■Voters’ registration will be held with the supervisor of checklist on Jan. 21 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the Allenstown Town Hall, 16 School St.
■Allenstown sign up dates for filing to run for town offices will be held from Jan. 22 to 31; call 485-4276, ext. 116, for more information.
■The Presidential Primary Sample Ballots are in at the Allenstown Town Hall and also on the Town Website. The Primary Election will be held on February 11,2020.
■The Allenstown Planning Board Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Allenstown Town Hall.
■Church supper sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, 10 School St. The menu includes lasagna, salad, bread, desserts and beverages. The cost is $8 per person or $25 for a family of four or more.
■Bone Builders is held on Monday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Bingo is held on Monday and Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
■Bill Parker will be performing his music on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. Come in and enjoy the music.
■Gentle Chair Yoga is held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. The cost is $5 per class.
■Pastel Art Class is held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. The cost is $7.50 per class or $45 for a six week session.
■The Quilting Club is held on Wednesday at 9 a.m. please call the center or instructor Sandy McKenney at 485-7187 for more information.
■Zumba Gold is held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Suncook Senior Center. The cost is $10 per class or $70 for 10 classes. The first class is always free.
■TOPS is held on Friday at 10:15 a.m. at the Suncook Senior Center.
CLAUDETTE VERVILLE
485-4437
cverville2@comcast.net
■Please note that the Contradance that was scheduled for Jan. 17 has been postponed. It will be held Feb. 29. Check the town library page on Facebook for additional information. Information about library events is also available.
■On Monday, library trustees will meet at 4 p.m. at the library for an open meeting.
■On Tuesday, the Chichester Historical Society will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the museum on Main Street.
■On Wednesday, the Chichester School Board will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. at CCS.
■The presidential primary will be held Feb. 11. If you need an absentee ballot, they are available now at the town clerk’s office. If it needs to be mailed, allow enough time for it to get to you (two to three days) and back (another two to three days) to be eligible to be counted.
■The Undersigned Clerk at the Town of Chichester herewith gives notice of the time of declaration of candidacy for the Town of Chichester Election of Officers. Filing period begins Jan. 22 and ends Jan. 31. The election will occur during the annual town meeting called to convene March 10 at 10 a.m. at town hall. For additional information, check the town website at chichesternh.org.
CAROL HENDEE
247-7191
alexsmeme@hotmail.com
■Board of Selectman will meet on Monday at 6 p.m. at the town offices.
■Budget committee will meet on Tuesday for a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. at the Epsom Town Offices at 940 Suncook Valley Highway, to discuss the proposed 2020 budgets and warrant articles for the town, school and village district at town offices.
■Planning board will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the town offices.
■Conservation commission will meet Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the town offices.
■Supervisors of the Checklist will meet on Jan. 21 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the library for corrections of checklist, change of party registrations may be accepted RSA 669:5.
■Interested in running for an Epsom board or committee? File with the town clerk during regular office hours from Jan. 22 to 31.
■At the library: Story time on Monday at 10 a.m.; Story time on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.; Toddler time on Wednesday at 10 a.m.; Lego club will meet on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.; Bone Builders will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a.m.; Wednesday’s movie matinee will present The Peanut Butter Falcon, which some have called a modern-day Mark Twain fable that will melt your heart. Film starts at 1:30 p.m.
■The Book Discussion Group will meet at the library on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss Hitler in Los Angeles by Steven J. Ross.
■Next Epsom Town Democratic Committee meeting will be Monday at 6 p.m. at Epsom Public Water.
■Don’t forget our next PTO meeting on Monday at 6:15 p.m. in the ECS Library.
■Historical trip meeting for all current seventh-grade students and parents will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with a snow date of Jan. 22.
■Mark your calendars for the upcoming American Red Cross blood drive at the library on Jan. 31 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter EPSOM to schedule an appointment
■Mark your calendars for the 8th Annual ECS Soup/Chili cook-off on Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. More information to come.
■Happy belated birthday Robin Davis! Birthday shoutout’s this week to Sheri Neely, Brad Vanderpool and Cindy Damelio!
TERRY RIEL
rielt397@gmail.com
■The Pembroke Historical Society invites area residents to a free program on Jan. 25 at the Pembroke Town Library. Discovering New England stone walls! Kevin Gardner, author of The Granite Kiss, explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls, the ways they and other stone structures were built, how styles emerged and changed over time, and their significance to the famous New England landscape. Watch Kevin create a stone wall while he explains! Presented with support from the New Hampshire Humanities. Storm cancellation date is Jan. 26 at 1 p.m.
■Join the library’s winter program for kids, “Winter Reading Wonderland.” Play Book Bingo and win prizes. Pick up your free Bingo Game Card and add your mitten to our Winter Reading Wonderland Board at the library. Register now. Program ends Jan. 31. For more info, call Marie at 485-7851.
