BERLIN — In his campaign for Congress, Colin Van Ostern cites a name familiar to Granite Staters especially in the state’s northern and western communities: Ray Burton.
Burton, a longtime Executive Councilor who died Nov. 12, 2013, was known for his knowledge of northern New Hampshire roads and the people who lived along and off those highways and byways.
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