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cially troubled,” and thedecision to restrict PLTfrom writing new busi-ness is about protectingtaxpayer money, accord-ing to Gardner.

“They have a set num-ber of members that haveto be protected so claimsare covered. The questionis, do you want to expandmembership with thehope the expansion willhelp keep this going a lit-tle longer and maybe dobetter? Do we want to riskand add more towns to atroubled financial institu-tion?” he asked.

PLT is one of two pub-lic risk pools that werecreated when Local Gov-

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KAITLYN G. WOODSLONDONDERRY TIMES————––––––————–◆

On the heels of theNew Hampshire Sen-ate’s recent vote

not to change oversight ofpublic risk pools, London-derry School DistrictBusiness AdministratorPeter Curro, also thechair of the Board ofDirectors of Health Trust,told the School Board attheir June 16 meeting thatthe District may find itselfin the market for propertyliability and casualty cov-erage.

If Property LiabilityTrust (PLT) is not permit-ted to write new business,the public risk pool couldbecome financially unvi-

able and will cease toexist. The District wouldthen need either to con-tract with Primex or try tofind a private carrier,according to Curro.

“The reason this isimportant is because pri-vate carriers don’t getinvolved in property lia-bility and casualty cover-age for municipalities fora variety of reasons,” hesaid.

State Rep. Al Balda-saro, R-Londonderry, whorecently met with Secre-tary of State William Gard-ner and Curro, said heand fellow Londonderrylegislators are involved inthe process.

The risk pool “is finan-

School District May Be Searchingfor Property Liability Coverage

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A butting two sub-stantial energyprojects that will

significantly impact theirproperty, Pat and CynthiaWang are attending openhouses and informationalsessions in the communi-ty in hopes the big utilitycompanies proposing theconstruction will heartheir concerns and helpto address inevitableimpacts.

“Are you talking toEversource, so you won’thinder something theymay be able to do to ben-efit us?” Cynthia Wangasked Public RelationsOfficer Lucas Meyers atthe Kinder Morgan ques-tion and answer sessionon June 18 at the high

school.Meyers affirmed the

companies are workingtogether and told Wangthat Kinder Morgan is inthe midst of an informa-tion gathering stage of theproject.

The preferred routefor the Tennessee Gaspipeline includes anapproximately two-and-a-half-mile portion thatruns through Londonder-ry, for which engineeringis ongoing, according toMeyers.

“We’re still working onthe route and reachingout to communities -we’ve had 63 presenta-tions for the project sofar,” he said, notingKinder Morgan is meetingwith trail groups, conser-vation commissions and

environmental groups tolearn more about the landin which their pipelinewould be installed andpotential environmentalimpacts.

The Wangs said shift-ing the location of thepipeline to the oppositeside of the utility ease-ment behind their homecould help prevent addi-tional impacts - a requestMeyers said the company

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As work on thegrounds of theNaylor property

across from the TownCommon continues, Lon-donderry High Schoolfilm students are in the

process of producinganother episode of theirseries “This Old House inLondonderry.”

The students’ first ep-isode, featuring the reno-vation of the former pas-tor’s home, has been run-ning on Comcast Cable

Channel 21, the London-derry School District’s ed-ucational channel, sinceJune 1.

The next episode willfeature a one-on-one in-terview with arborist LeeGilman, owner of Am-

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Cindy Miller, an LHSjunior who served as alead producer for theshow, said she learned alot from the arborist andappreciated the opportu-nity to film an interviewon a topic she wasn’tfamiliar with beforehand.

Leading a tour of thehistoric property, Gilmanshowed Miller severaltrees that have maturedwell over 100 years andthat he thinks were plant-

ed to provide shade toboth the home and towns-people, when they gath-ered for social events.

To the side of the pro-perty, Gilman found dog-wood shrubs he thinks,based on their placement,were also part of the orig-inal landscaping.

“There are some largeoak trees and a few largewhite pines, but mostlythere are sugar maples,”said Gilman, who serveson the Amherst Conserva-tion Commission. “Thesetrees were either plantedas a town effort, or bysomeone within the Townwho had a lot of re-sources. If this was a townor community effort, thesugar maples were proba-bly being tapped and thetrees offered abundant

shade for social functionswithout having to go intothe forest.”

In addition to clearingvegetation competing withthe mature trees, Gilman’screws are completingextensive removal of inva-sive species and poisonivy on the property.

“We’re being very sel-ective in what we’re tak-ing out,” he said. “There’sso much to do before wecan care for trees individ-ually. What we’re doing ispreparing the site forthem.”

Through pruning andproper management ofthe site, Gilman said it’spossible the focal treesplanted on the propertyover a century ago couldlive another 100 years.

“We’re really bringingup the quality of theecosystem here,” he said,noting the importance ofsuch maintenance andaddressing invasive plantson a property quickly,before the invasives beginto suffocate native plantlife. "It's important people

be good stewards of theland."

In addition to provid-ing shade and resourcesfor native wildlife, focaltrees also bring a sense ofcalm to the observer of aproperty, according toGilman.

By removing invasiveand other successionalgrowth, Gilman’s crewswill return the property toits historic landscaping.

“We’re bringing the his-toric design back intoprominence and bringingthe prominent trees backinto the forefront,” he said.“The scale would be differ-ent, but people will see theproperty looking more likeit did 100 years ago.

“This is what we be-lieve in,” said propertyowner Richard Flier.“We’re doing this for theTown, so we can set agood example and bringback the whole potentialof the site.”

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The Londonderry El-der Affairs Commit-tee is gaining more

momentum in bringingaffordable senior housingto town.

