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Windham High School Braves the COLD for
Special Olympics Plunge
Staff photos by Bob Gibbs

Volume 13 Number 15 February 13, 2015 16 Pages

Windham Plungers running out of the ocean

by Bob Gibbs
On a very cold and windy day with the wind
chill factor close to minus 30 degrees, a group of
dedicated students from Windham High School
took a dip in the 40-degree ocean at Hampton
Beach.
It was sunny, but very blustery and frigid there.
Not the typical day for anyone to go to the beach
for a swim in New England. However, students

and adults from Windham High School traveled

to Hampton to take part in the 2015 High School
Penguin Plunge.
This was Windhams third year participating in
the Penguin Plunge.
As a high school, Windham raised $10,100 in a
two-week period. One of the first-time plungers,
Hannah Klaassens, who brought in $2,600; was
recognized for her significant contributions.

Windham Plungers group shot

At the seventh annual high school plunge, more
than 40 schools from southern New Hampshire
kept their pledge to go in the water on this coldest
of days. Nearly 600 students braved the record
cold day for the plunge that tallied $190,000 for
the Special Olympics.
Plungers had to raise $175 to participate in
the high school plunge. The theme for this years
plunge was superheroes.

And the GRAMMY Goes to ... Jared Cassedy

Adios to Cenergistic
Photo courtesy of www.windhamsd.org

by Jillian DiPersio, Windham High School Intern

On Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, CBS This Morning announced that Windham High Schools very
own Jared Cassedy had been named the recipient of the 2015 Music Educator Award presented
by the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. Despite the fact that a snow day
prevented Mr. Cassedys students from giving him formal congratulations, social media and Mr.
Cassedys inbox have been flooded with words of joy and pride for this outstanding educator.
The award was designed to recognize music educators for their dedication to keeping music as
an integral part of their students lives. Cassedy was chosen from a pool of over 7,000 fine music
educators from around the nation.
Upon hearing the announcement, Cassedy recounted, I was completely floored. Beyond
the excitement he felt as a result of the announcement itself, he commented, CBS News did
a fantastic job on their piece. They really highlighted the students and all they have done
throughout the years to make the band program the best that it can be.
Kaley Missert, junior at WHS and French horn player in the concert band, said that she heard
the announcement on the news. Even on a snow day she Rolled out of bed at 8:25, I stumbled
downstairs, turned on the TV, it was like 8:29 and I was freaking out I jumped up off the
couch, I screamed, and I cried a little bit!
contiuned to page 9- Cassedy

Overall, it was a great day, said plunger Matt

Blair. I was excited to see how many students
and high schools were there and did not let the
cold temperatures and strong winds scare them
away. Running into the water definitely felt like
we had been electrocuted; and we had the wind
knocked out of us, but we were fine shortly after.
Our motivation was remembering the reason and
cause of why we were plunging. We have
continued to page 8- Plunge

Staff photos by Jillian DiPersio

Jared Cassedy

Jared Cassedy conducts the WHS Concert Band in their performance at Orchestra Hall when they attended the Heritage Festival of Gold in 2013.

by Barbara OBrien
As it turns out, there will be no signed contract between
Cenergistic, Inc. and the Windham School District. It was
not the school board that made that decision, however.
The echoes of the ruckus caused by the school boards
seemingly hasty decision to approve that contract are
likely to hover over school administrators and in the minds
of local residents for some time. There are some very
aggravated people residing in this southern New Hampshire
community, many of whom are in the midst of making
decisions about the upcoming election.
When three of Windhams five school board members
voted to agree with a proposed contract with Cenergistic,
a company out of Dallas, Texas; touted to have saved
school districts millions of dollars in energy costs, it started
a firestorm that hasnt been heard since some of the same
school board members decided to vacate the portable
classrooms at Golden Brook School and consign them to the
wrecking ball.
Cenergistic first came into view in Windham during a
school board meeting on Jan. 6, when representatives of
the company pitched their proposal, promising to save the
local school district about $1.8 million in energy costs over
a 10-year period. There would be no cost to taxpayers,
Cenergistic vowed. Their profits would come out of the
amount of money saved on energy. Things really heated
up at that meeting, however, when school board Chairman
Jerome Rekart refused to allow members of the Citizens
Facilities Committee to provide input on the proposal.
Instead of allowing the input, Rekart called a recess and,
instructed a member of the school administration to call
the police. The two police officers who showed up at the
meeting surveyed the situation, asked a few questions, then
left.
Still, Rekart, stood by his no public input policy and to
the shock of many in the room, a motion to approve the
contract with Cenergistic was approved by a vote of 3 to 1
to 1. Rekart, Michael Joanis and Dennis Senibaldi voted
to approve the contract. Rob Breton took no position on
the issue and abstained. Only Ken Eyring stood up for the
Citizens Facilities Committee, whose members were denied
permission to offer advice on the topic at hand.
continued to page 10- Cenergistic

Bridge Replacement, Noise Ordinance, Alcohol Permits

Considered at Deliberative Session
by Jay Hobson
A proposal for a $13.7 million operating budget, an increase over
last years $13.5 million budget; repairs to the Willow Street Bridge;
a proposed noise ordinance; and the question of allowing one-day
permits for charity alcohol sales were what brought most of the
discussions at the sparsely attended deliberative session on Feb. 3.
The operating budget increase, Article 3, will be on the ballot and
had no discussion.
Article 12, to raise and appropriate $2,657,500 for the associated
costs of replacing the Willow Street Bridge includes $2,126,000 from
the NHDOT State Bridge Aid, $74,804 from the existing Willow
Street Bridge Capital Reserve Fund, $175,000 from the existing 2013
Willow Street Bridge Warrant Article and an additional requested

amount of $281,696 from general taxation.

Board of Selectmen Chair Ed Gleason described the warrant article
as complex.
Gleason said that the bridge replacement was a safety issue given
that there are flooding issues with the bridge contributing to these.
Resident Bill Scanzani said that it was time to get things done
regarding the bridge.
Article 14 focused on whether the town should create a noise
ordinance that will regulate the making, creation, or maintenance
of excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noises that, in their time,
place and manner adversely affect and are a detriment to public
health, comfort, safety and welfare of residents.
Police Chief Joseph Roark said that he supported the ordinance.

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He explained that as it currently stands there is no ordinance for

excessive noise on the books and that if neighbors complain about
noise, the police will nicely ask the person to reduce the noise.
If there is non-compliance and the police have to return, the issue
becomes a criminal one with a disorderly conduct charge that may
include arrest.
This will allow us to avoid a criminal-level charge and keep it a
civil matter, Roark said.
Roark said that the police would not be monitoring decibel levels
and that the selectmen would have to give guidance on enforcement.
We would go on reasonableness, Roark said.
Article 15 brought up the issue of one-day sales of alcohol that
charitable organizations could apply for permits for fundraising in
town buildings.
It would include groups, such as fraternal organizations, that would
hold an event in which during the event sales of alcohol beverages
would take place.
Town Administrator Brian McCarthy said that the warrant article
was to clear up confusion around alcohol sales on public property.
NH State Rep. and Pelham resident Charlene Takesian asked if
town property also included the Village Green and was told that the
article only was for town buildings.
Takesian wrote an amendment to the article to include the Village
Green and the amendment passed. It was included in the article,
which will appear on the March ballot.
The ballot portion of the town meeting will include all 20 articles
and will take place on March 10 from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Pelham
High School.

2 - February 13, 2015 | Pelham - Windham News

Get Swingin at the Windham

Community Bands Evening of Music

Erland Construction, Inc. is pleased to announce Chris Landry of Pelham

has been promoted to Director of Purchasing. He joined Erland in 1996 and
has rotated through positions in estimating, project management and field
management. Landry joined the Purchasing Department in 2003, where he
gravitated toward ensuring the best value for clients when buying out a job. In
his new role as Director of Purchasing, he performs the purchasing function for
many trades and oversees the purchasing done by project management personnel
to ensure compliance with Erland policies and client service standards. Landry
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from Wentworth
Institute of Technology. Erland Construction, with offices in Burlington, MA, East
Windsor, CT and Stamford, CT, is the regions leading open shop construction
management and general contracting firm. The company has the specialized
expertise for new construction, additions, and renovations in major market sectors
including office, multifamily residential, academic, commercial and healthcare.
The following students have been named to the Deans List at the University of
New Hampshire for the fall semester. From Pelham: Ethan Ely (Highest Honors),
Brian Finney (Highest Honors), Gregory Goulski (High Honors), Alexandra Hall
(High Honors), Allison Harb (High Honors), Iris Hur (Highest Honors), Alexa
Joyal (High Honors), Thomas Lynch (Highest Honors), Jonathan Mantia (Honors),
Emily Morris (Honors), Tyler Racca (High Honors), Nichole Sousa (High Honors),
Meagan Walker (High Honors), Samantha York (Highest Honors), Marissa Zaino
(Highest Honors), Mary Hammar (Highest Honors). From Windham: Zachary
Breton (High Honors), Casey Coupe (Honors), Brad Cunningham (Honors),
Steven Dastous (Highest Honors), Christopher DiPersio (Highest Honors), Erin
Donohue (Highest Honors), Katharine Felson (High Honors), Melanie Fenton
(High Honors), Chelsi Fogarty (Honors), Benjamin Gallo (Highest Honors), Erica
Gallo (High Honors), Olivia Goodale (Highest Honors), Ryan Greenleaf (Honors),
Kyle Guilbault (Highest Honors), Lauren Irish (High Honors), Corey Keenan
(High Honors), Craig Keenan (Honors), Meaghan Kelly (High Honors), Hanna
LaRochelle (Highest Honors), Nicholas LaRochelle (Honors), Melissa McLaughlin
(High Honors), Ashleigh Michaud (High Honors), Jordan Mrvos (High Honors),
Madalyn Northcutt (Highest Honors), Karen Richards (High Honors), Kaitlyn
Rosenholm (Honors), Brian Shea (Honors), Jessica Steere (Honors), Cristy
Theriault (High Honors), Jacqueline VanBerlo (Honors), Emily Estes (High
Honors), Rebecca Anderson (High Honors),
Springfield College has named the following Pelham residents to the Deans
List for the fall semester: Dylan Faust, who is studying Criminal Justice, and Kelsi
Lynde who is studying Sociology.
Hofstra University congratulates the Windham residents Joshua Cavallaro
and Daniel Khabbaz on being named to the fall Deans List for their outstanding
academic achievement.
Ryan Christopher Wakeford of Windham, whose major is Materials Science
and Engineering, has been named to the Deans List at Clemson University for the
fall semester.
Jacob Vaiknoras, a freshman majoring in Accounting, from Pelham, was among
approximately 2,125 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the fall
Deans List.
Timothy Fraser, a junior majoring in Marketing from Windham has made the
Presidents List at Coastal Carolina University for the fall semester.
Airman David Bronson of Pelham graduated from Basic Military Training from
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 3. He is currently stationed
at Fort Lee in Virginia attending Tech school. He is the brother of Amanda
Bronson.
Local residents were named to the fall Deans List at the University of
Massachusetts-Lowell. Among those recognized for achieving academic
distinction for the fall 2014 semester at UMass-Lowell are Pelham residents Ryan
Belleville, majoring in biology; Douglas Carton, majoring in criminal justice;
Jaclyn Casavant, majoring in psychology; Sarah Chapman, majoring in liberal
arts; Alexander Chen, majoring in computer science; Peter Figueiredo, majoring
in exercise physiology; Elena Finney, majoring in nursing; Stacy Foote, majoring
in biology; Justin Jozokos, majoring in physics; William Kiluk, majoring in
business administration; Rachel Lemay, majoring in nutritional science; Christine
Lessard, majoring in liberal arts; Justin Moran, majoring in criminal justice; Dong
Anh Nguyen, majoring in mechanical engineering; Brian Razzetti, majoring
in mechanical engineering; Kristyna Savard, majoring in English; Alyssa Soby,
majoring in business administration; Stephanie Sok, majoring in civil engineering;
Brianna Trainor, majoring in exercise physiology; Lindsey Viera, majoring in
criminal justice; Jill Zalewski, majoring in mathematics; and Windham residents;
Miguel Franco Aquino, majoring in economics; Neal Drapeau, majoring
in mechanical engineering; Kelsey Federico, majoring in English; Jonathan
Hynes, majoring in chemical engineering; Matthew Lane, majoring in business
administration; Veronica Lane, majoring in business administration; Gregory
Macary, majoring in chemical engineering; Kelly Martin, majoring in nursing;
David Musto, majoring in clinical laboratory sciences; Nicole Parent, majoring in
biology; Timothy Parow, majoring in civil engineering; Shyam Sheth, majoring in
mechanical engineering; and Stephen Voto, majoring in information technology.

Courtesy photos

Accolades

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It will be a swingin
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Community Bands 17th
Annual Evening of Music
fundraiser on Saturday,
March 28, starting at 5:15
p.m. at Castleton Banquet
and Conference Center
in Windham. Last years
event was a big success
Dr. Spencer Aston and the Windham Concert Band
with an audience of 350
friends and supporters enjoying dinner,
raffles, dancing, and great music by the
Windham Concert Band, Swing Band,
and Flute Ensemble. Band members
are working hard to make this years
event even more fun.
This years musical theme, A
Portrait of America, will feature
music inspired by the landscapes and
spirit of this great country performed
by the Windham Concert Band and
Flute Ensemble, as well as big band
and ballroom dance music by the
Windham Swing Band. The gala event
Rob Daisy and the Windham Swing Band
starts with a cocktail hour and music
by the flute ensemble, followed by
band selections for attendees dancing and listening pleasure.
a chicken marsala dinner at 6:15. After the concert by the
Tickets are $50 apiece; tables of 10 are $475. Contact
concert band, the swing band concludes the evening with
David Howard at 965-3842 or musicandcats@comcast.net to
two hours of music for dancing. As always, in addition to the
buy tickets and reserve seats.
wonderful music, there will be raffle baskets, door prizes, and
The Windham Community Bands invite local businesses
a chance to conduct the band.
and individual supporters to participate by donating door
This year marks the first Castleton appearance by the
prizes, silent auction and raffle basket items, or by taking an
concert bands wonderful new directors, Dr. Spencer Aston
ad in the Evening of Music program book. Contributions
and Rob Scagnelli. They have selected an entertaining
are tax deductible. All proceeds benefit the non-profit
program that will include Sedona, Rushmore, Variations
Windham Community Bands, which rely on the generosity
on a Shaker Theme (Simple Gifts) by Aaron Copland, Salute
of business and individual supporters to meet annual
to the Cinema, Kentucky 1800, and The Significance of It
operating expenses. The bands are dedicated to bringing
All by contemporary American composer Royce Cole. The
quality, live, community-based music to Windham and the
swing band directed by Rob Daisy will keep the party hopping
region. Please contact David Howard at 965-3842 or David@
until 11 with a full range of ballroom dance tunes and big
WindhamCommunityBands.org for more information.

