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Berlin school enrollment continues to decline BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN --Continuing a five year trend, total enrollment is down at the Berlin public school system Superintendent of Schools Corrine Cascadden reported at Thursday’s school board meeting. On opening day, there was a total of 1,280 students in grades K-12. That compares to a total of 1,345 students at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year - a decrease of 65 students. The high school had 438 students, compared to

474 in 2010, the junior high had 231 compared to 221 in 2010, Hillside had 345 compared to 380 in 2010, and Brown School had 266 compared to 249 in 2010. The system has experienced a decrease of 279 students from 2007-08 when it had 1,599 students. That represents a drop of 17 percent over five years. During that same time, Cascadden pointed out the system has also cut employees. In 2007-2008, there was 292 employees. On opening day this year, that number was 252, a reduction of 40 personnel or

almost 14 percent. The trend of declining enrollment is one of the driving forces behind the Berlin school board’s interest in the upcoming community forums on the future of public education in the Androscoggin Valley. Cascadden and SAU 20 Superintendent Paul Bousquet obtained a grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund to hold the facilitated forums. The first will be Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Berlin High School Library, starting at 7 p.m. see ENROLLMENT page 3

Cate Street Capital closes on financing for biomass plant BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

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BERLIN – Cate Street Capital has finalized its financing for the Berlin Station biomass plant, paving the way for construction to get underway this week. “They’ve been funded,” said Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier. Grenier said Cate Street Capital officials notified him of the closing late Friday afternoon. “I think this is the beginning of a new economic era for the city of Berlin,” he said. The settlement agreement reached between Public Service of N.H. and the six independent smaller biomass plants called for the company to complete its financing by Aug. 30. Cate Street Capital President John Halle on Tuesday said he was in the process of finalizing the financing but said it would take a complete of days to complete all the paperwork. Halle said Cate Street Capital has been working on the financing for over a year. Grenier said Babcock and Wilcox will be on site this week to start the construction. Halle said the company, which built the chemical recovery boiler that is being converted to burn biomass, will set up shop on the site in the old warehouse building. The company is serving as the engineering, procurement, and construction firm for the project. The mayor said Cate Street Capi-

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Postal service nears default (NY Times) — The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and may have to shut down entirely this winter unless Congress takes emergency action to stabilize its finances. “Our situation is extremely serious,” the postmaster general, Patrick R. Donahoe, said in an interview. “If Congress doesn’t act, we will default.” In recent weeks, Donahoe has been pushing a series of painful cost-cutting measures to erase the agency’s deficit, which will reach $9.2 billion this fiscal year. They include eliminating Saturday mail delivery, closing up to 3,700 postal locations and laying off 120,000 workers — nearly one-fifth of the agency’s work force — despite a no-layoffs clause in the unions’ contracts. As any computer user knows, the Internet revolution has led to people and businesses sending far less conventional mail. At the same time, decades of contractual promises made to unionized workers, including no-layoff clauses, are increasing the post office’s costs. Labor represents 80 percent of the agency’s expenses, compared with 53 percent at United Parcel Service and 32 percent at FedEx, its two biggest competitors. Postal workers also receive more generous health benefits than most other federal employees.

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(NY Times) — It was a brief lesson from American history that served as a not-sosubtle suggestion for contemporary Europe. When an official from a European central bank met recently with a financial official in Washington, his host pulled out the Articles of Confederation, the 1781 precursor to the U.S. Constitution, to use as talking points. The story of America’s failed early effort to operate as a loose confederation of 13 states

is increasingly relevant for many European officials who are grappling with the drastic problems of their own flawed 17-nation currency union. The lack of strong central coordination of the euro zone’s debt and spending policies is a key reason Europe has been unable to resolve its financial crisis despite more than 18 months of trying. And that is why, despite all the political obstacles, Europe appears to be inching closer

to a more centralized fiscal union that would eventually turn the euro zone into something resembling a United States of Europe. “If today’s policy makers want to successfully stay the course, they will have to press ahead with structural changes and deeper economic integration,” António Borges, director of the International Monetary Fund’s European unit, said during a recent speech.

Discharged for being gay, Libyans turn wrath on veterans seek to re-enlist dark-skinned migrants (NY Times) — They lived shadow lives in the military, afraid that disclosure of their sexuality would ruin carefully plotted careers. Many were deeply humiliated by drawn-out investigations and unceremonious discharges. Yet despite their bitter partings with the armed forces, many gay men and lesbians who were discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy say they want to rejoin the service, drawn by a life they miss or stable pay and benefits they could not find in civilian life. By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among

the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to reenlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20. Though the Pentagon says it will welcome their applications, former service members discharged for homosexuality will not be granted special treatment. They will have to pass physical fitness tests and prove that they have skills the armed services need right now. Some will have aged to the point that they will need waivers to get back in.

TRIPOLI, Libya — As rebel leaders pleaded with their fighters to avoid taking revenge against “brother Libyans,” many rebels were turning their wrath against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, imprisoning hundreds for the crime of fighting as “mercenaries” for Col. Muammar elQaddafi without any evidence except the color of their skin. Many witnesses have said that when Colonel Qaddafi first lost control of Tripoli in the earliest days of the revolt, experienced units of dark-skinned fighters apparently from other African countries arrived in the city to help subdue it again. Since Western journalists began arriving in the city a few days later, however, they have found no evidence of such foreign mercenaries. In a country with a long history of racist violence, it has become an article of faith among supporters of the Libyan rebels that African mercenaries pervaded the loyalists’ ranks. Since Colonel Qaddafi’s fall from power, the hunting down of people suspected of being mercenaries has become a major preoccupation.

