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by Lynne OberHas a natural gas controversy arrived in

New Hampshire or will residents preferthe option of cheaper utilities? Time willtell. In New Hampshire, the proposedroute follows already established PSNH(Public Service of New Hampshire)easements and when construction iscompleted and the pipeline buried, therewill be no visible sign of the pipeline.There will be no need to acquire propertyvia public domain.

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan EnergyPartners (KM), has been transportingnatural gas to the northeast United Statessince the 1950s. With this area now

facing a critical shortage of natural gas,studies have been done and concludedthat additional pipeline infrastructureis needed. To address that, TGP isproposing improvements and submitted adraft environmental report in December2014. Recently reviews of that reportwere requested to be completed byFebruary 2.

In some areas along the proposedroute, residents first became aware whenanswering a knock on the door; thequestion was whether KM could surveyby drilling to discover what was underthe topsoil. From there questions beganto surface that included how payment forthe project would impact local residentsin towns. In New Hampshire the planis to use existing rights of way along thePSNH easements.

KM has made plans

to hold a series ofpublic hearings atplaces with adequateparking and displayareas. According tothe company questionswill be answered,but there will also bebooths where public

members can stop, see maps, chat withstaff. On Feb. 19, one such event will beheld at the White Birch Banquet Hall at222 Central St., Hudson from 6 to 8 p.m.

That is not their only plan forcommunication. Just recently KM beganknocking on doors in Pelham to talkdirectly with residents who live along theroute.

Would there be a surcharge on thealready high electrical bill to pay forthis? To date there still arent a lot offirm answers projects of this magnitudego through several designs and severaliterations before they are built, if they areever built.

The final pipeline siting decision

will be made by the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission. Once a FERCpermit has been granted, their land canbe taken through eminent domain, whichis not something that any resident wishesto hear. However, TGP has developed amap showing the pipeline running alongexisting rights of way already granted toutilities. According to the report filedin December 2014, If the proposedpipeline were to be routed in NewHampshire, the proposed pipeline wouldfollow the ROW (right of way) of anexisting power line in New Hampshire,which would minimize the impactsto the environment and landowners.The proposed power line route wouldbe approximately 70 miles of 36-inchmainline routed through Southern NewHampshire with approximately 64 miles

being co-located with

an existing 345 kVpower line corridor.The correspondinglyrequired stationfacilities in NewHampshire involvean 80,000 HPcompressor stationconsisting of 3 Titan

Getting The Word Out About Proposed Gas Pipeline

Litchfield PlanningBoard Proposes ThreeZoning Amendments

submitted by Litchfield Planning BoardThe Town of Litchfield Planning Board is putting forth three

warrant articles to be voted on at the 2015 town meeting. Voters

will recognize the first article, the proposed Multi-Family OverlayDistrict. This new overlay district has again been put forth to ensurethe town is in compliance with state law, which requires multi-familyresidential construction be allowed. Without such an ordinance thetown risks being challenged by a developer.

It is important that Litchfield include multi-family homes as apermitted use in its ordinance in order to control development,said Board Chairman Mike Caprioglio. The proposed district wouldpermit multi-family homes in the northern and southern ends of townand requires a minimum of two acres of land. Multi-family structureswould be required to be designed consistent with the towns singlefamily character and limited to six units per building. The board ishopeful that voters will support the its efforts to ensure the townsland use ordinances are compliant with state law and ensure diversehousing choices for future generations.

The second article, a re-written Impact Fee Ordinance, is theculmination of a couple years work to review and update both theimpact fee ordinance and fee schedules. The board is proposing acomplete overhaul of both to clarify and modernize the process. Thetwo separate impact fee ordinances (Sections 1300 and 1400) thatexist today are proposed to be replaced with a single ordinance thatconsolidates both sets of provisions, reorganizes content to clarify theprocess, and updates select provisions to meet current practices andstandards.

The final proposal by the board is a minor amendment to thetowns Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance (Section 507 of the ZoningOrdinance) that was originally adopted in 2012. Since that time, aspart of the building permit application review process, it has becomeapparent that the maximum of 650 square feet for an accessory unitis not always adequate particularly in instances where a handicap-accessible design is needed or there may be two people living in theunit. The proposed amendment seeks to increase the maximum sizeof such units from 650 to 800 square feet.

The planning board would like to extend an invitation to Litchfieldresidents to attend board meetings the first and third Tuesday of themonth, 7 p.m., at the town offices. Volunteers and new members arealways welcome. Contact Joan McKibben for more information [email protected] or 424-2131.

More information can be found online at http://litchfieldnh.gov/lpb.

250 units, and also a 50,000 dth/d meter station. Of the70 miles of mainline, 29 miles will be located in CheshireCounty, 36 miles in Hillsborough County, and five milesin Rockingham County. Both the compressor station andmeter station will be sited in Hillsborough County.

Those in favor of the project talk about using thoserights of ways, which is proposed for New Hampshire, but

also about the addition of clean, domestic gas suppliesthat could potentially lower high utility costs. Expertsthink that the availability of a low-cost energy source iscritical to attracting and retaining businesses and will bring

jobs and economic growth into the region. Currently,natural gas service is not available in most areas of NewHampshire forcing residents and businesses to rely on oiland costly electricity to meet their needs.

The project is estimated to need 520 temporary

construction workers to complete the New Hampshireportion of the project, which would be a boon to theconstruction industry, but only three permanent NewHampshire jobs will be created by this project.

The New England region remains the most oil-reliantregion in the nation. With natural gas, one-half of thecarbon emissions generated by burning oil would be

eliminated. Natural gas also produces less sulfur dioxide,which is a primary precursor of acid rain and less nitrogenoxide, which is a precursor of smog.

Affected towns will see an anticipated increase of $11.1million in taxes. School districts will also benefit from anestimated $5.7 million in taxes collected by the state.

Residents who are concerned should ask their selectmento set up a public hearing with the company for them sothat they can ask questions and get answers.

submitted by Maria Oakley, Alvirne High SchoolAlvirne High School students recently received

recognition from the annual state-wide Scholastic Artand Writing Awards.Alex McCaffrey won a Gold Key for h is photography

titled Lucky Crow, and Alena Tea received a SilverKey for her photograph titled Drab.

The exhibition of student artworkfrom across the state is being held atPinkertons Stockbridge Theatre. It willbe available for viewing from Jan. 20until the awards reception on Feb. 8.

Congratulations to both students ontheir exceptional artwork.

Alena Tea Alex McCaffrey

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Alvirne Students Recognizedwith State Art Awards

by Lynne OberThe new contract approved by the

Hudson School Board for principals,assistant principals, school counselors,psychologists, department heads andmedia specialists will go to the voters.

The contract provides that staff at thetop step of their salary schedules willreceive a $1,000 lump sum payment andthat all employees covered by this contractwill move up one step. In addition, staffcovered by this contract who superviseschool events or lead a student group willbe paid at the same rate as teachers (thoserates are specified in the teachers contractwith the district).

The school year is defined as 190 days

in the contract. The contract specifieswork length as High School andMiddle School Assistant Principals, HighSchool Department Heads, High SchoolCounselors, School Psychologist, TransitionCoordinator, K-12 and Community andBusiness Liaison - School year plus ten(10) days. Elementary Special EducationDepartment Heads - School year plus 20days. Media Specialists - School year plusfive days. Middle School Counselors,Elementary Counselors, and Middle SchoolDepartment Heads - School year.

However, the School District mayrequest a Leadership Team member towork additional days or vacation days, forwhich he/she will be paid at a per diemrate.