Windhams Teacher
of the Year
by Barbara OBrien
Looking amazed and saying he was
shocked, longtime Windham teacher Don
Shirley reacted to being named Teacher of the
Year for 2014.
The revelation that Shirley had been chosen
for the honor was made by Windham Middle
School Principal Dan Moulas during the
annual Windham School District Deliberative
Session on Friday, Feb. 6. Shirley has taught in
Windham for more than 28 years. Currently,
Shirley teaches both social studies and science
to students in the sixth grade. He has reached
the level of Master Teacher.
Don inspires all of us, each and every
day, Moulas said, in recognition of Shirleys
longtime career and ongoing contributions
to the staff and students at Windham Middle
School. Don is very approachable, Moulas
continued, commenting on Shirleys ability
to listen to his students. Shirley is renowned
for his innovative outdoor field trips, Moulas
commented.
When it was Shirleys turn at the podium,
he extolled the virtues of the professional and
caring teachers and administrators with whom
he has worked for nearly three decades. Ive
shared so many wonderful experiences; so
many outstanding ideas with these people,
Shirley said.
Shirley said he believes that the key to his
success as an educator is that he has always
had others to bounce ideas off, including his
devoted wife of 15 years.

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Landowner will Sell to School District if Voters Approve Construction

by Barbara OBrien
When four of the five Windham School Board members decided
not to recommend a citizen-petitioned warrant article requesting
$15 million for an addition and renovations to Golden Brook School,
as well as additional renovations to Windham Middle School, one
of their major concerns was the need for a piece of land adjacent to
Golden Brook.
Tony Massahos, who owns the 3.5 acres of land needed by the
school district to complete the addition at Golden Brook, was
said to have not been in support of the citizen-petitioned warrant
article. According to school administrators, Massahos wanted the
warrant article to come from the school board instead. As it turned
out, however, time became as much of a constraint as space for the
Windham School District, and the school board failed to come up
with a proposed construction option. Although members of the
Citizens Facilities Committee had been working diligently on coming
up with options for school expansion since last spring, a late-hour
request from a couple of school board members to further investigate
one of the options (number 2) resulted in what appeared to be the
loss of another year before any construction could move forward.
On Jan. 9, however, Tom Murray, one of the members of the
Citizens Facilities Committee, authored a citizen-petitioned warrant
article proposing Option 2 for $15 million, obtaining the required
number of signatures and turning in the petition with only a couple
of hours to spare. When Massahos first heard about the petition, he
reportedly wasnt in favor of the process being taken.
During the Feb. 3 school board meeting, however, Rick

Horrigan, chairman of the Citizens Facilities Committee, presented

correspondence indicating that Massahos now intends to sell the
land to the school district if voters approve Option 2 at the polls
on March 10. It simply says that he intends to sell the property,
Horrigan told school board members.
There is a provision in the proposed citizen-petitioned warrant
article that includes the $600,000 selling price being asked by
Massahos. Weve always known nothing could happen at Golden
Brook without that land, Horrigan said. The school board
shouldnt be surprised, he continued. The school district should
have bought that property years ago, just to solve the parking issues
up there.
Following Horrigans revelation, school board members Michael
Joanis and Jerome Rekart said they still werent comfortable with
the situation because Massahos serves as a member of the Citizens
Facilities Committee. Theres awkwardness, Rekart said. I feel
there is a conflict of interest. Citizens Facilities Committee member
Jerry Rufo assured school board members that Massahos had recused
himself from voting on any issue involving land acquisition.
Tony (Massahos) did not vote on anything involving land,
Murray confirmed.
Joanis complained that the correspondence from Massahos should
not have been discussed in public session. The issue should have
been held in a non-public meeting, Joanis said. Horrigan noted that
the letter did not involve negotiations for the land in question, only
that Massahos is willing to sell it to the Windham School District for
the proposed addition/renovations at Golden Brook School.
Despite the school boards lack of support for the citizen-

petitioned warrant article; a 4 to 1 vote against recommending it,

the question will appear on the ballot as Article 3. The only school
board member to vote in favor of recommending the citizens
petition was Ken Eyring. The other four members said they felt more
work needs to be done on the proposal prior to taking it to a vote;
although they did concur with the Option 2 choice.
Its time to fix the space problem, Horrigan said. You need to
stop kicking the can down the road, he told the school board.
Its been vetted from multiple perspectives again and again,
Eyring said, noting that the charter for the Citizens Facilities
Committee was to solve space problems, not to build a utopia.
Each of the committee members came with a different vision, but
in the end they all came together to support Option 2, Eyring said.
I believe this is a project that has a very good chance of passing.
Should the citizen-petitioned warrant article pass a strict 60 percent
majority vote on March 10, appropriate enactment of the provisions
of the warrant article would become the responsibility of the full
school board.
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg commented that the addition
of the classrooms proposed in Option 2, as described in the citizenpetitioned warrant article, would bring us to a much better place.
There is a sense of urgency, here, Feneberg said, remarking on the
severity of the overcrowding that exists in three of the districts four
public schools. If passed by voters on March 10, it is anticipated
that the actual construction would take about 18 months to
complete.

submitted by Windham Fire Department

The Windham Fire and Police departments
responded for a reported school bus accident at
about 8 a.m. on Feb. 3 in the area of 82 Searles.
First-arriving Windham Fire personnel
encountered a single vehicle that had collided
with a school bus, which was occupied with
students at the time of the collision. It appeared
the vehicle traveling in the opposite direction lost
control and collided with the front of the school
bus. The compact car sustained heavy damage
to the drivers side, which also caused air bag
deployment. The car was occupied by a female
driver and two small children located in the
rear seat. The school bus, which had sustained
minimal front-end damage, was off to the right
side of the road into a snow embankment.
Emergency workers evaluated all of the people

involved. Emergency workers boarded the bus,

which had approximately nine students on board
eventually en route to Golden Brook School and
Center School. All of the students were medically
evaluated on the bus as a precaution. Once
evaluated by emergency workers who determined
that no one would be transported to hospitals,
the students were transported by bus to their
respective schools. Students then were released to
the custody of the school and parent notifications
were made.
Representatives of the bus company, as well as
the Windham School District, were notified of the
accident and arrived on scene.
The female driver of the compact car was
transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry
for minor injuries. The children were not hurt and
were released to their father.

Courtesy photos

No Students Injured in School Bus/Car Collision

Deliberative Session Focuses on Unassigned General Funds,

St. Patrick School Aid
by Jay Hobson
Of the five articles being sent to voters at the
March 10 ballot, garnering the most discussion
at the recent Pelham School Deliberative Session
were Article 4, the retention of up to 2.5 percent
of unassigned general funds, as well as Article
5, monies for 55 Pelham children attending St.
Patrick School.
The meeting opened with the temporary
election of Phil Currier as the moderator as the
school district moderator could not attend.
Currier was nominated and a resounding aye
was heard when asked for those in favor while
the those opposed request was answered with a
quiet aye from Currier to the laughter of the 20
or so people in attendance.
Article 1, the Pelham School District operating
budget, asks voters to approve a $30.1 million
budget; if defeated would result in the default
budget of $30, 058,573 had no discussion.
Article 2 asks voters to raise and appropriate
$125,000 for special education costs.
No amount to be raised from taxation, Currier
said.
School Board member Meg Larson said that the
federal government mandates special education
costs and that these are unreliable to forecast.
NH State Rep. and Pelham resident Charlene
Takesian said that the money was going into a
capital reserve fund and asked how the monies
would be accessed.
District Business Administrator Steve Martin
explained that the school board has been
designated as an agent to expend and could
therefore access the funds.
They have to vote on it, make an application
to the trustees of the trust fund and then, as long
as the request is made under the purposes of the
capital reserve, a check will be sent to the school

board, Martin said.

Article 3 asks voters for $25,000 to be added
to the Capital Reserve Fund for school building
maintenance for which there was no discussion.
The current balance in the fund is $212,046.
The monies would come from the June 30,
2015, unassigned fund balance and would not be
raised from taxation.
Article 4 asks voters if they would vote to
authorize indefinitely until rescinded the retention
in any fiscal year, of year-end unassigned general
funds, not to exceed 2.5 percent of the current
fiscal years net assessment.
Budget Committee Chair Dan Guimond said
that the budget committee had a problem with the
wording, indefinitely until rescinded.
Resident Charlene Takesian asked what the net
assessments were.
They are the gross appropriations, less
revenues (and) less educational grants, Pelham
School Board member Tom Geller said.
Geller said that the retained fund balance
is returned to the taxpayers at the end of the
following year.
St. Patricks Principal Hank Golec addressed
Article 5, a petition article, noting that the
requested $32,093 was for a school nurse and
also for testing, both of which are required by the
state, as well as software for the nurse.
The budget committee did not recommend
the article, and Dave Cronin asked that in order
to reduce the stigma of not having the budget
committee recommendation if the amount were
changed would they reconsider.
Budget Committee Chair Guimond said that
there would be a meeting for that purpose.
Cronin requested a change to $34,000 and the
amendment was approved 21 for and 14 against.
Immediately after the deliberative session, the

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public session and discussed the change.
The vote to recommend the change was
voted down five to three but instead of a not

recommended wording, a no position was

taken wording was used instead. This is the same
wording used by the school board.

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The Word Around Town...

Letters to our Editor

Failed Attempt to Subvert

the Will of the People

Three years not doing anything is unacceptable to our

kids! We need leadership!

Tom Murray, Jerry Rufo and myself (each with an

extensive knowledge and expertise in the construction
industry), gave a presentation as citizen petitioners of
Warrant Article 3 and members of the Windham Citizens
Facility Committee (WCFC) to the School Districts
Deliberative Session on Feb. 6.
The Warrant Article seeks to raise Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000.00) for renovations and additions to the
Golden Brook School to accommodate grades preschool
through 4th, minor renovations to the Windham Middle
School, and lighting upgrades to Windham Center School,
as recommended by the WCFCs so-called Option 2 which
includes land acquisition by a vote of 5-0.
We were compelled to bring Option 2 forward because
it is irresponsible for the School board to let another year go
by without offering a solution to our districts space needs.
This has been known for years and exacerbated last spring
when three board members voted to dismantle the portables
due to neglect.
In all of this process, one thing has become crystal clear:
we need stronger leadership on the School Board. We
believe doing nothing again regarding the districts space
issue should never have been an option. This coming
September there will be 741 students attending the Middle
School, with Pre-K and third grade students still attending
classes at the High School.
The Warrant Article 3 that we are proposing is by far the
most cost effective solution and offers the best educational
value. We believe the decision to approve or disapprove this
project belongs in the hands of Windham voters.
However, a substantial presence of former school board
members attempted to use their influence to the detriment
of this project. As they individually spoke, it became
strangely clear to me that another agenda may be at play ...
suggesting wishes to revisit their solution: the New School
up on the hill.
It is notable that not one of the former school board
members ever attended a single facility committee meeting
over the past eight months. If they had they would have
realized that after two public hearings and numerous
public meetings every Monday that the Town was clear in
expressing its wishes to address the problem cost effectively,
and within the existing number of schools. This is the same
message the taxpayers sent through their vote back in 2012
and 2013. All questions and concerns can still be heard, just
reach out to us-for the kids sake.
I cannot begin to express my disappointment with the
uninformed comments and actions that were presented
by current Chairman Jerrome Rekart, and former School
Board Members; Mike Hatem, Al Letizio, Bruce Anderson,
Beth Valentine, Stephanie Wimmer and Michelle Farrell.
Their elitist mentalities regarding the management of our
schools continues to hurt Windham taxpayers, and more
importantly ... our children. Ironically, all have pushed to
solve the overcrowding problem in one form or another.
The only difference now is we have expert volunteers that
are representatives of the public (You and I). We are able to
negotiate down square footage costs and still be fair to the
hired contractor.
It is insulting to the entire Windham community that
they attempted to defund the project by changing the
amount of the Warrant Article from $15M to $1 because
they disapprove. The motion to defund the project failed
by a vote of 49-34. Im glad it did, because all town voters
should have the opportunity to decide whether or not this
initiative passes or fails on March 10.

