John Harrigan returns! See Page B7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.NEWHAMPSHIRELAKESANDMOUNTAINS.COM FREE Minor changes made to Alton town warrant BY TIM CROES good use; backhoe, dump town assets,” Miller said. supported by town planner preliminary review. sold at a public auction. The Staff Writer truck and combination Northridge moved onto Ken McWilliams. McWilliams again lots are valued at approxi- ALTON — The Alton snow-clearing/mower. the warrant articles that will McWilliams explained stressed the importance of mately $246,000, and board of Town Deliberative Session Fuller thanked the budget be voted on by the citizens of that the preliminary review the preliminary review on selectmen member Peter Bol- was held at Prospect Moun- committee for its work and Alton on March 8. is the “meat of the process,” major site plan review and ster spoke in favor of the ar- tain High School on Wednes- couldn’t recall the two enti- Article 10, which will au- and that currently it is op- major subdivision, which ticle. day, Feb. 9. ties agreeing on a budget thorize the planning board to tional to the developer. would involve four or more Bolster explained that the More than 70 registered down the line, except for a require preliminary review Virgil MacDonald ques- lots. list has been reduced down to voters signed in to show sup- line item of $16 in postage. of major subdivisions and tioned giving the power to the Article 11, which presents 13 lots and that money will be port for the different warrant She also talked about proj- major site plan review, was planning board to require a the voters with 13 lots to be SEE ALTON, PAGE A11 articles. ects in the town and the Pat Fuller presented the changes to the septic guide- State of the Town address at lines that the board recently the session. Fuller, the vice accepted. chairperson of the board of Lastly,she thanked volun- selectmen, presented the ad- teers for making Old Home dress in the absence of Day a success and town em- Chairman David Hussey, ployees, citizens of Alton and who was out of the country members of the different at the time. town committees for their Fuller presented Town work in the past year. Moderator Mark Northridge Steve Miller, the chair- with a special first edition of man of the budget commit- the 2010 town report. The re- tee, gave a message on behalf port is being dedicated to of the budget committee. Northridge and his wife Nan- Miller stressed the com- cy for their years of service mittee’s commitment to to the town. questioning every line of the Fuller highlighted town budget and keeping the progress that the board of se- taxpayers’ best interest in lectmen has made in the past mind. year including the purchase “The budget committee is of several of pieces of equip- aware that the taxpayers own ment that the town has put to the town buildings and the School board reviews JOSHUA SPAULDING NECAP scores One last relay The Prospect Mountain indoor track team finished up its season at the State Meet at Dartmouth College’s Leverone Field House on Sunday. BY TIM CROES Here, Jesse Brown (right) hands off the baton to Ben McGinnis during the 4X400-meter relay, Prospect’s final event of the day.The pair teamed Staff Writer a score of 40 earning profi- with Greg Tinkham and Matt McGinnis to take sixth overall. The Timber Wolf boys medaled in two different events for the first time. See the ALTON — The Alton ciency. The proficiency story on page B1. School Board met on Monday, scores from this year’s test Feb. 14, and Sydney Leggett, are down an average of 5.13 the Curriculum Coordinator, percent, but over that the last presented the board with Al- three years, the proficiency ton’s NECAP scores from average is up 1.28 percent. Board discusses emergency plan this fall. Leggett explained that Leggett explained that Al- teachers have been given a ton had a very strong growth set of 16 released questions BY TIM CROES ument. two and tier three students covery to be part of the pro- year, comparing their scores in both and math and read- Staff Writer Cathleen White, a reading take on these programs in ad- gram. from year to year, last year ing and they are beginning to BARNSTEAD — The specialist at Barnstead Ele- dition to the instruction pro- “This program provides and this year’s scores were review these questions with Barnstead School Board met mentary School, gave a pres- vided by tier one. an early and intensive safety down. the students. on Tuesday,Feb. 8, and Prin- entation to the board on the White said the deadline to net for the most vulnerable Students’ scores in third Superintendent Kathy cipal Tim Rice presented the Reading Recovery i3 