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Wings and Hooves First Anniversary Open House Even

Wings and Hooves First Anniversary Open House Even

Please join us in celebrating our First Anniversary during our Open House Event at Kingswood Farm!!

Wings and Hooves Therapeutic Riding aims to enhance the lives of individuals with physical, emotional, and developmental challenges by building confidence through equine-assisted activities and partnerships.

We will be celebrating a very successful first year with a fun-filled day of games, activities, food, and friends including:

Bake Sale and Potluck Luncheon!
Face Painting and Hay Rides!
Demonstrations and Presentations!
Raffles, Contests, and more!

(Raffle, Bake Sale, and Potluck proceeds to benefit the Wings and Hooves Therapeutic Riding Program.)

Details:
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
1:00pm-5:00pm
Kingswood Farm
8 Freeman Street, East Kingston, NH 03827

Interested in volunteering or donating? Questions about the event? Please call: (603) 642-3722 or email: riding@wingsandhooves.org

www.wingsandhooves.org

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Alleged harassment follows East Kingston lawsuit

Alleged harassment follows East Kingston lawsuit
Two weeks after suit, Law alleges trespass, harassment


By KATHLEEN D. BAILEY
newsletter@seacoastonline.com
August 17, 2010 2:00 AM

EAST KINGSTON — Two weeks after resident Timothy Law announced intentions to sue his neighbors, the Holly Lane resident was the subject of alleged harassment.

Law and members of the Cricket Hill and Maplevale Farms senior housing communities are embroiled in a court battle over the location of two Dumpsters and a recycling container. Law argues the trash receptacles are too close to his property line, are in violation of the town's zoning law and are a nuisance.

Tempers have run high over the issue, and Law said he's become a victim.

"One of the 'elderly' residents was apparently so emboldened as to come over to my property and harass me and then come over to my property and physically threaten me as I was cleaning out my shed and property," he said.

He was referring to a July 25 incident with neighbor John Vedrani, who allegedly told Law to "put his trash on his own property." According to the police report, Law told him to come down the street and he'd show him where the property line was, and Vedrani allegedly threatened him, saying, "Why don't you take a swing at me? I'll flatten you." The police report said Vedrani was served with a "no trespass" order for Law's property.

This incident occurred just three days before representatives of the Cricket Hill and Maplevale Farms senior housing communities, and Law were due to appear in court to discuss the lawsuit.

No resolution came out of the July 28 court hearing presided over by Rockingham Superior Court Judge Larry Smukler. Both parties differ on the legality of the Dumpsters, seniors' efforts to keep it, and who is the victim.

Law has been working to get the two homeowners' associations to move two Dumpsters and a recycling container to another part of its development. Law says the Dumpsters are a "visual blight" to his family, and the constant illegal dumping, especially at night, has caused a sleep disorder for his 10-year-old son. He also says it isn't safe for his three children to play on that side of the house.

In contrast, seniors and town officials say the original Dumpsters were there before he moved in, the current ones are "grandfathered in," and the spot on Holly Lane is most convenient for residents of both complexes.

In a previous News-Letter article, Barbara Williams, president of the Cricket Hill Homeowners Association, was quoted as saying the seniors are "struggling to keep their lives together."

Law responded in an e-mail calling this statement "hooey." Law said the seniors weren't struggling financially, alleging they have a maintenance budget "in the $100K range" for manicuring, pruning etc., and they spent $50,000 to $75,000 in one week to plant trees in every possible place that could house a Dumpster. He also pointed to the recreational vehicles, boats, etc., owned by the seniors.

But Williams never meant to say the seniors were "poor," she said — she was referring to other issues of aging, such as health concerns. "One man put off a chemotherapy appointment so he could be at the hearing," she said.

Williams also disputes the allegation of the tree planting, saying that the association planted "a few little trees" near the front sign. But the Cricket Hill Association's budget for new plantings is about $400, she added.

Law wrote in another e-mail that the Dumpster's placement creates a dangerous situation and invites "strangers" to do illegal dumping. He suggested, "Check the police blotter for the number of illegal dumping incidents that have been going on."

