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Suspect Charged. Man Arrested In Connection With Grand View Lodge Fire. Page 8

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Friday, Jan. 4, 2019Vol 10, No. 29

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Thayer’s Inn Pub Closes In Littleton

LITTLETON — Thayer’s Olde English Pub,therestaurantatthegroundlevelofthehistoricThayer’sInnthatwasestablishedasGrilleOneElevenin2013beforeachangetoitspubnamelastyear,hasclosed.In a statement issuedWednesday,Thay-

er’s Inn ownerTomCarpi and inn generalmanagerGaryPlourdesaidwhiletheclosureoftherestaurantiseffectiveimmediately(itslastdayofoperationwasSunday), theho-telat111MainSt.remainsopenforlodgingandmeetingsandhoteloperationswillnotbeaffected.With the continued growth in Littleton

and thedevelopmentofMillStreet behindthehotel, thespacewill likelybeleasedtoanotherrestaurantoperatororbusiness,theysaid.“Itwasaveryharddecisiontomakeand

there were many financial and operationalconsiderations,” said Plourde. “The recent40-percentincreaseinLittletonpropertytaxwasasignificantfactor.I’mnotsuretheyre-alizehowmuchthetaxincreaseshaveneg-ativelyimpactedsmallbusinessesinLittle-ton.Elevenemployeesareaffected.”

Therestauranthadareputationforoffer-inggreatfoodandbeverages,excellentser-viceandreasonableprices,anditisdifficulttoturnawayfromit,saidPlourde.“However, we will focus our efforts on

developingthelodgingsideofthebusinessandfeelthatanotheroperatorwouldbebet-ter suited to operate the restaurant,maybewithadifferentconcept,”hesaid.Plourde did not rule out that the space

couldberepurposedforanother,non-restau-rantuse.

Bill: $33M Revenue From Pot Legalization

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — LawmakersinNewHampshireestimatelegalizingmari-juanastatewideandregulatingitcouldresultin$33millioninrevenueforthestate.Democratic state Rep. Renny Cushing

sayshisbillbuildsupontheworkofarecentmarijuana study commission. New Hamp-shirePublicRadioreportsthedraftedlegis-lationhasyettobemadepublic.Ifpassed,thebillwouldlegalizeuptoan

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Gavin Cook hangs a photo of his grandfather, former Littleton girls hoops coach Pierre Lafitte, in Crusader Alley following a dedica-tion ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Lafitte, who coached the Crusaders to three consec-utive Class M titles from 1982 to 1984, died in 2016 at age 70. (Photo by Paul Hayes)

In This Issue

ObituariesPage 6

News BriefsPage 8

Get OutPage 13

ClassifiedsPage 15

Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w MonroeSugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville

The former Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. site could play a large role in the future economy of the North Country.

Until May, though, it had been vacant for two years and its future was uncertain.

See Coverage Page 4

The New Year is looking bright for four Littleton resi-dents, who’ve recently reached a milestone in their lives.

See Coverage Page 5

A former Littleton man with a long criminal history who was once defended by the American Civil Liberties Union for being unable to pay a fine because he was indigent, was ordered on Wednesday to be held in jail for the Sun-day night fire that destroyed the shuttered Grand View Lodge.

See Coverage Page 8

Man Charged With Starting Fire

School CompletesFirst Semester

Looking Ahead To Hitchiner’s Future

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TURNING RIGHT IN THE CENTER LANE

2019Idon’t loveChristmas. Idon’t love

theNewYear.Idon’thatethem,either,butsometimesIthinkIwouldbeokaywith skipping over all the commotionand money-spending that goes alongwiththeholidays.Christmascanbesosuperficial,and

Ihatethat.I’mtoooldtoloveitlikeIusedto.Instead,Ijoininontherestoftheadult-stress tofindgifts forpeoplethat I don’twant to give gifts to.Theonesworthgettinggiftsfornevercausethestress,it’stheotherones.TheNewYearisjusttoomuchpres-

sure, toomuch sparkle, and toomuchstress. I know I’ve written about this before, butitstillfeelsrelevant.Afterthebigcelebrationsareover,andtheNewYeararrives,Ialwaysfeelabitmoroseandanxious.Thereissuchaburdentosetresolutionsandsticktothem.Inthepast,Ihaveem-bracedtheresolutions;once,Ivowedtoloseweight,andIdidit.But,whatisthefuninthat?Iatealotofgreen,unexcitingfood,andIdiditforalongtime.Now,eachtimeIindulge,Iamriddledwithguilt.PartofmewishesInevermadetheresolution,andjustlivedinpre-weight-loss-ignorance.

I guess I dislike the NewYear somuchbecauseofthemass-expectations,butIalsofeelasthoughIdon’tneedtheNewYeartotellmetobeabetterper-son.That’sachoiceI(tryto)makeeachday,anditmeansalotofdifferentthingstome.Sometimes,beingbettermeansbeingmorecommunicative,sometimesitmeansbeingless.Sometimesitmeansstaying in and reading a book all daylong,oreatinganentirefrozenpizza,orbothatthesametime.Regardless,beingbetterallcomesdowntoself-care,whatyouneedinthatmoment,andlisteningtothatneed.Ihavelearnedtolistento

myneeds,notjustintheNewYear,butallyear.Idon’thavearesolutionfor2019.Ihavenoth-

ingtofix,nothingtochange.Ihaveagreatfamily,asmall,butawesomegroupoffriends.Thereisaroofovermyhead,abedtosleepin,adogtosnuggle.Iamlevel;happy,healthy.In2019,Iwillkeepbreath-ing,loving,learning,listening,andwriting.Therestwillfallintoplace.Italwaysdoes.

Paige Roberts has a degree in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. She is the Eastern Region Manager at U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

BY PAIGE ROBERTS

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ganandDemocraticSen.MarthaHennessy.Republican Gov. Chris Sununu remains op-

posedtomarijuanalegalization.TheNewHamp-shireAssociationofChiefsofPolicealsooppos-eslegalization.

Two Snowmobilers Collide On Trail, Seriously Injured

PITTSBURG, N.H. (AP)—Authorities saytwosnowmobilershavebeenhurt inacollisiononanorthernNewHampshiretrail.StateFishandGameconservationofficerssay

itappears25-year-oldRichardWalkerJr.,ofLin-coln,RhodeIsland,failedtokeeptotherightsideof a trailwhile negotiating a right-hand cornerSundayafternooninPittsburg.Thesnowmobiledriftedintotheoncomingpathandcollidedwitha snowmobile operated by 63-year-old CraigDennis,ofMilton,Vermont.Bothmensufferedserious,butnon-life-threat-

ening injuries. They were put on rescue sleds,thentakenbyhelicoptertoDartmouth-HitchcockMedicalCenterinLebanon.Officerssaidbothwerewearingproperriding

gear,includinghelmetswitheyeprotection.Medicalandrescuepersonnelfrom45thPar-

allel EMS, Pittsburg Fire and Rescue, BeecherFalls,Vermont,FireandRescuealsoassisted.

Fire Marshal: Woman Identified In Fatal Car Fire

HART’S LOCATION, N.H. (AP) — NewHampshire authorities have identified a womanwhodiedinaburningcarinHart’sLocation.StateFireMarshalPaulParisi saidanautopsy

doneMondayidentifiedthevictimas45-year-oldCarolynBishop,ofCornish,NewHampshire.Thecauseofdeathwasthermalinjuries.FirecrewsarrivedSaturdayatthesceneoffof

Route302.Thebodywasfoundafterthefirewasputout.Parisisaidtheinvestigationintotheoriginand

causeofthefireisactive.Nofoulplayissuspected.

