17 and from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the New Hampshire ...
Business notes
Feb 01, 2009 ... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY accounting and taxationstudents are offering free help with basic tax returns through April4. Volunteers are available on the Manchester campus Tuesdays andThursdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.in Webster Hall Room 107 and ...
Business people
Feb 01, 2009 ... JIM DOREMUS of Henniker was chosen as executive director at theConcord Family YMCA. Doremus was executive director of the WhiteBirch Community Center in Henniker for two years and before that wasexecutive director of the Friends Program for 12 years. RICHARD UCHIDA of Bow, an ...
Concord Crier
Feb 01, 2009 ... Penacook Learn about the DTV transition tomorrow The seniors at the community center will hold their luncheontomorrow at noon. Guest speaker Bob Ross will talk about "Are YouReady for the DTV Transition?" To make a reservation, call Gail at753-9700. - Residents Erik ...
A romantic escape for a busy writer ; Surviving means wearing many different hats
Feb 01, 2009; ... Final Masquerade begins with murder and ends with true loverealized. It's a romance, after all, with an appealing maincharacter, Paige Carmichael - beautiful, light-of-spirit, smart,trusting - maybe not that smart and much too trusting. She falls forStefano, moves in with him, lives the ...
Authors & events
Feb 01, 2009 ... Michaeline Della Fera will sign Women at the Table, 40 IntimateProfiles of Political Women of the Northeast Tuesday from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. at the State House Visitor Center in Concord. Fifteen of the17 New Hampshire senators and representatives from the book willjoin her. Hannah ...
On my nightstand
Feb 01, 2009 ... Chasing Cezanne by Peter Mayle, the author of A Year in Provence,darts about Manhattan, the Bahamas, Paris and France to solve themystery of the disappearance of the original and a forgery - makethat two forgeries - of a painting by Cezanne. Andre Kelly is a Paris-born freelance ...
Movie schedules
Feb 01, 2009 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 Slumdog Millionaire (R) 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8 MILK (R) 12:10, 2:45, 5:45, 8:30 Doubt (PG-13) 1, 3:30, 6, 8:15 Concord ...
A new spirit of service? ; President Obama has called for volunteers. Are we listening?
Feb 01, 2009; ... Is the champagne gone? Have the roses wilted? Put anotherway, is the honeymoon over? The honeymoon that said selflessness,join together, volunteer, volunteer, volunteer? Our new president hopes that he'll inspire the country for fouryears, not four days. He's spoken about ...
Allenstown parents protest talk of cutbacks
Feb 01, 2009; ... Allenstown parents couldn't keep quiet yesterday as a teachertold them how the district could cut costs by reducing staff tominimum state standards. Roger Blazon, an elementary school teacher at the private ShakerRoad School in East Concord, addressed fellow Allenstown ...
Gregg tops the list for Commerce ; Announcement soon, White House says
Feb 01, 2009 ... A White House official yesterday pronounced Sen. Judd Gregg theleading candidate for secretary of commerce, adding that PresidentObama could make an announcement as soon as tomorrow. The news raised a flurry of questions about whether theRepublican senator would take a post in a ...
Mall secure, despite parent's problems ; Experts: Bankruptcy wouldn't affect it
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Steeplegate Mall will not close, even if its owners gobankrupt, experts say. The city is also not likely to lose theproperty tax revenue generated by its largest taxpayer. "At worst, it would be bought by another investor, which would betotally invisible to the shopper," said ...
Grateful for lesson in survival
Feb 01, 2009; ... The images of USAirways Flight 1549 floating on the Hudson onJan. 15 were real shockers for Bud and me. First, we've been flyingUSAirways almost exclusively for the past 15 years or so. We'reaccustomed to seeing their planes on the tarmac or in the air - notin the water. Second, we've ...
5 questions
Feb 01, 2009; ... FOOTBALL NEWS last week has highlighted the risks of repeatedconcussions. Doctors who examined the brain of Tom McHale, a formerNFL lineman who died at 45, found that he had suffered from a formof brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, as had fiveother professional ...
