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VOL. 23 NO. 193
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World renowned Pakistani drumming master, Tari Khan, shares his traditional Tabla drum technique and some of its history and several songs with Kennett High School’s freshman class in the Loynd Auditorium Thursday morning. The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire will present Tari Khan Ensemble as well as the Pakistani singing group Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin and Brothers in Kennett’s Loynd Auditorium Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The program is part of the Caravanseri: A Place Where Cultures Meet, which is one of 20 presented by the Arts Alliance and funded by a grant from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art in an effort to introduce American audiences to some of the most exciting and dynamic artists from the Muslim world. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Selectmen tried to avoid stepping on the toes of the police department in a new contract for fire coverage, but by Wednesday afternoon it was evident they failed. To the dismay of police officials, selectmen agreed to add a clause to the non-pre-
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Emotions flare over proposed lice policy Freedom principal says proposed policy would open door to bullying BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
FREEDOM — A new lice policy proposed by the Freedom School Board provoked powerful emotions from community members and even the principal at a recent board meeting. Current school district policy says that a student with head lice may return to school if he or she has a note from a parent stating specifically how the infestation was treated. Then the child is re-checked by the school nurse within 10 days. The proposed policy would keep children, with active lice or eggs a quarter inch from the scalp, out of school until the school nurse confirms the lice are gone. The school nurse would also be responsible for checking friends of the infested student and any other student was was near the infested student. The proposed policy says if there's an infestation, a notisee LICE page 10
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cinct fire agreement stipulating the town will provide dispatch services through the police department to fire coverage providers outside the precincts. “I would hope the town would have discussions about that before they put that in place,” police chief Ed Wagner said the next day. By then, however, the selectmen had already voted to approve the language.
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The issue dates back to last budget season, when the police department requested a $287,453 budget increase. Selectmen reduced the request by $50,000, which prompted the department to consider cutting its dispatch services to make ends meet. That sparked concern among other local emergency providers that they would be affected. see DISPATCH page 10
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