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welcomeA new town means new faces and new
places. It’s a new house, a new school and a whole new area. For most people, this means at least several months of uncomfort-able scrambling for information on things that once seemed familiar – like schools, utilities and where to shop or find something to do over a long weekend.
This publication is aimed at being a solu-tion to those new-place jitters. Inside this second edition of the Discover section of the Salem Observer, the reader can find all the basic facts needed to get settled in any of the three towns covered by The Salem Observer.
And there’s a little extra, too. Places to shop, things to do with the kids and a smat-tering of history to give depth to the new hometown.
Indeed, the information is aimed to help make this new town in which you now live into a hometown, by putting the familiar only a few flips of the pages away.
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volunteeringsalem animal rescue league
Help the veterinarians in routine proce-dures, and make sure that all the cats are returned to suitable cages. Volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays at SARL in Salem. For more information, call SARL President Lori Bertrand at 890-2166, or e-mail [email protected].
salemhaven nursing homeVolunteer with ceramics and crafts from
9:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Thursdays at Salem-haven Nursing Home, 23 Geremonty Drive in Salem. Or help with baking from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Mondays. Help transport residents to Doris and her Banjo from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Manicures are given from 9:30 to 11: 45 a.m. on Fridays. Friendly visitors can come any time to help set up card games.
To volunteer, call Stephanie Micklon at 893-5586.
pelham parks and recreationHelp with a summer camp for students
who are going into grades 9 or 10 in the fall. The camp will take place from through Aug. 13 at Veterans Memorial Park, 6 Village Green St. For more information, call 668-8601 or e-mail [email protected].
meals on wheelsPrepare food and serve it to senior
citizens at Salem’s Ingram Senior Center, 1 Sally Sweet’s Way, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call Judy Lalmond at 893-2137.
‘It's a good community to live in. Good friends, good neighbors’
— Patty Frydryck and son Patrick of Salem
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viewsalem Fire chief arthur Barnes
Fire Chief Arthur Barnes has lived in Salem for 52 years, and half that time he’s worked for the fire department in Salem. During that time Salem has gone through a rapid revolution from a rural farm town to a growing com-mercialized community.
“Salem has changed from the
town I grew up in. Most of 28 was market gardens,” said Barnes.
Before starting his career at the fire department 26 years ago,
Barnes actually worked as a milk farmer. “That’s all
history now.” “Nevertheless, it
was a great place to grow up,” he said after raising his own
children in the trans-formed town he grew
up in. “Even though Salem has
changed quite a bit, it’s still a great place to grow up in,” Barnes said.
salem
historyThe dawn of the new millennium in Salem has brought a host
of challenges. There are clogged roads, increasing population coupled with a decreasing amount of open and green space. There is the perennial struggle between what residents can and want to pay in taxes with what the town needs and wants.
But this is the present and recent past. Before the rapid changes in the 1950s and 1960s, with the introduction of Interstate 93 and the popularization of the automobile, Salem was simply another rural farm community, although one noted for its foresight.
Jump back to the time of Lewis and Clark’s expedition across the uncharted territories of what would become the Midwest and Western United States. Thomas Jefferson was president, the Revolutionary War had wrapped up less than a half-century before and the idea of the sovereign nation of the United States was still a fresh idea.
It was 1804 and a few local investors decided to build a straight toll road connect-ing Boston and New Hampshire’s capital, Concord. The new road, later to become Rockingham Road and the original section of Route 28, was the first road built that attracted homes and business to it, rather than the opposite. The road was finished and opened in 1806, setting in motion Salem’s financial future. The town was the halfway point between Massachusetts and Concord and three taverns and inns rose to accommodate the traffic that grew on the road. For roughly the first century of its life, the road saw horse and carriage
traffic and was the main thoroughfare for much commerce including, according to records, a herd of more than 4,000 turkeys.
Enter William Meserve and Thomas Montgomery Dustin. Meserve, a local tinker and inventor, built and marketed one of the first snowplows used in the area, and sold the first car in Salem in 1900, an engine-driven wagon. Duston is credited with building the first car, a steam-driven carriage in 1899.
Little did the these auto visionaries and Rockingham Toll Road investors know that their combined efforts would drive Salem’s future.
Taking a historical step off the road, Salem was and remains something of a summer haven. Canobie Lake Park is now more
than a century old, and Rockingham Park is closing in on a century. Both parks, as well as the ponds and lakes, provided the impetus for trains, buses and trolleys to run lines into the community, spurring on a steady but slow population and busi-ness growth. In the town’s golden years, from the turn of last century until post-World War II, movie stars, sports stars and notable singers, actors and big bands summered and entertained in the town.
The advent of Interstate 93 changed the face and substance of the town. It became more of a bedroom community catering to commuters seeking work in Massachusetts but craving the close-ness of small-town life. Property values rose, the small businesses that once
lined Rockingham Road have been replaced by larger corporate creations, and the
summer camps that once dotted the shores of the lakes are now being converted to permanent homes.
But the changes have wrought the character of the town only in visible ways. Under the surface is the same community that hosted baseball great Mel Ott after games at Boston’s Fenway Park and the same one that became a favorite of singer Patti Page.
And for many in the community Salem is not simply a place to build a house, it’s a place to call home.
For information on salem history the following books are recommended. They also served as the base for this brief history.
• “At the edge of megalopolis: A History of Salem N.H. 1900-1974,” No specified authors, published by the Town of Salem.
• “A History of Salem,” by Edgar Gilbert, 1907
• “Images of America: Salem, NH, Vol. 1,” by Katherine Khalife and Douglas W. Seed, Arcadia Publishing, 1996.
• “Images of America: Salem, NH, Vol. 2: Trolleys, Canobie Lake and Rockingham Park,” by Douglas W. Seed and Katherine
Khalife, Arcadia Publishing, 1996.
