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Volume 23, Number 26
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Local veterans club celebrates 85 years By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
The Spartans Veterans Athletic Club celebrated its 85th anniversary in June. Mayor Mark Kaczynski, Picture Show GM Kellie Koshinsky and Economic Development Director Chris Edge celebrate the theater’s re-opening. Nadya Korytnikova, The Citizen
Movie theater opens for first time since COVID-19 shutdown By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Berlin’s only movie theater, Picture Show Entertainment, held a grand re-opening recently after being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Extensive renovations were done to the theater at 19 Frontage Road just before the pandemic.
“We are happy they are here and got through COVID-19,” Mayor Mark Kaczynski said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 17. “We are thrilled with the renovations and I know the town of Berlin and surrounding towns support their reopening.”
A lively crowd helped themselves to fresh-off the grill food while enjoying conversations among the members, most of whom joined Spartans over three decades ago. To make the Saturday, June 5 picnic fun and memorable, music was provided by a DJ complete with a smoke machine and disco lights, which encouraged many to dance. In between songs, visitors could get cold refreshments at the bar or compete in a game of horseshoes. The Spartans Veterans Athletic Club was founded in 1933, in the middle of the Great Depression.
The Spartans Veterans Athletic Club celebrated its 85th anniversary on Saturday, June 5 with a picnic and Nadya Korytnikova, The Citizen See Club, A2 music.
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Official visits businesses to share ideas Berlin Board of Finance Chairman Sam Lomaglio talks to Dragonfly Home & Gift owner Tracy Shipman during his visits to local businesses on June 5.
By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Board of Finance Chairman Sam Lomaglio visited Berlin businesses in June to find out how the town can attract more visitors, improve Farmington Avenue, and bolster the local economy.
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