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Dummer considers taking zoning regulations back to 1989 BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

DUMMER—On Tuesday, Dummer residents will be asked to decide whether or not they want to take town zoning regulations back to 1989. The voting on the pertinent warrant articles—Articles 2 and 3—will be by ballot so no discussion will precede voting on these measures. Voters will need to be prepared on their own. Voters who have not seen the warrant or these proposed articles can pick up a copy of the warrant and complete copies of the amendments (not included on the warrant itself) by asking for them at the Dummer town hall on Monday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m, 1-2:30 p.m., 6-7 p.m.

These documents will also be available at the town hall on Tuesday during voting. The town hall is not open on Fridays. The proposed zoning amendments in these articles has generated great controversy. The present zoning was adopted by town voters in 1999, after consideration of a master plan for the town, and was reaffirmed in 2006 when it was challenged by petitions by O’neill Croteau to revert to the 1989 Dummer Zoning ordinances. Croteau has submitted the same petitions this year. In 2006, voters turned down the change. At present, the town has three zones, two of which have two acres as minimum lot size and one has 10 acres as minimum lot size: the Rural/Agricultural Zone where the minimum see DUMMER page 12

Voters to decide fire chief question BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

SHELBURNE — Should the fire chief in Shelburne be elected by the department members or appointed by the selectmen? That is the question that voters will answer at town meeting on Tuesday. A petitioned warrant article seeks to change the current management structure at the Shelburne Fire Department, where the chief is elected by the membership, to one with more oversight from the town leadership. “Article 18 is to allow the selectfolk to appoint a fire chief with input from the fire department,” said one of the issues lead petitioners, Raymond Danforth. According to Danforth, the primary reason behind the article is to decrease town liability

and increase firefighter safety and training. There had been concerns about lack of training and oversight in the fire department in recent years, he said, but the action of drafting an article for the warrant was “finally prompted by the illegal burn” that took place last year and left the town on the hook for a $2,000 fine levied by the state. In the “selectpersons report” section of the 2011 Shelburne Town Report, the board summarizes their issues with the fire department, by stating they had met several times with the department and chief Tom Hayes in an effort to increase communication. They also note that information requested from the fire department has been slow to be provided, and that an illegal burn was held in 2011 that resulted in see FIRE CHIEF page

School district approves full warrant BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

GORHAM — Voters in the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District gathered for their annual meeting last night and handled the issue of the annual budget, a new contract for the teachers and debated the merits of the SB2 form of meeting. The session lasted just over an hour, with just over 100 people in attendance There was no discussion prior to the vote

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on the school budget as presented. School officials proposed a budget of $7.9 million, an increase of $12,639 from last year, but a reduction in revenue could see property tax spike again in Gorham if the actual revenues are close to the projections. Ballpark estimates on the proposed budget’s impact on tax rates has Gorham’s increasing $1.18, Randolph’s going up $0.22, and Shelburne’s being raised by $0.36. Voters overwhelmsee APPROVES page 20

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County not pursuing case against alleged getaway driver BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN — The case against Sheena Craig, 29 of Berlin, has been dismissed without prejudice by Coos County Superior Court after Coos County attorney’s office failed to indict Craig within 90 days. Police accused Craig of being the alleged getaway driver in the Nov. 14, 2011 bank robbery at Guardian Angel Credit Union on Berlin’s East Side. Berlin police were notified of the dismissal of the charges recently, but said they had been told that the US Attorney’s Office may be looking into the case. Assistant County Attorney John McCormick said that the federal authorities are looking into the case, but would not comment further. A representative of the US Attorney’s office in Concord confirmed there was someone in their office assigned to the bank robbery in general, but declined to comment fur-

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ther. Daniel Hufstetler, 32, also of Berlin, has been indicted in Coos Superior Court for charges relating to the robbery. Police believe Craig is Hufstetler’s girlfriend. The two shared an apartment and allegedly used some of the money from the robbery to pay back rent in an effort to avoid eviction. Initial reports from police stated that Hufstetler allegedly robbed the bank while see COUNTY page 7

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Greyhound races face extinction COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (NY Times) — Not many people attend the races here at Bluffs Run Greyhound Park anymore. Aside from a few dozen aging diehards cheering the dogs from the shabby grandstand, the gamblinginclined prefer to take their chances amid the bright lights and constant action of the casino downstairs. But even though the races are losing millions of dollars each year, the owners are required by law to keep the greyhounds running six days a week. After a decade in which more than half the greyhound tracks in the country have closed, many of the remaining operations have survived thanks to the model used at Bluffs Run. Over the years, the tracks, which were there first, won permission from states to add slot machines and poker tables under the condition that a chunk of the profits go to the dog races — essentially subsidizing one form of gambling with another. Complaining that they are being forced to spend millions of dollars a year to subsidize a pastime that the public has all but abandoned, greyhound track owners in Iowa, Florida and Arizona have been lobbying for changes in the law that would allow them to cut the number of races, or even shut down their tracks, while keeping their far more lucrative gambling operations running.

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Japan’s nuclear energy industry nears shutdown, at least for now OHI, Japan (NY Times) — All but two of Japan’s 54 commercial reactors have gone off line since the nuclear disaster a year ago, following the earthquake and tsunami, and it is not clear when they can be restarted. With the last operating reactor scheduled to be idled as soon as next month, Japan — once one of the world’s leaders in atomic energy — will have at least temporarily shut down an industry that once generated a third of its electricity. With few alternatives, the prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has called for restarting the plants as soon as possible, saying he supports a

gradual phase-out of nuclear power over several decades. Yet, fearing public opposition, he has said he will not restart the reactors without the approval of local community leaders. Japan has so far succeeded in avoiding shortages, thanks in part to a drastic conservation program that has involved turning off air conditioning in summer and office lights during the day. It has also ramped up generation from conventional plants that use more expensive natural gas and other fossil fuels in a nation already uneasy about its reliance on foreign sources of energy.

Opposition wins a bit of power in Moscow MOSCOW (NY Times) — While many in Russia’s protest movement have been searching for direction in the wake of Vladimir V. Putin’s victory this week in the presidential election, a splinter group of Kremlin opponents in Moscow has been drawing up plans for new park benches, pedestrian walkways and more efficient parking. Inspired by the recent pro-

tests against Putin, but not content with street theater alone, hundreds of young Muscovites decided to run in municipal elections last weekend. To the shock of many, dozens won. “It was completely surprising,” said Vera Kichanova, 20, a journalism student who campaigned for a seat on the Yuzhnoe Tushino district council in Moscow. “Everyone looked at

us as if we were not serious competition, and we won.” That someone like Kichanova could win an election, let alone be inspired to run in one, shows how much Russia has changed since December, when tens of thousands of Muscovites, earlier dismissed as apathetic, spilled into a central Moscow square for a protest against Putin’s government.

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Syrian Minister appears to defect, join opposition (NY Times) — A senior Syrian official appeared to switch to the insurgent side on Thursday, compounding the plight of the embattled government, which has seen the country’s currency plunge to levels of roughly half the value of a year ago when the uprising began. In a video posted on the Internet, Abdo Hussameldin, the deputy oil minister, said he had defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government, making him one of the highest-ranking civilian officials to desert Mr. Assad in the increasingly chaotic insurgency, which the United Nations estimates has left at least 7,500 people dead. The video, which first surfaced early Thursday in the Middle East, did not specify where or when it had been made, and Hussameldin could not be reached to verify it. “I recommend for all my friends who are still working for the regime to follow my self and leave the broken ship of the regime,” said Hussameldin, 58, who had worked in Assad’s government for more than 33 years.

