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www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com SERVING THE NORTH COUNTRY SINCE 1889 [email protected] 122ND YEAR, 20TH ISSUE LITTLETON, N.H., WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 75¢ (USPS 315-760) Lin-Wood school board hears residents’ concerns By KAYTI BURT was evident at last Tuesday’s dozen residents demanded “Why has there been school board and the super- 100 signatures asking for the [email protected] Lin-Wood Cooperative answers for a series of per- absolutely no progress in intendent so opposed to hav- resignation of LINCOLN— The friction School District school board ceived missteps by the restoring the industrial arts ing such a program?” Superintendent Michael between public and board meeting, where roughly a board. program? There is $270,000 Things have been tense Cosgriff. The following supposedly sitting there and since September, when it meeting, he asked the school another $330,000 voted that came out that some heavy board not to renew his con- will be coming in July,” equipment from the mostly tract. asked Woodstock resident defunct industrial arts pro- Young’s concerns center Susan Young, reading from a gram had been given away. around the finances associat- prepared statement. “Why In December, residents sub- ed with the elementary are some members of the mitted a petition with over SEE LIN-WOOD, PAGE A9 The Colonial starts 10th season as cultural community center By KAYTI BURT [email protected] BETHLEHEM— The Colonial Theatre has been a part of Bethlehem’s Main Street since 1915, but ten years ago, The Colonial became something more than just a movie theater--it became a cultural hub for an art-starved region. “I think people have really come to value what we do here,” said Executive Director Steve Dignazio, not- ing the roughly 50 perform- ances The Colonial puts on every season in addition to the movies it screens. This is KAYTI BURT/THE LITTLETON COURIER all part of the venue’s mis- The Colonial Theatre opened in July of 1915, but has been managed by sion as a non-profit, commu- The Friends of The Colonial Theatre as a “community-based cultural cen- nity-based cultural center, ter” for the past decade. put in place when The Friends of The Colonial took whatever form those may means The Colonial hosts over management of the take. everything from the summer space in 2001. This season, The Colonial’s mission is recreation play to a Grammy- which began May 6, marks three-fold: to preserve the winning jazz pianist, and is its tenth anniversary. historic building, to encour- equally proud to do both. “There’s a tremendous age economic development “We try to bring formerly need here,” said Dignazio. on Main Street and in the unavailable arts to the area, The Colonial works to fill region, and to create a com- not compete with anyone in artistic voids in the region, munity cultural center. This SEE COLONIAL, PAGE A10 KAYTI BURT/THE LITTLETON COURIER Scottie Ridlon, a fifth grader at Lakeway Elementary School, concentrates on his characters during one of last week’s calligraphy lessons taught by Taiwanese artist Shiao-Ping Wang. Grafton County drug court saves money, lives By KAYTI BURT said; it was because of hard Monday’s graduation cere- [email protected] work. mony were a few of the 19 GRAFTON COUNTY— The drug court program who have successfully grad- Five more graduated from offers an alternative to uated. A young woman pres- the Grafton County Drug prison time for non-violent, ent for the event will soon be Court program last Monday. substance-related crimes, but beginning the program as PHOTO BY KAREN LADD-COLEBROOK NEWS AND SENTINEL Those gathered – from par- it is not easy. The program the 50th participant. Citizens of Canada and the United States met at the international border recently to protest Hydro- ticipants to coordinators to lasts anywhere from 18 to 24 Therrien made it through Quebec plan to build power transmission lines from Quebec to Franklin New Hampshire. On Quebec side family members – hailed the months, depending on how the 18-month drug court pro- from left to right, starting with the man next to the telephone pole: Yvon Allain, Marc Beloin (blue hat), program’s power to trans- many “sanctions” you gram without any sanctions, Marie-Claude Pariseau-Beloin (glasses, kerchief), Helene Pariseau (white shirt), all of East Hereford. form by giving non-violent receive. but he said it wasn’t easy. Holding the sign are Jan Marvel (orange hat) of Thornton, N.H., Cecilia Steenburgh (young girl) of Pike, offenders a second chance The five who graduated “Everything’s a chal- N.H., Christine and John (tan hat) Gruz of Holderness, N.H., and Martha Steenburgh of Pike. and the support to seize it. from the program at last SEE COURT, PAGE