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Pawn shop owner arrested

LACONIA — The owner of a city pawn shop was charged Thursday with two counts of receiving stolen property. More...

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Local

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 More...

GILMANTON POLICE LOG

Police responded to the following calls for service on Jan. 1 - 28. Jason Hodgdon, 25, of Gilmanton was charged with driving while intoxicated. Bradley Perrault, 39, of Gilmanton was arrested on a warrant. More...

Shaker warrant amended

BELMONT — At its meeting on Wednesday, the Shaker Regional School Board amended the warrant articles discussed during the public hearings to keep the polls open from 6 until at least 7:30 p.m. More...

Opinion

Husband behind the wheel is cruising for the bruising

DEAR ABBY: There is an ongoing issue between my husband and me. It’s his disregard for my personal safety. Our large city is known for its heavy, fast traffic and impatient drivers. “Jon” is a good driver. More...

Another misuse of taxpayer funds

Surprise, surprise, surprise: The Art group gave up. The sad part is the needless use or misuse of property tax dollars. More...

Going beyond an apology

GUEST EDITORIAL

In the fall of 2010, the Obama administration acknowledged a shocking truth: From 1946 through 1948, officials working in Guatemala for the U.S. More...

Community

Ski trip

LAKELAND SCHOOL finished off its winter ski program this past Tuesday with a beautiful morning of skiing and afternoon of tubing at Gunstock. More...

Beautification project brings new trees to Meredith

MEREDITH — Under the guidance of the Beautification Committee of the Greater Meredith Program, another phase of the village tree planting design plan has been completed. More...

HONOR ROLL

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Second quarter Grade 3: High Honors: Maria McGrath and David Plummer. Honors: Olivia DeMatos, Alexia Dinsmoor, Madison Dow, Madelyn Gallant, Savannah Harris, Alexander Ludwig, Caden Perry, Gillian Rollins and Paige Rueffert. More...

Advocates for mentally ill sue NH

CONCORD — Advocates for the mentally ill filed a lawsuit against New Hampshire on Thursday, saying the state needlessly confines the disabled in mental wards because it lacks services to treat them in the community. More...

FairPoint defends pole tax surcharge

LACONIA — Less than 24 hours after officials from FairPoint Communications touted their support for a bill that would again exempt the company from paying municipal property taxes on its poles and conduits, the City of Laconia, which recently r More...

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Sports

UNFORGETTABLE

D-IV BOYS BASKETBALL

MOULTONBOROUGH ACADEMY’S MARCUS SWEDBERG scored his 1,000th point in a game against Inter-Lakes on Wednesday. More...

Swedberg’s night stands apart

I ’ve seen some great high school performances in my five years covering this area. More...

Football to merge with MASCAC

PLYMOUTH STATE

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. More...

Letters

Misguided concerns

Editor, The Citizen: Normally I ignore Thomas A. Tardif’s letters, but given the widespread interest in our discussions with Barnstead and the fact that Mr. More...

Turn the Heat Up

Editor, The Citizen: As huge fans of public-private partnerships and strong believers in charitable giving as a means to meet some of our fellow citizens’ needs, we applaud the individuals organizing More...

Teen dating violence and prevention awareness

Editor, The Citizen: It’s a busy time of year for New Beginnings as we are heading out of stalking awareness month and into teen dating violence awareness More...

Entertainment

With your back against another wall

Robert Louis Stevenson said, “There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets (desserts) come last.” More...

ASTROLOGY

Friday, February 10, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emma Roberts, 21; Elizabeth Banks, 38; Laura Dern, 45; George Stephanopoulos, 51. More...

Valentine’s a piece of cake

Dear Readers: With VALENTINE’S DAY right around the corner, here’s a Heloise hint about how to make a heart-shaped cake! It’s not hard to do, and it adds a fun twist to the usual Valentine cake. More...