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Volume 26 Number 39 April 3, 2015 16 Pages

First Baptist Church of Hudson, 236 Central St., HudsonGood Friday, April 3

The church will be open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for those wanting prayerEaster Sunday, April 5

Sunrise Service at Robinson Pond - 7 a.m.Continental breakfast to follow at the church.

Service - 10:30 a.m.

New Life Christian Church, 272 Lowell Rd., HudsonEaster Sunday, April 5

Service - 10 a.m.

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, 9 St. Francis Way, LitchfieldGood Friday, April 3

Divine Mercy and Stations - 3 p.m.Good Friday Services - 7 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 4Comunita Cenacolo 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Easter Egg Hunt - 2-3 p.m.Easter Vigil Mass - 8 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 5Masses - 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 11:a.m.

Saint John XXIII ParishGood Friday, April 3

Infant Jesus, 121 Allds St., NashuaStations of the Cross - 3 p.m.

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion - 7 p.m.Holy Saturday, April 4

St. John the Evangelist, 25 Library St., HudsonEaster Vigil Mass & Service - 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 5St. John the Evangelist, 25 Library St., Hudson

Morning Mass - 8 a.m.Infant Jesus, 121 Allds St., Nashua

Morning Mass - 10:30 a.m.Mass in Portuguese - 12 p.m.

Saint Kathryn Parish, 4 Dracut Rd., HudsonGood Friday, April 3

Morning Prayer - 8:30 a.m.Stations of the Cross - 12 p.m.

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion - 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.Vigil at the Tomb - 8:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 4Morning Prayer - 8:30 a.m.

Blessing of Easter Baskets - 12:00 noonSolemn Easter Vigil - 8 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 5Easter Masses - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (no 6:30 p .m. Mass)

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by Marc AyotteDespite being one week into the spring season, it was a snowy

entrance for the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 28 at the LitchfieldMiddle School. For over 20 years, the furry friend of the LitchfieldWomen’s Club has been making an appearance, putting smiles onscores of children’s’ faces.

Hundreds were on hand for this year’s version of the LWC EasterBunny Breakfast, with a mere $4 for adults and $2 for childrenallowing them to partake in delicious eats in the form of sausageand pancakes as well as enjoy various games, and a photo op withthe honored guest. Also, nearly 50 items were donated by LWCmembers for the traditional raffle. Additionally, a four-legged bunnywas on hand for the event. ‘Milk Shake’ was on loan from theGreater Nashua Humane Society. “It’s always a fun event,” offeredPamme Boutselis, a longtime member of the LWC. “A lot of peoplewho grew up in town bring their kids here.”

All the proceeds from the event, according to Boutselis, go to theLWC scholarship fund which has amassed upwards of $30,000 overthe years. In the past, scholarships have been academic oriented,and have gone to students who reside in Litchfield. This past yearthe LWC added to the scope and range of past recipients whilerecognizing the efforts of Litchfield resident Pat Jewett. “She hasexemplified community service. We decided we wanted to honorher,” explained Boutselis. The scholarship is more communitybased, recognizing students who make important contributions tothe community in which they live.

Easter Bunny MakesSnowy Entrance at Litcheld Middle School

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Dapper-dressed brothers, Gideon, left, and Aleric Day visit the Easter Bunnywith their mom, Raquel.

Kieran Farnham plays one of the several games set up for childrenduring the LWC Easter Bunny Breakfast.

How many items are in the jar? Cheryl Stanton, left.and Bayleigh Figueroa enter their guess.

Enjoying the pancake and sausage breakfast is Mike Fluet with his children,Nicholas (blue), Katie and Alex

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Fairfield University has announced that Taylor Studley of Hudson and

Molly Gillespie of Litchfield have been named to the Dean’s List for thefall semester.Markus Rothacker, a freshman majoring in optical engineering at the

University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean’s List for academicachievement for the fall semester. Rothacker, a resident of Litchfield, isthe son of Cindy Rothacker of Litchfield and Andreas Rothacker of MontVernon, and a graduate of Campbell High School.

Brittney Lambert of Hudson was named the New England Women’sand Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Field Athlete of theWeek on Monday. Lambert won the high jump in her collegiate debutwith a clearance of 5-3.75 on Saturday at the Coast Guard Invitationaland, in the process, qualified for the Division III New England and ECACChampionships. The best ECAC qualifying height of the weekend iscurrently at the top of the DIII NE chart, second on the ECAC list and tiedfor fifth overall in Division III.

PVT First Class Erik J. Laflamme graduatedfrom Army Military Police One Station UnitCourse, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Laflammeis the son of Jim and Sue Laflamme. Erik is a2006 graduate of Alvirne High School.

Jacob Mercier was honored as Worcester

Polytechnic Institute’s men’s and women’strack and field 4x100-meter relay teams sweptNew England Women’s and Men’s AthleticConference Relay Team of the Week accolades,as announced on Monday. The men’s foursomewon the 4x100-meter relay by nearly twoseconds with a time of 43.85 on Saturday at

the Coast Guard Invitational. The seventh best time in Division III NewEngland helped the Engineers capture the overall team title.

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submitted by Ruth Parker In 1955 Kitchener’s Cabins on Route 111 in Hudson advertised

as follows: one-half mile from Benson’s Wild Animal Farm, heatedcabins, radios, showers, continuous hot water, fishing and boatingon premises, novelties, souvenirs, and swimming at Ottarnic Lake!

