Hudson - Litchfield News
March 5, 2010 - 7
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training new teachers. These new teachers are stock of enullerience from which to draw upon
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nullery knowledgeable and bring new ideas, but lack to perform the duties of their nullb successfully.
nullanker nullplacenullnt
the enullerience and knowledge of the workings, nullme members of the community may remember
with
policies, and curriculum of the district. This costs back in the nullnulls when the nulltchnullld nullolice
Kimberly Larson Kimberly Larson
Fire nullparatus is one of the most critical tools
the district a great deal of time and money each nullpartment was in the same predicament that Charlie
Kimberly Larson
your nulle department uses to pronullde emergency
year to bring the new employees up to speed with we are today, when we were known as a training
homemaker and mother of three homemaker and mother of three
sernullces to the community. nulllong-term apparatus
homemaker and mother of three
current practices. There are many employment ground for ofnullers to come for a couple of
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replacement plan allows us to replace this
opportunities at surrounding area schools years and leanulle. The way the town stopped this
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important enullipment in such a way as to not
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opening additional grades. This is in addition to a cycle was by passing a competitinulle contract that
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impact the tanullrate signinullantly in any ginullen
critical shortage in mathematics, science, foreign pronullded competitinulle compensation that enticed Beware of √ local news affecting her family
budget year. The Fire nullpartment, in following
language, and special education. ofnullers to stay for a prolonged period of time.
√ money-saving coupon circulars √ money-saving coupon circulars
our nullparatus nullplacement nullan, has receinulled
√ money-saving coupon circulars
The district worked hard to decrease the This proposed contract does not include any Find what you’re looking for in
the Coyote
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fanullorable support from the Board of nulllectmen
current tanullrate by null cents. nullith all the step increases or cost of linullng adnullstments. It is
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and Budget Committee to replace our nullnull
proposed warrants passing this year, the tanullrate a one-year contract, thereby anulloiding the newly
Coyote sightings are on the increase as the snow has disappeared.
Salem Community Patriot
nullngernullnternational Tanker. This tanker has
will still be below this yearnulls decrease. nulldson passed nullnullergreennullclause. The nullergreen clause
nullnullada Fish and nullme has some good tips for the wily coyote,
reached its nullable sernullce life and is currently
takes great pride in being nullcally consernullatinulle. allows step increases to continue, enullen though
entering its nullnd year of sernullce. The costs to
enullen here in the east. nullile coyotes attacking humans is a rare
The nulldson nullhool Board embodies that attitude a contract may be in default status. The nullolice
maintain this aging tanker are beginning to rise.
occurrence, most are directed at young children. nullnullariety of diseases
and belief but not at the enullense of the education nullion and the Town would hanulle to renegotiate
The cost for the replacement of this tanker is
of the townnulls children. again and bring before you, the nulloters, any step
can afnullct coyotes, particularly if onullerpopulation occurs. nullseases
appronullmately nullnull,nullnull nulle will use funding
nullile nulloting is your cinullc duty, being an increases and cost of linullng adnullstments.
include rabies, mange, hepatitis and distemper.
from the nullparatus Capital nullsernulle Fund and
informed nulloter is critical. You elected the nullhool nullease nullote yes on nullticle null.
nullith nullst a few common sense precautions, coyotenulluman
nullrplus funding in order to purchase this tanker.
Board members to represent you the nulloter. nulle
incidents can be greatly reduced or eliminated.
There is not direct impact to the tanullrate for this
now ask you to support the district by supporting
nullath null Sanullage, nulltchnullld nullolice • null not feed coyotes or any other wild animal. nullonullding food
year by utilinullng this funding mechanism. nullr
the teachers.
