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July 20, 2012 / Front Page

A good time — for only peanuts Free Access

Fun in the park

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — For the 22nd year, the Opechee Day Camp on Thursday held its annual Peanut Carnival, where the entry price for hours of fun and prizes was, well, peanuts. More...

Lynch named LMS academic coordinator

LACONIA — The administration announced Thursday that Kim Lynch will become Academic Coordinator for Teaching and Learning at Laconia Middle School. Lynch has worked as a French teacher in the Laconia School District since 2005. More...

Special Sections

Local

OPA donates (again) to capital campaign

By ROGER AMSDEN
For the Laconia Daily Sun

LACONIA — Orthopedic Professional Association, whose sports medicine doctors are a major resource for local high school football teams, has made major donations to the Laconia School District’s capital fundraising campaign to support the More...

Three new officers join LPD; 1 leaving

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — Thursday was a bittersweet day for the Laconia Police Commission which hired three new officers but said goodbye to a 25- year veteran who is moving on. More...

Solving burglary clears other cases, too

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — With the recent conviction of a city man, police departments in several Belknap County communities — Laconia foremost among them — have been able to clear more than four dozen burglaries, many of them brazen nighttime burg More...

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Sports

Ross-ome

Ross walk-off beats ChiSox

BOSTON (AP) — Cody Ross hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the Boston Red Sox a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. More...

A family affair Free Access

Racing is the norm for Gilford family

By LAUREN KIRSCHMAN
lkirschman@citizien.com

GILFORD — Lindsey Essaff first heard the rev of a sidecar engine before she was even born. During her pregnancy, Adrienne Greenlaw would often visit the shop where her husband was building sidecars for an upcoming race. More...

Mullen blanks Mainers

Muskrats get great start from righty

FROM STAFF REPORTS

SANFORD, Maine — The Laconia Muskrats needed a great pitching performance, so Kyle Mullen delivered. Mullen spun the best pitching performance Laconia has seen this summer in an 8-0 win over Sanford on Thursday night at Goodall Park. More...

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Letters

Are you scared yet?

Editor, The Citizen: George W. Bush tore the fabric of this country. I saw it happening during his Presidency, but did not know what it would mean for our country. As time has passed, I believe the results have become more evident. More...

Glad to hear of debates

Editor, The Citizen: I was delighted to read of the upcoming debates between State Senate District 2 candidates, Bob Lamb and Jeanie Forrester. More...

Proud to back Forrester

Editor, The Citizen: To clear up any misconceptions, Jeanie Forrester is committed to conducting an honest public dialog where the candidates will have the opportunity to share where they stand on the issues. More...

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Community

New Hampton Garden Club readies for Old Home Day

NEW HAMPTON — The July meeting of the New Hampton Garden Club was a visit to Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center in Laconia. More...

Gilford family, friends experience fun of hypnosis

GILFORD — Laughter, relaxation, and entertainment all capture the essence of the comedy hypnosis show presented by Adam Justin, southern New Hampshire's newest hypnotist. More...

Plans taking shape for Old Home Day in Moultonborough

MOULTONBOROUGH — The annual Moultonborough Old Home Day, sponsored by the Historical Society, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historical Society complex on Rt. 25 in Moultonborough. More...

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Entertainment

Photo

Full Story

Man pays for one-night stand with seven-year punishment

DEAR ABBY: Seven years ago, while on a business trip to Europe, I went to a bar, got drunk and went back to my hotel with one of the “hostesses.” It was a onenight stand, but my wife found out. More...

ASTROLOGY

Friday, July 20, 2012 Celebrities born on this day: Julianne Hough, 24; Judy Greer, 37; Sandra Oh, 41; Josh Holloway, 43. More...

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Breaking News - 7/20/2012 10:30 PM

Firefighters hope to have extinguished brush fire

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

GILFORD – Fire officials here are hoping that the third time is the charm in snuffing out a stubborn fire in a remote, heavily-wooded area between Route 11 and 11A.ed Wednesday. More...

Sweepstakes scam claims a victim

By JOHN KOZIOL
jkoziol@citizen.com

LACONIA — An elderly city man who hoped to reap millions in what he thought was a nationally known sweepstakes may instead be out tens of thousands of dollars and also be the biggest victim in a scam that Laconia police say has become, unfortun More...

Hospital worker charged in hepatitis C outbreak

By HOLLY RAMER
Associated Press

CONCORD — A hospital worker accused of injecting himself with stolen drugs and contaminating syringes that infected at least 30 patients with hepatitis C was charged Thursday with federal drug crimes. More...

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Region/State

New Supreme Court justice takes oath

By LYNNE TUOHY
Associated Press

CONCORD — Veteran New Hampshire appellate attorney James Bassett was sworn in as the state’s 107th justice of the Supreme Court on Thursday in a laughterlaced ceremony in which he was ribbed about his athletic prowess. More...

Maine board OKs expansion of Old Town landfill

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection on Thursday reaffirmed a decision to allow expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, rejecting arguments that the 9.35 million cubic yard expansion is not needed. More...

Appeal filed in officer shooting case

CONCORD — Lawyers for a New Hampshire man sentenced to death for killing a police officer will have a day in November before the state Supreme Court to argue that his sentence and conviction should be overturned. More...

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Nation/World

Military spending fight hits foreign oil, biofuel

By OSKAR GARCIA
Associated Press

ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Some 100 nautical miles northeast of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean, a fleet of U.S. Navy fighter jets slings from the deck of the U.S.S. Nimitz aircraft carrier, leaving thin trails of smoke on the tight runway. More...

Police seek bomber identity, Israel blames Iran

By NICK DUMITRACHE
and VESELIN TOSHKOV
Associated Press

BURGAS, Bulgaria — He looked like any other impatient tourist checking the big board at airport arrivals: a lanky, long-haired man in a baseball cap with his hands in the pockets of his plaid Bermuda shorts, a bulky backpack hanging from his sh More...

Dad denies Disney trip

By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio — A 4- year-old girl who went through two years of cancer treatments isn’t being allowed to go on a Make-AWish trip to Disney World because her father said she’s in remission and the trips should go to children who are More...

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Opinion

It’s not too soon to protect lunar landing sites

Commentary

Beth O’Leary Lisa Westwood Robert Kelso

July 20 is the 43rd anniversary of the landing of the Apollo 11 Eagle on the moon at Tranquility Base. More...