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One of the area's great institutions is YMCA Camp Takodah (of course having spent 21 summers of my life there I might be a bit biased). We started up "Ning Thing" for Alumni of Takodah and thought it would be good to promote it here. http://takodah.ning.com It has really taken off and we have representaion from the 70's to the present, lots of pictures, camp music, etc. If you are an alumnus or if you know any alumni please pass the URL along! Thanks Mike

I attended the first two hours of the MRSD board meeting tonight. My primary purpose was to take a board member to task for his recent letter to the Sentinel attempting to shame fellow board members who did not vote in favor of the Board taking a position on the decriminalization bill before the NH Senate. As if they don't have enough on their plates already. With that out of the way, the meeting seemed to go pretty well (while I was there, MRSD meeting are famous for their 12pm adjournments)… Continue

My first "Most Important Record/Band" was R.E.M's Reckoning. It was a bolt out of the blue when in struck me in 1984. R.E.M.s music defined my teenage and college years and opened the door for me to other alternative music such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Yaz, The Cure, The Smiths, etc. There was another band that had a similar impact 10 years later but I will post on that another day. What was your 'First Most Im… Continue

From the Sentinel MARLBOROUGH -- Nine attempts later, Marlborough voters said "yes" to a new school. Tuesday night, 446 voters gave the okay, while 210 said "no." The measure needed a two-thirds vote to pass. There was no move to reconsider the vote. For complete coverage of Tuesday's decision in Marlborough, check out Wednesday's Sentinel.

Sponsored by D10 Sen Molly Kelly this bill would have a major impact on facilities issues facing the district (Particularly Marlborough) http://www.sentinelsource.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=37&ArticleID=184020 "This change would bring majority requirements in traditional school districts - where warrant articles are amended and voted on during a town meeting - in line with the 60 percent required for bond passage in official ballot districts, where voters consider all warran… Continue