Salem’s old fire house Observer/Intern Katie Boisvert
gov’tBoard of selectmen
Everett McBrideMike LyonsRonald BelangerStephanie MicklonRichard “Dick” Gregory
Town managerHenry LaBranche
salem Town hall33 Geremonty DriveSalem, NH 03079890-2200
demographicsTotal population (2001) 29,399Median age (2000 Census) 38.1Population density (2000 Census) 1,151.7 per square mileTotal households (2000 Census) 10,866Total families (2000 Census) 7,602Average size of family (2000 Census) 3.16 personsPer capita income (2000 Census) $26,170Median household income (2000 Census) $58,090Median value owner-occupied housing (2000) $168,900Families below the poverty level (2000) 238Labor force (2000 Census) 15,692Unemployment rate (2000 Census) 467Mean travel time to work (2000 Census) 26.4 minutes
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salem
town infoCounty: Rockingham
Town hall 33 Geremonty DriveSalem, NH 03079Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.890-2000www.townofsalemnh.org
directions to Town hall: Take Route 93 to Exit 1. Go straight through three sets of lights, crossing Route 28. Continue to blinking yellow light, and turn left onto Geremonty Drive. The Town Hall is on the right after the courthouse.
Form of Government: Selectmen/town manager
emergency services:Police, fire and ambulance: Dial 911.
police department 9 Veteran’s Memorial ParkwayBusiness line: 893-1911www.salempd.org
Fire departmentCentral Station: 152 Main St.Business line: 890-2200
poison control: (800) 562-8236animal control: 890-2390
ingram senior center1 Sally Sweet’s Way8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays890-2190
Transfer stationShannon Road7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays890-2164The town has no curbside trash pickup. Residents who do not have private trash haulers can bring their garbage to the town waste transfer station. Residents must get a transfer station permit at the Town Hall each year. The cost is $10; the stickers expire at the end of every March. Newspaper, glass and metal must be separated out of the gar-bage.
post officeMain branch51 South Broadway8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdayswww.usps.com
post officeNorth branch112 East BroadwayNorth Salem8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays8 a.m. to noon Saturdays
Kelley library234 Main St.9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays898-7064www.salem.lib.nh.us
salem district court35 Geremonty Drive8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays893-4483Jurisdiction: Salem, Windhamand Pelham
department of motor vehiclesOperated by state of New Hampshire33 Geremonty Drive(lower floor of Town Hall)8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. weekdays893-8734
Taxes:2003 local property tax:$20.22 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Taxes are due July 1 and Dec. 1
salem community Television:44 Geremonty Dr.Salem, NH 03079893-7069 ext. 118898-0206 [email protected]
distance to:Manchester: 17 miles Portsmouth: 35 milesConcord: 38 miles Boston: 32 milesTransportation:No public transportation. Taxi services are available. Nearest commercial airport isManchester Airport, in Manchester. www.flymanchester.com
utilitieselectric supplier: Granite State Electric9 Lowell Road890-7000
cable company: Comcast Service through Manchester626-9900
natural Gas supplier: Northern Utilities No New Hampshire office436-0310
water supplier: Salem Water Department 33 Geremonty Drive890-2171
Telephone company: Verizon Residential services: (800) 474-9999 Business services: (800) 941-9900
schoolssalem school districtSuperintendent of SchoolsMichael Delahanty38 Geremonty Drive890-7040www.salemschooldistrictnh.org
Salem has no public kindergarten.
elementary schools:
Barron School55 Butler St.Principal Anthony DiNardoGrades 1 through 6893-7067
Mary Fisk School14 Main St.Principal Susan RhodesSEED preschool, Grades 1 to 5893-7051
Walter Haigh School24 School St.Principal Gail RoweGrades 1 through 5893-7064
Lancaster School54 Millville St.Principal Edith SoleyGrades 1 through 5893-7059
Soule School173 S. Policy St. Principal Maura PalmerGrades 1 through 5893-7053
North Salem School140 Zion Hill RoadPrincipal Pauline RichardGrades 1 through 5893-7062
woodbury middle school206 Main St.Principal Deborah Jordan-ConnellGrades 6 through 8893-7055
salem high school44 Geremonty Dr.Principal William HagenGrades 9 through 12Integrated vocational programs893-7069
private/parochial schools
St. Joseph Regional Catholic School40 Main St.Principal Pauline BelangerPreschool, Grades K through 8Preschool – 893-5232Kindergarten and school – 893-6811
Granite State Christian School1 Sand Hill RoadPrincipal Tammy GallagherGrades 1 through 6, K, preschooland day care893-0898
Salem Christian School 101 School St.Principal Eldon LongGrades Pre-K through 8893-4289
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For the museum aficionado, Boston offers several opportunities to see some of the world’s finest art collections. The famous museum of Fine arts on Hunt-ington Avenue (www.mfa.org, 617-267-9300) has a gargantuan permanent collec-tion and traveling exhibits that, in the past few years, have been so popular that some have waited in line for days to get tickets. The nearby isabella stewart Gardner museum (617-566-1401) offers not only a beautiful collection of art, but also a peek into the city’s architectural past and into one
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The museum of science (617-723-2500) sits on top of a dam on the Charles River in between Boston and nearby Cambridge. Spanning three floors, the 450-plus interactive exhibits are aimed to please both parents and children alike. It also offers one of the few Omni IMAX Theaters in Boston, Framingham and Reading.
Another IMAX Theater, this one of the 3-D variety, is located at the new england aquarium (617-973-5200) at Rowe’s Wharf on Boston’s gorgeous waterfront, also home of the site’s famous harbor seals and plethora of penguins.
On the nearby South Boston waterfront, across the Fort Point Channel from the city’s vibrant Financial District, the children’s museum (617-426-8855) offers one of the best deals for children: admission on Friday nights after 6 p.m. is only $1, a significant discount. The recently renovated museum offers five floors of fun, including a bubble-
making area and exhibits featuring PBS-TV characters Arthur and the cast of the acclaimed children’s show ZOOM.
The Boston symphony orchestra and Boston pops (www.bso.org) has been recognized for years as one of the world’s leading musical organizations. Performing at world-famous Symphony Hall on Massachusetts Avenue, the orchestra’s many yearly performances are not only one of the city’s hottest entertainment events, but also a social gathering point for those wanting to see and be seen.
Finally, to fully experience the city’s cul-ture, bring your appetite. The hundreds of restaurants and bars in the area are famous for their eclectic cuisine that is sure to please many. While tourist-friendly spots like Cheer’s (617-227-9605) on Beacon Street are sure to be a hit, check out areas like Coolidge Corner in Brookline, Harvard Square in Cambridge and the North End and Quincy Markets in Boston for local fla-vor in any price range.
