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Winnisquam Middle School opens with 7th & 8th graders sharing space with 6th By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
TILTON — Winnisquam Regional School District’s middle school children returned to school yesterday — a week late but safely ensconced in the seventh and eighth grade wings. Superintendent Tammy Davis said that recent air quality tests for the seventh grade wing were in the normal range, meaning the school could use two of three wings — enough space to temporarily house all three grades. “We had an open house (Wednesday) for the sixth-grade parents and there were no concerns,” Davis said yesterday. She also said the first day of school went smoothly and the students were excited to be back in school. In mid-August, a routine air quality sample revealed that mold spores were well above acceptable levels in OBAMA from page 2 Friday and ended with an elaborate fireworks and laser light display. White House advisers said Obama was seeking “political and diplomatic” support from his international counterparts, not necessarily military cooperation. And Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, said the type of action the U.S. is contemplating “does not come with significant requirements of international participation.” While Obama has long called for PENCIL from preceding page and Bert and Mary, for delivering these backpacks and supplies to the local schools. The continued commitment and generosity from individuals and businesses in our community, to helping “children in need” is heartwarming. Thank you for your support. Sue Page St. Vincent de Paul Children’s Foundation
the sixth-grade wing of the middle school. Levels in the seventh-grade wing were also elevated, prompting the Winnisquam School Board to delay the opening of the entire middle school for one week while air remediation experts could assess the danger levels and fix them. The eighth grade wing — built as an addition to the school in 2000 — had acceptable levels of mold spores and didn’t need remediation. In an e-mail sent to all parents on August 29, Davis said the mold removal in the seventh-grade wing was successful and there would be enough room to house all three grades temporarily. Parents were notified individually about classroom assignments and schedules. Davis also said middle school students will make up three of the five
missed days by having classes on days previously scheduled as professional development days for teachers. On those — Friday October 11, Friday November 8, and Friday January 24 — the school buses will operate for middle school students on a normal daily schedule. She said the principal will be working with the teachers to develop a plan for them to make up the professional time lost to the school delay. As of last week, the school district had spent about $100,000 on the mold remediation. School Board members were told to expect as much as $120,000 in costs for the remediation. Experts attributed much of the excess mold growth this year to an unusually wet, rainy, and humid spring and summer coupled with high ground-water levels that inhibit the
floors from drying completely. The dampness is especially acute in the sixth-grade wing. Mold remediation specialist Dennis Francouer said using the air circulating system during the summer months may reduce further mold buildup in the future. Traditionally, the system is shut down in the summer to save on electricity. Davis said the entire school building will be monitored throughout the month of October and parents will be updated about the results of the tests and the work continues in the sixth grade wing. She was hopeful it could be ready in about 2-to-4 weeks. Francouer said last week that during the winter months relatively humidity and air temperatures drop significantly, killing the mold.
the ouster of Assad, a deadly chemical weapons attack near Damascus two weeks ago pushed the U.S. to the brink of military action for the first time during Syria’s civil war. The U.S. position on Syria has increased tensions with Putin, one of Assad’s most important economic and military backers. Putin has blocked efforts at the United Nations to take action and has questioned intelligence reports American officials say link the chemical weapon deployment to the Syrian leader. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that the United Kingdom had fresh evidence that was being examined at British laboratories. Ahead of the U.S. president’s arrival in St. Petersburg, Putin told The Associated Press in an interview that it was “completely ridiculous” to assert that Assad was behind the use of deadly gases against Syrian citizens. The Kremlin also announced it was boosting its naval presence in the Mediterranean, where the U.S. has five destroyers on standby for a military strike. In keeping with the economic theme
of the meeting, Chinese officials said military action would have a negative impact on the global economy, particularly oil prices. The European Union also was skeptical about the effectiveness of military action. EU President Herman Van Rompuy told reporters in St. Petersburg that the August chemical weapons attack “was a blatant violation of international law and a crime against humanity,” but he said a political, not military, solution was needed in Syria. “While respecting the recent calls for action, we underscore at the same time the need to move forward with addressing the Syrian crisis through the U.N. process,” Van Rompuy said. The U.S., too, backs a political resolution in Syria, but has largely given up on efforts at the U.N., where Russia has blocked Security Council efforts to punish Assad. Rhodes said Thursday that the Obama administration was “highly skeptical” that Russia would take a different posture if the U.S. sought new resolutions at the Security Council. At the U.N. on Thursday, U.S.
