Story Archives of 'Bob Danderson'

Ideas of what to do with the 133 acre property ranged from the practical to the far-fetched.

A chapter ends for the city of Berlin. The news of Fraser Papers shutting down it's pulp mill in Berlin last week means the loss of two hundred and fifty jobs, a change in the city's economic life and the demise of it's milltown character. As the reality sets in we'll look at what's next for Berlin economically, culturally and psychologically. Laura's guests are Robert Danderson, Mayor of Berlin and Barbara Tetreault, Reporter for the Berlin Daily Sun. Other guests TBA.

Governor Benson's address won high praise from all corners for its energy and optimism. But opinions varied on its substance.

Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson was in Concord yesterday to thank New Hampshire for all the help the state has given his town. After the city was hit by the closure of its main employer Pulp And Paper Of America, unemployment in Berlin has skyrocketed.

Yesterday, the people of Berlin received a major gift and Mayor Danderson joined us in the studio to tell us about it.

The owners of a mill complex in Berlin and Gorham have announced the mills are shutting down for good. Employees who had been on a temporary layoff since late summer are now being laid off permanently. Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson says the mill?s parent company is due to present a reorganization plan to a bankruptcy court on October 26th. Many Berlin residents hope the mills will eventually be sold. Danderson told NHPR?s Trish Anderton the permanent layoffs may help some millworkers get more assistance from the federal government.