Arthur Kitchener, a Hudson resident, received a permit fromthe town in 1947 to build a set of four cabins on land along FerryStreet near Tarnic Pond; an eight-acre parcel and a portion ofthe land once owned by the Balcom Ice Co. This ice house, thelargest wooded house in the state, was completely destroyed byfire in November 1945. When Kitchener received the permit, itwas the first such permit granted by the town. A few years later heexpanded the number of cabins.

By 1956 his wife Jennie Kitchener operated the cabins; still latertheir daughter Constance (Kitchener) Durwin owned and operatedthe business.

As times and business needs changed, these cabins and the

surrounding property morphed into a mobile home park and anautomotive repair and sales business. In 1980, it became thesite of Champion Motors owned by Lenny “Mac” McCallumand the adjacent Kitchener’s Mobile Home Court was owned byConstance. Located at what is now 120-122 Ferry St., oppositethe Dairy Queen, this site is now the location of Granite StateAuto and Otarnic Pond Cooperative. Photo from the HistoricalSociety Collection.

Remember Hudson When ...Kitchener’s Cabins c. 1955

Discovering Ice Cream with No Ice at PMA

by Len LathropWhat does a three year old know about how gases contract and expand or even

what -321 degree Fahrenheit is? But what they did know was that it was ice cream,and ice cream at 10 a.m. in your Presentation of Mary classroom really can’t be bad atall. Yes, it’s ice cream. The lady in the white coat says it’s ice cream. There was a lot

of fog, but it is ice cream.Rita McCabe had brought the SUBZERO Ice Cream & Yogurt mobile operation toPresentation of Mary Academy to celebrate Eva’s birthday with her classmates. Knownas the “coolest” catering in town, SUBZERO turns cream into a frozen treat in lessthan 15 seconds with a blast of liquid nitrogen.

After showing the class how a fully blown-up balloon can collapse to a flat bagof air when dipped in the liquid nitrogen and then as it warms up it re-inflates to its

original size and shape. Then how a carnation dippedin the nitrogen froze and was breakable in seconds.The 28 students sat watching with very wide eyes.While the science about the state of matter and therelationship of volume, pressure and temperaturemight have been a little confusing to these youngstudents, the results were amazing and were met with“oohs” and “ahs.”

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submitted by Judy King, Alvirne High School Hudson Memorial School held its annual Career Day

on March 27 for 325 eighth grade students. The daykicked off with all eighth graders getting together andhearing from two Alvirne graduates: Nicole Barriera andSeth Miller. Corporate Chef Nicole Barriera of GreatNH Restaurants shared how she started her cookingcareer by completing Alvirne’s two-year Culinary Artsprogram. “I encourage you to take the time to thinkabout what careers would work for you based on whoyou are as people, what you enjoy, and what you alreadyexcel at.” Seth Miller, owner of Naticook Construction,recommended that students look at the many Careerand Technical Education programs at Alvirne. “Thereare endless opportunities in the trades for skilled youngpeople,” added Miller.

Students visited two career areas based ontheir career interests. Industry professionalsengaged students in demos and activities.They also shared their career journey, suchas educational requirements, occupationalchallenges and key skills required. AlvirneHigh School Career and Technical Educationstudents talked about why they chose theirprogram and their future plans. Alvirne offersprograms in Accounting, Finance, DigitalMedia, Marketing, Heavy Duty Mechanics,Building Trades, Veterinary Science, Forest andWildlife Management, Horticulture Operations,Modern Agriculture, Pre-Engineering, HealthScience, Careers in Education, Culinary Arts

and Drafting and Design.“Career Day was the best,” commentedeighth grader Trevor Riendeau. “I learned whatI want to do when I go to high school. I wantto be part of the Veterinary program at Alvirne.”

Organizations volunteering their time were:Agri Mark; Animal Hospital of Nashua;

Autodesk; BAE Systems; Beaver Brook Association;Bobcat of NH; Bruce Ronayne Hamilton Architects;Center for Physical Therapy and Exercise; ChappellTractor, Countrybrook Farms; Dartmouth Hitchcock;Dibble.com; Granite State Credit Union; Great NHRestaurants; Hillsborough County, UNH ForestryDepartment; H.O. Smith/Library Street; HudsonPolice Department; Hudson Fire Department; iRobot;Margaritas Mexican Restaurant; Metro Walls, MillyardTech Park; MSNCreate; Naticook Construction; NH

Probation; New Sky Productions; SAU 81 SchoolAdministrative Unit; Shady Hills Greenhouse andNursery; Showcase Performing Arts; Southern NHMedical Center and Triangle Credit Union.

Middle Schoolers Explore Career ChoicesCourtesy photos

Local Students Perform inNashua Catholic Spring Musical

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submitted by Luis Galvez-SosaCampbell High School Key Club raised over $100 for Children’s

Miracle Network Hospitals at a bake sale during Litchfield’s ElectionDay. Students from Litchfield’s Key Club did this to support AlvirneHigh School’s Dance-A-Thon efforts.

Hudson Kiwanis has a special event on internet safety at theKiwanis Bingo Hall on April 6 for parents and students. Don’t missthis informative event!

