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Friday, Jan. 6, 2017Vol 8, No. 29

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Bill Proposes Changing N.H. Electoral Vote System

CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—ThreestatelawmakersareproposingachangetothewayNewHampshireallocatesitsfourElectoralCollegevotes.AbillsponsoredbythreeRepublicanswouldgivetwovotestothestatewidewinner

andonevotetothewinnerofeachcongressionaldistrict.Thatwouldallowforasplitvoteifdifferentcandidatescarryeachofthetwodistricts.MaineandNebraskausethesamesystem.Lawmakerswilldebatethebillinthenewsession,whichstartsWednesday.HillaryClintonwonNewHampshire,andallfourofthestate’svotes,inNovember.

ButRepublicanPresident-electDonaldTrumpwonmorevotesinthe1stCongressionalDistrict,meaninghewould’vewononeelectoralvotehadthenewlyproposedsystembeeninplace.RepublicanRep.DavidMurotakeofNashua is thebill’sprimesponsor. Inan in-

terviewbeforethebillwasfinalized,hesaidaconstituentfirstaskedhimtoproposeElectoralCollegereform.Theco-sponsorsareReps.TracyEmerickofHamptonandMatthewSpencerofSomersworth.It’sunclearhowmuchsupportoroppositionthebillwillgarner.RepublicanHouse

leadershipisn’ttakingapositiononit.Thesponsorssaythey’reinterestedinwhatmem-bersofthepublichavetosayduringthehearingprocess.“Itsoundslikeagoodideaandwouldberepresentativeofthepopulation,”Emerick

said.“Therecouldbesome(downsides)toit,butitsoundslikeareasonablething.”DemocratsinparticularhavebeencallingforreformoreliminationoftheElectoral

College.ButchangingthevoteallocationtomirrorcongressionaldistrictswouldlikelyfavorRepublicansintheshort-term,asthepartycontrolstheU.S.HouseofRepresenta-tivesandmanyseatshavebeengerrymanderedtostaysafelyRepublican.Instead,manyDemocratsareadvocatingforthecountrytomovetowardusingthe

nationalpopularvotetodeterminethepresident.ElevenstateshavesignedontotheNa-

From front, Merrick Maccini, Colleen Louis and Ellie Maccini go sledding at Remich Park in Littleton, N.H., on Monday, Jan. 2, 2016. (Photo by Paul Hayes)

In This Issue

News BriefsPage 6

ObituariesPage 8

Get OutPage 10

ClassifiedsPage 15

Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w MonroeSugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville

What’s Inside

Less than a month after the state upheld an appeal by abutters opposed to a planned drag strip in Dalton, the applicant is taking another route and has now asked the N.H. Department of Environmental Services for a waiver.

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Buoyed by a Thursday night snow, Littleton rang in the New Year a little early on Friday with an official opening of the Mt. Eustis Ski Hill.

See Coverage Page 3

Littleton Coin Co., employer of more than 300 area residents, announced on Monday that its owner-presi-dent David Sundman sold the company to his employees through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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Littleton Coin SoldTo Employees

Mt. Eustis OpensFor Season

New Fight OverDalton Drag Strip

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TURNING RIGHT IN THE CENTER LANE

The Fat LifeIgotfat.Well, not really. Fat for me, I

guess. My fat is probably anotherperson’sskinny.It happened very suddenly, as

things like that do. I can’t pinpointexactlywhatcaused it. Imean, I’vealways loved to eat. It’s not like acrutchorcomfortformeasmuchasit is a hobby that I sincerely enjoyandexcelat.“Wheredoyouputallthat?”Peo-

pleusedtoask.Theanswerwassim-ple: “I don’t.” I could eat anythinganditneverstucktome.Ever.AsI’vewanderedintomyearlytwenties,my

eating habits have changed for the better, butthat’snottosaythecoreofmeisn’tstillajunkfoodjunkie.LittleDebbie,Drake’s,EggoWaf-fles,StovetopStuffing,breakfastbuffets,sugar,butter,bread,butter,butter,butter.Thesenaugh-tylittledeliciousmorselsareforeverembeddedinmyheart(literally,I’msure).I didn’t worry when I gained ten pounds.

Twentymademe a little nervous. Twenty-fivemeantIhadtobuynewclothes.WhenIhitthir-ty-twoIthought,well,whynotmakeitanevenforty?The nurses at the doctor’s offices askedme,“Why?”andI’djustshrugmyshouldersandthinkaboutfriedchicken.My beautiful ivory skin, so young and per-

fect,isnowrippledwithangrypurplestretches.I thought Ihadyearsbefore this. I thoughtmybodywasmineuntilitwasn’t;untilitgrewan-other human.Thosemarks are supposed to beearned.Battlescars,awardedtomeformakingalife.Butinstead,allImakearefoodbabiesandtheytakeupresidenceinmythighs.Stretch.Atfirstitwasalmostkindofcute.Oh,lookat

me,sogrownup.Soadult.Igainweightnow!But,thecutenessworeoffandnowI’mjustan-gry.Damn you, adulthood.Damn you, French

fries. Damn you, metabolism thatwasonceanOlympicsprinterandisnowsomesortofblindtortoiseonitsbackflailingaroundinamudpuddle.Whatonearthhappened?I’mthatpersonwhoboughtagym

membership as a part of her NewYear’s resolution. I’malso thatper-sonwhowillhardcoredietforabouttwenty minutes then quit. I’m thatperson, the one I never wanted tobe: a self-deprecating fat girl whoisn’t really that fatbut feels fat andobsessesoveriteverysingleday,yet

doesn’tdomuchtochangeit.Will those pants fitme thisweek?Will that

shirt make me look pregnant?Which sausagecasingshouldItrytostuffmysausage-bodyintotoday?The New Year demands change. Everyone

loves itbecauseit’sametaphoricalnewbegin-ning.Inalltruth,it’sjustanotherwayofcatego-rizingourexistence,butitgivespeopleareasontostartover.Wealldoit.We’reonlyhuman.It’s funny, though, because everyone some-

how tries todowngradeparts of themselves astheirNewYear’sresolutions.Spendlessmoney,eat less carbs, and lose ten pounds. Everyonemightaswelljustvowtotorturethemselvesastheir resolutionbecause really that’sallwedo.I’mguiltyofittoo.Sofarforme2017hasbeenstale.Plain.Let-

tuce.Nodressing.Nofun.Torture.Itbetterpayoff,otherwise,I’mgoingbacktothefatlife.

