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By Edith [email protected]

BERLIN — Coös County com-mission chairman Tom Brady, aRepublican of Jefferson, wel-comed his fellow commissioners— vice chairman Paul Grenier, aDemocrat of Berlin, and clerkRick Samson, a Republican ofStewartstown — and nine of the10 members of the county delega-tion of state representatives toFriday night’s joint meeting. OnlyRep. Marcia Hammon of White-field, concerned about icy roads,was not on hand.

“We’ve turned a new page;both the delegation and commis-sioners are parts of a team, andwe must be sure not to trample oneach other,” Brady explained. “AsRepublicans and Democrats wewill talk to each other and workthings out.”

Delegation chairman Rep.Robert Theberge of Berlin notedthat the relationship between thecommission and delegation is es-tablished in law and that he is ea-ger to mend fences and potential-ly to forge new alliances.

Brady introduced Congress-man Annie Kuster to the group,which also included county ad-

ministrator Jennifer Fish andnursing home administratorsLouise Belanger of Berlin and Lau-ra Mills of Canaan, Vt.

“This is my first official day onthe job back in my District,”Kuster said, noting she had been

sworn in on Jan. 3. “I have verystrong personal ties to the NorthCountry, which has includedweekend recreation for much ofmy life. My father was an WildcatMountain investor; we went hik-ing in the summer in the Whites;

and I traveled to Berlin to watchmy brothers play hockey.”

Kuster said that her first stopearlier in the day was to meetwith Plymouth State University


BERLIN — After listening totestimony, viewing site plans andasking questions for an hour-and-a-half on Thursday morning, allnine members of the state SiteEvaluation Committee (SEC) vot-ed unanimously to amend BerlinStation’s permit — a Certificate ofSite and Facility — to build andoperate a 75-megawatt biomasspower plant on a section of theformer Burgess pulp mill site.

Now named Burgess BioPow-er, Cate Street Capital’s $275 mil-lion project has a 20-year pur-chase power agreement with Pub-lic Service of New Hampshire(PSNH) to buy 100 percent of theelectricity produced in the wood-burning plant.

The amended certificate willallow Babcock & Wilcox Con-struction Co., Inc. (BWCC), thecontractor hired to engineer, pro-cure, and construct (EPC) the en-tire facility, to reconfigure thewood yard by continuing to builda 450-foot-long A-frame overheadstack-out conveyer and an under-pile reclaim conveyor system.

Cate Street Capital’s managingdirector of developmentDammon Frecker explained thatthe new system is more highly au-tomated than the original plan, re-ducing the need for some heavydiesel-operated mobile equip-ment that will cut down on noise,air-borne particulates, and dust.Wood chip pile configurationswere also revised. Rather thanthree individual and roughlysquare-shaped piles the modified

plan calls for one pile of similarshape plus one oval pile.

Frecker also testified that theimpermeable or paved surfacewould be reduced by nearly12,000 square feet, much in thearea along the Androscoggin Riv-er that is subject to the state’sShoreland Water Quality Protec-tion Act. The height of the wood-processing building will only be45 feet tall, rather than 60 feet asoriginally planned.

“The proposed changes willminimize the project's overall im-pacts and improve the biomassfacility's reliability and perform-ance,” Frecker concluded.

Former Crown Vantageforester Phil Bryce, formerly ofMilan, who is the Interim Com-missioner of the state Depart-ment of Resources and Develop-ment (DRED) and Director of thestate Division of Parks and Recre-ation, pointed out that he is gladto learn that the engineers hadworked to simplify the design and“get it right” because wood-han-dling facilities often become op-erational trouble spots.

A more automated system hasnot changed Cate Street’s expec-tation that 40 on-site jobs will becreated, however. The plan modi-fications will allow workers to be

more effectively utilized. Cate Street reports that the

project on schedule and expectedto be operational by the end ofthe year, most likely on Oct. 17,when the keys will be turned overto Cate Street. Commissioning —burning wood for limitedamounts of time in order to testand tweak the system — will like-ly begin in June. A subsidiary ofDelta Power Services, LLC, a Bab-cock & Wilcox company, holds aseparate six-year $19 million-pluscontract to provide operationsand maintenance services (O&M)for the plant. The hiring processwill soon begin.

Although the Certificate calledfor Berlin Station to pay for thedesign, development, and con-struction of a River Walk on theedge of the Androscoggin as rec-ommended by a citizens’ commu-nity benefits committee, the Citylater determined that the pro-posed project was flawed and im-practical and should not be con-

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The first Neighborhoods Guide weekly photo winner is Daniel C.Fournier with this picturesque scene of a frosted field at sunsetacross the street of Lancaster Auto. There are still seven-weeks leftin the photo contest so keep snapping and email images to [email protected]

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Site Evaluation Committee modifiesBerlin Station certificate

PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER

Cate Street Capital spokesman Dammon Frecker, standing, presentedinformation to the state Site Evaluation Committee on Thursday morningat Berlin City Hall and secured a unanimous vote, 9 to 0, to amendBurgess BioPower’s state permit, including dropping the requirementthat a River Walk be constructed on the east side of the AndroscogginRiver after the City decided this community benefit would be impractical.

see COMMIITTEE, page A9


Second Congressional District Rep. Annie Kuster, a Democrat of Hopkinton, posed for a photograph on Fridayevening, Jan. 11, with state Reps. Herb Richardson and Leon Rideout, both Republicans of Lancaster, and coun-ty commission chairman Tom Brady, a Republican of Jefferson, at a meeting held at the Coös County nursinghome in Berlin.

Coös commissioners, state repshold joint meeting, back ATV trail

Congressman Annie Kuster drops by

see MEETING, page A9


Mill manager Willis Blevins was pleased to show Second DistrictCongressman Annie Kuster the new tissue machine in operation onFriday afternoon at Gorham Paper and Tissue (GPT), thanks to sub-stantial investments by Patriarch Partners LLC, a New York private-equity firm headed by Lynn Tilton that bought the Gorham mill inMay 2011.

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GORHAM — Rep. AnnieMcLane Kuster, a Democrat ofHopkinton, made her first forayon Friday into the Second Con-gressional District since beingsworn in. After stops in Ply-mouth, Littleton and Lancaster,she toured Gorham Paper andTissue, LLC, (GPT) where threepaper machines were running.

Mill manager Willis Blevinsupdated Kuster on GPT that shehad visited last when the newfour-story building to house theABK Italia tissue machine wasunder construction. The newmachine produced its first com-mercial run of white towelingon the night of Oct. 3, 2012.

“American-made tissue hasa competitive advantage overthat made in China and SouthAmerica because it is both light-weight and bulky, making it ex-pensive to ship, and becausethe market is growing aroundthe world as the population andliving standards rapidly rise inplaces like China, India, andparts of Africa,” Blevins ex-

plained. “The industry expectsthat three to six tissue ma-chines will be installed per yearuntil 2020.”

GPT tissue and away-from-home toweling sales are robust.“I wish I had another tissue ma-chine right now,” the mill man-ager said.

Blevins said he has told Pa-triarch Partners’ CEO LynnTilton, who holds GPT in herportfolio, that the mill couldsupport three tissue machines.Current thinking, he said, how-ever, is that one tissue machinewould be located at GPT’s sistermill Old Town Fuel and Fiber inOld Town, Me., which producespulp, and the other at GPT.

A rewinder designed to slitrolls of paper into narrowerwidths is already stored at themill site in four containers. “It’sjust a matter of time and weath-er as to when a new building willbe constructed to house that,”said Willis, noting that thiswould require demolition of anold structure.

see PAPER MILL, page A9

Lack of a demolition permit is anissue at Groveton mill site


GROVETON — The currentowner of the combined formerWausau and Groveton PaperBoard site believes that it has itspaperwork and permits in orderto allow it to continue to demol-ish the mill buildings.

“(There are) no issues withpermitting,” wrote Eric Wnuck, amanaging member of Green Steel,LLC, of Scottsdale, Ariz., in an e-mail exchange. “We have an as-bestos removal contractor stag-ing right now with anticipation ofthe waiting permit expiring to-morrow (Jan. 14) and the abate-ment permit becoming effective.This permit was submitted to DESat the end of Dec. 2012.

“There has been no stoppageof demolition or hindering of ourprogress at the Groveton site,”Wnuck continued.

“As a matter of fact, we havehad positive conversations with

companies that are interested inrelocating to the Groveton site;we and the North County area willbe excited to see where the con-versation leads.”

Spokesman Jim Martin of thestate Department of Environmen-tal Services (NHDES) in both an e-mail exchange and phone inter-view explained that the companydoes not have the needed demo-lition permit in hand.

“I reconfirmed this morningthat we (NHDES) are still waitingon information from them (GreenSteel),” Martin explained on Mon-day. “They have submitted someinformation to us, so that may bewhat they are referring to.”

Last week, Martin confirmedin a phone interview that GreenSteel had begun demolition workon Dec. 11 without a routine dem-olition permit in hand. The com-pany operates locally under thename Groveton NH1.

A photograph published in

the Dec. 19 issue of this newspa-per under the headline “Hassansees mill demolition underway”apparently sent NHDES employ-ees to checking their files to see ifthe state agency had issued a per-mit, which turned out not to bethe case.

GREAT president Brian Bres-nahan said that he has seen acopy of a federal EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) permit,however.

Nonetheless, New Hampshirerequires a state permit as appar-

ently is the case in nearly everystate.

The subject came up at theJan. 9 Northumberland PlanningBoard meeting (see related arti-cle) after the town select boardagreed to advise that board not togrant Groveton Acquisition’s re-quests for lot line adjustmentsand a minor subdivision. Thestate had apparently notified thetown office that demolition workcould not continue without astate permit.

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LANCASTER — Ashley Bailey,26 of Maine, was recently indictedin response to a motorcycle colli-sion in Dummer that claimed thelife of Thomas Zapulla, 61 of Tor-rington, Conn., over Father’s Dayweekend in 2012.

Bailey is charged with twocounts of negligent homicide alleg-ing she was driving erratically un-der the influence of alcohol andcrossed the double-yellow mid-line. Bailey is scheduled to be ar-raigned at Coos County SuperiorCourt in Lancaster on Jan. 22.

According to police Zapullaand some friends were ridingSouth on Route 16 when a 2004Hyundai Elantra driven by Baileycrossed into his lane and struckhim. Zapulla was ejected from hisHarley Davidson and pronounceddead at the scene. The incidentwas reported to the NH State Po-lice at 3:15 p.m.

Bailey was transported to theAndroscoggin Valley Hospital in

Berlin. She was treated for seriousinjuries, but remained in stablecondition. Bailey had three pas-sengers in her vehicle, one ofwhich was treated for minor in-juries.

According to Zappulla’s friend

Bud Wilkinson the scenic ride upto northern New Hampshire wasan annual tradition during LaconiaBike Week. Wilkinson also notedthat Zappulla had logged 300,000miles on a motorcycle over thepast 35-plus years.

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Motorcyclist Thomas Zapulla killed last year in a motor vehicle collisionin Dummer.

By Jody HouleContributing writer

NORTH COUNTRY – Januarythaw warmed us up a little thisweek after dealing with the frigidcold we had at the beginning ofthe year. There is still plenty ofsnow left over from the end oflast year’s blizzards and from afew smaller storms we had at thebeginning of this year. TheNortheast was considered one ofthe snowiest places in the US atthe end of 2012. We are highlylikely to get more heavy stormsand frigid below zero weatherthis winter and North Countryresidents are used to it – it isweather conditions that we ex-pect, and so we handle it.

The Mount Washington Ob-servatory has adopted the slo-gan “Home of the Worst Weatherin the World.” The conditions onthe mountain may or may not ac-tually be the worst in the world,but nature has indeed chosenthe White Mountain range as one

of the windiest, coldest placeson earth.

Off the mountains, we alsodeal with freezing rain, occa-sional flooding and thunder-storms in non-winter months.Because we are far from thestates coastline, tropical stormsand hurricanes don’t usually af-fect us as much as the lowerparts of the state. What abouttornadoes and earthquakes? Weare not used to these, but histo-ry shows that we get them, andperhaps more frequently thansome may think.

It may seem that natural dis-asters are a rare occasion uphere. After all, damage done byJapan’s earthquake in 2011, Hur-ricane Katrina, and the recentHurricane Sandy are examples ofevents that have caused severedamage – the kind of damagethat the North Country isn’t sofamiliar with. However, we willnot soon forget the winter of1969, the nor’easter blizzards of

1978 and 1993, or the ice stormof 1998, which left thousandswithout power for weeks tomonths in some areas. We havehad some recent tornadoes andearthquake activity in the pastfew years, and although theywere weak, working out precau-tion and preparation methods isjust as important here. Statisticsshow that Coos County alonehas natural disasters that arenear the country’s state-by-stateaverage.

As far as tornadoes, the stateaverages two per year. The mostrecent one in Coos County oc-curred on June 1, 2011 after a se-vere hail storm produced golf-ball size hail. Tornado warningswent in effect after damage doneto trees in Jefferson was report-ed, and a funnel cloud had beenvideotaped and aired on WMURconfirming that it touched down.In 2010 on June 5, a tornado hitGorham. Although they wereweak, they still caused damageto trees and some rooftops.

A 4.3 magnitude earthquakeshook the desk-chairs in mygrammar school classroom for afew seconds in 1983 on May 29 inBerlin. It was the strongestrecorded one in Berlin history.Earthquakes in New Hampshiremay be more common thansome may think, as the state av-erages one per year. Seismicwaves travel long distances, andsome of the worst effects everfelt by earthquakes in NH werecaused by epicenters that oc-curred several miles away inplaces like Canada and Maine.Four months ago on October 16,a 4.0 magnitude earthquake oc-curred in Hollis, Maine and partsof the North Country felt it. 13years ago on tomorrow’s date,January 17, seismic activity wasfelt in the North Country from anearthquake. John Ebel, directorof the Weston Observatory atBoston College, has noted thatBerlin is a “seismically activearea.” Earthquakes with a magni-tude of 5.0 or higher cause themost damage. A 5.0 magnitudeearthquake near Ottawa, Canadawas reported on June 23, 2010. A“big one,” Ebel said, could possi-

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buildings are old up here and nottypically built to withstand an

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Eddy Deblois, left, active in Local 75 at Gorham Paper and Tissue LLC, Alex Ritchie, Cate Street Capital’s Director of Government and CommunityAffairs, and president-CEO John Hallé of Cate Street Capital that is investing $275 million in the Burgess BioPower electricity-generating projectin Berlin greatly enjoyed the Governor’s North Country Ball on Saturday night at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods.