Patrolman Mark Iannucillo of the East Kingston Police Department said there have been some formal complaints about outsiders using the Dumpsters, but they are few and far between.

Since 2005, the department has received two complaints from people other than Law — an anonymous one Oct. 6, 2005, and one from resident Marie Robie on Sept. 11, 2009. Law made formal complaints of illegal dumping May 16, 2010, and Aug. 2, 2010.

In a Sept. 18, 2008, letter to selectmen, Dale T. Young, then president of the Cricket Hill Association, referenced the issue as part of a letter about traffic concerns and people passing through on Holly Lane. Young asked the selectmen to support treating the road as a private right of way and not a public thoroughfare. Young also wrote, "We request continued police support to prevent the theft of services, by unauthorized use of our Dumpsters, and theft of blueberries from our front yard plantings."

Iannucillo is the department's liaison with the senior communities and said, "I do a lot of community work. If there was a problem, I would have gotten 'swamped' with complaints."

Law also argues that the recycling container and two Dumpsters are illegally placed. He cites the 100-foot buffer required for elderly housing by the current zoning. But the Dumpsters were originally placed under a 25-foot buffer, and town officials have said their place is "grandfathered in."

Law has said he believes that the communities' clubhouse was the original site for the Dumpsters. Law said the plans filed with the county show the Dumpster at the clubhouse. The final plans on file at the Registry of Deeds, shows no Dumpster at the community center — or anywhere else.

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Rick's A Cafe and Grille

Rick's A Cafe and Grille

Looking for GREAT food at AFFORDABLE prices for lunch and dinner....???

Rick's A Cafe and Grille is located at 143 Main Street
Kingston, NH 03848....maybe unknown that it exists to many east of Kingston.....! It's only right down the road.....

Rick's menu includes FRESH Haddock caught by his own Pop and Friends, brought right from the boat to the restaurant and cooked fried or baked!

Some of my favorite's include 'One Pound of Pasta' dishes with many to choose from including Pasta Alfredo, Pasta with White Clam Sauce, or Pasta Carbonara just to name a few....prices ranging from only 3.99 to just 5.99!

Get a Cheeseburger with FF for only 6.00 or try Lisa's Casual Favorites such as Chicken Parmesan, Shepherd's Pie, or Grilled Steak Tips...all for under 10.00.....!

Want to get exotic? Rick also offers 'Game' foods such as Ostrich Tenderloin, Kangaroo Top Steak, Pan Seared Alligator, Top Steak of Buffalo, & Rocky Mountain Oysers! Are you game to try it?

Join Marty for Lunch or Come in for dinner!

Rick's features a full bar and Great atomosphere!

Join us for our Karaoke Party every Friday night from 8 - 11pm with DJ/KJ Bob Fauci....Where 'You Can Be the Star!!!'

check out the website at
www.ricksgrille.com

or call for more info at 603.642.3833

Rick's A Cafe and Grille might just be Kingston's 'best kept secret' right around the corner or down the street from you!

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Political signs stir conflict

Political signs stir conflict; police cite possible assault

By Casey Sullivan
csullivan@seacoastonline.com
August 16, 2010 2:00 AM

EAST KINGSTON — Police responded early Saturday evening to a dispute between Rockingham County sheriff candidate David Lovejoy and local farmer Jeff Walker, authorities confirmed Sunday.

East Kingston police arrived at Monahan Farm Stand at 1 South Road around 4:45 p.m. to investigate the alleged conflict, which Officer Mark Iannuccillo said arose over contention about "the placement of political signs."

Iannuccillo said the signs were in Lovejoy's name.

"There is an investigation under way regarding a possible assault," Iannuccillo said Sunday. He said the investigation will most likely be concluded in the next few days.

Neither Walker nor Lovejoy could be reached for comment Sunday.

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EK looks to starts an Agricultural Commission

East Kingston looks to starts an Agricultural Commission
East Kingston mulls the idea, seeks public input


By KATHLEEN D. BAILEY
newsletter@seacoastonline.com
August 10, 2010 2:00 AM

EAST KINGSTON — When Ron Morales moved to town in 1997, several of his fellow residents were full-time farmers. Over the years he's watched these large tracts of land go fallow, go into conservation easement — or be broken up into housing developments. The Maplevale Turkey Farm on Route 107, for example, is now a 55-and-older housing development.

