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The driver of this truck hauling steel to Canaan, Vt., did not survive the early morning crash that sent his rig sliding through the intersection of Routes 116 and 3 in Whitefi eld and into the John’s River on Tuesday. (MELISSA GRIMA PHOTO)

WHITEFIELD — Slick road conditions are being blamed for a fatal truck crash in Whitefi eld on Tuesday morning. Accord-ing to NH State Police, the driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which resulted in the load of steel beams shifting for-ward into the cab of the truck and crushing it.

The name of the driver has not yet been released. J.R. Reed Inc. Motor Car-rier of Dyer, Tennessee, confi rmed that it was their truck and driver involved in the crash and that the truck was bound for Canaan, Vt. The com-pany declined to comment further on the incident or identity of the driver. A U.S. Border Station is under construction in Canaan, though it is not

immediately known if this load of steel beams was bound for that project.

The incident occurred at 5:50 a.m. as NH Depart-ment of Transportation road crews were actively treating local highways for the mixed precipita-tion that had fallen over-night. Police said that the truck was headed north on Route 116, and lost trac-tion coming down the hill into Whitefi eld. When the truck, a 2006 Peterbilt, approached the three-way intersection with Route 3, it failed to navigate the turn and struck a steel support and sheared off a gas pump at Lufkin’s Service Center before con-tinuing through the park-ing lot, over the bank and into the riverbed below.

Whitefi eld Police and Fire Departments, NH State Police, Lancaster

Slick roads result in driver death in Whitefi eld

see DEATH page 8

BY MELISSA GRIMATHE BERLIN DAILY SUN

NH Supreme Court rules against former business owner

CONCORD — In an opinion issues on Dec. 15, the NH Supreme Court ruled that a former Berlin business owner is not entitled to the work-ers compensation he had been receiving.

Raymond Letellier, who formerly owned Steelelements in Gorham with his partner Scott Coulombe, appealed a decision by the NH Com-pensation Appeals Board (CAB) that reimbursed his medical bills and expenses but did not offer benefi ts beyond that. Steelelements and its insurer Chartis Insurance also appealed the CAB decision, arguing that Letellier should not have received any benefi ts as his condition was not a “compensable work-related injury.”

The court ruled 3-2 in favor of Steelelements, concluding that Letellier’s medical issues did not meet the defi nition of the statutory defi nition of the term “injury,” thereby affi rming the denial of benefi ts and reversing the award for medical bills and expenses.

Through his attorney Richard J. Walsh, III, Letellier argued that work-related stress had caused hypertension and major depression, which prohibited him from working. According to court documents Letellier received psychiatric care in 2009 resulting from depression, which several doctors attributed to the failure of his business as well as other life stresses. Main causes of the business failure as cited in the decision include a 2007 fi re, and subsequent rebuilding which far exceeded cost projections. As a result of the expensive new facility, the business struggled and eventually closed. Letellier fi led for personal and business bankruptcy following the closure.

In its majority decision, the court ruled that the business failure was a “normal condition of employment,” and therefore could be likened to a layoff, termination, transfer or “any similar action” as laid out in the statute governing work-er’s compensation. This key fi nding led thejustices

BY MELISSA GRIMATHE BERLIN DAILY SUN

see COURT page 8

City Council puts off decision on storage shed

BERLIN – The city council Monday night tabled a resolution to go out to bid for construc-tion of a new salt and sand shed after Councilor Michael Rozek provided information on a cheaper option.

Public Works Director Michael Perreault met with the council a week ago and proposed building an outdoor storage facility that would contain three bins to hold sand, salt, and a mixture of both. Built of concrete, galvanized steel, and wood, the cost to con-struct the shed was esti-

mated at $209,000. The council indicated it would support putting the proj-ect out for bids to see if it could attract a competitive bid that would be under the $200,000 mark.

But over the past week, Rozek said he did some research and discovered Lancaster, Monroe, and Pike Industries are using a truss storage building comprised of a galvanized steel frame covered by a fabric that will last up to 15 years. Rozek estimated the cost of building two such sheds – one for salt and one for sand would be around $60,000. He noted that approach would save the city a lot of money.

City Council notesBY BARBARA TETREAULT

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SAYWHAT...Maybe this world is another planet’s

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(NY Times) — In what amounts to a kind of holi-day gift to the cosmos, astronomers from NASA’s Kepler space-craft announced Tuesday that they had discovered a pair of planets the size of Earth orbiting a distant star. The new planets, one about as big as Earth, the other slightly smaller than Venus, are the smallest planets yet found beyond the solar system.

Astronomers said the discovery showed that Kepler could indeed fi nd planets as small as our own and was an encourag-ing sign that planet hunters would someday succeed in the goal of fi nding Earth-like abodes in the heavens.

Since the fi rst Jupiter-size exoplanets, as they are known, were discov-ered nearly 15 years ago astronomers have been chipping away at the sky, fi nding smaller and smaller planets.

“We are fi nally there,” said David Charbonneau, an astronomer at the Har-vard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who was a member of the team that made the observations, led by his colleague Francois Fressin. The team reported its results in an online news conference Tuesday and in a paper being published in the journal Nature.

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CAIRO (NY Times) — Thousands of women marched through downtown Cairo on Tuesday eve-ning to call for the end of military rule in an extraor-dinary expression of anger over images of soldiers beating, stripping and kicking a female demonstra-tor on the pavement of Tahrir Square.

“Drag me, strip me, my brothers’ blood will cover me!” they chanted. “Where is the fi eld marshal?” they demanded, referring to Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the head of the military council holding

onto power here. “The girls of Egypt are here.”The event may have been the biggest women’s

demonstration in Egypt’s history, and the most signifi cant since a 1919 march led by pioneering Egyptian feminist Huda Shaarawi to protest Brit-ish rule. The scale was stunning and unexpected in this patriarchal society. Previous attempts to orga-nize women’s events in Tahrir Square this year have either fi zzled or, in at least one case, ended in the physical harassment of the women who did show.

Mass march by Cairo women in protest over soldiers’ abuse

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most Ameri-cans beyond the end of the year and allowed millions of unemployed people to continue receiving jobless benefi ts.

The House vote, which

passed 229 to 193, also calls for establishing a negotiating com-mittee so the two chambers can resolve their differences. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in opposition.

But the Senate has left town for the year, and Democrats say they do not intend to call it back, putting continuation of the tax cut in jeopardy and leaving a

shadow over many unemployed Americans as the holidays near.

It was far from clear whether the two sides would be able to bridge the gap by year’s end. If they fail to do so, payroll taxes for 160 million Americans will rise to 6.2 percent, from 4.2 percent, in January, for an average annual increase of roughly $1,000.

Republicans in House reject deal extending payroll tax cut

Sunni leader in Iraq denies ordering assassinations

BAGHDAD (NY Times) — The political crisis in Iraq deep-ened on Tuesday, as the Sunni vice president angrily rebutted charges that he had ordered his security guards to assassinate government offi cials, saying that Shiite-backed security forces had induced the guards into false confessions.

