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Environmental clean up of former Notre Dame high school complete BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN – The effort to convert the former Notre Dame high school into senior housing reached a major milestone this month. The city has completed the remediation of the building and soon plans to turn it over to TriCounty Community Action Program. CAP is working to secure the financing to allow it to turn the historic building into senior housing. “The city has gone as far as it can in moving the building forward,” said Housing Coordinator Andre Caron. “We’ve taken the environmental risk out of that building.” Two representatives from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services conducted a final inspection of the building on Jan. 18. Keith DuBois and Ralph Wickson, of DES’s hazardous waste remediation bureau, said they were impressed at the job the city has done. “We’re very pleased and encouraged to see the progress that’s been made,” said DuBois. “The cleanliness of the building is really impressive.” Wickson said once the city’s

environmental consultant, Nobis Engineering Inc., submits its final clean-up report, DES will issue a ‘Certificate of No Further Action’ and a ‘Ready for Reuse’ letter for the city. He said the two documents close the regulatory file for the site and certify that all the necessary remedial actions have been completed and the site is ready for reuse. Once the city receives the DES certificate and letter, the property will be turned over to CAP. CAP Housing and Economic Development Director Max Makaitis said the plan is turn the building into either senior housing or senior assisted housing. He said both options are still being explored. In either case, he said they are looking at 33 1-bedroom apartments for low and moderate-income seniors. Makaitis said there is a demonstrated need for senior housing as the baby boomer generation is aging. He said there currently are waiting lists for the senior housing projects in the city. The estimated cost of the see CLEAN UP page 9

City Housing Coordinators Linda White and Andre Caron joined state officials on a final inspection tour of the former Notre Dame High School building. The city has completed its remediation of the building and it will soon be turned over to Tri-County Community Action Program for conversion into senior housing. Left to right are: Berlin Housing Coordinator Linda White, Karl Asmundsson of Nobis Engineering, Ralph Wickson of N.H. Environmental Services, Berlin Housing Coordinator Andre Caron, and Keith DuBois of NHDES.

Woman arrested for Budget committee members attempt DWI with child in the car to defund Gorham town manager post GORHAM -- Police are crediting an alert bystander for helping to get a drunk driver off the road this weekend. The caller reported a possible drunk driver on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. He told police he believed a woman who had been drinking had just gotten behind the wheel with a young child in the vehicle and was traveling on Main Street in Gorham. According to police, the caller stayed on the phone with the dispatcher and followed the vehicle south on Main Street while police were dispatched. He reported that the vehicle was operating erratically and

almost drove off the roadway as it entered the town of Shelburne. The caller then stopped the vehicle and waited until police arrived, moments later. Sharon Wood, 35 of West Lebanon, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated second offense, as well as two felonies, falsifying physical evidence and possession of controlled/ narcotic drugs. Wood’s juvenile son was in the vehicle. Police also noted officers found she concealed drugs from the officers at the

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GORHAM — In an attempt to send a message to Town Manager Robin Frost, a number of budget committee members attempted to defund the executive office portion of the Gorham town budget last week. The measure failed to pass on a vote that split the committee down the middle, 5-5. Committee member Robert Balon proposed zeroing out all lines of the executive office section of the proposed appropriations for 2012, “based on the fact that the town manager has made her position clear on the committee and I feel we should make our position clear and leave it up to the voters.” Balon stipulated that his motion excluded the $300 stipend for the budget clerk. Balon’s reference to the town manager’s

position on the committee was directed at Frost’s comment from a previous meeting that she would have signed a petition to place an article on the warrant that seeks to abolish the budget committee if she had been able. Other town employees and citizens have signed such a petition and the matter will be on the ballot at the March town meeting. The executive office lines include the town manager’s salary and benefits, the stipends for the selectmen and stipends for the town moderator, along with professional dues, training and travel expenses for the selectmen and town manager. The lines proposed to be removed totaled $75,533, according to town budget documents dated Jan. 24. Balon was unable to get a majority of his colleagues to agree to the symbolic vote, with

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Search for aliens needs funding HAT CREEK, Calif. (N.Y. Times) — E.T. might be phoning, but do we care enough to take the call? Operating on money and equipment scrounged from the public and from Silicon Valley millionaires, and on the stubborn strength of their own dreams, a band of astronomers recently restarted one of the iconic quests of modern science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence — SETI, for short — which had been interrupted last year by a lack of financing. Early in December, a brace of 42 radio telescopes, known as the Allen Telescope Array, nestled here in the shadow of Lassen Peak, came to life and resumed hopping from star to star in the constellation Cygnus, listening for radio broadcasts from alien civilizations. The lines are now open, but with lingering financial problems, how long they will remain that way is anybody’s guess. Astronomers now know that the galaxy is teeming with at least as many planets — the presumed sites of life — as stars. Advanced life and technology might be rare in the cosmos, said Geoffrey W. Marcy, the Watson and Marilyn Alberts in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence professor at the University of California, Berkeley, “but surely they are out there, because the number of Earthlike planets in the Milky Way galaxy is simply too great.”

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CAIRO (NY Times) — The United States Embassy in Cairo is giving shelter to three American citizens to protect them from potential arrest by the Egyptian authorities as part of a politically charged investigation into the activities of four American-backed nongovernmental organizations operating here, colleagues said on Monday. The decision to give the individuals shelter is a new low in the relations between Cairo and Washington, which recently

threatened to stop its $1.3 billion in annual aid to the Egyptian military if it fails to take steps toward a democratic opening, including respecting such nongovernmental groups. Word of the decision came as Egypt’s ruling military council began taking steps to address its fraying relations with Washington by sending a delegation of officers to the United States for meetings this week with their military counterparts, legisla-

tors and other officials. The delegation was in Tampa on Monday, visiting the Central Command headquarters. Officials at the American Embassy declined to comment on the decision to shelter the Americans, first reported Monday in The Washington Post. The reports followed the disclosure last week that the Egyptian government had barred at least a half dozen American employees of the groups from leaving the country.

Tensions on the rise, but no Fighting escalates in Syria evictions at Occupy D.C. WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Defiant Occupy protestors here pledged to maintain their vigil on Monday despite an order from the National Park Service that campers must remove their gear or depart from two federal parks. As the agency’s noon deadline neared, chanting protestors unfurled an enormous blue tarp emblazoned with “Tent of Dreams” over the center of McPherson Square, one of the two parks. The protestors then dragged the tarp over the statue of James B. McPherson, the Civil War