As an ongoing effort,the committee strives toattain government-subsi-dized housing to supportlocal seniors who cannotafford to pay rent alongwith various essential mon-thly and medical expenses.

Town manager KevinSmith discussed this issueat the committee’s meet-ing on Tuesday, June 16.

Smith said he is in con-tact with a developer from

the area who is interestedin pursuing the idea ofbuilding affordable seniorhousing in Londonderry.The developer would tryto bring in what was for-merly known as subsi-dized housing; Smith saidthe Housing and UrbanDevelopment’s Section 8program does not exist onthe federal level anymore.

In the past, this pro-gram issued housingchoice vouchers that as-sisted very low-incomefamilies, the elderly andthe disabled in affordinghousing in the privatemarket, according to thedepartment’s website.Total annual gross in-

come and family size werefactors in determining eli-gibility for this program.

Londonderry’s poten-tial senior housing wouldnot use this system.Instead, the developerwould use federal taxcredit to make housingmore affordable.

“(Federal tax credit)enables developers tokeep the rent down at amuch lower cost thanwhat was previously pro-posed in and around thisarea,” Smith said.

The average rent forcurrent, unsubsidized sen-ior housing in town isabout $1,000 per month,as previously reported.

A lengthy and compli-cated application is re-quired in order to receivefederal tax credit. Fortu-nately, Smith said, thepotential developer hasexperience with the pro-cess after completing sim-ilar projects in other com-munities.

If chosen to proceed,Smith said the creditapplication will be sub-mitted for approval, andhe estimates constructioncan begin in 2017.

Smith hopes to havethe developer come to acommittee meeting andexplain his vision. Hewould also be able to pro-vide more information

concerning governmentvouchers that seniors canapply for to further re-duce their rent.

“Progress is beingmade,” Smith said. “I thinkwe have a great committeethat’s very proactive in advo-cating for seniors in town.”

In other business atlast week’s meeting:

• The committee ispartnering with Commu-nity Caregivers of GreaterDerry to provide a strong-er support system forLondonderry seniors.

This volunteer net-work will assist the elder-ly with various tasks,including light chores,grocery shopping and

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erts said she thinks thepartnership will have avery positive outcome.

“Now if we hear of Lon-donderry seniors in need,we’ll have a volunteer net-work built in,” Robertssaid.

For more informationon volunteering, contactthe Caregivers’ office byphone at 432-0877. Volun-teer drivers who canbring seniors to medicalappointments are espe-cially in high demand.

• The committee willnot meet in July or August.The next meeting will takeplace in September.

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In an effort to generatemoney for underfundeddomestic violence pro-

grams in the State, law-makers have proposedlegislation establishing afine for persons convictedof domestic violence andincreasing the marriagelicense fee.

State Sen. Sharon Car-son, R-Londonderry pro-posed the amendment toHB681 that would estab-lish a mandatory, mini-mum fine of $50 for eachdomestic violence convic-tion under Joshua’s Law,the State’s new domesticviolence law, which pass-ed last year.

“Before Joshua’s Law,people could be charged

under different statutes,but we didn’t have onestatute that addresseddomestic violence itself,”Carson said. “The bill con-solidated it so there’s nowone statute that dealswith domestic violence.”

Money generated fromthe new fine Carson pro-posed would go straightto domestic violence pro-grams in New Hampshire.

The bill also increasesfrom $45 to $50 the mar-riage license fee, whichhas helped support theState’s 14 crisis centers inthe face of substantialfunding cuts.

“We used to give themquite a bit of money, butbecause we’re still recov-ering from the recession,we’re not able to give as

much as before,” Carsonsaid.

The Domestic ViolencePrevention Program is pri-marily supported througha portion of the State mar-riage license fees ($38 ofeach $45 license).

Domestic violence pro-grams that have beenunderfunded since dras-tic cuts in 2011 could re-ceive more than $45,000in new funding if the billCarson has co-sponsored

passes.The only concern rais-

ed with her amendmentwas language making thefine mandatory.

Ultimately, legislatorsagreed in a Committee ofConference on June 16 to acompromise that will allowthose who can’t pay thefine in full to set up a pay-ment plan with the court.

“I think it’s fair peopleconvicted of engaging inthis type of behavior

should have to pay thefine to go to the programsthat assist victims ofdomestic violence,” Car-son said.

“Some have arguedthat this new fine createsan undue burden on con-victed domestic violenceoffenders, but we believethat the burden batterersplace on their victims andsociety is far greater than$50,” said Amanda Grady

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LettersAuditorium Voting

To the editor:This is in reference to

Tony DeFrancesco andhis arrogant statementthat the School Boardshould decide for the citi-zens what is best for ourchildren.

Did he consider thatperhaps it is not apathywhich keeps the votersaway from the polls? It isfrustration. Frustrationthat their vote doesn’treally count.

This is a good exampleof the will of the votersattempting to be over-ruled by a minority. If thisoccurs, why bother vot-ing?

I have lived in London-derry for 37 years. I havevoted in every local, stateand federal election. Ivoted against the audito-rium. I read all the infor-mation presented.

Mr. DeFrancesco con-tinues to call the citizensof Londonderry apathet-ic. What an insult! Maybethe citizens of Londonder-ry are too busy workingtwo jobs so that they canafford to live in the townthey love. Maybe they arebusy caring for elderlyparents and cannot getout to vote.

If Mr. DeFrancescowants to live in a townwith an auditorium, thenlet him move to Derry.

Carolyn J. Henry Londonderry—————————

Segway Thanks Milton Cat

To the editor:As a Londonderry resi-

dent, I closely follow thedevelopment of the prop-erty surrounding Boston-Manchester Regional Air-port; therefore, I wasfamiliar with the new Mil-ton Cat two-story ware-

house being built at 30Industrial Drive.

