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1 day ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — A group of school district employees wrote a letter to Berlin school administrators last year asking the district to change its reading curriculum program after statewide test scores showed almost 75 percent of young students could not read at grade level. The group received no response from administrators. kAms2E65 s64] e[ a_ac[ E96 =6EE6C 368:?Di “%@ E96 q6C=:? !F3=:4 $49@@=D p5>:?:DEC2E:@?[k^AmkAm“(6[ E96 F?56CD:8?65[ 2=@?8 H:E9 @E96CD H9@ H6C6 C6=F4E2?E E@ D:8?
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1 day ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — A fire drill May 7 at Berlin Middle High School revealed the fire alarm did not sound on the second floor at the same time it did on the first floor, resulting in students and staff running down the stairs to catch up with the other people already outside the building. “There was a little bit of a delay,” said Assistant Fire Chief John Sarnik on Tuesday morning.
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1 week ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — Vandalism in the form of unauthorized pickleball striping that apparently took place at the Horne Field tennis courts last November, but which wasn’t discovered until after the snow melted in March, will cost the city nearly $5,000 to repair. The city has referred the matter to police forkAm:?G6DE:82E:@? 2?5 A@DD:3=6 AC@D64FE:@?]k^AmkAmq24< 5FC:?8 E96 =2DE H2C> H62E96C 52JD @7 }@G6>36C[ E2A6 H2D 2AA=:65 E@ 2 4@FCE :?
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1 week ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
GROVETON — Tariffs and how they will impact farmers and foresters in Coos County continue to be top of mind for the people who live in this region and make a living from those two industries. U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, (D-N.H.), met with about 20 people in a local Methodist church to learn more about these challenges. kAm“x’> 7C@> }2D9F2 3FE x’G6 2=H2JD =@G65 2?5 36=:6G65 :?
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1 week ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — The fiscal year 2026 budget is ready for its May 28 public hearing, with further trimming done to reduce the tax impact to a 55-cent increase from the current rate. At a proposed $57,051,226, the FY26 budget is lower than the FY25 approved budget of $60,467,822. The next fiscal year begins July 1. kAm%96 =2E6DE 56A2CE>6?E =6256C E@ E2<6 2 7:?6\E@@E9 4@>3 E@ 7:?5 2?J 6I46DD :? :ED 3F586E H2D E96 =:3C2CJ] r:EJ |2?286C !9:==:A {] (2CC6?
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2 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
By Lisa D. ConnellTHE BERLIN SUNkAmqt#{x} — $49@@= 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 2?5 D49@@= 3@2C5 >6>36CD D2J E96J <?@H E92E q6C=:? DEF56?ED’ DE2?52C5:K65 E6DE D4@C6D >62DFC6 2 A2CE @7 65F42E:@?2= AC@8C6DD[ ?@E 2== @7 :E]k^AmkAm*6E :E’D E96 DE2?52C5:K65 E6DE D4@C6D E92E 86E E96 2EE6?E:@?]k^AmkAm#6D:56?ED @7 q6C=:?[ D@>6 @7 H9@> C646?E=J >@G65 :?E@ E96 4:EJ[ 92G6 DA@<6? H:E9 q6C=:? |:55=6 w:89 $49@@= !C:?4:A2= p?5J #2?4=@6D 23@FE E96 ?665 7@C D49@@= :>AC@G6>6?E 32D65 @?
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2 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — Work to pare down the Fiscal Year 2026 city budget continues as city councilors seek to lessen the impact on taxes while retaining staff and services in the face of increasing costs. Municipal departments are reviewing their respective budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2026. kAm%96 8@2=[ r:EJ |2?286C !9:==:A {] (2CC6? yC] D2:5[ :D E@ <66A 2?J E2I :?4C62D6 2D =@H 2D A@DD:3=6]k^AmkAm$:?46 E96 4@F?4:=’D pAC:= a` >66E:?8[ Shad[___ 92D 366?
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2 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
JEFFERSON — A classroom project by a group of Groveton High School students and their teacher exemplifies what viewers of the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Crossroads — Change in Rural America” will see: A pictorial history of life in America across a given time span. The Smithsonian exhibit opened March 29 and continues through Saturday, May 10, inside the Jefferson Community Center. The center is located at 178 Meadows Road. kAmvC@G6E@?
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2 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
BERLIN — What do firehoses, Jenga blocks and “ocean wave drums” have in common? They were all part of Earth Week, which was the focus at Berlin Elementary School last week, with lessons on protecting the natural beauty of the outdoors. kAm“xE’D 366? BF:E6 E96 4@==23@C2E:G6[” D2:5 rJ?E9:2 !:<6[ q6C=:? t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= AC:?4:A2= 2Dk^AmkAmDEF56?ED[ DE277 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD D@2<65 FA 2 C2C6 52J @7 H2C>E9 2?5 DF?D9:?6 pAC:= ac :? 2? @FE5@@C 4=2DDC@@> 2E E96 $6CG:46 rC65:E &?:@? w6C:E286 !2C<]k^AmkAmuF?
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3 weeks ago | 
conwaydailysun.com | Lisa D. Connell
By Lisa D. ConnellTHE BERLIN SUNkAmqt#{x} — p?5J #2?4=@6D[ E96 AC:?4:A2= @7 q6C=:? |:55=6 w:89 $49@@=[ :D 9@A67F= 2? 24256>:4 AC@8C2> E@ 8:G6 7C6D9>6? E96 DEC@?86DE 24256>:4 DE2CE :? EH@ 4@C6 DF3;64ED DE2JD @77 E96 4:EJ 3F586E 49@AA:?8 3=@4<]k^AmkAmp 7F== D49@@= J62C @7 t?8=:D9 {2?8F286 pCED 2?5 >2E9 7@C hE9 8C256CD H@F=5 36 2 7@4FD @7 “uC6D9>2? p4256>J” H:E9 2 7FEFC6 A=2? E@ :?4=F56 D4:6?46 2?5 9:DE@CJ :? E96 24256>J] %96 24256>J[ 2D :ED ?2>6 DF886DED[ H@F=5 7@4FD @? 3F:=5:?8 t{p 2?5 >2E9 D<:==D :?
