LACONIA — Although members split in approving its request to build another concession area at Robbie Mills Field and to sell beer there during home games, the Parks and Recreation Commission — as well as citizens and half the City Council More...
LACONIA — In a unique food competition where the prize is professional pride and a small plaque, the public and members of the Jobs for America’s Graduates program at Laconia High School helped to decide on Tuesday who has the best pizza More...
GILFORD — March Madness will be coming early for students on the Gilford High School robotics team, as they prepare to hopefully take home the regional title at the FIRST Robotics competition slated for next month. More...
GILFORD — The town has been granted its motion to intervene into the appeal case requested by utility company National Grid, who is challenging the decision made by the state on the Lower Liberty Hill coal tar cleanup. More...
LACONIA — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) claims the owner of a Meredith Ford dealership failed to comply in a timely manner with administrative regulations requiring the owners of all underground storage tanks to More...
LACONIA — The Laconia boys basketball team got a tough draw on senior night Tuesday, falling 72-29 to talented Bedford in Division II action. Laconia senior Brendan Sorrell has been around for a few senior nights. More...
HANOVER — For four Lakes Region seniors, their high school football careers aren’t over yet. Rosters were released Tuesday for the 59th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl set to take place Aug. 4 at Dartmouth College. More...
BRISTOL — The Gilford girls basketball team is hoping the adage about beating a team three times in one season rings true Wednesday. And for Newfound? Well, the Bears are just going to try to do what they’ve done all year. More...
Editor, The Citizen: Let’s face it. No one likes to have to pay taxes. We all would like to have more money in our pockets and be free to spend it, well, freely. More...
Editor, The Citizen: 1) How the Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot while the rug is pulled out from under them. 2) How the Catholic church is practicing discrimination more than B. Obama. 3) Why partisan politics is hurting us all. More...
Editor, The Citizen: This country and people in it have been going to hell in a handbasket in recent years. And it keeps getting worse every day, in my humble opinion. More...
LACONIA — Laconia Adult Education is offering a four week Microsoft Office Basics: Word, Excel and Power- Point computer class beginning on Tuesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 8. The class will meet from 6: 30 to 8: 30 p. m. More...
Come Oscar night, chances are good that the only red carpet you're likely to see is shag. But that doesn't mean you can't easily whip up a dinner that leaves you feeling like you've had star treatment. My trick? More...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there's the sweat-inducing, teargenerating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. More...
GILFORD — Candidates for town offices and the School Board shared their views with residents at a candidates night on Tuesday evening, an event sponsored by the Gilford High School Student Council. More...
PLYMOUTH — A Bristol man charged with selling marijuana to a juvenile who in turn allegedly sold it to local students as young as age 14 was arraigned Tuesday in the 2nd Circuit Court, Plymouth District Division. More...
TEMPLE — A mild winter across the Northeast is injecting extra uncertainty into maple syrup season, but many producers say they’ll just go with the flow, whenever it starts. More...
PORTSMOUTH (AP) — Rescuers came to the aid of a tugboat that wedged up against a structural support for the Memorial Bridge near Portsmouth. Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Smith says the tugboat got wedged up in the pilings at about 2 p.m. More...
OSSIPEE (AP) — Police in Ossipee are investigating whether a Rite Aid pharmacy robbery may be related to one in Conway on Thanksgiving. No arrests have been made in either case yet. More...
PHOENIX — She has been dubbed the “trailer park Mata Hari,” an attractive ex-stripper recruited by the feds to befriend identical twin brothers accused of a white-supremacist bombing and to get them to admit to the crime. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action programs. More...
It’s hard to legislate against idiocy, but that was essentially what Congress was trying to do in 2006, when it passed the Stolen Valor Act that allowed for criminal prosecution of people who falsely claim to have won the Medal of Honor. More...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 DEAR ABBY: I dated a guy named “Jake” for two years. He was my first love and he meant everything to me. Well, things happened and he broke my heart. More...
Albert Einstein said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” With respect to this column, we should make that: “Learn from yesterday, reprise today, use tomorrow. More...
Dear Heloise: What are the differences among TOMATO SAUCE, PUREE AND PASTE, and what is the best use for each? — Rhonda M., El Paso, Texas Tomato sauce has a smooth, uniform texture and mild flavor. More...
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