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Bloomberg labels NYC’s response to snowstorm ‘unacceptable’ NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited some of the neighborhoods hard-hit by the Christmas weekend blizzard and confessed Thursday that the city’s handling of the crisis was “inadequate and unacceptable.” But it was clear the anger wasn’t exactly melting away. The mayor had just declared a victory of sorts — three days after the snow stopped falling, every street had been plowed at least once, he announced — when a politician appearing with him stepped up to the microphone to complain. “Even where I live, there’s still about four inches” of snow in the roadway, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall told the reporters gathered at a recreation center. Partially plowed, packed-down snow from the 20-inch storm could still be seen on at least one street nearby. Marshall said constituents were still calling her office to ask: “Where is the plow?”
Some streets were still impassable or unplowed. Angelo Annunziata stood on his Brooklyn block on a snowpacked street, drifts still covering half the cars. A snowplow came through for the first time on Thursday afternoon. “I work in Manhattan, and there they’re running plows on clear pavement. All Bloomberg cares about are all the people coming in to Manhattan for New Year’s,” he said. “Well, we pay taxes like everybody else. This is ridiculous.” As he did earlier in the week, Bloomberg promised to investigate what went wrong. But he denied budget cuts had anything to do with the city’s sluggish response. And while he said he would investigate persistent rumors that snowplow operators staged a slowdown during the storm, he said there was no evidence of such a protest. Meanwhile, the New York area’s three main airports were almost back to a normal, with only a few
stranded passengers left. And for the first time since the storm hit, the city’s hundreds of subway stations were all up and running Thursday — the day a fare increase took effect. The last of some 600 stuck buses had been cleared, as had most of the abandoned cars, the mayor said. Bloomberg — a media mogul who has built a reputation as an able manager, adept at cutting through bureaucracy — defended the city’s response to the blizzard earlier in the week but adopted a more conciliatory tone over the past few days as complaints of stuck ambulances and unplowed streets mounted. “The response to the snowstorm was inadequate and unacceptable,” he conceded Thursday. “Nobody is satisfied. We’re accountable. I’m accountable.” Around the city, banks of plowed snow still made crossing some streets tricky. But for many, things were closing in on normal. see NYC page 17
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — In an area challenged by one of the nation’s toughest economies, any family business keeping its doors open is a success. In the working-class Detroit suburb of Wayne, the highend William C. Franks Furniture store stood out. A suspected natural gas explosion Wednesday morning leveled the 50-year-old business, critically injuring the owner, Paul Franks, and killing two employees, salesman James Zell, 64, and clerical worker Leslie Machniak, 54. The blast destroyed “one of the anchor businesses in the town of Wayne for years,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Donna McEachern, who has known Paul Franks for more than three decades. “This is one less very important business we have in the community.” Franks’ father founded the store in the city of 19,000 about 15 miles from Detroit, and McEachern
said the blow to the business community comes as the city mourns the deaths of Franks’ employees and prays for his recovery. Franks, a staple in the community, was in critical condition Thursday in the burn unit at the University of Michigan medical center in Ann Arbor. Utility and fire officials focused Thursday on determining whether a natural gas explosion leveled the store. Consumers Energy spokeswoman Debra Dodd said crews worked overnight to repair a gas main behind what had been the Franks Furniture store and removed a section of pipe for investigation. She said it was not clear if the main was damaged in the explosion or if it had been ruptured prior to the massive blast. An investigation into the cause could take weeks, if not months, she said.
“Nobody wants to jump to any conclusions,” she said, but added, there are “things about it that are characteristic” of a natural gas blast. Dodd said the utility had received two calls of a possible gas leak in the area in the hours before the blast and that a worker had been trying to track down the source when the explosion took place. Wayne Fire Chief Mel Moore said Thursday that fire officials had inspected the store about two weeks ago and found no major problems. Moore described the store as “neat and clean.” Early Thursday, before work crews arrived, the main street through Wayne was largely quiet in contrast to the hectic and busy scene a day earlier. Large garbage bins lined the road where emergency vehicles had pulsed Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Octomom” Nadya Suleman and her 14 children could avoid being evicted from their suburban home if the mortgage holder cuts a deal with a porn kingpin. After giving Suleman repeated warnings to pay the $450,000 that’s due or get out, Amer Haddadin says he’s now considering an offer from Vivid Entertainment co-founder Steve Hirsch to foot the bill.
