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MILAN — A 27-year old Berlin woman died Wednes-day morning from injuries received in an early morning car accident on Route 110.

Brenda Cloutier was a culi-nary student at White Moun-tains Community College and was to start a new job at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods.

Berlin police said the accident

happened on Route 110 near Spring Road in West Milan.

Cloutier was the sole occu-pant of the vehicle. Police said the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

According to Cloutier’s obituary (which appears on page 16) she was the mother of three young children. She was a 2012 graduate of Berlin High School.

No further information was available at press time.

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Berlin valedictorian, salutatorian refl ect on unpredicable year

BERLIN — Berlin Middle High School Valedictorian Kyra Woodward and Saluta-torian Kelly McCormick are good friends and, with their classmates, have endured more than a year of unpre-dictability due to COVID-19.

The two also share a unique connection — both have fathers who teach in the Berlin Middle High School. Alan Woodward teaches social

studies while Ted McCor-mick teaches economics. Nei-ther daughter is planning to follow her father’s steps into a teaching career.

“I’m a math person,” said Kyra Woodward. “Not so much a history person, which is ironic because my Dad is a history teacher,” she noted. But she said her father has

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The announcement by the parties could lead to the easing of a political impasse that has produced four elections in two years and left Israel without a stable government or a state budget. If Parliament ratifi es the fragile agreement in a confi dence vote in the coming days, it will also bring down the curtain, if only for an intermission, on the premiership of a leader who has defi ned contemporary Israel more than any other.

The new coalition is an unusual and awk-ward alliance between eight political parties from a diverse array of ideologies, from the left to the far right. It includes the member-ship of a small Arab party called Raam, which would become the fi rst Arab group to join a right-leaning coalition in Israeli history. While some analysts have hailed it as refl ecting the breadth and complexity of contemporary soci-ety, others say its members are too incompati-ble for their compact to last, and consider it the embodiment of Israel’s political dysfunction.

The alliance would be led until 2023 by Naftali Bennett, a religiously observant former settler leader who opposes a Pales-tinian state and wants Israel to annex the majority of the occupied West Bank. He is

a former ally of Netanyahu often described as more right-wing than the prime minister.

If the government lasts a whole term, it would then be led between 2023 and 2025 by Yair Lapid, a centrist former television host considered a standard-bearer for sec-ular Israelis.

The son of American immigrants, Ben-nett, 49, is a former software entrepreneur, army commando, chief of staff to Netanyahu and defense minister. His home is in central Israel, but he was once chief executive of an umbrella group, the Yesha Council, that rep-resents Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Until the most recent election cycle, Bennett was part of a political alliance with Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right leader.

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— A hacking group believed to have links to the Chinese government penetrated the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s computer systems in April, exposing vulnerabil-ities in a vast transportation network that carries millions of people every day, accord-ing to an MTA document that outlined the breach.

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Transit offi cials say a forensic analysis of the attack has not revealed evidence of either and that hackers did not compromise customers’ personal information. The agency reported the attack to law enforcement and other state agencies, but has not disclosed it publicly.

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Coast Guard fl ies fallen skier from RavineBY DAYMOND STEER

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SARGENT’S PURCHASE — The Coast Guard was called to Mount Wash-ington on Sunday to airlift an injured skier who had collided with rocks at Tuckerman Ravine.

According to a blog post by Mount Washington Avalanche Center Lead Snow Ranger Frank Carus, at about 1:20 p.m. Sunday, a Mount Washington volunteer ski patroller radioed to say that a skier had taken a “sliding fall” down a 35-degree snow slope onto a patch of rocky ground.

A group of skiers who happened to be there began rendering aid.

One of them used an Inreach Satellite communicator to alert New Hampshire State Police and the Department of Fish and Game of the incident. The ski patroller determined the man needed “immediate evacuation,” said Carus.

The accident occurred when the skier and his son “climbed to the highest point of snow remaining, and the father slipped, sliding 400 feet or more into the jagged rocks currently exposed adjacent to the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, known as ‘Lunch Rocks,’” said Carus. “The pair was not wearing crampons, which can be insurance against hard snow or obscured icy patches.”

Fish and Game identifi ed the injured man as James Shanley, 68, of Montpe-lier, Vt. Shanley was reportedly hiking up the ravine with his son before their third ski run. At about 2:45 p.m., Gorham EMS ambulance and UTV headed up Sherbune Ski Trail to the patient while the ski patrol and a snow ranger used a litter and belay ropes to move him toward Hermit Lake.

“Weather factors made local air ambu-lance services unable to fl y, but the U.S.

Coast Guard 1st District was available for the mission,” said Carus, who said the helicopter departed Weymouth, Mass., at 3:45 p.m. “At 5 p.m., under a low ceiling at 4,500 feet, a Coast Guard Jayhawk arrived at Hermit Lake and hoisted the patient and a paramedic for the fl ight to the Level 1 trauma center in Portland.”

As of Tuesday afternoon, Shanley was listed in fair condition at Maine Medical Center.

Carus described the man who fell as the father in a father son duo that had been to the ravine before.

“The father ... has years of experience skiing in Tuckerman Ravine, but like many ‘old school’ skiers, tends to forget

his helmet while skiing in the backcoun-try,” said Carus.

Carus praised the work of the skiers who aided Shanley. “This group of

20-30-year-olds jumped in to assist, suf-fering in the cold drizzle to render fi rst aid and then carry the litter to Hermit Lake where they then waited patiently to confi rm that they wouldn’t be needed to carry the litter should the helicopter fail to arrive,” said Carus.

“Anyone having an accident would be lucky to have this group of solid individ-uals to assist them.”

Carus also praised the efforts of the rescue organization and mountain per-sonnel involved.

“The efforts of the Mount Washing-ton Volunteer Ski Patrol and the AMC Hermit Lake caretaker were also impres-sive with three veteran patrollers doing what they do to keep an injured person from succumbing to their injuries and to the elements,” said Carus. “Be sure to thank a patroller and the caretaker when you see them. Thanks as well, to the NH Fish and Game offi cers and Gorham EMS personnel for their efforts in this mission.”

The Coast Guard on its USCGNorth-east Twitter handle was to release video of the rescue Tuesday afternoon.

Check the avalanche forecast at mountwashingtonavalachecenter.org for current avalanche and other mountain hazard reports.

