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Downtown projects advance through committee

LACONIA — Two major projects proposed for downtown Laconia — an expansion of an existing manufacturing facility and the change of use of the commercial space in the Main Street parking garage as a church — moved forward Wednesday fo More...

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Local

Court officials honor former clerk

LACONIA — The clerk’s office and lobby of the Laconia Courthouse was dedicated on Wednesday in honor of Darlene A. Dolloff who spent 34 years working for the cause of local justice. More...

Town to take properties by tax deed

BELMONT — Selectmen have unanimously voted to take several properties by tax deed following the non-payment of past taxes, with one owner not having paid property taxes for almost 20 years. More...

Parties respond to lawsuit against Pike

BELMONT — All parties named in a lawsuit filed by Belmont resident George Condodemtraky against town officials have filed challenges. More...

Sports

QUICK EXIT

Bulldogs rally, but fall in overtime to Alvirne

CONCORD — The Belmont-Gilford hockey team was at it again Wednesday, fighting its way back from a third-period deficit to force overtime in the Division III semifinals. Only this time, the other team got the quick strike in the extra period. More...

Panthers lose in NCAA first round action

PLYMOUTH STATE

PLYMOUTH — Wentworth Institute of Technology rallied for three unanswered third-period goals Wednesday night, as the visiting Leopards pulled out a 3- 1 victory over Plymouth State University in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Men More...

Germano helps Boston to tie

RED SOX

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Justin Germano has been down this road before. It’s a bumpy one and no one can ever be sure where it ends. More...

Letters

She has left her mark

Editor, The Citizen: The Newfound Area School Board has three of its seven seats up for election this term. One of those is the seat presently held by Mary Campbell, the current Board Chairperson. More...

Vote no on tax caps in Gilford

Editor, The Citizen: Please vote “No” on the tax cap articles that will appear on Gilford’s ballots on March 13. More...

Community

Artistic Roots raises funds for Art for Veterans Project

PLYMOUTH — Chef Rob Bouvier of Tell’s of Waterville made the winning soup at the Artistic Roots 8th Annual Souper Bowl held last month. More...

Hockey game to benefit New Beginnings March 24

LACONIA — New Beginnings, the local domestic and sexual violence crisis center, and the Manchester Monarchs are teaming up for a benefit hockey game on Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. More...

Plymouth artist to speak at LR Art Association meeting

LACONIA — The Lakes Region Art Association will hold its up-coming meeting on Monday, March 19 at the Woodside Building Conference Center at the Taylor Community, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. More...

Season’s change

UNLESS OTHERS ARE HIDING in some quiet back coves, this bobhouse, photographed Wednesday afternoon when temperatures climbed into the upper 50s, may be the last one left on Alton Bay. More...

County to ship inmates elsewhere

LACONIA — With its population almost 40 percent above capacity, the Belknap County Commission on Wednesday unanimously agreed to relieve overcrowding at the county jail by sending inmates to Strafford County and to pay for their daily room and More...

Residents discuss use of TIF funds downtown

LACONIA — During the second public session on downtown improvements this week, a group of residents on Wednesday said they want the money generated by the city’s “TIF” district to improve access to the Winnipesaukee River, to More...

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Region/State

Clock ticks down for Vermont Yankee

MONTPELIER, Vt. — To those close to the legal wrangling over the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant or standing on the sidelines, it’s becoming clearer that the state’s lone reactor will survive its 40th birthday two weeks away. More...

NH House passes birth control exemption

CONCORD — While the issue of birth control coverage plays out nationally, New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to allow employers with religious objections to exclude contraceptive coverage from their health plans. More...

Glitch gives MaineCare to ineligible recipients

AUGUSTA, Maine — It could take four weeks for analysts to determine the cost of a computer malfunction that resulted in up to 19,000 people receiving MaineCare services even though they were ineligible, Health and Human Services Commissioner Ma More...

Nation/World

FBI: NYPD monitoring hurts public trust

NEWARK, N.J. More...

Romney is ready to fight

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney said Wednesday he’s “prepared to fight all the way” to become the Republican presidential nominee after padding his delegate count on Super Tuesday. More...

Big solar storm races toward Earth

WASHINGTON — Earth’s magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years. More...

Opinion

A letter to my friend, Mitt Romney

WASHINGTON — Dear Mitt: Consider me a neighbor leaning over the picket fence. You have a picket fence, don’t you? An ivy-covered wall? Fine, I’ll get a ladder. More...

Listen up: Some lessons on open communication

EDITORIAL

It is pretty obvious by now that the inaugural “community conversation” by Lakes Region Listens did not live up to expectations. More...

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Entertainment

Speare Memorial Hospital hosts national exhibition: ‘Lilly Oncology on Canvas’

PLYMOUTH — For Chris Bolan it was a shock. It gave Donna Toohey a new perspective. Melissa Howard made a radical decision because of it. And for Marcia Morris, it is now all about prevention. More...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band kicks off Monkey’s spring season

PLYMOUTH — The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center announces its spring season, kicking things off with the traditional Country Rock of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Thursday, March 15. 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...