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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009 SERVING TILTON, NORTHFIELD, BELMONT & SANBORNTON, N.H. In Sanbornton, Boston Post Cane Four Tilton administrators goes to Connelly offered five-year contracts BY MEGHAN SIEGLER there to pass the Boston [email protected] “We have two outstanding Dennis Allen. Cormier, who Boudreau joked. Post Cane to Connelly. Dr. people that we do not want to was in attendance, said he Dawson said that the Lo- Chase, the last honoree, TILTON — Four of lose,” Selectman Norm would be “delighted” to enter cal Government Center died on May first of this Tilton’s top administrators Boudreau agreed. “They’re into contract negotiations. would be a good resource for year just before her 100th will negotiate five-year con- both in jeopardy (as at-will Consentino said that later helping them formulate the birthday. Presenting the tracts with the town, the employees).” in the evening, Allen came to contracts. cane to the next recipient, Board of Selectmen decided “I would love to stay on,” the meeting for a department “It’s a good step forward,” said Kara, was a pleasure. last week. Fulweiler said. briefing and said he too Dawson said. Connelly sat quietly in The suggestion came The selectmen then real- would be happy to negotiate Consentino said Monday the living room as she was from Selectman Pat Con- ized the town has two other a five-year contract with the that although all four em- bestowed with flowers and sentino, who originally ad- at-will employees they don’t town. ployees have agreed to enter gifts from well-wishers. Her vocated just for Tim Pearson, want to lose – Police Chief “None of these people – into contract negotiations, daughter Doree, son-in-law the town’s finance manager. Robert Cormier and High- they can’t retire, they can’t numbers haven’t yet been Amos and great-grand- “In the best interest of way Department Director die, they can’t get sick,” discussed. daughter Kayla all traveled Tilton, I think that we should from Lee and Nottingham make some type of provision to enjoy the presentation that we keep our finance PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES Brenda Connelly, 97, is with her. manager in tact, i.e. a five- Sanbornton's newest recipient of Born the youngest of year contract,” Consentino the Boston Post Cane. The 97- five girls on Sept. 16, 1912 in said. year-old has lived in Sanbornton Strong, Maine, Connelly The makeup of the Board since moving there with her hus- has had a storied life, one of Selectmen is constantly band Robert in 1968. she loves sharing with oth- subject to change, she said, BY DONNE RHODES ers. She told rollicking tales which means that without a [email protected] of her adventures in the contract, Pearson could be SANBORNTON — It outdoors but also talked let go by a different board was a surprise to Brenda about somber times, like that may not see his value. Gilman Connelly when when her father was found She referred to “damage” family, friends, neighbors crushed to death while that was done to the town’s and Sanbornton Town Offi- working in the family's finances in the past “with cials showed up on her woodlot. Connelly recalled people coming and going.” doorstep last Friday bear- her grandparents making “If we leave, we know that ing gifts. Even more of a the awful discovery. we’re leaving Tilton in good surprise was the introduc- "It was a terrible shock," hands as far as the finances tion of granddaughter and she said. "The saddest day are concerned,” Consentino great-grandson of Dr. Win- of my life." said. nifred Chase, Kara and She went on to graduate Pearson has been the fi- Liam Downes, who were SEE CANE PAGE A8 nance manager for less than a year; the position was ac- tually created when he was still serving as a selectman Stimulus funds go to himself. He stepped down from the board when he was COURTESY PHOTO hired, and Consentino said Missy’s Biscuits Sanbornton projects Grace LaPlante of Northfield hands out some of her all-natural homemade dog treats to her own two the move has “proven well dogs, Mica the border collie she rescued, and Missy, who inspired Missy's Biscuits. See story on A9. BY DONNA RHODES The funding is available worth it. She noted that he’s [email protected] with 50 percent of the mon- already saved the town thou- SANBORNTON — Good ey forgiven. The remaining sands of dollars. news for Sanbornton ar- 50 percent to be repaid “It’s a good idea,” Select- rived in the form of an would be bonded at 1.17 per- man David Wadleigh agreed. Winnisquam schools face email from Gretchen Rich cent interest for five years With Pearson in atten- of the Department of Envi- or 2.34 percent over 10 