Volume 122 No. 16 © WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 50 cents Young Athletes Program offers all children a chance to stay active BY JODY HOULE the children warmed Contributing Writer up with stretches and BERLIN – The Spe- exercises to loosen up cial Olympics New their muscles and pre- Hampshire Young pare for the activities. Athletes program at A number of games the Berlin Recreation and toys were donated Center began on Sun- by Special Olympics, day. The Young Ath- and the Rec. Center letes Program (YAP) is provided additional designed for children equipment. with and without dis- The first activity abilities for ages two was “follow the lead- to seven. There was a er” – students walked good turnout on Sun- in unison along an day afternoon, with obstacle course. The children, parents, and course started out with volunteers. a grounded “balance The program start- beam” then was fol- ed three years ago, lowed by a crawl di- and it offers families rected by floor props. a chance to integrate Then, students tossed JODY HOULE children of all abilities bean bags into a tar- Children with and without disabilities can participate in the Young Athletes Program (YAP) at the Berlin Recreation Center on in a fun, active envi- get game and maneu- Sundays, where they play a number of active games while learning physical, cognitive and social development. After parents ronment. It’s a “sports vered around some signed up their children, who received group shirts, the group met in the center of the Rec. Center gym and performed warm-up play” program that road cones. Next, they exercises. promotes physical, crawled through a tun- cognitive and social nel. After, they jumped development that is es- onto and over a line of Capone Iron Corp. wins approval for expansion, sential on and off the gym mats. A stepping field. The program is stool then provided free and there is plenty better shot access into receives grant for purchase of machinery of room for more chil- basketball hoops with dren, parents, and vol- short stands. The last unteers. activity for the obsta- “It gives a chance cle course was a bean for children to work bag toss onto laid-out together,” said Terry hula-hoops. Letarte, Recreation Other games and Department Program activities were offered Director. throughout the one- JODY HOULE She explained that hour program where Capone Iron Northwoods Corporation, located at the Industrial Park, was approved for a Community Development Finance although classrooms families meet from Authority Block Grant to assist in a machinery and equipment purchase. The company's site plan for an expansion was also may integrate stu- 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The approved by the city's planning board. Both the expansion and machinery and equipment purchase will allow the company to hire dents with disabilities, program lasts for four a number of employees which will open up local jobs, some of which will be available to people with low and moderate incomes. some students may not weeks but will expand be deemed as social- based on program size BY JODY HOULE site plan to expand with munity Development create a number of job ly acceptable and the and participation. Contributing Writer a 16,000 square foot addi- Block Grant (CDGB) by openings in the compa- program is designed Sometime during BERLIN – Capone tion. The company also the Executive Council ny. for children without the sports play, stu- Iron Corporation North- was approved a $500,000 last Wednesday to assist The new steel fabri- disabilities to work dents could venture to woods, Inc. won approv- Community Develop- in machinery and equip- cation shop is located at directly with disabled individual activities at al from the planning ment Finance Authority ment purchases. Both 12 Industrial Park Drive children in an effort to designated sections. board last Tuesday for a Award through a Com- actions are expected to see CAPONE, page A8 break the mold of what “There is no real is considered social- structure,” said one of ly acceptable. At the the head coaches, who same time, students preferred to remain WMCC offers local teens a crash course with disabilities can anonymous. He and his feel part of a collective wife have three of their group. children enrolled and in preparing for college Sign up was on Sun- have been volunteer- day, and group shirts ing for the program BY JODY HOULE were passed out to the since it started three Contributing Writer children. years ago. The couple BERLIN – More than The hour long ac- helps to recruit fam- 200 area high school stu- tivities list started out ilies in the winter by dents showed up at the with all the children, making phone calls College Access Conven- parents, and coaches and through social in- tion on Friday afternoon in the middle of the teractions. at White Mountains Recreation Center “We just come out Community College. The floor on a matt where see