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Volume 20 Number 26 January 8, 2010 14 Pages
Hudson Selectmen
Who i
s Not Reporti
ng

Hang Up
to HPD Roll Call



on Selectman Nadeau
this Week?
by Doug Robinson
Town employees talking on their cell phones
while driving was the issue at hand brought to the
Town of Hudson Board of Selectmen by Selectman
Ben Nadeau at their December 22 meeting. “nullnullst
noticed that drivers are distracted when drivingnullnull
want tonullbe more proactive as a town in cell
phone usenull think it could be a liability. nullhave
received a couple of complaints regarding the use
of cell phones by town employees while driving in
town vehicles.null
Nadeaunulls efforts received the busy tone by
nullairman nullger nullutunullwho statednull“nullam not
going there.Tnull hen Nadeau had the wrong
voted “yesnullfor this new lawnullas he is also a New
op
number with Selectman nullaspernulls responsenull“null
Hampshire State nullpresentative. To Nadeaunulls
could not support such a policy without being a
renullest for a discussion on the importance of cell
total hypocrite. nullspend a lot of my driving time
phone use by town employeesnullnullasper stated that “null
while talking on my cell phonenull actually nulld
would hope only those board members who donnullt
b
y Len Lathr
it less distracting than talking to somebody in the
talk on their cell phone personally when driving
passenger seat.nullSelectman nullchard nullddonulls
would not support such a ban.null
call forwarding message for nullolice nullief nullason
The new law affecting all drivers in the State
vnull oie asked to provide an analysis on how many
of New Hampshire is not new to the nationnull staff photo
crashes in town resulted from cell phone usenull
currentlynullhandheld cell phone use is banned in Akim waits patiently for cake.
while Selectman nullen nullsseynulls response resembled
sinullstatesnull nulllifornianullnullnnecticutnullNew nullerseynull
the nullonenullnullriend lifelinenull“Shame on younull
New nullorknullnullegonnulland nullashington. null additionnull
by Len Lathrop
Selectman nullasper. nullnulls not the only distraction
the District of nulllumbia and the nullrgin nulllands
nullming to Hudson nullolice
behind the wheelnullbut itnulls a manullr onenullnd state
also prohibit all drivers from the use of handheld
Department in November 2nullnull
and national statistics prove that to be true.null nullternull
cell phones while driving. “nullolice ofnullers are
this ofnuller patrolled the streets
as he placatednullhe peacefully promoted a platform
authorinulld to ticket offenders as a primary offensenull
of Hudson with his partnernull
and a possible plan while sitting on the proverbial
with the enulleption of nullashington State. These
nullnuller nullevin Sullivannullwhile being
picketed fence of political correctness nullnull. He
laws are all primary enforcementnulln ofnuller may
specially trained in apprehension of
professionally proposed a plan to please all the
ticket a driver for using a handheld cell phone
suspectsnullas well as in nullding drugs on
participants. He suggested that the department
while driving without any other trafnull offense
people and in hidden spaces.
Akim checks
heads talk to their employees about “it.null
taking placenullnullstates the nullvernornulls Highway
nullnuller nullim came to Hudson as a
out his award.
The State of New Hampshire has banned all
Safety nullsociation. nullrthermorenull2nullstates and
nullnullonthnullld Shepherd from the nullech
drivers from tenulling while drivingnullwhich took
the District of nulllumbia ban all cell phone use by
nullpublic. His training with nullnuller Sullivan
has had two nullnullpartners for over null yearsnull
effect on nullanuary null null reported by the Nashua
novice driversnulland in null states and the District of
paid off. nullen nullnuller Sullivan was asked
returns to start patrol this week as his new
Telegraphnull“New Hampshirenulls allnullrivers tenulling
nulllumbianullschool bus drivers are prohibited from
what was the most important thing they had
nullnullpound house pet nullim remains at home.
ban took effect on New nullearnulls Day. nullly the
all cell phone use when passengers are present.
done togethernullnullevin mentioned nullding a nullnull
Sullivan proudly showed his receipt for his
nullistracted driving lawnulltouches on speaking on
Nineteen statesnullthe District of nulllumbianulland
yearnullld autistic boy four years ago.
purchase of nullim from the Town of Hudson
cell phones while drivingnullsetting a nullnull nulle to
nullam now ban tenull messaging for all driversnullnine
nullim has helped across New nullgland in
for null.