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N.H. House postpones right-to-work vote CONCORD — People gathered at the New Hampshire Statehouse for the return of right-to-work legislation will have to wait another week for a vote. The House moved the vote on a controversial bill on union membership to next week because of legislative courtesy to missing key opponents. The bill appears in much the same form as it did last year, stripping requirements for non-union employees to pay any fees to the union. New collective bargaining restrictions would allow

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To the editor: On March 13, Gorham voters will have the opportunity to elect two Gorham School Board members who will serve our community for the next three years. Our school system is one of our most important community assets and the school board serves as a vital role in overseeing the operation of our schools. I am asking for your support and vote on Tuesday, March 13, to elect me to one of these important positions. Why me? I feel I can give the time needed to effectively serve on the board as well as bring fresh ideas and insights. I do not have an

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agenda and will work hard to make decisions that will benefit the most people in the community. I can be your fiscal watchdog and keep taxes stable while providing the best possible education for the children of Gorham, Randolph and Shelburne. With your help we can continue keeping Gorham a great place to live and raise a family. Please vote and remember to write my name DeAnn Murphy as a writein choice for Gorham School Board Member on March 13, at town hall between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. DeAnn Murphy Gorham

One candidate for selectman stands out To the editor: “What’s going on in Gorham?” These were the first words of a phone conversation originating from southern New Hampshire. They were prompted by recent local newspaper articles and TV news, none of which were good for Gorham’s image. Most of us know of the recent turmoil during the budget process. Now we are experiencing more in the race for selectman. I’m not writing to bash or criticize any of the candidates, but I want to point out that those with personal agendas should not seek elective office. Gorham needs the total attention and effort of its elected officials; personal agendas must be put aside. One individual stands out in the group of candidates; Bill Jackson. During my 15

years as a selectman, I had most of them working with Bill. As Yves Zornio said, “we didn’t always agree” but every effort was made to come up with a decision benefiting Gorham. Bill worked tirelessly with state and other officials during the purchase of the mill by Fraser Paper. He almost single handedly put the Walmart store in its place, employing many and supporting the tax base. It’s obvious who I’m supporting and I hope you will join me in that vote and cast it for William Jackson. He has the experience, knowledge, and concern for Gorham we desperately need.Vote “NO” on SB2, a small town like ours does not need a more cumbersome and expensive process. Thank you. Glen Eastman

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How is it that the country in which we live is called the United States of America? The United States part is easy. Almost from the very beginning of European migration to and settlement of this part of what was often called the New World, we have been a collection of highly individual colonies, provinces, plantations, and now states that have chosen to band together and more or less function as a single unit speaking with more or less a single voice. But why “America”? Every schoolchild is taught that, in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and in doing so discovered the part of the world that is now called the Americas – North and South. The Americas? Shouldn’t it be the Columbias? Better yet, why is it not named for the various native peoples who were living - and often thriving - here long before any white man stepped on any part of the land? (We now know of a certainty that there were some significant civilizations occupying the two continents for centuries before the arrival of any Europeans.) That, however, will have to wait for another story another time. Let’s get back to the question of why the United States of America and not the United States of Columbia? Part of the reason may lie in the fact that Christopher Columbus evidently never realized that the land which he and the crews of his three ships first sighted on that October day in 1492 was not the continent of India. He and his men never realized that the land they saw was land of which no Europeans yet knew. Columbus always believed that he had found the long sought after route to India. He even called the people living on the land “Indians.” The man seemingly never realized how important his find really was. That realization would have to wait for a few more years for another Italian navigator and cartographer named Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512). Born on the 9th of March 1454, Vespucci chose to go against his family’s wishes of a scholarly pursuit for their son and enter the world of the merchant. Landing a position in the vast holdings of the powerful Medici family, he found favor in their

eyes and in 1492 was sent to Cadiz, Spain, to look into some believed misdoings on the part of the managers of the family’s branch office there. While fulfilling his mission in Cadiz, Vespucci took advantage of two unexpected pieces of luck. The first was that the exclusive contract that Columbus had held with the Crown of Castile to explore the West Indies was taken away, and other explorers were hired to carry out their own voyages of discovery that might result in even greater riches for the Crown. The second stroke of luck was that Vespucci was named executor of the holdings of an Italian merchant who had recently died. Among these holdings was a contract to provide vessels and provisions for the exploration of the West Indies. As Vespucci oversaw the fulfillment of this contract, his own interest in exploration was excited, and he accepted an invitation from the King of Portugal to sail as an observer on one of the ships carrying out Portugal’s own efforts to explore the newly found land. It was while on one of these voyages that Vespucci realized that the land they were all exploring was not India, but something entirely new. It was these voyages and the excitement of having discovered something entirely new that captured the public imagination. And when the German clergyman-scholar Martin Waldseemueller produced a map of the world, in 1507, he named the land mass that Amerigo Vespucci realized was not India, after the feminized Latin version of Amerigo’s first name (Americus) America. And so it has remained since then, although not without controversy, primarily from those who believe that Columbus should be given the credit, despite his not realizing that he had discovered what was truly a New World. And there, in brief, for there is so much more to the story, is how it is that we are the United States of America and not the United States of Columbia, or the United States of Columbus. If you had been creating a map of the world in 1507, which name would you have chosen for the new land mass?

Town meeting is the best example of Democracy in action To the editor: I feel a need to respond to Christine Rhoderick’s well written letter in today’s Sun regarding SB·2. This mechanism was created by the legislature to help deal with the problem of towns which had grown too large to conduct efficient town meetings. That is not the case with either the cooperative school district of the town or Gorham But to her specific points. If the voters feel too much pressure to vote in open meeting a secret ballot is always possible on any warrant article. All it requires is a written note signed by a small number of voters (five, I believe) prior to the article being moved. Mrs. Rhodrick says SB·2 would allow voters “time to consider the issues carefully before casting their vote ... free from feeling pressure to vote a certain way.” If they need time ahead, remember, voters receive the proposed budget and reports in the annual town report ahead of the town meeting. If there is pressure then it is the burden of having had to listen to all sides or an issue before voting.

As few people actually attend the “deliberative sessions” eight weeks or so before the town meeting, most of those voting on the official ballot on meeting day are doing so without benefit of having heard the arguments for and against. She says that three times as many registered voters vote on the 0fficial ballot as vote at town meeting. This may be true, but very few of them are informed voters. An informed electorate is the great strength of our democracy. SB·2 takes that away. One result of SB.2 not discussed in her letter is the power SB·2 gives to special interest groups. Once the final proposed budget is developed at the deliberative session, organized groups will have eight weeks to campaign for or against it. Religious groups, merchants groups, tax payers alliances and trade unions have the resources to lobby for their positions. They can conduct phone trees, letter writing campaigns, place signs or advertising, etc. None of these groups will be trying to provide balanced information. see DEMOCRACY page 5

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The goal should be to move forward; not backward To the editor: I do not understand why the planning board supports Articles 2 and 3. Three surveys and several votes have expressed our clear preference for preserving our natural assets and protecting our town from excessive development. The town attorney’s opinion and the results of multiple court actions make it clear to me that our current zoning ordinance is both legal and enforceable. The planning board members ignore all of this in favor of what? A sense of their own moral superiority? Yes, we have spent $60,000 over the past ten years or so to defend our zoning ordinance in court. This entire amount has resulted from one individual who keeps taking us to court and has yet to win a single case. Are we going to abolish our conservation zone so maybe he will stop scaring us? Are we going to open the door for potential development by non-resident investment companies and risk having to pay $160,000 to educate every child who moves into Dummer as a result? I think it is naïve and irresponsible of our planning board to have failed to consider this possibility. I own land in the conservation zone, and this land is subject to restrictions on subdivision and development. I accept these restrictions

because I believe they are in the best interests of our town. In a perfect world, we would all be good neighbors to each other and we would think about what’s best for each other before we do things. Our imperfect world includes investment corporations that exist for the sole purpose of making money. Abolishing our conservation zone would hand these corporations an opportunity to sell out our town for profit, and I am opposed to taking that risk. Any zoning ordinance, including ours, should be reviewed and updated from time to time. The goal should be to move forward; not backward. The proposed changes go too far at the worst possible time. By all means, let’s be good neighbors. Let’s work together, with common sense and fairness, to find a proper balance between preserving our way of life and respecting the rights of property owners. We can do better than this. The choice is yours. You can vote “No” on Articles 2 and 3 and keep our protection against unlimited development. Or, vote “Yes” and hope for the best. You may get taxed out of your home, but perhaps you will be consoled by a feeling of moral superiority while you look for a new place to live. Dave Dubey Dummer

Please vote for O’neil Croteau and Dennis Bachand To the editor: Can David G. Dubey, a former selectman for the town of Dummer be sued by the tax payers for knowingly and willingly approve a building permit to build a much larger garage than the much smaller existing one on Map UI-Lot 27 owned by Robert G. Rodrigue of 324 Main Street, Berlin, NH? The property is located in the Dummer Conservation overlay and in the area of the Dummer Floodplain zone as shown on the floodplain map. On March 9, 2009, Mr. Rodrigue applied for a building permit to build a one and a half story garage 20 feet x 24 feet and 14 feet high and pour a four inch concrete slab. The existing garage was 16 feet x 22 feet and one story high. The selectmen denied the permit and sent him to the zoning board of adjustment (ZBA) to apply for a variance and all abutters would have to be notified. I, being an abutter, faxed a letter to the ZBA on June 16, 2009 stating that I was opposed to the variance whereas the lot 27 has a very high water table and I believe making it a wetlands the same as other lots in the area and suggested he hire a wetlands scientist to see if it would comply with the NH DES rules. I sent a copy to the selectmen, planning board, conservation commission and NH DES to put them all on notice. DEMOCRACY from page 4

That will only be available in an open debate. SB·2 eliminates that. I have been a fan of town meetings since attending my first in 1964. I’ve been moderator in Shelburne for