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pelham
historySettled in the early 1720s, Pelham is
believed to have been part of the British Colony of Massachusetts. One-third of western Pelham was part of Dunstable, Mass., while the rest of the town had been part of Dracut, Mass. Pelham was chartered as a New Hampshire town in 1746.
Faced with the challenge of crossing the town’s numerous brooks and tributaries, settlers often used rafts as ferries.
They later built wooden bridges and used them for more than a century. But these structures were constantly rebuilt after being wrecked by annu-al floods and spring ice thaws.
In the late 1830s, resi-dents built a stone bridge over Beaver Brook, south of Pelham Center. The bridge is known today as Abbott Bridge and a his-torical marker calls atten-tion to it. The construction of other stone bridges followed.
From the town’s set-tlement to the early 1920s almost all residents were subsistence farmers, who raised their own cattle and food to feed their families. This included the town’s blacksmiths, lumbermen, carpenters, lawyers, doc-tors and ministers.
With the growth of the mill cities of Nashua and nearby Massachusetts communities, profession-al farmers came to play a vital role. These farm-ers fed the thousands of mill workers whose long workdays gave them no time to grow their own food. These farmers prospered and their holding grew to large estates.
Another component of the local econ-omy were sawmills, thanks to the town’s abundance of timber and running water. Other types of mills were opened. Some
Mills were later run by steam engines fired by wood.
A formal structure of educating stu-dents began in the late 18th century, when the town divided itself into five school dis-tricts. Each district received one-fifth of the money raised by the town to pay for educat-ing students.
Schooling typically lasted two to four months during the winter and was taught by schoolmasters. Summer terms, usu-ally taught by women, typically lasted two or three months. By the mid 1880s, the town had built schools in all its districts.
In the early 1900s Pelham was a popular summer resort location. Summer cottages
were built on local ponds and large homes were converted to
summer boarding houses. But with the popularity of
automobiles, tourists could travel farther from Pelham to other places, and the town found its attraction to tourists declining between the mid 1920s and 1950.
Local charitable organizations, however, found the town to be an attractive place to provide summer fun for its mem-bers.
In the 1930s the Girl Scouts bought more than 200 acres west of Little Island Pond. Camp Runels is still oper-ated by the organization today. The Lowell YMCA purchased 56 acres of Pelham land, including a beach on Long Pond, in the 1940s. Known as Camp Alexander before it was sold to the town, the land now serves as Pelham Veteran’s Memorial Park.
A popular form of transportation used by Pelham residents was
trolleys. Trolley cars transported textile mill workers to their jobs and brought residents to popular destinations, such as Canobie Lake Park in Salem.
The town’s Old Home Day tradition began in 1906. Twenty-five years later, it became a fund-raiser to support the Con-gregational Church.
Pelham’s Abbott Bridge Observer/Intern Katie Boisvert
demographicsTotal population (2001) 11,300Median age (2000) 36Population density (2002) 429.9 per square mileTotal households (2000 Census) 3,606Total families (2000 Census) 2,983Average size of family (2000 Census) 3.3 personsPer capita income (1999) $25,158Median household income (1999) $68,608Median value owner-occupied housing (2000) $172,200Families below the poverty level (1999) 1.6%Labor force (2002) 7,120Unemployment rate (2002) 7.85%Mean travel time to work (2000 Census) 27.2 minutes
landmarkPelham’s first stone bridge, Abbott
Bridge, was built in 1837 on what is now known as Old Bridge Street North. The bridge was constructed so Beaver Brook
could be crossed south of Pelham Center.The oldest double-arched stone bridge
that remains in New Hampshire, Abbott Bridge was constructed without mortar, sustained only by the expert shaping of arched stones.
The bridge was built near the home of the Abbott family. Uriah Abbott was among
the Pelham men who fought in the American Revolution. Because the bridge was built close to his house, it became known as Abbott Bridge. Residents sometimes referred to it as South Bridge.
A state historical marker that stands near Citizens Bank calls attention to the bridge, which was restored in 1998.
‘I grew up in Pelham. My
husband grew up in Pelham. It's wonderful
community. It's a becoming a big town; it's
changed but it's really exciting
and still a small community.’
— Jennifer Pendergast, lifelong resident of Pelham
with daughters Georgia and Meghan
gov’tBoard of selectmen
Jean-Guy BergeronVictor DanevichThomas DomenicoHarold “Hal” LyndeEdmund Gleason
Town administratorTom Gaydos
pelham Town hall6 Village GreenPelham, NH 03076635-8233
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pelham
Pelham’s old library Observer/Intern Katie Boisvert
landmarkThe use of the Pelham Public Library
building by the Pelham Historical Society maintains the wishes of donors that a tract of land they gave to the town be used for a library or other educational purpose.
In 1896, Frank M. Woodbury and his wife, Zena, donated a piece of town center land for Pelham to build a library on. Pelham’s library, previously housed in town hall, was running out of space when residents voted in 1895 to spend $4,000 to construct a library building.
The Woodbury deed restricts the land’s
use to a library and memorial building or other educational purpose. Failure by the town to do so would revert ownership of the land to the couple’s heirs.
Completed in 1896, the library featured wood paneling donated by a Civil War vet-eran in its memorial room. Marble plaques, mounted on walls, were engraved with the names of the town’s veterans. An ornate Victorian clock was donated that kept time in the building for than 100 years.
After Pelham built a new library, voters authorized in 2003 the leasing of the original library building to the historical society so the group could use it to exhibit historical artifacts and hold educational programs. The clock now stands in the new library.
town infocounty: Hillsborough
Town hall 6 Village GreenPelham, NH 03076www.pelhamweb.comDirections to Town Hall: From Route 38, turn onto Main Street. Take a left at traffic light, then take an immediate right onto Marsh Road. Entrance to Town Hall is on the right.