Denullrtment, nullion nullairman, nullocal null5null makes them dependent and they can lose their natural fear of
plan is to purchase a new tanker with double
nullease nullote yes on all the nullhool Board articles nullnulltchnullld
humans.
the water capacity nullnullnullto nullnull gallonsnull in
on March null • nullnnullt corner the animal, such as in a garage. nullnulle it plenty of
turn allowing us to not replace our second
opportunity to escape. null not let your pets harass them.
tanker when it comes up for replacement in nulldson School nullardnull nullry Jnull Rodgers,
• nulleep pet food out of their reach and secure garbage cans. Coyotes
two years. This will pronullde a long-term cost nullairmannull nullee nullanulloie, nullce nullairmannull
nullhonulls B. nullhonullld
are opportunistic and will make a meal of pet food or table scraps
benenull to the tanullayer by not hanullng to purchase
Rich Nolan, nullaura nullsson, nullatty nullanglais
for nullire Chief
that are left in unsecured containers.
a second tanker due to the increased water
nullnulldson
• nullide by leash laws and anulloid letting dogs and cats roam freely.
capacity of this new tanker. nullile we hanulle
Inull writing this letter to ask for your nullote this Coyotes kill and eat small dogs and house cats.
made signinullant progress in enullending our water
supply capabilities in the north and south end
coming Tuesday, March null at Campbell nullgh
Chanullie Chalnullcan null nulleached at outdoonullwithchanullienullnulleanewsgnulloupnullonull
of time, there remains areas within town that
nullote nulles on nullticle null nullthe
hool. I ennullnull y working for and with you, and
still renullire us to bring in additional water. null
I would nullery much like to continue that effort.
your Fire Chief, I am asking for your support this nulltchnullld nullolice Contract
I take the safety of enullery citinulln and guest of
year to continue the process of replacing our
this nulle community to heart. nullerything I do
aging nullet of apparatus by supporting nullticle null
I am writing this letter to ask for your support
is with that mission in mind. Inull nullery proud
nullFire nullpartment nullater Tanker nullplacement.
on the nulltchnullld nullolice contract, which is nullticle
of the accomplishments I hanulle been able to
Kimberly Larson
Kimberly Larson
Thank you to you the citinullns for your continued
null on the Town ballot. I know that times are
innullence as Fire Chief. I say innullence because
support.
tough and enullery penny counts. I also belienulle
the Fire nullpartment is truly a team effort in enullery homemaker and mother of three
homemaker and mother of three
that the proposed contract makes sound nullancial
way. The ability to successfully work within all
Shawn Murray, Fire nullienull, nulldson Fire sense for the Town of nulltchnullld, which balances
the different organinulltions, committees, and
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Denullrtment nullnulldson
the needs of the Town with the need to remain
boards is a nullery important part of getting things
nullancially prudent.
accomplished. In recent years, our town has
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√ money-saving coupon circulars
null the nullolice union started to negotiate
undergone nullite a change in demographics. Inull
with town ofnullials to denullelop a new collectinulle
nullery proud of how I hanulle been able to keep up
√ money-saving coupon circulars
√ local news affecting her family
nullconullendation
bargaining agreement, we had two goals in mindnull
with the changes in terms of adnullsting sernullce
coming up with a contract that is fair to the
to match demands. null enullmple of what Inull
for nullassage of nulltchnullldnulls
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people we represent, while still representing the
speaking about is the paramedic program that
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nullarrant nullticle null
interests of the citinullns of nulltchnullld. nullith that
you all supported in a big way last March at the
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in mind, I belienulle the contract we are proposing
nulloting booths. null the cost of doing business side
Your nullote is needed for the passage of nullarrant
meets both of our obnullctinulles.
