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The SAT will be administered to all New Hampshire juniorseach spring beginning in 2016, according to a new stateDepartment of Education requirement. Hudson SuperintendentBryan Hudson, along with most school superintendents,supports this change. He believes this replacement of the state-required Smarter Balanced Assessment with the SAT will givestudents more motivation to perform better.

“A consistent concern on the part of all school administratorshas been that the state-wide assessment had no meaning for

high school juniors,” explained Lane. “Results from the examwere not put on transcripts, and there weren’t a lot of incentivesfor students to put forth a maximum effort. (In contrast) theSAT has meaning for many of our students who are consideringpost-secondary education.”

Being able to take the SAT in one day will alleviate stressamong students, according to Lane, because the SmarterBalanced Assessment required multiple testing days during thesame time period when Advanced Placement and the scienceNECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) examswere being given. Additionally, Lane feels Hudson studentsare well equipped to take the SAT as the test now falls in linewith the Common Core approach being used in the HudsonSchool District.

According to the state, the SAT has been redesigned tomeasure “the few things research shows matter most forreadiness, and reflects what students are learning in classesacross the Granite State.” Changes to the exam include thefollowing:

• A focus on the areas of math that matter most forcollege and career readiness;

• A move away from obscure vocabulary words to useof relevant words in context; and

• Elimination of the guessing penalty.Beginning this spring, the state will cover the cost of the SAT

for 11th grade students, which will save parents around $50.

by Len LathropThe call to worship at the Litchfield

Presbyterian Community Church wasfrom chairs on the lawn. Many of God’screatures were on hand.

The Rev. Dr. Lori Wiley, the churchpastor, spoke, “ O God, Creator of life,who made us and animals and all livingthings. You are even more wonderful thanthe things you have made. We thank youfor giving us animals, who give us joy. Asyou take care of us so well, we ask that wemight take care of them well. By doing this,we share in your own love for all creation.”

All the animals were blessed by thepastor, and their caretakers were given newunderstanding of their responsibilities tothese members of God’s creation.

Blessing Thosethat Give Us

Joy

by Doug RobinsonThe cows at the AHS Farm could not be happier. They are

prancing and dancing, rolling in the mud, and eating grass whilethey party hearty to Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy” and LionelRichie’s song “Dancing on the Ceiling.”

They are celebrating the Hudson School Board’s decision towaive the site plan review of the proposed concrete slab to house

their feed wagon and the new shed that will provide them shadeduring the hot summer months.

“Currently, Farm Manager Emery Nadeau feeds the cowsoutside using a feed wagon,” said TE Director Karen Worthen.“The barnyard is dirt and when it rains it gets very muddy and is

difficult to clean. Also, the cows spend a considerable amountof time outside in the cow pasture adjacent to the cow barn.During the summer months there is no shade for the animals. Thefarm committee has recommended a concrete slab be installedadjacent to the cow barn to allow for proper clean up afterfeeding.”

Thanks to the Alvirne Trustees and the kindness of ContinentalPaving, donations have been received to pay for most of the workto be done. The Hudson Highway Department will facilitatethe grading of the land in preparation for the site work to becompleted.

Cows at AHS Farm are Feeling Very Happy

Duchess, a hearing servicedog, wanted to be sureher mom knew she was

listening during the service.

continued to page 2- BlessingsStaff photos by Len Lathrop

by Doug RobinsonThe stitches were taken out of Doug’s neck

this week. The stitches sewed back together alarge hole from where Doug impaled himself,in the neck, with a lawn ornament.

The day was a sunny July 25, and 88 peoplewere coming to Doug’s house for his annualparty. Pool, lawn activities, cookout, and goodfun were anticipated by all.

But the party never happened.By the time the party would have started,

Doug Duchesne had been airlifted from

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center forhis one-way ticket to Massachusetts GeneralHospital in Boston.

Like any good host, Doug had been“cleaning up the yard, throwing away brush,and just getting ready.”

Then, he took three to four steps backwards that would foreverchange his life.

“As I was walking backwards, I tripped over our lawn ornament. Iguess I kicked it hard enough to topple over the short wall and it landon its head with the spikes sticking up. What happened next was thatas I turned to gain my balance, I too fell over the edge of the wall,and landed neck first onto one of the legs (that was facing up) whichsecured the lawn ornament into the ground. I felt the spike go into mythroat.”

Doug remembers pulling the spike out of his neck as he attempted

to stand. At the same time, he called for his friend to help him with hisemergency. However, all that came out of his voice was air, as he hadlacerated his esophagus when the spike entered his throat.

“When I got to the scene, I knew we had to move fast,” commentedHudson Firefighter/Paramedic Greg Rich. “As soon as I saw the wound,I alerted Southern New Hampshire Medical Center to activate their

17 Minutes of Life or Deathfor Hudson Resident Doug Duchesne

At the request of Doug Duchesne, the three firefighters who saved his life wereinvited back to his home so that he could say “thank you for my life.”

From the left: Firefighter /Paramedic odd Berube, Doug Duchesne, Firefight er/ Paramedic Greg Rich, and Firefighter/EM Jeff Sands.

Te angle of the lawn ornament as it impaled Doug’s throat is demonstrated.“As soon as I saw the wound, I alerted Southern NH Medical Center to activate

their trauma team. He was having diffi culty breathing, and we could see that thewound to his neck was life threatening. How he did not cut his carotid arteryon either side of his neck, I will never know. Nor, will I know how he did not

sever his spinal cord during his accident.”

S t a f f p h o t o s b y D o u g R o b i n s o n

continued to page 2- Life or Death

‘Thank you for my life’

Rose is very excited about the new shed that is about to be built and asked to say “thank you” to theHudson School Board, Alvirne rustees, Continental Paving, and Farm Manager Emery Nadeau.

Te feed area will be located next to the rear of the barn facing the school.



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One of the dogs being blessed was Duchess, a hearingservice dog. She helps her owner, Susan Czajka, who isdeaf, by alerting her to door bells and other sounds andassisting with all of life’s auditory necessities. On thisparticular day, Duchess came to church without her‘working’ jacket and so was off duty and able to p laywith the other dogs.

The Presbyterians Today July/August 2015 issue notedthat 90 percent of pet owners say their pet has increasedtheir quality of life, and 76% of pet owners give theirpets the same healthcare as other members of their family.Annual pet industry sales will reach $60 billion in 2015.

Blessings- continued from front page

Life or Death- continued from front page

Wilbur and Libby greet each other before the service.

Charnuc was blessed by the pastor, Dr. Lori Wiley.

Jimmy shows off the bunny slipper he won

during the raffl e.

trauma team. He was having difficulty breathing, and we could see that the wound to hisneck was life threatening. How he did not cut his carotid artery on either side of his neck, Iwill never know. Nor will I know how he did not sever his spinal cord during his accident.”“The SNHMC (Southern NH Medical Center) emergency department is a level 3 designatedtrauma center and is affiliated with Mass General Hospital” writes SNHMC. This affiliationgives patients access to a 24/7 dedicated trauma team that is led by a Mass General Hospitaltrauma surgeon, an on-site anesthesiologist, radiologist, trained trauma nurse and otheruniquely dedicated experts.”