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Superintendent of Schools Corrine Cascadden prepared this comparison of enrollment figures for Berlin schools for opening day for the current school year compared to opening day for the 2010-2011 school year. ENROLLMENT from page one

Before the forum, the school board will meet this Tuesday with the city council to discuss different school district structures with the council. Cascadden provided board members with research City Manager Patrick MacQueen had done on the issue back in 2008. Berlin currently is an independent school district with its own supervisory administrative unit. The school budget is approved by the city council. Some cities, like Keene, Claremont, and Lebanon, are also independent school districts but the school budget is set at an annual district meeting by voters. In Concord, the school board currently approves the school budget. There are cooperative school districts such as the Gorham, Shelburne, and Randolph Cooperative District where the school budget is set at an annual meeting. The Gorham, Shelburne, Randolph Cooperative District shares a supervisory administrative unit with Milan and Dummer. MacQueen noted in his research there are also authorized regional enrollment area schools (AREA Schools) that send and accept

tuitioned students to and from other schools. Berlin has AREA agreements to accept students from Dummer and Milan. MacQueen said the city charter set up the current school district. He said the city would probably need a legal opinion on how to change or amend the charter if the council decides to change the current school structure. In other business: * Cascadden reported the opening of school last Wednesday went smooth. “We had a great opening,” she said. Cascadden said she visited all the schools on opening day and a lot of kids were happy to be back. * The district is waiving the busing fee for the month of September. Students in grades K-8 who live over a mile from school ride the bus free. But the district charges a fee for students in grades 9-12 or for those in grades K-8 who live under a mile. Cascadden said the fee has not increased in four years. But to give families a chance to budget for the fee or to make other arrangements to transport their children to school, the district is waiving the fee for the first month of school.

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Paul Krugman The New York Times

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Eric And Irene The Vigorous Virtues

“Have you left no sense of decency?” That’s the question Joseph Welch famously asked Joseph McCarthy, as the red-baiting demagogue tried to ruin yet another innocent citizen. And these days, it’s the question I find myself wanting to ask Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, who has done more than anyone else to make policy blackmail — using innocent Americans as hostages — standard operating procedure for the G.O.P. A few weeks ago, Mr. Cantor was the hard man in the confrontation over the debt ceiling; he was willing to endanger America’s financial credibility, putting our whole economy at risk, in order to extract budget concessions from President Obama. Now he’s doing it again, this time over disaster relief, making headlines by insisting that any federal aid to the victims of Hurricane Irene be offset by cuts in other spending. In effect, he is threatening to take Irene’s victims hostage. Mr. Cantor’s critics have been quick to accuse him of hypocrisy, and with good reason. After all, he and his Republican colleagues showed no comparable interest in paying for the Bush administration’s huge unfunded initiatives. In particular, they did nothing to offset the cost of the Iraq war, which now stands at $800 billion and counting. And it turns out that in 2004, when his home state

of Virginia was struck by Tropical Storm Gaston, Mr. Cantor voted against a bill that would have required the same pay-as-you-go rule that he now advocates. But, as I see it, hypocrisy is a secondary issue here. The primary issue should be the extraordinary nihilism now on display by Mr. Cantor and his colleagues — their willingness to flout all the usual conventions of fair play and, well, decency in order to get what they want. Not long ago, a political party seeking to change U.S. policy would try to achieve that goal by building popular support for its ideas, then implementing those ideas through legislation. That, after all, is how our political system was designed to work. But today’s G.O.P. has decided to bypass all that and go for a quicker route. Never mind getting enough votes to pass legislation; it gets what it wants by threatening to hurt America if its demands aren’t met. That’s what happened with the debt-ceiling fight, and now it’s what’s happening over disaster aid. In effect, Mr. Cantor and his allies are threatening to take hurricane victims hostage, using their suffering as a bargaining chip. Of course, Mr. Cantor would have you believe that he’s just trying to be fiscally responsible. But that’s no more than a cover story. see ERIC page 5

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There’s a specter haunting American politics: national decline. Is America on the way down, and, if so, what can be done about it? The intellectual, cultural and scientific findings that land on the columnist’s desk nearly every day. The Republicans, and Rick Perry in particular, have a reasonably strong story to tell about decline. America became great, they explain, because its citizens possessed certain vigorous virtues: self-reliance, personal responsibility, industriousness and a passion for freedom. But, over the years, government has grown and undermined these virtues. Wall Street financiers no longer have to behave prudently because they know government will bail them out. Middle-class families no longer have to practice thrift because they know they can use government to force future generations to pay for their retirements. Dads no longer have to marry the women they impregnate because government will step in and provide support. Moreover, a growing government sucked resources away from the most productive parts of the economy — innovators, entrepreneurs and workers — and redirected it to the most politically connected parts. The byzantine tax code and regulatory state has clogged the arteries of American dynamism. The current task, therefore, is, as Rick Perry says, to make the government “inconsequential” in people’s lives — to pare back the state to revive personal responsibility and private initiative. There’s much truth to this narrative. Stable societies are breeding grounds for interest groups. Over time, these interest groups use government to establish sinecures for themselves, which gradually strangle the economy they are built on — like parasitic vines around a tree. Yet as great as the need is to streamline, reform and prune the state, that will not be enough to restore America’s vigorous virtues. This is where current Republican orthodoxy is necessary but insufficient. There are certain tasks ahead that cannot be addressed simply by getting government out of the way. In the first place, there is the need to rebuild America’s human capital. The United States became the wealthiest nation on earth primarily because Americans were the best educated. That advantage has entirely eroded over the past 30 years. It will take an active government to reverse this stagnation — from prenatal and early childhood education straight up through adult technical training and investments in scientific and other research. If government is “inconsequential” in this sphere, then continued American decline is inevitable. Then there are the long-term structural problems plaguing the economy. There’s

strong evidence to suggest that the rate of technological innovation has been slowing down. In addition, America is producing fewer business start-ups. Job creation was dismal even in the seven years before the recession, when taxes were low and Republicans ran the regulatory agencies. As economist Michael Spence has argued, nearly all of the job growth over the past 20 years has been in sectors where American workers don’t have to compete with workers overseas. Meanwhile, middle-class wages have been stagnant for a generation. Inequality is rising, and society is stratifying. Americans are less likely to move in search of opportunity. Social mobility has been flat for decades, and American social mobility is no better than European social mobility. Some of these problems are exacerbated by government regulations and could be eased if government pulled back. But most of them have nothing to do with government and are related to globalization, an aging society, cultural trends and the nature of technological change. Republicans have done almost nothing to grapple with and address these deeper structural problems. Tackling them means shifting America’s economic model — tilting the playing field away from consumption toward production; away from entitlement spending and more toward investment in infrastructure, skills and technology; mitigating those forces that concentrate wealth and nurturing instead a broad-based opportunity society. These shifts cannot be done by government alone, but they can’t be done without leadership from government. Just as the Washington and Lincoln administrations actively nurtured an industrial economy, so some future American administration will have to nurture a globalized producer society. Just as F.D.R. created a welfare model for the 20th century, some future administration will have to actively champion a sustainable welfare model for this one. Finally, there is the problem of the social fabric. Segmented societies do not thrive, nor do ones, like ours, with diminishing social trust. Nanny-state government may have helped undermine personal responsibility and the social fabric, but that doesn’t mean the older habits and arrangements will magically regrow simply by reducing government’s role. For example, there has been a tragic rise in single parenthood, across all ethnic groups, but family structures won’t spontaneously regenerate without some serious activism, from both religious and community groups and government agencies. In short, the current Republican policy of negativism — cut, cut cut — is not enough. To restore the vigorous virtues, the nanny state will have to be cut back, but the instigator state will have to be built up. That’s the only way to ward off national decline.

