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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 — 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...