Paige Roberts has a degree in Creative Writ-ing from Southern New Hampshire University. She is the Assistant to the Director at The Frost Place. More of her writing can be found at HY-PERLINK “http://www.idontreallyknowwhat-kindofgirliam.blogspot.com” www.idontreally-knowwhatkindofgirliam.blogspot.com .

BY PAIGE ROBERTS

LITTLETON-BuoyedbyaThursdaynightsnow,Littleton rang in theNewYear a littleearly onDec. 30with an official opening oftheMt.EustisSkiHill.Among those making the inaugural run

down the slope was Daisy Bronson MiddleSchool student Gaege Lemay, who rode asnowboard.“Itwas nice,” he said. “I rode the powder

abit.”Therevivedskihill,whichhadbeenclosed

sincethelate1970s,hadinitiallybeensched-uledtoopenonTuesday,butpoorsnowcondi-tionsandaropetownotquiterunningpusheditbacktoFriday.Atnoon,whentheropetowthatwhisksski-

ers and snowboarders to the top in a fast 60secondswas cranked up, area residentswerealreadymakingtheirwaytotheropeforaride.

The volunteers getting it ready had beenhopingtohaveabusyslopeforwinterenthu-siasts last winter, but the 2016-2017 season,withitswarmertemperaturesandscantsnow,provedtothewinterthatneverwas.Betweenthenandnow,apunchlistofitems

that remained was completed, including twoinspections by the state tramway board, saidDave Harkless, owner of Littleton Bike andFitness, who was among those spearheadingtheefforttogettheskihillbackinshapeforanewgeneration.The1,100-foot-longhillisaimedatprovid-

ing an inexpensive skiing and snowboardingexperience to area residents of all abilities,andwillalsoprovideaplacetotrainforhighschoolteams.It will be open on weekends and also on

someweeknights.

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LITTLETON—Littleton Coin Co., employer ofmore than300area residents, announcedonMonday that itsowner-presi-dentDavidSundmansoldthecompanytohisemployeesthroughtheEmployeeStockOwnershipPlan(ESOP).Inastatement,DavidSundman,whotookoverLittletonCoin

Co. from his father and company founder,Maynard Sundman,said, “My familyand Imade thisdecision topositionLittletonCoinforthefuture.Thisrewardsourhard-workingteammembersandpromisestokeepLittletonCoinapositiveforceintheLittle-tonareaandthecoinworldformanyyearstocome.”Sundmansaidtheonlychangeisthetransferofownershipto

employees.“There are no changes operationally,” he said. “We’ve got

agreat team, avery successful business, andwedon’twant tochangethat.”AccordingtothestatementreleasedMondayafternoon,Sund-

manandhisfamilysoldalloftheirstockinthecompanytothenewly formedESOP,making LittletonCoinCo. a 100-percentemployee-ownedcompanyasofJan.1.Sundmanwillcontinueinhisroleaspresident.LittletonCoinCo.isoneofthenation’slargestcoinandcur-

rencydealersandisamongthelargestemployersintheLittletonarea.ItisheadquarteredintheLittletonIndustrialPark.Theannouncementtoitsemployeeswasmadeat1p.m.Mon-

day,saidStanFillion,LittletonCoin’scontrollerwhoisnearing22yearswiththecompany.Fillionsaidthesaleis inkeepingwiththeSundmanfamily’s

commitmenttotheregionandtown.“Foralltheemployees,itwasjustawonderfulthingDavidand

Dondid,”saidFillion.“Asalong-termemployee,I’mjustthrilledwithit.ItshowsDavid,justlikehisdad,isverycommittedtotheemployeesandwantedtodosomethingontheirbehalftokeepthejobsintheregion.”InApril2016,DonSundman,David’sbrother,alsoformedan

ESOP to transferownershipof theCamden,N.Y.-basedMysticStampCo.,asistercompanyofLittletonCoin,toits150employ-ees.

TheESOPisatypeofemployeebenefitplanmostcommonlyused to transferownershipofsuccessful,privatelyownedcom-paniesastheownersapproachretirementage,LittletonCoinCo.representativessaidintheirstatement.

Such a plan supports job security for the existingworkforceandasmoothcontinuationofthebusiness,whichcouldbejeop-ardizedwithatraditionalbuy-outfromathirdparty,theysaid.Employeesdonotmakefinancialcontributions toparticipate

intheESOP,butinsteadbuildequityintheplanbasedonlengthofservice.Sundmanwas not available for additional commentMonday

evening.FollowinghisArmyserviceinWorldWarII,MaynardSund-

manandFannieSundman,hiswife,foundedLittletonCoinCo.,whichbeganasasmallstampandcoincollectiblesenterpriseinatwo-roomofficeonLittleton’sMainStreetin1945.In1985,DavidSundmansucceededhisfatheraspresidentand

expandeditsproductlinesandcustomerbase.MaynardSundmanpassedawayin2007,attheageof92.Today,LittletonCoinCo.has severalhundred thousandcus-

tomersacrossthenationandoffersawiderangeofU.S.andworldcoins and paper money through variousmail-order services toeachofthe50statesaswellascountriesabroad.Thestudyandcollectionofcoinsandpapercurrencyiscalled

numismatics,andin2016DavidSundmanwasnamedtheAmeri-canNumismaticAssociation’sDealeroftheYear.Accordingtocompanyfigures,theaveragelengthofserviceof

today’sLittletonCoinemployeesis10.8years,morethan21/2timesthenationalaverage.In theLittleton area community, the company supports local

andstatenonprofitorganizations,andannuallytheSundmanfam-ily donates tens of thousands of dollars in educational scholar-ships.

FillionsaidthepeopleatLittletonCoinCo.makeitasuccess.“It’sthehonestyandintegrityofalltheindividualsthatmakeit

agreatplacetowork,”hesaid.

Littleton Coin Sold To Employees; Over 300 Jobs PreservedBY ROBERT BLECHL

Staff Writer

The Littleton Coin Co. headquarters. (File photo)Littleton Coin Co. president

David Sundman

“We’ve got a great team, a very successful business, and we don’t want to change that.”