Campbell High School Key Club’s next big event is the CoffeeHouse, on Tuesday, April 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is casual.Performers entertain their fans while they eat an assortment of tastysnacks. This year’s theme is Italy. Tuesday’s Coffee House is forstudents to enjoy the vast array of Italian snacks and have a great timefor the very low cost of five dollars. Local businesses are needed tohelp support this event. If you are interested in donating goods orservices contact Andrea Ange: [email protected]. Thank you inadvance for your support. Arrivederci!

submitted by Shari Trabucchi,Nashua Catholic Wildcat Theatre

It’s a “big, bright beautifulworld” for everyone’s favorite

ogre in “Shrek the Musical Jr.”performed on stage at NashuaCatholic Regional High School onApril 17 at 7 p.m. and April 18 at2 p.m.

In a faraway kingdom, thegreen ogre Shrek finds his swamptaken over by banished fairytalecharacters (featuring Emily Avilaof Hudson as Pig #2 and thePied Piper and Michaela Short ofLitchfield as Young Fiona and BabyOgre ) who’ve been cast off by thetiny terror, Lord Farquaad. WhenShrek sets off with a wise-crackingdonkey to confront Farquaad, he’shanded a task - if he rescues feistyPrincess Fiona from the Dragon-guarded tower, his swamp will bereturned to him. But, a fairy talewouldn’t be complete without

unexpected twists and turns alongthe way. Don’t miss this fun, heartwarming and hilarious show!

From the left are ucker MacLellan,Ben Salizzoni, Angad Chugh, Grace

rabucchi, Katie Fox, Michaela Short( of Litchfield), and Emma Balsamo.

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Editor’s Note: As this 36-inch pipeline runs through four of thetowns we serve –Hudson, Litchfield, Pelham and Windham, I felt thatKaela’s report is important to all of our readers.

NED Pipeline will not

Serve this Areaby Kaela Law Nearly 80 residents gathered in Sherburne Hall on Thursday,

March 26, to pose questions and express concerns to Kinder Morganrepresentatives about the Northeast Energy Direct pipeline slated tocross through roughly five miles of Pelham.

Primary concerns from residents focused on the safety and impactto the town from the sizable pipeline proposed for this area. TheNortheast Energy Direct is set to be either a 30-inch or a 36-inchpipeline and would be operating under very high pressure, the likesof which Pelham has not yet seen.

One resident who has retired in Pelham along with her husband,said she had obvious concerns for her own family and property,but also was concerned for her neighbors located on the otherside of the power line right-of-way. She told Kinder Morgan reps,“Those are all new homes (with) young families. How are yougoing to explain to them if their drinking water becomes pollutedor contaminated? How are you going to explain to them if youare polluting the air? How are you going to explain to them ifthere were some major incident in the pipeline where you have an

explosion?”Kinder Morgan Representative Jim Hartman responded to theseconcerns by telling her, “None of those should happen,” becausethey haven’t happened to the other natural gas pipelines Pelham hasin town.

To date, Kinder Morgan is still in the pre-filing phase of theirapproval process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionand is seeking a customer base to justify the proposed pipeline.Since re-routing away from Massachusetts and into New Hampshire,the company has failed to sign on any additional contracts with firmshippers of natural gas for home heating. The company has alsofailed to secure a contract with a gas-fired power plant that wouldprovide a potential for cheaper electricity rates to the public.

Without such contracts, Kinder Morgan lacks evidence to suggestits proposed pipeline will benefit the state of New Hampshire.Because Pelham does not have equipment for distribution o f naturalgas for home heating or to provide energy to its schools, town officebuildings, or business district, the pipeline project currently poses nobenefit to the town of Pelham.

Curtis Cole, director of business development for Kinder Morgan,said as much at the Pelham Town Hall meeting Thursday night: “This

project is not needed to serve this area.” He went on to explain thatthe goal of this project is to provide “cheaper gas from Marcellus” tothe New England region.

At a briefing in front of the State Senate Committee on Energyand Natural Resources in Concord on Wednesday, March 25, arepresentative from the Constitution Pipeline project, running fromPennsylvania to Wright, N.Y., stated that “Kinder Morgan’s (pipeline)and Constitution [pipeline] are not interdependent. Constitution, Ican say with confidence, will be built either way into the existingTGP and Iroquois (pipelines).”

The Constitution Pipeline representative explained the Constitutionproject would replace more expensive gas in New Hampshire with“cheaper Marcellus gas (along) a cheaper route,” with or withoutthe Northeast Energy Direct that is proposed from Wright, N.Y., toDracut, Mass.

At the same State Senate briefing, Cole of Kinder Morgananswered a question raised when Senator Feltes addressed the lackof gas-fired power plants to sign onto this project. The senator askedCole to help explain how their project proposed to lower electricityrates as claimed.

Cole replied, “That’s the crux of the problem.” Kinder Morgan is

“anticipating a very sizeable number in the future.”But as Allen Fore, vice president of public affairs with Kinder

Morgan, explained to the state senators, “We don’t build a projectand hope someone will use it.” Rather the company looks atwhether there is “sufficient commercial interest to justify the $5billion investment in a project like this.”

