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Androscoggin Valley sees 1st COVID-19 caseRANDOLPH — The state is reporting a person

in Randolph has tested positive for COVID-19. The case was reported in the Saturday briefi ng by the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services.

The case is the second positive result reported in Coos County and the fi rst in the Androscoggin Valley.

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

see COVID-19 page 8

Snow bunnies

Many local residents have not fi lled out censusANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Fewer than half

the residents in the Androscoggin Valley have fi lled out their 2020 U.S. Census but there is still plenty of time. Because of COVID-19, the deadline to self-

respond has been extended to Aug. 14, giving resi-dents time to respond by mail, phone or internet.

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

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Kenely Mason of Milan Hill got creative for this year’s Easter holiday and celebrated by making colorful Easter bunnies out of snow. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Zhukovskyy’s attorneys ask judge to reconsider bail hearing

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(NY Times) — Two groups of governors, one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast, announced Monday that they were forming regional working groups to help plan when it would be safe to begin to ease restrictions to reopen their economies.

Their announcements came hours after President Donald Trump, who has expressed impatience to reopen the econ-omy, wrote on Twitter that such a decision lies with the president, not the states.

“Well, seeing as we had the responsibility for closing the state down,” Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania said, “I think we probably have the primary responsibility for open-ing it up.”

He joined the governors of Connecti-cut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island on a conference call, where they agreed to create a committee of public health offi cials, economic development offi cials and their chiefs of staff to work

together as they decide when to ease the restrictions they have put in place to slow the spread of the virus. They said they did not necessarily expect to act together or to

create a one-size-fi ts-all solution, but they stressed the need for regional cooperation.

On the West Coast, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington also announced Monday what they called a Western States Pact to work together on a joint approach to reopening economies.

They said that while each state would have its own specifi c plan, the states would build out a West Coast strategy that would include how to control the virus in the future. “Our states will only be effective by working together,” they said in a joint statement.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Monday that he had been in discus-sions with the other governors to coordi-nate efforts on the West Coast. He said that on Tuesday he would outline the “California-based thinking” on reopening and promised it would be guided by “facts,” “evidence” and “science.”

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(NY Times) — Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president on Monday, adding the weight of his left-wing support to Biden’s candidacy and taking a major step toward bringing unity to the party’s effort to unseat President Trump in November.

In throwing his weight behind his former rival, Sanders is sending an unmistakable signal that his supporters — who are known for their intense loy-alty — should do so as well, at a moment when Biden still faces deep skepticism from many younger progressives.

The two men appeared via live stream on split screens — each on each other’s live streams — talk-ing to each other. “We need you in the White House,” Sanders said to Biden. “And I will do all that I can to make that happen.”

Biden said: “I’m going to need you. Not just to win the campaign, but to govern.”

Sanders, who dropped out of the presidential race last week, hinted his intentions in a Twitter post shortly before the appearance. Biden pro-vided his own clue, saying he would be “joined by a special guest” for his scheduled live stream at 2 p.m.

The scene was a strik-ing example of the ways the coronavirus has upended traditional campaigning.

“Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specifi c plan to achieve them.”

— Stephen Covey

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Attorneys for Zhukovskyy ask judge to reconsider bail hearing

LANCASTER — Defense attorneys for the truck driver charged in the Randolph accident that killed seven motorcyclists are asking Coos Superior Court Justice Peter Bornstein to reconsider his denial of a bail hearing for Volodomyr Zhukovskyy.

Arguing the court “overlooked or misapprehended points of law”, Public Defenders Steve Mirkin and Jay Duguay said an evidentiary hearing would show that the state’s argument that Zhukovskyy was driv-ing impaired at the time of the accident “is far from an established fact.”

The defense fi led a motion last month seeking a bail hearing for their client. In their motion opposing bail, prosecutors Coos County Attorney John McCor-mick, Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Maki and Department of Justice Attorney Shane Goudas said the truck driver had fentanyl, heroin and a metabolite of cocaine in his system. They also argued he has a history of drug use and criminal behavior and is a fl ight risk because he has immediate family in the Ukraine.

Siding largely with the state, Bornstein denied the motion. The defense fi led a motion to reconsider on Wednesday.

The defense said nine law enforcement offi cers had contact with Zhukovskyy after the accident, including two state police offi cers who each inter-viewed him for over an hour, and none noted any impairment on the defendant’s part. Steven Land-ers, of Berlin City Auto, told authorities Zhukovskyy

was coherent and did not appear intoxicated when he delivered a vehicle there just before the accident. The motion for reconsideration said Zhukovskyy’s statements on whether he was impaired were incon-sistent and at times contradicted his test results.

The defense said N.H. Forensic Lab results of Zhu-kovskyy’s blood tests came back negative for heroin as did the test on the two samples by NMS Labs. But then the motion said 12 days after the original report, NMS labs issued a second report that showed a very low level of heroin, generally considered below the limit of detection in one sample.

The defense argues the determination that Zhu-kovskyy was impaired at the time of the accident is an issue for an evidentiary hearing.

The defense also argues that another “essential component of the state’s case” is the allegation that Zhukovskyy’s truck crossed into the opposite lane of travel and into the path of the JarHeads Motorcycle Club group. It points out The Crash Lab’s analysis of the accident, commissioned by the state, found the collision between the truck and the lead motorcycle driven by Albert Mazza occurred over the center line and the truck was pulled further to the left by a cata-strophic loss of air in the truck’s front tire. Further-more, the motion notes Mazza’s blood alcohol level shows he was well above the legal limit for driving while impaired.

The motion states the lab and accident reconstruc-tion reports were not known at the time Zhukovskyy

Ford announcesstate Senate run

EASTON — State Rep. Susan Ford announced that she is running for the Demo-cratic nomination for the Dis-trict 1 State Senate seat.

Ford (D-Easton) said her work examining the state Department of Education’s budget lead to her interest in running for the senate.

She explained that she serves as chair of the House Finance Committee Division II, which crafts the House’s budgets for the Departments of Education, Transportation and Safety.

“It’s clear that the current adequacy funding for New Hampshire’s rural communities is not suffi cient,” she said.

The Legislature last year established a commission to study school funding, but Ford said the committee can only make recommendations. The Legislature will have to implement those recommendations.

As a former teacher, principal and central offi ce admin-istrator for over 40 years, Ford said she has a background in education.

