Eastman Living Online Magazine

Things are supposed to slow down after summer, right? Well, not here at Eastman. All you have to do is read your Winter Recreation Guide, Eastman Highlights, and News & Notes to see all that is going on. As you read this, ECA governance and staff are in the throes of preparing the FYE2021 budget. […]

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By Mary Niles The Center Presents is a community entertainment program in the heart of Eastman that offers a variety of performances to appeal to the varied interests of our community members. Since its inception in 2007, programs have ranged from musical groups to travelogues, dance lessons to environmental presentations, and much more. While most […]

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Beth Truax is the newest member of the Eastman Board of Directors, elected in September to the seat vacated by Elaine Lascher. Beth and her husband, Brad, moved to Eastman in the summer of 2014. “We were amazed that a community like this existed in the Northeast!” In those five years, Beth has become involved […]

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You may have noticed a new face at the South Cove Member Services Desk for the past few months now or heard somebody with an accent answering your calls: it’s me! You may also have seen me around West Cove walking my two Bernese Mountain Dogs, Ursa and Alces. I grew up in Brittany, France […]

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By Duncan Wood Have you driven past the Maintenance Center on Greensward Drive recently? After seven years of discussion and planning, the project to construct a new facility is underway, and the building is due to be occupied this fall. In January 2019, the ECA Council voted to approve the proposed Maintenance Center upgrade project […]

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By Shawn Phelps Most of us remember Kermit the Frog’s lament, “It’s not easy being green.” Shaun Kronenwetter, this year’s Eastman Charitable Foundation scholarship recipient, agrees with Kermit. In his opinion, “going green” may not be easy, but it’s essential. He is preparing himself to be part of the solution to address environmental challenges. Shaun […]

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By Jim Lacombe This past June marked the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. It was the occasion for a wide range of public celebrations commemorating America’s involvement in that watershed event of the Second World War. Recognized in these celebrations were those who served in the military at that time, as well […]

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By Klaran Warner At ground level, when checking traffic right and left to emerge from Eastman’s main entrance, the sign for the Grantham Greenway catches one’s eye. Thereupon are listed the businesses occupying “The Greenway,” a nine-plus-acre plot that is one of the commercially zoned sections of Eastman. Ownership of this property changed in 2015, […]

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By Kathleen Curwen A Watershed Management Plan (WMP) is a prioritized strategy that enables a community to protect and improve water quality. It is developed with the help of a consultant after assessing trends in water quality and land use practices within a watershed. Updating Eastman’s WMP is both timely and urgent. Timely, because the […]

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By Anne Langsdorf While some Eastman residents head south for the winter, others find the New Hampshire winter beautiful and invigorating. In Finland, winter is known as the “lively season,” and our Eastman Winter Sports Subcommittee is committed to livening up the winters right here. Spontaneous events Since the weather gods are capricious in their […]

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By Jake Catanzerite While golf got off to a slow start due to weather and the impact it had on the conditions of some of the greens, overall Eastman Golf Links still had a successful 2019 season. At the time of this writing in August, golf was on target to meet revenue projections for 2019. […]

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We hope to offer hikes and snowshoe trips this season, probably on weekends. To do this we will need trip leaders. Please contact me at 603-863- 6456 or phope@oxfordnetworks.net if you are interested. Remember that Winter = Cold! Always wear adequate layered clothing and bring appropriate gear, food, and water. When you go out on […]

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On a day watching TV alone, A joke tickles my funny bone; An immediate smile, Giggles a while, A big laugh out loud sets the tone. An eruption of hearty guffaws, Reaction well beyond cause; Soon I’m delirious, I cannot be serious, I’m out of control with heehaws. Down from the couch I now slide, […]

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Grey now the timbers whose columns have weathered Seasons of snow and bright shining sun. Alone in the meadow its stalls now untended. Lifeless yet living from yesterday’s farm. Bent is your rooftop, loss of its stature. Defiant it raises its curve to the sun. Walls sag and weary, beams that have fallen Floors are […]

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By Craig McArt We who live in Eastman have chosen to live in a forest that we share with wildlife. Wildlife has a voice in the management of our forest through the Woodlands and Wildlife Committee. The committee also has responsibility to provide us with information related to stewardship of our natural surroundings. So, here […]

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By Larry Sperber / Photos Provided by Larry Sperber Our country and the global community are so flooded with negativism that I often wonder about our tomorrows. The media generally reports on sad and tragic stories: fires, hurricanes, and global warming; armed conflict and mass shootings; crime and corruption; poverty, bigotry, and racism; on and […]

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