Peter was born and raised in the town of Woodland (Aroostock County) Maine. The farm life created a passion for growing things that still very much exist today. He attended local schools and also attended Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine graduating in 1967. Following MCI, Peter attended New England College – Henniker, NH graduating in 1971. The very next stop was Ft. Dix, NJ for basic training. Thus spending the next six years in the NH Army National Guard.
He and his late wife, Marilyn, lived in Contoocook village which is in the town of Hopkinton, NH where they had 3 fine youngsters. Marilyn taught school after the kids were grown and was incredibly passionate about teaching reading.
During the 47 years in the community, Peter wore many hats. He spent 30 years actively involved in the Hopkinton Fire Department retiring as Chief on December 31, 1999. He also served on many volunteer boards which included the Board of Selectmen for seven years; three of those years as Chairman. He also served as secretary of the Capital Area Fire Mutual Aid Compact for too many years to count and was also a member of the Central NH Regional Planning Commission.
While all the previously mentioned activities were happening, he used some of the marketing skills acquired at NEC and created a full service company from design to maintenance of draft beer dispensing systems. The passion developed as a child and carried into Hopkinton. Peter reclaimed an overgrown farm next door to his house in the village and created a pick your own blueberry farm which became certified organic in the mid 1990’s.
Peter and his wife have lived in The Villages for seven years of which the first three were snowbird years. In early 2017 the process began of building a new house in the village of Pine Hills. At that time, he and his wife sold everything in the north and moved to The Villages permanently.
It’s time to get to work!!!!
