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MACK LEATHURBYLONDONDERRY TIMES————–––––————–◆

As a parent with astudent in the Lon-donderry school

system, I now have first-hand experience withthe district’s remotelearning classrooms thatare now the primarymeans for teaching ourchildren.

I am seeing somebumps in the process,like trying to keep mystudent in focus andwith the right assign-ments. Also there maynot be enough back-ground informationabout what exactly stu-dents are trying to learnor why. Many students

may be somewhat intim-idated to reach out totheir teachers electron-ically until it becomes ahabit. It would also begood to see more livestreaming media contentinstruction and connec-tion from the teachers -though given certain dis-trict IT, internet and serv-er limitations, maybethat is not yet viableacross all classroom situ-ations at this point.

The district shouldbe commended for rap-idly putting distancelearning in place andhopefully there will be asilver lining from thisnew experience of re-mote learning; blended

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School District ExtendingRemote Learning Thru May

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The advent of theCOVID-19 crisis isimpacting us all.

However, LondonderryTown officials want resi-dents to know that thePFAS contamination thathas been found in someresidential town wells isstill of great importanceto resolve. Town Offi-cials are continuing towork with NH Depart-ment of EnvironmentalServices (DES) to helpresidents sort out thisproblem, including therecently found PFAS con-tamination problemsnear the Apple Tree

Shopping Center (Mall).Town Manager Kevin

Smith tells us, “Even inthe midst of the Coron-avirus crisis, this issue isobviously still of greatimportance to us, andthus though the processmay be slowed becauseof the current limita-tions imposed by theCoronavirus, we willcontinue to keep tabs onNHDES and the thirdparty environmentalengineer to ensure thatthe mitigation plan con-tinues to move forwardas best it can.”

The new challengeseveryone is facing todaywith the pandemic has

impacted progress onthis issue but Smith iscontinuing to work withNHDES on this PFASissue that has spreadacross multiple areas oftown. In that regard, hehas raised questions toDES that were broughtto him by the residentsin the Londonderryneighborhood that hasmost recently beenfound to have contami-nated water.

There are at least 8households in thisApple Tree Mall areathat have been discov-ered to have elevatedand hazardous levels of

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As residents try topush through thistime to stay

healthy and protecttheir families, the com-munity is looking forleadership efforts, guid-ance and to know how to

stay in touch withimportant town servicesand efforts that are vitalfor the community.

Lisa Drabik is theAssistant Town Managerand Personnel Director.Drabik wanted to get sev-eral key messages out tothe community. Most

importantly she wants allresidents to know, “Restassured that Town man-agement and staff mem-bers are working togeth-er with the school dis-trict, community organi-zations and other stake-holders behind the

Town Shares ImportantMessages During Pandemic

learning that combinesremote learning and liveclassroom learning arelikely here to stay atsome level after we getthrough this challengingtime.

The date for studentsto return to Londonder-ry school buildings andfor face-to-face class-room instruction is cur-

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lies that want to partici-pate would place stuffedor figurine bunnies in thewindows of there homes,on their front porch orlawns. Families couldthen drive or walk neigh-borhoods where partici-pating families live andcount as many bunniesas they can find.

Each family who wish-es to participate with adisplay in the hunt byshowing off their Easterbunnies must email thename of the street theylive on to the Londonder-ry Times at: [email protected]. All that is need-ed is the address of thedisplay. However, if youare doing the search tofind the best bunnies dis-play make sure you getthe address. We are look-ing for you to send us viaemail the best displayyou find. We will thentake a picture of the dis-play with the most votesand run it in the paperand on Facebook. Your

vote counts, so vote!When you get your

final count, send anotheremail back to the Lon-donderry Times with thetotal number of bunniesyou found on yourbunny hunt. The familywho qualifies with thehighest number of bun-nies found will get theirphoto in the paper.

This event is for Lon-donderry families tohave some fun and enjoythe bunny hunt. Socialdistancing must still bepracticed, so hopefullypeople from all of the dif-ferent neighborhoodsthroughout the town willhelp out with this funproject. This is a way toget out, but still be safeand do something that isfun for the entire family.

We hope many resi-dents in all the differentneighborhoods in Lon-donderry will want to par-ticipate in this fun activity.Looking forward to hear-ing from everyone.

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Londonderry Times Holds Bunny HuntMARTHA SMITHLONDONDERRY TIMES————–––––————–◆

These are strange anddifficult times for allof us, but particularly

for families with young chil-dren. On many Facebookpages, a family activity haspopped up about a BearHunt. This activity isinspired by a children’sbook that I frequently readto my own children whenthey were small called,We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,by Michael Rosen andHelen Oxenbury.

The coronavirus hasall of us held up in ourhomes practicing socialdistancing. This has beenvery hard for young chil-dren and for their parents.The Bear Hunts appearingon facebook and startingin areas all over the coun-try. This prompted theLondonderry Times toplay with this idea of abear hunt and plan abunny hunt for Easterweekend, April 11 and 12.

The idea is that fami-

The New HampshireDepartment ofHealth and Human

Services (DHHS) has is-sued the following up-date for March 30, 2020,on the new coronavirus,COVID-19.

On Monday, March 30,DHHS announced 56 newpositive test results forCOVID-19. There havenow been 314 cases ofCOVID-19 diagnosed inNew Hampshire. The newcases are 35 adult femalesand 21 adult males. Thenew cases reside in Rock-ingham (16), Hillsbor-ough County other thanManchester and Nashua(5), Strafford (5), Grafton(5), Merrimack (4), andBelknap (3) counties, andin the cities of Nashua(12) and Manchester (6).

Four of the new caseswere hospitalized for theirillness; thus far, 45patients of the 314 posi-tive cases (14%) have

been hospitalized. Thirty-four of the new caseshave no identified risk fac-tors. Community-basedtransmission continues toincrease in the State andhas been identified in allcounties with cases.

Most of the remain-ing cases have eitherhad travel to domesticor international loca-tions or have had closecontact with a personwith a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS also announ-ced that new data setsare available. Effectiveimmediately, the NHDHHS COVID-19 Updateswill include a map ofpositive cases on atown-by-town level. In

addition, new data setsfeatured on NH.gov/C-OVID19 website includeage and gender break-downs.

New Hampshire 2019Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (dataupdated March 30, 9 a.m.)

New Hampshire Per-sons with COVID-19: 314

Deaths Attributed toCOVID: 19: 3 (1%)

Hospitalizations:45 (14%)

Persons Tested Nega-tive at Selected Labora-tories: 5,412

Persons with Speci-mens Submitted to NHPHL: 3,171

Persons with TestPending at NH PHL: 65

Persons Being Moni-

Health and Human Services Share Latest COVID-19 Findingstored in NH (approxi-mate point in time): 1,100

Includes specimenspresumptive-positive atany laboratory and thoseconfirmed by CDC confir-matory testing. Includesspecimens tested at theNH Public Health Labora-tories (PHL), LabCorp,Quest, Dartmouth-Hitch-cock Medical Center, andthose sent to CDC prior toNH PHL testing capacity.

Includes specimensreceived and awaitingtesting at NH PHL. Doesnot include tests pend-ing at commercial labo-ratories

For more information,please visit the DHHSCOVID-19 webpage atwww.nh.gov/covid19.

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tion from a number ofwater treatment con-tractors/vendors withPFAS treatment experi-ence.” Rydel continues,“Currently the outdoorwater is pre-iron butnow that we know thewater is contaminated itwill be necessary torework the connectionseven if this means Coop-erstown has to install adifferent type of iron fil-ter to resolve this.”

“POE (Point of Entry)system designs will befinalized followingreview of the results ofthe confirmatory PFASsampling, which is cur-rently underway. Sam-ples had been collectedby Cooperstown lastweek and are at the labfor analysis. Installationwill follow that, althoughwe don’t have a finalschedule at this pointand are expecting adelay will likely be intro-duced due to the restric-

tions associated withthe current Corona Virusresponse.”

Smith also askedRydel, “How much can wemake the responsibleparty pay for? How willthat be determined? Willthey be paying for the welltesting in addition to thePOE (Point of Entry) orPOU (Point of Use) sys-tems? Is running municipalwater lines to the infectedareas a possibility?

Rydel stated, “TheMall owner has beenfinancially responsiblefor all of the on-site andoff-site PFAS testingcompleted to date aspart of that investigationand from our discus-sions with them andCooperstown, DESunderstands that theyplan to install individualPOE systems on theaffected homes withPFAS levels exceedingthe health-based valuesdeveloped by DES. This

would be a longer-termsolution compared tothe bottled water, thatthey have been provid-ing for the last severalmonths.”

Rydel says, They (theMall owner) have alsoagreed to develop a con-ceptual cost estimate forextension of municipalwater service from Pen-nichuck to the affectedhomes as a permanentsolution, but it is consid-ered likely that theywould not have theresources to fully imple-ment that on their own.

As these water chal-lenges continue for townresidents, it will impor-tant to know how manyresidents have undis-covered water contami-nation issues. In addi-tion everyone is interest-ed to learn what the bestlong-term plan will be tomitigate this health haz-ard for all residents inthe town?

