Mills and Bliss leaving long coaching legacy at Newfound Story on Page B1 THURSDAY,Newfound NOVEMBER 13, 2014 FREE IN PRINT, FREE ON-LINE • WWW.NEWFOUNDLANDING.COM Landing COMPLIMENTARY NANA celebrates Hospice Certification BY MARCIA MORRIS the benefits of hospice. Contributing Writer But continuity of care BRISTOL—The New- can be so important to found Area Nursing patients and their fam- Association (NANA) re- ilies, especially at this cently announced that it difficult time of transi- has completed require- tion. We wanted to pro- ments for full Hospice vide them with the very Certification. best experience possible The long established, at the end of their life’s highly regarded, visit- journey.” ing nurses home health “It was also hard on agency has been offering the NANA staff, to give hospice care for clients up our patients to an- for over a year, but un- other agency just at the til recently has not been point when they need- able to receive Medi- ed us the most,” said care reimbursement for Clinical and Hospice Di- its services. Executive rector, Amanda Drake. Director Patricia Went- “In many cases we had worth says that NANA cared for patients for a is “ecstatic” and very long time and developed proud to have completed deep and trusting rela- the rigorous hospice cer- tionships with family COURTESY tification process. members and caregivers The staff of the Newfound Area Nursing Association (NANA) is celebrating the achievement of full Hospice Certification. Front “Hospice certification as well.” row (left to right), Virginia Howlett RN, Amanda Drake RN, Hospice Director, Scott Meyer MSW, Social Worker. Back row enables us to complete Over the past year, from left to right: Eleanor Jenna, LNA, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Gina Hill RN, Shirley Marcroft, Hospice Chaplain and the range of services we NANA has increased Bereavement Coordinator, Joann Volmer, Massage Therapist, Andrea Berry DO, Hospice Medical Director, Pat Wentworth, RN, are able to offer our pa- staff and services to in- MBA, Executive Director, Lorna Souza, RN. tients,” explains Went- clude a Social Worker, such a wonderful spirit. available to patients worth. “In the past, Medical Director, Chap- This service has been a who have developed a when patients under our lain, and many trained great asset to the hospice “life-limiting” illness, Newfound area voters care developed life-lim- hospice volunteers. Ad- program,” said Drake. with a prognosis of les iting illness and hospice ditional services include “It has helped to comfort than six months to live, show strong support for was appropriate, they the option of Massage and calm patients and is who have decided not to had to be transferred to Therapy and Reiki for proving to be very popu- actively pursue further the care of other agen- Hospice patients. lar.” treatment. Hospice also Republican candidates cies in the local area so “Our Massage Thera- According to the BY DONNA RHODES SEE NANA, PAGE A14 that they could receive pis, Joanne Vollmer, has literature, Hospice is [email protected] and District 2 State Sen- REGION — Repub- ate, respectively. licans in this year’s In the races for state Investigation continues into midterm election cer- representatives, the tainly dominated the towns of Alexandria, Newfound Region on Bridgewater and Bristol Nov. 4, where every lie within Grafton Coun- armed robbery at Bristol Rite Aid town but Hill backed ty’s District 9. Voters in gubernatorial candi- Alexandria and Bristol BY DONNA RHODES [email protected] Among the drugs he Hampshire State Police date Walt Havenstein, supported Republicans BRISTOL — Police in obtained were Adderall, Barracks D and F, and while most supported Jeff Shackett and Rob- Bristol were summoned a controlled substance officers from New Hamp- Scott Brown, Marilinda ert Hull, who both went to the Rite Aid store on intended for use in At- shire Fish and Game. Garcia, Joe Kenney and on to win the race, while Summer Street at ap- proximately 4:50 p.m. tention/Deficit Disor- A State Police K9 Jeanie Forrester, except Bridgewater cast their on Sunday, Nov, 9, after der, and the pain killers unit tracked the suspect in Danbury, where Sha- preference for Democrat an armed, masked man oxycodone and the more for approximately 200 heen defeated Brown by Judy Wallick over Hull. vaulted the pharmacy powerful Oxycontin, yards but the scent was 38 votes and Kuster won For District 17 in those counter and demanded which can be sold on eventually lost. Fish and with a margin of 30 votes three towns, Republican drugs from the pharma- the streets for as much Game brought in their in that town. challenger Stephen Dar- cist on duty that day. as $1 per milligram and own dog the following Statewide, Haven- row defeated Democrat- Images from surveil- lance cameras show a ranges from 10-60 mg in day for other investiga- stein, Brown