A letter dated June 18, 2009 from the NH DES to Mr. Rodgrigue from Linda Magoon compliance supervisor for the DES informed Mr. Rodrigue that on June 16,2009 DES made an inspection. The preexisting garage appears to have been built on historical fill in wetlands and any undisturbed wetlands without a permit is a violation of RSA 482-A and advised to limit any new construction to the existing foot print and to hire a certified wetlands scientist. To date, Mr. Rodrigue has not complied with the NH DES. Posted ZBA Public Meeting 6/23/09 meeting was called present David G. Dubey and other members. Hearing for variance for Mr. Rodrigue’s garage letter was read from DES to Mr. Rodrigue dated June 18,2009 same letter as above to Mr. Rodrigue who spoke on the letter told the board DES said the town would not be liable if they approved the project and it was between the applicant and DES. Mr. Dubey called for a vote and the variance was approved. April 13, 2009 selectmen David G. Dubey on his own signed Mr. Rodrigue’s building permit number 457 knowingly and willingly to do so even though Mr. Rodrigue did not comply with the DES to build only on the existing foot print of the historical see VOTE page 6

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What’s my opinion about SB2 for Gorham, Randolph, Shelburne Cooperative School District? No thank you! To the editor: Voters in Gorham, Randolph, and Shelburne will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, March 13, to elect their local officers, school board representatives, and to decide other issues. On each town’s school ballot is a question asking the voters if they would like to change the GRS Cooperative School District into a so called SB2 district. Approving this would do away with the annual school meeting. Why on earth would we want that? At the three hearings held by the school district, no one could say why. The BDS ran an article some weeks ago explaining the pros and cons of the petition, and even this paper inferred that there is no credible reason to change something that has been working perfectly well for as long as anyone can remember. One proponent was quoted as saying they felt it took away the pressure placed upon timid people, whom are afraid to speak up at a district meeting. What? It seems to me at every budget hearing I’ve attended, as well as every district meeting there are plenty of

people that stand and say their piece, with no timidity or hesitation. Both sides of every issue receive a full airing. Meeting attendees listen and make up their own minds based on what they think, sometimes assisted by the active discussion. Then we all vote. If you’re in favor you hold up the card, when it’s time to do so. If you’re opposed, you get your time to let that be known too. That’s called democracy in action. Apparently the few who feel it would be safer to have only one meeting per budget year to deliberate the pending issues think those whom allegedly lack the intestinal fortitude to speak up at a district meeting, will find their voices in that moment. Really? So in other words, let’s all eliminate our ability to get together twice, once at a budget hearing and then again several weeks later to discuss, debate, and potentially change our budget, based on concerns that may come to us between those two sessions. No thank you. SB2 was designed with very large see SBS page 7

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fill only which was 16 feet x 22 feet. Not only was that a requirement but Mr. Dubey without any consideration as he knows the Dummer Floodplain Regulations which states on Page (16) Item VI states (other permits required) states the board of selectmen shall not grant a building permit until the applicant certifies that all necessary permits have been received from those governmen~ agencies from which approval is required by Federal or state section 404 33, U.S.C. 1334 and for NH RSA 482-A. What selectman David Dubey did was not a mistake by him; it was simply a case of knowingly and willingly gave out a permit that was not in compliance. By doing so, I believe this could cause the town’s people to loose their floodplain insurance due to the fact the Federal Banks that have loans on the properties could be forced to call the loans back by FEMA depending on how many other violations there is out there. As I was told, it almost happened in the town of Bartlett, NH, November 2, 2009 - Selectmen Public Meeting - Present Selectmen -- David Dubey and other members. Mr. Dubey spoke out to tell the other members that he personally inspected Mr. Rodrigue’s garage and everything

met the requirements even though it didn’t as stated above. Furthermore, the town of Dummer has a building inspector and like the rest of us all buildings have to be inspected by the town’s building inspector. It is my opinion Mr. Dubey misinformed all the members of the ZBA and whoever else that was at the November 2, 2009 public meeting. Nevertheless, Mr. Dubey and Mr. Rodrigue are all set or are they? Former Selectman David Dubey is not alone, former Selectman Brad Wyman, who in the past approved similar permits. Wasn’t it Mr. Wyman and Mr. Dubey wanted everyone to believe they wanted to protect the wetlands, river and trees. In my opinion they don’t care about the wetlands. They only want to get back into office to get on a power trip which in tum cost the tax payers approximately $60,000 in attorney fees’ plus staff time for the town. The only thing the town received in the past seven years are paid attorney receipts stuffed in a draw that could be used for wallpaper. Please vote for O’neil Croteau and Dennis Bachand who both believe in life, liberty, and justice for all and stop wasteful spending of tax dollars. Charles W. Kalil Bartlett

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AVH health lecture on vitamin D planned BERLIN -- The next Androscoggin Valley Hospital Health Education Lecture, “Vitamin D is a Superhero”, will be held in the hospital’s lecture room at 6 p.m., Monday, March 12. Dr. Javier Cardenas, hospitalist, AVH Surgical Associates and Dean Stockwell, AVH nutritional professional, will talk about the latest information about vitamin D’s value for heart health, cancer and diabetes prevention, immune system and mental functioning improvements and bone health. New recommendations from the Institute of Medicine will also be discussed, as will the pros and cons of getting vitamin D from

Hunter Tupick, son of Alex and Diane Tupick, sold $658 of popcorn for his Boy Scout Troop 207. This fundraiser is to benefit his scouting activities. SB2 from page 6

towns and districts in mind, that can’t easily accommodate the electorate in one place. That’s not a problem in our small valley that comprises the GRS. I know sometimes I cringe when someone says, “It’s always been that way.” If often indicates a reluctance to change to something better or more efficient. Yet, this is undeniably one of those instances where it doesn’t need fixing, because it just isn’t broken. Finally, please note if you live in Randolph or Shelburne, the school ballot question that asks your decision pertaining to the SB2 question states “Gorham voters”. This is the way the petition was written. In fact, voters in all three towns are entitled to vote on this. The GRS District belongs to the citizens of Gorham, Randolph, and Shelburne. It has for years. If you’re against this, please vote No. Not voting actually helps any yes votes prevail. As I write this, it’s Thursday, March 8. Tonight is the district meeting. I’m looking forward to being there. I’m so glad there is the opportunity to get together, talk about the issues, and cast our individual votes at our annual meeting. What’s my opinion about SB2 for the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District? No thank you! Benjamin Mayerson Shelburne

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the $2,000 fine from the Department of Environmental Services. Shelburne’s volunteer/call fire department was officially adopted as a department of the town in 1994, when the town voted to transition it from the stand-alone agency it had been for many years. “100 years ago fire departments were independent entities,” Danforth said. Towns are moving away from that trend, and many towns even in the North Country now have volunteer departments that are part of the town structure with chiefs appointed or hired by the town’s administration. Danforth said that the petitioners tried to honor the history and tradition of the volunteer fire service by including the provision that the membership should have input in the decision-making process. But overall, what the petitioners hope will be accomplished is that the town will have more accountability from the management structure within the fire department. Danforth said that the goal is to reduce the town’s liability, not just for inappro-

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displaying a handgun and then escaped by car. Witnesses described the vehicle as a dark blue Chevy Cavalier, driven by a

the sun. Contact hours will be awarded. For a complete listing of the season’s AVH Health Education Lectures, please visit www.avhnh.org or call (603) 3265606. Androscoggin Valley Hospital is a critical access hospital committed to meeting the needs of residents of and visitors to the Androscoggin Valley. Its specialty physician practice, AVH Surgical Associates, provides a wide range of specialized services in Berlin as well as outreach to the communities of Colebrook and Lancaster. priate actions, but also for firefighter safety. Having a chief that answers to the board of selectmen is a step toward making sure equipment is properly maintained and that maintenance is documented. It could also help ensure that appropriate training for the volunteers is provided and documentation is kept for that as well. The petitioned warrant article, in addition to creating the new appointed town position, also adds fitness requirements. It states that at a minimum, anyone appointed fire chief must pass a physical examination and also must be a certified as a level I Firefighter, or be able to obtain that certification within six months. If the article passes, it does not take effect until 2013. That would give the town the better part of a year to further explore the details of how such an arrangement would work. According to Danforth, Chief Hayes has held the position for a “considerable amount of time,” and though the call membership receives pay for calls they respond to and trainings, he does not believe the chief receives any additional stipend for his manage-

“dark haired, heavy-set female driver in her 20s to 30s,” according to police. The couple were apprehended four days later during a traffic stop. They were traveling in a blue Chevy Cavalier.

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Dummer candidates for Selectman Each candidate in these two contested races, was mailed a questionnaire with six questions pertaining to their run for the position of selectman in their respective towns. Some answers were edited for space as they did not conform to the requested word limit.

1. Please provide background information on yourself, such as education, work experience, prior public service, etc. (limit response to 100 words or less.)

2. What do you believe the role of a selectman is? (for questions 2-6 please limit your responses to 125 words or less)

3. What do you believe is the biggest issue facing your town in the upcoming year? What is the biggest positive already in place in your town?

