March 12, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

3 killed in 3rd day of cross-border, Gaza-Israel violence

Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Cross-border fighting between Gaza and Israel, touched off by Israel’s killing of a top militant leader, showed no signs of letting up on its fourth day. More...

Special Sections

Local

SB-2 fails by 32 votes at Shaker Regional School District meeting

BELMONT — A petitioned warrant article seeking to replace the traditional school district meeting with SB-2, or the Official Ballot Act, was defeated the Shaker Regional School District’s annual meeting, held Friday. More...

Big ideas, little space: An expansion project 100 years in the making

BRISTOL — If voters on March 17 have a feeling of déjà vu when they come to Article 10 on the Bristol Town Warrant and see the third request in three years for funds to build an addition to the Minot- Sleeper Library, that is nothing compared t More...

Donations pouring in, book sale dates will be set soon

LACONIA — The Citizen’s annual used book sale is gaining momentum, with so many donations coming through the door that volunteers are going full-out to try and have everything ready by the end of the month. More...

Nation/World

Pentagon to resume military help for Yemen

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to resume programs that would pay for military training and equipment in Yemen, nearly a year after halting aid to the key counterterrorism partner because of escalating internal chaos. More...

Double sacrifice: Family loses sons in Afghanistan

PRESCOTT, Ark. — When their older brother Jeremy died in Afghanistan, Ben and Beau Wise did what loyal brothers and soldiers do. More...

Candidates spar before next round of primaries

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Citizen Sports Blog  Free Access 

Winter season is over  Free Access 

Who's ready for some baseball? More...

Letters

Dedication and leadership

Editor, The Citizen: Over the past three years the Inter-Lakes School District has faced numerous challenges, many of which have been financial in nature. More...

Sounds like Communism to me

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Support renovations, contract

Editor, The Citizen: The Alton Teachers’ Association is a part of the community that values public schools and learning, despite the many obstacles to successful education. More...

Thomas Caldwell  Free Access 

A long time coming  Free Access 

The shortage of space at the Minot-Sleeper Library in Bristol was noted 20 years after its opening but it has taken more than 100 years to reach the point where a new addition is really within reach. More...

Police/Fire Logs

BELKNAP SUPERIOR COURT LOG

LACONIA — Judge James D. O’Neill III heard the following cases in Belknap County Superior Court: Randall B. Cross, 22, 114 Messer St. No. More...

Entertainment

First you see it, then you don’t

Caroline Gordon, a novelist and literary critic who died in 1981, said, “A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.” Some bridge deals are like that. More...

Hints From Heloise

Soot removal Dear Heloise: We just bought a house and are in the process of remodeling. I am having trouble removing SOOT FROM THE OLD FIREPLACE. Do you have any suggestions for how to do this? — Kellie, via email More...

ASTROLOGY

Monday, March 12, 2012

Celebrities born on this day: Aaron Eckhart, 44; Courtney B. Vance, 52; James Taylor, 64; Liza Minnelli, 66. More...

US seeks to contain damage following Afghan shooting

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials were scrambling Sunday to contain the damage caused when an American soldier in Afghanistan wandered off base and allegedly gunned down more than a dozen villagers. More...

7 reasons the job gains could last

A sweet tradition

WASHINGTON — Wait — haven’t we seen this movie before? Companies are generating waves of jobs, and unemployment is down. The same thing happened last year around this time. More...

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Region/State

First lady brings fight against childhood obesity to Concord

CONCORD — Michelle Obama brought her “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity to New Hampshire’s capital Friday during a visit to a neighborhood nonprofit group. More...

Snowe’s move to step down repeats history

AUGUSTA, Maine — A popular U.S. senator considered a cinch for re-election shocks Maine’s political establishment by deciding not to run. More...

3 abortion bills facing NH House this week

CONCORD — Abortion opponents call a bill before New Hampshire’s House “informed consent” because it requires women to wait 24 hours and be given information on fetal development, but pro-choice groups say it is insulting to re More...

Sports

PERFECT PANTHERS

MA tops Littleton for title

PLYMOUTH — The scouting report on the Moultonborough boys basketball team this season could be chopped and condensed into a single concept: Stop Marcus Swedberg. But not on Saturday. More...

Bad fourth lifts Berlin past Prospect Mtn.

D-III BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

MANCHESTER – It took the best player in the division, the best team in the division and the most unlikely shot to derail Prospect Mountain’s unbelievable playoff run. And that almost wasn’t enough. More...

Kentucky, Syracuse, N. Carolina, MSU big winners on Selection day

MARCH MADNESS

This time around, the madness began before the brackets even came out. More...

Opinion

Hard to take critique seriously

I read the editorial in Thursday’s Citizen headlined “Listen Up: Some lessons on open communication” and felt the need to respond. More...

Let the sun shine in

EDITORIAL

This week is National Sunshine Week, commemorating the 261st anniversary of James Madison’s birth. More...

Columnists

Let the sparks fly

Creativity has always been at the heart of human efforts. In today’s world it is extremely obvious that innovation has come a long way and is used as an ally to businesses in creating unexpected value. More...

Obituary for my dog (Part 2 of 2)

Approximately two years after acquiring Chaz-Marie, we adopted a second dog, this one a Rottweiler pup by the name of Swan “Swany” Valdez. More...

Community

Maple syrup time

MEGAN DEARBORN, above, is among the first graders from Carpenter Elementary School in Wolfeboro who visited the Hunter’s Sugar House in Tamworth on Thursday and enjoyed the chance to collect sa More...

Moultonborough announces 2012 Adopt A Spot Program

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Town of Moultonborough has announced that applications for its 2012 Adopt A Spot program are available. More...

Preparing for commencement

A SURE sign of spring arrived Friday, March 9 at Plymouth State University as members of the class of 2012 began preparations for their graduation. More...