Seabrook's HomeTown Journal

THE LATEST AND GREATEST NEWS AND EVENTS OF THE TOWN OF SEABROOK, N.H Issue 1 Volume 7 JANUARY 2005 ISSUE	Seabrook's HomeTown *Journal*

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For more information about broadcasting information email SCTV22@hotmail.com _______________________________________________________ HAPPY SENIOR CITIZENS President Brenda Donahue - Meets 1st Wednesday of every month at 7pm in the multi-purpose room. (Open to Seabrook Seniors annual dues are now $10) NOTES FROM THE SEABROOK HAPPY SENIORS The December meeting of the Seabrook Happy Seniors was held at the Community Center on Wednesday the first. The meeting was opened by the President Brenda Donahue at five o'clock with a salute to the Flag,followed by Chaplin Muriel Maccarone's prayer and a moment of silence for Frances Brown. The secretary's report was read and accepted, the treasurer's report was read by the President as the Treasurer was UN-ale to attend and report was placed on file for audit. The Good Cheer lady send get well cards to Mavis Eaton, Ann Hanson, Rena Marshall, Avis Hopkins, and Howard Brown. Sympathy cards were sent to Frank Brown, Priscilla Palazzo who were grandson and niece of Frances Brown. Thanksgiving cards were sent to Lizzie Glines, Eleanor Fish, Marie Roberts, and Caroline Dow. There was no old or new business- so we closed the meeting and enjoyed sandwiches, cake, coffee, punch catered by Ida Mae's and her staff. Many gifts were raffled and a good time was had by all. Entertainment was by Scott Andrews and he had many feet tapping to his music. Helen C. Lieber, Sec. _____________________________________________ LADIES AID BEAN SUPPER 2nd SATURDAY of each month Rand Memorial Church- South Main St. 4:30pm -6pm Red and White Beans, Boiled Hot Dogs, Ham, Cole Slaw, Desserts and Beverage _____________________________________________ - DPW WINTER ADVISORY - Public Works Manager: John M. Starkey The DPW office is located at 43 Railroad Ave. Office hours are: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm Phone: (603)474-9771 nowstorm Information: To better serve the community during a snowstorm, we kindly request that all vehicles remain in your driveway during the storm. It creates a safety hazard when the plow truck operators have to plow around a vehicle parked in the street. Parking Enforcement for the Town of Seabrook: Any Vehicle Parking In Violation (Stopped or Parked So As To Impede or Interfere with the proper Snow Clearing Operations of the Town.) Of A Town Ordinance Is Subject To A Twenty Five Dollar ($25.00) Fine And May Be Towed. Fines Are To Be Paid By Mail Or In Person At The Seabrook Police Department.) _____________________________________________ "Democracy for America" monthly meet-ups held on the first Wednesday of every month held at 7pm at Crackskull's Coffee House, 86 Main Street, Newmarket, NH. "Democracy for America" is a group of politically interested and active citizens working to advance socially progressive and fiscally conservative initiatives at the local, state, and national level. All are welcome to join us! Amy Pollard _____________________________________________ FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF EXETER The First Unitarian Society of Exeter, 12 Elm Street, will switch to two regular services on Sundays, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., effective Jan. 9. The new schedule went off without a hitch and with plenty of room for everybody. Approximate attendance was 60 at the 9 a.m. service and 90 at the 11 a.m. service. The two-service total of 150 was well above recent Sunday attendance which has been averaging 110. Membership at the Unitarian church has risen annually by 15% over the past five years, which increasingly resulted in „standing room only”for late arrivals” ... until Sunday‚s two-service switch. The First Unitarian Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary. For further information about services and activities, please call 603-772-4002. SCHOOL NEWS Elementary Contacts Jeni Mosca - Principal