That background plus her experience on the House Finance Committee, she said will help her ask the right

Rep. Susan Ford

see FORD page 9see ZHUKOVSKYY page 8

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

BY BARBARA TETREAULTTHE BERLIN SUN

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Being stuck at home can be challenging. When I lived on the International Space Station for nearly a year, it wasn’t easy. When I went to sleep, I was at work. When I woke up, I was still at work. Flying in space is probably the only job you absolutely cannot quit.

But I learned some things during my time up there that I’d like to share — because they are can come in handy again, as we all confi ne ourselves at home to help stop the spread of the corona-virus. Here are a few tips on living in iso-lation, from someone who has been there.

Follow a scheduleOn the space sta-

tion, my time was scheduled tightly, from the moment I woke up to when I went to sleep. Sometimes this involved a space-walk that could last up to eight hours; other times, it involved a fi ve-minute task, like checking on the experimental fl owers I was growing in space. You will fi nd maintaining a plan will help you and your family adjust to a different work and home life environ-ment. When I returned to Earth, I missed the structure it provided and found it hard to live without.

But pace yourselfWhen you are living and working in the

same place for days on end, work can have a way of taking over everything if you let it. Living in space, I deliberately paced myself because I knew I was in it for the long haul — just like we all are today.

Take time for fun activities: I met up with crewmates for movie nights, complete with snacks and binge-watched all of “Game of Thrones” — twice.

And don’t forget to include in your sched-ule a consistent bedtime. NASA scientists closely study astronauts’ sleep when we are in space, and they have found that quality of sleep relates to cognition, mood and inter-personal relations — all essential to getting through a mission in space or a quarantine at home.

Go outsideOne of the things I missed most while

living in space was being able to go outside and experience nature. After being con-fi ned to a small space for months, I actually started to crave nature — the color green, the smell of fresh dirt, and the feel of warm sun on my face.

That fl ower experiment became more important to me than I could have ever imagined. My colleagues liked to play a recording of Earth sounds, like birds and rustling trees, and even mosquitoes, over

and over. It brought me back to earth. (Although occasionally I found myself swat-ting my ears at the mosquitoes. )

For an astronaut, going outside is a dan-gerous undertaking that requires days of preparation, so I appreciate that in our cur-rent predicament, I can step outside any time I want for a walk or a hike — no space-suit needed.

Research has shown that spending time in nature is benefi cial for our mental and physical health, as is exercise. You don’t need to work out two and a half hours a day, as astronauts on the space station do, but getting moving once a day should be part of your quarantine schedule (just stay at

least 6 feet away from others).

You need a hobbyWhen you are confi ned in a small space

you need an outlet that isn’t work or main-taining your environment.

Some people are surprised to learn I brought books with me to space. The quiet and absorption you can fi nd in a physical book — one that doesn’t ping you with noti-fi cations or tempt you to open a new tab — is priceless.

Many small bookstores are currently offering curbside pickup or home delivery service, which means you can support a local business while also cultivating some much-needed unplugged time.

You can also practice an instrument (I just bought a digital guitar trainer online), try a craft, or make some art. Astronauts take time for all of these while in space. (Remember Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfi eld’s famous cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity?)

Keep a journalNASA has been studying the effects of

isolation on humans for decades, and one surprising fi nding they have made is the value of keeping a journal.

Throughout my yearlong mission, I took the time to write about my experiences almost every day. If you fi nd yourself just chronicling the days’ events (which, under the circumstances, might get repetitive) instead try describing what you are expe-riencing through your fi ve senses or write about memories. Even if you don’t wind up writing a book based on your journal like I did, writing about your days will help put your experiences in perspective and let you look back later on what this unique time in history has meant.

Tips on isolation from a year in space

To the editor:Gov. Chris Sununu has set

up a bipartisan legislative advisory board to deal with dispersing CARES funds to the state but hasn’t included anyone who lives north of Concord.

On WMUR recently, Sununu said the committee will help track investment and will be tasked with oversight. He said “Are we making sure that money is

dispersed geographically? economically? Making sure it gets to the small towns as well as the larger cities.”

How can you do that with-out representing an entire region of the state?

Gov. Sununu should appoint someone from the North Country to represent and advocate for the inter-ests of the people up here.

Betsey PhillipsBethlehem

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CCTV cameras do not make me feel safe

Scott Kelly

To the editor:I recently contacted a state

senator about the police CCTV cameras posted on the Street Lamps on every block of Berlin recently.

I was told it was a “munici-pal government matter.” If that is the case, then I’m not aware of any public discussion about this matter. It does not make me feel “safer” or give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Was this a federal govern-ment grant project? Perhaps

in the same league as the combat police armored vehi-cle with 50 caliber machine gun mount?

Perhaps Mayor Paul Gre-nier, a council member or another local government offi cial would care to respond to this matter. I can certainly tell you for the record, that I’m not the only one interested in a response to this issue.

John Sullivan Vietnam Era Veteran

Berlin

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To the editor:The Trump administra-

tion, seemingly anxious and determined to reopen the economy in May as the deathly, ghostly and indis-criminate coronavirus, con-tinues to spread throughout

the country, is refl ective of this observation by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Money often costs too much.”

In this case, even more lives lost. Just devastating.

Mike RiceSouth Wellfl eet, Mass.

Reopening the economy while people die

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When you are living and working in the same place for days on end, work can have a way of taking over everything if you let it. Living in space, I deliberately paced myself because I knew I was in it for the long haul

— just like we all are today.

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Take time to connectEven with all the responsibilities

of serving as commander of a space station, I never missed the chance to have a videoconference with family and friends.

Scientists have found that isolation is damaging not only to our mental health, but to our physical health as well, especially our immune systems. Technology makes it easier than ever to keep in touch, so it’s worth making time to connect with someone every day — it might actually help you fi ght off viruses.

Listen to expertsI’ve found that most problems aren’t

rocket science, but when they are rocket science, you should ask a rocket scientist. Living in space taught me a lot about the importance of trust-ing the advice of people who knew more than I did about their subjects, whether it was science, engineering, medicine, or the design of the incred-ibly complex space station that was keeping me alive.

Especially in a challenging moment like the one we are living through now, we have to seek out knowledge from those who know the most about it and listen to them.

Social media and other poorly vetted sources can be transmitters of misin-formation just as handshakes trans-mit viruses, so we have to make a

point of seeking out reputable sources of facts, like the World Health Orga-nization and the Johns Hopkins Coro-navirus Resource Center.

