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WEST STEWARTSTOWN — A Meredith man known for his fi sh-catching prowess shattered the New Hampshire record for lake trout set in 1958 with a 37.65 pound specimen.

Feb. 25, Thomas Knight caught the giant trout, a Fish and Game-certifi ed record, while ice-fi shing in Big Diamond Pond in West Stewartstown.

Knight’s fi sh measured over 40 inches in length with a 27-inch girth.

Andy Schafermeyer, a fi sheries biologist with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, esti-mated the fi sh, which was a male, to be between 50 and 60 years old. He said this could be verifi ed by examining a bone in the fi sh’s ear and putting it under an electron microscope. Despite its age, the laker could still reproduce, he said.

The previous record, caught in Newfound Lake in Bristol was 28 pounds. Lake trout, which are native to New Hampshire, can also be caught in Carroll County loca-tions such as Silver Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee.

After a few phone calls to some fi shing buddies, Knight contacted Schafermeyer. In order to certify a fi sh’s size as a state record, it must be inspected and verifi ed by a biologist.

Schafermeyer and Knight met and began the process of measur-ing the characteristics that would certify this fi sh as the largest lake

BY DAYMOND STEERTHE CONWAY DAILY SUN

Thomas Knight of Meredith holds the record-breaking 37.65-pound lake trout he caught in West Stewartstown last Tuesday. (N.H. FISH AND GAME PHOTO)

Monster lake trout caught in Coos County

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First confi rmed case of coronavirus in N.H.

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CONCORD — An employee of Dart-mouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon who returned from Italy within the past week tested positive

in the state laboratory Monday morn-ing for COVID-19, the fi rst novel coronavirus case in New Hampshire, offi cials confi rmed at a news confer-ence hours later.

Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epi-

demiologist, said those who tested the individual were using appropri-ate protective clothing and gear.

“We ran the patient’s specimens for COVID-19, and those (results) were returned just an hour or two

ago, showing a positive test result for COVID-19,” Chan said at the news conference, fl anked by New Hamp-shire’s congressional delegation — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie

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(NY Times) — In South Korea, Iran, Italy, France, Ger-many and now the United States, health offi cials are trying to stem the growing coronavi-rus epidemic, tracing all those who had come into contact with infected patients, even as they struggled to get a handle on how far the virus had spread.

To date, the American authori-ties have reported a total of 96 cases nationwide, with six fatali-ties. But a genetic analysis of the virus in Washington State, where the deaths occurred, sug-gested that the illness could have been spreading within the com-munity for as long as six weeks before the fi rst case was detected.

The coronavirus, now present on every continent except Antarc-tica, has infected nearly 90,000 people, killing more than 3,000.

In China, where the epi-demic erupted and where the overwhelming majority of

cases have been identifi ed, offi -cials continue to get the spread under control. They reported 202 new cases — the lowest daily total since January.

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even faster in Europe, where offi cials warned residents to prepare for large outbreaks.

And in Iran, the scale of the largest outbreak in the Middle East remained unclear, with the government confi rming 1,501 cases and public health experts expressing concern that the offi -cial numbers were unreliable.

The fi rst cases were also

reported in Jordan and Senegal.As coronavirus cases show

up around the globe, the Orga-nization for Economic Coop-eration and Development cut its outlook for 2020, suggest-ing that global growth could be cut in half if infections spread more widely outside China.

The coronavirus killed three more residents of a nursing home near Seattle on Monday, raising the death toll in the area to six, as offi cials around the United States raced to assess the risk to schools, medical centers and businesses.

All of the U.S. fatalities have been in Washington state — the fi rst on Saturday and the second on Sunday. Four have been resi-dents of the Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland that has become the focal point of fears that the virus may have been spreading for weeks undetected.

The number of cases nation-wide climbed to 96.

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DALLAS (NY Times) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who entered the Democratic presiden-tial race with an appeal to moderate voters and offered herself as a candidate who could win in Midwestern swing states, has decided to quit the race and endorse a rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, her campaign confi rmed on Monday.

Klobuchar was to appear with Biden at his rally in Dallas Monday night. The decision comes one day after former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., departed the race, and after weeks of Democratic Party hand-wringing about a crowded fi eld of moderate candidates splitting a fi nite fi eld of centrist votes, allow-ing Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to march forward unopposed among progres-sives and amass delegates.

Shortly after the news broke about Klobuchar, Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader, said in a statement that he would endorse Biden as well.

Klobuchar decided to end her bid Monday morn-ing, catching some of her staff by surprise as they were still making plans for campaign events later this week, and as her ad team was still making future res-ervations. Her rally in Salt Lake City on Monday morn-ing carried no indication that she had any intention of dropping out of the race.

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Mayor Grenier endorses Volinsky for governorBERLIN — Mayor Paul Grenier has

endorsed Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky in the Democratic primary for governor.

The mayor said he is supporting Volinsky because of his work to get school funding restored in the current budget and his long battle to get the

state to fulfi ll its legal obligation to provide an adequate education to all students.

“I’m thrilled to endorse Andru Volin-sky for governor because he has made fi xing our state’s severely unjust school funding mechanism his top pri-ority. For the last 20 plus years, Andru Volinsky has been the leading voice in support of taxpayers and students

from property poor communities, like Berlin,” Grenier said.

The mayor said Volinsky was an ally in the city’s battle for school fund-ing last year.

“Prior to the budget sessions this past year, Andru was an instrumental behind-the-scenes voice speaking out to restore what became the $4.7 mil-lion in stabilization funds returned to

Berlin last fall. Thanks to his persis-tent advocacy, the House pushed the Senate to restore this aid, and reluc-tantly the governor agreed.

Volinsky came to Berlin in the fall of 2018 to do a forum on reforming the state’s school funding system. He was joined by Attorney John Tobin – both were part of the legal team in the orig-

trout ever caught in New Hampshire.“I’m not sure who was more excited,”

said Schafermeyer. “I knew the fi sh stood a very good chance of breaking the record.” The two men placed the laker on a certifi ed scale that measured a maximum weight of 30 pounds and the fi sh’s weight exceeded that.

“At that point, I knew that Knight had caught a new state record, but I didn’t know by how much,” continued Schafermeyer. The quest for a larger, certifi ed scale was on as the two men drove around sharing the excitement of the situation. Finally, at a package dis-tribution center, a scale with the proper state certifi cation was located that had the capacity to measure a large weight.

