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City man convicted in 2011 beating death ...
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Belknap County to upgrade surveillance system
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Church briefs
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Horse tests positive for EEE in Sanbornton
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DWI revocation list
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Belknap County indictments
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association
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Turkey turns chicken
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DWI revocations
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Daycare director pleads not guilty to child ...
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News
Tribute keeps spirit of fallen students alive forever
By ED PIERCE - Oct 18School administrators on duty at Laconia Middle School the afternoon of April 19, 2013 will never erase the pain and grief the community suffered ...
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City man convicted in 2011 beating death denied freedom
By BEA LEWIS - Oct 18A Laconia man convicted of negligent homicide and second-degree assault in connection with the beating death of a homeless man has lost his bid to ...
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Belknap County to upgrade surveillance system
By BOB MARTIN - Oct 18Belknap County will be entering into a contract with Pelmac Industries for an amount not exceeding $100,000 to upgrade and replace the current ...
Commissioners appeal nursing home director reinstatement
By BOB MARTIN - Oct 17The Belknap County Commissioners feel that the recent decision made by the Personnel Committee to reinstate Nursing Home Director Matthew Logue ...
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Daycare director pleads not guilty to child endangerment charges
By BEA LEWIS - Oct 17A New Hampton woman charged with child endangerment and simple assault on a child after state officials closed the day care center she operated ...
FairPoint workers on strike
By TIM CAMERATO - Oct 18FairPoint Communications employees in northern New England went on strike Friday after union officials and the company broke off negotiations the ...
LHS student prescribes career success in pharmacy
By ED PIERCE - Oct 18It remains to be seen if Laconia High School senior Anne Dionne winds up as famous as English physicist Sir Issac Newton, but they do share ...
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Horse tests positive for EEE in Sanbornton
By TIM CAMERATO - Oct 17The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services notified the Town of Sanbornton on Thursday that a horse tested positive for Eastern ...
Pedestrian, bicycle accidents on rise in Laconia
By ED PIERCE - Oct 17A spike in pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents this year is because of a lack of knowledge or understanding of traffic laws and safety requirements,...
Belmont businessman facing sex assault charges
By STAFF REPORTS - Oct 17Police have arrested a Belmont businessman and charged him with multiple counts of sexual assault. Belmont Police Lt. Richard Mann said that ...
Police Log
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DWI revocation list
Oct 17The Director of Motor Vehicles, Richard C. Bailey Jr., released the following list of driving while intoxicated revocations noting that the actual ...
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Belknap County indictments
Oct 17A Belknap County grand jury returned the following indictments when it met Oct. 9. An indictment is not a finding of guilt but an indication that ...
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DWI revocations
Oct 17The Director of Motor Vehicles, Richard C. Bailey Jr., released a list of driving while intoxicated revocations noting that the actual date of ...
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Moultonborough Police Log
Oct 17The Moultonborough Police Department responded to 233 calls for service between Oct. 6-12. Police arrested Douglas Roy Banks, 56, of Tamworth, for ...
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Laconia District Court log
Oct 16Judge James M. Carroll IV heard the following cases in the 4th Circuit-District Division-Laconia Court: Carol A. Young, 65, 54 Brewster Road, ...
Fire Log
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association
Oct 171:13 a.m. Belmont: River Street, Belmont, service call 1:26 a.m. Laconia: Charelvoix Place, Laconia, medical aid 3:51 a.m. Gilford: Potter Hill ...
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association
Oct 161:04 a.m. Alton: Coffin Brook Road, Alton, medical aid 1:29 a.m. Laconia: Eastman Road, Laconia, medical aid 2:29 a.m. Alton: Downing Drive, ...
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid
Oct 1512:20 a.m. Moultonborough, Meredith EMS: Marvin Road, Moultonborough, medical aid. 12:33 a.m. Warren-Wentworth: Ellsworth Hill Road, Wentworth, ...
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid
Oct 1412:00 a.m. Tilton-Northfield: Sage Drive, Tilton, medical aid. 12:40 a.m. Strafford: Juniper Trail Way, fire alarm activation. 12:51 a.m. Alton: ...
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Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association
Oct 1312:11 a.m. Tilton-Northfield: Shaker Road, Northfield, medical aid 1:15 a.m. Campton-Thornton: Southmayd Street, Campton, fire alarm activation 1:2...
Columns and Opinions
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Heed message of 'Save For Retirement Week'
Oct 17You won’t see it on the calendar, and it doesn’t inspire any greeting cards, but National Save for Retirement Week is here again. The goal of this ...
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Life can be strange
By DOROTHY DUFFY - Oct 11I’ve been living in guilt for so many years I’ve had my aunt’s ashes in my basement that long. She had had a long bout with medical issues — heck ...
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The scenic route
Oct 11Right after church this past Sunday I received a call from my father-in-law inviting me to join him on a motorcycle ride to Conway to check out a ...
Letters to the Editor
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Turkey turns chicken
Oct 17Editor, Turkey, the most powerful Middle East (M/E) partner in Obama's anti-ISIL Coalition — and the least engaged — is "gleefully" watching ...
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Tea Party extremists?
Oct 17Editor, President Obama and many Democrats, being unable or unwilling to campaign on their records and positions regarding real issues, have ...
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Mello puts people first
Oct 17Editor, I recently had the opportunity to hear Carolyn Mello, candidate for New Hampshire State Senate District 2. Listening to Carolyn was like a ...
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Pollak's credentials are strong
Oct 16Editor, I have followed the contentious back and forth power struggle between the Belknap County Convention and the Belknap County Commissioners ...
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More bad decisions
Oct 15Editor, How can so many bad decisions all come back to kick Obama in the pants all at once? This past eight or 10 days alone has seen the Secret ...