Form of Government: Selectmen/town administrator
emergency services:Police, fire and ambulance: Dial 911.
state police (800) 525-5555
police department 14 Village Green, PelhamBusiness line: 635-2411www.pelhampolice.com
Fire department65 Old Bridge St. NorthBusiness line: 635-2703
poison control: (800) 562-8236
animal control: 635-2211
animal licensingDog licensing: $6.50 for spayed /neutered, if not, then $9. Seniors: $2/dog. Must be done by April 30 of the year or $1/month fine. Having five or more dogs: Need kennel license for $20.
car registration Town Hall , 635-2040
car inspection at registered and certified inspection station, within 10 days of registration (at
local inspection stations in town)
department of motor vehiclesOperated by state of New Hampshire33 Geremonty Drive, Salem(lower floor of Town Hall)8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. weekdays893-8734
Taxes:2004 local property tax:$29.85 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Taxes are due July 1 and Dec. 1
pelham Trash/recycling 635-3964No pickup. Drop trash and common sorted recyclables at Transfer Station located on Windham Road.
voter registrationTown Hall, 635-2040
pelham library24 Village Green635-7581www.pelhamweb.com/library
salem district court35 Geremonty Drive, Salem8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays893-4483Jurisdiction: Salem, Windham, Pelham
2003 local property tax:$27.95 per $1,000 assessed valuation.
employment services• State of N.H. Employment Services 29 South Broadway, Salem, 893-4700• private services available as well
pelham Fish & GameSimpson Mill Road, 635-8311
hospitals • Parkland Medical Center, Derry, 432-1500 parklandmedicalcenter.com• Holy Family Hospital, 70 East St., Meth-uen, Mass., (978) 687-0151.www.holyfamilyhospital.org• Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, Mass., (978) 683-4000.www.lawrencegeneralhospital.org
distance to:Manchester: 17 miles Portsmouth: 35 milesConcord: 38 miles Boston: 32 miles
Transportation:• Liberty Taxi, 437-TAXI.• Nearest commercial airport is Manchester Airport, in Manchester. www.flymanchester.com
houses of worship • Cross Roads Baptist Church 635-155643 Atwoood Rd. crossroadsbaptistchurch.com• St. Patrick Parish635-1447 (religious education)635-3829 (clubhouse) 12 & 16 Main St.• First Congregation Church of Pelham 635-7025Main Street• New England Pentecostal Church 898-4637327 Gage Hill Road
synagogues• Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry432-0004• Temple Emanuel, Haverhill, Mass.(978) 373-3861
utilitieselectric supplier: Granite State Electric9 Lowell Road, Salem890-7000
cable broadband services Adelphia (adelphia.com) (888) 683-1000
water, natural gas, oil, propane:through private providers
Telephone company: Verizon (www.verizon.com)Residential services: (800) 474-9999 Business services: (800) 941-9900
schoolspelham-windham school districtSuperintendent of SchoolsElaine Cutler19 Haverhill Road, Windhamphone: 425-1976windhamsd.org/SAU28/sau28.htm
Pelham has no public kindergarten.
pelham elementary schoolPrincipal Alicia Lafrance61 Marsh Road635-8875Readiness through grade 5
pelham memorial schoolPrincipal Catherine Pinsonneault59 Marsh Road635-2321Grades 6 through 8
pelham high schoolPrincipal Dorothy Mohr85 Marsh Road635-2115Grades 9 through 12
parochial schoolPrincipal Roger DumontSt. Patrick School16 Main St.635-2941Grades K through 8
‘It's great to live in a community that houses two very diverse but historically
significant parks, namelyCanobie Lake and Rockingham Race Track.’
— Ron Penczak, Freelance writer and columnist
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eventfulIn 1903, two trolley cars collided on a
blind curve about a half-mile west of Pelham Center. Six people died and more than 40 were injured.
According to Reflections, a book of
Pelham’s history, possible causes included a railway signal system that had been struck by lightning and a motorman who had lost sleep the night before because of a sick child.
Claims from the crash were so large that the Hudson, Pelham & Salem electric railway was forced into receivership the following year. A new company emerged in 1907, which later consolidated with a Massachusetts railway. But the railway abandoned its tracks from Salem to Pelham and Nashua in 1924.
During World War II the car portion of the trolley barn on Main Street was razed, and the office and substation became St. Patrick Parish’s hall.
A plaque outside of the hall, placed there as part of an Eagle Scout project, is dedicated to the victims of the crash.
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local groupsAmerican Legion Post 100 635-8345Boy Scouts – Daniel Webster Council (800) 221-0009Fire Auxiliary 635-2703
Fire Fighters Association 635-2703Food Pantry 635-2671Friends of the Library in Pelham 635-7581Garden Group 635-7642Girl Scouts 627-4158Good Neighbor Fund 635-3457Hannah Dustin Pelham Quilt Group 635-2612Historical Society 635-7212League of Women Voters 635-9777
Lions Club 635-7711Men’s Slow-Pitch Softball League 635-1656Mom’s Group [email protected] Greeley Singers 635-7337Parent/Tot Play Group 635-2721Pelham Community Spirit 635-7642Pelham Community Theatre 883-1618Pelham Fish and Game Club 893-3370
Pelham Girl’s Softball 635-9927Pelham Little League 635-1063Pelham-Windham Razorbacks 635-7167People for Education in Pelham 635-3177Police Relief Association 635-2411Pulpit Rock Lodge 103 F. & A.M. 635-7888Skate Park Committee 635-8233Veterans of Foreign Wars 635-3870
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Salem, Pelham and Windham have many local art and culture events through-out the year. From performance art to fine arts, people throughout the area are adding their own special flavor to local culture. Here are a few highlights.
Established in 1997, the windham community Band and its 60 members have been delighting audiences of all ages with their concert band, swing band and flute ensemble. The bands perform at vari-ous locations and keep an active upcom-ing concert listing on their Web site at www.
windhamcommunityband.com. Also, the organization’s general manager, Roanne Copley, can be reached at 432-2727.
operafest! in Derry offers locally pro-duced opera starring a cast of nearly all New Hampshire residents. Performing at locations throughout the area, including its main stage at the Memorial Opera House in Derry, the opera company also offers children’s shows. Call 437-4732 for more information.
The n.h. symphony orchestra and n.h. philharmonic orchestra perform
classical, contemporary and pops tunes in performances that are sure to delight the whole family. The Philharmonic performs mostly at Manchester’s Palace Theatre while the Symphony Orchestra tours to dif-ferent locations around the Granite State. For information, call the Philharmonic at 647-6476 or the Symphony at 669-3559.
Performing at Nashua’s historic Keefe Auditorium at Elm Street Junior High School, the nashua symphony orchestra and choral society have been keeping clas-
sical and pop music alive for almost 80 years. With frequent visits by guest soloists, the relatively inexpensive tickets are a great deal. Call 595-9156 for tickets and upcoming performance informa-tion.