Dennis Bachand

(Did not answer)

David Dubey

I graduated from Berlin High School in 1974, then served in the US Marine Corps from 1975 – 1979. Since 1979, I have worked in the medical field. I started as an EMT, and owned and operated the Berlin Ambulance Service for over 20 years. Currently, I am employed as a Registered Nurse. I have served the town of Dummer in several capacities, including three years as a Selectman.

In our town, the Selectmen serve primarily as administrators. We conduct the town’s business in accordance with state, federal, and local laws and we serve as a resource for anyone who needs to interact with town government. Our Selectmen participate in, but do not control, the activities of the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Our town faces two major issues at this time. First, we must find ways to maintain appropriate levels of service while minimizing demands upon our taxpayers. This becomes more difficult every year as our state and federal governments shift costs to local governments. Second, we must continue to strive to balance the rights of individual property owners with the expressed desire of the majority to maintain the character of our town.

Glenn Kunst

(Did not answer)

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Gorham candidates for Selectman William Jackson

Bruce Lary

Tad Michaud

Terry Rhoderick

I was an elected member of the Hooksett Town Council. 1989 - 1991 I was Acting Town Administrator in Hooksett. 1990 - 1991 I served as Town Administrator in Derry, New Hampshire. 1992 - 1994 I served as the Town Manager in Gorham until I retired 1994 - 2010

My name is Bruce Lary. I was born in Berlin and have lived in Gorham 471/2 years and 11/2 years in Berlin(when first married). I have served on the Gorham School Board, Gorham Planning Board, Gorham Ambulance, Gorham Police Department, and as N.H. Stated Representative. I have worked for: Gorham Hardware & Sports; Welsh’s Rest.; Ruel’s Rest.; Yokohama Rest.; Kelley’s Supermarket; at AV Hospital in Cardiopulmonary; and presently Berlin City Auto Group.

Two terms on school board

I have lived in Gorham for the past 30+ years. I grew up in Damascus, Maryland and first came to this area in 1979 to visit a friend that I served with in the United States Marine Corps. I fell in love with the area and its people and immediately knew this is where I wanted to live. My first business venture was operating the CN Brown station on Main St. where the fish store was until recently. I then went to work for Munce’s Superior and remained there until my retirement until 2010. My wife and I built Moose Meadow Mini Golf in 1994 and continue to operate it each summer. I have served as a volunteer coach for the recreation dept. for many years. I have served on the budget committee in an elected position since last year.

The role of a Selectman in NH Towns is defined rather narrowly in State Statues as “...manage the prudential affairs of the Town and such other duties as prescribed by law.” The Town of Gorham operates under the Town Manager form of government, so the day-to-day operation of the town is handled by the manager. The Selectmen hire and manage the Town Manager. The important thing to know is that a selectman can only take action as part of the Board of Selectman and not as an individual. Selectmen act as one of the points of contact for individual residents and taxpayers to town government.

The role of a selectman is to represent the people of the town of Gorham. This doesn’t mean a few, any special group, or my own personal interests! A selectman carries out the wishes of the people he or she represents. The selectmen oversee all of the town’s operations, expenditures, and any other interests of the town. The selectmen do follow the wishes of the people as directed at the town meeting, and listening through out the year. Being a selectman does not mean you micromanage or handle direct day to day operations of the departments. The selectmen should always be listening to and working with area business for the betterment of the town.A selectman should always be looking for more revenue and open to all areas of operational change that can save $ for the tax payers.

(Did not answer)

The selectmen are the governing body of the town whose job it is to carry out the directives of the town meeting and to oversee the affairs of the town.

The Town of Gorham like virtually every other town in the State is facing fiscal challenges. Those challenges are encompassed in the simple statement, “How do we provide the services requested by taxpayers at an affordable cost?” The second critical issue is to get the negative and disruptive stories about the Town out of the news. The residents of this town deserve better than that. I believe this can be accomplished by directly dealing, in a responsible way, with those issues of concern from residents and taxpayers. Our ‘biggest positive’ other than geographically where we live, is most definitely the people of Gorham. Our residents are smart, have common sense and are family oriented. When given choices, they make the right decisions.

The biggest issue facing the town of Gorham is actually more than one. We are facing job losses, lossed revenues, and higher operational cost. Just like those of us at home we must live with in our means and cut cost where we can. On the plus side, Gorham is very lucky. We are lucky for the people we’ve hired to work for the town and the jobs they do. The staff of Gorham have gone with out pay raises for years now and yet preform quality work. As a town, we’ve always come together to provide for those in need. We have many local groups, church’s, and business’s that help provide extras for our schools and people in need.

Taxes

The biggest issues are the ever increasing property taxes and lack of growth. The biggest positive is the natural beauty of the area and the people that live here.

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Dummer candidates for Selectman Continued from pages 8 and 9

4. What long-term goals would you like to achieve if elected?

5. What skills or attributes do you believe you can best contribute to the service of the town?

6. Why do you believe you should be elected selectman?

Dennis Bachand

(Did not answer)

David Dubey

We should continue to look for sources of revenue to offset property taxes. We should also strive to protect our town from uncontrolled growth and exploitation by profitoriented individuals and organizations. Our greatest asset is our people. We are a small town and we believe in being good neighbors to each other.

I have recent experience in town government, having served as a Selectman from 2008 – 2011, and I ran a local business for over 20 years. As a Selectman, I will do what’s best for the town, even when it may not be what’s best for me personally.

I have no personal agenda to pursue at the town’s expense. I want to preserve our town and our way of life. I am a good listener, and I am committed to finding ways to help people to resolve their issues in a satisfactory manner.

Glenn Kunst

(Did not answer)

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Gorham candidates for Selectman William Jackson

Bruce Lary

Tad Michaud

Terry Rhoderick

One of my main goals, which is directly tied to question #3, will be to develop a residential survey with the Town Manager and the other Selectmen. The structure of this survey would be informative both to Gorham resident’s and Town government. As an example: Solid Waste Disposal & Recycling – cost of curbside pickup versus private hauling or pay-per-bag. The information part would show all of the costs involved with both methods and a method to translate those costs for the value of a property. This survey would continue through each service provided by the Town giving residents the ability to “…have their say…”.

If elected I would want to work with department heads to continue working on cost saving measures for the tax payers. I would like to find new or increased revenues to off set the taxes. I would like to continue to work with surrounding towns and area attractions to increase more employment opportunity’s. To work with them to find more revenues; and look at ways we could share services.

Reduce taxes

My goal is to lower taxes, encourage new businesses, and illicit more input from residents and business owners in Gorham. I would like to see more citizen participation and less friction within the town administration.

I have over 20 years of experience in municipal government. I served on a variety of boards and committees. I served for over 10 years on the Governor’s CDBG Advisory Board. I have been a member of this community and feel that I understand how special Gorham really is.

I believe I would bring a grasp and understanding of what my true role is. I am able to work with people I disagree with and still get things done. Not going in yelling, firing, threatening, but working with all whom the town employs. I believe there are only two candidates for selectman that have the knowledge to do the job, thus being able to hit the ground running. These two would be Bill Jackson and myself. I am running because I was asked to by many whom did not want to go back to days of yesteryear. Though I believe Bill would do a good job, I believe the same of myself. I also believe in moving forward and that the town belongs to the people we serve; not a select group.

(did not answer)

As far as skills, I have had 30+ years of managerial experience and 17 years as a business owner in Gorham. As for attributes, I am honest, hardworking and fair.

I never realized when I retired in 2010 just how much I would miss the interaction with residents and the ability to be of service to them. My knowledge and understanding will provide a benefit to the Town and Board of Selectman. I have always had the best interests of the Town and its residents at heart whether it was fighting for the paper mill and its workers or trying to bring new business into the Town. The coming years will require a great deal of effort on the part of local government to review its place in the day-to-day operation of the Town. I really want to be a part of that effort and I ask for the voters to give me that opportunity.

(see answer to 5)

To reduce taxes, control spending and eliminate waste.

I believe that my experience as a business owner and manager would be an asset. I understand how difficult and discouraging it is to continue to see taxes escalate with no break in sight. I believe I could find ways to cut expenses and work with people in a respectful manner and get results. The time has come for change and I feel that among all the candidates I would the most objective.