PFAS contaminants intheir well water. At thistime, those families whohave not put in a filtersystem already will needto continue using bottledwater, as plans to installwater filters for thosehomes, as a near-termremedy, have beenslowed. George Vernet,the owner of the AppleTree Shopping Center(Apple Tree Mall) sinceJune 2018 has been in theloop with the problemand is looking for the bestway to help sort this out.

NHDES has been sidetracked to help movethe filtration plans for-ward as a result of deal-ing with COVID-19 viruschallenge. Per the Statedirectives from Gover-nor Sununu, DES staffs,involved with helpingsort out solutions to the

problems have begunworking from home.While the process ofinstalling new home fil-tration systems for cer-tain residents on Lan-caster Drive is continu-ing, the mandated socialdistancing guidelines inplace to help fight thepandemic are partiallyresponsible for blockinginstallations at this time.Further testing of watersamples is also beingslowed or put on holdfor the time being.

Cooperstown Envi-ronmental is designingthe water filters onbehalf of the Apple TreeShopping Center, as astopgap solution for theproblem. However, DEShas to approve thedesigns and while theyare continuing work onthis, the COVID-19 virusis impeding fasterprogress.

Paul Rydel is theGroundwater Remedia-

tion and PermittingSupervisor for the NHDES Hazardous WasteRemediation Bureau.According to Rydel,“DES requires that (thewater filtration systems)be sized to address typi-cal indoor householdwater demands, recog-nizing that the consump-tive risks are what weare primarily trying toaddress.” He says, “Thesystems will be sized toaddress drinking waterdemands and typicalwhole-house interiorwater needs like shower-ing, etc., but will notaddress exterior, irriga-tion/watering demands.We have not seen theirfinal design as towhether they will pro-pose GAC (a filter withGranular Activated Car-bon), a specialty resin,or some combination,but understand theyhave been solicitinginput and recommenda-

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important – caring fortheir families and pro-tecting their health bystaying home,” said Gov-ernor Sununu. “Over thepast few weeks, NewHampshire’s Departmentof Employment SecurityCommissioner GeorgeCopadis and DeputyCommissioner RichardLavers have been work-ing closely with my officeand our federal partnersto address some of themost pressing issues as aresult of the COVID-19pandemic. By signingthis agreement today onbehalf of the state of NewHampshire, the U.S.Department of Labor willfund the growing num-ber of unemployment

recipients in our stateand help the unemploy-ment trust fund toremain solvent throughthis crisis.”

The Federal CARESAct provides the follow-ing enhancements to thebenefits available underGovernor Sununu’s Em-ergency Order #5:

• Granite Statersaffected by COVID-19currently drawing fromthe State’s Unemploy-ment Insurance fundwill in many instancesbe shifted to the Feder-ally funded PandemicUnemployment Assis-tance. We are still await-ing Federal guidance onthis and will providemore detail as received.

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State Boosts Unemployment Benefits, Federal Government To PayFollowing the critical

efforts and guid-ance of the New

Hampshire Departmentof Employment Security,Governor Chris Sununusigned the Relief forWorkers Affected byCoronavirus [CARES] Actagreement which pro-vides New Hampshirewith 100 percent fundingfrom the U.S. Departmentof Labor to support ben-efit payments to peoplereceiving unemploymentas a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are making everyeffort to provide assis-tance to families who areout of work during thistime so that they canfocus on what is most

All claimants will notneed to take any new,additional actions, andshould continue to fileas they have beenthrough the standardstate mechanism.

• For those eligibleunder Pandemic Unem-ployment Assistance,there will be an increaseof the minimum weeklybenefit amount from$32/week to $168/week,which includes peopleearning less than $15,500during their base period.

• An additional $600per week to be added toan individuals weekly ben-efits for all weeks claimedstarting this week - 100%federally funded.

• Extends the length

of time a person canreceive benefits by 13weeks, totaling 39 weeks- 100% federally funded.

The Department ofEmployment Securityhas been hard at work inanticipation of thesechanges in order to beable to pay these addi-tional benefits as soonas possible.

Please review thedepartment’s website atWWW.NHES.NH.GOV forupdates as to when toexpect to start receivingthese benefits. Individu-als can file for benefitsby going to the depart-ment’s website or bycalling the Unemploy-ment Assistance hotlineat (603) 271-7700.

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LettersBill HB 1627

To the editor,Covid-19 has

changed everything, andall of us are findingmethods to do simpleeveryday activities innew and different waysin order to protect our-selves and our lovedones. But how long willthis last, and how will webegin to safely handleany of the seeminglysimple activities, whichare not done on a dailybasis? Important andnecessary activitieswhich none of us wouldwillingly give up. Activi-ties such as voting forexample. I am not willingto risk my health or per-haps my life to stand inline at the voting booths,and I am certainly notwilling to give up myright to have a say inhow our governmentworks and who will rep-resent me. Are you? I ammore than ready toaccept a NH system ofvoting by mail.

Thank him for shuttingdown the state duringthis emergency, and tellhim that you expect himto support your healthand your right to vote bysupporting this bill.

Derry/ Hampstead:Sen Regina Birdsell, 24Larson Dr., Hampstead,NH 03841

Londonderry: Sen.Sharon Carson, 19Tokanel Dr., Londonder-ry, NH 03053

Thank YouCorinne Dodge, Derry–––––––––––––

The Little Things

To the editor,In this uncertain peri-

od of public health warn-ings and restrictedsocial contact, it helpsto have a local newssource like the London-derry Times to keep usinformed and remind usthat we’re all in thistogether.

Paul MargolinLondonderry

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Fortunately our NHHouse has just passed abill, HB 1627, whichallows all NH voters tovote by absentee ballot.If ever there was a timeand a reason for NH vot-ers to be allowed theright to vote by mail,now is the time andCovid-19 is the reason.Please note that whilethe NH Assistant Secre-tary of State opposesthis bill because hebelieves that voting bymail would decreasevoter participation, thisis untrue. Oregon, Col-orado, and the state ofWashington all have acomplete vote by mailsystem and their votinghas increase by 10%.

Now this bill goes tothe NH Senate. Pleasejoin me in writing toyour NH Senator todayand tell her that as aconstituent, you expecther to protect your safe-ty and your right to voteby supporting HB 1627.Then write to or callGovernor Sununu.

EditorialThis is the time of year when life

would start to speed up with nicerweather, graduations, proms, andthe rest of the holidays that arecoming, but this year everything isat a stand still. Normally, afterschool finishes for the year and thegraduates are sent on their way, weslip into the slower days of summer.Sure, there may be travel plans andgardening and houseguests, butthere’s also time to sit on the porchand relax, but not this year.

Who knows when we will returnto some sense of normalcy? Whenthat time does arrive will we look atlife the same way, lots of changes willhave taken place. We’d like to usethis period of slowing down to reflecton what is truly important. This gen-eration has never experienced a shutdown like this and it is eerie.

As we prepare for the time whenlife begins to return to normal wewant to invite our readers to writeus, offering their views on thewhole virus event and how it hasaffected you. Share some of theinventive ways you have passed thetime. Many readers have alreadybegun to write, and we’re pleasedto see that happening. Sharingthoughts and feelings in this tradi-tional way is very satisfying andyou may find that others are shar-ing your same feelings.

One thing we want to make crys-tal clear is we don’t seek to controlwhat people have to say. We wantto serve as your soapbox. We willrun the letters that come into thepaper. Everything from thank-youletters for donations, commentaryon how you see things or changeyou want to see happen. Send inanything you want to share.

The letters we have receivedmust meet our publishing guide-lines: up to five hundred words; youmust be from our town; you mustplace your name and address onyour letter. If you don’t see letterssharing your viewpoint, chancesare that no one with that viewpointhas bothered to write that a goodopportunity for you to do so.

The letters page is your page toshare your thoughts and provide away to inspire others in your town.The surest way to help rectify anyperceived slant you might see is towrite your own letter for publica-tion.

The letters column reflects theviewpoints of our readers who wantto share their opinions, feelings,thoughts and ideas with their fellowresidents. It’s away to get a dialoguegoing among residents, and to gen-erate conversations about mattersthat impact all of us – the virus isjust the timely issue of the moment.

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are concerned about apossible increase in non-flushable causing clogsin the system.

These materials,such as rags, wipes,paper towels, t-shirtsand sheets, can causedamage to municipalwastewater or homeseptic systems, whichcan result in costlyrepairs. Product labelscan be misleading. Manyitems claim to be “flush-able,” but they don'tbreak down easily andcan clog sewer and sep-tic systems. The bottomline is that the only safe

items to flush arehuman waste and toiletpaper. If you are forcedto use something otherthan toilet paper, pleaseplace it in a bag and dis-pose of it in your trash.

For more informationrefer to the NHDESbrochure on What'sFlushable www.getpum-pednh.com/wp-conten-t/uploads/2018/10/whats-flushable.pdf. If you haveadditional questions,please contact Jim Mar-tin, NHDES Public Infor-mation Officer, [email protected] (603) 271-3710.

