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Council discusses new river walk concept
Written by Barbara Tetreault
By Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN – While plans to build a river walk on the former mill property have been dropped, the city council is considering an alternative river walk that would create a loop between the East Mason Bridge and the Berlin Mills walking bridge.
BERLIN – While plans to build a river walk on the former mill property have been dropped, the city council is considering an alternative river walk that would create a loop between the East Mason Bridge and the Berlin Mills walking bridge.
Merchants upset that new Family Dollar store will not have a Main Street entrance
Written by Barbara Tetreault
By Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN – A group of downtown merchants are upset that the new Family Dollar store at 145 Main Street will not have an entrance on Main Street and the Main Street windows will be permanently covered.
BERLIN – A group of downtown merchants are upset that the new Family Dollar store at 145 Main Street will not have an entrance on Main Street and the Main Street windows will be permanently covered.
Forty-one apply for city manager
Written by Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN – The city has received 41 applications for city manager. Applications for the position were due Feb. 1
City Manager Patrick MacQueen has announced he will retire this September and the city council is working with Primex to pick a replacement.
MacQueen said the next step in the process is to have the resumes reviewed and ranked by a subcommittee that includes Councilors Mike Rozek, Lucie Remillard, Peter Higbee, and Paula Benski as well as some outside officials. The team will narrow the field to not more than seven top candidates.
Carl Weber and Rick Alpers of Primex were scheduled to attend Monday's council work session to review the process. The council's goal is to select a replacement by Aug. 1 to allow a transition period.
City Manager Patrick MacQueen has announced he will retire this September and the city council is working with Primex to pick a replacement.
MacQueen said the next step in the process is to have the resumes reviewed and ranked by a subcommittee that includes Councilors Mike Rozek, Lucie Remillard, Peter Higbee, and Paula Benski as well as some outside officials. The team will narrow the field to not more than seven top candidates.
Carl Weber and Rick Alpers of Primex were scheduled to attend Monday's council work session to review the process. The council's goal is to select a replacement by Aug. 1 to allow a transition period.
Last Updated on Friday, 08 February 2013 20:16
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Berlin man sentenced in child pornography case
CONCORD – George McAlpin, 34, of Berlin, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to eight years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to transportation and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John P. Kacavas.
In May of 2010, law enforcement agents in Chicago, IL, conducted an investigation into the illegal trafficking of child pornography. Information forwarded to the FBI indicated that images of child pornography had been sent to the defendant’s email account. McAlpin was interviewed by former Berlin Police Lt. Karl Nelson and agents of the FBI out of Bedford and admitted to knowingly possessing and transmitting images of child pornography via computer. Nelson was able to get the defendent to sign a consent form for a search of his home. A search of the defendant’s computer revealed thousands of images and numerous videos depicting the sexual assaults of children.
In 2012, federal officials called Berlin police to determine McAlpin's situation at his residence and he was arrested April 6, 2012.
McAlpin will be required to register as a sex offender in any state in which he lives or works following his release from prison.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Berlin Police
Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by United States Attorney John P. Kacavas and Assistant United States Attorney Helen White Fitzgibbon, the U.S. Attorney’s coordinator for Project Safe Childhood.
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative of the United States Department of Justice aimed at combating the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Last Updated on Monday, 11 February 2013 21:15
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