Mayor Paul Grenier gave the following State of the City address at the inauguration ceremony Monday night at Berlin City Hall.
I first want to thank all of you for attending tonight’s inauguration ceremony and for your enthusiastic effort in making Berlin a success story. I want to take a moment to recognize some very special people who made herculean efforts, above and beyond, to make Berlin and our children a better place to live, work and play.
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