Morales and other community members will gather this Thursday, Aug. 12, to see if there's an interest in preserving East Kingston's rural character through an Agricultural Commission. It's good for the residents, good for the land and good for the carbon footprint, according to Morales.
Public hearing

What: Public input sought on forming an East Kingston Agricultural Commission

When: Thursday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m.

Where: Town Hall

RSVP: Planning Board secretary Barbara White at 382-1338.

Morales, also a member of the Planning Board, had been to several seminars about agricultural commissions. "It seemed," he said, "like the thing to do. We need to see if we can develop the existing resources here." Dr. Robert Marston, a local veterinarian and farmer, will conduct the meeting along with Morales.

While East Kingston used to be a farming community, only a few large farms such as the Charles Monahan, Smith and Carder farms remain active. But the land is still there, Morales pointed out. "The land is fallow, and their children or grandchildren are not interested in farming it," he said.

But that doesn't mean other people aren't. The land could be leased, Morales said, or turned into a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).

And small-scale agriculture is coming back in a big-scale way, Morales added. Many of his friends and neighbors grow their own food, for health and economic reasons. "I do it for myself, and also give it away," he said of his own efforts to grow organic produce from seed. "There's nothing like fresh food."

Other residents appear to agree. A stretch of Route 107 (Main Street) offers a half dozen small vegetable stands from Route 125 to the Town Hall. Some offer a few pints of blueberries, while others have vegetables of every spectrum. "And at farmers markets they're 'gobbling' this stuff up, at $4 and $5 a pound," he said of homegrown lettuce.

A farmers market is a distinct possibility for the town, Morales said.

If there's enough interest to form an Ag Commission, the group will be chartered by the town and responsible to the Board of Selectmen, Morales said. He'll seek grants for the first few projects, with the hope of having a future line item in the budget.

"But first we need to see if there's an interest, and that's what this meeting is about," he said.

But Morales is certain at least some East Kingston residents want to keep rolling fields and stands of trees on the town's map. "We had a meeting a few months ago on expanding the commercial district," he said, "and this was what came out of it."

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, in the Town Hall, Main Street. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP is requested by calling Planning Board Secretary Barbara White at 382-1338.

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10 hurt in crash

10 hurt in crash
Seven kids, three adults sent to hospitals


By Staff reports
July 31, 2010 2:00 AM

KENSINGTON — On Thursday at about 11:10 a.m. officers out of the New Hampshire State Police Troop A, responded to a two-car accident, at the intersection of routes 108 and 150.

Police said a 2007 Jeep Wrangler driven by Brenda Cullen, 43, of East Kingston was traveling northbound on Route 108 passing through the Route 150 intersection. The second vehicle described as a 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Mary Bouchard, 65, of Exeter was travelling south on Route 108 and attempted to turn left onto Route 150. During this turning movement, the Ford sedan struck the left side of the Jeep, causing the Jeep to roll over and come to rest back on its wheels in a parking lot where it struck a parked vehicle. Minor damage was caused to the parked vehicle, according to police.

Bouchard had a female passenger, Nellie Cail, 93, of Exeter, in her vehicle. Both Cullen and Cail were transported to the Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., for non-life threatening injuries.

Cullen was transporting seven children inside her Jeep. The children ranged in ages from 1 to 12 years old. Two of the children were Cullen's. All eight people within the Jeep were transported to either Exeter Hospital or the Anna Jaques Hospital, as a precautionary measure or for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Assisting at the scene of the crash were the Kensington and Exeter fire departments and ambulances, as well as Amesbury fire and ambulance.

The Hampton Falls, East Kingston, and Exeter police departments also were on scene.

Trooper Chris Roblee of Troop A was investigating the cause of the accident.

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7,500 attend Independence Festival

7,500 attend Exeter's American Independence Festival

By JOSHUA CLARK
jclark@seacoastonline.com
July 20, 2010 2:00 AM

EXETER — Even with temperatures pushing 90 degrees, the approximately 7,500 people visiting the 20th annual American Independence Festival Saturday made the event a true success.