In a nationally televised news conference, the vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi, blamed the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for using the country’s security forces to persecute political oppo-nents, specifi cally Sunnis.

“The accusations have not been proven, so the accused is innocent until proven guilty,” Hashimi said at the news conference in Erbil, in the Kurdish north of Iraq. “I swear by God I didn’t do this disobedience against Iraqi blood, and I would never do this.”

He added: “The goal is clear, it is not more than political slander.”

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CONCORD — New Hampshire officials say hunters killed more than 11,000 deer this hunting season — a 14 percent increase over last year.

Bear hunters did not fare so well. New Hamp-shire Fish and Game officials said Tuesday that hunters killed 418 bears — a 41 percent drop

from last year.Hunting season ended Dec. 15, which was the

last day of archery deer season.Offi cials said New Hampshire has an esti-

mated 85,000 deer, and this year’s hunting season reduced the population by about 13 percent.

Officials estimate that 60,000 people hunt in

New Hampshire, boosting the state’s economy by $75 million in hunting-related expenses.

State wildlife biologists said the higher deer harvest this year indicates the deer population is recovering from a series of bad winters that thinned the deer population.

—Courtesy of WMUR

14 percent more deer killed this season in N.H.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — A fl u virus similar to one normally found in birds may be linked to the deaths of dozens of seals on New England beaches this fall.

Researchers with the New England Aquarium said the infl uenza A sub-type H3N8 was found in fi ve of the 162 seals that were found dead on beaches in New Hampshire and other parts of New England this year. Experts believe

the virus led to a bacterial pneumonia infection that killed the fi ve seals.

“We are now conducting tests on addi-tional animals to learn more about the role this virus may have played in the die-off and to better understand the virus itself,” said Dr. Teri Rowles, lead veterinarian of the Marine Mammal Health and Strand-ing Program for NOAA. Researchers said the strain of the fl u virus appears to have

a low risk of transmission to humans. They said it’s not the H5N1 virus that caused a global pandemic in 2007 or the H1N1 virus from 2009.

Experts said the H3N8 virus is usu-ally found in wild birds, and a variety of it infects horses and dogs. They said this is the fi rst time it has been associated with a large scale die-off of marine mammals.

Scientists said they are continuing

to investigate to determine whether the virus was responsible for the deaths of all the seals.

Experts said anyone who sees a seal in distress should stay at least 150 feet away and keep dogs leashed and away from the animal. Call the NOAA Fisheries Service’s stranding hotline at 1-866-755-NOAA (6622).

—Courtesy of WMUR

Flu virus discovered in some seals found dead

MANCHESTER — A new technol-ogy under development to help those with type 1 diabetes is hailed by some as the most revolutionary treatment since insulin. But it is not approved for use in the U.S.

Elle Shaheen is a dazzling seventh-grader who loves school. Every day, dozens of times a day, diabetes forces Elle to stop what she is doing and test her blood sugar levels.

“I switch around on my fi ngers a lot, and there’s little calluses from test-ing,” she said.

She manages to keep her blood sugar in check, but the human body is always fl uctuating.

She wears a pump that gives small, measured amounts of insulin through-

out the day, but it’s not a cure.“The technology that’s available

today, I think you could say it’s inad-equate,” said Dr. Michael Davidson, a local doctor who is also a diabetic.

The new technology -- a small porta-ble device that looks similar to Elle’s pump — disperses insulin based on real-time changes in blood sugar levels.

“So as soon as the monitor detects a slight spike, a little more insulin gets delivered, and soon as it detects a low, a little less insulin gets administered. A continuous ebb and fl ow, the way your own pancreas works,” said Elle’s mother, Stefany.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has been lobbying the

Food and Drug Administration to approve the artifi cial pancreas for years, but progress has been slow.

New Hampshire inventor Dean Kamen -- the man behind the Segway -- is also the man who developed the original insulin pump 30 years ago.

He’s currently at work on the artifi -cial pancreas at his Manchester facil-ity and says the technology is ready. But federal approval has prevented patients from getting it.

“For whatever reason, we now have a culture that is so risk-adverse, that what most companies that want to innovate are doing, are saying ‘I will take my new products to Japan, to China, to India, even as close as Canada,’ and in those places, people

are welcoming the opportunities to do new things to innovate,” he said.

The Shaheens are now doing what they can to pressure the FDA to enable access to technology like Kamen’s, and remove the red tape.

“It’s not like, ‘Wouldn’t this be nice to have?’ it’s, ‘Will my daughter wake up in the morning?’” said Stefany Sha-heen.

The FDA recently issued draft guidance on the artifi cial pancreas technology. The administration said the guidelines are designed to give researchers a great deal of fl exibility in order to get a safe and effective device to patients as quickly as pos-sible.

—Courtesy of WMUR

New diabetes technology regulates blood sugar levels

Any bicycle and pedestrian trails that local communities have on the drawing board for next year likely won’t go very far.

New Hampshire offi cials learned last week that the federal govern-ment has zeroed out $677,000 in 2012 grant money that was anticipated for pedestrian trails, the state Division of Parks and Recreation said Monday.

The Recreational Trails Program funding is the only source avail-able for non-motorized trails in New Hampshire. It is a major component of

the motorized trail system also.“We are completely stunned at the

sudden email from (the Federal High-way Administration) and this loss of funding,” said Bureau of Trails Chief Chris Gamache.

State offi cials said the agency made technical corrections to its funding formula, recalculating grants for the years 2009 to 2012.

The result: the Federal Highway Administration was taking back $678,000 and had rescinded all 2012 funds, which amount to $677,000.

Fifty-fi ve organizations received grants this year, including the state’s largest city.

Funding for N.H. bike, pedestrian trails runs dry

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MARVELING over a presidential candi-date’s arrogance is like noting that a hockey player wears skates. It states not just the obvi-ous but the necessary. You can’t zip across the ice in Crocs, and you can’t thrash your way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue if your confi dence doesn’t bleed into something gaudier. Arro-gance is the grist, and arrogance is the given.

That’s where candidates — and the presi-dents that some of them become — differ, in ways that shape the sorts of messes they’re likely to make. And that’s where Newt Gin-grich provokes real concern. You have to take another politician’s ego, double it, and add cheese and a side of fries to get to Gingrich. An especially heaping, unhealthy diet of self-regard slogs through his veins.

His 1990s nemesis Bill Clinton had (and surely still has) no small amount of his own vanity, and it lay largely in his conviction that his charm and cunning enabled him to wriggle out of jams and get away with indul-gences that would doom a lesser mortal. He fancied himself an escape artist extraordi-naire.

That partly explains the risk he took with Monica Lewinsky, along with his verbal gym-nastics upon the discovery of the affair. The scandal’s diminution of his presidency was the price he and we paid for his particular arrogance.

