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GORHAM — Work is being done to repair the bell tower on the historical

Gorham Congregational Church. The church, a member of the United

Church of Christ, was the fi rst church

BY PAUL ROBITAILLETHE BERLIN SUN

In his fi rst job as owner of Robert Morgan Steeple, Michael Duke tackles repairing the bell tower on the Gorham Congregational Church. Duke had worked for the company for 18 years before pur-chasing it and moving its base to Errol. The tower dates back to 1904. (PAUL ROBITAILLE PHOTO)

Bell tower at Gorham church gets a facelift

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Berlin High top students look ahead, offer advice

BERLIN — Berlin High School has released the names of its top students for the Class of 2020.

The class valedictorian is Mat-thew Landry.

The co-salutatorians are Olivia Boucher and Hayley Norton.

The Career and Technical Educa-tion Student of the Year is Kaelyn Blais.

The Berlin Sun asked the students to share some thoughts on their time at Berlin High as they look ahead to commencement exercises on June 12.

Matthew LandryThe son of Richard and Christine

Landry, Matthew will be attending Dartmouth College with plans to major in a math-related fi eld. His goal is to pursue a math-related career that allows him to help others.

Matthew is senior class president, National Honor Society vice presi-dent, basketball team captain, cross country team captain, VEX Robot-ics Team Leader, N.H. State scholar STEM, NHBCO All Academic Team, NHIAA/NHADA scholar athlete and St. Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program.

1) What did you learn at Berlin High that you will take with you?

One of the most important things I have learned at BHS is how to work with and get along with people from many different backgrounds and a broad range of personalities. Because we have a smaller school, we have to learn to work with every-one. This has led to being accepting of people’s differences, which will defi nitely be helpful in college and the workforce.

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

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OHRV group volunteers to spruce up Cascade Park

GORHAM — Selectmen were delighted at their May 27 meeting to accept the generous offer of the Presidential Off-Highway Recre-ational Vehicle Club to clean up the park in Cascades Park on a unani-mous 3-0 vote.

The club’s letter, which listed both treasurer Cody Gagnon and mem-bership director Jodie St. Onge, pointed out that its members would like to help out their supporters in “this unprecedented time. The town of Gorham has always been able to

support us, and now it is our turn … to take on a small task.”

The club is going to clean up the park in Cascade Flats, the grassy area south of Mary’s Pizza and north of the cul-de-sac, including the tennis court and playground. They pledged to use hand tools to trim and remove brush, clean up trash and remove any accumulated debris. Work party participants will follow pandemic guidelines: protective masks, fewer than 10 in the group, 6-foot social distancing. The club carries its own

BY EDITH TUCKERTHE BERLIN SUN

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MINNEAPOLIS (NY Times) — Minnesota offi cials charged three more former police offi cers on Wednesday in the death of George Floyd and added a higher charge to those already lodged against the former offi cer who held his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, according to court fi lings.

The three, Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alex-ander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, were charged with aiding and abetting murder, court records show. Kueng was in custody on Wednesday, county jail records showed; warrants were issued for Lane and Thao.

The fourth, Derek Chauvin, 44, who was arrested last week, faces an increased charge of second-degree murder.

Keith Ellison, the attorney general of Minnesota, was expected to hold a news conference about the matter on Wednesday afternoon, a state offi cial said.

“This is a bittersweet moment,” Ben Crump, a lawyer for Floyd’s family, said in a statement. “This is a signifi cant step forward on the road toward justice, and we are gratifi ed that this important action was brought before George Floyd’s body was laid to rest. That is a source of peace for George’s family in this painful time.”

All four offi cers were quickly fi red from the Minneapolis Police Department after video of the encounter emerged. Offi cers arrested Floyd on the evening of May 25 after a store employee called the police,

saying that someone had used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes.

Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, including for 2 minutes, 53 seconds after Floyd fell unre-sponsive, according to the initial charging document released by prosecutors.

The other offi cers did not stop Chauvin, and Lane and Kueng helped hold Floyd to the ground for at least part of the time, while Thao stood nearby, according to video reconstruction of the arrest by The New York Times. Lane asked at one point whether they should turn Floyd onto his side, prosecutors said, but Chauvin said “no, staying put where we got him.”

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(NY Times) — The Trump administration has selected fi ve companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus, senior offi cials said, a criti-cal step in being able to start widespread inoculation by the end of the year.

By winnowing the fi eld in weeks from a pool of about a dozen companies, the gov-ernment is betting that it can identify the most promising vaccine projects at an early stage, speed along the pro-cess of determining which will work and ensure that the winner or winners can be quickly manufactured in huge quantities and distributed across the country.

The fi ve companies are Moderna, a Massachu-setts-based biotechnology fi rm, which Dr. Anthony Fauci said he expected would enter the fi nal phase of clinical trials next month; the combina-tion of Oxford University and AstraZeneca, on a similar schedule; and three large pharmaceutical companies: Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfi zer. Each is taking a somewhat different approach.

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MILAN — As the Nansen Ski Club pre-pares for a sanctioned ski jumping com-petition at the Nansen Ski Jump for Feb. 27-28, 2021, the club is participating in next week’s N.H. Gives to raise money for the restoration.

After 35 years of dormancy, the club is restoring the jump with construction sched-uled to get underway in late summer. The club has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Northern Border Regional Com-mission.

The grant requires a $62,000 match plus members of the Friends of Nansen Ski Jump estimate another $100,000 will still be needed to get the jump ready for its inau-gural competition.

Friends of Nansen Ski Jump Treasurer Scott Halvorson said by participating in NH Gives the club is making its fi rst real attempt at wide spread fund raising.

NH Gives is an annual 24-hour fund rais-ing event for non-profi ts that runs from 6 p.m. on June 9 to 6 p.m. on June 10.

Halvorson encourages Nansen donors to make their donations early because there is a 1-on-1 match for the fi rst $250,000 donated to all participating charities. Addi-tional incentives ranging from $250 to $1,000 are awarded to non-profi ts during the event.

To fi nd Nansen Ski Club’s profi le page go to www.nhgives.org and type Nansen Ski Club in the search box. Once on the club’s page, donators can choose how much they want to give.

Bolstered by the $250,000 NBRC grant the renovation process has already begun. The best ski jump design engineers in the country are designing the required modi-fi cations for long fl ights and safe landings, while maintaining its historical character.

Construction is set to begin in late summer and be completed by late fall. The club, however, needs additional funding to provide outrun barricades, snow making, and marker stairs that it hopes it can raise through NH Gives.

Nansen Ski Jump looks to raise money through N.H. Gives event

EPA to hold hearing on Superfund site cleanup

BERLIN — The federal Envi-ronmental Protection Agency has released its proposed plan to clean up the Chlor Alkali Superfund site and will hold a virtual public infor-mational meeting and a formal public hearing next Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m.

The proposed plan details the alternatives considered to clean up the site located next to the Sawmill Dam on the Androscoggin River and solicits comments on the EPA’s preferred alternative.

In the interest of public safety, the meeting and hearing will be conducted virtually via Skype and telephone. The public has until July 3 to submit comments on the plan. The proposed plan and information on how to participate in the meeting and submit com-ments are available at www.epa.gov/superfund/chloralkali.

Highlights of the proposed cleanup plan include:

• Maintenance and monitoring of an existing construction debris landfi ll that contains hazardous materials.

• Removal of contaminated soils that pose a risk to human health and either on-site disposal at the existing landfi ll or off-site disposal at a licensed facility.

• Removal of mercury and mer-cury-contaminated materials in the Androscoggin River.

• On site treatment of contam-inated groundwater in bedrock beneath the site.

• Restrictions on residential and other unrestricted use activ-ities on the site, including use of groundwater.

• Monitoring of groundwater and fi ve-year reviews of that infor-

mation.EPA’s proposed remedy, includ-

ing long term monitoring of the site after the cleanup has been completed, has an estimated total price tag of $5 million. The pro-posed remedy is expected to pre-vent the ingestion of contaminated groundwater, prevent contact with contaminated soils and landfi lled materials, and reduce the poten-tial for exposure to elemental and amalgam mercury that appears in the river.