I‘m also a Segwayemployee and was recent-ly in need of a construc-tion site for a photo shootto promote a Segwayrobotics prototype. Ireached out to MiltonCat’s Corporate FacilitiesManager, Brad Farrin,with a neighborly requestand was kindly accommo-dated.

I understood that I wasmaking an odd request,but Brad didn’t miss abeat, responding, “This isan unusual request, butwe enjoy being an activepart of the communitieswe do business in. We’dbe happy to provide siteaccess to Segway, aninternationally knownbrand and Bedford neigh-bor.”

The photo shoot wasvery successful. It yieldeddozens of shots that notonly showcase Segway’snew robotics platform,but do so in the environ-ment for which it wasdesigned and developed.

Welcome to London-derry, Milton Cat, andthanks for being a greatneighbor!

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Medicaid Expansion Past2016 in Danger

To the editor:The insurance compa-

nies who entered theNew Hampshire insur-ance pool now have theirplans on hold as the stateSenate refuses to extendthe state’s Medicaid Ex-pansion beyond the Dec.31, 2016 deadline. NewHampshire residents maybe more familiar with ourname for the initiative –the New HampshireHealth Protection Pro-

gram – NH HPP.Following the opening

period of the Expansion,where 100 percent ofcosts are paid by the fed-eral government (withour own federal tax dol-lars), the federal matchwill go down, but neverbelow 90 percent. Formost people, having theircosts met by 90 percentwould be an obvious gooddeal, but apparently ourNew Hampshire Houseand Senate don’t agree.

New Hampshire Sen-ate President Morse, R-Salem has said that hewants more time to con-sider Medicaid Expan-sion, disregarding the dif-ficulty of our currentinsurers to make plans fortheir future role in provid-ing coverage for NewHampshire.

New Hampshire hospi-tals reported that duringthe 2014–2015 study peri-od, while overall patientvisits by this age group tothe emergency room haveincreased, the number ofuninsured patients hasdropped by 22 percent.Hospital officials attributethis positive change as adirect result of MedicaidExpansion.

This is an opportunityto consider how Expan-sion has affected thosepeople in the states whohave adopted the Medic-aid Expansion componentof the Affordable Care Act(ACA).

Recent studies haveshown that states thatopted into MedicaidExpansion have seen adecrease in their numbersof uninsured, while unin-sured rates were muchhigher in non-Expansionstates.

The study by the Pub-lic Policy Institute ofAARP found that for the50–64-year-old populationthe uninsured rate wasdouble in states that

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EditorialShow of Spirit

Last Friday evening brought outthe crowds for the annual GreaterDerry/Londonderry Relay for Life atthe Pinkerton Academy track. Fromthe luminaria ceremony to thecrowds camped close by, the Relayis an emotional, moving andstrength-filled show of support forthe fight – and the fighters – againstcancer.

The Relay provides a triple focus– celebration of cancer survivors;remembrance of those who lost theirbattle; and solidarity of those fight-ing back and raising money for can-cer research.

The Relay – and other events likeit that raise money for the AmericanCancer Society - are a rallying pointfor those who have been touched bythe disease, either personally orfrom someone they know.

And for those of us who work atthis newspaper, that means DebraPaul, the owner of Nutfield Publish-ing and publisher of its three news-papers, the Londonderry Times,Nutfield News and Tri-Town Times,who received a breast cancer diag-nosis in 2013.

Paul went for a mammogrambecause of a painful cyst, and theprocedure found a cancerousgrowth. She had surgery March 28 ofthat year.

“When you receive a diagnosis ofcancer, it’s a wicked psychologicalthing – you feel healthy, you lookhealthy, but it’s like you have an

alien living in your body thatcould be going anywhere,” she said.

She found that local medicalproviders – Derry Imaging, ParklandMedical Center, the Elliot and Dana-Farber - worked together seamlesslyin her treatment.

If she has a message, it’s that“you can’t let it win. You can’t just sitand wallow. So I worked and keptbusy.”

For Paul, that meant continuingher high-energy pace of working longhours and keeping true to her beliefthat nay-sayers wouldn’t get theupper hand. She credits that frameof mind for getting her through theexperience, and is now almost threeyears cancer free.

With her support network sur-rounding her with strength and posi-tive thinking, Paul returned to workfive days after surgery. She called thesupport she received from staff, fam-ily, friends and local businesses amajor factor in her positive outcome.

“I had that support, and withoutit, I could see how cancer could win,”she said. “It’s a mental game, and Ichose to act as if it didn’t exist.”

While it’s sad that relays, golftournaments and fundraisers of allsorts are necessary to fund the fightagainst cancer in a country as richas the United States, it’s uplifting tosee the hundreds of local residentswho showed that support andstrength as they gathered at thePinkerton track last weekend.

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Family, friends andcommunity leadersgathered on June 13

to celebrate local scoutThomas Perry’s success-ful journey to achievingthe rank of Eagle.

An assistant scout-master, Perry fulfilledextensive requirements tomake Eagle Scout, includ-ing many hours of work toearn merit badges, serv-ing his troop in a leader-ship position and com-pleting a substantial serv-ice project.

Perry, wearing all themerit badges he earnedover the years, said hewas excited to share thespecial evening with hisfriends and family.

Photos, various proj-ects and a record ofPerry’s extensive renova-

tions to the Grange Hall’sbathroom were displayedat the event.

Following his olderbrother’s project to bringwater to the Grange Hall,Perry renovated the twobathrooms in the Grange,ripping out layers oftiling, the floor and sub-floor, installing new floorsand tiling, installing newtoilets, and adding a freshcoat of paint and tiling tothe walls.