George W. Bush was in love with his own gut instinct, which he valued far above actual erudition. By heeding it, he believed, he could exceed the expectations and even surpass the accomplishments of less visceral lead-ers, namely his father. It’s not hard to draw a direct line from that brand of arrogance to the Iraq war, which came to an offi cial end last week, after nearly nine years, hundreds of billions of dollars and too many lives lost.

Barack Obama’s arrogance resides in his eloquence — as a writer, thinker, symbol and story. He’s in thrall to the lyric poem of him-self, and that accounts for his aloofness and

disinclination to engage as deeply as some of his predecessors did in the muck of legisla-tive politics.

Yes, we live in a grotesquely partisan moment, the main reason for gridlock, brink-manship and super-committee ignominy on Capitol Hill. But would Clinton have stood at so far a remove from that committee? Isn’t it possible that a glad-hander more aggressive and warmer than Obama would be making a smidgen of headway?

Gingrich isn’t the answer: he’s hot-headed and truculent. And while Obama sees him-self (with justifi cation) as historic, Gingrich sees himself as epic. If Obama is The One, Gingrich is The Plus-Size One.

Lately he has been on less bloated behav-ior, and by lately I mean the few weeks since he emerged as the Republican frontrunner du jour. If you watched the debate Thursday, you could sense, from the clench of his jaw, that he wasn’t merely biting his tongue but making an unhappy meal of it.

Still, Gingrich the Grandiloquent sneaked through. Asked about his stated resolve to rein in federal courts, he said that “just like Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and F.D.R., I would be prepared to take on the judiciary.” The company he keeps!

Over the years he has directly or indirectly compared himself to Moses, William Wallace (a k a “Braveheart,” thanks to Mel Gibson), the Duke of Wellington, Charles de Gaulle and, repeatedly, Ronald Reagan, as when he recently said, “Because I am much like Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, I’m such an unconventional political fi gure that you really need to design a unique campaign that fi ts the way I operate.”

All the way back in 1985, when he was just a foot soldier in the House, he told The Washington Post, “I want to shift the entire planet,” adding, “This is just the beginning of a 20- or 30-year movement. I’ll get credit for it.”

By Frank BruniThe New York Times

Self-Adoration Reaches Newt Heights

Androscoggin Valley Home Care Services looks back at 2011To the editor:Another tough year is coming to a close, so

many of these in a row and each with sobering realities in an economy that is manhandling the best of us! We at A.V. Home Care Services are no exception, yet we remain so grateful and proud to serve you and our community.

Looking back at 2011:a. AVHCS served 295 families in the Berlin-

Gorham and surrounding communities, provid-ing 54,076 hours of client-centered homemaker, personal care and respite/companion support.

b. The agency employed 75 workers, stabiliz-ing the local economy by continuing to provide meaningful employment for many since 1975.

e. “Dorothy’s Gift” and private funding sup-ported 2560 hours of care for people who needed help at home but struggled to afford it. Dorothy continues to shepherd us in the way of “Paying It Forward,” inspiring others to do the same under her banner.

d. VHCS launched “ElderPages/Coos,” a free

e-newsletter for family caregivers that prom-ises to be a powerful resource for them as they take care of their own.

f. AVHCS and Northwoods Home Health & Hospice, a department of Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, agreed to work side by side to pro-vide State-contracted TXX Homemaker, Adult in Home Care, and TIIIB services (health aide, nursing and counseling) for Coos and northern Grafton Counties. This regionalized approach to care meets the effi ciency goals of the State of New Hampshire while assuring that the people of the North Country are served by local home health agencies rather than those from afar.

g. AVHCS now provides offi ce space for the North Country Health Consortium here at 795 Main Street, and as part of our agreement, our conference area is an occasional site for the consortium’s Molar Express dental clinic.

As you can see, we have made the most of our days! With expanded service offerings and

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Little Folks Committee extends a thank youTo the editor:The Little Folks Christmas

Shoppe committee would like to thank all of the indi-viduals and organizations involved in the success of this year’s event which was held on Saturday, Decem-ber 10, 2011. All of the hard work, time, and effort of the many volunteers along with the many donations from both individuals and local businesses enabled us to make Christmas a whole lot brighter for over 300 children and their families. By pro-viding these children with an opportunity to purchase gifts (new items at very low cost) for their moms, dads, siblings and even grandpar-ents, the children were expe-riencing the joy of giving – a basic premise of the spirit of Christmas.

The committee would like to thank the following busi-nesses for their donations: Bryant’s Funeral Home, North Conway Railroad, Story Land, Manchester Monarchs, Car Freshner, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Portland Sea Dogs, Berlin IGA, Aubuchon Hardware, Peebles, Maureen’s Unique Boutique, Caron’s Building Center, Niki’s Hair Salon, Boston Red Sox, Newman’s Own, New York Yankees, Coos County Family Health Services, and our anonymous donors. Please forgive us if

we have forgotten anyone.The committee also wants

to recognize the many indi-viduals and organizations who volunteered their time and talents in helping to either call volunteers, price items, set up, take down, reg-ister the children, work as an ‘elves’, wrap gifts, cashiers, table monitors, security, sell raffl e tickets, or bake goodies for the parents. Some of the local organizations involved this year were: Knights of Columbus, Gorham Seniors, Berlin Seniors, BHS Key Club, Karen Turgeon’s BHS JV Girls Basketball team, Matt Saladino’s GHS Com-munity Service Group, and the Davenport Home in Jef-ferson. Thanks also to the many individuals who vol-unteer, some year after year, once they experience the joy that this event brings to all the children who attend.

The committee has already begun planning for next year’s event but wants to take this opportunity to again thank everyone involved with the 2011 Little Folks Christmas Shoppe. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers and that our wish for you is a Blessed and Merry Christ-mas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Little Folks Christmas Shoppe Com-

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Coulombe Real Estate (CRE) recently presented a check for $500 to the Family Resource Center (FRC) to support the Applicant Background Investigation Drill (ABID) program provided by the FRC. The ABID program will assist individuals with the federal job application process for the Berlin federal prison. CRE Broker/Owner, Russell Ramsey and CRE Agents present their donation to Hon. James E Michalik (Retired), Executive Director FRC and Miranda H. Bergmeier, Working Families Program Coordinator FRC. Both CRE and FRC are also members of the Northern NH Talent Team, Federal Application Work-shops. For more information on the ABID program, persons may call the Family Resource Center at 466-5190. Coulombe Real Estate is a member of the Preferred Broker Network and is Relocation Certi-fi ed to assist transferring employees and their families who will relocate to the Berlin area for work at the Bureau of Prisons Berlin federal facility. All present are enthusiastic about the impending opening of the facility, assisting our area residents with the detailed application process and welcoming new residents to the area. Coulombe Real Estate agents Debi Davis, Dawn Coulombe, Mark Danoski, Rus-sell Ramsey (Owner/Broker), Donald Lapointe, Randal Stiles, Roland Turgeon (behind), Hon. James E. Michalik (Ret.), executive director of Family Resource Center, CRE agent Patricia Munroe and Miranda Bergmeier, Working Families Program director of FRC.