Rescuers bring James Shanley, 68, of Montpelier, Vt., down Tuckerman Ravine Sunday. Due to weather conditions, the only helicopter that could airlift him out was a Coast Guard Jayhawk from Weymouth, Mass. (PHOTO COURTESY MOUNT WASHINGTON AVALANCHE CENTER)


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Steve Enman’s opinion piece in the May 27 Sun is replete with falsehoods. He falsely stated that Dr. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had contra-dicted himself in the early stages of the pan-demic last spring by fi rst stating that masks were not necessary to avoid COVID-19 infec-tion. In fact, old science on coronavirus spread, which is what he fi rst relied upon, suggested that the virus was of a size that could penetrate all but an N-95 mask, thus that masks would not be effective, and that the N-95s were in short supply and needed by hospital workers to protect them while treating infected patients.

As more study on this virus was conducted, Fauci then shared those results, which indi-cated that this virus was spread largely by nasal droplets which most masks actually stopped, and so his recommendations changed to wearing any available cloth mask. That’s called evolving science, not contradiction. In fact, every single scientifi c study in the world performed on masking and social distancing demonstrated them to be effective against this particular virus. As a result, these protocols were further emphasized. Enman warned that even fully vaccinated people were contracting the virus. He failed to mention that the CDC reported that number as less than one out of every 3,000 vaccinated people after 30 million U.S. vaccinations, proving that the vaccines are even more effective than previously predicted.

Enman lauded Scott Atlas of the Hoover Institute for his conclusion that our govern-ment was overreaching to restrict activity without a scientifi c basis. What Enman did not tell you is that Atlas, who never took a day of instruction in epidemiology, spent his career as a radiologist, and that the Hoover Institute is nothing more than a right-wing economic think tank headed by Condoleeza Rice with the aim of trashing government management of anything. Although originally affi liated with Stanford, the Institute, and Atlas in particular, has been roundly condemned by both former colleagues and the scientifi c community for his unscientifi c prescriptions regarding the virus. Even the article Enman quoted from is full of false statistics and claims unsupported by epi-demiological science and has been roundly dis-credited by reputable scientists. It is no wonder Atlas was invited by Trump to serve as his chief White House pandemic advisor. Moreover, Dr. Birx recently publicly excoriated Atlas for his charlatan pseudo-science.

Enman clearly never read the Constitution he touts nor studied the Supreme Court cases applying it. The U.S. Constitution expressly rec-ognizes our government has the duty to protect the welfare of the citizenry. That’s even in the Preamble. The Supreme Court has said that in an epidemic, the democratically elected gov-

ernment has the power to issue restrictions on behavior, including the wearing of masks and the administering of vaccines, if it deems it nec-essary in a public health emergency in order to stop the spread of disease (Jacobson v. Mas-sachsuetts SCOTUS 1901). The decision is over 100 years old and still the law of the land. It stated that citizens always have the remedy of being heard by elected offi cials before a decision and voting them out of offi ce if they disagree, but none of us have the right to pick and choose which public safety laws we will follow. Try tell-ing the cop who stops you for speeding that he is violating your Constitutional rights, Enman, and see how far that gets you. The truth is, the Constitution does not give one the free choice to kill his neighbors by spreading deadly disease. That is not a “personal choice”, but a willful assault. Quote the Bible all you want, Enman, but nowhere does it condone that.

Shockingly, Enman even went on to state that masks, themselves, caused physical ill-ness. But in point of fact, only people with respi-ratory problems are at risk from mask wearing, and every single mask mandate excepted them from the requirement with specifi c language to that effect, something Enman failed to mention.

According to Johns Hopkins University, this country’s leading scholarly institution in the fi eld of epidemiology, we have surpassed the horrifi c death toll of the 1918 fl u pandemic, and in less time, not to mention the thousands of COVID survivors whose neurological health has been damaged, possibly permanently. This country achieved such a dark outcome as a direct result of Trump’s policies that delayed PPE distribution, delayed vaccine distribution, and propagated false assurances, encouraging many governors to lie about the deadliness of COVID-19 while lifting safety protocols too early. Real epidemiologists say we are poten-tially in for a resurgence this fall as a result.

In one aspect I agree with Mr. Enman. This country is in rough shape educationally, but not just because of the recent need for remote schooling. We have a pandemic of ignorance that permeates our society where people freely ignore actual science in favor of made-up sto-ries that suit their preferred simplistic fanta-sies. It belies a fundamental inability to discern bull---- from reality, a lack of capacity for real scientifi c research, and a basic disdain for read-ing news in favor of immersion in a seemingly endless stream of twisted political propaganda, largely fascist in origin, that targets the unin-formed and weak-minded among us whom our education system has failed to arm with a mod-icum of intellectual ability. And yes, Mr. Enman, I, too, have a prayer: God help us all!

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has made it clear that he wants the United States to transition to a more for-ward-thinking, climate-con-scious future. His American Jobs Plan includes funding for clean energy projects that can reenergize and reinvent our power infrastructure, helping to protect the envi-ronment—and most impor-tantly, create jobs.

As the world begins to wane its dependence on fossil fuels, we will need to diversify our energy options. Clean energy derives power from more environmentally friendly sources than oil and gas, such as solar, wind, or hydropower.

This puts us in a better position to reach low carbon goals and improves the acces-sibility of energy for years to come. It is critical that we invest in projects that can

help achieve a low-carbon energy future and create infrastructure and jobs for the long term.

Clean energy projects can also bring a host of economic benefi ts to New Hampshire. Beyond the thousands of jobs offered by these ini-tiatives, they are a boon to surrounding locales, gener-ating cash fl ow in commu-nities, and supporting local businesses, restaurants, and hotels. They can be the catalyst that sparks New Hampshire’s rebound from the pandemic.

Biden’s climate agenda means that green infra-structure is the future. New Hampshire should get in early and invest in clean energy projects — they can be the key to New Hamp-shire’s future as a green energy leader.

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LANCASTER — Former Berlin Police Offi cer Phillip Pelletier has pleaded guilty to one count of invasion of privacy for using his cell phone to take a picture of a patient at Andro-scoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.

Pelletier, 32 of Berlin was working an overtime shift supervising the man, who was being held at the hospi-tal pending an involuntary emergency admission to the New Hampshire State Hospital. The incident took place between Jan. 22, 2019, and Feb. 4, 2019.