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time and tell all of us “becareful what you wishfor.” Now, with this pan-demic I cherish everymoment I had of my“normal” life in school.

When I first heardabout coronavirus, I did-n’t take it seriously. Myfriends and I would jokeabout it, and I even oftensaw posts mocking thevirus on my socialmedia. I didn’t feel theleast bit worried aboutit. I don’t think I wasalone in my feelings ofunconcern. None of mypeers showed any inter-est in it either. We justwent along with ourdays, wishing to be outof school yet again.Then, the cancellationsstarted. Kids whoplayed sports were out-raged by the possibilityof their seasons gettingcancelled, and the bandkids were heartbrokenover their big trip toNew York being rippedfrom their fingers. TheJournalism class was

also supposed to go toNYC around the sametime as the band trip,just like we do everyyear. We were supposedto go down to ColumbiaUniversity and attendthe Scholastic PressAssociation Convention.My journalism classwent on the trip lastyear and it was an amaz-ing experience. Need-less to say, everyonetook the cancelling ofour trip pretty hard.The precautions thatpeople were takingseemed so absurd.These cancellationswere the first couple ofthings the virus tookfrom us. Still, it seemedto me no one was wor-ried about getting sick,just worried about whatthe virus might takeaway from them.

After a couple weeksor so of brushing off thenews, the seriousness ofthe situation we are inbegan to deepen. Iremember sitting in

Coronavirus Through The Eyes of a High School StudentSUBMITTED BYISABELLA MCCUTCHEON————–––––————–◆

If you asked me amonth ago where Iwould be on a random

Thursday in the after-noon, I would’ve saidschool. Most likely, theentire time I was there Iwould also dream aboutbeing literally anywhereelse. Now, I wake upeveryday wishing I wassitting at a desk with myclassmates beside me. Iwish I was worryingabout the test next peri-od. I even wish I wasdreading going to mychemistry class, whichsays a lot. The pandemicof COVID-19 (also knownas the coronavirus)sweeping the globe, hasthrown everyone’s dailylives completely off bal-ance.

Before this virus, itfelt like everyone felt thesame way about highschool: we didn’t wantto go. Now, looking backat all my complaining, Iwish I could go back in

class, and one of myteachers was talkingabout COVID-19 andeverything that was hap-pening in general. Some-one asked him if theythought we would be outof school because of it,and his only reply was ashort “I really couldn’ttell you”. Sure enough,the next week we got thenews we would be get-ting two weeks of remotelearning. First we hadabout a week off whileteachers had to scram-ble to figure out onlineassignments. Then thefollowing Monday wewould start completingonline learning fromhome. To be honest, Iwas a little excited towork from my house. AllI thought about was hownice it would be to havea week off, and then justdo my school work fromthe comfort of myhouse. The same weekhighschoolers wereinformed about remotelearning, I found out my

older sister was cominghome from college.Being as close to my sis-ter as I am, it seemed tome like this virus wasonly bringing good tid-ings.

Again, I wish I couldgo back in time andshake myself. During theweek of “break,” theseverity of the pandemicstarted to hit me. I wentto the grocery store andit was so packed, I could-n’t move my elbows.Nearly everyone holdinga cart had gloves on andprotective masks cover-ing their mouths.Shelves throughout thestore were bare. Peoplewalked around withtheir faces ridden withpanic as they rushedaround to grab what wasleft. I had never seenanything like it in my life.

A few days later, ourremote learning gotpushed back again untilthe beginning of May,and the governor issuedan official stay-at-home

order. Suddenly I wasconstantly washing myhands and worryingabout being sick. It feelslike we are living in amovie. Perhaps we willlearn remotely throughthe rest of the year, andthere will be no prom, nograduation, no sports,no nothing. And thatfeels scary. Although likeI said before, I didn’talways feel this way. I sobadly would love to goback in time and tell mypast self that this wasn’tby any means “funny,”and to not take highschool for granted. Somany people are beingimpacted by the virus,and everyone should bedoing what they can tohelp stop the spread.

As for prom, trips,ect. It can wait. As muchas it stinks to have your“high school experience”dampered, we have tostick together duringthese times and realizethat this virus is some-thing bigger than us.

this semester,” said Gov-ernor Sununu. “Whileremote learning has got-ten off to an incrediblestart, we must continueto have flexibility in ourapproach to education,and onerous standard-ized tests from Washing-ton send the wrong mes-sage to New Hampshirefamilies who are alreadyworking hard to adapt tothis new, challengingenvironment,” Sununu

stated. “When New Hamp-

shire adopted theSchool Day SAT for our11th grade assessment,the idea was to expandaccess to the SAT forlow-income families,”said Education Commis-sioner Frank Edelblut.“For the past severalweeks, I have beenworking with CollegeBoard to find a way topreserve this access for

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Governor Chris Sununu Suspends Standardized TestsNew Hampshire

Governor ChrisSununu announ-

ced recently that he issuspending New Hamp-shire’s standardizedtesting requirements asa result of the COVID-19public health emer-gency.

“I have informed theFederal Department ofEducation that standard-ized tests will not takeplace in New Hampshire

our students who rely onthe SAT as part of theircollege admissions pro-cess. Unfortunately, wewere not able to craft asecure, remote way toadminister the SAT toNew Hampshire stu-dents this spring.”

The New Hampshire

Department of Educa-tion will continue towork with College Boardto create access for stu-dents wanting to takethe SATs this summer orearly fall. NH DOE willalso work with all NewHampshire schools todevelop options to help

gauge student perform-ance, and will continueto work with teachers,schools, and families tohave access to assess-ment materials forremote instruction forall of our students.

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Ryan Lawrence, Park-land’s Marketing/ Com-munications Director,told us, “We have incred-ible, dedicated staff hereat Parkland Medical Cen-ter, providing 24/7 carefor our community dur-ing this unprecedentedtime.”

Lawrence noted thehospital’s statement forthe community, “Our

health care staff hasbeen provided trainingon the safe, effective,and responsible use ofPPE. We are continuingwork to ensure ParklandMedical Center has ade-quate PPE and areimplementing steps toenhance our supplywith the recognitionthat the COVID-19 epi-demic is rapidly chang-ing. Our hospitals haveprioritized negativepressure roomsequipped to handlepatients with airborneand droplet precautionsconsistent with the Cen-

Parkland Medical Center Taking Proactive Steps for the CommunityMACK LEATHURBYLONDONDERRY TIMES————–––––————–◆

Parkland MedicalCenter leadershipand staff have been

actively preparing theirhospital team and 86-bed facilities for aninflux of COVID-19 viruspatients. They are fo-cused and as ready aspossible in this difficulttime to help the commu-nity fight this pandemic.

The medical centerbegan procuring addi-tional personal protec-tive equipment (PPE)including gowns, faceshields, N-95 respira-

ters for Disease Controland Prevention’s (CDC)guidelines.”

Lawrence points out,“Like other hospitals inour area, having enoughtesting capabilities is anissue that we continueto monitor, and “weappreciate the NewHampshire Departmentof Health’s diligent workin this area. We havetested individuals inaccordance with CDCguidelines.”

Testing remains aproblem across NH atthis time and there arelimitations across allCOVID-19 testing facili-ties, as to who mightqualify to be tested forthe virus.

For those concernedabout testing and treat-ment, Parkland offersinformation on how tomove forward. Law-rence says, “We ask any-one with a cough, fever,respiratory illness, whohas traveled outside thecountry or believes theymay have been exposedto COVID-19, to first calltheir primary care physi-cian, and do not come tothe hospital without firstmaking that call unlessit’s a medical emer-gency,”

As New Hampshirehospital needs may beimpacted near term,more than 80 NH healthcare providers have nowapplied for emergencyloans or grants from thestate to proactively pre-

pare for challenges thatlikely are ahead for NHresidents. Last week,Governor Sununuannounced a new emer-gency fund of $50 millionintended to help protectthe state’s medical sys-tem as the caseload situ-ation is expected togrow.

A statement from theParkland says, “As thethreat from the COVID-19 virus is amplified, sotoo are our efforts.” Hereare a few steps Park-land’s operations teamreports that will helpthem help you and thatwill continue to assureuninterrupted care.“We’re limiting entryinto our hospitals andclinics so anyone whoenters into patient careareas can be carefullyscreened, and masks canbe provided to thosewho need them.”

“Every employee,caregiver, and physicianhas been asked to followa self-screening proce-dure, because protectingour patients starts withprotecting our people.Precautions taken totreat patients withCOVID-19 are similar tothose taken to treatpatients with influenza,with restricted visitationto limit exposure. This iscommonplace proce-dure for us during anyflu season. As always,cleaning to prevent thespread of infection isoccurring throughout all

of our care areas.”Regarding Parkland’s

staffing, the hospitalcommunication’s teamhas expressed that thereis currently adequatestaffing, and “we contin-ue to ensure that we areprepared for an influx ofpatients. We havestaffing contingencyplans in place, and thoseinclude the use of HCAHealthcare’s in-housestaffing agency.”

