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BERLIN — The overwhelming majority of Berlin

High seniors who participated in a survey want to postpone graduation until it is safe to hold a tradi-tional commencement ceremony.

Forty-four seniors responded to a survey sent out by the school or just over half of the total class of

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — As Donald President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administra-tion is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths over the next several weeks. The daily death toll will reach about 3,000 on June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times, nearly double the current number of about 1,750.

The projections, based on government mod-eling pulled together in chart form by the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency, forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month, up from about 25,000 cases a day currently. The numbers underscore a sobering reality: While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks, signifi cant risks remain. And reopen-ing the economy will make matters worse.

“There remains a large number of coun-ties whose burden continues to grow,” the

Centers for Disease Control warned.The projections confi rm the primary fear of

public health experts: that a reopening of the economy will put the nation back where it was in mid-March, when cases were rising so rap-idly in some parts of the country that patients were dying on gurneys in hospital hallways as the health-care system was overloaded.

“While mitigation didn’t fail, I think it’s fair to say that it didn’t work as well as we expected,” Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s former commissioner of food and drugs, said Sunday on the CBS program Face the Nation.

On Sunday, Trump said deaths in the United States could reach 100,000, twice as many as he had forecast just two weeks ago. But his new estimate still underestimates what his own administration is now predict-ing to be the total death toll by the end of May — much less in the months to come. It fol-lows a pattern for Trump, who has frequently understated the impact of the disease.

Trump administration projects about 3,000 daily deaths by June

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. played traffi c cop. Justice Clarence Thomas asked his fi rst questions in more than a year. Justice Sonia Sotomayor disap-peared for a few moments, apparently having failed to unmute her phone.

The Supreme Court’s fi rst argument held by telephone went smoothly, with the jus-tices asking short bursts of quick questions, one by one, in order of seniority, as the world, also for the fi rst time, listened in. The argument Monday began with the tra-ditional chant. “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!,” said Pamela Talkin, the marshal of the court.

Chief Justice Roberts asked the fi rst questions and then called on his colleagues. When lawyers gave extended answers, he cut them off and asked the next justice to ask questions.

The question before the court was whether an online hotel reservation company, Booking.com, may trade-mark its name. Generic terms cannot be trademarked, and all concerned agreed that “booking,” standing alone, is generic. The question for the justices was whether the addition of “.com” changed the analysis.

The court will hear 10 cases by phone over the next two weeks, including three on May 12 about sub-poenas from prosecutors and Congress seeking President Trump’s fi nancial records.

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Guests were seated at a restaurant in San Antonio on Friday, the fi rst day of a rollback of shelter-in-place man-dates. (CHRISTOPHER LEE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES)

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WMNF reopens trailheadsCAMPTON — The White Mountain

National Forest on May 1 announced that it has re-opened several trailheads that were closed last week.

The closure decision was based on safety concerns due to illegal parking while trailheads were closed, and to alle-viate congestion on other locations during a continued demand for local recreation, according to Sherman Hogue, public affairs offi cer for the WMNF.

The national forest will continue to implement a phase-based opening of the forest in alignment with the State of New Hampshire, Hogue said.

A limited number of sites will remain closed as the WMNF continues to coordi-nate with local communities, the states of New Hampshire and Maine, and part-ners to address concerns before safely re-opening. A complete list of what is open and what is closed, including those sites still seasonally closed, can be found at fs.usda.gov/main/whitemountain/home.

Sites reopening include:Trailheads: Alpine Garden, Great Gulf

Wilderness, Imp, Kilkenny Ridge, Nelson Crag, Nineteen Mile Brook, Pine Mtn./Pine Link, Thompson Falls, Unknown Pond South, Wild River/Basin, York Pond East, Lincoln Woods, Osceola, Welch-Dickey, Albany Covered Bridge, Basin, Boulder Loop, Champney Falls, Downes Brook, Liberty/Brook/Bolles, Oliverian Brook, Piper, Royce Mountain,

Sawyer Pond (from Kancamagus High-way, Sawyer Pond (Upper Sawyer River Road), Sawyer River (Kancamagus High-way, Signal Ridge, Weeks Brook, White Ledge and Carter Ledge.

Day Use Areas: Glen Ellis Scenic Area, Great Gulf Parking Area, Brickett Place Interpretative Sites, Lower Falls Recre-ation Site, Rocky Gorge Scenic Area, Rus-sell-Colbath Historic Site and Sabbaday Falls Observation Site.

Dispersed Sites: Baldface Shelter, Penacook Shelter, Jim Liberty Cabin, Kearsarge Tower Observation Site and Mount Carrigan Observation Site.

Everyone is urged to take the precau-tions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention.html). These precautions will help to maintain a safe environment for employ-ees, visitors, and local communities. Many amenities, such as restrooms and gar-bage, at sites remain seasonally closed. Visitors should be prepared to pack in and pack out, Hogue said.

White Mountain National Forest offi ces remain open virtually to pro-tect the health and safety of employees and members of the public during the COVID-19 outbreak. Customers can call Forest Headquarters at: (603) 536-6100, Saco Ranger Station (603) 447-5448, and Androscoggin Ranger Station (603) 466-2713 during regular business hours.

CONCORD — Governor Chris Sununu announced he is implementing a new, modifi ed stay-at-home order.

Stay at Home 2.0 is in effect until May 31.Announcing the plan state offi cials said the

state is taking steps to reopen the economy in a smart, phased approach that is supported by facts, science and data.

Each of the decisions and guidance docu-ments for different parts of the economy were reviewed by State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan and his team at the New Hampshire’s Public Health Department.

They can be viewed in detail at the website governor.nh.gov.

“The people of New Hampshire have taken this epidemic incredibly seriously,” said Sununu. “We have all played a small part in fl attening the curve and slowing the spread of COVID19. We all know you are healthier at home, and that continues to be true, but we are also taking steps to reopen our economy in a smart, step-by-step approach that is supported by facts, science and data.”

Universal guidance is being issued for any business that is currently open, or will soon be opening, under these next steps. This universal guidance will serve as the bare minimum stan-dards which businesses must meet to maintain

Governor extends stay-at-home order to May 31

Gov. Chris Sununu outlines his amended order called Stay at Home 2.0 at a news conference Friday. Dr. Benjamin Chan is also pictured. (JEF-FREY HASTINGS PHOTO)see STAY AT HOME page 17


CONCORD — After two weeks of testi-mony from state agencies, businesses, non-profi ts, fi nancial institutions, hospitals and other health-care providers, educators, higher education, fi rst responders, social service pro-viders and representatives of other niches in the state’s economy, it is time to decide where the $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act money will go.

The Legislative Advisory Committee of the Governor’s Offi ce for Emergency Relief and Recovery begins settings its priorities this week for the use of the federal funds. The Stakeholder Advisory Board is a little behind the lawmakers but will soon begin deciding what it believes are the best uses of the fed-eral money.

The two committees will make recommen-dations and Gov. Chris Sununu and his offi ce will decide what to do with the money.

While $1.25 billion sounds like a lot of money — it is about half of what the state’s general fund raises to support the 2020 fi scal year state operating budget — requests made in just two sessions of the legislative commit-tee two weeks ago exceeded the state’s allot-ment.

The needs and fi nancial losses for busi-nesses like restaurants and hotels, and health-care providers from hospitals to den-tists and private mental health practitioners, to area agencies and other social service pro-viders, to arts and cultural facilities and art-ists, are enormous, but no one is likely to be made whole and many will go out of business due to the coronavirus epidemic and the eco-nomic shutdown.

The hospitality industry and retail sales have been hit particularly hard and the attri-tion in those industries will probably be sig-nifi cant, while recovery for those remaining will take years, not months.

Despite efforts to prop up child daycare cen-ters and early learning facilities, that industry has been hard hit by the pandemic as have the arts from music halls to museums and the art-ists, musicians and actors.