In selecting a fi nal cleanup plan, EPA must consider the effective-ness of the remedy at reducing contamination to ensure protec-tiveness of human health and the environment, cost, implementabil-ity, and state, municipal, and com-munity acceptance.

EPA encourages public input on the proposed plan and sill consider all written and oral comments submitted by residents, mem-bers of the public and interested stakeholders during the comment period and in making a formal decision.

That cleanup plan will be set forth in a formal document known as a record of decision, which will include a response to comments section addressing all comments received during the public com-ment period. EPA expects to issue the record of decision before the end of September 2020.

The former chlor-alkali facility at this site was historically part of a larger chemical plant associ-ated with the former paper mills in Berlin. It is located on the east bank of the Androscoggin River,

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The Nansen Ski Jump is seen in 2016. The Nansen Ski Club hopes to hold a competition there in 2021. (FILE PHOTO)


At the height of a public health and eco-nomic crisis, President Trump and his GOP allies are focused instead on an all-out assault on a critical public service: the pop-ular, 245-year-old United States Postal Ser-vice. Slammed by the economic downturn, USPS recently warned that it will be forced out of business by the end of the summer.

President Trump responded to that grim prediction by promising to veto any grants that would keep it afl oat.

Losing USPS would be another embar-rassing debacle for our nation, another assault on American democracy, and an expensive setback for individual Americans. We must rally to retain our national mail service.

Our Founding Fathers recognized that postal service is essential to link all Amer-icans. The very fi rst article of the United States Constitution authorizes the gov-ernment “to establish Post Offi ces” for the common good.

Foreign observers marveled at the remarkable institution that connects Amer-icans across our vast nation, allowing them to share ideas, ship goods, conduct business, and reach otherwise isolated communities. But President Trump routinely ridicules USPS, calling this essential public service a “joke.”

He attacks USPS because it delivers packages for Amazon, owned by Washing-ton Post owner Jeff Bezos; Trump routinely claims that USPS loses money on Amazon services.

That isn’t the case and would be ille-gal. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act prohibits USPS from car-rying packages without covering its costs, plus a contribution to overhead. Besides, Trump appointees hold majority voting power over USPS prices.

Trump would be foolish to cripple USPS in order to hurt Amazon. Killing USPS would give Amazon and Bezos one of the greatest gifts imaginable: a nationwide oligopoly, with UPS and FedEx, over all letter and package deliveries throughout the United States, freed from their low-price compet-itor, USPS. Forget the 55-cent stamp; the lowest UPS letter rate is over $10.

Especially during a pandemic, when all

of us rely on the Postal Service more than usual, this would be a disaster.

Amazon is actively preparing for this outcome. It recently acquired dozens of big cargo jets and thousands of branded high-way trailers. It operates hundreds of thou-sands of local delivery trucks. It is hiring like mad. If Trump and the GOP destroy the Postal Service, Jeff Bezos will laugh all the way to the bank, and Amazon will become even more powerful.

Ironically, members of Trump’s base would be hit hardest by a USPS shut-down. No one relies more heavily on USPS mail service than rural Americans. Every address in America is on the USPS grid, and the same stamp will get a letter to any of them, providing access to Social Security, Medicare, and, now, unemployment bene-fi ts. The Trump Administration itself relied on USPS to deliver essential $1,200 stimu-lus checks and a letter signed by Trump to 40% of recipients.

Some Americans may lose mail service entirely if USPS folds. Amazon, UPS, and FedEx have no obligation to serve Izee, OR; Rock Cave, WV; Crumptonia, AL; or tens of thousands of other places off the main roads. If they serve such places, they would be free to charge a premium for the extra costs of getting there.

The deeper explanation for the Presi-dent’s and the GOP’s attacks on USPS is hostility toward voting by mail. President Trump devotes Twitter storms to railing against vote-by-mail, making baseless claims of fraud that even Twitter felt com-pelled to correct.

Trump and the GOP clearly understand that voting by mail enhances democracy and often increases turnout, contrary to their preference for voter suppres-sion. How convenient, then, to derail the national mail service on the eve of a national election.

We need our US Postal Service, for our economy, for our pocketbooks, and for our democracy.

John Michael Hemmer is a retired lawyer and corporate executive residing in Wash-ington, D.C. He is an active member of Patri-otic Millionaires.

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John Michael HemmerTo the editor:You’ve heard of “The New

Math.” As of May 29, we now have yet another mutation. It’s called, “Sununu Math!”

The CDC called for 14 days of steadily decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases before relaxing restrictions and on May 29th, Gover-nor Sununu announced the widest range of re-openings yet, including lodging, even for out-of-staters from heav-ily infected states, based on New Hampshire’s “declining numbers.”

Well, here are our num-bers for the prior 14 days:

New Cases: 88, 98, 41, 57, 69, 149, 67, 81, 77, 63, 50, 34, 56, 101, 107

See the steady decline? Neither do I, but I haven’t yet grasped Sununu Math.

Two weeks ago, to justify the announced re-openings at that time, the governor explained that the climb-ing number of cases over the prior two weeks in New Hampshire were merely due to increased testing, an argument he learned to parrot from his mentor-in-chief no doubt, but this time we did not even hear that excuse, because in the last two weeks testing plateaued in our state and then started declining. In this instance, the governor felt he did not even need an explanation. Like the Mad Hatter, he just stated it as if it were obvious that, “our numbers were doing down.” Perhaps he’s is counting on Sununu Math catching on here in the North Country as education funding has been declining more than the coronavirus.

Governor’s Councilor Andru Volinsky called upon Sununu to follow Nashua’s lead and mandate masks be worn in public. Dr. Nora Traviss, PhD, Environmen-tal Health, a member of the New Hampshire Science and Public Health Task Force, has stated that, “The science is very clear on masks. If 80% of all of us wear a mask that is only 50% effective then we could extinguish transmis-sion of the virus.”

That’s because, accord-ing to the CDC, a non-mask wearer infects an average of 3 other people while he is shedding the virus, but the mask wearer, on aver-age, only 1 other. As it takes fi ve days for symptoms to appear, and many infected persons don’t even ever get symptoms, infected people don’t always know they are spreading the virus, at least not for the fi rst fi ve days they are asymptomatic and still circulating in public.

If you do not wear a mask and infect three other unmasked people in fi ve days, each one of them will infect three others in the next fi ve days for a total of 9, then each one of them three others for a total of 27, and fi nally, in 14 days, your original infection spreads to a total of 121 people because all chose not to wear masks.

During that same time, however, masked persons infect just one each, in turn, for a total of three infections. So, by not wearing masks, you and your unmasked

Here’s Sununu’s New Math on COVID-19

co-transmitters, create an excess of 118 infec-tions in two weeks over what the masked people rack up. That’s what you call an “expo-nential spread” in the language of plain old reg-ular math. Not sure if its recognized in Sununu Math.

New Zealand, Greece, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and several other coun-tries have all stopped the spread, so it can be

done. We can do it. Especially here in the North Country of New Hampshire where it has not yet even gotten a foothold. Wear a mask!

Theodore BosenBerlin

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2) How has COVID-19 affected your senior year?

We have missed numerous activities that we’ve been look-ing forward to for a long time. It has defi nitely been disappoint-ing, although, on the bright side, many of us have come together to replace the events we’ve missed in the closest way possible. For example, we obviously couldn’t have a traditional graduation, but we managed to come up with an outdoor plan that resembles a normal graduation. Just because we can’t do something the tradi-tional way, doesn’t mean it can’t be done differently.

3) What advice do you have for incoming seniors?

I know they’ve heard this about a million times, but senior year fl ies by incredibly quickly. The best advice I can offer is to do everything possible: Join that club, play that sport, participate in homecoming. Leave no stone unturned. It’s the last year of your high school experience, so you better make the most of it.

4) Do you have a favorite memory from your time at Berlin High?

While at BHS, I was part of Mr. Pike’s Engineering CTE Program.

I often found myself in Mr. Pike’s classroom during my free period working on personal projects. I would have to say that would be my favorite memory from high school. I worked on a wide variety of techni-cal projects from robots to droids to color trackers. High school wouldn’t have been the same without being able to create these projects.