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general for whom the park is named, and the statue’s head and shoulders poked through the top of the tarp. “What they’re doing with this enforcement is a joke,” said Christopher Seerden, 30, of Santa Cruz, Calif. “People need to have a place to stay.” Despite the deadline, there was no immediate effort by the police to clamp down on the campers, and only a few patrolmen watched from the outskirts of the park, where the enforcement deadline had been posted in recent days.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Syria rebel fighters continued clashing with government forces in neighborhoods on the doorstep of Damascus on Monday in an escalation of the spreading war there, while a new diplomatic effort by Russia to broker mediation talks between the antagonists appeared to go nowhere and pressure for Security Council action intensified. Despite deployments by Syrian forces into the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Sunday, where soldiers, tanks and armed vehicles were sent to crush pockets of armed rebellion, there was no clear sign that the heavily outgunned rebels had been vanquished. Amateur video posted on the Internet bolstered other credible reports of new fighting in Homs, the combustible central Syrian city that has been the venue of repeated battles between rebel fighters and forces loyal to President Bashar alAssad. Syria’s official news agency, SANA, said nothing about the Homs fighting but said a gas pipeline in the area was blown up by what it called an unidentified terrorist group. There were no reliable estimates of the number of people killed or wounded in the latest fighting.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF SHELBURNE, NH Candidates for any Town office may file at the Town Office with Town Clerk Rodney Hayes or Deputy Town Clerk Jo Carpenter from Wednesday January 24, 2012 and to Friday February 3, 2012. The Town Clerk’s office will be open from 2- 5 PM on Friday February 3rd. Filing closes at 5:00 pm on Friday February 3, 2012. The following offices will be open on the 2012 ballot: TOWN 1 Selectperson for 3 years 1 Town Clerk for 3 year 1 Tax Collector for 3 year 1 Treasurer for 3 years 1 Moderator for 2 years 1 Library Trustee for 3 years 1 Budget Committee Member for 2 years 1 Budget Committee Member for 3 years 1 Memorial Forest Committee Member for 3 years 1 Cemetery Trustee for 3 years 1 Trustee of Trust Funds for 1 year 1 Trustee of Trust Funds for 3 years 1 Supervisor of the Checklist for 2 years 1 Supervisor of the Checklist for 6 years February 7, 2012 is the last day to petition the Selectmen to include warrant articles for the March 13th Town Meeting. (RSA 39:3) Rodney Hayes, Town Clerk – 466-2262

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the committee evenly split on the matter. Voting in favor of removing the funding were Balon, Terry Roderick, John Losier, Lisa Cardell, and Jay Holmes. Jeff Schall, Terry Oliver, Bruce Lary, Bob Demers, and Steve Roy voted against the measure, leaving the group deadlocked and the motion defeated. Over the weekend, Balon questioned the validity of the vote, stating that Lary, who is the committee chair, had voted causing a tie and should not have voted except in the case of a tie. A check of the frequently asked questions on the official Robert’s Rules of Order website (www.robertsrules.com), clarified that chairmen of small committees are afforded the same rights as the rest of the members. “So, in meetings of a small board (where there are not more than about a dozen board members present), and in meetings of a committee, the presiding officer may exercise these rights and privileges as fully as any other member.” The committee agreed to reconsider the executive office section of the proposed 2012 budget at their Jan. 26 session, after also agreeing to send a letter to the editor explaining their position on the recent coverage of the budget process and also issues involving Frost. At a prior meeting, she had misspoken on the overall budgetary reduction reached by the selectmen and later corrected that information after the error was brought to the committee’s attention by one of the members. Thursday night’s session also included reconsideration of the $13,260 for the building inspector line of the budget and a first discussion and recommendation on the warrant article to deposit $42,000 for the Fire Truck Capital Reserve fund. The committee voted against recommending the article 5-4 with Holmes abstaining. Town Finance Administrator Denise Vallee said that she had inadvertently left the money for that article off the budget documents when she updated them, though it was on the separate list of proposed funding for capital improvement. The omission, however, had meant that the committee had not yet reviewed the article for recommendation. She added that the $42,000 would bring the balance of the fund used to replace fire trucks up to $62,000. The budget committee questioned the need for the money at this time, and focused on the fact that the town’s oldest engine, Engine 2, which is housed in the Cascade station and next slated for replacement is seldom called into action. Fire department members on hand noted that the number of runs Engine 2 has made in the last two years include a time frame when the mill was not operating at the level they hope it will now. They contended that the call volume was higher when the mill was producing a lot of paper and could go back up as operations increase. The committee was also informed that the mill owns the Cascade Station and the land it sits on, with the town leasing the property at a rate of $5 per year. The issue of the town’s building inspector budget brought discus-

sion after the committee voted to reconsider the line 5-4 after Holmes recused himself at the suggestion of Lary due to a potential conflict of interest. The committee had previously defunded the position and Oliver, who is the selectmen’s representative on the committee, moved that the line be reinstated in full. Participating in the discussion, Holmes said he voted to defund it so that it could become self-funded “pay as you go.” Frost said it could be self-funded and the town is looking at fees, but there has to be an appropriation and a revenue, not just a revenue. Holmes said he felt if the money came in under the “general fund” it could go out the same way. Roy noted that he’d received a booklet full of permits from the town manager, which by his calculations equated to about 40 actual inspections in a year. He estimated that meant the building inspector, also the town’s fire chief Rick Eichler, earned his stipend at a rate of about $100 an hour. Frost said that his figure didn’t take into account follow up on signs, fencing, new construction, certificates of assembly and failed septic complaints. She added that John Scarinza, who is filling the post currently makes $25 per hour. Frost agreed with the committee that the permit structure and fees needed to be looked at, and also pointed out that the matter had been brought up at a recent meeting of the planning board. The budget committee members could not be swayed, pointing out the length of time they had proposed self-funding this post with little result. “I believe in code enforcement, but I don’t believe in code enforcement as we have it,” Losier said lamenting that the idea of making the position user funded had been kicked around for five years. Roy agreed stating that he’s been pushing the issue for three years and nothing has changed. “Maybe if we take it out they’ll do it,” he said. A vote to reinstate the $13,260 failed 3-6 with Holmes abstaining. A second motion, from Roy to appropriate around half of that money, $7,000, also failed 3-6-1. Speaking during the public comment portion, Planning Board chairman Mike Waddell said the committee had voted down something the selectmen have to fund, since the town is statutorily obligated to enforce codes as a result of having adopted a zoning ordinance. The budget committee stressed that their votes are not finalized in the proposed 2012 budget until after hearing from the voters at the public hearing on Feb. 8. Once the final votes are taken at the close of that session, the bottom line budget as recommended will go before the town meeting in March. Votes of the budget committee to remove funding are binding, if adopted by the voters, though the lines the funding is removed from are advisory only, as the selectmen have authority over where the money is spent. The town meeting has the power to reinstate money cut by the budget committee only up to 10 percent of the total proposed budget and recommended warrant articles.

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What was the city council thinking? To the editor: As usual, what was the council thinking! Penalizing the voters and taxpayers (who have been recycling since day one) by charging them per bag of trash and make them buy bags (probably over priced) from the city is just ridiculous! That’s not going to fix jack. People to lazy or to ignorant to recycle now are surely not going to do it by making everyone pay per bag of trash. There will be a lot of trash being thrown in the woods or along roadsides, etc. Why not have a vote on this issue? Oh that’s right, In Berlin in our votes don’t count. If we vote no and

the council doesn’t agree they find a way to get what they what anyway. It’s happened before (when the first prison was an issue and the voters did their civic duty). Our taxes and cost of living keeps rising, yet our rights are being taken away one by one. America should change its motto to ‘land of the fee”! When the struggling class (once known as the middle class) is all tapped out and bled dry who’s going to support the world then? Surely not the greedy over-powerful extremely over paid bureaucrats and politicians Anna Marie David Lutz Berlin

Marine Corps Leagues thanks everyone who helped with Toys for Tots campaign To the editor: The Marine Corps League would like to thank every one that donated and helped with our Toys for Tots Program this year. Without the help of the generous people of Coos County we would not be able to say that we had the best year ever. We gave

out 13000 gifts to 500 families. We feel very good about it and you should also fee good. Thank you again. Have a good year. See you next October. Marine Corps League Chairman, Toys for Tots Gilles Laramee