In New Hampshire, and Pelham in particular, such a justificationremains to be seen. A large number of local residents in attendanceat the forum were in agreement that the Northeast Energy Directpipeline project provides no benefit and should not be carried out atPelham’s expense.

Obamacare Hits Close to Home

A relative of mine filed her income taxes and because she could not affordhealth insurance she got nothing but a bill to send the IRS $78. She paid a

penalty and got zero insurance for the money.is is a sin; that money she was to get back would buy some groceries

she badly need or gas to get to work. Shame on you - a horrible robbing ofpoor folks.

Leona Brook, Hudson

Goal Met at Blood Drivewith Nearly 300 Pints

e Hudson Police Department sponsored its 53rd Semi-Annual American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 25. e goal wasset at 250 pints. Over 250 citizens arrived to give blood and the RedCross collected 296 usable pints. e cheerful staff of volunteers spentthe day helping out and working as a team. e volunteers were made upof members of the Hudson Police Department, citizens of Hudson andmembers of the Hudson-Litchfield Rotary Club and Digital Federal CreditUnion. e donors enjoyed a variety of food, donated by area stores andrestaurants. On behalf of the Hudson Police Department and the AmericanRed Cross, we would like to thank the following businesses for donatingtheir services:

Food/Beverage/Supplies: Bill Cahill’s Super Subs, T-Bones, Green Tea,Digital Federal Credit Union, Hudson House of Pizza, Bob’s Pizza (ofNashua), Uno’s Chicago Grill (Amherst Street, Nashua), Rocco’s Bar &Grill, North Side Grille Benson’s Bakery and Cafe, Walmart

Raffles/Door Prizes: Anne’s Florals & Gifts Additional Community Support: Alvirne High School, Barlo Signs,

Continental Academie of Hair Design, Digital Federal Credit Union, FirstBaptist Church, Granite State Glass, Haffner’s Car Care, Hudson AnimalHospital, Hudson Chamber of Commerce, Hudson~Litchfield News , HudsonMemorial School, Hudson Fire Department, Hudson True Value, JoltElectric, Teledyne

Most of all, thank you to all the people who came out to give the gift oflife!

e next blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the HudsonCommunity Center from 12 to 7 p.m.

Jamie Iskra, Hudson Police Department

To the Fourth Grade Studentsof the Lincoln Akerman School

First of all, I want to commend you for the wonderful job you didin presenting your bill to the New Hampshire Legislature this session. Your research, preparation, and hard work before the Environment and Agriculture committee resulted in a positive vote by their committee.Several of the representatives on the committee have commented on wha t agreat job you did in defending your position on the bill. As you know, thecommittee recommendation was overturned on the floor of the House andyour attempt to have the Red Tailed Hawk named the official state raptor was unsuccessful. I am sure you were very disappointed but you need toknow that your efforts did not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

I would also like to take a moment to apologize on behalf of mycolleagues in the House for the inappropriate comments that were madeduring the debate on your bill. ey were unnecessary and crossed the line

of decorum that I expect from our members. I hope you will not take thisin any way as a reflection upon on the effort that you put into the project.

I also hope that you will take this as a positive learning experience and willremain involved in the process in the future as you continue your education.

After all, you represent the future of this great state and-it will be up to yourgeneration to keep this a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. Ilook forward to seeing you all again someday at the New Hampshire StateHouse.

Shawn N. Jasper, Speaker of the House

Hudson Needs to Lose its ‘umbs’

I’ll admit it - I turn first to the “umbs Up umbs Down” section when I get the HLN. I don’t know why I do it, since I am frustrated weeklyby the comments. I skim the thumbs up postings and devour the thumbsdown like a kid hiding in a closet with an entire package of Oreo cookies - Iknow it is not healthy and I am going to regret it later. is past week, I wasglad to finally see a disclaimer placed before the section warning the readersthat many statements were not true, but this has been a problem every week. Many statements are erroneous. Perhaps the warning should read:“Caution, the content of the statements you are about to read are usuallyuntrue, mean spirited, and maybe hazardous to your sense of well-being andthe feeling of community in this town.”

I was asked recently if I was proud to live in Hudson. e person asking

me had just perused the umbs section. I had to think for a minute. Ihave lived here for over 40 years of my life. I can remember students,parents, grandparents, and town residents coming out to help with thecleanup after Alvirne was destroyed by fire. I can remember residents fillingthe Hudson Memorial gym for town meetings and listening and supportingthis town and its schools. I can remember people being courteous andletting others out into traffic on Route 102. I can remember the townfeeling like a community where neighbors would help each other out ordiscuss a problem instead of anonymously posting a comment about abarking dog or unkempt lawn. I can remember block parties and the Welcome Wagon. Some of that still exists today, but mostly we resort togriping about teachers, traffic, and town officials anonymously in a paperthat encourages it.

Personally, I wish the umbs column would disappear. Some may seeit as free speech, but I see it as adults behaving badly, and it is creating acancer that is eating this community from the inside of the paper out. Itturns us into gossipers and fear mongers, when we should be neighbors andproblem solvers. It turns us against the people who work here instead ofmaking them feel like we are all part of the same team. It should embarrassus. It is probably lowering our property values and we don’t even knowit. If you were looking to move to a new community and checked out the

HLN and read this section, would you want to move here? I would wonderif there was something wrong with the water. e residents of Hudson arebetter than this. I hope the HLN removes this section so this town can heal.Perhaps the next time the paper arrives, I will just throw out those pages, soI can be proud to live here again.