A11 “Thank you for judging me on my heart, and not my mistakes,” said Henry Therrien, of Littleton, to those gathered after he received his certificate. His success has no secret, he Dr. Hugh’s Dental PC Hubert W. Hawkins IV MPH DDS 209 Cottage Street, Littleton, NH (603) 444-4141 As always, Urgent care is KAYTI BURT/THE LITTLETON COURIER . Coordinator Bob Gasser addresses the five members of the sixth graduating class of the Grafton County drug court last Monday. Looking on available by appointment are some of the drug court participants still in the 18 to 24-month long program. DrHughsDental.com Littleton, N.H., 42 pages INSIDE 33 Main Street LOCAL INSIDE LOCAL NEWS . .A2 CLASSIFIEDS . .B10 SPORTS . A17, B1 COURT . .A6 Whitefield man Littleton EDITORIAL . .A4 FROM THE FRONT . .A10 arrested for will hire CARTOON . .A4 SPOTLIGHTS . .C1 REAL ESTATE . .B7 OBITUARIES . .A18 Internet sex another cop A3 LETTERS . .A4 AREA NEWS . .A8 allegations A6 POLICE . .A6 CALENDAR . .C8 A2 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 Local News Agreement between teachers Trustees update and district not yet finalized selectmen about By KAYTI BURT Heidi Hurley asked whether adding that when and if the aid of $400,000, the largest [email protected] the district had committed to agreement is finalized, the portion of that coming if the library rehire 50 percent of the staff, district will be expeditious state decided to shift the LITTLETON— The By ART McGRATH story to a one-story build- the entirety of which had about getting notification entire cost of paying into the Littleton School District had [email protected] ing, reducing the cost from been pink slipped in April, letters out to staff members. state retirement fund for made no official commit- what was at one time esti- as reported by a local radio In April, the entire staff of employees to the district BETHLEHEM— The ment to rehire half of its pink mated to be a $2.6 million station. Wiggett said her the Littleton School District level. The exact amount of trustees of the Bethlehem slipped teachers as of building. Currently there is understanding of the matter was given pink slips, aid the district will be receiv- Public Library met briefly Monday, said School Board no size or cost estimate for a was that the two parties’ informing them some con- ing is still unclear at this with the Board of Selectmen Chairman Ann Wiggett, but new building, Tucker told lawyers had come to some tracts might not be renewed. point. Monday night to discuss a negotiations between the the selectmen, though she sort of agreement over com- Superintendent Tommy Wiggett said that the mat- lot where the building might district and the Littleton did say that the previous mitting to half of the teach- Stephens said the layoffs ter will be discussed at an be located. Teacher’s Association’s estimate of 20 parking spots ers, and that some of those were strictly a procedural upcoming meeting, possibly Trustee Joyce Tucker dis- lawyers are ongoing. for the building remained teachers had been notified. matter as there was a possi- this week, though the cussed the 3.2-acre lot down “We haven’t committed unchanged. “They’re coming up with bility that some of the staff board’s next scheduled the road where the yet,” said Wiggett after The trustees have $1.4 an agreement, but we could be laid off if there was meeting is not until June 6. Maplehurst Hotel is located. Monday night’s school million in their coffers, most haven’t seen it,” she said, a significant shortfall in state The building is scheduled to board meeting when parent be demolished later this of it from a bequest last year year. The lot and the build- after a former resident died ing were seized in lieu of and left the money to the LRH hosts 20th Annual North Country taxes and belong to the library. town. In addition to the The library building will Women’s Health Conference library, there have been pro- be multi-purpose, according posals to put a pool or a to Trustee Doug Harman. The New York Times, LITTLETON— On They learned from lectures osteoporosis prevention and town recreation area on the Studies show that modern Fidelity Investments, Monday, May 9, more than on important women’s well- incontinence to autoimmu- lot. libraries have to fill many Microsoft, the U.S. Dept. of 415 women from all over ness issues, visited more nity diseases and sleep and “That’s a lot of land,” functions, not just be Labor, and NASA, just to New England came together than 36 vendors who filled women’s health. Tucker noted. libraries; this one will have a name a few, have used her for Littleton Regional the The Presidential Spa & The keynote speaker, The proposed library has large meeting room that will material to defeat stress.

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