Seed starting workshop Feb, 7 A seed starting workshop will be held February 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UNH Cooperative Extension Building, Route 3, Lancaster. Gardeners and farmers attending will have an opportunity to try out three different models of ‘Soil

Block Makers’ to be used in starting your own transplants. A limited amount of soilless growing mixes and seeds will be made available to those attending. A joint Coös Conservation District and Coös Cooperative see WORKSHOP page 5

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Tension On The Tarmac

WHAT is it with Barack Obama’s penchant for getting in tangles with blond politicians on airport tarmacs? Usually, tarmacs are for joyous welcomes or teary goodbyes. But No Drama Obama saves his rare tempests for the runway. In the last primary season, the tension in the relationship between Hillary Clinton, who had expected to glide to the nomination, and the upstart younger senator from Illinois came to a head one day in December 2007 as both were preparing to board their planes in Washington to go to an Iowa debate. Hillary had sent word that she wanted to talk to Obama. Standing in front of her plane, she apologized to him for the comments of her co-chairman in New Hampshire, Billy Shaheen, who had warned that Republicans would pounce on Obama’s confessions of cocaine and marijuana use. But given the opening, Obama dived in, telling Clinton that she should intervene to stop the pattern of insinuations and attacks by her supporters, including one by a volunteer in Iowa who had forwarded an e-mail claiming Obama was a Muslim. That’s when Hillary got upset and began gesticulating, giving Obama a piece of her mind about what she saw as unfair attacks on his side. Obama gently put his hand on her arm “to chill her out,” as an aide later told me. But Hillary did not like it, feeling she was being held in place and patronized, even “manhandled,” as her aide put it to a reporter. On Wednesday, Obama had another bristly tarmac moment with Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, who met Air Force One when the president landed in Phoenix. The toxic dominatrix of illegal immigration, the woman who turned every Latino in her state into a suspect, was flustered and gesticulating at the president as he put his hand on her arm to chill her out. Brewer complained afterward that she had felt “unnerved” and “a little bit threatened” by Obama and that he had walked away while she was in midsentence. Brewer told Monica Crowley, subbing for Sean Hannity on Fox News, that she had given the president a letter inviting him to join her at the border to discuss enforcement. She said he shot back that her account of a 2010 Oval Office meeting on the topic, published in her book, “Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media and Cynical Politicos to Secure America’s Border,” was distorted. “He was patronizing,” Brewer wrote about the president in her book, adding: “He’s treating me like the cop he had over for a beer after

he bad-mouthed the Cambridge police.” (The president’s recent performances are boosting sales of Brewer’s book and Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”) With typical Fox balance, Crowley told Governor Brewer that she admired her for “getting in the president’s grill,” adding, “You go, girl.” The president can be thin-skinned, but the governor can be fat-headed. The Constitution is more threatened by Brewer’s racial profiling than the governor was by the president’s fact-checking. Brewer’s grasp of facts is tenuous, after all: she told The Arizona Republic in 2010 that her father died fighting the Nazis in Germany, when he died a decade after the end of the war, which he spent working at an ammunition factory in Nevada. Both of Obama’s tarmac tiffs worked in his favor. After his encounter with Hillary, he told advisers that it was the first time he knew he could beat her because he saw fear in her eyes. After his brouhaha with Brewer, dubbed “the dust-up in the desert,” he became a hero to the Hispanics he had gone West to court. They loved seeing their Cruella de Vil get dressed down. Everything is breaking Barry’s way, as Mitt and Newt rip into each other in vicious ads and debates like alligators going after house pets. Romney was tutored in Florida by Brett O’Donnell, a new debate coach. Too bad he can’t find a conviction coach. O’Donnell manned up Mittens and taught him how to pummel Newt in “moments of strength,” as the Republican strategist Alex Castellanos calls them. The funny thing is that the reason Gingrich soared in South Carolina, before faltering here, was that Republicans are so afraid of debates with the president that they are obsessed with sending forth their toughest adversary for him. They seem to have forgotten that, while Obama has had dazzling moments of strength in executing Osama and in swashbuckling derring-do against Somali pirates — if not in dealing with Congress — he was no Abe Lincoln in debates. He did not like debating, and Michelle urged him to be more visceral. He often faded onstage because he stubbornly refused to accept debates as alpha combat rather than beta seminars. He disdained anything he saw as superficial politics, from sound bites to macho put-downs. If Obama continues to resist the gladiatorial subtext, while Romney embraces it, the debates could be more evenly matched than the Republicans dare to dream.

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To the editor: It is time for the budget committee to tell their side of the story. As you have read in previous articles there was a mistake on the bottom line figure in the town budget which was stated in the paper on Jan. 29. The town manager, Robin Frost, before checking her numbers gave a figure and a percentage rate that was incorrect. The figure was not caught by the town manager nor the selectmen but by a budget committee member. Some of the town workers and their spouses signed a petition

to abolish the budget committee and the town manager stated she would have signed it also if she could. But, if this were to happen the mistake in the figures Robin Frost made may not be caught in time and the townspeople would be misinformed. The town manager makes an apology in the paper for her mistakes, but lets them print figures of work in progress recommendations list that can change on Feb 8, at the public hearing, these figures are not yet agreed upon and may see HEARD page 5

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Leopold A. Kelly

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BERLIN -- Leopold A. Kelly, 81, a longtime resident of Jericho Road died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Coos County Nursing Home following a period of declining health. Born on August 12, 1930 in Berlin, NH, he was the son of William P. and Maria A. (Baron) Kelly. He was raised and educated in Berlin. Retiring in 1994, he was a selfemployed logger and wood contractor. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a communicant of St. Joseph Parish in Berlin, now known as St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Survivors include two brothers, George E. Kelly and his wife RoseAline of Berlin and Bill Kelly and his wife Nancy of Splendora, Texas; a sister. Mrs. Simone Lavallie of Upton, Maine; nephew Gene Kelly and his wife Anne of Berlin and several other nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is pre-deceased by his par-

ents and a sister, Rollande Pratte of Maine. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, in the parlor of FleuryPatry Funeral Home, 72 High Street, Berlin, NH. A calling hour will be held prior to the service from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Burial will follow at St. Kieran’s CemLeopold A. Kelly etery. Memorial donations may be made to: Coos County Nursing Home, 364 Cates Hill Road, Berlin or Berlin Home Health, 168 Main Street, Berlin, NH or AV Home Care Services, 795 Main St, Berlin,NH 03570. Online guestbook at www.fleurypatry.com.

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GORHAM, NH -- Mr. Richard H. Osborne, 83, of 10 Corrigan St., Gorham, NH, passed away on Friday January 27, 2012 at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehab and Nursing Center in Berlin. He was born in Loudon, NH, on August 13, 1928, the son of Richard C. and Ethel (Hodgdon) Osborne and grew up in Pittsfield, NH, where he graduated from high school. Richard served in the US Army where he began driving trucks and continued to drive trucks until his retirement at age 77. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, wood working and reading. Members of the family include his wife Bonnie (Kilton) Osborne of Gorham, NH; a brother, Paul E.