Richard S. Amari, Jr., Windham

Casting a Vote for Popovici-Muller

Our family met Daniel Popovici-Muller when my
husband ran for State Representative. Daniel wanted to
meet local candidates before voting for them. Daniel wants
the same of all of us as he runs for Windham School Board.
Have you met him? Contact him by email: dpmwindham@
gmail.com or Twitter: @dpmwindham.
If you have not met him yet, you know where he stands
by reading letters he wrote in this newspaper. I appreciate
his candor and desire to be upfront on controversial issues.
He thanks when appropriate, and chastises occasionally,
too. He advocates for learning from mistakes, and moving
forward. He would be an asset to our School Board.
Join me in casting a vote for Daniel Popovici-Muller for
Windham School Board on Tuesday, March 10.
Lois Bates, Windham

The Slow Moving Trainwreck Known

as the Windham School Board
The recent decision by the Windham School Board to sign
a no-bid, no-escape contract for $600K with Cenergistic for
behaviorial modification training should make all taxpayers
realize that our School District lacks the professional
oversight to manage our facilities. Wasteful decisions like
these cause a rippling effect that negatively impacts students,
teachers and property owners. It also provides a clear
explanation why our school tax rate has skyrocketed over the
years, while the town tax rate has remained stable.
Its a shame that nearly $600,000 will be spent to obtain
advice on how to more efficiently use our existing HVAC
and lighting resources. Windham has residents that are
experts in facilities management and energy efficiency that
could assist the district with much needed energy efficient
upgrades to our infrastructure. Several residents have already
come forward to volunteer their services at no charge to the
School District.
One of those experts is Tom Murray, who has a Bachelors
degree in Civil Engineering from Wentworth Institute of
Technology. He has built a 100% energy efficient building
for his construction business right here in Windham and
is in the process of completing a second building that is
projected to produce more energy than consumed. Many of
his vehicles have been converted to propane gas. He made
a presentation to the NH Department of Environmental
Services to show proof of concept for implementing energy
conservation measures in the workplace.
Over the past year, Mr. Murray has made his services
available to the district at no cost to Windham taxpayers.
It was his involvement in the late summer that convinced
the School Board to delay replacing two of the Windham
Center School roofs because the flawed bidding process
produced bloated prices. Mr. Murray then discovered the
leaks in the Center School were not due to the roofing
membranes that were scheduled to be replaced, but to faulty
masonry work. In a matter of minutes, Mr. Murray isolated
the cause and provided a solution to the leaking roof issue
that has plagued the WCS since at least 2007. His findings
immediately saved the district over $200K in unnecessary
roof replacements.
Mr. Murray also has experience with serving on town
government. Ive personally witnessed his unbiased
dedication to Windham residents when he served on the
Zoning Board of Adjustment from
2004 to 2012, starting as an alternate
and working his way up to Chairman.
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Please support Tom Murray for Windham School
Board. Although I have only known Mr. Murray for a
short time, I have been impressed with his commitment to
our community. As we all know there are many areas in
the school district in need attention, most of which involve
facilities in one form or another. As the owner and operator
of Pugliesse Contracting in Windham, Mr. Murray brings a
unique perspective, professional experience and leadership
that dont currently exist on the School Board. Over the past
year Mr. Murray has selflessly donated hundreds of hours
working with members of the School Board, Administration
and Staff, seeking insight into the needs of the district to
provide a solution to the population issue, while at the same
time keeping the best interest of the tax payers in mind.
Mr. Murray is no stranger to public service, serving on the
Zoning Board of Adjustments for a total of 8 years, 4 yrs as
an alternate, 4 years as an elected official and serving as the
Board Chair his final year. His past service will ensure there
is no learning on the job; he will be able to hit the ground
running.
He is a man of high integrity which he has shown time
and again during his years on the ZBA. My first interaction
with Mr. Murray was at a ZBA meeting, as I listened to
him explain how he favored the proposed project, he could
not vote to approve the necessary variance because it did
not meet the criteria required to grant a variance, and he
ultimately voted against it. That is the type of integrity we
need on our SB, someone who can put personal opinions
and feelings aside in order to respect the process and the rule
of law.
As a dedicated father, problem solver and leader, he is a
man who has earned my respect and that is why I ask that
you vote for Tom Murray for School Board.
Sean Donahue, Windham

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support of true leadership, vote for Mike Joanis in his reelection on the Windham School Board.
Andy Ducharme, Windham

Multi-Sport Turf Field

would be Invaluable
I am writing this letter in support of the Windham
Multi-Sport Turf field. I am a parent of two students in
the Windham School District. Do I have a vested interest
in this field? Yes I do. My oldest daughter is part of the
Girls Lacrosse team and was fortunate enough to play in the
Division II State Championship last year. I would love to see
her team be afforded every opportunity possible to continue
their success. But, I am also a member of the Windham
community who is increasingly feeling the need to become
more informed regarding the choices we all have to make to
ensure a healthy future for Windham.
Because of this, I recently attended the Windham
School District Deliberative Session held on February
6th. I had the opportunity to listen to Dan Potter present
information on the Multi-Sport Turf Field. If you did not
have the opportunity to attend, I recommend you visit the
windhamturf.org website which outlines the community
need, plan, cost and benefits of this proposal. Much of what
Mr. Potter presented resonated with me. I agree, I have seen
the practice and game fields at WHS inadequate for play
many times. I have seen our students bused to alternative
fields or forced to rent space outside of the Windham
community for both practice and games. At one point, the
NHIAA (NH Interscholastic Athletic Association) ruled that
our fields were unsafe for post-season play. When you see
the level of athleticism and dedication in these students and
coaches, it is difficult to accept.
The Multi-Sport Turf Field will support at least six of our
high schools sports. To have a safe, state of the art turf field
on which six sports could practice and compete would be
invaluable. In addition, the turf field has great potential to
generate revenue by hosting state and regional tournaments,
summer sports programs, and nonsport activities. The
community would also see savings through a decrease in
the annual maintenance costs for both the turf and nonturf
fields.
It is my belief that our children and this town deserve the
very best. I am asking you to vote Yes on Article 2. Please
vote for the Multi-Sport Turf Field on March 10.
Carrie Edgerly MacLeod, Windham

Too Many Red Flag Warnings

In Support of Mike Joanis

for School Board
To my fellow townspeople of Windham, please join me in
the support and re-election of Mike Joanis to the Windham
School Board. I had the honor and privilege to meet Mike
in his inaugural year on the WSB. At the time, Windham
was still part of SAU 28 and I was in my last year on the
Pelham School Board. That year was the transitioning of
Windham into becoming its own district. In that transition,
Mike was an amazing team member worked diligently for
the former SAU as well the new Windham SAU District 95.
During and since that transition, Mike has shown himself
to be a pragmatic and diligent leader. Always prepared and
understanding the meeting agendas, Mike brings his real
world experience and leadership to the board that Windham
needs and deserves. With the support of his amazing wife
Wendy and their three talented daughters, all part of the
Windham School District, Mike has a great understanding
of what our families need and want for our district. After
watching many Windham School Board meetings, it truly
shows that Mike has one major goal, and that is to make the
Windham School District as the number one district in the

At Friday nights deliberative I attempted to zero out the

warrant article for the Golden Brook renovation article. As
someone who has been trying to solve our overcrowding
issue since 2005 I did not take this step lightly. I did it
because there are simply too many red flag warnings to allow
this to go forward. It is the same exact fact pattern that
doomed the High School.
The bond request is for $15 million to renovate Golden
Brook and add a 40,000 square foot addition. As much as
I wish the numbers could be true it is simply not possible.
Carrying $50 a square foot for renovations is a red flag.
This number is one third of the actual cost for renovating
a school; the actual cost is closer to $170. For the new
construction the current cost $230 a square foot, the bond
carries $140 a square foot. And those are for the hard
construction cost, it does not include soft cost; engineering,
furnishings, contingencies, etc. Nor does it include the work
required at the Middle School.
The second red flag is the estimate that engineering will
cost $115,000, the actual costs of design for a project
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Good for the Community

Your Hometown Community Calendar

Tuesdays thru April 14

Beginner Theatre for Kids, for ages 6
Now and up, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Sherburne
Hall, Pelham. Cast of 20-plust will be
selected. No experience needed; everyone
gets a part. Size of group is limited; first come,
first serve. Program fee. Registration form at 6
Village Green or online at www.pelhamweb.com/
recreation. Register online at https://webtrac.
pelhamweb.com. Production scheduled for Apr.
17 and 18. Volunteers are needed if youre able to
assist with the program! Sign up ASAP. Call 6352721 with any questions or e-mail Recreation@
pelhamweb.com.
Wednesdays thru March 25
New Adult Crochet Classes for adults and
teens of all abilities (ages 16 and up), 6:30 to
7:30 p.m., 16 Pulpit Rock Rd., Suite 2, Pelham.
No experience needed for this class. Beginners
welcome! Participants will be provided with
supplies needed and will learn some stitches.
Five small crochet projects will be guided by
instructor Andrea Dube. You will also get a home
instruction packet for them. Size of groups is
limited; first come, first served. Come and learn to
crochet, socialize and have a fun night! Program
fee. Registration form at 6 Village Green or online
at www.pelhamweb.com/recreation. Register
online at https://webtrac.pelhamweb.com. Sign
up by Feb. 6. Call 635-2721 with any questions
or e-mail Recreation@pelhamweb.com.
Saturday, February 14
The Nesmith Library will host Wildlife
th
Encounters today at 1 p.m. This live
animal show features a diverse selection
of seven of their Ambassador animals that
take the audience on an imaginary safari around
the world in 60 minutes. Due to the nature of
these live animals, this program is for children
ages 4 and up who can independently sit through
an hour-long presentation and follow instructions
given by the educator. The exact animals that
attend will vary based on availability and the
discretion of the educator, but will plan to include
Bennetts Wallaby, Arctic Fox, Great horned owl,
Argus Monitor Lizard, and more! Registration is
required and space is limited. Call the library at
432-7154 or stop by the front circulation desk to
register.

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Saturdays, February 14 & March 7

Snowshoeing Winter Hikes at the Elmer G.
Raymond Memorial Park, 35 Keyes Hill Rd.,
Pelham. Dates subject to change with weather
conditions! Supervisor is Peggi Sawicki. All
ages welcome! Starts at 6:30 p.m. at the lodge
building. Families can bring their own snowshoes
and join the program at no cost. Children under

18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult

for these hikes. Snowshoes can otherwise be
rented a minimum of one week in advance of hike
date. Sizes are determined by weight range of
person (see registration form) and the cost is $15/
person. Charge is for shoes only. There are two
hikes about one mile in length, one easy, one a
bit more challenging. Paths will be lit. Hikes are
followed by a warm fire and hot chocolate served
back at the lodge! Note: no cell phone use at
this park but a landline phone is available in the
building. Forms available at www.pelhamweb.
com/recreation or sign up online at https://
webtrac.pelhamweb.com. Call 635-2721 or
e-mail recreation@pelhamweb.com with any
questions!
Monday, February 16
Windham is pleased to announce
to continue their partnership with the
Granite YMCA of Londonderry to offer
some great Summer Camps for Youth At
Griffin Park. Registration begins online today at
windham.recdesk.com and will continue until the
camps are full. There are program fees for all the
camps. Camps run Mon.-Thurs.
Flag Football for those entering grades 1-3 in
the fall of 2015. Campers will learn the rules
of flag football, along with working on running,
catching, throwing, and flag pulling. July 13-16.
Lacrosse Camp for those entering grades 1-5 in
the fall of 2015. Campers will learn and develop
skills in everything from the basics to some more
advanced lacrosse techniques. Starting with hot
to cradle, scoop, and throw a lacrosse ball, youth
will participate in different challenges and light
competition. All campers must provide their own
mouth guard. Other equipment will be provided,
unless you want to bring your own. July 20-23.
Multi-Sport Camp for those entering Grades
K-2 in the fall of 2015. They will be exposed to
a variety of different sports and begin to develop
fundamental skills. Campers will play sports like
basketball, football, whiffle ball, soccer, etc. July
27-30.
Questions? Contact the Recreation Office
at 965-1208 or by e-mail at Recreation@
WindhamNewHampshire.com.

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Wednesday, February 18 & Thursday,

February 19
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
is planning to expand its existing pipeline
system to serve the growing demand for
interstate natural gas transmission service in the
northeastern United States. The Northeast Energy
Direct Project is being developed to meet the
growing energy needs in the Northeast and, more
specifically, the New England region.

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TGP plans to host open houses in January

and February for the portion of the Project
located from Wright, NY, to Dracut, MA,
and in March-April for the portion of the
Project located from Troy, PA, to Wright, NY,
to provide additional information and answer
questions concerning the Project.
Details of open houses scheduled in February
are below. All open houses are from 6 to 8
p.m. Light buffet will be served. Landowners
will receive notification of the open houses via
mail, and ads will be placed in local newspapers
to inform the general public.
Feb. 18: Londonderry High School Cafeteria;
295 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry
Feb. 19: White Birch Banquet Hall; 222 Central
St., Hudson
Saturday, February 21
Open Mic Night sponsored by the First
st
Congregational Church of Pelham. All
Musicians and Poets are invited. Play
your originals or covers in a very relaxed,
family friendly and welcoming atmosphere. You
dont need to be a musician to attend. Just come,
listen and enjoy the music. A $5 donation is
asked. Registration at 6 p.m., doors open at 6:30
p.m. First Congregational Church of Pelham, 3
Main St., Pelham. More information at: http://
www.pelhamucc.org/cafe.html.

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Thursday, February 26
The Womans Service Club of
Windham will host a Candidates
Night at the Windham Town Hall at 7
p.m. Community is invited to meet the
candidates. An opportunity for all to hear and
question what the candidates are proposing to in
filling their positions. The event will be aired live
on Windham Community Cable, WCTV-21.

6th

Sunday, March 1 thru

Wednesday, March 4
Attend the Origins Seminar for free at
Heritage Baptist Church in Windham.
Sunday at 6 p.m. and Monday-Wednesday
at 7 p.m., hear and see cryptozoology researcher
Dave Woetzel discuss universal origins and their
implications through compelling presentations. If
you have further questions, e-mail info@hbcnh.org
or visit www.hbcnh.org!

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Tuesdays starting March 3

Live Stronger Classes open to teen and
adults, ages 16 and over from 6:15 to
7:15 p.m. at the Pelham Senior Center.
Bring s floor mat, water bottle (weights,
resistance bands optional). Wear supportive
athletic shoes. This is a total body workout that
strengthens, sculpts and tones all the major

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and bone health, boost energy levels, enhance
mood and burn calories. .You must be able to get
down to the floor and back up. Space is limited;
first come, first served. Program fee. Register
with Pelham Parks and Rec. Form available to
print at www.pelhamweb.com/recreation. You
may register and pay online at https://webtrac.
pelhamweb.com. E-mail recreation@pelhamweb.
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Thursdays, March 5 thru April 9
Come join the fun with Dance Fitness
th Classes! For adults 18 and up. Classes
will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
the Pelham Senior Center. No experience
or equipment needed. This is an easy to
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Modifications will be shown accordingly. Size of
groups is limited; first come, first serve. Program
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Tuesday, March 10
The Windham School District will
th hold a Professional Development Day
at Windham High School. This all day
event will include a variety of workshops
for the teachers in the district. If you have
any questions, contact Kori Becht at kbecht@
windhamsd.org.