We are all connectedSeen from space, the Earth has no

borders. The spread of the coronavi-rus is showing us that what we share is much more powerful than what keeps us apart, for better or for worse. All people are inescapably intercon-nected, and the more we can come together to solve our problems, the better off we will all be.

One of the side effects of seeing Earth from the perspective of space, at least for me, is feeling more com-passion for others.

As helpless as we may feel stuck inside our homes, there are always things we can do — I’ve seen people reading to children via videoconfer-ence, donating their time and dol-lars to charities online, and running errands for elderly or immuno-com-promised neighbors. The benefi ts for the volunteer are just as great as for those helped.

I’ve seen humans work together to prevail over some of the toughest challenges imaginable, and I know we can prevail over this one if we all do our part and work together as a team.

Oh, and wash your hands — often.

Scott Kelly is a retired NASA astro-naut who spent nearly a year on the International Space Station.

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Solid waste district says bill threatens future of landfi ll

SUCCESS — The city of Berlin and the Andro-scoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District continue to oppose a bill they say would cause the district to permanently cease operations at the Mount Carberry landfi ll within fi ve years.

N.H. House Bill 1319 would prohibit the siting of new landfi lls within 2 miles of a state or national park including the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

The bill passed the House by a 189-123 margin with a majority of Coos County representatives voting in favor.

The bill is now before the Senate but the Leg-islature is suspended through May 4 because of the coronavirus.

The bill was introduced at the request of oppo-nents of a proposal by Casella Waste Systems to build a landfi ll near Forest Lake State Park in Dalton. Casella has a landfi ll in Bethlehem that is scheduled to reach capacity in April 2021, and the town is blocking its effort to expand there.

Originally the bill called for prohibiting the expansion of existing landfi lls as well but it was amended to exclude them.

But in a letter sent to state representatives before the vote, AVRRDD Chair Linda Cushman said the N.H. Department of Environmental Services considers a landfi ll to be new when it moves to a new area of the site.

The letter explained that the district owns 113 acres at Mount Carberry. Phase I and II encom-

pass 67 acres and are expected to reach capacity in 2025. Phase III would use the remaining 67 acres and add an estimated 26 years of capacity.

The district has also identifi ed another 28 acres for additional phases. Phase III would be considered a new landfi ll and if the bill passes would not be allowed because Carberry is within a mile of the Appalachian Trail.

“This bill really hurts the North Country’s future the way it is written,” said Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier. He said the attempt to fi x a prob-lem in one town creates a much bigger problem for the region.

Grenier serves on the AVRRDD board in his capacity as Coos County Commissioner.

Cushman wrote that the district worked with the bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. Elaine French (D-Littleton) to craft some language that would have avoided harm to AVRRDD but the fi nal amendment did not include that language.

The solid waste district consists of Berlin, Errol, Dummer, Milan, Gorham, Randolph, Jef-ferson, Stark, Northumberland and the unincor-porated places of Coos Country.

But Cushman said passage of the bill will not only hurt the municipalities that make up the district but nearly every community in the state because it will further reduce solid waste capac-ity in the state.

AVRRDD only waste district to run a commercial landfi ll

ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — The Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District is the only solid waste dis-trict in the state that owns and operates its own commercial landfi ll.

While the landfi ll serves the nine members of the district, it also accepts waste from outside the district including other New England states.

There are three commercial landfi lls in the state. In addi-tion to Mount Carberry landfi ll owned by AVRRDD, there is the Casella Waste System’s landfi ll in Bethlehem and Turnkey landfi ll in Rochester owned by Waste Management. Casella estimates it will reach capacity in April 2021 while Turnkey estimates it will reach capacity in 2034.

The district’s current permit for the Mount Carberry land-fi ll runs until 2025 but AVRRDD Executive Director Sharon Gauthier said planned future phases would add another 38 years of capacity. The district still has half of the 113-acre site left for expansion and has identifi ed additional land.

If House Bill 1319 does not stop future expansion of the landfi ll, the district does not face the landfi ll capacity issue threatening much of the state.

While prices for recyclables have gone down, Gauthier said AVRRDD has still found markets and been able to generate revenue from the sale of its recyclables. In 2018, the district generated $142,000 from the sale of scrap metal and mixed recyclables. Last year, the total was $115,750, although Gauthier cautions that recyclables are sold when a load is ready and not on a calendar year basis.

China, which had taken over half the world’s recyclables, stopped taking contaminated waste in late 2017 and that

Mitigating the cost of waste disposal

see LANDFILL page 7see HB 1319 page 7

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CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu, Dean Kamen, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and state offi cials unloaded approximately 91,000 pounds of Personal Protective Equipment from a FedEx cargo plane on the tarmac of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

The FedEx cargo plane departed Shanghai, China, Saturday night, and arrived in New Hampshire at 3:39 p.m. Sunday after passing through United States Cus-toms in Anchorage, Alaska early this Sunday morning.

The New Hampshire State Police escorted FedEx and National Guard trucks loaded with the PPE, which has been purchased by the State of New Hampshire, for assortment and inventory by Health and Human Service offi cials ahead of distribution to the areas of greatest need across the state. Offi cials will distribute the supplies as early as Tuesday. The state will not be charging those that receive ship-ments. The shipment totaled $4.5 million. Kamen will front the bill and the state will eventually pay the full cost. The shipment consisted of 6,140 boxes of PPE containing 24,000 coveralls and Tyveks suits, 50,000 faceshields, and 6.6 million masks.

“One month ago New Hampshire wasn’t even in the business of PPE procurement, and today we secured over 91,000 pounds of this critical lifesaving equipment for our state,” said Sununu. “We worked around the clock, scoured the earth, and left no stone unturned to ensure New Hampshire has the resources it needs to combat this pandemic. Huge thanks to Dean Kamen for facilitating this effort. The state leveraged Dean’s expertise and connec-tions on the ground in China, who helped us fi nd a supplier and get these supplies in the air.”

“This plane is delivering lifesaving personal pro-tective equipment which will be immediately dis-tributed to the brave Granite Staters who are on the frontlines of this crisis,” said Shaheen. “I congratu-

N.H. gets 91,000 pounds of protective equipment

Dean Kamen (left) and Governor Chris Sununu will help unload the personal protective equipment that arrived at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Sunday due in large part to Kamen’s expertise and connections in China. (COURTESY PHOTO)

late and thank Dean Kamen for spearheading this heroic effort. Our State has not been receiving the PPE it needs and is running dangerously low on sup-plies. Thanks to Dean Kamen’s leadership, we are

all a little safer today. This pandemic will continue to require all of us to sacrifi ce and think outside the box, and I’m tremendously grateful to all the Gran-ite Staters who are rising to this challenge.”

