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What’s Inside

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See Coverage Page 6

The Summit by Morrison, an 85-unit senior living commu-nity, was hailed as a landmark development during a ribbon cutting on Friday, June 22..

See Coverage Pages 4

Summit SeniorHousing Opens

Town To ChallengeCoverage Claims

In This Issue

News BriefsPage 7

ObituariesPage 10

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In the final slate of candidates runningfor elected office, state Sen. Jeff Wood-burn, D-Whitefield, now has a Republicanchallenger, and stateRep.HerbRichardson,D-Lancaster,facesaRepublicanchallenger.In theNov.6generalelection,Woodburn,

the New Hampshire Senate minority leaderwho is seeking a fourth term,will face Re-publican David J. Starr, a Republican fromFranconia, for the Senate-1 District, whichrepresents all ofCoos and northernGraftoncounties.StarrhasnochallengerintheSept.11pri-

maryelection.Starr, a retired engineer, took the lead 10

years ago in forming the Northern GraftonRepublican Committee, which he chairedseveraltimes.OnMonday,hesaidheisrunningbecause

he believes in representative governmentthroughwhich elected representatives oughtto represent their constituents instead of ar-guing,andbelievesconstituentsonbothsidescouldbeservedbetter.Hesaidhe’salsoinfavorofthelowestpos-

sibletaxes,andtaxingnomorethanisabso-lutelynecessarytoprovideforbasicservices.Starr said he supports a New Hampshire

right-toworklaw,whichwouldprohibitem-ployersandunionsfromrequiringemployeemembership in unions ormonthly dues as aconditionofemploymentatacompany.“That would attract some industry,” he

said.Coos Statehouse Candidates

Oneoftwocandidatesnowrunningforthetwo-seat Coos-1 House District, which rep-resents Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia,Dixville, Pittsburg, Stewartstown and Strat-ford,isMichaelFurbush,ofColebrook.Seekingreelectiontothedistrictforanoth-

ertermisincumbentstateRep.JohnFother-gill,R-Colebrook.Incumbent state Rep. Bing Judd, R-Pitts-

burg,isnotseekingreelection,andFothergilland Furbush have no Democratic challeng-ers,accordingtothecandidatefilingspostedFridaywiththeofficeoftheNewHampshireSecretaryofState.FortheCoos-4HouseDistrict,whichrep-

resents Dalton and Lancaster, Kevin Craig,aRepublican fromLancaster, is challenging

state Rep. Herb Richardson, D-Lancaster,whoisseekinga10thterm.Richardson,whohadbeena longtimeRe-

publican,recentlyswitchedparties.IncumbentstateRep.EdithTucker,D-Ran-

dolph, is running unopposed for a secondtermandfacesnoRepublicanchallengerfortheCoos-5HouseDistrict,which representsCarroll,Jefferson,RandolphandWhitefield.AlsorunningunopposedwithnoRepubli-

can challenger is state Rep.Wayne Moyni-han,D-Dummer,who represents theCoos-2HouseDistrict,whichincludesDummer,Mi-lan,NorthumberlandandStark.

Grafton Statehouse CandidatesNoDemocraticcandidatesignedupforthe

Grafton-2 House District, which representsFranconia,Lisbon,Lyman,MonroeandSug-arHill.Running for the seat, which is being va-

catedbystateRep.SkylarBoutin,R-Lisbon,isRepublicanRobertPeraino,ofFranconia.IncumbentstateRep.RickLadd,R-Haver-

hill, faces no primary or general electionchallenger for theGrafton-4HouseDistrict,whichrepresentsHaverhill.RunningfortheGrafton-15HouseDistrict,

which includes the towns of Bath, Easton,Haverhill and Landaff, is Democrat DennyRuprecht, of Landaff, and Republicans Re-beccaBailey,ofPiermont,andTomFriel,ofHaverhill.Thelatter twowillfaceoff in theSeptemberprimary.Incumbent Grafton-15 state Rep. David

Binford, R-Bath, is not seeking reelection,accordingtotheNHSOSfilings.

Coos CountyFortheofficeofCoosCountyattorney,in-

cumbentcountyattorneyJohnMcCormick,aDemocrat, facesnoprimaryorgeneralelec-tionchallenger.Incumbent Coos County Sheriff Brian

Valerino, a Republican, is also running un-opposed.

Grafton CountyNoRepublicancandidatesigneduptorun

forGraftonCountyattorney,theofficewhichis beingvacatedby incumbent county attor-neyLaraSaffo,whoisnotseekingreelection.Facing off in the Democratic primary

for Grafton County attorney will be NatchGreyes, Littleton, a police prosecutor fromSugar Hill, and Marcie Hornick, a 15-yearNewHampshirepublicdefenderfromLittle-ton.

NORTH COUNTRY ELECTIONS 2018

Sen. Woodburn, Rep. Richardson Draw Republican Challengers

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BY PAUL HAYESStaff Writer

WHITEFIELD—TheSummitbyMorrison,an85-unit senior living community, was hailed as alandmark development during a ribbon cutting onFriday,June22.TheonlysuchfacilityintheNorthCountry,the

Summitmeetsgrowingdemandforseniorhousing,particularlyinagingCoosCountywheretwooutoffiveresidentswillbeover65by2030,accordingtotheNewHampshireCenterforPublicPolicyStud-ies.The Summit—whichwill function as a cam-

pusofthenearbyMorrisonnursinghome—offersmultiplehousingoptionswith47independentlivingunits(14cottages,33apartments),24assistedlivingapartments,and12memorycarestudiounits.“Summit’sopeninganditsfuturesuccessarethe

cornerstonesofourplans tocontinue to importantcharitablemissionoftheMorrison—ofourplanstoprovidecareandahomeforourparents,ourspous-es,andmaybeevenforourselves,”saidBrianFogg,

directoroftheMorrisonHospitalAssociationBoardofTrustees.The$25millionprojectwasbuiltovertwoyears

andfundedprimarilythroughlowinterestruralde-velopmentloansfromtheU.SDepartmentofAgri-culture’sRuralDevelopmentAgencywithadditionalfundingprovidedbytheDavidS.DanaFoundation.ItwasdevelopedbytheMorrisonnursinghome,

whichhasprovidedseniorcaretoWhitefieldfor115years.Thefacilitiesarelocatedlessthanamileapartandwillshareresources.The Summit brings economic benefits, creating

about30jobs,andaddressesaregionallackofse-niorhousing,whichhadforcedmanyNorthCountryseniors seeking independent and assisted living tore-locatesouthofthenotch.“Ihavemanyfriendswhotravelacoupleofhours

toseetheirparents,becausethey’vehadtomovetocaredownintheConcordofManchesterareas,”saidMorrisontrusteePamSansoucy.“Thosepeoplere-allywanttostayhere,thisistheirhome,and[TheSummit]willallowthemtodothat.”AmongthefirsttomoveintoTheSummitwere