When the display fi nally settled on 37.65 pounds, the two men, who had met only hours earlier, shared a heart-felt handshake and pat on the back. As phone calls and text messages poured in, Schafermeyer fi nalized the remain-ing inspection and paperwork.

The fi sh will be sent to the taxider-mist and made into a “lifetime memory,” said Schafermeyer.

“Most state records, when bested, are done so by only a few ounces. Knight’s fi sh shattered the old record by over 9 pounds.

“This fi sh is now the largest lake trout caught in all of New England. I’m glad he got it; this couldn’t have happened to

a nicer guy,” said Schafermeyer.After such an impressive specimen

is caught biologists are often given the chance to examine the stomach con-tents as anglers are “often super will-ing to share that” since taxidermists only need the skin.

Schafermeyer had not yet had the chance to look at Knight’s fi sh’s stom-ach. “My guess is that it’s eating hatch-ery trout,” said Schafermeyer. “In this particular body of water, we stock rainbow trout. My guess is when a fi sh reaches 37 pounds it’s able to eat 12- to 14-inch hatchery trout with ease.”

A laker of that size isn’t picky about food and will “eat anything that swims” including other lake trout.

Asked how Knight caught the laker, Schafermeyer said Knight used a tip up with live bait but didn’t want to give away more specifi cs.

Fish and Game defi nes a tip up as a “fi shing device for storing line, designed to be set through the ice and to indicate when something has disturbed the bait attached thereto.”

A typical tip-up has a fl ag that’s trig-gered by a fi sh pulling the bait.

Hatchery trout cannot be used for bait, Schafermeyer said.

“We have a list of certifi ed bait fi sh that you can use,” said Schafermeyer.

Bringing the laker through the ice took only about 15 minutes, which is “surprisingly” fast. Schafermeyer said that’s rare because it can take about an

hour to bring in a 20-pound trout.Schafermeyer said he knows Knight

has caught big trout in the past but is not aware of any previous records.

When the fi sh comes close to the ice, an angler has to be careful because the ice can cut the leader, which is a length of line that’s less visible than the main line.

“You have to be very cautious when you get a fi sh that close,” said Schafermeyer.

But Schafermeyer said that Knight is what he would describe as a “trophy hunter” who was was searching specifi -cally for big fi sh.

“He’s caught big lake trout before and he picked this destination because of the likelihood of catching a big lake trout,” said Schafermeyer.

Ice fi shers not specifi cally looking for

such a fi sh would have had a diffi cult time catching it, he said.

“His equipment was all set up to catch trophy lake trout, but if it were a dad and a 10-year-old kid who were hoping to catch perch or something they might not have been able to land this fi sh,” said Schafermeyer.

Lake trout are known for not being as tasty as other trout. The Sun asked Schafermeyer how he would cook them. He breads and deep fries the fi sh he eats.

“You could do that to any fi sh, and it tastes fantastic,” said Schafermeyer, adding that big old fi sh like the lake trout Knigh caught would probably be unhealthy to consume due to the accu-mulation of mercury from air pollution.

TROUT from page one

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If this election turns out to be just between a self-proclaimed socialist and an undiagnosed sociopath, we will be in a terrible, terrible place as a country. How do we prevent that?

That’s all I am thinking about right now. My short answer is that the Democrats have to do something extraordinary — forge a national unity ticket the likes of which they have never forged before. And that’s true even if Demo-crats nominate someone other than Bernie Sanders.

What would this super ticket look like? Well, I suggest Sanders — and Michael Bloomberg, who seems to be his most viable long-term challenger — lay it out this way:

“I want people to know that if I am the Dem-ocratic nominee these will be my cabinet choices — my team of rivals. I want Amy Klobuchar as my vice president. Her decency, experience and moderation will be greatly appreciated across America and particularly in the Midwest. I want Mike Bloomberg (or Bernie Sanders) as my secretary of the Trea-sury. Our plans for addressing income inequal-ity are actually not that far apart, and if we can blend them together it will be great for the country and reassure markets. I want Joe Biden as my secretary of state. No one in our party knows the world better or has more cred-ibility with our allies than Joe. I will ask Eliza-beth Warren to serve as health and human services secretary. No one could bring more energy and intellect to the task of expanding health care for more Americans than Senator Warren.

“I want Kamala Harris for attorney general. She has the toughness and integrity needed to clean up the corrupt mess Donald Trump has created in our Justice Department. I would like Mayor Pete as homeland security secre-tary; his intelligence and military background would make him a quick study in that job. I would like Tom Steyer to head a new cabinet position: secretary of national infrastructure. We’re going to rebuild America, not just build a wall on the border with Mexico. And I am asking Cory Booker, the former mayor of Newark, to become secretary of housing and urban development. Who would bring more passion to the task of revitalizing our inner cities than Cory?

“I am asking Mitt Romney to be my com-merce secretary. He is the best person to pro-mote American business and technology abroad — and it is vital that the public under-stands that my government will be represent-ing all Americans, including Republicans. I would like Andrew Yang to be energy secretary, overseeing our nuclear stockpile and renew-able energy innovation. He’d be awesome.

“I am asking Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to serve as our U.N. ambassador. Can you imagine how our international stand-ing would improve with youth worldwide with her representing next-gen America? And I want Senator Michael Bennet, the former superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, to be my secretary of education. No one under-

stands education reform better than he does. Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna would be an ideal secretary of labor, balancing robots and workers to create “new collar” jobs.

“Finally, I am asking William H. McRaven, the retired Navy admiral who commanded the U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014 and oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden, to be my defense secretary. Admiral McRaven, more than any other retired military offi cer, has had the cour-age and integrity to speak out against the way President Trump has politicized our intelli-gence agencies.

Only last week, McRaven wrote an essay in The Washington Post decrying Trump’s fi ring of Joe Maguire as acting director of national intelligence — the nation’s top intelligence offi -cer — for doing his job when he had an aide brief a bipartisan committee of Congress on Russia’s renewed efforts to tilt our election toward Trump.

“Edmund Burke,” wrote McRaven, “the Irish statesman and philosopher, once said: ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’”

If Bernie or Bloomberg or whoever emerges to head the Democratic ticket brings together such a team of rivals, I am confi dent it will defeat Trump in a landslide. But if progres-sives think they can win without the moder-ates — or the moderates without the progressives — they are crazy. And they’d be taking a huge risk with the future of the coun-try by trying.

And I mean a huge risk. Back in May 2018, the former House speaker John Boehner declared: “There is no Republican Party. There’s a Trump party. The Republican Party is kind of taking a nap somewhere.”