Principals work the full year and willearn 25 vacation days every year. With20 work days in most months, this groupis paid for a full year but works less than11 months a year. Up to ten (10) daysof vacation may be carried over until thefirst day of school of the employees nextcontract year. Unused vacation time as ofthe first day of school shall be lost. So,unlike many town employees, there isno banking of unused vacation time, andthus the school district does not need todevelop a fund to pay out unused vacationtime at the time of retirement.

Holidays are paid and the contractspecifies, Full-year members of thebargaining unit shall be entitled to eleven

(11) paid holidays per year. Those holidaysare: New Years (sic) Day; Martin LutherKing/Civil Rights Day; Memorial Day;Independence Day; Labor Day; ColumbusDay, Veterans Day; Thanksgiving andthe day after; and Christmas and the daybefore. Two (2) of these days may be usedas floating holidays; and may be takenat such times when students are not inschool.

The district will continue to pay 80percent of medical insurance premiumsof the HMO plan offered to employees.Dental insurance will be paid entirelyby the district with no contribution byemployees.

Full tuition reimbursement remains inthe contract. However, if an employee

leaves the district within three years ofusing this benefit, the district may ask forreimbursement of the paid tuition.

The school district continues to pay allcosts for collecting union dues and fortransmitting those dues to the union.

Other leaves may be granted and thecontract specifies details for each.

Salary Schedules 2014-2015Category I - High School Principal(full year)Step 2014-151 $91,4872 $94,6893 $98,0034 $101,433

5 $104,983Category II - Middle School Principal(full year)Step 2014-151 $88,4772 $91,5733 $94,7784 $98,0955 $101,529Category III - Elementary SchoolPrincipals, High School AssistantPrincipals and Deans, Vocational Director(full year)Step 2014-151 $82,5882 $85,4793 $88,4714 $91,5675 $94,772

continued to page 3- School Salaries

School Board Gives Green Light to Contractfor Administrators, Support Staff

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Patrick Nagerof Hudson was named to the Deans List for the fallsemester at North Carolina State University. He is an Industrial andSystems Engineering major and will graduate in May 2015.

The following Hudson residents have been named to the Deans List atProvidence College for the fall semester: Kelly MacKay, a member of theclass of 2016, and Sam Mahoneya member of the class of 2018.

Saint Anselm College announces the following students that havebeen named to the Deans List for the fall semester. From Hudson:Madysen L. Mason,a Nursing major and a member of the Class of 2018;Christopher J. McKay, a Biology major and a member of the Class of2015; Alexandra R. Scafidi, a Chemistry major and a member of theClass of 2015; Leah M. Stagnone, a Politics major and a member ofthe Class of 2018; John J. Sullivan, a Nursing major and a member ofthe Class of 2015. From Litchfield: Joshua D. Flynn, a Criminal Justicemajor and a member of the Class of 2017; Randy D. Jack, a Historymajor and a member of the Class of 2018; Molly A. Santos, a Businessmajor and a member of the Class of 2017.

Lakes Region Community College has announced its fall honorsstudents. Named to the Vice-Presidents list are Hudson residents MattOBrien(Culinary Arts), Erica Parziale(Fire Science) and Henry Williams(Culinary Arts) and Litchfield resident Nicholas Perault(Fire Science).

The fall semester Deans List at Bryant University includes thefollowing area residents: Ryan Brown, a freshman in Marketing;Jonathon Dillman, a freshman in Accounting; Kaitlyn Koumarianos, asenior in Global Supply Chain Management; Trevor Perron, a freshmanin Finance; and Brooke Prochniak,a senior in Accounting; all of Hudsonand of Hudson (03051), a freshman in Marketing, of Litchfield.

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Hudson Senior Center/HCTV FacilityGenerator to be Installed

Two PMS StudentsReceive Awards from the

K of C Council 13904

American Legion Seeks Entries for Awards inPrint, Broadcast and Internet Media

Speaker Jasper Appoints Committeeto Study Pension Reform

Kuster Hosts Reception for NH StudentsNominated for U.S. Service Academies

submitted by the Officeof Congresswoman

Annie KusterFriday evening, Jan.

16, CongresswomanAnnie Kuster (NH-02)hosted a reception ather office in Concordfor New Hampshirestudents she nominatedfor admission to theUnited States ServiceAcademies. Of the

students in attendance,two were nominatedto the U.S. Air ForceAcademy, five to theU.S. Military Academy,and three to the U.S.Naval Academy.

Im thrilled tohave the chance tocongratulate each andevery one of thesededicated nominees,who already have so much to be proud of, said CongresswomanAnnie Kuster. These impressive young men and women, whohail from Nashua to Colebrook and everywhere in between, alldemonstrate the best qualities of our state and nation: a strongwork ethic, personal integrity, and a deep commitment to servingour country. They would all represent the Granite State withdistinction at our fine military academies, and Im proud to help

them along their path to public service.The list of attendees from Hudson is included below.

More information on the nomination process is available onCongresswoman Kusters website.U.S. Air Force Academy

Timothy J. Campbell, Hudson (Alvirne High School)U.S. Naval Academy

Francis X. Cunniff, Hudson (Alvirne High School)

by Doug RobinsonThe Town of Hudson Board of Selectmen has awarded the RFP

(Request for Proposal) to Brian Mason Electric to install a generatorat the Hudson Senior Center/HCTV facility. Brian Mason Electricresponded with the lowest bid of $38,975.

Hudson Fire Chief Rob Buxton and Hudson resident BernieManor prepared the specifications of the RFP, which was sent tofour interested businesses for their review. Two businesses, whichmet the specification requirements, replied to the RFP.

The generator is similar to the generator which was installed

at the fire station approximately one and a half years ago, stated

Hudson Town Administrator Steve Malizia.The approved generator will generate enough power to heat

and cool both floors of the center. The only thing that it willnot power is the actual studio if they were to do a full-blownstudio program. We separated that part out, commented Manor.Everything else will run including HCTVs ability to send outcommunity bulletins and announcements.

When asked by Selectman Ben Nadeau if the building couldbe used as a warming center should need be, Manor respondedthat the generator is large enough to heat and cool the whole

building.

submitted by the American LegionThe American Legion has announced its call for entries in

the annual Fourth Estate Awards competition for excellence injournalism. The deadline for submissions is March 23.

The American Legion awards multiple prizes to recognize theoutstanding achievements being made in print, broadcast andnew media, or Online (Internet-based) media. The winner in eachcategory will receive a $2,000 stipend to cover expenses andtravel to accept the awards at the 2015 American Legion NationalConvention to be held in Baltimore, Maryland in August.

An entry form with updated rules and information have beenposted on the American Legion website at http://www.legion.org/presscenter/fourthestate. Send questions to [email protected] anytime.

The awards recognize Internet journalism, print and broadcastachievements.

Submissions are judged on the quality of reporting that thejournalist believes produced a positive effect on society.

All journalists who have made a difference for the better in theircommunity, state or nation are invited to send their entry. There isno entry fee and no single medium is limited as to the number ofentries.

Some past winners have included Newsweek Magazine, ABCNews, Dateline NBC, USA Todayand the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The complete list can be found on the American Legionwebsite.

submitted by Jim Rivers, Director of CommunicationsNH House Speaker Shawn Jasper announced on Jan. 19 the

formation of a 14-member committee charged with considering allmatters pertaining to the functioning, revision and reform of publicemployee pension plans and programs.