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this size is closer to $2 million. Without getting to deep in the weeds, I found
four projects in the last five years that are of comparable size to this project: Salem
phase 1, Pelham High, Rochester and Mascoma. They were all slightly smaller
than what is proposed in the Bond article. Mascoma was the least expensive
project coming in at slightly over $21 million, at $25 million Salem was the
most expensive. That is a pretty tight range of costs; I could not find one project
of this size that came in at $15 million, another red flag. This is reminiscent of
TeamDesigns high school bond proposal.
The next red flag is the existence of an obvious conflict of interest of one of the
members of the Facility Committee. In New Hampshire a conflict of interest
requiring disqualification will be found when an official has a direct personal or
pecuniary (financial) interest in the outcome. In this case the bond requires the
town to purchase land from a committee member for significantly more than the
assessed value. Whether there is actually a conflict here is not known, but selfdealing always lessens public trust in the system when.
Everyone now agrees we have a significant problem with overcrowding in our
schools. Since 1999 several facility committees have been formed to study the
solution, every one of them came to the same conclusion: we need a new Middle
School. When can build a new Middle School and still maintain a 4 school
structure. One possible configuration would require selling the current SAU
buildings and making Golden Brook the new SAU. Center would be K-2, the
current middle school would be 3-4 and the new Middle School would be 5-8. We
have real problems with our schools; this plan does not provide a solution. There
are simply too many warning signs to go forward we this plan, we cannot waste
another year.
Michael Hatem, Windham

Running for School Board

as Taxpayers Deserve Better
My name is Tom Murray and I am running for the Windham School Board.
Ive lived in the area most of my life. I graduated from Londonderry High
School in 1989 and went to college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in
Boston, where I earned a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. My wife Lynn
and I bought our first house in Windham in 2002 where we have raised our
five children Tyler, Reagan, Sophia, Cole, & Cayden. Windham is a wonderful
community where we have enjoyed the friendships and relationships with so many
delightful people.
I decided to run for the Windham School Board because our children and
taxpayers deserve better. The buildings that have been entrusted to our district
administration have not been properly maintained for many years. The neglect has

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negatively impacted our childrens learning environments, as well as our tax bills.
Recently, two buildings were taken out of service due to neglect (the Pre-K building
and GBS portables), and others have been leaking for years.
The district needs help with making the right decisions that are related to
construction, facilities management and energy conservation and we need to
stop over paying for these types of services. These are the areas of my professional
experience as the CEO of Pugliese Contracting Corporation, which is located here
in Windham.
We need to solve the space issues in the Middle School and Center School,
permanently fix our school roofs and stop signing wasteful contracts (e.g.
Cenergistic) for common sense solutions. Our children and teachers deserve
excellent educational environments, and Windham taxpayers deserve cost effective
solutions.
This is why, after the School Board decided to let another year go by without
providing an option for the voters to consider ... that I joined with two fellow
Facilities Committee members to place an initiative onto the March ballot as a
Citizens Petition Warrant Article. Each of us believes that inaction is unacceptable
and that voters should decide whether to accept or reject the proposal (which I
will discuss in more detail in future letters).
The current makeup of personalities on the School Board is diverse. This was
also the case when I served on the Zoning Board from 2005 to 2012, with the first
four as an alternate and the last year as Chairman. If elected to the School Board, I
will welcome the opportunity to provide insights as to how we can all work towards
the common goals of serving our community.
Our school district has serious challenges that have not been properly addressed
for many years which unnecessarily led to significant tax increases. Many of these
challenges are related to the areas of my expertise. I believe I can make a positive
difference for our children and teachers by improving the classroom environments,
maintain a high level of education in our classes and keep our taxes down by
ending the wasteful spending.
If elected, I promise to listen closely to all community input. It would be an
honor to serve as your representative on the Windham School Board.

of WHS. At GBS, there will be 20 additional classrooms, plus more educational

spaces ... including two rooms each for art and music, Special Ed rooms,
enrichment, a new gym, energy upgrade renovations, and much more.
This initiative was placed on the March ballot by three Windham Citizens
Facility Committee (WCFC) members; Rich Amari, Jerry Rufo and myself
(each of us with construction/facilities management expertise) because we felt
it was unacceptable and irresponsible for the Windham School Board (WSB)
to not address the space issues for two years in a row. Especially since the WSB
exasperated the problem last spring when a majority of the Board voted to
dismantle the portables.
We believe our students, parents and teachers deserve better. Next year, the
WMS (with a capacity of 675 students) is projected to have 741 students and
the Administration and School Board has not provided any plans for how they will
address this shortfall of space. Its paralysis by analysis all over again. We believe
Windham residents should have an opportunity to vote on a cost effective proposal
that addresses district needs now not next year or the year after.
We began by making a list of all needs and wants, based on everyones
input. We soon realized that if we implemented everything ... that our payroll
would be bloated by an additional $2.5M per year before construction costs were
added in. We felt that was not practical and too expensive. We worked with the
Superintendent and district administration to scale back the project and found
a balance of addressing needs, wants and cost considerations. This proposal is all
about the kids and the taxpayers.
There is a lot of misinformation being stated about this project. Most of it is
coming from people who supported the WINS proposal two years ago to build a
new 7/8th grade school on London Bridge Road. Theyre claiming the cost is too
good to be true. Theyre wrong. The cost per square foot matches up with the
work that was recently done in the Salem School District and I showed those
contractor costs using public documents obtained from the Salem School District
as part of the presentation.
Rich Amari, Jerry Rufo and I believe the WCFC has provided a cost-effective,
viable solution. We believe a majority of the School Board should not be allowed
to put this important decision off for yet another year. We believe the decision to
approve or reject this project should be left up to you, the voters.
We believe our children deserve better.

Tom Murray, Windham

Tom Murray, Windham

A Cost-Effective Solution to WSD Space Issues

A Believer in Public Input

The Windham School District held their deliberative session at WHS on Feb.
6. I was there to present the plans for Warrant Article 3: the proposal to raise
$15M for the purposes of; expanding and renovating Golden Brook School, minor
renovations of Middle School (labs, lighting, etc.), and lighting upgrades at Center
School.
This project solves the crowding at WMS and WCS by pulling one grade out of
each of those schools. It would pull the Pre-K program and third grade classes out

It is universally accepted that no one individual (or group of five) has the right
answer to all questions. Our school board makes decisions that affect thousands of
Windham students, parents, residents and employees: they must carefully listen to
the community they represent and include public feedback in the boards decision
making process.
Please watch the 20 minute discussion on the public input policy - it starts at
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Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) - This is an insurance coverage

under a government sponsored program, an eligible employer
sponsored plan, a plan in the individual market, a grandfathered health
plan or other coverage recognized by the Dept of Health and Human
Services. Also known as qualifying health care coverage.
Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) - If the taxpayer or any member
of the tax household, did not have either MEC or an exemption for any
month during the tax year, a taxpayer must compute a shared responsibility payment on the income tax return.
Tax Household - the tax household includes the taxpayer, taxpayer's
spouse if filing a joint return, ANY individual claimed as a DEPENDENT on the return as well as EACH person the taxpayer can, but does
not claim as a dependent.
Marketplace (aka The Exchange, Health Insurance Marketplace) - A
government or nonprofit entity that offers qualified health plans to
individuals.
Health Coverage Exemptions- A recognized reason for not having
MEC during any month of the tax year. Examples are unaffordable
coverage, short coverage gap, household income below filing threshold.
Premium Tax Credit - A new tax credit for certain people who
enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Marketplace.
A taxpayer MUST NOT be eligible for other minimum essential
coverage, as through an employer to qualify.
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal and state
governments, insurers, employers and individuals share responsibility
for improving health insurance coverage in the US. The ACA created
the "Marketplace" where taxpayers find information about insurance
options, purchase qualified health plans and when eligible acquire
help paying premiums and out of pocket expenses utilizing the new
premium tax credit. The ACA also created the individual shared
responsibility provision, which requires individuals to have minimum
essential coverage for each month of the year, or qualify for a coverage
exemption, or make a shared responsibility payment when filing their
income tax return. Most taxpayers will have had this MEC prior to
year's start and only had to maintain it for the whole year. If coverage
was maintained, then these taxpayers will simply have to check a box
indicating this fact on the tax form, no further action is required. (
Next year taxpayers will receive either a 1095-B or 1095-C form
indicating coverage information.) Taxpayers who did not maintain
coverage, may be exempt from the SRP and will not have to make a
payment with the return. Coverage exemptions are available for
individuals who are specifically described as having a religious,
economic, or other justification for not having the MEC. These
taxpayers who qualify for an exemption will be required to file the new
Form 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions with their tax returns in
2014. Needless to say, if a taxpayer or any dependent on the return did
not maintain MEC for each month of the tax year and did not qualify
for a coverage exemption, must calculate a payment and add it to their
tax liability on the tax return.
As you can see, in terms of simplifying the tax code, we have added
another layer of calculations to complete the yearly return. As stated,
for most individuals who have family plans through their employer or
seniors with Medicare Part A or Medicare Advantage, there is little to
be concerned, a simple box must be checked. Next year you will
probably receive a reporting form in the 1095 series to verify your
MEC. It is for individuals, who purchased through the Marketplace and
qualify for the new premium tax credit or for individuals that did not
maintain MEC and must calculate a payment where confusion will
abound.
In the next article, I will continue to delve into the quagmire,
however since their are limitations to the size of these articles, I will be
attempting to add a web page at our website so that many of the charts
and formulas required to complete some of these tasks can be
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In My Opinion...

Proud New Englander Calls Pipeline into Question

by Kaela Law, Pelham
My name is Kaela Law. I live in Pelham. I am proud to call
New England my home. I am proud to raise my daughter in the
northeast. It is, in my humble opinion, the most historic and
beautiful region of the United States.
I live on the newly proposed route of the Kinder Morgan/
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Northeast Energy Direct Project. Kinder
Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline has put word out that this pipeline
route will co-locate with an existing power line utility corridor,
leading the public to believe this new route eliminates the
concerns that pipeline tract would cut across private property and
conservation lands.
This statement is misleading at best. At worst it is false and
manipulative because there is no room in the existing power line
corridors for pipeline construction.
In fact, the pipeline construction is set to run alongside the
corridors where private properties and conservation lands and
streams that travel into lakes will be temporarily ripped apart just
as before and then stand at risk of contamination and worse into
perpetuity.
Unquestionably, the proposed 36-inch pipeline would disrupt
everyday quality of life. Most terrifyingly, it would place many
homes and families within what is called an incineration zone
which is precisely what it sounds like: Our homes and anyone in
them would be incinerated should the gas in the pipeline happen
to ignite. If this pipeline goes in, we will be forced to live under
imminent risk of terrible injury or death.
Even pipes that do not explode may leak. Long term gas leaking
from the pipeline into the air can cause health problems. Gas and
chemicals leaking into the groundwater can cause health problems.
It is unthinkable to ask that we live in risk of feeding our children
contaminated well water.
Pipes also freeze. Add 2.2 billion cubic feet of gas per day to
these pipes running under 1,460 pounds per square inch of pressure
and conditions can become volatile (to put things in perspective,
note that normal atmospheric pressure is 14.7 pounds per square
inch, one-tenth of the pressure in the proposed pipeline). It is not
my intention to sound pessimistic, but this is dangerous. Are there
additives to the gas through these pipes to prevent freezing? If so,
are the additives poisonous?
At this point, there are too many questions to make an informed
and ethical decision as to whether this natural gas pipeline is really
the best solution to support New Englands energy needs. New
England infrastructure is very different from most other parts of the
country. What may work adequately in the larger southern states
may not be compatible to the northeast.
Nor is it clear why the scope of this project seems so much in
excess to whatWeek
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natural gas find its way onto ships to be exported overseas to benefit
Kinder Morgan et al at the expense of those of us trapped in the
pipeline incineration zone?
Unfortunately, it is not in the hands of the New England consumer
to decide. Who better to make this life-altering decision for our
region than the local communities who would directly feel the
impact of such a large-scale undertaking? Sadly, this decision rests
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and all we can do
as New England residents is hope that the FERC takes our safety and
wellbeing into consideration above all else.
My daughter is one year old. She doesnt know a thing about
domestic natural gas vs. foreign oil, or energy costs. What she
knows about the environment is that during warm weather and
sometimes during cold weather, we play outside. The grass on our
front lawn is just as interesting to her as the trees behind our house

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and the blueberry bushes beyond our property in the clearing from
the power lines. She picks up bugs, insects, frogs that are born in
the nearby vernal pool. In the winter, if conditions allow, we ice
skate there. She delights being outside, as do my husband and I.
We enjoy the natural world of the forest surrounding our backyard
in our small town.
We exist along the power line corridor. Families live here. To
bring this danger less than a football field length away from our
homes is unacceptable.
So what are our options? To move? No for-profit company should
be able to force loyal, law-abiding, tax-paying, New Hampshire
citizens to leave their homes for their own health and safety. My life
is here.
So what are our options? Demand better from our elected
representatives at all levels; from our local boards of selectmen
to the people we have granted the privilege of speaking for us in
Concord and Washington, DC, to the judges who determine the
limits of eminent domain.
So what are our options? Pursue an energy policy that is focused
on fuel diversity, rather than relying on a single fuel source.
A Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act died in
Congress, but the reasoning was sound. Before we invest in new
pipeline infrastructure, we ought to upgrade old pipelines and make
them both safer and more economical. Maximizing the efficiency
of already existing pipes could be a push in the right direction for
New England energy; as could maximizing New Englands local
natural resources, such as solar power as well as our coastline and
the significant potential there for offshore wind farms.
On an even more local level, all of our household appliances
and light bulbs are trending toward energy efficiency. Unplugging
lamps, the microwave, coffee maker, cell phone chargers and other
small appliances when they are not in operation really does make a
difference to reduce energy usage. Pellet stoves are being installed
in homes across the northeast by consumers looking to shift to more
environmentally responsible ways to heat their homes. Prices for
purchase and installation of residential and commercial solar panels
are down dramatically since 2000, making solar energy a move
viable option for many homeowners and office buildings. There are
other free-market solutions out there in response to the supply-anddemand concerns raised during peak seasons in New England. We
have a responsibility to pursue all of these renewable energy sources
in order to make New England a better, safer place for ourselves, our
children, and future generations.
Becoming involved in our local communities and neighborhood
efforts to keep our homes safe and to defeat the Northeast Energy
Direct Pipeline is a necessary measure to ensure a future for job
growth in New England. While a pipeline will bring a handful of
temporary construction jobs to the region, concerted local efforts
to create sustainable energy alternatives could produce numerous
permanent jobs for New England residents, not to mention
opportunities for the kinds of new small businesses that fuel our
nations and our regions economic growth.
So what are our options? Our options are many, and we need not
allow this huge and dangerous snake to come creeping below our
soil.
In My Opinion is strictly an OP-ED column that stands on the opinion of one writer, Kaela Law, as opposed to a newspaper reporter
who does not provide an opinion but reports the facts. This column,
in many instances, is a counterpoint to published stories and does
not reflect the unbiased reporting policy of the Pelham-Windham
News or the opinion of the management, advertisers and ownership
of Area News Group.