Suleman has repeatedly declined Hirsch’s offers — $1 million at one point — to appear in porn videos. Haddadin says half a million dollars is nothing to Hirsch, whose company is one of the biggest pornography companies based in California’s San Fernando Valley. “I am open to any option that (allows me to) finish with this matter,” Haddadin said. “I like his offer
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N.H. Retirement System assets back up to $.4.9B
CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire’s public pension fund is in better shape this year than it was a year ago. The New Hampshire Retirement System released a report Thursday showing the system’s assets were $4.9 billion on June 30 when Fiscal 2010 ended. That is a $437 million increase over the previous year, but well shy of the almost $6 billion in the fund in 2007. The fund’s assets represent 58.5 percent of its long-term obligations. Over the past four years, changes have been made to shore up the fund, including raising employer rates. Lisa Shapiro, chair of the system’s board, said that given the poor economy, additional increases could still be needed. The system covers 76,000 active and retired public employees.
Exeter Hospitals’ contract with Anthem expires with no end to impasse in sight
EXETER (AP) — An official at Exeter Hospital says he will be reaching out to New Hampshire lawmakers in hopes of resolving a six-month long dispute between the hospital and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire. Anthem’s contract with the hospital ends Friday, though Anthem customers will have access to the hospital and its affiliated offices until March 2 because of a 60-day grace period. The hospital asked for a 60-day extension beyond Friday’s termination date, but the state denied the request this week. Glenn Klink, a contracting official at the hospital, told the Portsmouth Herald that he hopes the state will change its mind. Anthem has demanded that Exeter Hospital bring its costs in line with other hospitals in the state.
Dover man charged with stabbing wife
DOVER (AP) — New Hampshire police say a Dover man is being held on $100,000 bail on charges he stabbed his wife while she was sleeping. Forty-one-year Benhard Siahaan appeared in court Wednesday where he was charged with felony first degree assault. Police say they were called to Siahaan’s apartment early Wednesday. They found his wife, whose name was not released, on a mattress with multiple stab wounds to her chest. Siahaan’s wife told police she had been sleeping when she was stabbed. She was hospitalized. Her condition is not available.
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T-Bones hosts holiday luncheon for Chamber’s Ambassadors T-Bones & Cactus Jack’s of Laconia recently hosted the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) Ambassadors at their Holiday Luncheon. Pictured (left to right) are: Karen, T-Bones server; Darcy Peary, LRGHealthcare; Lynn Ostrand, Meredith Village Savings Bank; Karmen Gifford, LRCC; Lexi, T-Bones server; Debbie Bolduc; Ginger Dubois, NH Employment Security; Joan LeRoux, Laconia Savings Bank; Denise Schepis, Orthopedic Professional Association; Barbara Leone, Boys & Girls Club; Paul Hatch, NH Employment Security; Karen Hickey, Northway Bank; Jamie Brulotte, Melcher & Prescott; Derek St. Cyr, Central NH Employment Services. (Courtesy photo)
Resurgence of N.H. GOP was big story in ‘10
CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire Republicans built a resurgence in 2010 on an anti-tax, limitedgovernment groundswell born out of the recession and government bailouts that will shift politics to the right in 2011. Local GOP candidates successfully tied to New Hampshire concerns about the direction that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama were leading the nation. Republicans captured both congressional seats, the open U.S. Senate seat, all five Executive Council seats, 19 of 24 state Senate seats and 298 of 400 House seats. The only major race they lost was the governor’s seat to Democratic incumbent John Lynch. “This was a year certainly where Republicans managed to win back almost everything they lost over the past decade,” said political scientist Dante Scala. Republicans courted local tea party activists. They vilified Pelosi and Reid over the health care overhaul and massive stimulus spending aimed at jumpstarting the economy and linked their opponents to those policies. In the 2nd District, where Ann McLane Kuster ran
as the Democratic candidate, signs sprang up with “Kuster-Pelosi” as though she was Pelosi’s running mate. And only after prodding at one debate did 1st District Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter say she would vote for Pelosi for speaker if re-elected. She lost to former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta. “The big issues were the size of government. The Republicans from (U.S. Sen.-elect) Kelly Ayotte down to the state legislator were able to frame the issue as small government versus big government,” said Scala. Ayotte, a former attorney general a but political novice, defeated U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes in the race to replace retiring Republican Judd Gregg in the Senate. Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass came out of retirement to claim Hodes’ vacated 2nd District seat, beating Kuster. Republican candidates spoke almost in unison about cutting taxes and spending and promising to create jobs. In past elections, they said Democrats would enact income and sales taxes, but this year Lynch promised to veto both. So local GOP candidates instead hammered home Democrats’ willingness to pass see GOP page 15