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that it wasn’t necessary to pay for disaster relief. So the claim that fiscal responsibility requires immediate spending cuts to offset the cost of disaster relief is just wrong, in both theory and practice. As I said, it’s just a cover story for the real game being played here. Now, Mr. Cantor may end up backing down on this one, if only because several of the hard-hit states have Republican governors, who want and need aid soon, without strings attached. But that won’t put an end to the larger issue: What will happen to America now that people like Mr. Cantor are calling the shots for one of its two major political parties? And, yes, I mean one of our parties. There are plenty of bad things to be said about the Democrats, who have their fair share of cynics and careerists. There may even be Democrats in Congress who would be as willing as Mr. Cantor to advance their goals through sabotage and blackmail (although I can’t think of any). But, if they exist, they aren’t in important leadership positions. Mr. Cantor is. And that should worry anyone who cares about our nation’s future.

Hampshire Department of Transportation and the City of Berlin in partnership with the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, the Berlin & Coös Historical Society, Tri-County CAP and Berlin Better Buildings are cosponsors. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn more about ways to make an older home more efficient while still preserving its history and character. There are many easy do-it-yourself weatherization projects that can save hundreds of dollars in fuel and electricity costs, as well as make a home more comfortable. Information packets with step-by-step instructions will be available. Berlin native Peter Bilodeau, an energy auditor and renovator for more than 25 years, and George Turner, a member of the American Institute of Architects who has served as a consultant for the preservation of the Northern Forest Heritage Park and the Littleton Community House, will be on hand to offer weatherization tips and answer questions. Peter Michaud from the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources will present information about historic protective covenants, which are being offered to lessen Should disaster aid, as a matter of sound public finance, be offset by immediate cuts in other spending? No. The time-honored principle, backed by economists right and left, is that temporary bursts of spending — which usually arise when there’s a war to fight, but can also arise from other causes, including financial crises and natural disasters — are a good reason to run temporary budget deficits. Rather than imposing sharp cuts in other spending or sharply raising taxes, governments can and should spread the burden over time, borrowing now and repaying gradually via a combination of lower spending and higher taxes. But can the U.S. government borrow to pay for disaster aid? Isn’t the government broke? Yes, it can, and, no, it isn’t. America has a long-run deficit problem, which should be met with long-run budget measures. But it’s having no problem at all borrowing to pay for current expenses. Moreover, it’s able to borrow funds at extremely low interest rates. Notably, right now the interest rate on the benchmark 10-year U.S. government bond is only slightly more than half what it was in 2004 when Mr. Cantor felt

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Northway Bank to open commercial banking office in greater Manchester area MANCHESTER -- Northway Bank has opened a commercial banking office in suburban Manchester, further expanding into southern New Hampshire. The new Bedford office opened September 1, and will specialize in commercial loans for area businesses. “It’s no secret that we want to expand our business lending while also expanding into parts of the state that have yet to experience our brand of community banking,” says Victor C. Levesque, Northway’s director of commercial banking. “The new commercial banking office in Bedford helps achieve both of those goals.” With roots in New Hampshire extending back more than a century, Northway has long maintained a strong presence in the northern and central portions of the state. The bank expanded into southern New Hampshire for the first time last year, opening a full-service banking center in Concord. The new Bedford office underscores Northway’s commitment to southern New Hampshire.

“We’re committed to deliberately, but prudently growing throughout the state, expanding into markets where our approach to community banking can meet a need for local businesses and families,” says Richard Olson, director of consumer and small business banking. “We believe Bedford is one of those markets where we, as an independent, community bank, can offer the best of both worlds – the products and services of a larger bank with the local decision making, hands-on, community-oriented approach of a smaller one.” Key personnel in the Bedford office include: * Donna Ehrler—Senior Vice President/Market Manager * Dave Peterson—Vice President/ Commercial Relationship Manager * Deborah Blair—Loan Assistant * Kristy Comarcho—Vice President/Manager, Cash Management & Commercial Business Services * Eric Boucher—Mortgage Loan Officer.

Claire Keroack

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BERLIN -- Claire M. Keroack, 93, died Thursday morning, September 1, 2011 at St.Vincent de Paul Nursing Home in Berlin. Born on October 28, 1917, she was the daughter of Ernest J. and Mederise (Quintal) Keroack. She was a 1935 graduate of Berlin High School and was a communicant of St. Kieran Church,now known as St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Since high Sshool, she was actively involved with Theatre North and in community concerts in Berlin. She was employed for over 35 years as a

note teller with the Berlin City Bank. She enjoyed travelling and golf. Besides her parents, a brother, Robert Keroack, died before her. She leaves a brother, Louis Keroack and his wife Sandra of Falmouth, Mass.; niece, Roseanne Martin of Maine, and two nephews, Robert Keroack of Mongolia and Roger Keroack of Connecticut; several cousins including Jacqueline Quintal of Milan. There are no services or calling hours. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Berlin. Online guestbook at www.fleury-patry.com.