Few Contested Races for Windham Voters

by Barbara OBrien
The filing period for candidates in the upcoming races for town
and school district offices in Windham ended at 5 p.m. on Jan. 30;
the results of which dont leave registered voters with a lot of choice
in many of the contests.
Town Candidates
The most notable of the non-contested seats are the two open
slots for Windham Selectmen. Ross McLeod, who is currently
the chairman, and Roger Hohenberger, who is a long-term board
member, are both up for re-election this year and both stand
unopposed for another three-year term.
Windham Town Clerk Nicole (Merrill) Bottai is also seeking
another three years in office and is unopposed in her pursuit for reelection.
Robert Bob Coole is also unopposed in his bid for a three-year
stint as Windhams town treasurer. Originally, Coole served as the
towns assistant treasurer.
Bruce Moeckel is unopposed in his attempt to garner another
three-year term as one of Windhams trustees of the cemetery.
Likewise, Karen Marcil and Tata Picciano signed up to keep
their three-year terms as trustees of the Nesmith Library. Neither
candidate faces any opposition. Marcil is also running unopposed
for a repeat performance as one of the towns trustees of the trust
fund.
There is some competition on the Windham Planning Board.
Alan Carpenter, Gabriel Toubia and Daniel Guttman are each
seeking one of the two seats on the planning board that are up
for re-election this year. Those seats are currently held by Toubia
and Guttman, while Carpenter presently serves as a planning
board alternate. There is also a single one-year position on the
planning board up for grabs in 2015. Vying for the honors are two
candidates: Ruthellen Post, a former planning board member, and
Kathleen Ferguson.

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Breton stand unopposed for re-election to three-year terms. Breton
also currently serves as one of Windhams five selectmen.
School District Candidates
There is likely to be substantially more excitement on the
Windham School District side of the campaign trail, most notably,
with four candidates for the two vacancies coming up on the
frequently beleaguered school board.
Seeking re-election to one of the two three-year school board
seats are Jerome Rekart, who currently serves as the chairman, and
Michael Joanis. Joanis and Rekart have each served on the school
board for one three-year term.
The two sitting school board members are not unopposed,
however, as they take on their quest to be granted a second
term. Two new candidates also signed up to take on the job.
Local business owner Tom Murray, who served previously as the
Zoning Board of Adjustment chairman, and is now involved in the
Windham School Districts Citizen Facilities Committee, added his
name to the list before the Jan. 30 deadline. Also seeking one of
the two seats on the school board is Daniel Popovici-Muller, who is
relatively new to the political scene in Windham, but who has been
attending various school and town meetings for the past several
months.
Long-time school district Moderator Betty Dunn is not ready to
give up her gavel yet. She is seeking another three-year term in that
capacity and is unopposed.
Mary Ann Horaj also wants to retain her position as school district
clerk. She is also unopposed in seeking another three-year term.
There is some competition for school district treasurer. Current
school district Treasurer Donna Sawyer did not sign up for a second
term in that role. There are two residents who did sign up by the
deadline, however. Both Anne-Marie ONeil and Laura Bellavia are
campaigning for the three-year-term as school district treasurer.

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Attempt to Reduce Construction Bond Warrant Article to One Dollar Fails

by Barbara OBrien
Its not only four of the five sitting school board members who
arent recommending passage of the proposed citizen-petitioned
warrant article calling for a $15 million construction project, but
some former school board members, as well. These former school
officials made their thoughts on the subject very clear during the
recent School District Deliberative Session. Despite their efforts,
however, they were not able to garner sufficient support to reduce
the bond amount from $15 million to only one dollar.
About 300 residents were seated in the auditorium at Windham
High School when the meeting was convened by School District
Moderator Betty Dunn at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6. It was an icy cold night,
but the skies were clear above the hill on which the five-year-old
high school resides. Only three of the school districts five board
members showed up for the annual deliberative session: Chairman
Jerome Rekart, Vice-Chairman Dennis Senibaldi and Ken Eyring,
who was elected almost a year ago. School board member Michael
Joanis did not attend the session. He had opted, instead, to fly to Los
Angeles for the Grammy Awards, where Windham High School Band
Director Jared Cassedy was to be honored as Music Educator of the
Year. Joanis did say, however, that he listened to the meeting online
and was prepared to make a comment if he felt it was warranted.
School board member Rob Breton, also elected a year ago, was
said to be absent from the deliberative session due to a business
commitment.
Of the five current school board members, Joanis, Breton,
Senibaldi and Rekart chose not to recommend the proposed
citizen-petitioned construction bond warrant article. Only Eyring is
recommending voters pass the warrant article next month.
The citizens petition was circulated and submitted to the ballot
by members of the Citizens Facilities Committee, after it became
apparent that the school board was not going to come forward
with a construction project of its own this year. The deadline for
submission of such petitions was Jan. 9 and required the signatures
of at least 25 registered Windham voters. Passage of the proposed
construction bond requires a 60 percent voter majority.
The first person to come to the microphone when the warrant
article regarding the proposed school construction came up for

discussion was former school board member Michelle Farrell. Farrell

served one term of three years and chose not to seek re-election last
March. Although Farrell said she appreciated all the time and effort
members of the Citizen Facilities Committee had put into coming
up with a construction option (number 2), she questioned the persquare-foot construction cost quoted in the proposal. I feel the
proposed cost is too low, Farrell said. Farrell said she believes there
is a better solution for the ongoing space crunch that has plagued
Windham for years. While Farrell was on the school board, she
threw her support behind the construction of a new junior high/
middle school building off of London Bridge Road; a much more
pricey concept, one that eventually went down to defeat.
Former school board member Beth Valentine, who left her seat a
few years ago, said she believes the proposed construction carries
some red flags. Valentine was on the board when the high school
was being planned, then constructed. We rushed with Windham
High School and the high school came in over bid, Valentine said.
As a result, We had to go back to the drawing board, she said.
Valentine said she feels the proposal currently before voters for an
addition and renovations to Golden Brook School and renovations to
Windham Middle School is too loosely planned.
We all know theres a problem here, former school board
Chairman Bruce Anderson said. And we all hope theres a low-cost
option, but this isnt the right one to pursue, Anderson said.
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said he likes Option 2, but
is concerned about following the correct process to achieve the
desired results. This proposal needs further vetting, Feneberg said.
Former school board member Stephanie Wimmer, who finished
her single three-year term a year ago, said she feels Golden Brook
School would be too large if an addition were built. Our youngest
children should be in our smallest school, not the largest, Wimmer
said. Former school board Chairman Rick Horrigan, also a member
of the Citizen Facilities Committee, said he fully believes Option 2 is
the best course to follow, but, were not quite there yet.
On a motion by former school board member Mike Hatem, the
question of reducing the amount of the construction bond to one
dollar went to a secret ballot at approximately 11:30 p.m. Of the
total 10,294 registered voters in Windham, fewer than 100 were in

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from the Windham community. Some awards are specifically
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the auditorium to cast a ballot. The motion to reduce the amount

to one dollar failed by a vote of 49 opposed and 34 in favor. The
citizen-petitioned warrant article will be presented to voters on
Election Day, Tuesday, March 10, as proposed at $15 million, with
an amendment allowing for a portion of the designated funds to be
used for land acquisition behind Golden Brook School.
School board candidate Daniel Popovici-Muller said that there
is no doubt that Windham needs more classroom space. Doing
nothing again this year is not the right way to go, he said, throwing
his support behind the proposed warrant article. Resident Eileen
Mashimo, referring to the multiple years that various school boards
have failed to come up with a solution palatable to voters, said,
This is like Groundhogs Day over and over again.
Current school board member Ken Eyring said he had attended
about 80 percent of the meetings held by the Citizen Facilities
Committee. These gentlemen did not pull these numbers out
of nowhere, Eyring said of Farrells conjecture that the proposed
construction costs werent valid or not high enough. I have
confidence in these people, Eyring said. Theyve done their due
diligence. This is a cost-effective option; one that everyone can
afford. Citizen Facilities Committee member Tom Murray, who did
a great deal of the work on the current proposal, said he stands by
his calculations.
Former long-term school board member and Chairman Barbara
Coish expressed her gratitude to members of the Citizen Facilities
Committee for all their time, effort and expertise. You have done a
yeomans job, Coish said. Thank you for finally coming up with
the answer.
Citizen Facilities Committee member Jerry Rufo said voters should
ask themselves, What is this proposal going to do for our kids? and
What will doing nothing do to our kids?
Come September, there will be 741 students at Windham Middle
School, Tom Murray said. What are we going to do with them
all? We need to go forward and solve this problem and not waste
another year! Voters will get to have the final say on Tuesday,
March 10. The polls, located at Windham High School, will be open
from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

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At approximately 7:23 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, Windham officers were
dispatched to Indian Rock Road to Howie Glynn and Sons Gas Station for a report
of a suspicious vehicle. Upon their arrival the officers identified several subjects in
the vehicle.
During their investigation, officers determined that one of the occupants
identified as Jonah Welby, 25, of Jaffrey, had an electronic bench warrant and was
subsequently placed in custody. While searching Welby, officers located heroin in
his sock. He was subsequently charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug.
While speaking with another occupant later identified as Shannon Lavery,
19, of Hollis, officers located Crystal Methamphetamine in her control and she
was placed in custody and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug and
Transportation of a Controlled Drug.
Investigating officers later applied for and were granted a search warrant to
search the vehicle that Lavery and Welby were in. Officers located other pills,
evidence of distribution of drugs, and psilocybin mushrooms. Additional charges
have been brought forward based on this search.
Welby and Lavery were both held at the Rockingham County House of
Corrections on $2,000 cash bail and $2,500 cash bail, respectively, and were
arraigned on Jan. 27 at the 10th Circuit Court - District Division, Salem. Both
individuals were scheduled for a probable cause hearing on Wednesday. Feb. 4.
Anyone who has information regarding drug use is encouraged to contact the
Windham Police 434-5577.

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no regrets, and (were) very happy to support Special Olympics New Hampshire.
Blair continued; I am very excited and proud to see how the Penguin Plunge has
grown in Windham High School. Our first year, we had six students and myself. The
second year we had 14 students and 2 teachers/coaches. This year we had over 30
students and coaches.
Below are the Windham High School participants for the 2015 Penguin Plunge:
Coaches: Matthew Blair, Todd Steffanides, and Matthew Bryant
Students: Hannah Klaassens, Ashley Cove, Bobby Dickey, Amanda Hare, Mike
Stefanelli, David Carbonello, Kelsey Kendzulak, Anthony Gallo, Elizabeth ONeill,
Caroline Horrigan, Kyle Rembis, Marco Allanach, Kaylee Dolan, Ryan Lanouette,
Courtney Sweeny, Kurtis Jolicoeur, Marshal Pesaturo, Davis Potter, Lexi Lewis, Lily
Shpak, Ben Emrick, Brendan McInnis, Chris Houde, Mason Wein, Sam Mague,
Rachel Lanouette, Korey Lord, Joey Frake, and Brielle Swift.
Windham Plungers heading into the ocean

Staff photo by Bob Gibbs

Plungecontinued from front page

School Boards Public Input Policy Still Under Review

by Barbara OBrien
A few weeks ago, a number of Windham residents were denied
permission to speak on a proposed contract being considered at one
of Windhams school board meetings. Instead of being allowed to
take to the podium to express opinions or present facts to the school
board, some of these residents said they felt invisible, shunned,
ignored and irrelevant. They made comments about abuse of
authority by Chairman Jerome Rekart and said they thought most of
the school board members would prefer that they just went home
and shut up.
Rekarts policy since last year, was that public input be limited
to approximately three minutes at the onset of a meeting, but not
allowed as various agenda items were discussed, afterward. This is
the area that appeared to most offend those who commented on the
issue that night, and afterward.
The incident, which ended with Windham Police being called
to the very late night meeting on Jan. 6, did not go away, however.

and to receive an answer in response, if at all possible. Currently,

school board members rarely respond to any comments made by
members of the public coming to the microphone. Its important to
have a dialogue, with the public giving input and being able to ask
questions, Eyring said.
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said he believes the problem
with public discussion on every issue makes conducting school
board business more difficult. Im not opposed to public input per
se, Feneberg said, but it makes each meeting more like a public
hearing.
School board member Michael Joanis questioned what would
happen if 10 or 20 people stood up to speak about every issue on
the agenda. Well never get any business done, Joanis said. I
think this goes too far. We need to be somewhere in the middle.
School board member Dennis Senibaldi, who currently serves as
vice chairman, took the middle ground. There needs to be some
leeway, Senibaldi said; some kind of equalizer.
Rekart does not agree with Eyrings proposal for such extensive
public participation on every issue to come before the board. The
chair does need some kind of discretion, Rekart said. Perhaps the
school board could allow public input on items that require some
action to be taken, he suggested. Our first duty is to the students,
then the parents, then the taxpayers, Rekart stated.
A second reading of the proposed policy on public input will
be conducted during the school boards next meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 17. That meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the
Community Development Building; adjacent to Windham Town
Hall.