It’s actually not napping anymore. It’s dead.And I will tell you the day it died. It was just

last week, when Trump sacked Maguire for advancing the truth and replaced him with a loyalist, an incompetent political hack, Rich-ard Grenell. Grenell is the widely disliked U.S. ambassador to Germany, a post for which he is also unfi t. Grenell is now purging the intelli-gence service of Trump critics. How are we going to get unvarnished, nonpolitical intelli-gence analysis when the message goes out that if your expert conclusions disagree with Trump’s wishes, you’re gone?

I don’t accept, but can vaguely understand, Republicans’ rallying around Trump on impeachment. But when Republicans, the self-proclaimed national security party — folks like Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton — don’t lift a fi nger to stop Trump’s politicization of our fi rst line of defense — the national intelligence directorate set up after 9/11 — then the Republican Party is not asleep. It’s dead and buried.

And that is why a respected, nonpartisan military intelligence professional like Bill McRaven felt compelled to warn what happens

Thomas L. Friedman

Dems can defeat Trump in a landslide

To the editor:I am writing this letter to

the editor today in hopes that it reaches the people of Berlin.

In Coos County alone, we have more deaths due to drug and alcohol addiction than we have ever seen before, and we need to work hard to break this unprecedented crisis.

Do you know someone who’s battling addiction?

Do you feel like you want to talk to someone or help some-one but don’t know where to turn? There is help right here in Berlin. It’s called the Center of Hope; their phone number is (603) 752-9900. Give this number a call.

You can talk to a coun-selor and say as little or as much as you’re comfortable with. Privacy is of the utmost importance to them. For any of you who are tired, fed up, confused, angry, embarrassed (the list of emotions could go on and on), pick up the phone and give them a call.

Someone who cares and understands what you’re

going through can change your whole outlook on the future, instead of constantly living in the past.

This group is called “Emo-tions Anonymous.” They get together and talk about what they’re going through, they help fi nd solutions to your crisis and how to move for-ward after these plans have been put in place.

Please call or pass the number along to someone who needs it.

Almost every person in the North Country has been affected by or knows some-one who is an addict. There are resources in our area. You are not alone! Give them a call and head over to a meeting for support. Don’t struggle, there is HOPE! They want to help you get through this!

Again, the number is (603) 752-9900. Karen, Lisa and Barbara are fantastic. They are there for you!

Bonnie LamarreBerlin

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Media is only presenting its own agendaTo the editor:Berlin Sun Publisher Mark

Guerringue coming out as a socialist in support of Bernie Sanders was about as sur-prising as Ellen DeGeneres coming out as gay in 1997. The leftist, socialist, fake news agenda of the Sun has been obvious for a long, long, long, long time.

If you didn’t know it before, it should now also be obvious to readers that the “Seek-ing the truth and printing it” banner that the Sun pretends to march under is also false. The so-called “truth” that the Sun seeks to print is a “faux truth,” a truth only if seen through eyes of radical leftists and socialists, the political

agenda that the Sun wished to promote.

There was a time when the media would give its follow-ers the whole story, present-ing both sides to give people the information they needed to make intelligent decisions on where they stand on issues. Fake media doesn’t do that.

In the fake media world, the “news” is presented in a way to support a political agenda. Apparently, fake media think people are too stupid to come to their own conclusions, or too afraid that they will come to a conclusion that does not agree with the media’s agenda.

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A busy weekend in Coos for snowmobile crashes

Gorham Fire Chief Philip Cloutier and members of both the Randolph Fire Department and Gorham EMS responded to a snowmobile accident last Saturday afternoon in Randolph with a tracked back-country rescue vehicle carrying a rescue sled and equipment. Operator Krysta Bertocchi of Malden, Mass. was later transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital. (EDITH TUCKER PHOTO)

COOS COUNTY— Three of the four snowmobile accidents that occurred over the weekend occurred on Cor-ridor 12 in Randolph and Gorham. Inexperience seems to be the primary cause of the accidents, two of which occurred with rented machines.

In Randolph, on Friday afternoon, Feb. 28, a young woman was injured as a result of losing control of her rented snowmobile while riding with a group of friends on Corridor 12.

At approximately 5 p.m., Jordan Abramovitz, 25, of Providence, R.I., was riding in a group traveling west-bound in the vicinity of Pinkham B Road. While nearing the intersec-tion of the Corridor 12 snowmobile trail and Pine Mountain snowmobile trail, Abramovitz swerved to avoid another member of her riding party who had stopped in the trail. As a result of trying to avoid a collision, Abramovitz fell off of her machine, sustaining a serious but non-life-threatening injury upon hitting the trail. The snowmobile operated by Abramovitz missed the stopped snowmobile but struck a tree, sus-taining signifi cant frontend damage.

Following the crash, riding com-panions of Abramovitz made calls for help to 911 and the rental com-pany. Rescuers from the Randolph Fire Department, Gorham EMS and a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conservation offi cer were subsequently notifi ed of the incident and responded to the scene. Fortu-nately, the crash happened very close to a plowed road, allowing rescuers to carry Abramovitz to a waiting ambu-lance. Abramovitz was taken to Andro-scoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for further evaluation and treatment of

her injuries.This incident is still under inves-

tigation, but the initial investigation suggests that speed and inexperience are two major contributing factors in this crash.

Also on Corridor 12 in Randolph, on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 29, at approximately 3 p.m., a young woman was injured as a result of losing con-trol of her snowmobile while riding with her family.

Krysta Bertocchi, 22, of Malden, Mass., was riding in a small group traveling eastbound in the vicinity of Crescent Ledge. Bertocchi was trav-eling between 5–10 miles per hour while navigating the steep trail. Ber-tocchi engaged her brake, causing the snowmobile to slide sideways and roll. Bertocchi suffered minor injury when the snowmobile rolled over her. The snowmobile operated sustained only minimal damage.

Following the crash, riding compan-ions of Bertocchi made calls for help to 911. Rescuers from the Randolph Fire Department, Gorham EMS and a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Offi cer responded to the scene. Bertocchi was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for further evaluation and treatment of her injuries.

This incident is still under inves-tigation, but the initial investiga-tion suggests that inexperience is the major contributing factor in this crash.