With a summer home in Milford and a winter home at a historic playhouse in downtown Nashua, the american stage Festival has brought well-known actors and singers to delight area audiences for more than 25 years. Ticket and schedule information can be obtained by calling 673-7515 in the sum-mer and 886-7000 in the winter.
Each year, the new england craft and specialty Food Fair brings a piece of Christmas cheer a little early in a mid-November festival at Rockingham Park that features crafts, food and music. Visit the Fair’s Web site at www.castleberryfair.com or call 332-2616 for information.
New Hampshire’s seacoast area has been a draw for beach bums, antique buy-ers and every other kind of tourist imagin-able for years. Although the Granite State coastline measures a mere 18 miles, wide,
sandy beaches and historic towns pro-vide fun in the sun and entertainment to please the whole family.
hampton Beach and rye Beach, both located off Route 1 and Interstate 95, have been perennial favorites of beach-goers of all ages. A lively boardwalk area at Hampton features shops and restaurants in a variety of price ranges. Other public beaches in the area offer a quieter way to enjoy the beauty of the New England coastline.
portsmouth, located just minutes from Hampton, is a historic town with a charm-ing central village full of enough antique and craft shops to please even the most demanding home decor buyer. Restaurants in the area also aim to please a wide variety of customers in all price ranges.
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Windham was settled in 1719 by Scottish immi-grants seeking religious freedom. Their settle-ment, including parts of Derry and Londonderry, was known as Nutfield.
In 1741 some of the original settlers peti-tioned the governor to have 27.2 square miles of land delineated as their own community. The governor honored their request, and Windham was incorporated as a town the following year.
Throughout its history, Windham has been known as a “rural oasis,” a quiet town that has escaped the large growth of development in neighboring communities.
With its large bodies of water, including Canobie Lake and Cobbetts Pond, much of the town’s economy over the years relied on tourist recreation. Summer vacationers were attracted to waterfront cottages, and the opportunities for swimming, boating and fishing.
Ironically, the advent of the automobile didn’t provide an influx of vacationers, as tour-ists sought to travel to larger lakes, the White Mountains and Maine beaches.
The 1961 opening of Interstate 93, which cut through the town, brought urban dwellers to Windham who could enjoy living in a country set-ting while commuting to their Boston-area jobs.
Although the new highway brought a hous-ing boon to town, zoning changes adopted by Windham residents saved local land from turn-ing into development. This enabled the town to maintain much of its rural character.
New zoning in the 1960s designated specific areas in town for commerce. Previously, most businesses were operated out of homes.
Farms and mills have been an important part of Windham’s economy through its history. Windham has long been known as a farming town – particularly a dairy farming community – but young people were later attracted to the cit-ies for work, and the Great Depression and World War II brought an end to most local farms. By 1975, only two farms were still in existence.
Some of Windham’s rich history remains today, thanks to preservation efforts. The Searles School and Chapel, given to the town by philan-thropist Edward F. Searles in the early 1900s, in exchange for land, has recently been restored.
The building was used for classroom space prior to Golden Brook School’s opening in 1971.
Searles Castle, now run by the Sisters of Mercy, was built by Searles in the early 1900s.
In the quaint town center, a historic district, stands various historical buildings: the Town Hall; the Armstrong Memorial Building, which was made of stone in 1898 and served as the town’s library for many years; the Windham Presbyterian Church, constructed in 1834 in keeping with the custom of Scottish ancestors to build a church as close to town as possible; the original fire station, and the historic Bartley House, both of which are now occupied by town offices.
Trains coming through Windham have been an important part of the economy, having pro-vided some interesting history.
In the early 1900s, the train station in West Windham provided more than 100 carloads of wood and lumber during winters. And a train once brought President Teddy Roosevelt through town. He made a whistle stop at the Windham Depot during the 1904 presidential campaign.
landmarkDuring the 1870s, western Windham
was a busy part of town. The village had a post office, general store, grain mill, black-smith shop, baker shop, railroad station and a growing population.
Residents, who believed it was too far to travel to the town’s center for activities, decided to construct a local building for social, religious and literary purposes.
Shares were sold to raise money. Some residents donated their labor. Most of the wooden building, at Anderson Road near
the Londonderry border, was constructed for $650.
Union Hall was filled to capacity on Nov. 27, 1880, when ministers from several towns joined a gathering of residents, a band and a chorus for its dedication.
Despite improvements over the years, the hall has kept its New England charac-ter – a no-frills structure, straight and plain. To this day, there is no running water in the building.
Over the years, the hall has been the site of religious services, parties and other social functions. It is owned by the Neighborhood Club, a small organization that uses the building for annual events such as indoor yard sales, Easter egg hunts, Christmas parties and a haunted house.
Windham’s Union Hall Observer/Darrell Halen
gov’tBoard of SelectmenBruce BretonAlan CarpenterMargaret CrislerRoger HohenbergerGalen Stearns
Town AdministratorDavid Sullivan
Windham Town Hall3 North Lowell RoadWindham, NH 03087432-7732
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of ideas and opinions.’— Peter Griffin,
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demographicsTotal population (2004) 12,452Median age (2000 Census) 37.8Population density (2000 Census) 430 per square mileTotal households (2000 Census) 3,906Total families (2000 Census) 3,018Average size of family (2000 Census) 3.25 personsPer capita income (2000 Census) $38,559Median household income (2000 Census) $94,794Median value owner-occupied housing (2000) $230,100Families below the poverty level (2000) 35Labor force (2000 Census) 5,779Unemployment rate (2000 Census) 136Mean travel time to work (2000 Census) 31.5 minutes
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Town Hall 3 North Lowell RoadWindham, NH 03087www.windhamnh.com/windham
Directions to Town Hall From I-93 North or South: Take Exit 3. Turn onto Route 111W. Go straight through lights at Village Green. Take first right onto Church Street, and follow to the end. Town hall is directly across the street on the hill.From Nashua/Hudson: Follow Route 111E into Windham. Go straight through the lights at the intersection at Mammoth Road (128), and at Windham Center School. Turn left at next set of lights onto No. Lowell. Road Town Hall is directly to the left on the hill.
Form of Government: Selectmen/town administrator
Emergency Services:Police, fire and ambulance: Dial 911.