Education has been turned upside down, moving from classrooms to the internet and cell towers connecting educators and students.

Universities and colleges closed campuses, returned tens of millions of dollars in room and board fees, creating a fi nancial hole that may continue this fall if campuses do not reopen.

Many dairy farmers face a bleak future as milk prices crashed when closed schools and restaurants greatly limited their market.

The list goes on and on as the virus has spread throughout the state with Hillsborough and Rockingham counties — next to the coro-navirus hotspot of Northeast Massachusetts — with about two-third of the know infections.No money for tax losses

Where the CARES Act money may be spent is not a simple decision. The money can only be used for un-budgeted spending related to the public health emergency, not for backfi lling weak state and municipal revenue streams as many had hoped. Revenue shortfalls would have taken a signifi cant amount of the $1.25 billion, but the tax defi cits are expected to be addressed in subsequent federal relief packages. The state and local revenue losses will total hundred of millions of dollars this calendar year.

HospitalsHelping hospitals is everyone’s priority, how-

ever, the worst fears of a coronavirus surge overwhelming hospitals has not happened. When the hospitals stopped performing lucra-tive voluntary procedures to prepare for the epidemic, the hospital association said the col-lective loss was about $200 million a month. Now that hospitals may begin performing “time sensitive” procedures, along with MRIs and CT scans, biopsies etc., the need for that kind of money every month will be diminished. Per-haps the biggest impact has been on the smaller rural hospitals, although there have been lay-offs and furloughs at almost all health systems. Hospitals received some of the $165 million the state is slated to receive under the public health and social services fund from an earlier federal package and more funding was announced this weekend. The earlier aid went to about 1,500 health care providers in the state. While hospi-tals still need assistance, it may not be as much as originally thought.

Hospitality IndustryAnother target for signifi cant help is the hos-

pitality industry, but not two-thirds of the state’s CARES Act allocation requested initially.

There has been discussion about establish-ing a fund to make low- or no-interest loans to restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions to help them survive as the economy slowly improves. An organization like the Business Finance Authority or Community Develop-ment Authority that are familiar with vetting applications would oversee the fund. More than $2 billion in forgivable loans have been made to 11,600 New Hampshire businesses under the Payroll Protection Program during the fi rst round. Additional money was recently approved and businesses that did not receive money during the fi rst round may receive some help under the new allocation, but that will not be enough to offset the devastating economic impact of the virus.

Nonprofi tsThe legislative committee also discussed

using an organization like the New Hampshire

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Garry RaynoTo the editor:Now that it’s warmer, I’ve

walked a number of sections of the Presidential Rail Trail in Randolph, where I live. These segments are won-derful options for those who want to stick to the recom-mendations of COVID-19 social distancing.

A plus of this pleasantly graded rail bed, on which Boston and Maine Railroad trains once ran on now-re-moved tracks, is that it’s wide enough to allow walkers going in opposite directions to easily pass one another while at least 6 feet apart.

This time of year, there are small croaking frogs in the vernal pools alongside the segment that runs east from the NHDOT Appalachia parking lot on Rte. 2 to either the Randolph fi re-house/town garage or the small Randolph East trailhead, both on the Pinkham B Road.

There’s also a very enjoy-

able shorter pancake-fl at walk from the Pinkham B Road east to a series of beaver ponds with expansive views of the Presidential Range.

The section from the Appa-lachia parking lot west, as far as the Lowe’s Path off Route 2, has only a slight rise with views north to the Crescent Range.

A parking lot is also located at the Moose-Isra-el’s River height-of-land at Bowman off Rte. 2 where walkers can go west to the Jefferson Notch Road, Rte. 115A or beyond.

Singletons should leave a note in their vehicles indicat-ing their plans. There are no bathrooms along this trail. The NH Trails Bureau has recently cleared blowdowns, and this unusually wide state-owned trail, used by snowmobilers in the winter, is in very good condition.

Edith TuckerRandolph

Rail Trail provides a good and safe walk

To the editor:Due to the ongoing COVID-

19 health crisis in our region, the Berlin NH Kiwanis Club is prioritizing the health and safety of our community by canceling this year’s Family Safety Day Rodeo at the Berlin Recreation Center. This annual event hosts many different organizations which provide informational hand-outs, safety aids and devices to prevent accidental injuries and improve the health of our youth and adults. Kiwanis realizes the importance of our bicycle/ multi-sport helmet

distribution in lowering the number of serious incidents of trauma associated with accidents and falls. There-fore, the Berlin and Gorham Police Departments will con-tinue to provide our FREE-OF-CHARGE helmets on site to any child or adult needing one. There are enforced limits to ensure equitable distri-bution throughout the com-munities. We look forward to reviving the event next year as conditions allow.

Thank you.Timothy Beaulac and Glenn

Tassey, BKC Co-Coordinators.

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Charitable Foundation to oversee another fund to help non-profi t organizations that provide many of the state’s social services through state and federal contracts, and the nonprofi t arts and cultural organiza-tions as well.

EducationThere are separate funds available in

the CARES Act and other federal legisla-tion for public and postsecondary educa-tion. There is also several million dollars in a discretionary fund controlled by the governor’s offi ce to help with coronavi-rus related education costs and over $80 million in other funds to help offset some losses. How much more money from the CARES Act beyond that may not be seen as a top priority with all the needs the two advisory committees have heard or will hear in the next week or so.

ChildcareThe child daycare and early learning

businesses have been reduced to about 10 percent of those operating before the pan-demic hit. Even then affordability for low-er-paid workers was a concern. State and industry offi cials urged the legislative committee to view this time as an oppor-tunity to rebuild the system making it both more affordable to lower-paid work-ers and fi nancially sustainable.

“The New Hampshire economy cannot reopen or operate to capacity without access to affordable childcare,” said Department of Health and Human Ser-

vices Associate Commissioner of Human Services and Behavioral Health Chris Tappan on Friday speaking to the legisla-tive committee. “Many workers will have to make the diffi cult decision between work or going to unemployment benefi ts because of childcare.”

Other NeedsOther areas needing help are the

community physical and mental health centers, the 10 area agencies, long-term care facilities that have seen the great-est impact of the virus for infections and deaths, and emergency services and responders, including the medical person-nel on the front lines.

In the Division of Public Health’s most recent data released Friday, healthcare workers comprise 30 percent of those infected with COVID-19 in the state, 7 percent of the hospitalizations and 3 per-cent of the deaths.

WaitingLook for the Legislative Advisory Com-

mittee to suggest holding back some of the $1.25 billion to see how the ini-tial funding goes before recommending additional money for various industries or organizations. Also the committee is likely to suggest using money to leverage help from state fi nancial institutions for businesses. All the money has to be obli-gated or spent before the year ends and more is coming.

Garry Rayno writes for InDepthNH.org. He may be reached at [email protected].

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CONCORD — Community college students need help to continue their education and the system needs help to expand technology in order to spur the state’s recovery from the economic slowdown from the COVID-19 epidemic.

Speaking to the Legislative Advisory Committee of the Governor’s Offi ce for Emergency Relief and Recov-ery, community college offi cials said they have been impacted by revenue loss but were ready to move to remote learning when the state ordered schools to close.

Charles Ansell, the system’s chief operating offi cer, said community colleges serve the people least able to afford a higher education and the shutdown of non-es-sential businesses and schools has meant layoffs for many students and or their parents. “Right now many are on the fi nancial edge,” he said. “We are asking you to help us to help them ... Relief and recovery for our stu-dents are relief and recovery for the state.”

The community college system seeks about $30 million in CARES Act funds for tuition assistance to help move people from unemployment to jobs in critical areas with workforce shortages, according to information from the community college system.

The community colleges would work in conjunction with the Department of Business and Economic Affairs on the program which Ansell said would help the state to quickly recover from the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Along with tuition assistance, about $2 million would be used to help students with things like job placement and career counseling.

