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Committee advances student‑led resolution to name Bethlehem peak after Alan Shepard
Summary
A bipartisan committee endorsed HR 22 after an eighth‑grade presentation urging a mountain in Bethlehem be named for astronaut Alan Shepard; the resolution passed the committee 15–0 and will go to the full House.
Students from Barrington Middle School asked lawmakers to name a 3,814‑foot peak in Bethlehem for astronaut Alan Shepard, and their presentation helped carry the committee to a unanimous recommendation. Representative Lehi Turcotte, the bill’s prime sponsor, brought the eighth‑grade civics project to the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, and two student representatives, Shelby Hilfiger and Danielle Bouchard, summarized Shepard’s life and argued local memorialization would keep…
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