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Farmers market plans Morrissette attends LPL Financial national conference stone soup event for this Thursday BERLIN -- As the season winds down, the Local Works Farmers Market is building up to a grand season finale. Thursday, September 8, is the annual Coos County Botanical Society Vegetable Competition and Real Mr. Potato Head Contest. There will also be a community “Stone Soup” event. Everyone is invited to participate. Vendors and customers should bring or buy a vegetable to contribute to the pot, which WREN volunteers will be cooking up live on site. Free soup will be served at 6 p.m. Bring a chair and listen to live music favorite Randy Messino from 5-7 p.m. while having hot soup. The last market of the season is Thursday, September 15. Middle Intervale Farm will have pumpkins and squash by the truckload! Bring canned goods for the Soup Kitchen and order your Heirloom Turkey for pickup during the Thanksgiving season, only a ten dollar deposit required with Millers Farms. Live music from 5-7 p.m. is Shelburne Addition. Two indoor Saturday markets are planned for the fall at Bickford Place on Main Street. A Harvest Market will take place on November 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Holiday Market on December 3. Anyone interested in joining these markets should contact Laura Jamison at 723-1004 or lauralocalworks@gmail.com.

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BERLIN -- Stephen J. Morrissette recently attended focus11, a leading financial services industry conference hosted by LPL Financial, the nation’s number one independent broker-dealer. Held in Chicago, August 7–10, focus11 was one of the industry’s largest gatherings of independent financial advisors, and remains the industry’s premier sales and education event. Approximately 5,000 attendees from around the country assembled for the opportunity to learn new strategies and skills, expand knowledge in numerous product areas and network with peers and industry experts. They also heard from influential speakers who addressed current events and financial industry trends. The speakers included Condoleezza Rice, 66th United States Secretary of State; Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company; and Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds. Additionally, through the hundreds of business ses-

sions, technology training sessions and continuing education classes at this event, LPL Financial advisors gained valuable knowledge to help them continually improve the service they offer to clients and operate their independent practices more efficiently. Bill Dwyer, president of National Sales and Marketing for LPL Financial, noted that the conference’s theme, A Focus on the Future, speaks to the current economic outlook and its opportunities and challenges for advisors and their clients: “Our enduring mission at LPL Financial is to support our independent advisors as they help their clients reach their life goals. We believe our ability to enable the delivery of objective and conflict-free advice through trusted local advisors is critical in this ongoing effort.” Unlike many brokerage firms, LPL Financial does not develop its own proprietary investment products, so the unbiased advice given by its advisors is based solely on individual client needs.

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Royalty Athletic Club Health and Nutrition for a “Healthier You” Health and nutrition can be a balancing act, especially with all the misguided information out there making eating right and exercising confusing. “Healthy You”, a 6 week health and nutrition program gives you the right tools to be a successful, “Healthy You”. For more information call 466-5422 to sign up or to speak with Lise King, a certified Personal Trainer or call 915-1030 and speak to Kristy Nadeau, a licensed nutritionist.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You want to project a more glamorous image. Gearing up to do this will put you in touch with what exactly it is you have to offer and why you do it like no one else could. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are genuinely curious about your leaders. Because of your interest, you will become aligned in some powerful way. You’ll make an impression and a difference. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your passion for music and art will bring you together with fellow enthusiasts. You’ll share information and gain more than knowledge -- you’ll have a sense of belonging. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be dealing with an ever-evolving set of rules and regulations. It’s not the bureaucracy that makes things complicated; it’s the way you think about it. A funny friend will be your lifeline. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The body can’t help but give in to the passage of time. But the mind can be eternally young. You’ll revel in your youth without regard to the number of years you’ve been on the earth. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 6). People relate easily to you, and there are many who feel that you are one of their own. You’ll thrive this month as you provide well for others. In October, you’ll win a kind of competition. Commitments and deals will be inked in December. In the new year, you’ll cultivate talents such as cooking, photography or sports. Capricorn and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 15, 50, 41, 37 and 45.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Though some have said you have nerves of steel, when you are tired, you can get spooked easily. For instance, tonight you’ll get a glimpse of a red flag and run the other way. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Someone is talking an interesting talk to you, and you wonder whether this person can put action behind these words. Test the waters in some small way before jumping in. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When someone has a problem, you feel a responsibility to help. That’s why you won’t deal with it when it’s convenient for you -- you’ll handle it in the moment of need. Your ethics are firmly in place. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll take pride in a job well done, even though you didn’t technically do the work yourself. Cultivating a winning team is a commendable talent, though. You certainly deserve some of the credit. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The most dramatic change will also be the simplest one. Instead of trying to get yourself to change in a million ways at once, pick one small, easy-to-follow rule. For instance, don’t go online while you’re supposed to be working! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You won’t let go of an idea. You’ll work through it, examining it from every angle to figure out what it’s really about and, more importantly, how useful it really is to you now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Stress will act as your friend. It will be an alarm clock, letting you know that it’s time to rise to the occasion and be your best self. Stress is making you strong.

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Sunday, September 11 Special Grange Church Service: 10:30 a.m., Shelburne Union Church. Speaker Diane Wood. Public invited.

Friday, September 16 Red Cross Blood Drive: White Mountain Community College, Nursing Wing Rooms 143 and 145, 12 to 5:30 p.m. Enter to win an iPad2.

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Thursday, September 15 Samll Business Counseling: Stewart Gates of the NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) will be available to meet with entrepreneurs, by appointment only, for no cost business counseling, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Business Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO), 177 Main Street, Berlin, New Hampshire. Call 752-3319 for appointment.

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Friday, September 9 Men’s Breakfast Group: All men welcome. Topic: “An ‘Economic Engine’ for the North Country - What Will It Cost?” Presenters: Raymond S. Burton, Executive Councilor and Beno Lamontage, Office of Economic Development and Resources. Gorham Congregational/UCC Church, Main Street, Gorham. Breakfast at 7 a.m., presentation at 7:30 a.m. Free will offering at breakfast for the Ecumenical Food Pantry. FMI: 4663496.

Monday, September 12 Golden Age Card Party: 1 p.m., Berlin Senior Center, Sullivan Sy., Berlin.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Tuesday Senior Meals: Noon, Dummer Town Hall, second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Senior Meals: 8 to 9:30 a.m., first and third Tuesday of the month, Shelburne Town Hall. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15. AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in. Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, MondayThursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) AVH Diabetes Support and Information Meetings: First Tuesday of every month; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Androscoggin Valley Hospital; open to the public; FMI, call the AVH Diabetes Education Department at 326-5631. The White Mt. Apple User Group: will not be meeting until September, check the website www. wmaug.com for the date and further information. Developmental Play-group: For infant and toddlers offered by Family Centered Early Supports & Services (FCESS), 10: to 11 a.m., Berlin Recreation Center on the first and third Tuesdays each month. This group is free of charge. FMI Cassie Risch 603-447-4356 x3 or e-mail crisch@northernhs.org. Gorham. Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134. Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applications: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 752-5464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child. Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am - 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https:// gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jefferson Historical Society: Meets first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome. Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc. Members and bonafide guests welcome. Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (first Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960. The Teen Center: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, corner of Main and High streets, Berlin. Open Monday-Friday from 2:30-6 p.m. for teens who are of ages 14 to 19. Homework help, internet, pool, movies, music, games, snacks and more for free. Call 752-1240. Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from 2-4 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, please call Nicole Plourde, NH Catholic Charities,752-1325 Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Sinibaldi’s Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110. American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meeting: First Tuesday of every month.