In Stewartstown on Sunday, March 1 at approximately 9:30 a.m., Fish and Game conservation offi cers received a 911 call for a single person snowmo-bile crash next to the parking lot of the

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Back pain is one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor’s offi ce. Experts estimate that as many as eighty percent of the population will experi-ence a back problem at some point in their life-time. In the United States we spend over 50 billion

dollars annually in medical costs due to low back pain. Most causes of back pain are mechanical or non-organic, meaning they are not caused by a serious condition such as infl ammatory arthritis, infection, fracture, or cancer. There are two factors that predis-pose us to low back pain. The fi rst is poor sitting posture. The second is the frequency in which we fl ex or bend during the day. From the moment we rise in the morning until we go to bed in the evening, the aver-age person bends forward 3,500 times. This combined with poor sitting posture, which also places the spine in fl exion, creates mechanical alterations in the spine. This can stress tissues, break down discs, and create impingement on nerves that can cause sciatica or low back pain.

Evaluation of your pain by a therapist trained in the McKenzie Method or Mechanical Diag-nosis and Therapy will determine your treat-ment strategy and provide lifelong applications for preventing future back pain. The McKenzie procedure for assessing patients with low back pain was found to be more accurate than an MRI in differentiating disc pain from non-dis-cogenic pain. (Donelson et al, 1997). Therapeu-tic treatment is more effective, less expensive, avoids unnecessary diagnostic testing and teaches you lifelong techniques in avoiding future episodes.

Stacey Hicks, PT, cert MDT, CLT LANA, is the owner of Carlisle Place Physical Therapy and Wellness Center in Jefferson. She attended Uni-versity of New England in Biddeford, Maine graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Physi-cal Therapy in 1996. In addition to her certifi ca-tion in the McKenzie Method of mechanical diagnosis, she is also a nationally certifi ed lymphedema therapist. If you are experiencing low back pain or sciatica, ask your physician for a referral to the Carlisle Place for an evaluation. Stacey, as well as her staff will you get you on the right track. They can be reached at (603) 586-4100, by fax (603) 586-0084 or the web car-lisleplacerehab.net.

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Schools prepare for coronavirusCONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of

Education has been working closely with the gover-nor’s offi ce and the state Department of Health and Human services over the past month as the Coronavirus Disease 2019, known as COVID-19, has evolved.

On Jan. 31, the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureaus of Infectious Disease Control issued guidance for schools, colleges and universities relative the COVID-19, outlining among other things how schools should provide health-care services to those potentially infected, preventive measures that should be taken to reduce the spread of respiratory viruses and school cleaning procedures.

This guidance has been followed up with regular updates to school nurses, including Update No. 4, which was published Feb. 27.

On Feb. 3, a statewide conference call was held by the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Ser-vices for all school administrators and health person-nel, to review published guidance, provide situation updates and respond to questions.

On Tuesday, March 3, an additional statewide update call will be held for all of New Hampshire schools, to provide them with the most up-to-date information available.

Frank Edelblut, commissioner of education, said: “Although health offi cials state that the risk is low,

we are focused on being prepared in the case that the situation changes. We want to make sure that all of our school administrators and health providers

have the information and resources to manage in the event that COVID-19 does present in our communities. We want to provide parents with current, up-to-date information about how to help prevent transmis-sion of this and other respiratory viruses in school settings.”

School staff, students and their families can take the following steps to help prevent the spread of respiratory infections in schools

and their communities:• Stay home from class and work until you have

been fever free for at least 24 hours without taking any fever reducing medication and you feel better.

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue.• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.• Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds, espe-

cially after coughing or sneezing, or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces

and objects.• Get the annual infl uenza vaccine.Parents are encouraged to go to the CDC website at

tinyurl.com/wz7ojes and N.H. DHHS website at tinyurl.com/w545maw for the most up-to-date information.

N.H. DOE wants to provide parents with current

information about how to help prevent transmission of this and other respiratory viruses

in school settings.

Heart disease surpasses cancer asthe leading cause of death in N.H.

CONCORD — More than 2,600 New Hampshire resi-dents died from heart disease in 2018, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Ser-vices, making it the leading cause of death in the state.

That marks the fi rst time in over a decade that heart disease surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death.

The focus of this year’s American Heart Month is on high blood pressure, a major risk factor for develop-ing heart disease. One in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, which may have no symptoms and is known as the silent killer.

“Many people do not know they have high blood pressure,” said Dr. Sai Cherala, the DHHS Bureau Chief of Population Health and Community Services. “Be sure to have your blood pressure checked at your physician’s offi ce, a pharmacy or at home. If your blood pressure is too high, you can take steps to control it with the guidance of your health-care provider.”

Nationally, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year, accounting for one in every four deaths. High blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking are major risk factors for heart disease.

About half of Americans have at least one of these three risk factors.

Other factors that increase the risk for heart dis-ease include diabetes, obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol use.

People can take steps to lower their risk of develop-ing heart disease.

Lifestyle changes and medications prescribed by a health-care provider will help control blood pressure as well as other risk factors for heart disease. Exam-ples of lifestyle changes include eating a healthy diet that is low in salt, total fat, saturated fat and choles-terol; taking a brisk 10-minute walk three times a day, fi ve days a week; and not smoking.

DHHS has a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the overall goal to help people prevent and control high blood pressure and diabetes.

Specifi c strategies to achieve this goal in New Hampshire include supporting self-measured blood pressure monitoring programs and working with health-care providers to refer at-risk patients to com-munity programs designed to address risk factors for high blood pressure and heart disease.

For more information on heart disease, including how to reduce risk through lifestyle changes and by managing medical conditions, go to dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdpc/hdsp.htm.

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State will join coalition investigating JUUL labs CONCORD — Attorney General

Gordon J. MacDonald announced that New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 39-states to engage in a multi-state investigation of JUUL Labs. The investigation will focus on JUUL’s marketing and sales prac-tices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content,

and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smok-ing cessation device.

A multi-state investigation is a coor-dinated effort by attorneys general that combines resources to conduct an investigation into a company or busi-ness practice, which may be in violation of state consumer protection laws.

While traditional cigarette use has decreased among youth, vaping is grow-ing in popularity, undermining national progress towards reducing tobacco use.

The National Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Cen-ters for Disease Control in 2019, found more than 5 million youth

reported having used e-cigarettes within the past 30 days, up from 3.6 million just one year prior.

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau, led by Senior Assistant Attorney Gen-eral Brandon Garod, will participate with other attorneys general in this investigation.

FRIEDMAN from page 4

when good people are silent in the face of evil. Our retired generals don’t go public like that very often. But he was practically screaming, “This is a four-alarm fi re, a category 5 hurricane.” And the G.O.P. response? Silence.

