Berlin home hit by more than a dozen shots May 2, 2008
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Berlin (New Hampshire) are looking for a shooter who fired more than a dozen shots at a house. About 14 bullet holes were counted in a home on Wight Street. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. paper mill union approves contract extension Apr 21, 2008
Information from: The Berlin Daily Sun. 2008 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Does Jimmy Carter matter? Apr 17, 2008
BERLIN (AFP) 4/16/08 - A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA s estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. Thats just great. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Software tracks child porn traffickers online Apr 16, 2008
"Some people have voyeuristic interests who just don't act on them," says Fred Berlin, founder of the Johns Hopkins Sexual Disorders Clinic. For some, he says, voyeurism is an end in itself and may actually defuse sexual tension. (USA Today)
Study shows Coos County residents remain optimistic about future Apr 13, 2008
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) -- Despite the tough economic times facing the Berlin-Gorham area, residents remain optimistic about the future, according to a new survey ... Thirty-five percent of those from the Berlin-Gorham area said they are financially worse off than they were five years ago; 32 percent said they are about the same ... Colocousis interviewed 1,000 adults in Coos County and 750 in Oxford, Maine, last year for his survey, "Community and Environment in Rural America." He previewed some of... (Concord Monitor)
Teen sentenced to a year in jail for fatal car accident Apr 8, 2008
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) -- A 17-year-old Berlin youth has been sentenced to a year in jail for negligent homicide in the death of a 12-year-old boy. David Broome pleaded guilty under a negotiated agreement. (Concord Monitor)
Town hall format has risks for McCain Apr 2, 2008
In Berlin, N.H., last year, Clinton was berated over her 2002 vote authorizing military action in Iraq. Last year, at a town hall meeting at Google headquarters in California, Obama was asked what he has learned from former president Clinton's tenure "that is going to make you win?". (USA Today)
Help offered to N.H. elderly, others to obtain rebate checks Mar 25, 2008
People also can go to Hodes district offices in Concord, Nashua, Berlin, Littleton, and Keene for help. The New Hampshire Taxpayer Advocate Service can help taxpayers if they have problems receiving their rebate check. (Concord Monitor)
Women in Film & Video/New England to present Image Awards Mar 23, 2008
NEW PRINT OF "BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ": A restored 35 mm print of the 15-hour "Berlin Alexanderplatz" - one of only two copies in the world - comes to the Institute of Contemporary Art this week. Episodes 1-3 will play Thursday at 7 p.m. and Friday at 2 p.m., and will be introduced both times by Laurence Kardish, senior curator of film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Boston Globe)
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Frozen Four Glance Mar 21, 2008
Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, talks about whether rugby has become too violent. Most E-Mailed. (International Herald Tribune)
Corrections commissioner focused on preparing inmates for release Mar 17, 2008
The program, which is expected to be expanded to the Berlin prison and the women's prison in Goffstown, focusing on improving inmates' parenting skills. The courts also are responding more to what drives criminal behavior by expanding the family court system and creating drug courts and mental health courts. (Concord Monitor)
Gridlock on electric `highways' could stymie renewable generation Mar 10, 2008
The bottleneck is in Whitefield, the end of a transmission loop that runs through Berlin and Lost Nation. Projects are approved on a first-come, first-served basis, and the first in line, Noble Environmental Power, stands ready to claim the entire 100 megawatts in 2009 for a wind park. (Concord Monitor)
Lego seeking to win over more girls Mar 7, 2008
A Lego fan in Berlin. The toymaker is paying more attention to marketing to girls. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Committee recommends gambling bill be killed Mar 6, 2008
One plan would allow a casino to be built in Berlin. The other would allow video slot machines at racetracks. (Concord Monitor)
German public sector workers strike again Mar 5, 2008
A separate strike Wednesday by transport workers in Berlin brought subway, tram and bus services to a halt and combined with snow flurries to cause travel misery for thousands of commuters. This has been dubbed a "mega wage year" by IG Metall, one of Germany's leading unions, and steel workers have already won a 5. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Clinton stays alive and McCain wins nomination Mar 5, 2008
A Berlin agency puts German families without grandparents in contact with elderly people ... Tempelhof Airport plays a key role in the imagination of Berliners. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Earth tremors shake the business of mining under a German town Mar 5, 2008
The state of Saarland, RAG and the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin are debating how to help the miners. Yet even before the tremor, the outlook for Germany's coal mining industry looked bad. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Letters to the Editor - 2/28/2008 Feb 29, 2008