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Littleton: NHSP Working With County Attorney On Fatal Crash

LITTLETON—MorethantwoweeksafterasuspectedimpaireddriverkilledaLisbonman,nochargeshavebeenfiledinthecasethatN.H.StatePoliceinvestigatorsonWednesdaysaiditisnotatypicalaccident.AsofWednesday,thetoxicologytesthadnot

beencompleted.“My understanding is certain substances and

compounds take a longer time,” said NHSPTrooperDanQuartulli.About5:20p.m.Dec.20,LoristonShumway,

43,wasdrivingalongMeadowStreetwhenpo-licesaidacarbeingdrivenbyManuelAguilera,23,ofLowerWaterford,crossed thecenter lineandcollidedwithhispickuptruck.Atthetimeitwasnotafatalaccident,buttwo

dayslater,Shumway,whowasairliftedtoDart-mouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon,diedofhisinjuries.Inastatementissuedtheeveningofthecrash,

N.H.StatePoliceofficialssaiddriverimpairmentonthepartofAguileracouldbeafactor,thoughdidnotsayspecificallywhatledthemtothatcon-

clusionorwhatsubstanceorsubstancesaresus-pected.Littleton police first responded to the crash,

but after observing its severity and Shumway’slife-threatening injuries calledNHSP’s accidentreconstruction team, which took over the case,LittletonPoliceChiefPaulSmith saidWednes-day.Quartulli arrived

on the scene later andsaidhedidnot interactwith either driver andwasunabletosaywhatled police to initiallysuspect impairment orwhat was initially ob-served.Authorities have not

officiallysaidifthede-termination of suspect-ed impairment was made at Littleton RegionalHospital, whereAguilera was transported withnon-life-threateninginjuries.Asan investigativeunit,NHSPconsultswith

the county attorney responsible for prosecutingsuch cases and both discuss whether an arrestshouldbemadethatnightorafterthefullinves-

tigation is completed and a felony indictmenthandedupbyagrandjury,saidQuartulli.Manycasesofsuspectedimpairmentresultin

anarrestshortlyafteracrash.GraftonCountyAttorneyLaraSaffowasasked

whatmakesthiscasedifferent,butdeclinedcom-ment,saying,“Wecannotcommentonacaseforethical reasons.When the case is over,we can

answerquestionsofthatnature.”If an arrest is made

the night of a crash,GraftonSuperiorCourt,under state law, wouldhave no more than 90days to deliver an in-dictment.As an investigation

proceeds,therearetimelimits that are consid-

eredanddecisionsmadethatcouldchangeduringthecourseoftheinvestigation,saidQuartulli.InthecaseofsamplessenttotheNHSPlabfor

testing, the lab is responsible for not only statepolice,but everyotherpolicedepartment’s tox-icology test and anything else that needs to gothroughthelab,hesaid.

Many new toxicology submissions aremadeon a regular basis, said Quartulli, who did nothavethenumbersimmediatelyavailableWednes-daytosayhowmanycasesarepresentlybeforelabtechniciansandifthereisabacklog.Impairment,however,isonlyonefactorlooked

at,hesaid.NHSP as an investigative unit looks into all

possible causes of a collision, including speedandvehiclemalfunction,hesaid.“There isa lotmore thatgoes into thereport

andinvestigationthanwaitingforthetoxicologytesttocomeback,”saidQuartulli.HecalledtheDec.20crash“notjustarun-of-

the-millaccident,”whereareportiscompleted10dayslater.Last week, NHSP Troop F Lt. Commander

GaryPrincesaidifchargesarefiledtheywouldbemadethroughanindictmentatGraftonSupe-riorCourt.Atthetimeoftheincident,Aguilerawastrav-

elingwithapassenger,AishaFekay,28,ofLit-tleton.Anyonewhomighthavewitnessed the colli-

sionorhasinformationaboutitisencouragedtocallQuartulliat223-8993oremailhimatdaniel.quartulli@does.nh.gov.

BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

“My understanding is certain substances and compounds take

a longer time.”— Trooper Dan Quartulli

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Whitefield Residents Seek To Complete Heritage Trail

WHITEFIELD— It’s a statewide trail pro-gram adopted by a number of municipalities,andthetownofWhitefield,withaneyetowardproviding recreational opportunities for resi-dentsandattractingtourists,islookingtofullydevelopitsownsegment.When completed, Whitefield’s length will

connect to existing N.H. Heritage Trail seg-ments inBethlehemandLancasterandbepartofapreliminarycorridorthatrunsnorthtosouththroughN.H.fromMassachusettstoCanada.Residentsare invited toattendameetingon

the Whitefield Heritage Trail Project at 6:30p.m.Jan.26attheWhitefieldPublicLibrary.A key objective is reforming the volunteer

WhitefieldHeritageTrailCommittee.“Hopefully,we’llhaveacriticalmassat the

meeting to get this going,” said resident RickWright, who is among those coordinating theeffort.The statewidehiking trail is thecornerstone

oftheN.H.HeritageTrailProgram,whichsince1988has been supportedby theN.H.Legisla-tureandgovernorsandnowhaslocalsegmentsdedicatedinmunicipalitiessuchasManchester,Nashua and the North Country’s own Bethle-hem,withmanyothercommunitiesplanningfortheirownportions.

Eachcommunitybuildsandmaintainsitsseg-mentof the trail,which isguidedby theN.H.HeritageTrailAdvisoryCommitteeincoopera-tionwiththeN.H.DepartmentofResourcesandEconomicDevelopment.From Massachusetts, the corridor runs

throughdiverseN.H.landscapesandcommuni-tiesandstretchesalongtheMerrimackRivertoFranklin,whereitjoinsthePemigewassetRiverandgoes through theFranconiaNotch toLan-caster,whereitfollowstheConnecticutRivertoCanada.In addition to reforming Whitefield’s Heri-

tageTrailcommittee,thosemovingforwardtheeffort want to map the complete trail throughWhitefield fromBethlehem toLancaster, clearnew and uncompleted sections, install signageand trail making, advertise it for the public,establish a trail review andmaintenance plan,identifyandsecurefundingsources,andresolvedisputesegmentsandconfirmlandowneragree-ments.InWhitefield, the trailofsome9miles runs

from about Kimball Hill Road to the south,then north through downtown, the Park StreetCemeteryandseveralprivatepropertiesbeforeextending toward the Mountain View GrandResortand then,mostlyparallel toRoute3, toLancaster.Wright’s involvement came during his time

with theWhitefieldCommunityProject,aimedatrevitalizingthetownandprovidingopportu-

nitiesforresidentsandvisitors,andhisheadingupoftheproject’sexpectationscommittee.“Throughthatprocess,Iendeduptalkingwith

