LACONIA — The Wyatt Park clubhouse was torn down on Monday and the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission will now ponder what to do — if anything — about the modest sum of money left in the bank account of the non-profit grou More...
Selectmen consider security cameras for Sargent Park
By HARRISON HAAS hhaas@citizen.com
BELMONT — Selectmen in Belmont will be researching the idea of possibly placing surveillance equipment in Sargent Park, with the hopes that it will deter vandalism in the future. More...
LACONIA — A local man was arrested Sunday evening after an alert Laconia police officer noticed that an armed robbery at a South End convenience store was strikingly similar to one just two days earlier at the same place. More...
With unemployment remaining high and the cost of home heating oil having increased six percent from a year ago, this is not the time to reduce funding for fuel assistance; but that is exactly what the US House did on Friday, cutting $1.2 billion, or More...
On immigrants in detention: When Congress enacted the Prison Rape Elimination Act, it did so in the hope of curbing sexual assaults in facilities across the country. More...
Bjork, a singer-songwriter from Iceland, said: “I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing, rather than what I want to be doing.” Bridge students can be like that. More...
Winter wonder hints Dear Heloise: I’m passing along some hints that will help readers get through the upcoming WINTER MONTHS: 1. Do you have a screenedin porch? It can let in a tremendous amount of cold air. Seal it off for the winter. 2. More...
By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration called for a peaceful and stable leadership transition in North Korea on Monday but made few demands on a nuclear-armed nation known for its unpredictability, poverty and hostility to the United States. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Partisan to the core, Congress careened toward a holiday-season standoff Monday on legislation to prevent a Social Security payroll tax increase for 160 million workers on Jan. 1. More...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant Monday for the Sunni vice president, accusing him of running a hit squad that assassinated government and security officials — extraordinary charges a day after th More...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick can add another division championship hat and T-shirt to those overflowing reminders of his accomplishments. More...
BOSTON — It doesn’t matter who is coaching the Canadiens or how many points separate them from Boston in the standings, the Bruins never take it easy against Montreal. More...
Editor, TheCitizen: The following letter to the Center Harbor Board of Selectmen was submitted for publication: I regret I was unable to attend the hearing last night regarding expansion of town hall. More...
Editor, The Citizen: The NH Business Review recently reported that the total employment compensation in New Hampshire increased by 1.8 percent in 2010 however it did not increase in two of NH counties Belknap and Cheshire. More...
Editor, The Citizen: In the military, when all things are equal, the commander will have a cocktail party for a promotion candidate and request the wives attend. This is an overt way to “break the tie”. More...