State gets grant to help train licensed nursing assistantsCONCORD — The New Hampshire Health Care

Association recently received a $641,000 grant through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser-vices to recruit, assist and place upwards of 700 indi-viduals in nursing homes across the state as licensed nursing assistants.

Individuals can be trained in as little as three weeks for these critical health-care roles and vacancies cur-rently exist and are in high demand statewide.

Training funds are available for those workers who have been displaced or are eligible for Medicaid and additional efforts are underway to cover training costs for all.

The campaign to attract individuals into this impor-tant fi eld is called N.H. Needs Caregivers and is being developed through the grant. It includes helping inter-ested individuals fi nd a nursing home LNA position, enrolling them in training, assisting with and cover-ing the cost of the training and providing them with a $500 bonus after six months of being hired.

People can sign up online at nhneedscaregivers.org and will be notifi ed as training opportunities are developed.

A detailed database and website are being built to house all information on available jobs and training and will be launched within the month.

Demand for such positions is high. In January of

2019, N.H. Labor Market Information reported there were 946 nursing assistant job postings.

“We’re in an unprecedented place right now in New Hampshire and across the country. While COVID-19 strains our health-care systems and has displaced thousands of people locally, we’re hoping that more people will consider a career in caregiving to meet this massive need and challenge. That’s what the N.H. Needs Caregivers campaign is all about,” said Bren-dan Williams, president and CEO of the NHHCA.

The purpose of the N.H. Needs Caregivers campaign is to increase the number of people who choose to start their health-care career as a licensed nursing assis-tant and to increase retention of LNAs.

Due to the funding source of this program, only 74 certifi ed skilled nursing facilities in the state can participate in this grant. The program is designed to encourage 700 individuals to enter caregiver careers

through a comprehensive marketing campaign.The campaign will promote free training, free testing

and a $500 bonus, when the LNA has worked six months in a skilled nursing facility. Funds will support a mar-keting campaign that includes videos that help people understand that being an LNA is a good job and see it as a stepping-stone in a health-care career.

“These are rewarding careers for those who enjoy taking care of and helping people in need. With an aging population, we need these caregivers now, and with the current rapid shifts in employment due to COVID-19, there is an opportunity to move people into careers that focus on both compassion and safety. We’re excited to roll out these efforts and connect people with the resources that enable them to enter this critical health-care fi eld,” said Roxie Severance, the contract administrator at NHHCA for the grant.

Data regarding the actual shortages is limited and a portion of the funds will be used for program evalu-ation, surveys and tracking participants through the process of signing up, obtaining their licensing and receiving their $500 bonus. This data will inform future efforts for hiring and retaining these critical employees.

Questions about this program can be directed to Roxie Severance at roxie@rsconsulting.services or (603) 733-6072.

The campaign includes helping interested individu-als fi nd a nursing home LNA position, enrolling

them in training, assisting with and covering the cost of the training and providing them with a $500

bonus after six months of being hired.

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CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Chil-dren, Youth and Families has developed two new resources to help children, youth, families and care-givers during the COVID-19 emergency.

The fi rst is “Supporting Child and Family Well-being During the COVID-19 Emergency,” a new resource guide with practical tips on how we can all support children and families during COVID-19. The guide also provides a list of resources available to families statewide. The second resource is the Family Support Warm Line, a partnership between DHHS and Waypoint. The Family Support Warm Line is a no-cost, confi dential phone support line focused on promoting family resiliency. Residents can call 800-640-6486 and speak with family sup-

port professionals and parent partners for help with managing family challenges, coping strategies, or emotional support during COVID-19.

“Our data has shown a decline in the number of calls made to DCYF from those community helpers who regularly see kids face to face, but this contin-ues to be a stressful time for families and our focus has to remain on prevention,” said DCYF Director Joseph Ribsam.

The efforts stem from Emergency Order 22, issued by Gov. Chris Sununu on April 1, which authorizes emergency funding for critical child protection ser-vices to ensure that New Hampshire families continue to receive the right services at the right time during the COVID-19 emergency. In addition to the Family Support Warm Line, the funding will support domestic

violence and substance use supports, expansion of the DCYF Strength to Succeed Program, and additional technology support for DCYF-involved families.

March data from the Division for Children, Youth and Families shows a decrease in referrals to DCYF’s Central Intake, compared to the same time period over the past two years. New child abuse and neglect refer-rals are down nearly 50 percent each week overall.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To learn more about recognizing the signs of child abuse and neglect, visit Know and Tell at knowandtell.org. The Family Support Warm Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-640-6486, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, call the DCYF Central Intake line at (603) 271-6562 or toll-free (in state) at (800) 894-5533.

State announces resources to help families during crisis

If the Mount Carberry landfi ll is forced to close, she said there could be as few as one commercial landfi ll left in the state open to accepting municipal solid waste. Municipalities, Cushman said, will be forced to compete for the diminished capacity and pay higher costs to truck solid waste further dis-tances.

The Mount Carberry landfi ll was constructed and permitted by James River Corporation in 1989.

By 2002, the mills were owned by Fraser Paper, and before closing the mill, the paper company sold the landfi ll in 2002 to the solid waste district repre-senting local municipalities.

AVRRDD has operated the landfi ll for 18 years as a publicly owned commercial landfi ll allowing it to accept outside waste to help cover the cost of fi nanc-ing the purchase and operating the district.

has created a big void in the market for recyclables. It also lowered the price for recyclables.

Reagan Bissonnette, executive director of North-east Resource Recovery Association, said AVRRDD has been able to fi nd markets for its recyclables at a time when other communities are struggling and have even had to pay to get rid of their recyclables because the district practices double-stream recy-cling.

In double-stream recycling, newspapers and mag-azines are separated out from aluminum cans, glass and plastics. Many communities, especially the larger cities, practice single source recycling and co-mingle their recyclables and then pay to have them separated out.

The district does not market glass. Instead it is crushed and used for fi ll at the landfi ll.

Gauthier said the district and the staff at the transfer station and recycling center do a good job with recyclables and buyers know that.

“They know when they get our product it is clean,” she said.

Gauthier’s fi gures also show that recycling saves money for district members by reducing the amount of solid waste that goes to the landfi ll. Users of the landfi ll are charged a per ton tipping fee to deposit solid waste there. In 2019, the estimated avoided landfi ll cost was just over $78,000.