Numbers Indicate State Record For Bear Season

CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—NewHampshire’sFish and Game Department says preliminaryhunting numbers show a state record for bearseasonandincreasesinthedeerandfall turkeyseasons.The department says 1,052 bearswere taken

in2018.Thatbreaksthepreviousrecordof898bearsin2016.Bear biologistAndrewTimmins said the re-

cordisnosurprise,giventhelowavailabilityoffood forbears in the fall.Foodwas largelyde-pletedbymid-Octoberandbearsbegandenningearly.

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BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

LITTLETON—TheformerHitchinerManufac-turingCo.sitecouldplayalargeroleinthefutureeconomyoftheNorthCountry.UntilMay, though, it had been vacant for two

yearsanditsfuturewasuncertain.That changed when North Country developer

BobChapman,owneroftheformerWausauPapermillsiteinGrovetonthatisnowbeingturnedintoanindustrialparkandownerofotherproperties,an-nouncedheboughttheHitchinerpropertyandhasbigplansforitsredevelopment.“WeareconcentratinginLittletonmorethanever

rightnow,”Chapman,ofGorham,saidFriday.Anannouncementwithsomedetailsontheplan

for the 16-acre property at 24 Beacon St. couldcomeinaboutfourweeks,hesaid.InMay,apublicannouncementofthepurchase

wasmadeattheLittletonOperaHouse.AttendingwerelocalandstateofficialswhowillbeworkingwithChapman.Plannedonthepropertythatismadeupoftwo

parcelsandacomplexofsevenbuildingsisamixed

usedevelopmentthatChapmaninMaysaidcouldincludeaneducationalfacilityandpossibleexpan-sionoftheNewHampshirecommunitycollegesys-temaswellashomeforbusinesstenants,anincuba-torsiteforbusinesses,andhousing.Littleton IndustrialDevelopmentCorp. (LIDC)

President Greg Eastman, who attended the an-nouncementwearingasmileandhisChristmastie,said,“It’sChristmasinLittleton.”District One Executive Councilor Joe Kenney,

whowas instrumental ingetting theproperty intotheownershipofChapman,called it excitingdayforLittleton.“Wecanallberestassuredthatthissiteisingood

hands,”hesaid.Forfourdecades,Chapmanhashadasuccessful

trackrecordofeconomicdevelopmentintheregion,saidKenney.Givingahistoryofthepropertyfrom1910tothe

present,BrienWard,formerLittletonselectmanandfounder of the Littleton Economic DevelopmentTaskForce,saidHitchinerwasthelongestowneroftheproperty,owningitformorethan30years,since1984,beforeclosingitsLittletonoperationsin2016toconsolidatethematitsMilfordheadquarters.Chapmanisnowtheeighthownerandthefirst

localownerinmorethan50years,saidWard.“Having local ownership for decisions on that

propertyisabsolutelycritical,”saidWard.“It’sgreattohavelocalownershipandIcan’twaittoseewhathedoeswithit.”TheHitchinerpropertyisChapman’sfirstproject

inGraftonCounty.Tomakeitasuccess,Chapmansaidpartnerships

arecrucial,andhewillbepartneringwithlocalandstateentities.TheyincludeLIDC,theNewHampshireDepart-

mentofBusinessandEconomicAffairs, theNewHampshire Division of Economic Development,andNorthernCommunityInvestmentCorp.Theproperty hasfive loadingdockdoors, two

drive-indoors,heavypower,andmunicipalwaterandsewer,andisfullysprinkleredandabletoac-commodatemultipletenants.Itsbuildingsandamenitiesweremade tomeet

20th-centuryneeds.StudiedbyChapmanin2018isifsomebuildings

willneedtobetakendownandnewonesputupto

meet21st-centuryneeds.Formany,theproperty’sfutureinthe21stcentu-

rylooksbright.“Expansionofthecommunitycollegesystemis

verymuchonthetable,”KenneysaidattheMayannouncement.AlsoattendingitwasChuckLloyd,presidentof

theWhiteMountainsCommunityCollege.WMCC’sprimarycampusisinBerlin,butithas

hadapresenceinLittletonfortwodecades,andinthattimetherehasbeensubstantialgrowthinLittle-ton,saidLloyd.“We are very excited about the possibilities to

come,”saidLloyd.Thegoalistokeepyoungpeopleintheregion

andprovidethemwithjobs,hesaid.OnFriday,Eastmansaid, “Weare looking for-

wardverymuch towhatBobmaybring.Hehassome great thoughts on it and the whole area islucky to have someone from the North Countryworking on this. He has the best interests of theNorthCountryatheart.”

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TheNewYearislookingbrightforfourLittletonresidents,who’ve recently reached amilestone intheirlives.AfterwrappingupitsdebutsemesteronDec.17,

AboveTheNotchCommunitySchool,anewadulteducationprogrambasedatLittletonHighSchool,sawitsfirstfourstudentscompletetherequirementstoearntheirhighschooldiploma.KrystaLePage,EricMooney,JusticeWinchester

andBriarThomaswill participate in thefirstAT-NCSgraduationscheduledforMay30.“Wehavesuccessfullycompletedourfirstsemes-

ter of operation,” Rachelle Cox, the personalizededucationcoordinatorwhoruns theprogram,saidMonday.Tenotherstudentsonthedockettobeinthefirst

graduatingclassarescheduledtocompletethere-quirementsfortheirdiplomasatthecompletionofnextsemester,whichbeginsJan.22.The school was launched as a way to enable

adultswithout ahigh schooldiploma,whomighthavedroppedoutofschool,toearnadiploma,andforhighschoolstudentstoearncreditsthroughem-ployment.LePage, 19, works at Walmart and recently

movedtoManchester.Mooney,34,aconstructioncontractor,isalocal

residentseekingtoexpandhisbusiness.Winchester,24,isinterestedinattendingcollege

forculinaryschool.Thomas,20,nowworksforFedExandisbeing

transferredtoNewYorkState.“Hegotthejobbecausehewaswillingtocome

inandgethisdiploma,”CoxsaidofThomas.“Isaidyouneedtoapplyforthisandonceyougetyourfootinthedooryoucangoanywhereinthecountry.”Of thenewgraduates,Cox said, “Getting their

highschooldiplomameanstheywillgoupinwhattheywanttodo.”Writing a student reflection onATNCS, Win-

chestersaid,“TheAbovetheNotchadultlearningprogramhasbeenamazingexperienceformeper-sonally.It’shelpedmegetmylifebackontrackandhasreallyshownmethepotentialIreallyhave.”“Thisprogramhasgivenmeachancetoprove

toeveryonethatIcandothis;Icanpushthroughandseethis to theend,”saidWinchester.“AbovetheNotchhasgivenmethetoolstobesuccessful…Ibelievepeopleshouldbegivensecondchances,andAbovetheNotchhasbeenmysecondchance.”In his student reflection,Mooney said he was

supposedtograduatewiththeLHSClassof2002,but, unfortunately,made some bad decisions and

droppedout.Hesaidhiswifeandthreedaughterssupported

hisdecisiontoreturntoschool.Four classes are what stood between him and

hisdiploma,andMooneysaidCoxandthoseattheschoolwereabletosethimupwiththeclassesheneededandtheytaketheextratimeforanystudentwhoneedsitorhasasubjectheorsheisstrugglingwith.“I am so happy this school is around,” said

