April 2008 - Posts

• Windham woman takes title for fitness and figure contest

  BY JIM DEVINE With less than a year of experience competing in national fitness and figure contests, Chrissy Burton took a national title for an overall competition on the West Coast. The 38-year-old Windham personal trainer is now considering a run to Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:50 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham

• Pelham and Windham for kindergarten, but against state mandate

  BY JENN McDOWELL An amendment to a bill going through the state Legislature that mandates public kindergarten for districts without it poses several options for communities looking to establish a program by the September 2009 deadline. Rep. Lynne Ober, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:37 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, Pelham, Kids & Family, school board, kindergarten

• Salem, Windham reach tuition agreement

  BY JIM DEVINE School officials have agreed to tuition terms that would allow Windham to send its junior and senior classes to Salem High School in the fall when it opens its own high school in 2009. At the Salem School Board’s meeting on April 22, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:31 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, windham high school, salem high school

• Sununu meets with middle schooler to discuss alternative energy use for Windham High School

  BY JIM DEVINE A 13-year-old boy who is pushing to install solar and wind alternative energy sources at the new Windham high school has added a U.S. senator to the list of officials taking interest. Sen. John Sununu met with David Hutchings on Monday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:50 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, windham high school

• Windham couple appeal decision on garage placement

  BY JENN McDOWELL A few months after Rockingham County Supreme Court Judge Tina Nadeau ruled it an illegally built structure, a three-car garage still stands at 2 Woodvue Road in Windham. That’s because the property owners, Andrew and Christine Lane, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:22 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Windham, zoning, garage, Shoreline Protection Act, town permit

• ‘Recess Lady’ advocates playtime for adults

  BY JENN McDOWELL For Trudie Young of Windham, hula hooping never gets boring. Young, 58, known as the “Recess Lady,” worked at Fidelity Investments in project management and production services for years before breaking free of the corporate Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:10 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Windham, health & fitness, Kids & Family, Young, Nesmith Library

• Seventh-grader’s energy ideas may be be used in Windham high school

  BY JIM DEVINE A teenager’s thoughts on making the town’s first high school “greener” may not resolve school colors and mascot issues, but school officials may use some of them for the environment’s sake. At a School Board Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:28 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, windham high school

• Parents, board still arguing over colors for Windham HIgh School

  BY JIM DEVINE School officials remained true to their colors for the new high school’s uniforms and themes last week. The colors of blue and gold with an accent of green were unveiled in probable uniform designs at the April 1 School Board meeting, Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:13 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, windham high school

• Tuition agreement reached in Windham

  BY JIM DEVINE School officials have reached a tuition deal for the final classes to attend Salem High School. In a 4-0 vote on Tuesday, April 1, the new School Board ratified an agreement with Salem that would ensure a tuition contract that would allow Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:07 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, Salem, windham high school, salem high school

• Next year’s Windham first-graders see what school is all about

  BY DARRELL HALEN At times clinging to his teddy bear, Finn Adamchek, 5, took part in activities on a recent night at Golden Brook School. Not only did the Windham boy have a good time, he also became more familiar with the people and the surroundings Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:57 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Windham, schools, teachers