FRIDAY, NOVEMBERR 18, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 142
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Robbery suspects apprehended, arraigned BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — Two suspected bank robbers may have used a portion of their ill-gotten gains to pay their back rent in order to avoid eviction. Daniel Ray Hufstetler, 32, and Sheena Craig, 29, both of 36 High Street, Berlin, were apprehended early Wednesday evening on Route 16 in Gorham. Police stopped the blue Chevy Cavalier the couple were traveling in with two children age 7 and 13, and took the pair into custody without incident. A search warrant for the couple’s home was executed minutes after the motor vehicle stop. After appearing in court on
Sheena Craig
Thursday, Hufstetler, who has felony convictions for assault, burglary and theft in Georgia and Pennsylvania, is being held on $75,000 cash bail. Craig, who has no prior record according to police, was released on $500 cash and $50,000 personal recognizance bail. Huftstetler is charged with armed robbery for the Nov. 14 robbery of the Guardian Angel Credit Union on Coos Street in Berlin. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the Class A felony. Craig was charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery, for allegedly driving Hufstetler see SUSPECTS page 6
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Coos commission recommends The widow-bago tour, moving Randolph into District 1 a journey of healing BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
LANCASTER -- The Coos County Commissioners are recommending moving the town of Randolph from District 2 to District 1 as a mean of evening out the population among the three county commissioner districts. Randolph is currently in District 2 with Gorham, Jefferson, Carroll, Dalton, Lancaster, and Whitefield. The 2010 Census places the total population of the district at 11,833. District 1, which includes Berlin, Shelburne, and Success, currently has a population of 10,423. District 3 covers the northern section of the
county and includes the towns of Dixville, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dummer, Errol, Milan, Millsfield, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, and Wentworth’s Location. It currently has a total population of 10,799. In a letter to the commission, Rep. Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, chair of the House subcommittee on redistricting the Coos County commissioner districts, said the ideal population is 11,018 per district. He asked for any suggestions from the commission on how to equalize the population among the districts. At the commission’s November meeting, Comsee COMMISSION page 11
Prison funding expected on Obama’s desk today BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — “The light just flipped green on the Berlin Prison.” That was the word late yesterday afternoon from Congressman Charlie Bass. Bass reported that the House of Representatives had passed the appropriations bill that provides funding of $6.6 billion for the Bureau of Prisons and language that prioritizes spendHarvest Soup Supper Sat. 11/19 • 4-7 p.m. Dummer Town Hall - 75 Hill Road, Dummer Soups, stews, “chowdah”and desserts Donations at the door!
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ing for completion and activation of prisons that are constructed or under construction but not yet activated. The measure passed the house 298 to 121. “It’s likely to pass the Senate tonight,” Bass said on Thursday, and should receive the President’s signature by the end of the day Friday. If that all happens with no hiccups, the funding would be accessible for the remainder of Fiscal see FUNDING page 11
STARK -Margaret Cowie, of Stark, New Hampshire, has produced her eagerly awaited second book. The title, “The Widow-bago Tour, a Journey of Healing” is a sequel of sorts to the first book, “No Regrets, My Love” – published in December 2009. Fans can purchase both hardcover and paperback locally through the author by emailing: noregretsmylove@hotmail. com or at the Gingerbread Bazaar at the Stark Village School on December 3, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Look for future book signing events to be announced. Join Cowie, her three Siberian Huskies, a cat, and personal assistant, as they venture down a road frequently but silently traveled. A distinctive Winnebago transports her through three New England states on a unique book signing tour as she exhibits hope.
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After unexpectedly becoming a widow, in response to her tragedy, she published a moving memoir about her marriage and journey of loss. Due to shared experience she connected with readers and they revealed that her book had the power to heal. She was then driven to encourage others to unlock the vault of pain in which they were trapped. see JOURNEY page 7
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