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Hudsons Tax Calculations
by Len Lathrop People, with the complete understanding of the budget process and the monetary requests that the school district and the town have provided, wish to supply the following information for our readers to help them understand what their tax bill will look like. Under SB2, voters will be asked to approve multiwarrant articles during the deliberative process the rst two Saturdays of February and at the polls in March. Comparing apples to apples, with no citrus fruit thrown in, is as follows as of Monday nights public hearing. Please note that after the most recent evaluation, the average home in Hudson is $256,000, not the $300,000 it used to be. These charts look at both changes in the towns overall evaluation and any anticipated revenue from those changes. Town Rate Now General Fund Warrant Article, if passed General Operating Allocation Other Warrant Articles, if passed New Town Rate Local School Rate Now School Budget Article, if approved Local School Anticipated Rate Other Warrant Articles All Local School Warrant Articles $6.37 $0.07 $6.44 $0.17 $6.61 $10.45 $ 0.61 $11.06 $ 0.20 $11.26

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AHS Paint Night Fundraiser

by AJ Dickinson On Friday, January 17, many Hudson residents could be found at the Fish and Game Club participating in a Paint Night fundraiser supporting the Alvirne High School German Exchange program. These residents, most of who are relatives of a student who will be traveling with their classmates this year overseas to Germany, not only helped raise money but had a fun time doing it. The over two hour long art lesson, conducted by Rebecca Fredrickson, graduate of Mass Art in Boston and owner of Becks Art Express in Nashua, guided these Hudson locals in creating a masters copy of Van Goghs famous Starry Night.

Ileene Adams creates a masters copy of Van Goghs famous Starry Night.

Staff photos by AJ Dickinson

$1.05 per $1,000 assessed for average single family home of $256,000 = $268.80 increase to annual tax bill

Rebecca Fredrickson graduate of Mass Art in Boston and owner of Becks Art Express in Nashua

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Jewett to Step Down from Litchfield Selectmen

by Len Lathrop After 52 years of service to the Town of Litcheld, Pat Jewett is giving up her selectman seat effective March 11. With tears in her voice, Pat explained that her health is preventing her from being as active and effective in serving the town that she loves. She went on to to explain that while she hates to do this by turning in her letter of resignation on Tuesday to Town Administrator Jason Hoch, her seat can be on the March 11 ballot and the voters can elect someone to fulll that position for the next year and then a three year replacement can be elected in March 2015. As voters prepare for the election, they will be asked to elect two selectmen for three years terms and one selectman for a one-year term. Citizens interested in putting their hats in the ring for these seats have until January 31 to do so. Sign-ups for all elected ofces started on Wednesday, January 22, these include town and school district positions. Elections in New Hampshire towns that operate under what is known as SB2 will vote on March 11. Jewett, for decades, served multiple roles in Litcheld, holding almost every job in the town and was always supported by her late husband Will, who Jewett Tuesday stated, it was like the folks of Litcheld got two for the price of one, as he was always there with me, serving the people. Jewett closed the conversation saying she isnt done helping Litcheld, but needs to restore her health and wants to serve Litcheld in every way she can. She closed by saying that she loves Litcheld and its people.

Appreciating the Beauty of NH

The storm didnt seem to stop some local ducks from enjoying their day.

Staff photos by AJ Dickinson

Hudson after the storm Sunday, January 19

Hudson local Marc Thibodeau enjoying the winter weather on his snowmobile after the storm Sunday.

Perry Pins His Way into CHS Record Books

by Marc Ayotte Great athletes are a dime-a-dozen. Nice people lter into our lives periodically. And young people these days, man, where has the respect gone? Then, every once in a great while, our faith is restored and one hits the trifecta. And what emerges is an outstanding high school athlete, a ne young man and an individual who has earned the respect of teachers, parents, fellow athletes and just about everyone he comes in contact with. In Cougar Country vernacular, welcome to the scene one Connor Perry. But far be it for me to put his socialization process ahead of his wrestling accomplishments. On Wednesday, January 15, Perry became the second Campbell wrestler to reach the thin-air status of 100 career wins, when he defeated Riley Cook of Newport with a 43 second win by fall. Since then, the two sport star who received rst team All-State honors as a cornerback on the Campbell football team, has been perfect. Last Saturday, he swept his opponents at this years Gionet Memorial Invitational in Pelham on his way to capturing the title in the 138 weight class. With the three wins, he improved his season mark to 17-4 and vaulted his career record to 103-50; the most wins in school history. As a freshman, I never thought that I would be able to reach the one hundred win goal, reected Perry, adding; however, as a junior I knew I was close and I made it a goal that I had to complete as a senior. In his rookie season, Perry posted a modest 21-18 mark but followed that up with a sensational sophomore campaign, going 35-17. Last season, he had an even better year in terms of his winning percentage with a 30-11 record. Coming into his senior season, Perry was just 14 wins shy of the century mark, and is on pace to have his best season yet with a current record of 17-4. When asked about what factors contributed to his success on the mats, Perry was quick to include those in his wrestling family; undoubtedly I couldnt have reached my goal without my teammates pushing me every day to get better. They are my brothers and we stand beside each other every day and help each other to get better. I also couldnt have done it without coach

Budgets Grow as Number of Pupils Decreases

by Lynne Ober The number of students in the Hudson School District is getting smaller each and every year, but the operating budget is getting larger each and every year. A review of data provided by Superintendent Bryan Lane shows that while the number of enrolled pupils has declined signicantly, staff and administration numbers have increased. In 1998 we had a total of 4,313 enrolled students with readiness and special education preschool, but no kindergarten. However, this school year we have 3,932 pupils including 187 half-day kindergarten pupils and 76 special education preschool pupils. In 1998, the district had 33 students enrolled in the readiness program and 40 students in the special education preschool program. When kindergarten, readiness and special education preschool program gures are removed, it is easy to see that the rst grade through twelfth grade population is much smaller today and projected to shrink further in the near future. In 1998, the rst grade through twelfth grade population was 4,273 and in the current school year that same population is 3,669, a reduction of 604 pupils or slightly more than 14 percent of the student population. Next year, Alvirne High School will again see a dramatic decrease, as the projected student enrollment at the high school for next year is 58 fewer students than currently enrolled. If one compares number of students in each grade in 1998 with number of students in this years enrolled classes, one sees nearly 100 fewer students enrolled now in the lower grades. Starting next year, the smaller classes will be reaching Alvirne and Alvirnes population will begin to show the same shrinkage as the elementary and middle schools are showing now. continued to page 9- School Budget Grows

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Chris Gandia, a Perry family friend, captured Connor Perry celebrating his 100th career win in the Cougar Den on January 15, 2014. (Bob) Gannon and Coach Tom; they were there from day one to help me and the team as well as to guide me to my goal. Brothers Gannon have been iconic gures in the Campbell wrestling program and have put the Cougars on the New Hampshire Division 3 wrestling map. As a mentor to Perry during his high school wrestling days, Bob Gannon offered; he is an extremely hard-working, dedicated, and mature young man; a fantastic captain and teammate. Addressing Perrys highlight moment a week ago in the Cougar Den where he entered the 100 win club, Gannon noted; he is rightfully due this honor as he has put in his time and earned it. Also an avid sherman, Perry has his sights on reeling in the big one winning an individual state championship; When I get the chance to compete for my individual championship it will certainly be the match of my life, admitted the Cougar senior. After he hangs up his red and black singlet and graduates from CHS this coming June, his assault on the record books will have assuredly made it difcult for future Litcheld wrestlers to match his performance. With plans of moving on to an institution of higher education, Perry admits; Im still in the hunt with my college search I havent made any decisions yet but I intend to further my education in the eld of marine science.

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Campbells Connor Perry recorded a win by fall just 43 seconds into his match with Riley Cook (Newport) to become a member of the coveted 100 Win Club.