State Police (800) 525-5555
Non-emergency fire & police 434-4907
Poison Control: (800) 562-8236
Animal Control: 434-5577
Animal LicensingDog licensing – $6.50 for spayed/ neutered, if not, then $9. Seniors: $2 for first dog (nor-mal fees after that).
Pelham Fish & GameSimpson Mill Road, 635-8311
Car registration 3 North Lowell Road, Town Hall 434-5075
Car inspection at registered and certified inspection sta-tion, within 10 days of registration (at local inspection stations in town)
Department of Motor VehiclesOperated by state of New Hampshire33 Geremonty Drive, Salem(lower floor of Town Hall)8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. weekdays893-8734
Windham Trash & Recycling426-5102 No pickup. Drop trash and common sorted recyclables at transfer station located at 1 Ledge Road. Recycling is mandatory.
Voter registrationTown Hall, 434-5075
Nesmith Library8 Fellows Road432-7154www.pelhamweb.com/library
Salem District Court35 Geremonty Drive, Salem8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays893-4483Jurisdiction: Salem, Windham, Pelham
Taxes:2004 Property tax$18.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation.
Employment services• State of N.H. Employment Services 29 S. Broadway, Salem, 893-4700• private services available as well
Hospitals • Parkland Medical Center, Derry, 432-1500 parklandmedicalcenter.com• Holy Family Hospital, 70 East St., Meth-uen, Mass., (978) 687-0151.www.holyfamilyhospital.org• Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, Mass., (978) 683-4000.www.lawrencegeneralhospital.org
Transportation:• Liberty Taxi, 437-TAXI.• Green Cab Company, 432-7800.• Nearest commercial airport is Manchester Airport, in Manchester. www.flymanchester.com
Houses of worship • St. Matthew Parish, Rectory, 2 Searles Road. 898-4818• Windham Bible Chapel Office, Cobbetts Pond Road. 898-9899• Windham Presbyterian Church, 1 Church Road. 432-2150
Synagogues• Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry432-0004• Temple Emanuel, Haverhill, Mass.(978) 373-3861
utilitiesElectric Supplier: PSNH(800) 662-7764
Cable broadband services Adelphia (adelphia.com) (888) 683-1000
Water & SewerPennichuck382-7102
Natural gas, oil, propane:through private providers
Telephone Company: Verizon (verizon.com)Residential services: (800) 474-9999 Business services: (800) 941-9900
schoolsPelham-Windham School DistrictSuperintendent Elaine Cutler19 Haverhill Road, Windham425-1976windhamsd.org/SAU28/sau28.htm
Golden Brook SchoolPrincipal Beth McGuire112 Lowell Road898-9586Transition through Grade 2
Windham Center SchoolPrincipal Maureen Bass2 Lowell Road432-7312Grades 3 through 5
Windham Middle SchoolPrincipal Stephen Plocharczyk112 Lowell Road893-0434Grades 6 through 8
local groupsAARP (603) 434-5931American Legion 434-8403Babysitting Co-op 893-1077Baseball/Softball Assn. 432-8877Basketball – youth/adult 437-2136Beta Sigma Phi 898-8891Boy Scout Troop 263 421-0906Boy Scout Troop 266 890-5544Cobbetts Pond Improvement Association 898-8158Cobbetts Pond Village District 893-0674Community Band 432-2727Community Coalition 432-5209Cub Scout Troops 262,263,266 898-8474
Daughters of the American Revolution 432-6479Derry Area Home Schoolers 898-0828Fire Association 434-0944First NH Regiment 434-6152Friends of Art and Recreation 894-5668Friends of the Library of Windham 886-4690Garden Club 898-9065Girl Scouts 893-1330Historical Society 898-7433Knights of Columbus 890-3824Lacrosse 434-7196Ladies Fire Auxiliary 893-0828Lions Club 432-5698Men’s Soccer 432-8986Men’s Softball League 434-8088Newcomer’s Club 898-3678Neighborhood Club 432-2985
Nobody’s Children 893-7634Parent/Teacher Association 421-9360Pelham-Windham Razorbacks 635-7167Playground Maintenance Committee 894-5429Police Association 434-5577Rock Pond Improvement Assn. 893-1953Republican Committee 898-4860Windham Seniors 898-9520Shepard’s Pantry 434-7800Sister City Committee 898-9520Talent Express Theatre 894-5668Tennis Association – Men 893-1809Tennis Association – Women 898-2606Windham Athletic & Soccer Club 537-0170Women’s Club 898-0100
landmarkThe Armstrong Memorial Building,
which stands next to Windham Town Hall, was dedicated on Jan. 4, 1899. The build-ing was a gift to the town by George W. Armstrong of Brookline, Mass., as a memo-rial to his ancestors.
The building, constructed of fieldstone, is 53 feet long by 33 feet wide. It became the home of the Nesmith Library, which for 28 years, since its 1871 opening, had operated out of Town Hall.
Today, the building houses the Windham Museum. Windham Community Television, the cable access channel, operates out of the building’s annex.
Spruce trees next to the building were planted by the Windham Women’s Club.
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for kidssalem Boys & Girls club
The newly renovated and expanded Boys and Girls Club has something for everyone, from photography and act-ing classes to athletic programs and swimming lessons.
park place Bowling alleyA great place for kids of all ages
to hang out and bowl. With a small arcade section and special nights and leagues, bowling can be an activity for a group of kids or a family looking to spend time together.
icenterThe Salem Icenter has a “tiny tots”
program to teach younger children how to skate. The center has times that
people of all ages can free skate or have stick practice. The Center offers an introduction to winter sports that people can enjoy and practice all year around.
Field of dreamsThe Field of Dreams is a wooden
castle playground that kids of all ages can enjoy. Features include a carriage-friendly trail, paths through the woods,
and creative tykes playground staples.
for teensBoys and Girls club Teen centerThe Teen center is the newest fea-
ture in the remodeled Boys and Girls Club, offering a place to hang out, do homework and play pool.
salem Teen social centerThe Salem Teen Social Center is
located in the Mary Foss School and offers a place for teens to relax on a Saturday night. The Social Center began as a community service project by local students with help by a hand-ful of adults. Teens do not have to pay to use the center, which is open on Saturday nights. With a pool table, a foosball table and some cozy corners to watch TV or just relax, the Teen Social Center can be the place for kids to hang out and be safe.
