The Berlin Daily Sun, Friday, July 15, 2011

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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011

VOL. 20 NO. 70

BERLIN, N.H.

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Commissioners interested in former probate office for county attorney BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

ment as a public service center for the circuit court. The Sheriff’s Department would move to the first floor into what was formerly the County Attorney’s office. It is presently vacant. At the Coos County Commission meeting Wednesday, Sheriff Gerald Marcou said he is agreeable to the move but asked for some minor work to the county attorney office. He said he would like the old carpet replaced with a tile floor. Marcou said he would also need an entrance from the office to the sally port where prisoners are transported into the courthouse. He said he would get a quote for the work but did not think the improve-

DRASTIC MARKDOWNS TODAY At Berlin’s Annual Argument leads to early a.m. arrest Sidewalk WEST STEWARTSTOWN -- The Coos County Commissioners are interested in moving the Coos County Attorney’ office into the empty former Register of Probate office. The creation of the new Circuit Court system has resulted in some shuffling of space in the Coos County Superior Courthouse in Lancaster. Steve Lorentzen of the state Court Facilities office explained that under the new Circuit Court setup, probate, district, and family courts have been consolidated on the second floor The court wants to use the office space currently occupied by the Sheriff’s Depart-

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BERLIN — A verbal altercation led to the arrest of a local man on felony charges Thursday morning. Michael Smith, 50, of Berlin, was arrested on July 14, and charged with criminal threatening with a firearm and resisting arrest. The

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criminal threatening charge is a Class B felony. Police were called to Willard Street at 5:37 a.m. to a reported verbal argument. Smith was arrested as a result and was held for a 1:30 p.m. bail hearing and arraignment in Colebrook.

Housing Authority gets grant BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- Berlin Housing Authority has been awarded a $58,276 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund Program to provide supplement funding for energy improvements to its public housing. BHA Executive Director Mary Jo Landry said an energy audit is underway on her agency’s housing units and on St. Regis which BHA manages. The audit is being funded by Berlin Better Buildings and N.H. Housing Finance Authority’s Greener Homes Program. Buffulo Energy of New York is performing the audit. Landry said she is hopeful of getting a grant from Greener Homes to make the improvements recommended by the detailed audit. The HUD grant would be used to supplement that grant. Landry noted that in recent years, the authority has replaced roofs and siding on its buildings. She said the audit will address items like boilers, hot water tanks, and heat pumps. see GRANT page 6

Mitt Romney in Berlin today

Harry Potter (Paul Pelletier), Hagrid and Hermione were seen wandering around the Farmer’s Market yesterday. Harry was pre-selling tickets for the final part two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that played at midnight at TBA Princess Movie Theatre. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

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BERLIN - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be in Berlin today to discuss jobs and economic concerns with community leaders at noon at the Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar. The stop is part of a two day swing through New Hampshire. Romney was in Rochester, Portsmouth, and Derry yesterday. The former governor of Massachusetts, Romney is running for the Republican nomination for president. He ran unsuccessful in 2008 but is considered the Republican front runner so far in the 2012 race.

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