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State House approves lead sinker ban
By BOB MARTIN
bmartin@citizen.com
CONCORD — On Wednesday afternoon, the New Hampshire House of Representatives approved, by a vote of 225 to 142, Senate Bill 89, which will prohibit the sale and freshwater use of lead jigs and sinkers weighing one ounce or less to protect loons More...

Four firefighters hired at LFD

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — Less than a week after the City Council voted to accept a more than $600,000 federal grant to hire four additional firefighters, they have been hired, said Laconia Fire Chief Ken Erickson. More...

I’d Like to Know ?

Q: I registered my name and home phone number on the ‘Do Not Call’ list years ago but it seems that recently I have been receiving more unwanted telemarketing calls. Is this registry still in effect? More...

Special Sections

Local

Teamwork

MEMBERS OF THE Wicwas Lake Grange teamed up with the Greater Meredith Program last Sunday to plant shade trees, spread loam and install other plantings at the historic Grange hall located in Meredith More...

Dog park and concession deck proposals seek approval

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — There may be a dog park in the city’s future and maybe also a deck at Robbie Mills Field where beer is sold at Laconia Muskrats home games. More...

Man sentenced for threatening police officer

By BEA LEWIS
blewis@citizen.com

LACONIA — A city man who threatened to sexually assault a police officer’s wife as well as harm his family was sentenced to serve one-and-ahalf to three years in the New Hampshire State Prison on Wednesday. More...

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Sports

Difference makers

Lines, Vieten help GHS advance to semifinals
By PATRICK MCHUGH
pmchugh@citizen.com

GILFORD — Wednesday’s Division III girls tennis quarterfinal did not unfold exactly as Gilford head coach Hermann Defregger predicted, but the overall scenario was the same. More...

Record setter

Gilford’s Strout sets mark in win over Franklin
By PATRICK MCHUGH
pmchugh@citizen.com

GILFORD — After recording so many strikeouts in her career, Sydney Strout lost count. More...

Rain suspends contest between Bears

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
FROM STAFF REPORTS

BRISTOL — Though they tried to get the game in Mother Nature simply would not oblige. More...

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Police/Fire Logs

MOULTONBOROUGH POLICE LOG

Moultonborough Police Department responded to the following incidents between May 13 and May 19: On May 13 at 1:01 p.m., Sgt. Fulton and MPO John responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence off Bean Road. More...

LAKES REGION MUTUAL FIRE AID

Emergency 911 for Monday, May 20 12:13 a.m. Bristol: Peaked Hill Road, tree down with wires. 12:44 a.m. Meredith EMS: Route 104, medical aid. 1:15 a.m. Laconia: Belvidere Street, CO detector activation. 2:02 a.m. More...

ALTON POLICE LOG

Police responded to 175 calls for service during the week of May 12-18, including 13 arrests. Police arrested two male subjects on a bench warrant. More...

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Entertainment

Food and flavor are the main focus of events at Moulton Farm this weekend

MEREDITH — Food and flavor will be the main focus of what will be happening at Moulton Farm this year. Throughout the 2013 summer season, the farm will be holding a series special events on weekends for local residents. More...

Mike Zito in Franklin

SINGER AND guitarist Mike Zito will be coming to the Elks Club in Franklin on June 8. For more information about the concert or Zito, visit: www.mikezito.com or www.rufrecords.de. More...

Winnipesaukee Playhouse opens new Meredith campus

MEREDITH — The Lakes Region is about to get its first glimpse at the area’s premiere performing arts campus. More...

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State House rejects latest gambling bill

By NORMA LOVE
Associated Press

CONCORD — In line with decades of opposition to casinos, the House turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling dollars to vote down yet another casino bill Wednesday. More...

County Delegation aids in bill’s defeat

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

CONCORD — The Belknap County Delegation in the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted by a two-to-one margin Wednesday against a bill that would allow casino gaming in the state. More...

Three charged with meth possession and manufacture

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — The local war on drugs took an unusual twist Wednesday when three people were arrested in a house directly across from the Laconia District Court and charged with possession of, and intent to manufacture, methamphetamine. More...

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Nation/World

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and SEAN MURPHY
Associated Press

MOORE, Okla.— The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday. More...

Man killed while questioned in Boston probe

By KYLE HIGHTOWER
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. More...

UK PM: London attack near barracks could be terror

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and PAISLEY DODDS
Associated Press

LONDON — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. More...

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Opinion

Kathryn Lopez

Ahard rain is a-comin’ around here
Commentary

After disappearing during his term in office and bringing scandal to his family and state, former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is going to Washington, having won election to Congress. More...

EDITORIAL

Student loan sanity

Congress has only begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle. More...

Today’s quote

‘Certainly it’s in the hundreds of millions. More...

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Letters

Great job, Coach Bob

Editor, I am quite certain that this is only one of a large number of letters you will receive concerning Bob Champlin’s retirement letter read to the School Board the other night. More...

Giving up is not an option

Editor, Regarding the editorial in the Concord Monitor suggesting that everyone just give up trying to get SB2 accepted in Sanbornton — I feel that I must protest. More...

Animal shelter overpopulation solution

Editor, We are, supposedly, a nation of dog and cat lovers, spending millions on our companion animals every year. More...

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Community

Summer programs

LOOKING OVER the Lakes Region Community College schedule for the Career Exploration Summer Program slated for July 8–12 are participating faculty members; Michael Parker of the automotive progr More...

Photographs by Joe Sack at Busiel Mill, June 3-7

LACONIA — Laconia resident Joe Sack packed up his photographic darkroom in Baltimore 38 years ago, and the boxes are still in his attic, but he is more committed to photography than ever. More...

Gilford Parks and Recreation offers archery lessons in July

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a four-week session of Olympic Archery instruction, to be led by certified archery instructors from Archery In Motion. More...

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