FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 90
BERLIN, N.H.
Senators to tour city Monday
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BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN -- Half the state Senate is expected to be in Berlin Monday for a tour set up by North Country Senator John Gallus. Gallus said he anticipates about 13 of the 24 state senators will attend the tour. “We have a good half of the state Senate coming. This is a pretty good sized group,” he said. Gallus said Senate President Peter Bragdon and Finance Committee Chair Chuck Morse are both scheduled to attend. Gallus said he set up the tour to introduce
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see SENATORS page 10 Bikers gather at the Dolly Copp pavilion BBQ in anticipation of the naming of the big prize winner. Really, the whole community wins with the gracious support from these people, helping with the expenses of families affected by cancer. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Poker Run promises stunt bike show before Sat. start BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
GORHAM—The 7th annual Androscoggin Valley Cancer Fund Poker Run will be off and running on Saturday, Aug. 20, from the Motorcycle Snowmobile Service store at 299 Main Street, this time
with a street bike stunt show going on during the 9-11 a.m. signup at the store, promises Ray Bergeron, proprietor of the store and co-sponsor of the fundraiser with Carl Baillergeon, Barbara Golhke and his wife, Ann.
Council approves firefighter contract BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN -- The city council approved a new two year contract with firefighters union Local 1088 at Monday’s meeting. The contract, which takes effect Sept. 1, calls for a significant change in the firefighters health insurance plan, saving the city $32,505 in fiscal year 2012. Firefighters will receive a half a percent see COUNCIL page 11
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Reward being offered in Celina Cass case
CONCORD — More than two weeks after the body of the 11-year old girl was found in the Connecticut River, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the New Hampshire State Police, and the FBI, are seeking the public’s assistance with any information relating to the death of Celina Cass. Celina Cass was last reported seen in her 863 Washington Street, West Stewartstown, home on the evening of July 25, 2011. She was reported missing on July 26, 2011. After an extensive six-day search, Celina’s body was discovered on August 1, 2011, submerged in the Connecticut River. Her death has been deemed suspicious. On July 30, 2011, the FBI issued a statement offering a reward of up to $25,000 for see REWARD page 10
The heaviest of the loads coming through the region for the Granite Reliable Wind project traveled through Berlin Tuesday night. The transformer arrived by rail to a siding near Car Freshner on Jericho Road and traveled from there by tractor and trailer to Dummer. The entire load weighed 414,000 lbs. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
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