HAIFA, ISRAEL -- Bryan and Liron Gagne are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Naomi, who was born on October 20, 2011 in Haifa, Israel.

Maternal grandparent are Eli and Ruti Batit of Kefar Vradim, Israel, and great grandmother, Paulette Sudri of Qiryat Bialik, Israel.

Paternal grandparents are Glenn

and Donna Gagne of Milan. Great grandparents are Clifford and Emily Tan-kard of Milan and Geraldine Gagne of Boise Idaho.

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The Ward III councilor said there are other alternatives that the city has not explored. Since construction has to wait until spring to get underway, Rozek said the city does not have to move now. He said he would like more time to research alternatives.

The salt is currently being stored in a shed that has limited capacity and the sand is stored in the basement of the Public Works garage. Perreault had pointed out that during a snowstorm the garage door is left open because trucks are in and out of the building and the boiler is burning 26 gallons of fuel oil per hour. He said moving the sand out of the garage would eventually pay the cost of the new storage shed in reduced heating bills.

Rozek suggested the city put automatic door openers on the garage doors with remote control devices in the trucks that would allow Public Works crews to open the doors to get sand as needed. He said that would eliminate the need to keep the doors open constantly during sanding operations.

Councilor Roland Theberge said the heat is shut off at the Gorham mill when the doors are open.

Rozek noted that moving the sand out of the basement could create a new prob-lem for the department. He said the sand could freeze into chunks that would clog the spreader.

Given the condition of the city’s streets, Rozek said he would prefer to fi nd a cheaper solution for the salt and sand

shed so more money can be spent on street repair.

Councilor Lucie Remillard and The-berge indicated they were uncomfortable with putting the project out for bids now. Remillard said there is a lot of money involved and she favored more time for research. She noted there was some ques-tion about whether the loader could fi t all ther way to the back of the proposed stor-age shed.

Mayor Paul Grenier said he supported the request for more time. He said he did not see any disadvantage to delaying a vote on the shed and said revisiting the issue might allow the city to save signifi -cant money. He recommended the council leave the resolution on the table and put forth a new resolution when a decision is reached. The council agreed.

In other business* Housing Coordinator Linda White

asked the council to approve disposing of four properties the city has acquired through tax deed by putting them out for sealed bids. The properties are 567 First Avenue, 819 Fourth Avenue, 290 Grafton Street, and 615 Fourth Avenue. White explained the city will stipulate that the minimum bid must cover back taxes, interest, and expenses owed the city. The successful bidder must also agree to reno-vate the property to meet city’s building codes and make it habitable within 12 months or the city has the right to take it back.

Grenier asked if the city can stipulate that the properties must be owner-occu-pied and cannot be sold to landlords to

use as rental property. The mayor said the properties would make good starter homes and he does not want them pur-chased by absentee landlords. Coun-cilor Lucie Remillard suggested the city stipulate the properties must be used as the primary residence of the successful bidder. White said she would add that stipulation to the bid document.

“I think there is a lot of interest in these properties,” White said. The council approved selling the properties by sealed bid.

* Housing Coordinator Linda White also outlined a proposed application for another $500,000 Community Develop-ment Block Grant for the city’s Neigh-borhood Revitalization Program. She explained that the city has received two similar CDBGs that have been used to help low to moderate-income hom-eowners make needed repairs to improve energy effi ciency and general mainte-nance. White said 63 homeowners have been helped by the two grants. The second grant is still on-going and there is a waiting list of applicants.

“It’s really been a very successful pro-gram for homeowners,” White said.

She said there is competition for the funding but said Berlin has a good track record and is the only city to use the money directly to benefi t homeowners. If the latest grant is successful, some of the funding will be used for handicap acces-sibility at the Holiday Center. The council indicated its support for the application, which had its fi rst reading Monday night.

* Superintendent of Schools Corrine

Cascadden reported a frozen pipe in one of the high school classrooms broke Monday morning. She said water leaked from the classroom into the school’s new patio. The fi re department responded to help with the fl ooding and the high school custodians were able to repair the pipe. But because heat and water in the building had to be shut off temporarily, students were let out of school at 10:30 a.m. Cascadden said the school will fi le an insurance claim.

* City Manager Patrick MacQueen reported a large water main break at the intersection of Balsam and Sweden Street on Sunday caused considerable damage and plugged sanitary sewer and storm drain systems with gravel and rocks. He said a few people had to be provided with temporary services and there was some damage to private resi-dential property. MacQueen said the sec-tion of Sweden Street between Balsams and Twelfth Street has basically washed out. He said it will likely be closed for the winter because it is steep and can’t be re-paved. He said fortunately there are no houses or driveways on that section of the street.

* The Androscoggin Regional Refuse Disposal District has almost completed its project to connect to the city’s waste-water treatment plant and should be sending its leachate from the Mount Car-berry landfi ll soon. City Manager Patrick MacQueen said the district has sent the city $287,500 to cover their share of the city’s infi ltration and infl ow efforts and aeration system upgrades.

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BERLIN VOTERS PUBLIC NOTICE

The Berlin Supervisors of the Voter Checklists (all wards) will hold a session in the main lobby of City Hall Tuesday, January 3, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. to register new voters and to make corrections to the voter checklists to prepare for the January 10, 2012 Presidential Primary Election. Please note: This election is open to all registered Democrat, Undeclared and Republican voters.

Attention Berlin Residents

There will be no Garbage or Blue Box (recycle) collection on Monday December 26th , 2011 which is a PWD Christmas Day Holiday. All collections will be on Friday December 30th , 2011.

Happy Holidays

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NCES receives grant awardGORHAM -- North Country Edu-

cation Services (NCES) was recently informed, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture offi ce of Rural Devel-opment, that it has been awarded a $497,531 Rural Utilities Services Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant to establish a video distance learning network among eighteen schools in Northern New Hampshire and one school in Northern Maine. Participating New Hampshire schools located in Coos and Grafton Counties are from School Administrative Units 7, 23, 35, 36, 58 and 84.

NCES will serve as the projects leader and fi scal agent. The goals of the project are 1) to share instruc-tion among schools and districts 2) to increase the variety of subjects offered at all levels 3) to address geographic isolation 4) to provide greater access to special services 5) to expand profes-sional development. These

goals will be accomplished by installing cart-based and/or porta-

ble video conferencing units in each school to enable sharing of instruc-tion, and by providing PC and tablet platforms for distance learning. Further, many of the schools will be receiving interactive whiteboards to be used in conjunction with the video codec. Movi licenses, for one on one video conferencing, will enable indi-vidual students and teachers to access and deliver standards-based high defi nition video using their dedicated laptop computers. In addition, spe-cialty providers will deliver services for students with disabilities. More-over, patients at Crotched Mountain’s hospital and rehabilitation center will receive a telemedicine video system and add Movi to their training capaci-ties. Video bridging and fi rewall tra-versal will be provided to all sites by the Granite State Distance Learning Network (GSDLN).