In total, it was estimat-ed his bathroom renova-tion would have costroughly $4,700 if contract-ed out.

Thanks to Perry andother Eagle projects, theGrange has been restoredand is available for use bythe community.

Most recently, theGrange Hall was used tocelebrate Perry’s Eagle

Court of Honor ceremony,an elaborate celebrationhis parents planned andshared with more than 70friends and family mem-bers.

Dave MacCulloch, oneof the founding fathers ofthe troop, which has beenin existence for about 45years, served as Master ofCeremonies.

“It’s wonderful to seehe’s still involved withscouting, and to see himvery engaged in theseyoung men’s lives,” saidBill Perry, Thomas Perry’sfather and a representa-tive for the charter organ-ization. “It’s nice to seethe boys recognize thatand ask him to be Masterof Ceremonies.”

Local official Ted Com-bes, who serves on theTown’s Budget Commit-tee, also participated in

the ceremony.Perry said Combes has

been involved in London-derry’s scouting programsince he was a youngchild, and that “it’s anhonor to have him be socommitted to the programand the community.”

“Thomas took somepolitical classes he hasreally engaged in, and hereally reached out to(Combes) with questions.He has been a great inspi-ration to him, so havinghim at the ceremony wasa great thing for Thomas,”Perry said.

The ceremony itselfwas less formal than istypical of the Eagle Courtof Honor, although noless elaborate or mean-ingful.

“We kept it light andfunny. That’s what theboys and adult leaders

are accustomed to. Welike to have fun,” saidPerry, noting it was easierfor him and his wife toorchestrate the ceremo-ny, having already gonethrough the process with

their older son. “We wereable to enjoy the factThomas has achieved allthis a lot more. It was awonderful ceremony - avery special day for Mrs.Perry and I.”

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chose not to expand theirMedicaid programs.

For this age group, try-ing to obtain coverageprior to the ACA meantdifficulties based on highpremium costs, denial ofcoverage, pre-existingcondition exclusions, andlimited Medicaid avail-ability.

The ACA provideshelp to this age group bya) expanding Medicaideligibility, b) subsidizingcoverage through theInsurance Marketplace, c)

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We can do this.Hon. Lisa I. WhittemoreLondonderry –––––––––––––––––

Bring Auditorium to Ballot

To the editor:There are multiple rea-

sons for the school boardto put the auditoriumback on the ballot for2016.

First, the need remainsand will only becomemore acute as we fall fur-ther out of favor with ouraccreditation and as wetry to market our schoolsystem to young families

looking to populate newhousing developments. Arecent letter to the editorextolled the virtues of ourLondonderry Middle Schoolmusicians. At one ofthose concerts, a younglady performed an incred-ibly difficult violin solobeautifully… in a gymna-sium with a poor soundsystem. She deserved anappropriate venue, with aproper sound system anda spotlight!

As has been noted,many successful warrantarticles have required asecond vote. This pro-vides an opportunity toaddress concerns and re-

position the article.One issue some have

raised is dividing the costover two years - we couldcertainly vote for theentire bond in one year,hopefully before furtherrate increases.

Other concerns maynever be resolved be-cause they are non-issues- a prime example is park-ing. This objection isridiculous. The only annu-al events that truly maxout the parking demandaround Londonderry HighSchool are home footballgames, which represent ahandful of Friday nights in

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The Capital Improve-ments Plan (CIP)Advisory Commit-

tee held its first meetingthis week, appointingleadership and setting asummer schedule.

Town Council Chair-man John Farrell wasappointed chairman ofthe Advisory Committee,and School Board Chair-man Steve Young wasappointed vice chairman.

The Committee ischarged with assisting thePlanning Board withpreparing the 2017 to2022 CIP, a collection ofcapital project proposalsfor the next six years fromeach department, whichincludes an assigned pri-ority ranking for eachproject.

A capital project hasbeen defined as those out-side the normal opera-tions and maintenance,and having the followingcharacteristics: a grosscost of at least $10,000; auseful life of at least sixyears; non-recurring innature (not an annualbudget item); requiringbond financing; andinvolving land acquisi-tion.

Projects are evaluatedon a scale of zero to five(highest) for addressingan emergency or publicsafety need; addressing adeficiency in service orfacility; providing capaci-ty needed to serve exist-ing population or futuregrowth; resulting in long-term cost savings; sup-porting job develop-ment/increasing tax base;

leveraging the non-prop-erty tax revenues; andmatching funds availablefor a limited time.

Projects that are need-ed to address a risk topublic health and safetyor are mandated are pri-oritized over other proj-ects proposed.

New Hampshire lawrequires municipal de-partments and relatedauthorities and agenciesto transmit a statement ofall capital projects theyintend to undertake dur-ing the term of the CIPupon request of the Plan-ning Board, as well ascommunication betweenthe Planning Board andthe School Board inpreparing the document.

The Committee’s nextmeeting is scheduled forAug. 10.

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Alocal woman’s braveactions after inter-rupting a burglary

at her home led to thearrest of a man suspectedof a string of home inva-sions in north Londonder-ry last week.

When the Old DerryRoad homeowner return-ed to her residence, shediscovered an unfamiliarpickup backed into herdriveway just before 11:46on June 17. She spokewith the male driver, whoidentified himself as An-

thony Richardson, 42, ofRaymond.

Richardson told thehomeowner he was thereto repair her roof, accord-ing to Police Det. ChrisOlson.

“She didn’t believe himand blocked him into herdriveway, then demandedidentification,” he said.“He produced an ID andshe called the police.”

