http://www.cabinet.com Daily news from The Cabinet Press of Milford, NH en-us onlineeditor@nashuatelegraph.com onlineeditor@nashuatelegraph.com http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091044-308/merrimack-scout-troop-401-takes-first-place.html Friday, Feb. 3, was a bitter cold night this year, but that didn’t stop the Scouts in Troop 401 from sleeping outside in the open air for the “Freeze out” to earn their team’s extra points leading into the next day’s Klondike Derby. The Senior Patrol Unit from BSA Troop 401, Merrimack, clinched the first place trophy for the third straight year in the Arrowhead District of Daniel Webster Council’s Klondike Derby, which was held Feb. 4. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091043-308/academy-for-science-and-design-2016-17-semester.html NASHUA – The Academy for Science and Design Charter School, the state’s top-performing public school, and largest STEM-specialty school serving students in grades 6-12, announces its semester one honor roll for the 2016-17 school year. Local students named were: HIGHEST HONORS Grade 7: Maverick Landry. Grade 11: Kyra Rivest, Samuel Shultis. HIGH HONORS Grade 7: Daniel Krupp. Grade 8: Loren Glover, Koen Kyer. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091042-308/gate-city-charter-students-play-dress-up-for.html MERRIMACK – Gate City Charter School for the Arts hosted Library Day on Friday, Feb. 17. Students and teachers dressed in costumes inspired by favorite story book characters as a celebration of literacy. The school also celebrated the volunteers who built and organized the school’s library. Mandy Darah is a Gate City Charter School for the Arts parent and volunteer who assisted in the expansion of our school library. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091041-308/friendlys-celebrates-opening.html On Thursday, March 2, Friendly’s at 710 Milford Road celebrated its grand opening by welcoming guests to its newest location in Merrimack. Friendly’s is excited to open its first location in almost 10 years, and is thrilled that Merrimack is its new home. The Friendly’s team is eager to introduce guests to a menu that features improvements on classics like the Fishamajig, Friendly’s SuperMelt Sandwiches and the Big-Two-Do. In addition, the new restaurant boasts brand new interiors and exteriors that evoke a timeless appearance that’s both bright and cheery. The celebration kicked-off with a visit from Friendly’s CEO John Maguire, Town Council Chairman Nancy Harrington and Chamber of Commerce President Dawn Shepherd, who celebrated the restaurant’s opening by serving guests the location’s first official scoop of ice cream. Friendly’s offered the first 25 parties in line at 10 a.m. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:01:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091040-308/merrimack-native-graduates-naval-air-station-in.html Air Force 2nd Lt. Tanner A. Pearson graduated from undergraduate combat systems officer training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. This 10-month CSO training program begins with 15 weeks of “primary training,” consisting of 212 hours of ground instruction, 21 hours in a flight simulator and 25 hours of actual flight in a turboprop T-6A Texan II aircraft. After primary training, students proceed to multiple simulator phases to learn basic radar navigation, aircraft defense and weapon-employment tactics. This phase involves 295 hours of ground instruction and 86 more hours in a flight simulator. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:01:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091039-308/mhs-announces-second-quarter-honor-roll.html Merrimack High School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2016-17 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 9: Wesley Bolling, Cassandra Child, Lauren Collins, Kaitlyn Cota, Natalie Desilets, Sean Diggins, Alex Jobin, Gabrielle Johnson, Johanna Koroma, Jamie Landry, Max Lowell, Brendan McCann, Jacqueline Morin, Nathan Newton, Joseph Peavey, Bryan Perez, Andrew Peyton, Zachary Richard, Mason Roth, Megan Senecal, Grace Sullivan, Zachariah Twardosky. GRADE 10: Samuel Bailey, Ashley Bergeron, Hope Bibeault, Lauren Brennan, Robert Bunis, Rachel Caliguiri, Olivia Flewelling, Alexa Gardner, Sarah Heimberg, John (Jack) Hollis, Emily Johnson, Sophia Kim, Nathan Liscouski, Caleigh McLain, Noah Melker, Caitlyn Moran, Andrew Pitten, Nicholas Pittman, Jason Provencher, Abigail Schaefer, Gabrielle Smith, Rund Sukkar, Emelia Toursie. GRADE 11: Nicholas Bagley, Rachel Beygelman, Gregory Bourque, Jenna Chambers, Nicole Collins, Daniel Differ, Hanna Fleckenstein, Gabrielle Giordano, Cameron Grace, Eliza Gustafson, Laura Heussler, Rachel House, Drew Johnson, Sabrina Johnson, Olivia Kapsambelis, Dennis Rattunde, Raina Sadowski, Brianna Sawyer, Elizabeth Scheurich, Joshua Waxman, Sara Wozniak, Abigail Yuan. GRADE 12: Pooja Agrawal, Christopher Boilard, Justin Calautti, Mackenzie Caron, Anna Correia, Jonathan Dinsmore, Sydney Dubois, Emily Eckert, Alexis Efraimson, Emma Fay, Kristin Fullerton, Ryan Gonzalez, Aiden Guerette, Cailey Hambleton, Alyssa Jobin, Kayla Juliano, Maddison Kelly, Meghan King, Tiffany Knowles, Brennan Maser, Bailee Maston, Jordan Materkowski, Julia Olsen, Tyler Robidoux, Tyler Rohr, Zev Sernik, James Wallace, Emma Weilbrenner, Olivia Wood, Carissa Yim, Carolyn Young. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:01:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091038-308/home-cooked-cleaning.html HOLLIS – For our great-grandmothers, the first warm breezes and robin song signaled it was time to polish furniture, beat the carpets, and drag feather beds outside to soak in the rain and dry in the sun. And they used heavy-duty cleaning products we would never use today. Victorian-era hints for housewives recommended spirits of turpentine or benzine to scrub floors and kerosene and carbolic acid to get rid of bugs. A lot has changed, and the dozen or so women gathered in a meeting room of the Hollis Social Library last week were interested in making cleaning products that don’t harm the environment or pose health risks to their families. Tanya Griffith, the library’s adult services director, gave two sessions of “DIY Home Cleaning Products” programs on March 8-9. There were three tables in the room, each devoted to a separate cleaning product, with recipes and ingredients for a hand sanitizer, dishwasher tabs and thyme counter cleaner, along with mixing and storing containers and stirring sticks. Each product took only minutes to compose and was ready to use, except for the dishwasher cubes, which needed to sit in their ice trays overnight to harden. Griffith had downloaded the recipes from the internet. She said all of the inexpensive ingredients and implements came from Market Basket, The Dollar Store and Target. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:01:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacksports/1091037-308/hawks-fall-in-quarters.html BEDFORD – Don’t invite the Merrimack High School boys basketball team to any get-togethers, you may have trouble getting the Tomahawks to leave. You see, the ’Hawks don’t know when to say when. The Bedford Bulldogs couldn’t get them to give up on their season on Friday night in the Division I quarterfinals, although eventually time ran out on the ’Hawks to the tune of a 47-41 Bulldog win. “They don’t go away,” Bedford coach Mark Elmendorf said. “They’re tough, they beat us on the backside a couple of times…They’re good. But I’m proud of the way we played. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 23:01:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacksports/1091036-308/mya-sends-6-to-new-englands.html Merrimack Youth Association recently sent six qualifiers to compete in the 11th annual Youth New England Wrestling Championship Tournament. Aiden Hanning takes champ title and Anson Dewar third place medal against the most intense competition in New England. The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program competed in the Youth New England Wrestling Championship Tournament held in Salem, Mass., on March 11-12. This tournament is known as “the most competitive youth wrestling tournament in New England,” drawing the best talent from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine. In order to qualify, wrestlers must have placed in their respective home state championship tournaments. The level of competition found in this tournament is unparalleled with an alumni resume featuring numerous high school state and New England champions and place finishers, as well as collegiate All-Americans. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:46:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimacknews/1091035-308/merrimack-middle-school-announces-second-quarter-honor-roll.html Merrimack Middle School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2016-17 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 7: Alyza Airoldi, Abigail Alexandris, Shennin Ayers, Andrea Bartus, Julia Bell, Connor Bobbitt, Veronika Bolduc, John Brennan IV, Meaghan Caffrey, Emma Camberlain, Aidan Carrillo, Mia Centrella, MacKayla Charles-Yule, Gavin Clark, Zane Clark, Catarina Cunha, Zachary Cusson, Kailey Daddona, Violet Davey, Hannah DeKarski, David Desfosse, Jameson Dillon, Ariel DiVietro, Sarah Downie, Nicholas Doyle, Hunter Duval, Kyle Egan, Ruth Ellis, Elise Fasano, Morgan Flett, Jeremy Fosdick, Ajay George, Riley Hodge, Juan Jaime, Christina Jones, Ansh Juvvadi, Adria Kidd, Kayleigh Kosko, Gavin Kurdek, Grace Lawton, Drew Lemire, Paige L’Etoile, Ava Lowell, Muriel Lubelczyk, Gabriel Luz, Sarah McCarthy, Julie McLaughlin, Hannah Meier, Chase Morin, Kaelie Newell, Tyler Pencinger, Connor Peretti, Kiara Porcelli, Paige Rivet, John Rowe, Kylie Roy, Shannon Sadhwani, Meaghan Shepard, Marleigh Shvanda, Annemarie Talbot, Braeden Trepaney, Emma Valluzzi, Justin Walters, Ethan Whiton, Ruby Wilson, Tzipora Yellin, Benjamin Zepp, Jason Zheng. GRADE 8: Rami Aldrich, Adele Alexander, Chiara Bartunek, Daniel Bartus, Daniel Best, Arianna Brisson, Patrick Browning, Jacob Bunis, Ethan Burns, Dylan Callahan, Matthew Chamberlain, Abbigail Cote, Olivia Cote, Lilli Dabilis, Shannon Dennehey, Haley Dotolo, Ashley Farrar, Ben Flanders, Nicholas Gacharna, Raelene Giordano, Lily Gonyea, Arkorup Gupta, Julianna Hackney, Aiden Hanning, Max Hayes-Hunsicker, Lindsey Hui, Andrea Hunt, Katherine Janicki, Madeleine Kachmar, Chloe Kapsambelis, Arianna Kelly, Rebecca Klein, Olivia Kloo, Aarush Kolli, Aiden LaPorte, Amber LaTraverse, Shawna Lesmerises, Amber Lyons, Grace MacIntyre, McKenna Malone, Annabelle Maloney, Andrew Martin, Jesse Mayhew, Lillian McDonough, Gayathri Menon, Brett Michalewicz, Avery O’Hara, Abigail Osborne, Aidan Parzych, Benjamin Pencinger, Steven Petz, Grace Phillips, Rohan Rai, Sarah Ranieri, Matthew Risitano, Cole Robinson, Lindsay Rolls, Melinda Rolls, Clara Schaefer, Catherine Selby, Rohan Sreenivasan, Alanna Tobin, Theresa Twardosky, Gillian Waller, Trevor Watkins, Colby Wheeler. HONORS GRADE 7: Ritu Agrawal, Collin Anketell, Mason Anketell, Tyler Atkinson, Abigail Badger, Hunter Bailey, William Bailey, Brianna Bedard, Richard Bell, Arianna Belliveau, Madison Bergeron, Alicia Bergin, Kaylee Bormuth, Jenna Bouchard, Dylan Brander, Rachel Britt, Annastella Brown, Gabriella Brown, Adriana Bull, Jeffrey Burke, Anacelis Candelario, Ian Cannon, Jasmine Carwellos-Popham, Colin Casey, Ashlyn Cassetty, Dillon Chase, Jonathan Choate, Calder Collins, Andrew Coolidge, Kyle Crampton, Ariana Cray, Nicholas Croteau, Isabella Cunha, Ayden Curren, Brady Delibac, Hannah Delude, Kissila DeOliveira, Jillian Dinneen, Isaac Duer, Anthony Duque, Madison Dwyer, Samuel Epstein, Brianna Gagne, Holly Gagnon, Ajith George, Emma Giancola, Emily Giguere, Kaitlyn Gilbert, Morgan Goodspeed, Shea Goodwin, Ryan Gosselin, Eilish Gunther, Riley Habhegger, Paige Hampshire, Marissa Hanley, Tori Hanley, Charles Hanscom, Taylor Harvey, Jacob Hayes, Lily Hebert, Jonathan Heimberg, Lillian Hendel, Nadia Herold, Brady Higgins, Katrina Hoppe, Catherine Hovan, Jordan Jacoby, Evan Jalbert, Calvin Johnson, Emily Johnson, Jonathan Jones, Sydnee Kennedy, Lillian Langlois, Kaitlin Lavallee, Laine Lavallee, Cohen Leighton, Samuel Leland, Collin Lessard, Abby L’Etoile, Julia Livie, Natalie Lyons, Ethan Matte, Hollie Matthes, Stephanie McLaughlin, Alyssa Megalaitis, Mikhaila Mendell, Evan Milton, Faziha Mohammed, Martin Moran, Ryan Morrill, Noah Motyl, Alexander Otova, Braden Page, Joseph Parks, Ahna Pearson, Grace Peretti-Thompson, Hannah Peterson, Ashley Poirier, Aidan Ponder, Alyssa Prentice, Emma Rand, Talya Rezaoui, Ryan Richard, Benjamin Rivers, Sierra Robinson, Mariah Santana, Thomas Sawdey, Susan Schaffer, Amanda Sennett, Jayden Patrick Sexton, Kyra Shanahan, Jesse Shepard, Aiden Smith, Kylie Smith, Christal Solomon, Olivia Sorensen, Hannah Stone, Luke Sudol, Samantha Summerfield, Molly Sylvester, Adam Talbot, Jacquelyn Therrien, Matthew Todd, Camille Tremblay, Trevor Turenne, Shelby Von Schoen, Aidan Ward, Evan Watson, Camden Wheeler, Timothy Yon. GRADE 8: Samuel Agnew, Omar Amrani, Caylie Anderson, Rhylee Ashford, Erin Barnes, Tannah Blake, Joshua Brightman, Asia Brodie, Molly Brody, Dominic Carozza, Adam Carr, Michael Clark, Alexis Close, Andrew Coco, Declan Covell, Paige Coviello, Jason De Beaucourt, Joseph DeSimone, Anson Dewar, Nicholas DiPiero, Chloe Dorf, Lauren Dovas, Chloe Doyon, Hannah Doyon, Mackenzie Elledge, Abigail Elliott, William Feltus, Sean Ferris, Paige Flint, Madison Flynn, Madeleine Forhan, Joslyn Fowler, Alyssa Gangemi, Kendall Gennell, Nathalia Giraldo, Alexis Girouard, Sean Golden, Evan Gonzalez, Angelina Guido, Jameson Haddad, John Hilliard, Cody Keefe, Erin Knauer, Vanessa Kozinski, Coulter Langmaid, Connor Lanigan, Austin Leedberg, Nathan Lemire, Griffin Livingstone-Crooker, Michael Lyna Jr, Molly Major, Eliot Martin, Michael Matheson, Meghan McCormack, Halley McMahon-Emond, Siobhan McMakin, Logan Megalaitis, Ava Melinn, Tyler Michaud, Jake Mitchell, Anthony Monty, Kelly Mooney, Sean Morrilly, Nyla Nguyen, Aileen O’Brien, Emily Parenteau, Allison Perigny, Taryn Perry, Sydney Pynenburg, Aidan Remick, Vincent Robidoux, Jacob Scavarelli, Zackary Silveira, Haley Smethurst, Isabella Smith, Alison Steines, Olivia Stuart, Victoria Tacito, Kaitlyn Tevepaugh, Hannah Thompson, Jake Trahan, Taylor Trethewey, Sean Trimper, Andrew Vail, Mary Vance, Gabriel Victal, Sydney Walton, Lorin Wandell, Dillan Webb, Jackson Weinbeck, Mariah Wells, Ethan Zebuhr, Carolyn Zucowska. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:46:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimackobituaries/1091034-435/mark-r.-briggs.html Mark R. Briggs, 61 of Amherst, NH died Friday March 3, 2017 at his home after a long illness. He was born in Louisville, KY on a son of the late Robert and Marian (Hoffman) Briggs. Mark was a graduate of Merrimack High School and also graduated from Plymouth State College. He completed the NH Police Training Academy in the 37th class. He was a former Merrimack Police officer for 10 years and he retired in 2010 from the MBTA Police Department after 22 years. Members of his family include his wife of 34 years Lynn Briggs, three sons, Andrew Briggs and his wife Ann, LCPL USMC Stephen Briggs Ret. and Jarad Briggs; a sister Lisa Gray and her husband Lt. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/merrimackjournal/merrimackobituaries/1091033-435/mark-markarian.html Mark Markarian, 68 of Merrimack, NH passed away suddenly on March 6, 2017. He was the husband of Carol (Silva) Markarian of 42 years. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey to the late Der Sarkis and Zivart Markarian. Mark moved to the United States at the age of 17. He was in the Army National Guard and also worked for Osram Sylvania for 45 years. Members of his surviving family includes his son Shawn and his wife Lisa and their son Nolan; his daughter Kristina Dionne and her four children, Shea Marquardt and his wife Hillary, Jakob Marquardt, Ashley Dionne and Cory Dionne Jr.; three great-grandchildren, Kayden, Blake and Noah Marquardt, and several brother and sister in-laws, nieces and nephews. Mark is pre-deceased by his brother Shahap and his aunt and uncle Varsenig and Oscar Asadorian. Mark played and coached soccer for many years. He was an avid fisherman and everyone enjoyed his fish fries. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisnews/1091032-308/hbhs-theater-presents-the-mystery-of-edwin.html Who killed Edwin Drood? That is the question that haunts the Victorian town of Cloisterham, England, in the HBHS Theatre Department’s winter production - and the question that you, the audience, must answer. Edwin Drood (played by senior Ava Occhialini) is an ambitious but kind hearted businessman loved by all - except those who greedily desire the affection of his fiancee, Rosa Bud (sophomore Nicole Plummer). When Drood disappears after a particularly stormy Christmas Eve, the search is on for the fiendish killer, and no option is left unconsidered. “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is based off of a Charles Dickens novel of the same name that the writer died before finishing. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisnews/1091031-308/brookline-library-gets-nh-humanities-grant.html BROOKLINE – The Brookline Public Library has received a grant from New Hampshire Humanities to present Galileo Galilei; The Starry Messenger. Galileo Galilei; The Starry Messenger will be presented on Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brookline Town Hall Auditorium, 1 Main St., in Brookline. The Starry Messenger is a dramatic fun filled adaptation of Galileo’s short treatise “Siderius Nuncius.” Galileo (dressed in 17th century costume) arrives to present a public lecture on his most recent discoveries made using his newly devised spyglass. As he describes those discoveries, Galileo’s new method of observation and measurement of nature become apparent. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:31:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisnews/1091030-308/friendlys-celebrates-grand-opening-march-2.html MERRIMACK – On Thursday, March 2, Friendly’s at 710 Milford Road celebrated its grand opening by welcoming guests to its newest location in Merrimack. Friendly’s is excited to open its first location in almost 10 years, and is thrilled that Merrimack is its new home. The Friendly’s team is eager to introduce guests to a menu that features improvements on classics like the Fishamajig, Friendly’s SuperMelt Sandwiches and the Big-Two-Do. In addition, the new restaurant boasts brand new interiors and exteriors that evoke a timeless appearance that’s both bright and cheery. The celebration kicked-off with a visit from Friendly’s CEO John Maguire, Town Council Chairman Nancy Harrington and Chamber of Commerce President Dawn Shepherd, who celebrated the restaurant’s opening by serving guests the location’s first official scoop of ice cream. Friendly’s offered the first 25 parties in line at 10 a.m. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:31:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisletters/1091029-308/adopt-sb2-voting-for-hb-co-op.html To the Editor: It is time for voters to adopt the SB2 form of town meeting for the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School District. This form of town meeting, outlined by NH RSA 40:13, has two sessions. Under SB2, the first session is the deliberative session. It is held in late January to early February and is similar to the annual district meeting in which the proposed operating budget and warrant articles are explained, discussed, debated and amended. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisletters/1091028-308/levesque-a-candidate-for-school-board.html To the Editor: “I am running for school board because I believe that all children deserve a quality education. As a proud resident of Brookline, I am impressed by the fact that Hollis and Brookline are among the top five schools in New Hampshire. I want to keep them that way by supporting our schools and children as a member of the school board. I am looking forward to an energetic and positive campaign, meeting more community members, and tackling any challenges as we advance our public education system. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisletters/1091027-308/hollis-please-vote-no-on-amendment-1.html To the Editor: Tuesday, March 14 is town Election Day. The ballot has eight amendments to the Hollis Zoning Ordinance. Your vote on these amendments set the rules on how and what you and your neighbors can do on your property. The first amendment is a reduction in the maximum size of a solar system from 1 acre to ½ acre. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollisnews/1091026-308/home-cooked-cleaning.html HOLLIS – For our great-grandmothers, the first warm breezes and robin song signaled it was time to polish furniture, beat the carpets, and drag feather beds outside to soak in the rain and dry in the sun. And they used heavy-duty cleaning products we would never use today. Victorian-era hints for housewives recommended spirits of turpentine or benzine to scrub floors and kerosene and carbolic acid to get rid of bugs. A lot has changed, and the dozen or so women gathered in a meeting room of the Hollis Social Library last week were interested in making cleaning products that don’t harm the environment or pose health risks to their families. Tanya Griffith, the library’s adult services director, gave two sessions of “DIY Home Cleaning Products” programs on March 8-9. There were three tables in the room, each devoted to a separate cleaning product, with recipes and ingredients for a hand sanitizer, dishwasher tabs and thyme counter cleaner, along with mixing and storing containers and stirring sticks. Each product took only minutes to compose and was ready to use, except for the dishwasher cubes, which needed to sit in their ice trays overnight to harden. Griffith had downloaded the recipes from the internet. She said all of the inexpensive ingredients and implements came from Market Basket, The Dollar Store and Target. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:16:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollissports/1091025-308/hb-boys-surge-into-semifinals.html Editor’s note: No. 4 Hollis Brookline was scheduled to play top-seeded Lebanon in the Division II boys basketball semifinals at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday, but results were not available by Hollis Brookline Journal press time. For updated brackets, see NHIAA.org. If the Cavs advanced, they are scheduled to play the winner of Milford and Coe-Brown Northwood for the D-II title at UNH on Saturday at noon. HOLLIS – It’s been 12 years since the Hollis Brookline boys basketball team made the state finals. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:16:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/hollisbrooklinejournal/hollissports/1091024-308/hb-girls-fall-in-final.html MANCHESTER – The Hollis Brookline girls basketball team had a historic march to the Division II title game. For those who believe defense wins championships, Lebanon provided the blueprint Friday night at Southern New Hampshire University. Points were at a premium in the Division II championship and Hollis Brookline couldn’t generate enough of them in a 44-35 defeat to the Raiders. Anna Wolke scored a game-high 16 points and Becky Wright added 11 to help top-seeded Lebanon (22-0) put the finishing touches on a perfect season. “These guys pride themselves on playing defense and they do a good job at it. They get right in your face,” Hollis Brookline coach Bob Murphy said. “I thought I had guards that could beat that. The closer you’re being covered, the more easy it is to go by them, and that just didn’t happen tonight. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:16:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordletters/1091023-308/support-rombeau-for-town-council.html To the Editor: I am writing to support Catherine Rombeau’s candidacy for town council. Catherine will work to protect residential neighborhoods with a comprehensive approach - for example, examining appropriate areas of town for cellphone towers to avoid telecoms hopscotching between neighbors and examining our current zoning regulations to prevent high-density loopholes and such. She is an advocate for responsible business development and will partner with existing businesses to promote commercial growth that fits the wonderful character of our town while maintaining our tax base. Catherine researches issues extensively and responds directly and specifically to the concerns of Bedford residents. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordletters/1091022-308/tribute-to-our-neighbor-george.html To the Editor: How does one pay tribute to a man who had such an impact on my life in such a short period of time? How does one take what he has learned from another individual and carry it forward to the next generation? Those are some of the questions I have been wrestling with over the recent weeks. This is all thanks to a man named George. My wife, two daughters and I bought a house and moved to Bedford this past summer. We were encouraged by the sellers to, “get to know the man across the street.” Amidst the chaos of the move and transition we made it a priority to take their advice. We quickly meet our 94 year old neighbor George and from that moment our lives would be forever changed. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordletters/1091021-308/health-care-plan-not-better-option.html To the Editor: Marie Antoinette of France, who reigned as princess during the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, defended the privileges of the aristocracy. Her attitude is memorialized in her response to hearing the cries of the starving peasants who couldn’t afford even bread was: “Let them eat cake.” The princess’ solution to the problem of starvation of the French masses parallels the solution Trumpcare proposes to the problem of healthcare coverage for Americans in its very absence of a positive agenda to solve the problems which the Affordable Care Act attempted to address. Trumpcare proposes different alternatives, not better options. Trumpcare caters to the privileged and ignores the rest of us. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordletters/1091020-308/trumpcare-lacking-as-replacement.html To the Editor: I am writing concerning the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) repeal bill, called the American Health Care Act or Trumpcare introduced by Republican congressional leadership and supported by President Trump. I hope residents of New Hampshire educate themselves about this legislation and let Trump know that it isn’t good for them, the state or the country, and it is not what he promised he was going to provide. There are many parts of this legislation that are concerning and will remove programs that are now in effect. the areas relating to proposed changes in tax policy, financial help for lower income individuals and families, and termination of the expanded Medicaid program are the most concerning. This legislation proposes to end the taxes that were imposed on very wealthy individuals and profits made by medical companies. These taxes funded subsidies that reduced premiums for low income and middle income families. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:31:14 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordnews/1091019-308/home-cooked-cleaning.html HOLLIS – For our great-grandmothers, the first warm breezes and robin song signaled it was time to polish furniture, beat the carpets, and drag feather beds outside to soak in the rain and dry in the sun. And they used heavy-duty cleaning products we would never use today. Victorian-era hints for housewives recommended spirits of turpentine or benzine to scrub floors and kerosene and carbolic acid to get rid of bugs. A lot has changed, and the dozen or so women gathered in a meeting room of the Hollis Social Library last week were interested in making cleaning products that don’t harm the environment or pose health risks to their families. Tanya Griffith, the library’s adult services director, gave two sessions of “DIY Home Cleaning Products” programs on March 8-9. There were three tables in the room, each devoted to a separate cleaning product, with recipes and ingredients for a hand sanitizer, dishwasher tabs and thyme counter cleaner, along with mixing and storing containers and stirring sticks. Each product took only minutes to compose and was ready to use, except for the dishwasher cubes, which needed to sit in their ice trays overnight to harden. Griffith had downloaded the recipes from the internet. She said all of the inexpensive ingredients and implements came from Market Basket, The Dollar Store and Target. One of the participants was Celeste Philbrick Barr, education director at the Beaver Brook Association, who noted that unlike store-bought dishwasher cubes, homemade ones don’t contain phosphate, which damages the water supply. And, “When you make something that smells good, you don’t mind cleaning,” she said. The workshops followed one on making homemade beauty products and another on making terrariums for succulents. There are two sessions for each of the library’s DIY programs. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordsports/1091018-308/undisputed-bulldogs-rout-tide-defend-title.html It’s no shock that Bedford went on to with the Division I hockey championship. The shock was that the Bulldogs blew away both Bishop Guertin and Concord by a combined 12-0 score in the semis and finals. In the title game vs. Concord, the ’Dogs grabbed a 3-0 lead six minutes into the game and that was that as they cruised, 7-0. “I thought the potential was there that (Bedford) could handle us pretty good,” Tide coach Duncan Walsh told the Concord Monitor after the game, “but I didn’t think they would. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordsports/1091017-308/bedford-girls-fall-against-bg-in-final.html MANCHESTER – Sue Thomas did a good job of trying to put a positive spin on a tough Division I title game loss to Bishop Guertin. “We were definitely the underdogs coming in,” Thomas said after her Bedford High School girls basketball team fell short, 52-49, to the Cardinals at the SNHU Fieldhouse last Saturday. “Nobody even thought it would be that close. I’ll say we are the best public school team in the state. The girls live in Bedford, they don’t play together during the summer, they all do their thing and they come together. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordobituaries/1091015-435/susan-joy.html Susan Joy of Londonderry died March 9, 2017 at the age of 86. She was the loving wife of the late Graham W. Joy and a former resident of Sudbury MA and Bedford. Born in Budapest, Hungary, she was very proud of becoming an American citizen after coming to Boston in 1946. She attended Regis College and the Bryant and Stratton Commercial School. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournal/bedfordobituaries/1091014-435/myles-m.-walker-sr..html Myles Milton Walker, Sr., 95, of Bedford, died peacefully on Feb. 13, 2017, at the Genesis Healthcare Ridgewood Center, after a short illness. Born June 21, 1921 in Clinton, MA, Myles was the 11th and youngest child of Grace Luella Montgomery Walker and James Edward Henry “Harry” Walker. He was educated in Clinton schools, graduating from Clinton High School with the class of 1940. During World War II, Myles volunteered initially with the U.S. Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091013-308/crash-spurs-new-law-proposal-follows-fatal.html WILTON – Legislation that would allow the state to suspend or revoke the driver’s license of anyone with a youth operator license who had been involved in a serious accident has passed the House and will go to the Senate. House Bill 364 was prompted by a fatal accident in Lyndeborough last summer when, police said, a truck driven by a 17-year-old driver hit and killed Debess Rogers, of Lyndeborough. An amended version of the bill that allows a 12-month suspension passed with a 11-3 committee vote and then a House voice vote on Thursday, March 9. If the law passes the Senate, then the Department of Safety – after a hearing – could take away the license of a driver who had been involved in an accident that results in death or serious injury. New Hampshire’s youth operator licenses are held by drivers ages 16-21. They have more restrictions than a standard license, including a prohibition against driving between 1 and 4 a.m. State Rep. Carol Roberts, of Wilton, is the bill’s main sponsor. “It will close a loophole that ties the hands of law enforcement,” Roberts said Friday; police could take a driver off the road while an investigation is going on. For the families of victims, “it is painful to know the person is driving around” after such a serious accident, she said. Under the current law, RSA 263:14, which established the youth operator’s license, the Department of Safety can revoke or suspend a license, after a hearing, for up to 90 days, depending on the violation. Around 1:30 a.m. July 15, police said, a blue Dodge Ram driven by Grace Wight, then 17, of Lyndeborough, veered across the road and hit Rogers, a 60-year-old grandmother who was walking home after her car stalled. Although the indictment says the crash occurred on Mountain Road, the original police reports said it happened on Center Road. After a seven-month investigation, Wight, of 265 Mountain Road, was indicted by a grand jury. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:46:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091012-308/storm-wreaks-havoc-on-elections-amherst-only.html Despite a warning from the governor that postponing town elections would be risky, moderators in Milford and three other area towns rescheduled their elections because of the severe snowstorm expected Tuesday, March 14. Amherst is the only one of the five area towns that planned to hold elections on Tuesday, traditional town voting day. Near-blizzard conditions, with some areas having 4 inches of snow an hour, prompted what some are calling an unprecedented decision on the part of town officials. Amherst Town Administrator Jim O’Mara said Town Moderator Steve Coughlan made the decision to have the polls open based on Gov. Chris Sununu’s recommendation. Sununu, while asking drivers to stay off the roads as much as possible, warned moderators and other town officials in a conference call Monday afternoon that rescheduling their elections could open them to charges of voter suppression. “I firmly believe every town should be open for elections tomorrow,” Sununu said during the conference call. Calling it a “very confusing situation, to say the least,” Sununu said he was aware that many municipalities had already made a decision not to open their polls on Tuesday. In Milford, Moderator Peter Basiliere said he rescheduled the election out of concern for the safety of voters, poll workers, officials and custodial staff. To make sure voters learn of the change, the town posted notices everywhere possible and offered extended hours to get absentee ballots. Tuesday morning, Basiliere and Town Clerk Joan Dargie were to be at the polling place at Milford Middle School to meet anyone who didn’t get the word and to encourage them to vote Saturday or to pick up absentee ballots. Sununu said he didn’t feel he could force the towns to open their polling places, citing ambiguous state laws. If the state mandated the polls stay open, it would make “the confusion even worse,” he said. The governor called a recommendation from the New Hampshire Municipal Association for towns to reschedule elections “inadvisable.” Sununu also advised town and school officials to get together and confer, especially in towns with cooperative school districts. Rescheduling means Mont Vernon will vote two days later than Amherst, and since both towns are voting on questions and officials in the cooperative school districts, results of Amherst’s election could, at least theoretically, affect voting in Mont Vernon. In towns that do postpone elections, Sununu said, some officials should be at their polling places all day Tuesday to talk to people who were not aware of the change. Sununu also urged the state Legislature to clear up the confusion about who has the ultimate say on local elections. The National Weather Service on Monday was calling for 12-18 inches of snow throughout New Hampshire on Tuesday, with snow starting around 7 a.m. and becoming very heavy by late morning, with near-blizzard conditions at least on the Seacoast. This storm on Election Day raises questions about what would happen if there was some kind of natural disaster on the day of a presential primary or presidential election, Basiliere said. “The Legislature has to take a hard look,” he said. Kathy Cleveland can be reached at 673-3100 or kcleveland@cabinet.com. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:46:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091011-308/wlcs-12.5m-budget-passes.html WILTON – A School Board proposal to cut two teachers and replace them with two educational specialists led to well over an hour of discussion at the annual Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Meeting on Saturday, March 11. An amendment was offered to restore a third-grade teacher, prompting another round of discussion of class size, school test scores and overall school goals. In the end, the amendment was rejected, and the operating budget of $12,514,604 was passed almost unanimously. Teaching positions eliminated were one third-grade teacher at Florence Rideout Elementary School and one English teacher at the middle-high school. The two new positions are a districtwide curriculum coordinator and an instruction intervention coordinator for grades 1-5. Just over 100 people attended the 2 1/2-hour meeting at the high school. The two new positions are recommended, Superintendent Bryan Lane said, because of concerns over state test scores in math and English that are below state average. “Our goal is to have 80 percent rated at least proficient,” he said. The intervention coordinator would focus on those students “who arrive without an academic background and tend to fall behind,” Lane said, referring to students who require extra help but don’t qualify for Title I services, which will remain at the school. That can be up to 25 percent of a class. Asked why a curriculum coordinator is needed, and why teachers couldn’t get together like they used to, Lane said they do, but that they don’t have the time to do the job. Adam Lavallee, of Lyndeborough, proposed adding $70,000 to the budget to retain the third-grade teacher, saying he was concerned about class size. That raise, it was noted by the Budget Committee, could add $2 to the tax rate. “We talked about this a lot,” Budget Committee Chairman Karen Grybko said. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:46:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091010-308/fire-heavily-damages-house.html MONT VERNON – A 15-year old cat hiding under a bed survived a fast-moving fire that partly destroyed a large house on Lovells Way on Sunday, March 12. No one was hurt in the blaze, although some firefighters were treated for exhaustion, Mont Vernon Fire Chief Jay Wilson said. The only person home was the son of owner Leo Maniace, who called 911 on his phone at about 1:32 p.m. before fleeing to a neighboring house. Deputy Chief Kevin Pomeroy, who arrived first, at 1:38 p.m., said the fire quickly went to three alarms because of the windy weather. The garage “was fully involved on arrival,” Wilson said. He said use of a heavy-duty 2 1/2-inch hose helped save the main structure. Fire trucks and manpower responded from Amherst, Milford, Wilton, Lyndeborough, New Boston, Francestown, Brookline and Goffstown. State Fire Marshall Sean Plumer, who was at the scene Monday, said the cause remains under investigation. The fire apparently started in the garage section, and the rest of the house escaped the worst of the fire, Wilson said. The cause of the fire isn’t considered suspicious. The cat was in a bedroom over the garage. Wilson said some firefighters stayed on the scene overnight to watch for hot spots. Kathy Cleveland can be reached at 673-3100 or kcleveland@cabinet.com. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091009-308/work-cited-tour-explores-proposed-town-hall.html WILTON – Voters are being asked to approve $300,000 for the renovation of the north end of Town Hall, which is the former home of the police station. The plan includes upgrading life/safety features and the installation of a buildingwide alarm system. The upgrade will remove the last of the old wiring, Town Administrator Scott Butcher said during a tour of the project last week. “That will make the Fire Department happy,” he said. Little or no work has been done on that section since the 1970s, although the rest of the Main Street level has been restored. About 10 people took the tour, which was conducted by Butcher and architect Alison Meltzer. The plan includes gutting the north end; adding insulation; creating offices for the selectmen, town administrator and the Welfare Department; and adding much needed storage in several places, including under the stairs to the theater. The building inspector and town assessor will move into the current selectmen’s office. A recent break in a steam pipe required the stripping of the Planning Board storage closet. “We found no insulation under the wainscoting,” Butcher said, noting that building inspector John Shepardson “has to wear his coat in his office” because of drafts through the old foundation. “Upgrading the heating and installing fire alarms is enough to justify the project,” Butcher said. The tour group was led through cramped rooms and haphazard storage files, and several people called it “just ugly.” The men’s restroom will be redone and “made as close to ADA requirements as possible,” Meltzer said. Since Town Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, there is some leeway on restorations. Among them are: – The front entry, which contains the grand staircase leading to the theater, will be refurbished and made lighter. – The exterior door, located to the left of the main entrance, will remain as a fire exit. – A window, now covered by files, will be cleared, providing light for the town administrator. – The storage area behind the former courtroom will become a conference room, with the kitchenette remaining. The large painting in the courtroom will be moved to another spot to allow for light into the conference area, which has no exterior windows. “This is a project that is long overdue,” Budget Committee member Harry Dailey said. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabineteditorials/1091008-308/representative-seeks-support-for-internet-bill.html As the prime sponsor of a New Hampshire House bill to study high-speed access to the internet (HB 238), I invite you to view this bill at www.gencourt.state.nh.us. When you see a search box called “Find a 2017 bill,” type in HB238. It has passed the New Hampshire House and sent to the New Hampshire Senate committee on Public and Municipal Affairs, and will likely be heard in the Senate sometime in early March. Truly reliable and predictable access to high-speed internet would serve all of the population, including the underserved and the unserved in our state. The time to move forward with a study is now. I do know that the Legislature has seen several bills on the topic ... Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabineteditorials/1091007-308/forum-good-for-town-taxpayers.html Hats off, again, to the Milford Improvement Team and town officials for their move a few years ago to start the “Make-It Milford” event, a session that invites businesspeople to learn about the town, what it can offer and why they should move or expand their businesses there. The event will be held form 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Town Hall banquet room. A flier for the program says, “We bring together experts from the Town of Milford and the private sector to answer all your questions about starting, expanding or relocating your business to the Milford Area.” Those experts will include the town administrator, the community development director, fire and building officials, commercial lenders, real estate agents, an attorney, a commercial insurance agent and a volunteer from SCORE, an organization that gives free small-business advice. This, the fourth such forum, is a great example of a town taking direct action to help its tax base, which, of course, is a way to help its taxpayers, since we are all stuck in the quicksand of the property tax. The more business a town can attract, the greater the spread of the tax burden. We hope a lot of people will come to the forum and hear about the advantages of being in Milford. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabineteditorials/1091006-308/shooting-rule-is-a-no-brainer.html This should be an easy decision for the Milford Board of Selectmen: Ban shooting, other than legitimate hunting, on the town-owned Brox property. There is no reason not to. Recently, Police Chief Michael Viola and Capt. Craig Frye asked the board to do just that, preferring an ordinance that would give them the authority to ask shooters to leave the property. They did so after town officials received complaints about shooting, including some from the nearby Heron Pond Elementary School. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:16:02 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetletters/1091005-308/challenges-inevitably-unite-us.html To the Editor: I am 34 years old, have stage 4 cancer, am on disability and was enrolledin Medicaid through the ACA expansion after getting diagnosed. Whether that is under threat with the ACA repeal, I can’t seem to get a straight answer. In any case, I was unable to make it to recent town hall meetings to address this with our senators. But I feel compelled to write about the ACA repeal and the replacement “plan,” and broader implications of these kinds of actions. I am in fear of losing basic services that I rely on to live, in a very immediate way. People my age and younger may not realize how close they are to real personal crisis, especially if virtually the only safety nets are taken away. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:01:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetletters/1091004-308/help-celebrate-youth-of-the-year.html To the Editor: The Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley’s Youth of the Year program celebrates teens whose club experience has empowered them to find their voice and achieve success through after-school experiences rooted in what matters to them most: choice, access and passion. These amazing young people represent the voice and spirit of all Boys & Girls Club youths. We can’t wait to celebrate the accomplishments of our Youth of the Year finalists, Lily Ayotte (Milford), Shelby Houghton (Milford), Nicole Jutras (Milford), Jon Merchant (Milford) and Katy Osterholtz (Amherst), and announce the 2017 Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley Youth of the Year on Thursday, March 16. In addition, we’ll be recognizing Edward Jones Investments for its commitment to the youths in our community and awarding the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley’s 2017 Community Champion to Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School’s director of school counseling, Amanda Kovaliv. This event is open to the public; all are welcome. Please join us on Thursday, March 16, with a reception at 7 p.m. and program at 7:30 p.m., at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley’s Amato Center, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. Susan E. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:01:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetletters/1091003-308/effort-to-block-labelle-expansion-lauded.html To the Editor: Good luck to Mr. Fredette and his attorneys in their effort to block the “entrepreneurs,” which the vintners at LaBelle now aspire or descend to. I, too, feel that an “artisan village” or any large-scale development in that area is not in keeping with the character and quality of the neighborhood. Although, what a restaurant, distillery and hotel have to do with artisans is a bit hazy to me. Worse, this addition to the LaBelle Winery will certainly require a traffic light and continue the march of traffic lights westward from Bedford, because when one is going to or leaving an artisanal village, who wants to have to wait for an opening in traffic? Russ Brady Milford Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:01:01 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091002-308/wilton-to-mull-allowing-green-burials.html WILTON – The trustees of the cemetery have received a request from several residents to consider allowing “green burials.” According to Trustee Chairman John Jowders, “We couldn’t think of a reason why it shouldn’t be done.” A green burial is one in which there is no embalming and no cement vault. The body is wrapped in a shroud or in a wooden box, and everything is biodegradable and allowed to return to nature. “Basically, how things done years ago,” Jowders said. Trustee Steve Elliott said a section toward the back and side of Laurel Hill Cemetery, up to 56 spaces, could be cleared and used. An adjoining section could be added later. “Who knows how popular this will be?” Jowders said. All of the spaces would be defined by corner markers. For posterity and the records ,to help family members locate the site and to keep the area from being used again in the future, the selectmen suggested requiring a flat stone marker for each grave. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091001-308/wilton-church-to-host-gospel-of-mark.html WILTON – The Book of Mark is the shortest of the four gospels, considered to be the first one written, and is one of the most studied books in the New Testament. The Rev. Bert Marshall, however, has a unique way to present it: in a storytelling performance. Marshall, of Brattleboro, Vt., has memorized the book and presents it as theater, with music, action and audience participation. He will present “The Gospel of Mark Alive” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Second Congregational Church. The performance, which lasts about two hours, is free and open to the public. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/1091000-308/whats-in-a-name-past-comes-alive.html MILFORD – In the mid-18th century, Milford was a wilderness, its forests logged by Massachusetts cities to support their schools. British soldiers came here and tried to start a town they called Monson, but their efforts failed when they couldn’t compromise on a location for a meetinghouse and couldn’t raise the money to build one. Farther north, though, near the center of a huge piece of land that stretched from Hollis and Brookline up to Mont Vernon and over to Hudson and Pelham, part of the Ancient Township of Dunstable, there was another try at starting a town. This one succeeded after John Shepard started two mills – a gristmill for corn and a sawmill for lumber – at a shallow place in the Souhegan River people could walk across. Soon the spot became known as the “mill by the ford,” a name that eventually evolved into “Milford.” Still, the lives of the settlers must have been hard. It took them 12 years to raise the money to build a meetinghouse, a legal requirement for chartering a town. In her recent presentation at the Ledgewood Bay assisted-living facility, Polly Cote, past president of the Milford Historical Society, gave a lively talk on Milford’s history, showing dozens of old photos. One of her favorites was of horse-drawn carriages going every which way around the Oval, probably in the 1890s, before a direction of travel was established. We tend to think in terms of “the good old days,” when there were fewer rules and plenty of parking. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:46:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabineteditorials/1090999-308/deflections-of-a-lifetime.html You know what I miss? I miss, suddenly, my Ten Years After album that I foolishly gave away many years ago. This comes up because I went to YouTube to watch Finbar Clancy and Robbie O’Connell do, live a few years ago, “Kilkelly Ireland 1860,” and off to the side were some other suggested videos, and several were from the REAL Woodstock, not these schmucky Let’s Do It Again And Make Quick Scads O’ Bucks potato festivals, and among them were Canned Heat doing a few things and Ten Years After doing “I’m Going Home,” and it was nostalgia city. And regret. Do you do it? Do you give away stuff you think you don’t want – ah, I’ll never listen to that again – and then years later wonder what the heck you were thinking? I can’t find my copy of “Trinity” because, I guess, I donated it to the library. Why? Because I figured I’d never read it again. Then, a week or so ago, I decided I wanted to. But it wasn’t here. My wife thinks it doesn’t matter because I can get it from the library, but my answer is always, “The library isn’t open at 1 in the morning, and what if that’s when I suddenly realize I want to read it?” And she says, “You’re never up at 1 in the morning.” And I say, “OK, no, but I’m up at 3:30 with time to kill before heading to the pool, and I could read it then.” “Just get it from the library,” she says. But it’s not the same. And the library doesn’t have a Ten Years After album or CD. I give stuff away because I figure I have too much stuff that no one is going to want when I depart from this paltry planet. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetsports/1090998-308/gilligan-named-region-poy-amherst-native-1st.html ALBANY, N.Y. – Amherst native Devin Gilligan, a senior on the Southern New Hampshire University men’s basketball, team was voted the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) East Region Player of the Year and junior teammate Chris Walters earned a spot on the East All-Region Second Team. It was announced Monday. Gilligan, who also garnered East All-Region First Team accolades, becomes Southern New Hampshire’s first ever region player of the year and all-region first teamer, while also earning his first all-region recognition. Gilligan, who also earned Northeast-10 Player of the Year and NE10 All-Conference First Team honors last month, averaged 20.2 points per game, while shooting 57.7 percent (221-383) from the field, 45.3 percent (53-117) from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent (110-137) from the line. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetsports/1090997-308/milfords-hess-helps-tilton-to-another-title.html TILTON – For the second consecutive year and the third time in four seasons, the Tilton School Varsity Girls’ Basketball team – featuring Milford native Kaitlyn Hess – won the NEPSAC Class B Championship on March 5 with a 54-52 win over Berkshire School. This was Tilton’s eighth straight trip to Championship Sunday and the second time they have faced, and defeated, the Berkshire Bears in the finals. The Rams beat Berkshire in last year’s NEPSAC Class B Championship with a score of 62-52. Leading up to Sunday, the Rams earned the No. 1 seed in the NEPSAC Class B Tournament for the second straight season and breezed through their quarterfinal match-up against St. George’s School, 67-34. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetsports/1090996-308/destined-for-durham-milford-earns-spot-in.html Editor’s note: Milford was scheduled to play Coe-Brown Northwood in the NHIAA Division II boys basketball semifinals on Wednesday night at the University of New Hampshire, but results were not available by Cabinet press time. For updated brackets, see www.NHIAA.org. With a victory, Milford squares off with the winner of No. 1 Lebanon and No. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:31:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetobituaries/1090995-435/margaret-m.-mcgettigan.html Margaret M. “Marge” McGettigan, 79, resident of Milford, NH died March 12, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 11, 1938 in Manchester, NH a daughter of the late John P. and Leonie (Michaud) Bolton. Marge was a 1955 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Manchester, NH and a member of the Notre Dame Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1958 where she remained an active member in their Alumnae for many years. Marge was a registered nurse and had worked for Notre Dame Hospital, Catholic Medical Center, Milford Nursing Home, and for many years as a private duty nurse. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:16:00 EST http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetobituaries/1090994-435/winston-a.-grant.html Winston A. “Butch” Grant, 75, resident of Amherst, NH, died on March 10, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer. When he received his terminal diagnosis, he was determined to live life to the fullest and spent as much time as he could with his family and friends making wonderful memories to cherish. He maintained his sense of humor and positive attitude throughout his illness and was a source of strength for his family and friends. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:16:00 EST