Since then, it has been fortified by others in the community, those

who have said they agree with those who were silenced.
Although Rekart, initially, said he didnt intend to change his
public input policy, public pressure did result in his rethinking that
decision. The remaking of that policy is still in the process.
In the aftermath that followed the Jan. 6 incident, Rich Amari, one
of the residents denied permission to speak that night, presented
a proposed policy that he said would allow time for the public to
speak, while still permitting the school board to get its business
done. Amari asked that residents be allowed not only to have a
few minutes to speak at the beginning of each meeting, but also to
comment directly after a discussion has been conducted. Rekart has
said, repeatedly, that to do so would bring the wheels of business to
a halt, resulting in more and more post-midnight meetings. Amaris
proposal was presented to the school board in writing during the Jan.
20 meeting.
When the topic came up again on Feb. 3, school board member
Ken Eyring, who has said
on numerous occasions
that he believes more
public input is needed,
suggested some slight
changes to Amaris
recommendations.
Eyring also wants
members of the public to
be able to ask questions
of the school board

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any permits from the town. Timber
harvests over a certain threshold
require that a property owner file
for an Intent to Cut Permit for tax
purposes. Permits are issued by the
assessing department and must be
posted in a location that is visible
from the street.
Subdivision and site plan abutting
property owners will receive notice
of the public hearing to review such
applications, 10 days prior to the
hearing, by certified mail.
Agendas and hearing notices are
also posted on the town website,
at the town hall, and community
development department prior to a
meeting for all planning board and
zoning board of adjustment cases.
Real estate advertisements: Proceed
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always accurate. Complete all of your
research to verify that the property is
advertised according to town records.
Visit the Town of Windham website for
more resources including the tax map, hearing
notices, agendas, and other information:
http://www.windhamnewhampshire.com/. If
you have questions regarding a particular
property stop by the community development
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Cassedy- continued from front page

Staff photos by Jillian DiPersio

She certainly was not the only

that Mr. Cassedy had created a community of
one. Amanda Bono, WHS junior
amazing and talented people that I wanted to be
and flute player, explained, I was
a part of. Leland concluded, Mr. Cassedy has
up at 8, I was so ready for it. I was
been a mentor and a true hero in my life, and
beyond excited. This is a huge
I just want to say thank you to him and a huge
deal for him and Im so happy hes
congratulations!
gotten the recognition for it.
Likewise, Cierra Cowan explained that her
The entire Windham community
most memorable moment with Cassedy was
was quick to congratulate their
not a performance but rather when I was
band director right after the
really stressed out by midterms and he just
announcement. WHS junior and
[asked] are you ok? You seem really stressed
bassoonist Cierra Cowan stated
out. If theres anything I can do He knew
that, had it not been for the snow,
something was off and he was just so worried
I probably wouldve jumped up,
and concerned about my well being and we just
screamed, said oh my God you did
talked it out and I was not stressed at all by the
it, hugged him, I totally knew this
end.
would happen. Hes so deserving,
Cassedy explained, This award represents
I feel so lucky to have him as a
more than just music and teaching but a
teacher, a mentor, and a friend.
community of students who are truly committed
Cassedy was immediately
and dedicated to music. Its a testament to what
inundated with calls, texts, emails,
they have put into making this program what it
and Facebook notifications. He
is.
joked, I usually try to keep a clean
However, Bono stated that Cassedy is always
inbox, but that has not been the
saying its all you guys (the students). Im
case this morning. Cassedy posted
just glad that hes finally gotten recognition for
a message on Facebook, stating I
himself because I always feel like hes putting
wish I could call, hug, text, email
it on the students. Im just glad he finally got
every single one of you! I am
something for him.
completely humbled and honored
Cassedy and the WHS Concert Band outside Cloud Gate in Chicago when they attended the Heritage Festival of Gold in 2013
by this! I want you to recognize that you
professional, and colleague and the Windham School District and
have all impacted me along my journey in
Windham community is incredibly blessed to have him on our team
so many ways and helped me to make it to where I am today. For
F O R WA R D L
KING DESIGN
working for the betterment of all of our students, not just students
that I am forever in your debt! Thank you so much - I am beyond
involved in the arts. He continued, The GRAMMY is simply a
words and am completely blown away! Thank you GRAMMY
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Foundation GRAMMY in the Schools and the Recording Academy
point.
for recognizing the importance of music education! This means the
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morning. My wife and
motivation he has instilled in him,
my two children sat
quote him to their children or students
with me around the TV
or friends, and more importantly,
waiting for the news to
to smile at the great memories of
break, and it was such
rehearsals and shows from their time at
an extraordinary feeling
Windham High School.
to see Cassedy as the
Speaking with Cassedys students, it
winner of the Grammy
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as a gift. She said, He is honestly
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one of the best teachers I have ever
to hear the result.
had, not only just teaching music, but
He stated, Going
its more than just music.
into this I could not
The GRAMMY award winner leads his band in rehearsal.
WHS junior and trumpet player,
imagine somebody more
Conor
Leland, said, Every day Mr.
dedicated, committed,
Cassedy inspires everyone around him with his exuberant energy
impassioned about music education than Mr. Cassedy. When you
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Cenergistic- continued from front page

For the next 14 days, many residents
made phone calls, typed emails and
posted comments on local blogs and in
newspapers. Most of that correspondence
involved residents pleading with officials
to reconsider the contract; to put it on the
back burner; to learn more before making
a decision. At the Jan. 20 school board
meeting, some of these people showed up
in person, expressing similar arguments
and imploring school administrators to halt
the rush. Many of them cited newspaper
articles and other documentation detailing
problems that other school districts have
reportedly had with Cenergistic, a firm
once known as Energy Education, Inc.
Although Rekart did allow the public
to speak at this meeting, as topics were
raised, there was no change in the
school boards decision to approve the
contract. School administrators insisted
that everything was going ahead and the
contract would soon be signed.
Things were not fine, however, and it
became increasingly obvious how flawed
they were, when, at the next meeting,
Windham Board of Selectmens Chairman
Ross McLeod took to the podium and
admonished school administrators for their
haste and lack of due diligence. Prior
to launching into his lecture, however,
McLeod noted that he was adhering
to Rekarts public input policy of three
minutes per person and had already timed
himself to make sure it met the correct
parameters.
Im upset that a majority of this board
voted to authorize staff to enter into a
five-year contract with Cenergistic with no
public input, without first reviewing the
contract, without any due diligence and
without understanding the consequences
of a rushed decision, McLeod said. Im
here to ask any of the three who supported
that decision Mike Joanis, Chairman
Rekart or Dennis Senibaldi, to move to
reconsider, McLeod said; adding the
following reasons for his request: Your
motion mentioned that the contract was
at no net cost to the town, McLeod
said. Well, theres no such thing as a free
lunch. You will be paying $577,136 over
five years. This is a real cost to the town.
You will be giving away our first $577,136
in energy savings in order to achieve
leftover savings, such as they may exist.
McLeod gave further explanation: We
can do this ourselves, without Cenergistic,
as part of a more comprehensive
automated equipment, plus behavioral

management, energy reduction plan,

by engaging the towns local energy
committee. We have smart, talented
people right here in Windham who can
help.
We can achieve at least a three-percent
savings on our own, in a more permanent
manner, and put the $577,136 to better
use, for teachers salaries, instead of going
into the pockets of a Texas corporation for
transient behavioral modifications; ones
we can do ourselves.
McLeods final point was that it was
to Cenergistics advantage to have the
Windham School District rush into
a contract, prior to any local energy
reductions being made, as the savings
are calculated on usage during the first
year of the contract and are cumulative
for the five-year duration of that contract.
Conversely, McLeod said, it is to our
advantage to have the base year as low as
possible, so that we can claim credit for
the savings. To do that, we need time,
he added. If Cenergistic is such a good
idea and is legitimate, then they will still
be around a year from now for negotiation.
Dont sign the contract. McLeod said.
Move to reconsider and give yourselves
time for the Windham School District
to lower its consumption on its own
and, therefore, be in a better negotiating
position.
Despite McLeods urging, none of the
three school board members who voted
in favor of the contract with Cenergistic
made a motion to reconsider the decision.
In fact, none of them said anything
about McLeods comments at all. As
January wound down, SAU 95 Business
Administrator Adam Steel said he was still
working on a few aspects of the agreement
school board members had given
permission to move forward with, but
he didnt see any significant roadblocks.
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said he
expected the process to continue moving
forward. Behind the scenes, however,
it appears that Steel, at least, had been
paying close attention to what McLeod
and others were saying. In response,
he submitted several proposed changes,
dealing mainly with periods of time, to the
existing contract. Cenergistic, apparently,
did not care for Steels attempt to make any
changes.
Cenergistic contacted us yesterday
(Feb. 5) to indicate they were no longer
interested in working with our school
district at this time, Steel said. They

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Cenergistic and the Windham
School District have agreed to suspend
negotiations at this time and to go our
separate ways.
After hearing of the news, McLeod
said, Id like to think that Adam, at least,
was listening to the public uproar and
actually read the contract and tried to
make improvements. Good for, Adam!
he said.
As part of the deal with Cenergistic,
the Salem School District was to work in
partnership with the Windham School
District. As Windham is no longer moving
forward with the bundled proposal, it is
believed that Salem will no longer be
participating in the energy-saving program
either.
Former Windham School Board member
Barbara Coish was not happy with the
way the majority of the current school
board handled this situation. This does
not make our school board look good,
she said. They should have made
a motion to reconsider that contract
immediately! Adding to the fire, also on
Feb. 5, a letter from the superintendent
of the Rochester, New Hampshire
School District was sent to Cenergistic,
stating that it was withdrawing from its
contract due to Cenergistic failing to find
another nearby school district with which
Rochester could partner. Originally, when
the Rochester contract was signed, last
October, the Salem School District was to
be Rochesters partner. A substitute for
Salem was, apparently, not found in the
intervening four months.
Windham and Rochester arent
the only school districts that recently
experienced concerns about a contract
with Cenergistic. On the same date that
Windham was notified of Cenergistics
lack of willingness to negotiate (Feb. 5),
the Wilson County (Tennessee) Board of
Education deferred a vote on whether
to enter into an energy savings contract
with Cenergistic; a mere two days after
the boards chairman was adamant about
its consideration and attempted to hurry
a decision through. A spokesman for the
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Thumbs up to the two young men who

shoveled the Seniors out during the blizzard. I
think their names were Callen and Jake. Your
parents should be proud of both of you for helping
us.
Thumbs up. I wanted to say thank you to the
Good Samaritans who stopped on the side of the
road to help get my car back on the road after
the tires slid off on Route 111 during the morning
commute on Feb. 3. People like you help restore
faith in humanity. Thank you for your kindness.

Thumbs down to School Board Candidate

Tom Murray for screaming profanities at a recent
School Board meeting. Dissent and differing
opinions are fine, but perhaps a vocabulary lesson
to enable him to more professionally express
himself is in order.
Thumbs down to School Board Candidate Tom
Murray for wallpapering his Facebook page with
a picture of him with Boxer Mike Tyson. Tyson is
a convicted felon who served a prison sentence
for rape. He has also been known to feast on
an opponents ear. Is this the
type of example Mr. Murray
will follow? Is this who we
want in charge of our childrens
education?

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fire chief, last year his warrant
article for an assistant fire chief
Sat & Sun
failed. This year he will bypass
10 - 5
the taxpayer and appoint an
assistant fire chief and pay for
Mon - Fri
it with his operating budget. It
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matters worse, this year hes
Like us on
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year the firefighters are looking
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his inflated
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operating
budget,
Thumbs down to the Pelham Selectmen for
because it will be a hard sell to
off one
regular priced
item
their choice of current Town 25%
Manager.
Why did
the taxpayer.
the selectmen chose a town employee who also
Thumbs up to the taxpayer.
double dips as a cop? I watched an interview
Why
is it that the Pelham town
with him and he said that he is still a part time
RESIDENTIAL
offices close when the schools
police officer. It should be one job or the other.
have snow days off? This is
Now this manger will mange Pelham by giving the
something new; next we will
cops anything they want. We need a change in
have to give the cops and
selectmen ASAP.
firemen snow days off. Six
Thumbs up to School Board member Mike
inches of snow, get back to
Joanis for joining our Grammy winning music
work. New town manager have
educator Jared Cassedy on the red carpet this
anything to do with this?
week. We are fortunate to have School Board
Thumbs up to Mike Joanis and Jerome Rekart
members engaged in the delivery of education
- moving Windham School district forward with
and what is taking place in the classroom in our
educational excellence and fiscal responsibility.
District. Thumbs way up to Jared!
Know the company your school board members
Thumbs up to School Board member Dr. Jerry
keep. Mike and Jeromes tenure on School Board:
Rekart for always listening. No school board
Educators of the Year - Jared Cassedy, Bethany
member in Windham history has held bi-weekly
Bernasconi, Tom Murphy. Candidate Mr. Murray
coffees open to the community so that he can just
shows us Mike Tyson - serial criminal.
listen.

one regular
priced item.

Thumbs up to the spouses of Windhams

candidates and elected public servants. To be
without your partner several nights a week,
hearing ad nauseam about every issue - only
to be rewarded with the occasional slanderous
comment about them in the press. Whichever
side, and whatever office - Id
like to offer a heartfelt and
grateful thumbs up to the
supportive spouses.