Comments
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Re: Daycare director pleads not guilty to child endangerment charges
By carolm319@gmail.com - Oct 17Would you please post a front page story about something positive child care (not day care) centers do? And how the staff successfully teach, love ...
Sports
NHIAA Cross Country
Daly, Lakers look strong at Capital Area
By JOE SOUZA - Oct 17With the big meets on the horizon, it looks like Cameron Daly and the Inter-Lakes boys cross country team are rounding into shape. Daly took first ...
High school roundup
Sachems tripped up by Pride
By FROM STAFF REPORTS - Oct 17Laconia's four game winning streak came to a disappointing end. After coming up with nearly every key play in running off four straight wins, the ...
- College football
Panthers head to BSU
By FROM STAFF REPORTS - Oct 16The Plymouth State University football team will face a longtime rival this Saturday when the Panthers travel to Bridgewater State University for ...
NHIAA Division III football
Gilford, I-Lakes/MA square off in key D-III contest
By JOE SOUZA - Oct 16It's a big weekend on the gridiron for several Lakes Region programs entertaining postseason hopes. And that includes most in Division III. Highlig...
NHIAA Division III field hockey
Late adjustments
By PATRICK MCHUGH - Oct 17The injuries have piled up for the Newfound Regional field hockey team this season, yet the Bears have found a way to overcome the bumps and ...
NH’s October 'Feast'
Oct 17It’s mid-October and there is plenty of excitement in the outdoors. While paying my annual Monday visit to the Sandwich Fair, I spoke with Walter ...
Youth Soccer
LR United U12 girls capture tournament title
By FROM STAFF REPORTS - Oct 16The Lakes Region United U12 girls team participated in the annual Seacoast United Capitol Cup Columbus Day Tournament this weekend at NHTI in ...
NHIAA football
Playoff push
By JOE SOUZA - Oct 16Coming off of two big emotional wins, the question is can the Laconia football team do it again? With just three weeks remaining in a tight race ...
History
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Redo of existing LHS 'complicated'
Oct 18LACONIA — Revamping the existing high school to suit the district’s grades 9-12 space needs could be “the most complicated and difficult project ...
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B&M Buddliner goes off the track
Oct 18LACONIA — A Boston & Maine Railroad Buddliner “hit an open switch, tore down a 100 yard spur and went off the track at the end of the spur,” Oct. ...
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1989: Decade brought changes inside, outside Laconia State School
Oct 18In the concluding segment of her series on the Laconia State School, published in The Citizen 25 years ago, Fawn Fitter examines the changes in ...
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New District Court facilities asked
Oct 18LACONIA — After touring the historic Laconia District Court building on Academy Street, Oct. 15, 2004, a group of residents, legislators, municipal...
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'Straight arrows' sue city clerk
Oct 18LACONIA — The Straight Arrow independent candidates had sued City Clerk Ann Dearborn “to have the ballot for city elections on Nov. 7, changed,” ...
Business
Obituaries
Harold C. Long Sr.
Oct 17Harold Carl “Hal” Long, Sr., 91, of Plymouth, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy ...
Joseph Leon Nelson
Oct 14Joseph L. Nelson, 24, a resident of Franklin for most of his life, died Monday, Oct. 13 at Concord Hospital, following injuries related to an ...
Randy Chamberlain
Oct 14On Oct.10, 2014 the Lord took Randy Chamberlain home. Randy passed away in Amarillo, Texas. Randy leaves behind his wife Norma, sons Joshua ...
Robert J. Gregoire
Oct 13Robert Joseph Gregoire, 87, of Prospect Hill Road, Rumney, passed away on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at his home. Robert was born in Grand Forks, North ...
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Miriam L. Prescott
Oct 15Mrs. Miriam L. Prescott, 92, of Franklin, died at Mountain Ridge Center in Franklin on Oct. 13, 2014. She was born in Concord on Jan. 18, 1922 the ...
Frances Barrett
Oct 14Frances Barrett, 81, formerly of Tilton, passed away on Monday, Aug. 11 in Tampa, Fla., in the company of family. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vt. on ...
Eleanor Keller
Oct 13Eleanor Pearson Keller of Gilford Village passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Sept. 28, 2014 at the LRGH just two weeks shy of her 97th ...
Jonathan Kitto
Oct 13Jonathan K. Kitto, 56, of 157 Province St., and a longtime resident of the Netherlands, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at Lakes Region General ...
Community
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Church briefs
Oct 18Supper MEREDITH — Trinity Episcopal Church on Route 25 in Meredith will be hosting the annual harvest outreach supper on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 5 ...
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Church briefs
Oct 11Fall festival PLYMOUTH — Join the Calvary Christian School on Friday, Oct. 24 for the 5th annual Hillbilly Fall Festival. Bring a soup, stew, ...
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Halloween dance for grades K-5
Oct 10Laconia Parks & Recreation is hosting a Halloween dance for youth in grades K-5 at the Laconia Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 18th. The time ...
Team Taylor
Oct 10TAYLOR COMMUNITY participants in the Sept. 27 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Manchester raised nearly $7,400. Shown are front row, from, left, are ...
50th reunion
Oct 13ON SEPT. 27, the Belmont Class of 1964 held its 50th reunion at the home of Ann Sharps Elliott and Luke Dupuis in Center Harbor. Brenda (Roberts) ...
Lavigne honored as 'Volunteer of the Year'
Oct 10At the closing luncheon held Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Meredith Community Center the Community Garden Club of Meredith recognized Nancy Lavigne as ...
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Audubon announces program on Lake Umbagog
Oct 10On Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Loon Center in Moultonborough, the Lakes Region Chapter of the New Hampshire Audubon Society will present a ...
