The
Epsom Public Library is pleased to present an exhibit of needlework
by Darlene Carbone of Concord. Introduced to counted cross
stitch 30 years ago, the artist has been perfecting her skills ever
since, as evidenced by this comprehensive exhibit of close to 100
exquisitely-worked pieces, encompassing a wide variety of subjects.
The exhibit runs through February 27, and may be viewed during
regular library hours: Monday- Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call the
library at 736-9920.
The Chichester Food Pantry will
hold a Benefit Buffet Breakfast on January 30, 7:30-10 a.m. at
the Chichester Fire Station. Cash donations please.
The breakfast
will be sponsored by the Chichester Fire Association and the
Epsom-Chichester Lions Club.
Letter
When the Friends of Epsom’s Historic Meeting House raised enough
money and had the building moved and set on the foundation, we all
thought we had accomplished something. We had! We had saved a
historic building and set it on town property on a foundation at
absolutely no cost to taxpayers. Once relocated, many residents of
Epsom assumed it would be used to house the town offices instead of
renting space.
When the Town Office Building Committee was
formed, many residents assumed they would design a space under what
used to be the sanctuary of the church. This is not happening. What
IS happening is, the first floor (lower level) of the Meetinghouse
is planned as PART of the town office complex, which focuses on a
new addition off the back of the meetinghouse, to the tune of
$?,000,000.00.
Please contact Epsom’s selectmen and tell them
that we don’t need and can’t afford a new building – especially when
we have TWO existing vacant buildings on the same property, one of
which hasn’t yet cost taxpayers a cent, with the exception of
utilities.
Much can be done using volunteers. I know one
contractor that said he’d be willing to volunteer his services if it
would keep his taxes down, and I suspect that there are many others
who feel the same.
The argument has been made that there is not
enough space under the sanctuary – however, if we utilize the Town
Hall for Zoning Compliance, Welfare officer or Tax Collector for
instance, there would be plenty of room for all. We already own that
building and it, also, needs to be occupied and used.
Please
contact the Select board and tell them your thoughts on this, then
remind them that it is not their money they are spending.
Bruce
Graham
Letter
To Epsom Citizens, I would like to thank those who signed the
petition to ask that the estimated tax impacts be noted back on the
official town ballot for all voters to see. The next opportunity to
express your opinions as to why you signed that petition comes this
upcoming town deliberative session on Saturday, February 6th at 9:00
a.m. at the Epsom Central School gym.
There will also be 8 other
various warrant articles discussed, including at least 5 that
contain money appropriations that affect your property tax bills.
Some of the warrants include one to ask if the town will spend money
toward engineering studies for a new town office building, another
to ask whether the town will spend money to finish the basement of
the former Baptist church into the town offices, one to ask if the
town will spend money for an additional police officer, and there is
one that will ask that a resolution be passed to send to our state
electorate to let the people vote on the definition of marriage.
At this session any resident may approach the microphone to ask
questions of line items, determine wording of warrant articles, and
of course voice concerns or comments. From there we will vote to
place them officially on the ballot for voting in March. Remember
that every registered voter in attendance can exercise their right
to ask for a secret paper ballot to be cast during this deliberative
session concerning any warrant or line item with 5 signatures given
there before each vote.
So be part of the solution by making a
New Year’s resolution and reserve the date, February 6th to
decide our town’s fate. Make your voices heard by being active
instead of silently passive.
Respectfully submitted, Tom
Langlais, Epsom
Area
Students Named To Dean’s List At New England College
The
following area students were named to the Dean’s List at New England
College in Henniker, NH, for the Fall 2009 semester: Cassandra
Escabi, of Allenstown, Junior. Justin Muniz, of Epsom, Freshman.
Erin Webber, of Pittsfield, Senior.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, & Pittsfield: This has
been another busy week in Concord, as we continue public hearings
for the 2010 bills. My committee heard nine bills tweaking various
aspects of the state retirement plan; none seem likely to pass in
their current form, but a subcommittee will be working on all of
them. We also heard bills on regulating animal physical therapists
(HB1525); the organization of the parole board (HB1658), creating a
committee to review all licensing requirements (HB1381), and
requiring state employees to join the “public option”, if Congress
passes one (HB1275).
I also visited the Municipal and County
Government Committee to testify on HB1335, allowing lower interest
rates for tax liens. While I support the concept, the Epsom
Selectboard and Tax Collector had some concerns about the details of
this plan and they asked me to present them to the committee.
Other committees heard bills of greater public interest: Labor heard
HB 1645, Right to Work; Fish & Game heard HB1514, forbidding the
sale of raw furs. Criminal Justice heard two bills decriminalizing
marijuana, HB1653 and HB1652. The latter, which addressed taxing it
heavily, got a much better reception! Finance had a series of bills
to improve the budget process, as well as various spending cuts. And
of course Ways and Means heard many tax bills, including repeals of
the gambling tax and LLC tax imposed in the budget process last
June.
Anyone interested in what’s going on at the State House is
invited to email or call me; those who’d like a more extensive
report than I can fit in The Sun should email me for my newsletter.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Obituaries
Margaret P. Cass
Epsom - Margaret “Peggy” Cass, 70, of Lockes Hill
Road, died January 16th at the Pleasant View Center in Concord,
following a long illness.
She
was born in Hempstead, NY, the daughter of Michael and Margaret
O’Connor. She lived in Northwood for several years, moving to Epsom
22 years ago. She was a member of the Epsom Bible Church and had
hosted the Church’s Bible Study at her home.
She
is survived by her husband of 50 years, David A Cass of Epsom; 2
daughters, Donna Parker of Concord and her husband Dana, and Deborah
Bushau of Snohomish, WA; 6 grandchildren, Brandon Kimball, Scott ,
Caitlyn and Nicholas Bushau, and Joshua and Hannah Parker; 2
great- grandchildren, Lashaya and Mateo Kimball; a sister, Nancy
Ziegler of Spring Hill, FL.
She
was predeceased by a son, Robert David Cass, who died in 2002.
A
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at the Epsom
Bible Church at 1:00 PM.
Memorial Donations in her memory may be made to the Cornerstone
Christian Academy 398 Black Hall Road, Epsom, NH 03234
The
Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, is assisting with
arrangements.
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