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A Special Treat for Hudson Seniors

Accolades
The fall semester Deans List at Bryant University includes the following area residents: From Hudson, Kaitlyn Koumarianos, a sophomore in Communication, and from Litcheld, Kelsey Nowak, a senior in Management and Jared Saunders, a freshman in Actuarial Mathematics. Aaron Bellomo of Hudson was named to the Deans List at Lyndon State College for the fall semester. Aaron is a freshman and is majoring in Electronic Journalism Arts. Hudson residents Sarah Brauza (Accounting major) and Patrick W. Collins (Mechanical Engineering major) and Litcheld resident Brett R. Labrie (Finance major) were all named to the Deans List at Western New England for the fall semester. Local residents were recently named to the deans list at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell for the fall semester. Among those recognized for achieving academic distinction at UMass-Lowell are: Hudson: Michelle Alvayero, majoring in Clinical Lab Sciences; Stephen Bosjlie, majoring in Exercise Physiology; Patrick Calhoun, majoring in Electrical Engineering; Joshua Carter, majoring in Business Administration; Courtney Clark, majoring in Psychology; Andre DEntremont, majoring in Mechanical Engineering; Dean Dillavou, majoring in Business Administration; Kathryn Donovan, majoring in Nursing; Jacob Drury, majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology; Jeremy Dutil, majoring in Mechanical Engineering; Alyssa Higgins, majoring in History; Victoria Jones, majoring in Criminal Justice; Connor Kennedy, majoring in Chemical Engineering; Muhammed Khalid, majoring in Computer Engineering; Cody Langlois, majoring in Plastics Engineering; Amanda Ledoux, majoring in Exercise Physiology; Kirsten Lennox, majoring in Peace and Conict Studies; Fallyn Lenzi, majoring in Music Studies; Francis Lescault, majoring in Management; Kelly Mahoney, majoring in Business Administration; Katherine Mascaro, majoring in Criminal Justice; Adam Nardelli, majoring in Exercise Physiology; Donald Needham, majoring in Mechanical Engineering; Jeremy Poulin, majoring in Computer Science; Nicole Quadros, majoring in Nursing; Joshua Rondeau, majoring in Fine Arts; Sean Tan, majoring in Engineering; Talbot Westhoff, majoring in Computer Engineering. Litcheld: Ashley OKeefe, majoring in Psychology; Michael OKeefe, majoring in Liberal Arts. Northern Essex Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of students to the Deans List for the fall term. Hudson: Mackenzie Dionne, GS: Health Specialization; Curtis Girginoff, Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology; Jennifer Kourimi, Human Services; Glennis McKinley, GS: Health Specialization; Heather Nance, Business Management; Jayce Quinn, Healthcare Technician Cert. Litcheld: Erin OBrien, General Studies: Multi-Media. Send your Accolades to news@areanewsgroup.com with a photo

by Lori A. Bowen, Hudson Senior Services Coordinator What a wonderful week it has been here at the seniors! Coffee club this week was full of good conversation, great donuts and fabulous coffee! Thank you, Mary, for always having the coffee hot and ready for everyone! The big discussion this week was about the sports from the weekend. Whether you watched the NFL games or the Hudson basketball tournament, we covered them all! There were so many in to play games this week, what a wonderful addition to our Tuesday in Skip Boo! Mah Jonng brought a big group in this week. Welcome, Gail! We are so glad you have joined us and want to learn a new game! We have had a few outside groups start to bring in information that pertains to the senior population of New Hampshire. Please stop by the community center and check out the bulletin board for yers and pamphlets. We are looking for bingo callers for 2014. Stop by and see Lucille or Lori to leave your information to help out. The foot clinic is coming, please call 882-2941 to set up your appointment today. The town and school budget is a hot topic right now; the deliberative sessions are scheduled for February 1 and February 8. Come down to the community center and get informed on how your tax money is being put to work. AARP is offering free tax help and ling at the Rodgers Memorial Library beginning Tuesday, February 4. Please call the reference desk at 886-6030 to schedule an appointment. Check out the latest Friends Newsletter to see what trips and other items are being scheduled for the seniors.

For the Kitchen Lazy Mans Lasagna This is a great recipe for the nights that you dont have time to make layered lasagna. It is perfect for making ahead of time and tastes great warmed up. It can also be frozen into smaller portions and cooked when needed. This is a favorite at our house and so I am sharing with you! Ingredients: 1 box of spaghetti (or other pasta noodles) 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce 1 pound container of ricotta cheese 2 tablespoons of Mrs. Dash or your favorite seasoning combination 1 cup parmesan cheese 2 cup bag of shredded mozzarella cheese 6 eggs loaf of garlic bread Cook spaghetti to desired tenderness and drain. Combine eggs and ricotta in large bowl, add parmesan cheese and seasonings. Mix well. Take 9 x 11 inch pan and spray with cooking spray. Put a small amount of spaghetti sauce on bottom of pan. Put pasta on top of Sauce. Spread out ricotta mixture. Add rest of sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Cover loosely with tin foil and place in oven at 375 for 45 minutes. Remove tin foil after 20 minutes. Ovens may vary so look for the cheese to be bubbly and just browning on top. To make multiple meals, take small containers or metal oven tins and spoon in a table spoon of sauce then divide pasta among dishes. Divide ricotta mixture evenly and cover in sauce then mozzarella cheese. Cover tightly and freeze, or cook and put into fridge. Reheat in microwave. Cooked dinners last up to ve days when stored properly. Serve with garlic bread and salad.

If you would like to submit a recipe or a comment for our article contact Lori Bowen at lbowen@hudsonnh. gov or stop by and see her at the Community Center Tuesdays through Thursdays.

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by Doug Robinson Pelham author Nancy Merz Nordstrom has donated 396 copies of her book Learning Later, Living Greater to the Hudson Senior Center. The value of the donation is $6,712. Nordstroms biography states, Nancy Merz Nordstrom, author, consultant and speaker, is an expert on the concept, benets and opportunities of learning, exploring and serving for older adults. She is the author of Learning Later, Living Greater: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years, a guidebook for transforming the after-work years into a richly satisfying period of personal growth and social involvement. Nordstrom also volunteered to participate in the grand opening ceremonies of the senior center by making herself available to speak with seniors, as well as autograph her book. Hudson resident Pat Nichols commented, I think this is a great idea. The senior center is scheduled to open late winter to early spring of 2014.

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competitive to retain key people. I know the cost of training in both time and money. This is the same logic that other towns will use to justify them raising their salaries. It is a vicious cycle that has only one logical conclusion: municipal bankruptcy. The city of Detroit, Michigan is the poster child for fiscal mismanagement, yet Detroit is simply the highest profile case. It is by no means the first. The following is from a November 2013 Reason magazine article, How to Break an American City. The city of San Bernardino, California had to raise the wages of several police officers, some by more than 10 percent, even as the city was making its case to a judge for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Apparently that city has a clause in its charter that, since 1976, required wages to be tied to those of 10 nearby cities. The problem is San Bernardino has a median income of $35,118. Nearby Irvine has a median income of $87,484. Hudsons municipal salaries might not be governed by charter, but using the logic that we need to do it because everyone else is accomplishes the same result. But Hudson is a small town in fiscally conservative New Hampshire. The city of Central Falls, Rhode Island filed for bankruptcy two years before Detroit. According to that citys Facebook page, they have about 5,000 fewer people than Hudson, according to the 2010 census. Think it cant happen here? What is the solution? Lets broaden our tax base. The best way to do that is create an environment that businesses want to be here. No tax incentives. That only works for large companies and most cities and towns that have done this do not realize the tax benefit that voters are usually sold on. Companies tend to want to relocate again as the tax incentive nears expiration. The best way to broaden a tax base is to reduce or eliminate regulations. Businesses will see that our town will not get in their way (which, by the way, is not the same thing as making our bureaucracy more efficient). Our town may even notice that growth will actually occur from within. As most business owners will tell you, their current customers are their most valuable asset. Current business is business for which no advertisement is needed, that generates referrals, and is business that generates income and all one has to do is show up. The lesson for Hudson: word gets around. If Hudson became a beacon of business freedom, word will get around. Businesses will encourage their suppliers to locate in Hudson. The tax base will broaden with very little effort on the part of town elected officials. And yes, the Hudson Police Department will benefit. In words attributed to JFK, A rising tide lifts all boats. Richard B. Kahn, M.Ed., Hudson

Opposes Mandatory Labeling of GMO Ingredients at State Level

We are members of the Environment & Agriculture Committee that studied HB 660 - labeling of genetically modified foods - this past year. After 19 meetings during which we investigated every aspect of the bill in exhaustive detail, both of us voted against the mandatory labeling of foods made with genetic engineering. Wed like to share with you the reasons why. First - There has been no credible scientific study that proves that there is any material difference between GMO (genetically modified organisms) and nonGMO foods. No nutritional difference. No health safety difference. In fact we have all been eating foods made with genetic engineering for over 20 years. To that end, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations regulations state that requiring the labeling of foods that are indistinguishable from foods produced through traditional methods would mislead consumers by falsely implying differences where none exist. Second - Many legal experts tell us that this labeling bill is unconstitutional. Requiring food companies to label their products when there is no health or safety reason to do so fails the state interest test, undermines commercial free speech, and violates interstate commerce. The court challenges that would likely follow passage of a GMO labeling bill would prove a backbreaking financial burden to our inadequate state general fund. When we were sworn in as State Representatives, we took an oath to uphold the Constitution. We would be breaking that oath were we to vote for this unconstitutional bill. Third - The bill is unenforceable. Our over-extended Health & Human Services Department, which will be charged with the administration and enforcement of this bill, has no experience in food labeling, and estimates the costs to enact the bill will be anywhere from $125,000 to $550,000 per year. Once again who is going to pay for this? And finally - Product labeling is a federal - not a state - responsibility. The FDA determines what information needs to be present on our food labels, not to satisfy consumer curiosity, but for our health and safety. They, along with the AMA, the National Academies of Science, the World Health Organization and other trusted scientific organizations have all come out in support of foods made with genetic engineering, stating that foods made with this process are as healthy and nutritious as their conventional counterparts Over the past year, voters in California and Washington have defeated GMO labeling bills. By the time you see this in the paper, your representatives will have voted in NH. We hope they voted to govern and not voted with their emotions. Rep. Bob Haefner, Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, Hudson and Rep. Tara Sad, Chair of the Environment & Agriculture Committee, Walpole

an increase of $22.50 per thousand assessed. At that rate, a home valued at $300,000 would pay $6,750 in annual taxes. I was at the same meeting. What was actually said was that the homeowner of that $300,000 house would pay a total of $22.50 additional per month ($270 total per year) if all school warrant articles passed. Hudsons current (2013) total tax rate, including local and state school, as well as county and town portions, is $20.56 per thousand. In fact, as I pointed out at the meeting, the school district is being conservative with that estimate. When growth in the town is taken into account, as is done in the town budget, the actual impact to that same homeowner is closer to $20.25 per month ($243 per year). In my opinion, that is a small price to pay to continue to provide quality education. Chris Landry, Hudson

