LACONIA — U.S. Congressman Frank Guinta was in the city Wednesday to affirm his support — although he opposes the Affordable Care Act — for local community health centers, including locally, those here and in Franklin. More...
GILFORD — Selectmen in Gilford denied a request from the owner and operator of Kelsey’s at the Grant, Willard Drew, who wanted to pay less for his entertainment license since he is not able to have exotic dancing at his establishment. More...
LACONIA — Saying he relished the prospect of dining there, Sam Laverack, the president and CEO of Meredith Village Savings Bank, on Wednesday proudly announced that his company was giving $100,000 toward the establishment of the MVSB Culinary A More...
FRANKLIN — According to criminal complaints filed in the 6th Circuit Court, Franklin District Division, a state trooper had to tackle a Rhode Island physician who tried to run away after he was stopped for speeding. Jeffrey I. More...
The Newfound football team will start this season with a new coaching staff, a new system and a new field. It’s almost a complete transformation for the 9-year-old football program. Head coach Greg Dalzell considered it almost a rebirth. More...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— Jimmy Graham leaps for high passes. Rob Gronkowski runs over defenders. Aaron Hernandez swerves around them. Three tight ends with three different styles — all on the same field. More...
To the Editor, Sarah Palin misrepresented the details of the Affordable Care Act and repeated the term “death panels” as a purely political attack on the bill. So what, you may say, that’s politics! More...
GILFORD — Some of the kings of Blue Collar Comedy are headed straight for the Meadowbrook U.S Cellular Pavilion in Gilford for a show that will make you laugh your “redneck” socks off. More...
LACONIA — Two thousand twelve marks the seventy second year that the Lakes Region Art Association will hold its Annual Art Show and Sale. The event will take place from Monday, Aug. 13 to Sunday, Aug. 19. More...
By Tina Fleming Belmont Old Home Day Event Coordinator
BELMONT — Mark your calendar for Saturday, Aug. 11. Belmont Old Day has returned to the second Saturday in August and will bring old favorites and a few new surprises. More...
LACONIA — After getting an earful at Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting, city and school district officials are working to put together a fourth outreach effort to address the individual concerns of abutters about traffic, safety, and storm More...
LACONIA — A local man who threatened to shoot and kill Laconia police officers and the police department’s prosecutor with an AK47 assault rifle was arraigned Wednesday in Laconia district court and ordered held on $5,000 cash bail, pendi More...
GILFORD — Fewer than a half dozen residents came out for Gilford’s annual summer forum, a time for many of the seasonal residents to get updated on happenings in the various departments over the past year. More...
CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire health officials say 18 batches of mosquitoes taken from Manchester, Nashua, and Salem have tested positive for the West Nile virus. More...
NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Police say a Vermont man who’s charged with crushing seven police vehicles with a tractor had been aggressive toward law enforcement in the past. More...
TEL RIFAT, Syria — Syria launched a ground assault Wednesday on rebel-held areas of the besieged city of Aleppo, the center of battles between government forces and opposition fighters for more than two weeks. More...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge wrapped up the trial of three feminist punk rockers on Wednesday and said she would issue a verdict in the controversial case next week. More...
With all the discussion of the Laconia State School property and its disposition I thought I would go back and review the report of the “Commission to Evaluate Long Term Uses of Lakes Region Facility” (HB2, Chapter 144:282, Laws of 2009). More...
The primary goal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is to reduce the number of people without health insurance. One strategy to reach that goal is an expansion of Medicaid, so that more people will qualify. More...
LACONIA — Lakes Region Community College Liberal Arts Transfer Student, Cynthia McKnight has received the New Hampshire Community College Merit Scholarship of $1000 per year that is renewable for three years from University of New Hampshire. More...
BRISTOL — On Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m., Don and Maryjane Westra will be sharing their experiences as Global Ministries’ missionaries in Mt. Selinda, Zimbabwe, at the Bristol United Church of Christ, 15 Church Street, Bristol. More...
