PMHS hands out sports awards: See page B1 THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.SALMONPRESS.COM FREE Coronavirus concerns close local schools BY KATHERINE LESNYK and staff at all three will use or not use are with The Baysider on of at-home and online ed- at home, and how to Contributing Writer schools in order to solid- still being discussed, but Sunday regarding the ucation. have your health-relat- REGION — Amid ify remote lessons and we are a Google Class- method of instruction “You will be sent a ed questions answered. growing concern activities, with remote room school and much the school will use. copy of the detailed plan That will be sent you to about the coronavirus learning starting the of what we will be doing Schools are also mak- regarding how to access within the next day or (COVID-19) pandemic, next day. will be within that plat- ing arrangements so meals for breakfast and two,” Stiles said in the Prospect Mountain High According to the form, but not exclusive- that students can access lunch, how to contact letter to parents over the School (PMHS), Barn- March 14 letter from ly,” BES Principal Tim meals and other resourc- school resources while SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE A9 stead Elementary School BES Superintendent Bri- Rice said in an e-mail es during the two weeks learning is taking place (BES) and Alton Central an Cochrane, “we expect School (ACS) announced that the learning experi- on Saturday, March ences will be primarily 14, in letters to parents technology-based” for Art appreciation that they would clos- students in grades four ing school and utilizing through eight, while the “remote learning” for lower grades will likely two weeks starting on see instructional pack- Wednesday, March 18. ets similar to “blizzard The next day, Gov. bags” used during snow Chris Sununu direct- days. The letter from ed all New Hampshire ACS Superintendent Pa- public schools to close mela Stiles relayed the through April 3 and uti- same message. lize remote learning. As According to the let- of Sunday, there were ter from PMHS Superin- 13 confirmed cases of tendent Tim Broadrick COVID-19 in New Hamp- on March 14, students shire and no deaths, ac- and parents would be cording to WMUR. allowed access to the Exact plans of remote school on Monday and learning at PMHS, ACS Tuesday from 8 a.m. to and BES were still in 8 p.m. in order to collect the works at the time belongings from lockers of writing, but the let- and Chromebooks. ACS ters to parents over the also allowed parents and weekend informed them students into the build- of the developments. ing on Monday from 2 to Monday, March 16, and 7 p.m. and on Tuesday COURTESY PHOTO Tuesday, March 17, were from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., per Kindergarten students at New Durham School trekked to the New Durham Public Library recently to see artwork done by their classmate Griffin on display. The youngster has been drawing “as long as I can remember,” and his favorite subject scheduled to be work- the letter from Stiles. is dinosaurs. shop days for teachers “What platforms we Alton voters pass most warrant articles Replacement of dock in Alton Bay fails BY JOSHUA SPAULDING house definitions and pair in residential com- 357-339. Article 15 is to raise chase of a fire ladder Editor passed 381-328, three mercial and rural resi- Article 12 is to raise $100,000 for the fire de- truck and it passed by a ALTON — Alton vot- allows amusement use dential zones (by special $25,000 to the benefit pay partment equipment 539-219 margin. ers had a large number in rural residential and exception) and passed expendable trust fund capital reserve and Article 17 is the raise of warrant articles on rural zones (by special 443-279, eight removes and passed 513-234. passed 544-207. $23,000 to the grounds the town and school bal- exception) and failed water extraction facil- Article 13 is the oper- The selectmen and and maintenance vehi- lots when they went to 368-343, four is to remove ity as permitted use in ating budget of $8,267,897 budget committee both cle and equipment cap- the polls on Tuesday, firewood processing as the residential and lake- and passed 480-275. unanimously recom- ital reserve fund and March 10. a permitted use in resi- shore residential zones Article 14 is to raise mend article 16, to raise passed 490-264. While the majority of dential commercial zone and passed 399-302, nine $50,000 for engineering $100,000 (from undesig- Article 18 is to raise the planning board pro- and failed 395-323, five removes utility scale at New