Also, the system is asking for $2.5 million to help upgrades labs and technology to allow for proper social distancing which Ansell said would require fewer people in the labs and more sessions overseen by instructors.

He said students and staff would need testing but did not have an estimate of that cost.

Several committee members raised questions about the childcare center the system closed at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord earlier this month.

They noted the need for childcare workers which were trained at the center.

Ansell said the center has long had a $280,000 yearly structural defi cit, and the institute is exploring ways of reopening the center in a fi nancially sustainable way.

He suggested it may be a similar arrangement to the child-care center at Manchester Community College which is run with a partner who oversees the operation.

“We don’t let structural defi cits like that linger,” Ansell said, noting the system seeks “to concentrate state resources on the classrooms.”

The committee also heard from dentists and optom-etrists who said some of their employees are scared to return to work.

Both groups said when they re-open they will need more personal protection equipment which they said is going up in price and to reconfi gure offi ce and work space.

Dr. Scott Huffer of the New Hampshire Optometric

Association said most practices have lost about 80 per-cent of their revenue during the epidemic and do not have charitable arms like hospitals to help with costs.

He said about 15 percent of the practices have closed entirely while most have reduced their workforce as they treat mostly emergency cases.

As they begin to look toward re-opening they know many patients have the perception it is unsafe to leave the house, he said. “Many are not comfortable in a public setting,” Huffer said.

Dentists told a similar story saying they will also need new equipment to open safely for both patients and staff.

Michael P. Auerbach, executive director of the N.H. Dental Society, told the advisory committee when non-es-sential businesses were ordered to close, all voluntary dental services ended and many staff were laid off.

Dentists would like to reopen as soon as possible, he said, but there are many obstacles to appropriate care.

Dentists will have to make signifi cant investments such as the cost of personal protective equipment and new equipment, Auerbach said, and many will need fi nancial assistance. He suggested a $20 million fund available to all practices with a maximum grant of $25,000.

Bruce Berke, representing the chain pharmacies in the state, said his organization was not seeking fi nancial help, but would need some waivers of rules and regulations to do testing and provide vaccines.

“We’re asking you to help us to help the citizens of New

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COOS COUNTY — The Coos County delegation Friday approved a $1.1 million 2020 supplemental budget to allow employees at its two nursing homes to receive a $300 weekly stipend as part of the federal government COVID-19 stimulus funding.

The delegation had voted it was supportive of a sup-plemental budget at its quarterly meeting on April 24. But it needed to hold a public hearing before it could formally create a supplemental budget.

Gov. Chris Sununu created a Long-term Care Stabi-lization Fund to recognize the contribution of workers at nursing homes and extended care facilities. Serv-ing those most vulnerable to the coronavirus, many have been working long hours to compensate for those unable to work. Full-time workers will receive $300 a week while part-time employees will receive $150. The payments will run from April 19 to June 30.

But the Coos County 2020 budget passed back in March contained no line item allowing the county to

receive and expend the Long-term Care Stabilization Fund.

County Administrator Jennifer Fish said the supple-mental budget will not impact the county tax. Meet-ing remotely, the delegation fi rst held a public hearing on resolutions allowing it to create a supplemental budget. No members of the public attended.

Delegation Chair Wayne Moynihan (D-Dummer) asked if delegation members had received any feed-back from municipalities since the issue was raised and none of those present had.

All three county commissioners were present and “strongly” recommended the delegation approve the supplemental budget.

The county’s two nursing home administrators con-fi rmed that the homes had completed and fi led appli-cations with the state. Some members of the staff have started getting their stipend.

The county will have to pick up $74,327 in payroll

Coos Delegation approves supplemental county budget


DALTON — Cathleen Fountain of Dalton has announced she is running for the Democratic nom-ination for state senator for District 1 representing all of Coos County and parts of northern Grafton County.

“I believe I can be an effective voice for you in Con-cord, and hope you will honor me with your support,” she said.

Fountain is the second person to announce for the Democratic nomination.

State Rep. Susan Ford of Easton is also running for the position which is currently held by Republi-can David Starr of Franconia.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Fountain said service has been the cornerstone of her life “whether volun-teering in multiple capacities in the town of Dalton, assisting folks with disabilities to manage their fi nances, and now stepping up to run for the state Senate.”

Fountain said three generations of her family have served in the military and she understands the many sacrifi ces and challenges faced by military family members.

As someone with fi rst-hand experience with the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department, she said she understands the needs of veterans served by the VA.

Fountain also claims deep roots in the North Country, noting her husband’s family has lived in Dalton since the mid-1800s and they are continuing that legacy by living on the family land.

The future of the region, she said, depends on investing in the North Country and its citizens. As a resident of Dalton, she said she has an extensive record of community service, including assisting in building the town’s offi cial website and partnering with former Rep. John Troll to offer a computer cafe to local citizens.

“While our infrastructure includes roads, bridges

and rail service, reliable internet access, broadband, and cellular service are increasingly crucial, espe-cially as students rely on online learning opportu-nities and medical practitioners connect with their patients via telemedicine technology,” Fountain said.

Serving as a supervisor of the checklist, Fountain said she understands the importance of a safe, accu-rate and secure voting process.

“All deserve to have access to voting, and we must plan now for the upcoming primary and general elections, especially given the current Covid-19 sit-uation,” she said.

Fountain to run for state Senate

Cathleen Fountain of Dalton is running for the District 1 state Senate seat. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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State opens community-based COVID-19 testingCONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of

Health and Human Services has established fi ve new testing locations and a mobile testing team to increase COVID-19 testing in New Hampshire.

The goal of the DHHS Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Program is to increase availability of testing throughout the state to ensure that any resident who is experiencing a symptom or symptoms of COVID-19 will get tested. The locations wereoperational on Wednesday, April 29, for any resident with an order by a health-care provider.

“COVID-19 testing thus far has focused on where community transmission is most frequent and on high-risk individuals such as the elderly, people with under-lying health conditions, health-care providers and fi rst responders,” said DHHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette.

“As efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus have been primarily focused in the southern tier of the state, the Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Pro-gram will expand testing to all corners of the state and

to any resident experiencing symptoms. The program will also allow us to track containment of the disease to inform plans to re-open regions of the state.”

The Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Pro-gram will feature fi xed drive-through testing locations in Claremont, Lancaster, Plymouth, Tamworth and Rochester.

Testing will be made available to any resident whose provider requests it.

Residents should contact their primary care pro-vider to get started.

The sites will be open eight hours a day, seven days a week, and staffed by the National Guard and Metropoli-tan Medical Response System personnel.

A mobile testing team also will be deployed daily to rotate between counties to further increase access to test-ing for essential businesses, targeted communities, and other emerging areas of need.

Health-care providers will be able to order COVID-19 tests for their patients and send their patients’ labora-

tory testing orders to DHHS, which will coordinate spec-imen collection with those patients at one of the testing sites with scheduled appointments. Test results will be returned to the ordering healthcare provider.

DHHS will be issuing guidance to health-care provid-ers about how they can order COVID-19 testing for their patients through one of these new testing centers.

Residents experiencing symptoms who currently do not have a health-care provider should call 2-1-1 to arrange testing.

Additionally, any resident who is experiencing symp-toms of COVID-19 and has barriers to accessing one of the fi ve sites may access testing through the Visiting Nurses Association.

VNA clinical staff routinely assist patients in their homes and will arrange specimen collection with the res-ident and transport via courier to a testing laboratory.

DHHS has also partnered with ConvenientMD to

Hospitals develop plans to reopen

James Patry

CONWAY — Medical facilities in the region are developing plans to return to rou-tine operations. Or, as Memorial Hospital President Art Mathisen put it: “It’s time to start turning the lights back on.”

To be clear, the lights never really went out at the hospital, which has continued to see some patients in addition to devoting much staff time to preparing for a possible large local outbreak of COVID-19.