Shaheens America
Over the past 13 years we have sent more than 2.5 million of our men, women, and children to wars in faraway places for causes we may not fully appreciate. Our nations most precious treasure(s); stood tall and proud and were willing to bleed to defend our way of life regardless of the political arena that stood in the wings. These are our husbands, our wives, our only sons, and our baby girls. They are single mothers, and widowed fathers who felt compelled to fight for a people they never knew and to bleed for those they left behind. We owe them a debt we cannot pay and should never forget. According to Thursdays Department of Veteran affairs homelessness data, they identified that over 50,000 of our heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan now roam the streets without a warm bed to lay there weary bodies. Furthermore, according to the most recent employment data these same vets between the ages of 18-34 now face an unprecedented 29 percent unemployment rate. That means of the four people we all know who served, more than one of them has no income. In Shaheens America, she envisions a bright future where foreign nationals enjoy welfare, jobs, and lower tuition rates, while the blood of the patriots rot in the streets, homeless and penniless. New Hampshires finest Senator voted again to strip away at the sacrifice of our childrens honor earned on foreign battlefields in favor to those who hide behind government provision. Shaheen must go! Jason Shoemaker, Hudson

Bankruptcy Coming Soon to a City or Town Near You

Regarding Doug Robinsons The Rubber Band Has Broken, people in law enforcement know testimony has to be based on the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Doug Robinsons testimony may be the truth and nothing but the truth, but where I take exception is he giving Hudson voters the whole truth? First, his argument that our biggest investment, our employees, are leaving Hudson for wage increases for same job duties in our neighboring towns with comparable wages up to 22 percent higher. Using this logic, we need to match our neighboring towns police officer salary so as not to lose valuable employees. As a business owner, I agree that salaries have to be

Reported Tax Impact from School Budget Warrant Articles Debated

In a front page article in the January 17 Hudson~Litchfield News about the Hudson budget committee hearing, Lynne Ober states Lane said the school budget, if everything passed, would amount to

Firefighters Need Towns Support on Petition Article 21

Article 21 (By Petition): To see that in conjunction with NH RSA 154 the town will protect the Safety and Welfare Of on call fire department personnel and to further raise and appropriate the sum of $3,700 which represents a Health and Accident insurance policy program that covers approximately 37 on call fire department personnel who are not union and

not regular part time Town Employees or otherwise under contract or of a bargaining unit. The town shall maintain this current type Health and Accident insurance policy program with the same provisions and limitations as the current Provident Health and Accident insurance policy program the town has contributed to for the last 3 years, until such time as changed by the actions of future town warrants. $3,354 of this sum is included in the current town budget for this purpose. The remaining $346 is an estimated 10% increase over current budget. Current provided Death or Impairment insurance to the level up to $100,000 will be provided if a member should be killed or impaired in the performance of their duty or volunteering for the community. Current provided income insurance to the level up to $400 a week will be provided if a member should be injured in the performance of their duty or volunteering for the community to make up for wages lost from regular. On the upcoming ballot, you will be asked to vote on Petition Article 21. The text of the Petition asks the voters of Litchfield to raise $3,700 which represents a Health and Accident insurance policy program that covers approximately 37 on call firefighters. I wrote this Petition as a resident of Litchfield, not as a Call Firefighter, because the Litchfield Firefighters Association does not have the ability to negotiate benefits. Having served as a Firefighter for the Town of Litchfield since 1984 I have served many different positions, including having served as President of the Litchfield Firefighters Association. I am thankful to all of you have supported the Firefighters through the years with your donations of both money and time. In the past, we have used the funds raised from our ham and bean dinners to pay for the health insurance of the Firefighters. Recently, the Town of Litchfield has created a budget line for the purpose of funding this needed healthcare. I recently learned that should the Budget Committee or the Board of Selectmen choose, they could discontinue this important benefit to our Firefighters. While they continue to state that the Litchfield Firefighters are valued, they also admit that they could eliminate this budget line in the budget. At the public hearing, I was told that the warrant does more damage than good and that the article is vague. Also, I was told by the Budget Committee, that because the insurance was budgeted that there was no reason for my warrant. Let me be perfectly clear to those who have a foggy understanding of my proposed warrant. I want the voters to tell the Budget Committee and the BOS that they can never and will never be allowed to cut our insurance. Simply put simply written. This is a real issue, not the non-issue as described by the board. I hope this brings clarity to our voodoo budget makers, as reported in last weeks HLN. The total cost for the insurance policy to protect the 37 volunteer Firefighters is $3,700. This represents less than a penny to our tax base. As always, you the towns people are to be thanked for your ongoing support to myself, and team of 36 other Firefighters. Help me, resident Tim Kearns, help the Town of Litchfield Firefighters. Timothy Kearns, Litchfield

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Scholastic Art Awards Recognize Campbell Students

New Hampshire. Over 1,800 works of art and 100 portfolios were submitted for adjudication in the 2014 Scholastic Art Awards Program of New Hampshire. The program is a prestigious statewide competition open to grades 7-12. Students have the opportunity to earn Gold, Silver Key, Honorable Mentions, prizes and scholarships. The New Hampshire Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit is located at the Stockbridge Theater on the campus of Pinkerton Academy in Derry. The exhibit is open to the public January 21 through February 1, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The awards ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. for Grade 10-12, Saturday, February 1. Upon closing of the exhibit, all of the Gold Key artworks from Campbell High will be sent to the Nationals for the adjudication this spring. Congratulations to two Gold Key recipients, Cody Jackson (Photography) and Emily Thorpe (Painting). Quinn OConnell was awarded a Silver Key (Digital Art) and Honorable Mention in Drawing. Samantha Monoxelos earned a Silver Key in Sculpture and an Honorable Mention for a Portfolio comprised of eight visual artworks. Emily Thorpe was also awarded a Silver Key for her Visual Art Portfolio and an Honorable Mention in Digital Art. Rebekah Gibson and Stephanie LaBatt won a Silver Key in Design, Honorable Mentions were awarded to Daria Blackman in Sculpture, Jeffrey Briggs, Molly Gillespie, Hannah Mahany, Benjamin Pinault in Digital Art.

Students Collect Their Golden Horseshoes

Hudson Memorial School this year implemented a merit system to encourage positive behavior with a focus on responsibility, respect and work ethic. The entire faculty, staff, and all support personnel award horseshoe tickets for good behavior. HMSs merit system then allows students to cash in the golden horseshoes at the school store for supplies, healthy snack items, tote bags, water bottles, and, at the top of the prize board, a ticket to the golden horseshoes breakfast. Looking forward, another breakfast will be held during the third quarter and a year-end celebration will be held in June.
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submitted by Joy Whitaker, Hudson Memorial School On Friday, January 17, more than 50 students at Hudson Memorial School sat down to a breakfast of sweet rolls, bacon, egg casseroles and many other items as a reward for the merit tickets or golden horseshoes they earned during the second quarter. The food was provided by the teachers and staff. As part of the national K-8 program called SWIFT schools,

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by Doug Robinson The probationary reghters Stop by for a visit, a tour, or just a coffee! The Hudson Board of work directly under the Selectmen recently hired Brian supervision of the division of Open registration throughout Clareneack, Andrew Perkins and training and safety captain. The Catholic Schools Week. Brian Schoeld as probationary probationary reghters are Hudson Fireghters. Each new challenged physically, mentally, Enroll now for the 2014/2015 school year! hire comes from a long history orally and in written tests. Each of family involvement with the reghter will spend 200 hours Openings in grades Pre-K through 8. re service. learning their new skills in all It starts with hiring the phases of reghting, before A rich and challenging curriculum plus: correct candidate, commented they graduate from probationary Hudson Fire Chief. Every status. Library * Computer Technology * Art new Fireghter must be totally The recruits will learn and Phys. Ed * Music * Religion * French committed to our mission become procient with selfstatement before they are hired. contained breathing apparatus, Our mission statement is our ladder company operations, lifeline to our community, rescue company operations, (NEASC Certified) continued Fire Chief, Robert victim search and rescue, 16 Main Street, Pelham, NH 03076 Buxton. Staff photo by Doug Robinson engine company operations 603-635-2941 The mission of the and emergency medical Hudson Fire Department recruits; Brian Schofield, Andrew Perkins and Brian Hudson Fire Department is to services. www.saintpatrickschool.net Clareneack begin their six-week in-house training with the Hudson Fire Department. preserve life, property and the Once the probationary environment from manmade reghters and natural disasters while providing Emergency Medical Services, complete their orientation, the second phase of FREE ESTIMATES Over 20 Years Fire and Rescue Operations, Communications, Public Education and their training takes place. They will be assigned Fully Licensed Experience Fire Prevention, states the mission statement. to a re suppression group to begin the ongoing & Insured Each new hire must successfully complete six months of probation group training period. Here, they will perform in order to remain a Hudson reghter. During this probation all the daily activities and responsibilities of a period, the new recruits will participate in a ve-week orientation shift reghter, while also responding to calls academy followed by ve months of eld and group time. and continuing their probationary training This delivery system was developed by the Division of Training requirements. Daily, weekly and monthly Residential, Commercial & Condominium Roofing Solutions and Safety with impute from Fire Department Company Ofcers evaluations continue to shape and guide and previously trained probationary reghters. Input was received, probationary employees ensuring they continue to Asphalt, Cedar & Composite Shingles Rubber Roofs & Repairs constructive criticism reviewed and a new training delivery system meet the requirements and needs of the Hudson Siding & Carpentry Ice & Snow Removal created to meet the needs and request of Company Ofcers and line Fire Department. High Level of Workmanship & Service Operating Year Round personnel, states the Probationary Fireghter Orientation Academy.

