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Boston Post Cane awarded: See page A3 THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.SALMONPRESS.COM FREE Large ballot for Alton residents BY JOSHUA SPAULDING Editor There is just one con- trustee of trust funds, the checklist, Paul Laro- with multi-family struc- Article 13 is the ALTON — Voters in tested race on the town Betty Jane Meulenbroek chelle and Paul Monzi- tures and townhouse operating budget of Alton will have a lot of ballot, with Reuben and Kristine Simone for one for two zoning board definitions, three allows $8,267,897, recommend- things to vote on when Wentworth, John Mark- to library trustee seats, seats for three years and amusement use in rural ed by both the selectmen they go to the polls on land and Rossiter “Bob” Robin Lane-Douglas Thomas Lee for zoning residential and rural and budget committee. Tuesday, March 10. Holt all vying for two for moderator, Bob Re- board for two years. zones (by special excep- Article 14 is to raise Voting takes place at three-year seats on the gan and Roger Sample On the warrant, arti- tion), four is to remove $50,000 for engineering St. Katharine Drexel board of selectmen. for two planning board cles two through 11 are firewood processing as a at New Riverside Ceme- Church from 7 a.m. to 7 Uncontested races seats, Raymond John- planning board proposed permitted use in residen- tery and is recommend- p.m. have David St. Cyr for son for supervisor of amendments. Two deals tial commercial zone, ed by both the selectmen five permits lumber and budget committee, yards in residential com- unanimously. mercial and residential Article 15 is to raise rural zones (by special $100,000 for the fire de- exception), six removes partment equipment outdoor recreation as a capital reserve, recom- permitted use in residen- mended unanimously by tial zone, seven permits the selectmen and bud- small engine repair in get committee. residential commercial The selectmen and and rural residential budget committee both zones (by special excep- unanimously recom- tion), eight removes wa- mend article 16, to raise ter extraction facility as $100,000 (from undesig- permitted use in the res- nated fund balance with idential and lakeshore no tax rate impact) to residential zones, nine be used toward the pur- removes utility scale chase of a fire ladder solar energy systems/ truck. solar farms as permitted Article 17 is the raise in the residential and $23,000 to the grounds residential commercial and maintenance vehi- zones, 10 amends defini- cle and equipment cap- tion of boat storage and ital reserve fund, rec- 11 adds a definition for ommended by both the product storage area. selectmen and budget Article 12 is to raise committee. JOSHUA SPAULDING $25,000 to the benefit pay Article 18 is to raise Playoff win expendable trust fun, $350,000 to the highway Kassidy Kelley is all smiles as she hugs teammate Julia Leavitt following Prospect Mountain’s win over Belmont in the recommended unani- department equipment opening round of the Division III playoffs last week. See the story and more photos on page B1. mously by the selectmen SEE ALTON, PAGE A10 and budget committee. Barnstead voters have a Numerous articles on few races to choose from New Durham ballot BY JOSHUA SPAULDING Tiede. for two seats for three- BY JOSHUA SPAULDING on which to vote. Rudy Rosiello are both Editor For planning board year terms. Lyla Adkins, Editor The lone contested on the ballot for two BARNSTEAD — for three years, there Kevin Genest and Bran- NEW DURHAM — race on the ballot is for seats on the budget com- Barnstead voters will are two seats available, dy Pelletier are on the New Durham voters a three-year seat on mittee for three years, have a number of races with Michael Cipriano, ballot. head to the polls on the board of selectmen, Robert Craycraft and on the ballots for town Kathy Preston and Kar- Jason Henry has Tuesday with only one where incumbent Cecile David Wessel are on the and school elections en Schacht Reno have signed up for a two-year contested race on the Chase is challenged by ballot for two three-year when they go to the polls signed up. SEE BARNSTEAD, PAGE A10 town ballot, but a num- Ron Uyeno. SEE NEW DURHAM, PAGE A9 in Tuesday, March 10. The other race on the ber of warrant articles Terry Jarvis and Polls are open from 7 town ballot is for super- a.m. to 7 p.m. at Barn- visor of the checklist for stead Town Hall. four years, where Shir- There are three seats ley Hayes and Priscilla available on the Barn- Tiede have signed up. stead Board of Select- Andrew Sylvester has men. Two of the seats signed up for a three- are for three years and year seat