Mooney. “It has changed my life forever. As acontractor, I do not need a license or any specialachievements to do the work, but to expandmybusinessandtakesomeclassesandcoursesIwanttohelpmemoveforwardinmycareer,IneedahighschooldiplomaorGED.”The ATNCS program emphasizes a personal-

izedapproachtolearningandacompetency-basedsystemandcoursework.Theschool,thefirstofitskindintheregion,beganwithsixcourseofferings,anumberexpectedtogrowinthecomingsemesters.Studentsneed20creditstograduate,andcourse

requirements are four units of English, three ofmathematics, twoofbiology, threeofsocialstud-ies/U.S.history,ahalfuniteachofhealthandcivicsandeconomics,andsevengeneralacademicelec-tives, two ofwhich can be earned throughwork,apprenticeships,vocationalinstructionorapproved

internshipsorcorrespondencecourses.Some of the students currently enrolled are

earninghighschoolcreditfortheirjobsoutsideofschool,andcanearnuptotwocredits,onecreditfor90hoursandtwofor190hours.ATNCS, which meets New Hampshire’s adult

diplomarequirements,wasayearintheworksanditsdevelopmentwasspearheadedbyLHSPrincipalJenniferCarbonneauandLHSVicePrincipalGregFillion.Theschoolalsoallowsstudentstoworkduring

thedayandattendclassesintheevening,andoffersan opportunity forLHS students tomake up lostcredits.Sinceitsinception,ATNCShasaddedtoitscur-

riculumacollegeandcareerreadinesscourse,calledIdea2Career,thatwillallowstudentstofinetunewhattheyneedtodotoenterachosencareerorthenextpathofeducation,beitatwo-orfour-yearcol-legeortradeschool,saidCox.Alsoaddedfortheupcomingsemesterisapersonalfinancecoursewithmathematicsandeconomics.Graduationfortheyear’sfirstgraduatingstudents

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Milo Charles FoxMiloCharlesFox,knowntofamilyandfriends

asBozo,diedpeacefullyathomeonDec.23,2018,withhisfamilybyhisside.Bozowas born Jan. 6, 1929 inNashua,New

Hampshire, to parents William Fox (deceased)andRoseArnold(deceased).Bozowasoneofsixchildren, includingbrotherHenry(deceased)andsisters:Elizabeth(deceased),Rose(deceased),Ev-elyn(deceased),Mildred(Arlington,VA)andJean(Laconia,NH).HisfamilymovedtoNorthWood-stockandheresided thereuntilhemarriedJanetSt.LawrenceJuly4,1959,andmadetheirhomeat115WashingtonSt.,Littleton,N.H.BozoandJennyhavethreewonderfulchildren,

sonWilliam(Bill)hiswifeMary(Northfield,NH),daughter Lori her husband Craig (Centerville,Ohio)andsonBrian(Bethlehem,NH).Bozohasfive grandchildren: Kristopher (deceased), Mat-thew, Nicole, Chelsea and Mackenzie, and onegreat-grandsonWyatt.Bozoenjoyedhuntingandfishingwhenhewas

younger.Bozoalwayshadagardenandenjoyedthe fruits of his labor. He and his wife enjoyedcamping at many different campgrounds withinNewHampshireandMaine.OneoftheirfavoriteswasBreezyMeadowsinConcord,Vermont,wheretheyhadapermanentcampsiteforover15years.AttherequestofBozotherewillbenocalling

hoursorservices.Heistobecrematedanddispo-sitionofhisremainswillbedeterminedatalaterdate.Condolencesmaybesent toJennyFoxat115

WashingtonSt.,Littleton,NH03561.

Richard William DemickRichard William Demick, 89, of Woodsville,

N.H.,diedonFriday,Dec.21,2018,attheGraftonCountyNursingHome,NorthHaverhill,N.H.Richard was born in Newbury, Vt., June 16,

1929, the son of George Nelson and Annie B.(Clark)Demick.He served in the US

ArmyduringtheKoreanConflict from Feb. 19,1951, to Jan. 30, 1953,and was transferredto the Army Reserveswhere he served untilhisHonorableDischargeonDec.31,1956.Rich-ardmarriedThereciaM.“Rita”LindholmonJune23,1955.Heworkedasarailroadstationagentforthe Boston andMaine Railroad formany years.RichardwasamemberoftheSt.Luke’sEpiscopalChurchinWoodsville.Hewaspredeceasedbyhiswife,ThereciaM.

“Rita”DemickonJuly11,2011.Hewasalsopre-deceasedbyasister,LoisFowler,andthreebroth-ers,KennethC.,GeorgeM.,andNelsonDemick.Richard is survived by two sons, Steven A.

DemickandwifeMaryLouiseofMedway,Mass.,andLawrenceM.DemickandwifeRuthofNew-bury,Vt.;fivegrandchildrenandsixgreat-grand-children.Therewillbenocallinghours.Aprivategravesideservicewillbeheld in the

springatPineGroveCemetery,SwiftwaterRoad,

Woodsville.MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetoBoston

Children’sHospital,300LongwoodAvenue,Bos-ton,MA02115.Formoreinformation,ortoofferanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.com.Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of

Woodsvilleisinchargeofarrangements.

Teresa Rodimon WhitneyTeresaRodimonWhitney,age63,ofBath,N.H.,

passedawaypeacefullyathersister’shomeinOr-ford,N.H.,onDec.23,2018.TeresawasbornonNov.16,1955, inWoods-

ville,N.H.,toFrankandLouise(Hood)Rodimon.Shegrewuponherfam-ily’s farm in Piermont,wheresheattendedPier-montVillageSchoolandWoodsvilleHighSchool.She graduated with aBachelor’s degree fromDartmouthCollegeandaMasters ofEducation inClinical Mental HealthCounseling from Plym-outhStateUniversity.Teresa’sgreatestjoyin

lifewasherfamily.SheissurvivedbyherhusbandStephen,herbelovedsisterMarieMatykaandherhusbandJohn,andherbrotherFrankRodimonandhiswifeLaura.Also left to rememberTeresaarehertwosonsandtheirfamilies,JoshuaHutchins,hiswife Jennifer, their childrenMichael, Zacha-ry, Justin,Morgan,Moriah, andHunter, and hersonNicholasHutchins,hiswifeMegan,andtheirchildrenZoe,Rowen,andEspen.Teresaisprede-ceasedbytwograndsons,BryceandMatthew.Shewasgreatly lovedandhadmanygood friends toincludePatBenjamin,MelanieLawrence,andSa-manthaAmey.Teresaworkedasatherapist initiallyforClara

MartinCenterinBradford,Vt.,beforeopeningherownpracticeinNewbury.Shelovedworkingwithherclientsandfoundhertimewiththemaprivi-lege.TeresaenjoyedvolunteeringattheChildren’sStoryHourattheBathPublicLibrary,wheresheworkedwithKathieandBernieandmanyyoungfamilies.Inherfreetime,shelovedtocook,gar-den,readandlearn(slowly)howtoknit.Therewillbenocallinghours.AfuneralservicewillbeheldonSaturday,Jan.