Diana Pietrowski - Director of Special Education Phone: 474-3822 Fax: 474-3504 Email: seabrook@sau21.k12.nh.us Coffee Chat: YOU’RE INVITED!! Don’t forget our monthly Coffee Chats. We meet the last Friday of the month from 7:15 – 8:15 am. This month’s date is: Friday, January 28th, 7:15 am NWEA Testing with Grades 3 & 4. Students will be testing the week of Jan. 18 – 25th. The test will be once a day for approx. an hour. Subjects tested include Reading, Math and Language Arts. Please contact your child’s teacher for individual results. Fourth grade students of Stacy Godin's class came up with an idea that would help the victims of the Indian Ocean Nations that survived the Tsunami. From January 1 to January 31, every Friday will be known as "Hat Day." Each student who chooses to wear a hat on Friday's during the school day will have to pay .50 for the privelege to do so. Students of all fourth grade teachers, Stacy Godin, Joe Mulkern, Michel Phaneuf, Barbara Preston and Kathy Bateman will collect all monies. A penny collection jar will also be placed in the school library for those students wishing to donate their pennies towards the victims fund. All proceeds will be sent to the American Red Cross. NO SCHOOL 1/17 Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday. Middle School Contacts Stanley A. Shupe, Principal Thomas W, O’Brien, Dean of Students Shannon Flaherty, Guidance Phone: 474-9221 Fax: (603) 474-8020 Email: seabrook@sau21.k12.nh.us Seabrook School Board meetings held every 2nd Monday Michele Heywood, Jon Moore, James Fuller, Bruce Casassa, and Michelle Knowles WHS Contacts Principal - Ruth Leveille Vice Principal - Randall Zito Asst. Principals - Peter Weaver, William McGowan Jr, Kris Oswald ph - 603.926.3395 SPED Director - Linda Evans (603.926.3658)WHS School Board Meetings held every 4th Wednesday. Brenda Quackenbush,James Fuller, Susan Kepner, Robert Phillips, and Chris Singleton	WE ARE MOVING SEABROOK’S HOMETOWN JOURNAL Carter’s Priority Printing are moving to 15 Nicholas Way. (new development off Centennial St. ~ previously known as Llyod Perkins property) We will still be opened for business during this transition. Please phone first for all inquiries. 474-5034. We apologize for any inconveniences that may occur. POSITIONS OPEN FOR ELECTION It’s that time again. Any one interested in running for an elected position may sign up at the Town Clerks Office January 19th - 28th.There is a $1.00 fee for all paid elected positions. The clerk’s office will be opened until 5pm on the 28th for the deadline. IMPORTANT NOTICE Seabrook School Clerk, Elizabeth Ross, has announced the filling dates of Wednesday, January 19, 2005 to Friday, January 28, 2005. This is to elect the following school offices: 2 school board Members-three year term 1 school clerk-three year 1 school moderaton-three year term 1 school treasurer-three year term Miss Ross will be available daily during school at the Seabrook Elementary Library for filling, evenings will be by appointment. Seabrook School District Deliberative Session: Monday, February 7, 2005 @ 7 pm in the school gym. Town & School Election Candidates “SEABROOK’S HOMETOWN JOURNAL” wants your information to be passed on to the Seabrook Voters! Don’t miss this opportunity to reach the voters! Please e-mail, mail or drop off the following information. Your Full Name (as to placed on the ballot) Position running for A brief introduction of yourself Explanation of what you can offer in this position Deadline for this pre-election issue is 5pm on Friday, February 11th. The February and March Newsletters will be delayed due to election information. February Pre-Election Issue wll be available the third week of February and the March Issue will be available the 2nd full week of March (after election day). THE OTHER SIDE- a monthly editorial on the current issues. Here we are a brand new year with the same old problems. It’s time for some new solutions. Let’s recap a few things that never got addressed. Whatever happened to the code of ethics? It was said that there was a code of ethics in