Volume 21, Number 28
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
Superintendent discusses new school year By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
BERLIN — Superintendent David Erwin sat down less than a week before the start of the 2017-18 school year to discuss his upcoming retirement, Principal Francis Kennedy’s departure in November and more administrative changes. “It’s bittersweet,” Erwin said. After 43 years as an educator, going on Berlin High School band members attend band camp, Aug. 24. Band Director Jeff Sirois said, “They’re great kids. They’re enthusiastic.” | Photos by Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
BHS band takes on Green Day By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
The Berlin High School band will be marching out on the field playing “Holiday,” the first in a lineup of Green Day songs, for the first home football game of the season, Friday, Sept. 8.
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Tavern room re-creation to debut at the fair By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
With a couple more weeks until the Berlin Fair, preparations are in place around the fairgrounds with the town’s Historical Society getting ready to debut its new attractions.
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