Fall of the Berlin Wall. Pushing Hussein back out of Kuwait. (North County Times)
Hospitals hoping to head off Medicaid cuts tied to state cuts Feb 27, 2008
Hill said some smaller hospitals have recently cut services because of the downturn, noting that Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, N.H., cut its labor and delivery program, and Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., closed the only emergency inpatient psychiatric department north of Concord. The Lynch cuts were approved on Friday by the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, but Lynch spokesman Colin Manning says the governor is hoping Toumpas and the hospitals can reach an agreement. (Concord Monitor)
Saturday's Women's Major Basketball Scores Feb 25, 2008
Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, talks about whether rugby has become too violent. A look at how the leading contenders are shaping up with Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor. (International Herald Tribune)
Post a comment Feb 25, 2008
It was, Speer replied, when the glorious victories of the Fatherland were ever closer to Berlin ... Posted by: JanetChamberlin Tulsa,Okla 22 February 2008. (International Herald Tribune)
Northern N.H. hospitals update officials on financial worries Feb 24, 2008
Officials from Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster said they are struggling b 00002AB4 ecause of the large number of uninsured and Medicaid patients they treat. "I think the good news is we're here before any of us are in absolute crisis. But we're here to say this is not sustainable in the long haul," said Louise McCleery, CEO of Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. (Concord Monitor)
Berlin City Council supports casino bill Feb 22, 2008
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) -- It may be a long shot, but the City Council in Berlin (New Hampshire) is supporting a plan in the Legislature to allow a casino in the city ... Gallus estimates a casino in Berlin would create 2,000 jobs. (Concord Monitor)
State Rep. Edgar Mears dies Feb 22, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Long-time state Representative Edgar Mears of Berlin (New Hampshire) has died after a battle with cancer ... Mears lived in Berlin for most of his life ... He worked as a millwright, was a former member of the Berlin City Council and a union activist. (Concord Monitor)
NU Reports 2007 Results Feb 21, 2008
(PRNewsFoto/NORTHEAST UTILITIES) BERLIN, CT UNITED STATES ... 90 per share Middletown-Norwalk transmission project ahead of schedule, now forecast for mid-2009 completion BERLIN, Conn. (PR Newswire)
As economy struggles, more people rely on libraries Feb 21, 2008
Reference librarian Deb Berlin expects more people will use the library's high-speed Internet access, seeking work online after dumping Internet access at home to save money. The library's nine public Internet computer stations have seen an 11 percent increase in usage in the last year, with bookings of 30 or 60 minutes rising from 6,341 to 7. (Concord Monitor)
Lynch Promises Help for Laid Off Workers Feb 19, 2008
The pulp mill in Berlin has been closed for well over a year now. The Wausau Paper Plant in Groveton stopped making paper at the beginning of this year. (WCAX.com, VT)
Fraser Papers to lay off 167 workers in Gorham Feb 12, 2008
The report also projected that the number of job losses in the paper industry will likely be offset by the development of the federal prison in Berlin. "The prison is expected to create 350 full-time jobs once construction is completed as well as hundreds of construction jobs," said Gregg, who helped secure funding for the prison. (Concord Monitor)
Another northern N.H. hospitals shutters maternity ward Feb 11, 2008
The county's only hospital with a maternity ward will be Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, with Littleton Regional Hospital in Grafton County the next closest option ... An obstetrician from Berlin started driving to Colebrook a few times a month for prenatal visits, and Weeks is in talks to provide similar services in Lancaster. (Concord Monitor)
Encores! strikes up the band Feb 9, 2008
Last year's spring season also included Irving Berlin Hart's 1932 "Face the Music," and "Stairway to Paradise," an original compilation of Broadway revue numbers that starred Kristin Chenoweth ... Directed by book writer Arthur Laurents, the show turned into the summer's hot ticket and was picked up for the Rialto (opening March 27 at the St. James) by a team of producers including Roger Berlind, the R/F/B/V Group and Roy Furman, among others. (Variety)
Thursday 02/07/2008 Feb 9, 2008
Entertainment news, movie reviews, awards, festivals, celebrity photos, industry events - Variety. Eye on the Oscars: Down to the Wire. (Variety)
Tenpercentaries Feb 9, 2008
- Entertainment News - Variety. Eye on the Oscars: Down to the Wire. (Variety)
Studios rush to fill '09 schedule Feb 9, 2008
Eye on the Oscars: The Writer/WGA. Eye on the Oscars: Tech Roundup. (Variety)
Divisions of ideology and faith Feb 9, 2008
It was a great gathering of the elders at the Berlin Film Festival's opening-night gala. Julian Schnabel talks about the healing powers of his latest movie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
One-two punch socks northern New England with more snow Feb 8, 2008