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Saturday, February 1 Deliberative Session for the Town of Litcheld, 10 a.m., Campbell High School Tuesday, February 4 Yoga for Teens. Come relax after school th and learn how to do some simple yoga in this free class at the Rodgers Memorial Library. Classes meet the rst Tuesday of the month at 3:30 p.m. Registration is requested but not required, rmlnh.org/events or call 886-6030. Want a text reminder? Text 2yogaz to (508) 318-4269. Ongoing Lacrosse Clinics for Campbell High School Students. As Campbell High School prepares for their inaugural spring season of lacrosse, clinics are being offered on Sunday nights until the season begins. Girls clinics are to take place from 7 to 8 p.m., and boys are to follow from 8 to 9 p.m. Clinics will take place at Talent Hall, 2 Woodhawk Way, Litcheld. Be sure to bring your lacrosse stick and any gear you may have. Should you require additional information, contact lfundraising@ outlook.com.

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Saturday, February 8 Deliberative Session for the Town of Hudson, 9 a.m. at the Hudson Community Center. Wednesday, February 12 HGSL Board of Directors meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Hudson Police Department.

Families are invited to register online for this springs baseball season. Hudson Youth Baseball offers divisions for ages 4-15. Litcheld residents are encouraged to sign up for our 1315 Babe Ruth Hudson/Litcheld Division. And remember, players can participate in multiple sports ... there are minimal conicts with lacrosse. Want to register in person? Attend our open house on February 8, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hills Garrison School. Or register online now at www. hudsonyouthbaseball.com. Wednesday, January 29 Alvirne High School Multicultural Club Exhibition. Explore the world with members of the Alvirne High School Multicultural Club as they display information and artifacts from their cultures of origin. 6-8 p.m. at the Rodgers Memorial Library.

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Tuesdays February 4-April 15 Free Tax Help at Rodgers Memorial Library. Volunteers from the AARP will be at the Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson, on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (rst Tuesday of each month, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) to help senior citizens and low to moderate income taxpayers with their tax returns. Tax assistance volunteers do not, however, help prepare Schedule C over $10,000 in expenses, Schedule E, complicated/lengthy Schedule D forms without proper paperwork, or other specialized forms. Taxpayers with complex tax forms are advised to seek paid tax help. Go to rmlnh.org/events or call the library at 886-6030 to make an appointment, walk-ins welcome.

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Wednesday, February 5 Deliberative Session for Litcheld School District, 7 p.m., Campbell High School

Monday, February 17 The GFWC Hudson Junior Womans th Club is hosting a Meet the Candidates night at the Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Avenue, at 7 p.m. This event offers the opportunity to meet the candidates in our local town and school elections, hear them speak on their platforms and beliefs, and ask your questions. Moderator for the evening is Mr. Paul Inderbitzen. Refreshments will be served to close the evening, when members of the public will have the opportunity to speak with the candidates informally. The event will be televised live on the local cable channel. To submit questions ahead of the event, e-mail them to hudsonnhjuniors@gmail. com by midnight on February 15. Remember to vote on March 11. For more information on the club or candidates night, contact Linda at 8819128, lindakipnes@earthlink.net. Tuesday, February 18 All Litcheld residents are invited to th join the Campbell High School Resource Ofcer and Guidance Department at 6:30 p.m. in the CHS auditorium for a presentation about ways to help keep your child safe on the internet and social media sites. Presented by detectives from the Hudson Police Department, the presentation will address discuss long-term and emerging online issues and advice about how to avoid becoming a victim. Issues to be addressed include: cyber bullying, sexting, techniques used by online predators and the dangers of disclosure of too much personal information. In addition to basic safety guidelines,

information about social media privacy settings and use of strong passwords is also included. The program is about 40 minutes in length. RSVP to Campbell High Schools Director of Guidance, Jodi Callinan, at Jcallinan@litcheldsd. org by February 7.

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Tuesday, March 11 - Get out and Vote! Town of Hudson Elections. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hudson Community Center.

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Come out and support the Alvirne High School Prom Committee and laugh the night away! Nationally renowned Bob Gautreau and his alter ego Mama Rosa will headline this student and family friendly (14-plus) comedy show at 6 p.m. in the Alvirne High School gym. Only $5 for students and $10 for adults. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a bake sale and concessions prior to the show.

Career and Technical Education Open House at the Wilbur H. Palmer VocationalTechnical Center, Alvirne High School, 200 Derry Rd. (snow date: February 6) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet teachers and students. Tour program areas including Heavy Duty Mechanics, Building Trades, Veterinary Science, Forestry, Horticultural Operations, Agriculture Production Management, Culinary Arts, Pre-engineering, Drafting and Design, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Multimedia, Health Science and Early Childhood Education. Enjoy appetizers and desserts prepared by Culinary Arts students. For more information,

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Friday, April 12 & Saturday, April 13 Hudson Memorial School presents th their annual musical. The years show is Crazy for You. Contact Sue Weis at 566-5832 for tickets or go to the school and ll out a form. Come and support the hard work the kids have put in to the show!

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Local Familys Lives Saved by Smoke Detector

by Doug Robinson The beautiful red, yellow, and orange glow emitted from the burning pellet stove had offered hundreds of nights of warmth, comfort, and safety for Tony, wife Laura and their two children. Many nights were Norman Rockwell nights as they sat by the replace, on their beautiful black sectional sofa enjoying the loves of their lives: each other. To them, this was a safe zone. A happy zone. A zone where their family grew together. More than one-third of Americans use replaces, wood stoves and other fuel-red appliances as primary heat sources in their homes. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the re risks when heating with wood and solid fuels, states the United States Fire Administration. Tony knew the risks. Tony, who is a self-proclaimed geek, did a lot of research and learned that wood stoves and pellet stoves have potential risks with re; they also have health risks with the escape of the deadly chemical, carbon monoxide (CO). Heating res account for 36 percent of residential home res in rural areas every year. Often, these res are due to creosote buildup in chimneys and stovepipes. All home heating systems require regular maintenance to function safely and efciently. Tony took his knowledge one step further. He installed the latest and the greatest CO detectors on the retail market in his home. His research had led him to purchasing a CO detector, called the Nest 1. What makes the Nest 1 different from all other CO detectors is that the unit speaks to you. It is a smart device. We were awoken at midnight by the voice of the detector telling us that we had a high CO level in the living room. I went to the living room and our re in the pellet stove was out. I opened the window, taking a chance that there was CO in the room, and soon the detector said going off. I closed the window. A little while later the CO detector went off again telling me that there was a high CO level in the living room, and that it was getting worse. Again, I opened the window to vent the room and the CO detector again said, going off. So, back to bed I go. When it went off a third time, I decided to keep the window open for the rest of the night. I actually left the window open for 12 hours. In the morning, having spent the night in the room with the pellet stove, I felt sick. I felt nausea and I had a headache. My wife then called the Hudson Fire Department for help, realizing that something was very wrong. HFD responding ofcer Captain David Morin commented, When we arrived the CO levels in the house were very dangerous. The levels were so high that we needed to put on our breathing equipment so that we could search the house for the CO. When we got to the living room, our monitors reected serious health concerns because of the CO levels. The CO detector saved their lives. Modica commented, I purchased the Nest combination smoke and CO detector because my research showed me that this devise was the state of the art life-saving device in this eld. It had been