Hayley NortonThe daughter of Stephanie

Norton and Christopher Norton, Hayley plans to attend the Univer-sity of Vermont to earn a degree in animal science with a pre-veteri-nary track. Her long-range goal is to continue her education in grad-uate school to become a veterinar-ian with a specialty in orthopedic veterinary surgery.

Hayley has been a member of the National Honor Society 9th-12th grade, won fi rst place for the State of N.H. in the Duck Stamp Com-petition in both her junior and senior years, earned high honors throughout her high school years, is a member of the Key Club, and participated in Tufts Exploration in Veterinary Medicine Program.


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Berlin High seniors dedicate yearbook to Dennis Carrier

The Berlin High graduation class of 2020 dedicated its Year-book to welding teacher Dennis Carrier. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BERLIN — The Berlin High grad-uating class of 2020 has dedicated its yearbook to Dennis Carrier.

Carrier is a 15-year veteran teacher responsible for the excel-lence of the BHS welding program and the success of many young professionals.

Berlin welding students have dominated the statewide Skills USA competition and have gone on to compete in the National Skills USA competition.

“He is extremely deserving,” said Yearbook Advisor Courtney High.

“I am so honored to have been chosen the 2020 yearbook recip-ient,” said Carrier. “ I have been blessed to have even been selected for the position 15 years ago. I have learned many lessons, made lasting relationships with col-leagues, and maintain ties with more students than I can count. Thank you all so very much for your well wishes as I retire and take pride in this special award. I will miss the students and my amazing colleagues.”


How to advocate for myself and build stronger leadership skills as well as many hands-on opportuni-ties in veterinary medicine through internships.

2 How has COVID-19 affected your senior year?

It has allowed me more time to focus on hobbies like painting and hunting, but put a halt to my con-tinued enjoyment of interning at Littleton Area Veterinary Hospital until further notice.


Take the time to get hands-on expe-rience in any job fi eld or topic that interests you through a job shadow or internship to help choose a future career. Take all opportunities pre-sented to you and make sure to look for opportunities beyond just what’s offered through BMHS. I took part in Tufts Exploration in Veterinary Med-icine, an opportunity I found over the offered ST. Paul’s summer program that I had gotten into. From this pro-gram I now know exactly where I want to head in the wide fi eld of vet-erinary medicine.


Defi nitely all the time spent with my teachers. From being in the art studio with Roland Simard creating beautiful works of art, placing fi rst in the junior duck stamp, and having my fi rst art show at AVH. To my time spent in the science classroom/lab with my science teachers Eliz-abeth Beaulieu and Keri Wade in every offered sci-ence class I could take. From dissecting, to working with genes, to studying bones/muscles I enjoyed and further delved into everything offered.

Academy of Future Physicians Award of Excellence, and the NH Field Hockey All State Second team.


I learned a lot at BHS that I will be able to take with me. A lot of this includes things that have been learned in the classroom but it also includes skills such as leadership, confi dence, and team-work.

2) How has COVID-19 affected your senior year?

Because of COVID-19 we have missed or had dif-ferent experiences for the end of the year. It’s been disappointing not having spring sports or other tra-ditional things like a typical graduation, but the things that we have had such as ‘celebrate a senior’ and the senior parade will certainly be memorable.


I would tell them to really enjoy their senior year and not take the little things for granted, it goes by quickly.


Most of my favorite memories had to do with the BHS fi eld hockey team and all of our team bondings.

Kaelyn BlaisThe daughter of Ernie and Jessica Blais, Kaelyn

will be attending Saint Joseph’s College working for a bachelor’s degree in nursing and will also be on the fi eld hockey team there.

Kaelyn is a New Hampshire Scholar, a Berlin High high honors student, historian of the National Honor Society, Key Club member, recipient of the Patricia Morgan Hood Sportsmanship Award, Field Hockey Captain, N.H. All State Field Hockey First

Olivia BoucherThe daughter of Jen Buteau and Christian

Boucher, Olivia will be attending Rivier University where she will be plaing fi eld hockey, majoring in business, and minoring in fi nance. She hopes even-tually to get her MBA and go on to pursue some-thing in that fi eld.

Olivia is a recipient of the Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution Good Citizen Award, the National

LEFT: Matthew Landry is the valedictorian of the Berlin High School Class of 2020. RIGHT: Hayley Norton is the co-salutatorian of the class, along with Olivia Bucher. Berlin High School graduation is planned for Friday, June 12, at Gaydo Field. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

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Team, Ice Hockey Captain, and member of the softball team.

1. What did you learn at Berlin High that you will take with you?

I learned at Berlin High School that hard work pays off. You can do anything you put your mind to if you put the work in!

2. How has COVID-19 affected your senior year?

COVID-19 has defi nitely changed the way I imagined my senior year was going to go. The only thing that anyone can do is to stay positive throughout all of this.

The administration and the community have gone above and beyond to make sure the seniors got as much as they could.

I am so thankful for that because my senior year wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was a really great ending that I will never forget!

3. What advice do you have for incom-ing seniors?

My advice to incoming seniors is to enjoy every moment. You are going to make great memories with amazing people, and will never forget them!

4. Do you have a favorite memory from your time at Berlin High?

My favorite memory was making so many great friends throughout the fi eld hockey, hockey, and softball teams. I will never forget all the memories made during those times.

LEFT: Olivia Bucher is co-salutatorian of the Berlin High School Class of 2020 along with Hayley Norton. RIGHT: Kaelyn Blais is Career Technical Education Center Student of the Year. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

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Right or wrong, “things” are slowly starting to reopen and business is starting to slowly work its way back to some level of normalcy. In the real estate industry, we are seeing much more creative ways to view homes (through virtual showings and much more video overall) and countless other businesses are fi nding ways to provide us their services and products through socially distanced methods. It’s all very exciting and fun to see how creative some folks are get-ting in order to get back to work.

For those who own their own business, and this certainly goes for real estate professionals, the process of reopening is a little unclear at this time. We don’t want to appear callous and insensitive to the needs and concerns of our customers.

At the same time, we want to appear strong and viable in order to better instill the confi dence that we’re here for the long haul and will survive this pothole on the road to stability and success. Let’s look at a couple ways to navigate this path.

Texas Tech University researchers, including professors Ted Waldron and James Wetherbe, developed the HEART framework to guide small businesses through their response to the crisis. The model, which reviews seven decades of busi-ness practice and scientifi c research, consists of the following steps: humanize your company, edu-cate about change, assure stability, revolutionize your offerings and tackle the future.

Humanize and revolutionize can be blended together. I am always interested (and impressed) by businesses that try something new and differ-ent from the rest of the pack. It is that human element that I strongly believe makes all the dif-ference. To show your market, you are not just a commercial enterprise, but you are built of caring, compassionate humans, will set you apart from the fray. Involvement in local events and charities, ones that you truly care about, will show that you are more than just a business. It shows you have other varied interests and highlights the human side of your enterprise.

My go-to recommendation for businesses is most certainly giving. Whether that is giving of your time (easiest) or giving of products and

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REAL ESTATE

CONCORD — The Northern Border Regional Commission has announced the hiring of Andrea Smith as its Program Director.

Smith has a long and dis-tinguished record of public service in the State of Maine, most recently serving as the NBRC’s Maine State Pro-gram Manager, and Director of Tax Incentive Programs at Maine’s Department of Econ-omy & Community Develop-ment.

The NBRC is working to build its grant administration capacity in a distributed, vir-

tual environment, and Andrea will remain a Maine resident, working remotely.

“We are thrilled that Andrea is bringing her tal-ents and public service spirit to the NBRC,” said Executive Director Rich Grogan. “After a compre-hensive regional search, it was clear that she had the best set of skills and enthusiasm to hit the ground running. And, we’re certainly excited to welcome a Mainer to the team!”

In her new role, Smith will work collaboratively

with the executive director to develop and executive a vision for the shape and direction of NBRC’s grant programs. She will be responsible for leading contin-

uous improvement efforts among NBRC’s current programs, and for interpreting, shaping, and driving new program develop-ment.

“I am elated to have been selected as NBRC’s Program Director and look forward to this exciting and challenging oppor-tunity,” Smith said. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the State of Maine since 2003, focused on economic and com-

munity development, and I look forward to applying this experience and my ambition to make a differ-ence in the world to all four states served by the NBRC.”