The hospital continues to state, “The trauma team can be activated in 30 minutes torespond, stabilize, assess and treat patients. This ensures that any spinal injuries, penetratinginjuries, or serious falls are taken care of immediately by a d istinguished MGH traumasurgeon. If needed, patients can be airlifted to Mass General Hospital within ten minutes forfurther treatment.”

Hudson Firefighters from the time of “tone” to respond to Doug Duchesne’s emergency tothe time he arrived at the Nashua hospital was 17 minutes. Once stabilized by the traumateam, he was then airlifted to Mass General Hospital in Boston where a second trauma teamrushed him immediately into surgery to repair his throat.

Two weeks later, he could again speak. Stitches out, a little raspy, but he could speak.“In my work, I get a second chance,” commented Doug Duchesne. “If I mess up a

plumbing job, I can go back and fix my mistake. You guys do not have that opportunity. Youhave to get it right the first time. And you did that with me. You are all heroes. You are allunbelievable and I will forever be thankful. Every second counted with me. You did notthink; you just did. Thank you for my life.”

Kirubakaran Siva of Hudson graduated from Lincoln MemorialUniversity on May 8. Siva earned a Master of Business Administration

degree.Patrick Nager of Hudson graduated with honors from North

Carolina State University. He received his Bachelor of Science, cumlaude, in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Amanda Roberts of Hudson received a Bachelor of Science inBiology with a concentration in health sciences from EmmanuelCollege.

David Webster of Hudson graduated from Johnson & WalesUniversity with a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Nutrition with aconcentration in Clinical Dietetics.

In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, EmmanuelCollege has the following Hudson residents to its Dean’s List for thespring semester: Katelyn Guill, Amanda Ingersoll and Alex Luebbers.

Brad Driscoll of Hudson was among the graduates recognizedduring the 194th commencement celebration of University of theSciences on May 20. Driscoll graduated cum laude with a doctor ofpharmacy degree. He is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, NationalHonor Society of First-Year Students. He received the B. Morris andEdna S. Kratz Student Achievement Award given to one male andone female candidate for academic achievement and participation inintercollegiate athletics.

The spring semester Dean’s List at Bryant University includesthe following area residents: From Hudson, Ryan P. Brown, asophomore in Marketing; Jonathon S. Dillman, a sophomore inAccounting; Kaitlyn A. Koumarianos, a senior in Global Supply ChainManagement; Trevor M. Perron, a sophomore in Finance and fromLitchfield, Andrew P. Picard, a sophomore in Marketing.

Gretchen Gamrat of Hudson excelled during the spring semester atHofstra University, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot onthe Dean’s List.

Kendall C. Liggett, a member of the Class of 2016 at the Academyof Notre Dame in Tyngsborough, Mass., and a Litchfield resident, wasnamed to the Commonwealth Athletic Conference (Massachusetts)2015 Varsity Softball All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. Inaddition, she was also awarded the Coaches Award for the Academy’sVarsity Softball Team for the 2015 season.

Andrew Lepine of Litchfield recently graduated magna cum laudefrom Babson College’s School of Business with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree.

Sean Mitchell of Hudson was named to the Dean’s List at Universityof New Hampshire Spring Semester. Sean is currently studying abroad

for the summer session program at Cambridge University England.He has been accepted to an internship in “International Affairs” inWashington, DC, for this fall semester.

Hanna Bate of Hudson (Architecture major), Brianna Hardy (Graphic Design Communications major) and Connor Perry (Criminal

Justice major) of Litchfield have been named to the Dean’s List for thespring semester at Roger Williams University.

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Te 5-inch spike that impaled Doug’s throat

submitted by Ruth Parker Up until 1826 there was no bridge across the Merrimack River

from as far south as Lowell, Mass., and as far north as Manchester.Reacting to this need some of the more prominent men of Hudsonand Nashua petitioned the state legislation for a charter to build abridge.

The wooden bridge shown in this picture was built by theProprietors of the Taylor Falls Bridge and opened as a bridge in1827. The characteristics of this bridge are quite interesting. Itwas 509 feet long with a 16 foot roadway and no sidewalks.The abutments had one tier of faced stone on the outside, filledwith loose stone, all laid dry with no cement. A few years after

completion ice jams and water pressed so hard against theabutments that an ice break was erected in 1834 to buffer thebridge from this danger. This ice break remained in use until it wasremoved during construction of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Itcontinued as a toll bridge until about 1855 when the county laidout a public h ighway over the bridge.

At a town meeting in 1881 a committee was chosen to examinethe bridge and consider what was best: repair or replace. Thecommittee recommended replacement as soon as practical. Afterconferring with a similar committee from Nashua the decisionwas made to replace this wooden bridge. Photo from the HudsonHistorical Society collection.

Remember Hudson When ...Taylor Falls Wooden Bridge

Regan Clothiers Attends Fittingfor McGinest’s Patriots Hall of Fame Jacket

submitted by Regan Clothiers Jim Regan and his associates from

Regan Clothiers went to meet up withWillie McGinest for a live fitting of hisHall of Fame jacket.

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We have an organization that fights for public funding forneeded medical services, services that according to Obamaare readily available under Obamacare, or was that anotherlie? And services available from other organizations that donot spend money lobbying for public funds, or pay publicofficials via campaign contributions to vote to give thempublic funds. And also an organization that lies aboutservices they provide but only for campaign purposes.

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Representative Ralph Boehm, Litchfield

A ribute to Mason, N.H.:Te 1400 Spartans

Daniel Webster famously said: “up in the Mountainsof New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign toshow that there He makes men.” Blood is spilling for thisstate and, if the Old Man were still around, he would leapfrom his craggy watchtower and join the fight in Mason; for women, as well as men: there, He makes warriors. Mostknow the legend: 300 against a million. But there are newSpartans in Mason: 1400, and they will laugh at the end.Mason stands, a united wall, against a line exploding uponits borders. Against all odds this little town stands: with itsletters, its bake sales, its relentless resolve - literally, againstbillions: the billions of foreign invaders. If the NED people win, they will take our property, rape our environment,soil our drinking waters, lay waste to our trees, characterand quality of life, and - lest we ever try to forget - salt ourfarmlands: no jobs, no energy solutions; the pipeline willleave nothing behind on its 71-mile rampage through NewHampshire to Canada but 10% of its capacity … If we lose,they will punctuate their triumph by enslaving us with biggerutility bills: 10% and higher rates - a bitter bowl of gruel when there are far better alternatives.

Tere are many other New Hampshire towns in the pathof the NED pipeline, all with hearty souls; but I am gladthat Mason stands at the front, defending our state, for nonefight like Mason. Come to her aid citizens, representatives,businesses, media: we are all New Hampshire.