5,at11a.m.atGraceUnitedMethodistChurchinBradford,Vt.DonationsinTeresa’smemorycanbemadeto

theBathPublicLibrary,Children’sStoryHour.Formoreinformationortoofferanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.comRicker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of


Richard Armand MorneauRichardArmand Morneau, 72, died Monday,

December 24, 2018 at the Community HospiceHouseinMerrimack,N.H.afterabattlewithLewyBodyDementia.Hewas thesonofArmandandRienetteMor-

Richard Demick

Teresa Whitney

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neaubornonApril20,1946inBerlin,N.H.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Colleen;daughter,KateMor-neau and husband FrankMarowitz; son, StevenandwifeTaylor;andson,Riley;threegrandchil-dren,Olivia,Kaden,andLeila; sisters, PaulineCopley and husbandBill; and Ann Perrault;formerwife,KarenMor-neau as well as manyniecesandnephews.Dick graduated from

Berlin High School in1964.HeenlistedintheArmyandservedinViet-nam from 1964-1967.During his service, hewasaSurveyorwiththeArmyCorpsofEngineerswhoused the stars tomap islands in thePacificearningarankofSpecialistFour.Uponreturninghome,heattendedtheNewHampshireTechnicalInstituteinConcordwherehereceivedanassoci-ate’sdegreeinMechanicalEngineering.Dickthenwenton to theUniversityofNewHampshire toearnabachelor’sdegreeinCivilEngineering.Whileatcollege,hemadelife-longfriendships

withwhomhekeptintouchwithwellintoretire-ment.Hestartedhiscareerwith theNHDepart-mentofTransportationinTwinMountaininbridgeconstructionandworkedhiswayuptobecomeanAssistant District Engineer inMaintenance with

DivisionOneinLancaster.Heretiredafterthirtyyearsofservice.Hewasexcitedabouttheprojectsheworkedonandenjoyedtalkingaboutthemwitheveryone.Hestartedanengineeringfirm,AssociatedCon-

sultingEngineers,in1985withlongtimefriends,GlennLavoieandBruceCharland.ItstartedasaparttimebusinessthatbecamefulltimeafterDickretired from the State. Once full time, he tookonlargerprojectssuchasthecivildesignfortheLedgewoodDevelopmentinBethlehem.Dick was an avid skier and had been on the

BrettonWoodsSkiPatrolfrom1985untilrecently.Someofhisbestmemorieswereskiingwithfami-ly,friends,andhisco-workers,whowereasecondfamilytohim.Foraboutfiveyears,DickwastheScoutMasterfortheLittletonBoyScoutsTroop.YoucouldoftenfindDickoutdoors,enjoyinghunt-ing,fishing,sugaring,andgardening.Dickhadaunique ability to connectwithpeople.Hewas anaturalteacherandleaderandwasthefirsttoofferto lendahandforanyproject.Dickwas the lifeofthepartyandlovedfindinganyexcusetolightofffireworks in his backyard.Hevalued family,friendship,andlaughter.Hewas predeceased by his parents, his sister

Lorraine,brother-in-lawRonniePerrault,andhisnephewMichaelPerrault.Inlieuofflowers,thosewhowishmaymakea

memorialcontributioninDick’snametoMt.Eu-stisSkiHill.

Dale Wayne PowersDale Wayne Powers, 66, of Wilson Avenue,

Woodsville, N.H., died following a brief illnessonFriday,Dec.21,2018,atDartmouthHitchcockMedicalCenter,Lebanon.Dale was born in Haverhill, N.H. on June 3,

1952, toFrankandVelma (Aldrich)Powers.HewasagraduateofLisbonHighSchool,Classof1970.OnMarch10,1973,hemarriedJudithM.Best. Formany years heworked in themainte-nancedepartmentatMontgomeryWireinLittle-ton,N.H.Dalewasamemberof theAmmonoosucFish

andGameClub.Heenjoyedmotorcycling,hunt-ing,andshooting,alongwithspendingtimewithhis“buddies.”HewasfondofwatchingoldWest-ernsonTV.Inparticular,helovedthetimehespentwithhisgrandchildren.Alongwith his parents, Frank andVelma, he

was predeceased by asister,Andrea,abrother,FrankJr.,andhisstepfa-ther,HarveyMackie.Heissurvivedbyhis

wife of 45 years, JudyPowers of Woodsville;two children: MichaelPowers andpartnerDa-vid of New Bedford,Mass., and JenniferMendoza and husbandVictor of Woodsville;twograndchildren:Arelis“Chica”Mendoza-Pow-ers and Giovanni Mendoza-Powers; his faithfulcanine companion, Lulu; three sisters: PamelaYorkandhusbandPacoofColebrook,N.H.,San-

draCushingandhusbandHarryofRyegate,Vt.,andSharonCoveyandhusbandBertofBradford,Vt.; a brother,GaryPowers andwifeBrenda ofLebanon,Maine;asister-in-law,CherylChamber-linandhusbandEdwardofBath,N.H.;abrother-in-law,MarkBestandwifeBrendaofBradford,Vt.;aswellasnieces,nephews,cousins,auntsanduncles.AcelebrationofDale’slifewillbeannouncedin

thecomingweeks.Memorial contributionsmaybemade toCen-

tralVermontHumaneSociety,1589VT14,EastMontpelier,VT05651.Formoreinformationortoofferanonlinecon-

dolence,pleasevisitwww.rickerfh.com.Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of


Aline L. TraskAlineL.Trask, 87, diedonDec. 25, 2018, at

GiffordMemorialHospitalinRandolph,Vermont.ShewasbornonAugust14,1931,inSt.Johns-

bury, Vt.; the daughter of Thomas H.WilliamsSr. and Laura M. (LaChance) Williams. Shewas raised in St. Johnsbury and graduated fromSt. JohnsburyAcademy in 1949.Aline marriedGeorgeH.TraskIIonJune28,1952.SheworkedasaLegalSecretarytoAttorneyThomasM.WalshofColebrook,NewHampshire,forseveralyears.She thenmoved toRandolph,Vt., andwas em-ployedbyVermontTechnicalCollegefor13years.AtthetimeofherretirementsheheldthepositionofExecutiveAssistanttotheDeanoftheCollege.

Richard Morneau

Dale Powers

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Former Littleton Man Arrested For Igniting Twin

Mountain Lodge Fire

LANCASTER—AformerLittletonmanwithalongcriminalhistorywhowasoncedefendedbytheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionforbeingun-abletopayafinebecausehewasindigent,wasor-deredonWednesdaytobeheldinjailfortheSun-daynightfire thatdestroyed theshutteredGrandViewLodge.According to the affidavit for arrest, Richard

Vaughn,30,whoremainsindigentandwithoutafixedaddress,hadbeensquattinginthethirdfloorofthethree-storyformerhotelinTwinMountainandhadlitafiretostaywarmthatnight,butthefiregotoutofcontrolafterhepouredtequilaonitfromthebottlehewasdrinking.Itwas a call a short time later to hismother’s

residencethreemilesawaytodispatchrespondersforsomeonesufferingfromsmokeinhalation,andVaughn’sfacecoveredinsootandhissneakersthatmatchedfootprintsat thescene, that ledmembersofNewHampshirefiremarshal’sofficetobelieveVaughnmightbethepersonresponsibleforthefire.Vaughn, who was released from jail on prior

criminalchargesjusttwodaysbeforethefire,fac-esaClassAfelonycountofarsonfortheblazethatdestroyedtheone-timeinnandrestaurantbuilt128yearsago,at440NorthRoute3,andtwoClassBfelony counts of criminal trespass andbreachofbailconditions.DuringVaughn’sbailhearingandarraignment

atCoosSuperiorCourtonWednesday,hispublicdefender, JayDuguay, arguedVaughn should be

releasedonasecuredbondinanamounttobede-terminedbythecourt.Judge Peter Bornstein, however, agreed with

Coos County Attorney John McCormick thatVaughnshouldbeheldonpreventativedetention.McCormickarguedVaughnisadangertooth-

ersandtohimself,hadthreatenedtokillamemberofthestatefiremarshal’soffice,andhisextensivecriminal history - years of charges that includemultiple counts each of drug possession, DUI,theft,disorderlyconduct,resistingarrest-warrantnoreleaseatthepresenttime.Accordingtotheaffidavit,TwinMountainFire