Our public employee pension system has one of the highest

unfunded rates in the nation, said Jasper. We need to find waysto reduce that unfunded liability and reform our public employeepension system in a way that protects our retirees and ensures asolvent retirement system for future generations.

Veteran lawmaker David Hess (R-Hooksett) will chair the SpecialCommittee on Public Employee Pension Plans. The committeewill also look at the funding of public employee pension plans andprograms; eligibility for participation in and benefits under publicemployee pension plans and programs; and alternative publicemployee pension plans and programs.

Rep. John Sytek (R-Salem) will assist Rep. Hess as the vice chair.Also named to the new pension committee were Rep. Neal Kurk(R-Weare), Rep. William Infantine (R-Manchester), Rep. GaryAzarian (R-Salem), Rep. William Ohm (R-Nashua), Rep. FrankByron (R-Litchfield), Rep. Mark Proulx (R-Manchester), Rep. JeffreyGoley (D-Manchester), Rep. Daniel Sullivan (D-Manchester), Rep.Patricia Lovejoy (D-Stratham), Rep. Dianne Schuett (D-Pembroke),Rep. Len DiSesa (D-Dover), and Rep. Frank Edelblut (R-Wilton).

submitted by Presentation of Mary Academy, HudsonA representative from the Knights of Columbus Council 13904

announced that Grace Lehto and Nazirah Gerow, both from thePresentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, won the Keep Christ inChristmas poster contest. The winners (one in each of the three agecategories) were awarded a $25 prize at Immaculate Conception Churchin Nashua on Saturday, Jan. 17. The three winning posters will be ondisplay in the foyer of the church. Remaining entries will be displayed inthe parishs Gathering Hall.

Council 13904 received 78 entries total and were pleased that PMAhad very strong participation. The winning posters for each K of Ccouncil will advance to the next level of competition, the district level.All three winners will advance to the state-level competition.

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Remember Hudson when ...238 Central Street

submitted by Ruth ParkerThe house in this photo dates to at least 1850,

perhaps earlier. It stood for many years betweenthe Baptist Church and the Town House at HudsonCenter and, over these years, was occupiedby many families, including Robinson, Chase,Greeley, Hamblett, and Biskaduros.

This was home to members of the NoahRobinson Family. Noah was born in Londonderryand, at the age of 22, became one of the 65

charter members of the Hudson Baptist Church in1805. After his death, the property was purchasedby Benjamin Chase in 1864 who, in turn, soldit to Mahalia Greeley in 1873. Mahalia was thewidow of John Greeley, MD, a holistic doctor,who spent most of his years in Londonderry. Shelived here until her death in 1913. From 1926until 1950, it was owned and occupied by Everettand Ruth Hamblett who were both in businessin Hudson Center. He operated a filling stationand garage; and Ruth ran a gift shop and diner.This c1976 photo was taken a short while beforethe original house was taken down and replacedby the current colonial style office building;doing business as Heritage at Hudson. Thisbuilding appears as the first on Windham Road;in actuality, it has retained the old address of 238Central Street. Photo from the Historical SocietyCollection.

RememberHudsonNHWhen.comRemember Hudson When contains photos

with corresponding articles from Hudsons past.For some, these posts will bring back memories;for others, provide a bit of history. Some will goback only a few decades, while others reach back100 years or more.

A Remember Hudson When article willbe posted here weekly and simultaneouslysubmitted to the Hudson~Litchfield Newsfor

publication. The photos are from the HistoricalSocietys collection or, in a few cases, from privatecollections of society members.

What can you do?Give us your feedback or suggestions on

individual posts or the site in general. If you havea photo from Hudsons past that you would like toshare let us know!

If you like what you see, consider lendingyour support to the Hudson Historical Society bybecoming a member or making a donation. Go [email protected] to visit the societyssite.

The Hudson Historical Society was organizedin 1963 with the purpose of preserving andstimulating an interest in Hudsons history. Thesocietys museum of Hudson history is located inthe Alvirne Hills House at 211 Derry Road.

The articles posted here are written by RuthM. Parker or other members of the societysGenealogy and Research Committee.

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submitted by Presentation of Mary Academy, HudsonPresentation of Mary Academy has started its annual Battle of the Books program. Battle of the Books

is a reading incentive program designed to encourage students to read quality literature. It was startedin the 1930s as a radio program. Today, this program is used at an individual school level as well as atdistrict levels. Specialists and teachers from around the country spend many hours choosing the bookseach year. The program continues to grow annually as students eagerly show up weekly to discusschosen books. This year, PMA has over 40 students in the program.

submitted by Pat NicholsWednesday, Jan. 15, was a very

special day at the Senior Center forone of our favorite volunteers, Dot

Jacobs.Dot has spent countless hours

for the benefit of all Seniors in

town and surrounding areasincluding serving on the HudsonSenior Council on Aging and theSenior Affairs Committee. Youhave probably supported the Seniorendeavor when you purchased a hot

dog or raffle ticket from Dot at Walmart,Sams Club, or Hudson Old Home

Days. She has been a familiar sightmaking coffee, helping with lunch,making hot chocolate for Santasvisits through the years ... I couldgo on forever. Dot is moving

to the West Coast and will bemissed by so many. We all wishher Love and Joy in her move ...visit often ... hugs from all.

by Lori A. Bowen, Hudson SeniorServices Coordinator

Happy New Year! I hope everyonehad a safe and happy holiday season!

As the temperatures drop and wehave had some inclement weatherdays, I want to make sure thateveryone knows of our policy as towhen the center is open during thesetimes. The Hudson Senior Center will be closedif there is no school or a delayed opening for the

Hudson School district during inclement winterweather. In the event of all weather cancellationsor emergencies, cancellations will be registeredwith WMUR channel 9 on television, the Townof Hudson website, and on Comcast channel 22.Any inclement weather cancellations will alsoinclude cancellation of Community Dining Meals

and all activities. Even though the Center is open,please use discretion if traveling during inclementweather conditions. Your safety is imperative tous.

The new North Newsnewsletter will be outsoon, so make sure you stop by the Barn to scoopone up!

We are happy to report we are starting a newlunch bunch group that will be traveling to localestablishments to enjoy a meal together. This isa great opportunity to make new friends, catchup with old ones and enjoy a wonderful meal.Our first luncheon is going to be at Nan King to

celebrate Chinese New Year. Sign up in the officeat the Barn to get your ticket. It will be $5 forlunch and there will be games and fun to follow!

The Hudson elementary schools are lookingfor volunteers to reshelve books in their libraries.You can call the schools directly or you can stopby the Barn and see the advertisement and grab a

slip.We have started Canasta classes on Wednesday

afternoons at 12:30 p.m. Make sure to stop by

and learn this fun game!The trip office is as busy as ever and Lucille isbooking your day trips and extended trips fast andfuriously! A reminder that the Foxwoods trip ison March 2. The Washington, DC, trip is full andyour next payment is due on Feb. 5. There arestill seats available for the Irish Cabaret and NeilSedaka. The Late Nite Catechism still has spots

available as well as Atlantic City. Be sure tosign up soon, as these spots are filling fast. Agentle reminder that your final payment for alltrips is due six weeks before the trip date.

Collette Tours is coming back on March 18at 1 p.m. This is an information session onthe New Orleans trip and also to answer anyquestions about other places on the map youwould like to go to. Bring your questions and

join us!The Photography Club is meeting the second

Wednesday of each month. This past monthJoel brought in his lenses and went over all the

different uses. Please be sure to join us, andbring your camera!

We have been playing board games everyTuesday afternoon. We are going to playMonopoly on Jan. 27. Pick up the North Newsto see what we will play next month!