NCES will deliver professional development to participating schools with the equipment in the project

The Coos County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) gathered together with mittens, hats and socks at the Willow Street office in Berlin. From l-r: Carmen Dupuis, Carrie Banks, Carol Beaudoin, Moniguie Gauthier, Kathy McKenna, director of RSVP, holding baby Alivia Per-reault, Carole Hackmeyer and Lillian Boulanger. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)


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Christmas and a happy healthy and prosperous New Year!

Fire Department, NH DOT and NH Depart-ment of Environmental Services all responded to the incident. Onlook-ers came and went throughout the morn-ing as the scene in the center of town caught the attention of local residents and pass-ersby. State Police Technical Accident Reconstruction Unit was on site to assist in the investigation, which is being handled by Troopers Jesse Sherrill and Steven Riendeau of Troop F.

A crane truck was brought in by late morning, to off-load the steel so that the truck and driver could be removed. The recov-ery effort was expected to take up much of the day, according to State Police.

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to exclude Letellier’s depression from any statutory defi nition of “mental injury” and rule in favor of Steelele-ments and its insurance carrier.

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Berlin Rec. Dept. news

Publicity reminder - Most of our programs have deadline dates. Sign up by the deadline and you will be entered into our Incentive Raffl e for a $25 Chamber of Commerce gift certifi -cate. Berlin Recreation’s way of saying thank you for participating!

Age 5 - 9 Instructional Mites Hockey: Program is going strong but you can still register at a reduced rate. Register at Berlin Recreation Department. This is a program of one-hour hockey lessons - child should already be com-fortable with skating and have their own equipment. Open to boys and girls. Program is held Mondays, 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. at the Notre Dame Arena.

School Vacation Event - COSMIC BOWLING with Pizza, Soda, and Make Your Own Sundae: Wednesday, December 28, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Register with $10 pay-ment at Berlin Recre-ation Center. Maximum of 40. Any age or ability!

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ground Program: Next session of activities specifi cally geared for the three-to-fi ve year old (potty trained) child will begin Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Berlin Recreation Center from 9:00-11:00 a.m. $76 one-time fee for the seven week program of games, crafts, music, basic instruc-tion and much more! Maximum of 12 students, fi rst come-fi rst serve. Reg-ister by December 28, to be eligible for the Incentive Raffl e!

Age 10-15 Coed Hockey: Low-key pick up hockey games Saturday mornings at the Notre Dame Arena. 8 - 9:30 a.m. starting Saturday, Janu-ary 7. Register by January 4, to be

eligible for the Incentive Raffl e, $115 per person. Register at the Berlin Recreation Center.

Adult Walking/Jogging Program at the Berlin Junior High School. Keep exercising during the winter weather! Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8 p.m. beginning Wednesday, January 11, 2012., $15 per person. Pick up pass at Berlin Recreation Center.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade Instructional Basketball: Aura Ouel-lette will lead youngsters in the basics of the game, $30 per person. Tuesdays, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. for fi ve weeks. Program will begin January 17. Register by January 12 to be eli-gible for the Incentive Raffl e.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). It used to be a “you or me” world. Now it’s a “you and me world,” and you fi nd it easy to include others in your plans and fi nd ways to help each other and mutu-ally benefi t from the effort. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll provide excellent conversation and entertainment for anyone lucky enough to be around you today. You’re not trying to be funny, but your natural humor will shine through. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s a strange predicament you’re in today. You’ll walk the fi ne line, deciding what to reveal and what to keep to your-self. You’ll do this with commendable grace. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You wish you could tell everyone to “just behave.” Actually, you can. And you will. Whether or not they listen is another story. But you can be very con-vincing, especially when you get that serious look in your eye. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Because of your sophisticated mind, you can respect the other person’s point of view even when you don’t share it. You treat the other person with dignity and set a tone of behavior for both of you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll make a goal, fully knowing that it may be futile. That part really doesn’t matter. That you have the heart and conviction is what matters most. In fact, it can make the impossible come true. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). How can you speak convincingly about some-thing you know little about? You can’t. That’s why you’ll dive in and try to learn everything there is to know about your subject of interest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You see life as a privilege. And you’ll help someone who takes life for granted. You won’t have to do anything spe-cial to provide this help. Just being you -- amazed by what life offers -- is enough. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Ask friends for advice and help. What-ever is going on inside their heads, they will share with you. You have the kind of demeanor that makes people want to give you everything. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You won’t mind giving extra care to children, the elderly and/or other needy individuals in your life. Someone has to, and it just so happens that right now you have more to give. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your willingness to treat people the way they want to be treated will be most appre-ciated. What about you? Don’t you deserve some special treatment, too? Well, you do, and you will get it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Somehow you’ll manage to charm people without even trying. It’s not entirely a blessing. Sure, you’d rather have people like you than not. Still, you might be uncertain of what to do with all the attention. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 21). When you refl ect back on this year, you’ll do so with a feeling of deep satis-faction. In January, you will learn a new language or assimilate with an interest-ing subculture. February brings intrigu-ing social opportunities. There’s a shot at the “big time” in March. Changes in your family will favorably affect you in March. Gemini and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 7, 1, 24 and 28.

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WEDNESDAY PRIME TIME DECEMBER 21, 20118:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

CBS 3 WCAX Home-Holidays Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene News Letterman

FOX 4 WPFO The X Factor (N) (In Stereo Live) Daughter News 13 on FOX (N) The Office The Office

ABC 5 WMUR The Middle Suburg. Family Happy Revenge “Guilt” Å News Nightline

NBC 6 WCSH Who’s Still Standing? Bublé Christmas Law & Order: SVU News Jay Leno

CBC 7 CBMT “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” National Stroumboulopoulos

CBC 9 CKSH C’est Noël avec Paul et Paul (N) Magie TJ Sport “Les Fous de la moto”

PBS 10 WCBB Nature (In Stereo) Å NOVA Development of the embryo. Å (DVS) Charlie Rose (N) Å

PBS 11 WENH Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow American Masters (N) Å Powder

CBS 13 WGME Home-Holidays Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene News Letterman

IND 14 WTBS Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N) Å

IND 16 WPME Burn Notice Å Burn Notice Å Law Order: CI Meal Cops Å

EWTN 1 Catholic University Heralds Rosary Candles and Carols Theater of the Word

CNN 24 Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 Erin Burnett OutFront

LIFE 30 Movie: “Christmas Angel” (2009) K.C. Clyde. Movie: “Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage”

ESPN 31 College Football: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl SportsCtr

ESPN2 32 College Basketball College Basketball Oklahoma State at Alabama. SportsCtr E:60 (N)

CSNE 33 NBA Preseason Basketball: Raptors at Celtics Celtics SportsNet Sports SportsNet

NESN 34 Women’s College Basketball Quinnipiac at Yale. Daily Red Sox Daily Dennis

OXY 39 Tori & Dean: Home Tori & Dean: Home Movie: ››‡ “Legends of the Fall” (1994) Å

TVLND 42 Home Imp. Home Imp. Raymond Raymond Cleveland The Exes King King

NICK 43 My Wife My Wife ’70s Show ’70s Show George George Friends Friends

TOON 44 The Grinch Johnny T King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy Fam. Guy

FAM 45 Movie: ››› “The Santa Clause” (1994) “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

DISN 46 ANT Farm Movie: ›››› “Toy Story” (1995) Jessie Shake It ANT Farm ANT Farm

USA 48 NCIS “Faith” Å Movie: ››› “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. Å Burn Notice “Fail Safe”

TNT 49 The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å Leverage Å Southland Å

GAC 50 Christmas- Hill. Born to Drive Backstory Top 50 Videos

SYFY 51 Ghost Hunters Å Ghost Hunters Å Ghost Hunters Å Ghost Hunters Å

TLC 53 Geek Love Geek Love Gypsy Christmas Toddlers & Tiaras (N) Gypsy Christmas

HIST 54 Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens Å Brad Meltzer’s Dec. Brad Meltzer’s Dec.