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submitted by Bob Haefner Representative Bob Haefner attended the eastern regional conference of the council of state governments meeting where he participated on the agriculture policy committee, as well as the general meetings in early December. Representative Haefner has been a member of the policy committee for the last ve years as an active participant. While this is an annual meeting, the agriculture members often meet on conference calls to work together on issues and legislation important to each of the eleven northeastern states. The eastern regional conference consists of the eleven northeastern states, the Territory of Puerto Rico and the ve eastern Canadian provinces. The conference consists of several policy committees in addition to agriculture committees such as health, commerce, energy and transportation and to look at legislative issues and concerns common to the northeast. The theme of this years conference was Succeeding in a Time of Austerity. Representative Haefner attended working sessions on the economy and business outlook, immigration reform, a food labeling panel and a couple of presentations on FEMA and weather disasters as they effect agriculture and food production, processing and distribution. As always we did a farm tour and also toured a Pioneer Corporation biotechnology seed facility. In early January, Representative Haefner participated in the state agriculture and rural leaders (SARL) agriculture chairs summit. That group consists of the Chairs, Ranking Minority Members, and past Chairs of both House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees from all 50 States. About 240 attended this years meeting in Oklahoma City. Rep. Haefner was one of the featured speakers at the large plenary session where he spoke on animal and farm protection legislation. The attendees had the good fortune of a tour of the National Sever Weather Center at Oklahoma University in Norman. The Agriculture Chairs brings agriculture and rural leaders together to discuss issues of rural America and threats to agriculture and our food supply. The featured speaker was Trent Loos, a sixth generation rancher from Nebraska, who is an active speaker promoting rural life and agriculture and defending it against misinformation. One of the other hot topics this year has been genetically engineered food. Rep. Haefner notes that one of the important parts of the conference is networking. We really learn who has what issues, how they handle them and where the expertise is in the country for specic topics. Rep. Haefner tells how he learns from his counterparts in states like Iowa and Delaware, while this year Colorado asked if they could submit legislation in Colorado that Rep. Haefner sponsored in New Hampshire. Bob Haefner represents Hudson and Pelham in the NH House and is the Ranking Member on the House committee on Environment and Agriculture and a past Chair.

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Bridging the Gaps

Youre an adult, and missing teeth have left gaps in your dental architecture. What should you do? The word architecture holds the answer. If a key vertical support were to be removed from a building, the risk of structural collapse is very real. Thats exactly the threat your teeth face when one of them is removed from the structure of your mouth, which in this respect is not different from a building. A lost tooth cancels the partnership with teeth adjacent to it and above or below it. The remaining teeth become vulnerable to a variety of problems. They can drift without that supporting partner. Food impaction then occurs between teeth resulting in a higher incidence of decay. Periodontal disease, the largest single cause of tooth loss in adults, can develop. The missing tooth should be replaced by a fixed bridge, partial denture, or implant. If it isnt, chances are very high that you will lose additional teeth, and in time, possibly all your teeth. Thats not an exaggeration. Nature designed the dental arch to work properly only with a full complement of teeth, each one helping, protecting, and stabilizing the neighboring teeth. Because your teeth work together as a team, substituting a dental replacement for missing teeth will maintain your mouths architecture, as well as your ability to chew properly and your smile.

Greater Hudson Chamber of Commerce Announces 2014 Officers and Directors

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School Budget Grows -continued from front page

In the 1998-1999 school year, there were a total of 90.5 teachers, including special aid and art and music teachers at the elementary schools. Today, with smaller enrollments there are 95.5 teachers in our elementary schools. In both years, preschool teachers are included. Today, there are ve preschool teachers on staff and six kindergarten teachers. In 1998-1999, there were three readiness teachers and three preschool teachers on staff. These counts do not include the number of paraprofessionals that are staffed in these schools for special education services. So, with fewer students, we have more elementary school staff. At the middle school, it is much the same. In the 1998-1999 school year, there were 52 teachers at the middle school. In the current school year, there are 62.5 teachers, according to data provided by Superintendent Bryan Lane. Alvirne High School shows the same growth in teaching staff while the enrolled population has shrunk. In 1998-1999, there were 80 teachers. In the current year, there are 83 teachers. These numbers do not reect other staff such as nurses, speech specialists, physical therapists or occupational therapists. The administration in the Hudson School District has shown a similar growth with 47 administrators in 1998-1999 and 55 on staff this year. The superintendent supplied the following data, but said he was unsure of the correct number of school psychologists in the 1998-1999 school year. Administration 1998-99 Principals 5 Elem. Assistant Principals 1 HMS Assistant Principals 2 AHS Assistant Principals 2 AHS Academic Dean 0 Elementary Counselors 3 HMS Counselors 2 AHS Counselors 7 Directors 4 Elem. Dept. Heads 3 HMS Dept. Heads 5 AHS Dept. Heads 6 District Dept. Head 1 Library Media Spec. 3 School Psychologist 3 School Comm. Liaison 0 Totals 47 2013-14 5 3 3 (Spec. Educ. Dept. Head became Asst. Principal) 3 (Spec. Educ. Dept. Head became Asst. Principal) 1 4 3 6 (one was federal funded-funding eliminated) 4 3 (case coordinators in 1998-99 annual report) 4 7 (addition of Ag. Dept. Head elevated from teaching position) 1 (ESOL) 3 4 1 55

Shaws and Star Market Spirit of Giving Food Drive Provides 250,000 Meals to Food Insecure
Company also donates $110,000 in support to support local hunger relief efforts
submitted by Shaws and Star Market Shaws and Star Market customers rose to the occasion this past holiday season by donating more than 55,500 bags of food to area hunger relief organizations through the Spirit of Giving food drive. Thanks to the generosity of Shaws and Star Market customers, these bags will provide more than 250,000 meals to those in need of local hunger relief. In addition, Shaws and Star Market donated an additional $110,000 to support local organizations get food to those in need. According to the USDA, more than one in seven U.S. households experienced food insecurity last year. Through the Spirit of Giving program, Shaws and Star Market, along with its customers, worked to ensure that local food banks are well stocked and prepared to feed those in need around the holidays and into the New Year. At Shaws and Star Market we are acutely aware of the hunger problems within the communities we live and understand how important it is to help get food to those who need it, said Shane Sampson, President, Shaws and Star Market. Our customers have a long reputation of generosity, and once again, they have helped make the Spirit of Giving Food Drive a success. Were proud to be part of the communities where we operate, and are especially proud to be able to support these organizations who get food to the many people in need. From November 29 through December 26, Shaws and Star Market customers were able to purchase pre-assembled bags that contain much-needed nonperishable food items including cereal, corn and rice for $5, $10 or $15. Once collected, the pre-assembled bags went directly to community food banks and pantries throughout Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island. All 157 Shaws and Star Market locations worked to identify local organizations within their communities who will be the recipients of the food. The support The New Hampshire Food Bank receives from Shaws is important in our efforts to help provide for those who are food insecure, said Mel Gosselin, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of Shaws and their customers we were not only able to help those in need during the holiday season, but were able to restock to help our partner agencies provide support to those in need in the winter months. The conclusion of the Spirit of Giving food drive marked the culmination of several holiday hunger relief efforts from Shaws and Star Market. In November, customers raised $170,000 during the companys turkey bucks fundraising campaign to help get Thanksgiving dinners on the table for those in need. These donations enabled local food pantries to receive more than 3,200 complete Thanksgiving dinners. In addition, Shaws and Star Market donated an additional $110,000 in gift cards and product to The Greater Boston Food Bank, Good Shepherd Food Bank, The Salvation Army and the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf during the holiday season. For more information about Shaws and Star Market, visit www.shaws.com or its Facebook page at www. facebook.com/shaws.

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When people inquire as to why the school budgets are growing as the pupil population shrinks, increasing staff makes up a large portion of those costs. This does not count the number of people involved in special education from program paraprofessionals to one-onone paraprofessionals or the specialized staff from reading tutors to a variety of therapists who provide in-school services or school nurses. With an expected loss of 58 pupils in Alvirne High School next year, will there be a corresponding reduction in administrative staff and teachers? If not, the cost per pupil will continue to climb. Former School Board Chairman Dave Alukonis said, When I was on the board we carefully tried not to increase the number of administrators because we wanted taxpayer dollars to go to direct services, such as teachers provide. It may be time for an adjustment as enrollments decrease.

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Tips When Toasting the Bride and Groom
Toasting the bride and groom at a wedding reception is a responsibility that typically falls on the shoulders of the brides father as well as the best man and the maid of honor. Though it is an honor to give a wedding toast, it also can be nerve-wracking, as no one wants to give a toast thats memorable for all the wrong reasons. While the best toasts are often those that veer off the beaten path, coming from the heart rather than from a how-to guide found on the Internet, there is a certain formula men and women can follow to ensure their toasts cover all of the appropriate bases without offending the bridal party or fellow guests. * Acknowledge the guests. Families are more geographically diverse than ever before, so more and more weddings host guests who come from far and wide to celebrate with happy couples on their wedding days. Its customary for men and women making wedding toasts to acknowledge the guests, thanking them for being there. This is often a great way for best men and maids of honor to break the ice and calm their nerves, especially at larger weddings where they may only know a small percentage of the guests. When thanking the guests, be sure to thank the parents of the bride and groom as well. * Explain your relationship to the bride and/or groom. Best men and maids of honor should devote a portion of their toasts to explaining their personal relationships with the bride and/or groom. Introduce yourself and explain how you met the bride or groom. Oftentimes, such stories have a comical twist that can further calm your nerves. * Aim for a jovial toast. Wedding toasts are typically given at the wedding reception, when guests and the bridal party are ready to celebrate. Such an atmosphere lends itself to a jovial toast wherein best men and maids of honor focus on happy times with the bride and groom. Tell a funny anecdote that illustrates the special bond you have with the bride or groom. When choosing a story to tell, remember to keep things appropriate for guests of all ages, including young children. * Steer clear of alcohol before giving your toast. Many people overindulge in alcohol at wedding receptions, but best men and maids of honor should avoid consuming alcohol until after they have toasted the bride and groom. Horror stories about drunken, inappropriate wedding toasts may seem more like an urban legend than a legitimate possibility, but the tendency for alcohol to lower peoples inhibitions makes it dangerous for men and women to consume it before giving their toasts. * Give your best wishes to the bride and groom before raising your glass. Raising your glass to toast the bride and groom is often the last step before your toasting duties ofcially end. But before you raise your glass, remember to offer your best wishes to both the bride and groom. Once those sentiments have been expressed, ask the guests to raise their glasses and toast the newlyweds. Toasting happy couples at their wedding receptions can be stressful for best men and maids of honor who are unaccustomed to speaking in front of large groups of people. But following a certain formula and speaking from the heart will ensure such toasts go off without a hitch.

