In this episode of Off the Gravel Road, Robb sits down with Art St. Laurent, owner of Art’s Ammo & Firearms, longtime law enforcement officer, and first-year Selectman in Pittsfield, NH.
Art shares what it was like serving as a hometown police officer for 20 years, how his shop has become a gathering place for the community, and why he’s passionate about youth firearm safety programs at TL Storer and his work as a New Hampshire Hunter Education instructor.
Together, Robb and Art reflect on being first-term Select Board members, compare the struggles facing Pittsfield and Barnstead, and dig into the biggest challenge both towns share: school funding. From Barnstead’s history of sending students to Pittsfield High, to today’s calls for regional collaboration, the conversation explores how two neighboring communities can support each other in preserving tradition while adapting to change.
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