Pelham - Windham News March 18, 2011 - 5
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Is This What We Want? Some GOP bills, January/February Bills to:
• Allow guns in the State House • Repeal funding for kindergarten • Repeal same-sex marriage • Eliminate the state minimum wage • Not license hairdressers, barbers, manicurists, et cetera
• Repeal Cap and Trade carbon emission reduction
• Further increase the High School drop- out rate by reducing the drop-out age to 16
• Cut food assistance to the poor • Repeal the Shoreline Protection Act because it takes away property rights
• Totally eliminate the requirement to license the ownership of a gun
• Make it a sex crime to pat down or screen with an x-ray at airports But wait, there is more:
• Require mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients. (? profiling)
• Re-establish the exemption from property taxes paid on
telecommunication poles and conduits. (That will take millions of dollars away from town coffers.)
• Restore predatory lending practices • Require a birth certificate from presidential candidates if they file to run in New Hampshire
• Repeal (another one) the requirement for insurance companies to cover hearing aids and therapies for children with developmental disabilities like autism. This bill will cost the state millions of dollars.
Finally, the budget:
• Increase local property taxes by cutting essential services
• Tax the income of retirees and working families
Is this really what you wanted? Carolyn B. Webber - Windham
Is Windham Smarter than Pelham?
Is the Windham School Board (WSB) smarter than the Pelham School Board (PSB)? The districts are currently looking at a tuition agreement for high school. This would consist of a long-term agreement to take in Pelham High students. Pelham would pay a yearly tuition fee, and an addition would have to be built that Pelham would pay for. This is the same situation Windham was in with Salem High a few years back. Salem wanted Windham to pay to expand their building, but refused a co-op, which would be permanent. The WSB was faced with the choice to pay for a building that they could, in the worst case, have to leave. Or go another route. They decided that paying for someone else’s building wasn’t a good idea, and built their own high school. They made the right choice for Windham.
What does the PSB want to do? Just
what the WSB thought was a bad deal for their taxpayers. How is it possible that something that is a bad deal, for a town with no high school, is a good deal for a town with a high school? Windham had no choice; the co-op failed, and
Pack 623 Webelos Cross Over to Boy Scouts
submitted by Jim Curtin Congratulations to the Windham Pack 263 Webelos for the completion of their Arrow of Light requirements and crossing over to the Boy Scout ranks. Pack 263 had the Arrow of Light Ceremony for the boys conducted by special guest and long-time Windham resident Harry Burnham at the Windham Center School. The Arrow of Light Ceremony was followed by the traditional bridge crossover to the Boy Scout ranks, with Windham BSA Troop 263 and 266 leaders and Boy Scouts welcoming the new Scouts into their respective troops.
they had to leave Salem High. Pelham is not in that position. We have options. Enrollments are dropping every year. The building boom is over.
It’s time to stop
fooling around with bad ideas and address our schools. Maintain and improve our schools. Expand and update our facilities. Don’t pour money into someone else’s buildings. Do you pay for an addition to your neighbor’s house or your own? To the WSB, it was a no-brainer bad idea. To the PSB, who knows? So, is the WSB smarter than the PSB? I made my pick; Windham wins, hands down. You decide for yourself.
Kevin Steele - Pelham Thank You
from Phil LoChiatto A heart felt thank-you to everyone
who came out to vote last Tuesday; it is truly awe-inspiring to see the democratic process at work in our great Town. I take your vote of confidence in me very seriously and promise to work diligently in the Town’s best interest. We have already had our first Selectmen’s meeting and even though the agenda was light, I am already looking forward to our next meeting. If you should have a Town-related question or issue that needs attention, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at plochiatto @
windhamnewhampshire.com and I will get back to you as quickly as possible. Thanks again for your support
Phil LoChiatto - Windham Charlie
Outdoors with
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NH Fish and Game Department’s Online Hunter Education course and Field Day option has been an attractive alternative for busy people to get into the sport of hunting. Because of the independent study required, the online Hunter Education course and Field Day option is open only to those 15 years of age and older. “The online course and Field Day option is for people who are
motivated to learn the material on their own and who are not able to attend the traditional multi-day classroom course,” said Joshua Mackay, Hunter Education Coordinator for NH Fish and Game. “If you prefer to study independently and are prepared for a challenging Field Day experience, this course will give you the knowledge and the skills you need to be a safe, responsible, and ethical hunter.” The online course consists of two parts, both of which must be successfully completed to achieve certification. Students first study the online hunter education course and pass the online exam. They then need to register for and attend a mandatory Field Day, at which they receive intensive, hands-on training consisting of safe firearm handling, live fire experience, tree stand and muzzleloader safety, laws review with a local Conservation Officer, and outdoor survival skills. Students must also pass the state written exam and practical field test during the Field Day to become certified. To preview the online course, go to
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Low Bidder Gets Fertilizer Contract
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by Barbara O’Brien Spring waits on the horizon and with it come plans to bring back to life and maintain Windham’s parks and athletic fields, including the fertilization and application of pesticide where required. During the selectmen’s meeting on March 7, the final one before the annual election changed the board’s composition, selectmen voted 4 to 0 to award a two-year fertilizer application contract to the low bidder, Boyden’s Landscaping of Pelham. Boyden’s Landscaping has been serving the towns of Windham, Pelham, Hudson, and Salem since 1992. Town Administrator David Sullivan said that a total
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of five bids were received, ranging from a high of $45,862 to a low of $26,000 for the first year of the proposed contract. Boyden’s Landscaping was awarded the two-year
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contract contingent on the owner of the firm providing proof that the sub-contractor to be used by Boyden’s Landscaping for the application of pesticides and herbicides is licensed by the state of New Hampshire. The contract with Boyden’s Landscaping for fertilization/pesticide treatment totals $26,000 for the 2011 season and $27,050 for 2012. “All the town- owned facilities, including the athletic fields, will be treated,” Sullivan said. Boyden’s is also currently contracted with Windham for all its landscaping needs, he said. Voting in favor of awarding the two-year fertilizing
contract to Boyden’s Landscaping were former Chairman Charles McMahon, Vice Chairman Bruce Breton, and Selectmen Roger Hohenberger and Ross McLeod. Former selectman Galen Stearns, who chose not to seek re-election, did not attend the March 7 meeting. McMahon was, subsequently, on March 8, defeated in his bid for re-election.
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