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VOL. 21 NO. 16
BERLIN, N.H.
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County to advertise county Prisoner loses religion suit administrator’s position Orthodox Jew says Delegation voted to require administrator live in house BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN – Coos County will begin accepting applications for county administrator this month as the county commission prepares for the planned retirement of current administrator Sue Collins. At its monthly meeting Wednesday, the commissioners voted to begin advertising the position next week, with applications due May 11. The full-time position will be adver-
tised statewide with a brief description of the duties of the position. The county administrator is the county’s chief executive officer and oversees a $32 million operation that includes two nursing homes and a county jail and house of corrections complex. The county administrator also serves as the administrator for the county’s 23 unincorporated places. The commission will review the applicasee COUNTY page 20
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By Maddie Hanna Monitor staff Seth Bader, the Stratham attorney convicted of murdering his ex-wife in 1996, has lost a federal lawsuit accusing the state of depriving him of the ability to practice his religion by transferring him to the prison in Berlin. Bader, an Orthodox Jew, attended Sabbath services twice a month, celebrated Jewish holidays and met regularly with a rabbi while at the state prison in Concord, where he served the first 12 years of his life sentence. In December 2010, corrections officials transferred Bader to the prison in Berlin, where Jewish services aren’t offered. Although the prison’s chaplain tried to find volunteers to lead services, he had little success: The prison had just one other practicing Jewish inmate, see PRISONER page 22
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State Champs! These Special Olympians recently competed in a basketball tournament and were undefeated, 7-0. The Olympians qualified in the regional tournament in Salem with a 4-0 victory. On March 31, they travelled to Portsmouth and won the state title with a victory of 3-0. Bottom row, (l-r) Zach Couture, Co-Captain, Dan Pigeon. Back row: Coach Nick Miranda, Assistant Coach, Micahel Ruel, Player/Coach, Jim Bergeron, Co-Captain, Adam Pelkey, Cory Fecteau and Manager, Dorothy Borchers. Missing was Jason Guay. The gold medalist were treated to a pizza party at the Berlin Recreation Center. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)
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