Veteran political analyst E.J. Dionne, in his valuable new book, “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country,” got this exactly right: We have no responsible Republican Party anymore. It is a deformed Trump person-

ality cult. If the country is going to be gov-erned responsibly, that leadership can come only from Democrats and disaf-fected Republicans courageous enough to stand up to Trump. It is crucial, therefore, argues Dionne, that moderate and pro-gressive Democrats fi nd a way to build a governing coalition together.

Neither can defeat the other. Neither can win without the other. Neither can govern without the other.

If they don’t join together — if the Democrats opt for a circular fi ring squad — you can kiss the America you

grew up in goodbye.Thomas L. Friedman is the foreign

affairs Op-Ed columnist. He joined The New York Times in 1981, and has won

three Pulitzer Prizes. He is the author of seven books, including “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” which won the National Book Award.

L&L Riverside Inn in Stewartstown. Conservation Offi cers and 45th Paral-lel Ambulance personnel responded to the scene to assist the patient, identi-fi ed as Hedwig Palazzolo, 55, of New Britain, Conn.

Upon investigation, officers determined that while attempting to cross over the top of a snowbank next to the parking lot to meet the rest of her riding party, Palazzolo accidentally struck the throttle and lost control of her machine. The snowmobile rolled on top of her, trapping her between the machine and the ground. A member of her riding party immediately called 911. EMS personnel responded to the scene and later brought Pala-

zzolo to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook for treat-ment of her serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Offi cers con-cluded that operator inexpe-rience was the primary factor in the crash. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in this crash.

In Gorham at about 4:15 p.m., on Sunday, March 1, another accident occurred on Corridor 12. Fish and Game was notifi ed of a head-on snowmobile crash on the Presidential Rail Trail, also known as Corridor 12. The initial

non-emergency phone call was placed by an employee of a rental company that owned an involved snowmobile. During this phone call, the reporting

party explained that there were no injuries sus-tained during the crash and that the other snowmobile was also a rental from a different company.

A Fish and Game Offi cer

responded to the crash scene a short distance from the parking area using a snowmobile and began his investiga-tion. Once on the scene, the two opera-tors were identifi ed as Judy Pilla, 59,

of Boca Raton, Fla., and Georges Ague-hounde, 30, of Washington, D.C. Pilla and Aquehounde were operating in separate riding parties and did not know each other. The collision occurred imme-diately before a bridge in which the at-fault operator had caused the crash when they were attempting to avoid collision with another member of their riding party.

Both operators were wearing hel-mets at the time of the crash. The operator at fault was cited with a ticket for failing to turn to the right and reduce speed to avoid collision, a violation level offense. With the nature of the crash, and the loca-tion of the crash scene, both opera-tors are considered extremely lucky to have walked away without serious injury.

ACCIDENTS from page 5

Town of ShelburneTown Report Availability

Beginning Monday, March 2nd, 2020, Town Reports will be available for pick up at the Transfer Station

inal school funding lawsuit.In deciding to endorse Volinsky, Gre-

nier said he looked at what he thought was most important to the city.

“The inequity of school funding is the biggest impediment to us moving forward and getting the city back on track,” he said. “For too long the North Country has been overlooked, but I have the utmost confi dence that will change with Andru as governor.”

Since 2017, Volinsky has repre-sented the executive council second district, which runs from Keene to Concord to Rochester.

He grew in Levittown, Penn., where his father worked as a mechanic and maintenance man.

Volinsky earned a college scholar-ship and became the fi rst person in his family to attend college when he was admitted to the University of Miami and later earned his law degree at Georgetown Law Center.

ENDORSES from page 3

Upon investigation, offi cers determined that while attempting to cross over the top of a snowbank next to the parking lot to meet the rest of her riding party,

Palazzolo accidentally struck the throttle and lost control of her machine.

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VIRUS from page one

Hassan, and U.S. Reps. Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster — and Gov. Chris Sununu.

The test result is being shipped to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confi rmation, but offi cials in New Hampshire are treat-ing the illness as a presumptive fi rst case of the coronavirus in the state.

“We will not wait for that confi rma-tion to begin our investigation,” Chan said.

This individual traveled to Italy, and within fi ve to seven days of returning to New Hampshire, developed symptoms that are not considered serious at this time, offi cials said.

The individual — who has not been identifi ed by name — is in quarantine at home and is being monitored, Chan said.

The congressional delegation and Sununu were given a briefi ng on the situation and the state’s preparedness Monday morning at the New Hamp-shire Hospital Association’s offi ces on Airport Road in Concord.

At the news conference, they urged the public to stay home if they feel sick, as well as wash their hands and if their hands are not clean, avoid contact with hands to mouth and nose.

“Travel advisories around this epi-demic are rapidly changing,” Chan said, suggesting that for those who

may have already traveled, symptoms present within fi ve days of travel and they should look for symptoms of fever or respiratory distress.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center set up a command center at 9 a.m. Monday and is working to get more information, specifi cally who may

have had contact with the individual who tested positive and to reach out to people who may have had contact with that person.

Offi cials said the individual was tested on Saturday.

Sununu held the news conference the day after announcements that two

school districts were asking students who traveled to Italy during the school vacation to stay home in quarantine.

About 35 students and staff from Kearsarge Regional High School in Merrimack County and 40 from Win-nacunnet High School in Hampton were asked to stay home for two weeks.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan speaks about the positive testing of one individual for COVID-19 at a news conference Monday. From left: U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, and Gov. Chris Sununu.(PAULA TRACY PHOTO)

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Serving Berlin, Gorham and Surrounding Communities

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Richard H. Wood, 76, of Gorham, N.H., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at Androscog-gin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., after a period of failing health. He was born in Boston, Mass. on July 16, 1943, the son of the late How-ard Dillingham and Elizabeth Frances (Wright) Wood. He was raised in New-ton, Mass., gradu-ated Newton North High School in 1962, and later graduated at Newton Junior College with a degree in Public Com-munication, with a major in journalism and a minor in broadcasting. He received training as a piano technician for two years at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass. He was self-employed from 1979-2009 as a piano technician.

Richard was a member and Past Mas-ter of Gorham-Sabatis Lodge #73 F&AM of Gorham, as well as Franklin Lodge in Grafton, Mass. He was moderator of the Berlin Congregational-Methodist Church and also served as the pianist. He was also King Lion of the Rumford-Mexico Lions Club in 1992.

