Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited the historic Gale School, in Belmont, Tuesday evening, to celebrate its recent reopening. Shaheen met with community leaders from the Save Our Gale School Committee, some of whom attended the school decades ago, Lakes Region Community Developers staff who led renovations, and staff from the Boys & Girls Club Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center, now on the first floor of the Gale School. In 2022, Shaheen secured over $390,000 in congressionally-directed spending for renovating the Gale School, which increases access to affordable childcare in the Lakes Region. Shaheen said in a small community like Belmont, residents grow up with these landmarks, and it was exciting to see the community involvement and preservation of such a beloved place.
— Delaney Nickerson
From left are Erica Brough, center director at the the Boys & Girls Club Belmont Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Caitlin Meaney, asset management director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Amanda Carroll and Shari Lancaster from the Boys & Girls Club; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Carmen Lorentz, LRCD executive director; and Woody Fogg and Brenda Paquette of the Save Our Gale School Committee, stand in front of the Gale School Tuesday, celebrating its recent reopening, made possible in part by Shaheen's efforts to secure funds for the project in 2022. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, Carmen Lorentz, executive director of Lakes Region Community Developers; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; Shari Lancaster of the Boys & Girls Club's Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); and Brenda Paquette, treasurer of the Save Our Gale School Committee, look up at the newly reopened Gale School on Tuesday. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left are Erica Brough, center director at the the Boys & Girls Club Belmont Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Caitlin Meaney, asset management director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Amanda Carroll and Shari Lancaster from the Boys & Girls Club; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Carmen Lorentz, LRCD executive director; and Woody Fogg and Brenda Paquette of the Save Our Gale School Committee. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Woody Fogg, left, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee, recounts his time at the school as a child to Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers, center, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), after the building's recent reopening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), discuss the Gale School in the Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center on Tuesday. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left John Jarvis, state operations manager for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; and Shaheen discuss the Gale School's Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center Tuesday evening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, John Jarvis, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)'s state operations manager; Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; and Shaheen discuss the opening of the Gale School. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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From left are Erica Brough, center director at the the Boys & Girls Club Belmont Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Caitlin Meaney, asset management director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Amanda Carroll and Shari Lancaster from the Boys & Girls Club; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Carmen Lorentz, LRCD executive director; and Woody Fogg and Brenda Paquette of the Save Our Gale School Committee, stand in front of the Gale School Tuesday, celebrating its recent reopening, made possible in part by Shaheen's efforts to secure funds for the project in 2022. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, Carmen Lorentz, executive director of Lakes Region Community Developers; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; Shari Lancaster of the Boys & Girls Club's Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); and Brenda Paquette, treasurer of the Save Our Gale School Committee, look up at the newly reopened Gale School on Tuesday. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left are Erica Brough, center director at the the Boys & Girls Club Belmont Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center; Caitlin Meaney, asset management director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Amanda Carroll and Shari Lancaster from the Boys & Girls Club; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Carmen Lorentz, LRCD executive director; and Woody Fogg and Brenda Paquette of the Save Our Gale School Committee. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Woody Fogg, left, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee, recounts his time at the school as a child to Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers, center, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), after the building's recent reopening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), discuss the Gale School in the Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center on Tuesday. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Brenda Paquette, center, member of the Save Our Gale School Committee, gifts Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), right, with a picture of the old Gale School in Belmont, Tuesday evening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Brenda Paquette, left, member of the Save Our Gale School Committee, gifts Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) with a picture of the old Gale School in Belmont, Tuesday evening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left John Jarvis, state operations manager for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; and Shaheen discuss the Gale School's Sara M. Allen Early Learning Center Tuesday evening. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, John Jarvis, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)'s state operations manager; Woody Fogg, longtime member of the Save Our Gale School Committee; Carmen Lorentz, executive director at Lakes Region Community Developers; Erica Brough, center director at Belmont Early Learning Center; and Shaheen discuss the opening of the Gale School. (Delaney Nickerson/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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