The Berlin Daily Sun

08/02/2025

UTV rollover with two injured in Berlin

BERLIN – On the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 1, an operator and passenger were injured after the UTV they were riding in rolled over while on private land in Berlin.
It was determined that at approximately 3 p.m., Niko Foti, 28, of Lebanon, Maine, lost control while making a left turn in a gravel pit. As Foti attempted to turn while accelerating, the UTV
drifted and rolled onto its side. Both Foti and his passenger in the UTV, Molly Ryder, 25, of Lisbon, Maine, sustained injuries in the rollover crash and a 911 call was immediately placed from the scene requesting medical assistance.
A response from Berlin Fire Department, Berlin Fire Department Ambulance, Berlin Police Department and Conservation Officers began. Ultimately those responding were able to navigate directly to the scene. The two injured parties were transported by ambulance to Androscoggin Valley Hospital for further evaluation and treatment of their injuries.
Concluding an on-scene investigation of this crash, Conservation Officers believe the primary factor of the crash to have been associated with Foti’s acceleration while turning. Foti was
ultimately issued a summons for operating an OHRV to endanger.
Conservation Officers would like to use this incident to remind OHRV enthusiasts to always operate in a controlled manner to be able to avoid a collision.

07/29/2025

Run for You, a local organization dedicated to providing enriching experiences for the community while supporting local charities, is holding a "Walk for Joseph" Wednesday at 7 p.m., starting at 169 Main St.

GORHAM — Run for You, a local organization dedicated to providing enriching experiences for the community while supporting local charities, is holding a "Walk for Joseph" Wednesday at 7 p.m.,

07/18/2025

Thank you John McKenna for raising all of new and old Berlin High School's State Championship Banners!!

07/17/2025

Regularly check sau3.org for school news updates. The pull-down menu tab for the Berlin school board lists a meeting's agenda within that tab. The agenda is listed in a folder by the current year. Click on the year to find the agenda and where the board is meeting. The next school board meeting is Thursday, Aug. 7; location unknown as of now. Ongoing work at the Berlin Middle High School library to repair the fire alarm (panel) throughout the building continues. Tonight's meeting was at White Mountains Community College, which the board tends to choose if the library cannot be used.
The app for iPhones or Android phones is a good way to stay up to date on school meetings, events, cancellations, etc. It can be downloaded for free from whatever app store site one uses. It is free to download. The app is: Berlin SAU 3.

07/17/2025

The first day of school in the Berlin school district is Thursday, Aug. 28.

07/17/2025

Respect the community gardens. The flowers are not free for the taking.

Please Don’t Steal from Our Community Gardens

Our community gardens in the Laura Lee Viger Botanical Gardens in Berlin N.H. are built through the hard work of volunteers who plant, water, w**d, and care for each flower and plant you see. These spaces are meant to be enjoyed by everyone to brighten up our towns, offer peaceful places to relax, and build a sense of pride in our neighborhoods.

When flowers are stolen, it’s not just a plant that goes missing,it’s hours of effort lost, a gap left in the beauty we’ve worked hard to create, and a sign of disrespect to the whole community.

Please help us protect these gardens. Take only memories and photos *not flowers.

Thank you for respecting our work.

07/10/2025

BERLIN — City councilors voted 7-0 to send a letter to Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Executive Council to request a special election to fill the seat of former state representative

07/10/2025

BERLIN — The city learned additional details about the Dummer Yard Repurposing Project and company officials fielded questions about a variety of topics including asbestos and truck traffic for over

07/09/2025

CONCORD — From Pittsburg to Hollis, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member Executive Council are taking their “show on the road” this summer.

07/08/2025

BERLIN — The peacefulness of a summer morning was shattered Sunday after a report of shots fired led to police discovering the bodies of Sandra Marisol Fuentes Huaracha, 25, and

07/06/2025

UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION:
CONCORD – Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Berlin Police Department Chief Jeff Lemoine announce that officials are currently investigating the suspicious deaths of an adult female and an adult male in Berlin that occurred this morning, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

At approximately 9:45 a.m., officers with the Berlin Police Department responded to the La Casita restaurant at 4 Hillside Avenue in Berlin in response to a 911 call for reported gunshots. Upon entering the business they discovered an employee, Sandra Marisol Fuentes Huaracha (age 25), deceased from apparent gunshot wounds behind the bar. Later, authorities discovered Michael Gleason, Jr. (age 50) inside one of the bathrooms having suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Both adults were pronounced deceased at the scene.

While the investigation is just beginning, there does not appear to be any threat to the general public in connection with these two deaths. Both Ms. Fuentes Huaracha and Mr. Gleason were engaged in a prior domestic relationship with one another. At this time authorities are investigating this as a likely murder and su***de.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available following autopsies scheduled to take place starting at 9:30 a.m. Monday.

07/06/2025