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Accredited Buyer Representative Meghan Siegler, [email protected], violence.
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FOOD:
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48 FOOD IN 2012 Warm up at Mac and Cheese Bake Off;
small are seeking software engineers for a Publisher it’s national Hot Tea Month; the Pizza Kitchen opens; a
wide range of industries and are frustrated Jody Reese, Ext. 21 kids’ book about pancakes and yoga; Weekly Dish; Wine
that they cannot fill those positions. Some Associate Publisher deals in Red, White & Green; Perishables; From the Pantry;
put the number needed at nearly 1,000. Dan Szczesny Just Desserts.
It is time to “gather in the barn” and Associate Publisher POP CULTURE:
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of such graduates by a date certain, and by Circulation Manager Charlie Farren comes to Tupelo; Nightlife, music & comedy
supporting participating students with an Doug Ladd, Ext. 35 listings and more.
incentive plan that, in addition to a job at Advertising Manager 70 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD
graduation, offers a full tuition scholarship Charlene Cesarini, Ext. 26 A puzzle for the music-lover.
Account Executives 72 MUSIC THIS WEEK
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rabbits seized
The Animal Rescue League
of New Hampshire in Bedford The Society for the Protection of
New Hampshire Forests in Concord
recently seized 49 rabbits from
recently received a $500,000 anony-
a foreclosed Manchester home.
mous donation to help it monitor 750
Maureen Prendergast, the league’s conservation easements totalling
director of outreach and investi- 120,000 acres, according to a Con-
gation, was called last week by cord Monitor article.
CCOONNCCOORRDD
the Manchester Animal Shelter,
which doesn’t typically handle Gilford Elementary School Manchester Mayor Ted Gat-
small animals. principal Danielle Bolduc is sas was scheduled to take
organizing a marathon to be part in the grand re-opening of
“A lot had to be done at the
held on April 14, to honor the Dorrs Pond warming hut at
ARLNH to prepare for these rab-
the victims of the shooting Livingston Park last week. The
bits,” Prendergast said. “We don’t The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire seized 49 rabbits from a Manchester home at Sandy Hook Elementary HHHHHHooooooooooookkkkkksssssseeeeeetttttttttttt hut includes a woodstove and
usually house this many small ani- last week. Courtesy photo. School in Connecticut. Each restrooms.
mals at one time, so we needed to mile will be dedicated to each
of the 26 victims. Schools
accommodate them.” GGGoooffffffssstttooowwwnnn
emergency situations in his home- legislators, but as business owners are encouraged to organize
The owner ultimately agreed to
town of Dover plus his ability to and community leaders,” Chan- teams of one to 26 teachers
surrender all of the rabbits, which to represent their school.
collaborate with a wide range of dler said in a statement.
can now be altered and put up for MMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR
individuals and agencies, has pre-
adoption, Prendergast said. Of
pared him very well to assume real-time app for I-93
the 49 rabbits, the league expect-
ed to have 12 of them ready to be these duties,” Barthelmes said in Good news for drivers head- BBBBBBeeeeeeddddddffffffoooooorrrrrrdddddd
a statement. ing in and out of Massachusetts:
adopted by the end of last week.
The other 32 rabbits were turned YmCa gets a grant tThrea nMspaosrstaactihouns ertetcse Dntelyp arretlmeaesnetd o af AAAmmmhhheeerrrsssttt MMeerrrriimmaacckk DDDeeerrrrrryyy
over the Manchester Animal Shel-
The YMCA Allard Center in new smartphone app that provides The state Department of
ter. The league recently also had to MMMMMMMiiiiiiilllllllfffffffooooooorrrrrrrddddddd TraLLLnooonnnspdddoooonnnrtdddaeeetrrriorrryyyn announced
Goffstown recently received a real-time travel conditions along
take in several Persian cats for a there will be a combined pub-
$15,000 Let’s Play Community the Interstate 93 corridor in Mas-
homeowner who could no longer lic officials and public infor-
care for the cats. Construction Grant from nation- sachusetts. The app, “RTTM,” mational meeting on Tuesday,
al nonprofit KaBOOM! and the displays color-coded, current NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAan. 8, at 7 p.m. at Milford
As of last week, the league has
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. The travel times on Interstate 93 to Town Hall to discuss possible
cared for 619 animals through its
grant will help the Allard Cen- and from Boston. Boston-based safety improvements along
outreach and investigation pro- Route 101 from Wilton Road
ter pay for a new playground. transportation IT service compa-
gram in 2012, which marks a 12 to Elm Street in Milford.
“The playground for [kids] ages ny KCUS Inc. developed the app.
percent increase. Last year, the
4 to 12 … will allow for holistic The app also includes a detailed
league saw 553 cases.
development by providing ele- view of each route with travel 6, at Rockingham Park in Salem. reversed his stance on same-sex
“Hopefully, it is because family,
ments to encourage creative play time and speeds displayed. Future New Hampshire Fish and Game marriage. Bass had been opposed
friends and neighbors are speak-
and physical health,” said Michele versions of the app will include staff will be selling the 2013 hunt- to a federal law that would legalize
ing up when they see something,”
Sheppard, YMCA Allard Center additional interactive features and ing and fishing licenses, along same-sex marriage, but last week
Prendergast said.