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Big Labor throws a Great Snowmageddon Snit Fit Diligent English farmers of old once shared a motto about the blessings of work: “Industry produces wealth, God speed the plow.” Indolent New York City union officials who oversee snow removal apparently live by a different creed: Sloth enhances political power, Da Boss slow the plow. Come rain or shine, wind, sleet or blizzard, Big Labor leaders always demonstrate perfect power-grabby timing when it comes to shafting taxpayers. Public-sector unions are all-weather vultures ready, willing and able to put special interest politics above the citizenry’s health, wealth and safety. Confirming rumors that have fired up the frozen metropolis, the New York Post reported Thursday that government sanitation and transportation workers were ordered by union supervisors to oversee a deliberate slowdown of its cleanup program — and to boost their overtime paychecks. Why such vindictiveness? It’s a cold-blooded temper tantrum against the city’s long-overdue efforts to trim layers of union fat and move toward a more efficient, cost-effective privatized workforce. Welcome to the Great Snowmageddon Snit Fit of 2010. New York City Councilman Dan Halloran, R-Queens, told the Post that several brave whistleblowers confessed to him that they “were told (by supervisors) to take off routes (and) not do the plowing of some of the major arteries in a timely manner. They were told to make the mayor pay for the layoffs, the reductions in rank for the supervisors, shrinking the rolls of the rank-and-file.” Denials and recriminations are flying like snowballs. But even as they scoff at reports of this outrageous organized job action, the city sanitation managers’ unions openly acknowledge their grievances and “resentment” over job cuts. Stunningly, sanitation workers spilled the beans on how city plowers raised blades “unusually high” (which requires extra passes to get their work done) and refused to plow anything other than assigned streets (even if it meant leaving behind clogged routes to get to their blocks). When they weren’t sitting on their backsides, city plowers were caught on videotape maniacally destroying parked vehicles in a futile display of Kabuki Emergency Theater. It would be laugh-out-loud comedy if not for the death of at least one newborn whose parents waited for an ambulance that never came because of snowed-in streets. This isn’t a triumphant victory for social justice and workers’ dignity. This is terrifying criminal negligence.
And it isn’t the first time New York City sanitation workers have endangered residents’ well-being. In the 1960s, a Teamsters-affiliated sanitation workers’ strike led to trash fires, typhoid warnings and rat infestations, as 100,000 tons of rotting garbage piled up. Three decades later, a coordinated job action by city building-service workers and sanitation workers caused another public trash nuisance declared “dangerous to life and health” in the Big Apple. New Yorkers could learn a thing or two from those of us who call Colorado Springs, Colo., home. We have no fear of being held hostage to a politically driven sanitation department — because we have no sanitation department. We have no sanitation department because enlightened advocates of limited government in our town realized that competitive bidders in the private sector could provide better service at lower cost. And we’re not alone. As the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan reported: “The largest study ever conducted on outsourced garbage collection, conducted by the federal government in the 1970s, reported 29 to 37 percent savings in cities with populations over 50,000. A 1994 study by the Reason Foundation discovered that the city of Los Angeles was paying about 30-percent more for garbage collection than its surrounding suburbs, in which private waste haulers were employed. A 1982 study of city garbage collection in Canada discovered an astonishing 50-percent average savings as a result of privatization.” Completely privatized trash collection means city residents don’t get socked with the bill for fraudulently engineered overtime pay, inflated pensions and gold-plated health benefits in perpetuity — not to mention the capital and operating costs of vehicles and equipment. The Colorado Springs model, as city councilman Sean Paige calls it, is a blueprint for how every city can cope with budget adversity while freeing itself from thuggish union threats when contracts expire or cuts are made. Those who dawdled on privatization efforts in better times are suffering dire, deadly consequences now. Let the snow-choked streets of New York be a lesson for the rest of the nation: It’s time to put the Big Chill on Big Labor-run municipal services. (Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin is the daughter of Filipino Immigrants. She was born in Philadelphia, raised in southern New Jersey and now lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland. Her weekly column is carried by more than 100 newspapers.)
