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Jury quickly acquits man of heroin sale charge
LACONIA — The Manchester man who was charged with selling heroin to a confidential informant working with the Laconia Police was acquitted by a jury that deliberated for only about an hour yesterday in Belknap County Superior Court. The jury of 12 found Alfredo Gonzales, 46, of 363 Center St. Apt. 1 F, not guilty, announcing its decision yesterday at 2 p.m., after hearing three days of testimony. Gonzales was see HErOiN page 14
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Boys & Girls Club celebrates finding a home of its own Gov. Hassan attends Community Leaders Breakfast By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Boys and Girls Club of the Lakes Region celebrated its move into its new home at the St. James Episcopal Church building Thursday morning with a Community Leaders Breakfast that included a visit from New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan. Hassan praised the work of the local leaders who had worked to build the club and find it a home of its own and said that it sat an example for those youth that are served by its programs N.H. Governor Maggie Hassan (left) speaks with Wendy Mills at a ‘’that with teamwork and effort anyCommunity Leaders Breakfast hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of the thing is possible.’’ Earlier this year the club agreed to Lakes Region at their new home on North Main Street in Laconia on Thursday morning. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun) buy the 1.3 acre church property and
the church buildings for $700,000. Two plaques were unveiled during the celebration, one which designates the current dining and function room at the church as the Robbie Mills Community Room and the second which recognizes Gladys and Tony Sakowich building, major donors to the club’s building fund. Laconia District Court Judge James Carroll said that the impetus for creating what was the Laconia Teen Center in 1998 was the murder the previous summer of 14-year-old middle school student Robbie Mills. He recalled that Laconia Assistant School Superintendent Bob Champlin organized a Saturday morning meeting to deal with the issues of violence shortly see CLUB page 15
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