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amendment that would also set forth criminal penalties forhomeowners who knowingly make false claims or who dam-age or change the contractors installation in order to obstructa contractor’s claim. Supporters of the amendment said thatcontractors need to be protected from unscrupulous home-owners, and this balances the rights of both parties. Oppo-nents said that contractors already can resort to a mechanicslien, and it is the homeowners who need protection fromunscrupulous contractors, not the other way around. Theyargued that this could result in criminal charges — includingpossible jail time — for trying to fix shoddy work of a con-tractor because it would be interpreted as destruction of evi-dence. There were two votes. The Senate PASSED theamendment 15-8 (E). AYES vote FAVORED criminal penaltiesfor homeowners who make false claims against contractors.The Senate then TABLED the amendment 15-8 (F) withoutdebate. A YES vote FAVORED the holding the bill for a latertime.

(G) THOSE WHO FRIVIOUSLY SUE SHOULD PAY FORTHE COST OF DELAY | HB153 was originally a bill thatwould allow the state to hire private collection agencies to goafter bad debt. The debate was on an amendment that wouldallow the court to force those who file frivolous law suits topay for delaying a public works project. Supporters said thatthis would prevent groups from using stalling tactics to gainconcession from a major highway project, like the widening ofI-93. These tactics cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Oppo-nents said that those wishing to challenge a project shouldn’trisk having to pay millions of dollars to bring their grievancesbefore the court. The Senate PASSED the amendment 14-9. AYES vote FAVORED making those who file frivolous law suitspay for the cost of delay. It later PASSED the bill to the Houseon a voice vote.

(H) TRACKS SHOULD ONLY HAVE TO RACE 50 DAYS| SB225 originally had to do with video gambling. The votewas on an amendment replacing the bill that would allowhorse and dog tracks to only run races on 50 calendar days (asopposed to the current 100 days) in order to promote gam-bling. Supporters said that there are not enough horses pro-mote quality racing, and that it will help the tracks, help racingand thereby maintain the state’s revenues. Opponents saidthat it actually will allow racetracks to reduce live racing andincrease simulcasting. This promotes pure gambling — withall its alleged related evils — not the sport of racing. The Sen-ate PASSED the amendment 18-5. A YES vote FAVOREDreducing the number of days tracks have to race.

NAME DI P HOME E F G HHassan, Margaret W 23 d Exeter N N N YClark, Martha Fuller 24 d Portsmouth N N N Y

Note: The Senate President and the House Speaker have theoption not to vote when presiding. Senator Kenney could notvote because he is serving in Iraq.

ROLL CALL FROM 10A

KASHMIR FROM 1 SEAmake the whole thing workwithout looking cheesy ortoo phony.

“A lot of people cansense that. I try to take onthe role of Robert Plant. It’slike my alter-ego, but whenI get off stage I’m back tobeing Jean Violet,” he said.

Violet said he is both sur-prised and pleased with thecontinued growth of Kash-mir. He credits a lot of hissuccess to the younger gen-erations who have turnedaway from today’s musicand turned on to the classicrock of bands like Led Zep-pelin.

“I compare it to food,”said Violet. “If it tastes goodpeople are going to eat itand if it’s garbage, theywont.”

Kashmir offers those

fans too young to attend alive Zeppelin show withsomething pretty close.Attendees at a Kashmirshow often range in agefrom 15 to 65.

For Violet, the bands suc-cess is a dream come true.

“I love performing. Itried getting a record dealfor 15 years and now I stepinto the shoes of Led Zep-pelin. It’s almost like I juststepped into being treatedlike one of the world’sbiggest rock stars,” he said.“And we get to play some ofthe best music.”

Doors open at 8 p.m., theshow begins at 9 p.m. Tick-ets are $12 in advance, $15at the door. Tickets can bepurchased by visitingwww.iokaentertainment.com or calling (603) 781-8922.

after studying the work ofAmerican artist EricSloane, and elongated formand expressionism weredeveloped in eighth gradeModigliani-inspired por-traits.

