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Superior CourtThe battle over the Pelham Fire

Station continuesby Diane Chubb

On Oct. 24, the New Hampshire Supreme Court remanded thecase regarding the Pelham Fire Station back to Superior Court tomake a decision based on merits.

The main question is whether, in constructing the new fire station,the town violated several restrictive covenants that had been placedon the land by the former owners.

The fire station is built on land known as the Mills Property.Retired Judge J. Albert Lynch and former business partner LouisFineman purchased the land in the 1980s. The land, then ownedby Elizabeth Mills, was intended to be sold to local developers.When Fineman found out about the proposed deal, he and Lynchdetermined that the property should be used for town purposes.They purchased the 24-acre property as trustees, intending to sell itto the town.

In 1985, the town purchased 18 acres of the land from Lynchand Fineman for town purposes. As part of the deal, the trusteesset forth various conditions for the use of the land. The restrictivecovenants included that any building constructed must be ofColonial architecture ... no building shall have a flat or single pitchroof and no building shall exceed two stories in height, excludingthe basement.

Other requirements included the planting of pine or fir trees alongthe southern property line, and reconstructing and maintaining thestone wall along Marsh Road.

As the remaining trustee, Lynch sued the Town of Pelham in April2012, claiming that the new fire station violates the covenants. Inhis suit, he pointed to the flat roof over the garage bays, the treesthat were removed to avoid drainage issues, and the demolition ofthe prior stone wall.

The Superior Court originally dismissed the suit, claiming thatLynch did not have standing to sue. The reason was that as trustee,Lynch did not own any land that benefitted from the covenants; hewas not an abutter.

The court said, aesthetic concerns cannot be consideredlegitimate where [the trustee] does not own any nearby property.

As the fire station construction was already completed, the courtalso found that equity favored the unrestricted use of the townsland as endorsed by its voters, over the aesthetic concerns of thetrustee.

Lynch appealed the decision, arguing that the court did not applyother accepted principles of deed interpretation. The covenantswere to be in gross, meaning that it is a personal covenant,

binding on the town as the owner, rather than the land itself.Moreover, the covenants were intended to benefit the community,and not the owner of a nearby parcel of land.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed the trial courtdecision. The opinion written by Judge Bassett states, the partiesintent can be discerned from both the circumstances surroundingthe transfer as well as the plain language of the deed itself.

Citing the Restatement (Third) of Property: Servitudes, Section8.1, comment c at 488-89, the court quoted, Requiring that theperson seeking enforcement who does not own benefitted landshow some legitimate interest in enforcement of the servitude isintended to provide a substitute means of preventing opportunisticuse of servitude violations for extortion or other improper purposes.

Thus, the court determined that the covenants are in gross. Astrustee, Lynch has standing to enforce the covenants, even thoughhe does not have interests in abutting property.

The case has now been remanded to back to the Superior Courtfor a decision on the merits.

Lynch will try to convince the court that the new fire station is notdesigned as colonial architecture, as specified in the covenants.He will also seek enforcement of the other restrictions in the deed.

Board of Selectman Chair Ed Gleason was disappointed in theSupreme Court ruling. However, the town is ready to defend itself,believing that it has met the requirements set forth in the restrictionson the use of the land in order to prevail.

Dogs Put on a Show at Annual Harvest Festby AJ Dickinson

Fall was in the air on Saturday,Oct. 18, as an array of fun events wasscheduled at Griffin Park for the 10thAnnual Harvest Fest. Kicking thingsoff the day was the much-anticipatedDoggie Halloween Costume Parade atnoon. Many owners and their belovedpets could be seen strutting their unique

and somewhat comical outfits aroundthe park in an attempt to bring homethe gold in several categories such ascutest dog, most original, and funniestcostume.

Following the parade from 1 to 3p.m. more than 45 local venders setup booths around the entrance ofthe park and proceeded to handout candy to the hundreds ofchildren all dressed in theirHalloween costumes.Amid the sugar-fueledexcitement, childrenwere entertainedby the strollingmagician, facepainting, andhayrides amongthe many seasonalactivities provided

for them that day.

Windham Tax Rate

Increasesby 40 Cents per $1Kby Barbara OBrien

Windhams Tax Rate has gone up by 40 cents per $1,000assessed property valuation, an increase that translates intoabout $380 on the typical home. In the Town of Windham,a typical home is currently assessed at a value of about

$350,000. This is down from about $400,000 several yearsago, prior to the onset of the recession in 2008.Town Administrator David Sullivan made the

announcement earlier this month, commenting that thehigher tax rate is actually less than had been anticipated. Theincrease was not as bad as originally thought, Sullivan said,due to the influx of additional revenue.

For 2013, Windhams overall tax rate was $23.60 per$1,000 assessed property valuation. This year, the NewHampshire Department of Revenue has set the 2014 tax rateat $24 per $1,000 assessed property valuation, an increaseof 40 cents overall. The two areas of increase are town andschool district. The town portion of the Windham Tax Ratehas gone up by 17 cents (4%) per $1,000 assessed propertyvaluation, while the school district share has risen 23 cents(1.4%) per $1,000 assessed property valuation over 2013.

The second of the two semi-annual tax bills will go outshortly, with payment due within 30 days of the date of the bill.

Ella Sanguedolce with Pepper the Super Dog

Makayla Panich and her dog, Patches

Katelyn Ryan and her dog, LucyJenna won 2nd place for the funniest costume.Stephanie and Kayla Baldwin (6)with their dog, Pal.

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No Increase

in Pelham Tax RateThe Pelham Board of Selectmen is pleased to announce

that the tax rate for 2014 will not increase from the 2013 taxrate of $22.87. This came about due to a one-time bumpup in school revenue combined with the town and schoolsubmitting fiscally conservative and responsible budgets.

Sisters Eliza and Yvonne Gagneas Superpeople

Alanna Oliveira and Chloe Boaman gettingready for the parade

Te Minion Brothers: Elijah, Samuel, Nathaniel and Benjamin Langhais Te littlest witch needed a helping hand tomake it to the end of the parade.

Pelhams Annual Parade

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submitted by Darlene Greenwood,Pelham Elementary School

The students in Mrs. Greenwood and Mrs.Queenans classes from Pelham Elementary School,sprang into action after reading a letter to the editorin the Pelham~Windham Newsfrom a fifth gradestudent looking for information for a school project.This young man, Richard Brock from Fairfield,

Calif., needed information and artifacts for aproject about New Hampshire. The PES studentschose different topics and wrote letters to Richard.Many artifacts were sent, such as brochures forattractions, maps and magazines from NH, the NHstate flag, a copy of NHs constitution, a Patriotsschedule, and many more items. Everyone hopesRichard does well on his project.

PES Students Respond to Letter

Pelham Elementary students answer a call to action from a California fifth grader who was researching New Hampshire.

by Barbara OBrienEarlier this month, the Windham School District

received a large rebate on health insurancepremiums that had been paid on behalf of theiremployees. Most recently, however, it wasthe town side of the ledger that received anunanticipated windfall.

During the Oct. 20 selectmens meeting, TownAdministrator David Sullivan reported that hehad recently received notification that the LocalGovernment Center was refunding $168,996 inoverpaid premiums. This is the third year in arow that Windham has received rebates on healthinsurance premiums paid to LGC. About a yearago, it was ruled in superior court that this money

must be sent back to towns and school districtsacross New Hampshire that had been overchargedon their premiums.

A portion of the money being rebated to theTown of Windham will be returned directly toformer employees who have since retired. Sullivan

estimates that about $120,000 to $130,000will remain once these retired employees arereimbursed. The money is considered to beunanticipated revenue, the intent of which, Sullivansaid, is to use it to offset the 2015 Windham TaxRate. It was noted that the majority of selectmenwould have to vote to use the money for any otherpurpose.