Slippery road conditions caused dozens of cars to slide off highways, and traffic was backed up on Interstate 89 in Berlin after a truck carrying dog food overturned in the median. Another truck accident, this one on Vermont Route 17 in Fair Haven, closed that road for a time early Thursday. (Concord Monitor)
Penguins take plunge Feb 4, 2008
Twenty-four plungers from Berlin were introduced as the "North Country Moose Tracks," all wearing flannel pajama-like pants sporting, of course, a moose motif. "We reached our goal of $20,000," Judy Lemelin said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
McCain endorsement stirs outrage Feb 3, 2008
Since you lemmings really think he ended the Soviet Union by telling Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, you deserve what you get. Unfortunately, you geniuses left us with the most incompetent President in the history of the country the last 7 years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Primaries give TV news big boost Feb 2, 2008
Eye on the Oscars: The Nominees. Producers Guild Awards. (Variety)
Lynch to nominate Bornstein to superior court Jan 30, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Gov. John Lynch says that he will nominate part-time district court Judge Peter Bornstein of Berlin to serve on the state superior court ... Bornstein has been a part-time judge in the Gorham, Berlin and Lancaster district courts since 2002. (Concord Monitor)
Teen Pleads Guilty in Deadly Crash Jan 30, 2008
David Broom, 17, of Berlin New Hampshire, admitted to the judge that he struck a Gorham middle school student with his car last April. The victim-- 12-year-old Brian Wu-- never regained consciousness. (WCAX.com, VT)
27 comments Jan 29, 2008
He lost the Bay of Pigs and gave Castro a victory in Cuba, the Soviets erected the Berlin Wall and he did not do anything about it. We got mired in Vietnam without a reason to win. (Human Events Online)
TUI Travel seen focusing on savings Jan 28, 2008
Edelman speculated that a similar deal could brokered to the one that saw Thomas Cook sell its Condor German airline business to Air Berlin in return for an equity stake. (Editing by Will Waterman). (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Mahatma Gandhi grandson resigns from peace center in New York after criticizing Jews Jan 26, 2008
The Associated Press Published: January 26, 2008. Arun Gandhi said he learned at his grandfather's feet that the world's major conflicts can only be tackled by first solving the little problems. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. senators criticize UN program in North Korea, but also offer a defense Jan 26, 2008
Published: January 25, 2008. A Senate subcommittee criticized the United Nations Development Program in North Korea on Thursday, accusing it of lax management and poor accountability. (International Herald Tribune)
Blogger Holly Becker raves about good design - and the people who make it Jan 24, 2008
While there, Becker blogs about European design and takes day trips to Stockholm, Berlin, and other cities to visit crafts fairs and introduce herself to local boutique owners. "Her international finds are always so cool," said Michelle Caplan, a Los Angeles-based artist who was an early loyalist of decor8. (Boston Globe)
Lawmakers considering plan to decriminalize small amounts of pot Jan 24, 2008
"Every drug dealer I've always talked to says it all started with the first joint," said Morency, police chief in Berlin. "Don't do this," he pleaded. (Concord Monitor)
Rice rebukes U.S. envoy who criticzed North Korea policy Jan 24, 2008
Speaking to reporters aboard her flight to Berlin on Monday, Rice sharply disagreed. She also said that Lefkowitz should stick to human rights and leave the talks over North Korea's nuclear policy to her, Bush and the other nations involved: Russia, China, Japan and South Korea. (International Herald Tribune)
Return to basics to bring back fans Jan 23, 2008
Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, talks about whether rugby has become too violent. A look at how the leading contenders are shaping up with Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor ... Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, recaps South Africa's victory over England. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
A renewed candidacy for Thompson Jan 19, 2008
After the Berlin Wall fell, he says, we let our military defenses take a holiday from history. . (MSNBC -- Politics)
US official in Iran talks quits Jan 19, 2008
The foreign ministers of Germany and the five permanent members of the Security Council Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States will meet in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss a third sanctions resolution. The US believes that Iran aims to acquire nuclear weapons and the UN sanctions are designed to force Tehran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, which can produce fuel for nuclear weapons or nuclear power plants. (Times Online)
Obamas Conditional Magic Jan 18, 2008
They were the years - a second youth, historically speaking - between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the World Trade Center. Since I am once again a national security and foreign policy voter - nobody cares equally about everything - I am unenthusiastic about the prospect of electing a president from the Illinois state legislature. (CBS News)
Soaring electricity prices leave state's manufacturers struggling Jan 18, 2008
