Salem Community Patriot 8 - March 25, 2011
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Rinnai Buderus “Thumbs down – to the uniformed people
who continue to anonymously post comments in this section which are not based in fact or reality. Salem Police work a 4 on / 2 off schedule which nets 5 DAYS per week. The Salem Police Benevolent Assoc is completely separate from the Salem IBPEW Officers Union and includes all 3 unions in the department and management. The SPBA donates time and money throughout the community- again NOTHING to do with the union or negotiations. Signed, Shawn J. Patten, Deputy Chief of Police, email: spatten@salempd. com.”
“Thumbs down. You couldn’t keep the real
you from coming out on Saturday with your rants towards Boss Hog. Maybe it’s time you made a full disclosure on why you were run out of Methuen and share some of those complaints that women made against you to the Police?”
“Thumbs down. Madam Chairman asked you what your work schedule was next Friday and if you could attend the GOALS meeting and have pizza with the crew and you froze. What, can’t say, ‘I don’t work’ on local television? And what do you think you are going to do with all those union contracts? They are already negotiated, and by your saying it’s going to be hard to negotiate new one’s only fuels an unfair labor practice!...”
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go yet another year without a pay raise. Yes, taxpayers know how long it’s been since they got more money but we also know how long it’s been since many friends, family and neighbors in the private sector have had no job at all. School employees have gone without a raise but they’ve have a steady paycheck not to mention health insurance, holidays, sick days and summers off when probably most of them pick up some extra work. Sure, many teachers
probably do serve up ‘emotional support, worldly guidance, classroom help’ and many other wonderful things. But, if a teacher feels he or she is not being properly rewarded for a job that he or she chooses to do, the exit door is always open. Mass exodus anyone?”
“Thumbs down to the man complaining about
picking up hypodermic needles on the side of the road. Do you know anything about infection? Why would you pick up dirty needles? The person who used those needles could have and probably did have some kind of contagious infectious disease such as AIDS, HIV and or Hepatitis. Next time you find dirty contaminated needles on the side of the road, use your head and give the police a call. And it would probably be a good idea to make an appointment with your doctor
“Thumbs down to all the younger people in the
town that want their roads fixed, they want this, they want that. What about the retired and elderly people in town, now that the taxes went up 2-3 hundred dollars again this year on their property. These people don’t think of the elderly they just think of themselves. They only one trying to fight it is Stephen Campbell and he is trying to keep the budget down. We do have Mr. McBride who is out of there, now and since the election we have not seen hide nor hair of him in town anymore,
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“Thumbs up to the principal of St. Joseph
School, Mr Scuderi. You are the best principal SJRCS has ever had. I hope you stay for a long time.”
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goodbye and good riddance!” “Thumbs up to Canobie Lake Park opening up
soon. I would recommend this to anyone who has a handicapped child. I have an autistic child and I really respect that place. Anyone who takes a handicapped child there will get treated with the dignity they deserve.”
“Thumbs down to Ken Ackerly of Salem NH.
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“Thumbs down to the people who complained that teachers, secretaries, aides and janitors will
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“Thumbs down to the Salem Republican Chairman David Garcia for NOT going to the Ganley affair. I guess he feels he is to important to attend big affairs. He also missed the Rockingham county dinner in Brentwood. SHAME on him.”
SHS Students Compete in NH Science & Engineering Expo
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NH Science & Engineering Expo participants Kate Hammett, Norma Bursaw (advisor), Brianna Rastello, Peter Alfano, Corey Campbell, Trevor Campbell, Winston Boucher, Jenny Zhang, Alicia Hazard (advisor), Lena Khawatmi, and Christopher Borcoche
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submitted by Salem High School Several Salem High School students competed in the 2011 NH Science & Engineering Expo held on March 17 at the NH Technical Institute in Concord. Kate Hammett and Brianna Rastello won first place in Behavioral Science for their project, Mouse Tunes. Corey Campbell won second place in the Rally Can Racer Challenge. Winston Boucher, Jenny Zhang, and Chris Borcoche won first place in the Chemistry
Challenge. Lena Khawatmi won second place in the Microbiology division for her project on spinach. Peter Alfano studied the ability of sunscreens, sunglasses, and fabrics to block UV rays, and Matt Landry studied how light affects microorganisms in the Microbiology Challenge. Trevor Campbell joined the team from Windham High School and won first place in the Rally Can Racer Challenge.
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This guy is a spendthrift with our money. I am very disappointed with the items at the last deliberative session in Salem. Go away Mr. Ackerly. And to Susan Colby who was reelected, what is wrong with the voters of Salem? This lady with be in lock-step with Michael Lyons and Elizabeth Roth and the votes will be 3-2 on the board of selectmen. Miss Colby if you are smart you will separate yourself. If not you will be gone just like Mr. McBride was.”