Chiefandpart-timeTwinMountainPoliceOfficerJeremyOlsenfoundthesetoffootprintsenteringthereardoorofthebuildingandthesamesetex-iting.During fire suppression activities, Vaughn’s

mother,MarianneVaughn,arrivedonscene,andOlsenaskedherifsheknewifherson,whomheknewtohavealongcriminalhistory,hadbeenintheGrandViewLodge.Shesaidshedidn’tknowanddeparted.Shortly thereafter, Twin Mountain EMS was

dispatched for the smoke inhalation call to herTwinMountain home, at 912Route 115, a resi-denceOlsensaidheknewRichardVaughnwouldoccasionallystayat.Atthehome,Vaughn’sfacewasallegedlycov-

ered in soot and he smelled like smoke.He de-clinedmedicaltreatment.Whenasked forhis sneakersby investigators,

Vaughnvoluntarilyhandedthemovertobeexam-ined,andthephotographsofthetreadandthefoot-printsatthescenematched,AdamFanjoy,anin-vestigatorwiththeNewHampshirefiremarshal’soffice,wroteintheaffidavit.Vaughnthentoldthethreeinvestigatorstoleave,

saidFanjoy.Whentheybeganwalkingdownthedriveway

withthesneakersthatweresubsequentlyseizedasevidence,VaughnallegedlybeganyellingandtoldFanjoyheknowswherehelivesandsaid,“Iamgoingtof**kingkillyou…”The next day,Vaughnwasmore cooperative,

saidFanjoy,andadmittedtobeingdroppedoffintheareaoftheGrandViewLodgeat10:30p.m.onSundayandwentintothereardoorofthebuildinganduptothethirdfloorbecausehehadnootherplacetostay.Vaughnsaidhehadstayedtherebefore,onand

off during the summer when he was homeless,eventhoughheknewhewasn’tallowedtobeinthere,saidFanjoy.“Richardsaidhewasverycoldandretrieveda

ceramicpot fromwithin thebuildingandplacedpaper napkins, broken twigs andwooden piecesfromthebuilding’sstructureintothebowl,”wroteFanjoy.“Hethenusedpapermatchesthatheusedtolighthiscigarettes,andlitthenapkinsandtherestofthecontentsinthebowltostaywarm.”Butthefirebegantogoout,andtwiceVaughn

allegedly poured tequila on it, which made theflamesknee-high.“Richardsaidhewasinthebuildingforabout

onetotwohourswiththefiregoingbeforehere-alizedhewasnotgoingtobeabletosleepinthatroomwithallthesmoke,”wroteFanjoy.

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Marriage Age Increase Among New Laws Taking

Effect Jan. 1

CONCORD,N.H.(AP)—Anewlawrais-ingthemarriageageinNewHampshirewasavictory for one incoming state representativebeforesheevenconsideredrunningforoffice.StartingTuesday,thestate’sminimummar-

riageagewillbe16,upfrom13forgirlsand14forboys.ThebillwaschampionedbyCassieLevesque,whowasaseniorinhighschoolin2017whenshebeganherpushtoraisethemar-riageageaspartofaGirlScoutsproject.Herfirstattemptfailed,buthersecondeffort

succeededin2018.TheexperienceinspiredhertorunforthestateLegislature,andshewonaseat in theHouse inNovember.Now19, shesaidsheplanstorevisitthemarriageageissuetogetitbumpedupto18.“Whether I was a representative or not, I

knewIwasgoing to raise it to18,”shesaid.“I justhave tokeepfightingandmakingsurewegivekidsanopportunitytobekids,andletthem grow up and experience things beforetheymakethatdecision.”Levesque, a Democrat from Barrington, is

the second-youngest state lawmaker this ses-sion; she’s 12 days older than Rep. Dennis

Ruprecht, D-Landaff. She’d initially brushedoff thesuggestion that she run for theHouse,inpart because shedidn’twant it to interferewithheronlinecollegecoursesandroleasGirlScout leader, and because she doesn’t drive.ButotherlawmakersquicklyofferedtogiveherridestoandfromConcord,andshefeltencour-agedbythesupport.“Alltheconsstartedturningintopros,”she

said.Anothermarriage-relatedbill also takesef-

fectJan.1.Itstatesthatjudgesshallnotsignoffonmarriagesinvolvingapersonundertheageofconsentunlessthereisclearandconvincingevidencethemarriageisinthechild’sbestin-terest. Other new laws taking effect with thenewyearinclude:— Key changes to New Hampshire’s ex-

pandedMedicaidprogram:Theprogramprevi-ouslyusedMedicaidfundstopurchaseprivatehealthplansforlow-incomeresidents,butinre-authorizingtheprogramforanotherfiveyears,lawmakersdecidedtochangeitsstructuretoamorecost-effectivemanagedcaremodel.Theplan also imposesnewwork requirementsonenrolleesanduse5percentofliquorrevenuestocoverthestate’scostasfederalfundingde-creases.—Abanontherapythatattemptstochange

thesexualorientationorgenderidentityofmi-nors:Opponentsarguedtherewasnoevidence

suchtherapyhappensinthestate,andthatstatelicensingboardsalreadyhave theauthority toregulate and discipline any practitioner whousescoercivetactics.Supportersofthenewlawsaid the therapy is inappropriate, ineffectiveandharmful.Asimilarmeasurefailedin2016.—A $100,000 death benefit for surviving

familymembers of teachers and other schoolemployees killed in the line of duty: Whilethere have been no mass shootings in NewHampshire schools, supporters argued thatsuch incidents elsewhere have turned teach-ers intofirst responders,and theydeserve thesamedeathbenefitsgiventopoliceofficersandfirefighters.The$100,000wouldbeontopofwhateverotherretirementbenefitstheemploy-eehadearned.—A ban on wildlife trafficking: The law

prohibits the trade of products derived fromprotected species, such as elephant ivory andrhino horns. Such trafficking is already out-lawedbetweenstates;individualstatescontroltradewithintheirborders.— Reductions to the Business Profits Tax

and Business Enterprise Tax: The profits taxwill dropby2.5percent,while the enterprisetaxwilldrop11percent.RepublicanGov.ChrisSununusaysthecutswillhelpcontinuemov-ing thestate’seconomyin the rightdirection,andhewillpushforfurtherreductionsinfutureyears.

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Hewrote, “Richard said at this point heblackedfromthealcoholandthenendedupathismom’shouse…Richardsaidhedoesstu-pidthingswhenheblacksoutfromalcohol.”VaughnwasarrestedonMondayafterhis

interviewwithinvestigatorsandheldatCoosCountyjailforlackof$5,000cashbail.FanjoysaidthevalueoftheGrandView

Lodgestructurehadbeenlistedat$70,500,anditisatotallossfromthefire.The14,000-square-footbuildingthathad

beenontheeastsideofRoute3,ahalfmilenorthof the intersectionatRoute302,waspurchased 10 years ago by John Burt, ofNashua.OutsidethecourtroomWednesday,Olsen

andinterimCarrollPoliceChiefTaddBaileysaidtherewerenoinjuriestofirstrespondersinthefirethatwasfullyinvolvedbythetimerespondersarrivedaftertheinitialcallcameinat11:31p.m.Sunday.Because the formerhotel,whichhadno

electricity,wasdilapidatedandhadbeenun-occupiedformorethan15years,theplande-velopedbythetownseveralyearsagowastonotriskthesafetyoffirefightersbysendingtheminandtoinsteadfightanyfirefromtheoutside,saidBailey.The balloon-frame construction of the

hotel,builtin1890,ledtoafast-movingfirethatspreadnorthtosouth,saidOlsen.Althoughtherewasanaccessiblehydrant

systemat the location,firefighters-dozenshad responded, from towns that includedBethlehem,Franconia,Jefferson,Lancaster,Sugar Hill, andWhitefield - neededmuchmorewater thanwhatwasavailable toputoutthefire,saidOlsen.BaileysaidVaughnremainshomelessand

hadbeenreleasedtwodaysbeforebyCarrollpoliceonchargesofrecklessconductandre-sistingarrest.Arguing onWednesday to keepVaughn

injailforthefire,McCormicksaidVaughnhas been acting erratically and said, “Thefactthatthiscouldhappenagainisnotlostonthestate.”