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Thumbs up to Bryan Lane. My several years in the Hudson School system proves that he is a man who is in nobodys pocket. When the people who care, do not vote, we are left with an impossible budget. I am extremely grateful Mr. Lane is the one handling this. The kids are the only thing that matters with Mr. Lane. Maybe next time, people will show up at the polls to defend our schools. Thumbs down to Litchelds karate instructor. Theres a reason why youre constantly losing students. Thumbs down to the thumbs about local sports and brain injury. Many local athletes play football , hockey and soccer and do so without having brain injuries. Your thumbs appear to be intended to scare younger families so they wont let their future athletes play. Thumbs up to Mr. Beals for taking an active role with the Special Ed kids and coaching the unied teams. It is nice to see these kids active in the school community and be included. And Thumbs up to all the unied partners who participate on the teams! Thumbs down to the person who dumped a TV on Kimball Hill Rd. near Clement Rd. and a TV and microwave on Gibson Rd. Please dispose of electronics properly. Lets hope the road dept. can remove these items. Thumbs down to the town of Hudson for the paving job on Webster St. Its so bad I cant drive down it without waking my 1 year old son or driving under 5 miles an hour. I hope they take their time and do a better job with other roads.

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submitted by Dave Yates, Hudson Recreation Director The Hudson Recreational Basketball Leagues 37th Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament concluded this past weekend. With 51 teams participating, including 10 Hudson teams, and a total of 91 games played over the Martin Luther King weekend, a very successful tournament is complete. The competition and sportsmanship was outstanding. The results of tournament were as follows: 8th Grade Boys: Champs Merrimack; Runner-Up - Hudson 8th Grade Girls: Champs Londonderry; Runner-Up - Lowell, MA 7th Grade Boys: Champs - Methuen, MA; Runner-Up Bedford 7th Grade Girls: Champs Hudson; Runner Up - Dracut, MA 6th Grade Boys: Champs Jaffrey; Runner-Up - Hudson 6th Grade Girls: Champs Bedford; Runner-Up - Londonderry 5th Grade Boys: Champs Stratham; Runner-Up - Hudson 5th Grade Girls: Champs - Bedford; Runner-Up - Londonderry 4th Grade Boys: Champs Merrimack; Runner-Up - Hudson 4th Grade Girls: Champs Hudson; Runner-Up - Bedford Congratulations to everyone and thank you for a great tournament! I wish to thank all the people who were involved in help making it a success. Thank you to the parent volunteers who worked as ticket sellers at each gymnasium. Thank you to the administration and janitorial staff at Hills-Garrison, Nottingham West, Memorial Schools and Alvirne High School for their assistance during the tournament. Thanks to the ne group of referees who ofciated the games. Thank you to Chrissy Peterson for her administrative assistance with schedules, tickets, tournament programs and site management. Thank you Hudson United Soccer Club and Special Olympics for providing the concession stands at the gyms. Thanks to the boys and girls who expertly score kept and timed the games. Thank you to John Brower, Frank Girginis and Bob Ianacco for their outstanding site management during the tournament.

Hudson Third and Fourth Grade Girls Defense Equals Victory

submitted by Lori Bowen The Hudson Girls Third and Fourth Grade Travel Basketball Team played in the Hudson Invitational Tournament over Martin Luther King Weekend. They earned a spot playing against Bedford in the nals on Monday and after a tough defensive battle and a great team effort they beat Bedford 13 to 10. Brooke Paquette had three points in the game. Madisyn Secchiaroli had 10 points. Madeline Bertrand was selected MVP of the Hudson Tournament and Madelynn Bowen was selected to the All Tournament Team. The Hudson Girls Third and Fourth Grade Travel Basketball Team, back row: Coach Lori Bowen, Emelia Dickey, Lyla Davis, Madisyn Secchairoli, Dara Ochieng, Paige McKinley and Coach Keith Bowen. Front row: Lindsay Gasdia, Brooke Paquette, Madeline Bertrand, Madelynn Bowen and Delaney Power. Missing from photo: Jaime OConnor

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I am happy to participate in The Area News Groups Maintaining Your Piece of the Pie series once again this tax ling season. Over the next several weeks, I will be presenting a series of articles that will cover various aspects of the income tax return. The articles will dissect the income tax return, dene certain terminology and discuss benets available in the tax code to lower your taxable income. My purpose is to help make you aware of the multiple options you have to enact informed decisions regarding your nancial future in these challenging times. As I am sure you are aware by now, The IRS has announced that they will not be accepting returns until Jan. 31st. This is due to the government shutdown experienced in late 2013. I still urge taxpayers who may be ready to le prior to this date to schedule a time to have their taxes prepared. Then once the IRS does go online, you returns will be in queue for acceptance. At Total Tax Solutions we view the preparation of the income tax return as a time for an annual nancial checkup. The tax laws are complicated and confusing to many individuals. Each taxpayers situation is unique and might change from year to year. The income tax return itself is very complex since a minor change in one area of the return can affect several other areas of the return. Certain transactions that occur during the year can cost you much more than you anticipated. This is because of the affect an increase in total income can have on certain deductions and credits that have phase-out limits. Of course I recommend that you have your taxes professionally prepared so that you can: 1) ask questions pertaining to your return: 2) understand your options to lower your taxes for the next year and 3) have someone who you can call if a particular situation should arise during the year. With your previous years data in our computers we can give realistic advice instead of assumptions. Many of our clients take advantage of this service which is included in their one time preparation fee. I realize that not all returns are so complicated as to require professional preparation. Self preparers however should consider having their taxes professionally prepared at least once every 3 to 4 years. Tax preparation software is not intelligent software. The software simply adds and subtracts data inputs and makes it's calculations based upon yes or no answers from a list of generic questions. The user cannot interact with the software by asking questions, and must spend time reviewing tax law, to answer the proposed questions correctly. Having a return professionally prepared once every fourth year gives the self preparer the opportunity to verify their understanding of the tax laws, allows them to ask pertinent questions pertaining to their unique situations, and most important, gives them the peace of mind that they have fullled a nancial checkup. Mistakes made on previous returns have a three year window for amendment. Many mistakes that we have found over the years would have cost taxpayers much more than a professional tax preparation fee. Over the past several years many of our rst time clients had errors on their previous years returns. These clients beneted from amended returns with refunds of $250 to $3000 because of these led errors. The errors found were not only from self prepared returns or from an interpretation of tax law but from inexperience. When having your tax returns professionally prepared, do not hesitate to ask for references and question the experience of your tax preparer. Next week Taxes: Professional Tax Preparation

Alvirne varsity cheerleaders posed for a group shot during a break in the game. Front row, left to right: Erin Loughran, Gabby Jarry, Justice Grondin, Kelli Connolly, Haley Fritz, Alicia Truitt, Kailey Sullivan, and Sydney Balch. Back row: Hannah Bushey, Derick Carrier, Sam Harrison, Carly Ramirez, Lauren Ferentino. by Sue LaRoche Heart. We all possess one. Some are larger than others, some are broken easier than others and some wear theirs on their sleeves, but there is no question that the Alvirne Lady Broncos played with heart in their 46-44 loss on Friday, January 16. Alvirne had the tall task of taking on defending Division 1 State Champions Bedford on Friday night; a team that has beaten their opponents by an average of 30.75 points per game. Certainly not an enviable task for the Broncos, since so far this season, Alvirne has struggled at points in virtually every game, but going into this contest, they still possessed a respectable 6-2 record overall (4-1 in Division 1). The Lady Broncos planned a trip to Hudson Memorial School last week to help bolster the spirits of McKenzie Lowe, a young Hudson middle school student who is battling cancer. Unfortunately, McKenzie was not at school that day, so the trip was postponed. Coach Tracy drew a large heart around McKenzies name and the name of a Bronco teammate battling an illness of Week 1 Hudson- 1-24 her own and wrote, Play your hearts out, and the Lady Broncos did just that - for the entire game. Coach Steve Tracy also motivated his team prior to the contest with examples from last years battles with Bedford. Everything I have read so far said no one will even come close this year. But I thought back at how hard we fought them both times we played last year, especially in the quarternals, he explained. The Broncos discussed their game plan and seeing and hearing the behavior of the opponent in pregame was added

