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The Fraser pulp mill in Berlin closed this past weekend after over one hundred years of operation.

The mill helped shape The City That Trees Built into a hard working, no frills town.

Now that the burners have cooled and the steady hum of the factory has quieted, Berlin’s future is uncertain.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens visited Berlin during the mill’s last shift and filed this report.

This story was awarded an honorable mention in the 2006 Spot News category by the New Hampshire Associated Press Broadcasters Association.