Richard Husband, Litchfield

Latest Environmental Report byKinder Morgan Incomplete

A new draft Environmental statement was submittedby GP/KM to FERC on July 24, 2015. It contains verylittle about environmentally sensitive areas in Hudson,N.H., or any specific street in this latest environmentalreport.

Much of the pipeline path is proposed to go through wooded area, a habitat for wildlife and unique vegetation.Tis vast amount of wildlife roams freely. A substantialportion of this proposed path runs through an 1,100 acre watershed that drains into Robinson Pond.

Tere is an intricate piping system that is designedto collect the run- off water and bring it down to thepond. Tis water shed will be greatly affected duringconstruction and during operation of any pipeline thatis installed there. Not only will the water quality ofthe pond diminish to the point that it can no longerbe used for swimming and recreation, but the wildlifeand vegetation will either be harmed temporarily orpermanently. Te large areas of land left devastatedfrom the construction will leave it vulnerable to excessiveerosion washing inappropriate substances into the

watershed which will ultimately end up in the pond.Robinson Pond is one of Hudson, N.H.’s most pristinenatural resources. It is contained in 88 acres of woodlandhabitat and hiking trails with a swimming area and boatlaunch. Tere are historical and archeological areas withinthe Robinson Pond property including a historic andenvironmentally sensitive island, Sawdust Island.

Neither the watershed area, Robinson Pond, thehistorical, archeological nor the wildlife and vegetationappear to be noted anywhere in Kinder Morgan’s report.

Kinder Morgan’s Resource Report 3, section 3.5.2.2of the Environmental Report on Fish, Wildlife andVegetation, shows an unacceptable and negligent admittedacceptance of the anticipated effects on the wildlife andvegetation during and after construction. Resource Report3, section 3.2.3.1 on Wildlife Impacts and Mitigationfurther reiterates this negligent position.

Te pipeline path is also proposed to run throughaquifers that feed private wells. New Hampshire RSA485-A:8 classifies Class A waters as the highest qualityand are potentially acceptable for water supply uses after

adequate treatment. Discharges of sewage or wastes into waters of this classification are prohibited .

Kinder Morgan’s responses to comments on theiroriginal draft Resource Report, filed on May 15, 2015,further demonstrates the admitted negligence andacceptance of the damages that the pipeline project wouldcause.

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Peggy Huard, Hudson

Our state is facing growing heroin andprescription opioid abuse epidemics, andsome New Hampshire families will live withits effects for the rest of their lives. The Griffinsfrom Newton are one of these families. Theirdaughter Courtney was just 20 years old whenshe overdosed and lost her life. She was brightand inquisitive – before her struggle withaddiction took her future away.

Tragically, the Griffins aren’t alone. In2014, there were over 300 fatal drug-relatedoverdoses in our state – nearly 250 involvingheroin or the synthetic painkiller fentanyl.New Hampshire ranks among the worstin the nation for teen drug use, and it isestimated that drug addiction costs the GraniteState more than $2 billion annually in lostproductivity, treatment, and jail time.

While local and state partners are drivingmany solutions to address this epidemic,there are also roles for the federal governmentto play. In the Senate, I’m working acrossparty lines to address this crisis in three keyareas: making sure first responders have thetools they need, improving prevention andtreatment, and boosting anti-drug traffickingefforts.

Overdose deaths are expected to be evenhigher this year than 2014’s record-breakingnumber. On a ride along with the ManchesterFire Department last summer, I witnessed firstresponders administering the opioid overdosereversal drug Naloxone to bring a man back tolife. I also saw his infant child in the corner ofthe room, her future dependent on him.

Working with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), I’ve helped introduce the OpioidOverdose Reduction Act, legislation toempower properly trained first responders,health professionals, and family members toadminister Naloxone in emergency overdosesituations. This bill will help address liabilityconcerns that may make some hesitant toadminister the life-saving drug.

We also need a heavy focus on prevention.Addiction to prescription pain medications areoften a gateway to heroin use – approximatelyfour out of every five new heroin userspreviously abused non-medical prescriptionpainkillers. A bill I introduced with Senator

Joe Donnelly (D-IN) would reauthorizeprescription drug monitoring programs andcall for a public awareness campaign focusingon the links between prescription opioid abuseand heroin addiction.

I’m encouraged that the U.S. Secretary of

Health and Human Services (HHS) has alreadymade it a priority to identify best practicesfor physicians prescribing opioids, as SenatorDonnelly and I called for in our legislation. Tofurther highlight this issue, I have also askedthe Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services to

evaluate the role that methadone prescriptionsfor pain management may play in overdosedeaths.

Another component of prevention issafely disposing of unused or unneededmedications. In response to a letter I cosignedwith a bipartisan group of colleagues, theDrug Enforcement Agency recently agreed toreinstate its successful National Drug Take-Back Day program, providing a convenientway to remove medications from the home.

Our response to this crisis must alsoconsider the real human cost of addictionand recovery. I helped introduce theComprehensive Addiction and RecoveryAct, which would launch an evidence-basedopioid and heroin treatment and interventionsprogram. While there are medications thatcan help treat addiction, there is an urgentneed to expand treatment best practicesacross our nation. Because we can’t arrest ourway out of this problem, this bill would alsodedicate resources to treating incarceratedindividuals suffering from substance usedisorders. Another bill I co-sponsored, theSecond Chance Reauthorization Act, wouldadditionally support reentry programs for thoseindividuals.

This epidemic also has heartbreakingside effects. Nationwide, there has been astaggering 300% increase in infants diagnosedwith neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) afterbeing exposed to opioids in the womb. Atthe Catholic Medical Center in Manchester,officials told me that more than one baby

every hour is now born with conditions ofNAS. That’s why I’ve signed on to the ProtectOur Infants Act, directing HHS to develop aresponse to this alarming trend.

Finally, we must stop drug trafficking atthe border. I have successfully worked overthe last few years to make sure our annualnational defense authorization bills includeresources for detecting, monitoring, andinterdicting illicit heroin trafficking and drugtunnels from Mexico to the United States. I’vealso been a strong supporter of the NationalGuard Counterdrug Program, which providesmilitary capabilities and expertise to supportthe counterdrug activities of federal, state, andlocal authorities.

I’ve worked to address this problem throughadditional avenues. In recent months, therehave been a number of traffic crashes in NewHampshire where heroin or prescriptionopioids may have been a factor. I successfully

introduced an amendment during recentdebate on the Senate highway bill that wouldsupport states’ work to prevent people fromgetting behind the wheel while they’re underthe influence of drugs – helping make our

roads safer.I’ll continue my work to

advance these legislativeinitiatives and look for ways tocollaborate with and strengthenstate and local efforts to combatthis growing epidemic. Together,we can find effective solutionsthat will help save lives,strengthen families, and improveour communities.

Republican Kelly Ayotte is NewHampshire’s junior U.S. senator.

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opinion of one writer, SenatorAyotte, as opposed to a newspa-per reporter who does not providean opinion but reports the facts.This column, in many instances,is a counterpoint to publishedstories and does not reflect theunbiased reporting policy of theHudson~litchfield News or theopinion of the management,advertisers and ownership of AreaNews Group.