Members of the AVRRDD also enjoy lower than average tipping fees for the landfi ll. The rate just recently went down from $67 a ton to $60 a ton for members only. The average tipping fee in the state ranges around $75 to $80 per ton.

The district accepts outside waste to pay off the bonds it took out to purchase the landfi ll and keep tipping fees lower for members.

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RANDOLPH — John Scarinza of Randolph, who retired in 2009 as N. H. State Police Com-mander, Troop F, in Twin Mountain, took the oath of offi ce on March 23 to become a member of the Randolph Police Department.

“He’s ‘subbed in’ before; he’s experienced in emergency situations, and COVID-19 is an emergency,” select board co-chair Michele Cormier explained in an April 5 telephone interview. “Strengthening the police depart-ment was discussed at the town’s budget hear-ing and again briefl y at town meeting. He’s a good resource.”

Select board members — co-chairs Cormier and Lauren Bradley and member John Turner — agreed to form a committee to look into the town’s policing needs and to make recommen-dations on how to meet them.

Gordan Alan Lowe has been the longtime chief of the Randolph Police Department.

Former N.H. State Police Commander John Scarinza has been sworn in as a member of the Randolph Police Department. (EDITH TUCKER PHOTO)

Former state police commander joins the Randolph PD

The DHHS Joint Information Center said it had no additional information other than what was listed on its website.

No additional information is available on the Ran-dolph case.

Androscoggin Valley Hospital spokesman James Patry said the hospital had no information on the case and Randolph Health Offi cer Dr. John McDow-ell said he has received no notifi cation from the state.

McDowell said he understands health offi cers are not routinely notifi ed of positive coronavirus cases in their communities.

Randolph has a signifi cant number of part-time residents and the town sent out a notice last month from McDowell asking people coming from outside the town to self-quarantine for 14 days immediately upon arrival.

The letter specially cited those coming from popu-

lation-dense areas with signifi cant COVID infection rates, asking them to voluntarily self-quarantine even if they had no symptoms of the virus. The letter said self-quarantine means not leaving their homes for shopping, restaurants or any activity where exposure to other people could occur.

McDowell said cooperation with the request has been good with a total of 12 people so far who have agreed to self-quarantine.

McDowell sent out a follow-up letter asking Ran-dolph property owners currently residing or travel-ing through the states of New York, New Jersey or Connecticut to consider deferring plans to come to Randolph at this time.

“Our goal,” he wrote, “ is to keep our town as safe as possible and to support our friends and neighbors as best we can during this diffi cult time.”

As of the latest briefi ng by DHHS, the state had a total of 985 people with COVID-19. Twenty-three deaths have been attributed to the virus while 239 people are listed as recovered.

The self-response rate for local communities ranges from a low of 25.2 percent in Dummer to a high of 49.8 percent in Shelburne. The response rate is 46.4 percent for Berlin, 47.2 percent for Gorham, 50 percent for Milan, and 28.7 percent for Randolph. The average for the state is 45.7 percent.

Last month, people began receiving forms in the mail from the U.S. Census, directing them to respond online, by phone or fi lling out the form and mailing it back. A reminder letter will be sent in the next few weeks.

The U.S. Census has pushed back the start of its fi eld operation, sending workers door-to-door to collect data from those who have no responded, until the end of May.

Citing the importance of census data, Berlin offi cials

are urging residents to participate. Census data is used for determining Congressional representation and $1.7 trillion in federal grants for rural areas, highway con-struction and planning, rural payment assistance and water and waste disposal systems for rural areas.

The city believes Berlin and other Coos County towns

was arraigned and the defendant has been in protec-tive custody at the Coos County Jail in West Stewart-stown since June 2019.

The trial is scheduled for November 2020, at which time Zhukovskyy will have been in custody for more than 16 months if he is not granted bail. That time line could expand as a result of the shutdown of many court operations because of COVID-19.

The defense lawyers said the state must prove Zhu-

kovskyy’s release would endanger his safety or that of the community.

Responding to the state’s citing of his prior criminal record, the defense said it is not worse than that of numerous defendants “who are routinely released on bail.”

The defense said Zhukovskyy is willing to live with his parents, surrender his passport, and agree not to operate a motor vehicle while out on bail.

The motion noted the court can also order restric-tions such as GPS monitoring, a ban on driving and

regular alcohol and drug screening.Zhukovskyy, 24, of West Springfi eld, Mass., faces

seven counts of negligent homicide, seven counts of negligent homicide-DUI, seven counts of manslaugh-ter, one count of aggravated DUI and one count of reck-less conduct in the June 2019 accident.

Killed as a result of the collision were Albert Mazza, 59, of Lee, Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, R.I., Michael Ferrazi, 62, of Contoocook, Aaron Perry, 45, of Lee, Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord, and Edward and Joan Corr, both 58 of Lakeview, Mass.

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Census undercount of young children could cost N.H. dearly

CONCORD — The 2020 U.S. census is in full swing, even with the COVID-19 crisis, and experts want to reinforce the importance of fi lling out the form, espe-cially for families with young children.

In 2016, New Hampshire received more than $3.7 billion in federal funding for schools, child care, medi-cal care, food assistance, housing and public transpor-tation programs.

Sarah Varney, director of advancement for the Com-munity Action Partnership of Strafford County, part of the New Hampshire Complete Count Committee, said social service agencies need all the federal dollars they can get.

“We have programs that work with young children and support their families,” she said, “and it just bene-fi ts our agency and them in the end, if they’re included and participate in this important process.”

A 2019 study by the Urban Institute projected that between 2,400 and 3,500 New Hampshire children younger than age 5 could be missed. The state Com-plete Count Committee estimated that each person missed will cost the state more than $2,700 in federal funding per year.

Deborah Stein, network director for the Partnership

for America’s Children, said she’s concerned that the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies could cause immigrant families to shy away from the census.

“Most young children are citizens, because they’re born here,” she said. “So, the question is not whether they are immigrants, but whether there is an immi-grant family member — and the family is afraid to return the form because they’re afraid something bad will happen to that immigrant family member.”

However, Sarah Brannon, managing attorney with the ACLU Voting Rights Project, said census workers aren’t allowed to share your personal information with anyone, including other federal agencies.

“It is a confi dentiality pledge that you have to take, that you’re sworn for life to protect any information you might see during the course of your employment,” she said, “and it is punishable, up to fi ve years in prison and a fi ne of $250,000, or both. So, it is a very serious pledge that they take.”