GeorgeGlidden,whoisoneofthefoundersoftheoriginalcommitteeandwhodidalotofworktomakeithappen,”saidWright.“Wetookoutamapandheshowedmewhereitwentandended.ThenIdugupmoreinformationonitandfoundthesectioninLancasterisprettywellcomplet-ed and published and utilized and thought weshouldbedoingthesamethinghere.”Wright also began talking with Whitefield

residentDickFarrell,whogavehimmoreinfor-mation.Onechallengeisresolvingalanddisputeover

oneofthetrailsegmentsthatrecentlychangedownership,hesaid.Anextstepwillbedeterminingthecondition

of the trailnorthof theMountainViewGrandandseeinghowmuchofitisopen,saidWright.AplaquemarkingtheN.H.HeritageTrail is

alongRoute3 justnorthWhiteMountainsRe-gionalHighSchoolandjustbeforethetownlinewithLancaster,wherethetrailrunsthroughMt.Prospect.InWhitefield,Wrightsaid,“Itwasneverreal-

lyfullycompleted,mappedandadvertised.Butit’salmostthereandit’snotgoingtotakealotofefforttogetitdone.”Tocompleteit,residentswillneedtotakecare

ofdifferentsegments,hesaid.Thoseinvolvedwillnowlookintowhatthey

willneedforresources.Theideais toget thehikingtrailusedmore

andsupportedbythetownandtobringinvis-itorswhowould shop in village common areaand maybe have lunch at the Mountain ViewGrand,hesaid.“It’sreallyforboththetownandfortourists,”

saidWright.Whitefield resident Sam Chase, who was

amongthosecoordinatingtheWhitefieldCom-

munityProject, said the community project it-selfisonholdafterlackofacoordinatedeffort.“I think ifwe come upwith something,we

candrawpeopleback in,butwehave tohavesomething we can put our hands around andbebetterorganized tomake it go ahead,” saidChase.

Proposed Dalton Drag Strip: New Year, New Fight

Less than amonth after the state upheld anappeal by abutters opposed to a planned dragstrip inDalton, the applicant is taking anotherrouteandhasnowaskedtheN.H.DepartmentofEnvironmentalServicesforawaiver.Lastweek,theBethlehemConservation,rais-

ing environmental concerns, voted to opposethewaiverandwrotealettertoDESaskingtheagencytodenyit.“Wedon’t thinkthereshouldbeawaiverof

anykindwiththeproject,”CherylJensen,whochairs the BCC, told The Caledonian-Recordthisweek.AccordingtohisDec.12waiverapplication,

applicantDouglasIngersonJr., throughprojectmanagerDonBouchard,ofHorizonsEngineer-ing,submittedapermitamendmentrequestforareducedimperviousandwaterrunoffareawithregardtotheremovaloftheproposedovaltrack,whichhesaidwouldbereplacedwitha16-footwidegocartpath.“Theentrance to thecartpathhasalsobeen

relocated to coincide with the existing woodsroads,whichalsowillreducetheimpactstotheexistingarea,”Bouchardsaidintheapplication.Abutters,however,areconcernedtheproject

couldbebiggerthanstated,andtheypointtoarecentwetlandsissueinwhichtheprojectareamap submitted to the state did not include all

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wetlands.“Giventhehistoryoftheproject,wethinkit

needsafullreview,”saidJen-sen.“Thereisalotofinforma-tionthatisn’tthere.”In their Dec. 23 letter to

DES,BCCmemberssaid,“Mr.Ingersonproposesasignificantproject that abuts the townofBethlehem.The project raisesenvironmental concerns be-cause of extensive wetlands,some of which feed into theAmmonoosuc River. We arealso concerned about the lackofdetail related to thecurrentproject.They said, “We believe it

requiresthefullscrutinyoftheDepartment of EnvironmentalServices.Andwefindnothingin the Dec. 12 letter to yourbureauthateasesourconcernsabouttheproject.Thisprojecthasahistoryofproblemswithdelineating wetlands and thecommission believes there isnoreasontheprojectshouldbegiventhebenefitofthedoubt.”In November, the N.H.

Water Council, in a decisionat odds with DES, affirmedanappealfiledbyabuttersonan alteration of terrain permitDES issued in 2011 to Inger-son, owner of Chick’s SandandGravelandthe1,400-acreproperty on which the dragstrip and race trackwould belocated.Ingerson, who does not

speak to the press or publicaboutthespecificsofhisplan,is proposing a drag strip andoval race track with parkingtoaccommodate500cars,ac-cording to DES applicationpapers.Thenameoftheprojectfiled

withDESis“DaltonConcreteLLC.”The permit had been sus-

pended by the water council,whichconcludedIngersonwasrequiredtoconductawetlandsanalysis,butdidnotdelineateallthewetlandsontheDaltonproperty that abuts the townsof Bethlehem, Littleton andWhitefield.DES unsuccessfully sought

toreinstatethepermit.Abutters have expressed

concerns about noise, nega-tiveimpactstonearbyproper-ty values, pollution into localwetlands and waterways, apossible burden on EMS ser-

vices,achangetotheruralcharacterofthearea,andheavytrafficalongRoute116.While his plan is to build the drag strip in

Dalton,withtheprimaryaccessoffRoute116,aquartermileofaccesshasbeenproposedforBethlehem,alongRoute116.

Democrat Hassan Sworn In As U.S. Senator

CONCORD,N.H. (AP)—DemocratMaggieHassanwassworn inTuesdayasaU.S. senator,

becoming only the secondwoman to serve as agovernorandsenatorinAmericanhistory.Hassan,atwo-termgovernor,resignedasstate

executiveatmidnightMonday.ShewassworninbyVicePresidentJoeBidenintheSenateCham-

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Benjamin Charles LoweBenjamin Charles Lowe, 34, Woodsville,

N.H., died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in WellsRiver,Vt.Benhasfinallyfoundhispeaceandisfreefromhisbattlewithaddiction.HewasbornJuly12,1982,inHaverhill,N.H.

Hehad served in theArmyReserves.Benhadenjoyed fishing andsports, including theNewEnglandPatriotsandBostonRedSox.He will be lovinglyremembered by hisparentsandfamilyasa loving son, father,andfriend.Survivorsincludea

son Gavin BenjaminLowe of Haverhill,N.H.;hismotherDor-othy (George) ParkerandhusbandTimothyofWoodsville;hisfatherRichardLoweofWellsRiver; a sister Felicia Fournier and husbandJoeofWoodsvilleandtheirthreechildrenTate,Waylon,andHenna;Richard’schildrenChynnaand Trenton Lowe; his companion SamanthaHannettandhersonDustinofWoodsville;alongwithseveralaunts,unclesandcousins.Calling hours will be on Thursday, Jan. 5,

from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ricker Funeral Home, 1BirchSt.,Woodsville,NH.ThefuneralservicewillbeonSaturday,Jan.