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12:00 - 1 p.m. Local Group Demonstration with Al Lima’s Karate Studio 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Local Group Demonstration with Shane’s Anti-Bullying Dance Group 1:30 - 2 p.m. Local Group Demonstration with Showcase Performing Arts Center 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Enchanted Forest Hayrides by Alvirne High Class Act Drama Club - FREE3 p.m.-6pm Live Entertainment with “Sonic Boomers” Sponsored by Advanced Spa And Pool and Collins Dentistry for Children2 p.m.-9 p.m. Historical Hills House – Tours & Open House by the Hudson Historical Society ($3/pp, kids 6 & under are free)5 p.m. Pie Eating Contest - ages 8-12 (free) sponsored by Benson’s Bakery & Mike’s Pie5:15pm Pie Eating Contest for ages 13-17 (free) sponsored by Benson’s Bakery & Mike’s Pie5:30pm Pie Eating Contest for ages 18 & over (free) sponsored by Benson’s Bakery & Mike’s Pie5:45pm Pie Eating Contest Finale - Winners of each age group competes for grand prizes!7 p.m.-11 p.m. Live Entertainment “Voice of Hudson” singing competition - CASH Prizes Presented by Perfect Entertainment, $10 registration fee7 p.m.-11 p.m. Live Entertainment by “Boys of Rockingham” Sponsored by Advanced Spa And Pool and Collins Dentistry for Children9 p.m. Fireworks by RS Fireworks (*weather permitting, rain date Friday) Sponsored by RS Fireworks, Nash Foundation and Town of Hudson

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Fridays thru August 28The Rodgers Memorial Library will host

a free Friday Film Festival at 6:30 p.m.Come enjoy films on our big screen in air

conditioned comfort, snacks will be served.Call the library Film Line at 816-4535 for film titlesand information on future showings. Call 886-6030 if you have additional questions.

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Hours: Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. onSaturdays through Labor Day weekend.

Friday, August 14 thru Sunday, August 16Hudson Old Home Days! One stop fun

for all ages on the Hills House groundsacross from Alvirne High School. There

will be many of the wonderful activities thathave always been at Old Home Days and somenew ones. Pay One Price wristbands, the carnivalrides thru Sunday, a singing competition, man freekids’ games on Saturday, fireworks on Saturday, andmore. See Schedule of Events on pages 4 and 5.Visit our Facebook Page “Hudson NH Old HomeDays” or online at http://hudsonoldhomedays.blogspot.com.

Saturday, August 15 Hudson American Legion Post 48 Annual

Summer Outing, from 12 to 5 p.m. at theHudson Fish & Game Club, 53 Pine Rd.,

Hudson. Open to all active and formermilitary members and their families, as well asresidents of Hudson and Litchfield. Come joinus for a day of good food, fun, and camaraderie.The kids can enjoy some fishing at the catchand release pond as well. For details and ticketinformation, call 889-9777, or stop by Post 48 at 1

Fulton St. in Hudson, between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.,seven days a week. There will be a limited numberof tickets available so don’t miss out. Lookingforward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, August 18Rocket Launch!, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Hudson

Community Center, Lions Avenue. Jointhe Hudson Cub Scouts for an exploration

of space! Bring a 2-liter soda bottle, and aparent, and we’ll help you make your own rocketand launch it! This is open to all children 5-plus,and there is no cost. Contact Ben Dibble, if youhave questions call 305-7492.

Tuesdays, August 18 & 25 Pokémon League for All Ages. Anyone grade one

or older can join us for this weekly league. 3:30to 5 p.m., Rodgers Memorial Library, Hudson. Allvideo game versions and card players are welcome.

Wednesday, August 19The Litchfield Senior Citizens Group

will have its next meeting at 1:30 p.m.at the Community Church on Charles

Bancroft Highway. Featured entertainment

will be music performed by an a cappella musicalgroup. All senior citizens are invited to attend.

Thursday, August 20A Used Book Sale with the Friends of

the Library of Hudson will be held from5 to 8 p.m. in the lower level of the Hills

Memorial Library Building at 18 Library St.in Hudson.

Saturday, August 22Summer Karaoke Nights for All Ages.

Join us every from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at theHills Memorial Library Building, 16 Library

St., Hudson, for an all ages KaraokeParty. There will be free snacks andbeverages and a karaoke system thatwill help you to unmask your singing

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Thursday, August 27 The Early Learning Center will

be holding its first “CommunityResource Fair” from 1 to 3 p.m.

outside the Library Street Schoolunder a tent. The fair is being put togetherto show families the many resources thatare available in and around our community.There will be 15-20 agencies that willparticipate in the event. A few of themare: the YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, theDepartment of Public Health, the UnitedWay, the Adult Learning Center, Girls, Inc.,the Rodgers Memorial Library, Girl and BoyScouts and more! The agencies will bring resourcesand handout that families can take with them andthere will be representatives from these agencieswho will be able to answer their questions.

Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2019 areinvited to Alvirne High School’s “First Night”program, which will start promptly at 6 p.m. in theC.J. Steckevicz gymnasium and should concludearound 8:30 p.m. Parents are asked to stop in thelobby to pick up a copy of their child’s schedule,so please plan on arriving by 5:45 p.m., and thenproceed to the gymnasium. This is a wonderfulopportunity for your entire family to meet the staffand faculty at Alvirne as well as a great time foryou to become familiar with what will be expectedfrom you and your child. Questions? Contact theSchool Counseling Office at 886-1260, ext. 2507.

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Dorothy (Boyle) Taylor, 90, of Hudson,died peacefully at her home on Aug. 3, 2015,surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Sept. 4, 1924, in Norwood,England, daughter of the late Edward and Ada(Thompson) Boyle. She was predeceasedby her husband Raymond Taylor in 2005and was also predeceased by a brother JohnBoyle.

Dorothy was an avid reader who enjoyed knitting, embroideryand cooking for her family. She was a thoughtful and generousperson who never failed to send a card for that special occasionin someone’s life. Her family was everything to her, especially hergrandchildren and great-grandchildren who she loved to spoil withcookies and M&M’s. Mimi was the best. Dorothy will be missed byall who knew her.

Her loving family includes three sons, David Taylor and hiswife Suzanne of Pittsfield, ME, Edward Taylor and his wife Naynaof Charlotte, N.C., and Richard Taylor and his wife Evangeline ofHampton, N.H.; two daughters, Kathleen Nagle and her husbandEdward and Eileen Taylor, all of Hudson; seven grandchildren,Kevin Taylor and his wife Valerie, Shane Taylor and his wife Sandy,Steven Nagle and his wife Jessie, Angela Donahue and her husbandThomas, Mark Nagle, Raymond Gendreau, Rachel Gendreau; 11great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Theresa Taylor of Lowell, Mass.; avery close friend, Barbara Friend of Dracut, Mass.; as well as severalnieces, nephews, and cousins.