Both SNHU sophomore Valerie Coulombe of Gorham, the 2013 MissBerlin-Gorham who sang the National Anthem at the Jan. 12Governor’s North Country Ball, and District 1 Executive CouncilorRay Burton gave the elegant event an enthusiastic thumb’s up.

Rep. Rebecca Brown, left, of Sugar Hill and Family Resource Centerexecutive director James “Jim” Michalik and his wife, SharonMichalik, discussed the state’s charitable needs at Saturday night’sNorth Country Ball honoring Gov. Maggie Hassan.

Former state Sen. John Gallus, Republican of Berlin, left, and his wife Peggy, and Pat D’Allesandro and her husband, veteran state Sen. LouD’Allesandro, a Democrat of Manchester, were on hand to honor Gov. Maggie Hassan on Saturday night at the North Country Inaugural Ball atthe Omni Mount Washington in Bretton Woods.

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– LETTER TO THE EDITOR –No to Tar sands oil

To the Editor and North CountryCitizens,

Perhaps you have heard of tarsands oil, "the dirtiest oil on theplanet". Maybe you have heardabout the Keystone XL tar sandspipeline out west and the ongoingefforts to halt it by environmen-talists and property owners. Ifyou pay attention to environmen-tal issues, you may have evenheard about the devastating tarsands oil spill in the KalamazooRiver two years ago; the clean upis still not complete. But perhapsyou are unaware of the proposalto bring tar sands oil from Canadaright through our own beautifulNorth Country.

Sometimes called "Trailbreak-er", it's a plan to reverse the flow

of oil in existing pipelines, includ-ing the Portland - MontrealPipeline and Enbridge Line 9, inorder to carry heavy, corrosivetar sands from Alberta, Canada,to Montreal and then throughnorthern New England to Port-land, Maine. ( Exxon-Mobile is theparent company of the pipelineowners, who have already beencited by federal regulators for fail-ing to maintain the pipeline.) InN.H. the pipeline goes from Ver-mont under the Connecticut Riv-er near Lancaster, through Jeffer-son, Randolph, Gorham, and Shel-burne, and on into Maine. Be-cause these pipelines were builtmany years ago to different stan-dards, it is inevitable that leaksand spills from these aged pipes

will do irreparable harm to ourland, lakes, rivers, and streams.

The risk of ruptures and oilspills from this pipeline is real.Tar sands oil is far heavier, moreviscous and dense, more corro-sive, and more abrasive than con-ventional crude oil. Parts of thepipeline are 60 years old, andwere never meant to carry tarsands. Spills in bodies of waterare especially devastating anddifficult to clean up, are toxic towildlife, and can affect the humancentral nervous system. Apipeline rupture in a river wouldaffect everyone downstream formany miles. Are you willing to ac-cept this risk? I'm not.

On Wednesday, January 23 atnoon on the bridge over the Con-

necticut River on Route 2 nearLancaster, N.H. concerned citi-zens from Vt. and N.H. will joinhands over the river for a peace-ful protest against tar sands oil.The pipeline is 100 yards down-stream from this scenic spot. Ifyou care about our water, land,wildlife, and health, please join uson the bridge to say "NO" to tarsands.

For more information, pleasecheck outwww.tarsandsfreene.org, andfind our "Hands Across the River"event on Face Book:http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/466059446791428/

Sincerely,Corry Hughes

Jefferson

Editorial

Don’t judge agun by its stock

Well, the drumbeat is growing more insistent for Congress toenact some kind of new gun control legislation in the wake of lastmonth’s horrific mass killing in Newtown, Conn., and despite thefever pitch approaching a propaganda campaign by the nationalmedia, the most recent Gallup poll continues to show a majorityopposed to any new laws.

Last week Vice President Joe Biden met with various interestgroups to discuss violence, though the perception among manyis that he is more interested in demonizing gun owners ratherthan tackling violence.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, keeping Rahm Emanuel’sadage in mind, “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste”,is proposing legislation she has been working on over a year. Itis not a response to fix a problem brought to mind by the horrif-ic crime—the crime is a cynical political moment of opportunity.

Though the legislation has not been released yet, she has is-sued previews of it on her website. It no doubt will be of concernto gun owners throughout the North Country, where guns are away of life. Though ostensibly aimed at assault weapon look-alikes, the legislation is really aimed at most, if not all, semi-au-tomatic sporting rifles and pistols. Rifles of any kind are used infew murders every year compared to handguns or even knives,though a few have been extremely high profile.

Besides being a bill that would do little to save lives, it has se-rious problems that should disturb anyone concerned about civ-il liberties. The bill if passed as proposed by Feinstein would begovernment theft on a huge scale, not just of citizens’ libertiesbut of their property as well. Of course the cry will go out that noone would be taking anyone’s guns away, they would be able tokeep them. However the law would forbid the sale or transfer ofthe guns, even to one’s heirs. Upon the gun owner’s death, itwould have to be surrendered to the federal government withoutcompensation, so the theft would simply be postponed. Theftmay be a harsh word but there is no other word for it. Even in Eng-land and Australia, when they enacted their notorious gun con-fiscation schemes, they compensated the owners at market val-ue of the guns.

The workings of Feinstein’s office in putting this law togetherillustrate the cynical, not to mention uninformed nature of theprocess. Feinstein said she has been “looking at pictures of guns”to determine what guns should be banned and which should not,as if their appearance is what makes them deadly. Word hasleaked from her office that the 70-year old M1 Carbine is on herlist, a firearm that is rarely if ever used in a crime. Even Canada,when it enacted sweeping gun control laws, left this rifle alone.

She keeps raging against the AR-15 as a modern weapon of warthat has no sporting purpose. Weapon of war? World War II per-haps. No modern military uses a strictly semi-automatic rifle any-more as its main infantry weapon. And as for no sporting pur-pose, the AR-15 and its clones are the most popular sporting andhunting rifles in the country because they are rugged and resist-ant to weather. With a five round magazine (the maximum al-lowed when hunting) they are no different than any other semi-automatic hunting rifle. Perhaps this is where Feinstein andBiden should be concentrating their efforts. Instead of looking atpictures of guns to determine which are scary, they should beconcentrating on the high capacity magazines. That is whatmakes any weapon more deadly, including those used in thesehorrific killings like Newtown. It also has more of a chance of pas-sage and gaining wider support than sweeping gun bans and reg-istration, which may not pass Constitutional muster anyway, andthat would be ignored by millions of Americans. While we areloath to support any gun control measure, concentrating on themagazines has a measure of common sense missing from the restof the anti-gun platform.

Some pressure has been brought to bear on Sen. Kelly Ayottefor so far resisting the gun control bandwagon but we say sheshould be commended for looking before leaping. Emotionshould not be the impetus for legislation.

It has long been my habit,whenever I was crossing Cole-brook’s Main Street bridge, tolook down at the rapids andpools of the Mohawk River. Someof this is because it was one of theplaces I fished as a kid, so I’m al-ways curious as to whether I’llsee trout or suckers restingthere, finning against the current,which makes it a good place forboth me and them to pause andponder.

The other day, while pausingthere to take a picture of the nar-row channel of open water re-maining before deep winter hadthe river fully in its grasp, I pon-dered about salmon, andwhether they truly ever swamthere, offshoots of each spring’sincredible spring spawning runall the way up the river’s 406-milemain stem. Salmon can make therun up hundreds of tributaries inhigh water during the springfreshet, but they need wide, deeppools to live in. Knowing the Mo-hawk as I do, pretty much from itshigh country springs and rivuletsto its meeting with the Connecti-cut, I thought “Well, maybe.” It’s ashallow river, never lingeringlong in its rush from higher ele-vations, with little time for largeand languid pools.

But from what I know or havelearned from more learnedfiends, salmon are quite happyand capable when it come to liv-ing in shallow water, and wouldthink nothing of going up thesmallest tributaries to spawn. Asfor being able to live there, adultfish might well have not hungaround for long after doing theirbest to ensure future genera-tions, and dropped down to deep-er pools to eke out their living un-til it was time to return to the sea.

Early records and journalshave documented that salmonmade it at least as far as First Con-necticut Lake, which means thatthey surely got to Second Lakeand Third Lake as well. FourthLake is a big mud puddle with atiny brook for an outlet, so Thirdprobably was it.

This boggles my mind when-ever I drive down the old pen-stock road alongside the smallPublic Service hydro-dynamoplant that sits there today. I thinkabout what happened therewhere the river runs between

West Stewartstown and Canaan,Vermont. Old photographs showa progression of dams, sawmillsand grist mills. What would ithave looked like without the damthat’s there today? A series of wa-terfalls and rapids, nothing morethan a lark in the park for a deter-mined salmon.

Salmon runs, said in the histo-ry books to be immense, evenmind-boggling considering theobstacles, were not stopped bypollution but rather by dams.Any pollutants---in the early daysof European settlement mostlybio-degradable---were diluted bythe volume of the spring freshet,which is precisely when salmonand shad and other anadromousfish made their way upriver.

The Connecticut flows 406miles (roughly, because it’s al-ways changing) from its source insprings above Fourth Lake,smack on the Canadian border, toOld Saybrook and the sea. Inter-estingly enough, because it picksup so much sediment along theway, historically there were somany sandbars and other imped-iments to shipping that it is one ofthe few major river mouths with-out a city.

The Connecticut River’s namestems from the Algonquin,“Quinetucket,” said to translateas “long tidal river.” It is tidal on-ly as far as Windsor Locks, Con-necticut, where settlers builtlocks to get shallow-draft ship-ping further upriver, hence thetown’s name. The Dutch built afort at what would later be Hart-ford in 1623, and another at OldSaybrooke. As settlers increasedin population and moved up theriver, they built dams at SouthHadley and Turner’s Falls. Thesewere relatively low dams, andposed little challenge for salmonin high water. But gradually en-trepreneurs heightened old damsand built new ones, until the Con-necticut became see the impos-ing, impossible to surmount riverwe see today.

Nonetheless, salmon restora-tion attempts have been going onsince the mid-1880s, and themost recent effort involved thebuilding of fish ladders---stair-ways of flowing water enablingfish to get around dams---and thecapture and release of adult fishso biologists could use their eggsto raise tiny salmon for release in-to large and small tributaries farup north along the river’s mainsteam.

However, the salmon effortmade the news last summerwhen the federal Fish andWildlife made the painful deci-sion to end it because the smallnumbers of salmon returningfrom the sea to spawn were notworth the expense. Only 50 fishhad returned in the spring of2011---in the face of 6 million fry(small fish) released in tributar-ies the year before. Fishery ex-perts agree that a minimum of1,000 adults returning to spawn isneeded for a sustainable popula-

tion.Meanwhile, a similar restora-

tion effort in the Merrimack val-ley watershed is undergoing athree-year evaluation. Dams builtin the 1800s in Lawrence andLowell pretty much put an end tothe spectacular salmon and shadruns early European explorersand settlers described, althoughthe occasional fish got aroundthese barriers only, a bit later, tobutt their noses up against thehuge dam at Manchester’sAmoskeag falls.

The restoration effort in theMerrimack watershed has beengoing on for more than 35 years.When the first fish made it up thefirst fish ladders, they were thefirst salmon seen in the riversince 1895. But the averagesalmon counted at the Amoskeagfish ladder has been 121. This putthe Merrimack effort at equal riskto the Connecticut’s.

If restoration efforts are halt-ed in both the Connecticut andthe Merrimack, that would leavethe Penobscot River watershedin Maine as the only viablesalmon effort that is not only con-tinuing, but seems well on theway to success, in large part be-cause old and unnecessary damshave been removed, making1,000 miles of previously inacces-sible tributaries available forspawning. It’s worth mentioningthat similar obstacles have beenremoved on the Souhegan River,a tributary of the Merrimack flow-

ing into the river at Nashua, thusrestoring a huge stretch of ances-tral spawning habitat.

Last spring, even as restora-tions efforts were being reviewedor ended, a strange and inspiringthing occurred. For reasons un-known, record numbers ofsalmon returned to counting sta-tions in both the Merrimack andthe Connecticut.

Perhaps this is the result of alongtime ban on salmon fishingoff the coast of Greenland, whereAtlantic salmon congregate be-fore heading for their respectiverivers to spawn. Or perhaps it isthe result of cyclic changes intheir ocean habitat. Perhaps thiswill lend renewed life for pro-grams suffering under cash-strapped entities. Or perhaps thecurrent fish ladders and re-movals of dams will continue tofunction without benefit of an ac-tual program.

Either way, the most recentruns of returning salmon can givehistorians and fish-lovers hopethat some day even the smallesttributaries, far upriver in the val-leys, hills and mountains of NewHampshire and Vermont, will seethis great fish returning to its an-cestral home.

(This column runs in 13 weeklypapers covering the northern two-thirds of New Hampshire and partsof Maine and Vermont. John Harri-gan’s address: Box 39, Colebrook,NH 03576, or [email protected])

By JOHN HARRIGAN

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JANUARY 16, 2013

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The Mohawk River, as it passes by Howard’s Restaurant and throughColebrook to the Connecticut. Did salmon ever swim up it to spawn?

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Second Connecticut Lake, at low water and showing what was probablythe original outlet to the Connecticut River before it was dammed up forholding log-drive water. If salmon made it to here, did they make it toThird Lake as well?

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Pondering the Connecticut’s tributaries:Did Atlantic salmon ever call them home?


JANUARY 16, 2013

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Cmr. Grenier predicts Tri-County CAP will shrink by 50%By Edith [email protected]

WEST STEWARTSTOWN —Coös County commissioner PaulGrenier, who also serves as May-or of Berlin, predicted at the Jan.9th county commissioners’meeting that the beleagured Tri-County CAP agency would shrinkby 50 percent from the size it hasrecently been.

“Its tentacles are going to bepulled in,” Grenier said, pointingout that it would have to focus onits core health and human serv-ices activities.

Director Anthony Blenkinsopof the Charitable Division of thestate Attorney General’s Officeput the agency into receivershipin mid-December and ProbateCourt Judge David King moved

swiftly to appoint Todd Fahey, alawyer at the Concord law firm ofOrr & Reno, to serve as a specialtrustee and also “liquidated” theauthority of its board of direc-tors, Grenier recalled.