Western Massachusetts has been hardest hit by rising electricity costs, recently pummeled by sharp increases in delivery charges from Western , a unit of of Berlin, Conn. Those increases, approved in a 2006 settlement with former Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, helped raise power costs for large commercial and industrial users more than 20 percent last year. (Boston Globe)
GOP Candidates Should Court Young Voters Jan 18, 2008
Teenagers line up during a break at a practice session in a hall in Berlin's Marzahn district January 14, 2008. Berlin businessman Harald Lange founded, in 1994, the boxing club 'Boxring Eintracht Berlin' for street kids and later a special boxing program called 'Boxen statt Gewalt' (boxing instead of violence) to give teenagers the opportunity of professional boxing training. (Townhall.com)
U.S.-led sanctions putting pressure on Iran Jan 17, 2008
The United States has imposed its own sanctions on Iran and will press for a third set of punitive United Nations measures when world powers meet in Berlin next week to discuss the Iranian government's refusal to halt uranium enrichment. In the latest sign that its pressure is yielding results, Ahli United Bank in Bahrain has suspended business with Iran, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
In a time of crisis, sovereign funds suddenly more welcome in Europe Jan 17, 2008
Yet in recent weeks, Berlin has scaled back the plan's scope so that it is likely to resemble a similar interagency mechanism used in Washington to determine whether investments represent a security threat. The law will give Germany options for blocking such funds if they appear to be pursuing political, rather than purely business, aims, and yet will preserve a basically open investment framework. (International Herald Tribune)
Rolling Stones sign deal with Universal Music Group for soundtrack to Scorcese concert film Jan 17, 2008
The film will open the Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 7 and is expected to be released in cinemas in April. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Volkswagen corruption trial exposes seamy side of German-style labor relations Jan 16, 2008
"The Volkswagen story may be a wake-up call for other German companies," said Michael Fichter, an expert in labor relations at the Free University of Berlin. "It points out the problems that can arise from employee representatives getting too cozy with management.". (International Herald Tribune)
The Media Equation: Elections 2008: With shows like these, forget reruns Jan 15, 2008
Elections 2008: With shows like these, forget reruns - International Herald Tribune. A still from the video released by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign that shows Hillary and Bill Clinton in a spoof of the final scene of the popular series "The Sopranos". (International Herald Tribune)
Obama So Enthralled Reporters They 'Needed Detox' Jan 15, 2008
com, a South Carolina political news site, equated a proposed fence to deter illegal immigration from Mexico with the Berlin Wall that prevented Germans from fleeing East Germany's communist dictatorship during the Cold War. Oddly, Bierbauer claimed that the Berlin Wall "didn't work," even though tens of thousands raced past the checkpoints to West Berlin the moment the East German dictatorship opened the gates ... Referring to proposals to build a U.S.-Mexico fence, Bierbauer argued: "I've seen... (MediaResearch.org)
South Africa mounts a historic comeback Jan 14, 2008
Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, recaps South Africa's victory over England. A look at how the leading contenders are shaping up with Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor ... Peter Berlin, the IHT's sports editor, discusses the contenders in upcoming Rugby World Cup matches. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Answers for the FairTax Faction Jan 12, 2008
Vehicles queue in front of a petrol station to get tax-free petrol as part of a campaign by the Liberal Democrats (FDP) to draw attention to the increase of petrol prices, in Berlin January 3, 2008. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY). (Townhall.com)
What Berlin, N.H. Can Teach Obama Jan 11, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. - What can Berlin, N.H., teach the rest of America about the presidential campaigns that just swept through town. And what does Berlin's primary outcome teach Democratic candidate Barack Obama and his team of strategists ... Berlin, way up north in the White Mountains, is far off the beaten path, far from major airports or even an interstate highway. (NBC 11, CA)
California primary more important Jan 11, 2008
A voter emerges from the voting booth after filling out her ballot to be cast in the New Hampshire Primary, the first Presidential Primary in the nation in Berlin, New Hampshire Jan. 8, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
READING NEW HAMPSHIRE Jan 10, 2008
Grave provocations followed - the Berlin Wall in August, and the Cuban Missile Crisis 16 months later; events that might be taken as warp and woof for the making of a statesman. except for what happened in the first week of November 1963. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Curry: What Berlin, N.H. can teach Obama Jan 10, 2008
What Berlin, N.H. can teach Obama - Politics- msnbc ... What Berlin, N.H. can teach Barack Obama ... MANCHESTER, N.H. - What can Berlin, N.H., teach the rest of America about the presidential campaigns that just swept through town. (MSNBC -- Politics)