Beth Lavoie, Hudson

He Cannot be Described in One Word

I want to personally thank Gerry Bastien for giving my two children eightfantastic years. He has truly impacted their lives forever. Part of who theyare and will be, I contribute to Gerry. I think I speak for every parent whohas been fortunate to know Gerry and to have a child in the music program

in Hudson. Yes it’s his job and he does it well. e residents of Hudson gettheir money’s worth and more. Gerry is a person who takes his job morethan serious. He has passion and shares that immensely with his students.From my eyes they are more than students to Gerry. ey are his life. at

is more than evident if you have ever watched the love and devotion heshares with our children.

Gerry cannot be described in one word. He is passionate, loving,devoted, focused, strict and let’s not forget talented. Not only did he teachmy kids music but he helped instill good character and morals that most ofus instill at home.

Will he ever retire? And if he did, I doubt it will be the last you see ofhim. No one will be able to replace Gerry Bastien. From the bottom of ourhearts, thank you Gerry for making the last eight years a blast. “Choose to, Want to, Love to.”

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with low- and middle-income, with specialattention to those age 60 and older, is nowavailable. IRS certified counselors are availablefrom 9 a.m. until noon. You do not need to be amember of AARP or a retiree to use this service.Remember to bring your Social Security cardand other official documentation for yourselfand all dependents as they are required. For anappointment, call 211.

Now thru April 13Free Tax Help. Volunteers from the AARP will

be at the Rodgers Memorial Library on Mondaysand Saturdays. Appointments are available 9:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (no appointments 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, ScheduleE, 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.

Now thru Thursday, April 30Poetry Contest for Hudson residents of all ages.

April is National Poetry Month, and that meansthe return of the Rodgers Memorial Library’sAnnual Poetry Contest. Prizes will be awardedin five age categories: 2nd grade and younger,grades 3-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12 and adults.People may submit one poem in any format forthe contest. The deadline for submissions is April30. Entrants, include your name, grade (or ‘adult’)and phone number on your entry. Paper entriesmay be mailed or dropped off at the library, theHudson Senior Center or with school librarians ormailed to the library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson, NH03051. E-mailed entries can be sent to [email protected] - either type the poem into the

body of the e-mail, or attach it in PDF or MicrosoftWord format. There will be a prize ceremonyand poetry reading at the library on Monday, May11 at 3:30 p.m. Anyone who submits a poemmay read their entry as long as the subject matteris appropriate for general audiences. All prizewinners will be invited to attend.

Friday, April 3 thru Sunday, April 5 Community Church of Hudson, 19

Central St., will again be holding theTriduum for the Easter Season. Services

will be Fri., and Sat. beginning at 6:30 p.m.Easter Service at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, April 4 The 4H New Hampshire Cluckers will

present a free program title “BackyardChickens” at 10 a.m. in the Ann Seabury

Community Room, Hudson Police

Department. Registration required, contact ACO Jana McMillan at 889-7387 or e-mail [email protected].

New Life Christian Church is sponsoring a free

community Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. at 272Lowell Rd, Hudson. For more information callthe church office at 598-9000 or visit the churchwebsite at www.newlifechristianchurch.org.

Monday, April 6How to Write a Resume: Donna

Marceau from WorkReadyNh will beat the Rodgers Memorial Library at

3:30 p.m.to talk about how to write yourresume. Pre-registration requested; rmlnh.org/ events or call 886-6030, walk-ins welcome.

Kiwanis Open House Celebration, 7 p.m. atKiwanis Bingo Hall, 14 Melendy Rd., Hudson.

Join us as we honor Hudson residents for over 25years of service: Michael Burton, James E. Carlen,Arthur J. McAleer, James J. Rousseau, ClaudeTurcotte, Daniel M. Zelonis and Frank Wolfenden.In addition, join Nate Gravel of gravoc.com,Director-Information Security Practices as hediscusses threats and security incidents in2014,

IT security trends and emergency cybersecuritythreats and security best practices. Snacks andbeverages will be provided. Meetings are held onthe first and third Monday.

Wednesday, April 8Meet Eleanor Roosevelt. First Lady

Eleanor Roosevelt was a leader anda revolutionary - a champion to the

powerless - and her story is not over.Elena Dodd’s living history of Mrs. Rooseveltis an intimate and informative depiction of theextraordinary life of an extraordinary woman. Thisprogram offers a frank and often humorous lookat the struggles and personal fulfillment of a shyyoung woman who metamorphosed into a strongvoice for social justice and universal human rightsand was witness to the tumultuous events of herday. 2:30 p.m. at the Rodgers Memorial Library.This program is made possible by a grant from theNH Humanities Council.

Thursday, April 9Two Soldiers; Two Prisoners: The Story

of Two Brothers in the Civil War. In honorof the 150th anniversary of the end of the

Civil War, April 9, 1865, Hudson residentLarry Knight, a member of Sons of Union Veteransof the Civil War, will give a presentation abouttwo of his ancestors who were imprisoned inConfederate prison camps during the war. Usinginformation from his great grandfather’s diary andextensive research and visits to prison sites, heshares the story of his ancestor’s war experiences.3 p.m. at the Rodgers Memorial Library.