Those voting in favor of accepting the rebatedfunds were Chairman Ross McLeod and SelectmenBruce Breton and Roger Hohenberger. Vice-chairman Al Letizio, Jr. and Selectman Joel Desiletsdid not attend the Oct. 20 board meeting.

In other business, selectmen unanimously (3 to0) accepted the donation of an elliptical machine

from the Windham Firefighters Association. FireChief Tom McPherson said the value of themachine is approximately $1,500. The ellipticalmachine will be placed in the physical fitness areaof the fire department on Fellows Road. Selectmenaccepted the donation with thanks and gratitude.

Town Receives yet Another Rebateon Health Premiums

submitted by Alyssa RossLeaf of the Month is the Birches Academys

version of the more traditional Student of theMonth Program. Teachers and students pick

important qualitiesthey want reflectedin the schoolcommunity suchas respect andperseverance.Teachers select twostudents per classwho best exemplifythe trait of themonth. Studentsare awarded theirLeaf of the Monthcertificate at aweekly all-schoolmeeting calledForest Forum.Just announcedwere the awardsfor October, whichfocused on the traitof responsibility. Formore information,visit www.birchesacademy.org.Courtesy photo

Leaf of the Month Awards Chosen

Front row, seated from left: Lida Sehulster (Windham), Andrew Dineen, and Amelia Phillips (Windham). Second row:McKenna oth (Salem), Alessandra Carter (Salem), Mitch Regan (Windham), and Nicky Dodge (Pelham). Tird row:Kaitlyn Silke, Corrie Smith (Salem), Chloe Stone (Salem), Sophia Mililo, Cailyn Peddle (Windham). Back row: Head of

School Dr. Dael Angelico-Hart, Jaylen Burris, Matthew ango (Pelham), Paige Athanasiou, and Ilan Levine.

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Courtesy photosubmitted by Wendy Dorval, FBLA Adviser, Pelham High SchoolMore than 20

members of thePelham chapterof FutureBusiness Leadersof Americaattended theannual FBLAFall LeadershipConference onOct. 9. Theconference washeld at Southern

New HampshireUniversity inHooksett andincluded nearly400 studentsfrom other FBLAchapters in thestate.

After opening exercises,members were updated onfundraising projects from theirstate FBLA officers. Theseincluded plans for FBLA tofundraise for Make A Wish, CHaD(Childrens Hospital at Dartmouth),Helping Heroes (restoring honorto impoverished warriors), justto name a few. Later in themorning, a motivational speaker,David Gerety, spoke at theconference. Students then brokeup into three groups as a tour ofSNHU, interview strategies andtechniques, and team-buildingworkshops were held. FBLAmembers from all schools wereable to socialize during theirlunchtime where a sandwichbuffet was served. Pelhamschapter attendees arrived backto school in time for buses andwere seen sporting their newconference T-shirts.

Chapter President AshleeLindsey presented the state officerfundraising ideas at the next FBLAchapter meeting on Oct. 17. ThePelham chapter already fundraisesfor Make a Wish and March ofDimes but is considering addingone of the worthy fundraiserspresented at the conference.

PHS Students Join Fellow FBLAMembers for Leadership Workshop


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DAYS & EVENINGS

icket Sales Open for AnnualEvening at Castleton

Te Windham Soccer Association (WSA) is proud to

announce its 4th annual Evening at the Castleton event, to beheld at the Castleton banquet facility in Windham. Tis yearsevent is Saturday, January 31, 2015, starting at 6:30 p.m.

WSA is a totally self-supporting charitable organization w ithover 100 volunteers that help us make this program one of thebest town soccer programs in the State. With some 800 youthsinvolved in our programs, participation fees collected by WSAroughly just cover the operating expenses to run the travel andrecreation programs on a yearly basis.

Te Castleton event has enabled WSA to be a goodcommunity citizen. Your support has enabled us to supportthe original building and ongoing upkeep of the soccer fieldsat Griffin Park, donate lights in the parking lot and walkwayat Griffin Park, install sod and over-seed the fields throughouttown, and repair and upgrade okanel, Griffin and NashuaRoad fields. We have also been able to assist the schools, bydonating two goals to the Middle School, as the ones they wereusing were in significant disrepair and posed a potential dangerfor the kids. Perhaps most importantly, WSA s scholarshipsfor families in need WSA has never turned away a child whowants to play but is unable to pay.

Te Castleton event also helps WSA provide professionaltrainers for our players and provide lights for the sunlight-shortened fall season for the ravel Program. Our successes in

town from the U8 teams all the way through to high schooland adult leagues (Over 40 and Over 50 teams) have allbenefited from the funds WSA has received over the years.

Please come join us for a fun night, knowing your supportis helping our organization continue to offer high-qualityprogramming for our youth. o purchase tickets, please visitwww.windhamsoccer.org. Call on your friends and buy atable, or come as individuals and make new friends during anight of dining, dancing, and raffles.

Keith Bradley, Windham

Coughlin Seeks Re-electionas Register of Deeds

My name is Pam Coughlin and I am running for re-electionfor the Hillsborough County Register of Deeds. Te Registerof Deeds is a constitutionally elected office. As Register, Iam responsible for collecting Real Estate ransfer ax andmaintaining all records regarding real estate transactions.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire andPortsmouth High School. I believe my leadership and lifeexperiences have provided me with qualities to continue

to serve as your Register of Deeds. I am a former State

Representative, School Board Member, homemaker, legalsecretary, mother of four children and married for 39 years toLieutenant Colonel John Coughlin, Army National Guard,

who served three tours in Iraq.As your current Register of Deeds, I initiated and adopted a

Property Fraud Alert program for the citizens of HillsboroughCounty. Te Property Fraud Alert program is a free serviceoffered to help protect the citizens of Hillsborough. Please useour website at www.nhdeeds.com or call 1-800-728-3858.

I am Pam Coughlin and I am seeking your support for re-election as your Hillsborough County Register of Deeds onNovember 4.

Pamela Coughlin, Amherst

Make Tanksgiving Specialfor Soldiers

Within my position as the Windham Police Chief SecretaryI am a member of the New Hampshire Chief of PoliceSecretarys Association. A fellow secretary from a NH townis traveling to North Carolina for Tanksgiving to be withher daughter who has been in the service for over 15 years.Her daughter has opened up her home to over 30 soldiersfor Tanksgiving who cannot go home or may be deployedsoon. I thought how wonderful it would be to surprise thisfamily and join their cause by sending them goodie bagsfor the holidays that contain snacks, pens, pencils, hygieneproducts, socks. I will package them by male or female andmail them for Tanksgiving. Any items you would like to sendto participate may be mailed to Laura Cryts, PO Box 172,

Windham, NH 03087.Tank you in advance.

Laura Cryts, Windham

Small Business Owners SupportEric Estevez

Eric Estevez is the best choice for state representative for ussmall business owners.

As a small business owner, I saw firsthand the disastrouseffects of taxes, regulations, and Obama care. Businesses areforced to adhere to unfair big government policies that preventboth profit and hiring. New Hampshire is now competing

with other states for venture/angel capital and high-tech andadvanced manufacturing jobs. Tese are the high-payingcareers. Unfortunately, New Hampshire is losing young peopleand the jobs are going elsewhere because of the current antismall business policies in the state.

Eric Estevez has educational credentials from prestigiousuniversities, and great professional experience that includes

working in the United States Small Business Administration, asa college professor, fidelity investments, and consulting. Aboveall, he has the best plan to help small business owners. I knowEric Estevez is committed to helping get New Hampshireseconomy moving again.

I respectfully ask that the voters in Pelham and Hudson casttheir vote for Eric Estevez for state representative on uesdayNovember 4.

