Town of Hampton - Lane Memorial Library

Victor was a great candidate for this position. The position requires a person with extensive
background in accounting and finance. Vic possesses a Certificate in Accounting from Bentley
College and has many years of being familiar with the Beach area from his position on the police
force. Since putting the parking lots under the Recreation and Parks Department in 2000 we have
made some significant changes. We have re-done paperwork and record keeping to make it as
efficient as possible. We have replaced two of the three sheds at the lots and have re-paved and
stripped two of the lots. We took down old and rotten fences and do our best to collect trash in a
timely manner. These changes have made a huge difference in the look of the lots and has made it into
a pretty smooth running operation.
Programs were in full force this year and new and positive programs happened for the community
through the Recreation and Parks Department. Our new programs included Sports Conditioning that
was led by Hampton resident Jay Murphy, Lego Camp and Intro to Drawing which were all quite
popular among our residents and will be returning in 2007. We also had the return of the First Tee
Golf program at Sagamore Golf and tennis lessons for the community at the WHS Courts through
Littlefield Network Tennis. We are very proud of Shelby Watterworth, who is the first resident to
become a Black Belt through our Shorin-Ryu Karate classes. Shelby was one of the original
participants from the inception of the course in 2001. This class is led by Hampton resident and 6 th
degree black belt Jim McGee. Congratulations Shelby!
This year the Hampton Recreation & Parks Department hosted their first annual Summer Fest. It was
90 degrees on July 15 th but that did not stop townspeople from coming down to Tuck Field for some
family fun. Sonja Deardon owner of Fitness Revolution and her staff were there to put on a
demonstration of one of the new Body Jam classes. Staff and participants of the Atlantic Karate
School and Rye Airfield were also there providing demonstrations for the townspeople. One of the
demonstrating members of the Atlantic Karate School was Hampton resident L.B Morrissey who has
achieved his black belt Uechi-Ryu karate. We also had two bands
there. First we had “Cheaper than Good Will” headed by Mike Lally
and Brett Gallo and then we had “Lonely Gus”, none other than Gus
Carlson. Both bands put on fabulous shows! Hampton Boy Scouts
Troop 176 lead by Warren White had a campout at Tuck Field the
night before the event and helped us out in the morning for set up.
They also had a water bottle rocket demonstration. Many Hampton
Fire Fighters were at the Fest serving up a great spaghetti luncheon
and some Hampton Police Officers were there with a fun antique car
and part of the mounted patrol. Kevin from New England Reptile
could also be found there with his group of animals and reptiles.
There was a huge rock climbing wall, carnival games and face painting
with our summer camp counselors, a health booth with the Lions Club,
senior bingo, old fashion games with the James House crew, and Tai
Chi with local resident, Jim Winner, one of the most popular events
that day was the dunking tank! Fun was had by all at the 1 st Annual
Hampton Summer Fest.
Camper playing air hockey
at Tuck Field Camp
Unfortunately this year’s Tree Lighting Ceremony was cancelled due to the weather. But the parade
put on by the Chamber of Commerce was great. Thanks goes out to the Recreation Advisory Council
for all the work they did to get the Hampton Recreation and Parks float ready for the parade as well as
their participation on parade day. It is a labor intensive effort to put a float together and lots of hard
work goes in every year. Special thanks to Mike and Sharon Plouffe for their continued participation
with the Hampton Recreation Advisory Council and the Hampton Recreation Department each year in
the parade.
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