March 28, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Justices signal deep trouble for health care law

WASHINGTON — The fate of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was cast into deeper jeopardy Tuesday as the Supreme Court’s conservative justices sharply and repeatedly questioned its core requirement that virtually every Am More...

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Local

City remains interested in prison property

LACONIA — While the question of what the city will do with the former state prison property remains unanswered for now, what is clear, said City Manager Scott Myers, is that the city most assuredly wants the 200-plus-acre parcel for something. More...

Island fire quickly quelled

ALTON — Area fire departments responded to a single-alarm fire on a Lake Winnipesaukee island in Alton Monday afternoon after a resident in Portland, Maine, saw smoke while viewing a live webcam online. More...

New K9 officer in training

ALTON — Alton’s newest addition to the police department will have big paws to fill in the next few years, once she is trained and ready to bite some crime. More...

Opinion

Protect the progress that has been made

Around the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court arguments, it is important to understand exactly what this landmark legislation means for Granite State families. More...

GUEST EDITORIAL

The right choice for the World Bank

Given the calls for the elimination of the informal international personnel system that awards the presidency of the World Bank to an American, President Barack Obama was under some pressure in selecting a replacement for Robert Zoellick, the capable More...

Letters

Stand your ground and kill innocents

Editor, The Citizen: Remember when NH Law Enforcement and Governor Lynch tried to stop the enactment of the “Stand your Ground” law? Remember when the Republican majority overruled Governor Lynch’s veto? More...

The undoing of our nation

Editor, The Citizen: It seems that Charles Darwin has been Great Britain’s revenge on America. I will explain. More...

Lesson of the day

Editor, The Citizen: Beware of the Hoodie Hoodlums. If you see a bunch of young punks at night in the middle of July, wandering around in your neighborhood, wearing hoodies, trust me, it’s usually not to make a fashion statement. More...

Police/Fire Logs

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Monday, March 26 More...

MEREDITH POLICE LOG

Police responded to 287 calls for service and made five arrests during the week of March 19-26. They also made 46 traffic stops and issued 44 warnings and two summonses and investigated four motor vehicle accidents. More...

Entertainment

How do you start dummy’s trumps?

Confucius said, “There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.” More...

ASTROLOGY

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Celebrities born on this day: Lady Gaga, 26; Julia Stiles, 31; Vince Vaughn, 42; Reba McEntire, 57. More...

The spread between jams and jellies

Dear Readers: Jellies, jams, preserves, fruit butters — what is the DIFFERENCE? More...

Crossing the line

Three badly injured in collisions

FRANKLIN — Three people sustained potentially life-threatening injuries on Tuesday as a result of a three-vehicle accident on South Main Street (Route 3) in front of Webster Valve. More...

Handgun incident leads to arrest

PLYMOUTH — A Campton man charged with criminal threatening for allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at another man at a local nightspot on Monday has been released after posting cash bail. More...

Police association supports gambling

LACONIA — Following a recent presentation from the lobbying firm that represents the company that would like to transform Salem’s Rockingham Park into a casino, the New Hampshire Police Association is backing a bill that would expand gami More...

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Region/State

Medical marijuana bill to reach NH Senate

CONCORD — Proponents of a medical marijuana bill are trying to line up enough votes for the measure to withstand the governor’s likely opposition before it debuts in the New Hampshire Senate. More...

Coroner: Vt. prep school teacher was killed

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. More...

Nation/World

Harry Potter adventures go on sale in e-book

LONDON (AP) — At last, Harry Potter's adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J. K. Rowling's boy wizard are for sale as e-books and audio books on the author's Pottermore website, the site's creators announced Tuesday. More...

Sports

Laconia grad pursues NFL dream  Free Access 

FOOTBALL

LACONIA — You can call this the final drive for Chris Marden. One last push in his underdog pursuit for an NFL career. He started at Laconia High as a chubby, fun-loving freshman. More...

Bruins survive Tampa Bay

BOSTON — Benoit Pouliot scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Zdeno Chara had three assists and the surging Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Tuesday night. More...

Women’s lax drops Fitchburg

PLYMOUTH STATE

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Columnists

Dack Rouleau infiltrates the premiere of ‘The Hunger Games’

It was the night of March 22, day three of an impressive heat wave we’d been riding as the funereal coda to a surprisingly placid winter. More...

Community

New slate of officers installed for Laconia Elks

LACONIA — Laconia Elks #876 installed their new slate of officers for the 2012-2013 year. The installation was performed by the District Deputy North Brian Landry on Saturday March 24 at the Laconia Lodge with 30 people in attendance. More...

Lakes Food

Aquick, flavorful potato curry for a busy night

On busy weeknights, we take our dinner shortcuts wherever we can find them. But this doesn't require sacrificing healthy home cooking. More...

Afresh, rich pea soup perfect for spring

The inspiration for this rich, creamy pea soup came from an unlikely source — lime marshmallows. More...

Celebrities brewing coffee sales for a cause

You know you like your cup of Joe in the morning. But are you ready for a cup of Hugh? We are, of course, talking about actor Hugh Jackman, who recently launched a coffee and tea company that raises money for charity. More...