BOSTON — President Barack Obama, campaigning in Mitt Romney’s backyard, criticized his Republican rival anew Monday for what his re-election campaign says is a record of shipping American jobs overseas. More...
GILFORD — A local man faces second-degree assault charge after he allegedly attempted to strangle a woman at an apartment building in Gilford over the weekend. More...
MEREDITH — Rain brought an end to Belmont's fast start in the championship series of the Cal Ripken District 6 12U baseball tournament on Monday night. More...
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Youkilis sat in the White Sox dugout before his first game with his new team, looking relaxed, sounding confident and flashing a toothy smile through his trademark bushy goatee. More...
WIMBLEDON, England — Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get from Court 2 to the Wimbledon locker rooms. More...
Editor, The Citizen: On June 27th the New Hampshire legislature will vote to override Governor Lynches’ veto of the Voter I.D. bill and I wholeheartedly support this effort. More...
The great state of New Hampshire is dotted with many storied boarding schools that have great traditions and who turn out some of the finest students in the world. More...
STEPHENIE VIGNE, 2012 Laconia High School graduate and scholarship recipient, is shown with Joan Cormier, executive director of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, left, and Shirley Mento, presi More...
LACONIA — The Laconia Muskrats have announced the completion of Phase 1 of the replica Green Monster scoreboard. Located at Robbie Mills Field, home of the Laconia Muskrats, the Muskrat Monster is nearly 20 feet tall and 90 feet long. More...
LACONIA — Animal Planet's Bad Dog! Show will feature Carolyn Bancroft, the Laconia Adult Education Dog Obedience instructor on Saturday, June 30 at 9 p.m. More...
DEAR ABBY: “Pennsville, N.J., Reader” (May 15) complained that her book club members don’t always read their current book and want to socialize instead. I can add nothing to your thoughtful answer. Still, her letter troubles me. More...
BELMONT — The Town of Belmont will hold a special town meeting in August to ask voters to discontinue the use of Mill Street in the Village and to purchase the former Northway Bank building on Main Street. More...
LACONIA — In a 5-1 vote, the Laconia City Council on Monday approved total appropriations of $59,315,896 in city and school spending, of which $34,307,081 will have to be raised by taxation. More...
STOCKHOLM — A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al- Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies told the Associated Press on Monday. More...
PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire taxpayers should be on the lookout for a new email phishing scam now circulating that targets Department of Defense military members, retirees, and civilian employees. More...
DURHAM — Crowds refused to let a thunderstorm keep them from seeing President Barack Obama in New Hampshire on Monday. Many got soaked as they waited outside Oyster River High School. More...
BEIRUT — A Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families. More...
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court threw out major parts of Arizona’s tough crackdown on illegal immigrants Monday in a ruling sure to reverberate through the November elections. More...
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court decision has created the possibility that some public television and radio stations that are perpetually challenged financially could see a windfall of cash from political advertising. More...
WASHINGTON — The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn’t get a pony.” Here’s Jerry Seinfeld: “I hated those kids [who had ponies]. More...
Congress faces two deadlines at week’s end, when federal surface transportation funding stops flowing and the interest rate doubles on one class of subsidized student loans. More...
Police responded to 767 calls for service between June 4 and June 17. Police arrested Michael Sardone, 46, of Lincoln, on a warrant from the 2nd Circuit Court. More...
Veterans and those about to leave the military who want to create a sound future for themselves and their families can do that by starting a small business. More...
