March 26, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Winnisquam district voters reject all-day kindergarten

TILTON — Voters at the annual Winnisquam Regional School District meeting on Saturday scuttled a switch to all-day kindergarten, a change that would have caused a major tax hike and divided the School Board and the Budget Committee. More...

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Local

Sandwich weatherman’s forecasts are musts for New England ski areas

CENTER SANDWICH — Ski area operators throughout Northern New England for more than three decades have relied on one New Hampshire man to help them plot when to make snow and how many loaves of bread to buy. More...

Brother and sister duo plead guilty to multiple drug charges

LACONIA — A brother and sister from Tilton pleaded guilty to various charges in Belknap County Superior Court on March 14. More...

Woman suffers leg injury in accident

LACONIA — A female motorcyclist suffered a fractured leg Saturday when she took a corner wide and was sideswiped by an oncoming car, police said. The crash occurred on Court Street, shortly after 12: 15 p. More...

Nation/World

House GOP budget plan heats up as campaign issue

WASHINGTON — The new debt-slashing budget plan pushed by House Republicans heated up as a presidential campaign issue Sunday as the proposal’s architect, Rep. More...

Battle over Obama health law reaches high court

WASHINGTON — The monumental fight over a health care law that touches all Americans and divides them sharply comes before the Supreme Court on Monday. More...

Obama appeals to China as North Korean threat looms

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely divided peninsula, pressuring China to show more influence and warning No More...

Opinion

Clean power for the people

After experiencing the worst economic turmoil in decades, our economy is picking up steam. More...

EDITORIAL

A remarkable day

What a remarkable day for the New Hampshire House. What a remarkable day for New Hampshire. On Wednesday afternoon, in a vote of surprising clarity, state lawmakers upheld the state’s pioneering samesex marriage law. More...

State should go slow on Medicaid

Everyday children and families in New Hampshire access medical care through Medicaid. More...

Police/Fire Logs

BELKNAP COUNTY INDICTMENTS

The following people were indicted by the Belknap County grand jury on March 8: Zack Fry, 20, of Northfield, was indicted on four counts of sales of a controlled/ narcotic drug (Oxycodone). More...

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Friday, March 23, 2012 12:24 a.m. Bristol: Walamat Road, fire alarm 2: 50 a. m. Plymouth: Adrians Way, medical aid 3:25 a.m. Bristol: Walamat Road, fire alarm More...

MEREDITH POLICE LOG

Police responded to 311 calls for service and made four arrests from March 5 through 12. They also made 68 motor vehicle stops, issued five summonses, one parking ticket and investigated three motor vehicle accidents. More...

Entertainment

How to handle the trump suit

Stevie Nicks, a singersongwriter best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac, said, “I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don’t handle fear very well; I’m not a good terrified person.” More...

Car booster seats are right choice for small children

DEAR ABBY: What do you think of a grandmother who has her 7- year-old grandson sit in a baby car seat when she’s driving? The boy weighs 65 pounds and is 4 1/2 feet tall. More...

Cleaning Laminate Flooring

Dear Heloise: What is the best way to CLEAN LAMINATE FLOORING? Mine seems sticky after I clean it. — Debbie C., via email More...

For those who protect and serve

TILTON POLICE officers were honored to take the flag out onto the ice during the opening ceremony of a special Monarchs game held Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, a game that was More...

Cuban-Americans head to Cuba for Pope Benedict’s historic visit

MIAMI — Natalia Martinez speaks with a clinical distance when discussing her family’s decision to leave Cuba two decades ago. More...

7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes central Chile; no reports of deaths

SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. More...

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Region/State

Mass. court to hear appeal in mother-baby killing

BOSTON (AP) — The first time police went to the home of Neil and Rachel Entwistle, it was after they received a worried phone call from Rachel’s mother, who had not been able to reach her daughter for two days. More...

3 injured when car hits house

HAMPTON (AP) — Police in Hampton say three people have been taken to the hospital after a car hit a house. Officers said 23-year-old Christopher Swift of Boston was driving south on Ocean Boulevard at about 4:20 a.m. when he hit a home. More...

Vt. military college holds first gay pride week

NORTHFIELD, Vt. More...

Sports

Women’s lax goes 3-1 in Texas trip

PLYMOUTH STATE

IRVING, Texas — Five different players scored at least three goals Saturday afternoon as the Plymouth State University women's lacrosse team defeated Pacific University (Ore.), 22-9, in a non-conference neutral-site game at Crusader Field, host More...

WELCOME BACK

After 30 months, Tiger wins

ORLANDO, Fla. — His ball safely over the water, Tiger Woods walked toward the 18th green Sunday as he had done over the last 30 months on the PGA Tour, with one big difference. There was no mistaking that smile. More...

Bradley scores 23 in victory

CELTICS

BOSTON (AP) — Down two guards, the Boston Celtics got a career-best from reserve Avery Bradley. More...

Letters

Affordable Health Care Act is for us

Editor, The Citizen: “Obama- Care,” as the conservatives call it, is a health care program designed for the middle class and poor of this country. It is an entitlement program such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. More...

Help available to quit smoking

Editor, The Citizen: People believe that smoking kills, but that’s only part of the story; smoking also disables, disfigures, and robs smokers of their independence. More...

Columnists

Dack survives the hurdle of ’21 Jump Street’

Prior to the evening of March 17, I hadn’t been to Meredith in quite some time. I believe my last occasion was in early January, sometime around 10 in the evening, when I encountered a young woman holding out her thumb. More...

Chicken fat and cobwebs

Boy, back in the old days people really knew how to improvise. And here I’m thinking my Aunt Julia was a genius for using colored markers to cover the bald places on her needlepointed seats! More...

Community

Holderness’Will Davis joins PSU’s President’s Council

PLYMOUTH — Will Davis of Holderness is joining the Plymouth State University President's Council. More...

Flashlight Easter egg hunt at Opechee Park Saturday night

LACONIA — Opechee Park Association, Laconia Parks & Recreation and Evangelical Baptist Church are hosting a Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Smith Track at Opechee Park in Laconia. More...

Genesis Behavioral Health among Cogswell Trust grant recipients

LACONIA — Five of New Hampshire's ten Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) recently received a $25,000 grant from the Cogswell Benevolent Trust to support implementation of a shared Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. More...