Like other hospitals,Parkland is monitoringthe supply levels of per-sonal protective equip-ment, or PPEs. “We are inclose collaboration withour supply chain organi-zation who is monitoringindustry information andworking with our vendorpartners to assess avail-ability, and to ensure wehave the necessary sup-plies to serve ourpatients and our care-givers.”

Director Lawrencesays, “We truly appreci-ate the outpouring ofsupport from the com-munity as we havereceived many generousdonations of PPE, foodfor staff and thoughtfulletters as we continue tocare for our patients andthe community.”

For updated informa-tion, please check Park-land Medical Center’sCoronavirus ResourceHub; https://parkland-medicalcenter.com/covid-19/

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gardeners in town. “I’m not a master, far

from it,” said Jutrus.Nevertheless, she com-mented that a gardeninggroup would be a greataddition to the commu-nity, a comment thatreceived numerousresponses suggestingthat Jutrus be the onestart it.

After her comment,fellow Londonderry resi-dents Dan Mack andValerie Cloutier (a previ-ous member of theDerry Garden Club)reached out to Jutrus,offering their assistancein starting a gardeninggroup.

The prospective Lon-donderry GardeningGroup anticipated hav-ing its very first meetingon March 19 to discusswhat potential membersthink the group shouldbe. Alas, the situation wi-th COVID-19 has delayedthis meeting until fur-ther notice.

“At this time, (a meet-ing) will most likely notbe before May 4th,” saidCloutier, explaining thatthe original gatheringplace for the meetingwould be closed until atleast that date.

Cloutier did mentionthat the group would beopen to the possibility ofholding a remote meet-ing via the video-confer-encing app, Zoom, orpossibly holding a Face-book Live event forthose interested tosound off.

Cloutier manages theFacebook page London-derry NH Gardener’sGroup, where she postslinks with helpful infor-

mation pertaining togardening and agricul-ture, pictures of herown garden, and otherhelpful resources.

Naturally, seasonedgarden group attendeeJutrus has some ideas ofher own for attendees tobuild upon.

“We could findplaces in town to plantflowers, volunteer intown, get together anddo things,” said Jutrus.“Like garden tours, havepeople speak, pot lucks,just sort of a thing justto share my experi-ence.”

Jutrus spoke of thebenefits of gardening,mentioning that it is anexcellent stress relieverand a great way to helpbuild community.

“It’s good havingyour hands in the dirt,”said Jutrus. “It’s sort ofmeditative...a good,holistic way to reducestress.”

“And (if) you’regrowing veggies, youcan grow so much thatyou share,” continuedJutrus. “If you get a bil-lion tomatoes you can

Sowing The Seeds of Growing a Londonderry Gardening GroupMELISSA RUIZLONDONDERRY TIMES————–––––————–◆

Arecent study con-ducted by Preven-tative Medicine

Reports under theNational Institutes ofHealth titled, “Gardeningis beneficial for health: Ameta-analysis,” conclud-ed that the act of garden-ing, “can improve physi-cal, psychological, andsocial health, which can,from a long-term per-spective, alleviate andprevent various healthissues facing today’ssociety.”

Soon enough, thepeople of Londonderrymay be better able toreap the benefits of thisnature-based activity.

Londonderry resi-dent, Sue Jutrus, hasproposed a gardeninggroup for the town ofLondonderry. Havingfounded a federated gar-den club in her hometown of Methuen, Massa-chusetts, and havingbeen a member of Pel-ham’s garden group dur-ing her time there, theexperiences she has hadthrough gardening longbeen an important partof Jutrus’s adult life.

Jutrus hopes to beable to use these experi-ences to better connectwith the people of thetown she has calledhome for just a few shortyears.

Jutrus mentionedthat her decision to pro-pose a garden group forLondonderry beganwhen she had comeacross a post from theTown of Londonderry’sFacebook page asking ifthere were any master

pass them around theneighborhood.” Jutrusalso mentioned that gar-deners could trade orshare any number ofcrops, from vegetablesto perennials.

Cloutier echoedJutrus’s sentimentsabout gardening being awonderful naturalstress-reducer, andweighed in on the futureof the activity.

“I think gardening isgoing to become muchmore popular,” saidCloutier, adding that inthe aftermath of thecoronavirus, she fore-sees more people grow-ing fruits and vegetablesfrom home so that theywill not have to deal withthe possibility of pro-duce shortages instores.

“We were at one timea very agricultural town.And even though that’schanging, I think peoplewill be aware of howimportant it is that if wecan use a little more ofour own backyard togrow our own crops, wecan circumvent things.”

Jutrus mentioned

that members of the gar-dening group couldcome together and selltheir crops to the com-munity as a way to raisefunds for group activi-ties, such as invitingspeakers and educatorsin the gardening commu-nity to teach membersnew skills.

Finally, Jutrus men-tioned that one of themajor benefits of havinga gardening group wouldbe getting a group of kin-dred spirits together tohelp build a strongersense of community.

“Really to be honest,I think people that likegardening, there’s a cer-tain personality to us.”said Jutrus. “We like thesame thing, and it’s easyto make friends on thesame wavelength. We alllike nature and want topreserve it.”

To lay the groundwork for a gardeninggroup, Jutrus told Lon-

donderry Times whatwas needed to help thegroup grow.

“All we need is peo-ple and ideas, and notjust my ideas.” saidJutrus. “It really startsout with people, and ifwe start with five and wekeep meeting, hopefullythey will pass the wordaround and get morepeople interested.”

Those with ques-tions, or who are inter-ested in joining the gar-dening group shouldreach out to Sue Jutrusa [email protected],or Dan Mack [email protected]. Anyone with ideas orsuggestions for a remotemeeting may emailValerie Cloutier at [email protected].

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Five days a week.Should the need arise,CART will communicatewith member towns firstso that they are able toprovide detailed guid-ance to any riders thatreach out. Please alsocheck the town websitefor more details if need-ed about the currentlogistics for CART.www.londonderrynh.org

Drabik also pointedout that town meetingswould again be sched-uled and available to thepublic. She says, “Weare putting into placethe technology neededto conduct public meet-

ings in accordance withthe Governor’s Emer-gency Orders via video-conference (also with adial-in # via telephone)and the town will put outspecific informationabout appropriate meet-ing logistics as detailsbecome available.”

Residents shouldknow that Waste Man-agement (WM) hasrequested that residentsnow securely bag theirtrash. WM states, “Dueto increased concernsfor worker safety be-cause of the Covid-19virus, we ask that resi-dents place all house-hold trash in bags beforeplacing them in yourprovided barrel at thecurb for a collection.Please ensure that allbags are properly sealedto prevent contents fromspilling. Reminder: latexgloves go in the trash,not in your recyclingcontainer. Thank you foryour patience and

understanding. Our driv-ers appreciate it.”

The town has posteda helpful informationguide for NH Residentswho have recently losttheir employer spon-sored health insuranceto gain health coverageeven if a resident nowhas low or no income.Please check the town’sweb site area: www.lon-donderrynh.org/home/news/covid-19-informa-tion-page

Also, there aredetails on the town website about how the SmallBusiness Administrationis setting assistanceprocesses for small busi-nesses and contractors.

It is a good idea tocontinue to monitor Lon-donderry’s town websitefor important informa-tion. It could save yourlife or at least connectyou to information thatwill help you getthrough this challenge.

scenes to do all we canfor our residents; pleasestay home and stay safe!We will get through thistogether.”

Over the past week,as many of Londonder-ry’s Town operationshave moved online asvirtual processes, thereis an important need forsocial communicationsand community updatesto help residents stay inthe know as certainactions evolve orchange.

Drabik tells us, “Rightnow, one primary focus

for the town is to ensureour first respondersremain healthy and ableto respond to our com-munity as needed.Please call 9-1-1 only inan emergency, and if youare experiencing whatmight be COVID-19-likesymptoms, please behonest about your symp-toms with 9-1-1 and ourlocal dispatchers so thatour LFD and LPD firstresponders can comeprepared to serve you.”

She says, “We areoperating our Town Hallas a fully functional Vir-tual Town Hall, process-ing almost all transac-tions via phone, email,mail, drop boxes and our

website that might nor-mally be done in person.Please see the Townwebsite for details.”www.londonderrynh.org

Here are otherupdates that Drabik andtown officials want resi-dents to know about:

“The community hasstepped up to volunteerto do food shopping andother necessary errandsfor our seniors and im-munocompromised resi-dents, so if you needhelp, please let us knowby calling 432-1100;ext.120 and we will con-nect you with someonewho can help!”

“The Town has clos-ed the recreationalfields, courts, play-grounds etc. out of anabundance of caution,and CART (CooperativeAlliance for RegionalTransportation) hasreduced its operations.

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remote learning whereappropriate? What canparents do to help theirstudents succeed withtheir education in thisenvironment?

These questions andmore point out theissues we are facing, asstudents continue to gettheir education remotely- not that there is anoth-er choice at thismoment. Some kids maytake to the virtual learn-ing efforts and othersmay not.

