April 18, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Paying their respects to a fellow officer

LACONIA — As the New Hampshire law enforcement community gathers on the Seacoast today and Thursday to honor and celebrate the life of slain Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney, Lakes Region agencies will be well-represented. More...

Laconia Savings to become Bank of New Hampshire

LACONIA — While never forgetting that its roots are and always will be in the City on the Lakes, Laconia Savings Bank — possibly as early as this morning — is changing its name to reflect the fact that, with 21 offices throughout th More...

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Local

Lamb to challenge Forrester in state senate

PLYMOUTH — Saying Concord needs to “re-learn the old-fashioned values of respect for your fellow legislators, cooperation, communication, and voting in the best interests of the people you represent, not special interests,” Democrat More...

FATHER AND SON VOLUNTEERS

SEMI-RETIRED plumber Dennis Boulanger, left, offers his son, Michael, of J & M Plumbing and Heating of Meredith a handshake for a job well done after the pair worked to install a donated Rinnai g More...

Man gets jail time for stolen guns

LACONIA — A former Belmont man has pleaded guilty to five counts of receiving stolen property. Lewis Wilkin, 36, who most recently lived at 9 Wood Thrush Rd., Whitefield, appeared in Belknap County Superior Court on March 30. More...

Sports

Falcons fly by Eagles

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

GILFORD — The good news for the Gilford baseball team is that its offense is starting to click. The bad news is Bow’s offense hasn’t stopped clicking. More...

Hunter: B’s going for the head of Backstrom

NHL PLAYOFFS

ARLINGTON, Va. — Leave the euphemisms about playing with an “edge” or “emotion” to Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien and his players. More...

Gilford, Vachon earn first win of ’12 season

D-III GIRLS LACROSSE

GILFORD — After the Gilford girls lacrosse team won its second game in program history Tuesday, coach Jillian Egan couldn’t help but smile at what might come next. “A two-game winning streak,” Egan said. More...

Letters

About that fox

Editor, The Citizen: In reply to Tabitha Hynes. I am the father of the “Fox in the Hen House”. If she has the right to call my daughter a “Fox”, I shall refer to her as the “Village Idiot”. More...

Letter of gratitude

Editor, The Citizen: On behalf of the Board of Directors and the membership of the Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank the following businesses for their sponsorship of the very successful “Margaritaville In Meredith” More...

Fight the purchase of votes

Editor, The Citizen: I hear the people’s raised voices against corrupting money in politics wherever I go! Dread accompanies this election period already. Dread for the slam-bang of nasty and pricey TV ads. More...

Community

MVSB partners again with NH Grange to offer dictionaries

Bank, Grange to distribute 1,200 dictionaries to 23 schools

MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) will continue its partnership with the local NH Granges to provide custom dictionaries to local third-grade students. More...

Electronic Waste Collection Day set for April 28

GILFORD — Got an old computer collecting dust in the closet, or a broken refrigerator sitting on the back porch? What do you do with these items when you replace them? More...

Author Jack Polidoro to speak at Italian Club meeting on April 24

LACONIA — The NH Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club will feature author Jack Polidoro at their next meeting. More...

Lakes Food

Popovers: Simple, speedy dessert right for spring

Dessert is an uncommon offering in my house, though not due to any we'retoo healthy-for-that ethic. Rather, the typical day of work and errands and chasing a child tend to leave me with little time to consider dessert. More...

Something new brewing in (barrel) aged beers

Fine wine is said to improve with barrel aging. So why not fine beer? That’s the thinking behind the emerging craft beer trend of aging brews in the barrel to give them more complexity. More...

The power of the grill sweetens spring asparagus

I have always loved asparagus. But the minute I tasted grilled asparagus, it went from a vegetable I liked to one that I was madly in love with. More...

Fires strike two towns

Apartment building goes up in flames

LACONIA — A threealarm fire displaced several families in downtown Laconia on Tuesday night. Just after 8:30 p.m., the Laconia Fire Department was dispatched to 63 High St. on a report of smoke in the building with people trapped inside. More...

Family displaced by fire in Belmont

BELMONT — Authorities are still investigating the cause of a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged a four-unit, bank-owned apartment building late Tuesday night. More...

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Nation/World

Norway killer expounds on fanatical views at trial

OSLO, Norway — In a scene unimaginable in many countries, Norway’s worst mass killer got the chance to explain his fanatical views to the court and the world, unrepentant and dressed in a business suit. More...

Space shuttle Discovery salutes nation’s capital

WASHINGTON — The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation’s capital Tuesday. More...

World clings to Syria truce despite violence

BEIRUT — Artillery shatters homes in opposition areas. Regime tanks roll though city centers. Civilians dig graves for dozens of corpses, scrawling their names on headstones with black markers. Six days on, this is the cease-fire in Syria. More...

Opinion

The presidential dogfight

WASHINGTON — I take a back seat to no one when it comes to loving dogs. For that matter, my dog takes a back seat to no one. Ollie rides shotgun. More...

GUEST EDITORIAL

A fine chief was also a great neighbor

When friends and families, politicians and police officers gather this week for Michael Maloney’s funeral, they will no doubt be reminded of the constant danger of police work, of the personal sacrifice of officers in New Hampshire’s smal More...

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The further adventures of ‘Butler Dad’

To be a parent is in some ways similar to being a butler. When your kids are very young they need you to perform certain tasks, like getting them a glass of water or helping them get on their shoes. More...

Police/Fire Logs

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Wednesday, April 11 12:56 a.m. Tilton-Northfield: Scribner Road, Northfield, medical aid. 2:51 a.m. Warren-Wentworth EMS: Route 118, Warren, medical aid. 4:29 a.m. Andover Rescue: Franklin Highway, East Andover, medical aid. More...

Entertainment

Elizabeth von Trapp comes to Lakes Region this weekend

LACONIA — Elizabeth von Trapp will offer concerts in Franklin and Laconia on the weekend of April 21-22. More...

The tough defense to win four tricks

Dale Carnegie said, “There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.” More...

ASTROLOGY

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Melissa Joan Hart, 36; Maria Bello, 45; Conan O’Brien, 49; Jane Leeves, 51. More...