Richardson told policehe was at the wrongaddress and was sup-posed to be in Manches-ter. Responding officersalso didn’t believe theman’s story and arrested

on Woods Avenue.Police towed Richard-

son’s car to impoundpending issuance of asearch warrant afterobserving in plain viewtools commonly used inhome burglaries and awoman’s jewelry box.

Later, Police deter-mined the jewelry boxstolen from the home onWoods Avenue was thejewelry box in Richard-son’s car, and the suspectwas charged with burglary.

As people startedreturning home fromwork that day, policereceived three additional

reports of burglaries inthe vicinity of the originaltwo incidents - two bur-glaries occurred at homeson Piccadilly Circle, andone on Harvey Road.

Police discovered signsof forced entry at thehome on Old Derry Roadas well.

“Initially, we thoughtmaybe he was workingwith someone becausewe found a different set ofshoe imprints at some ofthe homes than the shoeshe had been wearing. Butwhen we searched thetruck, we found a secondpair of shoes that were

identical to the secondset of imprints we found,”Olson said.

In total, Richardson issuspected of breakinginto five homes in Lon-donderry.

He was charged withattempt to commit bur-glary, receiving stolenproperty and burglary.

He refused the servic-es of a bail commissionerand is being held at Rock-ingham County Jail.

Olson said it’s likelyRichardson will face addi-tional charges for burgla-ries in Londonderry andother surrounding towns.

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Cherie Fuller of 42Elwood Road lives in oneof those homes - the edgeof the utility easement is60 feet from her frontyard.

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know if there’s room to dowork outside the easement.We may have to switchsides, we may have to gothrough or between powerlines,” he said.

Once Kinder Morgancompletes the pre-filingprocess, the company willfile with the (Federal Ener-gy Regulatory Commission(FERC) and the Commis-sion will begin holdingmeetings in New Hamp-shire to document resi-dents’ concerns with theproject.

In addition to ques-tions about how the proj-ect could affect individualproperty owners, London-derry residents who at-tended the meeting ex-pressed concern with the

overall safety of the gasline, which representa-tives said would fulfill ashortage of natural gas inthe region, create jobsand contribute approxi-mately $280,000 annuallyto the Town’s tax base.

Several residents ask-ed about the pipeline’s“incineration zone,” not-ing the proximity of thestudy corridor for theproject to the Town’sWest Road fields and resi-dential neighborhoods.

Lennon said “incinera-tion zone” is not an indus-try term; but CouncilorJohn Farrell, who attend-ed the meeting to assistwith keeping a record ofresidents’ concerns, saidhe will look into finding an

answer to the question ofwhat the radius of impactwould be, should thepipeline fail.

Cherylann Pierce of 23Mayflower Drive askedwhat the Town can do inregard to taking a positionon the project.

Farrell said he has spo-ken to the Town Attorneyabout what a potentialchallenge to the pipelinewould require, and thathe will work to bring anestimate of the associatedcosts to share at theTown Council’s July meet-ing.

State Senator SharonCarson, R-Londonderrywho attended the meetingalong with State Rep.Doug Thomas, R-London-derry reminded residentsthe State’s eminentdomain law is one of thestrongest in the country,and that the legislaturehas proposed a bill thatwill put in place further

protections for propertyowners.

Carson and Thomassaid they remain availableto residents with con-cerns and encourage any-one with questions tocontact them.

Residents who attend-ed the informational ses-sion said they liked theformat of the meeting bet-ter than the Open Houseevent Kinder Morganhosted in February.

Meyers said he re-mains available to add-ress residents’ concernsas the survey processmoves forward, and en-courages those with ques-tions to contact him [email protected].

Meyers and Lennonalso recommended resi-dents visit FERC online totrack Kinder Morgan’s fil-ings for the project usingthe project’s FERC docketnumber: PF14-22-000.

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High school teachersand administratorstalked about strate-

gies and tools they areimplementing in the class-room to further the SchoolDistrict’s college andcareer readiness goals andaddressed concerns overstandardized assessmentsfrom the School Board.

In a video recording ofa conversation betweenhigh school faculty andNew Hampshire Commis-sioner of Education Vir-ginia Barry, teachersdescribe flipped class-rooms, where students areresponsible for learningmaterial at home and thenworking on homeworkwith their teacher in class,as well as efforts to getstudents thinking aboutcareers and all the options

available to them.“This is a whole K-12

effort,” SuperintendentNate Greenberg said at theTuesday, June 16 SchoolBoard meeting. “At boththe middle and highschool, kids are activelyengaged in participating inthe College Board Assess-ment Suite. We had 98 per-cent of juniors take theSAT, many of whom wouldnot have had the opportu-nity to take the SAT before.I think the track we’re onwill continue to provideopportunity and servicesfor our students.”

Board member NancyHendricks asked howchanges to the overallassessment of studentswill help the District fol-low students, and identifyand recapture studentswho aren’t progressing asthey need to.

Math teacher BeccaMcIntyre said the ReadyStep test for eighth andninth graders, as well asthe PSAT for juniors, pro-vide teachers feedback onspecific questions theirstudents missed.

“We can look at that inthe Futures Lab and go tospecific scores, look at thequestion they missed,work on it and watch theirgrowth. The assessmentshelp us identify specificcontent students missedand make sure they under-stand it before we moveon,” she said. “I think afterseeing two testing days atthe high school, the kidsreally bought into thewhole program. Watchingthem take it, they were allsitting there and doing thebest they possibly could,knowing it would benefittheir future.”

McIntyre noted thatafter taking the PSAT, stu-dents told her they did thebest they could.