All services will be private. To share an online message ofcondolence with the family, please visit www.dumontsullivan.com. The Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson is in charge ofarrangements.

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Hollywood Comes to Hudson’s Meineke Car Centerby Doug Robinson

Hudson’s locally owned Meineke Car Care Center at 5Pelham Road in Hudson will be featured in the nationaladvertising campaign for this coming year.

“We film all of our advertising at one time for the full year,”commented Summer Nunn, director of marketing for Meineke,“and we chose to film our national marketing campaign here inHudson.”

Evidently, Hudson’s Meineke has been power ranked number1 for many years within the Meineke family of more than 900repair shops. From sales to customer service, Manager MarcArnold and his team of professionals have been “setting the bar”for Meineke which other franchises have been chasing.

“It’s all about repeat business,” commented Arnold. “Wehave been in Hudson for 26 years, and I have been fortunate to

be with Meineke for all of those 26 years. I started my careersweeping the floor at Meineke and I have learned and grownwithin the organization. I am very thankful to Barry Williams,owner, to all of our customers who have remained loyal andcommitted to the services we provide at Meineke Car CareCenter.”

Meineke specializes in providing quality service and partsfor area customers’ vehicle repair and maintenance needs.“You can trust in a Meineke mechanic shop near you. Whileyou have a variety of choices in Hudson for your car repairand maintenance needs, the Meineke brand has been a trustedpartner for automotive maintenance and repair needs since1972,” stated Arnold.

Meineke has earned an A+ rating from NH’s Better BusinessBureau and has also received several 5 Star Customer Service

Ratings from Meineke customers.Franchise Business Consultant Don Casey commented that

the Hudson Meineke Care Center was chosen because “this staffrepresents what Meineke stands for. It is well run and the staff isgreat. It is one of the top Car Care Centers in the country.”

It was put this way on the Meineke website: “While mostmechanics talk the talk, we walk the walk, flush the flush, androtate the rotation. Superior workmanship, a friendly staff andquality parts are what keep our customers coming back everytime. We’re out to help you drive a little smarter.”

Manager Marc Arnold installs the wheel back on the vehicle during one of the“takes” during the filming for one of the national V ads.

Te large production camera can be seen as it films Marc Arnold, Meineke Car Care Centermanager, re-install the rotor to a vehicle during the making of the V ads.

Several trucks were required to accommodate all the lighting, props, andadvertising needs of Element Advertising, “a full-service production and

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by Doug RobinsonHudson’s American Legion Post 48 recently hosted

“Operation Kidsafe” at the Hudson Post.“The Operation Kidsafe system, procedure and

layout were developed using consultants from theFBI, police officials and fingerprinting experts.Using the latest all digital systems they capturethe fingerprints of each hand along with a fulldigital head and shoulder photograph. The aboveinformation is then printed on hard copy andhanded to parents for safekeeping. There is an area

on the document for parents to update with a currentphoto according to operationkidsafe.org.

“Should a child become lost, or even worse,kidnapped, the parent would call 911 and let lawenforcement know they have an Operation Kidsafedocument. The police department will know how tohandle it from there. Don’t forget that the focus ofthis event is education. With the Operation Kidsafesafety tips, children can avoid many compromisingsituations. It is the perfect time for parents to coverthese tips with their children and start a family safety

action plan,” continued operationkidsafe.org.Children, with parents in tow, lined up to have

their fingerprints and pictures taken. First the leftthumb, then left index finger, and so on, until all 10digits were fingerprinted digitally.

Once the fingerprints were completed, parents orguardians were presented with the printed documentof the digital fingerprints. Safety tips, which werewritten on the back of the document, afforded adultsto further teach the children about being home aloneor if they became lost. What to do and what everyparent needs to tell a child about child safety arealso documented on the Bio-Document.

The materials, service, hot dogs, snow cones,

cotton candy, hamburgers, and juice offered duringthe Operation Kidsafe fingerprinting, were providedby an anonymous donor.

“We need to keep our kids safe and I havebeen wanting to do this for years. We need todo whatever we can to protect our kids,” said awomen’s auxiliary member.

Hudson American Legion Post 48 Hosts ‘Operation Kidsafe’

Cadets Graduate from Hudson Youth Academy Leadership - Motivation - Respect

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Cadet O’Donnell practices her skills on the MILORange Pro targeting machine at the HPD.

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Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and friends filled the HPD parking lot for the graduation ceremonies. Some brought flowers to present to theircadet as a c elebratory gift.

by Doug RobinsonIt was graduation day at the Hudson Police

Department, and, to those graduating, that meant theygot to be a cop for a day.

From patrol car to target practice, to buildingsearches and traffic stops, the cadets went from theclassroom to the parking lot for hands-on experiences.

HPD officers instructed the cadets on properprocedures to ensure their safety as well as those

whom they stop on a routine traffic stop. Whilesearching a building, Officer Tom Scotti reinforced theskills of teamwork when “sweeping” a building.

All officers wore painted handguns, whichidentified the guns as non-lethal. During target

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Officers were able to simulate different policescenarios for the cadets’ enjoyment and coaching.

Parents, grandparents, bro thers, sisters, andfriends filled the HPD parking lot for the graduationceremonies. Some brought flowers to present to theircadet as a celebratory gift.

Each cadet was presented with their graduationHPD Youth Academy blue shirt, with the words“Leadership, Motivation, and Respect” written on theback. Officer Rachelle Megowen’s graduation speech

centered on those three words, as they were thefoundations to their learned experiences during theprevious week.

“It is important to remember the life skills youlearned this week,” stated Officer Mcgowen. “Ichallenge you to be role models and to always do theright thing, when your friends may not. Continue tohave respect for everyone.”

Johnathan, 8, and his mom, Angela, celebrate the moment as they receive Johnathan’s fingerprints and photo from the American Legion’s Kidsafe

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Parents/guardians of the Class of 2019 are invited to Alvirne High School’s “First Night” program onThursday, Aug. 27. The program will start promptly at 6 p.m. in the C.J. Steckevicz gymnasium andshould conclude around 8:30 p.m. Parents are asked to stop in the lobby to pick up a copy of theirchild’s schedule, so please plan on arriving by 5:45 p.m., then proceed to the gymnasium. This is awonderful opportunity for your entire family to meet the staff and faculty at Alvirne as well as a greattime for you to become familiar with what will be expected from you and your child.

Your ninth grader will have the opportunity to learn the layout of our buildings by actually followingtheir first semester schedule. During this time, the teachers will briefly discuss their classroom rules, thebreadth and depth of what they will cover in their classes, and the general rules they expect the studentsto follow. Yearbooks will be sold during freshmen first night.

It is strongly encouraged that you get here early, between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m., and enter through thedoors marked C.J. Steckevicz Gymnasium. Park in the side and lower lots to facilitate an easy access to

the building. Upon entering the lobby, pick up your student’sschedule. The program will begin in the gymnasium with abrief presentation. After this presentation, you will be dismissedto your child’s first period class. If you, as the parent, areunable to attend, please try to make arrangements for your childto participate in the First Night program. Over the years, it hasbeen an extremely helpful tool in starting the school year off ona positive note.