According to a press release,three workers were laid off lastweek, and another eight wereplaced on a month-long furloughas the agency seeks to restore its

financial footing.?? The layoffsand furloughs took place in theagency’s Berlin-based weather-ization program. Employee bene-fits are apparently also going tobe curtailed.

The City of Berlin is going totry to save a $500,000 Communi-ty Development Block Grant thatis a part of the nearly $7.6 millionfinancing package put togetherfor the Notre Dame senior hous-ing project to renovate and re-purpose the former Catholichigh school. Originally the proj-ect was to have been completedunder the aegis by Tri-CountyCAP, but its Housing and Eco-nomic Development DirectorMax Makaitis is no longer on itsstaff.

The City has retained AHEAD,the Littleton-based nonprofitcommunity-based housing de-velopment organization, to takeover the Notre Dame project.

The city hopes to convincethe state Community Develop-ment Finance Authority to re-store the $500,000 CDBG that itwithdrew from Tri-County CAP

because of the agency’s financialwoes now that AHEAD hasagreed to serve as the project’sdeveloper.

“AHEAD is eager to developthis project, and we’re hopingthat the CDFA will allocate thismonies that otherwise would belost to AHEAD” Grenier said.“Still it’s going to be a hard sell.”There are things that shouldhave been done in the last calen-dar year, he said.

In other action, Harry Brownof the ATV Coalition updated theboard of commissioners onprogress made in achieving con-nectivity in ATV trails fromBerlin-Gorham to Pittsburg. Pub-licity, a dedicated website, coun-tywide maps, common signage,law enforcement, sufficient ac-cess to gas stations and restau-rants are all challenges, plus fill-ing in some trail gaps, Brownsaid. He asked the commission-ers to tap monies in some of theaccounts of the UnincorporatedPlaces in which ATV trails existto pay for solutions to some ofthese problems.

“Our trails and the beauty ofCoös County are truly unique,”said Brown, who believes thatconnected ATV trails are in eco-nomic development terms theequivalent to luring a new facto-ry to Coös County.

He said that trying to workwith either N. H. Grand or thestate Division of Travel andTourism has been a frustratingexperience.

He also urged that the countywork to develop a single dis-patch system.

The commissioners alsopointed out that they had foundthe county jail and House of Cor-rections to be in excellent shapeduring their mandatory every-six-month tour that was conduct-ed earlier that morning by Cor-rections Superintendent CraigHamelin.

The commissioners will holdhearings on a proposed 2013Coös County-sponsored $500,00CDBG grant for the Brooksideproject in Berlin at 9 a.m. onWednesday, Jan. 23, at the countynursing home in Berlin.

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Celine Leborgne was presented with the Gus Rooney Volunteer of the Year Award at the Notre DameArena on Wednesday between game periods.

SEC decides it does not need toreview 3-wind-turbine project


BERLIN — The state Site Eval-uation Committee voted onThursday afternoon to forgo re-viewing a proposed wind energyproject of up to three turbineswith a rated capacity of between4.95 and 8.55 megawatts on thewestern slope of Jericho Moun-tain.

The SEC decided on an 8-to-1vote not require the project toobtain a state permit — knownas a Certificate of Site and Facili-ty after a father-and-daughterteam — president Gordon Deaneand analyst Lindsay E. T. Deane— of Palmer Capital Corporation(www.palmcap.com), merchantbankers of Cohasset, Mass., de-scribed the relatively small windfarm that is well below the SEC’smandatory 30-megawatt thresh-old.

Lindsay Deane pointed outthat the site, previously used asa small wind farm site, includesno wetlands, has in hand a stateAlteration of Terrain permit, hascompleted an archaeological re-view that found no significant ar-tifacts on site, and is more thana mile from residential develop-ment — 7,500 feet from the near-est buildings on Route 110 and8,300 feet from downtown. Thewind farm will be visible, howev-er, from near the AndroscogginValley Hospital

Easement agreements are be-ing worked out between PalmerCapital and Jericho MountainState Park, used primarily as anATV park.

A local permitting has goneforward, and both the PlanningBoard and the Zoning Board ofAppeals approved the projectearlier in the week. An intercon-nection study is pending.

Gordon Deane said that thecompany’s intent is to have theturbines operational in 2013 orwithin the following year.

The design work is beingdone by Atlantic Design Engi-neers, Inc. of Sandwich, Mass.

As now envisioned, each ofthe three proposed steel tubeturbine towers would be 500 feetin height from base to the tip ofthe blades. The earlier onsiteturbines were shorter latticestructures.

Palmer has built small windenergy turbine projects in bothScituate and Fairhaven, Mass.;solar projects in Lowell, Mass.and in Hawaii; and landfill gasprojects in Johnson, R.I., andLos Angeles, Cal.

Public Utilities Commission(PUC) chairman Amy Ignatiusand SEC chairman Tom Burack,who heads up the state Depart-ment of Environmental Services(NHDES), pointed out that theCity has a professional planner,city manager, and sophisticatedordinances in place, all of whichindicate that the City will not beoverwhelmed by magnitude ofthis project and therefore notdependent on SEC assistance.

Should conditions changeand it become necessary, theSEC could reassert its authorityto provide oversight at any time.

There was only one dissent-ing vote. Director of the SafetyDivision Randall Knepper, a PUCstaff engineer, explained that his“no” vote recognized what hebelieves is a “squishy process”that does not fully meet full dis-closure requirements.

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A father-and-daughter team — president Gordon Deane and analystLindsay E.T. Deane — of Palmer Capital Corporation, merchant bankers ofCohasset, Mass., convinced members of the state Site EvaluationCommittee that the City of Berlin could readily make its own determinationabout whether to permit three proposed 500-foot-tall — base to blade tip— wind energy turbines on the western slope of Jericho Mountain.


Denice Carsley of Bethlehem, a 1992 graduate of the University ofMaine at Orono, works as a chemical engineer at the Gorham Paperand Tissue mill. Previously she had worked at the paper mill inGilman, Vt., and at Wausau Papers in Groveton, but after they wereshuttered was forced to move out of state to find work in her field,including being a senior research engineer at the DuPont Companyin its Richmond, Va., facility. She told Congressman Annie Kuster onher Jan. 11 tour of the GPT mill that she is happy to be back in theGranite State.

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– OBITUARIES –Arthur H. Martel

BERLIN—Arthur H. Martel, Jr.of Maynesboro Street passedaway Saturday, January 5, 2013 atAndroscoggin Valley Hospital inBerlin following a brief illness. Hewas 70.

Born on June 21, 1942 in Berlin,he was the son of Arthur H. andAnita (Demers) Martel, Sr.

A lifelong resident of Berlin, heattended Berlin Schools. On Sep-tember 17, 1974 he married DonnaL. Robinson of Berlin.

Arthur retired from the JamesRiver Corp after 20 years of serv-ice.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing,wrestling, spending time with hisfamily, and often would spendtime sitting in Gorham Park. Hewill be remembered for his hu-mor.

Besides his parents, he is pre-deceased by a sister ShirleyBourassa, Lillian Martel, and RitaMartel.

He is survived by his wife of 38years Donna L. Martel of Berlin,

A daughter Paula Fortier andher husband Paul, Jr of Gorham,son Roger Martel of Lewiston,Maine

Grandchildren: Trisha Fortier,

Natasha Fortier, Paul Fortier, III,Shelby Martel Skyler Martel andDuke Martel. A great-grandsonCameron Boudreau of Gorham.Brothers: Normand Martel ofHampton and Albert Martel of Vir-ginia Beach, Virginia. Sisters: Lu-cille Frechette, Laurette Michaud,Aurore Lavoie, Cecile Poulin, andDoris McDonald all of Berlin.

A Memorial Mass will be heldat a later date.

Arrangements are by Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 HighStreet, Berlin, NH.

Online guestbook atwww.fleury-patry.com.

Arthur H. Martel

Raymond J. LeclercBERLIN—Raymond J. Leclerc,

88 of 17 Hinchy Street, passedaway on Tuesday, January 8, 2013at his son’s home in Belmont, aftera long battle with cancer.

Born on December 15, 1924 inBerlin, he was the son of EdwardLeclerc and Mabel (Nolin) Leclerc.

He is survived by his lovingwife of 62 years, Noella Leclerc,currently residing in Belmont. Helived most of his life in Berlin.

He is a 1942 graduate of BerlinHigh School. After serving dutywith the US Army Modern Day Cav-alry Tank Core as a tank mechanicsinstructor, Raymond left at the endof WWII to manage Leclerc’s Caféin Berlin.

He later worked for Saundersconstruction performing multiplemechanical skills including plumb-ing, carpentry and electrical work.He was privately employed for sev-eral years, eventually working forBrown Company, retiring underthe ownership of James RiverCorp.

He is survived by Paul and hiswife Gloria of Concord, Dennis andhis wife Beverly of Belmont, grand-sons David Leclerc and his wifeJennifer Leclerc of Manchester,

Kristina Halfpenny and her hus-band Shaine of Concord, RobinSchofield and her husbandMichael of Belmont and AaronLeclerc and his wife Cara Scala ofConcord, grandchildren Brendenand Morgan Schofield of Belmont,and June Leclerc of Manchester.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld Thursday, January 10 at St.Anne Church of Good ShepherdParish, 345 Pleasant Street, Berlin.

Visiting hours were held atFleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72High Street, Berlin, N.H.


Raymond J. Leclerc

Phyllis D. TwitchellCONCORD—Phyllis D.

Twitchell, 87, passed away on Sat-urday, January 5, 2013 at PleasantView Center in Concord. She wasborn on February 1, 1925 in Lynn,Mass. to Warren and Thelma P.Daniels. One of five sisters, Phyllisgrew up in Lynn, Mass., Manches-ter, and Gorham. She graduatedfrom the University of N.H. in 1946,where she received a degree inEnglish Literature. Phyllis wasmarried to Frederick “Bud”Twitchell in 1946 until his death in1982.

Phyllis was a homemaker formany years. In addition sheworked for the 1960 U.S. Censusdocumenting the last homes inGorham with no indoor plumbing.An avid reader, Phyllis shared herlove of books with town residentsas the assistant librarian at theGorham Public Library. She thenheld various positions within theGorham School District. After re-tiring she moved to Plymouth, andlived there for many years. She be-came active in the Plymouth Se-nior Center and enjoyed manyfriends and neighbors at Ply-mouth Terrace.

Phyllis’ greatest joy was spend-ing time with her family and espe-cially looked forward to the bian-nual “Daniels Family Reunion”that brings together the extendedfamilies of she and her sisters.The 2013 reunion will be in hermemory.

Her husband, and her sistersBarbara Gregory and Patricia Di-nardo preceded Phyllis in death.Phyllis is survived by her chil-

dren, Susan Legate and her hus-band Fred of West BarnstableMass., Sandra Ramsay of Concord,Neil Twitchell and his husbandAlan of Center Barnstead, andSarah Roy and her husband Art ofPanama City, Fla.; her sisters Car-ole “Bunny” Traynor of Ft. Pierce,Fla. and Judy Currier of Sanford,Maine; her six grandchildren,Traci, Amy, Jennifer, Abigail, Codyand Kyle and five great grandchil-dren; and many nieces andnephews.

A memorial service was held atMayhew Funeral Home (12 Lang-don St.), Plymouth, NH on Satur-day, January 12, 2013.

In lieu of flowers the family re-quests memorial donations bemade in Phyllis’ name to PeasePublic Library, 1 Russell Street inPlymouth, NH 03264.

Mayhew Funeral Homes & Cre-matorium of Meredith and Ply-mouth are handling the arrange-ments. www.mayhewfuneral-homes.com

Phyllis D. Twitchell

Gerry A. ParksFAYETTEVILLE, NC —Gerry

A. Parks, 64, of 6353 Hawfield Dri-ve, Fayetteville, NC 28303 passedaway on Tuesday January 1, 2013in Tampa, Fla. with her daughter,

Michelle, sister Esther, andMichelle’s best friend Penny ather side.

She was born in Berlin on Ju-ly 24, 1948 the daughter of Ger-ard E. Laforce and Helen B.(Roye) Laforce. Gerry was along-time resident of Fayettevilleand also lived at numerous mili-tary installations across the US,Far East and Central America.For the last 26 years she hasbeen employed at US Army SAT-MO (Security Assistance Train-ing Management Organization)serving as the Logistics BranchChief. She retired from Civil Ser-vice on August 1, 2012 after 33years of employment. She was alife member of the Special ForcesAssociation. Gerry enjoyed lifeand was a true patriot. She lovedthe military, especially support-ing the Special Forces communi-ty. She loved spending time withher daughter, son-in-law and herprecious grandson, JD.

Services will be entrusted toAdcock Funeral Home & Crema-tory of Spring Lake, NC. The fam-ily will receive visitors from 6:00-8:00pm on Wednesday, January9, 2013. A funeral service will fol-low at 2:00pm at Adcock FuneralHome & Crematory on Thursday,January 10, 2013. Gerry will belaid to rest with her parents inBerlin located in the WhiteMountains. Her family will returnher home during their annualfamily 4 of July celebration.

In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations may be made to Spe-cial Operations Association(SOA), Attn: FOB Project, 934Ashton Oaks Cir, Lakeland, FL33813; or to Green Beret Founda-tion, 18756 Stone Oak Pkwy #200,San Antonio, TX 78258.

Her daughter Michelle War-burton, son-in-law Derek andgrandson, John Derek (JD) ofApollo Beach, Fla.; sisters, PeggyQualls, Esther Gilbert, and MollyOlmstead of Gorham; and sever-al nieces, nephews and cousinssurvive her. Her parents and sis-ter Lois Lavertue predeceaseher.

Lillian M. LamontagneBERLIN—Lillian M. Lamon-

tagne formerly of Main Streetpassed away Friday, January 11,2013 at St. Vincent de Paul Nurs-ing Home in Berlin following a pe-riod of declining health. She was93.

Born on May 6, 1919 in Berlin,she was the daughter of the lateLouis and Georgine (Hachéz) Bre-ton.

Lillian attended local Schools.She married Albert E. Lamon-tagne

Lillian had three children, ason and two daughters.

She enjoyed spending timewith friends and family.

Her parents predecease her,her husband Albert in 1994, a son

Ronald A. Lamontagne and a sis-ter Viola Breton in 2008.

Her two daughters, PauletteSasserville of East Sandwich,Mass. and Lise Anne Chapman ofAriz, survive her.

Three granddaughters, onegreat grandchild and severalnieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial willbe celebrated at 1pm on Janu-ary16, at St. Anne Church of GoodShepherd Parish.