Grant. apply for the grant is May 1, first graders,” White said through eighth grade, on av- Holt said that the school is board with an updated emer- Under the program teach- and that they would be noti- about the program. erage, dropped 0.83. The state trying to work with parents gency crisis plan. ers would receive paid train- fied by June. There is also a Under the program, stu- of New Hampshire scores al- so that they better under- Rice said the plan is a “liv- ing, classes at Lesley Univer- requirement of a five-year dents are designed to be in it so improved this year, so Al- stand the testing process and ing document,” meaning up- sity, materials and text and commitment to Reading Re- SEE BARNSTEAD, PAGE A6 ton is behind the state aver- what they can do to help their dates will be added it to it reg- support from supervisors in ages as well. kids score higher. ularly. The plan was sent to the program. The NECAP tests are According to Holt, the im- the police chief and fire chief White explained the Winter Carnival cancelled scored on a scale of 80, with SEE SCHOOL, PAGE A6 for feedback. three-tier system, where Chairman Keith Couch most students are at tier one, ALTON — Deteriorating ice conditions on Alton Bay noticed that there were sev- some are dropped down to have led to the cancellation of Alton’s Winter Carnival, eral things missing from the tier two, where Foundations scheduled for this Sunday.The Alton Centennial Rotary document including a phone and Leveled Literary Inter- Club also announced that the kids’ fishing derby slated Selectmen on TV tree, which will be added, ventions are used, and tier to be held in conjunction with the carnival has also been and an updated map of the three, where Orton Gilling- cancelled. school. ham and Reading Recovery The Mt. Major Snowmobile Club’s radar runs will be Wednesday night “We are approving the is utilized. held as planned. See page A3 for information. NEW DURHAM — Wolfeboro Community concept of the living docu- White explained that tier Television will be hosting a live call-in show ment more than the actual to ask the New Durham selectmen ques- document,” Couch said. tions regarding the town’s warrant arti- Couch suggested sharing cles. The show will take place on Wednes- the document with Prospect day,Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. on Channel 25. Mountain High School, and the board approved the doc- INDEX ▼ Volume 7 • Number 7 Business........................A7, B7 Red Seedless While Churches.............................A8 Supplies Classifieds ...................B8 - B9 GRAPES¢ Last Editorial Page......................A4 lb. John Harrigan .....................B7 99 Letters .........................A4 - A6 Obituaries ...........................A8 Public Notices .....................B9 Sports ..........................B1 - B6 GEORGE MURPHY – COURTESY PHOTO 22 pages in 2 sections Cleaning up ©2011, Salmon Press, LLC. Alton town workers move some of the many piles of snow that have accumulated with the recent spate Call us at (603) 569-3126 of snowstorms as the town prepared for the annual Winter Carnival, which was slated to happen this email: [email protected] weekend. However, deteriorating ice conditions led to the carnival’s cancellation. www.salmonpress.com A2 THE BAYSIDER, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 Selectmen get update on New Durham-Wolfeboro boundary BY STUART RINSCHLER not straight.” taxes once, it’s the second is 859-2201. Jarvis also noted move forward. Residents in a timates for several phases of Contributing Writer Stuart told the board that time that I don’t like,” he told that there is a seat on the recent survey indicated that the project. NEW DURHAM — The he believes that his findings the board. board of selectmen opening the building should be used “Frankly no,” Orlowicz re- New Durham Board of Se- are a good representation of Town Moderator Cecile up. Fred March, who is serv- for historic and educational sponded. “I had expected a lectmen heard from Wilson the boundary. He went on to Chase and Town Clerk Car- ing the last year of Ron purposes. Bickford ex- bit more support and I think Stuart of White Mountain note that Wolfeboro is cur- ole Ingham joined the board Gehl’s term, will be leaving. pressed deep concern with the board and the committee Survey regarding the peram- rently having some mapping to continue preparations for No one has declared a candi- the costs. need to meet and have an in bulation of the New done by Cartographic Asso- the presentation of the war- dacy,but voters will have the “This is a big project and I depth discussion before we Durham/Wolfeboro line that ciates. rant articles.