James Deluca, Pelham

Protecting the Voters PrivacyTis brief letter is sent as a courtesy to inform votersabout privacy envelopes that are available to ensure theirvoting privacy. Voters should know tha t as they presenttheir names and IDs to the ballot clerks when obtaininga ballot, they have the option of requesting and sign aprivacy envelope to ensure the privacy of th eir vote. Tisis especially important when they step out of the votingbooth on their way to enter their ballot into the votecounting machines. Te privacy envelopes enclose theballots to protect the privacy of the voter. Tey assurethat residents votes remain private from cameras, orfrom people who may inadvertently notice the way inwhich someone votes as they walk to the vote-countingmachines. Te privacy envelopes are there voters, butvoters must know that the envelopes exist in order torequest them. I hope this letter helps to bring forth thisinformation for New Hampshire residents who trulywish to vote in private.

Lorraine Dube, Pelham

Windhams Best Chanceto Correct Underfunding of

State Adequacy AidTere is much at stake in the upcoming election. One of

the issues is a chance to increase the States education adequacyaid to Windham which is currently underfunded by at about$2.9M per year. Tis equates to an increase on our propertytax rate of about $1.45/$1,000 valuation to make up theshortage. If you do the math, thats over $500 on a $350Khome this year alone. Tat adds up to a lot of money overtime, that each family would have available if the funding wereproperly adjusted.

Dave Bates has publicly stated that if re-elected, it will be

his primary goal to see the adequacy funding law changed.He knows it will be a tough, uphill battle. Tis means he willnot only need other State Reps and Senators to vote for theBill, he will need many of them to help garner support as well.Since most towns in NH are not underfunded, their Reps donot have a direct interest in seeing the Adequacy Aid formulaadjusted.

Tis is where relationships play an important role. Havingexperienced people in Concord who represent Windhamsinterests and who have formed personal relationships withtheir colleagues through their years of service is a key elementthat increases the Bills chance of success.

With this in mind, I spoke directly with RepresentativeRegina Birdsell (running for State Senate), and our other StateReps, Mary Griffin, Charlie McMahon and Walter Kolodziej.Each has committed to support this Bill. Teir relationshipsand experience will be an important factor that could bethe difference between success and failure. None of theDemocratic candidates has ever served in the Statehouse.

Adequacy aid is not the only issue. Im not voting for thesecandidates simply because they are incumbents and becausetheir collective influence will go a long way towards giving thiseffort an improved chance. Tat is just one of the reasons I am

voting for Birdsell, Bates, Griffin, McMahon and Kolodziej.Another is that each of these candidates is a proven fiscal

conservative. One of their most impressive achievements wasin 2010 with a Republican majority in the House and Senate,

when they voted to balance the State budget that included aninherited $800M deficit without increasing one tax or fee.

Tey will always take your call and listen carefully to yourconcerns.

Tey have served our town well over the years, and have earnedmy vote.

It is our obligation as citizens to participate in our elections.Please vote on November 4 for the candidates of your choice.

Ken Eyring, Windham

Sonshine Soup Kitchen TanksFood Fraternity

As a member of the Greater Derry area food servicefraternity. Albeit with a slightly different approach, theSonshine Soup Kitchen has once again turned to its restaurantbrethren for help.

For the fifth year, we recently held our Derryfest r affle ofdonated gift cards, and the donors support was outstanding.We encourage the public to patronize these special friends inthanks:

Derry: Amphora, Clam Haven, Derry Pizza, Hows yourOnion, Jake Ds, La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano, LobsterClaw II, Panera (all branches), Rig-a-onis, Romanos Pizza,-Bones Great American Eatery, (all branches) USA Subs,Shaws.

Londonderry: 501 Pizza, Avandis Family Restaurant, Caferesa, Coachstop Restaurant, Giovannis, Harold Square,Janies Uncommon Caf, alias, Mr. Steer, and yes, BensonsLumber & Hardware (both locations build and grow yourown salad bar!).

Manchester: Te YardSalem: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, WeathervaneSeafood Restaurant (all locations for both)

Windham: Common Man (all locations) J. MichaelsFamily Sports Pub, Windham Junction.

Very Special thanks to Windham floral designer Evie Saasfor again making and donating her beautiful fresh flowerwreaths and bouquets to sell, to our Board members past andpresent for their enthusiastic teamwork, and to all our generousraffle entrants. Bon appetite!

Linda M. German, SSK Board Chair, Derry

Harvest Fest was FabulousOn Saturday, October 18, the own of Windham

Recreation Department celebrated the 10th Annual HarvestFest. Despite the showery forecast, the weather cooperated,and it was a fabulous afternoon with sunshine. Over 800people attended the event which included hay rides, trick-or-treating, games, face painting, a stilt walker, balloon animals,music, a juggler, treats, a Horribles Parade, and much more.

I would like to thank the many people and businesseswho contributed to the success of the event. Tank you to:

Delahuntys, Canobie Lake Park Screem Fest, Woof WoofProfessional Dog Services, Ralph and Belinda Sinclair, JayYennaco, Steve Hindes, Joel Dube, Jill McNamee, DonnaMarkham, Kelly McLaughlin, ina Boermeester, GrahamAdolt, Bonnie Adolt, Laura Scott, Fire Chief om McPherson,Police Officer Bryan Smith, Jeff Gale, Dave Macary.

Also thank you to: CoCo Early, Century 21 Northshore/DAmico, Vacations for Everyone, Windham PA, KarateInternational, Girl Sco ut roop 10181, Womens Service Clubof Windham, Windham Moms Club, Wildlife Encounters,Boy Scouts, Dana Farber, Paint-a-Party, Salem Chamberof Commerce, Quarrybrook, Searles Chapel, ProfessionalMartial Arts Academy, Convenient MD, New EnglandDance Ensemble, Windham Chiropractic, Capris Pizza, JimBlazonis, Helen Carnes, Vicky Noel, Ruth Belizzi, and the BoyScouts.

Te trick-or-treat portion was enjoyed by hundreds ofghosts, goblins, and princesses. Tank you to: WEDC,Rockingham Emergency Vet, Sensationally Sweet, ProfessionalMartial Arts, Kiddie Academy, Golden Crane, Fit4Mom,Happy Feet, Century 21 Northshore, Coco Early, WoofWoof Professional Dog Services, Te Lions Club, BerkshireHathaway, Karate International, My BallStamp, Vacations for

Everyone, Windham Orthodontist, Village Green Dentist,B&H Oil, McDonalds, Windham After School Enri chment,DJ Rogers Collision, Castleton, Pediatric Dentistry of Salem,Tamer Photography, Better Homes and Garden MassielloGroup, Windham Crossing Learning Center, DanielleBustamante Photography, Dr. Filler, Dance Connections,

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Pelham Windham News | October 31, 2014 - 5

by Barbara OBrienThis past summer heralded the

inaugural venture of Windhamscommunity garden project, whichwas coordinated by the communitydevelopment department andspearheaded by summer internMeredith Whitaker. The undertakingwas quite a success Whitaker toldselectmen, during their Oct. 20 boardmeeting. Well be excited to do it

again, she said.Whitaker described the community

garden as a place for people toconnect with one another, not justto grow vegetables and flowers.The entire project was a socialexperience, as well as a chance toget outdoors and enjoy the summerweather, she said. While manyparticipants grew vegetables andflowers for their own familys use,others grew such an abundance thatthey shared their harvest with others,as well. The participants were verypassionate in what they were doing,Whitaker said.

The land for the community garden,located off North Lowell Road, wasdonated by the Crossing Life Churchof Windham. Selectmen expressedtheir appreciation to the members of

the church for their generosity andstrong community spirit. There werealso many donations made by localbusinesses and private residents. It was truly apublic/private partnership, Whitaker explained.