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For Rent by Abigail Van Buren

AUNT WHO HEARD CONFESSION SHOULD KEEP VOW OF SILENCE

DEAR ABBY: My nephew, “Charles,” a minister in his 50s, confided to me that he is unhappy in his marriage and is attracted to someone else. He asked me to keep this confidential, and I have. Charles’ wife and I are together a few hours per week on a regular basis. She is concerned because he seems depressed and spends most of his time at home sleeping. She knows Charles considers me a mother figure now that both his parents are deceased. She is suggesting that perhaps he has shared with me some of the reasons for his depression. I feel horrible. If this comes out -- and it will -- Charles’ wife will feel betrayed on many levels. I don’t know what to do. Can you help? -- IN TOO DEEP IN MICHIGAN DEAR IN TOO DEEP: Your nephew’s wife is on a fishing expedition. That’s why she’s “suggesting” he might have shared confidences with you. Do not betray them. Instead, tell her that if she’s concerned about her husband’s state of mind, the person she should be asking is HIM. It’s the truth. They have a lot that needs talking about. DEAR ABBY: Before my husband’s 30th birthday, I worked hard planning a surprise party for him. Family members came from other states, and I had housing available for all of them. I hid the food and other supplies at friends’ homes. Things went well, and my husband was thrilled to see his family and friends. My milestone birthday was last year, and my husband didn’t do anything special. I didn’t mind because I had told him I was “done aging.” However, I accidentally discovered he’s planning something this year. While on vacation at my in-laws’, I saw his mother had reserved the date of the party on her calendar. When I visited his sister, the invitation was open on the dining room table. I was able to see all the details of my “surprise.” When I went

to our mailbox, I found two invitations to my party that were undeliverable. I pretended I’d forgotten to pick up the mail and asked him to get it. Should I tell my husband I know about the party or continue to play “dumb”? I have been told in so many ways that it’s getting harder not to say anything, but I don’t want to ruin this for him, either. I feel guilty for knowing. What should I do? -- NOT SO SURPRISED DEAR NOT SO SURPRISED: Stop feeling guilty -- you did nothing wrong. Keep your mouth shut and act surprised. Your husband is going to a lot of trouble to give you a special gift, and you should accept it in the spirit in which it is being given. DEAR ABBY: I’m a 31-year-old woman who was taught growing up that if a person older than I doesn’t have a seat, to give mine up. I now have a few questions about this practice. If someone refuses the seat I offer, what do I do? How long should I remain standing, waiting for him or her to sit down? I have experienced this issue with the baby-boomer generation -- people in their 50s and 60s who refuse to take the seat. I feel like an idiot standing with them while a seat is available. Any help you can offer would be great. -- MINDING MY MANNERS IN NEW YORK DEAR MINDING YOUR MANNERS: (And beautiful manners they are.) You are dealing with the generation who coined the phrase “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” Most boomers, some of whom are now turning 65, do not consider themselves to be “older.” Don’t let it be lost on you that there’s a very successful store called Forever 21 that doesn’t cater just to teenagers. If one of the eternally young refuses your generous offer, the appropriate thing to do is sit back down. No harm, no foul.

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

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Are you working in the area and need a room for a night, week or by the month? Stay at a DuBee Our Guest Bed and Breakfast in Milan. Fully furnished including paper goods, full use of kitchen, wireless internet, Direct TV, barbecue grill, and cleaning service. $35 per night or $135/week. Owners have separate living quarters FMI call 603-449-2140 or 603-723-8722 1 bedroom on York St., Berlin. 2nd floor, heat & hot water included. No smoking, no pets. $525/mo. 978-372-9362.

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DACHSHUNDS puppies boys & girl heath & temperament guaranteed. $350 to $450. (603)539-1603.

2005 Chevy Trailblazer, 92,700 miles, v good cond inside & out. $9500/obo. (603)449-2298 after 5:30pm, leave message.

2ND. floor, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, heated, h/w, garage included, no pets, 752-3765.

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BERLIN 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2nd floor, 2 family. Off street parking, w/d hook-up, sun porch, no pets, no utilities, $550/mo. (603)455-2245.

BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373 TWO female, one male Poms, 8/weeks old, shots & health cert. $450, 723-5671.

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

Announcement GOT a problem? Pray the Rosary! THANKS, mom. For choosing life.

JUNK car removal, best local prices, Roy's Towing 348-3403.

For Rent 1 bedroom apt, $100. free utilities, secluded duplex, $50, locked private room. Owner's residence (603)348-5317. 2,3,4 bedroom apts. renovated, all have w/d hook-ups, heat & h/w, hardwood floors. Robert Reed. (603)752-2607, 723--4161. 2/3 bedroom ranch in Gorham. Attached garage, residential neighborhood. $800/month. No utilities or heat. References required. (603)466-2683 after 5 or leave message.

BERLIN 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1st floor, 2 family, walk to town, off street parking, w/d hook-up, no pets, no utilities, references and security $550/mo. (603)455-2245.

BERLIN, 1 bedroom, 2 small rooms, 2nd floor apt. heat, w/d hook-up. Appliances available. No dogs, one car parking. $575/mo, 723-1664.

TWO OFFICES AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE IN BERLIN Spacious second-floor corner office in downtown Berlin. Known as the Sheridan Building, this classic revival structure built in 1905 and renovated in the 1980s and 1990s is located next to City Hall. Ceilings are high and windows are plentiful in this corner which includes one large room, one medium sized, and a private bathroom. $450 a month, and includes heat. Second floor, corner office, two rooms with shared bathroom. $350.

For a video tour go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcX8mKIu01Q For more information call Mark 603-356-3456.