Census data also determines political representa-tion.

Postcards have been mailed out with each house-hold’s census ID number. It only takes 10 minutes to fi ll out the form, by phone or online at 2020census.gov.

The Urban Institute study is online at urban.org and statistics on funds are at nhmunicipal.org.

BY SUZANNE POTTERNEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS CONNECTION

THE BERLIN SUN, Tuesday, April 14, 2020— Page 9

Nellie Leslie Hansen, 98, of Bal-timore, Md., and formerly of Berlin, N.H., passed away on March 29, 2020, at the Augsburg Vil-lage Nursing Home in Baltimore. Nellie was born in Clarkes Beach, Newfound-land, Canada on Dec. 24, 1921, the daughter of the late Frederick Duncan and Emma Patience (Bartlett) Jerrett. She had been employed by Berlin Public Schools as the Cafeteria Supervisor prior to her retirement. A long-time communicant of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Berlin, Nellie had previ-ously served as the church secretary.

Members of her family include her son Rev. Dr. Jerrett L. Hansen and his wife Rev. Laura Ingersol of Baltimore,

Md.; former daugh-ter-in-law Eileen (Bowlinger) Hansen of Baltimore, Md.; two granddaughters Jessica Smith of Sac-ramento, Calif. and Stephanie Hansen-Paul and her husband Adam Paul of Freder-ick, Md.; seven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Lewis B. Hansen on Sept. 7, 1996.

Adhering to the directives of the State of New Hampshire and the CDC cur-

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Cynthia Louise Griffi n, RN, 61, of Berlin, N.H., passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, April 10, 2020. She was born in St. John-sbury, Vt., on April 17, 1958, the daughter of Frederick and Ferne (Arthur) Brown. She was raised in Monroe, N.H., and graduated St. Johnsbury Acad-emy class of 1976 and the Concord Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a Reg-istered Nurse for many years at Lit-tleton Hospital, North Country Home Health and Coos County Family Health Services. Cindy was a member of Holy Family Parish in Gorham, Catholic Daughters of America, Pasto-ral Council at St. Kieran Church and was a volunteer at Guardian Angel Thrift Shop (formerly St. Vincent de Paul) and the Marie Rivier Food Pantry.

She is survived by her husband Steven Griffi n of Berlin; son Nicho-las Griffi n and fi ancé Shelby Barney

of Gorham, N.H.,; and mother Ferne Young of Berlin formerly of Monroe, N.H. She was predeceased by her father Frederick Brown, step father Howard Young, and a brother James Young.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be live-streamed Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 11 a.m., on the Good Shepherd and Holy Family Parish Face-book page or online at berlingorhamcatho-

lics.org. Due to the current restric-tions on public gatherings, you are not able to attend in person but are encouraged to watch the Mass online. Memories and messages of sympa-thy may be shared with the family on Cindy’s Tribute Wall available at bryantfuneralhome.net. Donations in Cindy’s memory may be made to the Conway Area Humane Society, PO Box 260, Conway, NH 03818 or online at conwayshelter.org. Arrangements are entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, N.H.

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questions and support north country communities and schools by demanding adequate funding while keeping local property taxes in check. In the House, Ford said she supported efforts to end property tax downshifting, easing the burden on local taxpayers.

Ford said educational funding is not the only rural issue of concern.

“We need to develop economic oppor-tunities without sacrifi cing our natural environment. Cell and Internet service is spotty. Health care costs are rising,” she said.

Ford said some of the issues she men-

tioned will likely need to be addressed on the federal level and she has worked effectively with the N.H. federal delega-tion and will continue to do so.

She said 71 current or former state representatives have endorsed her campaign for Senate.

Campaigning in person is not possible until the COVID-19 virus is contained. But Ford said people with questions, suggestions, and ideas can reach her at sueford4nhsenate1@gmail.com.

State Senate District 1 includes all of Coos County and part of Grafton Coun-try. The seat is currently held by David Starr (R-Franconia). The fi ling period for the 2020 state elections runs from

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were undercounted in the 2010 Census.The city’s east side had one of the

lowest response rates in the county. Berlin has received a $6,000 grant from N.H. Charitable Foundation to promote

increased participation especially in Berlin, Gorham, Northumberland and Colebrook.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the Census must be completed by the end of the year.

For more information, go to 2020census.

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Automotive businesses are among the essential transportation services allowed to continue operating under Gov. Chris Sununu’s stay at home order, as cars remain necessary for people to get groceries and other essential services, as well as for those who have to work outside the home.

Some of the auto businesses in the Androscoggin Valley acknowledged that business has been slower than usual due since people have been asked to stay at home, and in keeping with the stay-at-home order, traffi c is visibly down throughout Coos County

But some auto businesses remain very busy.

D.J. Bouchard at DJ’s Auto Glass said he has been right out straight with work, as did Nash Shafer, head technician and manager at Extra Care Auto Repair in Berlin.

Shafer said he is still busy in the shop and has been working extra hours to catch up on an overfl ow of work.

“Business within the last couple of months has been non-stop,” he said. “It seems like we’ve actually gotten more customers since the virus. We’ve

been very, very busy in the past month or so.”

That said, while still working until 6 p.m. on Friday, he said, “This week’s schedule is a little lighter.”

Shafer also said some of his custom-ers have less work and so less money because of the virus, and he has been working with a couple of them on pay-ment plans.

But he added, “For the most part people seem on top of it.”

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it is taking a little longer to get some parts, but he said, “We’re still able to get stuff overnight.”

Ron Hackett of Brickhouse Auto in Berlin said his business has slowed signifi cantly but he is in the shop for his regular hours and is offering con-tactless service to help customers stay safe.

He said people are still coming in for oil changes but many people seem to have put other maintenance and bigger projects on hold.

As a new business opening in Janu-ary, he said, it is a diffi cult time for him to see such a slowdown, but added

“I think it will come right back once we’ve got the all clear.”

Ed Rarick, owner of Berlin Auto Mart said business is slow for this time of year but the shop remains open for its regular business hours.

He said some people might not realize automotive businesses are still open.

“It’s possible people take that for granted since a lot of businesses are closed,” he said.

“We’re here every day, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. We’ve been here 37 years and we’re still doing the same full-service auto repair work it has always done — collision, auto body, maintenance and repair,” Rarick said.

John Beaudoin of Beaudoin Auto-motive in Milan said he, too, is seeing much less traffi c on the roads and knows that when people are not driv-ing they’re not thinking about repair-ing their vehicles.