LHS Principal Parentrecently wrote a letter toparents that is online atthe LHS web page aboutthis. He says, “Our stu-dents, families, andteachers should all be

proud of yourselves andwhat you’ve alreadyachieved in such a shorttime. We’re proud of youand are here to supportyou along this newendeavor. I’ll convey toyou, what I have to oureducators. There is noperfect system. Therewill be setbacks, andwe’re all in this together.Time will be on our sideto work through hurdlesand challenges.”

He suggests, “Pleasegive yourselves andyour students a manage-able workload eachday/week, as this learn-ing environment is muchdifferent, and many stu-dents have six or sevenclasses a day they are

working through tocarry out this newprocess with fidelity.Adjust your pacing andknow we trust your pro-fessional judgmentaround setting reason-able expectations forstudents. The sameholds true for LHS stu-dents and families.”

The LHS Principalsays, “Please reach outto us with any questions,concerns, or feedback.You can also visit ourschool website. At thetop you will see a newtab entitled - RemoteLearning 2020. It has allkinds of resources avail-able to assist you.”

rently scheduled to beon May 4, though up-dates to that date couldstill be announced.

Londonderry Highschool LHS Principal,Jason Parent says, “Allrelated Spring sports inthe schools have alsobeen postponed again,and the NHIAA is work-ing on a revised calendarfor a possible May 5start date.”

While Londonderryschool events for Mayand June currently re-main on the calendar,the school district ismaking contingency

plans, including thatevents for high schoolsenior might extendbeyond the traditionalschool year. “We planto make every effort tohonor the Class of 2020and will do everythingwe can to hold thesespecial events for them,”LHS Principal Parentstates. “We will makethose event decisions aswe receive more infor-mation from local andstate officials.”

We are now in thesecond week of remotelong-distance learningclassrooms that the dis-trict has put in place.This effort will continuefor at least a month orperhaps even for the

remainder of the schoolyear, so it is in our stu-dent’s interest to opti-mize their remote learn-ing environment.

The school districthas put specialized tech-nology information ontheir website pages tohelp parents and stu-dents stay connectedand know what to do ata technology level re-garding the remotelearning process. Seetheir Educational Tech-nology page: https://si-tes.google.com/london-derry.org/educational-technology

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Londonderry’s Bri-anna Wilcox hasattended Bishop

Guertin High School thepast four-years, and thisyear, she finished herhigh school basketballcareer two games shortof her dream. Wilcox hasdone nothing butimprove since her fresh-man year, and it shows.

In her sophomoreseason, she was selectedto All-State HonorableMention, and then herjunior year she made All-State Second Team, andfinished strong senioryear with an All-StateFirst Team selection.Along with that, Briannaand her BG Cardinalshave won three consecu-tive State Division IChampionships.

The Cardinals fin-ished the season at 17-1and were well on theirway to another Champi-onship, but with theunfortunate outbreak ofthe COVID-19 Coron-avirus, and the safetymeasures the NHIAA andthe State of New Hamp-shire took, their playoffrun was cut short in thesemi-finals. With thecancellation of theremainder of the wintersports season, the

NHIAA came up with away to award theremaining teams. Eachdivision had two teamsawarded the title of Co-Champions, they wererewarded this by beingthe highest seededteams from each side ofthe tournament bracketsleft in the competition.That decision was unani-mously voted on by theNHIAA’s Executive Coun-cil. All the teams thatremained in the tourna-ment were recognized asa runner-up. BishopGuertin High School wasnamed Co-Championswith Goffstown HighSchool.

This situation was atough one for Brianna asa senior, because all shewanted was to win andcelebrate with her team-mates one last time. “Iwas devastated aboutthis negative ending ofmy senior year. I wantedthat fourth state title,especially as a senior. Itwas something Idreamed of when I was afreshman,” Wilcox. Withgraduation around thecorner, Brianna reflectedon her time with herteam, coaching staff andall they did for her. “BGis filled with so manygreat opportunities andits been a tough by

greatly appreciated fouryears. The girls on theteam are also some ofmy closest friends onand off the court. Mycoaches are the bestthere is. Coach Brad andCoach Tave alwayspushed me ever sincefreshman year. Bradwould work with meindividually and wewould strive to get bet-ter each session we hadtogether.”

As a coach, you lovethe time you have with aplayer, but it’s alwaystough to watch themleave and that was thecase for Girls’ Head Bas-ketball Coach Brad Kre-ick. “Bri has been anabsolute joy to coach.We’ve had some greatkids in our program overthe past five years andshe’s one of the hardestworking kids we’ve hadthe pleasure to coach.

For a kid with as muchtalent she has, thats aunique and specialthing,” said Krecik.Coach had lots of praisefor Brianna, because ofhow valuable she was tothe team. “When I thinkabout some of the keysto our success over Bri’sfour years at BG, wedon’t win three statetitles and enjoy a shareof a 4th this year withoutBri Wilcox. She’s beenthat important to oursuccess.” Other than heimpressive skill set,coach was moreimpressed with howmuch of a leader shewas and how much shegrew. “Bri is a naturalleader and that was ondisplay in a major waythis year given we hadeight freshmen on thevarsity roster. She tookeach and every one ofthem under her wingand showed them theBG way from the firstday of tryouts until thelast day of the season.Just a first class youngwoman and we’ve beenhonored to coach her.”Kreick added.

The appreciationwent beyond Coach Kre-ick for Brianna, as she isgrateful for everyonethat was involved in theteam’s success. Some

Brianna Wilcox Looks Back at Terrific Career with Bishop Guertincoaches even made animpact on her outsidethe game of basketball.“Coach Tave and I grewalong my careerthroughout being on thisteam and we formed agreat unique bond thatallows Coach Tave tounderstand my frustra-tion and knows how tofix my negative energy ina moment. CoachHaynes has also been ahelpful and productivecoach and also teacher.She has helped me andthe girls and shard somany memories with usladies.” Brianna contin-ued to say. All the girlsbecome more than just ateam, and thats whatBrianna truly thinksbrought their success.“As a team we created astrong loving bond thatmade us so successfuland hard working. Weplayed hard for oneanother and went ateach other offensivelyand defensively at prac-tice. There were noexcuses and no chirpingbut we still played ourhearts out and we loveeach other for it all.”

Brianna explainedhow basketball has beenmuch more than a sportfor her, and it has helpedher through a lot in life.


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Londonderry nativeMatt Constant, ajunior at St. An-

drews Prep School ofBarrington, Rhode Is-land, has some optionson the table for where hewill be attending collegeand play basketballwhen he graduates.

Constant grew up inLondonderry, and at-tended North Elemen-tary School and London-derry Middle School. Hehas one more year ofhigh school basketball,as a junior at St.Andrews Prep Schooland looks forward to,what’s ahead.

He has had a greatcareer thus far, and islooking to go out on topwith another champi-onship title. Matt is the#1 Ranked Prospect in

Rhode Island, whilebeing the #38 RankedProspect in New Eng-land. He has receivedoffers to attend DivisionI Bryant University,along with some inter-ests from Fairfield Uni-versity, College of HolyCross, and PrincetonUniversity.

With just one moreyear of school left, he’llbe soaked up as much ashe can and will cherishevery moment next sea-son. “My time at St.Andrews has been some-thing I’ve always wantedin a school, because Ifeel so connected withstudents and teachers. Itreally is a family. I canhonestly say its homefor me, not only becauseI live there, but that’swere I feel most comfort-able being who I am,”said the Student-Athlete

Constant. He added, “Onthe court I’ve enjoyedbeing able to play withteammates I can call mybrothers throughout mythree years at St.Andrew’s. Coach Hartand Coach O’Shea do agreat job of getting agreat group of guys eachyear, and like I said offthe court it’s great beingat a school where youconnect with studentsfrom all over the worldlike India, China, Russia,and South Korea.”

Constant still isn’tover his loss this pastseason to WorcesterAcademy, where theylost by three points inthe semi-finals 75-72. Hisschools last Champi-onship was back inMarch of 2019 when theybecame the NEPSAC(New England Prepara-tory School Athletic

Council) Class AA Cham-pions. “My motivation isto help bring anotherchampionship back toSt. Andrew’s. I knowwhat to improve on inmy game, my body, anddiet to make sure mygoals are accomplishedbefore my high schoolcareer is finished,” Con-stant went on to say.“My biggest “why” forimproving my game andin the weight room is Iwant to see hard workand determination turninto results throughboth of improving mygame and weight lifting.”

St. Andrew’s hasplayed a significant rolein Constant’s life, andhas benefited from histeammates, coaches,and all the staff that helpout. “My teammates aregreat they love to workhard and we all have thesame mindset as a groupof players is to win andmake each other better.Coach Hart and CoachO’Shea have been greatfor me on and off thecourt. They know how topush myself to becomebetter on the court andoff the court too.” Helives by somethingCoach Hart taught himand it has gone a longway. “I’ve know coachHart for a while, and oneof the biggest things I’velearned from him that Iuse called “GAS” whichmeans “G” is for grades.You gotta have grades toget where you wanna go,“A” means attitude

always gotta have a pos-itive attitude and I’venever met a person withmore of a positive atti-tude then Coach Hart.Lastly “S” means skillsyou gotta have the skillsin this game of course.The mindset as a tea forwinning is play hard,play smart and havefun.” Constant contin-ued to say.

