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Rochester’s McClelland Elementary School Adopts Kindness Initiative

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Rochester Public Schools
Kyle Repucci Superintendent
31 Wakefield St.
Rochester, NH 03867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Rochester’s McClelland Elementary School Adopts Kindness Initiative

ROCHESTER — Superintendent Kyle Repucci is pleased to announce that McClelland Elementary School this week formally adopted a nationwide kindness initiative.

Spearheaded by the efforts of second grade teacher Loren Peet, McClelland adopted the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) initiative. The program emphasizes the responsibility everyone has to look after and care for those around them by performing acts of kindness and recognizing when someone performs an act of kindness for them.

McClelland staff and students formally launched the initiative at an in-school event on Tuesday, Oct. 8, which featured decorated halls and the hanging of new banners promoting kindness. Students also learned about the four core area of kindness: helping, sharing, encouraging and inclusion/friendship. Those principles will be reinforced daily in classrooms school-wide.

Each classroom now has two bracelets bearing the initiative’s name, which will be distributed daily to acknowledge acts of kindness that students will share at the start of each day. The bracelets are also individually numbered so that the acts of kindness tied to each one can be tracked.

“I’m so proud of the work that went into bringing this initiative to Rochester,” Superintendent Repucci said. “Through this program, our teachers, staff and students will be able to actively support one another, learn from each other and make their school and the community a better, kinder place.”

In addition to classroom bracelets, teachers will have the opportunity to pass bracelets of their own to share with peers who perform acts of kindness.

At the end of the school year, each McClelland student will receive a bracelet to keep as their own and wear to raise awareness of the importance of kindness in all aspects of their lives.

AC4P was launched in response to the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting.

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Rochester Library to Host Special Program Exploring Historic Treatment of New Hampshire’s Poor

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  City of Rochester
Blaine Cox, City Manager
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Rochester Library to Host Special Program Exploring Historic Treatment of New Hampshire’s Poor

ROCHESTER — Library Director Brian Sylvester is pleased to announce that the Friends of the Rochester Library will be hosting a special historical presentation in partnership with New Hampshire Humanities.

WHEN: 

Monday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: 

Rochester Library, 65 South Main St.

WHAT:

Independent scholar, farmer, journalist and longtime public official Steve Taylor will host a presentation, sponsored by the Friends of the Rochester Library, entitled “Poor Houses and Town Farms: The Hard Row for Paupers.” The program was developed by New Hampshire Humanities To Go.

Taylor will explore New Hampshire’s historic struggles, even from its earliest settlements, with issues surrounding the treatment of poor people. He’ll highlight the early northeastern colonies’ approach, which was based on England’s 1601 Poor Law, which imposed compulsory taxes for maintenance of the poor but made no distinction between the “vagrant, vicious poor” and the helpless, and honest poor.

He’ll discuss the confusion that persisted for generations and led directly to establishment of alms houses and poor farms in most of the state’s towns, as well as the county institutions which would collectively come to form a dark chapter in New Hampshire history. Taylor will also examine how people were treated in these facilities and how reformers eventually succeeded in closing them down.

Attendees will also learn about the differences in the way the less fortunate are treated today compared to historically. A county commissioner will also be on hand to discuss Strafford County’s modern-day responsibilities and programs that support those in need.

Taylor operates a dairy, maple syrup, and cheese making enterprise in Meriden Village with his sons. He has been a newspaper reporter and editor, and served for 25 years as New Hampshire’s commissioner of agriculture. Taylor was the founding executive director of the New Hampshire Humanities Council and is a lifelong student of the state’s rural culture.

“This will be an extremely informative and eye-opening program that will shed light on our state’s long lasting challenges supporting our most needy residents,” Sylvester said. “I encourage everyone to attend, and I want to thank the Friends for their consistent ability to seek out new and engaging presenters.”

The program is free to attend, but the Friends of the Library will be accepting donations of canned goods and new or lightly used scarves, hats and mittens for those in need today.

Please call the library at 603-332-1428 to RSVP and help staff assure adequate seating.

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Andover Fire Rescue to Host Open House

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Andover Fire Rescue
Chief Michael B. Mansfield
32 North Main St.
Andover, MA 01810

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Andover Fire Rescue to Host Open House

ANDOVER — Fire Chief Michael Mansfield is pleased to invite members of the community to Andover Fire Rescue’s upcoming Open House. 

WHEN: 

Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: 

Andover Fire Rescue Headquarters, 32 North Main St.

WHO: 

  • Andover Firefighters
  • Members of the Andover Police Department
  • Andover Health Division
  • Andover TRIAD Council

WHAT: 

Andover Fire Rescue will host community members of all ages at its open house, which will feature a variety of family and kid-friendly activities and demonstrations, as well as important fire safety educational materials.

This year’s open house will include a side-by-side sprinkler demonstration trailer, which will showcase the difference sprinklers make in quickly suppressing and limiting the damage caused by a fire. The sprinkler demonstration will take place at 12:15 p.m.

Andover Fire Rescue will also have a Fire Awareness Safety Trailer and various other fire safety demonstrations. All of Andover Fire Rescue’s emergency vehicles will also be on display at the event. In addition, the Andover Health Division will take part in the event by providing free flu vaccines on site.

The Andover TRIAD Council will also have a presence at the open house. The group develops and implements policies and programs aimed at reducing victimization of the senior community. It also promotes crime prevention and safety awareness for seniors in Andover.

“We look forward to our open house every year because it’s a great way to meet members of the community and showcase the work our firefighters do,” Chief Mansfield said. “It’s also a great opportunity for adults and kids to learn about fire safety, including what they can do to prevent fires from starting in the first place.”

The event is free to attend, and all are welcome.

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North Andover Man Arraigned After Discharging Firearm in Whole Foods Parking Lot in Melrose

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Melrose Police Department
Michael L. Lyle, Chief
56 W. Foster St.
Melrose, MA 02176

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, Oct. 7, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

North Andover Man Arraigned After Discharging Firearm in Whole Foods Parking Lot in Melrose

MELROSE – Melrose Chief of Police Michael Lyle and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan have confirmed that Eric Marklis, 37 of North Andover was arraigned today in Malden District Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, armed kidnapping, possession with intent to distribute a class D substance and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling in connection with allegedly firing a gun in the parking lot of Whole Foods located on Main Street in Melrose after an alleged attempt to sell THC vape pods to a minor.

On October 4 at approximately 8:43 p.m. Melrose police responded to the parking lot of Whole Foods for a report of a car chasing a person, and the sound of gun shots.  Upon arrival police located Eric Marklis in the driver’s side of a vehicle with a juvenile male passenger.  Mr. Marklis was allegedly in possession of marijuana including in the form of THC vape pods, rolled joints and edibles, the defendant was also allegedly in possession of a 9mm hand gun.

The preliminary investigation suggests that the defendant allegedly came to the Whole Parking lots with the intent to sell THC vape pods to two juvenile males.  The juveniles subsequently attempted to flee without paying and the defendant allegedly chased after one juvenile in his car and shot a round into the ground before demanding the juvenile to get back into the car.

“The officers involved in this case did a tremendous job in preventing this situation from escalating further with a suspect whose behavior was clearly unpredictable within close proximity to this busy shopping center,” Chief Lyle said. “I’m grateful nobody was injured as a result of this incident.”

At today’s arraignment Judge Benjamin Barnes released the defendant on $200 cash bail with the condition that he remain in Massachusetts during the pendency of this case; and that he surrender all firearms to the North Andover Police Department.

These charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The prosecutor who handled today’s arraignment was Emily Shepard-Koningsor.

 

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