Julie Tiebout, the American Independence Museum's marketing and development director, said "we had a better crowd this year than we have in years past, and I thought those were wonderful."


Despite the severe heat, only one visitor from Massachusetts was treated for heat exhaustion, according to the Exeter Fire Department's Explorer Post 960, which was on hand to provide assistance on Saturday, July 17, if necessary.

Gail Nessell-Colglazier, the museum's executive director, said she didn't believe the weather had any negative impact on the event or its turnout.

"The one thing we hope for is no rain so from that perspective it was great," she said. "I heard a lot of people saying it wasn't bad in the shade and the breeze was nice."

This year the museum raised the suggested donation from $5 to $7 for festivities on the museum grounds and Swasey Parkway where the battle portrayal was taking place. It has always been free for children 10 and under and museum members.

After concern was expressed over having to pay to get on the Parkway — which is town property — museum staff and volunteers Saturday simply reiterated they were seeking donations and the entrance fee and wristbands weren't strictly enforced.

Although there is no final tally for the funds raised by the museum at Saturday's festival, Colglazier said the museum was extremely pleased with the turnout.

The museum traditionally doesn't make a profit from the annual festival, but does hope to break even. There are many costs that go into putting on the event, such as the battle portrayal, which alone costs $7,500.

If a profit is made from the festival this year, it will go toward the museum's educational programs for all ages, summer camps and lecture series.

"There were quite a few people who did make donations along Swasey Parkway for which we're certainly grateful," Colglazier said.

"We heard a lot of positive comments from festival-goers," said Colglazier. "I spent a lot of time in the museum speaking with those who were looking at the Dunlap Broadside (of the Declaration of Independence) and people think it's very moving to see this every year to see what this country is all about. I know a lot of families with children really enjoyed the traditional artisans who are so good at interacting with the children and giving them the hands-on experience."

The revolutionary battle portrayal, said Colglazier, was as always the "big hit" of the festival.

Colglazier said she wanted to recognize all of the volunteers from the festival, including those from the Rotary Club of Exeter, who were collecting donations along Swasey Parkway on the museum's behalf.

Another aspect of the festival Colglazier wished to recognize were the downtown retail merchants who actively participated in the festival and were out in Colonial costume and had activities for children on the sidewalk in front of the stores.

"It was great to have the whole of Water Street participating in the event," she said. "It literally extended the festival further down the street where we have the street closed off and it expanded the festival farther down the street and made it even more of a town-wide event."

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Off-duty officer charged in assault

Off-duty East Kingston officer charged in assault

By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2010
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EAST KINGSTON – An off-duty East Kingston police officer is facing assault charges after a fight late Sunday night in Salisbury, Mass., that left another man seriously injured.

Chad Larson, 29, of Newton, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (his foot) and aggravated assault and battery.

Larson is a full-time officer in East Kingston.

Another man, Seth Sanford, 30, of Salisbury, Mass., was also arrested on the same charges. The two men were arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene and leaving the victim unconscious in a pool of blood in a parking lot.

According to a police report, Salisbury police were called to the area of the Ten's Show Club on North End Boulevard around 11 p.m. Sunday for a report of a fight in progress. As an officer responded, another officer reported a fight in front of the Hobo Cafe, which is located close to the strip club.

In his police report, Officer Craig LeSage said he arrived at the Hobo Cafe location and saw another officer escorting a man in handcuffs to his cruiser. At the same time, he said he heard several people screaming for help in a nearby town parking lot. People began running toward police while waving their hands and shouting, "Help. He is over here. I think he is dead!"

When he approached the town parking lot, LeSage said he saw Christopher MacRae, 22, of Haverhill, Mass., laying on his back with a large pool of blood around his head.

"As I got closer to render First Aid I observed the male party to have severe facial lacerations as well as severe contusions on his face, neck and head," LeSage said.

A woman who witnessed the fight told police that she saw the victim hit from behind, knocked to the ground, and kicked in the face while he was walking with a woman. She said she saw the two men kicking the victim in the head while he was on the ground "defenseless and unconscious."

