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BY DERRICK PERKINS
After more than a decade
of battling the
rampant poverty,
crime and pollution of Haiti
with friends and family, Pat
Jussaume has no plans to
stop bringing aid to the Caribbean
nation.
Jussaume, a Pelham resident,
said it is the country’s orphaned
children that has kept
her and a group of contractors,
handymen ...
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BY DARRELL HALEN
It is considered by some to
be a historic landmark, a
reminder of a once-thriving
transportation system.
But soon, the old trolley barn
in Pelham’s town center will
be torn down.
It’s not going to be demolished,
however, without a
farewell.
St. Patrick’s Parish, which
owns the building, is holding
a ...
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BY JIM DEVINE
Homelessness is hard to
comprehend for those who can’t
see it, according to members
of St. Patrick Parish in Pelham.
They want to make it a bit more
understandable in their community
with a demonstration to
raise money for local shelters.
Beginning at 2 p.m. on June
14, and continuing through
noon the following day, ...
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By Darrell Halen
A raffle has been organized to raise money for Paddy Culbert, a longtime Planning Board member in Pelham undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in October.
“We really wish him a speedy recovery so he gets back in that chair (at meetings),” said Jeff Gowan, the town’s planning director.
Culbert has ...
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BY DARRELL HALEN
The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother nine years ago.
“It’s a serious issue for me,” said Taryn, 16, a member of ...
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BY DARRELL HALEN
After her students raised more than $5,000 to fight diabetes, Alicia LaFrance, Pelham Elementary School’s principal, kept a promise to them to kiss a pig.
Actually, she did it five times – once in front of each grade.
The school not only reached its goal, it more than doubled it.
In just a week, it raised ...
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BY DARRELL HALENBrandon Greenhalgh could have sold just a few boxes of popcorn to his family as part of a Cub Scout fundraiser.
But he wouldn’t have been satisfied with that.
On weekends and after school this fall, Brandon went door to door on several streets in Pelham, collecting orders for boxes and tins of popcorn. His hard work paid ...
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