Volume 122 n Number 40 n www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 [email protected] n 603.536.1311 n 75 Cents Plymouth voters approve purchase of Highland Street property Site will enable future expansion of fire department By Donna Rhodes Staff Writer was offered to the town from Town Administra- at a generous selling tor Paul Freitas there PLYMOUTH — On Sept. price. Selectmen had pre- was $124,313 in the ac- 25, a special town meeting viously held two public counts addressed in Arti- was convened in Plym- hearings on the matter, cles 1 and 2 that involved outh during which voters and decided it would be the Building-Fire Main- were asked to consider a worthwhile move that tenance/Repair/Replace the expenditure of funds would allow for neces- Capital Reserve Fund and from three separate cap- sary housing and office the Building-Police Main- ital reserve funds for the space for the fire depart- tenance/Repair/Replace purchase of a house and ment. The present fire de- Capital Reserve Fund. property situated beside partment would then be The third account, the COURTESY PHOTO the Plymouth Fire Sta- modified to add space for Dispatch Equipment Cap- tion at 46 Highland St. more of their equipment. ital Reserve Fund, cur- NLRA finds a new home “I would just like to re- “We believe this will rently contains $139,945. mind the legislative body solve the problems that “And that is what these \TD Bank Manager Pat Field and NLRA Director Boyd Smith, with bank employees Carrie Nyberg, that this article and the the town has been at- monies were raised for,” Ann Rominger and Michelle Dyment, celebrate their new partnership. TD, known as America ’s others we will be consid- tempting to resolve for Freitas said. most convenient bank, is providing office space to the NLRA at extremely generous terms. Bank ering tonight involve ex- the past at least 15 years Mary Crowley asked Manager Pat Field said “TD is happy to support the Newfound community by sharing our building pending funds that were in regard to space for the what the plan for the with the Newfound Lake Region Association.” NLRA Director Smith said, “We are deeply grateful approved at previous fire department,” Scar- money would be, and Fre- to TD Bank for helping us to pursue our mission to protect the Newfound watershed by hosting town meetings. There borough said. itas told her the cost of us in this great location at such an affordable rate.” TD Bank is located at 10 North Main St. on are no new monies being Police would also use the house and land was Bristol ’s recently renovated Central Square. The NLRA offices are located on the second floor in Unit 1. raised by this meeting,” space in the new building $228,000. said Select Board Chair on an as needed basis, SEE HIGHLAND PAGE A13 Valerie Scarborough at and portions of the funds the onset of the meeting. requested in the third Life in rural NH inspires local author’s literary trilogy In just under one hour, article would allow for all three articles readily improvements in police By Donna Rhodes el, “As Simple Things Go Staff Writer passed, but not without dispatch. By.” some careful discussion. Resident Patrice Scott McPherson said he be- The property the Town asked how much money ALEXANDRIA — He gan writing song lyrics will now purchase abuts was being held in the re- has a degree in psychol- many years ago while liv- the fire department, and serve funds, and learned ogy, and is an accom- ing in California, where plished musician, sing- he worked primarily as a er, and songwriter. He musician, but one day got Market Basket project delayed has been featured on the urge to try writing di- Plymouth’s Channel 20 alogue. by company’s internal troubles demonstrating fly tying “Dialogue is a chal- By Donna Rhodes ing legal events in Massa- and methods for teaching lenge. I wanted to see if Staff Writer chusetts, but even today, guitar to the developmen- I could make it sound I’ve had communications tally disadvantaged. real,” he said. PLYMOUTH — Corpo- with them,” McGinley said Now, Alexandria res- He soon encountered rate issues have placed late last week. “Having ident Maxwell McPher- some rough times in his plans for a Market Basket Market Basket already re- son, Jr. has added pub- life, however, that includ- store in Plymouth on the view and recognize River- lished author to his list DONNA RHODES ed a divorce, and eventu- back burner for the mo- side Landing as a potential of accomplishments, and Alexandria author Maxwell McPherson, Jr. stands outside his home ally his writing was set ment, but there is still hope future store site, I remain is celebrating the recent with copies of his