The Commission also added a program special-ist to its staff. Molly Tafl as has a track record of success and leadership in a range of organizations in the NBRC region, always with an eye towards

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Nast elected New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association board chair

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Automo-bile Dealers Association has a new leader for 2020.

Lisa Nast was elected by her peers to take over as Chair of the Board of Directors of NHADA. A 13-year owner of Dalton Mountain Motor-sports, the successful North Country business leader will help guide auto businesses around New Hampshire as the industry adjusts to a new normal of operations in the COVID-19 economy.

“Within these challenging times, New Hampshire auto

businesses have unique new opportunities to serve customers in a different, yet effective way,” said Nast. “Through shared best practices, teamwork and a renewed spirit of cooperation, I believe the Association can weather these diffi cult times and be in a strong long-term position with the new rela-

tionships we are building with customers through new procedures and a collective need to care for one another’s health. I am proud to be a part of this group of men and women.”

Lisa is a “native” of the state, born and raised in northern New Hampshire. Her career in the motor-sports industry began in 2001. She is in her second term as a member of the NHADA board and also serves on the Executive Committee. Prior to work-ing in the motorsports industry, Nast worked for an auto dealership for eight years. Before her auto/motorsports career, she was in commercial banking for 15 years.

Nast is joined by two new Directors, Ron Poirier, of Bob & Sons Automotive of Manchester, an Indepen-dent Repair/Service, and John Sawyer, Jr., of Ports-mouth Ford. The following directors elected terms have ended: Don Goulet, Dyna Tune, an Indepen-dent Repair/Service located in Manchester, David Hammer, Contemporary Chrysler, Milford, and

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serving for four years in her current role leading the Hannah Grimes Mar-ketplace in Keene, N.H., a business dedicated to supporting local small businesses, and surrounding commu-nities. The NBRC is working to build its grant administration capacity in a distributed, virtual environment, and Tafl as will remain in Rindge, N.H., working remotely.

“We are thrilled that Molly has agreed to join our team at the NBRC,” said Executive Director Rich Grogan. “She has a unique combination of skills that will allow us to better serve our communities across the NBRC region.”

In her new role, Tafl as will work collaboratively with NBRC staff to speed the effi ciency of reimbursement

processing. She will be responsible for building critical relationships with grantees across the NBRC region, and for participating in continuous improvement efforts among NBRC’s current programs.

“I am honored to be joining the NBRC team as a Program Specialist,” sais Tafl as. “I look forward to estab-lishing lasting relationships with our partners and continuing to improve economic development within the communities we serve.”

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Miles Cook, of Rochester Motorsports (Immediate Past Chair). Hammer will remain on the board as the elected Treasurer.

In addition, Roger Groux, of Honda Barn in Stratham, was re-elected as Secretary, and the longtime leader of NHADA Pete McNamara was re-elected as President for another two-year term at the helm of day to

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services (slightly more challenging) both can be equally impactful.

In the current time, offering free food/sup-plies, delivering those items to those who can’t (shouldn’t) get out, or simply visiting those who can’t get out, are all great ways to accomplish this. I would add that doing this without “branding” is also OK (and encouraged). It is “integrity” that is defi ned by what we do when nobody is watching. You don’t have to shove your business card under that pizza box as you drop it off. Just the “doing” is going to be a fantastic reward. And it’ll come back to you, I promise.

The educate one is a little bit of a tightrope, but you can safely educate if you’re focused on what you actually know (I know: A strange concept in these times!). You don’t need to be the resource for your customers when it comes to infection rates, country stats, vaccine timelines or literally anything to do with this pandemic. In fact, I’d strongly recommend you steer clear of those topics. What you can do is

educate your clients and customers about what you do know: You.

Feel free to produce newsletters and social media posts about the current state of your business. Pro-vide information about how your customers (includ-ing buyers and sellers) can contact you. Share success stories about sellers’ video walk-throughs and other sales strategies that have worked. A client of mine is providing updates on their homepage as well as social media, every day. They want to be sure their customers know what the menu looks like, how to order online, and how to pick up (or have delivered) those meals from their favorite watering hole. Get that information out there! Your customers are begging for it.

Assurance and tackle are easily combined as well. They dovetail nicely with the education piece above. The difference being that these two are the actions you are doing and the education piece is telling your peeps about it. Assurance and tackle are the strategies you are incorporating that make the running of your busi-ness possible. Assuring customers that walk-throughs are possible. Having sellers turn on all lights and open

all closet doors are steps being taken to assure people can have a successful showing.

Tackling these new, innovative strategies is a big step. Most folks don’t love change and these times are showing us that change is not only inev-itable but required.

“The new virtual showings and focus on remote communication has been a shift in the business model, but is showing to be effective and effi cient,” Badger Realty agent Jerry Hamanne said. “Our buyers and sellers are learning right along with us and making this transition feel seamless.”

I think we can all agree that we will never simply “go back to normal.” We are living in a time of big change and we are all learning to live with it in our own way and at our own pace. I encourage each of you to have a little patience with your friends, co-workers, family, customers and businesses.

This is new territory for us all and the uncertainty is most certainly breeding higher levels of stress and anxiety. A little compassion can go a long way.

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WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Reps. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) called on the Treasury Department and Inter-nal Revenue Service to help individuals who did not receive their COVID-19 stimulus payments or received inaccurate payments as soon as possible.

The letter follows concerns raised by Granite Staters who have not received their full stimulus payments.

“Americans urgently need this direct cash assis-tance, and we have heard from many constituents who have received stimulus payments that are less than they were owed, or have not received their pay-

ments at all,” wrote the Congressional Delegation. “We commend the work of your agencies in rapidly distributing approximately 130 million stimulus payments within the weeks following passage of the CARES Act.

“More than 500,000 payments have been distrib-uted to Granite Staters so far, totaling nearly $1 bil-lion in direct cash assistance to our constituents….However, we are concerned about the signifi cant number of individuals in New Hampshire who have contacted our offi ces regarding a variety of problems with their stimulus payments.”

In the letter, the Congressional Delegation cites issues such as Social Security and disability bene-

fi ciaries who either did not receive their payments automatically as intended, or fi led to receive the $500 payment for dependents but did not receive that payment. Others are tax fi lers who should have received their payments but did not.

While the IRS this week created a hotline for indi-viduals to call with questions, the IRS has previously indicated that if individuals did not receive their full payment, they would need to wait until 2021 to receive the correct amount.

“Struggling families in New Hampshire cannot wait until 2021 to receive the full stimulus payments to which they are entitled by law,” wrote the Con-gressional Delegation.

Delegation calls for action on missing stimulus payments

State gets approval for online purchasing by SNAP recipientsWASHINGTON D.C. — New Hampshire’s request

to provide online purchasing of food for households receiving Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance was approved by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture. This approval will allow New Hampshire to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP online retailers with a target start date to be

announced at a later time. New Hampshire’s SNAP participation is more than 70,000 individuals, more than 36,000 households, and totals $93 million annually in federal benefi ts.


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just downstream of the Sawmill Dam. From the late-1800s to the mid-1960s, the facility produced chlorine and other chemicals using electrolytic cells in “cell houses” on the property. Most of the on-site structures were torn down with the debris landfi lled on-site.

The last cell house was demolished in 1999, at which time the landfi lled portion of the property was capped. Residual wastes from the historical

manufacturing processes have been detected in ground water and soils at the site. Investigations reveal that despite earlier actions to address the source of contamination, mercury con-tinues to appear in the Androscoggin River.

Between 1999 and 2004 the State of New Hampshire recovered mercury from the riverbed. Mercury collection efforts have continued, the last in 2019.

The recovered mercury and mercu-ry-contaminated sediment has been shipped off-site for disposal.

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insurance and will use its own equip-ment; its members estimate less than a day’s work.

The selectmen also voted unani-mously to authorize town manager Denise Vallee to sign the necessary documents to apply for an economic development sidewalk grant from the Northern Border Regional Com-mission. Board members looked at 18 pages of detailed drawings devel-oped for the Gorham Main Street Corridor, all of which maintain 11-foot-wide vehicular traffi c lanes, 5-foot-wide sidewalks, and some bicycle lanes. Vallee praised the work of grant-writer Jesse Lawson McCreedy of Gorham and the North Country Council.