There were a total of 16 spots that residentsused to grow their individual gardens. Participantsincluded the following: Rich Parow, DebraMowatt, Beverly Wilson, Kathleen Clairmont,France and Derek McManus, Ralph Sinclair,

Jeffrey Malloy, Sheryl Rogers, Gloria Viola,Stephanie Foster, Michael Greenburg, Bob

Murphy, Lisa Ferris and Don Guttman, ScottSlattery, Jason Becht and Glen Kimball.

The following businesses donated materialsand services to help create the garden spaceslate this past spring: Boydens Landscaping,Continental Paving, Incorporated, Edward N.Herbert Associates, Incorporated, George Cairnesand Sons, Incorporated, John Slavin, J.R. Gauthier,Incorporated, Ken Bergeron and PentucketBank. The following area businesses assisted

with donations for the kick-off event: LowesHome Improvement, Shaws Supermarket, SimplyWholesome, Top Dog Banners, B&H Oil, CyrLumber and Heavenly Donuts.

As for changes and additions that might bemade next year, Whitaker recommended holdinga harvest festival at the end of the season, aswell as a mini-farmers market as the cropsbegin to mature. Whitaker also encouragedthe establishment of a Facebook Page for thoseparticipating, giving growers

an opportunity to chat amongthemselves.

In summing up the reasoningbehind the establishment ofWindhams community gardenproject, Whitaker quotedDesmond Tutu: Do your littlebit of good where you are. Itsthese little bits of good puttogether that overwhelm theworld.

Whitaker also oversaw theannual Adopt-a-Spot programthis past summer. This is agreat opportunity to give backto the community we love, shesaid. Its a way to bring thecommunity together one spot ata time.

Spots that were adoptedfor cleanup and beautification

this past summer were GriffinPark (parking lot, tennis andbasketball courts), Deer Leap andthe Town Forest, the depot area off the WindhamRail Trail, the town pound, the area around thepolice department sign, the Town Beach, therear entrance of town hall and the intersection ofMorrison and North Lowell roads.

Participants in the Adopt-a-Spot programincluded the Baker Family, Andrea Croteau, MimiKolodziej, the Mullen Family, Andrew Marks,Susan Keenan, Brian Szukstan, the Whitaker

Family and Diane Carpenter. Sponsors of theproject were Dunkin Donuts, Delahunty Nursery,Cyr Lumber, Lowes Home Improvement andBoydens Landscaping. Cash donations, totaling$300, were received from Extra Time Enterprises,Northstar Financial Planning, Green Sprouts,Indian Rock Financial Group and BoydensLandscaping.

The only problem encountered as the result ofthe two projects running consecutively was the

overlap of time and effort. It was generally thesame people helping out during the same timeof the year, Whitaker said. Next year, plans areto involve volunteer groups and to encouragechildren to participate in helping to clean up andbeautify the Town of Windham. We plan torecruit more volunteers by connecting with theschools, she said.

Community Garden Blossoms over First Year

submitted by Pelham Public LibraryPelham Public Library is proud to host its first

National Novel Writing Month program thisNovember in sponsorship and celebration of localwriters. The library will be holding a series ofevents in which local writers can come together,write, share ideas and read aloud from their ownwork.

What is NaNoWriMo?National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo,

takes place each November. For veterans andnewcomers alike, it is an exciting time for writers(affectionately known to one another as Wrimos)looking to translate all of the amazing ideas in

their heads to words on the page.The goal, ostensibly, is for writers to pen 50,000

words the average number of words in a novel within the 30 days of November. Some mayaim higher, some lower, what matters is workingtoward and meeting your goals as a writer.

This years NaNoWriMo is even more special,as New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan isscheduled to proclaim Nov. 30 through Dec. 6 asNew Hampshire Writers Week.

The Pelham Public Librarys schedule of eventsis as follows:

NaNoWriMo Kick-off (Saturday, Nov. 1, 12-2p.m.) Writers can come, meet and mingle, share

their ideas or works in progress and take theopportunity to begin their first words toward their2014 goal.

NaNo Nights (Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20,6-8 p.m.) The library will offer writing promptsand the opportunity for writers to Read Out!sections of their work. Writers can also simplycome and be with other writers while they worktoward their word-count goals. The aim is tocreate an encouraging space where writers cancome together and feed off the creative energies ofother writers and actually get some words on thepage. (No meeting on Thanksgiving.)

TGIO! Wrap Party (Saturday, Dec. 6, 12-2

p.m.) TGIO stands for thank goodness its over which is exactly how writers will feel after amonth-long writing blitz (along with an enormoussense of satisfaction, of course). Writers canshare successes, commiserate over setbacks, andgenerally celebrate the massive achievement ofsurviving NaNoWriMo. It is set to correspondwith the final day of New Hampshire WritersWeek (Nov. 30-Dec. 6).

For more information, contact RebeccaCrockett, Adult Services: [email protected].

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Meredith Whitaker, who served as an intern for the community developmentdepartment in Windham this past summer, took a hands-on approach in

helping to beautify town property through Windhams Adopt-a-Spot project.

Helping to clean up roadsides in Windham were representatives of two localbusinesses: Lab-Corp and Woof It Down. Te hard-working Litter Patrol

was part of the Windham Community Development DepartmentsAdopt-a-Spot program.

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Friday, October 31Trick or Treat Hoursin Pelhamwill take

place, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 1

All Women of all ages are invited tojoin us in honoring Our Lady for FirstSaturday Devotionson at St. PatrickChurch in Pelham. We begin with Mass

at 8 a.m. followed by the rosary at 8:30and then join us for a pot luck breakfast, faithsharing and fellowship. This Month we willhave a Thanksgiving raffle basket and proceedswill benefit the Pelham Food Pantry. For moreinformation call Linda at 930-6436 or [email protected]. Note: Adorationand Divine Mercy Chaplet will be available beforeMass at 7:30 in the chapel.

The Womans Service Club of Windham secondAnnual Coat and Sweater Drivewill be heldat Windham Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Help those in need by donating your clean andserviceable coats and sweaters for men, women,and children. Your donation will help keepsomeone warm while your generosity will warm

your heart. Any questions call Patricia Russell at434-4775 or Sue Violi at 889-0578.

Monday, November 3, WednesdayNovember 5 & Monday November 10The Pelham Police Department will host

a freeRape Aggression Defense Class forWomen. The class is designed to empower

women through self defense, awareness, andavoidance. Participants have to attend each classin order to successfully pass the course. Classeswill be held at the Pelham Police Department andwill begin at 6 p.m. and end at approximately10 p.m. each night. If you are interested inparticipating in the class, contact MPO David G.DeRoche at 635-2411 ext. 4005 or e-mail him [email protected].

Wednesday, November 5Womans Service Club of Windham

next meetingwill be held at WindhamTown Hall. Luncheon begins at 11:30

a.m. followed by program and meeting.The program will feature Elena Dodd will presentMeet Eleanor Roosevelt, Wife, Mother, and FirstLady. The program is sponsored by The NewHampshire Humanities Council. The programbegins at 12:30 p.m. and is free and open topublic. Guests welcome, bring a friend and tell aneighbor! Come and meet us and enjoy, find outwhat we are about. Contact Sue Violi at 889-0578or visit www.womansserviceclubofwindham.org.

Thursday, November 6The Greater Salem Chamber of

Commercewill present Coffee,Commerce & Communityin Pelham from

8 to 9:30 a.m. This is a great opportunityto hear from community leaders who will updatethe local business community on projects thatmay impact their businesses. Presentations will bemade by Amanda Lecaroz, Pelham Superintendentof Schools; Jeff Gowan, Pelham Town Planner; andBrian McCarthy, Pelham Town Administrator. Theevent is being held in partnership with the PelhamEconomic Development Committee and will beheld at the Sherburne Meeting Room, PelhamTown Hall, 6 Village Green, Pelham. For moreinformation, check out the Chambers website atwww.gschamber.com or call the office at 893-3177.