7,at11a.m.inCalvaryBaptistChurch,20ElmSt.,Woodsville,N.H.,withPastorAlanMorri-sonofficiating.SpringburialwillbeinthePineGroveCemetery,Woodsville,N.H.Memorial contributionsmaybemade to the

HaverhillAreaSubstanceAbuseCoalition, c/oMaryanneAldrich,CottageHospital, P.O.Box2001,Woodsville,NH03785.Formoreinformationortosignanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.net.Ricker Funeral Home&Cremation Care of

Woodsvilleisinchargeofarrangements.

Wanda (Jenness) HawkinsHeaven has gained another angel. Wanda

(Jenness)Hawkins,age73,ofSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,passedawayonJan.2,2017.Wanda was born in Hardwick, Vt. onAug.

26, 1943, the daugh-ter of Harold “Pete”and Marion Bertha(Chase) Jenness. Shewas raised and ed-ucated in St. Johns-bury,graduatingfromSt. Johnsbury Acad-emy in 1962. Withanother two yearsof business college,Wanda spent her ca-reerworking in vari-ousofficestoincludeFairbanksScalesfor26yearsandRiversideLifeEnrichmentCenterfor10years.Wandawas a pastmember ofGraceUnited

MethodistChurch,BPWandmanyothercom-munityclubsandorganizations.Shelovedbeingwithpeople.Afterretiring,Wandaenjoyedover10 years of volunteering at Northeastern Ver-montRegionalHospital’sfrontdesk.She is survived by two daughters: Paula

Pezdirtz (Stephen) of New Castle, Del. andMarlaWaring(Erik)ofKirby,Vt.;herbrother:Gary Jenness (Marge)ofLancaster,N.H.; fourgrandchildren: Krystal Brown, Ryan Brown,Taylor (Elizabeth)WaringandNigelWaring;agreat-grandchild:Ariandhisexpectedsibling;aclosecousin:ConnieLibbey(Dave)ofLyndon-ville,Vt.;twoclosefriends:BonnieBenoitofSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,andDonaldHaslamofLyndon-ville,Vt.Shewas predeceased by her Father,Mother

andNephewJasonJenness.Family and friends may call on the family

from1-3p.m.onSaturday, Jan.7,2017at theSayles Funeral Home, 525 Summer St. in St.Johnsbury,Vt.Aservicewillfollowat3p.m.In lieuofflowers,contributionsareasked to

bemade inWanda’sname toCaledoniaHomeHealthCare&Hospice,161ShermanDrive,St.JohnsburyVt. 05819, or theNVRHAuxiliary,POBox905,St.JohnsburyVt.05819.Memoriesandcondolencesmaybesharedat

www.saylesfh.com.

Gary Brian MasonGaryBrianMason,68,ofRyegate,Vt.,died

suddenly at his home in Ryegate on Dec. 29,2016,with his beloved daughter, Jillian, at hisside.GarywasborninSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,onNov.

15, 1948, toLyle andLillian (Thayer)Mason.HegrewupinRyegate,atownofwhichhewasextremely proud. He graduated from GrotonHighSchool,Groton,Vt.,Classof1966.HewasaproudlydecoratedUSArmyveter-

an, receiving manyservice medals, in-cluding the honor-ablePurpleHeart,forwounds received inVietnam.He heldmany dif-

ferent jobs throughtheyears,butwillberemembered best forhis business, Gary’sPlumbing and Heat-ing.A devoted father,

hewouldbeamwhenhe spokeof Jillian’s latest accomplishments.Afriend tomany,youcouldoftenfindhimmostanywhere, discussing a number of topics. Healso had an “open door” policy at the farm,wherefriendswerealwayswelcome.Garylovedhis “girls” andwould spend hoursworking onthefarmwithhisdairycows.Heenjoyedattend-ing farmandantique auctions, tinkeringonalltypesofmachinery,andspendingtimewithhisdaughter.Garybelongedtomanyorganizations,includ-

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Gary Mason

Benjamin Lowe

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ingRoss-WoodAmericanLegionPost#20ofWoodsville,N.H.,ofwhichhewasa47-yearmember.Hewaspredeceasedbyhisparents,LyleandLillianMason.Heissurvivedbyhisdaughter,JillianMason,ofNorthHaver-

hill,N.H.,hisbrother,TerryMason,ofBarre,Vt.,aswellasmanycaringfriends.CallinghourswillbeonFriday,Jan.6,2017,from6-8p.m.at

RickerFuneralHome,1BirchSt.,Woodsville,N,H.Amilitarygravesideservicewillbeheld inPinehurstCeme-

tery,SouthRyegate,Vt.,onFriday,May19,2017,at1p.m.Formoreinformationortoofferanonlinecondolence,please

visitwww.rickerfh.com.RickerFuneralHome&CremationCareofWoodsville is in

chargeofarrangements.

Nick MitchellNickMitchellpassedawayDec.23,2016,withabrokenheart

and shattered dreams. He was bornDec.24,1979.Helovedridingdirtbikes,motorcy-

clesandsnowmobiles.Nickownedandoperated “The Sled Shop” in Lisbon,N.H., and lovedworkingonsmallen-gines.Nickwasamazinglytalentedandwisebeyondhisyears.Nick is predeceased by his moth-

er, Kathy Mitchell; and grandmotherJane Kruppa. Nick is survived by hissonBrandonMitchellofLisbon,N.H.;father Bob Mitchell and wife Deb ofHaverhill, N.H.; siblings: Becky, Jen-nifer, Nathan and Sarah;Aunt Karen,AuntChris,UncleDan,UncleDaveandcousins,allofMassa-chusetts.Niece andnephews andmany friends, clients and ac-quaintances.Nickwillbedeeplymissedbyall.Inlieuofflow-ers,donationscanbemadetoBobMitchellat126LummoxvilleRoad,Haverhill,NH03765forfuneralexpensesandservicesinthespring.PillsburyPhaneufFuneralHomes&Crematoriumisassisting

thefamilywithservicesthatwillbedeterminedatalaterdate.

