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Charities help pets when foreclosure victims can’t

LOS ANGELES — Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn’t keep for life. Until now. More...

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THE LIGHTNING STRIKE

THAT FIRE OFFICIALS believe ignited the brush fire off Cherry Valley Road in Gilford last week left its mark on this tree. The fire burned around an acre of land. More...

Man gets prison time for drug sales

LACONIA — A city man has pleaded guilty to two special felony counts of selling the painkiller oxycodone to a detective with the NH Attorney General’s Drug Task Force in Laconia in July 2011. Ryan W. More...

Police charge local man with drug possession, sales

LACONIA — With the arrest of a Warren Street resident, the Laconia Police Department has closed a several-month-long investigation into the distribution of the drug Oxycodone. More...

Citizen Sports Blog  Free Access 

High school football realignment could harm Division VI  Free Access 

The NHIAA recently announced that New Hampshire high school football will trim the number of divisions in the state from six to three in 2013. More...

Opinion

‘Scandal?’ FDA’s just doing its job

It’s gradually emerged in recent months that the Food and Drug Administration not only spied on its employees, but did so on a massive scale — collecting tens of thousands of employee emails to one another, as well as to journalists, memb More...

GUEST EDITORIAL

Hepatitis information: NH public should have more of it

It is good that law enforcement authorities have made an arrest in the hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital. More...

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Texting with friends leads girl into chat room trouble

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 12- year-old girl and I hope you will print this because it’s about something important. I have an iPod Touch. My friends and I wanted to text, so I asked my mom if I could download a program to talk to my friends. More...

ASTROLOGY

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michael Welch, 25; James Lafferty, 27; Matt LeBlanc, 45; Illeana Douglas, 47. More...

Walmart plan gains approval

GILFORD — Members of the Gilford Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a special exception to Route 11 Realty Trust, the developers proposing the Walmart expansion plan, giving the company the last approval needed at the local level to continue in More...

Health plan reduces deficit

Budget office:

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation’s huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress’ nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama&rsqu More...

More charges expected over hepatitis C outbreak

CONCORD — A federal prosecutor said Tuesday he expects to bring more charges against a traveling medical technician accused of infecting 30 patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire, and health officials said they are casting a wider net as th More...

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Nation/World

Top general, friend of Syrian president, defects

BEIRUT — Fighter jets unleashed sonic booms and helicopter gunships strafed rebels as they pressed their fight Tuesday into new neighborhoods in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. More...

Phone hack charges may add to fallout for Brit PM

LONDON — Britain’s phone hacking scandal entered a new and expanded criminal phase Tuesday, with charges brought against two former members of Prime Minister David Cameron’s inner circle over a campaign of illegal espionage that has More...

Sports

New year

Pats add key players, hope for return to Super Bowl

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick and his players weren’t ecstatic when they got their AFC championship rings. Receiving their consolation prize last month was “bittersweet,” he said. More...

Divisions to have a new look in ’13  Free Access 

NHIAA to cut down to three divisions

New Hampshire high school football is getting a makeover. The NHIAA — the governing body for the state’s intercollegiate athletics — decided to slim down the number of divisions in 2013. More...

Contract extension for Claude

Bruins coach hoping for another Cup victory

BOSTON — Just because the Boston Bruins are bringing back the core of last year’s team doesn’t mean they’re content to stand pat, general manager Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday after signing coach Claude Julien to a contract ext More...

Letters

Fair debate

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...

Great success

Editor, The Citizen: The Barnstead Farmers and Gardeners Network is pleased to announce that our First Annual Open Farm Day was a tremendous success. All of our farms experienced a great turnout. More...

My friend, Ray

Editor, The Citizen: I guess you could say everyone who lives in Governor’s Council District 1 would say the same thing. Ray Burton has been a strong advocate for everybody in the North Country. More...

Lakes Food

A salad that doesn’t need fat to be satisfying

Salads can be a great way to pile on the vegetables, not to mention serve as a fine canvas for showing off summer's bounty. More...

An easy blend of iced tea and lemonade for summer

Lemonade and iced tea are two of the most refreshing summer beverages. Mixed together they offer the best of both beverages. More...

Curd Love: Artisans make high-end cottage cheese

Artisanal cottage cheese? More...