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Lancaster Weather Summary www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com Publishing news & views of Lancaster, Groveton, Whitefield, Lunenburg & other towns of the upper Connecticut River valley of New Hampshire & Vermont [email protected] VOL. CXLIV, NO. 40 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: 603-788-4939 Twenty-Eight Pages 75¢ NBRC grants $200,000 for NCIC’s Groveton cell tower By Edith Tucker [email protected] GROVETON — The Northern Community Investment Corp. (NCIC) was granted a $200,000 award by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), matching $150,000, for a total road project cost of $350,000, ac- cording to the Commission’s Washington-based federal co- chair Sandford “Sandy” Blitz. This grant completes the needed funding package for the entire tower project. PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON These funds will be used to All of the students and faculty at White Mountains Regional High School gathered around the newly painted “Spartan Rock”that was revealed after Friday’s pep rally. construct a road leading to a 195- foot-tall telecommunications cell tower to be located some two miles north of the town’s iconic covered bridge on land owned Dalton Town Clerk Sandy York charged by the Red Dam Conservancy LLC (the Wemyss family of Grove- ton) on which there is a 20-year lease. with taking $100 or more from tow The tower will provide cell coverage and connect with other By Edith Tucker that was recorded at 4:51 p.m. on also reduced the number of au- They assured the citizenry NCIC Wireless Linc program tow- [email protected] Aug. 9 allegedly taking $100 cash thorized keys to six. that the board remains commit- ers to provide broadband servic- DALTON — Sandra “Sandy” from the Town of Dalton’s deposit When asked why it had taken ted to upholding their fiduciary es to a greater number of area York, a 64-year-old widow who slip — the end of the day cashing so long to arrest the alleged thief, duties and accounting for all town residents. The expansion of cell has served as this small Town’s out — and then placing these the chief said that there is still an monies. phone and broadband services Clerk for over 30 years, was ar- monies in her purse “with the pur- ongoing investigation. Tension has apparently had will both enhance public safety rested on Sept. 24 by Dalton Po- pose of depriving the town of Dal- After York’s arrest, the three been growing over the summer and economic development op- lice Chief Mario Audit accompa- ton.” members of the Dalton board of between employees in the town’s portunities in the region. nied by State Police Trooper York has been ordered not to selectmen — chairman Victor St. municipal building and the select A&TT has committed itself to Chris Ball on a Misdemeanor A have contact with any other town Cyr, Kevin Whittum Sr., and Julie board. In the board’s Aug. 20 min- placing its equipment on the tow- charge of theft by unauthorized officer by mail, telephone, or oth- Simonds — issued a press release utes, Sharon Tupper questioned er, but there is sufficient space taking of $100 or more from the erwise or to be within 100 yards that said they were “saddened to why board member Whittum had for three vendors and residents town. of such a person and also not to learn of the criminal charge told people at a Dunkin’ Donuts have been urged to be in touch She will be arraigned at 8 a.m. go on municipal property owned brought against the Town Clerk that the select board “would be FROM TOWN WEBSITE with other vendors, such as Ver- on Oct. 29 in the First Circuit by or controlled by the town. as it relates to her duties with that doing a clean sweep of employ- Dalton Town Clerk Sandy York has izon and U. S. Cellular. Court in Lancaster and is free on Chief Audit said in a Sunday elected position” but that they ees at Town Hall.” been arrested for allegedly steal- The NCIC project was eligible $2,000 personal recognizance. evening phone interview that the would not comment further “in Whittum explained that that ing $100 in town funds. for funding because it is located Chief Audit signed a statement town municipal offices had been order to preserve the integrity of had just been a teasing conversa- in a distressed county and also alleging that York can be seen on plagued with security issues, in- that he had been keeping a close the legal system as well as the tion. a closed circuit surveillance tape cluding unsecured doors, and eye on surveillance tapes and had rights of the accused.” York, PAGE A13 Tower, PAGE A13 WMRSD school bd. to review smaller Nat’l Guard must charge agencies proposed CTE project Tuesday for equipment & manpower costs