Burial will follow in Mt. Cal-vary Cemetery in Berlin



Dennis A. LamontagneBERLIN—Dennis A. Lamon-

tagne of Cole Street in Berlinpassed away Saturday, December29, 2012 at Androscoggin ValleyHospital in Berlin following abrief illness. He was 86.

Born on May 4, 1926 in Berlin,he was the son of Ephraim and

Aurelie (Lessard) Lamontagne.He served in the US Army dur-

ing World War II.Dennis was employed for The

Brown Company in Berlin as aBack Tender.

He enjoyed blueberry pickingand playing in cribbage tourna-

Alfred J. DemersGORHAM—Alfred J. Demers,

72, of Sullivan Street, passed awayon Monday, December 31, 2012, athis home. Mr. Demers was born inBerlin on June 4, 1940 the son ofNapoleon and Dorita (Richards)Demers and lived most of his life inBerlin. He had lived in Jackson fora time. He had work in the woodsfor many years for Mason Loggingand also worked as a bartender atthe VFW. Alfred liked spendingtime with his family and friends.

He is survived by his children,Keri Demers and partner Candy ofBerlin, Alfred Demers and wifeDebbie Martin Demers of Pem-

broke, Leatha Bennet of Mass. andEddie Demers of Penn.; grandchil-dren Jake Demers, Samuel De-mers; brother Jerry Demers ofMass. and sister Doris Rawthorneof Fla. He was predeceased by hiswife Janet (Roy) Demers in 2010and brothers Lionel Demers andRonald Demers.

A Celebration of his Life will beheld on Saturday January 19 at 12Noon at the VFW on Main St.,Berlin. The Bryant Funeral Home isin charge of the arrangements. On-line guestbook at www.bryantfu-neralhome.net.

Carmel R. CotePORT CHARLOTTE—Carmel

Rose Cote, 92 of Port Charlottedied Friday, January 11, 2013Tidewell Hospice, Inc. Sarasota.

She was born on July 16, 1920in Berlin to Delphis and Antoinette(Roberge) Ramsey.

Mrs. Cote moved to Floridafrom Berlin in 1990. She was pre-deceased by he husband LionelCote in 1989.

Survivors include her children:Joanne L. (Donald) Daigle of Dun-nellon, Fla.; Carol (Raymond)Ward of Port Charlotte, Fla.;George V. Cote of Errol; one broth-

er: Gerard Ramsey of Berlin; fourgrandchildren, four great grand-children and many nieces andnephews.

A Memorial Service will be heldin Berlin at a later date.

Memorial contributions maybe made in Mrs. Cote’s name toTidewell Hospice, Inc. 5955 RandBlvd. Sarasota, FL 34238.

Englewood Community Funer-al Home, Inc. has been selected tohandle arrangements. You mayshare a memory and express con-dolences to the family at www.en-glewoodfh.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church of Good Shepherd Parish

345 Pleasant St., Berlin • 752-2880Rev. Mark R. Gagne, Pastor • Rev. Kyle Stanton, Assoc. Pastor

Reconciliation: Sat., 3 pm; Holydays vigil 6 pm; Feast 8 am & 12:05 pmSat., 4:00 pm; Sun. 7:00 am, 9:00 am, & 7 pmDaily Mass: Mon. at 8am, Wed. - Fri. 8:00 am

Bread of Life ChurchApostolic Pentecostal • 603-869-3127 • 35A Mill St., LittletonSunday Worship: 3:30 p.m. • Thursday Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

Pastor: James F. SullivanHarvest Christian Fellowship A Foursquare Church

219 Willow St., Berlin • 752-5374 • Pastor: Shane RiffSunday Morning celebration begins at 10:00 am

with children’s church and nursery providedChristian Science Society

Main St., Lancaster, NH • Sunday 10:00 am Service & Sunday SchoolReading Room in Church 2nd & 4th Wednesdays • 10-2 p.m. (June - August)

West Milan United Methodist ChurchBible Study every Thursday at 7 p.m. at Andrew Mullins, 449-2159

Pastor William Simpson

Milan Community Methodist ChurchMain St., Milan • Parsonage-3344 • Church- 449-2026

Rev. William Simpson • Sunday School and Sunday Worship10:30a.m.Gorham Congregational Church, UCC

143 Main St., Gorham • 466-2136 • Minister, Rev. Dr. David Smithwww.gorhamnhucc.org • Sunday Worship 10 am • Bible Study Wed. 4:30-5:30 pm

Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month.Welcoming all people who seek a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Heritage Baptist Church Independent-Fundamental207 Jericho Rd., Berlin • 752-4523 • Rev. Dana C. Hoyt, Pastor

Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, Evening 6:00 • Thursday Bible Study 7:00Dummer Community Church

Services at Dummer Comm. Church (corner Hill & E. Side River Road)449-6628 or 449-6765

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 9:30 amBible Study after service and Wednesday at 7 pm

Lamb’s Chapel Christian Center214 School Street, Berlin • 752-5773 • www.lambschapelberlin.com

Monday Worship & Prayer 7:00 pm; Monday Men’s Fellowship 6:00 amSunday Worship 10:00 am; Thursday Bible Study & Worship 7:00 pm

Community Bible Church593 Sullivan St., Berlin • 752-4315

Wednesday Youth & Group Prayer Service 7 pmSunday Family Bible Hour 9:45 am

Morrning Worship 11 am • Evening Worship & Praise 6 pmSt. Paul Lutheran Church

Rev. Raymond Mitchell, PastorCorner Norway & 7th St., Berlin • 752-1410 Summer Worship Service: 9:30 am Sunday

Sunday School 9 am for ages 3 - adult • Sunday 10:30 am Worship No Sunday School in summer.

Holy Family Roman Catholic ChurchRev. Mark Dollard, Pastor • Rev. Kyle Stanton, Assoc. Pastor

7 Church St., Gorham • 466-2335Saturday 6:00 pm • Sunday 11:00 am • Reconciliation: Sat. 5:15 - 5:45 pm

Masses: Tues. & Thurs. 6 pm; Holydays Feast: 7 pm.

The Salvation Army15 Cole St., Berlin • 752-1644

Sunday - Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 amMonday - Friday Prayer 9 - 10 am

Riverside Assembly of GodBerlin/Gorham Rd. • 466-2851 or 466-5478 • Pastor Paul Lavigne

Sunday Worship 10:30 am • Sunday School 9:30 am • Wednesday 7:00 pm

First Baptist Church79 High Street, Berlin • 752-6215 • Reverend Dean Stiles

Sunday School 9:45 am ~ Nursery availableSunday Worship 11 am • Tuesday Bible Study 7 pm

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)Top of Gorham Hill on the left • 466-3417 • Geoff Parkerson, Branch Pres. • 752-6243

Sunday Meetings Sacrament 10 am • Sunday School 11:15 amPrsthd & Rel Soc 12:15 pm

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ments and spending time with hisfamily.

Besides his parents, he is pre-deceased by three brothers;Emery, Clarence and NormandLamontagne and two sisters; Do-ra Jacques and Jeanne Bouchard.

His daughter Linda Hillsgrove,of Lenoir City, Tenn, surviveshim.

Grandchildren: Anne Marie(Hillsgrove) Ipock, BenjaminHillsgrove and Valerie Hillsgrove.

A great-grandson Logan Ipock,Brothers: Emile Lamontagne ofSatellite Beach, Fla. and Leon La-montagne of Haverhill, Mass., Sis-ters: Doris Tardiff of Milan, andYvette Gagne of Bristol, Conn.

Services will be held in thespring.



MANCHESTER— Rev. Augus-tine Kelly, O.S.B., dean of the col-lege announces the following stu-dents that were named to theDean's List for the Fall 2012 se-mester at Saint Anselm College,Manchester.

Brooke Mae Judd, of Pitts-burg, a Nursing major and a mem-ber of the class of 2015.

Logan D. King, of Gorham, Bi-ology major and a member of theclass of 2013.

Caleb R. Mason, of NorthStratford, an International Busi-ness major and a member of theclass of 2014. Ashlynn W.Parkhurst, of Columbia, a Nurs-ing major and a member of theclass of 2016. Jacob J. Plourde, ofBerlin, a Criminal Justice majorand a member of the class of2015. Travis R. Rioux, of Pitts-burg, a Computer Science Busmajor and a member of the classof 2013.

To be eligible for this honor, astudent must compile a gradepoint average of 3.0 or better.

By Donna Lee4-H and Master Gardener ProgramCoordinator, Youth and Family Team

As I reached the half-centurymark this past year, I found myselfasking the age-old question,

“Where does the time go?” Thiswas always something that I heardcome from the mouths of thosewho were much older than me, soI never really paid attention to the

saying… until now. As the year 2013 takes off run-

ning, I find myself quickly sprintingto try and catch up. It wasn’t untila few weeks ago that I realized theissue of time (or lack of it), is some-thing that crosses generationallines. This revelation happenedduring an interview process of oneof our Grafton County 4-H mem-bers, Madeline Flynn. Madelinewas one of several 4-Her’s who wasgoing through the resume and in-terview process in order to be ableto attend National 4-H Conferenceand Congress. With her permis-sion, I’d like to share her thoughtson time management.

“As the second oldest of sevenhome schooled children I have toovercome some uncommon chal-lenges with my 4-H projects. For ex-ample, in order to complete my du-ties as club secretary for GraftonCounty Teen Club, or even writethis resume, I must coordinatecomputer time with my siblings. Ialso have to manage my time witha high volume of 4-H project areasand a self-directed high-school lev-

el course load. Despite these chal-lenges I regard my participation in4-H as worth the extra effort. “

I don’t know about you, but Ifind these thoughts from a 15 yearold to be incredibly encouraging.Her wisdom to recognize theeveryday challenges of prioritizingand managing time is an inspira-tion to me. As I face new job duties,volunteer tasks, and family re-sponsibilities, I would like to thankall of the Madeline’s out there whoremind us that what we are doingis “worth the extra effort”.

For helpful tips about manag-ing your time visit the University ofKentucky Cooperative Extensionwebsiteathttp://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/fcs7/fcs7101/fcs7101.pdf, TheSuccessful Person’s Guide to TimeManagement.

The University of New Hamp-shire Cooperative Extension is anequal opportunity educator andemployer. University of NewHampshire, U.S. Department ofAgriculture and N.H. counties co-operating.

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Ongoing Events:North Country Toastmasters, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Meet every 2nd

and 4th Tuesday at The Beal House Inn, 2 West Main Street, Littleton.Practice your communication and leadership skills in an easy going,no pressure, supportive atmosphere. Open to the public ages 18 andolder. Stop in or contact Elaine for more info: [email protected] us online at http://1431722.toastmastersclubs.org

Groveton Weight Watchers meets Mondays at the UnitedMethodist Church in Groveton at 6:30 p.m.

Serenity Recovery Group, Lancaster — A support group for indi-viduals to express feelings and thoughts about coping in relationshipsaffected by alcohol, drugs and other addictions. Meets Thursdays 7:00– 8:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish House, Lancaster. Formore information call Bev 723-2802.

Saturday, January 19Chicken Pie Supper from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Jefferson Christ-

ian Church; the Missions Committee will be hosting a chicken pie sup-per, with all the fixings, to raise funds for Ben Stiles' Mission trip toHaiti in April. This event is donation only, monies going towards Ben'sexpenses. Please join us for this event-for questions, call 586-4365. Thechurch is located at the IOOF hall in Jefferson across from the town hallon Route 2. All public welcome.

Monday, January 21Blood drive at the Colonel Town Rec Center from 12:30 - 5:30.

While appointments are not required they are encouraged by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or following this link: www.redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, January 26Casino Night, Hosted by Boys & Girls Club of the North Country,

2572 Route 302 Lisbon, 03585, (603) 838-5954, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. 21+$40/person or $75 for 2; food, cash bar, raffle, DJ & Dancing, Crapstable, roulette, Wheel of Fortune game, blackjack and Texas Hold ‘Em.Visit BGCNorthCountry.org

Chicken Pie Supper — at the United Methodist Church, Lancasterfrom 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Full sit-down dinner including dessert. $8/person,$4/children, under age 3 free. Take out orders available by calling 788-2734 that day. Raising money for Guatemala trip for Darlene Delano inApril 2013.

Spaghetti Supper & Raffle — at the Inn at Whitefield, 381 Lancast-er Road, Whitefield, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Admission by donation.Sponsored by the Whitefield Lions Club.

Sunday, January 27The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has scheduled a

public informational meeting that will take place on at 1:00 pm at theErrol Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the cur-rent and future management of Big Greenough Pond.

Weekly

CALENDARof Events

JANUARY 16, 2013

PHOTO BY GUY STEVER

Courtney Dumont carries on the family tradition of high flying cheerleading action at a recent Berlingame.


Annette Tardiff, right, a paper tester in the second-floor Paper Test Laboratory in the administrative sec-tion of Gorham Paper and Tissue (GPT), greeted Second Congressional District Rep. Annie Kuster enthu-siastically on Friday, Jan. 11, saying that she was delighted to meet the Democratic candidate for whomshe had voted on Nov. 6. Kuster, in turn, reached out to shake Tardiff’s hand; both wear safety glasses.


New Hampshire’s First Family took to the dance floor once the Wicked Smart Horn Band started playingafter Saturday night’s dinner at the Governor’s Inaugural Ball in the Ballroom at the Omni MountWashington Hotel in Bretton Woods: Governor Maggie Hassan, left, daughter Meg who celebrated her20th birthday that day, 23-year-old son Ben, seated, and First Gentleman Tom Hassan, principal of PhillipsExeter Academy.


Rep. Annie McLane Kuster, the first woman to represent the SecondCongressional District, toured the Gorham Paper and Tissue mill onthe banks of the Androscoggin River with mill manager WillisBlevins, learning about the new No. 6 tissue machine. Blevins andSupervisor Gary White of Berlin explained that 12.5-lb. toweling wasbeing manufactured at a speed of 5,500 feet per minute — over amile a minute. If a lighter tissue were being made, the maximumspeed would be 6,300 feet per minute. “We’re making 118 tons ofpaper — toweling or tissue — on the ABK Italia machine every day,”White said. Four four-man crews operate the machine 24/7. That daytwo older paper machines — No. 9 (Mr. Nibroc) and No. 1 — werealso running and 208 employees were on payroll. GPT is in LynnTilton’s Patriarch Partners’ portfolio of companies that manufactureproducts in the United States.