We are going to have a special moviepresentation on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. Dont forget

that we show a movie on the first Wednesday ofthe month at 1 p.m.

A huge thank you to Nancy for your donationof your Christmas Village to the Center thisseason. We had the most wonderful response andeveryone enjoyed it. If you didnt get to see thevillage set up, be sure to stop by next year andenjoy it!

Our registration numbers are soaring and wehave reached 600 participants! If you havent yetregistered at the Barn, make sure you do so soon!Remember, we are an independent, active adultrecreation facility for you to enjoy daily.

We would like to say a fond farewell to Dianewho was our kitchen coordinator here at the Barn.We will miss you and we wish you the best ofluck and happiness in your retirement!

Thank you all and be sure to stop by the Barn tosee what other fun things we have going on!

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Greetings from the North Barn

Friends Yvette Sirois, Pauline Lussier and Kitty Morseregistered at the Senior Center together last week.

Pauline is the lucky one, as the 600thperson to register!

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Wishing A Fond Farewellto Beloved Senior Volunteer

School Salaries- continued from front page

Category IV - Middle SchoolAssistant Principals, ElementarySchool Assistant Principals, AthleticDirector, Counseling Director,Director of Music (full year)Step 2014-151 $77,4592 $80,171

3 $82,9774 $85,8815 $88,887Category V - School Psychologists(200 days)Step 2014-151 $58,7972 $60,8553 $62,9844 $65,1885 $67,4706 $69,8317 $72,2768 $74,805Category VI - High School, Middle School,Elementary Department Heads, TransitionCoordinator, K-12 (190 days)Step 2014-151 $58,9832 $61,0473 $63,184

4 $65,3955 $67,6846 $70,0537 $72,5058 $75,042

Category VII - School Counselors,Media Specialists (190 days)Step 2014-151 $37,7342 $39,1843 $40,6314 $42,0815 $43,528

6 $44,9767 $47,2708 $49,5649 $51,12910 $52,38111 $53,63512 $54,88713 $56,534

14 $57,99815 $ 59,88516 $ 61,38317 $ 62,91818 $ 64,491

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will be held Feb. 13-15 at Roy Memorial Park.

Tings kick off Friday night when parents can escapefor a night out while the kids enjoy the entertainmentand exotic animals of Wilderness Adventures. Ten theDJ takes over for a kids dance party and other activitieswith pizza, snacks, and drinks.

Saturday begins with the WinterFest 5K and 2KKids Fun Run. Seal Cove Journeys will return forthe very popular dog sled rides. Also, back again thisyear are the kids snowmobile rides, the Responders vs.Residents hockey game, the chili & chowder cook-offand, of course, the WinterFest Cornhole ournament!Afternoon and evening events are BYOB. OtherSaturday activities for 2015 include a bounce house,obstacle course, carnival games, kids crafts, clowns,face painting, a visit from Max of the ManchesterMonarchs and the all new human bowling. Also newis the Authentic Sports Memorabilia Silent Auctionconducted by New England Picture. Food and drinkswill be available throughout the day. Nearly allactivities are no cost with a minimal fee for dog sledrides. Te cornhole tournament also has a registration

fee. Tis is a BYOB event with cash prizes to the topthree finishers.

Sunday morning brings a family pancake breakfastat alent Hall, ice fishing (free equipment and clinicsavailable), snowshoeing (free equipment and clinicsavailable), and archery lessons.

More details are available at www.LitchfieldRec.com or check out the Litchfield WinterFest 2015 onFacebook. Also, watch for the WinterFest insert in theHudson~Litchfield Newsfor a full schedule of events anda list of event sponsors who make WinterFest possible.

Keith Buxton, Litchfield Recreation WinterFestCommittee, Litchfield

Litchfield Proposed BudgetsAre Finalized

Te Litchfield Budget Committee recently held itscommunity hearings on the proposed School Districtand own Budgets. Tank you to those of you whoattended, we appreciate your time and attention.

Te Budget Committee presented the details andjustification for the budget numbers proposed. Criteriafor approving budgeted amounts included reviewingthe history of line by line actua l spending from previousyears, reviewing the current budget and what has beenspent to date, reviewing the justification and backupdata provided by selectmen and school board membersall while keeping in mind what was a reasonable budgetto present to the voters given fixed cost increases andrevenue projections. Te Budget committee spent fromOctober through January reviewing budget requests.

Te proposed own budget was approved for$5,232,478 which is $96,217 above the default

budget set by the selectmen. Tis is projected to bea $0.09 increase per $1,000 on the tax rate or $36total increase on a house valued at $400,000. TeBudget Committee also recommended Warrant Articles

totaling an additional $0.40 per $1,000 on the tax rate.Te total projected tax impact of the town budget asrecommended by the budget committee would be $196more on a house valued at $400,000.

Te proposed School District budget was approvedfor $21,031,613. Due to the deep reductions made bythe budget committee, the school district default budgetis higher than the proposed budget by $138,452.Te budget committee made reductions totaling$887,548. Te recommended budget is projected toresult in a $0.91 per $1,000 increase in the tax ra teor $364 increase on a house valued at $400,000. Tedefault budget would add an additional $68 to thatsame hypothetical house. Recommended WarrantArticles add $0.29 per $1,000 to the tax rate. Tetotal projected tax impact of the school budget asrecommended by the budget committee would be $480more on a house valued at $400,000.

Te own Deliberative Session is scheduled for Jan31 at 10:00am at Campbell High School. Te SchoolDistrict Deliberative Session is Feb 7 at 10:00am at

Campbell High School. Deliberative Session is the timefor the voters to come, discuss and make any changesto the proposed budgets. Any changes that are made atDeliberative Session result in the budget that goes onthe ballot for voting in March. Please plan on attendingthese very important meetings.

Cynthia Couture, Chairman, Litchfield BudgetCommittee

China Can Buy as ManyAmerican Companies

as Tey WantFinally Mr. M and I sort of agree on something but

what we agree on, on this issue, makes no difference.Heres why it makes no difference what we, or any otherU.S. citizen thinks or wants in this matter. It all startedwhen our government opened the doors to the floodof cheap Chinese made goods into our country, for

which the huge amounts of money made from sellingthose inferior goods here; goes back to and throughthe Chinese government system. Tat is partly whytheir economy has gotten better while our economy hasgotten worse; makes sense doesnt it. Tey get our cashand we get their junk goods, thanks to our government.Ten we all must look at the harsh reality of the factthat our government, beginning way back with beforePresident Reagan, has put our country trillions ofdollars in debt to the Chinese government, for theirbuying our governments reasury notes and bonds; thatwe pay interest on to the Chinese government. Nowto paint the picture with some brighter colors so thereality is seen even clearer, of the sinister dealings by

our government with the ChineseCommunist government. TeChinese government and their shellbusinesses can then buy Americancompanies with all the cash theyget from the inferior goods theyare allowed to sell here, that hasalso put countless other Americancompanies out of business, and fromthe interest our government mustpay to the Chinese Communistgovernment on the trillions ofdollars of our debt to the ChineseCommunist government. Ten

it is the American companies, many of which havebeen allowed to divert their profits to their off-shorebusinesses and hidden bank accounts, many of whomfinance the political campaigns with countless millions

of dollars; they then make huge profits when theChinese Communist government is allowed to buy theAmerican companies. If all of this is not shining sobright in your eyes that it makes you dizzy and have youfeeling like a monster migraine is coming on; then ourgovernment, the ultra wealthy elites, and our powerfulpolitical leaders have succeeded in their elaborate andsinister shell game and we just dont know where thebean is. So Mr. .M, you and I, and others, can rantabout the Chinese Communist government buyingAmerican companies, and it dont matter to a hill ofbeans. Tis is the kind of evil that our government, ourelected representatives, our corporate citizens; conductsin our name. Tis is just another one of the manyreasons not to vote, to not be part of this evil that goeson in our name. Our federal government, our system ofgovernment, is not relevant to its citizens; it is immoraland should be replaced.

