FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 54
BERLIN, N.H.
Numerous warnings issued for trash
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GORHAM — The Gorham Police were kept busy last week issuing written warnings to those violating the town’s Wild Animal Ordinance. The ordinance, which is designed to deter nuisance wild animals, especially bears, sets standards by which the town’s residents and businesses must store their trash. It also limits how early they can put their trash at the curb for municipal pick up. According to the language in the ordinance, trash must be stored one of three ways — in a building house or garage inaccessible to wildlife, in a wildlife resistant container (like a locking dumpster), or a container placed in a wildlife resistant enclosure. The rules also prohibit residents from putting their trash out for curb-side pickup prior to 5 a.m. on the day that pickup is scheduled. After complaints from neighbors and the public works department, the Gorham Police issued close to 20 written warnings for violations of the ordinance over the past week. Fifteen warnings were issued on Wednesday alone, with the majority of them going to homes and businesses on North Main Street and Cascade Flats. Violating the ordinance carries a maximum fine of $100, though in first offense cases a civil forfeiture of $25 would clear the violation.
The home of Chad and Genie Tardif (center holding their children Jonah and Maizy) got a major facelift yesterday as part of National Homeownership Month. Volunteers posed for a pciture with the Tardifs during a break in the work. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO).
Home Improvement - Berlin style BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
These Teen Center teens are working hard to raise money to save the Teen Center, a Tri County CAP program that has lost its funding in this budget-cutting year and will close this Friday. A Duke concert at the Northern Forest Heritage Park Sunday at 5:30 p.m. will be the first fundraiser for the cause. These students have many more projects planned to help their Teen Center, which, since 2009, has met at St. Barnabas Church at the corner of High and Main. The students here include Adam Pelkey, Joshua Halley, Christian Judson, Leah Dion, Abby Bates, Shantel Gallagher, Tempest Gagnon, and Alyssa Cantu. Missing from the picture are Alan Laflamme and Dakota Montminy. (GAIL SCOTT PHOTO)
BERLIN -- Volunteers were at work at 7 a.m. yesterday at the home of Genie and Chad Tardif as part of what has become an annual tradition. Each year to mark June as National Homeownership Month, the local USDA Rural Develoment office and Tri-County Community Action Program collaborate on a local home improvement project with a host of volunteers. This year the selected recipient was a young family. Two years ago, the Tardifs purchased a two bedroom home at 377 Western Avenue with a loan from USDA/Rural development. With a second child that arrived this month, the Tardifs this spring returned to Rural Development for a repair loan to create a third bedroom within the house. “I saw a greater need than just additional space. The house needed energy efficiency upgrades and I thought it would be wise to weatherize and insulate the home,” said Janice Gingras, Rural Development Specialist here in Berlin. With money from CAP’s weatherization program, Home Preservation Home Grant, and economic stimulus funds, plus the home repair loan, the Tardifs were able to get over $13,000 of work done on their house. The Tardifs had an energy audit, five new windows installed, a new hot water tank, and
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necessary insulation. Drainage issues were repaired to reduce mold the basement. The volunteer workers yesterday worked on the drainage, cleaned debris, stained the deck, painted the front and back breezeways, installed fire-rated sheetrock in the garage, did some wiring, mowed the lawn, planted a vegetable garden, and did some general landscaping. “We weren’t expecting this at all. This is awesome,” said Chad Tardif. The couple have a two week old daughter, Maizy, and a two and half year old son, Jonah. Tardif said he works at St. Vincent de Paul nursing home and for UPS. A brief cermony was held yesterday afternoon to recognize the many contributors and volunteers. On hand was Molly Lambert, state Director of USDA Rural Development, City Manager Patrick MacQueen, City Ward I Councilor Russell Otis, and representatives of the state’s Congressional delegation. Recognized for donations were Sherwin Williams, McCosh Light Trucking, Home Depot, and Peter Bilodeau. Volunteers included Kathy McCosh, Peter Bilodeau, Steve Dumesnil, Rodney Bouchard, Brandon Roy, and Jeff Hodgon from CAP and Robert McDonald, Lambert, Brian Ritchie, Bev Mason, Anne Getchell, Tracy Rexford, Heather Brewer of Rural Development; Cimbria Badenhausen of Better Buildings, and Jessica O’Meara of HUD.
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