AlanandDorothyWilliams,whohadmovedtothearea three years ago to be neartheir daughter, but who experi-enced difficulty getting aroundtheircondominiumunit.Followingalengthysearchfor

seniorhousing,Alan,82,andDor-othy, 80, considered re-locatingsouthofthenotch,whenthedis-coveredTheSummit.Theyhaveappreciated the combination oflivingindependentlywhilehavingaccesstostaffforassistance.“It means a lot to have peo-

plehelpyououtwhenyouhave

problemsyouneedhelpwith.Whenyougetolderyoufindyoucan’tdoasmuchasyouusedtodo,”Dorothysaid.“Ifnothere,weprobablewouldhavemoveddowntoConcord,andIdidn’twanttobethatfarfrommydaughter.”Thesummithasexperiencedstrongdemand,ac-

cordingtoofficials,andisexpectedtoapproach50percentoccupancybyyear’sendandnear-fulloccu-pancywithin18months.Independentlivingresidentshavealreadystartto

moveinandtheassistedlivingareawillopennextWednesday,followingbythememoryunitonJuly16.ThecreationofTheSummitwasaheartfeltmis-

sionformany,includingMorrisontrusteePamSan-soucy.“It’sverypersonalformebecausemymotherwas

aresidentofTheMorrison,andIjoined[theboardoftrustees]asafamilyrepresentativewhenshewasliving,andIsowishedwehadthisfacilitywhenmymotherwas alive,” Sansoucy said. “She hadAlz-heimer’sandIstruggledaftersheliveinmyhomeforquiteawhile,Istruggledtofindappropriatecare

forherwithoutmovingherfromplace toplace toplaceasshedeclined.Ifwe’dhad[TheSummit]itwouldhaveallowedhertostayinplaceandprogressthroughthedifferentlevelsofcareandtheneventu-allyendupattheMorrisonnursinghomewhereshepassedaway.”“SoIsawagreatneedonapersonallevelforthis

typeofservicetoseniors.”Speaking at Friday’s ribbon cutting, Fogg, the

chairmanofthetrustees,notedthecreationofTheSummit was a group effort and recognizedmanycontributors includingSummit’sCEOChadDing-man and Director of Resident Services ShannonLynch, formerMorrison lead administrator RoxieSeverance,projectcontractorsDanandChrisHebertofDanielHebertInc.,andseveralmembersof theboardoftrustees.Todescribethatgroupeffort,heusedastoryby

formertrusteechairmanDaveHaas.“ManyofuswereatthebottomofSummitDrive

almosttwoyearsagofortheground-breakingwhen[Haas] compared the planning of Summit and itsplannedconstructiontoabustrip.[Haas]described

thehardworkanddedicationthatwasnecessarytogetthebustothepoint where we could dig thosefirst shovels full of dirt. [Haas]cleverly used the geography ofWhitefield to describe the bus’sitinerary.”“On that ground-breaking day

thebushadnavigatedtothefootofWhitefieldHill.Allthatremained,hesaidveryoptimistically,wastheslowdriveupthehilltothetop—theSummit.”“Whatisn’tsoobviousis that,

attimes,weallgotoutofthebusandwentaroundtothebackandpusheditupsomeofthesteepestpartsofthehill,”Foggsaid.“Whatisobviousisthatthebusmadeit.”

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HAVERHILL—Amanwho disappeared following a suspi-ciousfireearlierthisweekwasfounddeadonFridayfollowinganintensivesearch.Thebodyof37-year-oldDanielWymanwasfoundfourdays

afterafiredestroyedthehomehewasrentingat730Mt.Moosi-laukeHighwayshortlyaftermidnightonTuesday.Thecauseofdeathwasnotreleased.Authoritiesdeemeditnot

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been living there for approximately 50days.He was last seen alive on the same

roadshortlybeforethefirewasreported.After he went missing, authorities

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CellphoneusersinWoodsvilleknow:Findingasignalcanbetough.Lookaroundandyoumightseepeoplestaringattheirphonesim-

patiently,perhapsshakingtheirheads,astextmessagesfailtosend,whileotherswalkabout,searchingforbars,repeating“canyouhearmenow?”“Thecellphoneservicejustplainsuckshere,”saidresidentMiranda

Goguen.Theshoddyservicemadeit toughforGoguentokeepincontact

withfriendsandfamily,andnearimpossibletoreceivevitalcommuni-cationsfromherthreekids’medicalprovidersandschools.Soshepaidforalandlineontopofherwirelessplan–anadditional

$75permonth–andbeforethatshedidwhateveryoneinWoodsvilledoes:Huntforasignal.“Before[thehousephone]IhadonewindowwhereI’dsetaphone

onthewindowsilljusttogetservicetomakeacall,”saidGoguen.“Imean,whatapaininthebutt.”It’snotjustWoodsville.ResidentsthroughoutallofHaverhill’svil-

lagesanddistrictsstruggletomakecalls,sendtextsandbrowsetheInternetontheirphones.