Jerry Gutekunst, Hudson

Recognizing the Value ofSAU 81 Secretaries

I am writing this letter to bring some recognition tothe secretaries in the SAU 81. I am a substitute andam fortunate enough to work at all the schools with inHudson. I find the secretaries to be the first people inwhich the public and students see if they have issues,questions or concerns, and in every instance I havewitnessed they are pleasant and very diligent in helpinganyone who approaches. Many mornings while Iawait my assignment for the day I see them puttingout fires and I am amazed at how they juggle all theirresponsibilities. o summarize, all that the staff is ableto do in the course of a day is partially made possibleby the first people you see when entering any of theschool offices. Tey handle many crises first and knowwho to and or how to fix most issues without going upthe proverbial ladder. With the new budget being votedon I just wanted to add my 2 cents which I come to by

being a firsthand witness.Renee L. Jarvis, Hudson

Haircuts for CharityPGK Peter Deschenes will be cutting hair the first

Monday of every month at Matibos Salon next to St.Kathryn Church. Te monies raised will help supportseminarians from St. Kathryns and support Knightsof Columbus charitable work. Monies will also go tothe Nashua Childrens Home and St. Kathryns YouthCamp. For an appointment call Matibos at 880-6310.

Ralph Parker, Knights of Columbus, Hudson

Litchfield School Budget ProcessAnyone watching the Litchfield budget process

noticed a very professional, fair and honest workingrelationship between the school administration andthe budget committee. Lengthy discussions were

had, questions were asked and rationale was provided.Te purpose of this letter is to explain the processsurrounding the creation of the budget. In November,the budget committee received a budget from the schoolboard. It then became the job of the budget committeeto act as a second set of eyes for that budget.According to RSA 32, the purpose of the budget

committee isto assist votersin the prudentappropriationof publicfunds. Budgetcommitteemembersrepresent allmembers of thecommunity.All meansstudents,teachers,administration,parents,elderly, and alltaxpayers ofLitchfield. Tebudget processresulted in the

recommendation of a $21,000,000 school budget.Although the budget committee analyzed each lineitem in the budget, and either removed or a dded fundsto various lines throughout the entire budget, the total

dollar amount that is approved by the voters is what theschool board will have available to spend. Te processis really very simple. It doesnt matter how many dollarsare assigned to any given line in the budget, becausethe school board can and al ways does shift those dollarsaround to other lines in the budget wherever the greaterneed is.

Te past few weeks, for some reason, school boardmembers chose to take a simple process, a process thatwas conducted in a professional and rational manner,and turn it into something personal and divisive. Itshouldnt be that way. Te issues; one teacher, onebus and duct cleaning. Every member of the schoolboard knows full well that the budget is a bottomline budget, but instead they insist on blaming thebudget committee for cutting a teacher, a bus and ductcleaning. ruth be known that the budget committeehas absolutely no authority to cut anything. Only theschool board can hire or release a teacher, or order moreor less buses. Detailed rationale was provided by thebudget committee for every reduction and addition

they used to get to the $21,000,000 bottom line. Ifthe school board wants to talk a bout the bottom line,thats fair. But for them to use a teacher, a bus and ductcleaning, as well as the g ood parents, students and allcitizens, as pawns in their harmful, hurtful and divisivegame of politics by fear; is sad, dangerous, irresponsible,and just plain wrong.

For years Litchfield has encountered turmoil, stressand political fighting between the governing bodies,budget committee and voters in town. For whateverreasons that caused all those years of us vs. them,we as a community have made great progress towardworking together as one unified team. A team thatworks very hard to find balance between providing aquality education while still maintaining Litchfield asan affordable place to live. Tis should not be madepersonal. No member of the school board or budgetcommittee are bad people. All elected individuals careabout the children. Im afraid the political games andcontentious attitude of the school board is bringing thiscommunity back to a place Im sure no one wants to be.I urge every school board member to honestly explainto the people who trust them, that their budget is abottom line budget and that within the $21,000,000,they will cut, add, a nd shift monies all year, so as toprovide a quality education to the students of Litchfield.

Chris Pascucci, Litchfield

Accountability And ransparencyIt is my commitment as your newly elected State

Representative of Hudson that I maintain the utmosttransparency and accountability with my votes.Standing in that commitment I will be posting all myvotes on Facebook with an explanation as to why Ivoted the way I did. Congressman Justin Amash outof Michigan became the first Federal official to do thiswhen he got elected and I thought the idea had so muchmerit as to take it down to the state level here in NewHampshire and it be a practice that I implement. On

that note, a part of me finds it sad that accountabilityand transparency arent as abundant in government asI believe they should be. I believe thats a real missingand a gap in politics both here in New Hampshire andin general federally. During the campaign trail mycolleagues (and fellow incoming freshmen legislators) inthe State House, Rep. Greg Smith and Rep. Kim Ricealso did a great job at touting these principles duringour election, and I highly admire and respect both ofthose individuals for speaking to both of those valuesduring the election.

Another practice that I will commit to following boththrough Facebook and through upcoming letters to theeditors is speaking to the issues in a way tha t is donerationally and intelligently.

I am available on my cell phone 914-275-5696 andI promise to return all constituent phone calls in atimely manner. If social media is your preferred choiceof communication - I can be reached by searchingEric Schleien or by direct link at Facebook.com/StandingForLiberty.

I look forward to an ongoing conversation withconstituents. Please do not ever hesitate to reach out.

Representative Eric Schleien, Hudson

Since we dont have a lot of space for the Fox today,well use this opportunity to show you the math for

Hudson budget changes. Remember, nothing is carved

in stone.

School tax 2014 $13.25 2015 $14.31 delta $1.06

Town tax 2014 $6.35 2015 $6.57 delta $0.21

Anything could change at the deliberative session on

January 31 and February 7.

Also note that the school bond for Alvirne elds is for

10 years and the Lowell Road Fire Station could be for

10 or 20 years.

Remember to come out of your dens and be an active-

part of your government. Voting day is Tuesday, March

10th at the Hudson Community Center. Be there!


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Sundays thru Sunday, May 17The Rodgers Memorial Libraryin

Hudson will be open on Sundaysfrom 1to 5 p.m. for a trial periodthrough May

17.

Saturday, January 31Hudson Deliberative Session - Town, 9

a.m., Community CenterLitchfield Deliberative Session- Town,

10 a.m., Campbell High School

Join us for a Downtown Abbey Themed Teatodayat noontime at the Rodgers Memorial Library.Bring a favorite cup and saucer and enjoy teaparty treats. Downton inspired attire and/or hatsencouraged but by no means required. Test yourknowledge of all things Downton, there will bea prize for the winner. Pre-register for the tea atrmlnh.org/downtontea or call 886-6030.

Saturday, January 31 & Tuesday, February 10Spring baseball registrationis now available.

Visit www.hudsonyouthbaseball.com to signup for spring ball. Boys and girls aged 4-15 areinvited to play. Our walk-in registration days are

Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hills Garrison andHudson Memorial Schools and again on Feb. 10,6 to 9 p.m. at the Rec Center. Note: Litchfieldand Pelham residents age 13-15 are invited toregister for Hudsons Babe Ruth program.