He said he still has body and colli-sion repair he is working on at this point, but this is good time for people to think about getting the work done if something needs repair.

Chris Crooker at Crooker Cycle Sports in Berlin hopes people don’t forget about their bicycles, noting that there are people in the area who rely

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He wanted his customers to know he’s still working and the shop is open for regu-lar business. “I’m here 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon-day-Friday and 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday.”

Allen Host of A&A Auto Repair in Gorham said business is down but their doors remain open, and all staff remain on the payroll, although some may be experi-encing reduced hours.

“Generally, this time of year, we are book-ing one to two weeks ahead. Right now, we’re going day-to-day,” Host said. “People aren’t traveling. We’re not seeing a lot of traffi c going by us.”

Much of the work he does have right now is of an emergency nature — breakdowns and collision damage, though with less traf-fi c there are fewer accidents.

This is the time of year when most people are switching out their winter tires and doing routine maintenance with the change of seasons.

Host said he is seeing less of that these days.

“We’re not seeing a lot of preventative maintenance right now, but it’s important for it to be done. If people wait too long, then the big stuff comes. You don’t want to put off regular maintenance.”

“You don’t want to wait until the last minute. If there’s a noise you’re hearing, or something you’re not sure of, don’t wait,” Host said.

He recommends that when people have routine maintenance that is coming due, they not wait.

Host said there’s a possibility that when the stay-at-home order is lifted, he will be overwhelmed by business. “It’s a worry, but it’s good worry for us,” he said.

Pete Gagne at Pete’s Autobody & Restora-tions in Berlin also said business has slowed down but he still has work and everyone is still working.

As an auto body repair shop with towing services, Gagne said he has less accident-related work, other than minor accidents.

But he said, “A lot of people are taking the time to spruce up their cars a bit.”

His message to his customers: “Stay safe, and we’ll be here if you need us. We just hope things get back to normal soon.”

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tabloid 58 Part in a movie 59 Measure in a French

bread recipe? 60 Do autumn yard work 64 Nickname for a

young Darth Vader 65 Part of a succinct

summary 68 Cat doc 69 Israeli airline 70 Scottish boy 71 Ophthalmologist’s

organ 72 Award for

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rainy day 7 In pieces 8 Comment 9 Williams who played

Arya Stark 10 Since Jan. 1 11 Take along 12 Certain mushroom 13 Totally fl oored 18 Adidas subsidiary 22 Cleopatra’s lover 24 “Rogue ___: A Star

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hidden arrow 33 Italian city that’s 70%

submerged 34 Orchestra’s locale 36 Jump 37 Second word of

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premiered in Cairo 62 Make a sweater, say 63 Vous ___ (you are,

in French) 65 54-Down producer 66 Lisa “Left Eye”

Lopes’ group 67 Chum

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DEAR ABBY: My 20-year-old daughter refuses to get her driver’s license. She took the learner’s permit test four times when she was 16, failed it each time and gave up. She goes to college online and has a job at the local store. Next week she is going to be promoted to assistant manager. I don’t work, but I’m tired of driving her around. We live in a small town that has no public transportation. Every time her father or I men-tion getting her license, she says, “Don’t start” or, “I don’t want to talk about it!” She doesn’t date, but is very involved in church. She has her own phone, which she pays for, and also pays for gas. She’s respon-sible in every way -- she just REFUSES to drive! HELP! -- TIRED OF BEING A TAXI MOM DEAR TIRED: Your 20-year-old daughter is a smart cookie. Unlike you, she doesn’t have to worry about car payments, insurance pre-miums or the cost of parking. As long as you agree to chauff eur her around, she isn’t going to provide her own transportation. I suggest you encourage her to get a bicycle. And after four years, it’s time for her to take the driver’s test again. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married nine years and have two major issues in our marriage: 1. He feels I spend too much money. 2. I think he spends too much time away from home doing things he wants to do. We have fallen into this cycle of him being away from home, so I spend money, which results in him spending more time away from home. Should we have separate bank accounts? Should I make him cancel some of his weekly activities? -- STRUGGLING IN ST. LOUIS

DEAR STRUGGLING: Separate bank accounts might be a good idea, provided you don’t use yours to mask the fact that you’re spend-ing more than you should. As to “making” your husband cancel some of his weekly activities, I don’t think it would work to your benefi t. A better solution/investment would be for the two of you to talk this out in the offi ce of a licensed marriage and family counselor, be-cause it appears you’re spending as a way to punish your husband for his absence, which is not only not constructive but DEstructive. Doing activities outside the home TOGETHER might also be helpful. DEAR ABBY: My former spouse, the father of our adult daughters, recently passed. He will be cremated. Although he did not remarry, I did. Our youngest daughter has made all the burial arrangements. My ex and I did not communicate much after the divorce. What is my role as mother? Do I send fl owers, greet attendees, as if we were still together? We were married almost 30 years. -- WHAT SHOULD I DO? DEAR WHAT SHOULD I DO: Your role as the mother is to support your daughters and the rest of the family. If your daughters want you there, be there for them. Greet anyone you know politely and thank them for being there for “the family.” If you wish to send fl owers, by all means do so. But beyond that, nothing more is required of you.

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MOM TIRES OF CHAUFFEURING DAUGHTER WITHOUT A LICENSE

DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren

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Steve’s Sports Shorts Steve Enman

Making the most of a non-traditional spring

Meagan Accardi just fi nished up four years of hockey at the University of New England. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Hello to all and here’s hoping you are all continu-ing to cope successfully during this time. I want to fi rst of all, send out a birthday greeting to my better half, Melinda, who is celebrated her birthday last Thursday, as well as a “shout out” and well wishes to Keith Parent.

Today should mark the end of the local winter sports’ teams’ season summary and recognition along with pictures to the senior members of those teams.

Driving by the local softball and baseball fi elds, the track and tennis courts, made me realize that this would have been the year where teams could have gotten out of the gym early and been practic-ing outdoors as the facilities are clear and somewhat dry, even though the temperatures have been a little cool. Wait ‘till next year I guess.

I was in touch with local and former Berlin High student athlete, Meagan Accardi who attends the University of New England and has played hockey there during her 4 years.

At my request, she shared the following with me that I want to pass on to you:

“Yes I am a senior in college now, currently taking the rest of my semester’s classes online and my grad-uation ceremony has been postponed to an unknown date, it’s a mess to say the least! Still waiting to see if I will be starting my journey to receive my mas-ters degree at the end of May like originally planned or if that start date will be moved too.

