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Local UFO History Note

There has been a good bit of coverage of New Hampshire UFOs in your magazine lately and I just wanted to add a bit of missed information. On the night of the occurrence of the “Incident at Exeter,” I was the sergeant on the desk at Hampton PD. I was also a junior at UNH during the day, a former Marine and Massachusetts State Trooper. Bailiff Stan Brown, owner of Hampton Honda, had just processed an arrestee and we were sitting in the station and chatting over coffee. Hampton was on the same radio channel as Exeter PD and were talking back and forth during the incident. I called the duty officer at Pease AFB and, shortly after, fighter jets were flying around the night sky. Two of my officers, Winnacunet High School teachers, patrolling on Route 1 in Hampton saw the object in the sky but swore that they would never admit to it. When author John Fuller came to investigate the matter for his book “The Incident at Exeter,” he came to the Hampton PD during the midnight shift when another sergeant was working. He didn’t tell Fuller that he was off duty that night but had no relevant information regarding the sightings. Strange. I enjoy your magazine.

—Clint Rand, The Center for Law Enforcement Research, Newton

Editor’s note: Thanks for another piece of the puzzle. Strange seems to be normal for UFOs.

Beer From Near Here

Thank you for all the beer stories in the October issue. I have one that relates to what was once New England’s largest brewery, Narragansett. Narragansett was started in Providence, Rhode Island, by six German immigrants in 1890. In 2005, the label was bought from Pabst by Mark Hellendrung, past owner of Nantucket Nectars, and he has been contract brewing the lager and operating a brewery in Providence. The Providence brewmaster used to work at Smuttynose. I used to drink in the Press Room in Portsmouth back around 1978, and they had account got billed for tolls in Florida, New York, and Massachusetts, when I never left the state of New Hampshire! It took a while to straighten out, including me having to mail a copy of my registration to New York State, much to the amusement of my friend. It seems that my suggestion to check for availability of a veteran’s plate created a monster!

Narragansett Porter and Pickwick Ale on tap for 90 cents a pint. The owner told me that those beers were the closest thing to real beer that he could find to sell. I totally agree. Narragansett also sponsored the Boston Braves and later the Red Sox, and were one of the founders of The Jimmy Fund and they raised money to save the Battleship USS Massachusetts from being scrapped.

—John H. Cressy, Exeter

Editor’s note: Another great local connection to Narragansett beer: This historic New England brand was revitalized by Steven Grasse, the marketing genius behind a number of spirits, hard and soft, and the founder of New Hampshire’s own Tamworth Distilling.

Medicate on This Mistake

In “Avoiding Burnout” [August 2022] under the section Rekindling the Flame, first paragraph, it says: “Common self-care tips include prioritizing sleep and engaging in relaxing activities such as medication or exercise.” I’m pretty sure it was meant to be “meditation or exercise.”

—Cheri P., Windham

Who Could Forget?

Kudos to Brion O’Connor for his outstanding piece on the music scene in the Mount Washington Valley [September 2022]. It has been such an outstanding venue for as long as I can remember. If you are old enough, who could ever forget Rick and Ron Shaw at the Oxen Yoke or “Them Fargo Brothers” at the Red Parka in the ’70s? Such wonderful memories.

—Tom Folansbee, North Hampton

Vanity Plate Peculiarities

When I met my hiking buddy at a trailhead one day, sporting my new New Hampshire conservation plate, WILDNH, he was jealous and wished he’d thought of it. He’s a Vietnam vet, so I suggested that he check to see if that plate was available in a veteran’s plate. It was, and he got it. One day, when our trucks were parked side by side, a guy walking by stopped in his tracks, looking at the two plates, and exclaimed, “You can’t do that!” Another sidelight of the two of us having the same plate is that I have an E-ZPass transponder, but my buddy doesn’t. When he took a trip south last fall, my E-ZPass

— Jim Duncan, Tuftonboro

Editor’s note: Another well-plated reader, Barb Kimber of New York, wrote to tell us of a ticket she received for her plate SNOOPY8: “In researching this ticket, I found that it was for a car with SNOOPY8 from Connecticut! My husband’s vanity plate reads WDSTOCK. Put the two plates together ...”

North Country Food Anxiety?

Are you planning to do a story on food anxiety in the North Country in the near future? I am writing for the Lancaster Food pantry. While your magazine features the many attributes of New Hampshire, I am hoping that you also look at serious need. With the current economy, donations are down, and we are in serious need of funds. All staff are volunteers, and all donations go to food.

Lancaster is a quaint but dynamic small town in rural New Hampshire. Leadership is progressive and welcoming to new families and new businesses. Lancaster Food Pantry was established in 1984 and now serves 17 towns in New Hampshire, and four towns in Vermont. In October of 2021, 1,835 households were serviced. In June, 2022, 3,206 households need[ed] supplemental food. New families are applying weekly. All recipients meet federal Food Pantry financial quidelines. All staff are volunteers, and the food pantry’s only current source of income is donations. Please send donations to Donna Woods, Director, Lancaster Food Pantry, 135 Main St., Lancaster, New Hampshire, 03582.

—Susan Peel, Lancaster

Editor’s note: We hope some readers will take Susan up on her request for donations and also check in with their own local pantries for any needs they might help them to meet in these challenging times.

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Portrait of a Periodontist

Should you replace your tooth with a dental implant or not? How do you answer that question?

You should replace your tooth with a dental implant if no other treatment option can save your tooth. To replace your tooth should be the last option considered. A dental implant is a replacement option not a treatment option.

I am Dr. Irina Adler, Board Certified Periodontist and Dental Implant Surgeon. A periodontist is a dental implant surgeon specializing in the gums and jaw bone, the supporting structures of your teeth. A periodontist is a dental surgeon, not an oral surgeon.

A periodontist is a surgeon of the teeth and is only trained to save them or replace them with dental implants. My specialty, Periodontics, is more specific to saving teeth and dental implant therapy.

During my surgical training, the question, “Should we save the tooth or replace it with an implant?” was always asked of me. My professors’ intent was to challenge my thinking and ability to grow as a Periodontist. We were taught that a dental implant is the last resort to therapy when all other options have been considered. During training to be a periodontist, we are taught many forms of therapy to salvage natural teeth suffering from gum and bone diseases. That is the purpose of a periodontist.

During my three-year surgical training following dental school, we were taught how to manage and maintain declining teeth via several options.

For instance, we are taught how to regenerate lost gum and bone on teeth to make them stronger. Or, if the teeth have gotten loose, we are taught how to stabilize the bite and control periodontal disease to delay tooth loss. This is the salient difference between an oral surgeon and a periodontist. Most of my practice is dental implant surgery, and the remaining is focused on the surgical therapy to save teeth. It is the best to get an opinion from a periodontal surgeon who knows how to also save your teeth.