Serviceprovidersclaimotherwise.AmapcreatedbyVerizonWire-lessshowsthatHaverhillhastotalcellphonecoverage,buttownoffi-cialssaythat’snonsense.Now the town ispreparing tochallenge thatmap,andothersby

AT&TandT-Mobile,whichcouldleadtobetterserviceinthisUpperValleycommunity.It’savitalmatter,saidTownManagerJoLacaillade.“It’sbeenanongoingissueformanyyears,”Lacailladesaid,noting

thatpoorphoneservicehinderseconomicdevelopment,tourismandeffortstodrawyoungerpeopletothearea.Thearea’sWi-fiaccessisverylimited.“CellserviceandhighspeedInternetarethenumberoneconcernsofprivatecitizensandbusinessesinourtown.”Inorder tochallenge theVerizon,AT&TandT-Mobilecoverage

maps,thetownwillconductcomprehensivetests,todetermineifthecarriersmeetfederalminimumsfordownloadspeeds(fivemegabytespersecond)intheareastheyclaimtheycover.Itwillbeatimeconsumingprocess.Thetownwillbedividedinto

a grid of 150 squares, eachmeasuring800 square feet, andvolun-teersmustconductmultipletestsmeasuringdownloadspeedsineachsquare.Asinglevolunteerteamcantesttwogridsperhour,or16perday,

accordingtotheN.H.PublicUtilitiesCommission(PUC).Atthatpace,oneteamcouldcompletetestinginHaverhillinunder10days.

Haverhill andPeterboroughare thefirst towns toexplore suchachallenge.TheyarepilotprojectspushedbythePUCandwillbeusedasabenchmarkforfuturetests.Ifthosetestsprovethecoveragemapsarefalse,thetowncansubmit

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In Split Vote, Board Denies Casella Tax Abatement

BETHLEHEM—Sayingtheydidnotreceivetheinformationtheyhadrequestedonmultipleoc-casions,selectmendeniedataxabatementrequestbyCasellaWasteSystems(CWS),whichseekstoslashitslandfillpropertytaxesinhalf.OnMonday,theboardvoted4-1tomovefor-

wardwiththeadviceoftownlegalcounseltodenytheabatement,onthegroundsthecompanydidnotfurnishtheinformationsupportingitsrequest.Casting thevoteagainstmoving forwardwith

theadviceoflegalcounselwasSelectmanRichardUbaldo.Both Ubaldo and Selectman Martin Glavac,

both supporters of CWS and landfill expansion,wereagainstthevotetodenytheabatement.“Werequestedadditionalinformationtoassess

the abatement and that was not provided,” saidBoard of SelectmenChairmanMaryMoritz. “Itwas recommended [by the Mitchell MunicipalGrouplawfirm]wedenytheabatement.”During the discussion that lastedmore than a

halfhour,GlavaccautionedMoritzandselectmenLindaMooreandGabeBoisseauagainstdenyingCWS’s abatement, saying the board should use“extremecaution”andsuggestingseveraltimesadenialcouldputtheissueinthe“courtsystem”andtheboardshouldnotvotefororagainstit.In past years, CWS has filed suit against the

towntoreduceitspropertytaxes.“My recommendation is to continue working

withtheapplicant,”saidGlavac,whoaddedadi-aloguebeganwithCWSonJune7andselectmenhaveuntilJuly1todecidewhetherornottograntabatements and theBethlehemboard should notcutofftalks.Ifaselectboarddoesnottakeactiononabate-

ment requests by July 1, they are automaticallydenied.Nearlyayearago,inSeptember2017,represen-

tativesforCWSwentbeforeselectmentoinformthemthecompanywasexploringthepossibilityoffilingataxabatement.“Theyhavehadampleopportunitytogiveusin-

formation,”MooresaidMonday.“Iftheywerego-ingtogiveusadditionalinformation,theywouldhavegivenitbynow…Ourattorneymadeitcleartothemwewerewillingtoworkwiththem.Andtherewerestillcrickets.”Moritzsaidselectmenreachedoutonnumerous

occasionstoCWStobeagoodpartnerandavoidanylitigation,butthecompanydidnotrespond.“Wewereveryclearinwhatweaskedforand

didn’treceiveit,”shesaid.Moritz added therewill still be ample oppor-

tunityandMonday’svotedoesnoteliminate theopportunityforfuturedialoguewiththecompany.“Following legal advicedoesnotmeanweare

closingthedoortoworkingwiththem,”saidMoritz.NorepresentativeofCWSattendedMonday’s

boardmeeting.After November, selectmen agreed to CWS’s

requesttoaconfidentialityagreementtokeeptaxabatementtalksnon-public.Thelandfill,runbyNorthCountryEnvironmen-

talServices(NCES),asubsidiaryofCWS,hasaroughly50-acrefootprintoffTrudeauRoad.

The company seeks to add 100 acres to thetown’scurrent61-acrelandfilldistrictandanaddi-tional70acresofnewland-fillingduringa20-yearperiod.Thatproposalhas twicebeenrejectedbyvoters,mostrecentlyinMarch.Althoughtheprimaryargumentbylandfillex-

pansion proponents has been tax rate reductionorstabilization for the town,NCES’sabatement,ifsuccessful,wouldreducetheassessmentsonitsthreepropertiesfroma2017valueof$14.6milliontoanaggregatevalueof$7million,accordingtothecompany’sabatementrequestfiledFeb.26fortaxyear2017.Accordingtothe2017equalizedvaluationsum-

maryfiledwith the town,CWShas a total pro-jected 2017 property tax payment to Bethlehemof $430,762, a figure that could be cut to about$200,000iftheabatementgoesthrough.Likeotherlossesinpropertytaxrevenue,apos-

siblelossintaxrevenuefromanNCESabatementcoulddriveupthepropertytaxesofothertaxpay-erstomaintainthesameleveloftownservices.Initsabatementrequest,NCESarguesthetown

didnotapplytheN.H.BoardofTaxandLandAp-pealsmethodology,orapplieditincorrectly.2017taxfiguresestimatean$89.15landfilltip-

pingfee(awastedisposalfeepertoncollectedbyNCES)andanannualprojectedrevenueforNCESof$28.8millionfromApril2017throughMarch2018.InSeptember,BrianOliver,avicepresidentfor