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Londonderry’s Matt Constant Eyes Future in Collegiate Basketball

absolute all. “My mind-set heading into my finalyear at St. Andrew’s is toleave everything I got onthe table and leave withno regrets. Of course I’mexcited at the same time,I want to play anotheryear of course it’s justcrazy to think how timeflies. Feels like I was justa freshman yesterdayand Coach Hart sayingto me after I made a mis-take; “It’s okay fouryears brotha!” Matt ismore determined thanever to bring some hard-ware back toSt.Andrew’s before leav-ing. “The main goal is towin a championshipnext season and it startsin the off season, howhard I work and I knowI’m gonna work 10 timesharder than I did lastyear.” Constant finishedby saying.

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Londonderry HighSchool Alumni’sTrevor Guay and

Brittany Roche have offi-cially ended their athlet-ic careers, as their sen-ior seasons have con-cluded over the pastwinter.

Trevor was part ofthe Franklin PierceIndoor and OutdoorTrack and Field programthe past four-years and

had a decorated career. This past season he

was selected to the All-Northeast-10, but had anincredible junior year. Atthe end of the 2018 sea-son he was the pro-grams record-holder inthe indoor 400-meterwith a (48.35), theindoor 500-meter(1:04.11), the outdoor400 meter (48.72), andthe outdoor 400-meterhurdles (53.01). Trevorwas also a member of

the record-holding teamin the outdoor 4x200-meter relay with a timeof 1:30.66, along with theindoor 4x400-meterrelay team (3:19.52), out-door 4x400-meter relay(3:15.63), and the out-door spring medleyrelay team with a time of3:25.75.

Trevor was selectedto a total of four U.STrack & Field and CrossCountry Coaches Asso-ciations Outdoor All-

East Region teams, alongwith an Indoor All-NewEngland and OutdoorAll-New England teamsin the 500-meter and 400-meter hurdles. Hiscareer best performanc-es as a Franklin PierceRaven in the 60-meterdash was a 7.11 and his100-meter was a 11.47.His 200-meter (22.48),300m (35.49), 400m(48.35), 500m (1:04.11),600m (1:21.93), 800m(1:56.85), 60-meter hur-

dle (9.22) 400-meter hur-dle (53.01). Lastly hiscareer best high jumpwas 5’10.75” and his bestlong jump was 21’6.25”.

Fellow Lancer AlumniBrittany Roche just fin-ished up her basketballcareer at Plymouth StateUniversity.

Brittany played four-years of Plymouth StateBasketball and played in69 total games with 39 ofthose she started in. Shehad a career average of

Two LHS Alumnis Finish up Collegiate Athletic Careers7.7 points a game, 20.5minuets a game, 32.9shooting percentage,and a 78.1 free-throwpercentage. Her bestseason of play was backin 2017-2018 where sheaveraged 11 points agame and had a shootingpercentage of 35.2. Shescored a goal of 528points, made 109 three-pointers, 181 field goals,and played a total of1,417 minutes in a Pan-thers uniform.

With the State ofE m e r g e n c yimposed by

Governore Chris Sun-unu, the the requiredsocial distancing insti-tuted, local youth Sportshave postponed theirspring seasons.

For the LondonderryAthletic Field Associa-tion, (LAFA) Field Clean-up Day was scheduled

for April 4, and OpeningDay would have beenApril 18 for baseball andSoftball leagues

LAFA posted thismessage from the presi-dent of the league on itswebsite:

Due to the currentsituation and the Gover-nor's Emergency Orderthe fields at LAFA areclosed until further

notice. We know the urge to

get out as the weatherimproves but this is anorder that we have fromthe town that impacts allthe Rec areas in town.

Unfortunately largegroups are still meetingin the parking lots andother areas so thoseareas including ourfields are closed until

further notice. We are also postpon-

ing field clean up day, wewill communicate thenew day when we areable.

The LondonderryYouth Lacrosse Associa-tion (LYLA) had a poston the group’s Facebookpage shortly after theState of Emergency was

imposed.Coronavirus (COVID-

19) Update: As of today,Saturday - March 14,2020, all LYLA activitiesare cancelled throughSunday - March, 22,2020. All LYLA familieshave been contacted viaemail to inform them ofthis cancellation. LYLAwill send another com-munication on or before

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“I play for my family andbecause I love the game.Since I could walk, Istarted touching a bas-ketball. I grew up with-out a father and mymom, grandparents,aunt and older cousinformed the successfulplayer I am today. I amconstantly challengedand pushed to be greatby my family and theyare my greatest support-ers and my biggest fans.”Brianna biggest idoldoesn’t come from thecourt, and this person

has always been therefor Brianna throughthick and thin. “Person-ally my Nana is one ofmy greatest role modelsand she works her buttof day in and day out.She is always stayingpositive and she isalways saying she cando anything which Ibelieve is completelytrue.”

Brianna has alwaysaimed for ultimate suc-cess and she left every-thing out on the courtthis final season. It’s agreat accomplishmentto make All-State Firstteam, but that wasn’t on

Brianna’s list this year.“It was such a relief and Iwas hoping to go forplayer of the year thisyear. That was myintended goal and I fell alittle short of it I thinkbut I’m satisfied on howwell I did this seasonand enjoyed every sec-ond of the season.” Bri-anna went on to say. Hermindset is what madeher great and whatawarded her with theselection. “I played as ifeach game was my last. Isaid to myself beforejust every game live inthe now and worryabout the future when it

comes, the past is thepast and you cantchange it now.”

College Basketball isdefinitely in Brianna’sfuture, but she will beattending BradfordChristian Academy for apost grad year first. Herplan is to find the per-fect college fit for herboth athletically andacademically. Her excite-ment for college basket-

ball goes deeper thanjust being able to callherself a collegiate ath-lete. Brianna plans tocreate something likeshe did at BG for hernext team when theopportunity presentsitself. “The most excitingpart to me about being acollegiate athlete is get-ting to know the teamand where everyonecame from and getting to

bond with each of thegirls. Creating a familylike bond is what I thinkis most important onteams and that’s whatmakes teams successful.Having bonds like theseare so special andimportant in people’slives and they form thefuture person I wouldturn out to be.” Wilcoxfinished by saying.

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Londonderry HighSchool senior KyleProulx has commit-

ted to playing lacrosseat Southern New Hamp-shire University for thenext four-years. Kylewas a big part of Lon-donderry’s success onboth the football andlacrosse fields.

It was an easy deci-sion for Kyle, and heknows he’ll feel right athome as a Penmen.“Playing at SNHUbecame possible whenCoach Calkins had medown for a visit, it was agreat atmosphere andseemed like a great fit. Ichose SNHU becausethey have a greatlacrosse program andgreat academics,” saidthe Londonderry senior.

Becoming a Penmenis a dream come true forKyle, and he’s excitedfor this new chapter inhis life. “I’m excited forthe new challengesahead of me, and I’malso excited to meet newpeople.

Being a NCAA athleteis something I’veinspired to be.” None ofthis wouldn’t have beenpossible, if it wasn’t forhis work ethic and deter-mination to be great. “Alot of hours in the weightroom and on the prac-

tice fields have gotten tothis point. If it weren’tfor our lifting program,things would be a lot dif-ferent. The motivationand mindset has been towin a state champi-onship and be the bestteammate I could be.You get what you put inand I firmly believethat.” Kyle said.

Kyle had a greatlacrosse career as aLancer and it shows. Hewas a four-year varsityplayer, was selected toDivision I All-State FirstTeam, and had 70ground balls with threeassists. He will miss allthe memories he createdwith his coaches andteammates and will beforever grateful forthem. “I’ve had a greathigh school experienceat LHS. My teammatesare hardworking andthey buy in. The culturehas changed a lot. CoachPescia and Coach Samp-son have been greatcoaches and mentorsalong the way. I will missplaying with all of theboys.”

Lancer Nation willmiss him also, and theywere happy to of hadhim for four-years. “Kyleis a joy to coach, he opti-mizes the term “Coach-able”. Kyle is driven tobe the best defensemenhe can be.” said London-

derry Boys’ LacrosseHead Coach RogerSampson.

Sampson loves hiswork ethic and admireshow much time Kyleputs into the game. “Heworks on his craft inevery conceivable way,he’s in the weight room,he works on the bounceback wall and shows theleadership necessary toget his fellow teammatesto do the same. He is full

of energy and desire tobuild a team each andevery season andbecause he leads byexample his friends arewilling to follow,” Samp-son went on to say.

