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Petitioned warrant articles spark debate in Gilford

GILFORD — Selectmen and the School Board heard more than an hour of comments from taxpayers on Wednesday, during a public hearing regarding six petitioned warrant articles. More...

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Swing time

 GOLFERS PRACTICE at the driving range in Concord on Wednesday, when temperatures reached the upper 40s. The range opened early this year because of the unusually mild winter.AP PHOTO/JIM COLE More...

Area guidance counselors meet to discuss suicide prevention

Stacking up

BELMONT — Area school guidance counselors met last week as part of a collective effort to talk about suicide and sudden deaths, and to determine what resources are available should such a tragic event should happen. More...

Belmont revitalization project steams ahead

BELMONT — The revitalized vision of Belmont Village is coming closer to reality, as engineers begin to close in on a plan that would start a project that has been in the making for more than a year. More...

Sports

Newfound ousts Eagles from playoffs

D-III GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

BRISTOL — Newfound was in a firstquarter funk. It was getting out-hustled around the rim and was trailing by four to underdog Gilford in its first-round tournament game. More...

Bears upset ’Toppers in 1st round

D-III GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

SOMERSWORTH — When you only score four points over the final 10 minutes of a tournament game, you really can’t complain when the game is close at the end. More...

Tornadoes nearly stun Falcons in overtime

H.S. ROUNDUP

BOW — The Franklin girls basketball team was one point away from the upset of the year. The 15th-seeded Golden Tornadoes led No. More...

Letters

Tone of school board could be improved

Editor, The Citizen: On Feb. 18, I read with great interest the letter submitted by Ms. Mucci, and I couldn’t agree more with the many important points that she articulated. More...

Strong opinions on Gilford candidates

Editor, The Citizen: Attention Gilford voters: Do you know who is running for school board and budget committee? Sue Allen and Kurt Webber are running for reelection. More...

Support police radios

Editor, The Citizen:Voters in Ashland, on March 13 I look for your support in getting five replacement hand-held portable radios for the Ashland Police Department. More...

Entertainment

A weather phenomenon at the bridge table

Just as I was sitting at my desk, preparing to write this column, a sudden squall started outside. A westerly wind picked up to, I’m guessing, 40 mph, and the rain came down in sheets. More...

ASTROLOGY

Thursday, February 23, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dakota Fanning, 18; Emily Blunt, 29; Kristin Davis, 47; Peter Fonda, 72. More...

Cleaning a crystal decanter

Dear Heloise: My husband pours bottles of red wine into a LEAD CRYSTAL DECANTER. Residue from the wine has built up, and I cannot find a way to remove it. I have tried vinegar, salt, baking soda and lemon juice, but nothing helps. Can you help? More...

City councilors attend Hout Building Committee meeting

LACONIA — Lest there was any doubt, the School Board and City Council — based on members’ interaction Wednesday night — seem to be very much on the same page in supporting the $13.5 million expansion and renovation of the Huot More...

KSC student found dead was from Alexandria

JAFFREY — An Alexandria man who was a 2008 graduate of Newfound Regional High School and was a senior at Keene State College, was found dead Tuesday in Monadnock State Park where authorities believe he took his life with a firearm. More...

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Region/State

Jury chosen in Rwanda genocide case

CONCORD — The trial of a New Hampshire woman charged with lying about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide is expected to transport jurors back almost 18 years to a roadblock outside a family owned hotel in Butare where prosecutors say the defe More...

Maine government unveils domestic violence agenda

AUGUSTA, Maine — Speaking from experience as a childhood victim of domestic violence, Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday unveiled his package of bills to attack a social scourge that’s connected to half of the homicides in Maine. More...

NH House passes new motorcycle noise test

CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire House has passed a new testing standard for motorcycle noise in an attempt to curb noisy bikes. More...

Nation/World

High court torn over law banning lies about medals

WASHINGTON — Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider farfetched scenarios, and Wednesday’s argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception. More...

Intense shelling in Syrian city kills 2 journalists

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. More...

Congressional offices receive mailed threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some congressional offices have received threatening letters containing a “suspicious powdery substance,” the Senate’s top law enforcement officer said Wednesday. More...

Opinion

The worse the economy gets, the longer people live — go figure

A weak labor market, like the one we’ve experienced since the 2008 financial crisis, imposes enormous stress on people. Given the added anxiety created by a weak economy, you might think life expectancy would decline. More...

A matter of honor

EDITORIAL

Is the Federal Housing Administration the solution to the current housing meltdown or the cause of the next one? More...

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Community

Southern rockers Molly Hatchet at Flying Monkey

PLYMOUTH — At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, The Flying Monkey is ready to Thunder with Southern Rockers Molly Hatchet. More...

Art Galleries

The Artists’ Loft, a life drawing group, meets Monday mornings in Laconia. New members welcome. Call 293-2702 for information. Belknap Mill Art Gallery, Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia. More...

New program spreads local art across Lakes Region

LACONIA — The Lakes Region Art Association recently established the Artists of the Month program. More...