Casella,wentbeforeselectmentosaythecompanybelievesitisoverpayingthetown,thetippingfeeislower,andataxabatementisbeingconsidered.The abatement filed in February statesNCES

believestheactualtippingfeeis$44.68.On Monday, CWS CEO John Casella, CWS

Vice-PresidentJoeFusco,andNCESgeneralman-agerKevinRoywereasked if thecompanywillprovide the townwith the requested informationandfigurestosupportitstaxabatementargument,and if so,when; if the companywill agree to atransparentprocessthatallowsthepublictoreviewit;andifCWSwillfilecourtactioninpursuitofitsabatement.Theyalsodidnotrespondtoaquestionasking

ifCWScanguaranteeBethlehemresidentsthatthetowntaxratewillstabilizeordecreaseiftheabate-mentisultimatelysuccessful.In a statement, Fusco said, “Because there is

nowpendinglitigationonthisissue,unfortunate-lywemustdeclinetheopportunitytoansweranyquestionsrelatedtotheabatement.”EvenwithoutanNCEStaxabatement,Bethle-

hem’staxrate,similartotheratesinothertowns,has steadily increased as theBethlehem landfill,whichNCEShasowned forabout25years,hasexpanded,according to town tax ratefiguresbe-ginningfrom1989.DuringMonday’svotesonCWS’sandanum-

ber of other abatements, selectmen, under staterules on abatements, identified those requestingthembytaxmapIDnumberandnotbyname.OnMonday,Moritzreadastatementapproved

bylegalcounselthatsaidbecauseofapotentialle-galproceedingsheislimitedonwhatshecansayabouttheabatementissue,butsaidtheboardwillhave additional informationon thematter that itcandiscloseduringitsnextmeetingonJuly9.

Balsams Team Still Aims For Summer Ground-Breaking

Twoweeks after requestingadelayandmoretimeintheNewHampshireBusinessFinanceAu-thorityprocess,theBalsamsredevelopmentteam

saidtheyarehopingtohaveallBFAoptionsvettedinamatterofweeksandtheconstructiontostillbeginthissummer.“Withrespecttothevariousoptions,Ican’tgo

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somealternativescenariosforstructuringaloanguarantee,”BalsamsprojectspokesmanScottTranchemontagnesaidMonday.TheBFAboardofdirectorsisreviewingtheteam’sapplicationto

determinewhetherornottorecommenda$28millionstate-backedloanrequestedbytheproject’schieflender,ServiceCreditUnion,ofPortsmouth.TheultimateapprovalfortheloanwouldcomefromN.H.Gover-

norandCouncil.“Wearestillhopingforaresolutionsoonandtostartconstruction

thissummer,providedalloftheotherpiecesofthefinancingpackagefallintoplace,”saidTranchemontagne.“Thisloanguaranteeisjustforoneportionofthe$170millionestimatedPhase1cost,albeitanimportantone.”Earlierthismonth,developersmadetherequestformoretimeto

continuecollectivelyworkingwiththeBFAtodiscusspotentialalter-nativestothecurrentapplicationtofindthebestoptionfortheprojectwhileprotectingthestateandtaxpayers.The$28millionbond loanwouldbeserviced throughproperty

taxesonallfutureBalsamsrealestateassets.Theapplicationfor itstemsfromthepassingofSenateBill30,

whichcreatesataxassessmentdistrictinDixville,wherethehistoricresortthatiscurrentlyownedbyDanHebertandskiresortdeveloperLesOttenhasbeenlocatedsincethe1860s.Ithasbeenclosedsince2011.First-phase redevelopment includes renovating the Hale and

Hampshire houses, rebuilding theDixHouse, constructing a newLakeGlorietteHouse, quadrupling the size of theWildernessSkiArea,restoringthegolfcourseandaddingaconferencecenter,open-airmarketplace,spa,andperformingartscenter.Oncebegun,constructionisexpectedtotake12to18months,with

somecomponentsbeingcompletedbeforeothers.Inaddition to the$28millionBFA loan request,financingalso

includes$20millionindeveloperequity,about$35millioninotherequity,includingpreferredequityfrominvestors,about$18millioninequipmentleasefinancingfortheskiarea,some$15.4millioninEB-5ImmigrantInvestorVisaProgramfunding,and$53millioninconstructionfinancing.

Landaff Man Faces 22 Felony Counts Of Sexual Assault

NORTHHAVERHILL—ALandaffmanhasbeen indictedbyagrandjuryonnearlytwodozenfelonyaccountsofsexualassaultagainstateengirl,accordingtotheJuneroundoffelonyindictmentsatGraftonSuperiorCourt.EricHesseltineJr.,32,ischargedwith22specialfelonycountsof

aggravatedfelonioussexualassaultagainstagirlbeginningin2014whenshewas10andwasamemberofhishousehold,accordingto

theindictments.Accordingtothecharges,theassaultsthatlastedfromaboutJuly

2014toNovember2017occurredinherbedroom,inagarage,andduringYouthHuntingWeekendinthewoods,andprosecutorssaidHesseltineusedphysicalforceandsuperiorstrengthtocommitthem.He isaccusedofengaging inapatternof sexualassaultduring

aperiodofmore than twomonthswithinafive-yearperioduponthesamevictim,whichunderNewHampshirestatuteconstitutesaspecialclassfelony.Eachspecialclassfelonycountispunishablebyamaximumstate

prisonsentenceof10to20years.HesseltinealsofacesaClassBfelonycountoffelonioussexual

assaultaswellasthreeClassAmisdemeanorcountseachofsexualassaultunderaggravatedcircumstances.

Pinetree Power Stops Wood Deliveries

After Biomass Bill VetoedPinetreePowerinBethlehem,abiomassplantthathasoperatedfor

threedecades,stoppedtakingwooddeliveriesonFridayfollowingthegovernor’svetoofaSenatebillthatleavesthefutureofthatplantandfiveothersinNewHampshireuncertain.SenateBill365soughttocontinuetorequirethestate’sutilities

regulatedbytheN.H.PublicUtilitiesCommissiontopurchasebio-masspowerfromthewood-burningplants.OpponentsofSB365,whichGov.ChrisSununuvetoedJune19,

saiditistantamounttoasubsidyfortheplants.Supportersofthebillsaidtheadditionalcostthatgetspassedon

toelectricratepayersissmallandthebillseekstoprotectjobsandmanyotherindustries,fromloggers,woodsuppliers,sawmilloper-ators,andtruckdriverstothesmallbusinessesthatservemealsandsellitemstotheplant’semployeesandeveryoneinvolved.“InSeptember,thecompanywillevaluatetheoutlookandlong-

termstepsforthefacilities,”saidCarolChurchill,spokespersonforENGIENorthAmerica,whichownsPinetreePowerinBethlehemandPinetreePowerinTamworth.