Ambassador Samantha Power said “Russia continues to hold the Council hostage and shirks its international responsibilities.” She blamed the structure of the Security Council, which lets five major nations hold veto power — Russia, the United States, China, France and Britain. In Syria itself, Assad’s troops battled al-Qaida-linked rebels for a second day over the government-held Christian village of Maaloula. Rami Abdul-Rahman, the director of the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights, said the fighters included members of the of al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra group. For much of last week, it appeared Obama was ready to launch a strike against Assad’s government without authorization from either the U.N. or the U.S. Congress. But he made an abrupt reversal on Saturday, announcing he would hold off on a military response and ask Congress for a vote in support. The White House has refused to say whether Obama would go forward with a strike if lawmakers vote against using force.
TOWN OF NEW HAMPTON PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, September 17, 2013
1. Roll Call
7:00 PM - at the Town Office * Upstairs Meeting Room 12 Pinnacle Hill Road, New Hampton, NH
2. Minutes
3. Correspondence
4. Update from the Master Plan Sub-Committee on the Master Plan Process for 20122013. 5. Discussion relative to possible changes to the Zoning Ordinance for 2014.
6. Jean C. Kempton Trust – PUBLIC HEARING/ABUTTERS HEARING – 956 Dana Hill Road, Tax Map R-19, Lot 4; 3-lot subdivision, 10.19 acres and boundary line adjustment of 0.1 acres from Tax Map R-19, Lot 2A to Lot 4 (subdivision lot #3).
7. Rymes Heating Fuels Inc. on property owned by LW Packard & Company – SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLAN REVIEW - PUBLIC HEARING/ABUTTERS HEARING – 20 Packard Drive, Tax Map R-11, Lot 23; 2-lot subdivision, 10.50 acres; to install an intermediate LP gas (propane) storage facility to service distribution vehicles
8. Resource Management Inc. & Pemiprospect Holdings LLC – SITE PLAN REVIEW - PUBLIC HEARING/ABUTTERS HEARING – 270 NH Route 132N, Tax Map R11, Lot 24; Locate two buildings; one for the purpose of receiving and processing residuals and the other for storage of residuals, 39.18 acres. 9. Barry Draper – Pemi River Local Advisory Committee (PRLAC) 10-year update. 10. And any other business that may come before the board.
* NOTE: New location for Planning Board meetings is on the second floor of the Town Office and access is in the rear of the building (formerly the Police Department).
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BELKNAP, SS. 4TH CIRCUIT LACONIA, DISTRICT DIVISION WILDWOOD SHORES ASSOCIATION 494 Shore Drive Laconia, NH 03246 v. CRAIG BOZEK 331 Holman Street Laconia, NH 03246
DOCKET NO. 450-2011-SC-00458 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION
A Motion to Bring Forward and Enforce Judgment is now pending in this Court. The original Motion is on file in this Court and may be examined by interested parties. The Court has issued an Order for Service by Publication on Craig Bozek.
IT IS ORDERED by the court that the plaintiff give notice to the said defendant of the pendency of this Motion by causing a true and attested copy of this Citation Order of Notice to be published once a week for 3 successive weeks in the Laconia Daily Sun, the last publication to be not less than 14 days before the 4th of October 2013. A hearing on this Motion to Bring Forward and Enforce Judgment shall be scheduled upon the request of either party. Otherwise, the Court may enter an Order based on the pleadings submitted or may schedule a hearing at its discretion. August 27, 2013 Clerk of 4th Circuit, Laconia, Patrick H. Wood, NHBA #2785 District Division Patrick Wood Law Office, PLLC Michelle Brown Attorney for Plaintiff 26 Academy Street 555 Main St Laconia, NH 03247-3639 Laconia, NH 03246-3449 1.855.212.1234 603.524.1446