be imposed after police determine that a driver
states prohibit tenull messaging by novice driversnull
getting drugs off the street. The total has
nullst nullolice nullnull work between nulle and
crashed because he was distracted while talking
and one state restricts school bus drivers from
never been tabulatednullbut it includes null
seven years. nullimnulls position in Hudson has
on the phone.null
tenulling while driving. Sinullstates have laws that
grams of cocainenull2nullpounds of marinullana
been replaced by Turconullwho is handled by
nulld yesnullfor the recordnullSelectman nullasper
at the nullnchester nullrportnulland nine grams of
Hang Up- continued to page 7
nullnuller nullames nullnnor.
heroin and nullnullnullnullin nullnchester.
The Hudson~Litchfield News enullends our
nullnuller Sullivannullwho has served the
thanks to nullim for keeping nullnuller Sullivan
Hudson nullolice Department for 22 years and
out of trouble for all these years.
Future
Alvirne Student Participates in
High School
Polar Plunge– Again
Stars
by Lynne Ober
nulloey nullrato became a
believer in making the world
better when cancer hit his
Get Their Turn
family. By the age of null his
courtesy photo
grandfather had died from
cancer and his father had
become a cancer survivor.
on the Big Court
en though nullnull oey was only null
he made a pledge to help ease
suffering from deadly diseases.
null a cold winter morningnull
During halftime at the Chick-fil-A Tournament
nullanuary null 2nullnull nulloeynullthen age
game between the Alvirne Broncos and the Campbell
nullnullsaw his dream become a
Cougarsnullteams from the nullouth Basketball nullrogram
reality with help from friends
from both towns played an eight-minute gamenull
and family. nulloeynulls nullunge began
which ended in a tie at nullnull
and has continued. The nullst
yearnullnulloey took pledges from
family and friends to plunge
with the nullStreet Brownies in
South Boston on New nullearnulls Joey Cerato before the big plunge
Day. His goal was to raise
nullnullnull to sponsor a family to attend nullmp
Sponsorship nullndnullwith an initial investment
Sunshinenulla retreat for children with lifenull
of nullnullnullnulland a commitment that all future
threatening illnesses and their families. This
funds raised from the plunges will be added
campnulllocated in nullsconullnullnullprovides a place
to this fund. nulloeynulls dream of helping others
for families and children to step away from
reached a new level.
the disease and to have a normal family life
nulloeynulls nullunge continued to grow. null 2nullnull
break from the ongoing battle against deadly
the plunge raised over nullnullnullnull Thanks to the
diseases. That yearnullnulloey enulleeded everyonenulls
letter of agreementnullfunds from nulloeynulls nullunge
enullectations by raising nearly nullnullnull. nulllifenull
were combined with nullmp Sunshinenulls other
long commitment was about to begin.
plunges and over a half million dollars had
nulloey didnnullt rest on his success. The second
been raised thanks to nulloeynulls vision.
year was bigger and better. null nullanuary null
null nullanuary null nulloey and his friends again
2nullnull nulloey had null other plungers nullin himnull
took to the water. The nullStreet Brownies have
raising nullnullnullnull But the success didnnullt stop
a great time. nullnulls a party atmosphere as they
there. Staff at nullmp Sunshinenullinspired
prepare for their nullmp into the chilly nulllantic
by nulloeynulladded nulle plunges of their own.
nullean. nullports said the water was a balmy
Between nulloeynulls nullunge and nullmp Sunshinenulls
null degrees this yearnullbut that didnnullt stop the
plungesnullthe idea of a ninenullearnullld boy had
hundreds who came.
become a nullnullnullnull windfall. Desperately
“nullplan to keep doing thisnullnullsmiled nulloey.
sick children were being given a respite from
“nulle had null plungers connullmed to go with me
their horrible diseases.
by the end of December.null nulloey described his
Between that plunge and nullebruary null 2nullnull
various plunges as “breathnullaking.null
nulloeynullhis family and supporters of this effort
nullen henulls not plungingnullhe is an nullvirne
worked to make it a lasting commitment.
High School sophomore who participates in
This work culminated on nullebruary null
both the nullTnulland music programs. “nullplay
when nulloey signed a commitment letter for
the trombone in bandnullnullhe says. nulld now that
nullmp Sunshinenulls endowment fund. This
the plunge is overnull nulloey is already counting
commitment created nulloeynulls nullunge nullamily
down to the nenull plunge on nullanuary null 2nullnull
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