Democrats Make Marijuana Legalization Part Of Party Platform

STRATHAM,N.H.—NewHampshireDemocratsonSaturdayaddedmarijuanalegalizationtotheirpartyplatform,bolsteringad-vocates’hopesofcatchingthestateupwiththeregulationsofneigh-boringstates.“Webelievethatmarijuanashouldbelegalized,taxedandregu-

lated,”saidtheplatformadoptedattheNewHampshireDemocraticPartyconventionheldattheStrathamCooperativeMiddleSchool.Statedelegatesvotedbyacclamationtoaccepttheplatform.They

alsoapprovedaresolutionadvocatingtheremovalofmarijuanafromthefederalgovernment’s listof topclassdrugs,alongwithheroinandcocaine.Democratsinrecentmonthshavedebatedthepotentiallegaliza-

tionandregulationofcannabis,withsupporterssayingNewHamp-shireisfallingbehindneighboringstates.

Vermont in January legalized the possession and cultivation ofsmallamountsofmarijuana.Mainehasvotedtolegalizerecreationalmarijuana,despiteopposition fromRepublicanGov.PaulLePage.MarijuanashopsareslatedtoopeninMassachusettsthisyear.ChrisPappas,aDemocraticexecutivecouncilorrunninginNew

Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District primary, said he supportsstate-levellegalization.“It’sclearlyamatterofwhenandnotifmarijuanagetslegalized

inNewHampshire,”hesaid.“Ithinkthatatthepointintimewhenitislegalizedweneedtobereadytomakesurethatpublicsafetyisprotected.”Pappaspredictedvoterswouldbeconsideringpotpolicythisfall,

buthesaidhedoubteditwouldbetheirtopissue.Healthcareandtheeconomylikelywilltakeprecedence,hesaid.Democratic gubernatorial candidates Molly Kelly and Steve

Marchandbothsaidtheybackmarijuanalegalization,withMarch-andnotinghesupporteditinhisunsuccessful2016runforgovernor,beforehispartyasawhole.Throughout the convention, Democratic lawmakers and candi-

datesforofficehammeredPresidentDonaldTrumpoverhisadmin-istration’spolicyofforciblefamilyseparationattheborder.U.S.Sen.MaggieHassannotedthat,despiteanexecutiveorder

thateffectivelyendsthepractice,thousandsofchildrenmayendurelastingdamage.“Wehave heard the cries of screaming kidswho have no idea

wheretheirparentsarebeingtakenorifthey’lleverevenseethemagain,”shesaidinaspeechtotheconventionfloor.U.S.Rep.AnnieKustersentastand-inspeakerbecauseshewas

scheduledtovisitafederalimmigrantdetentionfacilitySaturday.Studentactivistsattendingtheconventionheldsignsadvocating

gunsafety,andcandidatesrepeatedlycalledforaworldwithoutac-tive-shooterdrillsforchildren.Theplatformadoptedsupportsgun-freezonesinschoolsanduniversalbackgroundchecksonfirearmssales.ItalsocallsforabanoncarryinggunsintheNewHampshireStatehouse.Inotheritems,theplatformdemandsarepealofcapitalpunish-

mentandexpressessupportforstudentandminorityvotingrights,arecentlycontentiousissueinstatepoliticswithmajorvoterIDlegisla-tionawaitingthesignatureofGovernorChrisSununu,aRepublican.TheRepublicanstateconventionwasMay12.

N.H. Man Suspected Of Killing Wife Found Dead

BERLIN,N.H.(AP)—NewHampshireofficialssaytheBerlinmansuspectedofkillinghiswifehasbeenfounddeadinMaine.Policesay52-year-oldDenisBissonwasfounddeadFridaynight

inRumford,Maine.Hediedof an apparent self-inflictedgunshotwound.Thestateattorneygeneral’sofficesaysthebodyofBisson’swife

wasfoundFridayathome.Anautopsydeterminedthat43-year-oldAngieBissondiedofasinglegunshotwoundtothehead.Theman-nerofdeathwasruledahomicide.Anarrestwarrantforsecond-degreemurderhadbeenissuedfor

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Scientists Monitor Honeybee Winter Survival Rates

CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—There’sgoodnewsinNewHampshire’sbeekeepingworld:Thestate’swinterhivemortalityratesappeartobedropping,accordingtolocalandnationaldata.Thebadnews?Thestateisstilllosingwellover

50 percent of its honeybees, and pinpointing acauseremainselusive.NewHampshirelost58percentofitshivesthis

winter,a7-percentdecreasefromlastwinter’sloss,accordingtotheNewHampshireBeekeeperAsso-ciation’slatestsurvey.Beekeepersacrossthestatestartedwith1,340hivesonOct.1,2017;byApril1,only564hivesremained.Thedatawascollect-edfrom377beekeepersacross170towns,alargerpopulationthanlastyear’ssurvey.It’sasteeperdropthanwhattheBeeInformed

Partnership, an organization that collects nation-aldataonthedeclineofhoneybeesintheUnitedStates,reportedinitsown2017-18wintersurvey.Of668reportedhives,51.2percentwerelostthiswinter, a slightdecrease from the712hives thatsawa54.1lossinthe2016-17winter.Winterhivemortalityhasfluctuatedbyatleast

20 percent in recent years. During the 2013-14

winter,thestatelost52.89percentofits537report-edhives,anamountthatclimbedto36.3percentthenextyear.Bythe2015-16winter,hivemortali-tywasat29.5percent-andthenspikedlastwinter.Heather Achilles, who runs the survey for

NHBA,saidthesurvey,whichhadmorerespon-dentsandquestionsthanlastyear,hasraisedmorequestionsthanitanswered.“Oneofthebigquestionswehadwiththe16-17

surveywaswhetherdroughthadalottodowiththelosses,whetherbeesdidn’thavegoodnectar,”she said. “Unfortunately we saw high losses inthesamecountiesthisyear,socanwereallysaydroughtwasanissue?”It’s difficult to saywhich county suffered the

mostlosses.Forinstance,CoosCountyrespondentsreport-

eda100percenthive loss thiswinter -butonlyreported seven hives, two less than the previouswinter.MerrimackCountyreported204hivesandlost73percent,accordingtotheNHBAdata.Hill-sborough County, which had the second-highestamountofreportedhivesat199,lost57percent.Thebiggest rate of changewas seen inBelk-

napCounty,whichlost31percentlessofitshivesthiswinter;however, theyalsohada two-and-a-half times larger reported amount of hives thanthepreviousyear.AsimilarscenariohappenedinCheshireCounty,whichlost17percentofitshivesbutreportedthreetimesasmanyhivesthisyearaslastyear.Hive loss peaked in the harshwintermonths,

with December seeing 149 losses, January 229lossesandFebruary145losses.An interesting shift in thisyear’s survey from

last year’s results is beekeepers’ knowledge ofwhatiskillingtheirbees.Last year, 45 percent of respondents didn’t

knowwhatcausedtheirbeestodie.Varroamiteswasthenext-highestcauseat30percent,followedbystarvationat17percent.Thisyear,varroamitestoppedthelistatalmost