"When he finally dropped they kept pounding on his face with their feet," she said in a written statement.

The woman also provided police with the license plate number of a white truck that had fled the scene. The truck was registered to Larson, police said.

Police immediately alerted other local police agencies to be on the lookout for the truck while MacRae was airlifted to a Boston hospital.

A short time later, police in Merrimac, Mass., stopped Larson's truck on Route 110. At the time of the stop, police said Sanford was behind the wheel and Larson was a passenger.

During the stop, police noticed blood on Sanford's feet and around his fingers and that his knuckles were red and swollen.

While handcuffing Larson police saw blood on the top of his right sneaker that appeared to be fresh, the police report said.

While searching the truck police reported finding a large amount of blood splattered on the driver's side and on the truck's running board.

Meanwhile, another woman told police that she and her friends were at the Surfside 5 Bar in Salisbury having drinks and at the end of the night Sanford walked her to her vehicle, the report said. She told police that she and Sanford were "saying goodnight" when MacRae "came out of nowhere and struck her and Sanford in the face." At that point the two men began to wrestle on the ground, she reported.

The woman said she yelled for the men to stop, and when they didn't, she ran across the street to the Ten's club to get her friends.

Larson and Sanford were arraigned in Newburyport District Court Monday morning and are being held without bail in a Massachusetts jail pending a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday.

An employee at Ten's said the club closes at 1 a.m. and he was there until about 2 a.m. and that no fight occurred in the club's parking lot. He said there were "several fights" in a parking lot across the street from Ten's. The worker said he saw several police cruisers in that parking lot shortly before he left for the night.

East Kingston Police Chief Reid Simpson was unavailable for comment on Larson's status with the department.

Selectman David Pendell Jr. said only that he was aware of the incident. Selectmen were expected to meet last night for a regular board meeting, but Pendell, who said he didn't know specific details, wasn't sure if the matter would be discussed.

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East Kingston resident may sue neighbors

East Kingston resident may sue neighbors over trash
Claims waste, recycle containers are eyesore


By KATHLEEN D. BAILEY
newsletter@seacoastonline.com
July 09, 2010 2:00 AM

EAST KINGSTON — East Kingston resident Timothy Law is planning legal action against the homeowners association for the two East Kingston senior housing developments. He alleges Cricket Hill and Maplevale Farms and Woods failed to follow repeated requests to move a Dumpster away from his Maplevale Road property.

A hearing on the issue will be held Wednesday, July 28, at 9 a.m. in Rockingham Superior Court in Brentwood. Though the three East Kingston selectmen, Chairman Richard Poelaert, Matthew Dworman and David Pendell, will send a representative to the hearing, they said in Monday night's meeting that the problem is a civil matter between Law and the homeowners association.

Barbara Williams, president of the Cricket Hill homeowners' group, confirmed that the homeowners associations have been served with papers indicating a lawsuit.

The Dumpster in question is located on Holly Lane, the connector road between the two senior housing developments, Cricket Hill and Maplevale Farms and Woods. In addition to the Dumpster, there are two recycling containers in the area.

According to Law, the Dumpster's current location is, first, a clear violation of the East Kingston zoning law and, second, a nuisance. Law wrote in an e-mail that he had tried to appeal to the "better nature" of the homeowners' group. But, he wrote, "a small group of self-interested homeowners is forcing me to seek justice in the courts." Other than that, he said, "I can't comment at the advice of my lawyer."

In the May 10 selectmen's meeting, Law discussed the Dumpster with Selectmen Matthew Dworman and David Pendell. Selectmen Chairman Richard Poelaert was absent.

At that time, Law contended that according to the site plan review, the Dumpster was originally supposed to be located in the senior development Cricket Hill, the first development built, across from its clubhouse. Law also contends that since the receptacles were not on Holly Lane in the site plan, no documentation for their placement exists.

But Rob Caron, chairman of the East Kingston Solid Waste Committee, said the fact that the Dumpster should have been at the clubhouse is "not correct." It may have been that way on an early plan, he said, but there have since been several revisions.