In Coos County Superior Court Friday, Pelletier was sentenced to 12 months in the House of Correction on the Class A misdemeanor charge, with the sentence deferred for one year and then suspended for one year. The deferral and suspension are conditioned on his good behavior, payment of a $500 fi ne and his com-pletion of 200 hours of community ser-vice. Additionally, Pelletier has agreed not to seek recertifi cation of his law enforcement credentials.

In an earlier statement, Berlin Police Chief Peter Morency said he immediately ordered an internal investigation when he heard about the incident. As a result of that inves-tigation, Pelletier’s police certifi cation by the N.H. Police Standards & Train-ing Council was revoked on Jan. 28, 2020, and he was forced to resign from

the Berlin Police Department.Morency said he also asked the

Grafton Sheriff ’s Department to undertake a criminal investigation, believing one should be undertaken by an independent police agency outside Coos County. The sheriff ’s department did the initial investigation and then further investigation was provided by N.H. Attorney-General’s Criminal Bureau investigator Allison Vachon. The case was prosecuted by Assistant N.H. Attorneys General Heather A. Cherniske and Attorney Joshua L. Speicher of the Criminal Bureau.

Pelletier was originally charged with fi ve misdemeanor counts of inva-sion of privacy. Four counts were nolle prossed.

Because of a lack of in-patient psy-chiatric facilities in New Hampshire, many people on Involuntary Emer-gency Admission petitions can end up in hospitals for weeks waiting for a bed.

The petitions certify that the person suffers from a mental illness that makes them a danger to themselves or others. While the patient is held waiting for a bed at a psychiatric hos-pital, security is provided to protect all patients.

The N.H. Supreme Court last month ruled psychiatric patients who are involuntarily admitted to hospi-tals must be given a hearing to con-test their detention within 72 hours of their arrival.

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LANCASTER — Coos County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service is inviting everyone who lives in or loves Coos County to participate in the Local Working Groups Ini-tiative.

If you love Coos County and are concerned with conservation issues such as erosion, long term protection of land, soil quality lim-itations, source water depletion, this conversation is for you.

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The conversation will take place on Zoom, Tuesday, June 8, from 5-6 p.m. Email the Coos County Conservation District Manager at [email protected] for the Zoom link to attend the meeting. RSVP is appreciated by June 4.

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Forest group preps for hearing on Tinker BrookGORHAM — The Gorham Town Forest Commit-

tee met by Zoom on May 17 to formally accept the Forest Stewardship Plan for the Tinker Brook tract nearly a year after the plan was completed by town forester Haven Neal.

Having such a plan prepared and accepted was one of the requirements of adding the 2,020-acre tract to the existing Paul T. Doherty Town Forest, enlarging it to 5,666 acres.

Gorham acquired these new acres from The Con-servation Fund, a non-profi t conservation organiza-tion. Funding came from several sources, without tapping local taxpayer dollars.

The May 17 meeting was very brief and the forest committee will meet again to discuss the plan and then schedule a public hearing.

Neal completed the plan July 31, 2020, but further steps were delayed because the town was dealing with issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, explained select board chairman Mike Waddell, who also chairs the forest committee. Its other members are Lee Carroll, Glen Eastman, Steve Malespini and Ted Miller.

The northern-most point of the Tinker Brook Tract is on the Berlin-Gorham line, Neal writes.

The property extends south for 3.04 miles to a point approximately half a mile north of Route 2. Some rocky cliffs provide habitat for bobcat and American pine martin.

The Conservation Fund acquired the tract in 2014 from Yankee Forest LLC as an “interim hold,” giving the town time to secure grant funding.

The Conservation Fund and its New Hamp-shire-Vermont representative Sally Manikian of Shelburne worked with the town to successfully achieve that goal. TCF also hired LandVest, Inc., of Bethel, Maine, to manage the property during this interim period. Yankee Forest had bought the tract in 1996 and only held it for eight years.

Prior to that, the property had been owned and managed as an industrial forest for some 75 years by the Brown Company and its successors, the pulp and paper company that formerly dominated the Androscoggin Valley economy.

Adjacent forestland includes the 7,500-acre Jeri-cho Mountain State Park in Berlin to the north, the 755-acre Moose Brook State park in Gorham, and non-industrial forest to the east.

The 2,440-foot Sugar Mountain summit in the northwest corner is the tract’s highest point, and its lowest is its southwest boundary corner with Moose Brook State Park at 1,013 feet.

Neal details the research fi ndings of a USDA Nat-ural Resources Conservation project completed in the 1970s.

The center of the Tinker Brook Tract, from north to south, is dominated by three soil types that make up 1,211 acres — more than half of the 2,020-acre property. “These soils are listed in the 1A category of The Important Soils Groups, considered the most

productive in New Hampshire for tree growth,” he pointed out in his report.

There are two entry points into the forest: a south-ern entry point from the Gorham Sand and Gravel Co. yard and second one at the northeast end off Corbin Street in Berlin.

Neal noted that an all-season road reached by the fi rst entry point “is in generally good condition, although there is some center erosion due to heavy ATV use.”

A bridge to which the second entry point leads “must be rebuilt before vehicle traffi c (for logging-re-lated activities) can resume,” Neal said. The tract’s road system “will require some repair and mainte-nance work, such as ditch repair, culvert repair or replacement, and general surface work. Much of the repair work is due to heavy ATV use.”

The Tinker Brook tract, like the longtime town forest, will provide a number of benefi ts to the town and its citizens, Neal pointed out.

“Watershed protection is the top goal,” Neal stated.About 300 acres on the west side of the property

are within the Perkins Brook watershed, which is the town’s primary water supply. Whenever forest management activities are undertaken in this area, the detailed practices and guidelines for water qual-ity protection established in the 2017 Forest Stew-ardship Plan will be in effect. No motorized OHRVs are allowed in this area; it is only open to non-mo-

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Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said: “Families in every corner of the country have been struggling to get online throughout this pandemic. For those families, we now say help is around the corner. We now have a new way for disconnected Americans to access the internet to carry out their day-to-day

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LACONIA — The roar returns to the state June 12-20 when the 98th Bike Week is held with many new events and venues this year outdoors includ-ing a countdown to the largest expected gathering in 2023.

Bike Week will celebrate its 100th year June 10-18, 2023.

