June 14, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

New academic building dedicated

NORTHFIELD — While mostly a no-show on Wednesday, the sun did come out from behind rain clouds to shine upon a ceremony at the Spaulding Youth Center where students, administrators, staff and many supporters celebrated the dedication of a new s More...

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Local

Headed for the top

CHRISTOPHER WAHL of Ontario, N.Y., prepares to take on the 350-foot hill at the Shawn P. Farnsworth Memorial Hill Climb in Canaan on Wednesday. More...

Purse snatcher to serve time

LACONIA — A city woman who punched another woman in the face while stealing her purse in January in Laconia has been sentenced to a prison term for robbery. Denise L. Park, 44, of or formerly of 135 Pleasant St. No. More...

Motorcyclist injured in crash on wet pavement

MEREDITH — A Massachusetts man sustained a head injury when he lost control of his motorcycle on wet pavement Tuesday evening and fell near the center of the roadway. More...

Nation/World

Lower prices at the pump not enough to boost US economy

WASHINGTON — Cheaper gas has yet to cause consumers to spend enough on other goods to boost the slumping economy. More...

Panetta warns of defense cuts ‘disaster’

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers’ affection for protecting aging ships and aircraft. More...

10,000 germ species live in and on healthy people

WASHINGTON — They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut — enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds. More...

Opinion

Let’s all try to live together

There were two excellent and related letters, from Bishop Paul W. Blake and from John Demakowski. Each make excellent points, and miss some important related ones. More...

EDITORIAL

Reforming education

This time they may have it right. More...

Political Cartoon

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Police/Fire Logs

TILTON INDICTMENTS

Tilton Police Detectives were granted the follow ing indictments May 31 at the Belknap County Superior court grand jury. More...

Entertainment

Tony Joe Sarno returns to Pitman’s Freight Room tonight

LACONIA — Continuing the tradition of worldclass music in an acoustically exceptional room, Dick Mitchell presents the "Thursday Night Live" concert series at Pitman's Freight Room tonight. More...

10,000 Maniacs to play Flying Monkey on Sunday

PLYMOUTH — The Flying Monkey Performance Center is excited to present 90 Alt Rock Supergroup 10,000 Maniacs. More...

Piano Monster Festivals present ensemble and recital performances June 26-July 1 at PSU

PLYMOUTH — More than 60 piano students from throughout New England will present concerts and recitals from June 26 through July 1 as part of the Piano Monster Festivals at Plymouth State University. More...

County seeks more cost-effective medical care for jail inmates

LACONIA — As the Belknap County Commission studies overhauling the county correctional system, including the construction of a new jail, it is also looking at who will provide inmates of the current and future facility with medical care. More...

Police activity up by 7 percent

GILFORD — The amount of police activity in Gilford has increased 7 percent from last year, with the current state of the economy possibly being a contributing factor. More...

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Region/State

Drug diversion suspected in hepatitis C outbreak

CONCORD — An employee misusing drugs is the most likely cause of an outbreak of hepatitis C among patients who were treated at the Exeter Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, New Hampshire’s public health director said Wednesday. More...

Guinta files for reelection

CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Frank Guinta is officially running for a second term in the 1st Congressional District. Guinta says he filed reelection papers with the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday. More...

Salinger’s son stunned by Governor’s veto of bill

CONCORD — J.D. More...

Sports

Doubront, Sox dump Marlins

RED SOX

MIAMI — Felix Doubront allowed only three hits while pitching a career-high seven innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the reeling Miami Marlins 10-2 on Wednesday night. More...

MA’s Blood to join NHIAA Hall of Fame  Free Access 

HIGH SCHOOLS

As a freshman athletic director, Harry Blood walked into a high school ski scheduling meeting in 1995 and was overwhelmed. People were shouting left and right. Nothing seemed to be in order. Nothing made sense. More...

Giants mad with Patriots grabbing TE

PATRIOTS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Coughlin was in no mood to be noble toward the New England Patriots for plucking injured tight end Jake Ballard off the waiver wire. More...

Letters

Politics today

Editor, The Citizen: In this day and age, it seems that coming to an understanding between our political parties is impossible. Has the gap between our party ideologies become so great that compromise is impossible? More...

Very pleased

Editor, The Citizen: Many in our community value the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion for bringing spectacular concerts to the Lakes Region. More...

Truly taken by surprise

Editor, The Citizen: I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in my receipt of the Annette P. Schmitt Unsung Hero Award. If you were there (or saw the photo), you know just how shocked and surprised I was. More...

Community

Registration deadline nears for Kiddie Camp in Meredith

MEREDITH — The Meredith Parks and Recreation De partment has announced the return of Kiddie Camp, a half day program for preschoolers, ages 4 to 5, designed to prepare them for kindergarten while enjoying the camp atmosphere in which their olde More...