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Assault charges against Laconia woman dropped after victim dies

LACONIA — A city woman charged with first-degree assault for stabbing a man in the right shoulder with a knife this winter has had the charge dropped as the victim has died. More...

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Local

Practice make perfect

A MEMBER of The Bristol Fire Department drags a line of hose near a controlled burn in town on Sunday. More...

LRCC grads told it’s not the end of their education, it’s the beginning

GILFORD — Although conceding they’ll probably forget the words of wisdom that he and other speakers imparted Saturday at the 43rd annual commencement ceremony for Lakes Region Community College, Scott Kalicki had no doubt that the 193 gra More...

More than 100 sign petition to raze Wide Open Saloon

LACONIA — Although it may not reach the New Hampshire Supreme Court, a petition signed by more than 100 residents and property owners who want the fire-damaged Wide Open Saloon in The Weirs torn down did get into the hands of the state’s More...

Sports

Local hooks top salmon at Sandy Island

30TH ANNUAL WINNI DERBY

LACONIA — Shane Nassar saw his monstrous catch hanging on the leaderboard, but that didn’t make the final two hours of the 30th Winni Derby any easier. More...

Panthers win at Baseball Hall of Fame

H.S. ROUNDUP

Senior Marcus Swedberg pitched four innings of no-hit relief and the Moultonborough baseball team picked up a 6-3 over Lin-Wood win in Cooperstown, N.Y., at the Baseball Hall of Fame Friday. More...

Beckett, Salty lead Sox past Phils

RED SOX

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won’t have to worry about hearing boos anymore. More...

Letters

We need your eyes on our lakes

Editor, The Citizen: The volunteer Weed Watcher program of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has taken a proactive approach to exotic plant control including Variable milfoil that is blanketing Moultonborough’s 60+ More...

For Youssef

Editor, The Citizen: I don’t often submit letters for the endorsement of Candidates running for office, but felt inclined to do so for Joshua Youssef, for the NH State Senate, District 7. More...

There is a god

Editor, The Citizen: There is a God.The State of NH Liquor Commission is considering opening a new store off Exit 20. So now I can get my Frangelico in Franklin, my Bacardi in Belmont and my Tequilla in Tilton. More...

Police/Fire Logs

LACONIA FIRE LOG

Thursday May 17, 2012 12:02 a.m. Tilton-Northfield: Laconia Road, Tilton, fire alarm activation 12:14 a.m. Alexandria, Bristol: Belser Road, Alexandria, medical aid 12:56 a.m. Laconia: White Oaks Road, medical aid 4:44 a.m. More...

SANBORNTON POLICE LOG

Police responded to 46 calls for service during the week ending May 12. More...

LACONIA POLICE LOG

Police responded to 65 calls for service during a 24- hour period ending on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Police arrested Brad M. Tyrrell, 48, of 205 Washington St., Laconia, on a warrant. More...

Entertainment

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Groom’s mom turns bridal shower into a mob scene

DEAR ABBY: I agreed to be maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding. More...

ASTROLOGY

Monday, May 21, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Fairuza Balk, 38; Lisa Edelstein, 46; Nick Cassavetes, 53; Judge Reinhold, 55. More...

Fun had by all at annual WOW Sweepstakes Ball

LACONIA — They came, socialized, noshed, and danced, and, when the 9th annual WOW Sweepstakes Ball was over on Saturday night, several hundred people had helped raise thousands of dollars to maintain Phase I of the multi-use WOW recreational tr More...

Bikers injured on Weirs Blvd.

LACONIA — Two city residents suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon when they crashed their motorcycles after a vehicle stopped short of them on Weirs Boulevard, according to police. More...

Annual Winni Derby a sunny success

LACONIA — Although the weather was more geared to sun tanning than to good fishing, the 30th annual Winni Derby held this past weekend was nonetheless a success, said organizers, with a strong turnout of anglers, some good-sized salmon and trou More...

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Region/State

10th Episcopal bishop elected in NH to succeed Robinson

CONCORD — A Massachusetts priest was selected Saturday to succeed Bishop Gene Robinson as New Hampshire’s next Episcopal bishop. More...

Former British PM heckled in Maine college speech

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A handful of protesters briefly interrupted a speech calling for world unity delivered by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Colby College’s graduation ceremony Sunday. More...

Chester College closing its doors

CHESTER (AP) — Chester College of New England is closing its doors amid dwindling enrollment and financial troubles. More...

Nation/World

Keene man charged after protesting at NATO summit

CHICAGO — Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city’s largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled More...

NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity. More...

Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya’s darkest chapters a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. More...

Opinion

Filing for little tax relief with a little help from a friend

Most homeowners will remember the decade of the 1990s when our state representatives and state senators were debating in session after session on what is an adequate education and how should it be funded. More...

GUEST EDITORIAL

Another game of chicken

It’s not often that a senior political figure announces an intention to behave irresponsibly and risk inflicting great harm on the U.S. economy. More...

Political Cartoon

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Columnists

An ascent from within the maelstrom

While I certainly am no envoy of psychiatric science, I have some slight acquaintance with the debilities it addresses, and will therefore attempt to assuage a confliction commonly observed in these most troubling times. More...

You eat what you are

A division has opened up between me and my man, even after all these years of marriage. More...

Community

Ashland Elementary Honor Society members help clean Memorial Park

ASHLAND — The members of the National Junior Honor Society at Ashland Elementary School volunteered to spend one of their earned “incentive” time periods on Wednesday, May 16 to help the Ashland Parks Commission with a cleanup of Me More...

Hermit Woods Winery set to open tasting room May 26

SANBORNTON — The team at Hermit Woods Winery has been working hard all year to bring new wines to their tasting room for the 2012 season. Starting May 26 at 11 a.m. More...

Vendors sought for Campton/Thornton Market Day

CAMPTON — The Campton Area Resource Center is encouraging vendors to set aside Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the first Campton/Thornton Market Day. They are especially looking for food vendors, crafters and yard salers. More...