of the house, nulltchnullld continues to be one of the
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nullticle null concerning the new proposed nulltchnullld
The nulltchnullld nullolice ofnullers represented by
most cost-efnullient nulle department operations in
Code of nullhics. The nulltchnullld Code of nullhics
this contract hanulle been on a default contract
the entire state. Currently, the Fire nullpartment
Formation Committee has been working for
for the past two years and we hanulle not had a
continued to page null
the past null months along with the Board of
salary adnullstment
nulllectmen to create a new code of ethics for
for nine years. null
nulltchnullldnulls town employees and nullolunteers. The
a result, our current 2x2 2x2
proposed code was modinulld from nullarious nullw
compensation package
nullmpshire townsnullcodes, and modeled primarily
is seriously outdated
after the town of nullnbarton, to null nulltchnullldnulls
and much below the
needs. The purpose of the code was to set an
comparatinulle salaries
STONEWOOD SCHOOL,LLC
obnullctinulle standard for town ofnullialsnullsernulle as a
of our surrounding
resource for town ofnullialsnullincrease awareness of
agencies. nullr current
Building strong foundations for solid friendships and lifelong
Kimberly Larson
skills
the importance of ethical issues in gonullernmentnull
starting salary is
and pronullde a neutral forum for the resolution of
appronullmately null
disputes.
percent lower then the
homemaker and mother of three
If passed, a board will be formed of nulle neutral
salaries of comparatinulle
We are happy to announce that we are
town citinullns chosen by the Board of nulllectmen
agencies. To denullelop
and the Town Moderator. nullter, these seats will
our proposed contract,
now offering an op
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ollment for
be elected positions. The Board of nulllectmen
we took the anullerage
would remain responsible for any consenullences
salaries from our √ money-saving coupon circulars
of ethical lapses.
comparatinulle agencies
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cting her family
The warrant article also includes a working
and used them as a

budget of null,nullnull primarily for start-up needs and
baseline for denulleloping
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are for
secretarial sernullces.
our proposed contract.
Copies of the proposed Code of nullhics are
If an ofnuller is going
Infants thr
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ough Kindergarten
anullailable on the town nullebsite, at the Town nullll,
to change agencies
and the nullron Cutler Memorial nullbrary for your
and look for other
Salem Community
We als o offer a
enullmination.
employment because
nulltchnullld would benenull from this code and
of our current sub-
Patriot
committee because it ginulles enulleryone in town an
standard compensation Before and After School Program.
understanding of the basic ethical renullirements
package, they are
of town ofnullials and nullolunteers. It educates town
going to start their
ofnullials in the enullectations of their duties. nullease
search at one of the
2x2
nullote yes on nullarrant nullticle nullon Tuesday, March
agencies we use as our
null
comparatinulle agencies.
It is in the best interest
Jan Raccio, nullair, nulltchnullld nullode onullnullhics of nulltchnullld to retain
Formation nullommittee nullnulltchnullld
our current ofnullers
and not hanulle to
constantly hire new
ofnullers who work for
nullpport nullr nulleachers
our agency for a few
Please contact
years and leanulle to go
This March nullthe town will hanulle the
to a higher paying, Christine or Amy
opportunity to enullrcise its right to participate in
more competitinulle
the townnulls political process. null you enter the
department. nullen
for availability.
polls there are some things you should know and
a newly hired ofnuller
consider before you go.
starts working for the
The nulldson nullhool nullstrictnulls budget is nullnullnullnull
nulltchnullld nullolice, we
higher than the default budget. The nulldson
are renullired to send
603-594-4195
hool Board did this delibernull atinullely because they
them to a null-week
recogninulld that the three contracts that were
academy, put them
being negotiated while the budget was being
through a null-week
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denulleloped would be additional to the operating
in-house training
budget.
program, and then
nullarrant nullticle nullis the teachersnullcontract.
put them on the
Hudson, NH
This contract is based on a pay scale that was
street without a large
denulleloped four years ago. The
teachers hanulle agreed to enullend their
contract for an additional four years
without cost-of-linullng increases.
nullng the tonull wnnulls support is essential
to keeping our enullerienced staff.
nullile nulldson nullhool nullstrictnulls
pay scale is substantially below the
Dr. William Gagnon & Dr. Slava Abdelrehim
surrounding districts, nulldson cannot
afford to replace appronullmately null
teachers each year. nullen null teachers
are pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Lonegan
enullt the district, the knowledge, skills,
and training that the district has
has joined our office at Hudson Dental Associates.
pronullded also leanulles the district. That
means that each year the district is
Dr. Lonegan is accepting new patients.
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