DISC 55 Sons of Guns Å Sons of Guns (N) Å Moonshiners (N) Å Sons of Guns Å

HGTV 56 House Hunters Income Kitchen Property Brothers (N) Property Brothers

A-P 58 Planet Earth Å Planet Earth Å Planet Earth Å Planet Earth Å

TRAV 59 Man, Food Man, Food Big Beef Paradise (N) Cght-Cmra Cght-Cmra Man, Food Man, Food

NGC 60 Pricing The Priceless Pricing The Priceless Pricing The Priceless Pricing The Priceless

SPIKE 61 Bar Rescue (In Stereo) Bar Rescue (In Stereo) Bar Rescue “Chumps” Bar Rescue (In Stereo)

MTV 63 Teen Mom 2 (In Stereo) Teen Mom 2 (In Stereo) The Real World (N) Ridiculous. Real World

VH1 64 Mob Wives Å Mob Wives Å Mob Wives Å Shocking Divorces

COM 67 South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park Daily Show Colbert

A&E 68 Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Dog the Bounty Hunter

E! 71 E! News Kourtney and Kim The Soup After Late Chelsea E! News

AMC 72 Movie: ››› “Pale Rider” (1985, Western) Clint Eastwood. Movie: “The Outlaw Josey Wales”

TCM 105 Movie: ›››‡ “The Front” (1976) Woody Allen. Movie: ››› “Ball of Fire” (1941) Gary Cooper.

YOUTO 110 LOL Pets! The X-Files “Squeeze” Adrenalina PJTV Revision3 Variety Hour

HBO 201 Daredevil Movie: › “The Final Destination” 24/7 Flyers 24/7 Flyers

SHOW 221 Homeland Å Inside the NFL (N) A Game of Honor (iTV Premiere)

TMC 231 Movie: ››› “Humpday” (2009) Movie: ››› “Smiley Face” (2007) Movie: “Spooner” Å

ENC 248 The Take Å Movie: ››› “Scarface” (1983) Al Pacino. (In Stereo) Å Madness

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Wednesday, December 21Berlin Water Works Com-

mission: meeting 12 noon, 55 Willow St. Berlin. Public wel-come. Handicap accessible.

Thursday, December 22Foot Clinic: City of Berlin

Health Dept-City Hall 168 Main Street, 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:30. By appointment only. Call 752-1272.

Friday, December 23Home Made Pie and

Bake Sale: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Milan Community Method-ist Church, Milan road, just out side the village. To benefit "Send Dustin Down Under". Offering a variety of home baked pies, breads, brownie, fudge, and cookies. There will be coffee and tea to warm you, Door prize at the end of the evening. Those attending will be entered into a drawing for a trip, sponsored by Down Under Sports.

Wednesday, December 28Cosmic Bowling: with

pizza, soda and make-your-own sundae. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Berlin Bowling Center. Any age and ability can join the fun! $10 per person. Reg-ister at the Berlin Recreation Department. Maximum of 40 - first come - first serve.

Tuesday, January 3AVH Diabetes Education

Meeting: 6:30 p.m., AVH lec-ture room. Howard S. Mudd, III, CRNA, Nurse Anesthetist, North Woods Anesthesia Ser-vices, PA, AVH Surgical Asso-ciates, will speak on “Living with Diabetes: A Personal View”

All are welcome to attend this free offering. Refresh-ments will be served. FMI, call 326-5631.

WednesdayCholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday,

Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15.

Carving Club: Meeting every Wednesday, 5 p.m., E&S Rental, 29 Bridge St, Berlin. All welcome, prior experience not necessary. Open to all. Instructions to those new to carving. We hope to provide a wide range of carving experi-ences. FMI call Ed at 752-3625.

Harvest Christian Fellowship Soup Kitchen: Free community dinner every Wednesday night, 219 Willow St., Berlin. Doors open 4 p.m., dinner 5-6 p.m. FMI 348-1757.

PAC Meeting. Child addicted to drugs? You’re not alone. Join us for the PAC (Parent of Addicted Children) meeting, 6 p.m., 151 Main Street, Berlin. FMI call 603-723-4949 or e-mail @ [email protected].

Bible Study: 6 to 7 p.m., Seventh Day Adven-tist Church, Mt. Forist St., Berlin.

Weight Watcher’s Meeting at the Salvation Army, Berlin—9 a.m. meeting, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in

Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, Mon-day-Thursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Sug-gested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545).

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10am-6pm, Saturdays: 10am-Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email [email protected].

Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Reiki Sharing Gathering: Third Wednes-day of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., Pathways for Thursday’s Child Ltd., 3 Washington Street, Gorham. Open to anyone who has at least fi rst-level Reiki training. No charge. (FMI 466-5564)

Awana Children’s Club - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Grades K-6th. Games, Worship, Bible Les-sons, Workbook Time, Prizes, Fun. Community Bible Church. 595 Sullivan Street, Berlin. Call 752-4315 with any questions.

Step Book/Discussion Meeting, Tri-County CAP, Step I, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., 361 School St., Berlin.

Women’s Relationship Support Group: CCFHS sponsoring. Group meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. CCFHS will provide transpor-tation as needed. Limited space available. Call Carolyn at 752-5679 for more information.

Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VFW Post 2520: Monthly meeting third Wednesday of every month. VFW Ladies Aux-iliary: Meets every third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., post home, 1107 Main St., Berlin. All members encouraged to attend.

Foot Clinics: Every second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, Berlin Health Department, Berlin City Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. By appointment only. Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee: $15.

Al-Anon Meeting, 7 p.m., Salvation Army, 15 Cole St., Berlin.

Serenity Steps Peer Support Center: 567 Main St. Berlin, Providing peer support services to local area residents challenged by emotional or mental diffi culties. Open Monday through Wednesday 11-4; Thursday and Friday 11-7 p.m. FMI 752-8111.