The mallWith more than 140 stores, the Mall
at Rockingham Park has transformed from a shopping mall to a social center. On any given day there are hordes of people of all ages enjoying themselves, browsing in stores from Hot Topic to Banana Republic, enjoying a meal in the food court or just walking with friends. The mall is a popular place for young teens (especially girls who want the hottest clothes or boys who have every gaming system and are working on getting all the games) to spend a free afternoon.
for adultsrockingham park
In 1906, the track at Rockingham Park was declared the world’s finest horse track, and when it was closed (because gambling became illegal) it morphed to many other things before turning back into a track for fast four-legged creatures. A fair ground, a biv-ouac site during WWI, and a car track took the place of the horses until 1933
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“the Rock” (as it was known), quickly rose to fame. Seabiscuit raced here, and every summer you can see live har-ness racing and place bets year round on simulcast races. Admission is $2.50, and children younger than 12 get in for free. (Must be 18 or older to bet.)
local pubsFor a night out nothing beats local
hangouts like Players and Samantha’s, where those 21 and older gather for drinks and conversation. Both serve food as well as drinks, and Samantha’s often has live music for the crowd to enjoy. So next time there’s a big game, head out to meet some of your neigh-bors.
for familycanobie lake parkFirst opening in 1902, this amuse-
ment park along Canobie Lake has rides for everyone in the family and a
neat history. The Boston Red Sox used to play baseball at the park, and Sonny and Cher once performed there. And while there haven’t been many big con-certs lately, there are still things to draw a crowd. Castaway Island water park recently opened and features water cannons, slides and waterfalls guaran-teed to cool you off on a hot summer day. The Turkish Twist is a one-of-a-kind ride for those brave enough to relish the idea of being spun around so fast the floor can drop out from under you and you’re safely stuck to the wall. And there are the tried and true favorites: the Tea Cups, the House of Mirrors, Tilt-a-Whirl, Ferris wheel and carousel; and games, food, arcades, costume characters and the Bozo the Clown show. At $25 a day or $16 after 5 p.m., a day at Canobie Lake Park can seem like a day trip to the Magic Kingdom.
apple acresApple Acres in Windham provides
a fun fall opportunity for the family to go apple picking. You can get every-thing from fresh fruit to homemade doughnuts. Everybody in the family will
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Aerial view of Canobie Lake Park. Observer/Bruce Preston
find something fun to do. Tractor rides, pumpkin patches and, of course, acres and acres of apple trees.
victorian park mini Golf and arcade
Victorian Park is a miniature golf course with 18 holes and a variety of water features that make a challenging and varied course the whole family can enjoy. With an arcade and ice cream shop, it’s a great place to spend the afternoon.
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“I like Salem,” she said. “It’s a nice place to raise a family.”
Although she’s been involved with town events in the past, this year Reese helped organize Salem’s Relay for Life as a co-chairwoman with Nanci Carney.
“It was a great experience,” she said. “A lot of people in the commu-nity came together.”
2005 was Salem’s first year host-ing the event sponsored by the American Cancer Society, and the event raised $70,000.
Thirty-three teams with 400 partici-pants took part in the event. Nearly a third of them were volunteers who were students in high school. Activities and games filled the night as walkers took part in the relay. One group played basketball throughout the entire night. One participant told Reese that the event was “the big-
gest pajama party she’s ever been to.”
“ If you stood out in the crowd at any point in the night you could tell people are committed," Reese said.
When the survivors’ lap began in the opening ceremony, everyone cheered the survivors as they walked along the track.
While many had fun, others sim-ply took the opportunity to make themselves aware of the dangers of cancer.
“This gave them a chance to talk about it,” Reese said.
Participation with the town offi-cials of Salem, local businesses and the volunteers’ effort helped make the event a success.
“We called in all our favors for this one,” Reese said. “A lot of people tend to come together nicely (in Salem).”
Everyone left the event with a sense of accomplishment, she said.
“We got a lot more out of it than what we put into it,” said Reese. “Four hundred people did this; it wasn’t just me.”
Observer/Eric Baxter
Participants in Salem's first Relay for Life raised $70,000 for the American Cancer Society. About 400 people took part.
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The long-term need in any community for a permanent record is a newspaper. A community newspaper doing its job becomes the equivalent of a public bulletin board — you might say it is the straight-est line of communication and the shortest distance between people.
Robert Phinney saw the need in Salem, and The Salem Observer first went onto the newsstands on May 11, 1966. It has been published without interruption every week since.
Phinney was the son of the late George Phinney, who was an artist who lived in Salem on Community Street and was for many years a leader in the Salem Art Association. Robert Phinney established the Observer as what is known in the industry as a “free circulation paper.” He published it in tabloid form for a little more than three years. Then on May 25, 1969, Mr. Phinney sold the Observer to Rep. Richard Noyes.
Noyes had been the publisher of the Monadnock Ledger in Jaffrey, and of four other weekly newspapers printed there at a central plant. It was a group of weeklies called the WONpapers – for web offset newspapers — and pioneered using that technology. A “web,” for those who may not know, is a continuous roll of paper. The news is printed on it first, as the web is unrolled, and only then is cut apart and folded up together, as you hold it now.
It took too much time, and cost too much money, thus Rep. Noyes and his WONpapers group in Jaffrey were interest-ed in Salem as a logical place to apply the
new technique because, as you older residents will
recall, Salem had never been big enough to support a newspaper but was suddenly growing into the state’s largest town.
He soon discovered that Salem was the news challenge that many people had predicted it would be, so he sold the other newspapers and the printing plant at Jaffrey and bought the old Thomas Dustin place on North Main Street, making Salem his home. He now resides with his wife on Settler’s Lane.
One of the many employees at The Salem Observer was Arthur Mueller Jr., a longtime Salem resident who grew up in Lawrence, Mass. Early in 1977, he joined The Salem Observer as business man-ager, and later became assistant publisher.
In 1999, Noyes sold the paper to Mueller, who owned it until October 2000,
when he sold it to The Union Leader of Manchester.
It is difficult to say when The Observer became the newspaper of record for Salem. People gradually started reading it. They soon realized that its contents were becoming more and more newsworthy.
Newspapers, like so many other busi-nesses, are up against new challenges these days – electronic media, television in particular, and of course the Internet. This is not meant for complaint; it is a challenge the Observer has enjoyed trying to meet through the years.