33 percent, followed by starvation andmoistureproblems.“Don’tknow”cameinaround14per-cent.ButAchilles said that result could have come

from how theNHBA asked questions regardingbeedeath, not necessarily a lackof information.She also noted nosema, awidespread disease inhoneybees caused by the nosema apis fungus,couldstillbeanunderdiagnosedculprit,asitwasalow-rankingcauseofdeathbothyears.Achillesattributednosema’sscarcitytoalackof

educationonwhatthediseaselookslike,butbee-keeperswillsoonhaveadiagnosticresourceavail-able,thankstoathree-yearSustainableAgricultureResearch and Education grant the University ofNewHampshire’sCooperativeExtensionreceivedthisyear.Part of that money was used to purchase 10

microscopes for each of the state’s counties andtrainvolunteersonhowtoidentifynosemafortheNHBA.Achillessaidthosevolunteershavebeentrained;beekeeperscanlearnhowtogettheirbeestestedatnh-honeybee-health.com.Learning how to spot nosema andmites was

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Erica Danielle WhiteEricaDanielleWhitepassedawayinPort-

land,Me.,onFriday,June22,2018.ShewasbornNov. 20, 1985, inLancaster,N.H.SheattendedschoolsinColebrook,N.H.,andex-celledacademicallyandathletically.

Following high school, she earned a de-gree in culinary arts at Johnson & Wales,bringing thesamelevelofexcellence toherpassion for cooking. Early on in her careersheservedinabakingandpastryexternshipattheAwahneeHotelinYosemite,Calif.,an

experience she truly cherished. SheworkedthroughoutNewEngland in various capaci-tiesofthehospitalityindustry.Shewaspas-sionate about serving her guests, often inthought-provoking ways, always going theextramile.Ericaworked110%ateverything

she did, whether she was playing softball,soccer,orbasketball,cleaningthehouse,pre-paring a deliciousmeal or luscious dessert,shegave it her all.The term tornadocomestomind.Itissafetosaythatshemarchedto

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herowndrummer,andshediditwithallthestrength,determination,andspirit shecouldproduce.SheworkedthroughoutNewHamp-shire,Vermont andMaine in various capac-ities throughout the culinary industry. Allwhoknewherwillmissherpecanandapplepies, phyllo brie, andperfect oatmeal cook-ies, just to name a few. Erica’s talent wentway beyond the culinaryworld, as she alsoheld a special sense of fashion andwas al-waysthefamily’sgo-toforthatspecialocca-sion.Not tobemissedwasherquestionabletasteinvariousmusic.Sheoftenentertainedwiththemusicselectionoftheday,andwasknown to criticize the ‘younger generation’fornothavinganappreciationoftheclassics,suchastheTheBeachBoys, along with herloveforJustinBieber.Erica will forever

bemissedandremem-bered by her motherand stepfather Lucieand Scott Grassetteof Colebrook; her fa-ther Michael Whiteof Colebrook; hersisters,MichelleRan-court (Joshua), Re-neeCaseyWoodring(Scott),DarrienWhite,andherpaternalgrandmother,ElaineWhite.She was also a cherished aunt to her niec-es and nephews, Carson, Peyton, Greyson,Ava,Savannah,Ella,Hannah,andScott.Shewasgreatlylovedbyheraunts,ReneeWalsh(Mark), JoseeDupuis (Bobby), and her un-cles, Patrick Dupuis (Betty), Roger White(Lynne),andhermanytreasuredcousins.Sheispredeceasedbyhermaternalgrand-

parents, Alyre and Oriette Dupuis, and herpaternalgrandfatherRaymondWhite.AMassofChristianBurialwillbeheldat

StBrendan’sChurchinColebrookonFriday,June29,2018,at11a.m.,withaCelebrationof Life immediately following at MohawkFalls,Route26,Colebrook,N.H.GivenErica’spassionforfoodandhertre-

mendous heart, expressions of sympathy inmemoryofEricamaybedirectedtotheCole-brookArea Food Pantry, c/o Linda Dennis,55PleasantSt.,Colebrook,NH03576.“You-youalonewillhave the starsasno

oneelsehasthem…InoneofthestarsIshallbeliving.InoneofthemIshallbelaughing.Andsoitwillbeasifallthestarswerelaugh-ing, when you look at the stars at night…You-onlyyou-willhavestarsthatcanlaugh.”TheLittlePrinceCondolencesmay be offered to the fami-

lyon-linebygoingtowww.jenkinsnewman.com.Funeralarrangementshavebeenentrusted

to the Jenkins&NewmanFuneralHome inColebrook.

Dale Bertrand PowersDaleBertrandPowers,82,ofWoodsville,

N.H., died on Friday, June 22, 2018, at hishome,surroundedbyhisfamily.Dalewas born onNov. 5, 1935, in Low-

ell,Vt.,asonofBertrandHarrisonandViolaEtta (Smith) Powers. On Jan. 27, 1956, hemarriedFranceseAnnChamberlain.For over 37 years, Dale worked at New-

manLumberinWoodsville.Dale built a house inBath,where he and

his family lived for 14 years. He enjoyedsnowmobiling and riding his motorcycle.Along with Fran-cese, he loved trav-eling throughout theUSA and Canada intheir motorhome.They spent manyyears traveling be-tween their camp inPittsburg, N.H., theirhome in Woodsville,and Florida … whentheyweren’t travelingelsewhere! Dale likedplanting flowers, watching the birds, andtinkeringaroundhishouse. Inparticular,helovedhis familyandenjoyed familygather-ings.Dalehadmanyspecialfriendswhomhehadmetoverhisworkingcareerandthroughhistravels.Dale is survived by hiswife of 62 years,