Murriel I. SnellingMurrielI.Snelling,82,ofLittleton,N.H.,passedawayquietly

onDec.26,2016,inSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,attheGenesisRehabil-itationCenter.MurrielwasborninWindsor,Vt.,toGraceSaw-yerandHarrisConradonAug.20,1934,andattendedschoolin

Windsor,Vt.,untilhermarriage.MurrielmarriedCarolSnellingonNov.1,1952inWoodstock,

Vt.Then in 1980moved toLittleton,N.H.,where sheworkedformanyyearsbeforeopeningseveralsewingbusinesses.Murrielwasanactivecommunitymember,par-ticipatingintheMissLittletonpageantaswell as theLittletonCivicBoosterClubandwasanavidloverofsewing,music, cooking and travel.When shewas not working in her gardens, shecould be found in her kitchen exper-imenting with a new recipe, visitingwithfriendsoronthebeachesofYorkMaine.Murriel is survived by her brother

and sister-in-lawHarris andSueCon-rad of Durham, Conn.; a survivingson and daughter-in-lawTimothy andJoyce Snelling of Landaff, N.H.; twograndchildren:SonyaLaRoseofLittleton,N.H.,andJeffreyPerryofWhitefield,N.H.;herbestfriendandcaregiver,DennisHart-wellofLittleton,N.H.;threegreat-grandchildrenaswellasmanynieces,nephews,andfriends.DonationsinlieuofflowersmaybemadetotheLittletonArea

SeniorCenterMealsonWheelsprogram,and/ortotheAmericanKidneyFoundation.Acelebrationoflifewillbeheldinthespringof2017forclose

friendsandfamily.

Virginia Ann Peterson PhelpsVirginiaAnn Peterson Phelps, 92, ofNorthHaverhill, N.H.,

andformerlya longtimeSouthRyegate,Vermontresident,diedThursday,Dec.29,2016,at theGraftonCountyNursingHomeinNorthHaverhill.She was born in SouthWeymouth,Mass. Sept. 13, 1924, a

daughter of Francis A. and Mildred(French) Russell. Prior to her retire-ment, she worked for the U.S. PostalServiceandwas thePostmasterat theSouthRyegatePostOffice.VirginiahadbeenaselectboardmemberinRyegateand served as acting town clerk for aperiodoftime.Shewasamember,for-merpresident, secretary, and treasureroftheVermontChapteroftheNAPUS,and a member of the South RyegatePresbyterianChurch.She was predeceased by her first

husband,RichardL.Peterson,onJune13, 1962.Virginia latermarriedDon-aldC.PhelpsonSept.13,1963,andhepredeceasedheronApril

11,2012.ShewasalsopredeceasedbyadaughterinlawPame-la(Smith)PetersononMarch28,2008,andbyherthreesisters,MaryGoodwin,BeatriceGagnon,andRuthSchena.Survivorsincludetwosons,GordonPetersonofRyegate,Ver-

mont,andRonaldPetersonofGroton,Vermont;fivegrandchil-dren; several great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter;alongwithseveralnieces,nephewsandcousins.InkeepingwithVirginia’swishestherearenopublicservices

beingplanned.MemorialcontributionscanbemadetotheMultipleSclerosis

SocietyofGreaterNewEngland,101AFirstSt.,Waltham,MA02451.Formore informationor tosignanonlinecondolenceplease

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Gene Earl TomlinsonGeneEarlTomlinson,75,ofUnionSt.,Littleton,N.H.,diedat

theMorrisonNursingHomeinWhitefield,N.H.onDec.22,2016withhisfamilybyhisside.GenewasborninBarre,VermontonOct.9,1941,toHiramL.

andNellie(Andross)Tomlinson.HewasagraduateofBradford(Vermont)AcademyandofthebarbertrainingschoolinNashua,N.H.OnJan.22,1994,hemarriedElaine(Clark)Knapp.HeworkedasabarberinBradfordformanyyearsbeforebeing

employedbyHaywardTruckinginFairlee,Vt.,andSt.JohnsburyTruckinginStJohnsbury,Vt.for26years.HethenestablishedhisownbarbershopinLittletonin1993beforeretiringin2003.GenewasamemberofTeamsterLocal#597.

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Saturday, Jan 07COMMUNITY

Story Time: 9-10 a.m., Jeudevine Memo-rial Library, 93 Main Street, Hardwick. Sto-ries, snacks, and a craft. Snacks generouslyprovided by theBuffaloMountainCoop. Forthebirthtofivecrowd.DianeGrenkow,[email protected], 802-472-5948. http://www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org.

Show and Tell: 10-12 a.m., One StitchTwo Stitch, 81Main Street -Outback, Little-ton.Bringinanyproject(finishedornot)thatyou are proud of and show it off to a groupofsupportive,fellowcrafters.Canbeanytypeofcraftsorprojects.Childrenarealwayswel-

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Free Workshop with Grow your Own:

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Sunday, Jan 08COMMUNITY

Sunday Meditation:10-11a.m.,St.Johns-bury Shambhala Center, 17 EasternAve., St.Johnsbury. Meditation instruction available.Caroline DeMaio, [email protected],8027489338. http://st-johnsbury.shambhala.org.

Glover Jam Session: 1-4 p.m., GloverTownHall.Tobenefit theGloverCommunityChurch.JimCurrier,802-748-1613.

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Tuesday, Jan 10COMMUNITY

Story time: 10-11 a.m., Cobleigh PublicLibrary, 14Depot St., Lyndonville. For agesbirth to 5.A fantastic time to borrowbooks,enjoystories,songs,fingerplaysandrhymes!Witha“letteroftheday”andafocusononeofthesixearlyliteracyskills,songs,craftsandthe opportunity to meet new library friends!Abby Johnson, [email protected],802-626-5475. http://www.cobleighlibrary.org.

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Story time: 10:30-11:30 a.m., CobleighPublic Library, 14 Depot St., Lyndonville.Foragesbirthto5.Afantastictimetoborrowbooks, enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays andrhymes.Witha“letteroftheday”andafocuson one of the six early literacy skills, songs,craftsandtheopportunitytomeetnewlibraryfriends! Abby Johnson, [email protected], 802-626-5475. http://www.co-bleighlibrary.org.

Learn to Meditate:6-7:30p.m.,St.Johns-bury Shambhala Center, 17 EasternAve., St.Johnsbury.OpenHouse:MindfulnessMedita-tion, Discussion and Refreshments. The eve-ning is open to all - those new tomeditationaswellasthosewhoareexperienced.CarolineDeMaio,[email protected],8027489338.http://st-johnsbury.shambhala.org/.

Thursday, Jan 12COMMUNITY

Beginning Computer Class: 10 a.m.-12p.m., Cobleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St.,Lyndonville. Come learn the Internet, get aweb-basedemail,orhavequestionsansweredaboutyourlaptoportablet.HighspeedWI-FIisavailable.Call626-5475toregister.CherylMcMahon, [email protected], 802-626-5475.http://www.cobleighlibrary.org.