Forty letters of support have been secured to accompany the grant application for these federal funds.

Vallee noted that the parking study which town meeting voters approved would soon begin.

In other action, the selectmen authorized the sale of the 1991 Ken-worth Fire Truck for $26,000 on a 2-0 vote, with volunteer fi refi ghter Adam White abstaining. The town’s new fi re truck is expected in August.

A good portion of several recent board meetings has been devoted to a line-by-line, item-by-item exam-ination of the both town’s residential and commercial building permits and the associated fee schedule. This effort was sparked by some equity

and clarity concerns raised by select-man Adam White, who wanted to be sure that residents were not asked to pay too much and that all permit directions and descriptions, includ-ing putting up fences of 6 feet and over, were clearly written. During their exhaustive review, the select-men frequently consulted assess-ing clerk Michelle Lutz and code enforcement offi cer John Scarinza.

The new schedule is now posted on the town website.

Immediately following this action, the board waived other than the $35 base fee for one year, ending May 31, 2021. Chairman Mike Waddell said he hoped this would help stimulate more economic growth.

The selectmen also dealt with two small property tax abatement issues arising from demolished mobile homes.

The town manager reported that Finance Director Kathy Frenette has been tallying all COVID-19-related expenses so that the town will have ready an accurate accounting when seeking to be reimbursed through the state under federal CARES Act.

Vallee also reported that she has provided information to small Gorham businesses about the rules and deadlines under which they potentially could submit a pre-qual-ifi cation application for a slice of the $400 million in emergency fed-eral CARES Act funding that will be available through the state’s Main Street Relief Fund.

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Riverside Assembly of God volunteers, Cora Ciampi (left) and Tammy Herman, packing week-end food packages for children in the Gorham area. Call (603) 466-2851 for more information about this outreach. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Volunteers pack weekend lunches for Gorham kids

BERLIN — Potential summer pro-grams are in the works and subject to last minute changes as adjustments are made relative to COVID-19.

At this time, Berlin Recreation is simply asking people for their interest in the programs.

Call (603) 752-201z0 or email [email protected] and provide the pertinent information requested for the specifi c program below.

All programs will have a general release form as well as a COVID-19 waiver that have to be signed before participation will be allowed.

Friendship Park raised beds: $20.00 per bed located at Friendship Park

at 115 Mason Street. At time of pur-chase, gardeners will be given select day and time to work on their bed to allow for proper social distancing. Please call with name and telephone number.

Tennis lessons at Glen Avenue courts: Instructor William Aronson will offer a variety of lessons. Session 1 to begin June 29. Session 2 (if session 1 ends on time) to begin July 27. Maxi-mum of eight (8) per session. Mondays for four weeks. Each participant will need their own racquet, a can of balls, and personal hand sanitizer. $100.00 per program. Call with your name, telephone number, indicate if you

Berlin Rec announces tentative summer scheduleare an adult or your age if under 18 and which session and lesson you are interested in.

Lesson 1, adult beginner: Funda-mentals of the game, racquet position-ing, shot placement and games. For ages 17 and older. Choose time slot 3-4 p.m. or 6-7 p.m.

Lesson 2, adult intermediate and advanced: More competitive approach geared to improving performance. For ages 17 and older. 4-5 p.m.

Lesson 3, youth beginner: Partic-ipants can be a total beginner or a youth looking to improve their skills and have fun. For ages 8-16. 5 - 6 p.m.

Grades K-8 summer soccer with Tony Valliere: Hoping to offer the same great summer program as in the past but subject to restrictions lifting. Simply want to be ready to go as soon as it is OK. People are asked call or email with participant’s name, telephone, grade they will be entering in September, if they are new or what team they played for last year. The cost is $35 per child. Games (if possi-

ble) will be at Community Field.Grades 3-6 basketball with Jim

Couhie: The program is for a maxi-mum of nine participants and meets Thursdays, starting July 9, for fi ve weeks. 8:45-10 a.m. Hone your skills with low-key drills and scrimmages. Call with name, telephone and grade entering. Participants should plan on bringing personal hand sanitizer as well as water, sneakers and comfort-able clothing. The cost is $35 per child.

Ages 4-6 beginner baseball with Jim Couhie: This program is for a max-imum of eight participants in each session. Players will meet Thursdays, starting July 9, for fi ve weeks. Choose either 10:15-11:30 a.m. or 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Children will learn the basics of the game using a tee and soft balls. Held at Gilbert Street Field. Call with child’s name, age, telephone number. Participants should plan to bring their own glove and personal hand sanitizer. The cost is $35 per child.

British soccer: Mini-Kickers had to be canceled for this year.


built in town and has existed continuously since then, The original spire was replaced in 1904 with the current one is leaking and dam-aging the interior of the building.

“This is the fi rst church I am doing on my own,” said Michael Duke, the new owner of Robert Morgan Stee-ple and building resto-ration.

“But I started work-ing for Robert Morgan the previous owner at 18 and I am now 36. We have been up and down the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Penn-sylvania New York all the states in between and every exit in Ver-mont.”

When Robert Morgan decided to retire, Duke bought the business from him.

He will leave the name as it is but instead of being based in Littleton, it will now be based in Errol where Duke lives.

Duke and his two employees began work on the Congregational church Monday. The church, on the NH Reg-ister of Historic Places was recently awarded an LCHIP grant of $16,250 dollars to aid in the repairs to the tower.

In addition to stop-ping the leaking, the work will restore the beauty of the exterior.

“We are going to be doing some carpentry and painting to refur-bish the tower. The interesting part.” Duke said, “is I am going to take the weathervane down repair it and recoat it in gold leaf.”

“We rarely use cranes and mostly work from ladders and scaffolding.

“I’ve been up 240 feet, but I don’t like to look down from the edge of a roof. Once I am up there I am okay and the height doesn’t bother me but I don’t like the edge of a roof,” Duke said.

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The U.S. Census Bureau, in coor-dination with federal, state and local health officials, has begun to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of house-holds in New Hampshire.

This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address.

The Census Bureau began hand-delivering census materi-als on March 15, but suspended all fieldwork for this operation on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Temporary field staff have been trained to observe all social dis-tancing protocols and will wear official government-provided per-sonal protective equipment for their safety and the safety of the public. This operation is contact-less and follows the most current federal health and safety guide-lines.

The health and safety of Census Bureau staff and the public is

always a top priority.The Census Bureau will deliver

2020 Census invitations and paper questionnaires at the front doors of roughly 5.1 million stateside house-holds, including 65,900 households in New Hampshire.

That represents 9.97 percent of the households in the state.

This operation is crucial to ensure a complete and accurate count of all communities, which helps guide hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private sector spending per year.

People are strongly encour-aged to respond promptly to the 2020 Census using the ID number included in the questionnaire packet.

Responding with a census ID or the paper questionnaire helps ensure the best count of their com-munity. People can respond online, by phone or by using the paper form in the packet.

For more information, go to 2020census.gov.

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FRYEBURG, Maine — Fryeburg Fair trust-ees announced Monday that the 168-year-old fair, which was scheduled to take place Oct 4-11, will be postponed until the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fair President Roy Andrews, who has been fair president for 13 years, stressed that fair organiz-ers consider the fair to be postponed and not can-celled.

“It’s never been can-celed,” he said, noting there was even a fair in 1918 during the outbreak of Spanish Infl uenza and World War I.

“We had a fair, but it wasn’t a very big one,” said Andrews.

The fair has 42 voting trustees, most of whom are from Maine, but some are from New Hampshire.

The vote was taken Friday and was overwhelmingly in favor of postpone-ment, Andrews said, declining to say what the exact vote tally was.

The trustees comprise an organi-zation offi cially known as the West Oxford Agricultural Society.

Member towns are Baldwin, Bridg-ton, Brownfi eld, Cornish, Denmark, Fryeburg, Harrison, Hiram, Lovell, Otisfi eld, Porter, Standish, Stoneham, Stow, Sweden, Waterford in Maine and six from New Hampshire: Bart-lett, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Free-dom and Jackson.

