February 9, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

County retains ‘excellent’ credit rating

LACONIA — The Belknap County Commission on Wednesday got some good and less-than-good news about its credit rating. More...

Woman sues hospital

LACONIA — An Alton woman has filed a medical malpractice suit against Huggins Hospital, claiming that, while recovering from hip surgery, she fell getting back into bed and broke her femur, requiring her to undergo a second hip replacement. More...

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Local

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Tuesday, Feb. 7 More...

LACONIA POLICE LOG

Police responded to 569 calls for service. Daniel E. O’Leary, 25, of 16 Countryside Drive, Gilford, was charged with driving under the influrence of drugs or liquor. Arthur S. More...

GILFORD POLICE LOG

Police responded to 259 calls for service on Jan. 31 through Feb. 6. Adis Kustura, 26, of 59 Franklin St., Apt. 218, Somersworth, was charged with possession of controlled/ narcotic drugs and possession of drugs in motor vehicle. Nicholas J. More...

Sports

MAILslips in final minutes

D-III BOYS HOCKEY

LACONIA — Hockey pucks don’t necessarily bounce, but Moultonborough/ Inter- Lakes hockey coach Kevin Campbell saw one too many bad bounces Wednesday night. More...

Swedberg scores 1,000th point in win

MOULTONBOROUGH — Marcus Swedberg knew the deal. He was 30 points away from 1,000 in his career. He would need a career night Wednesday to do it at home against Inter Lakes, or he could get close and do it during senior night on Friday. More...

UConn wants to impose own penalties

COLLEGE

HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men’s basketball tournament. More...

Entertainment

TODAY'S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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With your back against the wall

Vladimir Kramnik, who became the world chess champion in 2000 when he defeated Garry Kasparov, said about that match, “At some point he (Kasparov) seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall.” Kramnik won two games More...

Vinegar percentages

Dear Heloise: There is a question that I’ve wanted to ask for a long time concerning VINEGAR. I know the differences among white, cider and balsamic vinegar. More...

Despite warm winter, Gunstock has snow

GILFORD — Like Mark Twain’s death, the reports of the demise of Gunstock Mountain Resort due to an unseasonably warm, almost snowless winter are greatly exaggerated, according to Bill Quigley, the resort’s spokesman. More...

Voters send warrant on to ballot

GILFORD — A petitioned warrant article asking voters of the Gilford School District to implement a tax cap will appear on the official ballot in March after receiving a great deal of discussion on Wednesday during the district’s deliberat More...

Community mourns loss of Todd Frazier

LACONIA — Members of the Belknap Mill Society and the greater Laconia community are mourning the sudden death of Todd Frazier, a familiar, smiling face and gentle soul who delighted in giving tours of New Hampshire’s Official Meeting Hous More...

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Region/State

Senate sends gun bills to ‘study’

CONCORD — Three controversial gun bills that made local and national headlines were quietly and quickly disposed of by the Senate which voted, 18-5, on Wednesday to send them for further study. More...

Vt. Senate committee talks power line purchase

MONTPELIER, Vt. More...

Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner held by France’s main Jewish group &mda More...

Opinion

Long road ahead to improve schools

The Franklin School Board Chairman recently commented that recent testing results indicate that the education trend is changing in Franklin. Many citizens of Franklin are hoping that he will be proven correct. More...

SB 266 and the Energy & Natural Resources Committee

Editor, The Citizen: Reading the legislation, I would wonder how many individuals would refuse the chance to know more about their electric usage, especially in this day and age when inflation is rampant, driving the value of the “dollar” More...

Lack of real leadership

Editor, The Citizen: I attended the recent deliberative session of the Newfound School District and, while I supported a more balanced approach to budget reductions over a period of 4-6 years, it was obvious that voters are frustrated with the ever i More...

Community

Spelling Bee champs

THE WINNERS of the Lakeland School spelling bee held at the school in January and February 2012. More...

Open house this Saturday at Sant Bani

SANBORNTON — Sant Bani School in Sanbornton will be hosting an Admissions Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m. through noon, starting with refreshments and a presentation by students and faculty, followed by campus tours. More...

Here kitty kitty

A BARN cat sits in the snow in a field across from Prescott State Forest during a recent warm winter afternoon. More...