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DEAR ABBY: I’m a 25-year-old guy with a unique problem. My father has been dating a woman since I was 16 who has a daughter my age named “Emma.” Over the years Emma and I became good friends -- then more than that. We hooked up a few times. About a year ago, I told her I had developed feel-ings for her, which drove her off pretty fast. We haven’t talked since. She now lives in another state with her boyfriend, and I’m happy for her. With the holidays here, Dad expects me to go to all of the events and get-togethers. I made up excuses last year to avoid them, but don’t think I can do that again. I want to escape the awkward interaction with Emma and her boyfriend because I still have feelings for her. I don’t want to disappoint Dad, but I don’t know how to handle this. Help, please. -- RUNNING FROM THE HOLIDAYS DEAR RUNNING: You don’t have to attend “all” the events and get-togethers, but you should attend a few. When you do, consider bringing a friend with you and minimizing the contact you have with Emma and her boyfriend. Observe the social amenities, keep the conversation brief and casual, and concentrate on the rest of the family. While the initial contact may be painful, this is no different than any other romance that didn’t work out. The awkward-ness will pass if you concentrate on something else. DEAR ABBY: I have been living with my daughter and her family for two years because I lost my job. I don’t pay rent, but help out with the utilities and buy my own groceries. I also baby-sit for them several days a week. The only money I have is an inheritance my father left me to live on, and it is

dissipating quickly. I have met a man and have fallen in love with him. I plan to move in with him soon. The problem is my daughter and son-in-law owe me money. They promised it would be repaid, but when I ask when, they give me the run-around. (They always have money for tattoos, movies and concerts, though.) They also expect me to baby-sit for them on weekends, but that’s the only time I can see my boyfriend. How do I tell them I want to live my own life? I want to be free and not have to worry about them needing me to baby-sit and making me feel guilty about it. I’m afraid they’ll say that because I lived with them, they no longer owe me the money. I don’t know how to tell them without it turning ugly. Any suggestions would be appreciated. -- FRUSTRATED IN K.C., MO. DEAR FRUSTRATED: I presume your daughter and son-in-law have met your boyfriend? Announce the good news that you will be living with him; it shouldn’t be shocking. Ask again for the money that they owe you. Be pleasant, but fi rm, and don’t let it escalate into an argument. If they say they don’t have it, ask them to sign (and date) a note promising to repay it at a later date. That will be your proof that a loan was extended. If they refuse, with no proof that you loaned them money, you won’t have leverage to force them to pay up. As for the baby-sitting, do it when it’s convenient for you. If they want their “freedom” on some weekends, let them pay you instead of a sitter and work off part of their obligation that way. But insist on cash.

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PARAKEETS, $15/each,$25/both, FMI 752-3452.

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COMPLETELY renovated 3 bed-room & 1 bedroom apartments.Call H&R Block, great landlord(603)752-2372.

COTTAGE: 3 bedroom, onebath, living room, dining room,kitchen, FMI $750/mo. call723-2828, 752-6826.

GORHAM HOUSE 3 bedroom, $795 completely re-modeled, no utilities included,84 Lancaster Road, 466-5933,915-6216.

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FOUR rooms, one bedroom, un-furnished, enclosed porch,shed, garage, heat, h/w, w/dhookups, no pets, no smoking,$650/mo. w/ security deposit,449-6776.

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GORHAM: 13 Exchange St,(white bldg w/ black trim) 2 br,first floor, fridge & stove, h/ hw,w/d hookup, w/ shed, parkingspaces, no pets. Sec. dep. Call:466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F orleave a message).

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HOUSE: Nay Pond, 2/3 bedroomhome, 2 full bathrooms, openkitchen concept, all appliances,hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, hugesun room, boat dock and more,$2000/mo. call 723-2828 or752-6826.

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2000 Chevy Silverado, pick-up,4WD, automatic transmission.,power steering, 186K miles, ask-ing, $5000, call 449-2984.

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Information Technology System AdministratorGorham Paper and Tissue LLC, located in the heart of the White Mountains of NewHampshire, is seeking an Information Technology professional interested in joining ourstaff as a System Administrator. In addition to strong interpersonal and communicationskills, the right candidate will have a broad range of knowledge and experience workingwith Microsoft products and troubleshooting/ supporting a large base of on-site users,PCs, servers, network, and associated software. Key knowledge includes depth ofunderstand of Windows, networking hardware, TCP/IP, security, and excellent debuggingand troubleshooting skills. Experience with scripting, system automation, routing, ActiveDirectory, Exchange, VMware ESXi 4.0, SQL Server, premise cabling, and Citrix are allconsidered significant pluses.

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MOVING Sale: Black leatherloveseat, $25; Tan/Brown elec-tric recliner, lifts to standing,$150/BO; set of twin bedsframes & mattress, $50/BO.348-1371.

PATS Vs Bills Jan 1st. 2 tickets,$100 each. 603-548-8049.

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TWO PR 15 Peavey speakers,400 watt, $350; 6 string Ovationelectric acoustic hard shell case,$500; HP computer completepackage, $175, 348-5847.

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TWO homes to choose from incentral North Conway park.New 2012 model Skyline, 14x72,two bedroom, 2 bath, work-shop/ shed, gas heat, big lot$49,900. 1994 Astro, 14x56, twobedroom, 1 bath, washer dryer,new appliances, new furnace,new roof, new hot water heater$24,900. Both homes ready tobe lived in! No dogs. Financingavailable, affordable living rightin North Conway. Walk toshops, outlets, trails, river. Call603-986-3991.

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Berlin bowlers fall in Keene eventKEENE--The Berlin coed bowling

team traveled to Keene Saturday to take on Keene, Goffstown and White Mountain Regional. The Spartans did not show up, so it was a three team event.

The two games bowled by the fi ve Mounties were as follows; Amber Roberts 87, 134- 111.5 avg., Jer-emiah Pinette 147, 115= 131 avg., Justin Berthiaume 112, 148- 130 avg., Keith Lafl amme 112, 118- 115 avg., Samantha Labens 110, 155,

132.5 avg.Out of the three teams playing,

the Mountaineers were ranked third and took on second ranked Goffs-town in the baker style of play. Goff-stown eliminated Berlin in the best of three series by scores of 144-111, and 155-118.

“We just couldn’t pick up any spares,” said coach Brandon Steady. “We don’t play again until after the holidays and we will work on that in practice.”

The Mountaineers return to action on January seventh.

Concord nips Berlin boys in OT, 3-2

CONCORD--Mitch Hayes scored at 31 seconds into overtime, help-ing Concord to defeat upset minded Berlin 3-2 in a boys’d Division hockey game in Concord Saturday.

The only goal of the fi rst period came at the 6:54 mark. The Tide’s Alan Bauman scored the games fi rst

goal. Teammates Connor Sabean and Dakota Tyno got the assists.

Berlin got the tying goal at 3:32 of the second period. Junior defens-man Trevor Laborgne got the goal on set passes from Jeremy Rivard and Connor Jewett for the 1-1 score. In the Berlin goal, senior Steve Martin was solid. The Concord attack was limited

BY JEAN LEBLANCTHE BERLIN DAILY SUN

see CONCORD page 15



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Berlin boys stay on a roll, soar past Eagles, 69-36GILFORD-The Berlin boys’ basketball team con-

tinued its winning ways, limiting the usually high powered Gilford Golden Eagles to just 36 points and winning 69-36 in a boys’ Division III basketball game in Gilford Friday.