“We all noticed theywanted to do it,” she said.“It’s helping us mold whatwe do and helping us to fillin the gaps. Before, we did-n’t get data back withquestions broken down.This is helping us see whatmaterial we need tocover.”

Board member LeithaReilly said she has heardconcern from parentsabout the amount of test-ing given to students.

“I like hearing what youwere talking about, thatstudents are seeing valuein it, that they see how itwill help them in thefuture,” she said. “Is allthis testing making thechildren smarter, or is itjust helping us get smarteralong with them. Or is it acombination of both?”

“I think it’s a combina-

tion of both,” McIntyresaid. “I think it helped themand us get smarter withoutknowing it, and we canbuild curriculum based offthe assessment.”

Board member SteveYoung said if used proper-ly, assessment is a tool foridentifying how studentsare being challenged, andto determine if the skillsstudents are learningenable them to work bythemselves.

“We’re trying to pro-vide them with the skillsand opportunities to putthem in a position wherecollege or two-year schoolsare a choice,” he said.“The skills you need to getinto college are the skillskids need to have to havea secure economic futurein the workforce. Our kidswill be in really goodshape.”

Board member JohnLaferriere said what he gotout of watching the con-

versation with the Com-missioner is that the Dis-trict has a strategic plan inplace.

“Really what we’re see-ing is that theory beingimplemented,” he said,adding, “We do get a lot ofgrief about assessments,but if we don’t assess, howdo we know we’re on theright track? Are we over-testing? We may be, butwe have to make surewe’re getting the righttesting.”

“I often get, why areyou just teaching to thetest? Right now, you aretesting to teach,” Youngsaid. “You’re doing thetest, but taking that dataright away and using thatin the classrooms, and Ithink that may be why thestudents are appreciatingit. It’s not going up tosome mausoleum in Con-cord, you’re using it in theclassroom.”

School Board Considers Using Assessments as Classroom Learning Tool


Londonderry planningofficials and staff mayhead to North Caroli-

na to visit a developmentsimilar to the WoodmontCommons project pro-posed in Londonderry.

“It would be an experi-ence of reviewing complet-ed site plans in other com-munities to understandtheir process for the indi-vidual components of theplanned unit development(PUD),” Town CouncilChairman John Farrell said.

When the project wasbefore the Planning Boardearlier this year, designersof the project’s PUD mod-els sought board membersand town staff to visit acompleted developmentsharing the PUD modelsproposed in Londonderry,according to Town Manag-

er Kevin Smith.“Right now, it is being

talked about, but there isnot a planned trip,” hesaid. “I know they want todo it sooner rather thanlater, because Woodmontis coming in soon with siteplans for the first phase ofdevelopment - we expectsometime this summer.”

Smith explained thereisn’t a development likeWoodmont in the region,and visiting a completedproject would help preparemembers of the PlanningBoard to make decisionsfor the Town when siteplans are proposed.

“It’s for fact finding, sowe will have a better ideaof what is being proposed,rather than just looking atpictures,” he said. “Part ofthe plan was to take a fewpeople to some of thedevelopments they don’t

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Smith sent an email toPlanning Board ChairmanArt Rugg inquiring if thereis any interest amongBoard members to take thetrip to North Carolina, thecost of which would bepaid from the Administra-tor and Planning Board’stravel budgets.

Farrell said the expensewould have to be approvedby the Town Council.

A date has not yet beenset for the trip, but plansare still in the works.

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Alocal woman is col-lecting new andused glasses for

her cousin to distribute topeople living in the Koro-gochu slums of Nairobi,Kenya, while on a week-long medical mission tothe country.

It will be Lauri John-son’s second mission toKenya with Mission ofHope, during which she

will provide free eyeexams to those in need.

Last year, the certifiedophthalmology techni-cian performed 86 eyeexams and provided 200pairs of glasses to pa-tients in need.

Johnson said the glass-es are life-changing formany of the people sheserves, helping them towork, sew, read and per-form other vital daily tasks.

“I had an 88-year-old

Muslim man who had acataract in one eye. I put apair of readers on himand he jumped up,grabbed my hand andhugged me,” she said. “Hewas very stoic coming in,and this changed his life.It’s amazing how transfor-mative it can be.”

In addition to collect-ing the glasses, Johnsonis fundraising to purchasea mobile-phone applica-tion that can determine a

person’s eyeglass pre-scription.

The technology, whichcosts $4,000, would helpJohnson to complete theeye exams significantlyfaster, enabling her toserve more patients whileon the mission.

Without the app, John-son flips large lenses backand forth in front of herpatients, who all speakdifferent languages.

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ALondonderry fami-ly was relieved tolearn they don’t

have to evict the feath-ered friends living behindtheir home.

The Zoning Board ofAdjustment (ZBA) grant-ed Douglas Foresterireand his wife, Michelle San-born, of 42 Clark Road avariance to allow eightlaying hens to live ontheir half-acre property.Livestock may be kept ona two-acre or greater par-cel, according to theTown’s Zoning Ordinance.

Foresterire told theBoard his family’s hensare pets, and that his 9-year-old autistic son,

Allen, has grown attachedto one chicken in particu-lar that he seeks out forcomfort.

“Part of it is he hassome sensory issues, anda neurologist recommend-ed getting a pet. We triedkittens, gerbils, hamsters,guinea pigs, he wasn’tinterested in anythingexcept a rabbit and one ofthe chickens,” he said.“The other chickens don’texist, it’s this one chickenand his rabbit. Those arehis world, and change is abig, drastic thing for himto handle.”

“I understand the in-ability to make a changefor your son, it’s really dif-ficult and animals are thebest relationship for a

child with autism,” boardmember Anette Stollersaid.