Although there is no statewide mask mandate in New Hampshire or Laconia, many local busi-nesses and restaurants in Laconia are still asking

Big crowd expected at this year’s Laconia Bike Week

Laconia Bike Week is scheduled for June 12-20. Last year, a limited bike week was held in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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As we head into the process of interviewing and hiring a builder/contractor, I couldn’t help but wish we could avoid this step. We all want to hire the best people, whether for our business or for projects around the house. Even hiring the neighborhood kid to mow your lawn still comes with its challenges. Do kids even DO work like that anymore or are they all just far too glued to their phones? And yes, I can hear myself yelling “Get off my lawn!”

There’s a common thread throughout the majority of contrac-tor-based jobs. That is the challenge of fi nding a qualifi ed, trustworthy, capable contractor to do the work. The number of qualifi ed professional contractors in Northern New England is not at all comparable to the numbers they maintain in the larger cities and towns.

So, what’s a homeowner to do? Do you roll the dice and pick a name from the phonebook or web search? Do you rely on friends and family to provide recommendations? Is “AngiesList.Com” really trustworthy? Perhaps the devil you know really is better than the devil you don’t! I think the answer lies somewhere in the midst of all those choices.

The risk in hiring a contractor is directly related to how involved you’re going to be (or are able to be) involved in the project. If this is a repair or upgrade to your vacation home in the White Mountains and you have no way of being present while the work is being done, the risk is far greater. In these situations, the referrals of friends, family or trusted advisors become crit-ical.

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we handily make up in quality.I am often asked for referrals and

recommendations and I’m always happy to provide my two cents. I’m happy to provide honest and straight-forward feedback, as it does me no good to embellish the truth.

At the end of the day, the person having the work done is going to remember that it was me that pro-vided that referral. I want to ensure they are taken care of and will trust me with other recommendations in the future.

If the repair or remodel is being done to your year-round home, the

stakes are not quite as high. Of course, you are still inviting

someone into your home to provide a service, but at least you have the option of being there.

I know from past jobs in the service industry, there is nothing worse than having your customer looking over your shoulder while you perform your task. I don’t know how those folks at Subway do it.

That said, from the other side of the counter, there is no better way to ensure that the work is being done to your liking.

For anyone who has been through the construction of a new home, this is no secret. How many of you would

WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and others in introducing to preserve a whistleblower program that is in danger of being depleted due to its own success.

The bipartisan CFTC Fund Management Act ensures that the Commodity Futures Trading Com-mission’s program that provides monetary rewards for whistleblowers can continue to operate without needing to spend a single taxpayer dollar by creating a separate account should the work of whistleblowers continue past the allocated cap for the initial program.

The bill now heads to the House for consideration.

Hassan said: “Whistleblow-ers sound the alarm on waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, and it is essen-tial that we can preserve the incentives that encourage whistleblowers to speak out. I am glad that the Senate voted unanimously and across party

lines to advance this commonsense legislation to reward whistleblowers who bravely come forward

to expose wrongdoing and ensure that the perpetra-tors are held accountable.”

The Customer Protection Fund was established in 2010 to reward whistleblowers for calling attention to wrongdoing that results in CFTC fi nes.

It is funded from CFTC monetary collections resulting from whistleblower disclosures and is capped at $100 million.

Operating expenses and educational initiatives are also paid out of the fund rather than taxpay-er-funded appropriations. Any fi nes collected after the account reaches its cap are remitted to the Trea-sury general fund.

have liked to be a fl y on the wall during the entire home-building pro-cess?

So, what do you look for? The obvi-ous ones are, well, obvious. You want the person to have a reputation for honesty and fair-dealings with their past clients.

“There are always bumps along the road and no one business is ever going to make all of their customers happy,” notes Badger Realty agent Jerry Hamanne. “But a general reputation for ‘good business’ is key.”

And even if they are honest in what they do, they still need to be able to do it effectively. I don’t care if the guy’s nickname is Honest Abe. If he can’t hang a window straight or keep a roof from leaking, I’ll have little use for his services.

Right along with honesty and skill is humility. I am always impressed when a contractor or service provider is upfront and honest with me about what they can and, more importantly, cannot do.

Don’t be afraid to hire two different people for different parts of a project. If worker “A” is great at framing and sheetrock and worker “B” is an expert at painting, hire them both.

You will get a better fi nished prod-uct and will have utilized the best person for each respective job.

It is without a doubt going to be more work for you, but you will be

more satisfi ed in the end.“Timing is everything.” Contractors,

literally the world over, have devel-oped a bit of a reputation for being behind schedule.

I fi rmly believe it is because they are simply too busy, but this is where communication steps in and elimi-nates the “issue” of being late.

If a plumber is always fi nding him-self behind schedule, but takes the 30 seconds or so to call the next appoint-ment and let them know, they will cer-tainly appreciate it.

I promise you, that plumber will never be thought of as “late” or worse, “disrespectful” because they are show-ing respect for the time of the cus-tomer.

Lastly, there is always some wiggle room. You will likely never fi nd that perfect contractor for your project. And you will always fi nd someone that will say something negative about that person.

At the end of the day, I believe you need to go with your gut and just try to get “most” of what you want.

If he or she is trustworthy and has a reputation for the skill-set you are looking for, chances are you will have a good experience and now you have added someone to your list of recom-mendable contractors.

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The FCC encourages partners and partici-pating providers to conduct outreach efforts so that every eligible household knows about the program and how to sign up. The commission will be providing a variety of materials for partners to use in their efforts to increase awareness about the program. During this time, the FCC and its program administrator, USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company), will continue to ensure that appropriate privacy and secu-rity safeguards are in place.

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that masks be worn. Some commu-nities also have mask mandates.

“We’re just asking people to be kind and courteous and if a busi-ness asks that they wear them,” said Karmen Gifford, president of Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce.

“We’re expecting a lot of people. Places are fi lling up fast,” she said.

Last year, due to COVID-19, the event was not held during its annual slot ending on Father’s Day but was pushed back and scaled back in August.

Few of the normal large gather-ings were held, and no vendors lined Lakeside Avenue, and there was no wall-to-wall chrome parking.

Charlie St. Clair, executive direc-tor of the rally, indicated it was important for a rally to be held in 2020 because many people from all over the world had already made plans to attend the 100th. Pushing it back a year would be problematic.

This year, some events of the past may change due to COVID-19, but in many cases, old events have returned and new ones are sched-uled, most of which are outdoors.

Gunstock will again host the Amateur Hill Climb in which motor-cyclists try to get to the summit of a ski jump in Gilford.