Osborne and wife Louise of Oberlin, Ohio; stepchildren, Amy Sturiale of Indiana, Allison Nestor of Penn., Audrey Munn of New Hampshire, Russell N. Drew of New Hampshire, Jennifer R. Costello and husband Scott of Eielson AFB, AK, and Erica M. Drew and significant other Kevin Steady of Gorham, NH; many grandchildren. Burial will be held in the spring in the Meadowview Cemetery in Amherst, NH. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH on Wednesday February 1, from 1-3 p.m. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

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ments; we are not here for personal gain. Everyone reads the news, we are in tough times and they may not get better soon. Let’s save money where we can, so if times get worse we won’t have to keep raising the tax rate and drive people out. So please we are asking you the taxpayers of Gorham to come to the public hearing on Feb. 8, at the town hall 6:30 p.m. and listen to the proposed budget, ask questions, be informed where your tax money is going. Let your voice be heard. Steve Roy Budget committee co-chair Gorham Budget Committee

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not be actual. The selectmen have said, “we have provided a pretty lean budget”. This was at the 497,589.00 figure when this was said, the committee is hoping they feel different now that the figure is at $286,889.00 and may change. We, the budget committee, would like to remind the taxpayers that we give recommendations on the budget. The committee consists of 10 Gorham taxpayers. They are business owners, homemakers, business managers and retirees who volunteer their time and deal with a budget on a daily basis. We are not here to hurt any depart-

Correction

In last Friday's paper, a page three story about the Berlin Board of Education's discussion on textbook purchases contained comments erroneously attributed to board member Ken Proulx. Proulx asked for clarification

on the NH Department of Education's position on ordering textbooks, and the explanation that followed, which was detailed in the story, came from Superintendent Corrinne Cascadden not Proulx. We apologize for the error.

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Community Bible Academy of Berlin is happy to announce the winners of our 2012 spelling bee. Tommy Oeschle was our first place winner and will be participating in the NH Regional Competition for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Tommy is in the third grade and was competing against others up through age 14. In second place was Phoebe Ross who is in the fourth grade at CBA, and is the alternate speller for the Scripps competition. Two finalists from the Regional Competition will be going to the State Competition in Manchester.

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scene leading to the felony charges. She was released on $2,500 PR bail and is scheduled to appear in Berlin Circuit Court on February 28. Lieutenant Jennifer Lemoine, who handles prosecution for the Gorham Police Department said this is the department’s sixth suspected drug-related DWI offense since December 2011, something the department has rarely seen in the past. “The department has definitely seen a rise in drug-related criminal activity in the past year and DWI is no exception,” said Lemoine. She credits the arrest of these suspects to the officers’ training and diligence. The department has two officers with specialized training and certifications in detection of motorists who may be operating a motor vehicle while impaired by controlled drugs. Lemoine also cautioned the public about attempting to stop vehicles on their own. “You never know who you may be dealing with, what their history is or what they may be thinking at the time,” she said. Also arrested over the weekend was Alan Alger, 47 of Berlin. He was arrested in Shelburne after the Gorham Police received a report of a domestic assault in progress. Alger is charged with simple assault and obstructing the report of a crime. He was held on $200 cash bail and transported to the Coos County House of Corrections and will appear in court for a bail hearing on Monday, January 30. Alicia Kenison, 22 of Gorham, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated, second offense. She was released on $500 PR bail and is scheduled to appear in court on March 27.

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Ramsey, Gallant united in marriage

BERLIN -- Caitlin M. Ramsey of Berlin, NH, and Shaun M. Gallant of Leominster, Mass., were united in the Sacrament of Matrimony at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The double-ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Mark Dollard, pastor of Good Shepherd Parish The bride is the daughter of Larry and Maureen Ramsey of Berlin, and the groom is the son of Ned Gallant of Acton, Mass., and Debra and Tom Noonan of Leominster, Mass. The Maid of Honor was Kelly Ramsey of Bath, Me., sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Monica Lavertu of Berlin, Jennifer Wolfe of Waterboro, Maine, and Jessica Speed of Old Town, Me., all friends of the bride. The Best Man was Brandon Parry of Leominster, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were James Carlberg of Fitchburg, Mass., and Spenser Pontbriand of Montpelier, Vt., friends of the groom, and Kevin Gallant of Acton, Mass., cousin of the groom. The flower girl was Madison Parry, Goddaughter of the groom. Readings and prayers were read by Eric Gallant of Leominster, brother of the groom, Rachel Godbout of Berlin, Godmother of the bride, Kathryn Blais of Durham, NH, friend of the bride, and Raymond Gal-

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lant of Acton, uncle of the groom. Offertory gifts were brought to the altar by Maureen Ramsey, mother of the bride, Debra Noonan, mother of the Groom and John G. McKelvey of Bowdoin, Me., uncle of the bride. Kaedynce Boucher, cousin of the bride served as church greeter. Anthony Christofono, grandfather of the groom, was a Eucharistic Minister. John J. McKelvey, grandfather of the bride, read the traditional Irish Blessing as the final blessing, Traditional Scottish/Celtic bagpipe music was provided by Graham Highlanders, as guests entered the church, and then again during the reception line. Music during the wedding Mass was performed by pianist, Monique Lavertu, and soloist, Denise Doucette, both friends of the bride. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Town & Country Motor Inn, in Shelburne, NH. They honeymooned in Mexico. Rhe couple resides in Bangor, Me. The bride is a graduate of Berlin High School and Husson University in Bangor, Me. She is currently completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy, and will be graduating in May of 2012. The groom is a graduate of Leominster High School and Husson University. He is currently a manager at Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway in Bangor.

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conversion is $7.5 million and Makaitis said CAP is working to secure the needed financing. The agency is seeking a $4.8 million package of tax credits and forgiveness loans through N.H. Housing Finance Authority that it views as the lynchpin of the financing. The project narrowly missed being selected for the financing last year and CAP was encouraged to reapply for the loan again this fall. Makaitis said NHHFA staff members have been up several times to discuss the project and are impressed with what is proposed. “They’re very eager to help us get this project done,” he said. CAP is pursuing a variety of other funding options, including a Community Development Block Grant, a Federal Home Loan Bank forgiveness loan, and Historic Resources tax credits to complete the financing. “There are a lot of pieces and they all have to come together,” said Makaitis. The project has come a long way since a group of Notre Dame alumni, lead by Lorraine Leclerc, pushed the city to redevelop the building back in 2003. A section of the building had been heavily damaged by fire and was sitting vacant. Unpaid taxes had resulted in the building falling into city ownership. The volunteer group cleaned up the grounds around the school and boarded the windows. An engineer, who was an alumni of the school, did a structural analysis that found the main building was sound but advised that the old gymnasium was beyond saving. The city obtained a brownfield assistance grant that identified asbestos and lead in the building and traces of the gas additive MTBE in groundwater