InJuly2014,ACLUNewHampshirean-nounced it secured the release of Vaughn,who had been jailed by Littleton DistrictCourt for failing to pay an $895 fine thatACLUrepresentatives said“hesimplyhadnoabilitytopaybecauseheispoor.”Accordingtothe2014ACLUstatement,

theorganization tookaction to“protect therightsofNewHampshirecitizenswhowerejailedsimplyforbeingpoor.”Vaughn, saidACLU representatives, “is

simplystrugglingtogetby,”“isahardwork-er”and“madesubstantialprogressinhisjobsearch.”

Board Questions Unknown Impacts Of

Veterans Tax Exemption

A law passed in 2016 expanding theproperty tax credit for veterans is availableformunicipalities to put on the townmeet-ingwarrant,butithassomeaskingwhatthelong-termfinancialimpactscouldbeontheirtowns.House Bill 430, co-sponsored by former

state Rep. Brad Bailey, R-Monroe, amendsN.H.RSA72:28, theveteranstaxcredit,byexpanding the credit to all honorably dis-charged veterans in New Hampshire whoserved90ormoredaysactivedutyintheU.S.armedforcesandwhohadnotbeeneligiblefortheveterans’propertytaxcreditorthetaxcreditforservice-connectedtotaldisability.Prior to that, themost of the veterans in

NewHampshirewhowereeligiblewerethosewhoserved90ormoredaysofactivedutyinanyqualifyingwarorconflict.Theallveterans’taxcreditstatesalsostates

those eligible include an officer honorablyseparatedfromservice,orthespouseorsur-vivingspouseofsuchresident.Under RSA 72:28, the standard veterans

taxcreditis$50,butmunicipalitiescanadoptanoptionalhighercreditfrom$51to$500.InLittleton,thearticleforanexpandedvet-

erans’creditwasputonthe2018townmeet-ingwarrantbypetitionasArticle42,askingvoterstoadoptitandstatingtherewouldbea“reductionofpropertytaxrevenuein2019.”It

passedinan857-230vote.As the2019 townmeetingnears, theex-

panded credit is being discussed again, thistimeinWhitefield,duringthattown’sDec.10meeting,whenresidentLouisGooden,hand-ingtheboardacopyofLittleton’sArticle42,askedWhitefieldselectmeniftheywouldputtheveteransexemptiononthewarrantforthisyear’stownmeeting,accordingtothemeetingminutes.Theselectboardlookedatitlastyear,but

couldn’tdeterminehowmanypeoplewouldbeeligible,saidWhitefieldBoardofSelect-men Chairman Peter Corey, a veteran andretiredgeneralwiththeN.H.ArmyNationalGuard.Ifvotedonandadopted, itdoesn’t lower

taxes,butshiftsthetaxburdentootherpeo-ple,andthetowncan’treallytelltaxpayersinWhitefieldwhatthetaximpactwouldbeforthem,saidCorey.Ifitistobeplacedonthewarrant,select-

menthoughtthearticleshouldcomeasapeti-tionarticleandnotbyselectmen,hesaid.SelectmanJohnTholl,alsoamilitaryvet-

eran, said theproblemhehaswith it is notknowingwhattheimpactwillbe.Anyonewhoisn’taveteranwillseetheir

propertytaxesincreaseifthetownadoptsit,hesaid.Tholl said he receives the veterans’ tax

creditandwouldliketogiveittoallveteranswhoservedtheircountry,butsaidhisconcernisnotbeingabletotellresidentsspecificallywhattheimpactwillbeontheirtaxes.Gooden said they are discriminating

againsttherestoftheveterans.Coreysaidselectmenrepresentallvoters,

notjustveterans,andtheboardhastotakeintoaccounttheinterestsofeveryone.Putting it forth as a select boardwithout

knowingtheimpactsissomethingtheboarddoesnotwanttodo,hesaid.Submittingthearticlebypetitionisasim-

pleprocess,saidCorey.Tobeplacedonthewarrant,petitionedar-

ticlesneedaminimum25signaturesofregis-teredvoters.Goodensaidheisupset,andsaidalthough

heisanoldman,hewillgooutandgetthesignatures.

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LITTLETON-SelectmenonThursdayapprovedmorethan40articlesforthe2019townmeetingwarrantforvoterstomaketheultimatedecisionsonanewparkinglotintown,anewdogpark,newplaygroundequipment,andadumptruck.To alleviate someof the tight parking inLittleton and open

upnewspaces,thetownisproposingtopurchaseabarnbehindWhiteMountainArcheryat42MainSt.,betweenJacksonStreetandthecurrentmunicipalparkinglotbehindJaxJr.CinemaonPleasantStreet.Thearticlecalls foranestimated total$50,000request,with

an offsetting $20,000 from an adjustment to the parking en-hancementloan(onanotherarticle)thatreducesittoanadjustedrequestof$30,000,butthosenumbersaresubjecttochangeasnegotiationswiththelandownerremainongoing.Theplanis to teardownthebarnandmakethespaceintoa

parkinglot.“Thisopportunitycameupandwedidn’twanttomissit,”said

TownManagerAndrewDorsett.A redesign can add a significant numberof spaces there, he

said.The article was approved for the warrant 2-1, with select-

menFrancoRossiandCarrieGendreauinfavorandSelectmanSchuylerSweetopposed.Inanotherarticle,voterswillbeaskedtoauthorizeatotalof

$150,000fornewplaygroundequipmentatRemichPark,withanadjustedrequestof$125,000afterdonations.“Therearesafetyissuesthatneedtobeaddressed,”saidLittle-

tonParksandRecreationDirectorChrisWilkins.Theexistingplaygroundequipmentneeds tobereplacedbe-

causeitisnotuptocurrentsafetystandards.Todate,about$12,500indonationshavebeenmadethatwill

gotowardoffsettingthecostsofnewequipment.The new playground equipmentwill create a safe place for

childrenandmakeforanattractiveparkintown,saidWilkins.Anotherarticleasksvoters toapprovea totalof$45,000for

anewdogpark, though theactualamount requested from tax-payerswillbe$22,500afterdonations reduce the totalcostby50percent.The preferred site at present is a 1.4-acre parcel on South

Street,aN.H.DepartmentofTransportationplotneartheinter-sectionatRiversideDriveandby the locationofa former salt

shed.Themoneywouldbeputtowardfencingandlandscaping,said

Wilkins.“Ittiesintotheriverdistrictandwewanttomakeitattractive

tothetown,”hesaid.Alsoonthewarrantwillbeanarticleaskingvoterstoadd$1

tothecurrent$10dogregistrationfee.Thegoalistohavethosewhousethedogparkfundit,andthe

additionalrevenuewillgotowardpayingstaffneededtomain-taintheparkaswellaspayforbenches,landscapingandothernecessities,saidWilkins.Fortownroads,anarticleaskingvotersfor$300,000forroad

maintenancewillbeonthewarrant.Unlike inpastyears, thenamesofspecificroadswillnotbe

reflectedinthatarticlebecauseifitfails,“nomeansno”tothoseroadsinneedofrepairin2019,saidTownManagerAndrewDor-sett.Instead,bynotnamingspecificroadsthetownwillhavethe

flexibilitytorepairtheroadsmostinneedandasrepairemergen-ciescomeup,hesaid.After a request for a 10-wheel highway department truck

failedinMarch,votersin2019willbeaskedtoapproveatotalof$90,000forathree-yearlease-purchaseofa6-wheelFordF550dumptruckwithplow,with$60,000inoffsettingfundsmakingforatotaladjustedrequestof$30,000.Other articles include two union contracts, the numbers of

