Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, celebrated the
graduation of 502 students during its Summer Commencement
Convocation on August 23, 2009.
Local student, Ryan Foote of Deerfield was one of the
graduates of the class of 2009.
He was also named to the Dean’s
List for the Summer Semester.
Don’t Forget…
Vintage Hill’s
October
Fest!
10 Berry Avenue, Pittsfield, NH
Saturday, October 3rd,
2pm-4pm
Bring your carved pumpkin
Door Prize , Games, Goodies
& Gifts
RSVP 435-5133
Flu Vaccine Clinic
Rochester District Visiting Nurse Association will hold a flu
vaccine clinic on Wednesday, October 14, from 2-5 p.m. at the
Northwood Town Hall. The cost is $35. Please bring your BC/BS or
Medicare card, if you have one. Please note that this is the
standard flu vaccine and is not the H1N1 vaccine.
The
Town of Northwood web site became inoperable this week and IT
Director Pete Jones quickly moved to a new domain for the web site:
www.northwoodnh.org Although the original site (www.
town.northwood.nh.us) was working again as of press time, people are
instructed to use
www.northwoodnh.org which will be the permanent site for the
future. Please note that all employee e-mails are changing and are
available at the new location. More information on the transition
can be viewed on the web site.
Bon Appetit!
On
Monday, October 12th, Saddleback Mountain Lions Club will be hosting
a Spaghetti Supper at Chadbourn’s Restaurant between 4:30 and 7:00
p.m. to raise money for the blind, handicapped and the needy. The
menu will include meatball/sausage with your spaghetti, small salad,
dessert and beverage; the price is $10/adults and $5 for children,
10 years of age and under.
Northwood Police Log
The Northwood Police Department responded to
the following calls between August 01, 2009 and August 31, 2009.
Motor vehicle stops resulted in 45 summonses and 129 warnings.
There were 185 calls for service to include: Alarms, 5; Animal
Control, 10; Arson, 1.
Assists to other agencies: Northwood
Fire/Rescue, 5; Other Police Depts., 14; Assist Citizen/Motorists,
15, Assault, 2; Burglary, 6; Criminal Mischief, 13; Civil Issues, 4;
Disturbances/Domestics, 21; Found/Lost Property, 3; Harassment, 1;
Motor Vehicle Collisions, 15; Motor Vehicle Complaint, 12; Narcotics
Investigation, 1; OHRV Complaints: 4; Paperwork Services: 12; Police
Information, 1; Road Hazard: 4; Sexual Assault: 1; Suspicious
Activity, 11; Theft, 10; Untimely Death, 1; VIN Verifications, 1;
Well-Being Check, 1; 911 calls, 3.
27 arrests were made to
include:
On August 01, 2009, Justin DiFruscio, 17, 55 Deerfield
Road, Northwood, NH, was charged with Reckless Operation. He will
appear in the Candia District Court on August 31, 2009.
On August
01, 2009, Randy Britton, 46, 27 Holt Road, Epping, NH, was charged
with Driving While Intoxicated, Operating After Suspension and
Disobeying a Police Officer. He will appear in the Candia District
Court on August 31, 2009.
On August 01, 2009, a 45 year-old male
from Seabrook, NH, was taken into Protective Custody.
On August
02, 2009, Bradley Lampron, 18, 301 Mountain Avenue, Northwood, NH,
was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Burglary. He will appear in
the Candia District Court on August 31, 2009.
On August 02, 2009,
Adam Kimball, 17, 46 Big Buck Road, Northwood, NH, was charged with
Conspiracy to Commit Burglary. He will appear in the Candia
District Court on August 31, 2009.
On August 02, 2009, a 16
year-old male from Strafford was charged with Conspiracy to Commit
Burglary. He was released to his parents and the case will be turned
over to the Brentwood Family Court.
On August 02, 2009, Jacob
James, 20, 31 Barberry Lane, Strafford, NH, was charged with
Loitering/Prowling. He will appear in the Candia District Court on
August 31, 2009.
On August 05, 2009, Jeffrey Gilpatrick, 46, 5
Pheasant Lane, Northwood, NH, was charged with Driving While
Intoxicated, Operating After Suspension and Driver’s License
Prohibitions. He will appear in the Candia District Court on August
31, 2009.