Berlin jumped out to a 15-6 lead in the opening quarter, with all fi ve starters denting the scoring dish. Senior Sam Aldrich had fi ve points to lead the charge. It was a good defensive quarter overall, limiting Gilford to six points and taking the home crowd out of the game.

Berlin extended their lead to 37-18 by half time. Mountie Curtis Arsenault twelve points and Aldrich another four, helped push the Berlin advantage to 19 points.

Gilford’s Connor Veazey had six points, netting a pair of tri-fectors.

“Our perimeter players did an excellent job of get-ting the ball to Sam and

Curtis on the inside in the second quarter,” said coach Don Picard. “The players are being very unselfi sh.”

The third quarter was the one quarter of the game that was equally played on the score board with the visiting Mountaineers holding a slim 12-11 margin. Arsenault added fi ve more markers to his growing total, with Jake Drouin scoring three points. Gil-ford’s David Sykie scored six points.

“For the third consecutive game, we shared the ball very well,” said Picard. Players are looking for each other both in transition and in the half court offense.

I am extremely pleased with the way Dimitri and Jake are moving the basketball up the fl oor. They are putting a tremendous amount of pressure on the opposing defense and are always in attack mode.”

The fourth quarter belonged to Berlin’s Drouin. The smooth shooting guard netted eleven points, nine coming from behind the three point line to make it a lopsided 33 point victory. The Eagle’s Der-

rick DuBois scored four points in the last quarter.“Jake heated up in the fourth quarter, and his

teammates recognized he had the hot hand and got him the ball,” Picard noted. “Defensively we knew that shutting down Ronny Bean was going to be a big key against Gilford. Sam Aldrich drew that task and was relieved at times by Zack Bacon. Bean fi n-ished with only 4 points. When Bean didn’t have the ball our guys did a great job of denying him and basically made their best scorer and non-factor. The highlight of the night was a cross court diago-nal pass from Giannos to Drouin, then Jake found Zack Bacon fi lling the lane for a nice left handed layin. That play really summarized how this group has been passing the ball and creating great oppor-tunities for one another.”

“Off the bench, junior Travis Lapointe did a nice job when he had his chance to guard Bean, not allowing a fi eld goal. Fellow junior Tyler Reed col-lected 4 rebounds.”

Berlin was led by Arsenault’s 22 points, with teammates Drouin 19 markers and Aldrich 11 points, also reaching double digits. The Mounties shot 21-47 from the fl oor and 8-17 from behind the three point line. Berlin was 19-32 from the foul line.

Dubois had nine points to lead the Golden Eagles in scoring. Gilford was 12-43 from the fl oor 8-16 from the foul line.

The Berlin boys will fi nally get a pair of home games prior to the holiday break. On Tuesday, they host Winnisquam and on Thursday it will be the Newfound Bears.

BHS 15 22 12 20 69GHS 06 12 11 07 36Mounties (69)- Arsenault 7-6-22, 6-2-19, Aldrich

4-3-11, Giannos 1-4-6, Bacon 2-0-4, Frenette 1-1-3, Lapointe 0-2-2, Bellanceau 0-2-2, Morrissette, Reed, Heath.

Eagles (36)- Dubois 3-3-9, Sykie 3-2-8, Veazy 2-0-6, Bean 1-1-4, Edson 1-1-3, Scannell 1-0-3, Morris 1-0-2, Athanas 0-1-1.



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to shots from long range and Martin was ready for them.

Berlin was poised for a major upset at 10:22 of the third period. Senior Ethan Dorval scored the go ahead goal to make make it 2-1 for the visiting Mountaineers.

As quick as the Mounties had appeared to be in the driver’s seat, Concord had other ideas and just eleven seconds later at 10:33, the Crimson’s Tyno scored from Sabean to dead lock the game at 2-2.

Neither team scored in the fi nal four minutes of reg-ulation, sending the contest into the overtime session.

The Concord team wanted to send their fans home happy and 31 seconds into the extra frame, Adam God-bout fed defensman Dustin Walsh. Walsh unloaded a blast that was redirected by Hayes to the top corner, sending the Crimson Tide into wild celebration. A per-fectly executed goal scored as the game winner, in a game that was very well played by both teams.

“They were very few whistles,” said Berlin coach Mike Poulin. “We had just one penalty and did a good job of keeping them out of the front of our net. The most important shift in any overtime is the fi rst shift. Unfortunately they made a beautiful play and earned the game.”

For the game, the Mounties Martin fi nished at 39 saves and Concord’s Austin Judd had 14 blocks.

The Berlin boys will be off from league play until January 4. However, Berlin will participate in the Maine Holiday Tournament. On December 27, Berlin plays York at noon in Saco. On the 28th in Biddeford, Berlin plays Cape Elizabeth at 10 a.m. and then Cheverus at 4 p.m.

BHS 0 1 1 0-2CHS 1 0 1 1-3Scoring: Concord- Bauman, Tyno, Hayes, BHS-

Dorval, Leborgne, saves: Concord- Judd 14, Berlin- Martin 39.

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BERLIN -- The Berlin boy’s basketball team will host Newfound, Thursday, Dec. 22. Game time is 6:30 p.m., on WMOU 1230 AM and FM 106.1.

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Moultonborough tames Lady Huskies,39-26GORHAM--The Moultonborough Panthers

played a solid second half and went on to defeat the Huskies 39-26 in Gorham Friday.

The home town Huskies led 16-13 at halftime. Senior center Jamimie Bisson led the Huskie attack with ten points. The visiting Panthers had six differ-ent players with a single bucket each.

In the second half, the Gorham offense began turn-ing the ball over and could not convert but just four baskets in the second half. Gorham was out scored 26-10 in the second half. Danika Gorham had two of the hoops, one shot being a three pointer. The Moult-onborough squad got a big second half from Welch. The Panther guard hit a pair of three balls, to pace the offense.

For the game, neither club shot well from the fl oor

or the foul line. Moultonborough had fi fteen fi eld goals, four being from behind the arc. The Panthers were 5-23 from the foul line and led by Welch’s 12 points and teammate Christa Delany’s ten points.

Gorham had just ten fi eld goals and mustered only 5-18 from the charity stripe. Bisson ended the night scoring 12 points.

The Huskies will try to get back on the winning track, when they take on the Linwood Lumberjacks on Tuesday evening.

GHS 06 10 04 06 26MA 09 04 10 16 39Huskies (26)- Gorham 2-0-5, Currier, Stewart

1-0-2, Holmes 2-1-5, Bisson 5-2-12, Nadeau, Carlisle 0-2-2.

Panthers (39)- Slippy 1-0-2, Welch 4-2-12, Hittner 1-0-2, Delany 4-2-10, Lively 1-0-2, Schmidt 2-0-4, Hale 2-1-7.



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