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LETTERS Ignoring these painful facts won’t make them go away To the editor, This is a response to Lynn Chong’s false hope that the next decade may be less horrific. I’m sorry to say it, but it will be even more so. Lynn pulled a few quotes from two widely read dystopian novels; Orwell’s “1984” and Huxley’s “Brave New World”. Both of these authors came from a long lineage of the managerial class, Orwell, being taught at Eton, and Huxley, also trained at Cambridge’s Eton, learned of the system that was to be put in place at this time. For as Orwell put it, “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past”. Both authors were simply showing, not prophesying, not imagining, the planned agenda. And here we are; where Orwellian and Huxlian techniques have become the norm. The two books may be a bit different in the way that they portray society, “1984” uses brute force, and in “Brave New World” it’s a scientific dictatorship, but some important similarities remain; the end of individuality and the complete control over its subjects. Techniques widely written about by Bertrand Russell in his books “The Scientific Outlook”, and “The Impact of Science on Society”, and in Huxley’s “Brave New World Revisited”, his nonfictional work. Techniques the Huxley family is famous for. Julian Huxley, the brother of Aldous, was the first CEO of UNESCO, (the organization to give us a unified education and culture) and his Grandfather, Thomas, being pals with Darwin, helped subordinate all of us with the theory that we all come from slime. Orwell on the other hand, tried to warn us. He gave us the language of “Newspeak”, which most of us are now fluent in. When we prattle on about party politics, climate change, or artificial culture
Orwell called that “duckspeak”; making a whole lot of noise, but not much sense, “Thoughtcrime”, the act of having an opinion outside of the given formed opinions of the state, is committed by the thinkers. We use member cards at the stores we visit and they mock us with “doubleplusgood” and “wellness”. The dystopia is here. It’s a shame to see Lynn’s worries of war limited to the usual type; of armies invading countries abroad. Though I commiserate with her, I know that war is all encompassing; from the standardization process at school, to the “programming” on TV; from weaponized food, to poison in municipal water supplies; from the toxins in vaccines, to the toxins sprayed from jets above all of our heads. The term war shouldn’t be restricted to what we are used to. I urge Lynn, and anyone else is troubled by our changing world, to read into these two documents: The first is the UN’s Agenda 21, the laid out plan to corral us all into habitat areas, control the worlds water and energy sources, and much more. The second is from NATO’s think tank — Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, titled DCDC Global Strategic Trends Programme 2007-2036, where they go through the scenarios of a world thrown into upheaval caused by the plans that they are now implementing. All of the surveillance and security on steroids of this decade is only going to increase in the coming one. It’s built right into our current infrastructure! Cell phones, Internet, cameras around every corner; they aren’t going to scrap any of these things! The global elite have a strict time-table and they are right on schedule. Ignoring these painful facts will not make them go away. Derek Case Belmont
Guns in the gallery & weapons on the floor: shoot out at OK Corral To the editor, I was disappointed to read that one of the first items of business in the new legislature is a move to allow guns to be carried in the Statehouse. As a former member of the N.H. House, I had the distinct displeasure of sitting on the House floor while angry visitors were carrying weapons in the gallery.