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As the first media outlet to tell the community about the newGymnasium and Arts Center being built at the Presentation ofMary Academy, little did we know that a group of students hadtold their schoolmates about it. Not in whispers like, ‘we’regetting a new gym,’ but in a song written by the students. It is atribute to what goes on at the academy.

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To date, Frohman has already aligned 10 to 15 people to partner on the project. “Scouts will beeffectively trained on site before project work will begin,” he explained.

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the story of Leontes of Sicilia, a goodly king who gallsvictim to unfounded jealously and experiences the

consequences of his raging actions. As it is with fairytales, a moral less lies herein, along with a strangermagic, fantastical creatures, royal families, countrybumpkins, singing rogues, natural and unnaturaldangers and few odd sheep. The story moves fromtragedy to comedy, from once upon a time to happilyever after.

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cast and crew to stretch well beyond their comfortzones,” LaFrance said. “It has been a pleasure to see

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Crockford’s passion for sports and weight lifting goes back to hisAlvirne days. He started taking protein supplements during hisfreshman year of high school. He also played football for four yearsas an Alvirne Bronco.

“I have been an athlete since I was six years old and have been inlove with sports since day one,” Crockford said.

Recently, Crockford was introduced to the Strong Mancompetition by his business partners. He won his division in the

Massachusetts state strong man competition and still competespresently. His passion for Strong Man remains intense as hebelieves his choice to compete in the sport was one of the bestdecisions in his life.

Crockford isn’t alone in his company. Fellow 2011 AlvirneAlum Lee Vandergraaf, as well as nationally ranked strong mencompetitors Joe Grassi and Seamus McNally, also have ownershipin the business.

Crockford and Grassi were the originators of the companyaround the first of the year. What started as a side comment quicklyspringboard into reality and has developed into an up-and-comingbusiness within a year of that first mention.

“Joe and I were looking at supplements and were joking aroundabout making our own. Then he emailed me a whole spread sheeton a chemical formula breakdown on everything we wanted to dofor a formula. Then it just took over from there and kept growing.After that we got other people involved and had our core four,”Crockford said.

The group soon took out a loan and began learning the ropes ofstarting a business. With all the core members having extensiveexperience in the health, nutrition, and process of protein

supplements and weight training, their passion and experience wasthere. The company is now growing and expanding. Tore Forcesupplements are sold both online and at a few local stores such asBlack Stone Valley Nutrition in Massachusetts.

Crockford’s long-termvision for the companyis to compete withlarger companies and berecognized nationally.

“Right now, we’re justtrying to build up steamlittle by little and focus onmarketing and building updemands,” he said.

“Science aside, we haven’treally had the most businessand marketing background sothat’s been a whole learningprocess for us,” Crockfordsaid.

Tore Force has an FDA-approved third-partymanufacturer in New Yorkmake the supplements,while Crockford is involvedwith the development ofthe products. He uses hisBachelor of Science degreein exercise and physiologyand deep understanding ofnutrition and the humanbody to work with his co-owners to develop theirproducts.

“We clinically dosed ourproducts. Our productsare backed by science. I’vetaken so many chemistry andhuman biology courses that I

know the ins and outs of how it works,” Crockford said.Crockford stated that while many supplements are focused on

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“It’s overall just a complete product that an athlete will belooking for. It gives you strength., power, energy, endurance, andfocus. We (used to) go into the store and ask why can’t we justget one supplement that does everything that it’s supposed to do,”Crockford said.

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You’re paying for something you don’t want and don’t need,” hesaid.

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Operation Care for Troops, previously known as MooreMart, began as a family effort in 2004 to provideneeded but unavailable supplies to soldiers serving in Iraq. The effort started when Paul Moore and his sisterCarol shipped a “care package” to their brother Brian who was deployed to Iraq with his unit of the NewHampshire National Guard. Soon after, they decided to expand their shipments to Brian’s entire unit. Astime went on, local friends and acquaintances joined the effort, shipping care packages to their loved onesand friends. If someone provided the name, FPO/APO address and end of deployment date of any deployedserviceman or woman, MooreMart would ship that person a care package four times per year. Packagesalso went to veterans in rehab f acilities, veterans in transition and the N.H.Veterans home. As of August 2015, MooreMart had shipped over 72,000care packages. Operation Care for Troops now carries on that tradition.

The goal of the program is to build the morale of our troops and providethem with items that will make their lives easier. Early on, soldiers wroteback and told us that we “carry more supplies than Walmart” and dubbedus “MooreMart.” The name stuck and became the formal name of the non-profit.

As the effort continued to grow, the group expanded its mission tofulfill requests from the troops for specific items for all kinds of things – toinclude hand warmers for troops in the Afghan mountains, special non-oilywipes for troops in the desert, and soft Crown Royal bags to protect nightvision goggles. MooreMart even filled requests for items that the troopswant to use to spread good will with children and families in their areas ofdeployment – candy, crayons, supplies to set up schools, soccer balls andeven pumps to hand out when starting soccer leagues.

MooreMart has become well known in New Hampshire and neighboringMassachusetts and is a favorite of military personnel throughout the MiddleEast. The organization received many awards and citations from varioussources that include the U.S. Senate, members of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, New Hampshire governors, mayors and others.

Operation Care for Troops is the next evolution of what began asMooreMart. When Paul Moore started shipping care packages he wasan attorney in Nashua. He is now a district court judge. As such, Paulneeded to be compliant with policy that all judges who participate in non-profit organizations ensure they avoid situations that might be viewed asa potential conflict of interest. While there had never been a complaint

or problem relative to Paul’s MooreMart activity, Paul wanted to ensure his involvement could neveraffect public perception of the New Hampshire Judiciary. As president of MooreMart, he had to ceasehis participation in fund raising and he could no longer host or be present at events where politicianswere present. Knowing that judges are held to a higher standard of conduct, Paul decided to resign fromMooreMart’s Board of Directors and end his management and operational involvement. This was now anissue and a challenge for MooreMart.

This also meant that the Moore family name needed to be removed from the organization – thus, the newname “Operation Care for Troops.” All this was a great disappointment for Paul and everyone involved inthe organization. Fortunately, the organization has attracted many capable, enthusiastic volunteers over theyears and they have stepped forward to carry on what Paul and Carol started. OCT will continue to providetroops with the same support, by the same caring, devoted volunteers, in the same fashion.

For more information contact Operation Care for Troops at [email protected] or call Ted Luszey at493-3512.

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August 26, 2015

The Town of Hudson Planning Board will hold a regularly scheduledmeeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the “BuxtonCommunity Development Conference Room” at Town Hall. Thefollowing items will be on the agenda:

I. CALL TO ORDER BY CHAIRPERSON AT 7:00 P.M.II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIII. ROLL CALLIV. SEATING OF ALTERNATES

V. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S)VI. CASES REQUESTED FOR DEFERRALVII. CORRESPONDENCEVIII. PERFORMANCE SURETIESIX. ZBA INPUT ONLY

X. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. The Planning Board shall consider adopting an “AlternativeTraffic Impact Fee Process”, known as the “Cost AllocationProcedure” or “CAP”.

