The White Mountains Regional School District board has agreed to a programming change that could better prepare more young children for kindergarten and beyond.

Berlin tax hike not expected to be as high as once thought

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Berlin property owners will likely face a hike in their local 2013 taxes, but not as much as first feared. Residents will get to have their say on the fiscal year 2014 proposed budget on Monday, May 29 at a public hearing which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Berlin City Hall auditorium.

Randy Pierce of 2020 Vision Quest and his guide dog, Quinn, got a warm welcome at the White Mountains Community commencement exercises May 17. Pierce gave the commencement address.

160 students graduate from White Mountains Community College

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Children were playing on the green grass outside the big white tent at White Mountains Community College early Friday evening, their shouts of joy echoing the only-slightly quieter joy expressed by friends, family and classmates who earned associate's degrees in the class of 2013.

Berlin City Auto Group donates to several NH schools

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The Berlin City Auto Group and its Drive for Education foundation are donating $33,050 to 24 K-12 schools in the northern New England states. New Hampshire schools receiving awards are: Groveton High School, Berlin High School, Brown School in Berlin, the Edward Fenn Elementary School in Gorham, the Berlin Regional Career and Technical Center, and Colebrook Elementary School.

Fire, smoke didn't stop Berlin officers

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Two Berlin police officers are being honored with Union Leader Hero Awards for rescuing a woman from a house fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 16, 2012.

North Country roads take annual pounding

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Repairs to pavement broken from frozen ground cost money and money will determine what gets done.

Northern Pass money dividing North Country opinions

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Some people are getting wealthy selling land to the power project; others see those people as selling out their neighbors.

Berlin stays home in naming James Wheeler new city manager

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Berlin native James Wheeler was hired by the Berlin City Council Monday night to become city manager.

Crime

Whitefield man indicted on child sex abuse charges

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A Coos County Superior Court grand jury has indicted a 43-year-old Whitefield man on a charge of kidnapping and four other felony counts in connection with alleged sexual attacks on a child under age 10 in February in Whitefield.

Safety

Fire destroys vacant Berlin building

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The city-owned building at 148 Pleasant St. burned on Sunday. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

George Gates, 60, of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., was headed south from Errol about 2:30 p.m. and was traveling too fast when he came to a section of

3 NY man stable after destroying classic Porsche 911 in Route 16 wreck

0 Berlin man dies while kayaking

Business

Northern Pass faces another delay

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Executives from Northeast Utilities were peppered with questions about the Northern Pass hydroelectric project in an earnings call with analysts Thursday, as the CEO of the company said a route announcement will now come in July.

0 Lancaster affordable housing complex set to open

0 Dressing down for a good cause in Berlin

Politics

Berlin prison filling up, slowly

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The new federal prison off of East Milan Road in Berlin continues to accept inmates, as prison officials slowly move towards full activation of the multi-million dollar facility.

67 Opposition to tar sands oil grows in North Country

2 NH health officials worry sequestration will mean hungry seniors