ine would be to have legislators armed as well, allowing for a true potential shoot out at the OK Corral! But truly my greatest dismay is that this legislature ran on the promise that the budget and jobs would take top priority . . . yet carrying weapons in our State Capitol comes up first! Kate Miller
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LETTERS Thanks for the generosity that led to a successful auction To the editor, The Gunstock Nordic Association wishes to thank the following for their generosity in donating to our annual auction that was held at Patrick’s Pub & Eatery in Gilford: A Little Confection Shop, Airport Country Store, Albright Cleaning & Restoration, American Cottage, Annalee Dolls, Annie’s Café, Art Escape, Atomic Ski, Barb Howe, Barley House Restaurant, Baron’s Billiards, Baron’s Major Brands, Beans & Greens Farmstand, Belknap Hyundai, Belknap Landscape Company, Inc., Belknap Subaru, Belknap Tire, Bella Bohemia, Bob Kozlow, Brad Thompson, Breu Family, Brock Roberts, Broken Antler Restaurant, Café Déjà vu, Capitol Center for the Arts, China Garden Restaurant, CJ Best, Claudette Varney, Common Man Restaurants, Connie Moses, Contigiani’s Catering, Coppola Physical Therapy, Corner House Restaurant, Crazy Gringo Restaurant, Curt’s Caterers, Daryl Thompson, Dennis Witcher, Dockside Florist, Don Chesebrough, Dynamic Ceramics, Eagle Mountain House, Earth Heart Yoga, EM Heath of Center Harbor, Fay’s Boatyard, Fermentation Station, FIN Seafood, Fireside Inn, Floor Show, Foley Oil, Fratellos/Homestead, Funspot, Galleria Salon, Gator Signs, Gilford Hills Club, Gilford House of Pizza, Gisela Langsten, Gould’s Garden Center, Granite State Glass, Greenlaw’s Music, Greg Cerveny, Guest House Bead Shop, Guiseppes restaurant, Gunstock Ski Area, Gunstock Inn, Hair Factory, Happy Jack’s Cigar Shop, Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant, Headlines Hair, Home Hill Inn, Ian Raymond Photo, Inn at Mill Falls, Joe Kings shoestore, John Shelley’s Bag O’ Loot, Judi Taggart, Karen Bobotas, Ken Nutter, Kevin’s Café, LaBelles Shoe Repair, Laconia Eye & Laser, Laconia Ice Company, Laconia Ice Arena, Laconia Pet Center, Lahey Landscapes, Laconia Savings Bank, Lakeside Restaurant, Lakestyle Interiors, Lakes Region Nutrition, Lighthouse Designs, Lisa Kling, Little Caesars, Lowe’s of Gilford, Marcia Haughey, Mark Petrozzi, Marriot Inn, Mary Lou John, Maya Hardcastle, MC Cycle, Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavillion, Meredith Bay Coffee House, Meredith Village Savings, Middleton Building Supply, Midnight Moon Tatoo, Mikes Quality Car Care, Misty Harbor Resort, Mocha Rizing Coffee Shop, Rick & Connie Moses, Moulton Farm, Naswa Resort, NH Music Fes-
tival, Nina Gavrylyuk, 99 Restaurant, Nordic Skier Sports, Sysco Northcenter Foods, O’do’s Hair Salon, Oglethorpes, Omni Hotels, Once New Vintage Wares, Our Family Tree Restaurant, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Pheasant Ridge Country Club, Photographic Portraits, Piche’s Ski & Sports Shop, Picnic Rock Farm, Pizza Factory, Pizzeria Venti, Portland Glass, Ragged Mountain Ski Area, Red River Theatre, Sal’s Pizza, Sanel Auto Parts, Shalimar Resort, Sky Bright, So Little Thyme, Stamping Memories, Steele Hill Inn, Sue Maddock, Sunflower Natural Foods, Talon Salon, Tall Timber Lodge, Terry Emmons Massage, Tessa Schrupp, The Bob House & Reel’n Tavern, The Practice Room Center for Yoga, Tire Warehouse, Tom Smart, Troy Schrupp DDS, Trustworthy Hardware, True Value Hardware in Center Harbor, Village Canvas, Vista Foods, Wachusett Ski Area, Wallace Art Gallery, Waterfall Café, Weirs Beach Lobster Pound, Winfrey’s Fudge, Wine’ing Butcher, Winnepesaukee Forge, Winnisquam Marine, Yikes!Gallery. Special thanks go out to Allan Beetle and Patrick’s Pub & Eatery for hosting the event, Laconia Savings Bank for sponsoring the auction, Nassau Broadcasting-Gilford for advertising, Gilford Well for their assistance to GNA’s snowmaking pump system and a huge thanks to Greg Peverly for being our auctioneer for a second year in a row! The Gunstock Nordic Association is a non-profit organization based at Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford, NH. GNA’s mission is to promote Nordic Skiing and jumping by helping its members achieve their own personal dreams of either being competitive up to the Olympic level, successful in local competitions or to just enjoy Nordic skiing. GNA has been the premier training organization in central NH for ski jumping and cross country skiing since 1937. Programs available for the 2010-2011 winter include a 10 week children’s program, middle & high school programs, a Saturday adult introductory program and a weekday master’s training program. Members compete in Nordic events throughout New England during the winter months and many attend training camps around the world during the summer and fall seasons. Further information may be found at www.gunstocknordic.com. Gunstock Nordic Association