Time Keeps on Slippin’… into the Future

Bridge repairs over the Mascomariver in Canaan will require

single lane traffic for 3 monthsCANAAN—The N.H. Depart-

ment of Transportation(NHDOT) announces repair workis scheduled to begin on Wednes-day, January 9, on the bridge thatcarries Canaan Street over theMascoma River in Canaan, NewHampshire. The bridge is locat-

ed near the intersection ofCanaan Street with Switch Roadand River Road.

This bridge deck replacementproject is expected to take threemonths to complete, and will re-quire one-way alternating trafficcontrolled by stop and yield

signs. The roadway width of thebridge will be limited to 12 feetduring this period.

This state “Red List” bridgewas built in 1936. A NHDOTbridge maintenance crew will beperforming the deck replace-ment work.

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BETHLEHEM—Starting 14,000years ago the continental ice sheetsstarted to recede from N.H. As theglaciers retreated a new landscapewas left behind with new wildlifeand vegetation. Along with the newwildlife were people called Paleo-In-dians who migrated from Asiaacross a land bridge known asBeringia and rapidly colonizedNorth and South America.

N.H. Wild History describes thechanges in N.H. environment overthe past 14,000 years. Recently sev-eral archaeological discoveries inNorthern N.H. have given us anamazing view of the past. We alsohave a detailed record of wildlifeover the past 350 years in N.H.

Wild History takes one on a longjourney over time starting with theglaciers, arrival of the first humansand evidence of what wildlife exist-ed over time. We will discuss the lat-est theories on those who came be-fore us. Species formerly found inNH such as Labrador Duck, Passen-ger Pigeon, and Heath Hen are nowextinct. We will find out why theSunapee Trout is no longer found inN.H. and is now found in a singlelake in Maine. Other species like thebeaver, moose, and wild turkey

have made amazing comebacksdue to conservation efforts. Otherspecies like the Canada lynx andwolf may be poised for a comebackbut could be doomed because ofrapid climate change affecting theirfood supply.

Wild History focuses on humanuses of the land and how our atti-tudes toward wildlife havechanged. We will discuss how thefur trade affected beaver popula-tions and why passenger pigeonswere deemed a threat to agricul-ture. Women’s fashion a centuryago almost led to the extinction ofthe Egret whose feather plumeswere used in hats. Other womenwere the leaders in bird conserva-tion working to protect these samebird populations and in the endwere successful. We have a mixedrecord of success and we will findout why.

The speaker is David Govatskiwho has studied wildlife and foresthistory issues. He is the co-authorof the recently published “Forestsfor the People: The Story of Ameri-ca’s Eastern National Forests”. Theprogram is free and is sponsored bythe Ammonoosuc Chapter of NHAudubon. The program will be heldat the Rocks Estate on ChristmasTree Lane in Bethlehem at 7 pm onWednesday evening January 16.

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Russell Adjutant, 21, of Beech-er Falls, Vermont, was found guiltyof theft by unauthorized takenand was sentenced to 6 months injail with 30 days suspended uponcompletion of a 28 day residentialtreatment program. He must payrestitution to the victim in theamount of $500. He was also foundguilty of three willful concealmentcharges and sentenced to twoyears in jail and credited with 35days of pretrial confinement. Hemust pay restitution to Save A-lotin the amount of $70.56, and a to-tal of $309.76 to Wal-Mart, andshall not trespass on either prop-erties. Another charge of theft byunauthorized taking was placedon file without a finding on thecondition of good behavior fortwo years, and he must pay resti-tution of $56.39 to Walmart. He

was also found guilty of anothercharge of receiving stolen proper-ty and charged and sentenced tosix months in jail, all deferred onthe condition of good behavior fortwo years. He was placed on oneyear probation and must payrestitution of $375 to the victim.All his sentencing is consecutive.An additional charge of willfulconcealment was nol prossed.

Brandon Heckenlivey, 29, ofGorham, was found guilty of sim-ple assault and sentenced to 90days in jail, all deferred on thecondition of good behavior forone year. He was credited with 18days of pretrial confinement. Hewas also placed on probation forone year and must complete a res-idential substance abuse pro-gram. An additional charge of sim-ple assault was placed on file with-

out a finding on the condition ofgood behavior for one year.

Joseph Law, 23, of Berlin, wasfound guilty of disorderly actionsand fined $124.

Tina Grande-Burlock, 41, ofBerlin was found guilty of DWI andfined $620 with 9 months loss of li-cense. She may seek return of li-cense in 6 months upon comple-tion of a substance abuse disor-der evaluation within 14 days, andan approved impaired driver edu-cation program.

Brittany A. Tardiff, 20, of Berlinwas found guilty of unauthorizedpossession of alcohol and fined$372. An additional charge oftransportation of alcohol by a mi-nor was nol prossed.

A charge of unauthorized pos-session of alcohol againstStephanie Lacasse, 19, of Berlin,

was placed on file without a find-ing on the condition of one yeargood behavior. She must success-fully complete the Third Millenni-um program within 60 days.

A charge of unauthorized pos-session of alcohol against JessicaGray, 18, of Milan, was placed onfile without a finding on the condi-tion of good behavior for one year.She completed the Third Millenni-um program within 60 days.

A charge of unauthorized pos-session on alcohol against EmalieColborn, 19, of Lancaster, wasplaced on file without a finding onthe condition of good behavior forone year. She must successfullycomplete the Third Millenniumprogram within 60 days.

Richard Murphy, 55, of Berlin,was found guilty of littering andfined $124.


LANCASTER — Derek Enman,25 of Berlin, is being arraigned oncharges of burglary, first-degreeassault and second-degree as-sault. On Septeber 16, 2012 Enmanallegedly entered the home of Cas-sandra Aubut with intent to com-mit theft therein and stabbedChristopher Ouellette’s hand witha knife.

Adam Whitney, 24 of Lancaster,is being arraigned on charges ofRobbery, first-degree assault, sec-ond-degree assault and witnesstampering. Allegedly Whitney as-saulted Elias Hernandez with abaseball bat in order to steal his I-pod resulting serious head in-juries on September 9, 2012 in Lan-caster. Allegedly on September 27,2012 in Lancaster Whitney threat-ened Hernandez’s coworkerTasha Hutchinson to withhold wit-ness testimony related to thecase.

Elijah Sharp, 45 of Gorham, isbeing arraigned on two counts ofpossessing dangerous weapons,to wit, a .22 caliber firearm and a.308 caliber rifle in Gorham on Sep-tember 20, 2012 while previouslyhaving been convicted of a felony

in 2004.Reginald Thompson, 45 of

Queens, N.Y., is being arraignedfor possession of a controlleddrug with intent to sell in Gorhamon September 20, 2012.

Leif Hansen, 38 of New Boston,is being arraigned on three countsof first degree assault for allegedlystabbing William Bergeron multi-ple times with a knife in Whitefieldon October 20, 2012.

Timothy Adjutant, 20 of Beech-er Falls, Vt., is being arraigned fortheft of a .22 caliber ThompsonCenter Contender belonging toDerek Wheeler that occurred inColebrook on October 5, 2012.

Robert McLain, 21 of Groveton,is being arraigned for recklessconduct on October 20, 2012 inGroveton. McLain allegedly oper-ated a motor vehicle in a deadlymanner with David Estes Jr. on thehood.

Todd Cornellier, 49 of Dalton, isbeing arraigned on two counts ofcriminal threatening. On Novem-ber 13, 2012 in Dalton Cornellierallegedly pointed a .22 caliber rifleat Jonathan Cornellier andLawrence Lindermann while mak-ing threatening remarks.

Zachariah Dambrosia, 23 ofNorth Stratford, is being arraignedfor escaping from official custodyon November 10, 2012 in Cole-brook.

Christopher Garneau, 20 ofBerlin and Devin Buckley, 20 ofBerlin, are being arraigned oncharges of burglary and theft byunauthorized taking. On Dec. 17,2011 in Berlin Buckley and Gar-neau allegedly entered Catello &Son’s Music Store and stole a num-ber of musical equipment valuedin excess of $1,500.

Dillon Couture, 19 of Berlin, isbeing arraigned for robbery. OnAugust 17, 2012 in Berlin Coutureallegedly used physical forceagainst Kimberly Higgins to ob-tain $500 cash.

Millisa Devoe, 31 of Berlin, isbeing arraigned for attemptedsale of a controlled drug, to wit,

Oxycodone in Berlin on April 25,2012.

Cindy Jensen, 48 of Dalton, isbeing arraigned for issuing badchecks in the amount of $1,400 toMichelle Rzepa in Dalton on June5, 2012.

Joshua Judson, 26 of Berlin, isbeing arraigned for possession ofcocaine in Berlin on May 15, 2012.

Domenic Macellari Jr., 47 ofBerlin, is being arraigned for pos-session of Suboxone in Berlin onJune 6, 2012.

Curt Marshall, 29 of Berlin, isbeing arraigned on a charge ofBurglary. On April 18, 2012 inBerlin Marshall allegedly enteredthe home of Ian Schulte with pur-pose to commit theft therein.

Raymond Moholland, 41 ofBerlin, is being arraigned for driv-ing after being an habitual offend-er on November 1, 2012 in Berlin.

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The Democrat and BerlinReporter invite all local

photographers to partici-

pate in this year’s contest

for the front cover of the

7th annual Coös County

Neighborhoods Guide. If

you win your photo will

appear on 10,000 copies of

this year’s guide distrib-

uted all over the North

Country. The winner will

also have the choice of

receiving a $20 gift card to

the local business of their

choice or a one-year sub-

scription to the Democrat

or Berlin Reporter.

The contest will run for

eight weeks with the best

photo of that week to

appear on the front page of

the Democrat and BerlinReporter.At the end of the

contest one photo from

the top eight will be cho-

sen as the grand winner to

appear on the front cover

of the guide.All entries will

also be considered for

appearance inside the

Coös County Neighbor-

hoods Guide with photo

credit given. Photos need

to be from Coos County for

consideration, so start

sending us photos right

away! Entry deadline is the

Wednesday of every week

starting on January 16 and

ending on March 6.

Photographs from all sea-

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You can e-mail JPEGs to

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. Please include your name,

address and phone number

along with the location

that the picture was taken.

Keep in mind that the front

cover is a vertical format,

similar to regular maga-

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or landscape photos may

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Information Technology (IT) administrator Joey Riendeau of Berlinexplained to Congressman Annie Kuster on Friday afternoon, Jan.11, during her tour of the Gorham Paper and Tissue mill that he hadstarted work there on the No. 1 paper machine, but had independ-ently taken courses online to learn cutting-edge computer skills. Hisfather, Don Riendeau, also of Berlin, is employed as a GPT paper-maker. Kuster later pointed out that the Androscoggin Valley’s greatbroadband coverage made it possible for the highly motivatedyounger Riendeau to prepare himself for a new career.

CAMPTON— In celebration ofMartin Luther King Jr. Day theWhite Mountain National Forestwill join with National Forestsacross the country in waivingfees at all day-use areas on Janu-ary 21, 2013.

Day use fees will be waivedacross the White Mountain Na-tional Forest. However, fees willremain in effect for overnightcamping, cabin rentals, permits,reservations, and activities of-fered by concessionaires.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

President Sarah Jayne Steen andleaders of the Enterprise Centerat Plymouth (ECP), a business in-cubator now under constructionat 149 North Main Street, de-signed to support entrepreneur-ship, small businesses, and eco-nomic development by providingservices to new and existing en-terprises.

Her next stop, she said, wasthe Tender Corporation in Little-ton that ships outdoor products,such as bite treatments, insect re-pellents, first aid, and burn reme-dies, around the world. The ac-companying directions are nowtranslated into 18 languages,Kuster marveled.

She then visited two CoösCounty businesses, both of whichdepend on wood fiber: GarlandMill Timberframes in Lancaster, afamily-owned design-build com-

pany whose centerpiece is an1856 water-powered sawmill usedto cut timber and lumber to buildhomes, barns, and pavilions. Thecompany designs buildings onwhich passive solar panels can beinstalled, the congressman said.

“I then visited Gorham Paperand Tissue that currently helps tosupport 210 working families,”said Kuster, who also noted shemet privately with Mayor andCounty Commissioner Paul Gre-nier of Berlin.

“I’m here to help,” she said.“My goal is to help identify grantsand other federal funding. I’m afrugal Yankee, and I want to helpget our federal tax dollars backfrom Washington. I also want tohelp resolve any challenges youhave with the federal govern-ment.”

Kuster reported that she hasbeen appointed to two HouseCommittees: Veterans’ Affairsand Agriculture. “I have two sonsinterested in serving in the mili-

tary,” she said, noting that her fa-ther, Malcolm McLane, was aWWII pilot who was shot downand then held as a POW at StalagLuft I in Nazi Germany and thather father-in-law had landed in1944 on the Normandy beach inoccupied France.

The Agriculture Committeedeals with National Forests, in-cluding the White Mountain Na-tional Forest, USDA nutrition pro-grams and school lunches, bio-mass, renewable energy pro-grams and rural economic devel-opment, as well as dairy farmsand farmers markets. Kuster aimsto work with other Northern For-est Congressmen, she said, espe-cially her mentor, CongressmanPeter Welch, a Democrat of Ver-mont, and Congressman MikeMichaud, a Democrat of Maine’s2nd Congressional District.

“My Washington office is at137 Cannon House Office Building(202-225-5206), right next to theMetro, and in Concord (226-1002)

on the 4th floor at 18 North MainStreet.

Commissioner Samson askedKuster to look into whether theso-called ObamaCare packagewill force disabled veterans topay more in out-of-pocket fees.

Congressional District Direc-tor Sean Downey, a 2002 HolyCross graduate who headed upPresident Obama’s successful re-election campaign in N. H., ac-companied Kuster, along withaide John Greene of Amherst, a2010 UNH graduate.

Kuster has been elected byher House colleagues to serve asboth a New Member Class Whipand a Senior Whip for the Democ-ratic Caucus. In these roles,Kuster will serve as a liaison be-tween new and senior members,gathering feedback on pendinglegislation, and aiming to help winsupport for legislation designedto advance key priorities for mid-dle-class families in New Hamp-shire and across the country.

Once Kuster left the meetingafter a standing ovation, the elect-ed officials discussed how best tohighlight the North Country’sbest attributes to decision-mak-ers who have not been North ofthe Notches. Rep. Bill Hatch ofGorham said that the FinanceCommittee on which he servescould once again hold a statebudget hearing in the NorthCountry.

