FREEDOM — “It’s nice to be recognized, to be honest,” said 90-year-old Daniel “Bud” Brooks on the tribute paid him by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner last week.
Brooks was honored with a plaque presented him Oct. 29 for his 56 years of service as a supervisor of the checklist in the town of Freedom.
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