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2:37:50 in the Feb. 3, school board video on wctv.pegcentral.com. Changes

were proposed to require the board to take public input during discussions on
agenda items (meeting packet, page 64). Watch it and decide who best represents
Windham: the people fighting for the right of the residents to have a meaningful
voice, or the people fighting to silence them.
For the last few months, public participation was restricted so severely that
people essentially stopped offering public input. Reasons why include:
Chairman Rekarts decision to prohibit public from addressing the board
except at the very beginning of the meeting, before any agenda items are
discussed
Chairman Rekarts decision to prevent board members from responding to
public input
the consistent practice of the school district of publishing long meeting
packets (many over 100 pages) so late that residents cannot read them in time
for the board meeting
the school district repeatedly emailed board members a different version of
the information packet with page numbers that do not match the public
packet
No resident spoke against the Cenergistic contract before the meeting started
because the Cenergistic printed materials were generic and published at the last
moment. Without first listening to the presentation, there was no way to make
an informed comment. Chairman Rekarts decision to prohibit the public from
speaking on the matter after the presentation is totally unacceptable - it completely
prevented public input before the board voted to spend 580,000 USD of taxpayer
dollars.
The ongoing suppression of public input means the school board is operating
in a vacuum and they miss the residents freely offered information and expertise.
The board fails to understand the impact their decisions have on the community.
Silencing community voices undermines the legitimacy of the school board itself one must listen to the people they represent.
I am a strong supporter of public input. I am making myself available to each
town resident that wants to talk about the schools, and if elected to the school
board this March, I will fight for the right of the public to be heard. Windhams
school board will make better decisions if all town residents willing to participate
are heard in every school board meeting.
Elections are only a few short weeks away - it is time to get involved and help
getting your friends and neighbors involved. On March 10, we will make a huge
decision for our children - please make your vote count.
Daniel Popovici-Muller, Windham

Multi-Sport Turf Field Fills a Big Need

This will be the first of weekly letters to provide information on a multi-sport
turf field at WHS that is on the ballot as Article 2 this March 10th. I want to be
sure you have all the facts on the need, the plan, the cost, the benefits, and address
frequently asked questions. You can also visit our web site at www.windhamturf.
org for a full overview of the proposal.
A turf field at WHS is not a new topic to the voters of Windham. Citizens have
seen it on the ballot before, each time bundled with other big initiatives. This time
the proposal is intentionally small and is designed as an important step to meet the
needs of the largest number of participants in school and town athletic programs by
expanding the current football field with artificial turf, line it for multiple sports,
and add lights and bleachers. Its a small project that fills a big need.
This need has been apparent since day one of the high school opening. An
additional field and track was part of the original WHS facilities plan and a
requirement to meet the demand but was not built. Because we dont have a turf
field and rely on an inadequate amount of grass fields, this has resulted in expensive
annual repairs (over $70,000 last year), the need to bus students to alternative
fields, the rental of outdoor and indoor space, and even the ruling by the NHIAA

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Murray who just a few short
months ago was leading the
charge to abandon our schools
Thumbs down to the Sweetheart at the
and divert three-quarters of a million dollars
Windham SD deliberative session and the Red
away from our students to fund a charter school
Flags you keep seeing. Perhaps you are seeing
that would benefit few. How do you trust
red because for the first time Windhamites are
someone whose commitment is so lacking that
recognizing you and your friends history of
instead of working to build our schools up, hed
slanderous character assassinations of those with
rather abandon them (and collect rent paid by
whom you disagree, and the shameless shilling
our tax dollars to house this alternative). Beware
for Joanis and Rekart are all simply bull.
of a wolf in sheeps clothing!
Thumbs down. With the roads being nearly
impassable and fire hydrants not dug out, it
40 Lowell Rd
was surprising to follow one of the Pelham
Unit 7
fire department pickup trucks to a residence
Salem, NH
in Dracut, MA for somebody to do their drive.
Hope everyone was safe last night.

Thomas Buja

Thumbs up. Thank you to the folks who

paid for my dinner at the Lobster Tail last Friday
afternoon. They paid and left before I could give
them a proper thank you. Thank you for doing
that. I am a veteran and its obvious why they
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Thumbs down to the Windham school board.

Assuming that there was a massive overcrowding
issue two years ago when they proposed the
failed $30 million new school - why isnt
overcrowding a major issue still today? Or did
the problem somehow go away? Please ask
yourselves - why didnt the school board make
it a priority to research and propose a new and
different solution for the upcoming ballot? They
had all year, and did nothing! Moreover, why are
they now fighting their own facilities committee

More Letters to our Editor

continued from page 5

and its proposal? I say its blatant dereliction

of duty to propose nothing this year - after they
claimed massive overcrowding on so many
earlier occasions. Thank you to the facilities
committee for independently pushing forward a
warrant article.

that our fields were not safe for post-season play. We also have burgeoning town
sports programs like the youth football program that has to practice on the WHS
leach field, and the youth lacrosse program that rents turf space from Derryfield
School in Manchester.
Relying on a grass field requires lots of down time and extensive maintenance
leading to a shortage of field space and high costs. If you happen to visit the
football field at Windham High School in the summer you will see no activity
(except resodding or water delivery trucks due to inadequate wells). You wont see
any athletic games, practices or any town events happening. The football field sits
dormant in an effort to preserve the grass for in-season play. Even in-season, if
you happen to visit the fields during the fall or spring on a rainy day, you will once
again see a field void of activity. Youth football games are also cancelled with no
other alternatives in town.
The plan for multi-sport turf field will accommodate the largest number of
students and town youth programs by supporting soccer, field hockey, football,
lacrosse, and even baseball/softball practices. Artificial turf provides a safe, allweather surface that can be used throughout the year (you can even sweep the snow
off if necessary). Together with lights, the total amount of available time for this
new field is almost double the capacity versus the existing field.
The time is right to take this small but important step in voting yes on article 2.
Please join me and the hundreds of other families who have raised their voices in
support of moving forward in this initiative.
Dan Potter, Windham

Appreciating Nashua Fuels Sponsorship

The Community Development Department and Windham Economic
Development Committee would like to thank Nashua Fuel, Disposal and
Sealcoating for being the February Community Business Sponsor for the Windham
Community Economic Development website. Visit the website at www.windhamnh.com to see the Nashua Fuel ad and find a link to their website. Nashua Fuel,
which has a business office in town, is a one-stop-shop for all your fuel delivery
for two home heating oil and on and off-road bulk diesel gasoline, driveway and
parking lot repair, crack repair, paving, demolition and dumpster rental and waste
removal service needs. Take a few minutes to check out this local business to see
what services they can offer you, your business and your home and dont forget to
thank them for their support of community economic development in Windham.
Laura Scott, Community Development Director, Windham

Elect Murray and Popovici-Muller

for School Board
How easy is it for two present School Board incumbents to say their interests
and those of the community are the same; but, that does not equate with their
aloof attitude toward concerned/professional Windham residents who try to
provide valuable input to their costly decisions.
We are very fortunate to have two of those concerned citizens - Tom Murray and
Daniel Popovici-Muller step up and run for the Windham School Board. Each
have always had valuable input for the board to consider before costly decisions
were made but these insights were given from the sidelines and unfortunately
disregarded by the Board. Through much encouragement and support as well as
ever increasing school taxes and expenditures that are excessive, Tom and Daniel
each decided to independently run for office.
I am writing to share my enthusiastic support for both Tom Murray and Daniel
Popovici-Muller for School Board. Windham is so fortunate to have candidates
of their caliber and dedication. Both candidates have children in the Windham
schools but their commitment goes far beyond the interests of their own children.
They are deeply concerned about the quality of education for all students and
the facilities our students reside. With Mr. Murrays facilities expertise and
Mr. Daniels accounting expertise, we could not find a better combination and

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opportunity to improve our schools at cost effective and thoroughly vetted

processes. Each is an excellent listener who will fully consider options before
making important decisions and will listen to community input.
Lets elect new talent and competence to bring some new perspectives plus more
reasoned approaches and needed courtesy between the Windham community and
the Windham School Board/District.
Carolyn Therrien, Windham

Saddened by what Occurred

at School Board Meeting
I have heard concerns from multiple friends that Chairman Rekart claims he was
justified in calling the police during the Jan. 6 Windham School Board meeting
because residents were kicking chairs and getting out of control. I personally
watched the taped video of the meeting, called a school board member, spoke
with two members in the audience, and read an account of the meeting in the
Pelham~Windham News. I did not see, read or hear anything that would warrant
calling the police. Importantly, what I saw in the video, read in the paper, and
heard from those present was that there was justified frustration on the part of
residents who were not allowed to speak at the meeting. These are residents who
have spent countless hours serving our community for the benefit of all its citizens,
in particular, our students. In a democracy, all voices should be heard, and its
a scary day when we allow our elected officials to determine the nature of the
dialogue that occurs in a public forum.
Ellen Thibodeau, Windham

2015 Town Meeting Update: Elderly Housing

2014 was a very busy year for your Planning Board and Community
Department staff! Over the coming weeks, we will make an effort to update
you as to the progress we have made over the last 12 months and to educate our
community on the subject matter contained in this years Warrant Articles.
One of our highest priorities in 2014 was to update our Housing for Older
Persons zoning ordinance. This ordinance, first adopted by our community in
1989, sets up an overlay district that allows elderly housing to be constructed in
our Rural, Residence A, Residence B and Residence C districts. In exchange for
constructing housing that meets specific requirements that make the units more
attractive and more functional for elderly persons, a developer is granted a density
bonus. That is, the developer gets to construct more housing units on a given lot
than they would be able to if they were held to our standard housing ordinances.
Our work this year focused on refining several aspects of the existing ordinance.
Specifically:
We sought to rewrite the density bonus language to make it more manageable:
The existing version is confusing for both staff and developers and it allows
for as much as a 100% density bonus
The proposed version is much more simple to calculate and caps the density
bonus at a maximum of 60%
We redefined the buffers between a proposed elderly housing plan and any
existing structures and lot lines:
We increased them for elderly housing development proposals with buildings
containing more 4 units to a structure.
We added a requirement for a vegetative buffer, ensuring greater privacy for
all.
We added language that encourages the developer to preserve, even restore, any
historic structure that may be present on the lot being developed
All in all, we believe that the proposed Housing for Elderly Persons ordinance
on this years ballot would bring a significant improvement over the existing one.
Please join us in supporting this refinement at the polls in March.
Of course, if you have any questions or require additional information, please
do not hesitate to reach out to any staff member at the Community Development
Department - 603-432-3806. The full language of the Housing for Older Persons
Ordinance Proposal and all other proposed warrant articles are on the Planning
Board Page of the town website: www.windhamnewhampshire.com.
Elizabeth Wood, Community Planner, Windham

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The Winds of Pelham

Carried a Mighty Dragon

by AJ Dickinson
Cecile Przybyla, a
resident of Fairview
Nursing Home in Hudson,
celebrated her 100th
birthday with the Pelham
Seniors on Friday, Feb. 6.
Born on Jan. 30, 1915,
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spending over 30 years in
while celebrating her 100th birthday at the Pelham Senior Center.
Florida, the long-time local
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in Pelham where she met her closest friend, Ive Snow. Cecile and Ive still to this day keep
in touch and could be seen visiting at the Pelham Senior Center that day at lunchtime.
Cecile has two wonderful daughters she couldnt speak more highly of: Teresa and
Pauline.
Staff photo by AJ Dickinson

Dragon of the Winds presented by Pelham Community Theater

Cecile Przybyla
Celebrates a Milestone

Kite maker Hanazo speaks to the villagers.

by AJ Dickinson
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Pelham~WindhamSports
Lady Jaguars Handle Kennett, 54-37

Pelham~WindhamSports

by Jacob Gagnon
After a disappointing stretch, the Windham High School girls
Basketball team may have turned a corner in their season. With
their confidence building and their play becoming sharper, the Lady
Jaguars walloped Kennett High School on Friday night, Feb. 6, in
Windham.
After opening the year with a pair of victories, Windham suffered
six losses in a row. After battling back from injuries, illnesses, and
growing pains, the Lady Jaguars have returned to the win column
within the last few games. We are getting right back into the swing
of things, so thats the good news, said Coach Anne Haky. We are
healthy and on the right track to start winning some games.
Windham is a young squad that has seen contributions from all
across their lineup. Against Kennett High, freshman Kaleigh Walsh
broke through with the first points in the game. Windham went on
a 13-4 run and held on to lead, 15-6, after the first quarter. Their
early dominance set the tone for the remainder of the game, with
the Lady Jaguars scoring often and defending well.
We are being way more aggressive on offense. We are taking
the shots, driving to the basket. Along with aggressiveness and
communication on defense, that has really been key, said Haky.
This newfound aggression was discovered within during a recent
loss to Milford High School, according to Haky. It was during that
game that (we learned) we can do what we want to do and we cant
let them (opposing teams) dictate what they want us to do, said the
coach. I think the kids are finally starting to get that, and thats a
huge step in actually being aggressive and scoring and playing great

defense.
The Lady Jaguars are gaining valuable experience through their
struggle with adversity. Junior Hannah Klaassens has improved
throughout the year at both point guard and leading the squad
on the court. Walsh, as an underclassmen, is performing like
a much more seasoned player. This varsity experience will pay
dividends later on as she will be tasked with leading the team in
the future. Junior guard Kelsey Kendzulak has filled in for injured
sophomore Lexi Sawyer. Kendzulak has exceeded expectations
with tremendous efforts in recent games. They have stepped up,
said Haky. They have answered the call that we needed them to.
Both Sawyer, in the second quarter, and junior Amanda Carey,
in the third quarter, scored buzzer-beating shots for Windham. The
Lady Jaguars held a 14-point lead heading into the final quarter.
Windham finished the game strong, beating Kennett, 54-37.
Kendzulak led scoring with 15 points. Walsh collected 14 points
in the contest. Sophomore Casey Dinga contributed with nine
points while Klaassens scored eight points in the victory. With the
win, Windham improved to 4-7 with six games remaining in the
season.
Haky hopes her teams upswing continues as they eye both
improvement and victories. Were a young team so we have to
fight through adversity. Hopefully, well pick up a few more wins
along the way, said Haky. As long as they use this adversity to grow
from, the Lady Jaguars are forging a strong foundation for future
seasons.

Staff photo by Jacob Gagnon

Windhams Hannah Klaassens directs her team on the court against Kennett.

Jaguar Basketball Remains in the Hunt

by Jacob Gagnon
The Windham High boys Basketball team
has kept themselves in the playoff hunt with a
solid 6-4 record within Division II. The Jaguars
will have to stay hungry as they prepare for the
postseason.
Windham hosted Bishop Brady High School on
Tuesday, Feb. 3. The Jaguars could not overcome
an unusually slow start. Bishop Brady led
Windham, 25-10, after the first quarter. The Jags
battled back, but there was little they could do to
stop Bishop Brady from pulling the game out of
reach. Windham fell to the visiting squad, 72-59.
We came out unusually flat for us. We usually

take pride in playing with intensity and emotion,

and we didnt have that tonight, said Coach Todd
Steffanides. The Brady guards certainly are tough
to handle. We are going to have to get back to
work in practice and get ourselves right for our
next opponent.
Despite the defeat, a number of Jaguars played
well. David Carbonello had 12 points, seven
rebounds, and four assists in the game. Davis
Potter also scored 12 points with six rebounds,
two assists, and two steals. Joey Frake collected
nine points with two steals, an assist, and a
rebound. Teammate Cole Gill scored six points
while earning seven rebounds, two assists, and a

steal. David Allanach rounded out Windhams top

performers with eight points, three rebounds, and
two assists.
The Jaguars bounced back in the next game at
Kennett High School on Friday, Feb. 6. Windham,
needing a win to stay competitive within the
division, defeated Kennett, 57-50. Carbonellos
powerful performance set the tone for the game
and the remainder of the season.
Carbonello scored 19 points, with four
rebounds, six steals, and seven assists. Kurtis
Jolicoeur collected nine points with five rebounds
and an assist. Gill had eight points with six
rebounds in the contest while Frake finished with

seven points and seven rebounds. The Jaguars

stifling defense also aided in their victory.
This was a well-played basketball game by
both teams. I am extremely proud of our players
for how well they played tonight, and the attitude
with which they competed with, said Steffanides.
Our zone defense seemed to be the difference as
it allowed us to slow down the quick penetrations
by Kennett that they took advantage of in the
first half. It is important for us to maintain this
consistent effort and mentality.
With just seven games remaining in the regular
season, the Jaguars will need to continue to claw
for a high seed in the playoffs.

