February 4, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Lyme disease risk areas mapped

CONCORD — Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. More...

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Local

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Thursday, Jan. 26 More...

Students to help fight cancer

FRANKLIN — The students and staff of the Paul Smith Elementary School showed they have community spirit on Friday, committing themselves to raising funds to treat and hopefully eliminate certain types of cancer. More...

Pay rates for city employees

LACONIA — The City of Laconia has a compensation plan that covers most, but not all, non-union employees and, by ordinance, it must annually make public the names and total compensation of all municipal employees. More...

Community

Attend Your Church This Weekend

Temporary closing THORNTON — The Thornton United Methodist Church, Cross Roads, will be closing for the winter months this year. More...

ENGAGEMENTS

Joshua Frederick Borgeson and Emily Susan Baker are pleased to announce their engagement. Emily is the daughter of Lynn L. Baker and Frank S. Baker III, both of East Andover. More...

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAN’S LIST

DURHAM — The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. More...

Entertainment

SUDOKU High Fives

HOW TO PLAY: Sudoku High Fives consists of five regular Sudoku grids sharing one set of 3-by-3 boxes. Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition. More...

Fun on the ice gets underway

Pond Hockey Classic

MEREDITH — Despite a scare from Mother Nature that saw the event relocated to a smaller venue, there was much rejoicing when the first puck was dropped at 8 a.m. More...

The Patriots’ biggest fan

LACONIA — Like the New England Patriots, Victor Thompson’s life has changed since the loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. More...

‘First Lady of Lakeport’ recalled

LACONIA — Wanda Tibbetts will long be remembered as the First Lady of Lakeport, say friends and colleagues. More...

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Nation/World

Jesus at mountaintop ski resort allowed

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A mountaintop Jesus statue can stay at a ski resort in the western U.S. state of Montana — for now. More...

Va. House panel backs ‘conscience clause’

RICHMOND, Va. More...

Legislature gives approval for urging academic study of Bible

PIERRE, S.D. More...

Sports

Belichick, Brady give Pats best shot at title

SUPER BOWL XLVI

INDIANAPOLIS — Rarely is Bill Belichick outcoached. Tom Brady almost never gets outplayed. More...

Gilford boys sweep at Gunstock

LAKES REGION SKIING CHAMPIONSHIP

GILFORD — The Gilford boys and girls ski teams proved their local dominance Friday, sweeping the Lakes Region Championship meet at the Gunstock Ski Resort. More...

Bears crush ‘Toppers with late surge

H.S. ROUNDUP

BRISTOL — The Newfound girls basketball team was struggling to contain Somersworth’s Rachel Hill and NEWFOUND 70 was SOMERS. 39 clinging to a 33-31 lead midway through the third on Friday. More...