Alvirne Jr. ROTC cadets presented the colors before the game. Left to right, the cadets are: Ariel Doerr, Casey Davies, Madison Gannon, and Erica Carreau. seconds away from doing just that. Bedford scored the rst couple of baskets for the game, but the Broncos were not phased. Bedford held a 12-8 lead at the end of the rst quarter but Alvirne came out and won the second quarter 13-5 to take a 21-17 lead going into halftime. Bedford made a few adjustments at halftime and threw various defensive alignments at the Broncos which they handled well and kept a 32-29 lead at the end of three quarters of play. It was back and forth in the fourth stanza and Bedford cut the lead to one with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Their size superiority on the blocks proved to be a difcult thing to defend, but the Broncos continued to battle. Bedford gained possession off of a missed free throw and with 12 seconds left, drained a 3-pointer to go up by two points. With four seconds left, Alvirne had an opportunity to tie the game, but the front end of two free throws missed and Alvirne was unable to grab the rebound on the intentional miss for the heartbreaking two point loss. The frontcourt for the Broncos deserve much credit as they out rebounded a much taller team 40-24, a tribute to their ghting spirit all night long. Kaycee Carbone was huge, playing much bigger than her size, recording a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Brittney Lambert had six points and 10 rebounds and freshman Marisa Sweeney did a great job subbing in defensively and on the boards with three rebounds. Veronica Moceri had the hot hand slamming the door every time Bedford cracked it open, with 18 points (four three-point shots) to go along with her six rebounds. Sandi Purcell added seven points, four rebounds and ve assists, handling pressure at the point all evening long. Jess Baker added three points and three rebounds, and Sam Ratte and Tori LaRoche contributed on the boards as well. It was a gut wrenching loss for all of us because we had them on the ropes all night, out rebounded a much bigger team with sheer desire, and executed our defensive strategy extremely well. The scoreboard may not have reected it at the nal buzzer, but its a win in my mind - my team found its heart on this night, proudly proclaimed Coach Tracy. The Lady Broncos have had a long break and it doesnt get any easier as their next contest is not slated until Monday, January 27 when they host (6-2) Bishop Guertin at 6:30 p.m. at Steckevicz gymnasium. Come on out and cheer the Lady Broncos on!

Senior guard/forward Veronica Moceri goes for two in the paint. inspiration for the Lady Broncos. It was clear they gured they would roll over us, said Tracy. We executed our defensive game plan all game long and it was working against a much bigger team, Tracy explained. It is the most focused and intense I have seen my team all year. They wanted to show they could not only compete, but that they could take one from them, and we were 12

Have a tax question? E-mail taxquery@totaltxsolutions.com About Total Tax Solutions: W.F. Boutin EA registered Total Tax Solutions in the State of NH as a LLC in the summer of 2006 after 10 years experience working for a major tax preparation company and 8 years of teaching various tax courses. The company mission is to deliver an excellent customer service experience year around, to offer knowledgeable advice so that clients can make informed decisions regarding their nancial future, and to provide this service with integrity, condence and professionalism.

staff photos by Len Lathrop Sophomore Jess Baker emerges from a strum with the ball. Also involved were Marissa Sweeney #25 to her right and Veronica Moceri #33 is at the top of the key. Frederick SkilzDance Hovasapian performed during the halftime. Hovasapian is an AHS senior who self-taught himself this art form and performed on Season 9 of Americas Got Talent. by Phillip Nichols On January 15, Shannon Szepan, Physical Education Teacher at Campbell High School, completed her rst school-offered Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class for junior and senior girls at the school. This course is offered as an elective for female junior and senior girls only. Thirty young ladies selected this course as an elective. The course totals 45 hours of instruction and includes personal safety discussions and tips, as well as self-defense techniques for women. At the conclusion of the class, the students get the opportunity to use the tips and techniques taught by Shannon on aggressors, who are police ofcers specically certied as R.A.D. instructors. The aggressors for this particular class included ofcers Brian Kelly and Ronald Page, from the Pelham Police Department and Lenny OKeefe, from the Merrimack County Sheriffs Department. The aggressors wear protective suits and the students wear protective gear. The students are then placed in a controlled situation in which they are tasked to use what they have learned during the course instruction to stay safe. Because of the sensitivity of what is learned, I cannot reveal specics about the techniques taught, but I can tell you these young ladies complete the course feeling incredibly condent about what they are capable of accomplishing. Shannon Szepan was certied as a R.A.D. instructor in 2012 and

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felt this was a course that every female student should have the opportunity to attend. She suggested it to the faculty who made it a reality by allowing it as an elective. Shannon explained, It is a 45 hour course that includes intense discussion about personal safety and safety planning. There is also a physical component as well. The Director of School Counseling, Jodi Callinan, believes strongly in the program as well. Mrs. Callinan came in to observe the class and was very proud of the young ladies in attendance. Rape Aggression Defense Systems (R.A.D.) is a program that attempts to provide attendees with information, tactics, and considerations that they believe may be useful for various types of abduction encounters perpetrated against women. R.A.D.s founder, Lawrence Nadeau, says the instructional objective of the program is, To develop and enhance the options of self-defense, so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked. Having watched these young ladies, Shannon Szepan has certainly lived up to the objective articulated by Mr. Nadeau. This R.A.D. course is designed to be taught in 12 to 15 hours of instruction and is designed for women of all ages. Locate this program in your community and take it! Give it as a gift to the special woman in your life!

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Fifth Ranked Campbell Cougars Upset No. 1 Ranked Conant Orioles, 50-49
by Phillip Nichols The Conant Orioles and Campbell Cougars, on paper, probably should not have been in the same gym together let alone playing each other on paper. In reality, Campbell proved they were every bit as good as Conant. This was the defensive matchup of the season. Both teams gave each other ts offensively. It took Campbell almost three minutes to score its rst basket, when Harrison Vedrani, drove to the basket for a layup. Conants Robert OBrien hit an outside shot, another minute later. The score was just 14-7 at the end of the rst quarter, with Campbell ahead. The tone was set. Both coaches stressed defensive assignments and identied each teams shooters. Campbell showed great patience offensively, waiting for the high percentage shots to develop, against the hardnosed defense of Conant. Defensively, Campbell put on a show of their own by being active in their 2-3 zone, creating turnovers. At the start of the second quarter, Conant played man to man and began to trap Campbells ball handlers at half court creating turnovers of their own. With this strategy, Conant was able to climb back into the game. This created a more up tempo game which seemed to t Conants game plan. The Orioles held the Cougars scoreless for the rst three minutes of the quarter. Out of a Campbell time-out, they began to attack Conants defense putting the Orioles on their heels. However, by half time, the Orioles were only down by three points, 24-21. Both teams seemed pleased with their play and went into the locker rooms to make adjustments. At the start of the third quarter, Conant turned up the heat, by playing a very aggressive man to man defense and trapping the player with the ball. Both the Cougars and Orioles were aggressive on the defensive board, preventing the other team from getting many second chance shots. With 4:16 left on the clock, Campbell was ahead by just one point, 26-25. Then with 3:40 on the clock, Nate Wheeler, of Conant, made a layup to give Conant its rst lead of the game, 27-26. Campbells Zach Bergeon answered to take the lead back, 28-27. Conant continued the pressure by scoring again to regain the lead, 28-29, with 2:35 left on the clock. Conant, by the end of the third quarter, had increased its lead to three points. In the huddles before the start of the fourth quarter, Conants coach told them that this was their game and to be patient on offense. The Cougars head coach simply, but intensely, told his players to stick to the game plan and continue to play hard. The assistant coaches spoke briey to individual players and their individual responsibilities. Right out of the gate, Justin Dibenedetto, for the Cougars, hit a 3-pointer from the right corner, to cut the Orioles lead to one. This brought the Campbell crowd to their feet and they were shouting, Defense, defense, defense, as the Cougars showed their discipline and got back on defense. Both teams battled, and with 2:18 left on the clock, Conant began to stretch their lead from 42-43, to 42-47. Conant held a ve point lead up until there was 22.5 seconds left. Campbell cut the lead to three points. Then after a turnover by Conant, Zach Bergeon drove to the basket and made a layup with just 11.7 on the clock, making the score 48-49, Conant ahead. Conants coach was screaming to his team to have the seniors take over. It was too late, Harrison Vedrani, stole the ball after Conant inbounded it, drove to the basket and made a layup at the buzzer, giving the Cougars a 50-49 victory. After the game, Coach Langlois said, This was a great win for us. Conant, preseason was ranked number one and expected to win it all. And we beat them. We had a game plan and we stuck with it. I cannot say enough about the young men on this team. Campbell will be at home to play Prospect Mountain on January 24, at 7 p.m.

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Harrison Vedrani (14) lifts Cougars to victory as time expires, while Conant players look on.