“The 2019-2020 hockey season for us (The Uni-versity of New England Nor’Easters) went well! We fi nished the regular season 10-4-2 in conference and 16-9-2 overall. We recorded the longest unbeaten streak in our program’s history with eight games.

“Our season ended with a trip to the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Championship game, losing a tough battle to a nationally ranked Endi-cott College and fi nishing as runner-ups. Making it to the fi nals this season was the fi rst time in our program’s history.

“It was a great season to end on, we were very for-tunate to be able to fi nish out our season before the COVID-19 pandemic escalated. Carly Perreault and Chelsey Caron were also seniors on the team.

“I was also very fortunate to have ended my com-petitive career making it as far as we did in my last season and in general having the opportunity to play the sport I love at the collegiate level. The about 18 years of playing hockey was defi nitely worth all the exhaustion and hard work as it taught me so many life lessons.”

I want recognize the 18 Berlin High School Stu-dent/Athletes who recently received the New Hamp-shire Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Scholar/Athlete Award.

To qualify for this prestigious award they have to be a New Hampshire high school senior, have had a B+ or above average throughout their high school career, received a letter and currently active in at least two NHIAA recognized sports during their high school career, be a positive role model and par-ticipated in community service activities in their four years in high school.

In addition, they must have excelled in athletics, demonstrated outstanding school, community spirit and leadership skills.

The following BHS students received this award: Olivia Boucher, Kaelyn Blais, Grace Clorite, Madi-son Cordwell, Bryn Dube, Trinity Gendron, Treniti Holden, Cora Huter, Kaylee Peare, Libby Picard, Natalie Williams, Maria Young, Dylan Bisson, Brian Bourassa, Jalen Lacasse, Cameron Lafl amme, Mat-thew Landry and Joseph Young. Congratulations to all these outstanding student/athletes of BHS! I

might add that quite a number of these listed are three-sport athletes.

Gorham Athletic Director William Goodrich shared a list of Gorham’s seniors who were also hon-ored as scholar-athletes: Karly Cordwell, Madison Rivard, Anna Roberge, Ben Beals, Aidan Fox, Josh Godin and Ben Harmon.

Unfortunately the awards, which were to be given at the DIV IV Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony held at the Capitol Theater in Concord on April 6, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week I received some correspondence from a former varsity football and track and fi eld team-mate and friend at Plymouth State University, Mark Hill, who now lives in Epping. I had seen and spoken briefl y with Mark once at a homecoming event a couple of years ago, but other than that, it has been 44 years since we played, competed and communicated with each other.

It seems that he was looking for something online, and “happened” to come across a copy of The Berlin Sun, the exact one in which I had written a story about connecting with some former Plymouth State teammates and coaches last fall at a fundraising event at the college. He knew all of those I referred to in the story and as well as the writer, so he con-tacted me through my email and we spent some quality time reminiscing about those days from the early to mid 1970’s.

Mark, out of Dover High School, was a good-sized kid with tremendous athletic ability as a tight-end on the football team and a member of Plymouth’s track team with decathlon ability, but particularly as a record-setting 100-yard high hurdler and 440 intermediate hurdler.

We were teammates on a PSC track and fi eld team that won the New England Small College Ath-letic Conference Championship two or three years in a row.

What great memories and a special time of recon-necting with a good friend and teammate. On a sad note, Mark did inform me that former football team-mate Billy Gilmore just recently passed away after

an 8-plus-year battle with ALS. My condolences to his family and friends.

Finally, I don’t normally share my nighttime

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Senior members of the Gorham High girls’ basketball team were honored at their fi nal regular-season home game recently. Here with their families are (from left) Emma Stephenson, the manager, Karly Cordwell and Maddie Rivard. (STEVE ENMAN PHOTO)

Gorham girls handled adversity

GORHAM — The introduction to the article in the winter sports’ sup-plement for the Gorham High girls’ basketball team was “Gorham girl’s team faces challenges this season”, and they did as Coach Joe Cassady explained.

“This year was an up and down year for our basketball team. We were a team with a great deal of potential faced with a very diffi cult schedule, a lot of new players and a good deal of sickness and injuries. We fi nished with a record of 4 wins and 16 losses (3 wins and 15 losses during the reg-ular season followed by a win and a loss during the Christmas tourney), though I don’t believe our record truly exemplifi es the strides we made in our skills and abilities.

“We had a few games where we really shined, such as our big win against Lisbon (a playoff team); our 16-point loss to Littleton (we were down 14 after the fi rst quarter and

then neck-and-neck the rest of the way); an eight-point loss to Groveton; an 11-point loss to Hinsdale (back in the Division IV Final Four), and a three-point loss to 12-6) Pittsburg/Canaan squad. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to follow through and win these close games and opportunities.

“I’m very proud of the improvements the new players made, and hope to see them continue to get better during our summer basketball program.

“As for the seniors, it will be very tough to come back next year and not see their faces. Karly Cordwell and Maddie Rivard have been pivotal components of this team since their ninth-grade year. Karly has been our leading scorer every season she has played, and Maddie has been a starter since her sophomore year. Both play-ers have been an absolute joy to coach; I’m not sure how we are going to replace what they brought to our team, next year.

“Overall, it wasn’t the season we were hoping for with regards to our

BY STEVE ENMANTHE BERLIN SUN

record, but we have a lot of young players with big potential ready to

step up and fi ll the necessary roles next season.”

from preceding page

dreams with anyone but this one is sport’s related that stemmed from my work in putting together a story on Berlin native, Red Gendron, which should be coming out soon. Red had mentioned numerous coaches in Berlin who had a huge impact on him

during his growing up years, and one in particular, was a familiar name to most reading this, the late Mike Walsh.

It so happens that the other night I had a dream I was at a baseball game (of course) and Mr. Walsh was there coaching. We started talking hitting, which he was the authority on for

sure, and the discussion lasted forever it seemed.

I then woke up (for real), eventu-ally went back to sleep only to have another dream where I was in the stands at a baseball game, and who did I see there in the bleachers in shorts, sandals, a T-shirt and a book on hitting in hand, but Mr. Walsh. We

continued our discussion on hitting and he went through the book with me. When we fi nished the book and the game, he left the book open. When I asked him why he didn’t close it, his answer was “the book is never closed when it comes to hitting! “

Talk about a unique and crazy dream!