Branch director. “At the Y we fos- incorporate more routes as the with offering the 2013 freshwa- he voiced his support for such a
Prendergast said it has been typ-
ter connections so that children system expands to other highways ter and saltwater fishing digests. law, by supporting a bill to repeal
ical in cases that well-intentioned
of all ages and abilities are able in the Commonwealth. The event will also feature fun for the national Defense of Marriage
pet owners simply find them-
to play side by side.” The play- kids, including a paintball range, Act, according to a WMUR arti-
selves in over their heads and no
ground will be ADA accessible. Hunting, fishing expo trout pond fishing, archery and a cle. The act states that marriage
longer able to care for animals.
The 2013 hunting and fishing laser shot shooting simulator. can only be between a man and
gop leader picks team seasons are upon New Hampshire. a woman. Bass was the fi rst GOP
In other news...
Rep. Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, To get the season rolling, the Bass switches stance congressional member in New
plummer appointed
state House of Representatives Rockingham Fishing and Hunting In a move seen as purely sym- England to make the switch. Bass
Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan and minority leader, announced his Expo will ring in the new year on bolic, outgoing Rep. Charlie was set to be replaced this week
Department of Safety Commis- selections for his leadership team Saturday, Jan. 5, and Sunday, Jan. Bass announced last week he had by Ann McLane Kuster.
sioner John Barthelmes announced
last week. Rep. David Hess,
last week that they will name Per-
R-Hooksett, will serve as depu-
ry Plummer, current director of
ty Republican leader, while Rep.
the Division of Fire Standards and
Laurie Sanborn, R-Bedford, will
tRAVeLeRs tO NYc tAXPAYeRs iN PeLhAM AND DeRRY
Training and Emergency Med-
serve as GOP policy leader. Rep.
ical Services and former Dover Th e deal is in the books now, but the Lebanon Pelham taxpayers experienced a 14-percent
Sherman Packard, R-Londonder-
fire chief, as acting director of Airport off ered $12 fl ights each way to New increase in their tax rate on bills sent out re-
ry, will serve as senior assistant
the Division of Homeland Secu- York City on Cape Air during the fi nal weeks cently. Derry taxpayers also saw a 12-percent
GOP leader, and Rep. Shawn Jas-
rity and Emergency Management. of December. Th e discounted fl ights, which increase, according to an Eagle Tribune ar-
per, R-Hudson, will be the GOP
were essentially free aside from taxes and fees, ticle. In Pelham, residents signed off on a new
Plummer will replace Christopher
whip. Rep. Andrew Renzullo,
were part of an eff ort to bump the number of fi re station and school improvements, which
Pope, who was scheduled to step
R-Hudson, will be deputy Repub- passengers fl ying out of the airport to 10,000, are largely to blame for the increase. Derry’s
down on Thursday, Jan. 3. Plum-
lican whip. “These individuals which would trigger $850,000 in federal fund- increase was tied to a valuation update, which
mer has served in his current post
bring a wealth of knowledge and ing. Flights arrived in White Plains, N.Y., and provided the bad news that the town’s tax base
since May 2011. “His extensive
experience to the House Repub- included transport to Manhattan. Passengers had fallen in value by nearly 7 percent, or
experience at the helm during
lican team, not only as effective could also fl y to Boston at the discounted rate. $170 million, the article said.
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making the city lead safe
A new initiative aims to remediate lead paint in Manchester dwellings
By Jeff Mucciarone Lead is a toxic substance used in paint
[email protected] prior to 1978. Lead can cause significant
issues with children under age 6. Side
By August 2014, officials behind the effects from lead poisoning include hyper-
Manchester Housing Initiatives Lead Pro- activity, learning disabilities, impaired
gram are hoping to make 250 residential hearing, brain damage and, in severe cas-
units in the Queen City lead safe. es, death.
Manchester received a $3.9 million grant At least four million households nation-
from the federal Department of Housing ally have children who are exposed to lead.
and Urban Development for its new lead There are about 500,000 children ages 1
program, which began this past summer. to 5 who have lead levels greater than the
If a home was built prior to 1978, it’s a Centers for Disease Control’s thresholds
safe bet there is lead paint somewhere in for action.
the home. Manchester is an older urban Participants in Manchester’s lead pro-
community, and that means it has plenty gram can access as much as $15,000 in
of older construction. Qualified property deferred loan funding, not including the
owners can contact the Planning and Com- property owner’s required 10-percent
munity Development Department to apply match, to remediate lead in the prop-
to take part in the new initiative. Property erty. If they take part in the program,
owners must meet low-income guidelines owners would receive the no-interest loan
to take part, said Claude Rounds, the city’s and would not have to pay it back unless
lead program manager. they sell the property or break any of the
Rounds said his office is trying to raise program’s rules; owners agree to maintain
awareness for the program. Sometimes affordable rents as established by HUD, to Manchester officials are raising awareness for a new lead removal program. Photo by Thester11.