Last year, the fair drew people from all 50 states and 17 countries. It has 3,000 campsites.

Andrews said said trustees don’t

want to create a pandemic hot spot. But local non-profi ts use the fair as a fundraiser, and Andrews hopes that in light of the postponement people still will donate to those organizations. Many vendors count on the fair as well.

In their letter, the trustees said they will continue with

the capital improvements planned for 2020 and then look forward to the next fair scheduled for Oct. 3-10, 2021.

“Our fi rst priority is to protect the health and safety of our community as well as the thousands of visitors who come to our rural town and fair-grounds each year,” they said.

“We have been in constant contact with local fi rst responders, community leaders and state offi cials. We have consulted with many fairs and venues across the country who are faced with these same challenges. As we follow the State of Maine and Centers for

Fryeburg Fair postponed to 2021, organizers say

Fryeburg Fair President Roy Andrews said trustees reached the diffi cult decision to postpone the fair until next year. (JAMIE GEM-MITI PHOTO)

see FAIR page 16


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GROVETON — The administrative team of SAU 58, representing the Northumber-land (Groveton), Stratford and Stark school districts, has announced that Mallory Lang-kau, a second year social studies teacher at Groveton Middle School, has been selected as this year’s New Hampshire recipient of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Award.

The Madison Foundation, which actively promotes “improved teaching about the U.S. Constitution in secondary schools,” awards one fellowship per year to a teacher from each state planning to pursue a master’s degree in the fi eld of U.S. history/social stud-ies, with an emphasis on the Constitution.

Langkau received a letter from the foun-dation on April 9 informing her that she had been selected from among this year’s New Hampshire applicants, and praising her “high academic achievement, strong promise of completing a master’s degree program, and convincing dedication to the teaching of young people in secondary schools.”

The Madison Foundation makes available up to $24,000 for its recipients to use toward the cost of obtaining a master’s degree, and to attend a month-long summer institute on the Constitution in Washington D.C. which will next be held in 2021.

Langkau is herself a Groveton High School graduate from the class of 2010, who “returned home” to teach at the middle school last year. She said she applied to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship “because I consider myself to be very passionate about the content I teach! I saw this program as an opportunity to network with like-minded teachers from around the country and to learn more about topics in American history.”

Groveton Middle School Teacher awarded James Madison Fellowship

Groveton Social Studies teacher Mallory Langkau has been awarded a James Madison Fellowship. (COURTESY PHOTO)

She is currently working to complete a master of arts in American history through Norwich Univer-sity.

“The James Madison Fellowship is certainly a pro-fessional honor to receive. One individual is chosen per state, and I am very excited to represent New Hampshire,” Langkau said.

BERLIN — Berlin Middle School announced their academic achievement list for middle school students in the third quarter.

Berlin Middle High School offi cials said teachers and staff are proud of the hard work and dedication these students have shown.

The following students are listed:High Academic Excellence grade 8: Abi-

gail Blais, Maximilian Bowman, Kath-erine Bradley, Olivia Clorite, Adisson Gendron, Marissa Gosselin, Myah Henry, Aric Huter, Aspen Langlois, Haden Poulin, Aiden Simon, Gage Taschereau and Aubrie Woodward.

Academic Achievement grade 8: Ava Bartoli, Amaya Bledsoe, Leilah Horne, Kolin Melanson, Cristal Morales, Redyn Munce, Evan Poulin, Jason Sweatt, Macy Wedge, Nicholas Woodward and Abby Zimmer.

High Academic Excellence grade 7: Madalyn Bacon, Dana Bell, Hailee Bick-ford, Lily Kelley, Graydon Moore, Gabri-elle Poulin and Carson Rivard.

Academic Achievement grade 7: Lily Brungot, Bradlee Dyer and Caden Kempen.

High Academic Excellence grade 6: Beau Berry, Aubrie Brochu, Abigail Haynes, Joseph Kay, Daemon McCulloch, Hannah Melendy, Isaiah Morris, Kylie Nadeau, Emily Smith, Garrett Snyder and Leo Zheng.

Academic Achievement grade 6: Clar-issa Brazier, Jeffrey Hinkley, Sky Lavoie-Parr and Cloey Vien.

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Diana Rae Sorrell, age 76, of Berlin, N.H., passed away on May 28, 2020, of a long-term illness.

At the time of her death she was surrounded by family and close friends.

Diana was born May 22, 1944, in Conway, N.H.

She was the daughter of Urban and Leona Heath. Diana was the youngest of four siblings.

Diana is survived by her hus-band Wesley Sorrell of Berlin, N.H.; and her children Lydia Farrar of Mich., Leona Germain and her husband Randy of New Mexico, Vicky DeRoche of New Hampshire, Raymond Heath and his wife Melissa of New Hamp-shire, Diana Vazquez and her fi ance Mario Lopez of Calif., Wes Sorrell Jr. and his wife Stacy of New Hampshire, Nick Sorrell and his wife Krystal of New Hamp-shire, Christian Heath of New Hampshire and Megan Heath of New Hampshire. Diana is also survived by her sister Helen Heath of New Hamp-shire. Diana also leaves behind eight grandchildren and six great grand-children.

Diana was predeceased by her son Stevin LaLiberty, and her sisters June Goyette and Larraine Scheuchzer.

Diana could easily light up a room. She was cheerful, outgoing and loving. She was a mother hen to many but took a particular interest in the upbringing of Kathrina Gold of Geor-gia, Marie Snedeker of New Hamp-shire and Orianna Clark of Maine.

There are no public calling hours. A private interment will be at the dis-cretion of the family.

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Dave Woodward (left) holds a bag of tickets while Karen Roy draws the winners of a raffl e to raise money for the Milan’s 250th anniversary celebration. The drawing was held recently held at the Milan Recreation stage. A total of 344 tickets were sold, raising $2,368, which will go to the anniversary celebration. The grand prize winner of $2,000 went to Danielle Roy, the $1,000 prize went to Lee Ann Brooks and the three $500 prize money went to Peter Roberts, Tina Pageau and Carl & Sue Lacoix. The Milan 250th Anniversary Celebration will take place in 2021. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

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Disease Control guidelines, we determined that social distancing and personal protection equipment considerations would be near impossible to ensure,” the trustees said.

“We wish to express our gratitude to everyone for their continued support. It is because of our fairgoers, campers, employees, vendors, exhibitors and agricul-tural partners that Fryeburg Fair has enjoyed a long

and wonderful history. It is with this same partner-ship we plan for a bright future. Thank you.”

Andrews said in a Monday phone interview that in addition to the impossibility of social distancing, it would be diffi cult to eat Steve’s French Fries with a mask on.

Reached for comment, Fryeburg Selectmen’s Chair Tom Klinepeter called the news disappointing but not unexpected. As a result, he said the town will have to make changes on the revenue and expense sides of the budget.

“On a typical year, between 600 and 700 people work at the fair,” he said.

“More than the town government, the economy of Fryeburg and the local area will take a rather large hit” due to the fair’s postponement, said Klinepeter, adding that local businesses also have been affected by reconstruction on Route 302 and various other COVID-19-related closures.

“However, we Mainers are tough and resilient, so we will fi nd a way to make it through this,” he said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Berlin City Council will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020 via Zoom to hear comments regarding:Resolution 2020-13 A Resolution adopting a budget in the amount of $43,401,369.54 and appropriating such to defray the expenses of

The full text of the proposed resolution is available at the City

The Zoom meeting can be accessed by calling 1-646-558-8656 and using Meeting ID: 849 6914 2710.

Shelli Fortin, City Clerk

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SCHOOL BOARD VACANCYThe Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District presently has an opening for a school board member-at-large March 2020 through March 2021. You must be a citizen of Shelburne to fill this Board opening.Interested citizens should send in a letter of interest or email the Superintendent of Schools by Friday, June 5, 2020 at the address below:

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Notice is hereby given in accordance with RSA 676:4 & 675:7, that an application for Site Plan Review by Erik Barstow, Rattle River Lodge and Hostel, LLC., 592 State Route 2, Shelburne, Tax Map 3 Lot 5, for temporary tenting sites, will be submitted to the Planning Board on Tuesday, June 9 th , 2020 at 6:15 PM at the Shelburne Town Office during a regular meeting of the Board. The meeting will be available to the public telephonically by dialing 1-877-309-2073 and entering Access Code: 865-724-381. Upon a finding by the Board that the application meets the submission requirements of the Shelburne Site Plan Regulations, the Board will vote to accept the application as complete and a public hearing on the merits of the proposal will follow immediately. Should a decision not be reached at the public hearing, this application will stay on the Planning Board agenda until such time as it is either approved or disapproved. Anyone needing assistance to attend this meeting should contact the Selectmen’s Office one week prior to the scheduled date.