That will be held on its traditional Wednesday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with admission of $20 cash.

There will be the 98th Loudon Classic motorcycle races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon June 18-20 and a vintage race the fi rst weekend, fi reworks

on Wednesday night over the water in Weirs Beach at 10 p.m. and a number of charity and sightseeing motorcycle tours. Those include the “Ride to the Sky” on Friday, when the Mt. Washington Auto Road sees thousands of motorcycles, and a 170-mile covered bridge ride on Thursday.

Returning this year will also be a sightseeing train from Meredith into the Weirs on the weekends.

New this year will be a number of bike shows. A sportbike show will be held at the Weirs Beach Drive-In the fi rst weekend and another show fea-turing choppers will be later in the

week.Lots of live music is planned

all week at various tented venues around the Weirs Beach area which are mainly connected with existing businesses that have liquor licenses.

The event is considered one of the nation’s largest motorcycle rallies, and the Rally News reports that this area in New England represents “the second-largest demographic of motorcycle riders in the country.”

The Rally News is now using a registered trademark sign as the “World’s Oldest Motorcycle Rally.”

For more information, go to laco-niamcweek.com.

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Laconia Bike Week was held in August 2020; the date was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and mask and social distancing requirements were in place. (PAULA TRACY PHOTO)


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a lot of passion for working with stu-dents and people and got her involved in the community. She said he is one of the reasons she has decided to major in psychology so she can work with people.

In attending the University of New Hampshire this fall, she will be fol-lowing in the footsteps of her parents, Alan and Rebecca Woodward, who are both UNH alumni.

Woodward says she hopes to be a child psychologist.

“I’ve always known I wanted to work with children,” she said, explaining that she wants to help kids succeed. “I want to be able to be someone they can come to that can support them,” she said.

Woodward said school has generally come easy for her. She said she estab-lished study habits as a young student and has worked at her own pace since. A member of the National Honor Soci-ety, she has excelled academically and has taken honor and advanced place-ment courses as a high school student.

Woodward said when the school went remote because of the pandemic, it was a struggle for her at fi rst. She didn’t have a set schedule anymore and it was a little hard to adjust. Woodward said she prefers to be in the classroom because she is an active questioner and it is easier to ask ques-tion in that setting. But she found her balance and everything worked out.

As class president, Woodward feels her class missed out on some cher-ished traditions because of COVID. One was losing its chance to repeat as homecoming winner. The prom was a big project because they had to change their venue about seven weeks before the event.

Woodward said athletic offi cials worked hard to make sure the teams had about the same number of games

but said breathing through masks while running was hard. But asked if she expected that years from now the class would look back with pride at having endured through the pan-demic, she said yes.

“I think there’s something to be proud of, because no class has ever had to do this before,” she said.

Woodward was a three-sport athlete at Berlin High, competing in soccer, basketball and softball. Both she and McCormick were N.H. Interscholastic Athletic Association scholar-athletes, meaning they maintained a minimum of a B+ grade average while playing at least three sports.

Woodward was also been active in her community. She coached youth soccer for two years and youth soft-ball for three years and is a volunteer at RiverFire. She assisted with the mobile Food Pantry and the Badger Christmas Party.

She also has a job, working last summer at the Jericho Deli.

Kelly McCormick said she and Woodward have been friends since kindergarten and the pair gently com-peted for the valedictorian and saluta-torian positions.

“We’re still really good friends,” she said.

Both her parents work in the school system. Her father, Ted McCormick, is a teacher while her mother, Cheryl McCormick, is a behavior support spe-cialist.

McCormick said being a student during COVID-19 was hard at the beginning because everything was uncertain. She said no one, includ-ing staff, knew what they were doing. But she said this year has been better because when they were remote there was a schedule.

Like Woodward, McCormick is a three-sport athlete, playing fi eld

hockey, basketball and tennis.She has done some community

service projects through the Key Club and is parliamentarian of the National Honor Society. McCormick is a member of the Youth Leadership Though Adventure club and part of the TrueNorth Leadership team. She also serves on the student council.

McCormick said her favorite class at Berlin Middle High School was the licensed nursing assistant program because it is in what she hopes will be her future career. She will be attend-ing the University of Rhode Island this fall and majoring in biology. From there, she hopes to go to medical school and become a pediatric surgeon.

One of her highlights this school year was her fi eld hockey team making it to the state championship game. The team forfeited the fi nal game when the school had to close down because of high positive COVID rates. While disappointing to have to forfeit, McCormick said just being considered for the fi nal was a highlight.

When the school was forced to go remote, McCormick said she realized she had to fi nd the self-discipline to sit down and do the homework that was assigned.

She said there were mountains of homework at the beginning and she thought she didn’t have to do it. But as it kept piling up, McCormick said she realized she had to motivate her-self to do the work.

She said she thinks the discipline she learned will hold her in good stead when she goes to college.

McCormick has a schedule that doesn’t allow for much free time. In addition to school, sports and stud-ies, she also has a job working week-ends at the Yokohama Restaurant in Gorham.

Graduation exercises are set for Friday, June 12, at Gaydo Memorial Field at 3 p.m. at Berlin High School.

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Berlin High School Valedictorian Kyra Woodward (left) and Salutatorian Kelly McCormick have been good friends since kindergarten and gentle rivals for those top positions. (COURTESY PHOTOS)


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with a small crane from Lee Corri-gan. The sculptors of the moose, Brian Lamarre, Pat Raymond and his daughter Brynna Raymond, were on hand for the fi nal installa-tion touches.

Pat Raymond of North Country Woods Chain Saw Sculptures in Milan said the project had taken a couple of years with a slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was 30 years ago when the fi rst

moose was installed on the common and we hope Moose 2 will be here for another 30 years,” said town man-ager Denise Vallee.

The original moose sculpture had been carved by Brian Lamarre and donated to the town.

Over the years, it had suffered irreparable damage due to exposure to weather. The current moose from the top of its head to the bottom of its stomach was carved from a single piece of wood from the Cana-dian forest.

torized recreational uses. Timber har-vesting will only be done in the winter under frozen-ground conditions.

Sustainable timber management is a goal that will provide income to help the town pay for projects and offset property taxes. Silvicultural practices should ensure a dependable long-term supply of high-quality forest products.

Except for the 300-acre Perkins Brook watershed, the Tinker Brook tract is open for both motorized and non-mo-torized recreation: snowmobiles, ATVs, hunting, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking and wildlife viewing.