dance, board Chair Kather- criticism during public forum ronmental Services, in- years. This translates into ine Dawson asked him forming the town that it a $90,000 per year repay- whether he’d be interested in BY MEGHAN SIEGLER discussion about the upcom- from you.” [email protected] had been accepted for stim- ment for five years or signing a contract. ing strategic plan process for Board Chair Katherine ulus funding for projects $45,000 over 10. “I’d be happy to talk about TILTON — Calling it an 2010-2015, but wound up hear- Dawson asked whether along Lake Winnisquam. "Essentially we are get- it,” Pearson said. effort to reach out to the com- ing complaints about the dis- Davis, in outlining some of "Our project made it to ting nearly a million dol- Dawson then asked munity, Winnisquam Re- trict’s deficiencies. the highlights of the strate- the funded portion of the lars worth of work done on whether they should extend gional School District Super- “We have been making gic plan, was suggesting that Non-point Source Green In- these roads for half a mil- a contract offer to Town Ad- intendent Tammy Davis progress over the past four each child would have an in- frastructure ARRA list," lion dollars," said Veloski. ministrator Joyce Fulweiler came to the Tilton Board of years,” said Davis, who has dividual education plan. said Town Administrator SEE FUNDS PAGE A8 as well. Selectmen last week to invite been with the district for that Davis said that would not be Robert Veloski. long. the case; rather, they are A total of $918,280 is Davis supplied a few fig- looking at the assessment available for the town to im- ures to the board to support scores for each child to find prove the water quality of her statement, including da- strengths and weaknesses the lake by making im- ta that shows the dropout and better tailor the curricu- provements to Dr. True rate has decreased by 5 per- lum based on those assess- Road, Gray Road and Maple cent. Such data helps the ad- ments. Dawson then asked Circle. Culverts and road- ministration set targets. whether the students who work will help to prevent “We’re definitely looking need extra help will be ostra- silt and minerals from run- at benchmarks of how we’re cized. ning off into the lake. Its doing,” Davis said. “How are you going to ac- proximity to Black Brook The strategic planning complish that without re- make this project a compli- committee will also be lis- moving them from regular ment to work approved at tening to the public before be- class?” she asked. the annual Town Meeting ginning to plan, Davis said. Davis said that the district in May for clearing up the They’ve created a survey for uses flexible grouping to look watershed there. the pulic to fill out, which at what groups of students will be online from Aug. 10 to have mastered and regroup INDEX Sept. 3. The results will be as needed, allowing for bet- ● used by the strategic plan ter lesson plans. Volume 3 • Number 22 committee to set goals once it Still, Dawson said that 20 Pages in 1 Section begins designing the plan on based on the brochure that Sports .................................A16 Sept. 26. Davis said they also Davis had handed out re- Local Commentary ...............A5 wanted to use different com- garding the 2007-2010 strate- Editorial Page .......................A4 munity forums to get feed- gic plan, she didn’t see any North Country Notebook .....A6 back from the public before changes. Regional........................A12-13 kicking off the strategic “What you’ve described, Entertainment...............A14-15 planning. we already have,” Dawson Culture..................................A7 “This will help the plan- said. “I don’t mean to be a Obituaries...........................A10 Flying fish COURTESY PHOTO ning committee really fo- negative, I’m just not a satis- ©2009, Salmon Press, LLC. cus,” Davis said. “Tonight is fied customer of the school Timothy Pram and his sister Vivian display the fish-kite they made at Arts and Crafts Day, part of the our first shot at doing that. district. I think we have a Call us at (603) 279-4516 Summer Reading Program at Hall Memorial Library. email: [email protected] (We’re) interested in hearing SEE FORUM PAGE A8 A2 July 30, 2009 LOCAL NEWS WINNISQUAM ECHO ■ Summer Fair vendors excluded from hawkers and peddlers ordinance BY MEGHAN SIEGLER think the fees would probably know how the new ordinance whether the Main Street Pro- Street Program doesn’t board agreed to revise the or- [email protected] be a problem for attracting the would affect the Summer Fair gram makes a profit from the charge nonprofits for table dinance to exclude the 2009 TILTON — Concerns from vendors.” that the organization puts on event.