Berlin City Council Bans Synthetic Marijuana
Berlin is the first place in the North Country to ban synthetic marijuana, sometimes called spice... At a public hearing Monday night Berlin Police Chief Peter Morency said synthetic marijuana has...
View ArticleIn Berlin Victims Of Domestic Violence No Longer Risk Eviction For Calling...
Under pressure from federal regulators Berlin has changed a housing ordinance that could unintentionally result in victims of domestic violence being evicted from their homes for calling the police for...
View ArticleWomen's Rural Entrepreneurial Network Expands, Opens Artist/Work Center In...
For a little over two decades the Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network – based in Bethlehem - has helped artists and business people in the North Country. Thursday night – in Berlin - it opened its...
View ArticleSchools as Social Safety Nets: How N.H. Schools are Filling in the Gaps
All this week, NHPR is looking at how New Hampshire schools are rethinking the role they play in the lives of their students and their communities . M ore students are arriving preoccupied with hunger,...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Berlin's Got Flames, Zombies, and Pumpkins (Oh My!)
All around New Hampshire the leaves are glowing red, yellow and orange, but in Berlin on Saturday, October 15th , the Androscoggin River will be aflame. Literally. The annual RiverFire event, based at...
View ArticleA 171-Foot-Tall North Country Landmark Brought Back to Life For One More Jump
A towering landmark in New Hampshire's North Country has been brought back to life. After falling into disrepair, the 171-foot-tall Nansen Ski Jump in Milan was restored over the winter , and will soon...
View ArticleQuebec Manufacturer Announces Plans to Expand to Berlin, N.H.
A company in Quebec announced Friday it’s opening up new operations in Berlin. Deflex produces fiberglass parts for Volvo buses and waterslides. The family-owned company says they’ve been looking for a...
View ArticleBerlin Residents Step Up After Farmers Market Announces Departure
It's spring and farmers markets are opening around the state. In Berlin, a city that’s been through some tough economic changes, the summer farmers market has long been a bright spot of local food and...
View ArticleThe Boom Piers: How Berlin, N.H.'s Islands in the Stream Came To Be
If you find yourself in downtown Berlin, New Hampshire, take a glance at the Androscoggin River. There, in the middle of the water, you’ll notice a long, straight line of small rocky islands poking...
View ArticleThe Sound of Money: Can ATVs Reinvigorate N.H.'s North Country Economy?
Local economies don’t turn on a dime. When a factory town loses its factories, and workers lose their jobs, it can take decades for a community to get back on its feet. That’s been the reality in...
View ArticleBerlin Businesses Told Election Day 'I Voted' Raffle Illegal
Two Berlin businesses are cancelling an Election Day-related raffle after learning the drawing violates state law. Scene Street, a consignment shop, and Tech Pro, a computer repair store, each planned...
View ArticleNeighbors Sue to Shut Down Popular Gorham ATV Trailhead
A group of residents in the town of Gorham is suing to shut down a popular ATV trailhead. Neighbors of the trail say they are fed up with the dust, noise and fumes from the four-wheelers. In their...
View ArticlePlanned Outage at Berlin Biomass Power Plant Winds Down
A pre-planned outage at Berlin's wood-burning power plant ends Saturday night. The 75-megawatt Burgess Biomass Plant has been down for routine maintenance since last weekend. Plant manager David Walker...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Firsts: Did This Granite State Woman Invent Casserole?
There’s a story out there… a story you’ll find on dozens, maybe hundreds of websites, about the invention of the casserole: “In 1866, Elmire Jolicoeur, a French Canadian immigrant, invented the...
View ArticleBerlin Celebrates Completion of $7 Million Infrastructure Project
City and state officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony along the Androscoggin River in Berlin Friday to mark the completion of a $7 million infrastructure project. The project includes road...
View ArticleTwo Berlin Federal Prison Inmates Sentenced For Assault
Two inmates at the federal prison in Berlin, New Hampshire, have been sentenced for punching, kicking, and stomping another inmate that was caught on videotape.
View ArticleBerlin Joins Other N.H. Communities In Suit Against Opioid Makers
Berlin is the latest city to join a massive lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. Lawyers representing Berlin filed a 284-page petition in federal court...
View ArticleRadio Field Trip: ATV Riding in the North Country
For this week’s Radio Field Trip , we’re heading off the highway and onto the trails of the North Country. Do you have a suggestion for an upcoming Radio Field Trip? Click here to submit your idea, or...
View Article'Save Our Schools' Education Funding Forum To Take Place in Berlin
The city of Berlin and its school district will host a forum Thursday that explains how the state funds public education. They're calling it: "Save Our Schools: Save Education Funding Now." Executive...
View ArticleLongtime Legal Aid Worker In Berlin Retires
In all of Northern New Hampshire, there are two people working on behalf of New Hampshire Legal Assistance to provide legal help to those in need. One of them is retiring this week. Dona Larsen has...
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