Origami Group: 3:15-4:15p.m.,CobleighPublicLibrary,14DepotSt.,Lyndonville.Forgrades 4-8 (Adults also welcome). Learn theartofpaperfoldingwithvolunteerTeresaVas-ko!Shewillleadtheclassinavarietyofcre-ations eachweek. CLOG has been known tocreateandflypaperairplanes,makecardsfortheguestsof theDarling InnMealSite,holi-day projects andmany other unique projects.Freeandnoregistrationrequired.AbbyJohn-

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Three years ago theCarriageLanePlayers, a local communitytheatergroup,wascreated tobringstageproductions to theNorthCountry. From “Barefoot in the Park,” “Boeing Boeing,” “SteeleMagnolias,”and“DeathTrap,” theoneplay thatdemandedanen-corewas“BoeingBoeing,”thestoryofbachelorfriendsBernardandRobertwhospentanighthidinggirlfriendsbehindavarietyofdoorsinBernard’sapartment.Nextweek,thePlayersbringtotheregionanotherstoryof those twobachelors, thisonecalled“Don’tDressforDinner.”ThisplayisthestoryofBernardandhisbestfriendRobert,Ber-

nard’swifeJacqueline,acooknamedSuzetteandamistressnamedSuzanne.ItissetinBernardandJacqueline’slivingroom—aPari-siancountryhomewhichisaconvertedFrenchfarmhouse.Bernard(playedbyTomJordan)isplanningtoentertainSuzanne(playedbyNaomiGoing)fortheweekendwhileJacqueline(playedbyLaurieCotnoir)leavestovisithermother.ItisSuzanne’sbirthday,andsoBernardhashiredacook,thesassySuzette(playedbyDonnaJordan)toprovideacordonbleudinner.Bernard’sbestfriend,Robert(playedbyJohnQuigley)willalsobetherefortheweekend.HeisjustbackfromHongKongandwaslookingtovisitwithBernardandJacque-lineforafewdays.JustasJacquelineisreadytoleaveshelearnsthatRobertiscoming

fortheweekendtovisitwithBernard,andshedevisesawaytosud-denlychangeherplanandstayhome.ThisputsBernardintoastateofconfusionbecauseSuzanne—hismistress–isalreadyonherwaytothefarmhouse…andthecookSuzetteisonherway…andRobertisonhiswaytheretoo.NowBernardneedsto“getusedto”anewplan.Robertarrives,onlytolearnhewasinvitedinordertoserveasBernard’salibi,incasetheneighborsgetsuspiciousofSuzanne’svisit.Andthecookarrives,onlygetcaughtupinhelpingwithkeep-ingtheaffairasecret.It’sanightofconfusionandhilariousanticsaseveryonetriestohidesomethingfromsomeoneelse.Ofcourseitallcomestoa“smashing”conclusionwhenSuzette’s

husband, George (played by Steve Bunnell), arrives to bring herhome.Georgeisabitover-protectiveofhis“Petal,”andofcoursethereareafewcharacterswholandonthefloor.TheplaywaswrittenbyMarcCamoletti,whoalsowrote“Boeing

Boeing,”and,astheChicagoTribunewrote,theplayis“acomedyofconfusionthatalmostcollapsesundertheweightofduplicity,mistak-enidentity,andextramaritalaffairs,butsomehowstaysintheairlikeaprecariousbutwell-builtsoufflé.”TheplaywasfirstperformedinParisas“PyjamasPourSix”whereitplayedformorethantwoyears.London producer Mark Furness commissioned playwright Robin

Hawdontodoarewriteoftheplay,andthatiswhenitwasretitled“Don’tDressforDinner.”ThefarcehaditsBroadwaydebutin2012,whereitwasnominatedfortwoTonyAwardsandtwoOuterCriticsCircleAwards.TheDirectorfor“Don’tDressforDinner”isBeckyBunnell,who

hasservedasdirectorformostoftheCarriageLanePlayers’produc-tions,andherassistant,StageManagerHannahPotter.Theplayrunsthreeconsecutivedays,Jan.6at7p.m.,Jan.7at7p.m.,andJan.8at2p.m.,andwillbeonthestageoftheTillotsonCenterTheater,Car-riageLaneRoad,neartheColebrookPostOffice.Ticketsareavail-ableatFiddleheads,110MainSt.,ortheColebrookChronicleoffice,82MainSt.,bothinColebrook)orcanbereservedattheadvancepricebycallingtheCarriageLanePlayershotlineat(603)348-1671.Ticketpricesgoupatthedoor.TokeepupwithallCarriageLanePlayersactivities,visitwww.carriagelaneplayers.weebly.com,orfindthegrouponFacebookasCarriageLanePlayers.

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OnFriday,Jan.6from5-7p.m.theGalleryatWRENkicksoff2017withitsannualGalaPreviewExhibit.Openyearround,theGallerypresents anewshoweachmonth, featuringartistswhohavebeencarefullyjuriedandselectedbycommittee.ThisGalashowservesasapreviewofalltheupcomingexhibits,andgivesviewersasneakpeekatthediversityofworkthatwillbeshowninthecomingyear.TheGala is a celebrationof the breadth, depth and talent of

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Forseveralyears,hewinteredinSebring,Fla.Heenjoyedhunt-ing,fishing,attendingantiquecarshows,andtravelingacrosstheUnitedStates.Genehelped sponsorRussellClarkRacing fromLittletonwhenheracedatWhiteMountainParkinWoodstock,N.H.GenewasanavidNASCARfan.Hewasamanwithagen-erousheartandmanner.Hewaspredeceasedbyason,HiramR.TomlinsononMarch5,

2004,andagranddaughter,ChristinaWillard.Heissurvivedbyhiswifeofnearly23years,ElaineTomlin-

sonofLittleton;adaughter,KayWillardandhusbandMichaelofHopeMills,N.C.;ason,EdTomlinsonandwifeLoriofHunting-ton,Vt.;twostep-children,AnnetteDavidsonandhusbandPhilofWoodsville,N.H.andRonKnappandwifeMarianneofCanby,Ore.;eightgrandchildrenandthreegreatgrandchildren;abrother,GaryTomlinsonandwifeYvetteofWaitsRiver,Vt.; and threenephews.InkeepingwithGene’swishes,therewillbenopublicservices.Memorialcontributionsmaybemadetoone’sfavoritecharity.Formoreinformationortoofferanonlinecondolence,please