Mondays & Saturdays, February 2 thruApril 13

Free Tax Help. Volunteers from theAARP will be at the Rodgers Memorial

Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson, Mondaysand Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (noappointments Feb. 14, Mar. 14 or Apr. 11) tohelp senior citizens and low to moderate incometaxpayers with their tax returns. Tax assistancevolunteers do not, however, help prepareSchedule C over $10,000 in expenses, Schedule

E, complicated/lengthy Schedule D forms withoutproper paperwork, or other specialized forms.Taxpayers with complex tax forms are advised toseek paid tax help. Go to rmlnh.org/events or callthe library at 886-6030 to make an appointment,

walk-ins welcome.

Thursday, February 5At 6 p.m. in the Ann Seabury

Community Room of the Hudson PoliceDepartment, Patrick Tate, Wildlife Biologist

Furbearer Project Leader and AndyTimmins, Wildlife Biologist Black Bear ProjectLeader will present Past, Present, and Future,Presence of Black Bearsand Furbearer Species ofSouthern New Hampshire, including Hudson.

Saturday, February 7Hudson Deliberative Session - School,

9 a.m., Community CenterLitchfield Deliberative Session - School,

10 a.m., Campbell High School

Hudsons 12U baseball teamis hosting afundraiserat The White Birch Restaurant from 6to 11 p.m. This corn hole (bean bag) tournament

is open to the public. $20 admission includeshors doeuvres, door prize raffle ticket and a greatatmosphere to socialize. Opportunities to playin the cornhole tournament additional fee. Fortickets, call Dave at 809-6386 or e-mail [email protected]. Thank you for helping this team on theRoad to Cooperstown.

Friday, February 14 thru Sunday, February15

Litchfield WinterFest is back! Theevent will be held at Roy Memorial Park.

Things kick off Friday night when parentscan escape for a night out while the kids enjoy theentertainment and exotic animals of WildernessAdventures. Then the DJ takes over for a kids

dance party and other activities with pizza,snacks, and drinks. Saturday begins with theWinterFest 5K and 2K Kids Fun Run. Moredetailsare available at www.LitchfieldRec.com or check out the Litchfield WinterFest 2015 onFacebook.

Wednesday, February 18 & Thursday,February 19

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,LLC is planning to expand its existing

pipeline system to serve the growingdemand for interstate natural gas transmissionservice in the northeastern United States.The Northeast Energy Direct Project is beingdeveloped to meet the growing energy needs inthe Northeast and, more specifically, the NewEngland region. TGP plans to host open housesin January and February for the portion of theProject located from Wright, New York to Dracut,Massachusetts, and in March-April for the portionof the Project located from Troy, PA, to Wright,NY, to provide additional information and answerquestions concerning the Project. Details of openhouses scheduled in February below. All OpenHousesare from 6 to 8 p.m. Light buffet will be

served. Landowners will receive notification ofthe open houses via mail, and ads will be placedin local newspapers to inform the general public.

Feb. 18: Londonderry High School Cafeteria;295 Mammoth Rd., LondonderryFeb. 19: White Birch Banquet Hall; 222 Central

St., Hudson

Tuesday, March 25The Hudson Police Department

will host its 53rd Semi-Annual BloodDrivefrom 12 to 7 p.m. at the Hudson

Community Center on Lions Avenue.

Saturday, April 4The 4H New Hampshire Cluckerswill

present a program title Backyard Chickensat10 a.m. in the Ann Seabury Community Room,Hudson Police Department.

Saturday, April 18If you want to do something proactive,

amp up your resume, or are simplyseeking volunteer hours, the Hudson

Sustainability Committeewill be hosting

its Fifth Roadside Cleanupin celebration of thisupcoming Earth Day in April. The committeeinvites you to come enjoy the fresh air,complimentary t-shirts, and free snacks as we putHudsons recyclables back into the cycle, oneroad at a time. Anyone interested in volunteeringwith us, mark your calendars for Apr. 18 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals as well as groups arewelcome! Any length of time you can contributeis greatly appreciated. We are currentlywelcoming road suggestions. E-mail us [email protected] with your ideasand/or if youd like to RSVP to our Fifth RoadsideCleanup event.


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ObituariesEvery lifetime has a story

Dr. Wilfrid Leon Fortin

Wilfrid L. Fortin, M.D., 79, died on Jan. 19, 2015,surrounded by his loving family, at The Inn at Fairviewin Hudson after an extended illness. Dr. Fortin wasborn in Manchester on June 22, 1935, the son of thelate Joseph Fortin and Berthe (Vachon) Fortin. He waspredeceased in 1991 by his brother, Eugene Fortinand his sister-in-law, Xenia Fortin in 1999, both of Ft.Lauderdale FL.

Dr. Fortin was a Board Certified Anesthesiologist andpracticed medicine at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, forover 25 years.

Dr. Fortin graduated from St. Augustine ElementarySchool and Central High School in Manchester in 1953.He went on to graduate with honors from St. AnselmCollege in Manchester in 1957 and the University of

Vermont School of Medicine in Burlington, VT, in 1961. He received hispost graduate training in anesthesia at Maine Medical Center in Portland,

ME, graduating in 1964. He began his career as an anesthesiologist at St.Joseph Hospital in June 1964.

During his professional career he was a member of AmericanMedical Association, American Society o f Anesthesiologists, HillsboroCounty Medical Society, NH Medical Society, and NH-VT Society ofAnesthesiologists. During his association with St. Joseph Hospital heserved as Chief of Anesthesia, President of St. Joseph Anesthesia Associatesand Medical Director of Quality Assurance. He was instrumental inthe development of the St. Joseph Hospital Medical Arts Building West.When the St. Joseph Trauma Team was developed, he was the on-callanesthesiologist.

He served in the U.S. Army National Guard as captain from 1962 to1970 and was attached to the units in Lewiston, ME, and Fort Devens, MA.He received an honorable discharge in 1970.

During his childhood vacations, he spent summers at Hampton Beachwith his family. He loved the ocean. As a teenager, he worked at a hot dogstand and loved digging for clams, hence his affinity for eating hot dogsand clams. Summers of his medical school years were spent as a bouncerat the Hampton Beach Casino and a lifeguard at North Hampton Beach.

He loved traveling to warm weather vacation areas, and traveledroutinely with his wife to Florida and the Virgin Islands. He loved classicalmusic and attended organ recitals at the Methuen Memorial Music Halland heard many major symphonies in San Francisco, New Orleans,Atlanta, and San Juan, PR.

After retiring from the practice of medicine, he took real estate coursesand law courses and earned his real estate license. He formed manypartnerships in real estate. He was an avid reader and walker; he readthree newspapers and walked 10 miles daily. He was especially proud ofhaving climbed Diamond Head Mountain in Hawaii and the last stretch ofthe Eiffel Tower in Paris. A very religious man, he attended daily Mass andwas a Eucharistic Minister with his wife at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.

Dr. Fortin considered his life to be one of service to humanity. He was apassionate advocate for the poor and less fortunate. He donated countlesshours of his time and resources to community organizations and haspassed his philanthropic ideals on to his children and grandchildren. Hiscompassion and generosity in all aspects of his life remain unmatched. Hisgentle spirit will be sadly missed but never forgotten by all who knew andloved him.