samples. In 2008, the city received a $200,000 federal brownfield grant to clean up the property. MARCOR Environmental out of Wilmington, Mass., was hired to clean up the asbestos inside the building and the debris from the fire. The city covered the cost of disposing of the rubble and asbestos and the cost of Norbis Engineering’s management services. The city last year succeeded in getting a $400,000 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to complete the project. Enpro Environmental Services Company was hired to remove the soils around the building while MARCOR remediated the lead and PCBs contained in the paint used in the building. MARCOR also removed all the mold that had grown in the building. The city last fall hired Fortier and Associates of Berlin to install vents and screening in the windows to allow air circulation. All together, Caron said $720,000 has been spent to remediate the hazardous materials in the building and make it safe for public use. “We’re very happy with the end result,” he said. Through its handling of the Notre Dame project, Caron said the city has proven it can successfully manage such a remediation effort and has established a track record with federal and state agencies that will help with future projects. In reviewing grant applications, he said agencies, like the federal Environmental Protection Agency, look at an applicant’s ability to execute such projects. Berlin, Caron said, has shown “we deliver what we promise to deliver”.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Tuesday Holiday Center Activities: 27 Green Square, Berlin. Toast and coffee 8-10 a.m.; cribbage tournament 1-4 p.m. FMI 1413. Local 75: Regular Monthly Meeting takes place on the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., V.F.W. on Upper Main Street, in Berlin. For member’s only. FMI Information, USW Local 75 Union Office at 752-2225. Senior Meals: Noon, Dummer Town Hall, second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Senior Meals: 8 to 9:30 a.m., first and third Tuesday of the month, Shelburne Town Hall. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15. AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in. Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, MondayThursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) AVH Diabetes Support and Information Meetings: First Tuesday of every month; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Androscoggin Valley Hospital; open to the public; FMI, call the AVH Diabetes Education Department at 326-5631. Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134. Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applications: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 7525464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child. Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jefferson Historical Society: Meets first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome. Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc. Members and bonafide guests welcome. Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (first Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960. Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Northland Restaurant & Dairy Bar at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110. American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meeting: First Tuesday of every month. Salvation Army Social Services: Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon, 15 Cole St., Berlin. Computer Lab Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan Center, Berlin. 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Call to be scheduled (752-2545). Craft Class: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 1 to 3 p.m. (FMI 752-2545)

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For Rent by Abigail Van Buren

EMAILED PHOTO OF AILING MOM IS REASON TO RESTRICT VISITORS

DEAR ABBY: Recently my 80-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. She had been undergoing chemotherapy and caught double pneumonia. My 36-year-old niece went to visit Mama, took pictures of her lying in her hospital bed and emailed the photos to everyone. It was shocking and upsetting seeing my mother this way. Many of the people who received the photos had not been able to visit her. Abby, what’s your opinion on this, and how should it have been handled? -- SINCERELY UPSET IN FLORIDA DEAR SINCERELY UPSET: I don’t blame you for being upset. What your niece did was a gross invasion of privacy. Is this how your mother would have wanted people to see her? If the answer is no, your niece owes your mother an apology. If your mother is still hospitalized, talk to the nurse in charge of the unit she’s in and give her a list of visitors who should have access to her. Explain why you want visitation restricted, and in the future your mother’s privacy will be assured. DEAR ABBY: My sister’s husband died suddenly three years ago. “Pamela” now says she’s in love with a 60-yearold man I’ll call “Mickey,” whose company is doing construction work on her home. She has put on a new roof, siding and added a deck, and the jobs are not ending. Next on the schedule is a shed and a new coat of paint for the inside of the house. Friends and family are concerned that Pamela is scheduling more jobs as a way to see Mickey. When I pointed out that he hasn’t even invited her out for coffee, she claimed they

have a “relationship” because he hugged her, kissed her on the cheek and told her, “You’re my girlfriend.” Pamela has invited Mickey to family dinners and events, but he turns her down because “he’s visiting relatives out of town.” He has never invited her to go anywhere. My sister should be ready to date now, but no one lives up to this man. None of us have met him, and we’re worried she is just imagining there’s a relationship. What can we do before Pamela goes broke or crashes emotionally? -- SOMETHING’S MISSING IN NEW JERSEY DEAR SOMETHING’S MISSING: Do you know the name of Mickey’s company? Start checking him out. Does he have a contractor’s license? A Facebook page? Does anybody in the lumber or paint business know him? Something does seem fishy. Mickey may be married and your sister may be grasping at straws. But when all is said and done, it is her money. DEAR ABBY: I am a 12-year-old girl who needs your advice. My friend and I went shopping a while back and she lent me money to buy a few things. However, later that day she lost the bag that had my stuff in it at the mall. One day she brought up that I have not paid her back, but I said I don’t think I should have to pay her back since she lost the stuff she bought for me. Who do you think is right? -- NEEDS ADVICE IN OAKLAND, CALIF. DEAR NEEDS ADVICE: You are. She’s out the money; you’re out the “goods.” You’re even. However, from now on when you buy something, take responsibility for it and keep it in your possession. That way, if something is lost, you will have no one to blame but yourself.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at: Dear Abby, c/o The Conway Daily Sun, PO Box 1940, North Conway, NH 03860

Doonesbury

by Gary Trudeau

Are you visiting/ working in the area or working on the Burgess PioPower Biomass Plant and need a room by the night, week or month? Stay at DuBee Our Guest B&B in Milan, eight miles north of project. Fully furnished, including paper goods, full use of kitchen, wireless internet, Direct TV, barbecue grill and cleaning service. $35/night, or $140/week. Owners have separate living quarters.

FMI call 603-449-2140 or 603-723-8722. BERLIN 3rd floor, 4 room, 2 bdrm heated. Call 978-609-4010. BERLIN: 2 bedroom, heat, h/w included, HUD accepted, $550/mo. 802-388-6904. COMPLETELY renovated 3 bedroom & 1 bedroom apartments. Call H&R Block, great landlord (603)752-2372. COTTAGE: 3 bedroom, one bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, FMI $750/mo. call 723-2828, 752-6826. FIRST floor, 315 High, four rooms, heat, h/w, w/d connection, closed in porch, $650/mo. 752-5633. FURNISHED 3 room, 2nd floor, heat/ hw, off-street, no pets, no smoking. Security $550/mo (603)752-1777. GORHAM 1 bedroom effeciency apartment with loft. Cathedral ceilings. No utilities included. $575. Call 915-6216 or 466-5933 GORHAM first floor two bedroom. Bell St. $650/mo. heat included. Yard, stove/ fridge, w/d connection. No smokers. Large two bedroom, second floor. Yard, stove, fridge, w/d connection. $750/mo heat included. No smokers. Call or text (603)723-7015.

GORHAM HOUSE 3 bedroom, $795 completely remodeled, no utilities included, 84 Lancaster Road, 466-5933, 915-6216. GORHAM, 2 bedroom, heat included, w/d hookup, no smoking/ pets. $650/mo. 466-3162.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Ad must run a minimum of 5 consecutive days. Ads over 15 words add 10¢ per word per day. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional caps 10¢ per word per day. Centered bold heading: 9 pt. caps 40¢ per line, per day (2 lines maximum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once. DEADLINES: noon two days prior the day of publication except for Monday’s paper when the deadline is Thursday, 11 a.m. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa and Mastercard credit cards and of course cash. There is a $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 752-5858; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Berlin Daily Sun, 164 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or stop in at our offices on Main Street in Berlin. OTHER RATES: For information about the professional directory or classified display ads call 752-5858.

Animals FEMALE Pomeranian Puppies. Available now. 1st shots. $450 each. Great pet for loving family or single person. 752-2892.

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373

Antiques ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, & collectibles of all kinds wanted by Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Specializing in Estate and Business liquidation. Bonded.

