UNH police log for Sept. 29 through Oct. 5 Oct 8, 2008
Oct. 1Colin S. McGuire, 18, of 83 Prescott Ave.m Laconia, possession of a controlled substance, behind Jessie Doe Hall, 5:13 p.m. ... Anthony P. Moccia, 19, of 78 Harglem Lane, Laconia, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of alcohol, 26 Madbury Rd.. (The New Hampshire, NH)
NH man accused of chasing kids with knife Oct 6, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A Laconia, N.H., man has been charged with chasing two children with a knife. Police say 48-year-old Walter Perry was carrying several knives when he was arrested Saturday afternoon near his him. (Concord Monitor)
Citizens selling personal goods to raise cash Oct 6, 2008
LACONIA New Hampshire residents are digging into their closets for personal goods they can turn into cash in these hard economic times ... The Salvation Army in Laconia reports sales jumped almost 20 percent in the last month. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Police raid on UNH frat house nets 9 students Oct 4, 2008
n Anthony P. Moccia, 19, of 78 Harglen Lane, Laconia, with drug possession and unlawful possession of alcohol. He was released on $800 personal recognizance bail and also scheduled for a Nov. 6 Durham District Court arraignment. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson to campaign for Obama in N.H. Tuesday Sep 22, 2008
Laconia: 'Change we need' town hall ... Opechee Park House867 North Main StreetLaconia, NH. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Men charged in connection with NH burglaries Sep 19, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Two men have been charged in connection with a series of burglaries and break-ins in New Hampshire's Lakes Region last month. Police said Tyler Bar 00003035 on and Brian Collins were initially suspected of breaking into cars, but as the investigation unfolded, police determined they were responsible for burglaries in Belmont, Gilford and Laconia. (Concord Monitor)
Prosecutor: NH drinking water had uranium in it Sep 16, 2008
Lakes Region Water has 1,606 customers scattered around Campton, Conway, Freedom, Gilford, Laconia, Moultonboro, Ossipee, Tamworth, Thornton, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro, according to the Public Utilities Commission's Web site. Separately, some residents in Tamworth are suing the company based on a month-long fecal bacteria scare in the summer of 2007. (Concord Monitor)
Pre-buy oil customers watch NH prices drop Sep 15, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- As oil prices continue to drop, some New Hampshire residents are starting to regret locking in their fuel oil contracts when prices we 00002FF3 re as much as $1 a gallon higher ... Fred Fuller Oil Company of Hudson and Laconia is still offering pre-buy contracts for $4. (Concord Monitor)
Jailed NH Rep says he will resign Sep 13, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. - Jailed New Hampshire legislator Jim Ryan says he will resign his seat in the state House of Representatives and not seek reelection in November ... Ryan told The Citizen of Laconia that he sent a letter of resignation to House Speaker Terie Norelli. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Bradley wins close GOP primary in NH's 1st CD Sep 10, 2008
Libertarian Robert Kingsbury of Laconia will also be on the November ballot. Jerry Boucher, a 58-year-old software engineer from Manchester, voted for Bradley. (Concord Monitor)
Waste cooperative plans recycling site in Concord Sep 10, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The trash cooperative that serves Concord, Franklin, Laconia and 24 other communities has picked a location in Concord for its state-of-the-art recycling facility. Cooperative President Jim Presher said his board gave him the OK last month to pursue buying 40 wooded acres adjacent to the Wheelabrator incinerator near Exit 17 off Interstate 93. (Concord Monitor)
PHS volleyball aiming for return trip to state final Sep 10, 2008
Portsmouth's biggest test will come in the final week of the season when it hosts Laconia (11-5), travels to Oyster River, then hosts Gilford on senior night ... In the first month of the season, St. Thomas faced Somersworth (9-7), Hollis/Brookline (16-0), Oyster River (15-3), Laconia (11-5) and Gilford (12-4). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Low turnout predicted for NH primary Sep 9, 2008
The winner faces freshman Democrat Carol Shea-Porter and Libertarian Party candidate Robert Kingsbury of Laconia. Bradley, 55, of Wolfeboro, has been fighting to reclaim the seat since narrowly losing to Shea-Porter in 2006 during a flood of anti-war, anti-Republican sentiment. (Concord Monitor)
Hanna's remnants hit NH, roads, restaurants flood Sep 8, 2008
