Prospect hosts home track meet: See page B1 THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.NEWHAMPSHIRELAKESANDMOUNTAINS.COM FREE Smile, you’re on camera Barnstead Police Department officers wearing body cameras BY JOSHUA SPAULDING equipment needed to run Editor them near the end of last BARNSTEAD — Po- year and the police offi- lice officers wearing cers have been wearing body cameras is an is- the cameras since April. sue that has popped up “They’re good,” Mc- across the national news Dowell said. “They’re a in the past month or so. good tool to have.” And tucked away in The cameras, Pro central New Hampshire, Vision body cameras, the Barnstead Police will be worn on the uni- Department has joined forms of the officers and the many departments they are being trained around the country that to remember to turn on has its officers wearing their cameras when they body cameras. leave their cruisers for a JOSHUA SPAULDING Police Chief Joseph traffic stop or other in- Over the hurdle McDowell notes that the teraction with the pub- department purchased lic. Prospect Mountain senior Lexi Normandin clears a hurdle during the 100-meter event on Saturday during Prospect’s lone the cameras and the home meet of the season. See the full results in the sports section, starting on page B1. SEE POLICE, PAGE A11 Board talks about numerous transitions at Alton Central BY ELIZABETH CANTRALL Contributing Writer during public input. Vice-Chairperson Steve list of agenda items. sic rooms for the rest of of ACS’s special educa- ALTON — The Al- Clay touched on a few Miller called for a point Lastly, Clay request- the year, while the teach- tion program, addressed ton Central School subjects including ques- of order. ed the board wait to ers whose rooms are be- the board regarding in- Board met for its regu- tioning how ethics viola- Miller reminded Ar- make a decision on hir- ing used will be working coming three and four lar monthly meeting on tions are handled within giropolis and the rest ing a principal until the from mobile carts. year olds to the pre- Monday, May 11, in the the school board itself. of the board they were new superintendent was While Wilman admits school program. school’s media center. He also stated the board under no obligation to in place. it is not the “most perfect Mulkern stated the ACS Administrative should not have an eth- give information out in “Let the new superin- situation,” she states it May 6 preschool screen- assistant Janna Mellon ics policy without a pro- response to Clay’s ques- tendent decide who their is necessary to finish ing was very successful, spoke during public in- tocol for consequences tions at this time as it support staff will be,” construction of the back telling the board 24 chil- put regarding her con- related to violations. was public input. stated Clay. parking lot on time. dren were screened in- cerns over cuts being Additionally, Clay Board member Ter- In the principal’s re- The modulars must cluding seven four year made to support staff requested the board up- ri Noyes agreed it was port, Principal Linda be moved out in prepa- olds and six “at risk” and the turnover of ad- date the community on not appropriate to have Wilman mentioned a ration for paving the lot three year olds. ministrators. the progress of hiring a a “back and forth” di- plan has been made for or the project will fall be- All of the four year Alton resident Jef- new superintendent and alogue in public input, classrooms coming out hind and not be complet- olds and the six at risk frey Clay also spoke a new principal. but she did not see a of the modulars. The ed before the opening of three year olds will be during public input School board Chair- problem with giving out three fourth grade class- school next year. accepted into the pro- stating he was not fond person Krista Argiropo- numbers. rooms will use the Span- Argiropolis ques- gram adding to current- of the five-minute limit lis was poised to answer The board added the ish classroom, the art tioned what support ly enrolled four year old imposed on the public Clay’s questions when progress update to the room and one of the mu- could be offered during preschoolers together this difficult end of year this totals 39 students. transition. Wilman re- There is room for only 44 Come clean up Alton Saturday morning plied the board could students, so this allows simply get information for five open slots. Annual Alton Beautification Day continues to grow every year out to the public and di- Mulkern, however, rect any questions about was hesitant about fill- BY JOSHUA SPAULDING about 20 volunteers and 8:30 a.m. for coffee and and trucks for collecting the process to the school. ing few or any of the Editor cooked hot dogs and had donuts and they Roger the trash. Wilman also informed slots due to a state man- ALTON — Come some cookies for the vol- (Sample) gives everyone “Roger does a great the board all of the teach- date the school accepts Sunday morning, Alton unteers.” their schedule of clean- job of organizing the er evaluations were any disabled student will be a whole lot clean- Each year since that ing, after which around groups to collect the completed and turned who moves into the dis- er, thanks in large part first year, the event 11:30 a.m. to noon, ev- trash,” Kaszynzki said. into the SAU. Currently trict. to a group of volunteers has continued to grow, eryone returns to 103 Dunkin’ Donuts administration and fac- She informed the who come together ev- as word got out quick- Main St. for our amaz- helps out with coffee ulty were working on school board her team ery year in the middle ly and more and more ing cookout of hamburg- and donuts to start the finishing professional was already aware of of May. people gathered to clean ers, hot dogs, seafood day and Hannaford Su- development plans. two toddlers who were Alton Beautification up the town’s roadsides. chowder, chili, cookies permarket consistently turning three in Novem- Day began nine years The local Boy Scouts and more and more food has donated food over Preschool lottery ber and would be added ago, the brainchild of and Girl Scouts joined that gets donated every Rochelle Hick- Bernadette “The Taxla- in that second year and year.” SEE CLEANUP, PAGE A11 mott-Mulkern, director SEE SCHOOL, PAGE A10 dy” Kaszynski of Lakes they have continued Kaszynski notes that Region Tax and Retire- to help out every year many local businesses ment Planning, located since. have stepped up over at 103 Main St. “It really has become the years to insure that “I would walk Route a community event,” this event is a success. 11D every day and saw Kaszynski said. “This Alton Circle Grocery the trash on the side of year I expect there to be has donated chili since the road and decided over 100 volunteers. the very beginning, something had to be “We really make a while the Sample broth- done,” Kaszynski said. day out of it,” she con- ers, Russ and Roger, “The first year we had tinued. “We start at have donated their bins Volume 11 • Number 20 Business .......................A7 Food drive for End 68 Hours Churches ......................A8 Classifieds ..............B6–B9 of Hunger is Saturday at ACS Editorial Page ..............A4 ALTON — A food drive for End 68 Hours of John Harrigan .........NONE Hunger that will be held at Alton Central School Letters ..........................A4 in the bus loop from 8 a.m. until noon on May 16. 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