Autos 1998 S-10, 2.2L, 2WD, auto, 135k miles, body and frame solid, ran good till the transmission blew, best offer, call 603-723-9906.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Honest pricing. No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216. BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Autos Paying Cash for your unwanted or junk vehicle. Best local prices! ROY'S TOWING 603-348-3403

For Rent $50. weekly, private lock room, owner's residence, 3 room apt $100/week. Furnished/ utilities. 603-348-5317. 24-7. BERLIN apartments available. 1 bedroom units $450- $550/mo. heat included, some include hot water and 2 bedroom first floor $600/mo. heat and hot water included, available immediately. 3rd floor, 2 bedroom $575/mo. No smokers. Off street parking. Call or text for detail (603)723-7015. BERLIN 3 bdrm house on Cushing St. Includes heat, w/d hook-up. 1st month and security required. No pets $900/mo. (617)771-5778.

GORHAM: 13 Exchange St, (white bldg w/ black trim) 2 br, first floor, fridge & stove, h/ hw, w/d hookup, w/ shed, parking spaces, no pets. Sec. dep. Call: 466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F or leave a message). GORHAM: 2 bdrm $650/mo. Heat & hot water, no pets (978)726-6081.

For Rent

BERLIN Houses available immediately. 131 Jolbert Street 3/4 br, 1 1/2 bath, yard and garage. $775/mo. No utilities included. Also 252 Wight St. 2 BR, 1 bath. Yard and garage $675/mo. No utilities included. Call or text (603)723-7015.

BERLIN- Spacious 2 bedroom 1st floor of duplex; heat, hw, w/d hookups; yard & garage; stove & frig incl., no pets; $700 + sec dep. 603-560-3481.

GORHAM: 2 bdrm, new kitchen, bath, hardwood floors, heated, garage, (603)466-2088.

BERLIN: One bdrm, York Street, $525/mo. heat, h/w included, first month, security deposit required, no pets/ smoking, (617)771-5778.

GROVETON, 2 bdrm, 2nd floor, heat & hot water included. No pets, references required. $550/mo, 1st month & sec. dep. required. (603)210-2043.

BERLIN: one/ two bedroom, heat, h/w, storage, garage, 2nd. & 3rd. floor, 752-5034 or 387-4066.

HOUSE: Nay Pond, 2/3 bedroom home, 2 full bathrooms, open kitchen concept, all appliances, hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, huge sun room, boat dock and more, $2000/mo. call 723-2828 or 752-6826.

BERLIN: 4 large rooms + storage room, 2 bedrooms, 3rd. floor, heated. All appliances, some furniture, no pets, parking, enclosed porch, close to downtown, 168 East Mason Street, 723-6276, 752-6276.

Business For Sale Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning Franchise Call 466-5835 FMI

GORHAM: 2 bedrooms, heat, h/w, off street parking, newly renovated, no pets, 723-6310.

For Rent ONE Bedroom apt. 2nd. floor, remodeled bathroom w/ washer, dryer hook-up, $135/wk, call 752-6459, 723-6726. ONE bedroom, heat, h/w, electricity included. $600/mo.; Studio, heat, h/w, electricity included, $500/mo. 603-723-4724. ROOMS, furnished, cable, laundry, wi-fi, parking included, $75/wk. 326-3286, 728-8486.

For Sale AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. BEDROOM-SOLID Cherrywood Sleigh bed. Dresser, mirror, chest, night stand. New! Cost $2,200 sell $895. 235-1773 CLASSIC Wooden Motorola stereo phonic LP player with AM/FM radio from the 1950's still works, $100, 723-4032. COMPLETE twin bed $100. Matching (girls) twin headboards $100. One pine twin headboard $50. 12,000 btu air conditioner $150. Call (603)915-6036. COOK Healthy with a Black & Decker Food/ Rice cooker w/ instruction booklet, hardly used, $15, 723-4032. CUSTOM Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,595. 833-8278 ETHAN Allen dining room table, excellent condition with 2 table extensions, $125, 723-4032. JACQUES Live Bait. Large Suckers $1.00/each. Medium Suckers $0.50/each. Shiners $5.00/dozen Medium Native Bait $5.00/dozen Cut Bait, Large & Small Suckers $0.25/bag. Open 7 days a week 5AM-5PM 723-4799, 723-2669. VIDEO Poker machine with stand, full size, plays quarters, $395/obo, 603-723-6276. WOLFF System sunquest 16RS tanning bed, $1200, 449-3474.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style. Fabulous back & hip support. Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Free 10 FREE FIREPLATES Save oil & money, make hot water with a Fireplate "water heating baffle for wood stove". Restrictions apply, Email: info@dearbornbortec.com or Call: 207-935-2502 for complete details. T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

Help Wanted Aerial Site Communications Seeking full time laborers that can climb towers. Must have perfect driving record and willing to travel through New England, apply at NH Employment Security only. See Diana Nelson.

Always Ready, Always There. Call your local Recruiter! SSG Matthew Hawkins 603.340.3671

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Tuesday, January 31, 2012— Page 13

Spa Special!!

East Milan Rd. (across from the state prison) Maynesboro Industrial Park, Berlin Call (603) 752-TIRE “For a Better Tire and Auto Care Experience” •Major Brand Snow and All-Season Tires •Tire Studding Available •Computer Alignment Technology •Competitive Prices •General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair •NH State Inspection $21.95 Every Day Oil Change Price (up to 5 qts.) Snow Tires In Stock!! Best Prices in Town!

With the Purchase and Installation of 2 or 4 New Tires

Help Wanted

Services

HELP Wanted. Experienced Bartender needed. Call Dick at 723-2659.

ARE you selling property? Make yours stand out more desirable then the competition! Staging your property will help! 603-723-4949.

HANDYMAN: Snowplowing, property maintenance, carpentry, painting etc., best rates around, call Rick 915-0755.

HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison michaelhathaway.com (603)367-8851.

Fixing Apple Products since 1990, Also Digital Cameras, Cellphone Screens, Game Systems. Call 603-752-9838.

The Wildcat Inn & Tavern in Jackson has immediate openings, full or part time, for experienced line cooks. Interested candidates should apply in person after 4pm. For more information call 603-383-4345 or visit www.wildcattavern.com

Home Improvements FORTIER HOME REPAIR Old & New- One call, We do it All! (603)752-1224.

Motorcycles BUY • SELL • T RADE www.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

St. Judes - $5

Think Spring!

Limited Time Offer

ALIGNMENT SPECIAL ONLY $39.99 !!

Open hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

LINE COOKS WANTED

Now through the end of March, enjoy a FREE Paraffin Wax or Crystal Toe Ring with all Manicures & Pedicures.

CARPENTRY, handyman, property maintenance, no job too small. Call Dennis Bisson, 723-3393, free estimates. COMPUTER MAINTENANCE: Virus removal, performance upgrades, security software, wireless installations, data recovery, backups. Luc 603-723-7777. DOES your business need a face lift? Specializing in affordable design updates, fresh and new attracts customers, 603-723-4949. FROSTY Forest Ice & Snow Management. Will shovel your stairs, walkways, decks, roof, drives & provide some handyman services. Free estimates. Call (603)348-3139.

Experienced Autobody Technician Must have own tools Apply in person or call John Beaudoin Auto Body 449-2025.