Riverside Ceme- nated fund balance with $350,000 to the highway posed amendments were permits lumber yards in solar energy systems/ tery and passed by a 545- no tax rate impact) to SEE ALTON, PAGE A8 defeated, the majority of residential commercial solar farms as permitted 211 vote. be used toward the pur- the rest of the articles and residential rural in the residential and passed. zones (by special excep- residential commercial On the warrant, arti- tion) and failed 387-332, zones and passed 389-317, cles two through 11 were six removes outdoor rec- 10 amends definition of Majority of articles pass planning board pro- reation as a permitted boat storage and passed posed amendments. Two use in residential zone 381-311 and 11 adds a dealt with multi-family and failed 387-326, seven definition for product in New Durham structures and town- permits small engine re- storage area and failed INDEX BY JOSHUA SPAULDING t Editor Barnstead School NEW DURHAM — New Durham voters had their say on a number of warrant Volume 13 • Number 12 articles on the ballot on Tuesday, March 10. District Meeting Articles two and three are zoning ordinances put forth by the New Durham Business: ..................... A7 Planning Board. The first one amends articles in the zoning ordinance to be con- Churches: ....................A6 sistent with updated land use sustainability map and the second one amends set- Classifieds: .............B4-B7 up in the air backs from water bodies. The first passed 232-61 and the second passed 215-74. Editorial Page: ............ A4 Article four is the operating budget of $3,210,062 and it passed by a vote of 179- BARNSTEAD — John Harrigan: ............A9 With gatherings of 50 or 117. more people prohibited in the state of New Hamp- Article five raises $330,000 for the road program, with $117,000 coming from Letters: ........................A4 shire, the status of Barnstead’s Annual School the highway block grant aid, the rest from general taxation. It passed by a vote Obituaries: ............ A6-A7 District Meeting was up in the air. of 227-69. Sports: ...................B1-B3 Superintendent Brian Cochrane said on Tues- Article six raises funds for public works capital reserve funds, including day that by his reading of the order from Gover- $25,000 for highway equipment, $75,000 for highway trucks, $22,000 for vehicle 20 pages in 2 sections nor Chris Sununu, they would not be allowed to and equipment maintenance, $20,000 for solid waste equipment, $40,000 for road ©2020, Salmon Press, LLC. host the meeting. The district was reaching out reconstruction and $15,000 for gravel. The article passed by a vote of 215-83. Call us at (603) 279-4516 to the moderator to see where things are. Visit Article seven is for public safety capital reserve funds, with $15,000 for po- email: [email protected] barnstead.k12.nh.us for any updates. SEE NEW DURHAM, PAGE A5 www.salmonpress.com In challenging times, it is more important than ever to SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. They will be here for us, so we must be there for them. A2 THE BAYSIDER, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 Locals choose new town and school officials BY JOSHUA SPAULDING Jane Meulenbroek got seat on the school board. with 214 votes. There was one race board, Robert Craycraft Editor 568 votes and Kristine Jean Stone received 610 For a four-year seat on the school ballot, got 220 votes and David REGION — Local vot- Simone got 551 votes. votes for a three-year as supervisor of the with Brandy Pelletier Wessel got 209 votes. For ers went to the polls on Robin Lane-Douglas re- term as treasurer, Robin checklist, Priscilla Tiede (359 votes) and Lyla Ad- two three-year seats on Tuesday, March 10, and ceived 598 votes for a Lane-Douglas received edged Shirley Hayes by a kins (321 votes) defeating the zoning board, Steph- there were a few rac- two-year seat as moder- 607 votes for a one-year vote of 295-277. Kevin Genest (239) for anie Richard got 231 es on the ballots in the ator and Raymond John- term as moderator and George Drew easily two three-year seats on votes and Terry Jarvis three local communities. son got 594 votes for a Linda Roy received 616 won a three-year seat as the school board. got 197 votes and for a six-year term as supervi- votes for a one-year term road agent with 495 votes Jason Henry was one-year seat on the zon- Alton sor of the checklist. For as clerk. to 102 votes for Kyle Tie- elected to a two-year seat ing board, Paul Raslavi- In Alton, there was a two three-year seats on de. on the school board with cus received 239 votes.