June 15, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Packing away the burritos

LACONIA — With only a bottle of water to help them, five brave burrito lovers sat down at Burrito Me in Laconia to compete in its firstever burrito eating contest on Thursday. More...

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SWIMMING SWINE

A BLACK PIGLET from the stable of Robinson’s Racing Pigs takes a plunge into a pool before swimming to the finish line with other competitors during a matinee show at Laconia Harley-Davidson in More...

Slates of state candidates are filling

LACONIA — With Thursday’s filings by Jeanie Forrester and Bill Grimm for State Senate District 2 and District 7, respectively, local Democrats and Republicans are finalizing and filling out their slates of candidates for the Nov. More...

Jury acquits man on firearms charges

LACONIA — A jury has acquitted a city man of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. More...

Opinion

Restore balance in government

As a committed undeclared voter, I vote for the same mandate every time I walk into the voting booth; unfortunately, this mandate never seems to capture a majority. More...

EDITORIAL

Restore Americans’ constitutional rights

As we approach Independence Day 2012, we find that the nation has distanced itself from the freedom envisioned by our founding fathers to the greatest extent since the country won the Revolutionary War. More...

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Police/Fire Logs

LAKES REGION FIRE LOG

Emergency Number: 911 Tuesday, June 12 1:13 a.m. Sanbornton: Perkins Road, medical aid. 2:00 a.m. Laconia: Blueberry Lane, medical aid. 3:06 a.m. Belmont: Daniel Webster Highway, fire alarm activation. More...

MEREDITH POLICE LOG

Police responded to 241 calls for service and made three arrests during the week of May 28-June 4. Those arrested will be arraigned in the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia District Division on July 8. More...

LACONIA POLICE LOG

Police responded to 104 calls for service during the 48-hour period ending on June 6 at 4 p.m. Police arrest Mikael G. Morancy, 32, of 1152 Weirs Blvd., Apt. 27, Laconia, on a bench warrant. More...

Business & Finance

Local duo moves from politics to inventions

GILFORD — Lock ‘N Load Systems, LLC, has received a US patent for its “LoaDown Cargo Tie-Down” — a unique cargo control device that secures long and low loads using the existing holes in the tailgate of most pickup truck More...

Sceggell joins Fluet Engineering Associates

LACONIA — Fluet Engineering Associates, a Division of DuBois & King, announce that Nicholas Sceggell, PE, has joined the firm as a civil engineer. More...

Pumping iron at Heavy Metal

GILFORD — Laconia native Josh Sanborn has been body building for 18 years and has always had the dream of one day opening his own gym. More...

Freedom Ride honors POW/MIAs  Free Access 

Lest we forget

MEREDITH — As many as 2,000 motorcyclists participated Thursday in the 19th annual Freedom Ride and Vigil in hopes of keeping the pressure on elected officials to continue to work to return those missing and captured from all wars. More...

Indies key in Romney backyard

DERRY — Perhaps no presidential battleground will test the leanings of critical independent voters more than the “Live Free or Die” state, the launching pad for Mitt Romney’s White House bid. More...

Bank pledges $250k to new LHS athletic stadium

LACONIA — It may have recently changed its name, but the new Bank of New Hampshire on Thursday showed that its roots and heart remain with the City on the Lakes, announcing the donation of $250,000 toward the construction of an updated and upgr More...

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Sports

Boston pride

ONLOOKERS TAKE A PICTURE of a custom Boston street bike along Lakeside Avenue on Thursday afternoon. On the other side is the logo of the New England Patriots. More...

Belichick cancels last day of minicamp

PATRIOTS

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent the team home early from minicamp with an extra day off and a message: This is not summer vacation. More...

The lead is for Thompson, the buzz is for tough Tiger

GOLF

SAN FRANCISCO — The lead at the U.S. Open belonged to Michael Thompson. The buzz came from Tiger Woods. More...

Letters

Successful event

Editor, The Citizen: The Lakes Region Young Professionals recently held its inaugural charity Bowl-a- Thon at Funspot. While our vision was to help out the Got Lunch! More...

Economics according to Mitt

Editor, The Citizen: Mitt Romney’s new TV ad defends his record as governor of Massachusetts touting strong leadership, reducing unemployment, and balancing every budget without raising taxes. More...

Will ‘The Delegation’ save Grafton County taxpayers?

Editor, The Citizen: On May 17th, I attended the Grafton County Budget Hearing in North Haverhill. More...

Community

Top of his class

LAKES REGION Community College 2012 Valedictorian Ian Bissonnette of Laconia displays his award and diploma following the 43rd Annual Commencement Ceremony held at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center in More...

Paul Smith Elementary School holds Career Day

FRANKLIN — The Paul Smith Elementary School in Franklin held its Career Day on May 18. Many professional dedicated their time and energy to educate the kindergartenfourth grade students about what their future careers could be. More...

Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing School marks 25 years

GILFORD — The Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing School is celebrating their 25th year. Come join this “Must Do” sailing program. Children ages 7-16 can take sailing lessons in one and two week sessions. More...

Entertainment

On paper, fortune favors the finesser

Helen Rowland, a journalist and humorist who died in 1950, said, “Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won’t even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.” More...

ASTROLOGY

Friday, June 15, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Neil Patrick Harris, 39; Ice Cube, 43; Courteney Cox, 48; Helen Hunt, 49. More...

Heat packs make flight all right

Dear Heloise: I recently went on vacation to Hawaii, an 18-hour plane/ airport trip for me. Because I have TROUBLE WITH MY BACK when sitting for long periods, I decided to try heat packs on the trip. More...