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Chris Herren comes to Seabrook today, talking to our students at noon, and to the community tonight. Seabrook Recreation Director Katie Duffey agreed to do a Periscope to discuss the event, and tell us how to get tickets. Thanks to Katie for bringing in a great event, and for coming in to do the video.
I am looking forward to a visit to Seabrook by Chris Herren, speaking to our kids about drug addiction, and giving them lessons drawn from his very significant life story. He is an inspirational speaker, and I am looking forward to hearing this exciting presentation. The event will be at the Seabrook Recreation Community Center on Thursday October 27, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Register for event at Seabrook Recreation Center.
The media coverage of the Chris Herren visit.
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen welcomed the Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union to Seabrook with a ribbon cutting that displayed the great new facility that was recently completed. Congratulations and thank you for the investment to CEO Peter Matthews and his team, and we look forward to a long and successful presence in Seabrook.
It was a pleasure to join the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Selectmen at the ribbon cutting for the new IHOP that has opened in Seabrook. Thanks to the Chamber for a great event, and thank you to IHOP for making the investment in Seabrook.
At the July meeting of the Board of Selectmen Margaret Fogg was honored as citizen of the year by the Seabrook American legion and the Board. Margaret has truly been an “outstanding citizen,” with a long list of contributions to the Town of Seabrook. The Legion and the Board of Selectmen offered this award and recognition of a lady who has epitomized what public service is. Thank you, and congratulations to Margaret Fogg.
Rockingham Community Action cut the ribbon on their new building in Seabrook this week. This beautiful new building will bring the Head Start program to Seabrook, with new and modern class space, new and expanded space for the Women, Infants and Children Program, the Fuel Assistance Program, educational and employment counseling, and a modernized food pantry. Thank you to the terrific staff, and the leadership at the CAC, which had the vision to create this wonderful new facility.
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen recognized resident George Penniman for his strong support of the Seabrook Recreation Department and its programs by awarding him the Volunteer of the Year citation. The Board thanked George for his coaching time, as well as his financial support for the Programs. Congratulations and a big thank you to George for all that he does for our kids.
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen, on Monday August 15, 2016, awarded Theresa Doane the Boston Post Cane, in recognition of her being the oldest resident of Seabrook New Hampshire. Theresa gave the Board and audience some terrific remarks, and her presence was a delight for the Board and attendees of the meeting. Congratulations Theresa.
Media coverage of the Boston Post Cane award.
Seabrook, N.H. – “Tales of Old Seabrook” (1636- 1956) is the subject of this year’s Annual Old Home Day slide show be presented on August 15, 2016.
The program consists matching the Society photos to written materials from years past (diaries, newspaper articles, journals, and records of country stores, business records, town records, church records, court records. In addition to Seabrook organizations, such as Atlantic Cornet Band, Grand Army of the Republic, and the 1915 Club.
Over 80 slides will be shown, which include old buildings, landmarks and roads in all section of town – Crowtown, Route 1, Seabrook Village, Farm Lane, Walton Road, Smithtown, South Seabrook and Seabrook Beach.
It will also show members of many old time Seabrook families –Beckman, Boyd, Bragg, Brown, Chase, Cilley, Dow, Eaton, Felch, Fogg, Fowler, Gove, Gynan, Knowles, Locke, Perkins, Philbrick, Rowe, Sturgis, Walton, Weare, and many more.
The program will be held at the Seabrook Recreation Center on Monday, August 15, 2016, at 7 p.m. A donation of $5.00 for adults and $2 for children will be collected at the door to help defray the cost of this program.
The Board of Selectmen welcomed Portsmouth Regional Hospital to Seabrook this week to announce the placement of a full service Emergency Room in Seabrook, in partnership with Waterstone Development. This is a terrific development for Seabrook, bringing vital medical services into the community, 45 new jobs to start, and substantial tax revenue. My thanks to Dean Carucci of Portsmouth Regional Hospital and the folks at Waterstone Development. From the joint press release from the Town of Seabrook and Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s Seabrook ER, a freestanding ER for the communities of Seabrook, Hampton and Hampton Falls in New Hampshire and Amesbury and Salisbury in Massachusetts will be located at 603 Lafayette Road, at the Intersection of Route 1 and Route 107, in Seabrook, New Hampshire. “The Town of Seabrook and Portsmouth Regional Hospital have mutually committed to address the critical need for a convenient local healthcare access point close to major arteries such as Interstate 95 and Route 1,” stated William Manzi III, Seabrook town manager. “The freestanding Seabrook ER will also provide needed employment for the area and will continue Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s tradition of quality patient-centered care for the communities it serves,” stated Dean Carucci, Portsmouth Regional Hospital CEO. “We hope to create an estimated 45 new healthcare jobs with this project,” Carucci continued. Key Features: 24/7/365 Freestanding Emergency Room Fully integrated department of Portsmouth Regional Hospital Approximately 10,000 square feet Fully integrated department of Portsmouth Regional Hospital Approximately 10,000 square feet Approximately 10 emergency room bays, including a fully equipped Trauma bay Separate pediatric waiting area, triage, and a dedicated bay State of the art imaging, including CT, Ultrasound, and Radiology Covered ambulance entrance for patient drop-off/pick-up and EMS lounge Portsmouth Regional Hospital will provide a tax base for the Seabrook community Seabrook ER will employ 45-50 people (approximately 43 FTEs) Seabrook ER will be staffed by experienced professionals, including emergency nurses and board certified emergency care physicians Located at 603 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH 03874 at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 107 in Seabrook Portsmouth Regional Hospital is a Chest Pain Accredited Hospital and Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center Vital information for heart patients will be able to be transmitted to the Seabrook ER, just as EMS crews would do at PRH Patients needing to be admitted to an inpatient bed will be transported to the main campus with seamless care handoff to our excellent intensivist and hospitalists Anticipate opening in the summer of 2017.
The press coverage of the announcement by the Town of Seabrook and Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