whicharestillbeingworkedout,aswellasanew$20,000boilerfortheLittletonOperaHouse,twotransferstationexpenditures,andadozensocialservicesarticles.Exceptforthebarnpurchaseforaparkinglot,selectmenap-

provedallunanimouslyforthewarrant.Sweetnotedthatthebudgetcommittee,saveforthearticlere-

questinga$23,000adjustmenttotheparkingenhancementloan,unanimouslyvotedtorecommendallotherarticles,somethinghecan’trecallthecommitteeeverdoingbefore.Thenumbersarestillbeingfinalized,butiftheestimated2019

proposedbudgetandallwarrantarticlesareapproved theesti-matedtaxratewouldbe$8.37per$1,000ofassessedvaluation,anincreaseofabout47centsoverthe2018towntaxrateof$7.90.Iftheestimateddefaultbudgetandallwarrantarticlesareap-

proved,theestimatedtaxratewoldbeabout$8.19.Thetownbondhearingisscheduledfor5:30p.m.Jan.15in

theLittletonHighSchoolcafeteriafollowedbythebudgethear-

ingat6p.m.Rezoning Proposal Withdrawn

Thisyear,thetownhadbeenaskedbytheLittletonIndustrialDevelopmentCorp.toendorseanarticleaskingvoterstorezone115ruralacresadjacenttotheLittletonIndustrialParkforindus-trialparkexpansion.Itwassamerequestmadetovoterstwoyearsago,whenapeti-

tionsignedbythoseopposedofrezoningmovedthevoteneededfrom50percentplusoneto67percenttopass.Therezoningproposalhadbeenscheduledforahearingbefore

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lectmentowithdrawtherezoningproposalbecauseLIDCneedsmoretimepreparingitforatownmeeting.

Selectmen Vote On School ProposalInanunusualvote,selectmenonThursdayalsoweighedinon

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Littleton Historical Museum Hosts Annual Meeting and Guest Speaker

AllarewelcometoattendtheLittletonHistoricalMuseum’san-nualmeetingonFriday, January11,2019at6:00pm.ThiseventwillbefollowedbyaprogrampresentedbyprofessorTimLewisofNorthernVermontUniversity –Lyndon.As theMt.Washing-tonCogRailwaycelebratesits150thanniversary,“Cogkid”andjournalismprofessorTimLewisrecallsitspre-centennialoperationand the characters who ran the world’s first mountain climbingrailroadduring theJitneyYearsof1950-1967.A“howto”anda“who’swho”fromtheTeagueeraofsteamtrainoperationsontheNortheast’shighestpeak,theillustratedtalkwillhaveanempha-sisonCogemployeeswhocamefromtheLittletonarea.HewilloutlinehowLittletonwaspartoftherailway’slonghistory.Lewisisseekinghelpcompilingthefirstcomprehensiverosterof thosewhoworkedattheMountainandtheirstoriesaspartofhisyear-longsabbatical fromNorthernVermontUniversity -Lyndon.He

hasspentsomeofhissabbaticalattheLittletonHistoricalMuseumconductingresearchontheproject.Thisevent isfreeandrefreshmentswillbeserved.Remember

thatyouarewelcomedtoattendthemeetingpriortothe6:30pre-sentation.Formoreinformation,call603-444-6435(museum)or603-444-6052(curator).Intheeventofinclementweather,theal-ternatedate is January18.Themeetingandpresentationwillbeheld in theTowerRoom at theLittletonOperaHouse, 2UnionStreet,Littleton,NH.Aftertheevent,themuseumwillbeopenedtothepublic.Comeandjoinusforaneveningoffunandhistory.See themuseumwith the“WOW”factor.We’realsoopenedonWednesdaysandSaturdays,10am-3pmorbyspecialappointment.

Littleton Opera House To Feature Studio Two Jan. 12

TheLittletonOperaHouseannouncedthefirstofits2019con-

certswill feature the fabulousband“StudioTwo”onSaturday,Jan.12,at7p.m.StudioTwodeliversanoutstandingBeatlesTributewithsongs

youhaven’theardperformedanywhere inourareabefore.YouwillhearalltheoriginalandcoversongsTheBeatlesperformedlive in concert including years 1960-1965.This show is some-thingnotdonebyanyothergroupouttheretoday.Thisisanexpe-rienceyouwon’twanttomiss.StudioTworecreateseverydetailoftheirperformancesfromclothingtoequipment–youwillbetransportedintimebothsonicallyandvisuallyatthehistoricLit-tletonOperaHouse.TicketsareavailableattheLittletonOperaHouseandthrough

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Guildhall Cabin Fever Concert With ‘Comfort Country’ On Jan. 12

Usherinthefirstofthenewyear’sGuildhallCabinFeverCon-certswiththesoundsoftheband“ComfortCountry”onSaturday,Jan,12.Thetownhallwillringwithmusicfromtheareaband.LeeBak-

er,TimBerry,JoanneGilmanandSuzanShutehavebeenmakingmusictogetherforyearsatlocaleventsfromColebrooktoLyndon.Theeveningwillbeginwithanopenmicsessionat6:30p.m.

After the intermissionfeaturing treats fromthearea’sbestcooksandbakers,enjoyanhourlongsessionofcountry,bluegrass,gospelandaspecialsurprise.Thiseventisopentoallageswithasuggesteddonationforad-

mission,whichwillbegiven toa localcharityat theendof theseason.Takeafriendandjoinyourneighborsat theGuildHall (town

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TheHaverhillLibraryAssociationannounces thepublicationof thesecondeditionof itsbook,TheHaverhillCornerHistor-icDistrict. It has improved organization and accessibilitywithusefulmaps and updated pictures.The book can be purchasedatHaverhill Library, 67Court Street inHaverhill Corner or attheWoodsville Guaranty Savings Bank (Piermont orWallmartBranch).AllproceedsgotosupporttheHaverhillLibrary.Included on the National Register of Historic Places, the

HaverhillCornerHistoricDistrictisawell-preservedtowncenterwhichuniquelydisplaysthebuildingstylesandtownplanningoftheearly19thCentury.Thevillagewasthecompacttradingcen-terofanagriculturaltownship.Asafocusofcountygovernmentandtheterminusofmajortransportationroutes,thevillagecameto include awide variety of structural types, private dwellingsandtavernsaswellasschoolandcourtbuildings.Thearchitectur-alintegrityofthedistrictisfurtherenhancedbyitscommonsaswellasthefieldswhichunderscoretheagriculturaloriginsofthevillage.BecauseHaverhill Cornerwas relatively unaffected bychangeafterthelate19thCentury,thevillageremainsaremark-ablywell-preservedexampleofaprosperousNewEnglandtowncenterintheearly19thCentury.Foundedin1880,theHaverhillLibraryAssociationisaprivate,

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Friday, Jan 04COMMUNITY

Acorn Club Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. JohnsburyAthenaeum, 1171 Main Street,St. Johnsbury. Becky Hatfield,[email protected],8027451391.http://www.stjathe-naeum.org.

Saturday, Jan 05COMMUNITY

Lapsit Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. Johnsbury Ath-

enaeum, 1171 Main Street, St.Johnsbury.BeckyHatfield,[email protected], 802-745-1391. http://www.stjathe-naeum.org.

Sunday, Jan 06COMMUNITY

Chess In E. Burke:2-4p.m.,Cafe Lotti, Rt. 114, E. Burke.Brian Lafferty, [email protected], 8022743346.https://www.facebook.com/groups/700339456802664/.

Tuesday, Jan 08COMMUNITY

Community Playgroup: 9:30-11a.m.,NEKCA,115Lin-

colnSt.,St.Johnsbury.JulieHale,[email protected],8027483201.