Law also said in the May 10 meeting that the current placement of the Dumpster is less than 25 feet from his home, and the zoning laws for elderly housing, approved in 2005, mandate a 100-foot buffer on the perimeter of the property.

Selectmen in the Monday meeting confirmed that the current zoning for elderly housing is a 100-foot buffer, but said the 25-foot buffer was in effect when the complexes were built, and the 25 feet were "grandfathered" in. They further said the new Dumpster is actually 27 feet from Law's home.

Law, who has three children, also said in the meeting that the Dumpster's location is a nuisance for his family. Though it was intended for use of the residents of the senior communities, he said, people from outside dump their trash there, and come and go at all hours. His family is disturbed by their car lights and radios, he said. One son's bedroom is directly over the Dumpster, and they have to keep his bedroom window closed, Law said. Further, Law said, the Dumpster's location would attract "predatory types" and crimes of opportunity. He does not allow his children to play on that side of the house, he said.

Police Chief Richard R. Simpson said his officers do "our regular patrol" in that area. He said he has not heard any formal complaints from Law, or anyone else, since the new Dumpster went in.

Law has been before the town regarding the Dumpster at other times. In June 2009, the Board of Selectmen responded to his concerns in a letter stating that the code enforcement officer had determined there were no code violations.

Caron doesn't see the seniors moving the Dumpster any time soon: The site, he said, was chosen because it's between the two communities. "The land is earmarked for the Dumpster," he said. To move it, the association would have to rewrite its covenants, according to him. The Dumpster was also there when Law bought his house, Caron said.

In the May meeting Law also objected to a new 22-foot Dumpster going in, to replace two 10-foot Dumpsters. Dworman told him the new container was needed to supply the demands of the community, which has more than 100 homes. There are 40 homes in Cricket Hill and 66 in Maplevale Farms and Woods. The new Dumpster was recently delivered, according to Administrative Assistant Deborah Gallant.

Barbara Williams said in a phone interview that the two senior associations have tried to work with Law. The former president of the Cricket Hill group offered to put up a fence around the offending trash receptacles, an offer Law refused.

"In his eyes, we can't do anything right," Williams said.

While Williams is recently retired, she's concerned about the older people in the developments. It's not just "over 55," she pointed out. "Some of them are over 70. They're struggling to keep their lives together, with health problems and other issues. They don't need this."

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Verizon Hopeline

Verizon Hopeline

The East Kingston Police Department would like to thank those who have donated their old cell phones, chargers and accessories to the Verizon Hopeline program.

To date we have collected about 75 phones that were shipped to Verizon Wireless and then distributed to Police Departments and safe havens to be given to the victims of domestic violence.

We would like to remind you that the collection is ongoing and the Police Department and Library are both drop sites.

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Carmen's Open!

Carmen's Open!

Kathy Ann's Bakery & Restaurant @ Carmen's is now open! Come check out the great full Breakfast menu featuring a huge variety of pancakes, waffles, the 'basics'(eggs,bacon,home fries, etc), and specialties such as Eggs Benedict...!

The lunch and dinner menu is also full of a great variety of sandwiches and subs, super size sandwiches and hoagies, salads, soup or chowder, seafood, italian, and homestyle dinners including meat loaf and chicken. If you're in the mood for pizza...

we have a full piza menu with a large variety of pizza's to choose from. Take is also available. We will also be featuring a full bar, so enjoy your favorite cocktail, glass of wine, or a beer with your meal.


We are located on the corner of the 107 & 108. 580-1985
Come see us!

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Fresh Air Fitness Class

Fit*Necessity Fitness is hosting an 'outside fitness class' in Kingston on Wednesday nights and might be adding Monday nights by request.

Come join us for some great fresh air while getting in shape! Get your cardio for heart health & burning more calories and fat with a 30 minute warm-up walk or jog...your choice and pace with encouragement to challenge yourself. Muscle conditioning/toning through weight baring exercise including lunges and squats, stability/balance exercise engaging the core in one legged movements, and of course a great ab workout and stretching.

For more information or to join us, please contact Kathie at Fitnecessity2@aol.com or 347-1726. All ages over 12 are welcome :)