Democrat James Lewis captures State Senate seat over Saggiotes

1979

CLAREMONT

Photo Caption — First Growth in the Square is viewed by Douglas Nelson, Tremont Square supervisor, with Norman Hulpert and his sons from Smallwood Nursery, Barre, Vt. The tree planters began Monday, placing them in the wells and anchoring them with wooden stakes and wiring. Sidewalk construction in the square is progressing; the project is more than two-thirds complete.

Compromising improved educational opportunities with stabilized local taxes and continued local control was confronted by 40 people attending a special public meeting Monday night. The program was the first of 46 sessions throughout New Hampshire, provided by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Richard Goodman, director of the Center for Field Services, the meeting sponsor, emphasized the forums were not designed to denounce the property tax form of education financing but examine problems with it.

Planned reconstruction of the Hanover-North streets intersection requiring demolition of the Toy Castle and probably costing $106,250 locally, was presented publicly for the first time at the Claremont City Council meeting Wednesday night. The intersection plan, including traffic signals and acquisition costs, totals $420,000. This will require the complete taking of the Toy Castle and another property adjacent to the north.

The planned victory party at the Steelworkers Hall on Main Street became a real blowout. The optimistic hopes of union organizers were dashed Wednesday. Joy Manufacturing’s company office and technical employees rejected the international bargaining agent, 62-53. Comments from the organizers were upbeat, however, many certain the Joy administration got the message and would improve working conditions right away.

NEWPORT

Anyone who thought contract negotiations for Newport police officers-dispatcher were going to be an open-shut affair were corrected Tuesday, selectmen presenting a very different proposal than the police did two weeks ago. Town Counsel Harry V. Spanos indicated the town is legally bound to bring the contract before town meeting for approval. Police negotiators disagree, contending the agreement could be ironed out by the two parties without that aspect of the agreement being sent to the voters.

The Sandell Development Corporation has acquired a new and larger site for the proposed elderly housing apartments. Trustees of Richards Library have agreed to a land swap with Sandell. The corporation will give the library the Edes lot, the three-fourths acre lot adjoining the library on North Main Street on which it had planned to build its apartments. In exchange, the library will give Sandell an equal size piece of property behind the Library Arts Center.

The Sullivan County Commissioners are asking for suggestions on how to spend $186,364 in federal revenue sharing funds next year. The commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Sullivan County Courthouse at 11 a.m., Nov. 21 to take suggestions.

Hoyle, Tanner and Associates presented the Newport Airport Commission tentative proposals for development of Parlin Field this week. The engineering and planning firm has been hired by the town to produce a 20-year master plan for the airport. The purpose of the plan is to determine the airfield’s future role and design any appropriate changes. The planners told the Airport Commission they are commend the airfield remain a utility airport rather than be developed as a basic transport facility. They concluded there was no need for a transport facility, which is capable of accommodating larger aircraft than a utility field, including business jets. A utility airport handles single and twin-engine propeller aircraft.

CHARLESTOWN

Winter is coming but it doesn’t mean an end of the tennis season for some 36 families. For them, and another six families, the indoor season has begun. A year ago this week, ground was broken in the North Charlestown area for construction of an indoor tennis court because indoor playing time was virtually unavailable in the immediate area. To solve the problem, a group of Claremonters pooled their resources and financed construction of the building, which houses a single court of championship surface, the same surface one finds at Forest Hills in New York. Annual family dues are $285.

SPRINGFIELD

Fred Davis, Grantham Road, and Bryon Charles, Sanborn Hill Road, were successful deer hunters over the past weekend.

GRANTHAM

Anita MacDonald, Hampstead, spent the holiday weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barton, Springfield Road.

GOSHEN

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nelson were guests of Mrs. Nelson’s uncle and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Leon I. Tate, Portland, Maine, Oct. 22 for luncheon.

SUNAPEE

When Sunapee residents receive their tax bills this fall, they can expect them to be higher than last tear, but not by much. The board of selectmen at a meeting Oct. 22 announced the tax rate for this year has been set at $19.10 per thousand.

1964

CLAREMONT

Claremont soldier Henry Cummings has been promoted to the rank of specialist fourth class. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cummings Sr. of 38 High St., he is the senior clerk typist for the 8-1 section of the 2nd Brigade, 8th Infantry Division, Fort Devens, Mass. Specialist Cummings attended Stevens High School before entering the U.S. Army in June 1962.

Samuel Steinfield of 78 Woodland St., was guest of honor Sunday at a birthday party held at the Crestview Country Club in Springfield, Mass. Among the 80 guests attending were the Miller brothers, formerly of Claremont, and others from New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Mr. Steinfield was 75 years old on Oct. 28.