The elected officials agreedthat they should help create andpromote a countywide connectedATV trail system that would in-clude needed law enforcementand rescue capabilities.

Grenier said that based onwhat ATV Coalition activist HarryBrown of Stewartstown had saidat Wednesday’s commissioners’meeting, that it might well be thatNew Hampshire Grand is not the

best mechanism by which to pub-licize the Coös ATV trail network.Possibly, he said, some of the pro-posed $45,000 for economic de-velopment in the 2013 countybudget should be spent to devel-op a separate dedicated website.

“If we don’t do it, where are wegoing to be?” Brady asked rhetor-ically. “ATVs, with their seven-and-a-half-month-long season,are the wave of the future.”

The group also discussed thepros and cons casino gambling,how to take advantage of “on-shoring” opportunities to revivemanufacturing in Coös, the disad-vantages associated with NewHampshire’s high electric rates,plus concerns about the limitedsize of county’s labor pool asshown in the 2010 U. S. Census fig-ures.

structed. Once the City no longerbacked the scenic amenity, itfound that safety fencing wouldonly be needed along the road.

The City also has found, basedupon a review of the site duringspring and summer conditions,that it would be impractical to ful-ly implement the landscapingplan as it was initially conceived.

Berlin Station is now workingwith the City and the state

Bureau of Trails to modify thelandscaping plan that originallycalled for two rows of trees sothat it would better meet the in-terests of both parties.

Frecker testified that city offi-cials decided that the River Walkhad steep sections and would al-

so dead end at a privately ownedproperty at its north end.

Berlin Station agreed to paythe city up to $650,000 that itwould have spent on construct-ing the walk and fencing.

Bryce said as an advocate foroutdoor recreation he was “con-cerned and perplexed” as to howit came about that the now-per-ceived flaws in the River Walk de-sign and route had not beenpicked up earlier. He was also notpleased to learn that the prom-ised payment was apparently notdedicated to an alternative out-door recreation amenity thatwould help residents and touristsstay fit.

Director Elizabeth Muzzey ofthe state Division of Historical Re-sources said she shared his per-plexity since the River Walk haspreviously been described as a

major part of the community ben-efits package.

Public Utilities Commissionchairman Amy Ignatius pointedout, “The city is in the driver’sseat in this matter.” She did notfeel it was her place to second-guess City officials, including theCity Council, although she verymuch hoped these monies wouldbe used to enhance the city.

Both PUC CommissionersMichael Harrington and Robert“Bob” Scott agreed with her con-clusion. “It is not our place to sub-stitute our judgment for that ofthe City,” Harrington said firmly.

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Patriarch’s decision to use itsown financing to tap into the Port-land Natural Gas TransmissionSystem (PNGTS) mainline thatbrings the Canadian energysource to New Hampshire, Maine,and Massachusetts, has led to adramatic reduction in the mill’s

use of costly oil, Blevins said. Al-though there have been some ma-chinery problems at the Mt. Car-berry end of the AndroscogginValley Regional Refuse DisposalDistrict (AVRRDD) landfill gasproject, gas is expected to flowthis week to GPT, its sole cus-tomer.

Retirements of longtime work-ers are now kicking in, includingthat of production specialist Don

Arguin, who worked 41 years, sixmonths, at the mill; coloristRoger Rousseau, 39 years, ninemonths; and longtime machinistDennis Bilodeau.

A machinist’s position is post-ed that pays $21.35 an hour.Whenever positions are adver-tised, scores of applications pourin.

Four salaried positions willopen up in the next month or two,

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also due to retirements of long-time employees.

Kuster pledged that she andher staff, both in Washington,D.C. and in Concord, would helpin any way possible to help GPTtake advantage of any economicdevelopment opportunities. “Ifthere are difficulties with work-ing through the federal govern-ment, we’re ready to help getchallenges resolved,” she said. “Iknow the North Country well as aplace where my family and I haveenjoyed recreation — skiing andhiking. But it’s the people herethat are extraordinary and theirhistory and culture. I’ll do what-ever possible to help preserveand protect it.”

Willis praised the state De-partment of Environmental Ser-vices (NHDES) and state officialswho he described as both veryhelpful and responsive, especial-ly as compared to their counter-parts in Wisconsin and Ohio.

“We’re a small state, and weknow each other — we careabout each other,” Kuster said.

PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER

Cold weather has lured ice fishermen out onto the ice at Pontook Dam on theAndroscoggin River. Three generations of the Laflamme family of Dummer were outfishing on Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, at their bob house: Mike Laflamme, left, purchas-ing manager at Isaacson’s Steel who worked there for 31-and-a-? years before the plantwas shuttered; his son Travis and daughter-in-law Kierra, now both students at WhiteMountains Community College; and their two daughters, 3-year-old Brooke and 5-year-old Jaiden, holding a frozen chub. Travis is majoring in liberal arts at WMCC and Kierra,human services.

Zach Binette, left, who lost his job at Isaacson’s Steel in Berlin when the plant was shut-tered, and Tim Goulet, who was seasonally laid off for the month from his job in RhodeIsland, both of Gorham, were getting ready on Wednesday morning to use an auger todrill holes in the ice in hopes of catching edible fish, including trout.

A10JANUARY 16, 2013


BERLIN — It was a close matchbetween the Berlin boys and theFarmington Tigers on Jan. 4 with the

lead just two possessions apart inthe first half, but in the second theMountaineers got on their horse fora comfortable 73-54 victory.

Berlin was hot out of the gate in

the first quarter and enjoyed a 6-0surge with hoops from BradFrenette, Ryan Richard and DimitriGiannos. Farmington didn’t take itlying down and through the efforts

of Kevin Poulin on the inside tied thegame 8-8. Poulin pulled in threehops this canto. Berlin still had anarrow lead, but Frenette extendedit by two frees before the buzzer to

bolster the home lead 18-14. Berlinhad seven scorers this quarter in-cluding six-points alone fromFrenette.

The second quarter was just astight 16-16. Farmington spread outtheir offense a little more and hadfour points each from Juan Valdez,Specer Deland and Jase Gregoire. Gi-annos led the Mounties with fivemore points including a last minutehoop to help Berlin hang onto a 34-30 lead at halftime.

Even after the break it was clearin the third canto that Berlin still hadmore gas in tank while Farmingtonwas starting to coast. Tiger Radcliffehit two difficult baskets for his team,but Giannos was still on fire hittingtwo baskets, two for two frees and along armed three-pointer. This gaveBerlin a nine-point advantage head-ing into the final canto.

Berlin looked fast and putenough defensive pressure onFarmington to turn coal to diamond.Pulling in several turnovers Richardhelped his team surge ahead with a12-point swing. Valdez Banked threemore hoops for Farmington, but it

simply wasn’t enough to bridge thechasm of a lead. Berlin expressedteam in the strongest sense of theword in the final quarter with 10scorers including five-points fromChris Lamphere and four from Tom-my Gallagher.

The Tigers were impressive fromthe foul line hitting 14 out of 14 freesfrom four different shooters. Berlinwas 59 percent from the charitystripe going 17 for 29.

BHS 18-16-15-24FHS 14-16-10-14

Berlin 73Frenette 5-2-12, Giannos 7-3-18,Morrissette 3-0-6, Richard 1-2-4,Reed 1-1-3, Gallagher 2-2-6, Arse-

nault 2-5-9, Lam 1-0-2, Lamphere 2-1-6, Labbe 1-1-3, Fodor 2-0-4: Totals

27-17-73

Farmington 54Gibbs 2-2-6, Gregoire 2-4-8, Radcliffe

4-0-8, Deland 0-6-6, Peart 1-0-2,Valdez 6-0-12, Poulin 3-2-8, Hill 2-0-4:

Totals 20-14-54

BERLIN — The Lady Moun-taineers (5-3) rocked the NotreArena on Saturday giving the La-dy Bobcats (6-2) their second lossof the season 2-1 with a showstopping sudden death goal byMeagan Accardi.

With 1:48 left in overtime Ac-cardi stole the puck between thered and the blue lines andswooped towards the Bobcatgoal. Accardi carried the puck upto goaltender Jess Pitroff andflicked it right over her left shoul-der pad for the game winner.

In the first minute of regula-tion the Bobcats had the first shotwithin the first 20 seconds andbarely gave Berlin room to breathout shooting them 7-1. The sev-enth shot came four minutes in byBobcat Becca Murphy who madea turnover at the blue with openice between her and Berlin goalieChelsey Caron. Despite the breakCaron skillfully squeezed the saveat the right post.

Berlin drew first blood offtheir second shot on net at 4:57 in-to the match. Carly Perreault sentthe puck over to Melanie Morin atthe left face off circle who stum-bled backwards, but still man-aged a cross over to Morgan Oul-let who scored glove side.

By six minutes left in the firstperiod Berlin’s offense came aliveand tied the Bobcats for shots 7-7.

The Bobcats tied up the game1-1 at 3:16 on a power-play intothe second period. There was ascuffle of skaters at the Berlin netcreating at least a four personscreen on Caron. Kara Vasile senta straight shot that slipped

through the gauntlet and the five-hole with Mickayla Hartford andHannah Herz-Khan assisting. At8:40 left Herz-Khan went on a b-line break towards Caron, but Ac-cardi disrupted it just in the nickof time. The OR girls remained all

over the Berlin side out shootingthem 17-9 with six-minutes left.Berlin only managed one shot forthe second period which game attwo-minutes left by Emily Landry.On two penalties Berlin went a fullfour-minutes down a player.

The battle remained back andforth in the third period withBerlin having two good opportu-nities to turn the tide on the Oys-ters. At 7:35 left Sara Schoenbeckcame up from the defense with anice shot on goal and in the last

minute Jenna Arguin had a nicerun at the goal with Accardi, butthe shot went just outside thepost.

Caron did what she does bestwith 36 saves for the game whilePittroff had 14.

Accardi dries up Oyster River in OT

PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON

Morgan Ouellet right after scoring the first goal of the game against the Bobcats.PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON

The Lady Mountaineers swarm Meagan Accardi after she scored the OTgame winner against Oyster River Saturday.

This upcoming FridayBerlin High School will do aflashlight night for theboys basketball team whenboys take on Somerworth

staring at 6:30 p.m.(1/18/13). Anyone whobrings a flashlight to thegame will have an opportu-nity to win $50.00.

Mounties catch Tigers by the tail


Before their game against Farmington game the Berlin Basketball team finally unveiled their 2011-2012 D3Championship banner with all the Title team members that were able to be present. The last time BHS unveiledsuch a banner was over 76 years ago.

PHOTO BY GUY STEVER

Levi Arsenault goes up for a jump shot against Farmington.

Bring yourflashlights


Connor Jewett scores the tying goal and Berlin’s first against the Cavaliers on Saturday.


BERLIN — The Mounties col-lected their eighth win in a rowon Saturday pummeling Hollis-Brookline 5-3 in a very penaltyheavy match at the Notre DameArena.

The Cavaliers scored earlyon a rebound putback. MattMaillhoux took the initial shotassisted by Cassie Circelli frombehind the net and Tim Birchscored off the block.

Berlin finally tied up thegame on a power play goal byJeff O’Neil assisted by TrevorLabrecque 4:13 left in the peri-od. Cavalier goalie TravisHoward tried to hunker andstop the goal with a blocker, butO’Neil’s shot rolled right overand into the net.

Berlin extended the lead 3-1on another power play just fiveseconds before the horn sound-ed. Connor Jewett won the face-off at the Cavavlier net anddropped it back to O’Neil at the

blue line for a slapshot. JustinVien met the shot in front of thegoal with his back to it andslipped the puck right underHoward’s pads. Berlin ownedthe first period offensively with28 shots to HB’s six. Berlin wasquicker, but the Cavaliers hadno qualms about throwing theirweight around.

In the second period Berlinwasted no time pressuring twoearly goals. The Mounties stillheld the six on five advantage 36seconds in and Mike Lemoinerushed in for a goal assisted byVien. Then at 1:43 into the cantoJewett picked up the puck justbehind the blue and on a breaktook a close shot that threadedpast Howard stick side with theassist from Nathan Trull. At thispoint the Mounties enjoyed ahealthy 5-1 lead.

On their own power play theHB boys put up another netterwith 7:29 left in the period.

Cam Richard came in frombehind the Berlin net and rolled

the puck inside the left post justa moment quicker than BrendanWilliams could get his padsdown for. Ian Rowe and Birch as-sisted.

The third period expressedwhat hockey pads are for as theplay got rougher and Berlin hadto contend with eight penalties.With 2:32 left in the match itlooked like the Mounties weregoing to be down a player forthe rest of the game and CoachMike Poulin called a timeout.The plan was to run down theclock and keep it clean whilepreventing HB from gaining any-more ground. The conceptworked fine until the final 26.4seconds when the Cavalierstook advantage of power playwith a five-hole shot taken byWill Holmes from the top of theface off circle assisted by Birchand Circelli.

Berlin was on fire this matchtaking 59 shots on Howard whileWilliams contended with 16shots from HB.


BERLIN — The Moun-taineers increased their record6-1 on Jan. 8 after bringingdown the Division II Eagles 63-46 with Senior Dimitri Giannosleading the charge with a gameleading 27-points.

“Giannos had an outstand-ing game,” said Berlin CoachDon Picard. “He was patient onthe offensive end, got his feetset and knocked down a bunchof 3's. He played like the experi-enced, game tested senior thathe is.”

Down by one at halftime, 26-25, Berlin made their stand witha stellar 14-0 run in the thirdquarter. Levi Arsenault con-tributed a hoop and Giannospulled in 12 points including

three threes that overextendedthe Eagle’s zone. The Mountiesalso let loose an impressiveman-to-man defense that heldKennett to just six points thatquarter. Berlin led 46-32 head-ing into the final canto.

The Mountaineers cementedthe win by starting the fourthon a 9-0 run by Arsenault (4pts)by Brad Frenette (3pts) and Gi-annos (1pt) which includingfour points from the foul line.This gave Berlin a steady 55-32lead with just under five-min-utes left in regulation.

“I was very pleased with howwe were persistent on the de-fensive end,” said Picard. “As agroup we are getting bettereach game and making im-provements.”

The first half was a steady

back and forth with neitherteam pulling away. Kennettheld the 13-12 advantage at thefirst buzzer mainly from thehands of Brandon DiLucchio hita pair of long threes and wentfour for four from the charitystripe. Giannos kept Berlin inthe game with eight points in-cluding his first three of thematch.