64 Main Street Intersection of Rt. 16 & 2 Downtown Gorham, NH 603.466.9964 Susan Griffin, Proprietor & NH Licensed Cosmetologist Open 9am to 5pm Tue-Fri and 9am-2pm Saturday

Pamper yourself with a Deluxe Spa Manicure and Pedicure Experience the pleasure of a European Facial designed with your individual needs in mind. Enjoy some quiet time while catching a few rays in our Beach Motif Tanning Room... Packages Available. We offer the latest in professional products for hair, nails, makeup and skin care. Give the Gift of Pleasure and serenity to someone special. Our salon gift certificates are an ideal way to show someone you care.

IPOD FIX IT

PROFESSIONAL wallpaper installer and painter at reasonable rates. Call for details and estimates, 603-662-3002. ZIMMER Snowplowing also shoveling walkways, decks, free estimates, 723-1252.

Snowmobiles 2 snowmobiles w/ trailer for sale. 2004 Ski-doo 550 Legend GT two-up; excellent condition 1949 miles, $2700. 2004 Arctic Cat Z370; excellent condition, only 626 miles, $1500. Both have current 2012 registration. Triton 10’ trailer with salt shield. $800. $4800 as a package. Contact (603)723-0955.

Wanted BOOKS puchased; AMC Guides, White Mountains, regional town state histories, others. Cash paid now (603)348-7766.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Honest pricing. No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

BUYING JUNK CARS The Northern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center/North Country Health Consortium, a dynamic, innovative workplace has the following position available:

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR The Development Director will identify, research, and write proposals for NCHC to pursue state, federal and foundation grant funding opportunities to support, enhance, and expand Northern New Hampshire AHEC/North Country Health Consortium programs, services and initiatives. The successful candidate will be able to show relevant skills and experience through a proven track record of successful federal, foundation or state grant awards. A Master’s degree in health administration, health education, public health, or related field; or the equivalent combination of relevant education, experience and training.

Please send electronic resume, cover letter and writing sample no later than February 10, 2012 to: dsimmons@nchcnh.org Debra Simmons North Country Health Consortium 262 Cottage Street, suite 230 Littleton, NH 03561

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package! Please check our website for specific details on each position Diabetes RN - Full Time Diabetes RN/LPN/MA - Per Diem Med Surg RN - Full Time Nights. 3-5 years exp. Controller - Full Time Director of Information Services IT - Full Time Laboratory Med Tech - Per Diem. MT, MLT required Merriman House Unit Aid - Per Diem Merriman House LNA - Per Diem Surgical Services, Operating Room RN - Full Time + Call Primary Care RN - Full Time Registration Clerk - Full Time Surgical Services RN Director - Full Time A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org. Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860. Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

Cash for your unwanted or junk vehicle. Best local prices! Roy's towing 603-348-3403. LOOKING for pellet stove repair person. (603)348-3299. RIDE South, Route 16, early Sunday morning, Berlin/Gorham to Wakefield. Consideration call 207-385-0152, leave message.

Wanted To Buy ANTIQUES, individual pieces and complete estates. Call Ted and Wanda Lacasse, 752-3515.

BUYING JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS Paying in cash Honest pricing No gimmicks Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

BUYING JUNK CARS Cash for your unwanted or junk vehicle. Best local prices! Roy's towing 603-348-3403. BUYING junk cars/ trucks, heavy farm mach., scrap iron. Call 636-1667 days, 636-1304 evenings. BUYING silver, gold, JesStone Beads, 129 Main Street, Gorham, see us first for best price. (603)369-4549 TWO/ three cords of dry firewood for immediate pick-up or delivery, 603-915-1254/ days, 603-723-6759 after 6 p.m. WE buy video games and systems cash also dvd box sets and musical instruments, call 728-7757.

39 Union Street, Berlin, NH • 752-1500 1-800-439-1508 • www.caron-building.com

INCOME TAX FLOORING $ALES EVENT •Laminated flooring •Linoleum •Hardwood floorig •Porcelain & Ceramic Tiles Sale starts January 27, ends March 31

Designer Carpeting starting at ONLY .86¢ sq. ft.

FINANCING AVAILABLE! 18 month deferred interest with payment! *In-stock installation available

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Martin and Dorval keep Concord’s Annie Mullen Berlin ahead of Exeter, 4-3 ices Lady Mountaineers, 6-3 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SPORTS–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

EXETER--Senior Ethan Dorval collected a pair of goals and senior goal tender Steve Martin had 36 saves, helping Berlin to defeat Exeter 4-3, in a boys’ Division I hockey game in Exeter Saturday. The Mountaineers got off to a good start on a great individual effort by junior winger Brandon Poulin with 5:08 to play in the first period. Poulin fired his shot on Blue Hawk goal keeper Steve Lambert. Lambert made the block and the rebound came right back on Poulin’s stick. The burly forward lit the lamp to put Berlin on top 1-0. The goal was Poulin’s second of the year. Berlin went up 2-0 at 13:12 of the opening period. This time it was Dorval going high over Exeter’s Lambert. Zach Blanchette picked up the assist on Dorval’s seventh goal of the year. Exeter ruined the Mounties’ good start by scoring a goal with just 1.6 seconds left in the first period. Berlin

was in the penalty box on a tripping call. Blue Hawk Anthony Caiani got the goal from line mates Cannon Ronan and Collen McArthur making 2-1 at the end of one period. In the second period, Berlin got their two goal lead back at 11:37, on a perfectly executed two on one break. Senior Jeremy Rivard took a feed from sophomore Connor Jewett and whistled his shot into the Exeter goal for his seventh of the year. It looked as if the Mounties were going to be in the driver’s seat with only 1:47 to play in the second period. Dorval netted his second of the game and eighth of the year, using a Blue Hawk defender as a screen to put the visiting Mounties on top 4-1. That all changed in the third period. Goals by Exeter’s Spencer Young at 4: 43 from Nate Kingsley and then at 5:19 by Ty Meuquita and Brendan Mantell made it a 4-3 contest with more than half a period to play. However, Martin in the Berlin net see BERLIN page 15

BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN--Concord high school’s Annie Mullen scored four goals and assisted on the other two goals scored by the Crimson Tide, in a 6-3 girls’ hockey victory in Berlin recently. The win elevated Concord to 6-2 on the season while the Lady Mountaineers fell for the seventh straight game to be at 2-7. Concord came storming out, scoring three goals just :19, 1:54, and at 2:28 into the game. Jess Carroll got the first from Mullen and her sister Erin Mullen. Annie scored the next two from Carroll and her sister and then again from her sister and Sammi Nadeau for the 3-0 lead. That had the Berlin coaching staff insert senior goal tender Gray in between the Mountaineer pipes. There was no further scoring in the first period. Berlin got themselves on the scoreboard just :19 into the second period. Morgan Ouellet scored from team mates Kyana Lefebvre and Emily Landry to make it 3-1. The goal was Ouellet’s fourth on the season. At 6:57 of the second period, Berlin reduced their deficit to one goal on a Carly Perreault blast to make it 3-2 Concord. Ouellet and Landry picked up the helping markers on Perrault’s

second goal of the winter. Just 30 seconds later, Concord tried to take the steam out of the Mountaineers. Annie Mullen completed her hat trick and more importantly put the visitors back on top by two goals. The Crimson Tide put to rest early in the third period any hopes for a Berlin come-back by scoring just 48 seconds in. Annie Mullens’ fourth goal of the game was unassisted. Erin Mullen from sister Annie were the two culprits for Concord at the 8:48 mark of the third period, to put Concord on top 6-2. The final goal came at 14:18 of the third period by the home town Mounties. It was a power play goal by Melanie Morin that made the final score 6-3. It was Morin’s fourth goal of the year. For the game, Concord goal tender, Ashley Goodbut had 19 blocks for the Tide. In relief, Gray had 26 saves for Berlin. The Lady Mountaineers will travel to Dover for their next game. Berlin will battle St Thomas/Dover in an afternoon contest. BHS 0 2 1--3 CHS 3 1 2--6 Scoring: CHS- A Mullen 4, Carroll, E Mullen, BHS- Ouellet, Perreault, M Morin. Saves: BHS- Caron 0, Gray 26, CHS- Goodbut 19.