the charter. I couldn’t find one and I’ve read it more than once. I believe that this issue is very important. The last code of ethics was to be an example for all boards and public officials. It was to give guidance to the various boards in their dealings with other boards to give continuity to all. Without this code there is NO ACCOUNTABILITY!! What are the powers in this town afraid of, what kind of ethics do they have? By not doing anything on this issue they are not setting good examples of leadership. Is the board of Selectmen going to keep ignoring this, what are the plans? What ever happened to the warrant article that said ALL employees are to be drug tested? It was stated that they would be looking into it. I have come to understand that the board of selectmen has let employees drop their CDL certification. I believe the job requirements for most of the DPW employees is to have CDL certification. It is state mandate for the CDL holders to have drug testing. When this certification is dropped one doesn’t have to be drug tested. What is this Board of Selectmen trying to do? What would happen if all the DPW employees dropped their certifications? The snow wouldn’t be plowed; recycles wouldn’t be picked up etc. The jobs the employees were hired for couldn’t be done. The towns' people said they want drug testing, and for all the employees. Now there are less employees being tested. Several committees have fallen by the wayside. What happened to the Cable Committee? Is the still there still such a thing? The Channel 22 committee was suppose to be the link to having regulations and guidelines for town cable channel information. We haven’t heard much from the Water & Sewer Supervisory committee, the meetings have not been on 22 nor has any of the other public meetings of various committees. What worries me most is the direction the town of Seabrook is headed; we keep taking steps backwards. The town is never going to be like it used to be. It’s growing and has been growing fast. We need leadership in office that will give good direction and back up our managers in doing their job. We need to be lead forward and to be not pushed backwards. We need leadership that will listen to the majority of the people not just the select few. Oliver L Carter Jr “The future ain't what it used to be. “ Yogi Berra SEABROOK LIBRARY HOURS Mon., Wed., Thur.- 12PM - 8PM Tues., Fri.-10AM - 6PM Open Saturdays - 9am -1pm THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 17 TO COMMEMORATE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY. CHILDRENS PROGRAMS Story Times For Children begins January 10-February 18, 2005 Registration begins January 6th. Call or stop by for exact time schedule. You can register by phone (603.474.2044) or in person. If you have any questions call Melissa Gaspar, Children’s Librarian. Seabrook Community Center 311 Lafayette Road phone: 474 - 5746 fax: 474-5569 Director: Sandy Beaudoin WINTER HOURS Mon-Thur 9am - 9:30pm Fri 9am - 5pm (Special Events Nights) Sat. 8am -8pm ~ Sun. 1pm - 8pm Youth Basketball & Cheering begins 1/8 Sat. game times #1 11:30, #2 12:30, #3 1:30, Sun. game times #1 1:30 FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIALS 1/7~ Rollerskating ~ 2nd & under 6pm-8:30pm $4 w/ id ~ $5 w/o id 1/14~ Youth Mixer ~ 3rd & 4th 6pm-8:30pm $4 w/id ~ $5 w/o id 1/21 ~ Youth Mixer ~ 5th & 6th 6pm-8:30pm $4 w/id ~ $5 w/o id 1/28 - Wrestling Show 2/4/ ~ Valentine Dance ~ 7th & 9th 6pm-9pm $5 w/id ~ $6 w/o id Girl Scout Cookies® http://www.swgirlscouts.org It’s that time of year again - Girl Scouts selling cookies.Our local troops started taking orders on January 9th. Proceeds from the cookie sale stay local and help Swift Water to deliver quality Girl Scout Program. 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The December meeting of the Seabrook Happy Seniors was held at the Community Center on Wednesday the first. The meeting was opened by the President Brenda Donahue at five o'clock with a salute to the Flag,followed by Chaplin Muriel Maccarone's prayer and a moment of silence for Frances Brown.