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Bob Corrigan also helped Bill along the way and Bill said, “Mr. Bob Corrigan also coached me and taught English and was very infl uential, especially by encouraging and pushing me to make a decision regarding my future after high school graduation.”

He added: “Another man I admired greatly was my high school soccer coach, Malcolm Longenecker, as he inspired me with his coaching style and ded-ication to hopefully one day follow in his footsteps and coach soccer, which I did.”

Mr. L. responded to my request to comment on Bill by saying, “Bill was always a hard-working, reliable player, with his speed and agility being great assets to the team. He also had a great positive infl uence on his teammates because of his work ethic and ‘never give up’ attitude. He was very coachable, always friendly and respectable and the kind of athlete any coach would love to have. I truly appreciated having had the opportunity to coach him and later seeing him as a friend.”

Bob Savage was Bill’s physical education teacher and coach and also was instrumental in his sports experience and career as a teacher. Another key person in Bill’s life in sports was Larry Jodrie, who as Bill said, “Was a standout three-sport athlete in Gorham and after high school, went on to Plymouth State, where he graduated with a degree in PE, returning to Gorham to teach and coach. When he left Gorham to pursue his master’s degree I took his place at Ed Fenn and began coaching. Larry gave me much-needed guidance and the opportunity to succeed.”

Larry shared that, “Malcolm Longenecker started a summer soccer program, the Gorham Arsenal, which was designed mainly for high school soccer players to sharpen their skills. When Malcolm stepped aside I took over that team as well as the high school team. Then when I was ready to move on, I kept Bill in the loop as he seemed like the log-ical choice to take over the high school team, the Arsenal and my teaching job, and in the end, every-thing worked out.”

After graduating from Gorham High School, Bill attended and graduated from Plymouth State Col-

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a story on retiring Gorham educator and athletic director Bill Goodrich. Part 1 ran on Tuesday.

The pride of the Huskies to retire after 37 years

BY STEVE ENMANTHE BERLIN SUN

The 1999 Gorham High School soccer captains, Nick Brosnan, Matt Goulet, along with Coach Bill Goodrich and Josh Sjostrom celebrate New Hampshire state championship. (COURTESY PHOTO)

lege in 1981, with a degree in Physical Education. The legendary PSC Coach Gerd Lutter also was a very infl uential teacher and coach, as Bill had him for classes as well as his track and fi eld and cross country running coach.

I reached out to Coach Lutter and he responded with his typical tremendous sense of memory with this: “Bill Goodrich was a pleasure to coach; he was like all of you ‘North Country’ boys that I coached — he did everything that was asked of him, was hardworking, unassuming, never complained and got along with everyone. A story of interest includes the fact that his freshman year he tried out for soccer and at the time we had a very deep, talented, competitive soccer team. Even though Bill had legs, with speed, and always fi nished with the leaders in the sprints and laps, etc., there just wasn’t room for him that season. I convinced him to try track in the spring, which he did and became a solid contribu-tor in the half-mile and mile relay team. Later in the fall, he ran cross-country, which led to his track success.”

When Bill moved into the Ed Fenn Elementary School physical education position, he said, “Becom-ing a PE teacher there, in my hometown, was a great fi t, especially because I was doing something I loved

and was getting paid for it. And I loved working with the ele-mentary students, especially with their wide-eyed enthu-siasm. I eventually moved to the middle-high school, which really benefi tted my coaching as it offered more of a chance to connect with the varsity athletes throughout the day.”

There were many highlights throughout Bill’s 37-year career and too many to list all, but he narrowed it down to these: Coaching soccer at Gorham in all the Gaydo Cup games (between Berlin High and Gorham High on home-coming weekend in Berlin), especially the one where I coached against the legend-ary coach and educator, Keith Parent. I was especially fortu-

nate to have his son, Kyle, on my team when we beat Berlin 3-1, with Kyle scoring a goal.”

“In addition, I have been blessed to be married to Donna Tourangeau (a Berlin High graduate), an

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amazing woman who tolerated all that is involved with coaching and teaching, and three incredible chil-dren, Kelley, Riley and Sean. I was fortunate to be able to teach and coach all three of them in middle and high school.”

Finally, “What I value the most in my career are the friendships, lifelong relationships with former teammates, coaches, opposing coaches, teachers, athletic directors, administrators, sports’ writers and most importantly, the athletes. Knowing that in some small way maybe I played a role in helping the athletes by providing them with opportunities through sports and teaching to help them become who they are and succeed

in life. It has been a great ride and I would not trade those years for any-thing. Gorham has given me a lifetime of memories and I am forever grate-ful.”

Thanks, Bill for sharing a portion of your storied professional teaching and coaching career. Enjoy the new and different life ahead of you — may you be blessed with good health and good cheer. The memories you will carry with you forever. May God richly Bless you, my friend and colleague!

Editor’s Note: This story is about retiring physical education teacher and coach Bill Goodrich and obviously not me, but it is amazing how much we have in common, that we have dis-covered more recently since I have been the Sports’ Editor of the Berlin Sun. That being written, we both were from

a family of fi ve kids born in 7 years (God Bless our Moms & Dads!), we both went to and graduated from PSC, with PE teaching bachelor degrees.

We were heavily infl uenced in life lessons from people like Coaches Lutter, Drew, Jodrieand Longenecker (and I keep in touch with all of them). Larry Jodrie is a cousin, teammate, one-time neighbor and he coached basketball for me at the Berlin Tech when I was the AD up there in 1976-77. Mr. Drew and I taught and coached for many years at Berlin Junior High and Mr. Longenecker and I have been friends, teammates and involved in church ministry also for many years.

I had the privilege of coaching Bill’s wife, Donna, in track and fi eld at BHS,

they have three kids, we have three kids, we both taught at our school alma maters and thoroughly enjoyed and valued our time in public school physical education teaching, coach-ing and athletic directing. I ran road races, including the Maine Coast Mar-athon with his brother, Mike.

And to remind everyone that in both our careers, we pretty much taught, cared about and knew (most by name) every single student who went through the system — with our combined 71 years of teaching, that includes at least a few thousand of them. Great memories and valued relationships developed and in many cases maintained or rekindled over the years for sure!

Bill Goodrich, second from right, with sons Sean (left) and Riley (right) along with Jonathan Chabot, follow-ing a soccer match when Sean and Riley played soccer for University of New England. (COURTESY PHOTO)


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nowadays 32 TV roast hosts 33 ‘50s prez 34 Astern 37 Cracked, like a door 38 Bills for drinks 39 Word before “parking”

or “center” 40 City in Texas or Kansas 41 Rats out

44 Gospel legend Jackson 45 Baltimore birds 46 Figure working with

fi gures 48 Winnebagos, e.g. 51 “The Jungle Book” bear 52 Radiant

53 Farmers may fl atten them to make circles

54 London’s ___ Gardens 58 Online bidding war site 61 Three-ft. units 62 Suffi x for “northwest” 63 Poet’s “before”


RATES: 15 words for $5 per day; $1 for second consecutive publication day. Ads over 15 words add 10¢ per word per day. PREMIUMS: Capitals are 10¢ per word per day. Centered bold heading: 9 pt. caps 40¢ per line, per day (2 lines maximum) TYPOS: Check your ad the fi rst day of publication. We will not issue credit after an ad has run once. DEADLINE: noon, one day prior the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa and MasterCard credit cards and, of course, cash. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offi ces 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 733-5811; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Berlin Sun, 164 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or stop in at our offi ces on Main Street in Berlin. OTHER RATES: For information about classifi ed display ads call 733-5811.

CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 733-5811

TOP FURNITUREROUTE 16 between Berlin & Gorham, NH • 603-752-5212H O M E A P P L I A N C E S

Furniture/Appliance Delivery Person

We are looking for an individual to join our

delivery and warehouse team.

Qualifications are:• Knows what it means to give outstanding

customer service.• Drivers must have clean driver's record and can

pass a DOT medical exam.• Must be able to lift, move, and install furniture /

appliances intos customer's homes.• Must be able to work some Saturdays.

We offer:• A competitive hourly wage.• A clean and friendly work envirnoment.• Benefit package including MEdical and a 401k Plan.

Please send resume to : Top Furniture, 570 Main St., Gorham, NH 03581

or email: [email protected]

Glove Pullers, Water Testers, Tumblers, Packers, Inspectors

American Performance Polymersin Colebrook, an Equal Opportunity Employer

is offering a 3-Day work weekMon, Tues, Wed OR Thurs, Fri, Sat

12-hour shifts (6:30 am to 6:30 pm, 6:30 pm to 6:30 am)Day Shifts $12.25/hour • Night Shifts $13.00/hour

PLUS: Dip Line Production BONUS!!! (up to $2.00/hour)

Other positions also.... training available.

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be 18 years or older.

Located at 23 Gould Street, Colebrook, NH Call Cindy-Lou at 603-237-8001

Now HiringMachine Operators

for Essential ManufacturingWe will remain open during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday through Friday ~ No Weekends!Overtime Opportunities Available

Fulltime Permanent Positions ~ All Shifts*** $13.50 - $16.00 per hour ***

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical & Prescription with low premiums and low deductibles, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, Company paid life and disability. Generous

paid time off; 5 paid sick days, 12 paid holidays, and two weeks paid vacation!

Part-time/Temp Positions ~ $11.00 per hour

No manufacturing experience? No Problem! We have entry-level positions and an excellent training program. Clear path for advancement. If you learn fast, you move up fast!

Join our team today!If you are seeking a career with Trividia Manufacturing Solutions,

Please email Anne at [email protected] or send a text to 603-631-5667.

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be 18 years or older. All candidates are subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and

post offer drug screening. Trividia is a tobacco free facility.

Animals

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTERRozzie May Animal Alliance,nonprofit serving NH and Maine.Cats $70-$85. Dogs starting$125. Military discounts. Sign upon line www.RozzieMay.org orcall 603-447-1373.

Fuzzy Kid Kare: 20 Glen Road,Gorham, NH. (603)915-9142.Grooming, bathing and nailclipping, small to big dogs.

Antiques

ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, &collectibles of all kinds wantedby Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Spe-cializing in Estate and Businessliquidation. Bonded.

For Rent

2 bedroom/ cottage style, mobilehome. 14 Dublin Street GorhamNH. $550/month. 603-788-2062or 603-631-1062.

BERLIN: 679 Cheshire St., 1st.floor, 2/3 bedroom, heat, h/w,large shed, garage, $750/mo.dep. req., HUD approved, nosmoking, no pets, 723-3839.

For Sale

BOB'S Greenhouse is open!Tomatoes, cucumbers, all thevegetables you want! 23 DublinSt. Gorham, FMI 466-2611.

Four wheels mounted with sum-mer tires, size 215/60R16 95S.$200. call Walter at 603-752-7928

Vintage Ski Lift Chairs . Restoredor unrestored. These are classicski chairs, mostly doubles, withwood seats. Located in CentralNH. Delivery is available, TextSam at 603-748-7365.

Help Wanted

Brochure distributor needed forthe North Country (Gorham,North). Flexible hours, good pay,must have reliable car. Refer-ences required (603)356-7011.

HOUSEKEEPERSNordic Village Resort is lookingto fill apart time and full time po-sitions in our housekeeping de-partment. Must have reliabletransportation. Please stop byour front desk located on Route16 in Jackson, NH or [email protected]

HELP WANTEDDo you like working with people

and have a naturally friendly disposition?

Then you will love this job!

Your main responsibility will be greeting customers, answering their questions, answering the phone, operating the cash register, knowing the products, stocking the products, and very importantly being able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Please call 603-449-6726 for an interview.


LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER or LICENSED CLINICAL MENTAL

HEALTH COUNSELORCoos County Family Health Services has a 40 hour per week

LICSW or LCMHC position available for our three medical

offices in Berlin and Gorham NH. Dual license as a MLADC

is preferred. Strong computer skills, flexibility & desire to

work in a fast paced medical office a must.

Full benefit package includes:

Health and Dental Insurance

Health Reimbursement Account

Flexible Spending Account

Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

Earned Time

CCFHS is a National Health Service Corp approved Site.

Please submit application, cover letter &

resume by June 19, 2020 to:

Human Resources DepartmentCoos County Family Health Services

54 Willow Street Berlin NH 03570

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Apply within: 558 White Mountain Highway, Conway, NH 03818 resume: [email protected]

Seasonal Full Time & Part Time Positions• Front Office $15• Guest Services/Clean Team: Individuals would be greeting guest and

disinfecting areas on property. $15• Logistic Manager/Crew Leader: Managing river shuttle service

operations. $20• Shuttle Drivers: Must be 18 years of age with good driving record. $15

Part time positions individual might be able to continue to collect unemployment. Workshare program also being offered to right candidates.

Socially

Distancing on

the Saco 2020

COME JOIN OUR

TEAM!

Tri- County CAP, Head Start

Site Supervisor

Berlin Head Start Program

Applicant should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social services, human services, education, or a related field. Must possess knowledge and skills in supervision, management, teamwork, and establishing collaborations with community partnerships. Successful candidate will provide supervision to the Teachers, Cooks and Family Workers. This is a full-time 30hrs/wk for a 45 wk/yr benefited position. Medical and dental benefits after 90 days & paid school vacations and sick leave as accrued. Salary is 18.25-18.77 per hour based upon degree. If interested, please send a letter of introduction, resume & transcripts post marked by June 8th, 2020 to Tri-County Head Start, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, NH 03570 or email to [email protected] START IS AN EOE.

Gorham Motor Inn is looking to fill their seasonal positions for

Housekeepers & Laundry Attendants.

Experience needed.

For more information and to apply call 603-466-3381 or stop by

at 324 Main St., Gorham, NH

VACANCIES

BERLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Berlin, NH

Special Education Assistants/ParaprofessionalsBerlin Elementary SchoolBerlin Middle High School

Title I Reading/Math InterventionistBerlin Elementary School

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted

Driver/ clerical: High quality,high volume spay/neuter clinicseeking van driver/ office clerk.Candidate must be self-motivat-ed, detail oriented and efficient.Wide variety of duties, somephysically demanding. Musthave a valid driver's license.Please send resume [email protected] ormail to: RMAA, POB 1756, Con-way, NH 03818.

Looking for someone to stackfirewood in Milan. Call John 603-723-3380.

MT MADISON INN&

TOP NOTCH INNNow hiring Housekeeping, full &part-time postions. $10.00-$14.00 per hour depending onexperience. Higher pay plan forthose with 5 years or more expe-rience and full-time. Benefits:Paid Vacations after 1 year fulltime employment; free sundaylunch; employee discount; fallbonuses based on attendance/performance/ team effort. Pleasecall 603-915-3172. Ask forAshley.

VENO ELECTRIC, INCIs hiring for Journeyman andApprentice for residential &commercial. Looking for de-pendable and motivated, neatworkmanship, team player. Topwages. Please email: [email protected].

Services Services

AFFORDABLE ROOFING& SEAMLESS GUTTERS

FMI call (603)730-2521.Credit cards [email protected].

COMPUTERMAINTENANCE

Virus removal, performance up-grades, security software, wire-less installations, data recovery,backups. Luc 603-723-7777.

Monument/ Headstone cleaning.10% off for Veterans and Se-niors. 603-723-6759.

MOWER MEDICSpring Tune-Up Special: Oil andgas change, carb/filter cleaned,new plug, blade sharpened/balanced, $45 on site, Berlin/Gorham. Riders, more. Call(603)723-7103.

Wanted

ANTIQUES, furniture, glassware,tools, one piece or entire estates,call (603)752-3515, (603)723-1931Ted and Wanda Lacasse.

Services

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