XI. OLD BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGSXII. DESIGN REVIEW PHASE

XIII. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ONLY

A. Breckenridge Estates Subdivision 50 Speare Rd.CP# 01-15 Map 186/Lot013

Purpose of Plan: to subdivide Tax Map 186/Lot 013 intonine (9) single-family residential lots with individual sanitarysewer disposal and individual well water.

XIV. NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

B. Crimson Properties, LLC 18 Spear RoadSB#07-15 Map 193/Lot 044

Purpose of Plan: to subdivide existing Lot 44 into new Lot 44,containing 9.918 acres and new Lot 44 – 1 containing 1.693acres. Application Acceptance and Hearing.

XV. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Review DRAFT COPY of the Revised Land Use Regulations,as prepared by the Planning Board’s ad hoc Land UseRegulations Review Committee.

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

All plans and applications are available for review in the PlanningOffice. Comments may be submitted in writing until 10:00 a.m. on theTuesday prior to the day of the meeting.

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The Town of Hudson has an Impact Fee Ordinance in place, i.e., §334-74.1 through 334-74.12, that allows the town to collect impact feespursuant to RSA 674:21. To this effect, said “alternative traffic impact fee

process” will allow the town to utilize said fees for specific town-wideroad improvement projects, i.e., as opposed to the present impact feeprocess that is exclusive to road improvement projects for Lowell Road(Rte. 3A), Central Street (NH Rte. 111) and Derry Street (NH Rte. 102).

The full text of the above proposed “alternative traffic impact fee process”can be reviewed/obtained at the Community Development Department,Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 12 School Street, Hudson, and RodgersMemorial Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson.

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A gathering of teachers,sisters, and colleagues fromaround the globe came toNashua for a conferencemeant to deepen themission of Catholiceducation as inspired bythe foundress of the Sistersof the Presentation of Mary,Anne Marie Rîvier.

Educators from 14countries spent lastweek at Rivier Universityfor a conference onthe challenges facingCatholic colleges anduniversities. The eventwelcomed workshoppresenters and attendeesfrom Brazil, Cameroon, Canada,France, Gambia, Italy, Japan,

Mozambique, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal,Senegal, Spain and the United States. The week-long program included workshops and discussionsessions, meetings with global speakers, visits toregional educational venues, and prayer.

Sister Maria Rosa, principal at Hudson’s PMA,called the international congress “an experienceof unity, faith, education, and solidarity withcolleagues who teach and inspire children all overthe world through the spirit and mission of theSisters of the Presentation of Mary.”

Keynote speakers included Paul Malartre,former secretary general of Catholic education inFrance; Father John Fortin, OSB, superintendentof schools in the Catholic Schools Officefor the Diocese of Manchester; Brother GuyConsolmagno, SJ, president of the VaticanObservatory Foundation; and Father MarcMontminy, a Manchester diocesan priestwho specializes in evangelization and retreatexperiences.Workshops created a shared vision of future

challenges in Catholic education and how to bestmeet those challenges, reenergizing educatorswith a focus on their health and well being, andproviding practical tools for personalizing education

in the schools of tomorrow. Workshops were taught inEnglish, French, Portuguese, and Spanish with translationavailable on site.

Another goal was reenergizing educators, with a focuson their health and well being, and providing practicaltools for personalizing education. “The conference wasa wonderful experience. It was an incredible witness toour faith, and our dedication to continuing Mother MarieRivier’s mission,” said Adam Shaw, a PMA junior highschool math teacher. “As educators, we are called toput hope in each and every child. That kind of hope canchange the world.”

In conjunction with the International Congress, abronze sculpture of Blessed Anne Marie Rivier wasblessed and dedicated at the newly constructed HeritagePlaza on campus. The plaza, one of Rivier’s GatewayProjects, reflects the university’s Catholic heritage andprovides a new focal point to the campus landscape.

“Rivier University was founded by the Sisters of thePresentation of Mary and named for Blessed Anne MarieRivier who established the Congregation of Sisters in

1796,” said Sister Paula Marie Buley, IHM, president.“Her vision created a global network of educationalinstitutions that continue to prepare young men and

women to be a transformativepresence in our world. Infidelity to the spirit of BlessedAnne Marie Rivier, the universityis a fitting location for thethird International Congress ofEducation.”

Problems with ‘Zach’ Practice Field just Tip of the Iceberg

by Doug RobinsonFive years. That is how long the project has been going on for the building of Zach Field. It was a teary-

eyed mom who walked into the Area News Group five years ago and asked for help to build a football stadiumin honor of her son who had recently passed away.

Organizer Len Lathrop and Mike Tompkins, Zach’s father, approached the Hudson Board of Selectmen toexpress their frustration with the handling of the Zach stadium project by both Hudson’s Town EngineeringDepartment and Weston & Sampson engineers.

“To date we have spent $1.2 million dollars, and Town Engineer Elvis Dhima told me yesterday that we were$10,000 overbudget. I was told that the foundation would have to pay. Af ter speaking with your chairman

(Richard Maddox), we were advised to speak with the board tonight,” explained Lathrop at the Aug. 11 BOSmeeting..

Lathrop, publisher of the Area News Group, laid out for the selectmen a litany of project problems that aimdirectly at the mismanagement from both Dhima and Weston & Sampson of Peabody, Mass.

“I am saddened to report for the Zach Foundation that even this small project of a practice field has goneastray,” stated Lathrop, during his meeting with the selectmen. He was referencing the warm-up area, not thegame field.

Lathrop reported that the “overrun of costs, started with the material estimates prepared by Weston andSampson of 2,300 cubic yards of material“ when in reality, “(the amount needed was actually) 4,000 cubicyards.

He continued, “The large rocks that were to be excavated, were to be crushed to a 6-inch diameter, andused for the walkway.” Photos presented by Lathrop illustrate walkway stones that are much larger than ispractical.

“Little children are going to be walking on these stones,” he continued. “(Two contractors) verified that thecorrect size of the stones was to be six inches. The larger stones were to be used for the retaining wall, and weare now told that this has been eliminated.”

According to Lathrop, the size of the stones placed was due to a “needed drainage swale according to thetown engineer.” Lathrop continued to state that ‘Rip Rap’ (a large, sharp stone) was used instead of the smoothrock the foundation had requested. “Children are going to be hurt on that stone,” he said.

The location of the roadway to the field was also changed, without foundation’s approval, from the back ofthe field to the front of it. This change compromises the integrity of field sizes for soccer, football and lacrosse.

Lathrop commented, “I tried to drive my 4 x 4 SUV up the road without success.”“I believe that as Weston & Sampson engineers are to blame, again, for miscalculations as they were the

engineer supervising the mitigation planning and work when over twice as much asbestos was uncovered (asthey had projected),” he explained.. “They should be held responsible.”