The secretary's report was read and accepted, the treasurer's report was read by the President as the Treasurer was UN-ale to attend and report was placed on file for audit.

The Good Cheer lady send get well cards to Mavis Eaton, Ann Hanson, Rena Marshall, Avis Hopkins, and Howard Brown. Sympathy cards were sent to Frank Brown, Priscilla Palazzo who were grandson and niece of Frances Brown. Thanksgiving cards were sent to Lizzie Glines, Eleanor Fish, Marie Roberts, and Caroline Dow.

There was no old or new business- so we closed the meeting and enjoyed sandwiches, cake, coffee, punch catered by Ida Mae's and her staff. Many gifts were raffled and a good time was had by all. Entertainment was by Scott Andrews and he had many feet tapping to his music.
Helen C. Lieber, Sec. _____________________________________________

"Democracy for America" monthly meet-ups held on the first Wednesday of every month held at 7pm at Crackskull's Coffee House, 86 Main Street, Newmarket, NH. "Democracy for America" is a group of politically interested and active citizens working to advance socially progressive and fiscally conservative initiatives at the local, state, and national level. All are welcome to join us!

Amy Pollard

_____________________________________________
FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF EXETER

The First Unitarian Society of Exeter, 12 Elm Street, will switch to two regular services on Sundays, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., effective Jan. 9.

The new schedule went off without a hitch and with plenty of room for everybody. Approximate attendance was 60 at the 9 a.m. service and 90 at the 11 a.m. service. The two-service total of 150 was well above recent Sunday attendance which has been averaging 110.

Membership at the Unitarian church has risen annually by 15% over the past five years, which increasingly resulted in „standing room only”for late arrivals” ... until Sunday‚s two-service switch.

The First Unitarian Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary. For further information about services and activities, please call 603-772-4002.

Coffee Chat: YOU’RE INVITED!! Don’t forget our monthly Coffee Chats. We meet the last Friday of the month from 7:15 – 8:15 am. This month’s date is:
Friday, January 28th, 7:15 am

NWEA Testing with Grades 3 & 4.
Students will be testing the week of Jan. 18 – 25th. The test will be once a day for approx. an hour. Subjects tested include Reading, Math and Language Arts. Please contact your child’s teacher for individual results.

Fourth grade students of Stacy Godin's class came up with an idea that would help the victims of the Indian Ocean Nations that survived the Tsunami. From January 1 to January 31, every Friday will be known as "Hat Day." Each student who chooses to wear a hat on Friday's during the school day will have to pay .50 for the privelege to do so. Students of all fourth grade teachers, Stacy Godin, Joe Mulkern, Michel Phaneuf, Barbara Preston and Kathy Bateman will collect all monies. A penny collection jar will also be placed in the school library for those students wishing to donate their pennies towards the victims fund. All proceeds will be sent to the American Red Cross.

NO SCHOOL 1/17 Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday.

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POSITIONS OPEN FOR ELECTION

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Town & School Election Candidates

Here we are a brand new year with the same old problems. It’s time for some new solutions. Let’s recap a few things that never got addressed.

Whatever happened to the code of ethics? It was said that there was a code of ethics in the charter. I couldn’t find one and I’ve read it more than once. I believe that this issue is very important. The last code of ethics was to be an example for all boards and public officials. It was to give guidance to the various boards in their dealings with other boards to give continuity to all. Without this code there is NO ACCOUNTABILITY!! What are the powers in this town afraid of, what kind of ethics do they have? By not doing anything on this issue they are not setting good examples of leadership. Is the board of Selectmen going to keep ignoring this, what are the plans?

What ever happened to the warrant article that said ALL employees are to be drug tested? It was stated that they would be looking into it. I have come to understand that the board of selectmen has let employees drop their CDL certification. I believe the job requirements for most of the DPW employees is to have CDL certification. It is state mandate for the CDL holders to have drug testing. When this certification is dropped one doesn’t have to be drug tested. What is this Board of Selectmen trying to do? What would happen if all the DPW employees dropped their certifications? The snow wouldn’t be plowed; recycles wouldn’t be picked up etc. The jobs the employees were hired for couldn’t be done. The towns' people said they want drug testing, and for all the employees. Now there are less employees being tested.

Several committees have fallen by the wayside. What happened to the Cable Committee?
Is the still there still such a thing? The Channel 22 committee was suppose to be the link to having regulations and guidelines for town cable channel information. We haven’t heard much from the Water & Sewer Supervisory committee, the meetings have not been on 22 nor has any of the other public meetings of various committees.

What worries me most is the direction the town of Seabrook is headed; we keep taking steps backwards. The town is never going to be like it used to be. It’s growing and has been growing fast. We need leadership in office that will give good direction and back up our managers in doing their job. We need to be lead forward and to be not pushed backwards. We need leadership that will listen to the majority of the people not just the select few.

Oliver L Carter Jr

“The future ain't what it used to be. “
Yogi Berra

Girl Scout Cookies®
http://www.swgirlscouts.org
It’s that time of year again - Girl Scouts selling cookies.Our local troops started taking orders on January 9th. Proceeds from the cookie sale stay local and help Swift Water to deliver quality Girl Scout Program. Cookie income helps to recruit, train and support volunteers, maintain council properties, and provides financial aid to ensure that Girl Scouting is available for all girls. Cookies are $3.50/box. A local contact is Terri Baillargeon 474-8277.