Storm waters also led to roads being closed in Hollis, Laconia and other communities. 2008 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
NH helps workers; neighbors thank firefighters Sep 7, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- State and local officials are stepping in to help workers displaced by Thursday's fire that destroyed a longtime Laconia business, while neighbors threatened by the flames thank firefighters for saving their home. The N.H. Rapid Response Team and the W 000035E6 orkforce Opportunity Council will help the 60-70 hourly employees who worked at Lakes Region Linen, said City Manager Eileen Cabanel. (Concord Monitor)
4 primaries for NH Senate seats Sep 6, 2008
District 4 - Democratic incumbent Kathleen Sgambati of Tilton faces Republican Gregory Knytych of Laconia. District 5 - Democrat Matthew Houde of Plainfield faces James Danforth of Andover. (Concord Monitor)
Bickering, attacks dominate 1st District race Sep 6, 2008
The winner faces freshman Democrat Carol Shea-Porter and Libertarian Party candidate Robert Kingsbury of Laconia on Nov. 4. Bradley, who served two terms in the House, has been fighting to reclaim his seat since narrowly losing to Shea-Porter in 2006 during a flood of anti-war, anti-Republican sentiment. (Concord Monitor)
Jailed N.H. legislator has criminal record in several states Sep 4, 2008
According to The Citizen of Laconia newspaper, court records show legal problems from the mid-1980s, with arrests in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In 1986, he was convicted in Connecticut of larceny and issuing a bad check. (Boston Globe)
NH boardwalk repairs may be $2.5 million Sep 3, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- It may cost $2 ... Laconia City Manager Eileen Cabanel said heavy rain flooded the area, tearing up railroad ties and a 50-foot section of boardwalk. (Concord Monitor)
NH loon counts up slightly Sep 3, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- There's good news and bad news about New Hampshire's loon population. The latest loon census shows a slight increase in the population, but a decrease in reproduction. (Concord Monitor)
Winds of change on gridiron Aug 31, 2008
"There are many faces in new places this fall. Here's how the teams were classified with school enrollment in parenthesis:Division I: Pinkerton Academy (3,331), Nashua South (2,287), Salem (2,263), Manchester Memorial (2,165), Manchester Central (2,159), Nashua North (2,054), Concord (1,877), Londonderry (1,827) and Manchester West (1,809).Division II: Spaulding (1,768), Keene (1,762), Dover (1,671), Exeter (1,654), Merrimack (1,593), Timberlane (1,590), Alvirne (1,518), Winnacunnet (1,324) and... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Pilot and passenger banged up, but will fly again Aug 29, 2008
Stewart told The Citizen of Laconia that they had flown to New Hampshire to visit friends. He said everything seemed fine as they prepared to take off, but their air speed indicator was fluctuating when they got airborne and he couldn't get above trees. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
NH mother charged with breaking 1-year-old's legs Aug 26, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman charged with breaking her one-year-old son's legs has been indic 0000300A ted. Twenty-seven-year-old Lauren Donovan, of Laconia, has been indicted on a Class A felony charge of first-degree assault. (Concord Monitor)
NH court overturns child support order Aug 23, 2008
A Laconia Family Court had ruled that Calvin Dunn of Guilford should be considered voluntarily underemployed because his injury was self-inflicted. "He knew what he was doing at the time," Judge Lucinda Sadler wrote last year. (Concord Monitor)
NH farmers markets booming despite bad weather Aug 20, 2008
Andy Howe, a Gilford farmer, told The Laconia Citizen cold temperatures and lack of sun delayed the growth of certain crops and led to more diseased produce. He also said the rain saturated the ground enough to kill off some plants and made it hard to get workers out in field to work. (Concord Monitor)
APNewsBreak: NH says Cold War fuel tanks long gone Aug 14, 2008
Martin said the tanks were at WKNE, Keene; WKBR, Manchester; WKXL, Concord; WEMJ, Laconia; WDCR, Hanover; WTSN, Dover; WMOU, Berlin; and WKBR's transmitter in Goffstown. He said seven were removed from 1992 to 1995, and one (Berlin) earlier. (Concord Monitor)
APNewsBreak: Underground FEMA fuel tanks removed from NH Aug 14, 2008
Spokesman James Martin said the tanks were in Keene, Manchester, Concord, Goffstown, Laconia, Hanover, Dover and Berlin. 2008 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
For ninth day in a row much of NH on flood watch Aug 12, 2008