JOCELYN CARLUCCI
485-3352
taihi@comcast.net
■The Pittsfield Budget Committee will hold a public hearing for the proposed Pittsfield town and school budgets on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the Pittsfield Middle High School, 23 Oneida St. A snow date for this meeting will be Friday at 7 p.m. in the PMHS Lecture Hall.
■Pittsfield Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday at the Society’s headquarters at 13 Elm St. The meeting will start at 7 p.m.
■The planning for the PHS All Class Reunion in July has begun! If you would like information on helping, please contact Andi Riel at 435-6346 or pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com. We needs lots of help, please! We are looking for one member from each class to act as the key contact person to contact their own classmates and inform them about the reunion.
■If you are a 501(c)(3), have you heard about the Globe Community Fund? Established by the former fourth-generation family owners of Globe Manufacturing Company in Pittsfield, the donor-advised fund is administered by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The fund’s purpose is to enhance community wellbeing with a focus on the towns of Pittsfield, Barnstead, Epsom, Northwood, Gilmanton, and Chichester. For more information and an application, email the fund at GlobeCommunityFund@globefiresuits.com.
■The Pittsfield Historical Society continues to raise funds for the new Museum and Headquarters. A commemorative garden on the Museum grounds is being worked on. A “buy-a-brick” project affords an opportunity for people to buy a brick to honor yourself, loved ones past or present or whomever you wish to remember. The bricks will be sold for $100 each and may be engraved with three lines of 18 characters each for a 4- by 8-inch brick. Please visit pittsfieldhistory.com for a donation form and instructions. For more information, call 798-3984.
■A small weekly newspaper has begun publication in Pittsfield. The Pittsfield Post can be picked up each Wednesday for free in stores and public buildings throughout town. To view the paper online, or subscribe to receive an email of the paper, go to pittsfieldnhcommunitycenter.org.
■The town has a winter parking ban on town roads effective through April 15. This ban prohibits parking in or on the town’s roads or rights of way between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The town has the right to ticket or tow violators. The purpose of this parking ban is to allow the winter or inclement weather maintenance crews unobstructed routes for snow removal and ice control, to maintain the maximum effectiveness of their efforts.
■School concert season is quickly approaching! We invite all family, friends and community members to join our students at our January concert series. All PES students in grades one through four will have their winter concert on Jan. 14, and students in grades five through six and band will have their winter concert on Jan. 21. Also, the PMHS Band and Chorus will be performing on Jan. 15. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m. in the PMHS gym. Students are asked to report to the school by 6:15 p.m. to line up and start promptly.
■Put on your blue suede shoes, hop into a big yellow taxi, and come bob-bob, bobbin’ along to the Suncook Valley Chorale’s winter concert “Primary Colors in Song.” Join us as we sing of beautiful blue skies, yellow birds, rainbow connections and, in a nod to New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation status, we’ll celebrate the primary season with “Stars and Stripes Forever,” the “Star Spangled Banner,” and more! Directed by Scott Lounsbury and accompanied by Calvin Herst, the Suncook Valley Chorale is Concord’s non-auditioned community chorale. Performances are Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the door: general admission $18, seniors and students, $15. Discount ticket passes are available through the Concord Public Library. One pass admits up to four people at $10 per person – a savings of $5 to $8! Visit their Museum Passes page to reserve yours.
■Stand Up Pittsfield Committee will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Media Center at PMHS. New members are always welcome and encouraged to attend.
■The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce will hold a regular business meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Community Center, lower level.
■The Parks & Recreation Committee will meet on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at town hall.
■Save the Dates for Winterfest next weekend. On Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the PES Café there willl be community games, activities, crafts and food, with Pajama Storytime at 6:30 p.m. at Carpenter Library. On Sunday, check out Wildlife Encounters from 1 to 2 p.m. in the school cafeteria and then skating, bonfire and s’mores (weather permitting) from 2 to 5 p.m. at F.B. Argue Rec Area. Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. will be Candy Bar Bingo at the Community Center. Tuesday drop in at the Pittsfield Youth Workshop from 2:45 to 6 p.m. On Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m., sled at the PMHS/PES Hill. Cocoa and cookies provided, sleds are not. Donations of food welcomed to benefit PES Food 4 Kids. Events sponsored by Pittsfield Parks & Recreation, Suncook Valley Area Lions Club, Josiah Carpenter Library, Girl Scouts, PES PTO.
■The Supervisors of the Checklist will be in session on Jan. 21 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at town hall to make corrections and register new voters.
■Happy birthday wishes to Joe McHugh on Sunday, Lyn Ward on Tuesday, Nate Davis and my brother-in-law, Peter Karwocki, on Thursday. I hope you all enjoy your special day!
ANDREA RIEL
435-6346
pittsfieldtowncrier@hotmail.com