Copp, has been teachingfor 21 years (the last five atHampton Academy), grad-uated from UNH with adegree in Art Education.Her father was a professorat Dartmouth for 32 yearsand her grandmother

taught in a one-roomschool house in Montana.Copp recalls that greatestinfluence in art came fromliving in Switzerland as amiddle school student andvisiting art museums inEurope.

The Lane MemorialLibrary is located on Acad-emy Avenue in Hampton.For more informationabout the art exhibit orlibrary programs, call (603)926-3368.

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DRAWN IN — Students Hannah Dionne and MarisaHenderson, along with Marisa’s mom examine some pencildrawings at the exhibit, which will run through the end ofFebruary at the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton.

— Atlantic News Photos Courtesy of Linda Libbey

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ATLANTIC NEWS STAFF WRITER

STRATHAM | Half thetax bill; twice as often.

That’s the general ideabehind selectmen’s recentdecision to switch from thesingle tax bill whichStratham residents arefamiliar with, to two billsper year.

The change is expectedto save the town money, aswell as alleviate some of theburden that a single bill cancreate.

Town AdministratorPaul Deschaine said the ideaof changing from the singlebill to a two-bill format hasbeen circulating around thetown offices for a number ofyears. Because of the singlebill system, the town wouldhave to borrow moneyagainst anticipated taxincome in order to pay itsbills. That borrowed moneywould, of course, accrueinterest. The town spentnearly $63,000 in interest onmoney it borrowed last year.

Deschaine said the newbilling cycle will not totallyeliminate borrowing, butthat the loans will be signif-

New tax bill cycle for Stratham

icantly lessened and resultin lower interest charges.

Under the altered billingschedule, residents canexpect to see their first taxbill to arrive by June 1. Pay-ment will be due on July 1.

“As soon as July 2 hits, ifyou haven’t paid that firstbill interest will accrue,”said Deschaine. That’s whywe’re trying to get the wordout now so that people arelooking for those bills.”

The second bill willarrive, as per usual, on Nov.1 and be due by Dec. 1.

With the change,

Stratham falls in line withthe majority of New Hamp-shire towns that utilize atwo bill system. Town offi-cials said the reaction to thechange in billing has beengenerally positive andaccepted.

Deschaine said recentadvancements in computertechnology has made itmuch easier to generate taxbills, which will allow thetown to generate two perresidence much more easily.

“Before, it was a muchmore involved process,” hesaid.

BY LIZ PREMO

ATLANTIC NEWS STAFF WRITER

HAMPTON | It tookquite a licking, and withsome newly-available finan-cial help it should eventual-ly start ticking once again.

Hampton’s town clock,in pieces and in storage sincea 1990 fire downtowndestroyed the Odd FellowsHall, is on the road towardrestoration.

According to ElizabethAykroyd of the HeritageCommission and the Hamp-ton Historical Society,“Selectman Ben Mooreannounced that a fund has

been set up which will makeavailable up to $30,000 forthe restoration of Hampton’stown clock.”

The person responsiblefor starting up this fund isHampton native RonaldBourgeault, president ofNortheast Auctions inPortsmouth.

Bourgeault, saysAykroyd, “has establishedOur New Hampshire Her-itage Fund at the NewHampshire Charitable Foun-dation in order to supporthistorical projects such asrestoring the badly damagedtown clock.”

The E. Howard TowerRound Top Clock was a giftto the town of Hampton in1897 by John Brown of New-buryport. The clock was sit-uated in the tower of theOdd Fellows Hall in down-town Hampton until the1990 fire completelydestroyed the building.

At the time, the damageto the clock was consideredirreparable, and the partssoon went missing. A cam-paign was launched about10 years later to locate them.

It was soon revealed thatformer Hampton Beach Area

TIMELY MOVE — Hampton Town Manager James Barrington displays one of the pieces of theHampton town clock after the parts were transported to the town office building in April of 2001.Funding has been made available for the clock’s restoration.

— Atlantic News File Photo

Funds offered for repair of Hampton town clock

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