A goal is to maintain wildlife habi-tat when planning forest management activities to help sustain the broad range of species that traditionally live in the region.

Another goal is for the town to make this property available as an educational resource so both children and adults can learn about natural resources.

The systematic point sample forest inventory that LandVest completed is also provided in the appendix.

According to that inventory, 85 per-cent of the forest cover consists of hard-woods with a species composition of beech, sugar maple, red maple, yellow birch, paper birch, white ash, quaking aspen and bigtooth aspen.

Small numbers of basswood, black cherry, hornbeam and gray birch are also present. Non-commercial species, such as pin cherry and striped maple are present small quantities. Softwoods make up 15 percent of the cover: balsam

fi r, hemlock, white pine and red spruce.“This is a young and predominantly

northern hardwood forest,” Neal points out.

Timber management goals must take into account that much of the forest has seen as many as four harvest entries over the past 75 years, with the most recent in the decade after the highly destructive Winter 1998 Ice Storm.

The desired schedule for the next fi ve years is an annual winter harvest of 1,000 to 2,000 cords on the entire nearly 6,000-acre forest. Factors such as weather or low market prices could disrupt this schedule.

Neal also points out that there are a number of unsanctioned trails in use on the forest.

”These will need to be evaluated to determine their origin and if they are appropriate,” he notes. “If necessary, these trails will be closed off.”

A short but fascinating summary of the fi ndings of Brett Engstrom, who was hired by the The Conservation Fund to conduct an ecological inventory over four days in the summer of 2017, is also in the appendix.

He reports several wetlands, some previously mapped inaccurately, plus one high-quality vernal pool, a critical wildlife habitat and one endangered plant.

Engstrom found the 17-acre Tinker Brook Ravine to be “a very beautiful spot” with waterfalls and cascades, a mature mixed forest on steep slopes, and several streamside seeps and allu-vial woodlands.

He saw and/or heard 18 species of birds, plus sign of bear, moose and deer.

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Moose sculptors Pat Raymond his daughter Brynna Raymond and Brian Lamarre stand in front of the moose they created and delivered to the Gorham Common. (PAUL ROBITAILLE PHOTO)


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Citizens Bank recently donated an art mural of Berlin to the Moffett House Museum. Well-known Berlin artist Bob Hughes carved this piece that had been hanging in the Citizens Bank lobby since 1978. Since the Citizen branch is no longer in Berlin, it was donated to the Moffett House, where it will be hung at their newly acquired building, the former Fleury Patry Funeral Home. From left: Will Coleman from Citizens Bank, Ray Gamache, Walter Nadeau and Bob Lafrance from the Moffett House Museum. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

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Gorham Public Library's current artist of the month is Ben Murphy. Ben's work will be on display at the library for the entire month of June. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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The Warming Hut at Jericho Mountain State Park is maintained by The White Mountain Ridge Runners. (ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PHOTO)

BERLIN — The White Mountain Ridge Runners held their Annual Jer-icho Warming Hut BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, May 29, at their club-house on the trail.

It was a huge success with record breaking attendance and funds raised.

Riders from all over New England gathered at Jericho Mountain State Park for the Opening Weekend of the trails.

This was the fi rst Trailside Ride In event of the year. Their support was overwhelming and appreciated.

The White Mountain Ridge Runners is the local snowmobile club who owns

and maintains the Jericho Warming Hut for snowmobilers to warm up in the winter, but they also allow the OHRV community to use the hut all during riding season.

Visitors are encouraged to stop by the hut and sign the guestbook located in the hut.

The data collected from the guest book is an important part of the vis-itor tracking. There is also a donation box, all donations are appreciated to keep the hut maintained.

Last year the hut remained closed due to COVID-19. The hut is now open for all to enjoy this riding season.

Ridge Runners BBQ a success


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Grand March for the Gorham prom.

Join us at the Common on Saturday, June 5th at 6:00pm

for this long standing tradition.

The Gorham Booster Club is

pleased to present this year’s

Edward “Eddie” Coulombe, Sr

I want to express a heartfelt thank you for joining our family for my husband’s funeral mass and Celebration of Life. Thank you

for being there for him in so many ways. Thank for attending and sharing heartfelt personal stories of the fun times you had

thank you to my family and friends for your help and support for

the burgers and hotdogs and all those who brought salads and

Sincerely,Celeste Coulombe, Children & Grandchildren

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Mark A. Malia

Brenda L. Cloutier

Mark A. Malia, 54, of Gorham, N.H., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Andro-scoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H.

He was born in Berlin, on March 27, 1967, the son of John and Lise (Gagnon) Malia and was a lifelong resident of the area.

Mark graduated from Berlin High School Class of 1986. For many years he had been employed as a truck driver for Kelley Trucking and Currier Trucking, most recently he was a bus driver for Berlin Public Schools.

He enjoyed hockey (both watching and playing), was an avid Bruins fan, and loved his family and his dog Sully.

He is survived by his wife Heather Malia of Gorham, N.H.; daughter Caitlyn Malia of Gorham; son Chase Malia of Gorham; mother Lisa Malia of Berlin; sister Cathy Lemelin and husband Mark of Berlin; aunt Ramona Gagnon of Epsom, N.H.; cousins Steven and Suzy Gagnon of Portsmouth, N.H., and Mike Gagnon of Virginia; and his beloved dog Sully.

He was predeceased by his father John Malia and sister Susan Malia.

Services will be private. Burial will be in St. Kieran Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Berlin and Gorham. Memories and condolences may be shared online at bryantfuneral-home.net.

Brenda L. Cloutier, 27, of Berlin, N.H., passed away on Wednesday June 2, 2021, from injuries received in an automobile accident.

She was born in Berlin on Feb. 1, 1994, the daughter of Curtis J. and Tina J. (Bergeron) Cloutier and graduated from Berlin High School in 2012.

Brenda was currently a student at the White Mountains Community College in the culinary arts program and was to start a new job at the Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods.

Brenda loved cooking, baking, cake making, the outdoors, four-wheeling, snowmobiling and anything outdoors.

She enjoyed time spent at Lake Umbagog with her parents.