The coach had noth-

ing but great things tosay, and truly respectshis mindset on what ittakes to become a greatathlete. Kyle has a mind-set that should bepassed down for yearsto come. “Voted firstteam All-State last yearby our Division I coach-es speaks volume abouthis work ethic, and therewards a solid workethic produces. He’s afun-loving kid, that does-n’t take too many thingsseriously, that are hap-pening around him. Highschool can be full ofdrama and that dramacan infiltrate into a stu-dent athletes life as wellas the team, potentiallyruining its chemistry,Kyle is too focused toallow that to happen.”

Kyle has always beenup to the challenge andhe proved to Sampsonthat he would comethrough on the biggeststage. “In 2018 wedefeated Bedford in theplayoffs, we moved on tothe final four that yearand played BG in thesemis. Our game planwas to limit BrianCameron’s touches by

Lancer’s Kyle Proulx Will Continue Athletic Career as a Penmenshutting him down, wegave that job to Kyle andhe did it as a sopho-more, that’s determina-tion and grit!” Sampsonsaid.

Sampson is hoping tosee Kyle play one moreseason as a Lancer, andshine on the field beforecalling it a career withCoach Sampson. “Kyle isthe kind of player thatelevates play of every-one around him, my onlyhope is that we get achance to see him playhis senior year.” CoachSampson wrapped upsaying.

Throughout hiscareer thus far, Kyle ismost thankful for hisfamily and coaches thathave helped him pavehis way to collegiatelacrosse, and plans tocontinue to make themproud at the next level.“Well my family hasbeen my biggest sup-porters of my journey.My mom has especiallybeen very supportive.Coach Sampson andCoach Pescia have alsobeen extremely helpful.”Proulx added.

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They’ll say thatthey’ve contracted thevirus and are homeboundand in quarantine. Theywill ask you to send thema gift card online, immedi-ately, so they can buydelivery food or supplies.You’ll be upset and do so,without thinking twice.The caller will actually bea scammer and keep yourmoney.

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Londonderry Presby-terian Church

The Walking TogetherGroup and the Walk WithMe Group will be meetingtogether via zoom 7 p.m.every Tuesday, via com-puter or telephone. This isa support group for any-one who has lost a spouse,a family member or afriend. For information,contact: 781-866-9976 [email protected]

Spring Filing CanceledThe Londonderry

Lions will be reschedulingthe spring dance to some-time in the fall.

St. Jude Food PantryIs open to all London-

derry resident who maybein need. Call Kay at 434-1827 to make an appoint-ment to pickup your foodfrom the panty. “We arethere for the people andwant to help them.”

Blood DriveThe Bishop John Neu-

mann Knights of ColumbusCouncil #6949 of SaintJude Parish will be spon-soring an EMERGENCYAmerican Red Cross BloodDrive on Friday, April 3,from 1 - 6 p.m. in the Lon-donderry Lions Hall locat-ed at 256 Mammoth Rd.,Londonderry. As you areaware from all of the newsarticles, there is a tremen-dous demand for bloodproducts at this time,especially with all of thedrives cancelled due to theCovid-19 crisis. If you arehealthy and over 17 yearsold, you can donate “TheGift of Life”. Why not comeand give “The Gift of Life”.Donors MUST make anappointment to donate asfollows: Online atwww.redcrossblood.org orby calling 1-800-RED-CROSSNO walk ins will beallowed! For more informa-tion, please call BillSchkenelberg at 603-275-0743 or email to

rish Community Center

Book BingoCome to the Leach

library on Thursday, April16 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. forBook Bingo program. Par-ticipants in grades 6 - 12will take part in the classicgame of bingo. All partici-pants will receive at leastone book as a prize fromour special selection table.This event includes a fundoor prize raffle and lightrefreshments. No registra-tion required.

Mattress Fundraiser If you or someone you

know is looking to replacea bed in your home, now isthe time. Pinkerton Acade-my Class of 2021 & 2022are excited to announcethey will be hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiseron Saturday, April 4, from10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For one dayonly, Pinkerton Academywill be transformed into amattress showroom. Forinformation about the sale,go tobit.ly/beds4paclass2021.

Music of the BeatlesOn Thursday, April 9 at

7 p.m., Mr. Fran Hart'spresentation “Music of theBeatles” will be held at theLeach Library. Partici-pants will not only learnabout the music of theBeatles, but also about theinfluence the band exertedon the cultural landscape.This program is sponsoredby the Friends of the Lon-donderry Leach Library.The event is free and opento the public with seatinglimited to the first 90 indi-viduals. It will be held inthe library's lower-levelmeeting room. Lightrefreshments will beserved.

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Special Easter SundayTake Out on April 12 fromSt. Jude's Church, from1:30 - 2:30 p.m., on April 18from St. Luke's Church,from 5 - 6:30 p.m., fromSonshine Soup KitchenMonday through Friday,pick up a To Go from 4:30 -5 p.m. Stay tuned for moreinformation.

Republican MeetingThe March Meeting

Cancelled Due to theupgraded corona virusconditions, the London-derry Republican Commit-tee will keep you informedto the next meeting whenconditions improve. Staysafe and healthy until wemeet again.

Supporting Languageand Your Child

Sometimes we find our-selves repeating things toour kids, hoping some-thing gets through. Learnhow to say things in a wayyour child understands ata Free Workshop, Support-ing Language and YourChild held by the UpperRoom on April 1 from 6 -7:30 p.m.

Active ParentingThe Upper Room will

hold a Three-session work-shop to discuss how toprevent behavioral issues,connect with your child,and encourage positivebehavior. Young and Ele-mentary Children on April8, 15 & 22 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.$35 (book included). Toregister call (603) 437-8477ext. 22.

Basic Cooking Sur-vival

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item checked out will earnyou a raffle ticket for achance to win a cool bookbag. Stop by the displaycase in the Leach Library'sChildren's Room to seewhat the prize looks like.

National Library WeekCraft

Beginning at 9 a.m. onMonday, April 20 and end-ing at 5 p.m. on Saturday,April 25, Leach Librarypatrons are invited to cre-ate their own corner book-mark. Stop by the Chil-dren's Room desk to pickup the supplies and createyour bookmark in thelibrary or in the comfort ofyour own home.

Firefly NightsCome to the Leach

Library on Monday, April20 from 4 - 5 p.m. to imag-ine a firefly night! Hear sto-ries and sing songs aboutfireflies then join in asearch for the hidden fire-fly. All participants willleave with a wind-up flyingbug. This entertaining pro-gram is open to 90 partici-pants of all ages andadvance registration isrequired. To register, stopby the Children's Room orcall 432-1127 beginning at9:00 a.m. on Monday, April13.

Vacation ScavengerHunt Bingo

Starting at 9 a.m. onMonday, April 27 and end-ing Saturday, May 2 at 5p.m. participants can pickup a bingo card in theLeach Library Children'sRoom, then explore thelibrary to find items thatwill make bingo: five in arow vertically, horizontallyor diagonally. Return theitems to the Children'sRoom for a special treatand a raffle ticket for achance to win a prize bag.

April Vacation CraftBeginning at 9 a.m. on

Monday, April 27 and end-ing on Saturday, May 2 at 5p.m. participants will havea chance to create theirown butterfly craft. Stopby the Leach Library Chil-dren's Room desk to pickup the supplies and createyour butterfly in thelibrary or in the comfort ofyour own home

Teen TalkYou are not alone

group Teen Talk (TT) forages 13-18 yrs. - Free Tues-

female ages 15-18 the stu-dents come with goodEnglish skills own spend-ing money/medical insur-ance. Families would pro-vide a bed for the studentto sleep in, place to study,share meals togetheroccasional rides to andfrom after school activi-ties once the studentmake friends carpoolingis wonderful. For moreinformation on the pro-gram Contact [email protected] or go topax.org.

Select This Year'sGreat Stone FaceAward Winner

The New HampshireGreat Stone Face Awardnominees are booksselected by librarians forchildren in grades 4-6.Beginning in Feb. and end-ing at 5 p.m. on Saturday,April 4, for every bookread from the list of nomi-nated titles, participantsreceive one raffle ticket.All the raffle tickets willbe entered into a randomdrawing for a chance towin a great prize. Votingon your favorite bookfrom the list starts onMonday, April 6 at 9 a.m.and ends at 5 p.m. on Sat-urday, April 11. The raffleis open to all participantsin grades 4-6. Stop by theLeach Library Children'sRoom desk to pick up alist of the nominatedbooks and help us choosethis year's winner.

Transitions SupportThe Upper Room

offers Transitions sup-port for young adultsages 18-25. Learn how tomanage the "overwhelm-ing" in a healthy way foryou. We offer workshops,and 1:1 support, groups.For an appointment, call(603) 437-8477 ext. 24.

Romping ReadsOpen to participants

of all ages. Each week,participants will have aromping good time withsongs, interactive stories,and a game. Move andgroove with friends oldand new on Wednesdaysfrom 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Meet-ing dates are: April 1, and8, May 6, 13, 20, and 27.

Toddler TimeOpen to children ages

2 & 3. Children attendwith their parents and

days from 3 - 4 p.m. at theUpper Room, 36 Tsienneto,Rd., Derry.