“We are still seeing patients for essential treatments,” said Tim Kershner, Memorial’s communications director. “We never stopped

doing that. Patients who need to see a doctor are seeing a doctor.”

Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin is also working on plans to reopen but has set no timetable for that to happen.

AVH Marketing Director James Patry said: “We’ve set up multiple task forces with North Country Healthcare and AVH, and have been meeting for the past two weeks to try to prepare for when and how we will reopen.

“It’s dependent on the governor,” Patry added. “We’re just trying to line things up. We’re very much in the planning stages.

“We’ll be looking at what the governor’s

messaging is (on) the trend in (coronavirus) cases,” he said. “A spike could make us reas-sess. A continued decrease would lead us more in a direction of opening up.”

The hospital did reopen its physical ther-apy clinic in Gorham about two weeks ago and is staggering patients at that facility. The clinic generally has providers working with several patients on rehabilitation exer-cises in a gym-like clinical area, but is cur-rently seeing one patient in the building at a time.

“We’re using that as a training ground,”

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The North Country Health Consortium opens a new helpline for communities in northern New Hampshire. Funded by a federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the “AskPETRA” helpline is the fi rst step in a larger project that will include the AskPETRA.org web-site, scheduled to go live in May. Calls and emails to the helpline will be answered by trained Com-munity Health Workers who will guide callers to the resources they need for substance use disorder treatment, recovery and education, as well as for those seeking resources due to COVID-19.

Additionally, AskPETRA can provide information and connection to local resources like food pantries,

available transportation, health care, fuel assis-tance and more.

“NCHC’s AskPETRA helpline was created to provide individuals and professionals in our local communities with access to timely information, resources, and support for Substance Use Disorder and basic daily living needs,” said Nancy Frank, CEO of NCHC. “By creating a regional call center, NCHC can help connect people with existing pro-grams and services to make sure that anyone look-ing for help can receive it, for both substance use disorder and the current COVID-19 pandemic.”

The helpline will be open weekly from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. AskPETRA can be

contacted directly by phone at: (603) 259-1729 and by email at: [email protected].

During off hours, callers can leave a message and a community health worker will respond on the next business day during open hours.

The North Country Health Consortium is a non-profi t public health organization based in Littleton that collaborates with health and human services providers serving northern New Hampshire.

For more information about AskPETRA, contact the AskPETRA Program Manager, Annette Carbon-neau: [email protected] or (603)259-3700 x221, and stay tuned for the launch of AskPETRA.org website.

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Fountain is an honors graduate of SNHU with a degree in business administration and over 30 years of experience in business accounting.

She said she will bring use her unique skills to address issues such as educational funding.

“Our current support for local education is hurt-ing our communities. We cannot adequately support education by shifting costs to local taxpayers. This structural reliance is problematic, especially in the North Country and we can’t live beyond our means,” she said.

Fountain said she believes “North Country issues, concerns, and strengths are quite different from southern New Hampshire. We need a strong and independent voice in Concord.”

Although the COVID-19 crisis makes commu-nication diffi cult in some ways, Fountain said she believes “the North Country is not simply charac-terized by problems. We are a resilient community. I know that you, your families, friends and neigh-bors will do what’s needed. This is what we do in the North Country. I would like to hear from you, regardless of party affi liation.”

The fi ling period for the 2020 state elections runs from June 3-12.

Fountain’s website is cathleenfountain.org. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (603) 998-8358.

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Patry said. “We’ll see how it goes.”AVH does not have a primary care

department, but has a number of spe-cialists whose work has been inter-rupted by the crisis.

“They are largely seeing patients by Zoom and telephone, so that’s been hugely helpful,” he said. “We aren’t seeing any in terms of hospital visits.”

Patients only come to the hospital these days for essential lab draws, urgent imag-ing and emergency services.

“We are still seeing some surgeries for trauma and urgent care, but no elective surgeries,” Patry said. “Even things like orthopedics, total joint replacements have been put off.”

Medical staff in the orthopedics depart-ment are calling those patients on a weekly basis to check on their status, which often includes chronic pain.

“Whatever we can do to reach them, we’re committed to doing,” Patry said.

Patry has seen a shift in telemedicine, from having providers offsite contacting the hospital to having providers at the hospital reaching out to patients.

Telemedicine has been well received by patients as well as providers and Patry said it is possible that the service will continue to see increased growth

after the crisis has passed.“It’s purely speculative on my part,

but I think yes, we will,” he said, adding that it can be particularly benefi cial for patients who have concerns about infec-tions or who have mobility issues.

For others as well, he said, it has been shown to be convenient and effective. “It won’t go away entirely. It has appeal to some patients and providers.”

“One big question I have is how will it be reimbursed?” he said, noting that insurance company’s have not compen-sated providers for telemedicine visits in the past at the same rates as offi ce visits.

But, he added, “It’s kind of diffi cult to put the toothpaste back in the tube.”

Financially, he said, “We’re looking at every funding opportunity we come across.”

He estimated rehabilitation services are at about 25 to 30 percent of normal operations; specialty services through telemedicine are at about 50 percent and the emergency department is about 50 percent.

Patry said it has been helpful to be a member of a group of hospitals for shar-ing resources and best practices as well as planning.

“With everything we’ve encountered, we’ve been able to share what we’re doing and develop a unifi ed plan,” he said.

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provide telehealth screening and COVID-19 testing for individuals regardless of insurance status, and two mobile teams deployed to test staff at long-term care facilities in Rockingham and Hillsbor-ough counties.

Residents who are uninsured can con-tact 2-1-1 for more information about telehealth and testing services available through ConvenientMD.

In addition to the new Communi-

ty-Based COVID-19 Testing Program, COVID-19 testing efforts are being con-ducted by primary care providers, hospi-tals, health-care systems, and municipal health departments.

MMRS also continues to deploy at loca-tions throughout the state based on the Division of Public Health Services’ case investigations, cluster outbreaks, and res-idential facilities’ needs.

For more information on the state’s response to the COVID-19 emergency, go to nh.gov/covid19 or call 2-1-1.

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Mobile Food Pantry distributes to over 500 households

Hampshire,” he said.Allowing the chain stores to do test-

ing would greatly increase capacity and is in line with 27 other states that allow the service, Berke said. He said 40 states including New Hampshire allow phar-macies to test for fl u and give shots.

The legislative committee meets again Friday at 1 p.m. Jerry Little, the director of the Governor’s Offi ce for Emergency Relief and Recovery, would like the com-

mittee next week to begin work setting priorities for distributing the $1.25 billion in CARES Act money the state received.

The money has to be spent by the end of the year and may only be used for activ-ities directly related to the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 2,000 state residents and killed 66.

The Executive Council will be asked next week to approve withdrawing some of the federal money for distribution.

Garry Rayno may be reached at [email protected]

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GORHAM — The N.H. Food Bank provided 564 households with 1,486 individuals with boxes containing a variety of nonperishable items as well as fresh vegetables, milk, and meat during Saturday’s mobile food pantry.

Nancy Mellitt, director of develop-ment for the food bank, said distri-bution was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. but actually started at 9:30 a.m. because by then about 200 cars were waiting in line.

Mellitt said the distribution contin-ued until 1 p.m. when all who showed up had been served. Food left over was donated to the local food pantries.

Approximately 25 members of the N.H. National Guard assisted in the drive-by distribution, loading the

estimated 47,000 pounds of food into vehicles. Also assisting was Bob Chap-man, who donated use of his property on the Berlin-Gorham Road and could be seen driving his folk lift unloading the trucks.

Recipients were only asked where they came from and number of people in their household.

Mellitt said the vast majority came from the Berlin area and the North Country but said there was a family that came all the way from Concord.

The Food Bank held a similar mobile food pantry two weekends ago in Colebrook. An earlier one in Berlin in March underestimated the demand and ran out of food.

Since then, the Food Bank has adjusted its calculations to meet demand.