He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 49 years, Jeanne (Valiquette)Fortin of Nashua; three children, Celine Fortin, APRN and her husband

John Heintz, Jr. of Nashua, David Fortin and his wife Christine (Poisson) of

Hudson, and Elise Fortin and her husband Ronald Simoneau of Nashua;seven grandchildren, Kara and Kendall Heintz, Harris, Hannah and SamuelFortin of Hudson, and Benoit Fortin Simoneau and Adelyn Fortin Simoneauof Nashua. He is also survived by two nephews, Ronald Fortin and ThomasFortin of Fort Lauderdale FL, and many relatives and cousins in the greaterManchester area.

A passionate believer in education and medical research, Dr. Fortinestablished the Eugene G. Fortin Scholarship Fund at St. Anselm College inmemory of his brother and the Joseph and Berthe Fortin Scholarship Fundin memory of his parents at the University of Vermont School of Medicine.

The family would like to give special thanks to the many providers,nurses, and staff under whose care he was entrusted, especially those fromThe Inn at Fairview in Hudson.

Visiting hours were held on Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Dumont-SullivanFuneral Home, 50 Ferry St. in Hudson. A funeral Mass will be celebratedon Friday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 777 WestHollis St. in Nashua. All may meet at church. Burial will be in St. LouisCemetery, Nashua.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to St. AnselmCollege, University of Vermont School of Medicine, Rivier University, theAlzheimers Association or the Lewy Body Dementia Association.

To share an online message of condolence or for directions, please visitwww.dumontsullivan.com.

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Safe Cardby Lynne OberDo you hike? Should you buy a Hike Safe Card

or risk paying a hefty rescue bill if you need to berescued? That question now faces those who enjoyhiking in New Hampshire, but it doesnt just apply tohikers.

Thanks to a law signed into effect last July byGovernor Maggie Hassan, the Hike Safe card,which may be purchased for $25, can save youexpensive rescue costs if you are rescued because ofnegligence on your part. These cards protect thosewho participate in outdoor sports from hiking toboating, cross-country skiing, hunting or other outdooractivities.

Under current state law, Fish and Game,which conducted 180 rescues last year, can seekreimbursement for rescue costs if the person rescued isdeemed to have acted negligently.

The Hike Safe card is valid for the calendar year inwhich it was purchased. However, if you purchase

a hunting or fishing license or have a current NHregistration for an off-highway recreational vehiclesuch as a boat or snowmobile, you are already exemptfrom paying rescue costs due to negligence. Currentlyone dollar from each of these registrations goes to theFish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. Fundingfrom this source is approximately $180,000 a year,but with yearly rescue costs reaching approximately$350,000 a year, additional revenue sources wereneeded. The Hike Safe card will provide some of thatrevenue.

Volunteers who help Fish and Game with rescuesare not paid and, in fact, pay for their own trainingand equipment. If costs of these were added, rescuescould potentially reach the one million dollarfigure. According to Fish and Game Director GlennNormandeau, the volunteers contribution is massiveand it is difficult to estimate the dollar value.

This card does not protect you from acts ofrecklessness only from negligence. If you havea card, or valid registration for hunting, boating orsnowmobiling, but are reckless, you are still liable forpaying the cost of rescue, which can run to thousandsof dollars per hour if a helicopter is needed.

The card does not actually exist. Instead youpurchase one on the Fish and Game Departmentswebsite (www.wildnh.com). The purchase informationcan be printed or saved to a smartphone. Twenty-two dollars of thecards cost will go directly to Fishand Games Search and RescueFund. The other three dollars is paidto the vendor as a transaction fee.

Normandeau said this card wasa step in the right direction andprovided needed protection for thosewho enjoy, but do not necessarilyprepare thoroughly for outdoorexcursions.


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Tax Household - the tax household includes the taxpayer, taxpayer'sspouse if filing a joint r eturn, ANY individual claimed as a DEPEN-DENT on the return as well as EACH person the taxpayer can, but doesnot claim as a dependent.

Marketplace (aka The Exchange, Health Insurance Marketplace)- Agovernment or nonprofit entity that offers qualified health plans toindividuals.

Health Coverage Exemptions- A recognized reason for not having MECduring any month of the tax year. Examples are unaffordable coverage,short coverage gap, household income below filing threshold.

Premium Tax Credit- A new tax credit for certain people whoenrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Marketplace.

A taxpayer MUST NOT be eligible for other minimum essentialcoverage, as through an employer to qualify.

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal and state govern-

ments, insurers, employers and individuals share r esponsibility forimproving health insurance coverage in the US. The ACA created the"Marketplace" where taxpayers find information about insuranceoptions, purchase qualified health plans and when eligible acquirehelp paying premiums and out of pocket expenses utilizing the newpremium tax credit. The ACA also created the individual sharedresponsibility provision, which requires individuals to have minimumessential coverage for each month of the year, or qualify for a coverageexemption, or make a shared responsibility payment when filing theirincome tax return. Most taxpayers will have had this MEC prior toyear's start and only had to maintain it for the whole year. If coveragewas maintained, then these taxpayers will simply have to check a boxindicating this fact on the tax form, no further action is required.Next year taxpayers will receive either a 1095-B or 1095-C formindicating coverage information.) Taxpayers who did not maintaincoverage, may be exempt from the SRP and will not have to make apayment with the return. Coverage exemptions are available forindividuals who are specifically described as having a religious,economic, or other justification for not having the MEC. Thesetaxpayers who qualify for an exemption will be required to file the newForm 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions with their tax returns in2014. Needless to say, if a taxpayer or any dependent on the return did

not maintain MEC for each month of the tax year and did not qualifyfor a coverage exemption, they must calculate a payment and add it totheir tax liability on the tax return.

As you can see, in terms of simplifying the tax code, we have addedanother layer of calculations to complete the yearly return. As stated,for most individuals who have family plans through their employer orseniors with Medicare Part A or Medicare Advantage, there is little tobe concerned about, a simple box must be checked. Next year, youwill probably receive a reporting form in the 1095 series to verify yourMEC. It is for individuals, who purchased through the Marketplace andqualify for the new premium tax credit or for individuals that did notmaintain MEC and must calculate a payment where confusion willabound.

In the next article, I will continue to delve into the quagmire,however since their are limitations to the size of these articles, I will beattempting to add a web page at our website so that many of the chartsand formulas required to complete some of these tasks can bedisplayed.

Next week - The Affordable Care Act Part 2

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Seventh grader, AkhileshMakam won first place inthe PMA Geography Bee.Akhilesh will be representingPresentation of Mary Academyin the State Geography Beetaking place at Keene StateCollege. Alex Ross in the fourthgrade is the schools second-place winner. Students ingrades 4-8 participated in thelocal geography bee.

Geography Bee Winner to Represent PMAat State Contest in Keene

Above:Fourth grader Alex Ross earns second-place

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Top Right:Seventh grader Akhilesh Makam

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Bottom Right:Top 10 Geography

by Len LathropDigital Federal Credit union made

a $2,000 donation to the town tosupport the DARE program. PoliceChief Jason Lavoie accepted thedonation from Lisa Slater, HudsonManager and Laurie Billetdeaut,Assistant Manager.

The Drug Abuse ResistanceEducation (D.A.R.E.) program hasbeen in place in Hudson schoolssince 1988. Currently, all fourthgrade students attend a five weekprogram, which is an introduction tothe curriculum they will complete inthe fifth grade.

Fifth grade students participate ina 17 week D.A.R.E. program. Thiscurriculum teaches students peer pressure techniques, self-esteembuilding, self management skills and decision making concerningpersonal safety and respect for others.