Hillsboro-Deering School District
Feb 01, 2009; ... Biggies: With a decreased budget in hand, the district is askingvoters to consider about a dozen warrant articles that would gotoward $137,000 in infrastructure upgrades, $46,000 for a schoolresource officer, and $26,000 to purchase a large walk-in freezer.Special education funding and ...
Lunches
Feb 01, 2009 ... Allenstown Elementary Monday: tuna roll Tuesday: cheese sticks with sauce Wednesday: hot turkey with gravy Thursday: sausage patty with french toast Friday: cheese pizza Armand R. Dupont Monday: buffalo chicken sub Tuesday: cheese ...
Meeting turns again to sewer talk ; Wastewater upgrade up for a third try
Feb 01, 2009; ... It was time to talk sewage again in Allenstown. After trying for two years to approve raising $15 million forrenovations to the Allenstown wastewater treatment facility, thesewer commission asked for 10 percent of that sum, or $1.5 million,in an article discussed at yesterday's ...
Much talk of cuts comes to naught
Feb 01, 2009; ... Deerfield voters defeated a last-minute attempt to slice $250,000off the town's operating budget yesterday during the deliberativesession, instead opting to send the selectmen's original $3.2million budget to a ballot vote in March. "I think it is time for people to consider making ...
Postscript
Feb 01, 2009; ... AFTER THE Monitor published a story about the life of formerslave Nancy Herbert, the New Hampshire Historical Society unearthedthis sketch of Nancy. The society has had the framed image for more than 30 years, saidDonna-Belle Garvin, director of publications at the New ...
Responsibility, scrutiny are bywords
Feb 01, 2009; ... Words like responsibility, scrutiny and oversight weren't inshort supply at Weare's deliberative session yesterday. And thoughthere was plenty of grousing over taxes and the economy, residentsultimately made few changes to the ballot that will go before votersnext month. The ...
Baxter-Decker
Feb 01, 2009 ... Doug and Charlene Baxter of New London announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Kimberly, to Phillip Decker, son of Scott and PegDecker of Mukilteo, Wash. Baxter graduated from the Kent School in Connecticut in 2000 andearned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2004 from the ...
Butterworth-Riel
Feb 01, 2009 ... Steve and Evelyn Durgin of Franklin announce the engagement oftheir ...
Collins-Caldon
Feb 01, 2009 ... Abby Collins and Marshall Caldon of Concord announce theirengagement. Collins, daughter of Michael Collins and Roberta Collins, both ofConcord, graduated from Concord High School in 2000 and earned abachelor's degree in psychology at Keene State College in 2004. Sheworks for New ...
Dalton J. Fenn ; Blessed with many friends
Feb 01, 2009 ... BOW - Dalton Joseph Fenn, 14, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, atDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was born in Manchester, the son of Bryan and Holly (Rozen)Fenn. He was a student in the eighth grade at Bow Memorial School. Dalton enjoyed athletics, playing ...
Davis-Lewis
Feb 01, 2009 ... Pastor William and Glenda Davis announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Dawn, to Keith Lewis, son of Barry and Deborah Lewis ofEpsom. Davis is pursuing a master's degree in Biblical counseling andearned a bachelor's degree in music education at Bob JonesUniversity in ...
Ferrelli-Stanton
Feb 01, 2009 ... Alexandra Ferrelli and Thomas Stanton were married Oct. 11 atLake Sunapee Country Club in New London. Gloria Dintino, justice ofthe peace, performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride was givenin marriage by her mother. Angela Phillips of Warner, sister of the bride, was matron ...
Fuller-Jennison
Feb 01, 2009 ... Lori Fuller and Andrew Jennison were married Aug. 23 at St.Theresa Church in Henniker. The Rev. Mark Dollard performed thedouble-ring ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Kerry Fuller of Norwalk, Conn., sister of the bride, was maid ofhonor. Kathryn Fuller of ...