Pelham High Schoolwill hold an Open Housefor the incoming Class of 2019students andparents. The event, organized by the schoolsguidance department, will be held from 6:30 to8 p.m. The administration, guidance department,and other members of the PHS faculty will presentparents and students with general informationabout the high school, academics, college andcareer readiness, and appropriate planning forhigh school. A student panel question and answer

session and tours of PHS will also be conductedby the schools Student Ambassadors. For moreinformation, call the PHS Guidance Department at635-2116.

Friday, November 7 and Saturday,November 8

Americas leading Christian event forwomen is back on the road with the

2014 tour and for the first time ever wecan experience it live! Ladies, join us for the

Live World-Widesimulcast as we bring Women ofFaithto our church via simulcast for a day-and-a-half experience that will take women on a journeyFrom Survival to Revival. Crossroads Church 43Atwood Rd., Pelham, 635-1556. Tickets - $20 perperson, in advance.

Saturday, November 8Come join Windhams Helping Hands

for a Wellness in Motion WalkathonatGriffin Park in Windham on at 8:30 a.m.

Walk alone or walk with your family,friends, class, organization, or sports team -

just walk! Get healthy while supporting Windham.All donations go back into the community and

help with a variety of family needs includingclothing and food. For a small donation of $10 perindividual or $25 per family, walkers will have funearning a set of beads for every lap accomplished,and at registration. Walk to lively music and enjoythe beautiful fall day with your neighbors. Formore information call Al Pappalardo at 978-618-0513 or e-mail [email protected] or visit our website windhamshelpinghands.org.

St. Patricks Womens Guildof Pelham is havinga Gift Card Raffle(like our penny sale) to benefita scholarship fund. It will be held in the ParishCenter of St. Patrick Parish, 12 Main St., from 10a.m. to 7 p.m. Drawing will be held at 6 p.m.(need not be present to win). Also join us for aHam & Bean Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $8and children $5.

Tuesday, November 11Pelham American Legion Post 100,

32 Windham Rd, Pelham. VeteransAppreciation Day and Membership Drive,3 to 7 p.m. All Veterans welcome. Bring a

Vet with you. Serving hot dogs beans chipsand soda, cash bar available.

Tuesdays, November 11 thru January 20Beginner Theatrefor Kids for ages 6 and up

(cast of 14) for the production of Jack and theBeanstalk from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at SherburneHall. No experience needed; everyone gets a part.Size of group is limited; first come, first serve.Registration form at 6 Village Green or online atwww.pelhamweb.com/recreation. Program fee.Register online at https://webtrac.pelhamweb.com. Call 635-2721 with any questions or [email protected].

Thanksgiving Trivia Night,Nesmith Library, at6 p.m. Our next Trivia Night will have a festiveThanksgiving theme! As always, bring a team,or come as an individual. It is a great nightof questions, answers, food, fun and prizes!Registration is required. Call 432-7154 or [email protected] with any questionsor to reserve your spot.

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Terapy Solutions.On behalf of the own of Windham, thank you to all who

attended the event, as well as to those who contributed.

Cheryl Haas, Recreation Coordinator, WindhamRecreation Department, Town of Windham, NH

Kim Rice a Strong Voicefor Hudson and Pelham

Tis Election Day will be one of the most critical in recenthistory. With the number of challenges facing our countryand state it is of vital importance that we elect leaders that willfight to protect our New Hampshire values and way of life.Te threat to our economy is real, and with a recent gas taxhike, Medicaid expansion, continued support of Obamacare,and government barriers on small business to create jobs, it isimportant that our elected officials understand the importanceof controlling spending, the growth of government andavoiding the specter of an income tax. It is just as importantthat our representatives be a strong advocate and voice of thepeople they serve. As a former three-term representative, it is

clear to me that Kim Rice will be that strong voice on the rightside of the issues for our district. I urge you to vote for KimRice along with the slate of Republicans Running for StateRepresentative on November 4.

Jim Lawrence, Hudson

Regina Birdsell the Clear Choicefor State Senate

Regina Birdsell is the clear choice for the NH senate ofdistrict 19 (Windham, Derry, and Hampstead). She will workfor job growth and economic improvement by attracting morecompanies to our state and keeping taxes low. She also seesthe benefits in making our state departments more efficient.Regina has a proven voting record against tax increases andwill oppose Medicaid expansion and other unfunded federalmandates.

Reginas previous experience as a NH state representative,Rockingham County GOP chairman, and 10 years of servicein the US Coast Guard is proof of her commitment to ourcommunity and country.

Regina has a track record that we can trust. Please vote for

Regina Birdsell, Republican for NH senate on November 4.

Michelle Levell, Windham

When is a ax not a ax?When is a tax not a tax? When you want to claim you

balanced the state budget w ithout raising taxes and you dontconsider the broadest tax in the state, a tax. Tat would beyour property taxes.

Te 2012 republican controlled legislature, headed bySpeaker OBrien made such a claim, which some currentcandidates for re-election to the NH house and even forCongress still claim.

In 2012 the legislature changed the funding formulafor employer contributions to the state retirement systemembodied in state statutes 100-A:16 II (b) and (c) toeliminate the 35 percent state share of the employer (towns)contribution. Te loss of the states 35 percent share resultedin increased cost of $1,158,389 for Hudson, $564,506 forPelham, $1,674,465 for Salem and $783,434 for Windham in

FY13. Since this is a permanent change these added costs will

continue unless changed by the legislature.As a selectman, if we ever told the home owners we

were going to increase their property tax wit hout providingsomething of value in return and do it each and every yearin the future I suspect there would be a major revolt andrightfully so; yet that is exactly what the Bill OBrien legislaturedid.

Te pertinent change in the statutes language is:From provided that any employer, other than the

state, shall pay 65 percent of such total contributions, and 35percent thereof shall be paid by the state

o ... any employer shall pay the full amount of such totalcontributions.

Te employer being your town and schools.Its one thing to do something like this, but another to

blatantly and deceitfully deny any responsibility in raisingtaxes. Something to consider when you vote.

Harold (Hal) Lynde, Pelham

Lets Consider theough Questions

We have such a diverse voting populace. Gender, age, faith,race, education, work history, influence of others, and otherfactors determine which lever we pull. Lets look at some ofour questions.

Do you want Medicare as it is, or do you prefer agovernment issued voucher enabling you to purchase healthins. on the open (for profit) market? Single payer Medicarecovers 50,000,000 of our seniors. Do they want to give it up?I think not.

Do you want social security to be a government function, orwould you prefer that Wall St. banks take the responsibility forpaying your benefit? Do you want security of United States, orgamble your Soc. Sec. on Wall Street?

Should we have a minimum wage that takes one out ofpoverty for a 40 hour week, or eliminate minimum wage andleave it to open market?

Should women earn equal pay for equal work?Regards reproductive rights. Do you believe decisions are

ultimately the prerogative of wo men, with their family, faithand doctors consultation, or should these rights be determinedby male legislation?

Being budget responsible, should we cut tax payer subsidiesto Exxon/Mobile, or cut social security and Medicare to ease

our debt?Te Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is law affirmed

by our Supreme Court. Do you want to accept the truckloadsof our tax dollars that the feds want to return to NH? It willinsure as many as 40,000 of our friends and neighbors, as wellas provide jobs! Or do you want our legislators to continue(foolishly) obstructing/delaying total implementation?

Democrats stand against NH sales/income tax.Vote for reason. Apathy will be death of democracy! Proud

democrat for representative from Windham.