Her family includes her children, Sophia Cloutier (age 8) of Stark, N.H., Robert Cloutier (age 6) of Groveton, N.H., and Chase Leighton (age 3) of Groveton,; her parents Tina Viens and her husband Paul of Cambridge, N.H., and Curtis Cloutier and partner Alice Ewalt of Berlin; sis-ters Tiffany Woods and husband P.J. of Milan and Katherine Cloutier of Berlin; step-broth-ers P.J., Lucien, and Cory; maternal grandpar-ents Gerard and Anita Bergeron of Berlin; her boyfriend Mackenzie Hartlen of Berlin; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her step-father Henri Leveille and her paternal grandparents Karen and Joseph Cloutier.

Private services will be livestreamed on Monday. June 7, 2021, at 1 p.m. Walk-through visitation with masks and social distancing will be held on Sunday, June 6, from 3-5 p.m, at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin. Find the online guestbook at bryantfuneral-home.net.

POTSDAM, N.Y. — Two local students graduated from Clarkson University on Dec. 31, 2020.

Trevor Donald Labrecque of Berlin received a bachelor of science with distinction in mathematics, business minor.

Tucker J Evans of Milan received a bachelor of science with great distinction in computer science.

As a private, national research university, Clark-son is a leader in technological education and sus-tainable economic development through teaching, scholarship, research and innovation.

Local students graduate from Clarkson University

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is so much going beau-tifully right around you and yet you'll still hear complaints -- a force of habit for some.

invoke a reality check to interrupt their pattern. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It's not what is

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is a trope of long-running sitcoms to keep it fresh by taking

an episode or two. Plan some equivalent scenery change for the long-running relationship in your life.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There are plenty of reasons not to judge others, the most obvious being that none is without fault. Beyond that, judg-ment is a distraction and an energy drain. Focus exclusively on the desire you are working toward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The French proverb

says: Honey is sweet, but the bees sting. It might be added that bees typically sting defensively. Since you're not planning to pose a disruptive or overt threat, today's honey will be worth the risk. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your creative mind will spin on things that others overlook. You don't expect them to understand you, though it would be nice if they could give you your alone time to focus on what fascinates you. Request it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are certain burdens you feel you must carry alone, but talk-ing them over is a way to lighten your load without making anyone else do the heavy lifting. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Reason and logic have a place in your decision-making. Though, today, it won't be the helm. How do you know when thinking is overthinking? Does it bring the situation into clarity or make it far more compli-cated? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everyone gets their due. Maybe it will come as a relief to know that you do not have to worry about the rewards, punishments, debts and remuneration. Karma is an automatic reconciliation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You know how to put on a professional front and can be the poster of appropriateness. Though there are things you do and ways that you show up that are too special to put a price tag on. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can't gather wisdom any more than you can gather the ability to run like an Olympian or solve genius-level mathematical equations. You can only use what you have, which will be more than enough today.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years. A few years ago, he told a friend of his he wasn’t in love with or attracted to me. I’m the same 5-foot-6-inch, 135-pound woman he married. Re-cently, he has become increasingly short-tempered.

He gets angry at every driver on the road, he destroyed the vacuum when it stopped working and recently went after our 10-pound rescue dog for peeing when he yelled at him. I intervened when he started screaming that he would kill the dog. He then turned on me, yelling and breaking things.

I’ve never seen him this angry, and I am afraid it’s escalating and he will physically harm the dog or me. Is it time to leave? He’s no longer the man I married. -- FEARFUL IN TEXAS

DEAR FEARFUL: What you are describing is not normal behavior. Contact your doctor about the drastic change in your husband’s per-sonality because it could be symptomatic of a serious illness. After that, the next time he presents a physical danger, call the police and ensure your safety by leaving. And if you do, take your rescue dog with you.

DEAR ABBY: I am about to start my new college experience, but I have a few concerns. I’m very picky, and I enjoy my alone time. I like to keep my space clean and tidy, and I’m afraid my roommate(s) will be slobs and I’ll end up cleaning up after them. I also need alone time so I can focus on myself to recoup after a long day. When I’m here at home I will usually do that in my bedroom. But if I have roommates, that will

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DEAR ABBY: I am retired, so I have free time on my hands. Recent-ly, while doing a favor for a neighbor couple, I was standing on their porch when a board broke and one of my legs went through up to my thigh. They expressed concern at the time, and I told them I thought I was OK. The next day, my knee and upper thigh were swollen and bruised. My leg is improving each day, and for that I’m thankful. This happened more than two weeks ago, and I have not gotten a phone call or any-thing else from these neighbors. Have people really gotten that insen-sitive, or am I making a big deal out of nothing? -- OLD SCHOOL IN GEORGIA DEAR OLD SCHOOL: No, you are not making a big deal out of nothing. And yes, some people have become that insensitive. The rea-son for your neighbors’ silence may be lack of empathy, or it could be fear of a lawsuit. Or they may have thought it was unnecessary to check further because you said you were OK.

— • —Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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COÖS COUNTY COMMISSIONERSRegular Meeting

Wednesday June 9, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m.

This meeting is being held remotely and may be accessed by dialing the following:

1-646-558-8656or

www.zoom.us/joinMeeting ID: 854 8024 5499

Passcode: 868592

TOWN OF SHELBURNE Supervisors of the Checklist Meeting

New Hampshire Law requires that the Supervisors of the Checklist verify the checklist every ten years. Any person on the checklist who has not voted in the past four years must re-register in order to remain on the checklist. The Supervisors have sent notice letters to these voters to the address they provided when they originally registered.The Supervisors of the Checklist of the Town of Shelburne will hold a session for re-registering those who have not voted since May 1, 2017. They will accept applications for new voter registration, accept corrections of the checklist, and/or changes of party

DATE: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021TIME: 7 PM to 7:30 PM

LOCATION: 74 Village Road, Shelburne, NH 03581

Robin Henne, Connie Landry, Ann Judge

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Steve’s Sports Shorts Steve Enman

Mountaineers open the playoffsSenior members of the Berlin High girls’ tennis team with their families at their fi nal home match of the season and of their careers. Play-ers include (from left) Emmelia Letendre, Emma Bergquist, Kelly McCormick, Becca Pouliot and Mickailey Walsh. (ANDY RACLOES PHOTO)

Coach Rollie Poirer’s Berlin High softball team played the Newfound Bears three times in less than a week, including a fi rst-round playoff win, 12-2, on Tuesday. This followed two end of the regular-season wins last week, 16-9 and 7-4.