We’ve plenty of food now, but cash donations are still needed To the editor, Under the hard work and leadership of Scout Masters Karen Comeau, Andrew Dewnski and Ray Meyer, Boy Scout Troop #53, Cub Scout Pack #53 tripled the results of its drive for the Alton Food Pantry this year, collecting over 2,000 items. Our shelves are overflowing. The Girl Scouts, under the leadership of Karen Petelle, donated personal items. The schools’ Honor Society and elementary classes have had food drives. It gives one a great feeling to have the younger people take part in volunteering for the com-
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LETTERS The rich have sold out this country’s working class; tax them To the editor, I would like to know if these newscasters feel better when they say the economy is getting better because there are fewer people in the employment rolls getting benefits? How can they sleep at night broadcasting all these lies? Do they really think the average unemployed American believes them? Maybe it is time to get these people in line and try and live now that their benefits are no longer coming to them. If you are one of the minority out of work and received your one tank of heating fuel, maybe it is time to take these young people out of their too-well-paying jobs and see just how far their one tank of fuel will carry them when the bill is over five hundred a month and the amount allotted to them is just over six hundred for the entire winter. People on Social Security are now spending half their checks on heat, half of what’s left on electricity, leaving them to decide if they want to spend for medical or food, oh what the hell, if they get sick and die, there will be more money to give to those who have never spent a dime in taxes to pay for these services. I feel badly for those that have lost everything through no fault of their
own because of lost employment, and I for one would donate to the kitty for relocating these freeloaders back to their own countries where the jobs have now gone and they could be gainfully employed; of course they would not be able to have free speech any more or be so well taken care of by a government that would rather give to third world nations than take care of their own people. Why are we paying Billions — THAT’S a B — for countries to rebuild when we could be spending some of that right here in this country helping the small entrepreneur become large enough to provide jobs. Instead of giving tax breaks for the very rich who have sold out this country’s working class, tax the hell out of them until they cry uncle, and I don’t mean for Uncle Sam to help them. Someone please tell me what good it did for the American taxpayer to bailout the airlines after 9/11, or the automakers, or the banks? Please tell me that you are better off now that you have lost your retirement nest-egg that you accumulated working for all your lives. And Jack, if you are better off, share the wealth and let us know how you did it. Bev Buker Gilford
Thanks for publishing Leo Sandy’s column on animal fur To the editor, Congratulations for printing Dr. Leo R. Sandy’s “Fur is for animals” column in your Dec. 28 issue. I am so proud of you, your publication, etc., for allowing this very real, true, cruel account to be published and presented in your publication. (Leo is a sincere man that has also helped thousands of N.H. children through his evaluations, and as many current and beginning edu-
cators in the field of both Education and Special Education. His passion for animals is just one more of his attributes we all should emulate.) Again, thank you for printing this column. Happy New Year to all of you at the Sun, and to all that may change their buying habits immediately as this new year begins. Ginny Smith Manchester
OCTOMOM from page 2 he’s not trying to pressure Suleman into porn, but he would use her housing woes to start a conversation that brings her to work for Vivid. “There’d be no pressure on her. We’re not looking to foreclose on the note, but if nothing else it would give us opportunity to meet with her,” Hirsch said. “She’s made it clear she doesn’t want to do an adult movie. Maybe there are other things we could do that she would be interested in.” Hirsch said Suleman could keep her clothes on and work as a Vivid representative, a role similar to a master of ceremonies, welcoming people to Vivid parties. The work could help cover Suleman’s monthly costs, Hirsch said. Suleman’s housing woes stretch back for years. Before moving into her current four-bedroom home on a La Habra cul-de-sac, Suleman and her first six children lived with her mother. But that small Whittier home was foreclosed on just as her octuplets were becoming healthy enough to leave the hospital. Nearly two years ago, Suleman’s father, Ed Doud, bought the house for Suleman because the unemployed, single mom did not qualify for a traditional bank loan. To purchase the $565,000 home about 25 miles east of Los Angeles,