Thursday, April 9 & Saturday, April 11The Hudson Recreation Department is nowaccepting walk-in registration for the Men’s andWomen’s Softball Leagues at the Rec. Center,Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition,

formal registration will take place on April9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and April 11 from9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Rec. Center. Proofof residency must be shown at time ofregistration. Please have a valid license. All

returning and new players must be registeredand paid by April 11 to be eligible to play thisseason.

Friday, April 10Why Story Matters? Memoir

Writing. Thatcher Freund will be theguest speaker at the Rodgers Memorial

Library Genealogy Club’s meeting from1:30 to 3 p.m. A journalist and memoir writer,Thatcher will talk about the importance ofstories in our lives both to ourselves and to theculture we live in, and why it matters so muchthat we preserve them. Thatcher is a graduateof Stanford University and the Columbia Schoolof Journalism, and has lived in New England offand on for the last 20 years. His published workincludes a book, Objects of Desire: The Lives ofAntiques and Those Who Pursue Them, whichfollows the lives of three pieces of Americanfurniture from their creation in the 18th Century

to their sales at Sotheby’s some 250 years later.Besides his speaking engagements, Thatcher helpspeople to write their own memoirs and teachesworkshops on memoir writing.

Hudson Memorial Post 5791 and Auxiliarieswill be hosting its next Meat Raffle tonightbeginning at 7 p.m. The Post is located at 15Bockes Rd., Hudson. The proceeds for this eventwill go toward the D.A.R.E programs. You mustbe 16 or older to attend. For more informationcontact the canteen at 598-4594, Mon.-Sat.between 12:30 and 8 p.m. Please support thisworthwhile cause.

Saturday, April 11The Litchfield Firefighters Association

will hold its 35th Annual Ham & BeanSupper from 4 to 7 p.m. at Campbell

High School Cafeteria. Tickets will besold at the door: $7 - 12 and older, $6 - seniors,$5 - children 4-12, free under 4 years old. Note:

This is not a school sponsored event. For moreinformation e-mail [email protected].

Sunday, April 12A Used Book Sale with the Friends of

the Library of Hudson will be held from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of

the Hills Memorial Library Building at 18Library St. in Hudson.

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

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

Sustainability Committee will be hostingits Fifth Roadside Cleanup in celebration of thisupcoming Earth Day in April. The committeeinvites you to come enjoy the fresh air,complimentary t-shirts, and free snacks as we put

Hudson’s 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. Please e-mail us [email protected] with your ideasand/or if you’d like to RSVP to our Fifth Roadside

Cleanup event.

Sunday, April 19As a public service to our area residents

and their pets, the Litchfield HistoricalSociety has organized its annual Rabies

Clinic, $10 per pet. It will be held atthe Fur ‘N Feathers Pet Spa, 273 Derry Rd. inLitchfield from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dr. SarahGarland and her veterinarian technician, MelissaSheldon will donate their time and expertise tovaccinate cats and dogs. Their commitment toour pets is especially appreciated. Terri Briand,Litchfield Town Clerk and Tax Collector will beon site to register Litchfield dogs, ensuring thattheir owners meet the April 30 deadline for dogregistration. Residents from surrounding townsare welcome to take advantage of the Clinic andbring their pets to be vaccinated. The event willbe held rain or shine.

Earth Day Party from 1 to 3 p.m. at NottinghamW. School. Join the Hudson SustainabilityCommittee and Scouts for an afternoon of games,crafts and celebrating the Earth! Launch rockets,drop eggs, bounce house, crafts making toys fordogs and cats and birds. Learn about re-use, re-cycle, and re-do! (Rain or shine, because it’s stillour Earth!)

Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25 Hannah Dustin Quilters Guild Annual

Quilt Show will be held at HudsonCommunity Center, 12 Lions Ave., from

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Think Twice Before Giving Pets as Holiday Gifts

Many people consider pets great holiday gifts. But in spite of their popular-ity as presents, pets do not always make the most appropriate holiday gift.

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Though it often is, buying a pet should not be an impulse purchase.You see sad eyes looking back at you from behind a cage door andwant to give that animal a new home. However, introducing an animalinto a family is not a decision to take lightly. You must factor how wellthe pet will fit in with the family dynamic. Do schedules allow forquality time spent with the animal? Is it a financially good time to carefor an animal that will cost money? Are you aware of how long the petwill live? Making those big decisions for a person on the receiving endof your well-intentioned gift may be crossing a line. Would you want tohave such a life-changing decision made for you?

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* Holiday visitors may frighten the new pet and he or she may be-come weary of strangers at the outset.

* The activities in the household may pose safety hazards for theyoung animal. An abundance of rich foods and various decorationscould be ingested, potentially causing illness.

* New pets should be carefully supervised around children to seehow they behave. A child may not be accustomed to handling a puppyor kitten and could injure the animal. Similarly, the pet may be skittishand lash out at the child. Adults busy with holiday obligations may beeasily distracted and miss how their child is interacting with the newpet.

* Once the glow of the holidays wear off, children may be disillu-sioned with the new responsibility that has fallen into their hands. Theymay not like the responsibility that comes with being a good pet owner.