North Country Hockey League results Gorham Hardware/Pro Shop 4 Town & Country 3 Scoring: Pro Shop- second period @ 3:08 JD Girard from Erik Guilbeault, third period @ 4:09 Ricky Golden from Dan Mackin, @ 9:21 Andy Doyon from Joe Dupuis and D Mackin, @ 9:33 Matt Doyon from Golden and Guilbeault. T&C- first period @ 1:42 Jeremy Eafrati from Steven Flynn and Justin Montelin, @ 7:02 Flynn from Matt Voisine and Eafrati, third period @ 3:02 Voisine from Eafrati.

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Saves: Pro Shop- Jared Rodgers 7-93=19, T&C- Scott Labnon 4-1-3=8. Mr Pizza 5 Twin Maple Farm 2 Scoring: Mr Pizza- first period @ :07 Todd Frechette (unassisted), @ 9:20 Jess Tabor from Frechette, secon period @ 7:21 David Woodbury from Frechette and Tabor, third period @ 7:38 Woodbury from Tabor, @ 10:59 Frechette (unassisted). Twin Maple Farms- first period @ 2:26 Dave Vien from Alan Martin and Ben Hall, see HOCKEY page 15

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Tuesday, January 31, 2012— Page 15

Berlin Bowling Center league results BERLIN-GORHAM -- Thursday, January 5th Men’s North Country League: Top team second round- M&D Music 24-4, high game Bob Miller 226, Dave Osgood 225, high series- Gary Pinette 553, HOCKEY from page 14

second period @ 5:57 Chris Frenette from Josh Fortier. Saves: Mr Pizza- Chad Poulin 9-610=25, TMF- Brian Middleton 4-53=12. Fagin’s Pub 9 Perreault & Naves 3 Scoring: Pub- first period @ 9:06 Ryan Smith from Carlos Borrayo and Derek Gagne, second period @ 4:53 Mike Poulin (unassisted), @ 6:52 Gagne from Smith and Shawn Lacasse, @ 9:19 Gagne from Tyler Martin and Jamie Hoglund, @ 10:12 Martin from Borrayo and Gagne, third period @ 2:03 Martin from Poulin and Gagne, @ 4:06 Gagne (unassisted), @ 5:46 BERLIN from page 14

had other thoughts and the tallish keeper, refused to allow another Exeter goal. The Mountaineers were able to end a four game skid with the 4-3 victory. The Mounties will play a couple of key games this week. Bishop Brady comes to Berlin on Wednesday at 6

Osgood 579. Friday, January 6th Couples League: Top teams- #1 In The Bar and The New Crew both at 41-27, #3 CRS 35.5-32.5, high game men- Guy Labens 212, David Moore 200, high Martin from Gagne and Borrayo, @ 8:26 Martin from Gagne and Hoglund. Perreault & Naves- first period @ 6:01 Derek Patry from Matt Gauthier and Tyler Tremblay, second period @ 5:44 Gauthier from Todd Gendron and Patry, @ 6:17 Tremblay from Patry. Saves: Pub- Jeremy Roberge 3-63=12, P&N- Zach Cascadden 9-68=23. League Standings: Twin Maple Farm/Budweiser 8-4 Fagin’s Pub 8-4 Perreault & Naves/Berlin City 7-5 Mr Pizza/CrackerJack Lounge 7-5 Town & Country Motor Inn 3-9 Gorham Hardware/Pro Shop 3-9 p.m. and on Saturday, the Mounties travel to take on Trinity High School. BHS 2 2 0--4 EHS 1 0 2--3 Scoring: EHS- Caiani, Young, Meuquita, BHS- Dorval 2, Poulin, Rivard, Saves: EHS Lambert 24, BHS Martin 36.

series- Moore 554, Gary Pinette 531, high game women- Tina Host 203, Shirley Bertin 175, high series- Host 562, Bertin 431. Saturday, January 7th Bumper League: Teams- Alley Gators, Alley Cats, The Jets, Blue Dragonz, Tigers, high game- Madison Fillion, most over average- Fillion +34. Sunday, January 8th Couples League: Top teams- #1 Spares 46-18, The 4 C’s 38.5-25.5, #3 Taz 37-27, high game men- Mike Chapman 203, Gary Pinette 201, high seriesChapman 567, Pinette 540, high game women- Louise Tyler 198, Helen Fauteux 168, high series Tyler 541, Pauline Coulombe 438, most over average menMichel Labens +45, most over average series- Labens +78. Monday, January 9th Women’s League: Top teams- #1 The Players and 3 of a Kind both at 9-3, #3 The 3 L’s and Girl’s Nite Out both at 7-5, high game- Lisa Williams 198, Susan Goupli 188, Anita Valliere 184, high series- Goupil 530, Tina Host 515, Williams 511. Tuesday, January 10th Commercial League: Top teams- #1 IGA Foodliner 46-26, #2 Double K Trucking 43.5-28.5, #3 C&C Satellite 38.5-33.5, #4 Sherwin Williams 38-34, #5 Guardian Angel 37-35, high gameDavid Moore 243, Jeremy Hayes 239,

Don Cote 214, high series- Andrew Small 572, Erik Anderson and Mike Chapman 564, most over average Hayes +93, Moore +90, most over average series- Cote +122, Small +107. Wednesday, January 11th Senior League: Game 1 “”No-Tap winners”- Don Springer and Ann Marie Choquette 227, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”- Roger Poulin, Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Don Springer and Anne Marie Choquette 234, Game 4 “Poker Bowling”- Roger Poulin, Lucky Ticket winner- Ann Marie Choquette. Olympians & Friends: Top teams- #1 The Monarchs 5-1, #2 The 4 Musketeers 4.5-1.5, #3 The Sunshines 4-2, high game- Jan Eichler 198, Travis Roy 158, high series- Eichler 375, Roy 306, most over average- Eilchler +58, Dan Pigeon +48, most over average seriesEichler +95, Roy +74. Thursday, January 12th Early Bird League: Top teams- #1 Blue Birds 9-3, #2 Larks 7-5, high game- Claire Sevigay 183, Chris Lavigne 177, high series- Anita Valliere 481, Lavigne 459. Saturday, January 14th Kid’s League: Top teams- #1 2 Tucks for Tucker 25.5-13.5, #2 Taylor gang 24.5-14.5, #3 Wild Hogs 22.5-16.5, high game- Jordan Parent 189, high seriesParent 326, most over average- Erin Maase and EJ Malone +68.

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