Francese Powers of Woodsville; four chil-dren:GaryPowersofNorthHaverhill,N.H.,DebraMillay and husbandRoger ofUnion,Maine, Anita Locke of Newbury, Vt., andMary Fitchett and husband, Chris of Graf-ton,N.H.;sevengrandchildren:KellyHassa-nein,SherriePereira,MelissaFortune,BryanLocke, Wesley Locke, Danyel Locke, andErin Boucher; 10 great-grandchildren:Aus-tinOwen,IanLocke,MorganLocke,HunterLocke,MollySutherland,LilyLocke,JaylinPereira,DeklanPereira,VincentLocke,andSilas Locke; a great-great-granddaughter,AvaOwen;twosisters,ShirleyPionofNew-portCenter,Vt.,andThedaAllenofFranco-nia, N.H.; along with nieces, nephews, andcousins.DalewaspredeceasedbyasonAlanPow-

ersonJune3,1978.Hewasalsopredeceasedbyhissiblings,HazelMoreyWheeler,KatieBlodgettHenley,ArchiePowers,RogerPow-ers, and Elwin Powers (who died in child-hood).CallinghourswillbeonTuesday,June26,

from9:30-11a.m.atRickerFuneralHome,1BirchStreet,Woodsville,N.H.A private graveside service will be ob-

served byDale’s family in theBathVillageCemetery,Bath,N.H.Formoreinformationortoofferanonline

condolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.com.RickerFuneralHome&CremationCareof

Woodsvilleisinchargeofarrangements.

Paul Randall Crepeault Sr.PaulRandallCrepeaultSr.age73ofMain

Street in Wells River, Vt, and formerly ofSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,passedawayonTuesday,June19,2018,atCottageHospitalinWoods-ville,N.H.

PaulwasborninSt.Johnsbury,Vt.,onMay28,1945,sonofWilliamandNellie(Hadley)Crepeault. He was raised in St. Johnsburyand attended local schools. He worked inwoodworkmanufacturingformanyyears.OnJuly27,1996,hemar-ried Deborah Wake-ham and they madetheir home in WellsRiver. Paul enjoyedcamping, boating,fishing, and workingon his cars. He alsoloved togoout toeatat the Miss Lyndon-villeDiner.Paul is survived

by his wife: DeborahCrepeaultofWellsRiver,Vt.;sons:PaulCre-peault, Jr. (Melissa Birch) of Concord,Vt.,andJoshuaCrepeault(HeatherWingfield)ofJohnson,Vt.;daughter:ChristinaPaton(Mi-chael)ofSouthRyegate,Vt.;mother-in-law:PatWakehamofLyndonville,Vt.; father-in-law: EdwardWakeham (Kathy MacKenzie)of N. Manchester, NH; 10 grandchildren:Jailyn, Melinda, Shiann, Timothy, Alesha,Aidan, Makayla, Gabriella, Ella-Mae, andCooper; and one great-grandchild (soon to

be):BabyJayden.Paulwaspredeceasedbyhisparents.Visitation will be held on Monday, June

25,2018,5-7p.m.,atSaylesFuneralHome,525SummerSt.inSt.Johnsbury,Vt.AGravesideServicewillbeheldTuesday,

June26,2018,at1p.m.,atMt.CalvaryCem-etery,St.JohnStreetinSt.Johnsbury,Vt.Memories and condolences can be shared

withthefamilyatwww.saylesfh.com.Ifyouwishtomakeadonationtoassistthefamilywiththefuneralcost,thiscanbedoneonlinethrough the obituary on Sayles website, bymail at Sayles Funeral Home, 525 SummerSt.,St.Johnsbury,VT05819,orbroughtdi-rectlytoouroffice.

Bradley Reed ThayerA reminder that therewill be amemorial

serviceatAllSaintsEpiscopalChurchinLit-tleton,N.H.onFriday,June29at10a.m.forBradleyReedThayer, ofDalton,N.H.,whopassedonFeb.17,2018.Areceptionwillim-mediatelyfollowtheservice.Arrangements are under the direction of

BaileyFuneralHomeinLancaster.Pleasegotowww.baileyfh.netformoreinformationortosendanonlinecondolence.

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Friday, Jun 29COMMUNITY

Cannon80 Celebration: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Cannon Mountain, 260 Tramway Dr., Franconia.

Movie for tweens/teens: 2-4 p.m., Bethlehem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethlehem. Laura Clerkin, [email protected], 603-869-2409. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

Annual Strawberry Festival:

4-7 p.m., Burke Mountain Club, 368 Vermont Route 114, East Burke. Burke Mountain Club, 8026269823.

Pianist Matthew Odell: 5-6 p.m., Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Sanctuary, 39 Strawberry Hill, Beth-lehem. Martin Kessel, [email protected], 1-202-744-4647. http://www.bethlehemcongregation.org.

Strawberry Supper: 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Shared Ministry, 49 S. Main Street, Lisbon. Rev. Lyn Winter, [email protected], 6038385008. http://www.thesharedministry.org.ENTERTAINMENT

Suessical!: 7 p.m., Vermont Chil-dren’s Theater, 2283 Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville. MUSIC

DJ & Karaoke: 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Fraternal Order of Eagles 2629, 793 Main St, Bethlehem . Charlene Virge, [email protected], 603-444-5126.

Saturday, Jun 30COMMUNITY

Lancaster Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Centennial Park, Lancast-er. http://www.lancasterfarmersmarket.org/.

St. Johnsbury Farmers Mar-ket: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Pearl Street, Pearl Street, St. Johnsbury. https://sites.goo-gle.com/site/caledoniafarmersmarket.

Littleton Historical Museum: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Littleton Area Historical Museum, 2 Union Street, Littleton. Rich-ard Alberini, [email protected], 603-444-6052. http://littletonnhmuseum.com.

Bethlehem Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., WREN Bethlehem,

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Suessical!: 7 p.m., Vermont Chil-dren’s Theater, 2283 Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville.MUSIC

Barenaked Ladies: 7 p.m., Bank of NH Pavillion, 72 Meadowbrook Ln., Gilford. http://www.banknhpavilion.com.