Members of the family include his wife Diane (Cler-mont) Wood of Gor-ham; children Mer-ri-Beth Greenberg of Vancouver, Wash-ington, and Christy-Ann Higley of Van-couver, Washington; step children Me-lissa Ann Joudrey of Mexico, Maine and David K. Hassett of Fayetteville, N.C.; fi ve grandchildren; two great grand-children; an aunt; several cousins and friends. He was pre-deceased by his par-

ents and a stepson, Stephen M. Hassett.Friends and relatives are invited to

call on Saturday March 7, 2020, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade Street, Corner of Route 16 (Glen Road) Gorham, N.H. A Masonic Service will be held at 3 p.m. in the fu-neral home. Interment will be in the Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico, Maine in the spring. In lieu of fl owers, donations to Rich’s charities may be sent to Frances Ingersoll, 591 Third Avenue, Berlin, NH 03570. Messages of condo-lence may be shared online at bryantfu-neralhome.net.

Richard H. Wood––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– OBITUARY–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated for Jeannette Demers, of Berlin on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at St Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish with Father David Wong as Celebrant. The Cantor was Denise Doucette accom-panied by Sandra Patrick as Organist. The Altar Servers were Douglas Roy and Robert Pelchat.

The Pall was placed by her grand-daughters Kate Barth, Wendy Taylor,

Amy Davis, and Sarah Hoodlet. The cru-cifi x was place by her godchild, Paul De-mers. The offertory gifts were presented by her grandson, Gary Bouchard, and great-granddaughter, Abigail Davis.

Interment followed at Holy Family Cemetery in Gorham, N.H.

To post a tribute please visit fl eury-patry.com. Arrangements were under the care of Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, Berlin

Jeannette Demers––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SERVICES HELD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS?It’s an outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by a new coronavirus fi rst

identifi ed in Wuhan, China. It’s resulted in thousands of confi rmed cases in China, included cases outside of Wuhan. Other cases have been identifi ed in a growing number of international locations, including the United States.

CAN I CATCH CORONAVIRUS?You are most likely safe and have a very low chance of contracting the virus

unless you’ve been in close contact with someone who has the coronavirus.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?Symptoms can be cold or fl u-like including a cough, possibly with a fever

and shortness of breath. Some will experience nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Most can recover within a few days, but some with weakened immune sys-tems- such as the young or elderly- may develop a serious infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia. And it can be deadly.

HOW IS CORONAVIRUS SPREAD?Health offi cials believe it’s spread through large droplets from coughing or

sneezing that can affect people up to six feet away. This is why it is so impor-tant to clean surfaces with a disinfectant that kills viruses and bacteria.

HOW DO WE STOP THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING?• Take the same steps you would take to prevent any virus.• Wash hands regularly• Cover coughs and sneezes with your elbow• Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth• Stay away from people who have a runny nose or are coughing or sneezing.

DO FACE MASKS WORK TO STOP THE VIRUS?If you are not sick, you do not need to wear a face mask. The main purpose of a

mask is to keep someone who is infected with the virus from spreading it to others.

IS THIS A SERIOUS AMERICAN HEALTH THREAT?Currently, the fl u is a bigger health threat in the U.S. than coronavirus.The fl u kills roughly 35,000 Americans every year- more than any other

virus. This season, it’s already sickened an estimated 15 million Americans and killed more than 8,000. (CDC) Yet fewer than half of adults get a fl u shot.

Facts about the coronavirus

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Answer: The developers of the new hover car were working — TIRELESSLY

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You learn the true nature of a person when you travel together, especially on a road trip.

But if you don't have time for all of that, the other shortcut to learning the nature of a person is to move furniture together. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Loved ones will bring you stress, but it's the best kind of stress, the kind that challenges your heart and hones your most useful virtues -- tolerance and compassion. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your worldview is a collection refl ecting your own thought processes and having little to do with what people around you want you to think. Even so, it's a good day to challenge some of your opinions to see if they still hold up. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Though you don't expect life to bring you pleasure and joy, you'll get more than what you would have considered to be your share. Accept it without argument. We have to take these things when they are readily on offer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It will be better to

add responsibilities to your load than to risk getting bored. Note that troublemaking can be an irresistible part of human nature, though easily avoided by people who are busy and involved. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While not getting what you want can be a blessing, there's something to be said for trying again. Anything worth having will come with the price tag of several failed attempts. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Friendships change; it's natural. And efforts must be made to keep the relationship strong or to reconnect, as the case may be. You'll be successful in this regard. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It's impossible to succeed at an endeavor if you don't know what are the parameters of success. To set some boundaries, the fi rst thing to determine is what, or more likely whom, the effort is for. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Chemistry is created constantly and matters in all things, not just romance. Pay attention to the chemistry at work in your professional and social realm as well as your chemistry with food and places. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It's exciting to see where people's interest fl ows. Curiosity,

among the most attractive qualities, is more easily demonstrated by people looking around this big world than by people looking into their phones. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You like to let people discover you slowly, to let your story unfold in increments. It helps people understand you better because they can take the time to really process what they know about you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The word "amateur" is derived from the Latin "amare" meaning "to love." Out of love, you'll put an unreasonable amount of time into a project that in all likelihood won't pay you back. In the end, you'll be very happy you did. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 3). You get newer instead of older this year, as the solar return has a rejuvenating effect. You'll learn the nuances of an area and become such an expert you can no longer see the world the same way. There are thrilling social wins, and you'll keep excellent company all year, surrounded by interesting and loving people. Capricorn and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 4, 44, 31 and 16.

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DEAR ABBY: Fifty years ago, at the age of 17, I was raped by a high school classmate. At the time, I was living in an apartment with a friend, “Becky.” She and three male classmates witnessed the attack, stood by and did nothing. (They were drunk.) I never reported the assault because I was scared, embarrassed and ashamed. No one ever spoke about it, and Becky and I went our sepa-rate ways. I eventually married, moved away from my hometown and tried to put the incident behind me. Fifteen years ago, I moved back and married a local man. I see all those people frequently around town, which reminds me of that ter-rible night. I don’t think it’s fair that I have had to live with this for 50 years while the others appear to have forgotten and gone on their merry way. None of them ever apologized or acknowledged their part in the attack. I remember it as vividly as if it were last week. I would like to confront those involved. A friend suggested I pri-vately confront my attacker. I believe calling out these people will give me peace of mind. My husband and I are planning to move out of the area, so I will never have to see any of them again. Should I confront all of them or just my attacker? Or should I let sleeping dogs lie? -- AS-SAULTED IN IDAHO DEAR ASSAULTED: Before deciding whether to confront these peo-ple after 50 years or let sleeping dogs lie, what I think you should do is discuss what happened with a licensed therapist, specifi cally one who works with patients who have PTSD. Whereas a half-century ago there was a tendency to blame the victims of sexual assault, we have come a long way since then, and help is available for you if you’re willing to get it. A way to fi nd help in making this important decision would be to