Doud made a $130,000 down payment and promised to pay $4,000 monthly, but a $450,000 balloon payment was due in March. Haddadin had granted a six-month extension to pay the balance on the loan, but that expired Oct. 9. He told the AP on Sunday that as a Jordanian, he took pity on a fellow Arab in a tough spot and pledged to help Doud, who is Palestinian. Suleman and her lawyer, Jeff Czech, were served eviction notices Dec. 2, Haddadin said. The two became joint owners of the house in August after her father transferred the deed from his name, Haddadin said. A call to Czech was not immediately returned Thursday. All 14 of Suleman’s children were conceived through in vitro fertilization — something her doctor Michael Kamrava is facing censure for from the state medical board. The Beverly Hills fertility specialist stands to lose his license, and is accused of gross negligence in Suleman’s treatment and the treatment of two other patients. Before the octuplets were born, Suleman was living off college loans, her children’s disability payments and workers’ compensation from onthe-job injuries at a state mental hospital in 1999. Since their birth, the see next page
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VALUATIONS from page one tistical analysis to determine assessed values closely approximating fair market values, or the prices at which properties would sell. Laconia presented the appraisers with two major challenges, Cabanel said. First, because the city had not been thoroughly revalued since 1989, from preceding page disability payments have dried up, but a new income stream was found in selling gossip items and short videos to tabloid media. Minor deals came through as a spokeswoman for a local milkshake vendor and an animal rights group.
the relationship between the value of land and the value of buildings was significantly out of kilter. Because land values were relatively low while building values were relatively high, the appraisers had to restore the correct proportions. Second, Cabanel said, the city is home to a wide range of diverse types of property. Apart from the usual mix of single-family, multi-family and condominium dwellings, residential properties may be year-round or seasonal, very old or quite new, in traditional neighborhoods or cottage colonies. Many properties, both residential and commercial, overlook one of the three lakes or the Winnipesaukee River or see next page
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TILTON from page one of resisting arrest and in 2008 pleaded guilty to in with intent to distribute the same court to one count marijuana and one misdeof simple assault resulting meanor charge of possesfrom a domestic distursion of marijuana. bance. Also indicted was Jill RolLater that year, also in lins, 20, of Knowles Pond Franklin District Court, he Road in Northfield for one pleaded guilty to carrying felony count of possession a weapon without a license with intent to distribute Travis Dalessio and disobeying an officer. He marijuana and one felony (Tilton Police Photo) was sentenced to a deferred count of possession with six month sentence in intent to distribute MDMA Belknap County jail. or ecstasy. In 2006 Bitetto pleaded Her brother Derek Rolguilty to misdemeanor recklins, 22, also of Knowles less conduct for ramming Pond Road was indicted his truck into a car being on three separate felony driven by another man. counts of sales of mariIn 2009 he pleaded guilty juana. to selling Oxycontin and Brandon Turner, 24, of received a 1-to-2 year senProspect Street in Franktence that was suspended. lin was indicted one felony In 2009 he pleaded guilty in count of sales of marijuana, Vincent Bitetto, Jr. Franklin District Court to one while Travis Dalessio, 25, of (Tilton Police Photo) count of unauthorized taking 788 Laconia Road in Tilton and in a separate proceeding was found was indicted for one felony count of guilty of violating the controlled drug act sales of narcotics (Oxycontin) and and of disorderly conduct. receiving stolen property. In 2003, Dalessio was found guilty A separate December grand jury of theft by unauthorized taking in also indicted Dalessio on a separate Franklin District Court and was confelony charge for conspiracy to sell victed on unlawful possession of alcocontrolled drugs (Oxycontin). Indicted hol in 2004. In 2007 the same court by the same grand jury for conspiracy found him guilty of resisting arrest. to commit drug sales was Vincent In 2008 he was found guilty of drivBitetto, 23, of 16 Summer St. in Tilton ing under the influence of drugs or and John Flynn, 56, of 37 Diana Drive alcohol and drug possession. in Northfield. The investigations into the recent According to Police Chief Robert indictments spanned throughout Cormier, at the time of his October the summer and Cormier said “the arrest, Bitetto was on bail for possesTilton Police Detectives have put in sion of a controlled drug and other countless hours and dedication over charges in Northfield and Franklin. the summer to ensure the safety of Bitetto and Dalessio both have the many Winnisquam students... I extensive criminal backgrounds. am very proud of the exemplary work In 2005 Bitetto pleaded guilty in they have done on these cases.” Franklin district court to one count