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lot is two acres “or more as determined by the ‘Minimum Lot Size by Soil Classification in the Town of Dummer Subdivision Regulations’”; the Commercial/Industrial Zone where the minimum lot is two acres “or more as determined by the ‘Minimum Lot Size By Soil Classification’ in the Town of Dummer Subdivision Regulations”; and Conservation Zone, where the minimum lot is 10 acres or more, and further limited in the Conservation Overlay Zone established to protect the town’s waterways. The zones are delineated on a map of Dummer hanging in the town hall. Under the 1989 zoning ordinance, the town would return to one zoning district with permitted lots of two acres “or more as determined by the ‘Minimum Lot Size By Soil Classification’ in the town subdivision regulations.” In other words, two acres would be minimum lot size town-wide, not just in the Rural/Agricultural and Commercial/Industrial zones as they are today, with only the Conservation Zone limiting lot size to 10 acres today. Permitted uses would also be townwide under the 1989 regulations. Such uses allowed town-wide would include: single and two-family dwellings; farm dwellings; single family; manufactured housing; church, parish house or other religious use; schools; community center, hall, lodge or playground; agricultural uses including dairy farming, greenhouses, animal and poultry husbandry; horticultural and silvicultural uses and pasturage; fish hatcheries; and home occupations “as provided in Article 6.02.” Special exception use permitted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment under

the 1989 zoning ordinances include townwide: public accommodations; nursery schools and day care; animal kennels; multi-family housing; restaurants; retail establishments; sawmills, chip mills, and other woods products operations; hospitals and other medical facilities; funeral homes; manufacturing operations; warehouses; commercial removal of gravel, loam, rocks, clay and sand; indoor and outdoor recreation facilities; junkyards in accordance with RSA 236:111-129; professional offices, temporary buildings incidental to construction and building operations; and campground which may be open to the public from May 1 through October 15. Under the current ordinance, such uses are somewhat grouped according to interest under Rural/Agricultural Zone and Commercial/Industrial Zone with Conservation Zone limited to forestry, agriculture, single family residences, home occupations, and low intensity outdoor recreational activities, with campgrounds and bed and breakfast accommodations permitted by special exception by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. In the Conservation Overlay Zone only forestry, agriculture and low intensity outdoor recreation are permitted, to help preserve the purity of Dummer’s waterways. Croteau, 85, a member of the planning board and former selectman, has led the petition drive to have the two articles placed on the 2012 Dummer warrant to take Dummer zoning back to 1989. Croteau circulated similar petitions in 2006 but the articles were rejected in that year. He argues that it’s not fair to require landowners to be limited to 10 acre subdivision, although no more than a maximum of a third

of Dummer’s 48.2 square miles is presently in the Conservation or Conservation Overlay zones. Most of the town is zoned Agricultural/Residential (two acre minimum lot size) with a minor percent in Commercial/Industrial where two acres is the minimum lot size. Croteau says that in 2006 he wanted to subdivide some of his property but was told that he had to have 10 acre lots. However, a quick check at the Dummer town hall reveals that the 40-some acres that Croteau owns in Dummer are all zoned Rural/Agricultural so, according to town zoning software, he could—environmental regulations permitting—subdivide to two acres wherever he wants on his own property. Three large landowners in Dummer own major tracts of land. These include N.H. Department of Environmental Services which owns 1637 acres in the Rural/Residential Zone (two acre minimum lot allowed); Bayroot LLC which owns 14,000 acres in Rural/Residential (two acre minimum lot allowed); N.H. Fish and Game Department which owns 67.7 acres in the Conservation Overlay (10 acre minimum lot allowed). Croteau, Richard Tessier and Charles W. Kalil, of Bartlett, are among the larger individual property owners with Kalil owning some 21 acres in the Conservation Overlay zone. Kalil has been fighting regulation on his property ever since he purchased it. He bought the property in 2001, he says, and had no idea his use of his property would be limited by Conservation Overlay zoning, although he also says that he is heavily into real estate with rental properties in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and

Canada. He says he is, 73, a retired contractor. Several of his suits against the town have been decided in favor of the town, but he persists, in the process having cost the town some $60,000 in legal fees so far, he says. “I could have built the house with the money I’ve paid for legal fees,” he says. “The only thing the town has received in the past seven years are paid attorney receipts, stuffed in the drawer, that could be used for wall paper and that’s a fact,” he says. He also says that he has told the Dummer Planning Board that if the town passes Articles two and three in the 2012 Dummer Warrant, he will drop the suits he now has in court. Town clerk and planning board member, Marianne Letarte, confirms that Kalil has, indeed, said he would drop the suits. “I asked them if they would give me the permit (to build on his property), I would drop the (suit) for (attorney’s fees and expenses),” he said. “I will take all matters out of the court and everyone will go out into the night, quietly on their way,” he said. Kalil has already been granted a permit to build on his property, but he doesn’t like the restrictions of the permit, he says. Croteau, prompted by all the trouble that Kalil’s request to build “a house and bird barn” has caused, is concerned that the current zoning is not legal. “I was on the planning board six years ago. I showed them the RSA, it talks about farm agriculture and under farm, it pertains to land and buildings, specifies all you are allowed to have to house your cattle, birds, pigs, horses, and it includes game see DUMMER page13

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birds and Mr. Kalil has been approved for game birds by Fish and Game,” Croteau says. “I’ve been telling them for six years that that was the case. It started to get pretty rough with Kalil spending money, up to $60,000, to keep one man from building a house, and I wasn’t too happy with that and I said, ‘I think I will pass my petition again,’ so now we are waiting to see what will happen on Tuesday and we are very anxious,” he said. Croteau is anxious on another account. He said that the attorney for Kalil has “requested the names and addresses of all the town officials back to Steve Morrissette and all the minutes of all the planning board meetings and then in reviewing them in 1999 when we put in the Conservation Overlay Zone and the Industrial Zone and there is nothing in the minutes of any planning board meeting that the planning board voted on anything. That brings up the question, how can the zones be legal to begin with (because the planning board is supposed to hold a hearing on proposed zoning changes and to frame the change to be included in a warrant—RSA Section 675:3).” “There is nothing in the minutes of the planning board that shows anything voted on by the planning board,” says Croteau. “We put that out for the people to read (in a letter to the editor in the “Berlin Daily Sun”). Here I am, passing a petition to eliminate zones that probably don’t exist legally. This is the mess we are in. There is no end to it.” The whole controversy mystifies former Dummer Moderator Craig Doherty. “In 2006 the same petitions were presented and they were resoundingly defeated,” he said, adding, “The current

(Zoning) Board of Adjustment gave (Kalil) what he said he wanted and as soon as they compromised, he changed his mind and petitioned for another variance to do more.” “We voted on the zoning laws a long time ago and they were thoughtfully designed and pointed the community in the right direction and allowed development without over-development. There is a reason we developed a master plan and went through the whole process and created the current zoning laws. They are as valid today as when we created them,” he said. As far as the argument by some that limiting lot size in the Conservation/Conservation Overlay zones limits potential taxes from new housing, Doherty referred to a point made by former Selectman Dave Dubey in a letter to the editor in the Sun. “He made the point that lots of inexpensive lots do not lower the tax base because the people who buy inexpensive lots are usually families with children. At the current rate of about $160,000 to put one children through 13 years of school (see the 2012 town report), there’s not a two acre lot with a small house with a family with kids that will generate tax revenues to the point of compensating for children in school. The rest of us pay for the children. That’s the reality of the situation that people may be neglecting to consider.” “The bottom line,” says Dubey, “is that if the supporters of these two articles are so convinced that we can work together with commonsense and logic, then we ought to be doing that to come up with amendments to the zoning ordinance that will please as many residents as possible and not just throw the amendments out, heedless of the possible consequences.”

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ACROSS Prohibit Mr. Picasso In the sack Provo’s state Local expression Close-at-hand Roof type for some arenas __-frutti Facts & ﬁgures Indigent Orangish-brown color Robert Frost or Joyce Kilmer Take to court Become visible Closely mowed golf course areas Be a freeloader Poultry shop purchase British restroom Dairy product __ aback; surprised

