BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont city of Burlington will have "more cowbell" this weekend when Phish drummer Jon Fishman leads what he hopes to be the World's Largest Cowbell Ensemble. More...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Two Titanic survivors who later became tennis pros are being honored at Rhode Island’s International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum. More...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — A gunman holed up inside a home shot a state trooper twice before he was killed in a chaotic Friday morning confrontation that authorities said could have been much worse. More...

For more than a month, small trucks laden with chipped bark or wood chips have been scurrying around, unloading piles of mulch. More...

Sometimes I wonder when I am writing my column, is this redundant? Does my nostalgia keep leading me down the same path? Am I boring my readers with it or are they on a nostalgic path with me? More...

This is not a dog column as such. We leave that to the more knowledgable in that field. It is just more of a series of observances or tales of dogs brought to mind by a little scene we observed earlier this week. More...

The fifth annual ‘Town Gathering’ and Easter Monday dance under the auspices of Laconia Council, protests that would be heard today — witness the popularity of ‘minstrel shows More...

125 YEARS AGO (1887) from The Laconia Democrat The Laconia Car Works “sent away a couple of handsome passenger cars for the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn railroad (narrow gauge) this week.” More...

LACONIA — Ever since “she was Selina Baker, a young girl whose formal education came to a close after one year in high school,” Mrs. Jesse S. More...

FRANCONIA — Coldwell Banker LinWood Real Estate is sponsoring a Parade of Homes in the Franconia area on Saturday, June 2. More...

Give yourself some credit, or at least make sure it’s in good shape before embarking on the loan process if buying a house is on your wish list, advises Househunt.com. More...

ALTON — Maxfield Real Estate has announced that David Countway has taken Top Producer honors for the Alton office with sales just under $3.5 million. More...

MEREDITH — AARP and Golden View Health Care Center are teaming up to sponsor a free presentation to teach Granite Staters the three Rs of fraud: recognize, resist, and report. More...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Few communities have started to think long term about how to plan and redesign services for aging baby boomers as they move out of the workforce and into retirement. More...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Advocates for disabled Vermonters are decrying what they say are problems with a newly instituted system of electronic payments for Social Security beneficiaries. More...