Seventh grade students participatein a 10 lesson D.A.R.E. programwhich is designed as a follow-up tothe fifth grade program. The juniorhigh curriculum focuses on violenceprevention and the six universallyaccepted character traits: respect,caring, fairness, trustworthiness,responsibility and being a good citizen.

Lavoie thanked Digital Credit Union,mentioning that this donation willprovide diplomas and other items forthe upcoming D.A.R.E. graduation.

Currently, Officer John Mirabellaperforms this important role at AlvirneHigh School, while Officer RachelleMegowen is at Memorial Junior HighSchool and Officer Cassandra Avery is

at the elementary schools. The School Resource Officers emphasisis placed on prevention, not punishment.

DARE Program Receives Donation

Laurie Billetdeaut DCU Assistant Manager; Lisa Slater,DCU Manager and Hudson Chief Jason Lavoie.

StaffphotobyLenLathrop

by Len LathropA special meeting of the Hudson Board of Selectmen was held

Friday, Jan. 16, for the purpose of a public hearing on the LowellRoad Fire Station. As a bond issue a public hearing is requiredunder State statutes. The age-old question is, can any hear a publichearing if no one came to the meeting? The answer is: of course! AsChairman Roger Coutu stated, We are on television and hope thisis played many times before the elections.

Coutu introduced Selectmen Maddox, who Coutu credited withsetting the tone and the avenue for these projects that include twoplans for under $3 million.

Maddox continued giving a brief history of the towns attempts toboth modernize the Leonard Smith Central Station and to replaceStation 4, located at the corner of Burns Hill Road and Musquash

Road. Other suggested ideas have seen price tags in the $6 to $7million range and sometimes even more. This is a bargain andI hope voters recognize it - we need voters to assist us for publicsafety. As it is a bond, we need 60 percent to approve this; there isno price on safety this is the responsible thing to do.

While drawing on an easel on the side of the Selectmensmeeting room, Fire Chief Robert Buxton outlined the project. YourHudson~Litchfield Newshas been working with the departmentsince September to bring you details of the plan. Visit our websiteat www.areanewsgroup.com to read about the project in a storywritten by Shannon Lindsay on page 6 of the Nov. 14, 2014, issueof the HLN. There are the plans that will be used there.

Buxton explained that the current Station 4 was built in 1981 as aplace for the call firefighters to go to get the apparatus they needed

and to return to after calls to beable to clean up before going

home. Since the station wasmanned and open 24/7 in 2001,its 780 square feet brings intoquestion the functionality ofpersonnel being there 24 hoursat a time needs to be addressed.

Buxton mentioned that thenational fire safety goal isthat all emergency calls beresponded to in four minutesor less, 90 percent of the time.Currently, Hudson is making thefour minute mark 70 percent ofthe time and the new locationon Lowell Road will decreaseresponse time. He reported thatthe plans, which are the sameas the Londonderry station bythe Manchester Airport, providefor separate quarters for femalefirefighters. The Fire Departmenthas prepared a schedule ofinformation meetings withvarious civic groups and ishappy to answer anyonesquestions.

Selectmen voted 4-0 torecommend this article on theballot. Selectman Nadeau wasexcused from the meeting. BothSelectmen Pat Nichols andNancy Buckner spoke about thegrowth of business in the southend of town and how the landwas a real cost saving for thetown.

Voters Asked to Bond Fire Station

Alvirne High School received donations for three sportscholarships in the memory of McKenzie Lowe whopassed away on Oct. 24, 2014. McKenzie loved playingsoccer and basketball and swimming. From left to rightare Bill Hughen (District Director of School Counseling)

Joann LaFountain (grandmother), Frank LaFountain(grandfather), Kelly Fontaine (administrative assistant),and Mr. Beals (principal).

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Ground (per unit) $30 $75Tank Removal (Below Grade) $30 $60BlastingAnnual Application Fee

(Non-Refundable) $150 $175Reissuance of Revoked Permit $100 $250Fire Prevention SystemsSprinkler Application Fee

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25,001 sq. ft. to 52,000 sq. ft. $600Partial Sprinkler System

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Monoxide Detector $20 $50Temporary Mobile Home $75 $100Permit Extension $50Removal of Stop Work Order $75Fire Alarm Listed Agent Class $50

Hudson Inspectional Servicesby Len Lathrop

As the town continued to adjust the operationsof the somewhat newly created inspectionalservice division under the leadership of Fire ChiefBuxton, many functions and directions are beinglooked at. Recently Chief Buxton was asked byHudson Selectmen to look at the fee schedule forthe Inspectional Services Division.

He presented his findings andrecommendations to the selectmen during their

workshop meeting on Jan. 6. Staff had checkedwhat out other municipalities charge. The chiefreported that Hudson is some place in the middleof the scale: sometimes the lowest, but neverthe highest. Hudson did not have fees for somethings for which other towns do have fees. Theselectmen have scheduled the charge for a publichearing on Jan. 27.

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by Len LathropA press release sometimes asks a much bigger

question. And many times the research sheds lighton things that the average citizen is not awareof. The press release from Governor Hassan ishighlighted as follows:

Governor Hassan and Departmentof Safety to Allow Trained Police Officers to

Administer Emergency Treatment forHeroin and Opioid Overdoses

Draft Rules Would Create New License

Giving Law Enforcement Providers the Optionto Carry and Administer Narcan

Continuing efforts to improve public health andsafety by addressing New Hampshires rising ratesof heroin and opioid abuse, Governor MaggieHassan and Department of Safety Commissioner

John Barthelmes today announced that they will

present draft rules to create a new license thatwould allow all trained police officers the opt ionto carry and administer intranasal naloxone.

Also known as Narcan, naloxone is anemergency treatment for heroin and opioidoverdoses that can be administered with anintranasal auto-injector. Currently, all four generallevels of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)have the ability in New Hampshire to administerNarcan, which includes many of the statesfirefighters. The new rules would create a newlicense level authorizing its use by trained police

officers who choose to apply for the license.The rising rate of heroin and opioid overdosesis one of the most pressing public health andsafety challenges facing our state, GovernorHassan said. Creating a new license level forlaw enforcement is a common-sense step forwardthat will help us save lives, enhancing our ongoingefforts to ensure the health and safety of our

communities.In order to address the challenge posed by New

Hampshires rising rate of opioid overdoses, theGovernor asked public health and safety officialsto recommend the most appropriate responsefor the state. The new licensing level givingtrained law enforcement the option to carr y andadminister Narcan was included in the groupsrecommendations, which can be found at http://www.governor.nh.gov/documents/narcan-report.

pdf.Here is where this story took a turn. Speaking

with both our Hudson Fire and Police personnel,to see if we need to train our police to carryNarcan, the questions arose: How many timesis the drug being used Hudson? Captain Morin,HFD Information Officer, was more than anyonein the public knows but with HIPAA [HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act] wecannot talk about it. Deputy Chef Scott Tice

provided numbers for Hudson for 2014. Therewere 80 calls for overdoses and Narcan was used64 times.

Police Chief Lavoie was not surprised bythe number and supports the change in stateregulation, however, with the great workingrelationship between fire and police, on manyoverdose calls arriving simultaneously, at thispoint he will leave the Narcan in the hands ofthe fire department. The cost of the training of allofficers would be costly, when HFD is there andtrained to administer. He mentioned that is the

northern part of our state having the drug availableto the police when they are the first respondersthat is important. Lavoie spoke about heroin andother opiates. Your Hudson~Litchfield Newswillbe providing more information in the upcomingweeks.

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