and Gar- ic incumbent Catherine grainy picture of the strength. tive procedures. cia did not fare so well, Muholland by a vote of event as it unfolded, and The exact strength It is believed that the however. After the fi- 1,199 to 879. Detective Sgt. Timothy COURTESY BRISTOL POLICE of the tablets stolen was suspect was not acting nal count, the three The Town of Danbury Woodward of the Bristol Surveillance cameras in Rite not available but the alone, and most likely ultimately lost to in- lies within Merrimack PD said they were work- Aid of Bristol caught this sus- heist could easily be fled the area in a motor cumbents Gov. Maggie County’s Districts 1 ing on the enhancement pect in their lens, moments worth several thousand vehicle that was waiting Hassan, Sen. Jeanne and 25, where they also of that video. before he leaped the counter “We have some still dollars to drug abusers nearby. Shaheen and Congress- backed Republican can- and demanded drugs from the on the street. Sunday night, both woman Ann McLane didates Anne Copp and photos, but we’re trying pharmacist. to get the video updated. Assisting Bristol PD Rite Aid and the near- Kuster. Kenney and For- James Danforth. Dis- The labs are working on pharmacist. in the search and inves- by Dunkin Donuts were rester though did win trict wide the two were that now,” Woodward The suspect then fled tigation last weekend roped off, along with the majority of votes in eventually defeated by said on Tuesday. behind the back of the were units from Plym- Meadow Street, a dead their re-election bids for Democratic incumbents According to reports building with approxi- outh, New Hampton, New Hampshire District Mario Ratzki and David and press releases, a SEE RITE AID, PAGE A15 lone male entered the mately 1,100 tablets. Ashland, Groton, New 1 Executive Councilor SEE VOTERS, PAGE A14 store and made his way to the pharmacy counter late Sunday afternoon. Once there, he donned Minot-Sleeper Library debuts new telescope a mask, pulled out a BY DONNA RHODES handgun and leapt over [email protected] bridge of NHAS. the counter, demanding drugs from the female BRISTOL — The Mi- The large audience at not-Sleeper Library in the library last week was Bristol welcomed the educated with a Power- INDEX New Hampshire Astro- Point presentation on n nomical Society last many photos of what can Volume 1 • Number 9 Wednesday evening, be observed in that night Opinion .................. A4-A5 when the organization sky, including the Milky Towns ..........................A6 helped them introduce Way, planets, and aster- the library’s latest com- oid belts. Churches ......................A7 munity asset, a new A history of the names Schools ......................A10 telescope that will now of constellations was Arts & Ent. .................A11 be available to patrons also discussed, like Ursa Health ........................A12 who are interested in the Minor, which was not night sky. named because it looked Business .....................A13 “You certainly don’t like a bear, but named in Sports .....................B1-B3 always need a telescope honor of the bear, much Classifieds ...............B4-B5 to appreciate the night like many other constel- COURTESY 22 pages in 2 sections sky, especially up here lations that were identi- Minot-Sleeper library director Sandy Allgood (center, standing) proudly presents a new tele- ©2014, Salmon Press, LLC. with no light pollution, fied by observers many, but a telescope can help many years ago. scope that will be available for patrons of the library. Helping to celebrate the telescope and its Call us at (603) 279-4516 amazing capabilities were Mark Stowbridge and Steve Rand of the New Hampshire Astronomical email: [email protected] you see it all much clear- SEE TELESCOPE, PAGE A14 Society, joined by area children who look forward to exploring the night sky. www.salmonpress.com er,” said Mark Stow- Local A2 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 n Medal of Honor recipient pays tribute to Veterans Home residents BY DONNA RHODES eral more were wounded ney, several state repre- for the veterans for their [email protected] but Pitts had managed to sentatives, and members service, which was done TILTON — The 2014 survive as he defended of the American Legion, “not for the glory… but Veterans Day address at not only the post but his VFW, Combat Veterans for freedom. Thank you the New Hampshire Vet- fellow soldiers. organizations and more. for an unselfish dedica- erans’ Home was given Lost in that deadly William Bertholdt tion to a cause greater by Army Staff Sgt. Ryan battle were his com- of the NHVH Residents than yourself.” Pitts of Nashua who, on rades Spc. Sergio Abad, Council read the Veter- The ceremony also in- July 21 of this year, was Cpl. Jonathan Ayers, ans Day proclamation cluded a Patriotic Med- presented the Medal Cpl.