Town of Sharon

2016-09-20 - Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan Review

A copy of the Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan is available for review at the Selectmen Meeting scheduled for September 20th beginning at 5:30PM.

Written comments may be addressed to Robert Greenwood, Emergency Management Director, and mailed to the Meeting House, 432 RT 123, Sharon, NH 03458; or by email to Robert Greenwood at greenwodandsons69@gmail.com or Lisa Murphy at lmurphy@swrpc.org.

State Primary Election Results

There was a good turnout for the State Primary Election held yesterday at the Sharon Meeting House. There were 102 ballots cast by Sharon voters. Below are the election results.

DEMOCRATIC VOTES

For Governor

Colin Van Ostern 37

Mark Connolly 7

Derek Dextraze 0

Ian Freeman 0

Steve Marchand 12

For United States Senator

Maggie Hassan 52

For Representative in Congress

Ann McLane Kuster 54

For Executive Councilor

Dan Weeks 49

For State Senator

Jeanne Dietsch 40

Lee C. Nyquist 17

For State Representatives

Lisa Beaudoin 47

For Sheriff

Bill Barry 43

For County Attorney

Garth Corriveau 43

For County Treasurer

Jon Hopwood 43

For Register of Deeds

Louise A. Wright 44

For Register of Probate

William Bryk 43

For County Commissioner

Susan Ladmer 45

Write-Ins

United State Senator- Bernie Sanders 1

Representative in Congress-Bernie Sanders 1

REPUBLICAN VOTES

For Governor

Jeanie Forrester 6

Ted Gatsas 6

Jonathan Lavoie 3

Chris Sununu 9

Frank Edelblut 20

For United States Senator

Jim Rubens 10

Tom Alciere 0

Kelly Ayotte 32

Gerard Beloin 0

Stanley Michael Emanuel 1

For Representative in Congress

Casey Newell 1

Eric P. Estevez 1

Jack B. Flanagan 12

Walter W. Kelly 11

Jim Lawrence 13

Andy Martin 4

Jay Mercer 4

For Executive Councilor

Dave Wheeler 36

For State Senator

Andy Sanborn 38

For State Representatives

Craig C. Moore 19

Paul Somero 30

For Sheriff

James A. Hardy 36

For County Attorney

Shawn Sweeney 15

Dennis Hogan 18

For County Treasurer

David G. Fredette 34

For Register of Deeds

Mary Ann Crowell 17

Pamela D. Coughlin 17

For Register of Probate

B.J. Perry 34

For County Commissioner

Len Mannino 11

Robert H. Rowe 19

Write-In

Delegate to the State Convention-Mark Laplante 1

Town Clerk Hours - 2016-09-13

Due to the State Primary Election, the Town Clerk's office will be closed for office hours on Tuesday, September 13th.

Please contact Christina Gonzalez at 603-831-6661 if you have any questions.

Selectmen Special Meeting - 2016-09-15

The Selectmen will be holding a Special Meeting on Thursday, September 15th at 5:30PM to meet with candidates to fill the Road Agent position.

2016-09-13 State Primary Election

The State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Polls will open at 11:00AM and close at 7:00PM at the Sharon Meeting House. Below are sample ballots for each party.

Democratic Ballot Republican Ballot

125th Annual Sharon Picnic - August 28, 2016

By BRANDON LATHAM
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Monday, August 29, 2016

At its 125th annual Sharon Picnic, residents of the town celebrated its past, discussed its present, and embraced its future.

The now-yearly event at Willard Bass Park goes all the way back to 1890, when a group of Sharon residents gathered in what was then called Hadley’s Grove until it was bought by the town with the help of Samuel Willard Bass. Today, the Bass Park Society still brings the town together every August alongside Route 123.

“If you look at the Sharon history, there’s a lot about this picnic they’ve been having for a long time,” Patrick Galbraith said.

He has lived in Sharon for 10 years and only misses the picnic when he is traveling. His children, 6-year-old Kiran and 5-year-old Sarah, come with him when they can.

Kiran and Sarah have lived in Sharon their whole lives, but that is not that long yet. Carl Newton says he might be the oldest resident born in Sharon, but is not sure. He was part of the first ConVal High School graduating class and serves Sharon as a selectman.

Bruce Matthews, who has lived in Sharon since 1941, says he missed the past two picnics but otherwise has made them all.

“It’s changed a lot since the mid-’40s,” he said. “The town, I think in the past 20 years the number of houses has doubled.”

After the picnic, a crowd gathered for cake and ice cream at the Town Meeting House.

Dedicated in 2007 after first being brought up for a vote in 1801, the Meeting House was funded by a ten-year mortgage.

In a ceremony on Sunday, Newton and Town Moderator Rory Goff “retired” the mortgage, burning a copy at the picnic. “We had to take out a loan and that has been paid off,” Goff, a Sharon resident since 1987, said.

Because Sharon is required to have the picnic every year to retain the property, and because it is a unique chance to bring the whole town – Newton said about 60 people came – together, it will continue into the foreseeable future.

Maybe someday in many years one of the many children seen playing games and eating cake will be talking about how much things have changed.