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Friday, March 9 Men’s Breakfast Group. Topic: “Tales from a New Hampshire Journey.” Presenter: Richard Conway, historian and performer. Gorham Congregational/UCC Church, Main Street, Gorham. Breakfast 7 a.m.., presentation 7:30 a.m. Free will offering will be taken at breakfast for the Ecumenical Food Pantry. All men welcome. FMI: 466-3496. Saturday, March 10 North Country Christian Men’s Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m, Muriel’s Restaurant, Route 110. We invite all men from throughout the North Country to attend as an opportunity to enjoy good food, good conversation, good spiritual teachings and great fellowship. FMI or request for transportation contact Reggie Coulombe or Steve Enman. The White Mt. Apple User Group Meeting: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This month we will be backing up your information. Email danmillet@wmaug.com or check our websitewww.wmaug. com for directions and more information. Coos County Delegation: Byudget hearing. 9 a.m., Coos County Nursing Home, Cates Hill Road, Berlin. Monday, March 12 AVH Community Health Education Lecture Series: 6 to 8 p.m., AVH lecture room. Dean A. Stockwell, DTR, nutritional professional, AVH, and Javier Cardenas, MD, hospitalist, AVH Surgical Associates, will present “Vitamin D Is a Superhero.” Contact hours awarded. Admission free, all are welcome. FMI call 326-5606. Golden Age Club: Card party 1 p.m., Senior Meal Center, Sullivan St., Berlin.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Friday In-Home Toenail Care: City of Berlin Home Health, located at city hall for over 70 years, offering toenail care in the home. Trimming and filing. Call for appointment 752-1272. Fee $18. Holiday Center Activities: 27 Green Square, Berlin. Breakfast served 8:-10 a.m.; cards 1-3:30 p.m. FMI 752-1413. Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15. AA Meeting: Discussion Meeting, St. Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Discussion Meeting, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Weekly “Luck of the Draw” Cribbage Tournament. Gorham American Legion, 6 Androscoggin St., Gorham, $5pp: registration 5:15 to 5:45; play starts 6 p.m. Call Legion for more info 466-2433. Bingo: St. Anne Hall, 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Theatre North. Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, noon. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applications: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 752-5464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child. Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10am6pm, Saturdays: 10am-Noon. Story Time is 1:30 p.m. every Friday View On-line Catalog at https:// gorham.biblionix.com/ FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com. Men’s Breakfast Meeting, Congregational/UCC in Gorham on Main Street. Meeting held the second Friday of each month at 7 a.m. Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Foot Care Clinics: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital Home Health and Hospice Department. For an appointment, call 326-5870. Serenity Steps Peer Support Center: 567 Main St. Berlin, Providing peer support services to local area residents challenged by emotional or mental difficulties. Open Monday through Wednesday 11-4; Thursday and Friday 11-7 p.m. FMI 7528111. Salvation Army: Music Arts — drama/singing company/sacred dance/timbrels (for all ages), 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dinner — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jr. Soldiers/ Jr. Soldiers Prep/Corps Cadets — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Youth Horizons: (ages 13 and up), 7 to 9 p.m., 15 Cole St., Berlin. (FMI 752-1644) Coos County Adult Learner Services: Offers free, confidential, one-to-one instruction in basic reading, writing, math, English for speakers of other languages and preparation for high school equivalency exam (GED). Available Monday through Friday at 166 Main St., Berlin. To schedule an appointment, call 752-1927 or 1-800-268-5437. Berlin and Coos County Historic Society Moffett House Museum: Open five days, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Can also be opened by appointment. Call 752-4590. Available are historical documents, school yearbooks, Berlin/ Gorham directories, annual city reports, city and county reports, Brown Bulletins, old books, artifacts and more. Also accepting artifacts. Saturday NC Big Book Step Study: AA meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tea Birds Restaurant conference room, 151 Main St., Berlin. Shelburne Library Schedule: Thursday - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Dummer Library Story Hour: First Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. (FMI 449-0995; E-mail: dpl@ ncia.net) Salvation Army Bible Study: 10 a.m., 15 Cole St., Berlin. Genealogy Library: First Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Gorham Hill Road, Randolph. Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday AA Meeting: Big Book. Discussion Meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m,. AVH.

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$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858 by Abigail Van Buren

DAUGHTER RAISED IN ABUSIVE HOME IS BURDENED BY PAST DEAR ABBY: My sisters and I grew up in a horrible household with our mother. She was not only OK with the severe abuse and neglect we suffered, she encouraged it. Now grown up, my sisters have moved out of state and have no contact with her. My contact with Mom is limited although I live close to her. My sisters want her to know nothing about them, and they are very cautious. Recently, one of them had a beautiful baby. I’m happy for her. Because of the abuse she suffered during our childhood it was difficult for her to conceive, so this seems like a miracle. I was given the news on the condition that Mom is not to know about the baby, nor is anyone who talks to her -- aunts, uncles, children, grandchildren and our cousins. If I don’t keep my promise, my sisters will cut me out of their lives, too. I’m angry about it. I didn’t hurt them, MOM did. I went through the same nightmare they experienced. How do I deal with all of this now? -- PRISONER OF THE PAST DEAR PRISONER: Your sisters have dealt with the abuse they suffered by going away, leaving all reminders behind. You chose to maintain contact with your mother. You have many valid reasons to be angry, but please do not aim your anger at your sisters for wanting to protect themselves from someone who condoned and encouraged their abuse. Because you are having difficulty with your emotions, contact Childhelp to find the location of a qualified counselor near you. The toll-free number is 800-422-4453 and its website is www.childhelp.org. With professional help, you will be able to finally work through the feelings you have been avoiding for so long and start your own healing.

DEAR ABBY: We have two sons, a toddler and an infant. I’m a stay-at-home mom who plays in the mud, sand and dirt with her boys. I wear my bathing suit or a T-shirt and shorts. Later, we’ll take a bath or shower together. It’s safer and easier for me to be in the large, deep tub with them. We have bubbles, sing songs and make silly hairdos with shampoo. The boys never touch my body or point to my “parts.” My husband thinks I should be more modest, but I’m the one who nursed them. I’m the one they watch on the potty to learn. My nudity is never sexual in any way. Do you think it’s OK for my boys to see me in the buff? -- CAREFREE MOMMY IN SARASOTA DEAR CAREFREE MOMMY: There is a difference between interacting with your very young boys and being sexually provocative. I see no harm in what you’re doing. Be “modest” when the kids are a little older, but for now there’s no danger of them building an unhealthy mother ﬁxation. DEAR ABBY: In the past you have asked readers to tell you their pet peeves. You know what really irks me? It’s when a man I haven’t seen for many years runs into me and has changed to the point of being unrecognizable -- lost most or all his hair, stomach sagging to his groin and totally out of shape -- and the ﬁrst thing he says to me is, “Oh, you’ve gained weight!” What can I say to these fools without slamming a mirror over their heads because apparently they don’t own one? -NOT THE ONLY CHUBBY ONE IN TEXAS DEAR NOT THE ONLY: Try this: “Have YOU looked in the mirror lately?”

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LAB X puppies; black/ blonde; health certificate. $300. Call (603)986-0536, (603)662-2577.

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State will update Nash Stream management plan BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

LANCASTER – The state Division of Forests and Lands will begin the process of updating the plan that governs management of the 39,000 acre Nash Stream State Forest with a goal of having an updated plan in place by January 2015. Ken Desmarais, administrator for the state Forest Management Bureau, noted the state purchased the Nash Stream tract in 1988. The current management plan was completed in 1995, following a five year process by an advisory committee. With the plan closing in on 20 years, Desmarais said it is a good time to review it. He noted GIS mapping has improved tremendously since the original plan and the state will be able to take advantage of that new technology. Desmarais said the state also has the advantage of more inventory data. He noted the bureau has tried to inventory 1,000 acres annually but said the reduced personnel has made it difficult to meet that goal in recent years. Updating the management plan was one of the issues discussed at Thursday’s meeting of the Nash Stream Forest Citizens Committee.

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The current plan calls for managing the property “as a blend of a relatively undisturbed forest ecosystem and a working forest producing high quality forest products”. More than half the tract is zoned for timber harvesting with an emphasis on long rotation production of hardwood products. Just over 18,000 acres, including high elevation areas, is classified as ecologically significant with restricted management. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and snowmobiling is allowed on the forest and there is a 7.6 mile ATV trail that was built as a pilot project and has continued to remain in operation. Bill Carpenter, land administrator for the Division of Forests and Lands, reported the state has a purchase and sales agreement to buy a 344-acre parcel in Columbia that abuts the Nash Stream Forest. The agreement, which has been approved by the Governor and Executive Council, calls for the state to purchase the tract for $110,000 from owners Allen Bouthillier of Lancaster and Gregory Stone of Columbia. Carpenter said the property has been a focus of the bureau for a long time and the state is ready to close on see NASH STREAM page 18

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Fred King of Colebrook stepped down Thursday as chairman of the Nash Stream Citizens Advisory Committee. As state senator, King sponsored legislature that created the current committee and has served as its chair since the committee was established in 2006. Director of Forest and Lands Brad Simpkins presented King with a pen and Forest Bureau administrator Ken Desmarais had a cake prepared for the occasion.

