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A person who knows Atkinson is our home -- our most important possession that must be preserved and protected through fair taxes and sound community planning and where our children must be safe to grow to become a new generation of leaders.
One who knows that the citizens of Atkinson are all neighbors with her leadership to be dedicated and responsive to all.
One who believes that when those from Atkinson have served our nation and honors are deserved, those honors must be given.
In Valerie Tobin, we now have a leader we know we can entrust with these responsibilities because they are part of her character.
It is our honor to endorse Valerie for election to Atkinson’s Board of Selectmen.
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We take no small measure of umbrage at such a hostile official act against this BLOG’s patron. Therefore, a timely Editorial comment is both appropriate and necessary.
Discussion of Atkinson’s financial direction, from any viewpoint, is fundamental and encouraged and we will always attempt to limit and correct errors.
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The ENTIRE car deal is problematic. If it was caused by poor judgement, improper exercise of authority, neglect or mistake or even specious reasoning, this will never trump the facts that the entire questionable transaction started and ended within a very small circle of confidants.
We find the entire circumstances surrounding the disposition of the police Cruiser highly irregular at the least and the "explanations" somewhat trifling and exhaustive of our intellect.
Mr. Consentino: It’s time to go. Being Chief of Atkinson’s Police Department is NOT a birthright. That is a fabled legend of yesteryear.
Historically in Atkinson, police chief appointments were made "under the hand of the selectmen" for terms of one year at a time, as was also the case in the beginning of Mr. Consentino’s assorted and discontinuous stream of appointments to this position.
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"To All Atkinson Residents,
I am writing to ask for your help. A member of the Atkinson Police Department needs our help. I am here to ask for your help in Corporal John Lapham's fight for his life. As you are aware, John has been diagnosed with Leukemia. He has been once again hospitalized with an infection that is threatening his life. He is one of the bravest people that I have ever met. He has never asked of anything from the residents of the town. Now is our chance to step up and help both him and his family out. As everyone is aware John has been out of work for a few months. His family has been busy helping John to get better. He needs our help, and I am hoping that this town can step up to the plate and help. From the moment that I met John, I have admired him. He does alot, but never asks for anything in return. He has helped so many people in this town. I for one am one of those people. Please help him.
There is a fund set-up in his name at TDBanknorth in Plaistow. Any amount will help John, while he is out of work. It would be great if this town could help ease a burden off his wife.
Thank You
Also if anyone would like to send a card, please address it to:
John Lapham
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Inpatient mail
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Boston, MA 02115
United States
Please show Corporal John Lapham, that this community can stand up and show our support to those in need. I for one, miss John and can not wait until he can get better and return to work. Please show him that we support him. "
10 comments:
ok, so how many of these qualifications does Mr. Weymouth possess?
Or did Jack finally get his overseer of the library project?
Forgive me for being cynical, but I don't trust Mr. Sapia.
Lost in time...............
Pardon me as I usually have an idea of what is going on. Anon 5:42 and Publius alike. I have no idea what you are referring to. I also have no idea who the heck Mr. Weymouth is. I guess I am not up on this particular debacle.
Apparently, The Library Trustees are engaging the services of our Town Maintenance manager as a "clerk of the works" for the library construction project.
The question is, did the trustees decide on their own to do this, or was it suggested by one or more selectmen, after all, they have been angling to oversee, and take control of this project from the start.
No group this corrupt can be trusted.
I believe Fred Childs was clerk of the works for the town garage and the fire station. I could be wrong, but I don't think so.
I suspect that Dave Weymouth is just as good as Fred.
I suspest that MR. Weymouth is better than Fred, but that is not the issue.
The selectmen had authority to oversee the fire station, the library trustees have authority to oversee the Library.
Shouldn't Atkinson................
Shouldn't Atkinson have to have a "qualified" contractor to oversee this project. With any other commercial construction, that has to be the case or the town will not issue permits.
So why should this be any different.
Hope the clerk does a better job than whoever inspected the Timberlane Art Center.
Does not have exit signs from seating, doesn't meet code.
Only 1 aisle to exit the seating, doesn't meet code. Exit aisles needed by both walls.
Wonder if the place is sprinkled?
Doesn't have handicapped seating.
You can hear the rain on the roof over the music.
Hard to hear spoken material.
I understand that emergency lighting was an after thought, and the outside lighting made it impossible to see to walk.
Was Mr. Weymouth selected from a group?
Fred Childs and Chuck Early shared the job of Clerk of the Works for the fire station. They did an excellent job, on the site confering with Tom Harmon, the project manager, each day, monitoring the pouring of cement, etc. It can be a challenging job. Don't sell Dave Weymouth short. He has sharp eyes and is very attentive to detail.
The trustees did consider more than one person for the position. I'm the one who suggested that they consider Dave Weymouth. In his capacity as Town Maintenance Supervisor, Dave is doing an outstanding job of taking care of the current library building, and the thinking was that as clerk of the works, he'll be familiar with the new building from the ground up, which should help him take care of it more effectively once it's up and running.
Katie McDonough
Library Director
Another new library?
I thought the town was only supposed to do one every 50 to 70 years. The current library was new when I was in High School.
I still remember going to the Kimball library that no longer exists. It was two or three small rooms. No study spaces. No computers.
But it has a certain charm.
I have been to many university libraries. They are too big an impersonal.
I have not been in a library in over a decade. That might change if my kids get research assignments that require a ride to the library.
I'm sure the good people have done their research to be sure they were not just building a white elephant.
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