Editor's Note: What follows is the interview conducted last week with mayoral candidate Paul Grenier. Attempts were made to interview candidate Robert Haynes prior to his passing, but due to his medical condition no interview was conducted.
1. Introduction, tell the voters about yourself and why you are running for mayor.
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Here are the answers a LOT of people were asking for during the many conversations I've had. I hope people will read this article and vote by their good guidance rather than grief. I too love Berlin as though I've lived here my whole life. The community I was born and raised in was a Mill City that was forced to rebound the way I've watched Berlin come back from the devastating blow of losing the Mills. I worked in the mills as a young adult. Steady hands and long term, persistent and prudent leadership brought that city back just as the current leadership in our beautiful city is doing now. Berlin was voted city on the rise in 2015. Let's not derail this process now!
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