GORHAM: One bedroom, plus loft cathedral ceiling, nice yard, $550 no utilities, 466-5933, 915-6216. ONE bedroom @ $495; 3 bed room @ $675 w/ heat, storage, w/d hook-up, parking included, 752-6243. SPACIOUS 2 bedroom, first floor, off street parking, heat, h/w included, lg. fenced yard, no pets, no smoking, 915-1230. THREE rooms, one bedroom, heated, h/w, shed, $425/mo 2nd. floor, no pets, 752-3765.

BERLIN one bedroom, first floor, $600/mo.; studio first floor, $500/mo. electricity, h/w, heat included, 603-723-4724. BERLIN- 2 bedroom, apt., Glen Ave., parking, $595/mo. Heat, h/w included. 1st month and security. 603-345-1416. BERLIN- 5 room first floor apart ment, Norway St. Large paved driveway, w/d hookups, no pets/ smokers. Security deposit, references. $500/mo plus utilities. Available now. (239)273-3078. BERLIN: 1-4 bedroom, apts. $475-$750 inlcudes heat, hot water, free moving truck, 723-3042. BERLIN: 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 2 car garage, house on 1/4 acre, dead end Street, 723-3042.

BERLIN: First floor, 2 bedroom, heat, hot water included, large storage room, w/d hook-ups, $650/mo. small dog OK, no cats, 603-348-5186, rentme@ne.rr.com.

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Gorham 3 bedroom, 2nd floor in town, parking, heat incl. no dogs, $700/mo. 466-5215, 630-6614.

BERLIN 2 bedroom spacious apt. close to town, heat, hot water, garage, $550/mo. No pets. (603)752-3372.

BERLIN: First Ave. 2/apartments, 2 bedrooms each, heat, h/w, w/d hook-up included, $600, first and last, 508-309-0963.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858

GORHAM 2 bedroom, heat, h/w, fully renovated, applianced, off street parking, snow removal, no pets, 723-6310.

BERLIN 1st floor 2 bedroom, heated, call (978)609-4010.

BERLIN: Affordable one/ two bedroom furnished/ unfurnished apartments starting at $495/mo. 348-2000.

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

For Rent GORHAM 1- 2 bedroom apts. Heat & hot water included. $550/mo. 978-726-6081.

For Rent-Commercial BERLIN: 1st. floor, commmercial space @ 1500 sq. ft. only $500, 723-3042.

For Sale 2 large brass animals. Elephant, 13 lbs., 25" high. Unicorn, 11 lbs., 22" high, $125/each, both for $200, 723-6276, 752-6276. ALL purchased brand new, women alone used for one year, stove, fridge, washer/dryer, 4/pieces all for $1000, 348-1567. AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. LEAP Frog musical table Bumbo, Starlight Cradle Swing, Jumperoo co-sleeper baby hammock, Chicco Keyfit car seat # 728-7757. STACKING washer/ dryer, hardly used, like new, Sears Kenmore, $495/BO. 723-6276, 752-6276. VEGAS Casino video poker machine. Plays quarters. Paid over $800. Asking $395/obo (603)723-6276, (603)752-6276. WOOD Stove, Kings circulator, 24" logs, good grates and bricks, asking $200, 636-2944.

Furniture

BERLIN: Hutchins Park, 2/3 bed room, newly renovated, w/d hook-ups, with upgrades, possible garage, 348-3921.

AMAZING!

BERLIN: Large, 2 bedrooms, Main Street, 1st. floor, $475/mo. no heat or hot water; $675/mo. w/ hot water and heat, no pets, 603-566-0070.

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

BERLIN: Room, $350/mo. includes everything, share 2 bedroom apt. w/ female, 723-3042.

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COMPLETELY renovated 1 bedroom apt. on 2nd floor. Call H&R Block (603)752-2372.

HIGHEST cash price paid for your junk cars, farm equipment and scrap metal. Free removal, no job too big. (207)393-7318.

GORHAM - $675/mo, 1 bdrm, includes heat, h/w, electricity, a/c, cable internet, dish network. 603-915-0241.

T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

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Help Wanted

Admininistrative Assistant Fast paced North Conway/Berlin Medical offices seeking part time assistant. Medical billing experience preferred. Must be personable, organized and have excellent references. Possible full time after 90 days. Email resume to: CEC2020@myfairpoint.net.

AUTOMOTIVE Dismantler Full Time w/benefits

Skills and Abilities: Mechanical ability with own tools Knowledge of automotive parts Able to safely remove parts Clean and test parts Physical work Other operational duties Apply at: NH Employment Security 151 Pleasant Street, Berlin, NH

Coös County Nursing Home Berlin, NH Our 100 bed Intermediate Care Facility is accepting applications for the following positions:

Help Wanted

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIST

INSIDE Sales: 3 energetic, happy people to do telemarketing of business to business marketing services. Apply in person to Crackerjax Marketing, 157 Main Street, Suite 9, Berlin 326-3327.

CMA Engineers has a position opening for a full time technologist/ technician for operations of the landfill gas system and other work at the Mt. Carberry Landfill in Success, NH, adjacent to the City of Berlin. Responsibilities include detailed data gathering, reporting, monitoring and operation of the landfill gas piping, valving, equipment and treatment systems plus data collection, reporting and monitoring of landfill leachate, groundwater and other systems. The position requires the ability to operate electro-mechanical equipment, piping and valving and involves year-round outdoor field activities for parts of most days, some lifting, and periodic emergency operations evenings or weekends. The successful candidate will be self-directed and able to work independently, with collaboration from engineering staff. A bachelor’s or associate’s degree in science, engineering or a related field is preferred but not required. Forward a resume in confidence by September 16 to: Craig Musselman, P.E., CMA Engineers, Inc, 35 Bow Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801. CMA Engineers is an equal opportunity employer. WEB Designer: Part-time, 20-24 hrs. immediately, full time in Oct. Apply in person to Crackerjax Marketing, 157 Main Street, Suite 9, Berlin, 03303.

PART-TIME Mechanic wanted flexible hours. Apply: C&S Vending, 595 Main St. Gorham, NH.

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

Mobile Homes GORHAM: 4 bedroom, Gateway Trailer Park, asking $20,000/BO, FMI, 603-723-1480. MOBILE Home, Milan, NH 2 bedroom, no smoking, available in September. FMI 603-752-1871, leave a message.