contact RAINN (rainn.org). The toll-free phone number is 800-656-4673. RAINN is the free, confi dential national sexual assault hotline, and it’s available 24/7. DEAR ABBY: I’m a beautiful 77-year-old woman in excellent health who has fun traveling internationally. I will soon be taking my oldest daughter to Europe at my expense because I want a companion. I’m 19 years older than she is. She also is in great health and has a fun-loving personality. We look like sisters and have fun together wherever we go. However, I don’t want her to call me “Mom” while we are out in public places. Can I ask her not to call me that? She is stubborn and always has been, but I love her and want her around while I’m traveling, rather than friends. She’s single, but I’m not. My husband can’t go because of health issues. I need my daughter to go with me. Can you give me some ideas on how to approach her to not call me “Mom” in public? What if she refuses to go with me? -- ONE STIPULATION IN THE SOUTH DEAR STIPULATION: I can’t help but wonder why not being called “Mom” is so important to you. I have read your letter several times, and I’m struck by the fact that it’s all about YOU and what YOU want. Your daughter is long past 21, and I’m sure she can make her own decisions. You can ask her not to call you “Mom,” but whether she will agree and won’t forget to not address you that way is anyone’s guess. Old habits die hard.

— • —Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at: Dear Abby, c/o The Conway Daily Sun, PO Box 1940, North Conway, NH 03860

TEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SEEKS CLOSURE AFTER 50 YEARS

DEAR ABBY by Abigail Van Buren

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Steve’s Sports Shorts Steve Enman

Playoff fever is to heating up in high schools

Berlin High School freshman guard Makenna Peare had 11 points in her playoff debut at Newfound last Wednesday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of SSS. On a quick note, following up on the recently held Nansen Ski Club Winter Carnival, I made mention last week that more detailed documentation of the history of the club was necessary. Without prior knowledge, Barbara Tetreault did one in the same edition of the paper, complete with a story of Alf Halvorson’s contributions to the club and to skiing, along with numerous great pictures. Thanks, Bar-bara for taking care of that request so promptly.

Also, a large group of people got to celebrate the life of Ruby Brennan, fi rst at the funeral home and then at a local restaurant to visit and reconnect with friends we haven’t seen for a while. One of those friends was Josee Anctil Brennan, wife of Jim, one of Ruby’s sons. Josee was on my track team at Berlin High, where her last two years there were my fi rst two as the varsity coach, a career that spanned 17 years.

Josee, if you are reading this, I must say it was a true joy to catch up with you, in the many aspects of where life has taken you. And you haven’t changed a bit since those days of 1978-1980. You are still totally honest, “still cute as a button,” which means you are still cute, charming and short in stature, even if you are of the “retirement age” and have some gray hairs! I’m not sure if you could sprint like you used to but don’t worry, I won’t request a meeting at the track with my hand-held stopwatch. Great seeing you and so many others for sure.

The Gorham boys’ basketball team just missed qualifying for the Division IV tournament, because several teams were tied for the fi nal spot, all with 6-12 records. Unfortunately after going through the tie-breaking procedures the Huskies just missed out.

Pairings were released by the NHIAA on Monday. In Division III, the BHS boys’ hockey team earned the No. 1 seed and the lone fi rst-round bye. The Mountaineers will play the winner of Saturday’s quarterfi nal between No.4 John Stark-Hopkinton and No. 5 Kearsarge-Plymouth (1 p.m. at New Eng-land College) on Wednesday, March 10 at Plymouth State University at 5:30 p.m.

In other quarterfi nal action, No. 2 Belmont-Gil-ford will host No. 7 ConVal-Conant at the Laco-nia Ice Rink on Saturday at 4 p.m., while No. 6 Kennett will travel to play No. 3 Hollis-Brookline-Derryfi eld at the Conway Arena in Nashua on Saturday at 4 p.m.

In Division 1, the Berlin-Gorham girls’ hockey team also earned a fi rst-round bye. The No. 2 seeded Mountaineers will face the winner of Tuesday’s (6 p.m. in Lebanon) fi rst-round game between No, 7 Lebanon-Stevens-Kearsarge vs. No.10 St. Thomas-WNC-Dover on Friday at 4 p.m. in Notre Dame Arena.

We await the pairings for Berlin High School’s Division 1 Unifi ed basketball.

Berlin High skier Cora Treiss will be competing in

the Division III girl’s Nordic Ski Championships on Tuesday at Great Glen Trails with her fi rst race, the classic starting at 11 a.m. and the freestyle to begin at 2:15 p.m.

I will get all of that information on tournament pairings to you as soon as it becomes public knowl-edge and/or you can keep tabs on it by going to nhiaa.com.

The No. 13 Berlin High girl’s basketball team did make the Division III playoffs and traveled to Bristol to take on the No. 4 Newfound Bears and were eliminated from further competition by a 61-35 score last Wednesday.

Berlin hung in there with the always-tough Bears, trailing 10-8, after the fi rst quarter, in what Coach Don Picard said was, “A game plan that we executed to near perfection in that fi rst quarter, and even though we did make some mistakes we were only down by those two points.” The Peare girls, Kaylee scored fi ve points, and Makenna the other three, to lead Berlin.

Second-period action started off great as the Mountaineers tied things up at 10, with another basket by Makenna P. But from there to the end of the second frame, the Bears outscored Berlin 13-1 and led at halftime 23-11.

“We missed several chances to score in the fi rst half, including shots from in close, that we failed to connect on,” said Coach P. “That hurt and could have changed things considerably as the game went on.”

In the third quarter, Newfound continued the offensive onslaught, having a 22-12 advantage to up the lead to 22 points (45-23) going into the fi nal

NCHL playoffs are now underwayGame 1

Mr. Pizza 5, Pub 3Mr. Pizza won the fi rst series against the Pub last

Thursday with a 5-3 win to advance to the fi nals against the winner of Amoskeag and the T & C, a game that was played Monday night (results not known as of press time).

The T & C stayed alive in the tournament with a 6-4 win over Amoskeag, after losing the fi rst game, in a best-of-three series.

