The Epsom Central School PTO will be hosting a
Scholastic Book Fair from April 9 - 12. The book fair is open during
school hours Tuesday through Friday, as well as from 5-7 pm on
Wednesday, April 10. For more information or if you’re interested in
volunteering, please contact Diane Proulx at 738-2037 or
[email protected].
Central NH Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Community
Conversation, April 16
The Central NH Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC)
is co-hosting a Regional Community Conversation with the University
of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension and NH Listens on
Tuesday, April 16 at the Pembroke Academy Cafeteria, 209 Academy
Road in Pembroke from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Please register online at
http://tinyurl.com/RegisterListening or by calling NH Listens at
603-862-0692.
Be a part of a thoughtful and informative Regional Community
Conversation about the future of our communities, our region, and
our state.
All perspectives are welcome. Child care is
available. Refreshments and registration begin at 6:00 PM. To learn
more, visit
www.granitestatefuture.org, CNHRPC on Facebook or
www.cnhrpc.org. For more information, please contact Michael
Tardiff, CNHRPC Executive Director or Stephanie Alexander, CNHRPC
Senior Planner, at 226-6020.
Letter
To my constituents in Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield,
This week, the House passed our version of the budget, which was
balanced only by raising taxes and fees, downshifting costs to the
counties, raiding dedicated funds, and more accounting chicanery. It
increases state spending by more than 10%.
The budget includes the increased gas tax, as voted on by the House
last week, but still spends less of the highway fund on actual road
maintenance and construction than state laws require (since we make
the laws, we can suspend them, and the budget at least acknowledges
this by explicitly suspending the limit).
It also includes an increased tobacco tax: the 10 cent/pack cut that
expires in July, the 10 cent increase the House voted on, plus
another ten cents. The marriage license fee goes up $5, ostensibly
to combat domestic violence, but so much of it is due to unmarried
couples that the marriage license doesn’t seem the best place to
raise these funds!
The budget also caps the counties’ payment for long term care
(mostly in the nursing home) at $11 million less for the biennium
than the current budget, which will have to be made up by property
taxpayers. An amendment to restore these funds was defeated,
171-195, with Dan and I for the repeal, Representatives Mary
Frambach and Alan Turcotte against.
The raid on dedicated funds was truly egregious: instead of saying,
for example, “transfer $1 million from the motorcycle training
fund”, this budget allows the governor to “sweep” any amount from
any dedicated fund. Amendments against this provision were the
closest votes of the day: 181-186 to simply delete it, and 185-186
to exempt a dozen of the 200+ dedicated funds. Again, Dan and I were
for the amendments, Mary Frambach and Alan Turcotte against
Interested readers can email me for my newsletter, with more details
than can fit here.
Representative Carol McGuire
[email protected]
782-4918
Epsom Central School Staff And Faculty
Mr. Ross Mondello, Teacher, 1st grade
Ross is one of three teachers sharing responsibility for the
education of 1st grade students. He received a BA Ed with a
concentration in Psychology from New England College. His first job
out of college was at ECS and Ross has been here for nine years. He
served as team leader for the primary level teachers.
Ross says that the enthusiasm of 1st graders makes him look forward
to coming to work. Four or five kids come running to his desk each
morning, eager to share something they have or something they
experienced. The children always look forward to starting the day’s
activities, whether it’s computers, music, or discovering new ideas.
He says their attitude keeps him young. As far as the school
environment is concerned, Ross says that he loves it here. “There’s
a nice group of teachers who care about one another. The entire
school community is there to support you in times of sickness,
family problems, or other issues.”
Ross says he gets a real sense of community from the parents and
students. “Epsom has a very special sense of caring, loving, and
acceptance of others. Middle school students say ‘hi’ and give hugs
to my students, and are excited to work in my classroom with the
smaller children. You just don’t find things like this in other
schools and communities around the country, and that is what makes
Epsom and ECS a great place to work.”
Ross and Alicia, his wife of three years, live in Concord and are
expecting their first child in September. In his spare time, Ross
enjoys watching the Mets and the Jets, and engaging another of his
passions, coaching the Bow High School and NH Tomahawks lacrosse
teams.
Letter To The Editor
Editor,
The Fraternal Order of Eagles has long been an organization built on
liberty, truth, justice and equality, striving to make the lives of
American and Canadian citizens better every step of the way. Those
beliefs were born on February 6, 1898, when six Seattle theater
owners united to form what became the Eagles.
In the 115 years since, our organization has donated hundreds of
millions of dollars to various programs and research institutions.
Significant medical breakthroughs have been made using dollars
earned through the hard work of our members.
The work of the Eagles has allowed our children to experience the
joy of finding presents under the Christmas tree, our troops to have
a small taste of home during times of need, our mothers’ to feel
loved and appreciated and our elderly the comfort of financial
security and health care upon retirement. Every day, a life is
impacted in some way by the efforts of The Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
With a membership base 850,000 strong, we will continue to work hard
to help communities everywhere and live up to our motto of “People
Helping People.” In 2008, Eagles made a $25 million pledge to the
University of Iowa to form The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes
Research Center. To date, the F.O.E. has donated $19 million and our
money has helped researchers make significant progress toward a
cure.
We are proud to serve communities across the United
States and Canada and we encourage citizens to join us as we make
the next 115 years soar above and beyond the high standard set by
the first 115. Find out how you can help us change the world at
www.foe.com.
Thank You,
The Fraternal Order of Eagles
Concord #613
36 South Main St
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-8922
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