Over 560 households received non-perishable food items as well as fresh vegetables, milk, and meat Saturday from the Mobile Food Pantry run by the N.H. Food Bank. (COURTESY PHOTO).


The city would also generate revenue from the sale of the bags residents would be required to purchase for their trash. That money could be used to offset the cost of curbside waste pick-up.

Waste Zero Community Programs Director Court-ney Forrester described her company as a national leader in municipal waste reduction.

She noted Waste Zero is a “Certifi ed B Corporation,” meaning it is a for profi t entity that meets rigorous social and environmental standards.

Forrester said the cost of handling trash has increased more than twice the rate of infl ation over the past 30 years and is taking a toll on many local governments. She said Waste Zero’s mission is to help communities cut the country’s trash in half.

Forrester pointed out that residents pay for most utilities, like electricity, water, and sewer, based on how much they use.

In most communities, including Berlin, that is not the case with trash. Trash is picked up curbside and the cost is covered through the tax rate.

She said her company’s PAYT approach is the most effective means of reducing waste.

Residents are required to use special bags for trash disposal and pay a small fee for each bag.

The bags give residents an incentive to reduce their trash because they can save money by doing so. The city can contract with Waste Zero to provide the bags to local retailers for sale and will handle inventory, accounting, and communications for a small fee per bag.

Forrester said usually a 30-gallon and 15-gallon size

are offered for sale at a cost of $2 and $1.25 per bag. There are no upfront costs for the city.

Asked what would happen if a resident put out their trash in a regular trash bag such as a Hefty bag, For-rester said enforcement would be done by the city and Berlin can decide if it wants to issue a warning fi rst.

But for the program to work, she said residents have to buy the bags. She noted such programs overall have a 95 percent compliance rate.

Councilor Peter Higbee asked Forrester if most municipalities do their own curbside trash pickup or go to a private hauler under the PAYT program.

She said it works with both options.Berlin’s municipal solid waste goes to the Mount

Carberry landfi ll owned and operated by the Andro-scoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District at a tipping fee of $60 a ton.

City Manager James Wheeler said the city pays approximately $275,000 annually in tipping fees. A 44 percent reduction would save the city about $110,000. He pointed put it would also help extend the life of the landfi ll.

Wheeler said the city also generates revenue from the sale of the bag.

He said Berlin can make the solid waste an enter-prise operation like the sewer user account by adjust-ing the price of the bags. The cost of operating the sewer system is paid by the users through a sewer user fee and not through the tax rate. He said the solid waste budget is about $800,000, or about $2 on the tax rate.

Public Works Director Ben Hall said a PAYT system provides multiple options for the city to explore if the city can get everyone to buy into it.

He said he will be providing additional information

to the council in the future including how other public works departments handle solid waste.

Mayor Paul Grenier said there is no way the city can make any guarantees on taxes given the uncertainty over state revenues. But he said the PAYT system would stop subsidizing those residents who don’t care about reducing trash.

In other business:• The council also heard from Madeleine Mineau,

the executive director of Clean Energy about its request for the city’s support for expanding the net metering project cap size from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts. The local utility is required to purchase any surplus renew-able power generated by such projects at higher than the market price for power. Previous bills to expand the project cap size to 5 megawatts have passed the Legislature but been vetoed by Gov. Sununu. So the latest bill is a compromise that would allow munici-palities and low-income community solar projects to go up to 5 megawatts immediately while businesses would have to be approved by the N.H. Public Utilities Commission.

During an earlier discussion on the bill, City Man-ager James Wheeler had noted the city had looked into developing a solar project to provide power to the city water wells near the old Brown Company farm. At 1 megawatt, it was found to be not economically. Some councilors expressed concern that requiring utilities to purchase power from the small renewable producers was contributing to the region’s higher than average electric rates.

Councilor Mark Eastman asked if the Coos Loop can

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Muriel E. (Densmore) Wild, 91, of Berlin, N.H. passed away on Satur-day May 2, 2020, at the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. She was born in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 4, 1928, the daughter of Waldo and Elsie (Marr) Densmore and had lived in New Hampshire and Maine, prior to becoming a resident of the Nursing Home. She loved going to church, cro-cheting and visiting with family and friends.

Members of the family include her husband Yves H. Wild of Berlin; a sister Ruth Batchelder of Casco, Maine; two stepsons Yves Wild Jr. of Wasilla, Alaska, and Joseph E. Wild of Walstonburg, N.C.; two stepdaugh-ters Beverly Ann Stelmach of Tewks-bury, Mass., and Joan Riendeau of Berlin, N.H.; 10 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother Richard Densmore.

There will be no services. Interment will be in the Hazelton Cemetery, Shelburne, N.H. Arrangements are by the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin

and Gorham, N.H. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in her memory to the Coos County Nursing Home, activities fund. Online guestbook at bryantfuneralhome.net.

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taxes on the stipends.Fish said the county will fi nd ways

to absorb that cost without raising the county tax. The resolutions passed unanimously.

Rep. Edith Tucker (D-Randolph) thanked the commission and admin-istration for their work on the supple-mental budget. She said it enabled the nursing staff to be recognized fi nan-cially for their work.

Tucker suggested delegation mem-bers notify the chair if they are unable to attend a scheduled meeting, if at all possible. She said it is important for the chair to know in advance if there will be a quorum.

Rep. Henry Noel (D-Berlin) proposed meeting notices include a note asking

representatives to respond if they plan to attend.

Noel asked the delegation if it would support a letter to the Governor’s Offi ce on Emergency Relief and Recovery rec-ommending that $50 million in COVID-19 funding for regional economic development go through the state’s 10 economy recovery corporations instead of the N.H. Business Finance Authority.

Noel, who sits as the delegation’s representative on the Coos Economic Development Corp, said the regional corporations feel small businesses and Mom and Pop stores would fi nd it easier to work with them.

He said the proposal is to divide the money evenly among the ten regional development corporations. The delega-tion agreed and voted to send a letter supporting CEDC’s position.

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about 80 seniors. Seventy-nine per-cent said their preferred choice was to wait until it is safe to hold a tradi-tional ceremony.

“I want to see my family watch me graduate,” one senior, wrote in the com-ment section.

Others suggested having an outdoor graduation with tickets limited to family members who would be spread out to meet social distancing standards.

The survey asked seniors to rate three options: 1) wait to hold a traditional cere-mony, 2) do a virtual graduation, and 3) create a hybrid model that combines a virtual component and an in-person com-ponent using safe distancing.

The survey showed there is little enthu-siasm for a virtual graduation with most listing that as their third choice.

Berlin High Principal Michael Kelley went over the results last Wednesday night at a remote meeting with seniors and parents to discuss graduation.

“We all know we’re in an unfortunately situation with this COVID-19 but we’re going to try and make the best of it,” Kelley said.

The principal said the problem with waiting for a traditional graduation is the state is starting to reopen from the coro-navirus shutdown and taking baby steps but it is fl uid situation. He said some graduates may have to leave the area for jobs or to join the military and would have no graduation ceremony.

Students also had ideas about the senior prom, which was scheduled to have been held this month. Kelley said the White Mountain Chalet has offered to help and hold something this summer. Some students recommended the prom be limited to seniors and their dates.

Kelley said there are plans to do a slide show for the academic awards and make it part of graduation. He said Athletic Director Craig Melanson is working on plans to honor the school’s championship athletic teams.

Kelley said he understands it is tough for seniors and their families to miss out on end-of-school activities like grad-uation, prom, and award ceremonies. To work on solutions, he announced he was forming a committee consisting of senior class offi cers, parents, class advisors, and administrators with the fi rst meeting set for this Wednesday.

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handle additional power without being upgraded. Mineau said applicants are required to have an interconnection study done that answers that question. But she said in some locations the local grid cannot handle any project of signif-icant size.

A motion by Councilor Peter Higbee to send a letter in support of the com-promise passed with only Eastman voting in opposition.