"The sponge (the groundwater table 00002F41 ) is totally full and there's just no time for the ground to relieve itself" by drying out, Laconia Public Works Director Paul Moynihan told the Citizen of Laconia ... That same day, heavy rain and runoff from the storms caused a sink hole about 50 wide and 12 feet deep in the Weirs Beach section of Laconia. (Concord Monitor)
And now, an update from New Hampshire Aug 9, 2008
I was here in June for Laconia Bike Week, when super-manly motorcycle enthusiasts swarmed the highways, their pudgy legs wrapped around their ferocious, smoke-belching "hogs," a female appendage inevitably attached to the rear of their Harley. Tough guys don't drive Priuses, Alex. (Boston Globe)
Storm cleanup could take weeks Aug 9, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. - Thursday night's storm and flooding in New Hampshire caused millions of dollars of damage in Laconia alone, where officials say the cleanup might take weeks ... The sewer pipe, which runs through the damaged area, carries waste from Center Harbor, Meredith, Gilford and Laconia to a pumping station in Laconia, then to a treatment plant in Franklin. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Girl killed in NH flash flooding Aug 8, 2008
Roads in areas such as Meredith, New Hampton and Laconia also took on water. . (Concord Monitor)
Girl killed in flash flooding Aug 8, 2008
In Laconia, heavy rain and flooding washed out part of the boardwalk at Weirs Beach and nearly 200 feet of railroad track was undermined and heavily damaged. Firefighters had to rescue a family trapped in a car on Weirs Boulevard. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Four win Yankee Quill Awards Aug 6, 2008
This year's honorees are Nelson Benton, editorial page editor of The Salem News; John Howe, editor and general manager of The Citizen in Laconia, N.H., and Al Larkin, recently retired executive vice president of The Boston Globe. A 000039BA special posthumous award will be made to Ann Smith Franklin, one of the nation's first woman printers and editors. (Concord Monitor)
Northern New England tourism appears to be down Aug 5, 2008
There also are places like Lake Opechee Inn n Laconia, where business has stayed the same. "People are just waiting a little longer to make their plans," said Lake Opechee sales and operations manager Jake Ogley. (Concord Monitor)
New Hampshire routs Vermont in Shrine Bowl Aug 3, 2008
New Hampshire received two touchdown runs from Laconia tailback Robert Moss and two from Bishop Guertin fullback Jamie Moore. Concord split end Kyle Brown and Nashua South quarterback Billy Ferriter scored New Hampshire's other touchdowns. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
N.H. offense will be tough to defend in Shrine Bowl Aug 2, 2008
Kozens guided Laconia to the Division IV championship last season, and has a 49-21 record during his tenure at Laconia. He spent five years as the head coach at New Hampton Prep before he replaced Jim Fitzgerald as Laconias head coach. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Spiller savors Shrine Bowl experience Aug 1, 2008
"This year's Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, which features 2008 high school graduates from New Hampshire and Vermont, will be played Saturday at Dartmouth's Memorial Field. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.New Hampshire coach Craig Kozens, who led Laconia High School to the Division IV championship last season, said he ordered two game jerseys for Spiller. One had a lineman's number, the other had a fullback's number. Spiller played up front and in the offensive backfield during his three... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
IndyCar racing not returning to NHMS Jul 30, 2008
com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME. Seacoast. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
2008 Miss Hampton Beach is crowned Jul 28, 2008
Brittany Dube of Atkinson, Kirby Nadilo of Stratham and Christy Dunn of Laconia. Dube won the swimsuit competition, while Folger had the highest score in the interview. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Strong play has Post 32 in midst of American Legion playoff race Jul 25, 2008
"Those first four losses came against Dover, Sweeney, Laconia and Rochester all playoff-caliber teams," Post 32 coach Matt Gladu said ... Portsmouth (13-3) and Rochester (10-4) seem safe at the top of District A. That leaves Laconia (9-5), Exeter (10-6), Sweeney (9-7) and Dover (9-7) battling for the two remaining playoff berths that will be awarded to District A teams ... Post 32 is scheduled to wrap up its regular-season schedule Saturday with a home game against Laconia. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Police: Arson suspect said devils were in church Jul 24, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Police say they were led to the woman they have charged with trying to burn down a church in Laconia, N.H., after learning she had told her pastor there were devils in the church. Twenty-seven-year-old Jasmin Braley is charged with arson in a fire in May at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. (Concord Monitor)