The second quarter contin-ued with the even handed playand the ball crossing the courtmore times then a game of ping-pong as the lead changed fourtimes. Giannos pulled in fivemore points and Brad Frenettefour. Kennett came out on topat the end of the second periodon a 6-2 swing highlighted bythree hoops from Eagle seniorNate Ela.


GORHAM — The GorhamHigh School Alpine team heldtheir home meet at WildcatMountain on January 11th, host-ing 10 schools and approximate-ly 140 competitors in the firstslalom events of the Division IVseason.

In the morning 2-run, com-bined-time slalom race, both theGorham girls and boys teamsfinished third in the tightly con-tested team scoring. All theschools were challenged to findfour skiers, the number neededfor a competitive team score, tofinish all their runs withoutmishap.

“Team depth really came intoplay today as the skiers gainedvaluable experience with somechallenging course conditions,”said Coach Sherrill Tracy. “All ofthe fresh snow Wildcat has beenblessed with this year makes forgreat skiing, but a challengingrace surface as the soft snowruts up quickly.”

The girls morning race waswon by Derryfield (355 points)followed by Lin-Wood (353),Gorham (340), Woodsville(337),Kingswood (336), Sunapee(324),Littleton(300), Moultonbor-ough(237), Profile (185), andNewport(138).

Individually, the youngGorham girls were again led byfreshman Ava Jackson in thirdplace (62.75 sec). PearceBourassa (Lin-Wood, 58.31 sec)won the morning race withCameron Huftalen (Derryfield,58.50 sec) second. Gorham 8th-grader Natalie Harmon had apersonal-best day, finishing infourth place (64.54 sec). OtherGorham finishers all sufferedsome misfortunes in one of theirruns, including KaryssaLachance (31st), Emily York(33rd) and Riley Fitzmorris(39th).

The morning boys race waswon by Lin-Wood (377 points),followed by Profile (360),Gorham(357), Derryfield(354),Kingswood(347.5),Woodsville(304), Sunapee(297),Littleton (296.5), Moultonbor-

ough (142), and Newport(135).Winning the boys race was AlecKalled (Kingswood, 55.46 sec)with Elijah Gorton (Derryfield,56.15 sec) second and TuckerJones (Kingswood, 56.34 sec)third. Gorham's top finisher wassenior Kyle Lachance in 8th(62.26 sec) with junior JordanNeil in 10th (64.13 sec). OtherGorham counters were RyleyWhite (15th, 65.74 sec) and MarkMcGillicuddy (16th, 66.36 sec).Brady Fauteux, Tyler Sanscha-grin, Demarco Alvarez-LeonardoDurand, Luke Kinney, May May-erson, Ryan Mayers, Erik Dow,and Sam Ouellette all hadmishaps on at least one of theirruns to finish out of the runningfor team points.

The afternoon 1-run race fea-tured a fresh course, but equalchallenges for the racers, withsome shuffling in the teamscores. The Gorham boysmoved up to second in the teamcompetition (363 points) behindProfile (371), and ahead of Lin-Wood(362), Kingswood(349,Woodsville(324), Derry-field(318), Littleton(313),Sunapee(304), Moultonbor-ough(199), and Newport(131).Alec Kalled (Kingswood, 30.8sec) again took top honors, withTyler Doyle second (Profile,30.90 sec) and Tucker Jonesthird (Kingswood, 30.97 sec).Gorham's Kyle Lachance movedup to fourth place (33.47 sec).Also counting for Gorham wereJordan Neil (9th, 34.67 sec),Mark McGillicuddy (13th, 35.38sec), and Tyler Sanschagrin(16th, 35.96 sec), edging outteammate Ryley White by .01second (17th, 35.97 sec).

The girls afternoon race wasespecially notable for Gorhamskier Natalie Harmon's thirdplace finish (35.51 sec), behindCameron Huftalen (Derryfield(31.35 sec) and Sarah Blampied(Profile, 35.07 sec) and heart-breaking runs for Ava Jackson(fall) and Karyssa Lachance(DSQ), both suffering misfor-tunes at the very end of theirruns with the finish line in sight.Emily York (26th) and Riley Fitz-morris (39th) finished solidly

for Gorham, but without thesame depth in numbers as theboys, the girls team standingdropped to 6th place.

Profile won the girls after-noon slalom (374 points) fol-lowed by Lin-Wood (363),Woodsville(345.5),Sunapee(335.5), Gorham(312),Kingswood (311), Moultonbor-ough (231), Littleton(220), andNewport(135).

“I would like to thank WildcatMountain for really helpingmake this happen, as well as themany volunteers, both parentsand alumni, who contributed tosuccessfully hosting this largeevent,” said Tracy. “Also, specialthanks to senior captain,KyleLachance, who helped withmuch of the behind-the-scenesorganization as part of his GHSsenior project.”

Next Friday Gorham travelsto Cannon Mountain for a day-long competition of slalom andgiant slalom.

PHOTO BY GUY STEVER

Dylan Tibbetts scores his first varsity and Berlin’s last of recent game against Con-Val on Wednesday thatthe red hosts handily won 10-1.

Berlin’s squirt 1 team hostedthe Jr. Monarchs on the 18th ofNovember. The Monarchs outshot the Sabres 15 to 21, butBerlin would skate away withthe victory. In the first periodTyler Rousseau would scoretwo goals with assists comingfrom Brayden Riendeau andGriffin Melanson. The Mon-archs would cut into the sabreslead with one of their own in thesecond. Berlin jumped aheadby two with another goal fromTyler assisted from Brayden.Sabres would add one more offthe stick of Benjamin Estrellawith assists coming from MariaFrenette and Trinity Gendron.Cameron Reardon only let inone out of the 21 shots hefaced.

On the 24th Berlin hostedLakes Region. In the first thesabres started off the scoringwith John Boucher finding the

back of the net from a nice passoff the stick of Cameron Sloan.Griffin would break out of thezone and feed Tyler who wouldmake no mistake in burying thepuck past the Lakes Regiongoalie. In the second it wasmore scoring from Berlin asJohn would net his second fromBen. Tyler would then add twomore unassisted goals. In thethird Lakes Region would chipinto the sabres lead scoring onequickly at the beginning of theperiod, but the Sabres wheretoo much as Tyler would putone more into the net after abreak out pass from DominickParadis. Berlins offense Ben,Tyler, Griffin, Brayden, John,Becca Pouliot and CameronSloan, proved to be too muchfor the Lakes Region team.

Berlin then traveled down toManchester the next day to facean equally talented Flames

team. The Sabres came out fly-ing all over the ice as Johnstarted off the scoring followedby Tyler. Brayden would slipone by the Flames goalie fromTyler. But the Flames wouldn’tlie down as they would put twoup on the board quickly. At theend of the first Tyler would beatthe goalie one more time to takea 4-2 lead. The second periodwas all Flames as they wouldtake it to the Sabres by scoring3 goals in the second to take a 5-4 lead. With time winding downin the second Tyler would skatecoast to coast and slip it by afalling goalie to tie things up. Inthe third it was all about de-fense, Berlin’s Dominick, Trini-ty, Maria, Sophia Schoenbeckand Mickailey Walsh would giveit their all to keep the Flames offthe board but as the timewound down The Flames wouldtake the lead and the win.

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Giannos clips D2 Eagles

Squirts 1 November wrap up


JANUARY 16, 2013


GROVETON — The Lady Huskieshad been enjoying a three win streakbefore they came across Grovetonon Jan. 7 and the undefeated Eagleslooked stronger then ever taking thegame 49-20.

Groveton kicked off the first quar-ter with a 5-point run while barely let-ting Gorham the chance to take ashot within the first four minutes. Itdid look like, however, the LadyHuskies had one mission and thatwas to cover senior forward Maken-na Burke. The first two hoops wereset in by Eagles Becca Rogers and Je-na Wheelock. Burke finally decidedto break to the hoop and pulled in thefoul hitting only one free. Gorham fi-nally got on the scoreboard with 3:35left in the first canto making an en-trance on layup/foul combo fromBrooke Nadeau for a three-pointswing, 5-3. A steady back and fortherupted in the last minute with aquarter capping hoop from Burkeperched the Eagles into a 11-7 lead af-ter the first quarter. Groveton heldthe lead the entire game.

The Eagles pressed more in thesecond quarter and were rewardedwith a 21-12 lead at halftime. Theback and forth continued at the startof the second with Groveton stayingout of reach. A well placed LesleeKenison three at 2:46 narrowed thelead for Gorham 17-12, but the fleetfooted Talia Bedell Capped the cantowith back-to-back baskets.

The purple hosts broke the gamewide open in the third quarter withan incredible run that started at 5:55

left in the third, 23-16, and didn’t enduntil 5:40 left in the fourth, 41-16.Gorham only managed eight pointsin the second half with two hoopsfrom Nadeau and a basket each fromAlyssa Carlisle and Hayley Holmes.The third quarter saw some impres-sive off the bench perimeter shoot-ing from Eagle sophomore guard Ali-cia Lesperance for three hoops.

“In the second half we picked upthe intensity especially on the pressand did a lot more positive thingswith the fast break,” said GrovetonCoach Tim Haskins.

Burke led the game with 13points, but left a chunk of offense onthe court hitting only three out of 11frees. Burke was, however, pivotal onthe back of the press and defensiveend with nine rebounds, eight stealsand six assists. For the HuskiesNadeau did her best to battle backthis game leading her team with 11-points.

For the game Groveton shot 30percent from the foul line hitting sev-en out of 23 frees while Gorham was25 percent going one for four.

Eagles 11-10-14-14Huskies 7-5-4-4

Groveton 49Singer 3-0-6, Conroy 2-1-5, Smith 1-0-2, Wheelock 2-2-4, Burke 5-3-13, Les-perance 4-0-8, Drouin 0-2-2, Bedell 2-

1-5, Rogers 1-0-2: 20-9-49

Gorham 20M. Currier 1-0-2, Kenison 1-0-3,

Holmes 1-0-2, Nadeau 5-1-11, Carlisle1-0-2: Totals 9-1-20

Groveton breaks Gorham girls streak


Husky Janessa Corrigan attempts to cut past an Eagle on her way to the hoop.


Hayley Holmes battles Groveton for a rebound.


GROVETON — The match be-tween the local rivals looked like itwas going to come down to wire, butfrom the end of the third quarter onGroveton surged forward with Bran-don Joy leading the charge overGorham 57-45.

Joy, a junior, led the game with 24-points including16 from the secondhalf alone. Hunter Lambertson did hispart for the Huskies leading them of-fensively with 21-points.

Gorham led with a strong upperhand in the first quarter 8-0 on threehoops from Lambertson and twofrees off of Kyle Boisselle. Grovetonhad a number of missed shots and fi-nally got in the game at 5:30 on a four-point swing with baskets from Joy andEthan Marshall. The visitors in bluewere ahead by five with 2:30 left in thefirst, but a last minute hoop from Mar-shall narrowed the score 11-8.

Groveton carried the momentuminto the second canto with anotherhoop from Joy and a three-pointer offof Corey Gadwah’s fingertips to givetheir team a first time lead 13-11. Lam-bertson fought back tying the game13-13 at 5:50. What followed was aspirited back and forth with sevenlead changes before the end of thequarter that was capped by a Lam-bertson hoop at the final 42 secondsto give his team the 22-21 halftimelead.

In the third quarter Grovetonlooked like a different team. Theywere setting the tone and attackingfrom all over the floor while Gorham’s2-3 zone didn’t look as strong as it didin the first half. From the perimeterGadwah hit two threes and Marshallhit one while from the inside Joydropped in five hoops. The score tiedtwice before the fourth and each timeit was Gorham trying to come back(26-26 at 6:30 and 35-35 at 2:18). Thesecond time was on an eight-point run

by Husky Sam Jensen (3pts) and Lam-bertson (5pts) that momentarily re-gained the lead for Gorham 36-35 at2:02. In that final two-minutes until thefourth, however, Groveton continuedto rock the offensive rebounds andcame ahead 42-36. For the game Mar-shall pulled in 15 rebounds and Joy 10.

The Eagles’ biggest asset in thefourth was shutting down teamleader Lambertson from gaining anymore points while Joy continued forthree more baskets. Husky Boisselledid his best keep his team in the gamewith two three-pointers, but Gorhamdidn’t penetrate and never came clos-er than a five-point margin.

For the game Groveton shot 55percent from the foul line hitting sixfor 11 frees while Gorham was 46 per-cent going six for 13.

Eagles 8-13-21-15Huskies 11-11-14-9

Groveton 57Marshall 5-1-12, Gadwah 5-0-14, Joy11-2-24, C. Guay 1-3-5, P. Guay 1-0-2:

23-6-57

Gorham 45Lambertson 10-0-21, Boisselle 3-3-11,Jensen 4-2-10, Desfosses 1-1-3: Totals

18-6-45

Joy pushes Eaglespast Huskies


Hunter Lambertson goes up foranother hoop against Groveton.


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Old NH Fish and Game, ca. 1890,bearing laws, penalties and seasons onmoose, caribou, furbearers, fish, etc.Measures 12”x18”. May be seen at theCoös County Democrat, 79 Main St.,Lancaster, NH.

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Apartments For RentA NEWER BUILDING IN WHITE-FIELD: 2 BR, Refrig, stove, hookup forW/D, heat, hot water, trash removal.$700/mo. No pets. Call 603-616-5383.

Apartments For RentAPARTMENT FOR RENT within pri-vate home. Large room, privatekitchen, private 3/4 bath, garage park-ing, tons of storage, 35 acres of mani-cured land with room to play, garden,xc ski, snowmobile, mountain bike,relax on the hammock, views of themountains, etc. Rent includes utilities,cable, internet (no phone). Responsiblenon-smoker. Pets considered.References and deposit required.$550/mo. Photos available uponrequest. Available now. 5 miles to LakeWinnipesaukee, 50 minutes to skimountains. 617-877-8473

BETHLEHEM: Efficiency units. Nosmoking, No pets, Security depositrequired. Utilities and cable included.603-444-2075

BRAND NEW, 1BR apt in Littleton.Private entrance. Includes: heat, water,lights, rubbish removal, washer anddryer hookup. The perfect singlesapartment. No pets please.Conveniently close to downtown.$645.00/ month. Security depositrequired. CALL 991-3631.

GROVETON — 3-bedroom apt,$550/mo., includes heat, stove, refrid,washer/dryer hookup, sec. deposit$550 required, no pets. No smoking.Call 788-4749.