for budget com- four residents have mittee, Nancy Carr has signed up to run, Paula signed up for a two-year Penney, Rick Therrien, seat as town moderator, Rick Duane and Gary Elaine Swinford has Madden. signed up for another For the two-year seat one-year term as over- open on the board of se- seer of public welfare, lectmen, Diane Beijer is Karen Montgomery is the lone candidate. on the ballot for a three- There are two can- year seat as trustee of didates for a three-year the trust funds, Judith term as road agent, Forsyth has signed up George Drew and Kyle for a six-year term as su- pervisor of the checklist INDEX and Ann Cwik is on the t ballot for a three-year term as library trustee. Volume 13 • Number 10 There are also three zoning questions on the Business: .....................A7 ballot as well. Question Churches: ....................A8 one deals with open decks in waterfront lots, Classifieds: ............. B4-B5 question two sets up a Editorial Page: ............A4 sediment and erosion John Harrigan: ..........A11 control plan and ques- tion three adds “overlay Letters: .................. A4-A6 district” to article two COURTESY PHOTO Sports: ...................B1-B3 definitions. Baysider heart 18 pages in 2 sections School board Bob and Laura Montgomery of New Durham recently went on an 11-day, six-country western Caribbean cruise aboard Holland Americas Eurodam. One of its ports of call was Willemstad, Curaçao, where this photo of them with their copy © There is one race on 2019, Salmon Press, LLC. of The Baysider was taken by the Punda Love Heart. Hundreds of couples have placed locks on the heart-shaped struc- Call us at (603) 279-4516 the school ballot, with ture to symbolize their love for each other. If you have a photo of you and The Baysider in a unique location, send the email: [email protected] three people signed up www.salmonpress.com photo and pertinent information to [email protected]. A2 THE BAYSIDER, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 Welding student receives Marsters Scholarship BY ELISSA PAQUETTE make parts for their proj- Contributing Writer WOLFEBORO — ects, she says. “There Kingswood alum Kaylee aren’t many females in Hooper (2019) returned the field,” says Kaylee. to the Lakes Region Surrounded by mostly Technology Center on males in class, she says Wednesday, Feb. 11, she’s found that she and with her sister Kayla, to her sister “can do just as represent White Moun- much work as they can.” tain Community College It’s been “empowering” during the College Fair. to develop capabilities. Both young women are “Don’t be afraid of the enrolled in the welding new,” she says, “The only program and are enthu- person who is going to do siastic about the skills good for you is you.” they are learning. She says she’s enter- Kaylee was presented ing her second semester with the Marsters Schol- with confidence. “I pay arship by the Lakes Re- attention, do my home- gion Technology Center work, and work hard in (LRTC) Student Services class,” she says, observ- Coordinator Kathy Te- ing that some people treault at the end of the let others take over and morning and sat down to solve their problems, but talk about life after King- that’s not her style. She swood. She and her sister believes the best way to both enrolled in LRTC develop a skill is to prac- classes, beginning with tice and work through metals, and continuing the difficulties. for two years in the pre- “The industry is a cision manufacturing little intense,” she says, ELISSA PAQUETTE program. Senior year, speaking of the big struc- KINGSWOOD Regional High School alums (2019) Kayla and Kaylee Hooper (l-r) returned to school to represent White Mountain they both took art classes tures, such as bridges in the KRHS art depart- that welders work on. Community College during the College Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The twins are both studying welding. Lakes Region ment. There’s a lot of respon- Technology Center Principal Bruce Farr (left) and Student Services Coordinator Kathy Tetreault welcomed them and also pre- They developed pro- sibility, but “the harder sented a David Marston Scholarship to Kaylee, who recently applied for tuition assistance. gramming skills and pro- the job, the higher the gramed coordinates to pay” Kaylee says with a smile. Plenty of events on deck at Kingswood New Durham Public Library NEW DURHAM — young children, the class essary. Due to necessary and a parent with one hosting Arts Knight March has blown in is open to anyone with preparation work, the school-aged child. some great events at the an interest in sign lan- deadline to register is Regular program- New Durham Public Li- guage.