Stephen Mavrellis, Windham

aste of Italy does notDisappoint

Te PHS Music Boosters would like to thank everyonewho helped to make our aste of Italy dinner a phenomenalsuccess! Te hard work and dedication from the bandmembers, parents, family, and friends in our community made

it a wonderful evening filled with delicious food and great

music.Special thanks go out to:Joe Mundy, Band Director Extraordinaire. All Band

Members who helped set-up, perform, serve, and clean-upat the end of the evening. Great bunch of kids! RaffaellinaMahogany, Executive Chef of La Dolce Vita Catering, for thedelicious dinner and desserts. Angela Hinkle for the iramisuCups for dessert and serving. PepsiCo donated soda and water.Diane Bedard for water and serving, Karie Lundin for iceand serving, Sue Harden for serving, racy Sacca for serving,Donna Driscoll for helping coordinate in the kitchen, Donnaand Dave Ward for serving and clean-up, Michelle Kelly forcoordinating and icket Collector-in-Chief, St. Patrick Churchfor the use of the Clubhouse. Tank you again for all yoursupport!

Future opportunities for the community to enjoy listeningto the PHS Music Program students include the followingevents:

PHS Football Game, 7 p.m., Friday, October 31, at theHarris Family rack and Field behind Pelham ElementarySchool - Boosters: 50/50 Raffle to be heldPelhams Festival of rees, Saturday, December 6, Bandperforms seasonal selections from 1 to 5 p.m. at SherburneHall - Boosters: Bake Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.PHS Winter Concert, Tursday, December 18, 7 p.m., PHSgymnasium - Boosters: Concessions / ri-M - 50/50 Raffle

Chris Miller, President, PHS Music Boosters, Pelham

Do your Homeworkon the Candidates

On November 4 we will vote, and those choices will shapeour lives for years. People fought hard so we have the right tovote... lets not stay home and willingly renounce a right that somany people put their lives on the line for. We can disagree on

who the right candidates are, but lets do our homework on thecandidates then come out and make our voices heard (I will beholding signs in front of the polling station - see you there).

I supported Regina Birdsell in the NH state senate primaryand was thrilled with her upset of a handpicked but flawedestablishment candidate - her legislative track record isoutstanding, she has the real life experience and skills that alllegislators should have and she is the kind of fiscal responsible,freedom friendly leader that we need in the NH Senate. Sheis also deeply committed to staying in touch with every town

she represents - our legislators need to be reachable if we areto be able to tell them what our priorities are and hold themaccountable for their promises. She has the right ideas and theexperience to see them implemented - lets send Regina to theNH Senate.

I supported all our incumbent state legislators. MaryGriffin, Charles McMahon and Walter Kolodziej have servedus well for many years and deserve our continued support. Wemight not agree on every issue (the gas tax comes to mind),but they have listened to us and did the right thing most of thetimes - they deserve to continue representing us.

I am very impressed with Dave Bates ability and hard workas a legislator in previous terms, and I trust him to fight hardfor financial responsibility and accountability as a NH staterepresentative. His experience, legislative achievements (bothin terms of bills passed and committee work) and fiscallyresponsible attitude make it easy to not only vote for him, butalso ask everybody to support Dave Bates this uesday.

I personally know all the candidates above, but not KevinCoyle. While doing my pre-election homework I found theLegislators Lounge Youube video with his primary debate

with Kevin Waterhouse. Te fact that the video only has 92

views is a shame - we need to spend more time looking at ourcandidates.

More importantly ... I was struck by the following KevinCoyle quote: Just saying we want to leave things alonebecause it runs well, I dont think thats a good idea. Manytimes, the status quo is defended as good enough andpeople resist calls for improvements (like Windhams schooldistrict driving massive tax increases in part because of theirunwillingness to start questioning the way things have alwaysbeen done and stop wasting our tax dollars already). Tingscan always be better, and responsible management (private orpublic) should always review every detail in their ongoing questto improve. A refreshing point of view backed by his actions -Kevin Coyles first term as a commissioner was filled with realachievements, and he was able to clearly articulate his solidreasoning behind some potentially unpopular decisions.

Kevin Coyle said the right things, then actually did whathe said he would - I will happily vote for him and stronglyencourage people to pay more attention to his achievementsand vote for him as the Rockingham County Commissioner.

Looking forward to big crowds on uesday ... hope to seeyou there.

Daniel Popovici-Muller, Windham

St. Laurent will RepresentWindham Well

On November 4, we the residents of Windham have aspecial opportunity to elect a NH Senator who is from ourtown and knows our needs and interests. Tat person is KristiSt. Laurent. For more than a decade, a Derry resident hasrepresented us in Concord and now our choice is betweena Windham resident and a Hampstead resident. Krist i St.Laurent has lived in Windham for the past 15 years. She is inher second elected term on the Planning Board and is in hersecond year serving as Chair. She served on the WindhamCapital Improvement Plan Committee both as a member andas Vice Chair. She has three children in the Windham publicschool system. Kristi St. Laurent understands Windham andunderstands the issues we face. She will represent our town

well in Concord.

Tony and Valerie Roman, Windham

Indian Rock Financial GroupOffers SupportTe Community Development Department and Windham

Economic Development Committee would like to thankIndian Rock Financial Group for being the NovemberCommunity Business Sponsor for the Windham CommunityEconomic Development web site. Visit the web site at www.

windham-nh.com to view Indian Rock Financial Groups adand find their contact information. Indian Rock FinancialGroup, which is a new business in Windham, provides avariety of financial services for you and your family. ake a fewminutes to check them out to see what services they can offeryou and your family and dont forget to thank them for theirsupport of community economic development in Windham.

Laura Scott, Community DevelopmentDirector, Windham

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submitted by Michael HoudeBy any calculation, he hit a homerun with his recently completed

Eagle Scout project. Nathaniel Houde, a Life Scout in WindhamsTroop 266, spent the summer enhancing the Windham High Schoolathletic fields.

The project was sponsored by WHS Athletic Director Bill Raycraft.Nathan chose to enhance the baseball and softball fields by addingdistance markers as well as custom-designed banners to the twofields. In addition, he organized the baseball equipment shedby adding hooks,hangers, and an

overhead shelf toreduce clutter. Sincethis shed is sharedwith the football team,better organizationwas becomingnecessary.

The WHS baseballfield dimensions area bit irregular and theactual distance to thefence was unknownto the coachingstaff. Nathan initiallyestimated variouspoints using GoogleEarths measuringtools, but laterconducted fieldsurveying with a

group to get accurate distances. He alsoperformed the graphic design to create twocustom banners for the baseball and softballfields. Nathan custom designed the artworkfor each of the distance markers as well. Sincethe school and fields are still fairly new, hereasoned that adding these banners and signswould help promote more esthetics and schoolspirit.

The baseballteam is extremely

grateful for all ofhis hard work anddonated time andefforts, said WHSVarsity Coach JasonMatthews. I hopeits the start of a lotof positive changesto our baseball field... great job! Jasonalso pointed out thatto date Windhambaseball players haveonly had one homerun on their home field. He felt that thedistance markers could add incentive tothe players who thought the fence was outof reach.

Top Dog Banners of Windham donatedall materials and printing costs for thebanners, which allowed Nathan to

use most of the fundraising money topurchase a custom 7 foot-by-50 footwind screen for the baseball field. Theathletic department had been consideringpurchasing this windscreen if they couldget funding.

In order to achieve the rank of EagleScout, a Life Scout must plan, develop,and give leadership to a projectthat benefits an organization in thecommunity. The project plan must beapproved by the scoutmaster, ScoutingCommittee, and Council before it canbegin. In addition to this, a scout isrequired to complete a minimum of21 merit badges as well as other rankrequirements and the demonstration ofleadership in the troop. Nathan hopes toearn his Eagle rank this year.