In the fi rst game, Mr. Pizza scored two goals in the fi rst period and then both teams traded goals in the second period and two goals each in period 3.

Mr. Pizza’s Sawyer Sanschagrin had a hat-trick for the winners. So the first period made the difference and allowed Mr. Pizza to win and advance to the finals, which will begin Thurs-day, March 5.

Here are the scoring stats for the game:Period 1:

Mr. Pizza @ 3:50 — Sawyer Sanschagrin from Cam Cochran and Dana Deblois.

Mr. Pizza @ 10:33 — Sanschagrin, unassisted.Period 2:Pub @ 2:25 — Matt Soprano from Justin Jacques

and Travis Ouellette.Mr. Pizza @ 5:34 Shane Warren from Cochran and

Deblois.Period 3Mr. Pizza @ 1:28 — Sanschagrin from Cochran

and Deblois.Pub @ 7:50 — Jacques from Craig Villeneuve and

Carlos Borrayo.Mr. Pizza @ 10:03 — Travis L’Heureux, UnassistedPub @ 10:48 — Soprano from Villeneuve and

Travis LamontagnePub — Zach Cascadden had 21 savesPizza — Johnny Parkhurst 12 saves on 15 shots

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Berlin Middle School girl’s basketball coaches (from left) Whit-ney Lewis (with daughter Becca) and Sadie Glover in action in a recently held middle school game. (STEVE ENMAN PHOTO)

Game 2The T & C avoided elimination with a must-win

6-4 victory over Amoskeag to tie the series at 1-1 and force Game 3 on Monday night (results were not known as of press time). T & C scored two goals in the fi rst period, went up 5-1 after two periods, before the No. 1 seed in the tournament, Amoskeag, made a run to make it close with a 3-1 goal advantage in the fi nal period. Time ran out though and I guess one could say the T & C had a mild “upset” of Amo-skeag. Greg Wedge for T & C and Tom Bisson for Amoskeag had big nights, both with hat-tricks. By the time you read this one of those teams will have won and advanced to play Mr. Pizza Thursday.

Period 1

T&C @ 8:40 — Todd Gendron from Jesse Deblois.T&C @ 9:26 — Greg Wedge, unassisted.Period 2Amoskeag @ 2:27 — Tom Bisson from Al Martin.T&C @ 2:32 — Wedge from Deblois.T&C @ 5:55 — Wedge from Jeff O’Neil.T&C @ 10:37 — Cam Boucher from Wedge and

Deblois.Period 3Amoskeag @ 2:27 — Mark Bisson from Tom Bisson

and Ben Hall.T&C @ 5:44 — Todd Gendron from Cody Martin.Amoskeag @ 6:06 — Tom Bisson from Al Martin.Amoskeag @ 10:35 — Tom Bisson from Tyler

Martin.Amoskeag — Scat Middleton had 11 saves.T&C — Nate Leborgne had 18 saves.

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period. Those points came from Baily Fairbanks with four, three-pointers while Huckins had 10 points. Kaylee P. had 10 of Berlin’s 12 points.

And then the fi nal period showed the Bears with a 16-12 advantage to win going away 61-35.

Kaylee Peare fi nished a very fi ne career at BHS with 17 points for the game, followed by Makenna Peare with 11, Isyss Remillard four, Rayna Bour-beau two, and Makenna Balderrama one.

Fairbanks fi nished with 22 and Huckins had 19, to lead the Bears.

“Our margin of error against Newfound (a team that had beaten Berlin twice in the regular season) was very small and we had to make plays when the opportunities presented themselves,” said Picard as he refl ected on the loss.

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen consistently enough against a very good Newfound team, who on Saturday defeated No. 5 White Mountain Regional 41-33 and will now play in the Division III Final Four against the No. 1 seed Conant ay Keene State College on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.), while No. 2 Fall Mountain will play No. 3 Hopkinton at KSC (at 5:30 p.m.) on Wednesday.

Then on Friday, the Berlin boys’ basketball team fi nished up its regular season with a very exciting but disappointing 59-49 loss to Prospect Mountain at the Berlin High Gym.

The numbers fi ve and 10 seemed to be the magic numbers throughout the game as Berlin trailed by fi ve, (11-6) after the opening eight minutes, got out-scored by fi ve points in the second period to trail by 10 (25-15) at halftime.

Berlin stepped it up in the third stanza and out-scored the Timberwolves 19-14, to trail by fi ve after three frames, 39-34. Final quarter action saw Pros-pect Mountain have the upper hand with a fi ve-point advantage (20-15), to win by 10 points, 59-49.

This was a game of “runs” by each team, as the momentum changed various times throughout. This was particularly noted in third-quarter action at the Mountaineers had a 6-3 run, then another huge 13-2 one, sandwiched around a 6-0 Prospect run, which at the end of the period left Berlin with a morale booster, and only a fi ve-point defi cit, one it could cer-tainly overcome.

And early 7-2 advantage by the visiting ‘Wolves gave them a 46-36 lead midway through that fi nal period. But credit the Mountaineers as they never gave up and put together a really nice 11-5 run to trail by only four points with a couple of minutes to go, during what basketball people call, “crunch time.”

Here the bottom dropped out (a collapse) due to

a combination of Berlin turnovers and missed foul shots and being forced to foul Prospect Mountain, the visitors made seven straight free throws and a layup at the buzzer to seal a hard-earned win over a bound-and-determined Mountaineer squad.

Senior Jalen Lacasse who was phenomenal on both ends of the court netted 32 points in his last game in a BHS basketball uniform, followed by Shaun Goyette with eight, including six key free throws, Jeremyah Dow contributed four, senior Matt Landry had two points, the fi rst two of the game, Kevin Murphy also had two, and Jacob Mercier had one point.

In addition to seniors Jalen Lacasse, and Matt Landry, Greg Brown and Joe Young were also rec-ognized and honored as were senior managers, Dar-rian Drapeau and Sydney Hawkins.

The Berlin High boys’ hockey team came back from a three-goal defi cit to score six unanswered goals en route to a 6-3 win over the Monadnock-Fall Moun-tain Huskies Saturday night at the Notre Dame Arena in the regular-season fi nale for both teams. The game was marred by some rough, “chippy” play, along with plenty of penalties.

Before the game, a most touching, moving and extraordinary part of the night was the singing of the National Anthem by 3-year old Rosemary Mackin, daughter of Sara and Dan Mackin. She nailed the high and low notes and nearly brought me to tears. Way to go Rosemary!

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