Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Those of you with kids in school may be wondering why there is no school on
\nTuesday. It was no small reason and no small feat to get us there. With
\ngracious thanks to HHS Principal Matt Paquette, Hanover Schools
\nSuperintendent Matt Ferron, Administrative Assistant Rachael O\u2019Callaghan,
\nand the entire Hanover School Committee, the safety and security of our
\nchildren remained the priority as they scheduled a professional development
\nday to coincide with the Presidential Primary this coming Tuesday.<\/p>\n
At the risk of forgetting someone, additional thanks and praise go to
\nAthletic Director Scott Hutchison and all of the coaches for juggling their
\nbasketball and wrestling schedules so that the gym may be set up on Monday
\nafternoon without incurring overtime costs to the town. HHS Office staff
\nmembers Kathy Gallagher, Debbie Kinney and Nancy Foster answer my countless
\nquestions and make more quiet arrangements than I\u2019ll ever know. Bob and
\nPatty Dugas of Joe\u2019s Coffee Shop provide free coffee and muffins for
\nelection workers and Lynne Petrowski and the HHS cafeteria staff share
\ntheir resources and food, too. Another shout out to the DPW \u2013 this time
\nto Jerry Peterson and the Facilities Staff \u2013 for working with me and all
\nof the above mentioned folks to set-up our election and break it down with
\nminimal interruption for the students on Monday and Wednesday. The Highway
\nstaff of the DPW stands ready to set up our traffic patterns and temporary
\n\u201celection parking only\u201d signs on Tuesday. All of it will be
\norchestrated with the able oversight of our Hanover Police Department
\ndetails thanks to the supervision of Chief Larry Sweeney.<\/p>\n
Election staff members have been hard at work for weeks and months, too.
\nWardens Carol and Rick Mattes, John Morris, and Joe DiSabato have scheduled
\nworkers and tested voting machines\u2026twice, thanks to the re-printed
\nballots. Senior Clerk Meg Coogan has processed and organized hundreds of
\nabsentee ballots. Debbie Balch, Corina Silva, Sean Meehan and Theresa
\nMercurio have pre-counted over 10,000 ballots. Registrars Nancy
\nGoldthwait, Pam Ferguson and Kathy DiSabato have registered hundreds of new
\nvoters, checked countless registration statuses, and printed voting lists
\n(with the able assistance of Judy LeClair and Pat Beers, too).<\/p>\n
So yes, there is no school next Tuesday. I hope you will take some time
\nthat day to come and vote; it is the greatest power of our democracy. It
\ntakes a lot of co-operation from a lot of people \u2013 months and months
\nbefore the big day \u2013 to run an election. Thanks to all involved.<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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