Eagle Scout Project at WHS Fields is a Homerun by any Measure

by Barbara OBrienThis past March, the

majority of Windham voterscast their ballots in favor ofestablishing a Town Forest;203 acres comprised of formerconservation land. As part ofthat warrant article, voters also

approved the establishmentof a forestry committee tomanage the new Town Forest.Subsequently, selectmen set upthe forestry committee with twomembers of the conservationcommission and three othermembers of the community-at-large. Everything seemedto be progressing smoothly,until the issue was raised as towhich entity had the ultimatesay about managing the TownForest: the forestry committee orthe conservation commission?

The dilemma came to lightduring the selectmens October20 meeting, when TownAdministrator David Sullivaninformed board members ofan opinion issued by Town

Attorney Bernie Campbell.According to Campbell,upon the establishment ofthe forestry committee, theconservation commission lostall of its authority over theproperty now designated as theTown Forest. Not only that,but, apparently, the forestrycommittee doesnt have toanswer to selectmen either.

They are the Selectmen ofthe Forest, Sullivan said. Theyare the powers-to-be!

Referring to the acquisition ofthe recent knowledge, Sullivanlabeled the developmentas the law of unintendedconsequences. We had noinkling this would happen, hesaid, looking back to when the

warrant article was proposedand the forestry committeeestablished. It was noted,however, that any revenueraised through harvestingsections of the Town Forestwould go into a special fundand couldnt be spent withoutthe approval of voters at townmeeting.

Sullivan said he realizesnow that the conservationcommission could have beendesignated as the forestrycommittee, thereby allowingany authority to remain with theones who have been lookingout for the towns conservationland for years. If that action had

been taken, the conservationcommission could have, then,established a sub-committeewhose job it would be to lookafter any harvesting of theTown Forest. Sullivan suggestedthat a new warrant article beproposed and taken to voters

next March, designating theconservation commission as theforestry committee. Selectmendid not agree, however, andwere hesitant to change thingsnow.

Leave it as it is, SelectmanBruce Breton said of thesituation. Give things a chanceto work out, he said, addingthat having new blood in themix adds a little spice.

Chairman Ross McLeodagreed with Breton. Nothingseems to be broken the way itis, McLeod said. SelectmanRoger Hohenberger commentedthat the arrangement couldalways be changed downthe road, if problems withmanagement of the forest

should arise. Selectmen AlLetizio, Jr. and Joel Desilets didnot attend this meeting.

Labeling the decision notto undo what was created lastMarch as bureaucratic inertia,Sullivan said he feels theselectmen just dont understandthe dilemma. Selectmenwouldnt like it if they had someof their power or control takenaway, Sullivan quipped.

Wayne Morris, chairman ofthe conservation commission,was not happy with theselectmens attitude towardleaving the control of theTown Forest strictly under theforestry committee. Morris saidhe had intended to proposemore conservation land be

designated as Town Forest,but would not be doing soif it means the conservationcommission loses all controlover additional land, as well.As it is, there is no way I woulddesignate more conservationland as town forest, Morrissaid. Id fight it tooth andnail, he said, admitting thatyou can get a little territorialafter so many years. Morrissaid that some conservationcommission members haveserved in that capacity for morethan three decades.

Resident Bob Coole agreedwith Sullivan, urging selectmento move forward with putting

a new warrant article on theballot next March; one thatwould return control of theTown Forest to the conservationcommission. It will preventproblems down the road,Coole said. Resident BarbaraCoish sided with selectmen,

however, saying, Leave it theway it is!Sullivan informed the

conservation commission that itcould propose its own warrantarticle for next March, shouldits members choose to do so.A petition could also comeforward from any citizen, aslong as it includes a minimumof 25 signatures of registeredvoters, Sullivan said.

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As an American, I feel like I live in the greatest country inthe world and I know that many of you feel the same way.But do you really understand why we are free? Why do weenjoy the freedoms of choice and the many liberties that we

have?Is it because 13 separate colonies simply wrote a

document in defiance of Englands rule oh so long ago,and did England just walk away and let the united coloniesbecome the United States? No, it was because of a group ofcitizen soldiers who said Freedom was worth fighting anddying for and they went out and backed up their writtenwords with deeds that set the standard for generationsto come. Those very first citizen soldiers were willing tosacrifice everything that they knew for the hope of a betterfuture. They were our first veterans and probably our mostimportant ones, for without them, we still could be underBritish rule, though probably not.

As each generation of Americans have come and gonesince those events in 1776 many things have changed.However, one thing has remained the same, a smallpercentage of citizens have continued to answer the callto serve their country both in time of peace and in time ofwar. All of these brave men and women are who we honoron this Veterans Day. This special day is set aside to honorall veterans who have served their country without regard to

whether they served in war or during peace time.When people think of Veterans Day, they sometimes

confuse the true meaning and history of Veterans Day withMemorial Day. Memorial Day is a national holiday setaside to honor all service members who paid the ultimatesacrifice and died in combat while in service to theircountry. Veterans Day honors all veterans, both the livingand deceased, who took an oath and served their country.

Many people may not know that Veterans Day originallywas called Armistice Day, and recognized on November11. This date became the holiday because in 1918, on the11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice,was declared between the Allied Nations and Germanyto mark the end of the Great War or World War I. Thecommemoration of that day began the next year in 1919by a proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson to honorthat day and the WW I veterans. However, it took almost20 years before Armistice Day became a legal federalholiday in 1938. It stayed as Armistice Day until 1954 whenPresident Eisenhower changed the word from Armistice toVeterans. This change was a result of intense lobbying byseveral veterans service organizations like the Veterans ofForeign Wars and the American Legion to change it to honorall veterans, not just the original World War I veterans.

Currently in the United States there are just over 23million living veterans in the United States. While that mayseem like a lot, its really not; its a relatively small number.I mentioned earlier that a small percentage of citizens havecontinued to answer the call to serve. The US populationis currently just over 322 million people, which means thatonly 7.2 percent of the population has served at any time inthe armed forces. It is this small group of men and womenwho have answered an inner calling to serve their countryand protect our freedoms and our way of life. It is thesebrave and courageous men and women who deserve ourrespect and gratitude. These brave men and women liveall around us; they are our family members, our friends,our neighbors, our co-workers and many are leaders in thecommunity. Each and every one of them who has servedhas earned our respect and it is our responsibilities ascitizens to honor these b rave men and women.

Todays veterans come from all walks of life and ages.Over 40 percent (9.2 million) of our veterans are over theage of 65; these are ones who served during World War II,

the Korean War and the Vietnam War. These veteransare a part of our history and we are quickly losing ourgreatest generation of heroes. These men and womanfaced the horrors of war and came home and becameintegral parts of our society. They have helped shapeour communities and put aside the pain and grief of war

and helped to create this great nation. The wars in thePersian Gulf since 1990 have shaped a new generationof veterans who face different challenges, but these bravemen and woman arent shying away from their duty. Theyserved their country with honor, pride, and with a sense ofpurpose that they are helping to create a better world withfreedom for all.

There are two main things that returning veteranscount on the most. The first is the veterans serviceorganizations like the VFW, the American Legion, andthe Disabled American Veterans that fight for the benefitsthat our veterans have earned with their service. Butsecond and most importantly, they depend on the supportof their families and their community to help them. It isthe support of the family and the community that keepsthem going as they may struggle with readjusting backto civilian life. It is the emotional support you give themand the support of the local veterans organizations thatprovide support to them and then fight for adequateveteran programs in Congress every day.

