February 29, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Senate to vote next week on new voter ID bill

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senate is voting next week on whether voters must show photo identification at the polls before casting ballots, but, unlike a bill vetoed last year, the latest measure does not contain a provision that would delay t More...

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Local

Police arrest 10 at ‘drinking party’

LACONIA — Police arrested nearly a dozen young adults on Sunday night during an alleged underage drinking party. More...

Regional board members named

CONCORD — Three Lakes Region residents are among the newly appointed members of regional advisory boards for the NH Charitable Foundation. More...

Nation/World

Tsunami debris spreads halfway across Pacific

HONOLULU — Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles of the North Pacific, where they could wash ashore on remote islands north of Hawaii this winter. More...

Obama hails bailout of auto industry

WASHINGTON — In a politically sizzling attack, President Barack Obama on Tuesday accused his Republican presidential challengers of abandoning the American worker and took credit for the auto industry’s resurgence while singling out GOP o More...

Dow closes above 13,000 for first time since 2008

The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday reclaimed the last of the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market plunge that cut retirement savings in half. More...

Opinion

The ghosts of Watergate

WASHINGTON — In 1960, when Thomas Mallon was in the fourth grade, he wore his Nixon-Lodge button to school and warned classmates that John Kennedy was too inexperienced to be president. More...

Soaring gas prices: But no shortage of hot air

GUEST EDITORIAL

There is a growing belief that gasoline prices will hit $5 per gallon this year. The impact on family budgets will be devastating. The inflationary impact goes without question: Trucks transport virtually all of our goods and services to market. More...

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Police/Fire Logs

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Sunday, Feb. 26 2:38 a.m. Gilford: Bacon Drive, medical aid. 3:40 a.m. Holderness, Plymouth, Ashland: Stevens Way, Holderness, fire alarm activation. 5:01 a.m. Ashland, Plymouth: Main Street, Ashland, medical aid. 7:24 a.m. More...

LACONIA POLICE LOG

Police responded to 221 calls for service on Feb. 24- 28. Police arrested Richard A. McNeil, 37, of 664 Main St., Apt. 4, Laconia, on a capias and warrant. Police charged Matthew M. More...

FRANKLIN POLICE LOG

Police responded to 124 calls on Feb. 24-27. Police arrested Marc Henry, 20, of 585 N. Main Street, Wolfeboro, on a bench warrant, later releasing him on $1,000 cash bail. More...

Entertainment

Will you propose to him today?

Sir Winston Churchill said, “I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.” This is the day when women may propose to men. More...

ASTROLOGY

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Antonio Sabato Jr., 40; Anthony Robbins, 52; Dennis Farina, 68; Joss Ackland, 84. More...

Bountiful buckeyes

Dear Readers: Wow, the recent column about BUCKEYE NUTS was a hit! Here are just a few letters received: More...

Biggest storm of the winter?

Central New Hampshire expects to receive another dose of winter this week, with snow totals approaching six inches over the course of the next 24 hours. Feb. More...

PSU prof speaks of Ohio shooting

PLYMOUTH — Monday’s shooting at an Ohio high school has once again brought national attention to the issue of school violence, raising the questions about why such incidents occur and how similar events may be prevented. More...

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Region/State

Internships

INTERNS in Congressman Charlie Bass’ Nashua Office this spring, all of whom previously served in armed forces, include, from left, Nicole Costigan of Concord, a 15-year combat veteran of the US More...

Olympia Snowe won’t seek re-election

PORTLAND, Maine — In a surprise announcement, moderate GOP Sen. More...

Vermont Yankee may not see smooth sailing

MONTPELIER, Vt. — It looked a month ago like the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant was in the clear for continued operation after a federal judge ruled against the state’s efforts to shut it down. More...

Sports

Breaking News - 2/29/2012 11:07 PM

Prospect last D-III team remaining

Newfound, Gilford lose on the road

ALTON — The sixth-seeded Prospect Mountain boys basketball team cruised past No. 11 Franklin, 70-46, in the first round of the Division III tournament Wednesday night. The T'wolves will play either No. 3 Campbell or No. More...

Panthers suffocate W-L in 2nd half

D-IV BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

MOULTONBOROUGH — It was just another day on the court for the Moultonborough boys basketball team. The top-seeded Panthers allowed just four points in the second half of a 55-19 smothering of No. More...

Bears lose heartbreaker in semis

MANCHESTER — An exhausting fourth quarter ended and Campbell coach Shawn Flynn made it a point to find Newfound's Jordan Phinney. More...

Letters

Space needs are real

Editor, The Citizen: As town meeting approaches, I believe that Center Harbor residents will support the dozens of their fellow citizens, neighbors, and friends who have spent the past several years developing a responsible, cost-effective plan to de More...

Water power is needed now

Editor, The Citizen: The ability to get hydro power from Canada is a critically important project for all of us, our children, and grandchildren, and we all have to work to find a way to create a mutually acceptable way to get this power here. More...

The beauty of the Lord

Editor, The Citizen: “How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are!” Song of Solomon 1:15 The picture here is a man completely in love with a woman. More...

Community

Annual winter snowshoe adventure for Sandwich youth

SANDWICH — Fourteen children from Sandwich Children's Center enjoyed sunshine and warm temperatures last week for the fifth annual snowshoe hike through the woods to the Doris L. Benz Community Center to sing for area seniors. More...

PSU’s Small Business Institute® garners first place awards

PLYMOUTH — Two teams from Plymouth State University's MBA program earned two, first place awards in the National Small Business Institute ® Conference Project of the Year Competition. More...

Great ready to take the SAT exam with help from Laconia Adult

LACONIA — Laconia Adult Education will be offering an SAT (College Board) Preparation Class beginning on Wednesday, March 14 for seven weeks. More...

Lakes Food

Aset-it-and-forget-it weeknight pasta dish

When it comes to weeknight dinners, sometimes the shortest route is the long way around. More...

Rocco rolls a lighter Swedish meatball

Swedish meatballs are such a retro potluck throwback, they are simply rolling in ironic hipness. Meaty, tender, juicy, sweet and sour, they are addictively easy to spear with a toothpick and pop one after another at a party. More...

Michael Symon takes third Burger Bash win in a row

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Food Network Iron Chef Michael Symon turned a triple dose of pork into a third consecutive top win at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival's annual Burger Bash. More...