On August 12, 2009 Henry Glowacki, 30, 64747 McGrath
Road, Bend, Oregon, was charged with Loitering/Prowling. He was
transported to the Rockingham House of Corrections and held on Cash
Bail.
On August 13, 2009, Michael Enos, 41, 51 Parker Mountain
Road, Strafford, NH was charged with Operating After Suspension. He
will appear in the Candia District Court on August 31, 2009.
On
August 13, 2009, Joshua Kimball, 20, 26 Big Buck Road, Northwood,
NH, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug/Narcotic with
Intent to Distribute. He will appear at the Candia District Court on
September 21, 2009.
On August 13, 2009, Caitlin Davidson, 21, 61
Lena Lane, Epsom, NH, was charged with two counts of Possession of a
Controlled Drug/Narcotic. She will appear at the Candia District
Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 13, 2009, a 44 year-old
Nottingham, NH, man was taken into Protective Custody.
On August
15, 2009, Susan Allard, 49, 261 Old Mountain Road, Northwood, NH,
was charged with Driving While Intoxicated Subsequent Offense. She
will appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 17, 2009, Matthew Vivero, 20, 38 Buell Hill Road,
Killingworth, CT, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol.
He will appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 17, 2009, Emily Herzig, 20, 2 Soundview Lane, Sands Point,
NY, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. She will appear
at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 20,
2009, Paul Sullivan, 19, 111 Brockton Avenue, Haverhill, MA,
was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. He will appear at
the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 22,
2009 Lee Harris Jr., 17, 299 Ye Olde Canterbury Road, Northwood, NH,
was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. He will
appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On
August 22, 2009, Trevor Black, 18, 10 Meetinghouse Hill Road,
Deerfield, NH, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. He
will appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 22, 2009, Michael Chouinard, 17, 15 Fox Cross Lane,
Northwood, NH, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. He
will appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 22, 2009, Ronald Murphy Jr. 19, 8 Parshley Lane,
Strafford, NH, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Alcohol. He
will appear at the Candia District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 22, 2009, a 16 year-old male from Strafford was taken into
Protective Custody.
On August 24, 2009, Steven Collins, 121
English Village Road, Manchester, NH, was charge with Simple
Assault. He will appear at the Candia District Court on September
21, 2009.
On August 24, 2009, Cheyenne Wright, 26, 17 Belknap
Street, Dover, NH, was charged with Operating Without a Valid
License. She will appear at the Candia District Court on
September 21, 2009.
On August 28, 2009, Ivy Tonkin, 221 First New
Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood, NH, was charged with Possession of a
Controlled Drug/Narcotic. She will appear at the Candia
District Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 30, 2009,
Nicholas Parrot, 20, 19 Homestead Road, Alstead, NH, was issued a
Must Appear Summons for Speed. He will appear at the Candia District
Court on September 21, 2009.
On August 31, 2009, Justin Wood, 20,
84 Oakwood Drive, Northwood, NH, was charged with Attempt to Commit
Burglary. He was held at the Rockingham County House of Corrections
on Cash/Surety Bail.
Harvey
Lake Woman’s Club
The Harvey Lake Woman’s Club’s next meeting
will take place on October 6. This Guest Night will be held at the
Northwood Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m.
It
is requested that each person bring food to be given to the
homeless. Healthy snacks are suggested.
A reminder that members
should be working on knitting mittens for the Mitten Tree.
The
program will feature classical Guitarist Carlos Sabina.
There
will also be a 50/50 raffle.
The greeter will be Arlene Johnson;
Inspiration will be provided by Jean Hunter and refreshments will be
provided by all members.
Northwood Recreation Update
By Kathy Boudreau, Recreation
Director
Body Re-Shaping Class
Register by October 1st to
participate in the 5 week Aerobics Class with the Northwood
Recreation Department. Classes will meet from 6:30 PM-7:30 PM on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Elementary School. There is
also an option to choose to participate in either Tuesday nights
only or Thursday nights only. This is a low impact class with the
flexibility to increase your own workout by bringing light weights.