William James “Bill” McClintockWilliamJames“Bill”McClintock,85,ofMonroe,N.H.,passed

awayonTuesday,Dec.27,2016atSt.JohnsburyHealthandRe-habinSt.Johnsbury,Vt.WilliamwasborninNewbury,Vt.,August26,1931,thesonof

MelvinandEva(Gibson)McClintock.BillgraduatedfromNew-buryHighSchool.Hemarried IdaLouiseBradleyonDec.29,

1951.BillservedintheU.S.ArmyduringtheKoreanWarfrom1952-1954andwiththeU.S.ArmyNationalGuardfrom1955to1983.BillworkedasamilktesterintheareaandthenforNewman

LumberinWoodsville.HelaterrantheGulfstationinWellsRiv-er,Vt.forseveralyearsbeforebecom-ingaheavyequipmentmechanicwithCaledonia Construction. Bill enjoyedhuntingwhen hewas younger.AlongwithIda, theytraveledfor20years totheHernando,Fla.area.Billwaspredeceasedbyhiswife,Ida

L.McClintockonMay24,2011andadaughter-in-law,KathyE.McClintockonJune11,2013.He is survivedby four sons, James

McClintock,Sr.ofEnfield,N.H.,Brad-ley McClintock of Monroe, WilliamMcClintockandwifeJoanneofWoods-ville, N.H., and Mark McClintock ofWhiteRiverJunction,Vt.;ninegrandchildren,JamesJr.,Crystal,Brandon,Tara,Cathy,Christy,Mikayla,Shayleigh,andBrianna;several great grandchildren; two sisters, Doris McClintock ofNewbury,Vt.andEllieAllenandhusbandDaveofMontana;andseveralniecesandnephews.AgravesideservicewillbeonFriday,May26,2017,at1p.m.,

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Loriston ‘Larry’ ShumwayLoriston ‘Larry’ShumwaypassedonDec.22,2016atDart-

mouth Hitchcock Memorial after a tragic car accident. He is

pre-deceasedbyhisMother,NormaMaeJenkinsaswellashisGrandmother, BarbaraBrewer.He lived in themoment full oflifewith a passion for hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmachinesandmuchmorewhilealwaysremaininggroundedandfocusedonhisfamilyandfriends.Amanwhowoulddoanythingwithinhispowertohelpanybodyhecaredabout,eventhosehedidn’tknow.HeissurvivedbyhisDaughters:AshleyMarie&AnaliseMae

Shumway,hisFiance:CassieBonor&childrenAvery&Azaria.Sisters: Kimberly Smith & Kristina Vigeant with Brother-

In-Laws:William Smith&KennethVigeant, Brother:MichaelShumway & Sister-In-Law: Renee Shumway, Nieces: Angela,Justina,&TawnyaAldrichwith theirSpouses Randy Boyle, Erik Pember-ton,&JoshBerrios,Nephews:KaydinBoyle&KaydenShumwayaswellashis extended families The Smith’s &TheAldrich’s&Jenkin’s.TherewillbeaCelebrationOfLife

at the American Legion in Littleton,N.H.onFriday,Dec.30,2016at4p.m.intheprivateroomwithapotluckdin-ner.We ask anybodywilling to bringadishtodosoaswellaspicturesandmemoriestoshare.Therewillbeaprivateburialinthe

Spring to lay him to rest next to hismotherinEastConcord,Vt.intheNewOverlookCemetery.AspecialthankyoutothestaffatDartmouthHitchcockMemo-

rialwhomtookcareofLarryandhisfamily,NorthernBuilder’saswellashisfriendswhomhavebeentheretosupportusinourtimeofgrief.

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NewHampshiretolookintojoiningtheNationalPopularVoteInter-stateCompactbeforecastingherelectoralvotelastmonth.Thestate’s1stCongressionalDistrictcoverseasternNewHamp-

shire andmajor cities such as Portsmouth andManchester. It is aswingdistrict,switchingbackandforthbetweenelectingaRepubli-canoraDemocraticcongresswoman.FormerU.S.Rep.CarolSheaPorter,aDemocrat,wonbacktheseatinNovember,despiteTrump’svictoryatthetopoftheticket.

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NovembertotakeherseatintheU.S.Senate.InNewHampshire,Hassanhandedoverthegov-

ernor’sofficetoRepublicanSenatePresidentChuckMorse.HeisservingasgovernoruntilRepublicanGov.-electChrisSununuisinauguratedThursday.Theotherwomantoalsoserveasgovernorand

U.S.senatorisDemocratJeanneShaheen,alsofromNewHampshire.SheescortedHassanintotheSen-ateChamberfortheceremony.

Shaheen,Hassan, andReps.AnnieKuster andCarolShea-Porter nowmakeup the nation’sfirstall-female, all-Democratic congressional delega-tion.Kusterisservingherthirdconsecutiveterminthe2ndDistrict,afirstforaDemocratinthatseat.Shea-Porterisservingherfourthterm,winningvic-toriesin2006,2008,2012,and2016.

Committee To Offer Reforms To Child Services Agency CONCORD,N.H. (AP)—House lawmakers

kicked off the new sessionWednesday with re-newedcommitmenttoaddresschildrenandfamilyissuessincethehigh-profiledeathsoftwochildrenand an independent review that found the statelacking.House Speaker Shawn Jasper said the Legis-

laturewillcreateaspecialcommitteeinthenextweekaimedatproposingreformstothestateDivi-sionforChildren,YouthandFamilies.HouseDemocratsalsoresistedaplantoelimi-

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yearfollowingthetwodeathsofchildreninvolvedwiththeagency.Theindependentreviewfoundtheagencytoooftenfailstoprotectendangeredchil-drenanditsstaffmembersareoverworked.Republican leaders wanted to get rid of the

Housecommitteeandsendthebillstootherpan-els,suchascriminaljusticeorhealthandhumanservices.ButDemocratsprotested,arguingit’snottherighttimeforthat.“Children have never been in greater danger

inthisstatethantheyarerightnow,”DemocraticRep.MaryBethWalzsaid.Republicanspushedback,sayingthecommittee

hasbecomehard tofill.At times, thecommitteehasbeenineffective,withhearingsdevolvingintoopportunitiesformembersandpublicwitnessestoairpersonalgrievances.ButDemocrats’argumentsultimatelywon,with

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‘Real ID’-Compliant Driver, Non-Driver Cards Available CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—NewHampshirehas

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