Asleep at the Wheel: 8 p.m., Colonial Theater, 2050 Main Street, Beth-lehem. https://bethlehemcolonial.org.

Sunday, Jul 01COMMUNITY

Littleton Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverglen Lane, Riverglen Lane, Littleton. http://littletonfarmersmar-ket.com/.

Youth Ensemble of New En-gland: 3-5 p.m., St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, 155 Emery Street, Berlin. Monique Lavertu, [email protected], 6037521028. http://www.stkieranarts.org.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Community Kickoff: 4-5 p.m., Dog Mountain, Spaulding Road, Saint Johnsbury.ENTERTAINMENT

Suessical!: 2 p.m., Vermont Chil-dren’s Theater, 2283 Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville.MUSIC

Myra Flynn: 4 p.m., Dog Moun-tain, Spaulding Road, Saint Johnsbury. http://concerts.levittamp.org/stjohnsbury.

The Murder Junkies: 6 p.m., The Dutch Treat, 317 Main St., Franco-nia.SPORTS

5K Running of the Bears: 7 a.m., Clark’s Trading Post, 110 Daniel Webster Hwy., Lincoln. http://clarkstrad-ingpost.com.

Monday, Jul 02COMMUNITY

Summer Concerts in the Park: 7:30-8:30 p.m., Court House Park, Main St., St. Johnsbury. Susan Gallagher, [email protected], 18026265836. http://stjohnsburyband.org.MUSIC

Whitefield Town Band Con-cert: 7 p.m., King’s Square, Whitefield.

Tuesday, Jul 03COMMUNITY

Independance Day Celebra-tion: 12 a.m., Remich Park, 90 Pine Hill Rd., Littleton. http://business.littlet-onareachamber.com.

Book Sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Bethle-hem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethle-hem. Laura Clerkin, [email protected], 603-869-2409. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

Summer Reading Programs for children: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Bethle-hem Public Library, 2245 Main St, Bethle-hem. Laura Clerkin, [email protected], 603-869-2409. http://www.bethlehemlibrary.org.

Tinkereing Tuesday: 2-3 p.m., Cobleigh Public Library, 14 Depot St.,

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FredEbbclassic,joinstherepertoryonJuly23.Youdon’thavetotrav-eltotheBigAppletoseetheBroadwayproduction,whichnowholdstherecordasthelongestrunningAmericanMusicalinhistory.Roxie,Velmaandtherestofthemerrymurderesseswill“razzledazzle”yourighthereinyourownbackyard.AmieeTurnerreturnstodirectandchoreograph.LastseenontheWeathervanestagein1992,ThorntonWilder’s1938

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Spamalotgivesdeepermeaningtotheterm“musicalcomedy”.WithBookandLyricsbyEricIdleandMusicbyJohnDuPrezandEricIdle.WeathervanealumTarynHermanreturns todirectandchoreographthislavish,laugh-a-minuteBroadwaysmash.Capping off our seasonwill beAndrewLloydWebber andTim

Rice’s pop infused musical Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat. Co-Directed by Ethan Paulini and Colin Keating andCo-ChoreographedbyRobertHFowlerandJonnyRouse.Withacastof41includinga16memberchildren’schoir,Josephissuretoroundoutseason53withacolorfulandenergeticbang.TheseasonwillcloseonSeptember1withtheannualtraditionBest

of2018.Thetitlesaysitall,themostpopularmomentsfromalloftheseason’sproductions!Twoshowsonlyat2pmand8pm.InadditiontoPauliniandFowler,thisyear’sresidentequitycom-

panyincludesalumsShinnerrieJacksonandAlainaMillsalongwithJessicaBooth,JakeBridges,JohnJeffords,MarisaKirbyandAlex-anderMolina. Joining them in theprofessional companyare alumsColinMcCarthyandJonnyRousewithIsaiahReynolds,andKelseySchergen.EveryFridayat11am,thePatchworkPlayerspresentoriginalmu-

sicalsforfamilyaudiences.Thisyear’slineupincludesMilesBurns’AladdinandTheUpsideofBeingDown,JoeBarrosandRickEding-er’sAliceinWonderland(WorldPremierepriortoit’sOff-BroadwayruninAugust)andPatchworkPatrolwrittenbythecompanythem-selvesandfeaturingpopmusic.

Theinterncompany,whichalsoappearsinseveralmainstagepro-ductions, includesAlicia Babin, Jennifer Brett, DrewBondy, TheoEdwards-Butler,JoshBryan,MichaelDonovan,JackDwyer,ReneeGros,LeoJames,AllyMerrill,DanielWallentine,andLindseyYoung.LookforPatchworkPlayersontheroadatvariousvenuesthroughouttheNorthCountry.OnFriday,August31at4pm,theinternspresenttheir Cabaret Showcase featuring dozens of songs from all genresperformedwithalltheenergyandtalentyoucometoexpectfromtheWeathervaneInternProgram.Inadditiontoeverythinggoingoninsidethetheatre,thisyearwe

introduceTuesdaysontheDeck,afreelivemusicseriesfeaturingcom-panyandlocaltalent.ThiseventwilltakeplaceeveryTuesdayat7:15beginningonJuly17.Mixandminglebeforetheshoworjuststopbyandtakeinsometunes.Aah-Ooh-Gah!WindsockTheatreCampisnowenrolling.Starting

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Bingo: 6-8:30 p.m., FOE Aerie 2629, 793 Main St, Bethlehem. Charlene Virge, [email protected], 603-444-5126.

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Woodsville/Wells River Fourth of July Celebration: 12 a.m., http://www.facebook.com/woods-ville.riverfourthofjuly.

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July 4th Pig Roast with Strawberry Shortcake: 5-7 p.m., Ann Goss, 802-684-3386.ENTERTAINMENT

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Old-Timey Crankie Picture Show! with Meredith Holch: 4-5 p.m., Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, Hardwick. Jeudevine Memorial Library, [email protected], 8024723899. http://jeudevinememoriallibrary.org.

Readings in the Gallery: Dartmouth Poet in Residence Nicole Homer: 7-8 p.m., St. Johns-bury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. Scott Davis, [email protected], 18027451393. http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

The Black Suit Case Mys-tery: 7-8 p.m., Weeks State Park, 200 Weeks State Park Road, Lancaster. Weeks State Park, [email protected], 603 788-4004.

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