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Feasibility of Colonial Theater project predicted to fall in broad ‘varying degrees’ category
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‘Free Ward Bird’ protest moves to the Statehouse BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
CONCORD — Family, friends, neighbors and supporters of Ward Bird, the Moultonborough farmer jailed for three to six years after the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld his conviction for criminal threat-
ening, took their cause to the streets of Concord and the halls of the Statehouse as Bird passed his birthday behind bars yesterday. Some 75 people, many holding signs demanding Bird’s freedom and condemning his imprisonment, circled the pavement
in front of the Statehouse then, when city workers began putting up the Christmas tree, lined the street and waved to motorists. The campaign to secure Bird’s release has gathered momentum since the rally at Picnic Rock Farm in Meredith last Thursday, see WARD BIRD page 9
The green team is turning blue
BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Whether or not Webb Management Services, the firm weighing the prospects of acquiring, renovating and reopening the Colonial Theater, concludes that the project is feasible will hinge on a number of conditions. City Manager Eileen Cabanel told city councilors last night that Duncan Webb, the firm’s principal, explained that following the research and interview his team has conducted the next step is “to establish the conditions that make it feasible.” According to Cabanel he said that among the projects the firm considers, it recommends abandoning about 10-percent and merely blesses another 20-percent already set to succeed. The Colonial Theater, Webb told her, fell into the remaining 70-persee COLONIAL page 11
Laconia will have to wait its turn to prosecute man who is accused of briefly stealing one of its police cruisers BY GAIL OBER
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
Brendon Beetle doesn’t waste any team getting out of the water ahead of his Patrick’s Pub teammates on Saturday at the Salvation Army’s 6th annual Turkey Plunge in to Lake Winnipesaukee off Weirs Beach. Also plunging for Patrick’s Pub team were Alan and Jennifer Beetle, Brian Beetle, Jennifer and Shawn Bailey, George Hachey, Dennis Welder, Stacy Walker and Keith and Milly. Event volunteer Don Morrissey reported that the total amount of money raised this year was over $16,000. Ross Currier was credited with being individual who raised the most money in sponsorships and Belmont High School won the award for having the largest plunge team. The individual best costume winner was Abigail Lambert and the best team costume award went to the Pink Panthers from Quality Insulation. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
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LACONIA — The city man who allegedly took a patrol car from the Laconia police officer who was called to his home to investigate a domestic disturbance was ordered held on $15,000 cash bail by a Merrimack County judge yesterday. Police said they were called to 131 Holman St. just after 9 p.m. Saturday after Brett Davis, 40, allegedly drove his truck into his girlfriend’s car and had fled the area. While the police officer was talking with the victim, he saw his cruiser back out of the driveway and speed from the area, with a patrol rifle locked in the rifle rack inside the cruiser. With Belmont, Meredith and N.H. State Police assisting, Laconia Police put out an “be-on-the-lookout” order for both the cruiser and Davis’s 2010 Ford F-250 pickup. Davis apparently ditched the cruiser on nearby O’Shea Lane and see CRUISER page 8