Joanne D. Goodrich ; Elementary school teacher for 28 years
Feb 01, 2009 ... CLAREMONT - Joanne D. Goodrich,73, of Pheasant Lane in Claremont,died Saturday morning, Jan. 31, 2009, at Mt. Ascutney Hospital andHealth Care Center in Windsor, Vt. She was a native and lifelong resident of Claremont, born onApril 24, 1935, the daughter of Harry G. and Nellie ...
Joseph Raymond ; World War II Army veteran
Feb 01, 2009 ... PEMBROKE - Mr. Joseph E. "Joe" Raymond, 90, of Pembroke Street,died Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Veterans Administration MedicalCenter in Manchester after a period of failing health. Born in Suncook on Sept. 15, 1918, he was the son of Edward andRose (Charron) Raymond. He ...
Lauramar McKerley ; Talented artist, gardener, decorator
Feb 01, 2009 ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Lauramar "Lolly" (Jones) McKerley, 68, foughta mighty battle with cancer until her death on Monday, Jan. 26,2009, in Anchorage, Alaska. Born Feb. 17, 1940, in Penacook, she was the daughter of Bessy(Hanson) Jones and the late Harold D. Jones. She was the ...
Levi K. Ladd Jr. ; World War II Navy veteran active in community
Feb 01, 2009 ... LOUDON - Levi Kimball Ladd Jr., 82, son of Levi Kimball Ladd Sr.and Esther Ekwall Ladd, died peacefully at his Loudon homesurrounded by family Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. He was born in Blue Hill, Maine, on July 28, 1926. When he was 4,the family moved to Loudon. He attended the White ...
Lowe-Chappelow
Feb 01, 2009 ... Thomas and Jo-Anne Lowe of Seabrook announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Sarah, to James Chappelow, son of Joana Chappelow ofMilton, Vt., and Ronald Chappelow of Cambridge, Vt. Lowe earned a bachelor's degree from the University of NewHampshire in 2000 and a master's degree ...
Parenteau-Cary
Feb 01, 2009 ... Heidi Parenteau of Boscawen and Zachary Cary of Hampden, Maine,announce their engagement. Parenteau, daughter of Doris Parenteau of Boscawen and PeterParenteau of Concord, graduated from Merrimack Valley High School in1998 and Concord Academy of Hair Design in 1999. She is a ...
Robert G. Comrie Jr. ; Loving and devoted father of four
Feb 01, 2009 ... BOSCAWEN - Robert G. Comrie Jr., 51, of Boscawen, formerly ofMerrimack and Andover, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon as a result of a heart attack. He was born June 4, 1957, in Concord, the eldest son of the lateRobert G. Comrie Sr. and ...
Roads, football team adoption on tap
Feb 01, 2009; ... Belmont Biggies: Road upgrades are ongoing in the town, and one warrantarticle asks voters for $650,000 to pay for continued maintenance.The town, which will use the provisions of SB2 for the first timethis year, is also proposing curbside recycling, which would costtaxpayers ...
Snowmobiles, yes; Cadillacs, no ; Voters take a leisurely, careful look at budget
Feb 01, 2009; ... At the intersection of High Street and Route 4 in Danburyyesterday, a parade of snowmobilers clad in sleek blue and yellowparkas seemed positively joyful to tool around under a brilliantmidday sun and in the shadow of Mount Kearsarge. But just up the road, inside the chilly Danbury ...
Weare School District
Feb 01, 2009; ... Biggies: The bulk of a $335,000 increase over last year's defaultbudget comes from added instructional and special educationprograms, which represent about a $250,000 increase when combined;and about $260,000 more for utilities and maintenance costs. Money matters: A proposed ...
Stephens-Harvey
Feb 01, 2009 ... Madeline and Larry Wheeler of Barnstead announce the engagementof their daughter, Kelly Stephens, to Richard Harvey, son of RichardHarvey Jr. of Middleboro, Mass., and Melanie Harvey of Easton, Mass. Stephens graduated from Concord High School and earned a master'sdegree in ...
Bills divert resources from public schools
Feb 01, 2009 ... House Bills 367 and 368 divert resources from publicschoolchildren waiting for a solution to school funding andimprovements in the quality of their educations. These bills do two things: require SAUs to spend scarce resourceson redundant home-schooling paperwork and force ...
