WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 VOL. 20 NO. 112
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Opportunities, connections for vets and Voters may be asked to spouses at NC Veterans Conference BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN — This Friday, Berlin will play host to a conference designed to bring veterans and veterans services all under the same roof. Dave Canter, a Vietnam veteran who pastors Lamb’s Chapel in Berlin, will be one of the presenters at the day-long event planned for the Berlin Armory on Route 16, and says he hopes plenty of veterans or their loved ones will at least stop in and see what’s going on. Canter, who got involved with the planning a few months ago, said that the state is estimates around 600 soldiers
have recently or will soon return from active duty. “One of the problems, is things never go back to the way they were,” he explained, noting that historically a return from war causes stress on both the veteran and their loved ones as everyone looks to restore their old roles. He speaks from experience, Canter said, having served in Vietnam in the late 60s. Coming back, one of the hardest things he describes is seeing the people he grew up with still doing the same thing. “They asked ‘so what was it like?’” he said, but they had no frame of reference for any see CONFERENCE page 6
National and state military speakers coming to Berlin CONCORD – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is announcing the North Country Veterans Conference taking place this Friday, September 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Berlin Armory, and is open to all veterans, military families, community agencies, legislators and the
public. This conference is bringing together military and civilian agencies, services, entertainment, as well as local, state and national speakers. Retired Major General Gale Pollock, who served as the Surgeon General of the Army see MILITARY page 7
reduce four wards to two BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN -- Dissatisfied with options for redistricting the city’s four wards, the city council is moving towards a ballot initiative to reduce the number of wards to two. For over a month now, the council has wrestled with how to reconfi gure the city’s wards to reflect the new U.S. Census population fi gures. The situation is complicated by the fact the 750 inmates at the state prison at the time of the census are counted as part of Ward III’s population. The addition of the inmates bumped up Ward III’s population and the city has been looking at ways to equalize the four wards. The task is made more diffi cult by census requirements guiding how the wards must be realigned. City Planner Pamela LaFlamme fi rst presented an option that would move 630 people from Ward III into the other three wards. Ward I would see VOTERS page 8
Groundbreaking Oct. 6 for Burgess BioPower BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
The Red Bear Native Dance Company will bring an exciting evening “Music and Dances from the Heart” to St. Kieran Arts Center on Friday, September 30, at 7 p.m. See Story page 5.
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BERLIN -- Gov. John Lynch and DRED Commissioner George Bald are scheduled to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Burgess BioPower biomass plant on Thursday, Oct. 6. Cate Street Capital last week announced the ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the plant site. In addition to Lynch and Bald, speakers will include Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier, Public Service of N.H. CEO Gary Long, and Cate Street Capital President John Halle. Cate Street Capital has indicated the biomass project will be named
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