In July 2005, The Salem Observer officially became part of the Union Leader’s Neighborhood News unit, becoming its fifth of what is now a group of seven weekly publications serving the southern New Hampshire region. Neighborhood News
is run by Publisher Amy Vellucci, and the Observer’s news editor is Christine
Heiser.The Salem Observer has gradually
become a habit for more and more families in Pelham, Windham and Salem. Readers are finding something new, something relevant, something familiar in its pages week by week. It has been all of you readers and advertisers who have had a major role in the success. Publishing a newspaper takes patience. All of you have shuddered, with us, at our mistakes along the way. And that’s what has helped us to be where we are today. Let’s keep it up.
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SalemBryan Memorial Field, Palmer Field, Shan
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PelhamMuldoon Park, Pelham Veterans Mem
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WindhamGriffin Park, Nashua Road Field,
Tokanel Field, Edward N. Herbert Field, Rogers Memorial Field.
In addition to the listed parks and fields, all three towns also have a number of sports fields at each school in the area.
To check availability of fields, park rules and regulations, one can check each town’s Web site or Parks and Recreation Web sites.
Observer/Bruce PrestonPlaying ball in Griffin Park.
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Katie KingA 1993 graduate of Salem High, this
multi-sport star went on to score four goals and add four assists in 1998 Olympics for gold-medal-winning women’s hockey team. She is ranked by cnnsi.com as the 13th-ranked New Hampshire sports figure of all time.
Derek MillerThis Pelham High School product suf-
fered through injuries during his early career at the University of Vermont, where he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a junior in the 43rd round. Miller is now a farmhand in the Brewers' minor league system and is mak-ing steady progress towards the big leagues.
Mike WellsThis 1998 Salem High graduate enjoyed
much success on the gridiron during his days as a Blue Devil and continued to excel at the college level at the University of New Hamp-shire. Wells now sees considerable playing time for New Hampshire’s newest profes-sional team, the arenafootball2’s Manchester Wolves as a two-way lineman.
Fans of both Salem and Pelham High School athletics have had much to cheer about in recent history, as both schools have developed strong programs. That’s not to say the programs had been lack-luster before six years ago. Both athletic departments have recently just turned it up a notch. devils
In its inaugural year as a varsity sport, The Blue Devil boys' volleyball team racked up a perfect 21-0 season record and took home the first ever New Hampshire state title with a thrilling win over Oyster River.
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success, despite having smaller enrollment numbers than Salem.
Pelham Python baseball has been a
powerhouse through the late '90s and into the 21st century, taking home a number of league championships along the way. This year’s team advanced to the second round, and the future looks bright for the program in coming years.
The boys’ cross country team reeled off a string of four consecutive state champion-ships from 1998 to 2001, while the winter cheerleading squad wrapped up the Class M title this past year.
The 2004 Python basketball team wrapped up a surprising season, finishing runner-up in the Class M tournament this past winter, while the girls have seen much success, including taking home the 1999–2000 league championship.
A handful of new programs have also formed, including both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse at both schools, and the golf and hockey teams at Salem High.
Don’t forget to head out and root for your favorite Python or Blue Devil team or player this fall.
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Outdoorsmen and fishing fanatics have a few options in the immediate area if they are looking to spend a few hours not far from home. Below is a list of local fishing holes.
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Hedgehog Pond: Early season trout fishing is decent at this spot as it is stocked in May of every year for the Annual Town Fishing Derby. Otherwise this fishing hole is an adequate spot to bring your young begin-ning angler, as most of the shoreline is wide open. Other species include sunfish, small bass, yellow perch and crappie.
Canobie Lake: A much larger body of water than Hedgehog, but has some open spots for those who are still learning the sport. More experienced anglers will find a number of coves and vegetated areas
where years of experience will serve them well. Boat fishing along the edges of the lake is the best bet here though as it allows for one to reach areas not accessible from land. If you happen upon the right spots a number of good size large and small mouth bass and pickerel are there for the taking. Early season trout fishing is decent and some stragglers can be taken even late into the season.
Arlington Pond: Much like Canobie, this is a much larger body of water with just as many small coves and key fishing areas, with some easy to access open spots for youngsters. Bass, yellow perch and vari-ous species of sunfish are what one will find most often prevalent at this location.
PelhamBeaver Brook: A trout hotspot through
the first few months of the season, this loca-tion is stocked with a number of nice size trout annually and on a good day can pro-
vide an angler with his limit. This body of water runs from Pelham, in the Mammoth Road area, all the way into Londonderry, providing a number of open areas for all ages.
Little Island Pond: Much of this body of water lies on private land, but if you know someone who lives on the pond or can locate an open space, a number of good size bass and pickerel can be taken from here.
WindhamFosters Pond: This body of water can
be found after a short hike through the trails at the Nashua Road athletic facility. Some locations around the area of this fish-ing hole are a veritable potluck providing anglers with anything from bass, pickerel, sunfish and yellow perch. Some trout may also be found in this area as well.
Beaver Brook and Canobie Lake: See above descriptions.
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Ski Haus; the name says it all for this shop. Avid skiers, snowboarders and win-ter sport enthusiasts will find everything they are looking for here including boots, boards, outerwear and the obvious choice, skis for the entire family.
North of the Boarder is another place that provides snowboards and outerwear in the winter months as well as other various equipment needs for that snowboarding fan in the family. In the summer months, the sport of choice here is skateboarding and inline skating equipment.
Wal-Mart is an obvious choice for any-one looking for the biggest variety of sporting equipment including hunting, fishing, team sports and summer recreational activities.
PelhamPine Valley Golf Links is a reliable source
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Ac-Cue-Rate is more of a specialty store than any of the aforementioned retailers. This store deals basically in billiard equip-ment such as cues, balls, chalk and any-thing else needed to pull off that trick shot or hustle the amateurs at the local billiards parlor.
WindhamCanobie Paintball Games offers a
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other in survival type games using water-soluble paint pellets. This location has a fully stocked pro shop for those new to the sport or more experienced players who are looking to upgrade or are looking for that little extra edge. More information can be found at its Web site, www.canobie paintball.com.
Al’s Darts, formerly of Salem, is another specialty type shop offering a wide array of dart supplies including boards, tips, flights and of course, darts. If you are a motorcycle enthusiast, Al’s Darts also deals in a num-ber of motorcycle parts as well.
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