Reputable pet breeders and animal shelters often discourage indi-viduals from adopting or purchasing pets as holiday gifts. Many orga-

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Animal welfare groups warn that an estimated 50 percent of petsadopted during the holidays end up right back at shelters. This can scarthe pet. Avoid the temptation of giving a companion animal as a pres-ent. If it is your intention to gift an animal, talk to the gift recipient anddiscuss the pros and cons beforehand. Then you can work together and

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Hudson Community TelevisionSat. April 47:00 a.m. Jazz Cardio7:30 a.m. Body Sculpt - Total Body Blast8:00 a.m. Hudson Perambulation9:00 a.m. Empower Your Parent Voice9:30 a.m. Garden & Home in Hudson10:00 a.m. Fun on the Merrimack River10:30 a.m. The Local Kids - Minecraft11:00 a.m. Hudson Fire Department - ExtricationDemonstration11:30 a.m. Heard in Hudson - Rodgers Memorial Library& Alvirne High School Music Department12:30 p.m. Intuitive Conversations with Pat1:30 p.m. AHS Penguin Plunge2:00 p.m. Joey Pole Racing - ACT Riverside 1503:30 p.m. Miracle Treat Day (2014)4:00 p.m. The Steve Katsos Show4:30 p.m. Dog’s Dinner - “Fresh as a Daisy”5:00 p.m. Creepy Spooky New England 26:00 p.m. Cooking in the Merrimack Valley - ShrimpRisotto6:30 p.m. Jazz Cardio7:00 p.m. Aspire - Samuel VartanSun. April 5 and Wed. April 87:00 a.m. Jazz Cardio7:30 a.m. Body Sculpt - Abtastic Blast8:30 a.m. Hypnosis for Better Living9:00 a.m. Hudson First Baptist Church10:00 a.m. Trinity Assembly of God11:00 a.m. Nature Worship12:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Presents - Divine Mercy1:00 p.m. Explore - Space

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Adam Vignault, Alvirne Heavy Duty Mechanics instructor, commented, “I amproud of all of them. It is results like this that make it all worth it for me.”

Wanted: Hungry People!Cookie’s Chuck Wagon, at 222 Central St. in Hudson, since 1992

“Cookie’s Chuck Wagon was opened in 1992 with the idea of being different from theaverage stop, eat and leave diner,” explains owner Dave Gilbert. “Everyone is invited tomake themselves at home and even bring in a personal coffee cup to use when visiting.”

In an effort not to be just another diner, Gil is always trying different things to create thatcommunity feel, and turn customers into friends. We’ll start with Mugville.

Mugville is your social meeting place, where you can bring in your personal coffee mug,meet your friends for breakfast or just coffee and maybe a muffin and catch up on thehappenings in each other’s life … face-to-face. It’s the place to go to get out of the house andenjoy good food and good friends and maybe make some new friends at the same time. Andwhen you bring your Breakfast Rewards Club card you get 5 percent back too.

Oh ya, and there is Free Wi-Fi Monday through Friday so why not “Skype” or “Face to Face”a friend or loved one at the same time.

Grab-N-Go breakfast items will be available from 6:30 a.m. The inexpensive, tasty,and ready to eat on your way to work treats are a great way to start the day. And lunch isno different. You can pre-order up to a week’s worth of lunches, that includes both yourbeverage and dessert, for pick up first thing in the morning on the way to work, school orwherever you are off to, so you never need to make a lunch again.

Seniors get a 15 percent discount on Tuesdays, and Cookie’s offers call-ahead seating.With fresh baked breads daily, it’s harder to decide what to eat when you settle in at a

table.For the last two years, customers have teamed up with Cookie’s to give away $4,000 in

high school scholarships with another $2,000 to be given away this year. Applications arenow available at Cookies.

“We love our customers and the Hudson community, and wanted a special way to giveback” explained Gil. “What better way than to support the future cooks and business owners as they head to a vocational school.”

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Us but You Don’t Jazzercise, Inc. has unveiled a new look, new voice and new class offerings. The company rechargedits brand identity to reflect the calorie-crushing intensity of its workouts and confront the misconceptionthat Jazzercise hasn’t evolved from its meteoric rise in the 1980s. The new brand expression is edgy,intense, hard hitting and modern, mirroring what customers experience in class today.

Jazzercise is a pulse-pounding, bass-dropping fitness program that gets results … fast. It’s a calorie-torching, hip-swiveling dance party workout with a hot playlist to distract from the burn. Customerscan incinerate up to 800 calories in one 60 minute class. There are a variety of classes to choose fromincluding Strike, Fusion, Core, Strength and the newest class offering, Dance Mixx. Dance Mixx fusesdance-based cardio with strength training for a core chiseling workout that blasts fat. Dance Mixx hasbeen added to the class lineup starting this month.

Some people still think of legwarmers and leotards when they hear ‘Jazzercise,’ but we left the ‘80sbehind a long time ago. Jazzercise is the original dance party workout and, 45 years later, we continueto transform the bodies and lives of our customers because we know how to get results and keep itfresh. We constantly evolve our workouts, mixing in new music, new moves and new classes to keep itchallenging. Today we recharged our brand to reflect the edge, energy and intensity of our classes and toreach out to a new audience with a bold new message: you think you know us but you don’t.