JEFFERSON MEADOWS:Comfortable, secure STUDIO with eat-in kitchen, heat, satellite TV, stove,refrigerator, snow/garbage removal.Call 603-586-7902.

LANCASTER - 2 Bedroom, secondfloor Railroad St. apartment, $550 +security deposit. Cats OK, no dogs.New kitchen, hardwood floors, jacuzzitub, private entrance from first floor.Text 991-0394 or call after 4:30 pm.

LANCASTER: Spacious 1 BR apart-ment conveniently located in town.Rent incl. appliances, heat/hot water,trash removal, and off street parking.No smoking/ pets allowed subsequentto screening. References & Depositrequired. $495.00 per month. Call603-631-1168.

LISBON: 1-2BR all remodeled, heat,and hot water included. First monthrent and security deposit. We acceptsection 8. No pets. no smoking. 1BR$650, 2BR $675. Call 603-838-5910.

LISBON: BOYNTON APTS 14 SouthMain, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at$130.38 per week includes stove,refrigerator, basic heat, hot water anddumpster. Call John 800-852-8624.

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LITTLETON - 2 bedroom, Main St.Heat, utilities included. No pets. Nosmoking. $700/mo Call Dan 444-7776.

LITTLETON - 2BR apt for rent $750/mo. includes heat/hot water, W/Dhookup, and 1/2 garage. Located inquiet single home neighborhood withyard, walk to center. Call 508-839-9532.

LITTLETON: Second floor onebedroom with private deck and onsite laundry. $550.00 includesheat, hot water, garbage removal,and snow plowing.

References and securitydeposit required.

No dogs, no smoking Call 603-838-6528

LITTLETON––small 1 bedroom apt,heat, hot water/trash removal includ-ed, $600/mth, 1st mth & securitydeposit. Call 269-2362.

STUDIO FOR RENT: 2room withprivate shower and refrigerator, porch,yard. (A resort camp)in theBethlehem/Twin Mt. Rt 3 area. $100per week. Non smoking pref. No pets

Call 603-895-2347

WHITEFIELD: 1st floor large 1BR,$550/mo. Efficiency $430/mo. Heat,hot water, trash removal, laundryonsite. Also 2BR Duplex $750/mo.small 1BR, $525/mo. Duplex Petfriendly. More info call 603-586-4009.

TWIN MOUNTAIN––2 bedroom unit,Newly updated. Minutes away fromBretton Woods. Laundry in-house, bigyard. Available March 1. Call 508-369-2807.

Apartments For Rent

PELLETIER PROPERTYMANAGEMENT, LLC

120 Cottage St., Suite #2Littleton, NH 03561

Phone: 444-6999email:[email protected]

Littleton2 Bdrm, 1st flr Apt with HeatIncluded - $675/mo

Landaff3 bedroom Single Family home –No Utilities Included - $1,000/mo

Lancaster1 Bdrm, 3rd flr Apt with Heat &HW included -$500/mo

Sugar Hill1 bdrm, 1st flr Apt, with Heat &HW Included - $550/mo

Groveton2 Bdrm Apt with Heat & HWIncluded - $575/mo2 bdrm Single Family home – NoUtilities Included - $750/mo

Whitefield3 Bdrm Single Family home – NoUtilities Included - $800/mo

WINN ASSOCIATES PROPERTYMANAGEMENT INC69 Meadow Street,

PO Box 966, Littleton, NH 603-444-0709

[email protected] visit our website

www.winnrentalsplus.com

BETHLEHEM3 Bdrm 2 Bth Home, No Utilitiesincluded $1200/mo

BERLIN2 bdrm, heat & hot water included$600.00/mo

LITTLETON1st flr 2 bdrm. Heat/Hot waterincluded $750/mo2nd flr apt 1 bdrm, all Utilitiesincluded $600/mo2nd flr apt 1 bdrm, all Utilitiesincluded $600/mo2nd flr apt 1 bdrm, No Utilitiesincluded $550/mo2 bdrm House with one car garageHeat included $950/mo

LISBON1st flr 3+ bdrm with porch, NoUtilities included $900/mo

MONROE2 bdrm Home No Utilities Included900/mo

WHITEFIELD 3 bdrm, 2 bath, House, No utilities,$1,200/mo2nd flr 1 bdrm apt, Heat/Hot waterincluded- $600/mo1st flr 2 bdrm apt, Heat/Hot waterincluded- $650/mo

WOODSVILLE1 bdrm, Heat & hot water included$600.00/mo

Commercial SpaceFor Rent

ASHLAND: LOCATION-LOCATION-If your business needs exposure thismay be your perfect fit. Real-estate,legal, dental, eye care, office or retailbusiness seeking visibility should takea look at this 850 sqf office/retail storefront with high traffic count and plen-ty of parking. Just steps away from thebusy Common Man Restaurant inAshland. $850.month includes ALLutilities.. We have 2 units availableboth being the same size but with dif-ferent configuration. Call 603-968-7800.

RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT:1300 sq ft, located on Main StreetLancaster, ample parking. $950.00 permonth, no utilities included. Call Ron603-616-1140.

Furnished ApartmentsBETHLEHEM - Nice 1 BedroomApartment, weekly or monthly, fur-nished, all utilities included, reason-ably priced. $550/mo. $140/wk. Call444-6061.

Houses For RentFRANCONIA––3 room cottage, 1BR.No animals. Unheated, includes snow-plowing. $550/mo. Can be reached at444-5528.It Pays To Shop

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DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER /RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

FULL TIMEJob Summary: Full-time position available for a qualified DiagnosticMedical Sonographer/Radiologic Technologist. Under general supervisionand following established procedures, operates highly technical equipmentto acquire images for use by physicians in diagnosis and treatment ofpathologies. Performs a variety of technical procedures that will requireindependent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative. Performs multipletasks such as assisting patients in positioning for anatomical exposure,maintaining order and cleanliness of work area and performing routineclerical tasks. Computer literacy and PACS experience is desirable. Mustdemonstrate excellent customer service skills, establish and maintain agood rapport and cooperative work relationship with all departmental staff,hospital staff, patients, families and hospital visitors. Job Requirements:Graduate of an approved/accredited School of Ultrasound and School ofRadiologic Technology. The preferred candidate will be RDMS(Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer) or ARDMS (AmericanRegistry for Diagnostic Sonographer) and registered by the ARRT(American Registry of Radiologic Technologists), but willing to considercandidates RDMS or ARDMS only. BLS certification required and oneyear of experience preferred for all candidates. One must be willing torotate ultrasound coverage between Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital,Weeks Medical Center, and Androscoggin Valley Hospital, and willing toperform x-ray call duties, including nights, weekend and holidays. JobStatus: This is a full-time position, 40 hours/week and benefit eligible.

If interested please apply online: www.ucvh.org

Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalHeidi Saari, Human Resources

181 Corliss LaneColebrook, NH 03576

Tele: 603-388-4236Fax: 603-388-4114

[email protected]

OUTPATIENT THERAPISTCMHC in Berlin, NH has a opening for a FT therapist deliver-ing services to a diverse population. Must be MH licensed orlicense eligible in NH. Supervision available for completion ofNH MH licensing requirements. Excellent benefits package.Applicants may be eligible for NHSC Loan Repayment pro-gram. Located in the White Mountains area of northern NewHampshire, an area known for its varied recreational opportu-nities and excellent family environment. Submit your resumeand letter of application to:

Mario Brodeur-Fossa, LICSWDirector of Clinical Services

NHS - The Mental Health Center3 Twelfth St., Berlin, NH 03570

(603) [email protected]

~ This agency is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer ~

Houses For RentHOME FOR RENT in Bethlehem NH.Three bedrooms, 2 baths, Tenant to payall utilities. Credit & reference checkrequired. No cats or smoking. CallCindy at Coldwell Banker (603)444-6737

LISBON/LITTLETON AREA:Beautiful 1500 sq. ft. cabin. Ground uprestoration, 3 bedroom, 1 full bath.Loft and balcony, 3-season room w/lgslider to deck. Big Fisher wood stove,propane heater, elec. Back-up heat.Comes with gas stove, refrigerator,washer/dryer. Attached wood shed,riverfront property. Large horse barn,room for horses. Direct access to statetrails, snowmobile. ATV, horses, etc.10-acre field fenced in, 2-acre yardready for garden, snowplowing includ-ed. Dead end road, no traffic.$1010/mth. Call Bob at 603-259-3119.

LITTLETON—2 Bedroom House forrent. New construction, energy effi-cient, deck, stove, microwave, dish-washer, pantry, w/d, 2 baths, beamedceilings. $1,300/month. Available Jan.1st. Call 603-616-8931.

WHITEFIELD: Single family Cape, 18acres, W. Forest Lake Rd, across fromlake/tremendous views. 2 BR/1 bath/fireplace/sunroom /new deck. Nosmoking. $850/mo.,1 mth deposit, noutilities. After 5pm, 838-2824, 444-6129.

Housing WantedWANTED LAKEFRONT Year roundhouse. Minimum 2BR, 1.5 baths,Dalton or Whitefield area. No realtors.Call 860-575-9129.

Rooms For RentFRANCONIA - Private Motel StyleRooms w/baths in town, NewlyRenovated. Close to Local amenities.Utilities included, off street parking,nice yard, No Dogs. $120.00 weekly,plus security. Call 603-860-0086.

Care Giver ServicesLITTLETON/LINCOLN-- Elderly careservices, Hospice certified. 24-hourcare providing part-time or full-time,weekends and holidays. 25 yrs experi-ence. 802-748-2609 or 802-535-6351.

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GORHAM RANDOLPH SHELBURNECOOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT

GORHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

NOTICE OF VACANCYLONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE OPENING FOR AN

English Teacher (grades 9 - 12)

The Gorham High School is seeking a dynamic, NewHampshire certified English teacher who is enthusiastic aboutworking in a small, rural community which fosters high stan-dards and a commitment to provide positive educational expe-riences for all students. The successful candidate must be ableto teach Public Speaking, Senior Paper and two AmericanLiterature courses. We are looking to fill this position begin-ning January 23, 2013.

Please submit a letter of interest, current resume, certification,transcripts and three current letters of recommendation to:

Mr. Paul Bousquet, Superintendent of SchoolsSAU 20

123 Main StreetGorham, NH 03581

Review of applications will begin as soon as possibleand continue until the position is filled.

SAU 20 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/MEDICALLABORATORY TECHNICIAN

FULL-TIMEPrimary responsibilities involve the testing of body fluids and other specimen samplessubmitted to the Laboratory for analysis. Medical Technologist (ASCP, AMT orequivalent) preferred; or Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP, AMT or equivalent).Medical Technologist must possess a Bachelor of Science degree that meets theacademic requirements of the ASCP Board Registry or academic experience byrecognized accrediting agencies and is certified within one year of hire by either AMT,ISCLT, HHS, or NCA in the Laboratory Technologist category. Medical LaboratoryTechnician must possess an Associate’s degree that meets the academic requirementsof the ASCP Board Registry or academic experience by recognized accreditingagencies and is certified within one year of hire by either AMT, ISCLT, HHS, or NCAin the Laboratory Technologist category. Generalist Technologist/Technicianpreferred. Computer literacy and Laboratory Information Systems experiencedesirable. A pleasant demeanor, good patient manner and the ability to communicatewith patients is essential. Candidate must demonstrate excellent customer serviceskills. Full-time, 40 hours/week, shares call and holiday coverage. This position isbenefit eligible.

If interested please apply Online

www.ucvh.org

Heidi Saari, Human ResourcesUpper Connecticut Valley Hospital

181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576603.388.4236

[email protected] EOE

HomeOwnership Preservation AdvisorBerlin Office

AHEAD (Affordable Housing, Education and Development) Inc. seeks a dynamicindividual to work directly with the customers of our NeighborWorks®HomeOwnership Center.

Primary responsibilities include assisting existing homeowners at risk offoreclosure. This position requires a minimum of 2 years experience in a related field such as housing, community development, adult education, lending, realestate, human services or nonprofit administration. This position also requiresexcellent written and oral communication skills, a strong attention to detail and experience with Microsoft programs are a must. Must be able to exercise sound

to social and economic justice.

The position may require the commitment of some evenings and occasionalSaturdays. Occasional travel overnight to attend trainings is required and areliable vehicle is needed for regional area travel. Candidates must be familiarwith the communities of Coös Counties.

This is a full-time, grant-funded position with benefits. Come join us!Submit résumé and cover letter to: AHEAD Inc., ATTN: Janice Bruso, 161 MainStreet, Littleton, NH 03561, or email to [email protected] by February 8th.AA/EOE. No phone calls please.

SAU #58VACANCY 2012-2013

Payroll/Human ResourceFull time year-round position in the SAU#58 office assisting theBusiness Manager. Previous business/accounting experiencepreferred in payroll, human resource, cash receipts, bankaccount reconciliation, performing analyses for budget reporting,bid proposals, and knowledge of accounting or municipality soft-ware. Strong organizational skills and computer skills utilizingMicrosoft Office – Word, Excel and Outlook required. Candidatesmust have a minimum of Associate’s Degree in Accounting orother business related field. Salary range will be between $14 -$16 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

Deadline: Until filled.

Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resume, 3letters of reference, and transcripts to:

Carrie Irving, SecretarySAU #58

15 Preble StreetGroveton, NH 03582

Ph: 603-636-1437 Fax: 603-636-6102

EOE

The Morrison has an exciting nurse leadership opportunity at The Morrison, a 57-bedskilled nursing facility in Whitefield, NH, that is an award-winning industry leader. Wehave achieved a 5-Star Rating and have just completed a deficiency-free CMS Survey. As DON at The Morrison you can make a difference in the lives of our residents andtheir families while growing your own skills and being well rewarded for doing so. TheDON works in collaboration with the Executive Director to provide leadership, direc-tion and administration of the Nursing Department to maintain quality standards of carein accordance with current federal and state standards, guidelines and regulations, andinternal policies and procedures.

We are seeking an RN experienced in Long-term Care, whose career includes previousleadership roles. Benefits include excellent training, industry-leading benefits andunlimited opportunities to learn and grow.

If you are a nurse leader who inspires others, has integrity, is an excellent communica-tor, and enjoys being innovative, please send your resume today to: Roxie A.Severance, Executive Director, The Morrison, 6 Terrace Street, Whitefield, NH 03598or email [email protected].

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

6 Terrace St., Whitefield NH 03598603-837-2541• www.morrisonnh.org

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