In the fi rst game down in Bristol, the Mountain-eers took advantage of multiple errors by the Bears and used some very timely hitting to get the win. Jillian Hallee led the team offensively with four hits and three RBI and Mak Peare was on base four times with three RBI.

Peare also started on the mound and threw the fi rst fi ve innings to get the win, with Aeris Costine pitching the fi nal two innings.

In the 7-4 win, BHS seniors Makenna Balder-rama, Grace Bradley, Emily Coloumbe, Costine and Kyra Woodward along with Manager Shaun Goyette were recognized at what would be the last regular-season home game of their careers. Cos-tine started on the mound for Berlin and gave up the four runs in four innings of work before Peare came in to fi nish things off. Balderrama along with Bradley had two hits apiece, Woodward had two hits, including a long home run and Hallee also contributed with a round-tripper.

Coach Poirer was, “Very happy how we put the ball in play and forced the Bears to make plays. Hopefully, we can do the same as we play the same team in the fi rst round of the NHIAA tournament.”

In tournament action, Berlin did just that and more, using the bats of Bradley with four hits, and Jillian Hallee with three hits, as well as the arm of Julia Coulombe to defeat Newfound 12-2, before a large number of sun-drenched fans at Community Field on Tuesday.

Bradley had a single, double and two home runs to pace the Mountaineers offensively and Julia Cou-lombe was tough on the mound, giving up two runs and four hits, while striking out four, for the win.

The visiting Bears scored a run in the fi rst, with Berlin coming back to score three in the bottom half

of the second to take the lead that they never gave up. Ava Bartoli tied things up with a drive over the fence, followed by a walk to Emily Coulombe, and sister Julia reached when the right fi elder dropped a fl y ball, scoring Emily Coulombe in the process. Aubree Poirier worked the count to 3 and 2, after fouling off six balls, and then promptly singled to left to drive in Julia Coulombe. Peare had one of her patented bunt singles, as did Bradley, which loaded the bases with two outs.

The Bears survived a possible huge inning when a popup to the infi eld on the fi rst pitch ended things with BHS up 3-1.

Berlin scored in each of the next four innings, getting one in the third, when Bartoli walked, stole second and advanced to third on an overthrow, even-tually scoring on a Julia Coulombe infi eld hit. New-found scored a run in the top half of the fourth on an opposite-fi eld homer, but the Mountaineers would get that one back in the bottom of that same inning, thanks in part to a Bradley double, a Jillian Hallee bunt single and a throwing error on the Bear’s catcher, allowing Bradley to score.

Berlin sent 11 players to the plate and scored fi ve runs in the fi fth inning to pretty much seal the win. Kyra Woodward doubled, Alexis Goulet pinch-ran for her, advanced to third on a wild pitch and then after two straight outs, Poirier singled, Peare had a bunt single and then the big blow, a mammoth three-run homer to left-center off the bat of Bradley.

Hallee followed with a fi rst-pitch, round-tripper of her own, to right-center and then Makenna Balder-rama singled, Bartoli just missed her second homer of the game when the ball hit the top of the fence for a long single. Woodward walked to load things up and a ground out ended the inning with the Moun-taineers up 10-2.

Julia Coulombe ran into minor trouble in the top of the sixth with a couple of walks with two outs but

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settled down to get a popup to the infi eld to end the inning.

Berlin scored two more in the sixth inning when Poirier reached on a dropped throw by the fi rst sacker, and Bradley performed her magic again with a two-run homer to fi nal-ize things. Coulombe got the fi rst two outs of the fi nal frame, before a single prolonged the inning, which was closed out on a called third strike.

Coach Poirier was happy with the win, and stated that he was, “Impressed that we hit well, espe-cially the second time around the order.” Bradley had four hits, Hallee had three, and Peare, Poirier and Bar-toli had two each of the 15 total hits for the winners.

The Mountaineers advanced to play at Belmont on Wednesday. Results were not known as of press time.

Other tournament action includes the Division IV, Gorham High softball team at Littleton Wednesday (results not known at press time), while the Gorham baseball team will host Little-ton, a 6-5 winner over Groveton, today on the Gorham Common at 3 p.m.

Division III baseball action will see Berlin High hosting Interlakes, a 3-2 winner over Newfound on today beginning at 4 p.m. at Memorial Field.

Go to the NHIAA website (nhiaa.org) under tournament results for updates.

Gorham Middle-High School student Evan Gilbert poses here with his fi rst place trophy and fl ag at the Groveton Speedway on Saturday. Evan started out with an early lead in the Claudette and Dean’s Place Daredevils race and fought off a few challenges to hold on for his fi rst main event win of the young season. (ALAN PLUMMER PHOTO)

Game summaries will appear in The Berlin Sun next Tuesday.

In Berlin High girls’ tennis team playoff action, Profi le defeated the Mountaineers 6-3, to end the Moun-taineer’s season.

Mickailey Walsh lost 9-8 in a tie-breaker, in a match Coach Andy Rancloes described as, “An amazing match. She was down 7-4 but came

back and forced a tie-breaker. She had the lead but just couldn’t hang on, and she had a couple of close calls that went against her.”

Kelly McCormick won 8-4, which Coach Rancloes described as “A great match,” Becca Pouliot lost 8-6, in another close one, Emma Bergquist lost 8-5, as did Emmelia Letendre, 8-2. Leilah Horne won her match 8-3,

which gave Berlin a chance going into the double’s competition.

Even though Berlin was down 4-2, if they could win three of the four dou-bles matches they would advance in the tournament. Walsh/McCormick lost their match 8-4; Pouliot/Bergquist won 8-5.

In the deciding match, Letendre/Horne came out on the losing end 8-2, to give Profi le the win.

Coach Rancloes said, “The playoff action was exciting. We stood strong all season long, despite a few things thrown our way, and we were able to fi nish everything. I am very proud of what the team has accomplished this year and where they are leaving the program for the future.”

In other news, Division III All-State baseball selections were announced with the Berlin Moun-taineers placing four players in that list. Carter Poulin was a First-Team choice, Griffi n Melanson Sec-ond-Team and Tyler Rousseau and Kolin Melanson, First-Team.

Gorham Men’s SoftballOpening night will be June 7 with

The Land playing Remax at 6 p.m. followed by the “battle of the cars,” Berlin City racing against Nucar at 7:30 p.m. Check out Gorham Men’s Modifi ed Softball League (tinyurl.com/w4z2f72z), for schedules, rosters and other league news.

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