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

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

Recreation Vehicles 2003 Yamaha ATV 2/4 on de mand. Very good, many extras, $3000/firm, 752-5421.

• 32 hours/3-11pm shift – Permanent position, with excellent pay, shift differential, and benefit package. • On-call, all shifts If you are interested in working in a professional, supportive and challenging environment, where caring and compassionate personalities are a must, please stop in and complete your application today. To request an application and obtain more information regarding our wage and benefit package Please stop by the Business Office at 364 Cates Hill Road, PO Box 416, Berlin, NH 03570, or by calling 603-752-2343 from 8 am to 4 pm. EOE

Services LOCAL band looking for Bass, rythm singer, play classic rock and new, call Marc or Shawn 603-723-8447, leave message.

BERLIN- LAND FOR SALE with FOUNDATION

575 Hillside Ave. .23 acre lot, nice residential location, 1600sf foundation, water septic in place. Asking $22,000 Call (603)986-6451

Real Estate, Wanted SKI family looking to buy/ rent for ski season a house or condo in Gorham, JimRegan74@yahoo.com.

Services APPLIANCE Repair: Washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, best rates around. Steve 915-1390. HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison michaelhathaway.com (603)367-8851.

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Highest quality craftsmanship. Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521. rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com

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$55 per hour. Driveways, water/ sewer lines, trees, stumps, etc. (603)723-1860.

RN/LPN Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and possess a current license to practice in the state of New Hampshire. No experience is required.

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ARE YOU READY FOR A CHANGE? Enjoy the quality of life found in the Mt. Washington Valley while working in a progressive hospital that matches advanced medical technology with a compassionate approach to patient care. Join our team and see what a difference you can make! In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an excellent benefits package that includes health/dental, generous paid time off, matching savings plan, educational assistance and employee fitness program. We have the following openings:

• RN- full-time plus on-call in our OR and Surgical Services • RN- part-time night nurse in long-term care • Office RN- full-time experienced RN to support a physician’s practice • Medical Assistant- full-time position assisting in orthopedic medical practice. Please check out our website for specific details on the positions. A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org. Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860. Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

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PROPERTY Maintenance/ Handyman. Carpentry, plumbing, electrical. Low rates. Any size job. Emergency service available (603)915-1390.

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Northern Community Investment Corporation New Hampshire Grand Project Manager Northern Community Investment Corporation has an exceptional opportunity for a unique individual with a first-hand appreciation of Coos County, NH and a proven track record in marketing and promotion. The ideal candidate has: excellent communication and presentation skills; consensus building skills; marketing skills; an understanding and use of web as a tool, social media and internet marketing tools; and public relations knowledge. A minimum of a Bachelors Degree or equivalent and a minimum of five (5) years of marketing experience in a like position. The candidate should have the ability to travel throughout the region and be flexible with working hours. Graphic design is highly recommended but not required. We offer a competitive benefits package including paid vacations and holidays, 403(b) retirement plan and health insurance. Application Deadline: Wednesday 9/14/11 Send resume to: Mark.J.Belanger@nhes.nh.gov Subject line: NH Grand

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Arena to host free hockey skills program BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- The Notre Dame Arena is sponsoring its first annual Power Skate and Super Skills Program designed to teach hockey skills to aspiring young athletes. The free program will use local veteran hockey players to teach kids how to make the most of their skating strides, stick handling, and shooting abilities. The program will run dual sessions on Sept. 6, 7, and 8. Notre Dame Trustee Paul Grenier said the program is a good opportunity for young hockey players or those with an interest in playing hockey. “It’s a perfect opportunity for kids to take part, hone their skills, and learn the intricacies of the game at no cost to their parents,” he said. The Power Skate and Super Skills program will hold sessions Tuesday, Sept. 6, Wednesday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Sept. 8. Kids up to 10 years of age (Mites and Squirts) will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. while kids 14 and under (PeeWees and Bantams) will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Grenier said the arena is trying to get local kids involved in playing hockey. He noted the Berlin Youth Hockey program has some scholarships available for young people who want to play but can not afford the cost. The arena will open for the official start of the hockey season on Saturday, Sept. 16, which is also Roland Chabot Day. Grenier said the Berlin Midgets will host Nashua at 5 p.m. on that day. As part of the board’s continuing effort to improve the arena, Grenier said about $30,000 was spent on the facility this summer. He said the old compressor was rehabilitated, new brine pumps and makers were installed and all the controls in the ice making plant were redone. He said the goal is to modernize the arena and make it as energy efficient as possible. He said the area is considering applying for an energy efficiency grant to make additional improvements. In the near future, Grenier said the board would like to modernize the Spartan gym and replace the roof over the lobby.

Berlin boys hold off tough Belmont, 1-0 BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BELMONT -- Berlin’s Ryan Richard scored the only goal of the first half and senior goal tender Curtis Arsenault kept the Raiders off the

scoreboard, leading the Mountaineers to a hard fought 1-0 boys varsity soccer match in Belmont Wednesday. Richard’s goal at 36:25 was assisted by teammate Dimitri Giannos. The see BERLIN page 17

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goal came off a direct kick on the right side of the 18yrd box. Giannos sent in a lazer between two Belmont players and Richard tipped it in from five yards out. “Great game today,” said coach Craig Melanson. “The kids played very hard. It was warm and muggy so come the second half the kids ran out of some steam. The first half we controlled the ball very well in their end. The center, mids and forwards really strung some great passing together and pinned them in for quite some time. Our first chance came about 15 minutes into the match. Connor Jewett made a great move on the wing and beat their defender down the line. He sent in a great ball to Jake Drouin. Their keeper committed to Jewett thus leaving Drouin wide open. The ball had some spin on it so Jake just redirected on to an open net. The Brace kid (their goal tender) bounced back diving and got a hand on it tipping it straight into the air then catching it (ESPN highlightTop 10). Five minutes later, Connor Jewett made a great move on their right side back and blasted far side. Brace went fully extended and got a hand on it and deflected it wide.” In the second half, the momentum of the game seemed to change direction. “In the second half Belmont pressed pretty hard,” Melanson continued. “They were very quick and they started to stretch it out on us with some 15yrd passes trying to split the midfielders and run onto the ball. They had three great opportunities right in front of the net through-