• The council agreed to postpone for a month going out to bid for six capital projects including the fi re station fl oor and building and the Mason Street

Bridge in hopes that some federal stimulus money will become available to help pay for one or more of them. Wheeler recalled the last time the gov-ernment sought to fund infrastructure projects as a way to stimulate the econ-omy it requested projects that were shovel-ready.

• After meeting in nonpublic session, the council voted to sell a vacant lot at 615 Fourth Avenue to Caren Dema-cogno for $1,000. The minutes indicate the city had put the property up for bid to abutters three years ago for $1,000 and there were no bids. Noting that the minimum bid was met, the council agreed to sell the lot.

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Gorham High School has announced its third quarter honor roll. The follow-ing students are listed

Grade 9: High Honors: Aimee Bousquet, Aiden Corrigan, John Mic-ucci, Carson Roberge, Caelen Wade, Alec Wydra. Honors: Levi Bernard, Melyssa Berthelette, Jessica Burton, William Carder, Adam Devoid, Ryan Johnson, Kyle Pike, Amanda Sankiw, Isaiah Waninger.

Grade 10: High Honors: Caitlin Beals, Halery Desilets, Hannah Fox, Sage Gal-lant, Zoe Grondin, Jordan Guilmette, Katherine Lafl amme, Nathaniel LeB-lanc, Teagan Leclerc, Alexander Mayer-son, Meghan Remillard, Rigoberto Villa, Ava Watson. Honors: Madison Bijeau, Liam Cairns, Sidney Chapman, Kayla Ciccarello, Andrew Dale, Alexis Hyde, Cullen King, SeungNam Montanaro,

Adam O’Brien, Cody Pike, Ezequiel Santana, Nolan York.

Grade 11: High Honors: Cheyenne Berube, Katelyn Chase, Libby Fortin, Justin Frattallone, Jocelyn Paradis, Anastasia Pepin, Christopher Pick-ett, Tristan Robertson, Nicholas Wade. Honors: Cullen Anderson, Emma Ber-nier, Madisyn Buteau, Wesley Fillion, Kaeleigh Hamlin, Julia Langlois, Alecia Lizotte, Jordan Lukaszewski, Isobel Micucci, Hailey Morehouse, Bryanna Poirier, Ean Steady, Ethan Taillon.

Grade 12: High Honors: Noor Akhter, Noah Fortin, Joshua Godin, Olivia Halle, Sydney Leclerc, Madison Rivard, Anna Roberge, Amira Robertson. Honors: Benjamin Beals, Emma Briggs, Karly Cordwell, Trevor Doherty, Aidan Fox, Benjamin Harmon, Ajay Landry, Ella Watson.

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distancingMother’s Day is Sunday and some

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For many Mother’s Day mean’s going out for brunch or dinner or maybe a little trip. But these things aren’t possible or practical this year. As one Mother’s Day card put it, “Everything I planned to do to celebrate Mother’s Day is now illegal. So I got you this card.”

But there are plenty of things you can do to celebrate “Mom.” And as many mothers might tell you, those things don’t have to be big and fancy.

Here are a few suggestions.If you’re lucky enough to be at home

with mom, this is the day to pamper her — bring her coffee in bed, do extra chores around the house, help her put in her garden or take on a project you know she’s been hoping to get done. Make a special meal for her — or with her, if she likes to cook.

Breakfast in Bed. What mom doesn’t want to wake up to fresh coffee, OJ, and pancakes for breakfast? This is an easy, fun solution to keep your kids engaged and excited, while cooking up some-thing delicious for mom.

Create a coupon book just for mom that’s redeemable for household chores, hugs, nail painting or quiet time.

Make a gift. A homemade arts or crafts creation by the kids can be meaningful

for mom. Some ideas include hand/foot prints, noodle necklaces, painted fl ower pots or a simple card made with con-struction paper and markers.

Make a “mix tape.” These used to be made on tape recorders, with tapes, records and CDs, but the idea still applies in a digital world. Get together a collection of music — maybe her favor-ite, maybe something you hope will

become her favorite — and put it on a CD, thumb drive, iPod or phone for her. Then the family can celebrate with a dance party.

Flowers and gifts are still a possibility and there are at least three local fl orists ready to fi ll your orders — Gill’s Flow-ers and Country Primatives, Gorham House Florist and Flowers by Reagan.

Order take-out and support your local

restaurants while enjoying a great meal at home.

If you and your mom are apart, Moth-er’s Day provides a few extra challenges this year.

You can still send fl owers, gifts or takeout, though breakfast in bed is out. But people are fi nding new ways to get together virtually or even to see one another briefl y.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its social distancing and stay-at-home orders have given a whole new meaning to the phrase “drive-by.” Teachers now parade along school bus routes to drive past their student’s houses with music; friends and family do the same on birth-days or just to say hi. No doubt some will be rolling this out for Mother’s Day. Just be sure to keep a 6-foot distance to keep everyone safe.

If the weather permits, it may be pos-sible to get together outside and take a socially-distanced walk with the family.

Then there are virtual gatherings. These days friends and families are getting together on FaceTime, Skype, Zoom and House Party. You can plan an online ‘party’ with singing, laughter and food in each home.

You can also post greetings and photos on Facebook or Instagram or send a video card by email.

But don’t underestimate the simple gifts of a card and a phone call. The sim-plest gifts of time and love really can’t be beat.

Flowers are still a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day.

How Mother’s Day became a holidayMother’s Day is a celebration hon-

oring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the infl uence of mothers in society.

It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most com-monly in the months of March or May.

The modern Mother’s Day began in the United States, at the initiative of Anna Jarvis in the early 20th cen-tury. This is not (directly) related to the many traditional celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have existed throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, Rhea the Great Mother of the Gods, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration (originally a com-memoration of Mother Church, not motherhood).

However, in some countries, Moth-er’s Day is still synonymous with these older traditions.

The U.S.-derived modern version of Mother’s Day has been criticized for having become too commercialized.

Founder Jarvis herself regretted this commercialism and expressed views on how that was never her intention.

The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was fi rst celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia.

St Andrew’s Methodist Church now holds the International Mother’s Day Shrine.

Her campaign to make Moth-er’s Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.

Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.”

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In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother’s Day an offi cial holiday, joking that they would also have to proclaim a “Mother-in-law’s Day.” However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday,with some of them offi cially recognizing Mother’s Day as a local holiday (the fi rst being West Virginia, Jarvis’ home state, in 1910). In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a

proclamation designating Mother’s Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.

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Healthy eating from the grillGrilling can be a great option for you to kickstart

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“Grilling is a year-round way of life, bringing together family and friends,” says Jeff Thiessen, president of Pit Boss Grills. “Luckily, those watching their diets can still get healthy foods with the fun and fl avor of a backyard barbecue.”

Use these tips to make healthier meals prepared on the grill:

• Let your spices do the heavy lifting: You can add exciting and bold fl avor to any recipe using season-ing mixtures. Spice up foods like veggies or lean meats with seasoned rubs or marinades for amazing fl avor without all the calories.

• Eat fresher: Round out recipes by including fresh vegetables. For the best fl avor and highest nutritional value, look for locally-grown produce. Vegetables make an excellent addition to any meal as grilled kabobs or chopped up and tossed in your favorite chili.

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got you there? Don't look back. Instead, move on to what's next -- wiggling out, probably by changing your outlook. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Big things are not as big as you think. Or at least they're not as relevant to your life right now. You'll live in appreciation of normalcy, as the small things are actually a pretty sizeable gift. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are judgment calls to be made in the realm of communication, and they have to do with tact, manners and honesty. Be strategic. Not everyone needs to know all there is to know. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If the rewards came easily and quickly, everyone would clamor to rake in the easy bounty. But the rewards only come after a fair amount of work over an extension of time. Endurance is the quality you'll call on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your mindset is as important as the mind that's setting it. Regardless of your particular talents and gifts, it's the effective and consistent focus of your mind that will ultimately determine success.