Wednesday, Feb. 4, has

been on the minds of the
Pelham players since the
beginning of the season. This
was the day that their new
team, the Alvirne-Pelham
Avalanche, would be playing
their old team from Windham.
You could tell that this would
be an intense game.
With the score 0-0 going
into the third period, Bryce
Blanchard (former WindhamPelham player) took an offthe-board pass from Brendan
Bryce Blanchard of the Avalanche takes the pass from the corner.
Parent (former WindhamPelham player) and scored
the lone goal of the game. Both
teams traded scoring chances for the remainder of
the game, but the Avalanche collected its second
shutout win in the last three games. Jeremy
Dowd shut out Pembroke Academy-Campbell a
week earlier; now Curtis Richall did it for the Avs,
stopping all 32 shots.
The Avalanche played Exeter on Saturday, Feb.
7 at home. This was a very close game. The Avs
didnt have the shot advantage, being outshot
33-17, but had much better scoring chances and
could have easily won this game 5-2. The Avs
took the 1-0 lead in the second with a goal from
Blanchard. Then the offense went a little flat,
Exeter kept coming and tied the game in the third
Curtis Richall with the save

Staff photos by Len Lathrop

Alvirne-Pelham Avalanche Tops Former Teammates

From left, Captain Cam Blake,

Tyler Poisson and Brad Brock
on a shot from the point that was deflected
by an Exeter player and beat Richall over the
shoulder. Later in the period, an Exeter player
was allowed to walk out from behind the
Avs net and stuffed home the eventual game
winner. The Avalanche tried pulling the goalie
for the extra skater, but couldnt sustain an
attack.
Next up is Hanover at home on Feb. 11 and
Trinity at home on Feb. 14.
Avs Bobby Haverty with the check

Alvirne-Pelham Hockey Gets Shutout Versus Pembroke Academy-Campbell

At left, #20 Brett Pitre reaches for the puck while Alvirne/
Pelhams #18 Cam Blake is blocked by Pembroke Academy/
Campbell defenseman Jacob Tremblay who cuts to the front
of the net. Alvirne-Pelhams #22 Tyler Poisson waits to
the left of PAC goalie Shane Mailhot shielded by #19 Troy
Wallace.

by Len Lathrop
The Alvirne-Pelham Avalanche took a break
from Division I play to travel to Tri-Town Ice Arena
in Hooksett on Jan. 28 to play their Division II
town rivals, the Pembroke Academy-Campbell
squad. With no game information available,
the PWN will share some pictures from the 9-0
Alvirne-Pelham win.
At top right, #1 Jeremy Dowd makes the glove save on a
shot from Pembroke Academy/Campbells Chris Arvanities.
Covering in front is PAC forward Steven Cavanaugh
#15 Devon Russell tries to reach in and defend against
Matt Tremblay from Pembroke Academy/Campbell.

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Pelham~WindhamSports
Lady Pythons Rally to Edge Hopkinton

Staff photos by Mike Bourk

Pelham~WindhamSports
Jess Lessard shoots as Danielle Sirois prepares to rebound.

Sarah Radcliffe goes up for a shot

by Mike Bourk
A second-half surge by the Lady Pythons was key to a 49-44 win
over a tough opponent in Hopkinton.
Pelham started out the game rather slowly limited to just one
shot each time down the court thanks to the rebounding efforts by
the Hawks freshman forward, Callie Chase, and quick defense of
Maddie Clark. Pelham could have faced a larger halftime deficit had
it not been for the rebounding of Danielle Sirois who finished with
15 boards for the game and two baskets in the last 30 seconds by
senior Katelyn Suprenant.

Pelham Coach Bob Sheppard talked about the first half and
changes made at halftime after the game The first-half turnovers
killed us. Once we got that straightened out and began protecting
the ball better, we were much more competitive.
The second half was extremely entertaining as the lead changed
hands seven times. The Pythons went back to an up-tempo running
game, and Hopkinton just couldnt quite keep up with Pelham. The
Pythons might have run away with the game had it not been for the
defense and passing of Hopkintons Maddie Clark.
Pelhams Suprenant and Danielle Sirois combined for several well
drawn out pick plays on inbound passes. Lilly Shlimon and Jess
Lessard did a much better job passing in the second half. Lessard
also looked sharp on defense. Toward the end of the game it was
Suprenants free throw shooting that held the Hawks at bay as
Katelyn was seven for eight from the charity stripe, including five for

Katelyn Suprenant launches a 3 pointer over a Hopkinton defender.

six in the final two minutes.
Although Pelham is a young team, they are certainly holding
their own in NHIAA Division 3 play with an 11-3 record. Coach
Sheppard talked about the team after the game. With 10 freshmen
and sophomores on the team were obviously very young, he said.
Were a good team this year, but we could be a team to be really
reckoned with in years to come, especially if we stay in Division 3.
This years team could make a significant run in the state
tournament. Two of their three losses were to the undefeated,
division leader Conant. Their other loss was to Campbell (10-2)
whom theyve split with this season.

Windham Hockey Mauls Grizzlies

Staff photos by Jacob Gagnon

The Jaguars put out the final flame of hope for the Grizzlies with
an empty-net goal from Monahan with 55 seconds left. Windham
outshot the Grizzlies, 27-19, in the win. With the victory, the Jags
improved to 12-2 on the season.
The reason for the Jaguars success is varied, according to
Manchester, but it all begins with a solid foundation of senior
leadership. The kids have really fallen in behind the leadership,
behind the three seniors to set this first year of Windham Hockey
on the right foot. Theyve done an excellent job, said Manchester.
Monahan and assistant captains Vinny Forgione and Higgins have
established a culture of hard work and camaraderie throughout this
first season.
Windham does not get distracted by their recent success. Instead,
they focus on improvement in all aspects of their game. They know
that they can get better, said Manchester. Theyre happy, but theyre
not satisfied.

Senior Captain John Monahan skates toward the Grizzlies net

during Windhams victory.
systems well, said Manchester. I was real happy with
our freshman goalie (Max Daly). I thought he had a
really good performance. He was really calm and he
Windham goalie Max Daly makes a stop during the Jaguars shutout of Goffstown.
tied the pucks up when we needed it.
In the second period, penalties hurt whatever
by Jacob Gagnon
momentum Windham had mustered in the opening minutes.
The Windham High Hockey team, in their inaugural season as a
Goffstown attacked the home team on power plays but could not
solo program, continued its ascent into the top tier of Division II with
get anything past Daly, who made 15 saves through the first two
a hard-fought victory over Goffstown High School, 3-0, on Saturday
periods. The strong defensive effort allowed the Jags to cling to their
night, Feb. 7 at the Salem Icenter.
1-0 lead heading into the final period. The defense overall got a
I was happy to get out of there with a win. Anytime you shut out
lot of minutes and did a good job. Everybody contributed, said
a team like Goffstown, you have to be happy with it, said Coach
Manchester.
Jerry Manchester.
The Jaguars returned to the ice with a newfound focus in the
The Jaguars controlled the pace of the first period. Midway
third period. After falling to the Alvirne-Pelham Avalanche in their
through the opening period, Windham struck with a goal from senior
previous game on Feb. 3, Windham understood the importance of a
Captain John Monahan. Windham continued to press the Grizzlies
rebound victory. Both teams clawed for a score in the final period.
but had little else to show for their efforts as they maintained the 1-0
Aggressive defense led to a number of hard hits on both sides of the
lead, and outshot Goffstown, 13-6, at the end of the first period.
ice. With 8:10 left in the game, junior Chad Desautels scored with
Our senior captain, Monahan, had a good game. (Patrick)
an assist from freshman Nolan Cunningham and sophomore Tim
Higgins also played really well with a lot of hustle and he ran our
Anderson.

Windham Footballs McInnis Selects

Merrimack College
by Jacob Gagnon
Award winner. This summer, McInnis will play his final
Its been a big year for quarterback Brendan McInnis.
high school game as part of the CHaD (Childrens Hospital
at Dartmouth) East Versus West All-Star Game to raise
In November, he led the Windham High School Football
money and awareness for the pediatric hospital.
team to their first Division II State Championship with a
five-touchdown performance. Throughout the season, he
McInnis has solidified himself as one of the gridiron
shattered all school passing records. Last week, McInnis
greats in Windhams young history. He will now get the
capped off his senior year by signing his letter of intent to
opportunity to take his leadership and work ethic to an
even bigger stage at Merrimack College.
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McInnis was a two-year starter and a co-captain for the
Jaguars. Between 2013 and 2014, McInnis was
155 for 251 in passing attempts and throwing for
2,750 yards; a 62 percent completion rate. He
hurled 43 touchdowns while being intercepted
only five times. McInnis has also been a major
threat on his feet, rushing for 1,237 yards (8.69
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16 - February 13, 2015

Pelham~WindhamSports

Brown Breaks Scoring Milestone as Pelham Stays Undefeated

Staff photos by Mike Bourk

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Keith is joined by his family and Coach Regan.

Division 3 leader in scoring,

Jared Stauffeneker, took the
opportunity to get Vikings
back in the ball game by
both scoring and passing to
close the gap to 35-27 at
the half.
Early in the third quarter
Keith Brown eclipsed the
1,000 career point mark on
a short jump shot. Brown
joins Justin Hojlo, Stephen
Spirou, and James Roman,
becoming just the fourth
player at Pelham High to
reach the 1,000 mark in
Junior Keith Brown scores his 1,000th career point
his junior year. He did it
in fewer games than any other player. There was a short break and
by Mike Bourk
Keith presented the ball to his parents, Vic and Christine.
Pelham 68 - Mascenic 44
After the game there was a formal presentation recognizing Keiths
Keith Brown scored his 1,000th point early in the second half and
achievement. Keith talked about hitting the milestone. There was
led all scorers with 18 points as Pelham bested Mascenic Regional,
some, Ill call it, anxiety about reaching the mark, he said. Im
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glad now that its out of the way now and we can just focus on
The Pythons started quickly jumping out to a 25-11 first-quarter
winning games. My teammates and coaches deserve a lot of credit.
lead. The Pythons scored eight points off turnovers, six of which
Without them this wouldnt have been possible. In addition to
were the result of two David Rogers steals and a deflected pass.
sports, Brown is a prestigious HOBY Award winner. The HOBY
Pelham also dominated the offensive glass in the first quarter as
program is designed to help high school student/athlete sophomores
Dylan Silvestri, Keith Brown, and Ryan Cloutier all scored on
recognize their leadership abilities and apply those skills to be
offensive rebounds.
effective, ethical leaders in their school and community.
In the second quarter it appeared the Pythons may have been
Brown reaching the milestone seemed to have a calming effect
pressing a bit too much to get Brown to the 1,000-point mark. NH

Pelhams Keith Brown receives congratulatory hug from

grandmother Marilyn Brown as his family looks on.
on the Pythons. Immediately after the pause the Pythons went on
a 12-2 run, putting them up by 20 points at the end of the third
quarter. Key to the run was once again the defense of Rogers and
Cloutier. Cloutier finished the game with four blocked shots and two
signature dunks.
Dylan Silvestri also had an outstanding game, scoring 15 points
and grabbing 12 rebounds. Cloutier chipped in with 13 points.
Pelham Coach Matt Regan talked about the second quarter let
down, Our outside defense wasnt very good. Mascenic made
some good passes that ended up being easy baskets. We just didnt
rotate fast enough. We made some adjustments at the half to clean
that up.
Pelham leads NHIAA Division 3 with a 12-0 record as Mascenic
drops to 8-3.

Windham Track Star Turned Rower Gets Recruited by Syracuse

submitted by Hallie Woods
This time last year, Windham High School
senior Brandon Bielinski was concentrating on his
times on the track. He had never touched an oar
or been in a rowing shell. Now, only nine months
after taking his first strokes in a boat, Bielinski has
been recruited to row for Syracuse University in
New York.
Bielinski began rowing last June, at the

encouragement of his athletic director. I

really wanted to be a division one runner
in college, but my times were always a few
seconds too slow, said the former cross
country and long distance track runner. I
started looking for another sport to try. My
athletic director suggested I try rowing,
especially since I was so tall.
In running my size kind of worked against
me. I was starting to get burnt out, putting
in work and not seeing the same results that
Over 20 years experience playing and teaching
my smaller teammates where achieving. But
then I tried rowing and all of a sudden my
work and my size where helping me and
paying off.
After participating in the summer learnto-row program offered by Essex Rowing
Club, Inc., Bielinski knew he was hooked.
He joined the Essex competitive team in the
fall, racing in the mens first novice eight
boat. Ive always been a three-sport athlete,
and I still swim in the winter, but Ive never
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done a sport where I look forward to going to
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practice so much. Rowing is something that I
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Bielinski has plans to enter Syracuse with an
ideal candidate for rowing
structured. I like how everything has to be earned
undecided major, although he has his eye on the
at the collegiate level. After
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in me. Plus, I love the school spirit at Syracuse.
Windham, specializing in the 500-yard freestyle
knew Syracuse University was a
Not every school had that, and it was definitely
event.
perfect fit.
important to feel like I was in a supportive athletic
Patrick Scott, the Essex Mens coach, has high
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culture,
hopes for Bielinski. Im thrilled to see what
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continues his career at Syracuse. He has a work
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