“Thumbs up. A big thank-
you and ‘thumbs up’ to Rob McLaughlin and the Salem Blue Devil’s basketball team for donating their time every Saturday morning teaching basketball to
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submitted by North Salem School Mark your calendars! The Salem School Board has announced that Friday, June 17, will be the last day of school for students in grades 1-5, with a noon time dismissal. This, of course, is barring any additional school cancellations moving forward. The last day of school for our Kindergarten students is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, barring any school cancellations. If any North Salem student has a special talent
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they would like to showcase, then the annual North Salem Talent Show is the venue for you! The annual Talent Show will be held on Thursday, April 14, at Salem High School at 7 p.m. Tryouts will be held at North Salem on Wednesday, April 6, immediately after school in the All-Purpose Room. Students should be picked up at 4:30 p.m. in the foyer. All children will be notified by Friday, April 8, as to whether their performance has been chosen. There will be a mandatory dress rehearsal for all participants on Wednesday, April 13, immediately after school. This week marks the last week for Penny Wars at North Salem! The Power of the Penny Contest is ending, and soon we’ll find out which grade level earned the most points by collecting spare change. The winning grade level will win a pizza or sundae party.
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St. Joseph’s Merges Academic Programs
submitted by St. Joseph Regional Catholic School St. Joseph Regional Catholic School (SJRCS) announces the merger of its Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten program with Grades 1 to 8, creating a single Pre-K to 8 Catholic academic program for the town of Salem. The Kindergarten and Pre-K are currently parish programs of the Parish of Saints Mary and Joseph. As a Pre-K to grade 8 school, SJRCS can now focus on creating a consistent and seamless curriculum and faith formation.
Principal Sam Scuderi said, “St. Joseph Regional Catholic School has served its New Hampshire and Massachusetts communities for 51 years. With a newly expanded program, our faith-filled school looks forward to serving our community, parents, and students. Our alumni are a source of pride who achieve well in local high schools, in college, and beyond.” The school parish sponsors also include St. Luke the Evangelists, Plaistow; St. Matthew, Windham; and St. Anne, Hampstead.
submitted by Barron School Fourth Grade In fourth grade at Barron, students and teachers are amazed at how fast this year is flying by! Students have been so productive this quarter, working hard in all subject areas. In the midst of studying the regions of the U.S. and taking numerous quizzes on the states, capitals, and major landforms in our country, fourth-grade students were assigned a “Create a State” project. This assignment asked students to use their imaginations to come up with a creative state name, capital city, and a variety of landforms and points of interest that fit with their theme. Projects were completed and returned to school last week for students to share. The finished products were impressive and demonstrated the great effort and hard work put forth by our students. Way to go!
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yes on the road bond, and to those who voted in road repairs at the 2nd Town Deliberative Session. It’s too bad that Stephen Campbell campaigned against the bond, which would have spread out our tax payments over several years and kept our road program on target. Instead, concerned citizens went to the Deliberative Session and the majority there voted to repair roads by paying cash. One way or another, we need to get our roads fixed. I’d rather pay cash than nothing at all, but it would have been smarter for Salem to finance the roads through a bond. I wonder if Mr. Campbell will ever get smart about money. Anyone with any kind of business sense knows that you need to spend money to save money in the long run, and this is particularly true of
infrastructure. Waiting on the roads makes them even more expensive to fix. Hopefully people will remember this next election season and make smarter decisions for our Town.
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A big thank-you goes out to Kim Santos and her group of parent volunteers who organized not one, but two nights of Pizza Bingo! Another big thank-you goes out to Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Diprima for organizing the Scrabble Club after- school program. There is still time to earn a gold medal in the annual read-a-thon, America Reads! The read- a-thon will conclude on April 15. Students who complete 1,200 minutes of reading and turn in all their slips will receive a medal at a special ceremony that will take place during our annual Spring Open House, scheduled for Thursday, April 21.
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Don’t forget those Box Tops for Education—you can earn new recess equipment with the money collected through this program. Students caught showing the trait of “fairness” as part of Character Counts program include: Chase O’Dwyer, Billy Richart, Brayden Ryan, Tanner Morgano, Steven Burke, Roxanne Quinno, Delaney Stone, Andrew Miller, Dominic Buccheri, Austin Myrick, Emily Mahoney, Sadie Orlando, Sydney Chretien, Sam Kneeland, Alex Borghetti, Jeremy Kight, Emily D’Arcy, Kali Bergeron, Austin Callahan, Jacob Bennett, Madison Reina, Room 6, Tyler Shields, David Screnci, Sarah Rochdi, and Noah Mustapha.
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As the months pass, fourth-grade math concepts become more and more challenging. Students have been using half- and full-circle protractors to measure angles. Our World Tour continues as students use map scales to measure distances from one country to another. In addition, students have been using the Partial Products division algorithm to solve problems with double-digit divisors. Students are beginning to realize how important it is to know math facts for quick recall, as knowledge of these facts is necessary in completing division problems with speed and accuracy. Let’s keep earning those Mighty Mathematician awards! Looking forward to spring, fourth-grade teachers are beginning to prepare for an economics unit and sale, the Science NECAP assessment, and an interesting study of New Hampshire. We are sure hoping to see spring sooner rather than later!
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