Additionally, Forester-ire said his daughter,Alivia, has formed a spe-cial bond with their chick-ens, which line up behindher when she calls themby name.

In the six years he haskept the chickens on hisproperty, Foresterire saidhe hasn’t had a singlecomplaint from his neigh-bors, many of whomattended the meeting in ashow of support for thehens, saying their chil-dren love to play with thechickens and that theyprovide the neighbor-hood with eggs.

“I have lived there for

eight years and we’venever had a problem withthe chickens. There’s noodor, I don’t hear themand my kids love to playwith them,” neighborKaren Lamontagne of 44Clark Road said. “I havewitnessed Allen going to‘Fluffy,’ the white chicken,and when he’s focused onthat chicken, there’s noth-ing else. And his daughter,when she whistles, alongthey come, and they justfollow her.”

Julio Figueroa of 41AClark Road agreed that hehas never experiencedany unpleasant odors orissues with noise.

“There are plenty ofother domestic and wildanimals roaming aroundthere - I’ve seen turkeysand hawks. As far aschickens, I don’t have aproblem with them,” hesaid. “They make Allenhappy, and as long as he’shappy, everyone’s happy.I have had friends withautistic children, and thelittle things can reallymake a difference.”

To the right and rearof Foresterire’s propertyis densely forested prop-erty belonging to the

Coca-Cola Bottling Com-pany.

An attorney represent-ing the company told theBoard they have no prob-lem with the domesticchickens, with the condi-tion they, for safety rea-sons, don’t keep morethan the eight chickensthey have living on theproperty.

Only one neighborspoke out against thevariance - Thomas Hill of41 Clark Road - who filed acomplaint with the Townthat brought its attentionto the undersized lothousing livestock.

But after hearing allhis neighbors speak infavor of keeping thechickens, Hill said hewould be in favor of thevariance if the chickensare maintained and don’troam onto his property.

“I don’t want the chick-ens in my yard, walking uptowards my deck,” he said,noting Foresterire hasdone a good job of main-taining the chickens sincehe filed his complaint withthe Town. “In the lastthree weeks I haven’t seenthem. He has done a reallygood job. I have seen one

or two chickens, but theyhaven’t been over to myproperty.”

Hill added he wasn’taware “Fluffy,” the whitechicken Foresterire’s au-tistic son has taken to,was an important part ofhis therapy.

“I support him and Iwant him to have thechickens, especially if ithelps his child,” he said.“But I shouldn’t have toshoo his chickens out.”

The Zoning Boardagreed to allow Forest-erire and his family tokeep their pets, with thecondition they don’t keepany more than eightchickens on the propertyat a time.

The variance wouldsunset if Foresterire or hiswife are no longer livingon the property.

Following the hearing,Foresterire said he wasrelieved that he wouldhave good news to sharewith his children, whowere waiting anxiously athome to learn whetherthey could keep theirpets.

“It means the world tothem,” he said.

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Construction of a2,500-square-foot“maker space” for

an alternative middleschool focused on proj-ect-based learning is infull swing, according toHead of School DebraHogan.

The expansion to theNew Hampshire School ofApplied Learning in Lon-donderry for the middleschool will offer a dedicat-ed space allowing forhands-on creativity and

integrated learning toencourage students todesign, experiment, buildand invent.

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lum area. It could besomething more artistic,it could lend itself tosocial studies, geography,music, photography -whatever form of expres-sion they have interestin,” she said. “We have anintegrated curriculum,making connectionsacross curriculum andbringing learning experi-ences to real life exam-ples.”

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or competencies betweenmiddle and high school.

“We have built the cur-riculum to bridgebetween elementary andhigh school to help fortifyand support the adoles-cent as they make thatimportant life transition,”she said.

About one-third of thestudents in the school’selementary classroom forgrades four through sixwill graduate into themiddle school program.

Hogan anticipates atotal enrollment of 12 to15 students in the nextschool year, and between18 and 24 students thefollowing year.

“At that point, we’llget a feel for space, giventhe amount of movementoffered,” she said. “Wegenerally have a smallerenvironment, with a ratioaround 12 to 15 studentsto lead staff and adjunctfaculty, who come in tosupport in specializedareas.

Hogan said the middleschool curriculum is stillbeing finalized, but willbe posted online atwww.nhsal.org in the nearfuture.

The school will hostan information sessionfor prospective studentsand their families on July8 at 6:30 p.m. To registeror for more information,call 818-8603.

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Armand GouldArmand A. Gould, 69, of London-

derry died unexpectedly on May 27,2015 while visiting his son in LasVegas, Nev.

He was born Feb. 1, 1946 inNashua, a son of the late Alfred andLucille (Desmarais) Gould.

He worked for Freudenburg-NOK for 47 years in avariety of positions and retired as a metrologist.

He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnamera.

He was a member of American Legion Post 27 inLondonderry. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, listeningto music and playing guitar.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Penny(Hicks) Gould of Londonderry; two sons, Shawn R.Cummings and his wife, Lisa, of Londonderry, andAdam H. Gould of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter,Tammy L. Berard and her husband, Eric, of Raymond;six grandchildren, Shawn Jr., Brenna, Joseph, Timo-thy, Abigail, and Desiree; and one sister, Elaine Frazerof Lowell, Mass. He was predeceased by his brother,Donald A. Gould.

There are no calling hours. At the request of thedeceased, private graveside services will be held bythe family in Glenwood Cemetery, Londonderry. Inlieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be madeto Londonderry Trailways, P.O. Box 389, Londonder-ry, NH 03053, in memory of Armand Gould. ThePeabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium of London-derry is assisting the family with arrangements. Tosend a condolence or for more information, visitwww.peabodyfuneralhome.com.

