ATLANTICNEWS.COM VOL 33, NO 53 | DECEMBER 28, 2007 | ATLANTIC NEWS | PAGE 1A . INSIDE: HEALTH & WELLNESS 26,000 COPIES Please Deliver Before FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2007 Vol. 33 | No. 53 | 3 Sections | 32 Pages HAPPY NEW YEAR Community Connections Cyan Magenta Yellow Black BY LIZ PREMO donate $100 to each of five local ATLANTIC NEWS STAFF WRITER towns served by SAU21. SEACOAST | It’s all about con- The towns benefiting from the COMMUNITY CARETAKERS — Centre School teachers Kathie necting with the community. union’s generosity were Hampton, Street, Lynn Cutting and Cindy Arlington, members of the That was the driving factor Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Seacoast Education Association, present a check for $100 to behind the unanimous decision South Hampton and Seabrook. Hampton Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Brillard to support this made just before Christmas by the At the uptown fire station, Cen- year’s Toy Bank program. executive board of the Seacoast tre School teachers Kathie Street, — Atlantic News Photo by Liz Premo Education Association (SEA) to COMMUNITY Continued on 4A• Obama seeks to ‘put end to game-playing’ 2003 BY SCOTT E. KINNEY on the people, chances are CHEVY S10 BRING IN THIS ATLANTIC NEWS STAFF WRITER you are not doing the peo- AUTO, A/C, 69K AD & RECEIVE EXETER | Sen. Barack ple’s business, you’re doing MILES! CLEAN! $750 OFF Obama (D-Ill.) sat with a someone else’s,” he said. #X1498P THE SALE PRICE! half dozen Independent “Instead of doing business New Hampshire voters last behind closed doors, we’ll Thursday to discuss the res- bring democracy back to the toration of their trust in gov- people. 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WEATHER THE WEEKEND CHART YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY, DEC. 28 SATURDAY, DEC. 29 SUNDAY, DEC. 30 MONDAY, DEC. 31 INSIDE: • Letters to the Editor, page 5 • Dancing, donations and good deeds, page 7 • WHS seeks past board members, others, page 7 • Smart shoveling, page 9 SPORTS THIS WEEKEND SUNNY IN THE DAY SNOW IN THE DAY COLD WITH SUNSHINE COLD WITH SNOW SNOW AT NIGHT CLOUDY AT NIGHT AND SOME CLOUDS MOST OF THE TIME! See full sports listings on page 25. HIGH: 35° LOW: 26° HIGH: 35° LOW: 18° HIGH: 30° LOW: 20° HIGH: 26° LOW: 20° • Sunday, December 29, 8:00 p.m., vs. NY Giants, away game. • Saturday, December 29, 9:00 p.m. vs Utah, away game. Sunday, December 30, 10:00 p.m. vs. LA Lakers, away game. Wednesday, January 2, 7:30 p.m. vs. Houston. • Saturday, December 29, 8:30 p.m. vs Blackhawks, away game. Sunday, December 30, 8:00 p.m., vs. Predators, away game. Tuesday, January 1, 7:00 p.m., vs. Maple Leafs, home game. • Friday, December 29, 7:05 p.m., vs. Worcester, away game. 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She has able armchair in her living “They can just hold two grown daughters and room, with a beautiful view [them] and love [them],” seven grandchildren, all of through the expansive pic- Mary says. whom she has blessed with ture window before her and Mary knits each one- numerous knitted items over a pair of knitting needles in piece doll in color-blocked the years. her hands. sections before stitching it “I make them sweaters On one of the needles together and stuffing it: First and stuff at Christmas,” says is a short length of chunky the “boots,” then the “pants” Mary, for whom knitting has stockinette stitching in navy and “belt,” followed by the pretty much been a lifelong blue yarn; still more skeins “shirt,” the “head” and the pastime. of yarn in an assortment of “hat” in various color com- “I’ve been knitting since colors sit in a caddy next to binations. Some additional I was a kid,” she says. “My her chair. hand-stitching forms the mother taught me how to “I can’t just sit and do legs and arms, as well as knit. I’ve made everything.” nothing; I look out the win- eyes and a smiling mouth.