Training camp for Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl begins Wednesday Jul 23, 2008
Kozens guided Laconia High School to its first state championship since 1999 last season ... The 2007 Laconia team set a school record for points scored in a season (394). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Woman accused of arson at Laconia, NH church Jul 22, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on a charge of arson in connection with damage done to a Catholic church in Laconia, New Hampshire, in May. Police say Jasmin Braley of Laconia was arrested Monday at the Belknap County House of Corrections, where she was being held on an unrelated arson charge. (Concord Monitor)
Man to be arraigned on coverup charge Jul 20, 2008
LACONIA, N.H Blueberry crop is expected to be lush Blueberry lovers, rejoice: New Hampshire has a great crop for you this year. A state Agriculture Department official says there are few disease problems and the plants are growing "lushly." Many stands allow customers to pick their own berries for as little as $2 a pint. (Boston Globe)
NH blueberry season looking fruitful Jul 20, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Blueberry lovers: New Hampshire has a great crop for you this year. A state Agriculture Department official says there are few disease problems and the plants are growing "lushly.". (Concord Monitor)
4 NH communities conducting DWI stops Jul 19, 2008
Laconia, Meredith, Center Harbor and Moultonborough are conducting the stops to catch drunk drivers. 2008 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Man caught after bolting from cruiser Jul 16, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Police say a Belmont, New Hampshire, man is in jail, after a brief detour when he bol 00002E70 ted from a police cruiser, in handcuffs. Laconia Police say 20-year-old Zachary Parent got out of a Belmont cruiser when it stopped at a traffic light on the way to the Belknap County Jail Monday evening. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. to host forum on rail revitalization Jul 13, 2008
Expanded rail service could help boost declining attendance at events such as Motorcycle Week in Laconia or the NASCAR races in Loudon, he said. At a forum in Dover in April, several regional and state planners discussed the benefits generated by the Downeaster since it began service in December 2001. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
City mourns death of 16-year-old Jul 13, 2008
"Berky was part of a recent string of young athletes who have helped Portsmouth baseball teams achieve success at several levels.Berky was a standout pitcher/third baseman on the 2004 Little League team, usually being called in to pitch the final inning and close out the game.That team, which also included his twin brother, T.J., won the New Hampshire title and then won four of five games in the New England regional in Bristol, Conn., before losing to Rhode Island in the championship, 3-0.One of... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Former residents of Laconia State School reunite Jul 7, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A recent reunion for former residents of the Laconia State School was part of a larger effort to record the experiences of a generation that helped redefine expectations for people with disabilities. Dozens of men and women gathered at a Holiday Inn to reacquaint themselves with former schoolmates and recall their time at the school, an institution that housed children and adults with disabilities until it closed in the early 1990s. (Concord Monitor)
Motorcyclist killed in hit and run crash Jul 6, 2008
BELMONT, N.H. (AP) -- Police are investigatin 00002FE0 g a hit-and-run crash in Belmont, New Hampshire, that killed a motorcyclist from Laconia. Police say the initial investigation suggests 40-year-old John Bastis was killed when he crossed the centerline on Route 106 Thursday night and was hit by a red pickup that continued on. (Concord Monitor)
Boaters debate lake speed limits in wake of fatal NH crash Jul 4, 2008
Bill Irwin of Tuftonboro, a boater who was sitting in a Laconia restaurant near the lake, called the speed limits "the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.". "You can't legislate things like that," he said. (Concord Monitor)
More storms on the way to N.H. Jul 3, 2008