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the purchase. “We’re pretty excited,” he said. While the property has been heavily logged, Carpenter said the regeneration is impressive. He said there is a well-used logging road through the property as well as a state snowmobile corridor. The money for the purchase is coming mainly from the Forest Improvement fund with $5,000 from snowmobile registrations. Clint Savage, district manager for the Bureau of Trails, said the state hopes to put an ATV trail across the tract to allow riders to travel from the Diamond Peaks parking area on Route 26 in Colebrook through Nash Stream to the Millsfield ATV trail system. Carpenter stressed the trail would require amending the management plan, staff review, approval by the commissioner of DRED and a public hearing. The trail would be built by the local ATV clubs under the supervision of the bureau. The committee, which failed to draw a quorum, voted to support the purchase. “Sounds like a good deal,” said Committee Chair Fred King. Bureau Regional Forester Maggie Machinist reported that the flooding caused by the heavy rains over Memorial Day weekend stranded 75 campers after parts of the main road and the road to Fourteen and a Half and Trio Ponds were made impassable. She said the bureau focused on getting the main road opened first and then a day later opened the road

to Fourteen and a Half. She said the state spent almost $20,000 making emergency repairs but noted that everyone got out safely. Savage said the existing West Side Road ATV trail was damaged by the storm and was closed the entire summer until crews got in back in operation last fall. He said the bureau is currently in the process of renewing its memorandum of understanding with the North Country ATV Club which helps maintain the ATV trail. Machinist said the bureau plans to do another timber sale in the winter of 2013-2014. She said the sale will likely involve about 300 acres which is about the average annual harvest size. She noted the most recent cut, in 2010, was almost double in acreage, producing 5,161 board feet of saw timber and 3,840 cords of pulp wood. Carpenter reported most of the 91 private camp owners on the forest have accepted the new tiered lease system which was implemented in 2010 with the new values phased in over three years. This year the full rates take effect which are $870 annually for a basic camp lease. Camps on water will pay $950 a year and those on water with drive-in access will pay $1,025. The leases will be renewed every five years with the amount adjusted by the CPI. King noted that the camps are really rustic with no electricity and running water. Three have septic systems but most are designed for seasonal use. Camp owners are allowed to take up to two cords of wood from the

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ingly approved the budget with no objections or questions raised. A new single year contract for the GRS support staff, in which the union gave up approximately $10,000 in benefit costs for approximately $10,000 in raises passed without discussion. The cost of the contract for 2012-13 is just $37. Though it could not be voted on at the meeting, a petitioned warrant article to change the school meeting to an SB2 format was debated. The vote on this article will be taken at the polls in the three respective towns on Tuesday, March 13. Those who spoke were largely opposed of the move that would create a twopart annual meeting consisting of a deliberative session for debate, followed by all questions being put before the voters at the polls about a month later. It would eliminate the traditional school meeting as it now stands. Moderator Lee Carroll invited petitioners to address the question and open the discussion, though none came forward. All who spoke were opposed to the measure, citing a loss of voter control over the wording of the warrant, as well as the details of the budget. John Henne of Shelburne said that points laid out in the newspaper in favor of the measure included consideration of people who were uncomfortable speaking at town meeting, the preference for a secret ballot, and more time to study the budget. In response to that, he explained no one is required to speak at the annual meeting, a secret ballot on any issue just takes a request from five voters, and the budgets are prepared in advance and available at

budget hearings prior to the meetings. School board members pointed out that though the wording on the article says ‘Town of Gorham,” Randolph and Shelburne voters need to vote as well. It will have no effect on the town government in those towns, but does effect the school district they belong to. Bill Jackson of Gorham spoke against SB2 as well, voicing his concern that it could result in uninformed voters in the booth ‘emotionally voting on whatever the article said without thrashing it out here’. He pointed out that this meeting had passed a more than $7 million dollar budget in a minute and then took 30 minutes to debate $30,000. “And that’s good,” he said, noting that it let’s people hear the reasons behind the decision-making. ‘SB2 takes that away.’ Carroll, taking off his moderator hat for a moment, said that personally, he was disappointed that people would go to the extent of filing a petition and then not show up to present their reasons to the public. The SB2 question will be on the school district ballots in Shelburne, Randolph and Gorham at the polls on Tuesday, March 13. It will also appear on the Gorham town ballot that same day. The article requires 3/5 majority to pass. A warrant article to spend $30,000 on a plow truck garnered the first debate of the evening, with some questioning the need and timing of such a purchase. Bousquet explained that the truck would be needed to help maintain the parking lots in light of budgetary constraints in Gorham and the expanded parking areas at the school. Other ques-

tioned whether $30,000 was enough money to purchase such a truck. Superintendent Paul Bousquet explained that historically the town has plowed, but with cutbacks in overtime, the school wanted to make sure schools could open if an ill timed storm complicated that. “If we need to take some passes,” Bousquet said, to open up, the district would have that ability. He said the school would still look to the town to remove snow. “We’re just trying to do what we can,” Bousquet said. Bob Demers said he was not opposed to the purchase of a plow truck, but objected to the school snow removal taking place on the Gorham taxpayers’ dime. He argued that money should be included in the school budget so that the cost could be shared by all three towns. “Gorham is a donating town,” Demers said.

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MANCHESTER--Senior Curtis Arsenault had a game high 28 points, lifting the Mountaineers to a thrilling 61-48 victory over the Hopkinton Hawks in the Division III boys’ basketball semi-finals at Southern NH University in Manchester Tuesday. The victory has the 20-1 number 1 ranked Mountaineers headed to the finals to take on the #6 ranked 16-4 Prospect Mountain Timberwolves at SNHU on Saturday at 5 p.m. One of the four losses that Prospect has is a 64-49 loss to Berlin on the last game of the regular season. Both teams play great defense. Berlin battled its way to a 16-10 first quarter lead on the offense of Arsenault’s seven points and Dimitri Giannos’s five points. Hopkinton shot 5-6 from the foul line, with Nate Greabe hitting a key three point shot to keep the Hawks close. In the second quarter, foul trouble for both teams got Hopkinton in front by four points 26-22 with less than 1:50 to go in the second quarter. A 6-0 scoring run in the closing minute got Berlin to lead 28-26 heading into the locker room. Arsenault five, and Jake Drouin a big three-pointer, helped Berlin’s offense. The big man for Hopkinton was Collin Paraskeva scoring all nine of his points for the game in the period, to reduce the Hawk deficit to just two points. “Throughout this year’s playoffs, we have had great team play,” said Berlin head coach Don Picard. “Each game has had different people score well. In the first round against Hillsboro-Deering, the combination of Arsenault, Drouin, and Aldrich combined for 61 of our 72 points. In the quarterfinals against Mascoma, Bacon and Giannos combine for 36 while Aldrich and Drouin score 15 each. In the semi’s, Arsenault had a big night with 28. It makes us tough to defend, because everybody can score, and the players have done a great job of finding the hot hand.” In the third quarter, Berlin began to separate themselves by distributing the ball to the open player. A key hoop by Bacon and then a pair of foul shots from Sam Aldrich got Berlin to a 45-37 lead with 1:17 to play in the third quarter. Hopkinton utilized a pair of Steven Auger foul shots to make it a six point game 45-39 heading into the fourth quarter. Arsenault scored six, Aldrich five, and Bacon and Drouin had three points each for Berlin. Auger six points and teammate, Jay White four points paced the Hawk offense in the third quarter. However, two Berlin starters had picked up their fourth fouls late in the third quarter and had to sit to begin the fourth quarter. “We got great minutes from Brad Frenette and Quinn Morrissette in the first four minutes of the 4th quar-

ter,” said Picard. “Both sophomores have good rebounding instincts and played well in our biggest game thus far. In my mind, perhaps the most critical play of the 4th quarter was the charge drawn by Jake Drouin. Hopkinton had cut the lead to three and were on a 2-on-1 break. If they score, it’s a one point game with momentum on their side. Instead, a foul, and we come down and score to bump it back to five.” Down the stretch, the hard work put in began to pay dividends for the Berlin boys. The Mounties began to stretch their lead using some great offensive rebounding and key defensive stops to push their lead to double digits. Arsenault was huge offensively, netting ten points in the final chapter. “Our best possession of the game went from the 3:56 mark of the 4th to the 2:42 mark - we ran our offense, got two good shots and the offensive boards, before Curtis was able to lay in a put back,” determined Picard. “That extended the lead to nine and chewed up valuable time on the clock. I am very proud of these kids and happy that this team has the opportunity to bring home that elusive state title.” For the game, Hopkinton shot 16-44 from the floor and 11-14 from

The victory has the 20-1 number 1 ranked Mountaineers headed to the finals to take on the #6 ranked 16-4 Prospect Mountain Timberwolves at SNHU on Saturday at 5 p.m. the foul line. Auger had eleven markers and Bean ten points played in their final contest for Hopkinton. The Mounties were 23-46 from the floor and only 12-23 from the foul line. Arsenault led all point getters at 28 points. Drouin netted himself ten points. The stage has been set by the 2011-12 Berlin boys basketball team. The Mounties have just one game left to win, in their quest for a state title. The Berlin fan base has been better than most high school team followings and should provide the basketball team with the needed fan support. Best of luck to the Mountaineers on Saturday evening. See you at SNHU at 5 p.m. on Saturday. BHS 16 12 17 16 61 HHS 10 16 13 09 48 Hawks (48)- Auger 3-5-11, Beane 3-1-10, Paraskeva 4-1-9, White 2-2-6, Legier 2-0-5, Nelson 1-2-4, Greabe 1-0-3, Liam, Winslow. Mounties (61)- Arsenault 11-6-28, Drouin 4-0-10, Bacon 3-2-8, Giannos 3-0-7, Aldrich 2-3-7, Frenette 0-1-1, Morrissette, Lapointe, Heath, Reed.