Craft TimeCome to the Leach

Library on Wednesdaysfrom 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. toexplore their creative side.Each week, participantswill discover a differentfun craft to make using avariety of materials.Advance registration isrequired. Meeting datesare: April 8.

Magnificent MonsterCircus Puppet Show

Join CactusHead Pup-pets at the Leach Libraryon Monday, April 6 from 4- 5 p.m. for their fun andinteractive show, Magnifi-cent Monster Circus. MeetMax, the Monsters' Care-taker, and many friendlymonsters with their amaz-ing tricks of daring-do!Step right up and enjoythe thrills of Clarissa theCrested Cannon, the chillsof Eustace the Uni-Browed, make friendswith the Fiery Fang Worm,and much more. Thisentertaining program isopen to 90 participants ofall ages, and advance reg-istration is required. Toregister, stop by the Chil-dren's Room or call 432-1127 beginning at 9 a.m.on Monday, March 30.

Teen TalkAn after-school group

for teens ages 13-18 yearsold to talk, connect, relateand support each otheron on Tuesdays from 3 - 4p.m., at the Upper Roomin Derry. Drop-ins are wel-come! For more informa-tion, call 437-8477 ext. 29

Teen Information forParenting Success

This series is open upto age 23, on Wednesdaysfrom 5 - 7 p.m., at theUpper Room in Derry getin-school support, work-shops, baby/ toddler sup-plies, resources and aplace to talk, share andlearn call 437-8477 ext. 12.

Exchange StudentsProgram

Exchange studentsprogram of academicexchange “Pax” is cur-rently seeking families tohost for the 2020-2021school year. There arestudents coming in fromover 60 different coun-tries both male and


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Derry Women's Cre-ative writing group meetsthe second and fourthThursdays of everymonth at the Derry publicLibrary at 6:30 p.m.

UR ParentsA weekly Resource

group for parents, grand-parents and caregiversraising teens meets everyThursday, from 6:30 - 7:30p.m. at the Upper Room,36 Tsienneto, Rd., Derry.This is a free weeklygroup. Drop ins welcome.’

Jouurney of HopeHealing through grief

and loss due to addiction.Londonderry Senior Cen-ter 535 Mammoth Rd.,Londonderry. We offerthe group on the secondand fourth Sundays at 6 -7:30 p.m. Our mission isto promote healing in thegrieving process for thosewho have lost a loved onethrough the unique cir-cumstances and chaos ofaddiction; through educa-tion, encouraging supportand compass-ion.Facilitated by: JimGamache, Julia Gamache,

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& Jerry Goncal, [email protected]

Greater ManchesterLyme Disease Support

Hosted by DavidHunter this group meetson the third Wednesdayof every month at 6:30p.m. at the: Bedford Pres-byterian Church 4 ChurchRd., Bedford. For moreinformation call 660-3425or [email protected]

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woman ages 13 to 18 totalk about today's chal-lenges meets everyWednesday from 5:30 -6:30 p.m. at the UpperRoom, 36 Tsienneto, Rd.Derry. This is a free week-ly group. To register, Call437-8477 to register ext.16.

arrest made on Whitte-more Road. Three offi-cers assist in chargingJarrod Brouillette, 31, ofLondonderry with Crimi-nal Threatening.2:46 a.m. Services ren-dered for Wires Down onAuburn Road at OldDerry Road.2:51 a.m. Services ren-dered for Wires Down onWillow Lane.3:57 a.m. Services ren-dered for Wires Down onAuburn Road.11:58 a.m. Services ren-dered in keeping thepeace on WhittemoreRoad.

3:13 p.m. Services ren-dered in keeping thepeace on Trolley CarLane.4:44 p.m. SuspiciousActivity investigated onDan Hill Road.5:02 p.m. Services ren-dered for report of Miss-ing Person on ColonialDrive.9:10 p.m. Peace Rest-ored after Welfare Checkon Hovey Road.

Wednesday - March 257:51 a.m. Services ren-dered in keeping thepeace on WhittemoreRoad.10:46 a.m. Wires Downreported on NorwichPlace.

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3:28 p.m. Five officersrespond to an Attempt-ed Suicide and restorepeace on Otterson Road.4:53 p.m. Services ren-dered in keeping thepeace on WhittemoreRoad. 5:44 p.m. Services ren-dered in keeping thepeace on WhittemoreRoad.8:36 p.m. Services ren-dered for an AttemptedSuicide on McAllisterDrive.9:03 p.m. Domestic Dis-turbance investigated bysix officers on HighRange Road.

Thursday - March 2612:42 a.m. Disturbance

investigated on PinyonPlace.2:50 p.m. Warrant ser-ved and arrest made onBodwell Road. Christo-pher Allen, 35, of Man-chester charged withSimple Assault5:40 p.m. Services ren-dered for SuspiciousActivity on King ArthurDrive.5:57 p.m. Warrant ser-ved and arrest made onSouth Road. MelissaMertz, 30, of Londonder-ry charged with SimpleAssault.6:58 p.m. Services ren-dered by officers forWeapons Offenses onNorwich Place.

Friday - March 2710:28 a.m. Trespassingreported on Elijah HillRoad.11:15 a.m. Services ren-dered Wires Down onOld Derry Road.11:56 a.m. Services ren-dered for Drug Offenseson Pinto Lane.

Saturday - March 2812:08 p.m. Services ren-dered for Domestic Dis-turbance on Char-marand Row.12:38 p.m. Five officersassist with making anarrest for Fish & GameViolations on West Road.1:13 p.m. Services Ren-dered during Neighbor-

hood Disputes onWinthrop Road.7:05 p.m. Three officersrespond to report of Sus-picious Activity on Har-vey Road at PlaneviewDrive.10:23 p.m. WeaponsOffenses investigated onOld Derry Road.

Sunday - March 296:14 p.m. Welfare Checkperformed by three offi-cers on Pinyon Place.8:10 p.m. Abandoned911 Investigated bythree officers at WallaceFarm Apartments on Bri-dle Path.

The New HampshireCommunity BehavioralHealth Association(CBHA) is one of themany organizationsaround the state dealingwith the effects of theCOVID-19 pandemic.CBHA is comprised often-member CommunityMental Health Centerswho provide over fortylocations throughoutNew Hampshire servingindividuals and familiesin communities.

Together, CBHA andits centers are workingto shift services andsupports to reflect thecurrent situation and toaddress recommendedextended isolationbased on the Center forDisease Control guide-

lines. As the number ofcases of COVID-19increases, so does theassociated anxiety. Themental health effects ofCOVID-19 are as impor-tant to address, as arethe physical healtheffects we are seeingthroughout the state andthe world.

The local communitymental health centersare open and workingdiligently to meet theneeds of their clientsand anyone who needsmental health assis-tance. However, amongthe challenges the cen-ters face are the samechallenges other healthcare providers are expe-riencing around thestate; shortage of per-

sonal protective equip-ment (PPE) which pro-tects clients and thestaff, managing patientswho require in-home vis-its while following thesocial distancing guide-lines, and continuedwork towards protectingthe financial integrity ofthe nonprofit health careproviders. Many of thecenters provide injectable medications, whichrequire the use of PPE’s.

While walk-ins arenot accepted currently,there are many otheroptions for clients to getthe support they need.Several of the centershave already successful-ly transitioned to Tele-health, telephone sup-ports and online and

video platforms. Further, centers are

thoroughly following theCDC and Governor’s rec-ommendations as theyregard COVID-19. Almostdaily, each center isreleasing informationrelevant and importantfor their clients and thepublic through theirwebsites and their socialmedia channels.

Roland Lamy, Execu-tive Director of CBHA,said, “This is a difficulttime for all of us and it isparticularly hard foradults and children withmental illness. We wantall citizens to know thattheir community mentalhealth centers are readyto help and are workinghard to make access to

services available viatelehealth and by tele-phone. If you or a lovedone needs support, youcan reach out to yourlocal mental health cen-ter, listed below. We areall in this together andwe each need to staywell for the sake ofeveryone in our state,our nation and theworld.”

The Community Men-tal Health Centers are:

Riverbend Communi-ty Behavioral Health:www.riverbendcmhc.org(603) 228-1600.

Seacoast MentalHealth Center: smhc-nh.org (603) 431-6703.

Lakes Region MentalHealth: www.lrmhc.org/ -(603) 524-1100.

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Community Mental Health Centers Responding To COVID-19The Mental Health

Center of Greater Man-chester: www.mhcgm.org/(603) 668-4111.

Greater Nashua Men-tal Health: www.gnmh.org/(603) 889-6147.

Community Partners:www.communitypart-nersnh.org/ - (603) 516-9300.

Center for Life Man-agement: www.center-forlifemanagement.org/ -(603)-434-1577.

Northern Human Ser-vices: www.north-ernhs.org/ - (603) 447-8001.

Monadnock FamilyServices: www.mfs.org/ -(603) 357-4400.

West Central Behav-ioral Health: www.wcbh.org/ - (603) 542-5128.

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