It is also beneficial to bring a mat for stretches and abdominal
exercises. The cost for residents and non-residents is $30 for 2
nights per week and $15 to participate in 1 night per week.
Registration forms can be obtained from the town website at
www.town.northwood.nh.us.
Return registration forms with payment to the Northwood Recreation
Department. Contact us with questions at 942-5586 x209 or
[email protected].
Obituaries
Margaret J. Leighton
Strafford - Margaret Justine (Riddervold)
Leighton, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at Hyder Family Hospice
House in Exeter from complications of heart disease.
The
daughter of James Trygve Riddervold and Margaret Elizabeth Barringer
Riddervold, she was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Oslo, Norway. Her
Norwegian father and American mother brought her to the United
States as an infant, living in Cambridge, Mass., and Texas before
settling into her beloved hometown of Concord. There she attended
elementary and high school, graduating from Concord High in the
Class of 1941.
Beginning in high school, Justine was an accomplished artist and was
active in theater, both as an actor and set designer. In 1978, she
was a founding director of the Lakeside Players in her hometown of
Bow Lake Village in Strafford. Through more than 20 years of
involvement with the Lakeside Players, she participated in countless
plays and musical programs, serving in the roles of director, actor,
stage manager and, most notably, as a gifted set designer and art
director.
An
accomplished pianist and choral director, she directed the Bow Lake
Youth Choir for more than 15 years and ran numerous community
musical revues and church cantatas spanning more than 30 years. She
was active in the Bow Lake Baptist Church her entire adult life and
directed and sang in the church choir. Music filled her home and her
life and was her greatest joy.
Justine was also involved in numerous other community activities
over the years, including the Bow Lake Community Club, which named
her its Citizen of the Year.
A true "Renaissance Woman" with an unforgettable and indomitable
spirit, Justine was also a talented poet. An accomplished cook and
baker, she made and sold homemade breads for several years and was
especially known for her Norwegian coffee bread braids. She also had
a home business designing extraordinary pine cone wreaths, which
sold locally and across the country.
During World War II, Justine worked at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in
Hartford, Conn. After the war, she returned to New Hampshire as
secretary to the director of the New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department. There she met her future husband, and on Oct. 1, 1949,
she married Roger Stephen Leighton and moved to Strafford, where she
lived for the last 59 years. Justine passed away just days before
celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary.
Justine was predeceased by her brother, James Trygve Riddervold Jr.
She
leaves her husband, Roger S. Leighton; and her four children and
their families, Roger Stephen Leighton Jr. of Bow Lake, Margaret
Elizabeth Leighton of Denver, Martha Vernice Leighton of Bow Lake,
and Mary Abigail Aucella of Barrington.
A
memorial service was held Friday, September 25, 2009, at Bow Lake
Baptist Church in Bow Lake Village.
Burial at Center Strafford Cemetery will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice; or to
the Bow Lake Baptist Church Music Fund, c/o BLBC, Province Road,
Strafford 03884.
Arrangements were handled by Edgerly Funeral Home of Rochester.
Jane D. Leduc
Northwood - Jane (Doughty) Leduc, 86, of 49
Caldwell Lane, died at her home September 23rd following a lengthy
illness.
She
was born in Nashua, the daughter of Sidney and Nettie Doughty. She
lived in Pittsfield for many years and has lived in Northwood since
1991.
She
was an accountant and retired from the Continental Homes Co.
She
was the widow of Leo W. Leduc, who died in 1993 and members of her
family include 4 sons, Robert J. Leduc of Pittsburg, NH, Paul A.
Leduc of Bayfield, WI., Thomas S. Leduc of Northwood and Carl E.
Leduc of Palatine Bridge, NY; 2 daughters, Elizabeth J. Thompson of
Chichester and Kathleen J. Pierce of Strafford; 13 grandchildren;
and 20 great- grandchildren; a brother, Donald S. Doughty of Sun
City, AZ; several nieces and nephews.
A
Graveside Service was held Saturday, September 26, 2009, in the
Floral Park Cemetery, Pittsfield.
The
Rev. John Newman, Pastor of the Higher Ground Ministries of
Barnstead, officiated.
The
Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, assisted with
arrangements.
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