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Selig steps into CEO role at Taylor Community By Ed EnglEr
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Robert J. Selig is replacing Tim Martin as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Taylor Community, effective October 30. The retired president of Laconia Shoe Company, Selig currently serves as chairman of Taylor’s Board of Trustees, a position he will continue to hold. Since the middle of August, he has been filling in for Martin, who took a leave of absence at that time. In making the announcement of Selig’s appointment to the CEO position on Friday, the board of the century-old retirement living institution noted that Martin had resigned and complimented him as being “instrumental in working toward a sound financial plan for the continued success of Taylor Community”. “We thank him for his services and wish Tim and (wife) Peggy the very best,” a statement continued. Martin came to the Taylor Community in 2009, after a long stint running Milton Residences for the Elderly (MRE) in Milton, Mass. He succeeded Howard Chandler, see sELIG page 11
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Shoreline splendor Maple and catalpa leaves highlight the waning fall foliage along the shores of Lake Waukewan in Meredith.(Daryl Carlson/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Can this test drive Act of boarding up windows puts those who want Hathaway House preserved on edge be over now? By MichaEl Kitch
BELMONT — Police said a young Sunshine Drive woman will likely be cited for driving with an expired driver’s license after she took an extended test drive with a local merchant’s car. Lt. Rich Mann said the owner of Cupples Automotive told police that a young woman had taken a 2010 Honda Civic for a test drive at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday but hadn’t returned it by 6 p.m., closing time. A Belmont Police Officer went to the address given to the owner and saw the car parked in her driveway. She told the officer the owners hadn’t told her to have the car back at any specific time. see drIVE page 8
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LACONIA — Concern for the future of the Hathaway (Squire Clark) House, the stately Victorian home at 1106 Union Avenue, was aroused this week when, on Thursday, a work crew arrived to knock out glass and board up windows as well as remove asbestos tiles from the ground floor. The contractor said that his crew was engaged by Gregg Nolan, director of development and construction of Cafua Management Company, LLC of North Andover, Massachusetts, which owns the property, to remove asbestos caulking and tiles. He said that he knew nothing about any plans for the building beyond the job he was sent to do. Nolan did not return telephone calls yesterday.
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Although Pam Clark, who chairs the city’s Heritage Commission, feared the work was a prelude to demolition, Planning Director Shanna Saunders said yesterday that no application for a demolition has been filed with her department and she has not been in contact with Cafua for some time. Clark said yesterday that should Cafua seek to demolish the building, the Heritage Commission will hold a public hearing and meet with representatives of the company in hopes of agreeing to an alternative to demolition. However, if agreement cannot be reached, the city has no authority to forestall the demolition process. The controversy surrounding the Hathaway House began in 2008. Calfua, the largest Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee in the Northeast, see HOusE page 8 765-767 Central St., Franklin, NH 603-934-2270 TIME TO PUT YOUR CAR AWAY? NH’s Best Built Storage Facility!!! (Wood Lined, Cars A Specialty)