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DEAR ABBY: I work in the deli department of a grocery store and have been struggling lately. With everything that is going on, people are overwhelmed and have been taking it out on us. I asked one person, “How are you doing today?” The response I got was, “I’m not interested in conversation. Just feed me!” Another who came to the register didn’t utter a single word except to exclaim, when I off ered her a bottle opener for her soda, “I’ve got it!” Then she snatched her change out of my hand. I don’t even get the brunt of it; the cashiers have to handle the worst of it. We employees are stressed out about the same things everyone else is. We are struggling to get the same products everyone else is search-ing desperately for. I had to shop at fi ve diff erent stores to get what I need and still haven’t found many things. Between the stress of the virus and the stress of being treated so rudely, my mental health is running low. I have struggled on and off with depression and anxiety, and many of my coping methods are un-available to me due to closures. Could you please remind your readers that we are all in the same boat and need to be kind to one another, and direct those of us who are struggling emotionally to resources we can access during this time of panic? -- STRUGGLING IN RETAIL DEAR STRUGGLING: I agree that many people react badly when under stress, as the customers you described have done. But many oth-ers respect and appreciate the eff orts you and so many others in the food supply chain make every day -- at some risk to your own health. I am one of them. Because you have had issues with depression and anxiety in the past, consider contacting the therapist you worked with and ask if the

person is doing online sessions. These days, many of them are. Just talking with someone -- friends or like-minded co-workers -- about what you are experiencing could bring some relief. However, if that isn’t possible, consider exploring whether there are online support groups for retail workers such as you. If there aren’t, consider starting one so you and others can exchange ideas about cop-ing with these extremely stressful circumstances in which we all fi nd ourselves. DEAR ABBY: My husband loves our cat too much. He buys “Miss Kitty” special treats, pets her, talks nicely to her, plants quick kisses on the top of her head and lets her sit on his lap while he watches TV for hours. It’s like I’m nonexistent. I wish he would be that nice to me. He’s a good provider and, when we are away from the house, I have his full attention. I’m resenting this queen of our home. What should I do? I’d like to take her back to the animal shelter. It was my sorry idea to adopt her. -- IN SECOND PLACE DEAR SECOND PLACE: My fi rst suggestion is to fi nd reasons to spend more time with your husband away from the house. The second would be to adopt a dog. And if you do, make sure YOU are the one who feeds and walks it, unless your husband has such an affi nity for pets that adopting another one isn’t worth the risk.

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Suzanne T. Boucher, age 72 of Manchester, N.H., passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Villa Crest Nursing & Retirement Center.

Suzanne was fortunate to be born and raised in the “North Country” of New Hampshire. She grad-uated from Our Lady of the Mountains Academy in Gorham in 1965. Thereafter she began her working career as a Rehabilitation Aide to resident adults and children at Crotched Mountain in Greenfi eld. After marrying, she continued working in the home health industry. Later, Suzanne received her nurs-ing degree from the N.H. Vocational Technical Col-lege. She retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs Manchester Medical Center as a Registered Nurse after many years of caring for her wonderful veterans.

She will be remembered for her kind and generous spirit, her fun loving and caring ways and her beau-tiful smile. She loved her family so much!

Suzanne is survived by her son Christian L. Boucher of Manchester, N.H.; her daughter Nicole Boucher of Big Bear Lake, Calif.; two sisters, Helene

Dalphonse of Lady Lake, Fla., and Jeannine Piet-Roy, her husband Andre Roy of Manchester, N.H.; fi ve sisters-in-law, Jeanne Ann McGillen, her hus-band Peter McGillen of Berlin, N.H., Connie Mor-rison of Alfred, Maine, Eileen Piet of Portsmouth, N.H., Rachel Anderson, her husband Philip Ander-son of Millsboro, Del., and Janet Sigman of Man-chester, N.H.; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Suzanne was preceded in death by her hus-band Marc D. Boucher; her parents Jean Baptiste and Aldea (Mercier) Piet of Cascade, N.H.; her six brothers John, Raymond, Jerome, Gilles, Louis and Benoit; and two sIsters-In-law, Rachel (Beaupar-lant) Piet and Ella (Blais) Stevens.

Internment service at the Mount Calvary Ceme-tery in Manchester, N.H. will occur at a later date.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Altzheimer’s Association online at alz.org.

Family and friends are welcome to sign the guest book located at csnh.com

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or begin operations.All applicable industries are able to start opening

up in incremental phases as determined by the state Division of Public Health.

Industries that can continue to operate with new, modifi ed guidance includ: public and private camp-grounds, New Hampshire State Parks, and manu-facturing.

Industries that can begin to phase-in services on May 4:

Industries that begin to phase-in, or expand ser-vices on May 11 include: retail stores, drive-in movie theaters, public and private golf courses, and bar-bers and hair salons.

Restaurants can begin to phase-in, or expand ser-vices on May 18.

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Wishing you all a bright future!—Coach Poirier

Recognizing the seniors of Berlin High Softball:Kaelyn Blais Olivia Boucher Trinity Gendron Sydney Hawkins Triniti Holden Kaylee Peare Libby Picard

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Richard A. Cloutier 67, of Surprise, Ariz., and for-merly of Nashua, N.H., passed away after a brief illness on April 30, 2020. Rick was born on March 5, 1953. He was the son of the late Abel and Simone (Croteau) Cloutier.

He graduated from Berlin High School in 1971. Prior to his retire-ment, Rick was employed by Nimco/Ultima in Nashua as a machinist and a CNC programmer.

Rick enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He loved motorcycle riding, snowmobiling, camping in Lan-caster, N.H., and gathering with friends and family at the Yokohama Restau-

rant in Gorham, N.H.Richard leaves behind

his beloved wife of 47 years, Nancy (Fillion) Cloutier; and his wonder-ful sons, Ryan and fi ancé Paula Holbrook of Green-fi eld, N.H., Randy and wife Sarah Lawless of Nashua, N.H.; his siblings, Roland Cloutier and wife Susan of Sun City West, Ariz., Rene Cloutier of Lynn, Mass., Gloria Belanger of Berlin,

N.H., Lorraine Duchesne and Denise Devoid both of Surprise, Ariz.. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews, along with many good friends.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Wayne Morris Holt, 74, of Dummer, N.H. passed away on Saturday morn-ing May 2, 2020, at his home with family by his side.

He was born in Berlin, N.H., on Oct. 2, 1945, the son of the late Maurice and Alta (Campbell) Holt and has resided most of his life in the area.

He was a graduate of Berlin High School.

Upon graduation, he served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

Wayne had been employed by the Berlin Fire Department for several years, but mostly was employed as a truck driver, much of that time being self-employed.

He enjoyed Mopar Cars and restor-ing them.

Members of the family include his wife Patricia (Routhier) Holt of

Dummer; a daughter Nona Sevigny and her husband Norm of Berlin; a son Wayne Maurice Holt and his sig-nifi cant other Nina Biggart of Milan, N.H.; two grandchildren Michael Dou-cette of Milan and Kady Doucette of Jefferson, N.H.; a great grandchild Rohan Doucette; a sister Sherry Main of Denver, N.C.; two brothers Carl Holt and his wife Noella of Milan, and Brian Holt of Denver, N.C.; nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by a brother Gary Holt.

A graveside service will be held at a later date in the Willis Cemetery, Dummer, N.H. There will be no call-ing hours. Arrangements are by the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin and Gorham, N.H. Find the online guest-book at bryantfuneralhome.net.

Richard A. Cloutier

Wayne Morris Holt

David W. Jordan, loving husband and step father to four, passed away on Sat-urday, April 11, 2020, at the age of 81 after a long illness.

David was born on Jan. 8th, 1939, in Gorham, New Hampshire, and was raised in the area. He attended school in Gorham and graduated from Gorham High School in 1957.