Deerfield tax alert
Feb 01, 2009 ... If the budgets proposed by the Deerfield School Board andselectmen are approved as is at the deliberative sessions and ...
FDA isn't working to keep us safe
Feb 01, 2009 ... I would like to bring to your attention the recent finding ofmercury in high fructose corn syrup as published in EnvironmentalHealth. A 2003 report by the EPA noted that nearly seven tons of mercurywere missing from each of eight U.S. chlor-alkali plants thatproduce the ...
Giddyup, tax fans, it's the New Hampshire way! ; Horse fee is part of an age-old tradition
Feb 01, 2009; ... Three cheers for Carla Skinder!Well, two, anyway. Her heartwas certainly in the right place. And her idea was in a fine old NewHampshire tradition. It's just that it was, alas, a pretty bad idea.Or so said at least what seemed to be thousands of Granite Statehorse ...
Gregg for cabinet? Say it ain't so!
Feb 01, 2009 ... President Obama may pick New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg forsecretary of commerce. This move would be so wrong. Gregg is notoriously uninterested in two-way communication. He'sbeen the most unresponsive senator a state could have. In 2004, heonly had such a large vote because we ...
He . . . or she
Feb 01, 2009 ... Re "An oath just for men" (Monitor letter, Jan. 28): Clark Nichols wonders whether the pronoun "he" in the federalConstitution could preclude a woman ...
Ignoring the Heights
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nice photo at the top of the Monitor's Jan. 29 Local & Statesection - the one showing the four tractors clearing snow from theice skating pond at White Park. Now if only the sidewalks up ...
In the dead of winter, signs of life ; I'll force a few bulbs, enjoy a bit of spring
Feb 01, 2009; ... By this time of year in northern climes, most two-leggedcreatures need proof that life goes on. Typically, they throwthemselves into seed and gardening catalogues, whose luscious photosand hyped-up text promise infinite abundance and everlasting beauty. I'm a catalogue devotee, ...
Join my fight
Feb 01, 2009 ... To Concord taxpayers:As the budget for 2010 gets under way, Iwanted to find out how many of you out there are sick and tired ofthe school board increasing special-needs funding while the otherside of the spectrum is neglected. This is a good time to make our voices ...
Legislation creates moose hunt auction
Feb 01, 2009 ... House Bill 41 calls for the New Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment to donate up to five moose hunting permits per year to beauctioned off to the highest bidder in the world. The moose auction would be overseen by the Wildlife HeritageFoundation of New Hampshire, the fundraising ...
Local aid cuts should be Lynch's last resort
Feb 01, 2009 ... New Hampshire town meeting season got its official startyesterday with deliberative sessions in Danbury, Weare, Alton andbeyond. The unofficial kickoff was weeks ago, as worried taxpayersstarted arguing in these pages and over kitchen tables about thesize of school budgets in Hopkinton ...
Presidential role model ; A VIP who 'looks like me' is powerful indeed
Feb 01, 2009; ... My son Samuel's closest friend is an 8-year-old boy named Jacob.Appropriately rambunctious, he's also quietly intelligent andcurious - a child who asks a lot of questions. Jacob's father is African American and his mother Caucasian, sothe election and inauguration of Barack Obama ...
Pay-to-throw is good for the environment
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Concord City Council will consider adopting a pay-as-you-throw system for solid waste collection Feb. 9. That means residentswould pay by the bag for trash, but recyclables (plastic, metalcans, paper, cardboard and yard waste) would still be collected freeof charge. Concord's ...
Three bills take power away from the people
Feb 01, 2009 ... A triple power play against the hardworking taxpayers of NewHampshire is in the works at the State House. Three bills, all sponsored by Republican Rep. Betsy Patten ofMoultonboro, would clearly take away power from the people. House Bill 71 raises the amount of certain ...
'Cats crushed
Feb 01, 2009 ... Colin McIntosh and Mike Trimboli each had 16 points as theUniversity of Vermont men's basketball team (16-6, 7-2) routed ...
