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2025 VOL. 5. NO. 1
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Hebron Town
Library Celebrates
$100,000
Grant Award
NH’s Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) Awards 26 Grants to Communities and Non-Profit Organizations Across the State
Governor Sununu joined the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Invest- ment Program (LCHIP) today in announcing $3.3 million in matching grants to support twenty-six land conservation and historic preservation proj- ects across the state. The grants will support efforts to rehabil- itate 14 historic buildings and permanently conserve more than 3314 acres of farm, timber, and ecologically significant land in all corners of the state.
Hebron Town Library in Hebron, New Hampshire.
The Hebron Library, a quint- essential New England small-
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By William NiemaN
New Year's Resolutions
It’s time to think about New Year’s resolutions. A res- olution implies considering changes we might make, per- haps giving up something, or contrariwise, we might be thinking of acquiring a help- ful behavior. I’m thinking about this start of the new year activity but in a some- what unique way. Before I get to that, let me share the con- text that prompted this sub- ject. Three years ago, in this month’s edition of Newfound Lake Life, I wrote about a “Man With A Clear Lens and a Kind Heart,” Bert Hirtle, a resident of Alexandria. I had been visiting him frequently and trying to be helpful as he faced the challenges of being 100 years old. During the vis- its, he outdid me in helpfulness as I learned much from his wise insights. Bert died four months after the publication of
his story. He died, as they say, “consciously,” and his earthly life’s end is one Resolution I will share with you. The other resolution is mine, and because it concerns Bert, it might be helpful to share a few anec- dotes about his life as well as
memories I have of him.
Bert explored all with a pas- sion. His explorations led to the mastery of many skills and the wonder of unexpected dis- coveries. He began making toy sailboats of his own design as a young child. As a grown man,
refining the skills learned from his father, he built “real” boats. He built clocks, designed a va- riety of toys, took thousands of quality photographs, and built a home for his retirement
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