In Laconia, storm drains overflowed, washing out sections of Weirs Beach. In Manchester, streets turned into rivers. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Warnings posted at 6 NH beaches Jun 28, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Warnings have been posted at six New Hampshire beaches about poor water quality. State environmental officials are advising swimmers of problems with bacteria at Pirates Cove Beach in Rye, Darrah Pond Beach in Litchfield, Lake Winnisquam Beach in Sanbornton and Weirs Beach, Opechee Park Beach and Bartlett Beach, all in Laconia. (Concord Monitor)
Accomplice in Laconia teen murder granted parole Jun 27, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A man 00002FC3 involved in a murder that shocked New Hampshire ten years ago has been granted parole. Jon Knowles of Laconia pleaded guilty in 1998 to being being an accomplice to the stabbing death of 14-year-old Robbie Mills in the city. (Concord Monitor)
Hall finally gets it right Jun 26, 2008
Also in that group at 294 was Dan Wilkins of Laconia CC in New Hampshire (73-73-72-76). The rest of the NEPGA contingent failed to make the cut - Evan Belcher (74-73), Ron Philo Jr. (77-73), Bob Giusti (79-72), George Goich (78-75), Marc Spencer (79-75), and Mark Costaregni (74-83). (Boston Globe)
Man dies after Laconia crash Jun 24, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A Tilton, New Hampshire, man has died after a car crash in Laconia during the weekend. Police say 53-year-old Howard Cilley was injured when his car ran off Rollercoaster road shortly after midnight Saturday and hit a tree. (Concord Monitor)
Bike Week coming to a close Jun 23, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. - Bike Week ends today in Laconia, New Hampshire, where organizers say despite the smaller turnout, the event still remains a big shot in the arm for the state's economy. Charlie St. Clair, executive director of Bike Week, says gas prices and the economy have hurt attendance at similar rallies around the country, not just in New Hampshire. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Local man dies in N.H. bike crash Jun 22, 2008
A 51-year-old Plymouth man on an annual motorcycle pilgrimage with his father died Friday in Laconia, N.H. after he apparently lost control of his Harley-Davidson while turning a sharp corner. Roy Boss left White Oaks Road and was thrown from his bike, Laconia police said ... Boss was pronounced dead at LakesRegion GeneralHospital in Laconia, while Costello was taken there with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Woman charged with setting her apt building on fire Jun 22, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A Laconia, New Hampshire, woman has been charged with setting her apartment building on fire early Saturday and police are investigating her in another fire in the same building two days earlier. Police say an officer and firefighters rushed into the burning 00002EB3 building on Union Avenue to get residents out. (Concord Monitor)
Driver charged in motorcycle fatal Jun 22, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. - A driver has been charged with negligent homicide in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Laconia, New Hampshire. State police say a car driven by Clarence Bryant crossed the center line on Weirs Boulevard and crashed into two oncoming motorcycles late Friday night. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Will Gas Prices Put the Brakes on Bike Week? Jun 21, 2008
It is a familiar sound this time of year: motorcycle enthusiasts revving up their engines on their way to the rally in Laconia. The Upper Valley is a popular hot-spot for bikers. (WCAX.com, VT)
Burlington woman injured over weekend Jun 19, 2008
Also injured was Erica Blizzard, 34, of Laconia, N.H. The third occupant of the boat, identified as Stephanie Beaudoin, 34, of Meredith, N.H., was fatally injured in the crash. Blizzard, said patrol reports, was operating a 37-foot Formula powerboat when it struck the rocky shore of Diamond Island, causing significant damage to the boat. (Burlington Union, MA)
Boat crashes into N.H. island, one dead Jun 16, 2008
The boat's operator, Erica Blizzard, 34, of Laconia, suffered serious facial injuries. Another passenger, Nicole Shineopules, 34, of Burlington, Mass. (Concord Monitor)
N.H. boy's killer speaks out as 10-year anniversary nears Jun 16, 2008
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- A man serving a life sentence for killing a 14-year-old boy a decade ago says he was just "acting out" and trying to scare the teen before he slashed his throat ... "I wasn't angry ... it's not something I planned on doing," Douthart told The Citizen of Laconia in a prison interview. (Concord Monitor)