Lathrop continued to state that the town engineer’s only response to the cost overruns was that thefoundation would have to pay, even after he was aware of the issues created by Weston & Sampson engineers.

In closing, Lathrop stated, “We committed that this field should be for everybody in town: the Bears,lacrosse, and soccer. I am not sure it is now going to be big enough.”

Hudson Board of Selectman Chairman Maddox commented that there has been a “litany of mistakes.”The Hudson Board of Selectman will be reviewing Zach Field progress, or lack of progress with Weston &

Sampson, Town Engineer Elvis Dhima, and the Zach Foundation at the next Board of Selectman’s meeting.

PMA staff who attended the International Congress

Sr. Sue Fredrick , a member of the leadership team in Romeand organizer of the entire congress, presents a gift to Sister

Paula Marie Buley for hostingthe congress at Rivier.

Educator Rebecca ilford of Prince Albert, Saskatch-ewan, Canada, adds the images of students to formthe closing logo.



submitted by Scott Power Nearly 300,000 people a year make the trip to Cooperstown to

pay tribute to the baseball heroes in the National Baseball Hallof Fame and Museum. That includes 1,200 12-year olds eachweek during the summer competing in the greatest tournament inAmerica, the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament atCooperstown DreamsPark. For 11 boysfrom Hudson, it wasan experience they’llnever forget.

Since last summer,Hudson 12U playersand families havebeen fundraising andplanning for the tripof a lifetime. Theirslogan, “One Team,One Dream,” becamereality this past weekas they traveled toCooperstown, N.Y., tocompete in a 104-team tournament in what many call “the crown jewel of baseball.”

Set at the foot of the mountains, only a few minutes from theHall of Fame Museum, is a complex comprised of 22 ball fields,50 batting cages, over 100 clubhouses, dining tents, concessions,and souvenir stores – a place where memories are made and everyballplayer who enters the gate asks himself, “is this heaven?”

The week began with the skills competitions. Hudson competed

in the Golden Arm, Around the Horn and the Road Runnercompetitions, but the real fireworks came in the King of Swat(homerun derby). In ten swings, Grady Hudson wowed the crowdby hitting five homeruns in the final round – only one behind thewinner. Who knows how many he would have hit with a healthyleg? Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. was there to witness the display.

As expected, a gauntlet of top teams from across the country filledHudson’s schedule includingthe eighth-ranked CarolinaAftershock and previouslyranked number 1 MilwaukeeAngels. Hudson 12U held a5-4 lead in the sixth inningin the tournament’s openinggame, after Grady hit a pinch-hit RBI single. Jacob Hobartstruck out six in three inningsof work limiting Steve Aiello’sStars (California) to only tworuns. Matt DeMarino andCharlie LaPorte had two hits

apiece. But a late-inninghomerun was too much forHudson to overcome.

In the aforementionedCarolina game, Jagger Forsythand Hobart combined to holdtheir opponents to nine hits.Kyle Boulanger chipped intwo hits for Hudson. In the

next game against another undefeated team, the Lakeville Cougarsof Minnesota, Hudson only trailed 5-4 in the fifth after four stronginnings from Nick Jacques.

In the final game of pool play, Hudson 12U found themselvesin a slugfest with last year’s champion Milwaukee Angels fromWisconsin. After Forsyth left with a knee injury, Hobart threw fiveand two-third innings striking out eight giving up six earned runs.But it was the Hudson offense that created lasting memories in thisone. Casey Corleto hit a game tying three-run homer in the fifthinning and hit his second home run for good measure in the sixthgiving Hudson an 11-10 victory.

Having played six games in three days, a fatigued and bangedup Hudson team entered the playoffs versus Franklin Regional(Pennsylvania). Every Hudson Hitdawg had at least one hit, whileNathan Day, Corleto and Jacques had two hits apiece. Isaiah Powerbelted three hits and Hudson scored seven times in the fifth inning towin 13-11. Day, Forsyth, Jacques and Hobart all homered.

In the second game of the playoffs, Hudson was running on fumes.But that didn’t mean there was no fight left in them. These boysfaced adversity head on and clawed their way against Wisconsin,whom they beat just 15 hours earlier. With the pitching staff gassed,Adam Scharn took the hill and kept Hudson afloat for four innings.LaPorte’s seven RBIs and grand slam home run was enough to giveHudson a one-run lead into the bottom of the sixth inning. AlthoughHudson would lose this shootout, it gained the respect of coachesand umpires across the tournament. The boys were praised fortheir tenacity, desire to compete and ability to play hurt. This grouprepresented Hudson and New Hampshire with pride and resiliency.

Hudson 12U combined to hit 11 home runs in Cooperstown (notcounting the blasts Grady hit in the home run derby). Every player

made memories that will last a lifetime. Every player received theirHall of Fame ring at closing ceremonies and is now inducted in theAmerican Youth Baseball Hall of Fame. This coach could not bemore proud of these boys. They believed in their dream and theybelieved in themselves. Thank you to all of the team’s sponsors,supporters, parents and families for making this summer one toremember.

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Hudson 12U Caps off Summer Season withUnforgettable Week in Cooperstown

From left: Nick Jacques, Jagger Forsyth, Isaiah Power, Jacob Hobart.

submitted by Eric LaFlecheComing in to Monadnock Speedway as the Granite State

Pro Stock Series points leader was not really on the mind of18-year-old Hudson native Derek Griffith. This particular

race, the John Boy Hoyt 100, means more than just points forthe drivers of the fledgling GSPSS. This annual event is held inmemory of GSPSS Co-Founder John Hoyt.

Hoyt is credited as one of the architects of the series andas Series President Mike Parks frequently mentions, therewould be no GSPSS, if it had not been for Hoyt. After hisuntimely death in 2011, the series moved to honor Hoyt witha memorial race.

Griffith talks about the JBH 100, “From all the accounts Iknow of John, he was an exceptional guy, very smart in theracing world. I know all of the GSPSS guys always markthis race on ourcalendars andMonadnock isalways great forus; I just wish wehad a better finishthan we had.”

Griffith rolledoff in the fourthstarting position

and was contenton being patientand using tiremanagement to beable to contend fora race win. At theend of the 100-lapevent, however,a chain reactionincident withthe leaders on

lap 24 sent the No.12 MOM’s of Manchester/FEP Insurance/ LCM Racing Toyota Camry careening off the track in turn one,causing extensive body damage. After pitting for the crew tomake the necessary repairs, Griffith was able to move through

the field and ended up with a respectable sixth-place finish.“I owe a lot to my crew,” said Griffith. “They never gaveup. After the wreck, I knew the car was heavily damaged, butthe crew got the equipment out and took care of the issues;the car wasn’t handling too awful bad. We got sixth, so that’sa testament to the crew’s hard work. It could have been muchworse.”

Next up for Derek on the Granite State Pro Stock Serieswill be the annual ‘Hudson Hugger’ held at HudsonInternational Speedway on Aug. 23.



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Hudson~Litchfield News 8-14-2015