Lancaster Homeschool-ers: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lancast-er Homeschoolers, [email protected]://www.facebook.com/groups/1788187137893480/.

Preschool Story Time: 10:30-11a.m.,BethlehemPublicLibrary, 2245 Main St, Bethle-hem.BethlehemPublicLibrary,[email protected],6038692409. http://www.bethle-hemlibrary.org.

Red Clover Book Club: 1-2p.m., St. JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171MainStreet,St.Johnsbury.Becky Hatfield, [email protected], 802-745-1391.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Reading Buddies: 4:30-6p.m., St. JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171MainStreet,St.Johnsbury.Becky Hatfield, [email protected], 802-745-1391.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.MUSIC

Northern Vermont Song-writers: 6:45 p.m., CatamountFilm & Arts Center, 115 East-ern Ave, Saint Johnsbury. [email protected], 802-467-9859.

Wednesday, Jan 09COMMUNITY

Reading Buddies:10a.m.-12

p.m., St. JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171MainStreet,St.Johnsbury.Becky Hatfield, [email protected], 802-745-1391.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Parenting Support Group: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., NEKCA, 115Lincoln St., St. Johnsbury. Ju-lie Hale, [email protected],8027483201.

The Cooking Circle: 3-4p.m., St. JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171MainStreet,St.Johnsbury.AdeleWest-Fisher,[email protected],802-745-1392.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Whatever Wednesdays: 3-4 p.m., Bethlehem PublicLibrary, 2245 Main St, Bethle-hem.BethlehemPublicLibrary,[email protected],6038692409. http://www.bethle-hemlibrary.org.

Learn to Meditate:6-8p.m.,St.JohnsburyShambhalaCenter,17 EasternAve., St. Johnsbury.Caroline Demaio, [email protected],8027489338.https://st-johnsbury.shambhala.org/.

Alzheimer Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m., Littleton Commu-nity Center, 120 Main Street,Littleton. Littleton CommunityCenter, [email protected], 6034445711.http://LittletonCommunityCen-ter.org.

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bondvoteneeds60percenttopassanditmightnotreachit,saidtownFinanceDirectorKaren

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Alineenjoyedallkindsofcraftsaswellasgardeningandattend-ingvariousschooleventsandballgamesinwhichherchildrenandgrandchildrenparticipatedin.Shewillberememberedforhercol-orfuldisplayofChristmasdecorations–insideandoutofherhomeduringtheholidayseason.Shespentmanyhoursduringthesummermonthsinhergardencreatingagrandarrayofvariousflowersandshrubs.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,GeorgeH.TraskII;theirchil-

dren:GeorgeH.TraskIIIandhiswifeMaryofColebrook,N.H.,DeborahA.Haskinsandherhusband,GlennofJohnston,R.I.,Rob-ertJ.TraskandhiswifeKimberlyofGilford,N.H.,andPamelaA.BouffardandherhusbandJeffreyofWilliston,Vt.Shetookgreatenjoyment in her 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild: KevinTraskandCoreyTrask,bothofColebrook,N.H.,BrielleMathieuofManchester,N.H.,JustinTraskHaskinsandLindseyTraskHaskins,bothofJohnston,R.I.,andNicoleBouffardandJacobBouffardofWilliston,Vt.Ather request, therewillbenofuneralormemorialservices.A

privategravesideservicewillbeheldattheconvenienceofthefamilyattheVeteransMemorialCemeteryinRandolph,Vt.ArrangementswereunderthedirectionoftheDayFuneralHomeofRandolph.

Bradley E. Houghton Sr.BradleyE.HoughtonSr.,81,ofPowderSpringRoad,Groton,Vt.,

diedMonday,Dec.17,2018athome.BornonNov.11,1937,inHardwick,Vt.,hewasthesonofMarion

HoughtonEnnisandRaymondEnnis.BradleygrewupinWolcottandDanville,Vermont.Heattended

DanvilleHighSchoolandgraduatedin1957.WhileintheArmyheattendedEngineeringschool.HeenlistedintheUSArmyin1958andretiredinJuly1982asa

1stsergeantE8.HeservedinVietnaminthesummerof1969.WhileintheArmyheearnedmanydecorationssomeinclude,GoodCon-ductMedalwithsliverclasp(2loops),ArmyaccommodationMedal,NationalDefenseServiceMedal,VietnamCampaignMedal,Sharp-shooterBadgeRifleM16andmanymore.BradleydrovetheschoolbusforBlueMountainUnionSchoolfor

19years.Hewasalovingfather,grandfatherandgreat-grandfatherwhosup-

ported,taught,andcaredforeachofhischildrenandgrandchildren.Heenjoyedfishing,RedSoxBaseball,andcheeringonhischildrenandgrandchildrenintheirlocalyouthandhighschoolsportscareers.OnFeb.14,1973hemarried Jeannette

Terry who predeceased him on July 6,2008.HisbrotherGordonHoughtonprede-ceasedhimin2005.Survivors include three sons: Bradley

HoughtonJr.,andwifeCindy,andGeorgeHoughtonIIandwifeJenniferallofGroton,Vt.,andCharlesThomasandwifeJenniferof Bowling Green, Fla.; five daughters:LindaLucas,DarleneDanielsandhusbandLarry ofGroton,DianeGove and family,Georgette Moyes and husband Monroe,N.H.,LynetteThomasofEastman,Ga.Grandchildren:Olivia,Veronica,Gabby,Madalyn,Emily,George

III,andBrockHoughton;RoseRugg,BudPrior,KimberlyThomas,JessicaThomasHernandez,JosephThomas,CarrieBogie,HannahGoguen, BethanyKetchum,KatieWilliams, BrandonMoyes, andMistyLucas.Great-grandchildren:StevenandHunterRugg,Harri-son,JaydenandRaymondPrior.Nephew:JosephHoughtonandwifeKrisofLongmeadow,Mass.BurialwillbeinthespringatGrotonCemeterywithcelebration

oflifetofollow.Onlineguestbookatwww.halefuneralhomes.com.Aspecialthanksto:theGroton/RyegateFastSquadandFire,Der-

rickCurtis,BrendaBruliegh,andKimAchilles.PageGray,CaledoniaHomeHealthandHospice’sDr.ReadyandMolly.

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Book your service appointment online, any time at crosstownmotors.net

1-888-920-8280Email Us: [email protected]

650 Meadow St • Rte. 302 • Littleton, NH

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Mon-Fri 7am-5:30pmSaturday 8am-3pm

SERVICE CENTER ��Offers valid through 1/31/19

Joseph BrookService Advisor

Joe MonahanService Advisor

Kevin RoyService Director

Contact one of our experienced serviceadvisors to schedule an appointment!

Oil Change

ClubOil Change

ClubAsk about our

Synthetic and Dieselplans available

at huge savings!

New ways to $ave in the New Year at Crosstown Motors!

NH State Inspection

Most makes and models. Must present coupon at time of appointment. Cannot be combined wtih other offers. Expires 1/31/19

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$20.19JanuarySpecial!

Lube, Oil& Filter

Most makes and models. Up to 5 quarts of conventional oil. Excludes synthetic, blended and diesel.Must present coupon at time of appointment. Cannot be combined wtih other offers. Expires 1/31/19

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$20.19

WinterCheck Over

Most makes and models. Must present coupon at time of appointment. Cannot be combined wtih other offers. Expires 1/31/19

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$20.19JanuarySpecial! January

Special!

Perform NH safety and emissions test. This is Pass or Fail

Conventional oil and filter service with multi-point inspection.

Comprehensive inspection of belts, hoses, engine and cabin micro filters, brakes and fluid,

battery, anti-freeze, tires... and more!

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