Cougar Wrestlers Place Third at Gionet Memorial

by Marc Ayotte In a concerted team effort, Campbell used medal winning performances from six different wrestlers to go along with a pair of fourth place nishes in capturing third place in the eighth Annual Dan Gionet Memorial Invitational held at Pelham High on January 18. The Cougars team total of 142.5 points put them comfortably in third place out of the 19 schools competing; well ahead of John Stark Regional (106). Taking home rst place, in what has become a familiar sight in the annual event held in the Snake Pit at PHS, was nearby Windham High. The Jaguars 199 point team score outdistanced runner-up HollisBrookline who nished second with 171 points. Earlier in the week, Campbell annihilated Newport to the tune of 72-12 in a Division III dual meet held in the Cougar Den. CHS was paced by 11 wrestlers recording pin wins, highlighted by Connor Perry capturing his 100th career win as a Cougar; needing only 43 seconds in his 138 bout with Riley Cook. Other wrestlers racking up wins by fall were: Dayton Chandonnet (106, :50), Macy Burns (113, 5:51), Kian Fuertes (120, 3:35), Ben Billings (126, 4:58), Tyler McCrady (132, :20), Connar Quigley (145, in a jaw-dropping eight seconds), Keegan Tanguay (160, 1:33), Jacob Parzych (195, 2:52), Michael Killoran (220, :24) and Adam Hayward (285, 1:17). At the Gionet Memorial, the Cougar charge to an impressive third place showing was spearheaded by Ben Billings and Connor Perry. The senior tandem each stood tallest on the podium as they recorded rst place nishes in the 126 and 138 weight classes, respectively. Billings unblemished day began with a rst round bye. When nally summoned to the mats, the Cougar fourth year wrestler steamrolled over Newport opponent Tyler Shannon with an impressive 16-0 tech fall win. Moving on to the championship bracket seminals, Billings (126) confronted and defeated the Cavaliers Nathaniel

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Campbells Michael Killoran celebrates his championship bracket semifinals win over Windhams Kody Folsom. Lindsay with a 2:47 WBF. In the nals, Billings continued his ne effort by proving to be the superior member of the family Felidae in the Cougar versus Cougar matchup that saw him end Alex Wesojas (Kearsarge) day on a disappointing note with a pin win at 3:14. In the 138 class, Perry followed a similar path as Billings in rolling to his rst place nish. After a rst round free pass, Perry shredded Souths Shad Lacombe at 1:45 of their match. In the semis, Perry, in just three seconds shy of a full minute, disposed of his Minuteman opponent to advance to the championship bracket nals. After jumping out to a 7-1 second period lead, Perry pinned Constantine Galanas (Georgetown-Ipswich) at the 2:52 mark of the championship bout. Picking up a total of four second place nishes for Campbell were Dayton Chandonnet (106), Kian Fuertes (120), Tyler McCrady (132) and

CHS wrestlers and coaches; the Cougars placed third at this years Dan Gionet Memorial Invitational held in Pelham. Michael Killoran (220). Chandonnet recorded a quick, 50 second quarter nals pin along with a tight 4-3 decision in the semis before losing to Windhams Sam Cavallaro in the championship match. Fuertes, after a rst round bye, recorded a pair of pin wins before dropping an 11-0 decision in his nals match against another Jaguar, in the form of Devin Marino. McCrady had an impressive day in the Snake Pit, winning a close 7-6 decision over a formidable Pelham opponent in Jason Gleason. McCrady then posted consecutive wins over Henry Gorrell (G-I) and Guy Gauthier (WHS) before becoming the second Cougar to be pinned by Nick Widmann (JSR), in the championship match. Killorans march to the championship contest was highlighted by an emotional win over Windhams Kody Folsom, at 4:31 of the bout. He then lost to ConVals Jordan Loll by a 9-2 decision in the title match. Rounding out the overall excellent performance by Campbell on the day was fourth place nishes turned in by Jack Tremblay and Keegan Tanguay. Tremblay (132) started his day with a rst round win by fall, but later fell to Nick Widmann, who went on to win the weight class. Tremblay then defeated ConVals Joshua Bartsch with a 37 second WBF in the semis before losing to Guy Gauthier (WHS) in the consi-nals. Tanguay took the unconventional route to his fourth place nish; starting the day with a loss to Starks Andrew Hewey. Tanguay rebounded nicely, winning his next three matches (4-1 decision, WBF 2:47, WBF 3:11) before losing his quest for third place to yet another Windham wrestler, Reed Wentworth at 4:53 of their 152 match.

Campbell Cougars Indoor Track Teams Compete at the University of Southern Maine
by Phillip Nichols On January 19, the Campbell Cougars girls and boys indoor track teams traveled to the University of Southern Maine, where the girls managed a second place nish and the boys nished fth in the days competitions. Senior 55 meter sprinter, Savannah Cavanaugh qualied in the preliminaries, with the fastest time (7.72 seconds), making her the favorite in the initial eld of 33 runners. In the nals, Savannah earned Campbell six points, after running a time of 7.73. In the girls 300 meter dash, Savannah Reinitzer (sophomore) took fth place, giving Campbell an additional two points. Kaleigh Whitnell (junior), Sam Parzych (sophomore) and Jillian Kohm (freshman) nished ninth, tenth and eleventh respectively. The 600 meter run allowed Jamie Minervini (sophomore) to stretch her legs and nish fth with a time of 1:57.29, earning Campbell another two points on the day. Sarah Nolan (junior) competed in the 55 meter hurdles and qualied with a time of 10.03. She went on to win fourth place in the nals with a time of 9.91. Campbells girls 4x200 relay team, consisting of Savannah Cavanaugh (senior), Caitlin Heaton (senior), Savannah Reinitzer (sophomore) and Alissa Picard (freshman), ran a time of 1:56.00 earning second place, only .58 seconds behind Monadnock Regional High School. The 4x400 meter relay featured, Jamie Minervini, Jillian Kohm, Sam Parzych and Kaleigh Whitnell, who ran well enough to earn third place (5:00.35). In the eld events: Girls High Jump Sarah Nolan jumped four feet eight inches, nishing second. Sam Parzych cleared four feet for a fth place nish. Girls Long Jump Alissa Picard took second place, jumping 13 feet 9.25 inches. The boys team nished fth overall at this event. Sean Munnelly (junior) nished in rst place in the 1000 meter run, with a time of 2:37.29 and followed up with a second place nish in the 1500 meter, running it in 4:22.85. Ryan Perigny (senior) nished fourth in the 1000 meter run. TJ Furlong (senior) ran the 600 meter in a time of 1:39.29, nishing fth. Ryan Perigny, Sam Munnelly, TJ Furlong and Sean Munnelly ran the 4x400 meter dash in 3:50.98, giving them a second place nish. The Campbell Cougars next meet will be on Saturday, January 25.

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Alvirne Wrestlers Sweep Meet Outside of D-II
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by Marc Ayotte The Bronco wrestling team had a busy week with a meet at Goffstown, followed by a dual meet at home against Salem and Bow. On Saturday, January 18, Alvirne picked up a pair of intradivisional wins when they defeated the Division I Blue Devils, 46-30, and later in the morning trounced the smaller division Falcons by a team score of 54-26. Earlier in the week, however, the Broncos dropped what Coach Tom Jackson called a tough fought battle against Division II foe Goffstown, 42-33. Registering wins for Alvirne in the loss against the Grizzlies were Ethan Laroche (160), David Cailler (170), Evan Manning (182) and in the 220 bout, Cole Sevigny. As a result, the Broncos slipped to a 3-4 divisional mark, but improved to 7-3 overall with the Saturday twin killing. Against Salem, the Broncos got off to an inauspicious start losing by forfeit in the 106-weight class. Taylor Thyne (113), however, made up for that rather quickly when he recorded a win by fall (WBF) over opponent Braden Boulet at the 1:36 mark. Nick Millinazzo (120) kept the momentum going and at 2:49 (WBF) of his match with Ed Page, gave his Broncos a 12-6 lead in the team scoring. After dropping consecutive matches in the 126, 132 and 138 weight classes to fall behind 12-24, Trystan Davio righted the Alvirne ship in the 152 bout. Although Davio fell behind early in the match, he soon tied the score at 2 apiece before pinning Dylan Chaffee with just 5 ticks left in the rst period.

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Ethan Laroche then brought some Sunshine back into the Steckevicz gymnasium when he knotted the score at 24 -24. Like Davio, Laroche surrendered two quick points with a takedown but seconds later his reversal tied things up at two. With the score tied at 4-4 at the end of two periods, the nal frame saw Laroche come through with a WBF over Devin Dicostando with just :49 showing on the clock. From there, Alvirne proceeded to record 22 of the next 28 team points in cruising to the win. After an Alvirne forfeit win at 182, Evan Manning (195) ran roughshod over Johnny Bartose; taking a 2-0 lead just 30 seconds in. With a 9-1 bulge after two periods, Manning overcame a near scare after a Bartose takedown 30 seconds into the third period and continued his stellar season with a 13-3 major decision win. Cole Sevigny chalked up the nal win of the match with Salem, after taking leads of 2-0 and 4-0, before recording his win by fall over Josh Caputo at the 1:56 mark. Once the Bow versus Salem match concluded, Alvirne put the nishing touches on the tri-meet with its win over the D-III Falcons. Leading the way for the Broncos, with each of them picking up their second win of the day, were: Nick Milazzano at 120, WBF over Chris Gorness; Evan Manning, wrestling up a weight at 195, pinned Anothony Corbets; and Cole Sevigny, at 220, pinned Jared Reynolds.

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