Volume 19, Number 50
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Thursday, February 2, 2017
‘Everything on hold’ a month after station fire By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
The cause of the fire that destroyed the old Berlin train station remains unknown as the town waits on the state to begin final demolition. “Everything is on hold right now,” said Berlin Fire Marshal Steve Waznia on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The building was deemed a total loss after a fire broke out during the early morning hours of Dec. 21. Earlier this month, Amtrak halted the See Station, A5
History a focus of development meeting
The town will hold a ribbon-cutting at the renovated Berlin High School, Saturday, Feb. 11. | Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
It’s a renovation celebration Ribbon-cutting at new high school Feb. 11
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
A recent meeting on future transit-oriented development near the new train station drew questions about a recent fire that destroyed the 116-year-old train station next to the new one. “We need something that will really move people,” said Lorraine Stub, secretary for the Berlin See Development, A5
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
After extensive renovations, Berlin High School will hold an official ribbon-cutting on Saturday,
Feb. 11.
to the cafeteria, gyms and hallways, which now have natural “It’s a thank you to the taxpaylight. Additional classrooms ers who supported this,” said Su- were built as well as a new enperintendent of Schools David trance. The auditorium and Erwin. music rooms were completed last year. The renovation work was discussed for almost a decade Erwin said many in the commubefore it passed referendum in nity have not had a chance to 2011. Since then, upgrades were done
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