YAP, page A8 New Hampshire College & University Council (NHCUC), Campus Com- pact for New Hampshire, JODY HOULE Eversource, and WMCC A “Jeopardy”-like game was part of the convention at WMCC where students answered ques- Sen. Woodburn to tions regarding access to financial ai teamed up to offer the seminar in which stu- bistro with an admis- er, UNH Admissions sions Ryan Patten. A meet with constituents dents were taught how sions panel with Pow- Representative Chelsea student panel was in the to prepare for college er, University of New Warner, and Plymouth library, and a jeopardy and how to pay for it. Hampshire Admissions State University Assis- game was held in a class- on April 19 in Berlin “We’ve brought high Councilor Kristen Mill- tant Director of Admis- room where tips were BERLIN--North people on the recently school administrators given on how to apply for Country State Senator passed Medicaid Ex- together with area col- financial aid and what Jeff Woodburn will pansion bill, my bill to leges to give students resources are available. hold a town hall meet- increase funding for an inside look at what Power explained that ing for his constituents opiod addiction treat- it takes to successfully see WMCC, page A8 on Tuesday, April 19 ment and recovery apply for and get into at 4 p.m. at the Berlin and discuss how we college,” explains Scott CALENDAR ........................A7 City Hall Auditorium, can expand opportu- Power, Director of the CLASSIFIED....................B5-B7 168 Main St., Berlin. nity and improve life NH Scholars Program. EDITORIAL .........................A4 The public is invited in the Androscoggin “This is an exciting op- HAPPENINGS ..................... A7 and encouraged to at- Valley." portunity for our North OB ITUARIES & SERVIS CE ...A6 tend. For those unable to Country students to see SPORTS ..........................B1-B3 "It is important for attend, they can send a path to a better future.” me to understand the their comments and During the conven- opinions and concerns opinions to Senator tion, there were three of the people I repre- Woodburn at jeff@jeff- seminars in which stu- sent," Woodburn said. woodburn.com or 603- dents were broken up "I also want to update 271-3207. into three groups. There was a discussion in the A2 THE BERLIN REPORTER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 ••• BERLIN FIRST CIRCUIT COURT LOG BY JODY HOULE cohol counseling no later A charge of misuse of Angela Collins, 34, of Leonard Cardillo, 70, ed and was fined $434. Contributing Writer than May 14 and update plates against Codi Ver- Milan, was found guilty of Whitefield, was found A charge of domestic the court and Berlin po- ratti, 24, of Gorham, was of a stop sign violation guilty of excessive speed- Brittany Cloutier, 30, violence: simple assault lice Department at 90 nolle-prossed. and was fined $93. ing and was fined $434. of Scarborough, Maine, against William Patten, day intervals. He was was found guilty of ex- 55, of Berlin, was placed sentenced concurrent- Darlene Hayes, 51, of Cheryl Rodriguez, 40, Duane Lachance, 46, cessive speed and was on file without a finding ly to above sentence for Berlin, was found guilty of Medford, Massachu- of Windham, was found fined $248. on one year good behav- additional charges of of use of a mobile elec- setts, was found guilty of guilty of D.W.I. and was ior. He must enter into domestic violence: sim- tronic device while driv- speeding and was fined fined $620. He was re- Allegra Dyer, 30, an anger management ple assault and criminal ing and was fined $93. $74.40. ferred to the Impaired of Berlin, was found course and drug and al- threatening. Driver Care Manage- guilty of excessive ment Program (IDCMP) speed and was fined and his license was re- $434. WMCC announces Presidents List voked for 9 months. Samantha Lombar- BERLIN – White Corey Arsenault Avery Miller, Gorham Casey Byrne, 37, di, 26, of Hampstead, Mountains Community Berlin Berlin Tucker Reynolds, of Berlin, was found was found guilty of ex- College is recognizing Felicia Aubut, Samantha Sawtelle, Groveton guilty of displaying cessive speed and was 182 students for their Berlin Berlin Aimee Lawson, false inspection/regis- fined $124. She was also academic achievement Renee Boewe, Berlin Edward Smith, Lancaster tration sticker and was found guilty of an ad- for the Fall 2015 semes- Morgan Boucher, Berlin Michael Pearson, fined $372. ditional charge of acts ter. These students Berlin Tammy Vashaw, Lancaster prohibited and was were named to the Pres- Steven Brennick, Berlin Cynthia Pepin, Damien Jackson, 32, fined $434. An addi- ident’s list, which rec- Bartlett Michaela Buteau, Milan of Gorham, was found tional charge of trans- ognizes students whose Zack Donaldson, Gorham Janie Kilson, guilty of open contain- portation of drugs in a grade point average was Berlin Melinda Carlson, Pittsburg er – subsequent offense, motor vehicle was nol- 3.75 or higher.