As we approach November 11, if you know a veteran

or you see a veteran license plate on a car, please stopfor a second and to say hello, say Thank you for yourservice and if able, do something thatcan help support a veteran in need.There are many local organizationsthat need donations to help keepour homeless veterans fed and warmthis winter. So if you want to help,please contact a local post of the VFW,American Legion, or DAV and theywill be able to direct you to places inneed. You can also support fundraisingevents like the recent Poppy Drivethe VFW did last weekend in Pelham orany other event that is providing directsupport to the veterans who may needhelp the most.

These brave men and women servedthis country in its time of need and puttheir lives on the line for us and gave usthe right to live in the greatest countryin the world; we owe them our respect,our gratitude, and our help when theyneed it. I think its the least we can do.

This Veterans Day, please honoreach and every one of them as youare able. If you are able to attend, the

John H. Hargreaves Memorial Postwill be holding two ceremonies withthe assistance of the American LegionPost 100 on November 11. The firstceremony will be starting at 11 a.m. atthe Pelham Veterans Memorial Park onMammoth Road and the second onewill be at Gibson Cemetery on MarshRoad at 3:45 p.m. We would love tosee you there to show support and tohonor our veterans.

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by Barbara OBrienStriving to be pro-active in easing some of

the burden on local taxpayers, members of theWindham Economic Development Committeehave come up with a preliminary proposal tocreate what is being termed a Market SquareDistrict; a development similar to one currentlyflourishing in Lynnfield, Mass.

Were very excited about this, SelectmanAl Letizio, Jr. told Windham Planning Boardmembers, during their Oct. 15 meeting. Letizio,a local businessman, is also a member of theWindham Economic Development Committee, aswell as active with the land use sub-committee.The land use sub-committee was establishedspecifically to come up with a viable optionto promote economic growth in this southernNew Hampshire community, one in which thepopulation continues to increase. The sub-committees purpose is to be pro-active andvisionary, Letizio explained. We really needto hit the ball out of the park, by coming up withother answers, he emphasized.

During the past two decades, Windham hasseen an explosion in residents and housing thathas out-paced its facilities, causing over-crowdedschools and congested roadways. Weve got adouble problem, Letizio said, referring to a lackof sufficient services and an ever-burgeoningtax rate. Were spending $1.05 for every $1collected in taxes, he said. Traditionally, theanswer to these problems has either been to costcosts/services or increase real estate taxes. Weneed to think of another answer to this dilemma,Letizio said, adding that the sub-committee hasbeen trying to come up with a creative solution;one that wont break the backs of taxpayers,while still addressing the goals of WindhamsMaster Plan. We can raise additional revenuewithout impacting the taxpayers, he said.Currently, Windhams tax base is 92 percentresidential and less than 8 percent commercial,

placing the brunt of the burden on homeowners.The Master Plan was formulated in 2005, but

is currently in the process of being reviewed andupdated. Among the goals that were establishednine years ago, some of which have still not beenmet, are the creation of a village center district,to develop a vibrant downtown with a walkableshopping and recreational area, to protect thetowns natural resources and rural character, toensure a safe environment for residents of allages, and to promote Windham as a destinationlocation. We need to take a big approach,Letizio told planning board members.

In order to view such a development in person,members of the WEDC traveled to Lynnfield lastmonth. What they came away from their fieldtrip with was excitement and the vision ofsuch an idea taking roots just north of the StateLine. What we saw in Lynnfield was some verypositive economic development, Letizio said,

noting that the Town of Lynnfield is very similarto the makeup of Windham. Even the locationsare similar, with Lynnfield being situated on theedge of Route 95 and Windham being bisectedby Route 93. What WEDC members went to seeduring their visit south, however, was LynnfieldsMarket Square; what was described as a charmingdevelopment with retail shops and restaurants, butalso lots of green space and places for peopleto just hang out. Its just a great place, Letiziosaid, a fun place to just walk around.

Letizio described Lynnfields Market Squareas a walkable community center, one withboutiques, a wide variety of restaurants, marketsand entertainment venues. We believe thiscould work in Windham, Letizio said. MarketSquare also includes biking and hiking trails,with outdoor movies and yoga lessons duringthe summer and a community ice rink duringthe winter. Theres nothing remotely like this inWindham right now.

Getting back to economic factors, Letiziosaid that a Market Square District in Windhamcould wind up being valued at $100 million.Ultimately, it could serve to drive taxesdown, he said, adding that such a completeddevelopment could bring in about $2.3 million inrevenue on an annual basis. This windfall couldtranslate into net revenue of about $1.6 millionper year to the Town of Windham, he said. Itsnot going to happen by accident, though, Letiziocontinued. Its going to take a lot of planningand a lot of effort.

When questioned as to where such adevelopment could be constructed in Windham,Letizio said that members of the WEDC haveidentified five parcels, each located in the area ofWall Street and Indian Rock Road, within walkingdistance to the existing Shaws Supermarket, CVSPharmacy and Santander Bank. The five parcelstogether include a total of 155 acres, of which30 percent could be developed. The remaining

land includes a significant amount of wetlands.The five parcels are owned by different parties,including the State of New Hampshire, theTown of Windham and private individuals.Letizio said sub-committee members hadcontacted the owners of the property. Adevelopment of this type would work whenall five parcels are grouped together, Letiziosaid, but not separately. Letizio made it clearthat the WEDC should not be construed as

developers, but as visionaries seeking answersto the towns economic troubles.One of the issues that could cause a problem

in developing a Market Square District in thisarea is that it is currently zoned for professionalbusiness and technology use, not commercial.To change the zoning, a warrant article wouldneed to be proposed and brought forth to voters

at an annual town meeting. The goal would beto create a new district in Windham with theappropriate zoning regulations. Letizio saidthat up to 10 percent of the concept could beresidential development, such as senior housingor condominiums.

Selectman Joel Desilets, who also serves on theWEDC and is also a member of the land use sub-committee and the strategic planning committee,was very enthusiastic about the Market Squareconcept, particularly following the groups tripto Lynnfield. Its a gathering place for everyoneto come together, Desilets said, adding that he

believes such a development reflects the wishesand desires of Windham residents. Windhamsgreatest strength and most valuable asset is ourpeople. Citizen participation in this idea iscrucial if it is to be successful. Desilets alsopointed out that a Market Square developmentprovides local employment for residents, in

addition to tax relief.In the recently completed

economic developmentassessment, facilitated throughNortheastern UniversitysDukakis Center for Urbanand Regional Policy, citizenparticipation was highlightedas one o f our towns strengths,Desilets stated. From holdinga contest, to choosing atown slogan, to conductinga community visioningworkshop, to helping to craftthe forthcoming Master Plan,Windham heavily involvesour residents in town affairs,Desilets noted. This admirableeffort builds community buy-in and helps align the townseconomic development with theresidents preferences for theircommunity.

The vision behind thisMarket Square District is not only to preparefor the development of a downtown area, withbusinesses that would help balance the tax base,and provide employment, but also to promotesmall businesses and creative outlets where localtalent, entrepreneurship, and agriculture canflourish, Desilets said. So, in large part, whatwere envisioning to achieve within Market Squareis the making of Windham as a destination, agathering place for cultural capital; a beautiful,walkable downtown, where youth, families, andcommunity come together.

Ed Gallagher, former school board member andchairman of the strategic planning committee,said he wants to avoid a proliferation of stripmalls along this stretch of Windham, adding that adevelopment such as that embodied by a MarketSquare District isnt going to happen by accidentor randomly. It will take a lot of effort to makethis reality, Gallagher said, adding that such aconcept will improve the quality of life for theentire community and that he hopes residents willrally around the idea.

This is strategic planning, Gallagher said.This sets the tone in Windham for the next 100years.

Former Selectman Kathleen DiFruscia, now analternate member of the planning board, agreed

that the proposal is a wonderful concept, butalso admitted that she has some questions abouthow it would all work out. DiFruscia cited t

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