people assume that government programs give preference to families with children
like this carry a lot of red tape. He’s trying under 6 and to lease to tenants who meet ing windows or replacing paint, and inspectors move methodically through the
to get the word out that that isn’t always the low to moderate income guidelines for Rounds said remediation often results in a home, testing every component with cam-
the case. a minimum of five years. more energy-efficient home. eras that can detect the presence of lead
“I don’t think people really understand “It’s improving the retail value, and if the Once an application is received and through 20 layers of paint, Rounds said.
the health consequences until they have a owner retains the property, it never costs approved, the city schedules a lead inspec- If the property owner is on board with
child who is dealing with lead poisoning,” them a penny,” Rounds said. tion. The inspection reveals all the lead in the needed remediation work and the pro-
Rounds said. Lead remediation often involves replac- the home, highlighting lead hazards. Lead gram after the inspection, then “it’s full
speed ahead,” Rounds said, adding
that the city puts the project out to
bid.
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Intact lead paint not located on a
HIGHEST RISK AREAS FOR
friction surface, such as a door or
window, is not an immediate haz-
ard. Window sills are of particular
New Hampshire children 6 or concern, as young children would be
younger identifi ed with elevated able to chew or mouth those surfac-
• Manchester blood lead levels in 2009. es. Friction surfaces create lead dust
that can be ingested. Lead paint is
• Nashua
often peeling or flaking, which can
90% State Department of Health
• Franklin/Laconia and Human Services create lead dust.
“Not all lead is a hazard,” Rounds

• Claremont/Newport
pointed out, and the initiative in
of all children identifi ed with
Manchester is meant to address lead
elevated blood lead levels • Berlin
lived in or regularly visited hazards specifically.
homes built before 1950. Once work is complete and the
property is re-tested for lead, the
High risk areas determined by
owner receives a lead-safe certif-
percentage of housing built before
1950, percentage of children icate. That certificate can have a
under age six enrolled in significant positive impact on the
1 in 3 medicaid & wIC and property’s value, Rounds said.
percentage of one-
Parents can contact the Man-
& two-year-old
New Hampshire chester Health Department if they
children.
children with elevated suspect their child suffers from lead
blood lead levels lived in or
poisoning. Contact Rounds or Mary-
regularly visited a home that had
Jo Christian at 623-9060. People can
undergone recent renovations.
apply to take part in the program
online. Visit leadsafemanchester.
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services com.
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newS & noteS POLITICS
Avoid turning guns on the horizon
a knockdown
Are gun-control measures on the docket?
into a knockout.
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sports-related injuries. [email protected] worked, with Democrats taking a majority,
after being down by a nearly three-to-one
The country and the world margin. While the Connecticut tragedy has
were rocked when news spurred the gun-control issue to the front
broke of the horrific shoot- burner, Arnesen said guns were an issue
ing in Newtown, Conn., during the past two years anyway.
in December. Even as news organiza- “They already had the idea that there
tions were still rushing to verify details on needed to be some limits and some moder-
the day of the incident, many politicians ation … and appropriateness and location.
and officials were calling for gun-control All of these things matter,” Arnesen said.
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Gregg, speaking to WMUR’s James Pindell ing legislators.
your
last month, mentioned violent video games “All of those things are part of why
and a culture that doesn’t strongly distin- Republicans lost [in November],” Arnesen
guish between right and wrong. said. “Guns were part of the reason why.”
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are some generic ideas that have worked for to expose them to violence. True, a num-
others. Take an empty milk jug, and I would ber of published studies suggest that media
Next Oil Fill?
emphasize the word empty. It is wonderful exposure are not associated with acts of
for screaming into, stomping on, throwing violence, but common sense and anecdotal
on the floor. Little kids can take the lid off experience suggest otherwise. I am con-
and scream into the bottle ... and then with cerned that these studies are misleading.
the analogy of a milk jug full of strong feel-
ings, parents can dump the strong feelings In general, do parents follow children’s
into the garbage or out the window. Get a lead enough?
pillow ... draw an angry face on the pil- No. No, no, no. Parents mistake them-
low and let the child pummel the pillow as selves for teachers. We live in this picture
much as they like. of adjectives, ‘horrible,’ ‘terrible,’ ‘wonder-
fully,’ ‘competitive,’ ‘achievement-driven,’
The shooting in Connecticut … how do ‘fact-driven’ society. We really neglect —
we talk to kids about this? and I really mean that word in capital letters
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I’m not presuming that kids are neces- — a child’s emotional well being and mis-
sarily angry about it. It’s more likely that take it for physical well being and academic
they’re scared, that they’re feeling anxiety. success.
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Should we be talking to our kids about Change from the usual. Sleeping more
[the shooting]? or sleeping less. Nightmares, separation
We need to follow our kids’ lead both in anxiety, clinginess. Change of appetite, toi-
what they say and in what we can infer from leting or loss of a recent developmental
their emotional state and their behavior. ... accomplishment. Angry acting out, tearful
Sadly in our world, we do get too caught withdrawal or new fears. Especially perni-
up in the facts way too much... How is this cious is the child who feels the need to take
child experiencing what’s going on? How care of the parent or sibling. The child’s job
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