recently published trilogy about love, family and aside and forgotten. nature, all of which are available through Tate Publishing. that the popular grocery hopeful of a timely resolu- release of his third nov- McPherson moved back store chain will soon be tion, and continue to plan to New England and be- able to move forward with for Market Basket’s even- Enterprise Center at Plymouth welcomes Narrative 1 gan to do fly tying as a plans to build a new loca- tual arrival in Plymouth.” means to relax while he tion at Riverside Landing The site is prepped for Business Incubator Grand Opening Oct. 15 considered where the on the Tenney Mountain construction and ready to PLYMOUTH — From the facility is making in creat- in federal, state and corpo- next chapter in his life Highway. go once Market Basket can minute Tom Armstrong ing jobs and economic op- rate funding; PSU is pro- might lead. “It’s out of our hands,” clear their legal hurdles stepped through the door portunity for entrepreneurs viding incubator staffing, His urge to write re- said Plymouth Town Plan- and finalize an agreement of the Enterprise Center at across the region,” Tent- business services and in- mained strong, though, ner Sharon Penney. “The with McGinley. Plymouth (ECP), he knew nowski said. tellectual capital through and after mastering the site is already partially Penney said the compa- the prospects for his grow- The ECP, located at 1 the College of Business Ad- art of fly tying, he began developed, as approved by ny would also need to ap- ing business became a little Bridge St., is a joint part- ministration. Essentially, to write for fishing mag- the Planning Board, and pear before the Planning brighter. nership between Plymouth the ECP provides a “one azines. In time, that led we hope they can resolve Board to present their site Armstrong, a Plymouth State University and the stop shopping” location for him back to his desire their internal differences plans for approval, and State alumnus, owns Nar- Grafton County Econom- businesses throughout the to write fiction and he soon and come to Plym- then obtain all the neces- rative 1, a Holderness-based ic Development Council region seeking advice and tried once more to write outh.” sary local, state and feder- commercial property ap- (GCEDC), whose goal is counseling, services, leased a short story. Those differences in- al permits before construc- praisal software developer to support entrepreneur- space, mentoring, and net- “I had no idea what I clude an ongoing struggle tion could begin. seeking to expand its mar- ship, small businesses, and working. was doing. The next thing for control of the success- “We’re looking forward ket share nationally, and economic development in Unique features of I knew, I had 20-30 chap- ful Massachusetts-based to hearing from them, and the ECP provides a conve- central New Hampshire. the ECP include a sales ters, and I just shelved it supermarket chain, as know our residents are ex- nient, fully-staffed work- Gov. Maggie Hassan, PSU skills development video all,” McPherson recalled. well as a legal battle over cited about the prospect of space with access to Plym- President Sara Jayne Steen production room and space He eventually remar- distributions to share having Market Basket in outh State University’s and Dinah Adkins, past dedicated to professional ried, and said about 10 holders. Plymouth. We’re hoping award-winning business President of the National focus group services. Both years ago, his wife Dar- Mike McGinley of Mc- something can come to fru- faculty and staff. Business Incubator Asso- of these are currently pro- lene told him to “get that Ginley Development, Inc. ition soon,” said Penney. “We’re very excited about ciation and expert on rural vided by PSU’s College of book out of mothballs and is heading up the project In the meantime, prog- the quality of the space, and economic development, Business Administration get it published.” at Riverside Landing, and ress continues at the new the technology behind it; will address guests during and are very popular with He did. said he remains in contact business park. The inter- this is a facility we badly the 5:30 p.m. Grand Open- students and entrepreneurs All handwritten at the with Market Basket. section at Tenney Moun- needed, but couldn’t find,” ing ceremony in the lobby alike. The ECP will also act time, he set out to find a “I am aware of the ongo- tain Highway and High- said Armstrong, who now of the Silver Center for the as a headquarters for an en- publisher, but received Index land Ave. was widened this employs a dozen people. Arts. hanced business outreach nothing but rejections.