By Edith Tucker heating plant and a water main posed directly off classrooms. [email protected] By Edith Tucker $12,000 — or roughly $6,000 an Asked if because of the cost a from Route 3, then the Daniel Hallway dimensions were also re- [email protected] hour. dying hiker would now be left to WHITEFIELD — Some 35 mem- Hebert Inc. (DHI) contracting firm duced, and the JROTC Spartan Operating the A model Black die on a icy, snow-swept ridge on bers of WMRHS Career and Tech- of Colebrook will be able to cre- Battalion space was cut by one- CONCORD — A change of policy that became effective Hawk helicopter costs about the Presidential Range, Heil- nical Education (CTE) Program ate their Guaranteed Maximum third. An addition is no longer $5,600 an hour and operating the shorn replied, “No.” The Nation- Advisory Committees listened to Price (GMP) for the entire design- proposed for the cafeteria. State earlier this year now obligates the N. H. National Guard to L model, about $4,400 an hour, he al Guard will continue to respond architect Doug Proctor of War- build project, coordinator George fire laws require that all the new explained. to instances where “life, limb or renstreet Architects, Inc., of Con- Brodeur explained. This informa- space must be sprinklered. seek reimbursement from state and federal agencies for Previously, the National eyesight” is in jeopardy. cord present the latest plans for tion will allow accurate local “The process of active in- Guard has not charged Fish and Fish and Game officials, in- the proposed CTE Center project property tax impacts to be volvement and input from our the cost of Guard salaries and operating its equipment, in- Game for SAR activities, since cluding Colonel Marty Garabedi- on Tuesday, Sept. 25, and then, af- worked out for each of the five Program Advisory Committees is these missions provide excellent an and Major Kevin Jordan, were ter meeting individually with in- District towns, SAU #36 Interim required for designing the in- cluding helicopters and air- craft. training for all the personnel in- unavailable for comment on dividual CTE teachers, approved Superintendent Dr. Harry Fensom structional spaces,” explained volved. “It’s hard to replicate or Monday. A spokesman explained them. pointed out. CTE Director Lori Lane in an e- No fees have yet been made to the state Fish and Game De- simulate a mission with the kind that “the brass” was engaged in If the WMRSD school board at Classrooms in the new revised mail exchange. “It is their input, of conditions that search and res- a planning exercise. its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 9, plan have been reduced to 780 according to the legislation that partment for any Search and Rescue (SAR) missions, re- cue requires,” Heilshorn said. Fish and Game has been strug- gives tentative approval for this square feet, down from the origi- allows us to receive state CTE Fish and Game responds to gling to come up with a fair and trimmed-down plan that now in- nally proposed 900 sq. ft. All new funds that ordinarily cover 75 ported U. S. Army Major Gre- gory D. Heilshorn in a Monday about 200 SARs each year, the feasible plan to pay for ever-ris- cludes just under 70,000 square bathrooms are now located di- percent of a project. The state De- major said. Of these, the Guard is ing SAR costs. In the fall of 2011 feet of new space, plus a biomass rectly off hallways, and none pro- morning telephone interview. School, PAGE A13 The last SAR mission that asked to provide assistance only it appeared that a satisfactory so- the National Guard helicopter seven to 10 times a year. lution had been found, but none flew from the Presidential “We don’t believe that New of the legislative proposals that Hampshire residents need to Range to the Dartmouth-Hitch- Guard, PAGE A13 cock Medical Center in worry that this new policy will af- Lebanon took 2.1 hours, Heil- fect SAR operations,” Heilshorn shorn said. Personnel costs said. “We pride ourselves — es- for a four-person crew — pilot, pecially our pilots — in our ca- INDEX co-pilot, crew chief and medic pability in providing assistance — to Fish and Game. Please do note, Business Directory . .B6 totaled some $800. With fu- however, that we are now obli- el and equipment added, the gated to seek reimbursement Calendar . .B5 total cost came to about from all state and federal agen- Classified . .B9-11 cies that we assist.” Dining & Entertainment . .A11 Editorials & Letters . .A4 Obituaries . .A2 Real Estate . .A14 Sports . .B1-4 PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Members of the Natural Resources CTE Program Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, Sept.
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