out the half and Curtis made three great saves coming off of his line to cut off the angle and getting his body on the ball(s) to make the saves.” Arsenault and his team mates were able to keep the very strong Belmont squad from scoring and keeping their record unblemished at 2-0. “Travis Lapointe, Zack Bacon, Quinn Morrissette, Jeremy Rivard and Jesse DeBlois were very, very solid on defense,” Melanson praised. “Ethan Dorval, Dimitri Giannos and Brad Boucher controlled in the midfield winning some key 50/50 balls for us and transitioning the play to our advantage. Connor Jewett had his best game for us today. He was our spark plug on the outside. Jake Drouin is getting better and better each time he steps on the field for us, his soccer sense and control of the game is amazing. Belmont was in better shape than us and that showed down the stretch. Belmont is one of the teams that is going to make some noise in Division III. They are very well coached and do some great things. It was a battle out there today and both team were exhausted at the end of the 80 minutes.” The Mountaineers are off to a good start for 2011. Coach Melanson is usually correct on his assessments of his opponents. Melanson is usually very modest when it comes to the Berlin Mountaineers. From our stand point, Belmont and others need to keep an eye on the Mountaineers. Berlin 1 0-1 Belmont 0 0-0 Scoring: Belmont- none, BerlinRichard.

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Charles J. Losier

GORHAM — Mr. Charles J. Losier, 96, formerly of 173 Main Street, Gorham, NH passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. He was born in Gilead, ME on March 4, 1915 the son of Larry and Catherine Losier and lived in Portland, ME from 1941 to 1945, where he worked in the shipyard for New England Ship Building Corp. From 1945 until he entered the nursing home, he was a resident of Gorham, NH, where he was employed as a truck driver most of his life, retiring from Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc. in 1977 after 26 years of employment. He was a member of Holy Family Church. Members of the family include 3 daughters Carol Hensley and her husband Quince of Claremont, NH, Patricia Nolin and her husband Carl of Concord, NH and Donna Losier of FINANCING from page one

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tal is working to find other medium to light manufacturing firms to locate on the 60-acre former mill site to take advantage of the stream and hot water the 75-megawatt biomass plant will have available. He said he envisions additional blue-collar jobs being created because of the presence of the biomass plant. This Friday, the N.H. Public Utilities Commission has scheduled a prehearing conference on the settlement agreement that calls for short-term power purchase agreements for five of the six biomass plants. In exchange for the agreements, the biomass plants agreed to withdraw their state Supreme Court appeal of the PUC’s

Mokena, Illinois; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife Frances (Kennedy) Losier, by 3 brothers Jeffrey Bass, Larry Losier and John Losier and by 3 sisters Elizabeth Losier, Sophie Losier and Catherine Woods; and by a great grandson Drew. SERVICES: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Interment will follow at the Holy Family Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade Street, Gorham, NH. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in his memory to the Coos County Nursing Home, Activities Fund, P.O. Box 416, Berlin, NH 03570. Online guest book at www.bryantfuneralhome.net. order approving a 20-year power purchase contract between PSNH and Berlin Station. Grenier Friday singled out Gov. John Lynch and Commissioner of Resources and Economic Development George Bald for their work negotiating a settlement agreement between the parties when talks hit an impasse. “This would not have happened without the direct intervention of Gov. Lynch,” he said. Grenier also thanked his fellow county commissioners for their early support of the Berlin Station project as well as the city councilors who ran with him on a platform that called for the city to back the project.

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roads. “This went from nothing to that in 20 minutes.” “The sound was immense,” she said. “It was rushing like Niagara Falls.” The flood tore up pavement and left sinkholes. Dumpsters wound up hundreds of yards downstream. But in many ways Glen Ellis was ready for the flood. Staff closed the campground and moved campers to high ground. Everyone waited out the storm in the office. “We have flooded before and flooded badly,” said Joelle Goff, whose family is one of the owners, “but never like this.” Everyone cried at one point or another, she said, as the water rose and licked at their trailers. Ultimately, however, they were largely spared. “We built the roads first,” Goff said, using their own trucks and crew. They had guests by Monday night, she said, and as the holiday weekend approached, “we have 101 families coming in today.” Almost all of the 220 campsites are now open, she said. Operations are returning to normal. Just up the street on Route 302, John Gonya was drying out his 82-year-old mother’s things. The water rose a few inches above her floor, he said, but it fried almost every appliance in the house. “The one appliance that might be OK is the stove,” he said, because the guts of it are up high. But the refrigerator, furnace, hot water heater and freezers are done, as are the carpets and floors. “We’re lucky it didn’t get any higher,” he said, otherwise he’d have to rip out the walls.” There was a glaze of mud on steps down to the basement and a layer of silt caked up to the underside of the floor. “That’s our next project,” Gonya said, looking at the mess. Lots of people are in the sorting-out phase after Irene blew through last Sunday, not least among

them town and state officials. “We’re in pretty good shape,” Bartlett selectman Gene Chandler said. “All our roads are open.” He and the other selectmen were trying to let people know anyone affected by the flood should call 211, the line the state set up to aid the response. “We thought everyone knew,” Chandler said, but they talked to a man who thought if he had flood insurance he wasn’t supposed call. No, the selectmen told him, this number is for everyone. “He called right from town hall.” The disaster evaluations are just beginning, he said. Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, were scheduled to be here this past weekend for an initial review. “They won’t be talking to everybody,” Chandler said. This is just the beginning. The selectmen, meanwhile, are concentrating on their own responsibilities. “Our biggest issue it this work we’re doing on the berm,” Chandler said, referring to shoulders along the Saco River and Rocky Branch. They are building them back up to ensure rain this fall or spring won’t cause repeated floods. The work on the Saco is done, he said, and now it’s time to get to work on Rocky Branch. The state has also been hard at work. “We’re basically going seven days a week,” said Bill Boynton, spokesman for the Department of Transportation. Early estimates are the clean up will cost the state $5.4 million, he said, including $500,000 for the Kancamagus Highway, $1 million for Route 302 and $800,000 for Route 16. “There’s quite a bit of damage there,” he said, even though the road is open. He stressed that Bear Notch Road is open, and Route 302 and the Kancamagus Highway are open for much of their length even though they have bridges out. The state has gone to great lengths to let people know there are businesses on these roads that are open despite damage farther up or down.

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