ERROL -- The Great North Woods Vintage Snowmobile Race Series sponsored by LaPerle’s IGA PLUS held its fourth race of the five race series in Errol Sat., March 3. This was the fourth race of the five race series, the only race series of its type in the northeast. This race was relocated to the Hall Pit in Errol, the location of this year’s third race. While there was, and still is, adequate snow cover for recreational snowmobiling out of the Stratford/Colebrook area to the higher terrain where there is excellent riding, there was not enough snow to maintain a safe race track throughout 14 races plus heats, so it was moved to Errol. The races started at 10 a.m. with

a crowd of over 350 on hand. There were 160 entries that raced around the course vying for a top spot in one of the 14 different classes available. The racers came from all of the New England states plus Pennsylvania. The grand finale of the race series is scheduled for March 17, and will be located at Northern Tire in Colebrook unless there is not adequate snow cover. In that case, it will be relocated to the Farr Road Gravel Pit off Back Lake Road in Pittsburg. This decision will be made on the Sunday March 12, and will be announced in next week’s papers. For further information contact Keith Landry (603) 538-7702 or go to the race website at www.thegreatnorthwoodssnowmobilerace.com.

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Gorham High School skiers, juniors Mark McGillicuddy and Kyle Lachance, qualified for the NH High School Meet of Champions held at Cannon Mt on Wednesday, March 7. The top skiers from each of the four ski divisions competed for individual honors. McGillicuddy had an 18th place finish in giant slalom and a 32nd finish in slalom while Lachance finished 31st in runs in both the giant slalom and slalom events.

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Reserve your tickets for St. Kieran Arts Center’s St. Patrick’s Day dinner party celebration BERLIN - It’s time to think spring and green and St. Kieran Arts Center’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party Celebration on Friday, March 16, at 6 p.m. at the Town and Country Inn and Resort. Tickets are $25 per person or $200 for a table of eight. Plans are coming together for what promises to be the Art Center’s best St. Patrick’s Day celebration yet. All members of the community are cordially invited to attend. Call the Arts Center at 752-1028 or visit the office at 155 Emery Street for individual tickets or to reserve your own table of eight. “There will be great food and great fun and all for a great cause!” said Joan Chamberlain, executive director. “This is one of our major annual social events and an important fun-raiser for the Arts Center, which helps to support a full schedule of arts and cultural events for the community. With cabin fever beginning to bother all of us, there is no better way to overcome it than to “think green and spring” and plan a great night out with friends on St. Patrick’s Day!” The celebration begins with a social hour with appetizers and a fun “Luck of the Irish” raffle of art items, gift certificates, and unique gift baskets and then moves on to a delicious fine dining experience, from salad and wonderful entrée to decadent desert. A highlight of the evening is the brief and popular “live auction” of specialty items conducted by guest auctioneer and local storyteller, Paul Fortier. “You just never know what he will say or do with that microphone!” There will be great Irish music in the air, fes-

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tive decorations, great conversation and many “planned surprises” throughout the evening including door prizes and a special prize for “the Best Wearing of the Green”. In other words, guests are encouraged to wear green, enjoy themselves, and remember that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Next in the Arts Center’s Performing Arts Series is world-champion fiddler Richard Wood with Gordon Belcher on Sunday, March 26, at 2 p.m. This master fiddler has been seen on television specials and major stages world-wide. Tickets are $12 adults, $6 for students. For a full schedule of 2012 events call 752-1028 or visit www.stkieranarts.org.

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Riverside Assembly of God Church • Pastor Paul Lavigne, Berlin/ Gorham Road, Gorham, 466-2851 - Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am; Children’s Church & Nursery Available, Wednesday Bible study, 7 pm. Christian Science Society • 147 Main Street, Lancaster Sunday Service 10 am, Sunday School 10 am The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Preaching the “Restored Gospel” • Top of Gorham Hill Rd., Rt. 2. 466-3417, Feltus Sterling, Branch Pres. 733-6743. Sundays Meetings Sacrament 10:00 am, Sunday School 11:45 am, Prsthd & Rel Soc. 12:15pm Community Bible Church, 595 Sullivan Street, Berlin. 752-4315. Service Times: Sunday - Family Bible Hour - 9:45 AM, Morning Worship - 11:00 AM, Evening Service - 6:00 PM. Bible Studies held Tuesdays and Thursdays - call for details. Youth, Awana (September - April) - Wednesday - 6:00 PM. Community Bible Academy - Christian School for K-12. www.berlingorhambible.com. Dummer Community Church • Corner of Hill Rd. and East Side River Rd., Dummer. Sunday Worship and Sunday School 9:30. Bible Study ater service. 449-6628 or 449-6765 Errol Congregational Church • Service 8 a.m., Pastor Cindy Graffi. 603-237-5203 First Baptist Church • 79 High Street, Berlin. · 752-6215. Reverand: Dean Stiles. Sunday School 9:45am, Sunday Worship Services: 11:00am. Tuesday Bible Study 7:00 PM. Nursery available, handicap accessible. Gateway Apostolic Church • P.O. Box 153, Gorham, NH Home group meetings Tuesday at 7PM, please call for locations, 1-800-450-7298 ext. 6062. Pastor: Rodney Brown Gorham Congregational Church United Church of Christ - 143 Main Street, Gorham, 466-2136. Sunday Worship and Church School 10:00 am. Bible Study each Wednesday 4:30-5:30 pm. Men’s Breakfast at 7:00 am 2nd Friday of each month. Pastor: The Rev. Dr. David Smith. The Harvest Christian Fellowship, a Foursquare Gospel church • Pastor Shane Riff. First Service: 8:30am (no childcare), Second Service: 10:30am (childcare provided), Sunday School 10:30am. Midweek Service Wednesday 6:30pm. 219 Willow Street, Berlin • 752-5374. Heritage Baptist Church • Rev. Dana C. Hoyt, Sr., Pastor. Independent-Fundamental-soul winning-KJV. Sunday School 9:30; Sunday Worship 10:30; Sunday Evening 6:00; Thurs. Bible Study 7:00. 13 Exchnage St., Berlin, 752-4523. Free bible studies through the mail or in your home. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church • 7 Church St., Gorham 466-2335 Rev. Mark Dollard, Pastor - Rev. Steven Lepine Associate Pastor - Weekend Mass Schedule Sat. 6:00 pm, Sun. 11:00 am . Reconciliation Sat. 5:15–5:45 pm or by appt. Weekdays Mass Schedule Tues. & Thurs. 6:00 pm Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church • 20 Petrograd Street, Berlin, 752-2254 Divine Liturgy: 9am Sunday Lamb’s Chapel, Non-denominational Christian Church • Pastors: David & Linda Canter, 214 School Street, Berlin, NH 03570. Phone: (603) 752-5773. Services times: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship Services, Tuesday 6 a.m. Men’s Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, and Tuesday 4:30- 7 p.m. Sanctuary open for prayer. Milan Community United Methodist Church • Services at 10:30 am with Pastor William Simpson. 449-2026 or 449-3344 Mt. Forist Seventh Day Adventist Church • Corner of First Ave., and Mt. Forist St., Pastor Brian Schimp, 207-515-1376, Saturday services: Bible study 9:30am, Worship service 11am Mt. Washington Valley Bible Church • Real direction for real life. Worship Services Sunday 9:30am; Bible Study 11-12am; Prayer Meeting Wed. 7:00pm. Information call 752-4920. Come and Join Us. New Life Apostolic Church • Services are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Berlin Rec. Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. FMI call David Willhoite at 207-357-3455 Randolph Church Services • Northern side of Route 2 near Randolph Hill Road, Randolph. Summer worship services, 10:30 a.m. Sundays through September 4. Salvation Army • Salvation Army, 15 Cole St., Berlin. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Bible study 6 p.m. Lt. Erin Smullen. Shelburne Union Church • All services every Sunday at the church at 7 pm in the evenings throughout the summer only. St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church of Good Shepherd Parish • 345 Pleasant St., Berlin - 752-2880 • Rev. Mark Dollard, Pastor, Rev. Kyle Stanton, Assoc. Pastor, Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Evenings 4:00 - Sunday 7:00 am,. 9:00 am, & 7:00 pm. Weekdays Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8:00 am. Holydays Vigil 6:0.0 pm, Feast 8:00 am & 12:05 pm. Confessions: Sat 3:00 pm or by appointment. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church • 2 High Street, Berlin; 752-3504; www.stbarnabasberlin.org. The Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith, Rector. • Worship Schedule: Sunday worship with Eucharist 10:15AM; Sung Compline Sunday 8PM; Wednesday Eucharist 10AM. Adult Bible Study Sunday at 9:15. Sunday School for Children at 9:15 (September to Mid-May). All people are always welcome at St. Barnabas! St. Paul Lutheran Church • Norway and Seventh Streets, Berlin, 752-1410 - Rev. Gail Bauzenberger. Worship Services: Sundays 10:30 am - Sunday School: 9am for ages 3-adult – Summer Schedule: Sunday Worship 9:30 am, No Sunday School. United Church of Christ, Congregational • 921 Main Street, Berlin - 752-3811. Sunday Worship Service 10 am. This service is provided free of charge every Friday. Please send pertinent information to our office if you would like to be included.

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