Photo Caption — TSV Cross Country Champions—Stevens harriers retired the Valley News trophy by winning the TSV title three years in a row. Paul Potter’s Cardinals will defend their New Hampshire Class I title at UNH Saturday, running against Exeter, Lebanon, Monadnock and Sanborn. Front row, from left, Bob Benoit, Randy Root, Bruce Tracy, Al Damren, Mike Adamovich, Coach Potter, Gary Roberts, Ron Kurach, David Osipowich, Larry Martin, Bill Babkiewicz and Ed Wilbur. Back, Roger Jolly, Bill McGonagle, Butch Debay, Bob Kane, Gary Densmore, Dick Stone, Del Richmond, Bob Richards, Gary Parker, Vern Gardner, Dick Devalk, Ken Dillon, Tom Dixon, Ken Noyes, Mike LeClair and Tom Martinson.

When the Democratic tide receded in Sullivan County last night, the hopes of some Republican office seekers were washed out to sea. Republican losses included the unseating of Republican County Attorney George Zopf by fellow Claremonter and Democrat Charles Spanos, who is also Democratic County Chairman. The vote was 65,287-6012. The GOP candidate for the State Senate, James Saggiotes of Newport, lost to Democrat James Lewis of the same town, 6.315-5,806.

NEWPORT

Mrs. Claudius Webster of Grantham is the new director of nurses in Newport Hospital She succeeds Mrs. Gordon Carroll who resigned Oct.30. Mrs. Webster returned recently to Grantham from living the past four year with her husband in France and Germany, where he was a field director for the American Red Cross.

Frances Blomquist is the newly elected recording secretary of Hopeful Rebekah Lodge in Newport.

Beverly Chase, Nashua, was a weekend guest of Robin Sartwell. Both are students in the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce, Manchester, and are 1964 Towle High School graduates.

Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Goyette, Sandy Lane and Mrs. Frank Lund, Goshen, spent the weekend in Springfield, Mass.

The Newport Schools Music Association is out to get rid of the uniforms being worn by the Newport Schools Band. Reason: They’re 17 years old. Arthur Gokas, president of the organization, has sent letters to many Newport citizens inviting them to contribute.

Mrs. James Lewis, Cheney Street, has returned to her duties in the classified department of the Argus-Champion after a two-week vacation. During her vacation she and her husband traveled to Woods Hole, Mass., and were conducted on a tour of the Atlantis II, the research vessel on which their son, James, has signed on as a crew member.

SUNAPEE

Mr. and Mrs. George Billings attended the silver wedding anniversary reception for Mr. and Mrs. Vern Gillmore, Claremont, on Sunday.

Mrs. Arlyn Hastings is spending two weeks with her sister, Miss Flora Pinney, Winter Haven, Fla.

SPRINGFIELD

Local eighth grade students visiting Old Sturbridge Village, Mass., Nov. 15 with the New London eighth grade were Evelyn French, James Hathaway and Paula and Susan

Wheeler.

SOUTH CORNISH

Cubmaster Paul Rollins presented Jeffrey Howard two silver arrows on his Wolf badge and a silver arrow on his Bear badge at the last meeting of Cub Scout Pack 32. Graduating Webelos Cub Scouts were Ralph Braculer, Roy Jordon and William Kelly.

1949

CLAREMONT

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Holt of 29 Middle St. are leaving tonight for St. Petersburg, Fla., where they will spend the winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Amell have moved from 143 North St. to Bible Hill.

Patricia Smith is among 11 New Hampshire young people to win national 4-H awards for outstanding work in Home Demonstration contests during the past year. Miss Smith won first place in the food preparation division.

Stevens High School sophomores on the first-quarter honor roll are Johanna Baldasaro, Roberta Belair, Leona Bugbee, Jane Couture, Janet Couture, Margaret Griswold, Eleanor LeClair, Eleanor Mann, Melodie Merrill, Russell Pardy, Joyce Provencal, Marilyn Wheeler, and Patricia White.

NEWPORT

Paul Gosselin of the Newport Steam Laundry has installed a self-service automatic washing machine. The service was opened to the public today.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Leland of Kelleyville spent a few days last week in Portsmouth and Pelham.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hutchinson of Belknap Avenue had their son, John, home for the weekend. John is a student at the University of New Hampshire.

Edwin Sielewicz, a freshman at the University of New Hampshire, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bronislaw Sielewicz of North Newport.

GOSHEN

Work began Friday on the new fire station on the Brook Road. Men donated their services and furnished trucks to aid construction.

Mr. and Mrs. Adelard Ayotte have been visiting relatives in Maine.

SUNAPEE

Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Gamsby, Mrs. Georgia Roach and Mrs. Ella Foster attended Blazing Star Grange in Danbury Wednesday evening.

CROYDON

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winter visited Mrs. Nellie Seaver in Williamstown, Vt., recently. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winter and children.

GEORGES MILLS

Mrs. Willard Hathaway has arrived from Switzerland and is at her home here.

Jesse Holt and a crew of men from New London are repairing Seekamp’s dock.