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Ellen J. (Horowitz) Gintz, 63, of Lon-donderry died unexpectedly June 20,2015 at Parkland Medical Center inDerry.

She was born June 3, 1952 in Brook-lyn, N.Y., the daughter of Daniel and

Betty (Gurian) Horowitz.She grew up in Hicksville, N.Y. She saw the Beatles play Shea Stadium, watched

the Mets win the ‘69 World Series, and marched forcivil rights and against the war in Vietnam. Her life-long drive to help others manifested itself in her 25-year career as a guidance counselor at MatthewThornton Elementary School in Londonderry, whereshe supported countless children and families.

Upon retirement, she spent her time biking, hik-ing, kayaking, and traveling with her husband, David;reading books and gardening with her friends; visit-ing her sons in Somerville, Mass., and volunteeringfor a variety of organizations.

In addition to her father, Daniel Horowitz, she issurvived by her husband of 37 years, David Gintz; hertwo sons, Mike Gintz and his fiancée, Lauren Leone,and Steve Gintz and his girlfriend, Laura Fink; onebrother, Robert Horowitz, and his wife, Gillian Neff-Horowitz; nieces and nephews Dan Horowitz, GregHorowitz and Stefanie La Pick and their mother,Nancy Rabell, and Brianna Horowitz and HeatherGintz.

Following cremation, memorial calling hours willbe held Friday, June 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. in thePeabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mam-moth Road, Londonderry. In lieu of flowers, memori-al contributions may be made to the AppalachianMountain Club, 5 Joy St., Boston, Mass. 02108(www.outdoors.org) or Doctors Without Borders(www.doctorswithoutborders.org). To send condo-lences or for more information, visit www.peabodyfu-neralhome.com.

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Light remained longafter the sun set overPinkerton Academy’s

track during the GreaterDerry Londonderry Relayfor Life on Friday, June 19.Beneath a crescent moonand a few lingering stars,several hundred candlesburned brightly in decorat-ed bags, echoing messagesof hope and remembrancefor those affected by can-

cer.“Our candles tonight burn

in honor or in memory offriends and loved ones,”Bonnie Roberts, an eventteam leader, said during theluminaria ceremony. “Whetherthey are with us tonight inbody or in spirit, the effectof their flame remains inour hearts.”

About 600 people cametogether for the local Relayfor Life. Throughout thenight, participants walked

laps around the track in aneffort to raise money forand awareness of cancer.

Participants broke upinto 56 registered teamsthat fundraised throughoutthe year for the AmericanCancer Society. All pro-ceeds go toward cancerresearch and several of thesociety’s programs, includ-ing “Look Good…Feel Bet-ter” and “Hope Lodge.”

This year, the GreaterDerry area raised $88,509.

Jackie Leavitt, who ison the leadership “Bringthe People” committee,said she estimates theamount will continue toincrease with further fund-raising during the summer.By August, she speculatesthe total amount raised tobe closer to $100,000.

Roberts, the team cap-tain of “One Body of Hope,”said she was thrilled withall of the event attendees’energy and effort.

“I’m so thankful andimpressed with how ourcommunity came togetherto fight cancer,” Robertssaid. “I’m so proud to be apart of it. It’s just amazing.”

People from a variety oftowns came together forthis cause.

Marie Neveu of London-derry attended the eventfor the fourth time thisyear. She has had manyfamily members affectedby cancer, including hergrandmother, who wasdiagnosed with breast can-cer at 95 years old. She is100 this year and is surviv-ing, Neveu said.

Mary Kiley of Ashland,Mass., came to Relay forLife because her friend isthe captain of the “FriendsFighting Cancer” team. Sheattended the event lastyear and loved it, so shedecided to return this year.

“It’s just a great atmos-phere with great friends fora great reason,” Kiley said.

She described the event’senergy as “celebratory andfamily-oriented.” She saidshe thinks it fully embracesthe American Cancer Soci-

ety’s slogan, “celebratemore birthdays.”

“(Relay for Life) showsyou that cancer can impacteverybody,” Kiley said.“There are all kinds of peo-ple here, and we all walktogether over that onething. There aren’t a lot ofpeople who haven’t beentouched by cancer in someway, shape or form.”

Heidi Duppstadt ofSomerville, Mass., came tothe event with Kiley. Shelost her mother to cancerin 2014 and said she walksin memory of her at Relayfor Life.

She explained that herfavorite part of the event isthe survivors’ lap, in whichabout 100 cancer survivorstake the first walk aroundthe track at the start of theevent.

“Seeing all of the sur-vivors raises my spirits a lit-tle bit more,” Duppstadt

Local Teams Fight Cancer at Annual Relay for Life

said. “I may have lost mymom…but there are still somany people that are fight-ing cancer every year.”

Amidst all of the musicand upbeat energy, Relayfor Life proved to be a timeof reflection for many par-ticipants.

Chantelle Boyle ofDerry said she knowsmany people with lovedones affected by the dis-ease, whether it be cowork-ers, spouses or friends. Sheexplained that many of herfriends come to the eventin support of one another.

“It’s a good group eventto get together and remem-ber all at the same time,”Boyle said.

And miles and milesbelow the crescent moon,tiny lights came togetherto spell out two words in aflickering, orange font:“hope” and “cure.”

The Survivors’ Lap kicks off the Greater Derry Londonderry Relay for Life lastFriday night at the Pinkerton Academy track. Photos by Chris Paul

Teams pass by the Flame of Hope, which remainslit throughout the Relay for Life event.

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