Jazzercise in Hudson is located at Brook Plaza, 28 Lowell Rd. For a class schedule, go to jazzercise.com or call (800) FIT-IS-IT or 880-0887.

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Chamber Honors the Community’s Finest at Annual Awards Dinner

submitted by the Greater HudsonChamber of Commerce

The Greater Hudson Chamberof Commerce held its 46th AnnualAward Dinner on Tuesday, March31, to honor the Citizen, JuniorCitizen, Business, and OutstandingCommunity Partner of the Year. Thehonorees were Laura Bisson as Citizenof the Year; Joseph Wedge Jr. as

Junior Citizen of the Year; The WhiteBirch Catering & Banquet Hall asBusiness of the Year and the HudsonPolice Department as OutstandingCommunity Partner of the Year.

Laura has had an immenseimpact, as a friend and neighbor,and someone who has significantlyand positively impacted so manyindividuals and continues to make the community a better place as a result of herselfless effor ts therefore a worthy selection for this year’s Citizen of the Year. Joeywas selected for his outstanding achievements and his selfless contributions withinthe community. The White Birch Catering & Banquet Hall was recognized fortheir excellent business practices, dedication to providing high quality services aswell as community support to worthycauses that better Hudson residents.The Hudson Police Department wasawarded the Outstanding CommunityPartner of the Year for service andcontributions to the community thatgoes above and beyond their daily callto duty.

The festivities included MarieMayotte, of Red Brick Clothing, steppingup to do the evening invocation whilethe Greater Hudson Chamber of

Commerce President Ryan Fragala ofFinancial Insurance Services acted asemcee for the evening’s events. Guestspeaker at the event was NH Speakerof the House and Hudson native andresident, Shawn Jasper.

Each of the winners waspresented with a plaque fromthe chamber recognizing theirdeserving efforts as well asproclamations given by statelegislative officials and the Townof Hudson Board of Selectmen.The Junior Citizen of the Yearwill also receive a scholarship of$2,000 to assist in his academicfuture.

The event sponsors wereKinder Morgan as PlatinumSponsor; Eversource asExecutive Sponsors; BAESystems as supporting sponsor;Anne’s Florals and Gifts as FloralSponsor; Area News Group asMedia Sponsor; Harris Trophyas Award Sponsor and QualityPress as Invitation Sponsor.

The Greater Hudson Chamberof Commerce is a non-profitorganization of dedicatedbusiness professionals workingto serve and promote a bettercommunity in which to liveand work. If you would like tobecome a member contact thechamber at 889-4731, onlineat www.HudsonChamber.comor visit their office at 71 LowellRd., Hudson.

Representing the Hudson Police Department, Detective Alan Marcotte, Offi cer Daniel Conley, Sergeant JosephHoebeke, Sergeant David Cayot, Detective Tomas Scotti, and Information Manager Jamie Lee Iskra

Business of the Year: White Birch Catering &Banquet Hall receives a c itation from HudsonSelectman Roger Coutu.

Left, Citizen of the Year Laura Bisson,thanks the Chamber.

Above; Speaker of the NH House of Rep-resentative Shawn Jasper was the KeynoteSpeechifier.

Joseph Wedge, Junior Citizenof the Year, withChamber members Mike Falzone andRyan Fragala

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The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment offeredby U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) that calls for properlyimplementing and strengthening the Veterans Choice Cardprogram. The amendment was offered during debate of theFiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget resolution and passed by voicevote. Ayotte introduced the amendment in opposition toa provision in the Obama Administration’s FY2016 budgetrequest that seeks to shift funding from the Veterans ChoiceCard program and reduce veterans’ access to non-VA care– before the program has even been fully and properlyimplemented.

“This vote reaffirms the Senate’s strong bipartisan supportfor giving veterans, who have served and sacrificed so muchfor our country, the choice to receive non-VA care closerto home,” said Ayotte. “My amendment will help protectthe Choice Card program and make sure the administrationproperly implements the program as Congress intended so that

veterans in New Hampshire and across our nation can receivetimely, quality care.”

Ayotte and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) worked toinclude a provision in the VA reform bill last year that allowsNew Hampshire veterans the option to seek care from localnon-VA health care providers in New Hampshire, rather thanhaving to travel long distances to receive VA services out ofstate. The senators have expressed concerns with VA’s initialroll-out of the Choice Card program in New Hampshire,which has caused confusion among veterans seeking to usethe program. Last month, both senators urged the president tofaithfully implement the program.

Ayotte and Shaheen have also introduced separate legislationto protect the Choice Card program for the state’s veterans.Under current law, the Choice Card program is authorizedfor three years or until its $10 billion dollar initial fundingallocation is exhausted. The senators’ new legislation wouldmake the program permanent for veterans living in stateswithout a full service hospital, like New Hampshire.

Senator Donna Soucy Comments on Legislationto Repeal NH’s Buffer Zone Law

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Under the dynamic direction of the King of Carnival, Music Director GerryBastien, the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band members wowed thecrowd with popular sounds of the south, from soulful blues, toe tapping ragtimeand rhythmic jazz. The Symphonic Band even had the special effects fluorescentlights pulsing to the beat of their amazing rendition of ”Caravan.”

Choral Director Elizabeth Beaton’s B Naturals, Alvirne Singers and Treble Choirmembers showed they aren’t just talented singers, but also skilled dancers as they

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