"Listening Session" on Pressing Health Needs

Adults and Teens Invited to Participate

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 4pm, Town Hall

Concord Hospital and its community partners are hosting a 2012 Capital Region Health Needs Assessment Listening Session at the Henniker Town Hall at 18 Depot Hill Road on Tuesday, August 14 at 4PM.  This Listening Session will help the Needs Assessment workgroup learn what community members believe are the most pressing health needs for themselves and their neighbors.

Concord Hospital and its community partners have begun conducting the Health Needs Assessment to obtain feedback from adults and teens in Concord and in surrounding communities to help determine priority health needs for the region. The state of New Hampshire requires that healthcare charitable trusts conduct comprehensive community health needs assessments to identify priority health needs and further develop and report on programs and services to meet those needs.

Input and feedback from community members is an extremely important component of the Needs Assessment and the workgroup encourages participation in this community discussion in Henniker. Please join us to share your thoughts.

The Capital Region Health Needs Assessment will be completed by December 31, 2012 and the final results will be available in early January. For more information, call (603) 227-7000, ext. 5209.  

Request For Proposals Due Aug. 17th 4pm 
Highway Dept. Building Envelope

The Town of Henniker is working to improve energy conservation performance of its primary municipal buildings as identified by a Level II energy audit conducted by the Jordan Institute in  2010-11. The American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 and New Hampshire State Energy  Program Grant, Award Number DE-EE0000228 supported this study. This report is available at the Town website.

The Highway Department building is located at 209 Ramsdell Road in Henniker. Built in 1972, the building is approximately 6,048 square feet of conditioned space on one floor. The building is comprised of two sections, an office section in a mobile home structure and a garage section. There is also an addition to the garage that includes a single garage bay with a shed roof. The

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The Town of Henniker acted upon a warrant article at its March,2012 Town Meeting to appropriate the funds to improve the physical envelope of the Town Garage and Highway Department office. This RFP will not replace, change or modify the HVAC systems currently in the Highway building(s).

West Nile Virus Detected in New Hampshire for the 2012 Season

In a recent health alert from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NHDHHS), the Town of Henniker has been notified that the first positive mosquito pool of the 2012 arboviral season has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Manchester, New Hampshire.

 For further information about what individuals can do about West Nile Virus, please visit http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/arboviral/index.htm

Soccer Time!
It's that time of year and everyone's excited to get back out on the soccer field. Volunteers are always needed to help run the Snack Shack during games, line the fields, and of course COACH THE KIDS!  

Interested?  Email Tracy at HennikerYouthSoccer@gmail.com  

SAVE THE DATE

The Spirit of Henniker Organizational Team (S.H.O.T.) presents:

Music on Main Street

Saturday, September 29th, 2012 9am-4pm

Food - Crafts - Music - Games and much, much, more.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or would like to apply for vendor space, please e-mail shot@tds.net

We have lots of activities planned this year, including some new contests. For new updates, go to: www.spiritofhenniker.org.

School Crossing Guards Needed

The Henniker Police Department is accepting applications for School Crossing Guards. This position is normally 2 hours per day and follows the school calendar. Morning post is from 7:45 - 8:25, afternoon post is from 2:55 - 3:25.  Application may be picked up at the Henniker Police Station, 340 Western Avenue.  

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