A title all its own ; Concord claims tourney crown for the first time
Feb 01, 2009; ... In this age of handheld megapixels, it's become typical forpeople to pull out their cell phones and snap a photo when they seesomething special or new. And, true to form, the Concord wrestlingteam had its cameras clicking last night, when the Tide finally gota chance to experience ...
Back in the saddle ; Saddleback going a little bit modern
Feb 01, 2009; ... There was a time diehard skiers wore T-shirts saying save the T-bar. For the longest time, riding up the steep Kennebago T-bar wasmore difficult than negotiating some of the runs it serviced. It'saverage pitch was some 37 percent and often changed the minds ofgreen circle and blue square ...
At Hopkinton Fairgrounds
Feb 01, 2009 ... Concord (383 points) packed three skiers in the top four, helpingthe team to a convincing win in its six-team meet at the HopkintonFairgrounds. Bow finished second with 373.5 points, ahead ofHopkinton (third, 356.5 points). Celica Honigberg led the Crimson Tide with a second-place ...
At Hopkinton Fairgrounds
Feb 01, 2009 ... Hopkinton (367 points) placed all four scorers in the top 14,paving the way for an easy win in its seven-team at the HopkintonFairgrounds. Concord finished second with 354.5 points, ahead of Bow(fourth, 353.5 points). Mike Klinker led the Hawks with a fifth-place finish, followed ...
Giant comeback not necessary ; Brady plays, and wins, with a lead this time
Feb 01, 2009; ... Maybe the biggest surprise heading into the final period of lastnight's hockey game between Bishop Brady and Hanover High was thatthe Green Giants weren't losing. Brady has trailed going into thefinal frame in all but two of its tilts thus far, going 3-3-1. Inone of those two games the ...
Giant comeback not necessary ; Brady plays, and wins, with a lead this time
Feb 01, 2009; ... Maybe the biggest surprise heading into the final period of lastnight's hockey game between Bishop Brady and Hanover High was thatthe Green Giants weren't losing. Brady has trailed going into thefinal frame in all but two of its tilts thus far, going 3-3-1. Inone of those two games the ...
Gilford 59, Berlin 29
Feb 01, 2009 ... Gilford (11-1) finished with three scorers in double figures,giving the team plenty of offense in its win over the Mountaineers. Berlin (3-9) trailed 18-6 after the opening quarter and couldn'tcatch up, failing to outscore the ...
Had his Phil of winter ; A little history on Groundhog Day
Feb 01, 2009; ... Excuse me, but did I miss the January thaw?I am trying tothink back when we did not get a January thaw. Given the latestweather we received, a thaw might be nice. The accumulated snow ismaking driving a serious challenge as well as a potential damage toroofs. Then again, tomorrow is ...
High School update
Feb 01, 2009 ... JV results The Hillsboro-Deering JV boys' basketball team fell to FallMountain, 43-42. Ben Crooker led the Hillcats with 14 points, withAndrew McGuire, Chad Roberge and Zach Rooney also playing well. Youth basketball The Beaver Meadow/Walker School 5th- and 6th-grade ...
Kearsarge at Lebanon
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Cougars placed second in a six-team meet at Lebanon onFriday, scoring 25 points to finish behind Hanover (86) but ahead ofMonadnock, Lebanon, Stevens and Mascenic. Grant Reeder placed second in the 200 freestyle and third in the500 freestyle to pace Kearsarge, ...
Kearsarge at Lebanon
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Cougars placed second in a six-team meet at Lebanon onFriday, scoring 46 points to finish just two points behind Hanover(48) and ahead of Monadnock, Lebanon, Stevens and Mascenic. Allie Reeder won both the 100 freestyle (57.71) and 200 freestyle(2:09.96) to lead Kearsarge, ...
Mascenic 57, Hillsboro-Deering 54, OT
Feb 01, 2009 ... Hillsboro-Deering (5-4) led after each of the first threecheckpoints, but couldn't hang on for the win over the Vikings. Mascenic (3-6) trailed 39-33 heading into the final quarter, butcaught fire ...