After graduation David joined the Army, where he earned military rec-ognition for his service during his two tours in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1966. After serving in the military David was employed for a time at Wildcat Ski Area, then started work-ing in the beater room as a sizeman at the paper mill in Groveton. He remained there for many years until becoming unable to work after a car accident.

David married Marjorie (Curtis) McCormack in 1984 and settled in Groveton, New Hampshire. He and his wife enjoyed winters in Sun City Center, Florida, for several years before becom-ing full time residents. He enjoyed the many activities available for retirees and made many of them. He enjoyed a full and active retirement, enjoying camping and spending time with extended family members and frequent visitors from New Hampshire. David enjoyed several

hobbies including bowling, golfi ng, coin and model truck collecting and fi nding objects with his metal detector.

He was an avid Red Sox fan but enjoyed all types of sports. He loved his morning newspaper (to check the base-ball scores), his coffee, and his cat.

David enjoyed driving and gener-ously used his time to shuttle friends, neighbors or relatives wherever they needed to go and could “drive to the air-port in Tampa blindfolded” because he had made the trip so many times.

David will always be remembered as a loving husband and caregiver to his wife. He was kind and helpful to all and will be greatly missed.

David was predeased by his wife of over thirty years Marjorie, his mother Marion and brothers Henry and James. He is survived by his brother Franklin and nephew Steven Jordan of Gorham; and four step daughters, Linda Demers of Gorham, Pamela Wall of Concord, N.H., Nancy Tracey of Sun City Center, Florida, and Sally Lafferty of Flowery Branch, Georgia; and many grand and great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in Center Cemetery in North Strat-ford, New Hampshire.

David W. Jordan


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Weekly tennis tip: working on your two-handed backhandThis week’s quote: “It’s no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of every-

day existence, because every match is a life in miniature. ” — Andre Agassi

The two-handed backhand can be broken down in three steps: Preparation, point of contact and the follow through. Before the three key steps, we have to get into our two-handed backhand grip. The grip for a right-handed player is to have your left-hand in an eastern or semi-western grip (eastern is shak-ing hands with the racket and with a semi-western grip the strings are slightly hooded). The right-hand needs to be in a continental position (the hammer grip) if you are lefty it would just be the opposite.

Now, to get into the fi rst stage it is all about prepa-ration. Turn your left side out away from the net and back, rotating your hips and shoulders. The butt cap of the racket is acting as a fl ashlight shining at the ball. Now that you are turned, you want to be well-balanced and have your weight loaded on your back foot. Righties, your chin should be overlook-ing your right shoulder. The elbows and knees are slightly bent and relaxed. Your non-dominant side has the energy and is starting the stroke. This is the side that is going to be hitting the ball. Your bottom hand is just resting on the racket. Think as if you are hitting a left-handed forehand (for right-handed players and a right-handed forehand for lefties).

The second part of the two-handed backhand is the swing. As you are about to hit the ball, transfer your weight forward by unloading off your back foot and keep your arms slightly away from your body. Drop the tip of the racket (to get under the ball and brush it low to high). Visualize throwing the tip of the racket at the ball and into the court.

One of the most important tips to remember is to make sure to swing through the ball by extending your non-dominant arm straight out through the ball, making contact just in front of your leading leg. As you fi nish your groundstroke fi nish your swing

up above your right shoulder. A common mistake is that players on point of con-

tact lead and hit with your dominate side, which will cause you to hit across the ball too soon! If you swing low to high to quick you will upper cut the ball. The energy needs to fl uidly fl ow.

On the backhand, the back foot should come around with the hips after contact, so your feet and shoulders fi nish up fairly square to the net. To help your fi nish, make sure the butt cap fi nishes up towards your target. To get your double-handed backhand stronger practice hitting some left-handed forehands, if you are a right-handed (the opposite for lefties).

The Training Block: Yoga — if you want to pre-vent injuries, become more fl exible and recovery quicker then yoga is an essential tool to have as part of your training routine. It will help with you focus and help you become stronger. The training comes from within the inside. Yoga can transform your game by focusing on balance and calming your mind. Look at Novak Djokovic and how fl exible he is. He can cover the court extremely well because he is so agile. Another key component of yoga is the emphasis on your breathing, which leads to more stamina. Train not only your body, but your mind with yoga, so you can get that intense tunnel vision.

Tune in next week to learn how Roger Federer hits his one-handed backhand so crisp and smooth. Stay healthy and safe. Keep the practice swings going in front of the a mirror!

Chris Chaffee lives in Fryeburg, Maine, and is a teaching tennis professional around the Mount Washington Valley. He is also a JV tennis coach at Kennett High.

Ivy Watts is teaming with the New Hampshire Interscholastic Ath-letic Association to offer a course, “Mental Health Support for Ath-letes & Students During COVID-19 & Beyond.” (COURTESY PHOTO)

NHIAA teaming with Ivy Watts on mental wellness

Has your world been turned upside down because of COVID-19? Are you missing your friends or feel-ing sad that you are missing out on experiences you would have been having? Are you feeling angry, con-fused, or even numb? Are some days just too over-whelming? You are not alone.

Several of us may have lost meaning, connection, motivation, sense of purpose or even sense of identity. To help promote self-care during this time, Ivy Watts, mental health empowerment speaker and

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Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula dies

Legendary Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula died Monday. He was 90. (COURTESY PHOTO)

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that former head coach Don Shula died Monday morning at the age of 90.

Shula is the winningest coach in NFL history, earning 328 regular-season victories in 33 years with the Dolphins and Baltimore Colts.

The news resulted in an outpouring of support from the NFL community:

“Don Shula will always be remembered as one of the greatest coaches and contributors in the history of our game,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “He made an extraordinarily posi-tive impact on so many lives. The winningest coach in NFL history and the only one to lead a team to a perfect season, Coach Shula live an unparalleled football life. As a player, Hall of Fame Coach and

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The Training Block Chris Chaffee


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former Division II track & fi eld athlete, has cre-ated a course called “Mental Health Support for Athletes & Students During COVID-19 & Beyond.”

The videos, audio and written content that fi ll these modules aim to help you cope with the loss you might be feeling from losing your sport or other activity, and provide you with tools and tips to prac-tice mental wellness, self-care, and self-love during this tough time, and beyond. Despite what is hap-pening in the world with COVID-19, your mental health and your story still matter!

Want to dive in? Of course you do! Go to tinyurl.com/y9pmps7c to get started. At the bottom of this page, choose “Subscription For One” and create a username and password unique to you, to gain your free, lifetime access to the modules!

You can use your login information to access the modules whenever and wherever on your phone or laptop! You you lose the direct link, you can use coupon code “NHIAA” to access the course for free.

You are taking a step today to create lasting tools for your mental wellness, and that is the most beau-tiful step you can take, go you!

If you have any issues accessing the course, please reach out to Ivy Watts at [email protected].

A former student-athlete who appeared to have it all together, graduating Summa Cum Laude and a top 30 fi nalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, on the inside struggled daily with anxiety, self-worth and depression. After fi nally seeking help, Watts, who is Mental Health First Aid Certi-fi ed, promotes mental wellness and reduces stigma around mental illness by sharing her story through public speaking and her blog, “Beautifully Simply You”. She empowers others to speak their truths, know that they are not alone, learn the beauty of self-love and fi nd strength to keep fi ghting for their tomorrows.

Don Shula remains the winningest coach in the history of the NFL. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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long-time member and co-chair of the NFL Com-petition Committee, he was a remarkable teacher and mentor who for decades inspired excellence and exemplifi ed integrity. His iconic legacy will endure through his family and continue to inspire genera-tions to come. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Don’s wife Mary Anne along to his children Dave, Donna, Sharon and Mike, the Shula family, and the Dolphins organization.”

Shula fi nished his coaching career in 1995, rank-ing second to only George Halas with 490 games coached, and his prowess on the sidelines helped him earn induction into the Football Hall of Fame in 1997. — courtesy WMUR

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