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Late adjustment drops total tax bill for dozens of residential properties at Weirs Beach by $78k LACONIA — While the 2010 revaluation dropped property values in most parts of the city, the values of cottages crowded closely together on and around historic Methodist Circle at Weirs Beach jumped sharply. City Manager Eileen Cabanel told the City Council that after receiving complaints and queries from property owners, Jon Duhamel, the city assessor, together with employees of Vision Appraisal, revisited the neighborhood. They found that contrary to what they were originally led to believe, three sales in the past year that were used to calculate the values were not so-called “arms length” transactions
reflecting fair market values. However, by the time the discovery was made and the sales were disqualified, the Board of Assessors had endorsed the warrant, authorizing the mailing of tax bills based on the new values. To correct the error, Duhamel adjusted the factor for access to the water for nearly 47 residential properties, which effectively reduced their values by between six-percent and 45-percent and the corresponding tax bills by a total of $78,159, or an average of $1,662. — Michael Kitch
from preceding page hold deeded access to the water. Other properties have boat slips or mooring rights. Cabanel said that to overcome the diversity of properties, past assessments expanded the number of “neighborhoods” to some 200, which the appraisers reduced to a manageable amount of about 30. Cabanel said that in 2009, the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) calculated that assessed values in Laconia represented 105-percent of market value. Since 1999, when the Legislature introduced the statewide property tax to contribute to the cost of public education, DRA has set standards and monitored revaluations to ensure that the assessed values of different municipalities fall within a narrow range of not more than 10-percent more or less than true market value. With the markets for residential and commercial real estate flat or falling, she said that Vision Appraisal, set itself a target of 95-percent of market value. City Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4), responding to concerns that the new values are unduly low, said that “this is not unique to Laconia. Property values are falling across the state and across the country. This is not something unique to us.” Cabanel added that the total assessed valuation of the taxable property in the city dropped this year from $2.1-billion to
$1.9-billion, or by approximately nine-percent. Assessor Jon Duhamel outlined the process for seeking an abatement, which he described as an attempt to show that the assessed value is either unfair or incorrect. He explained that inaccurate data about a property on the tax card and evidence that the assessed value does not correspond to market value of the property or exceeds the assessed value of the city are all grounds for an abatement. Appeals, Duhamel stressed must be filed with the Assessor’s Office or postmarked no later than March 1. Forms for applying for an abatement are available at the Assessor’s Office or on-line at DRA’s website. Once the request is filed, the city staff reviews the application and inspects the property before making a recommendation to the Board of Assessors, which either grants or denies the abatement. If the request is denied, the decision can be appealed to the Board of Tax and Land Appeal or the Superior Court by September 1. Duhamel encouraged taxpayers to pay their taxes while their requests for abatements are being considered. When abatements are granted. the taxes will be refunded with six-percent interest. “This is not an adversarial process,” Cabanel emphasized. “Come in and talk to us. The Assessor’s Office will help you. We want the values to be correct.”
200,0000 people affected by flooding in Australia BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — More than 200,000 people have been affected by relentless flooding in northeast Australia, with the flood zone now stretching over an area bigger than France and Germany combined, officials said Friday. Thousands of homes and businesses across Queensland state have been inundated with water after days of pounding rain caused swollen rivers to overflow. The entire population of two towns was forced to evacuate as water swamped their communities, cutting off roads and devastating crops. Northeastern Australia often sees heavy rains and flooding during the Southern Hemisphere summer, but the scope of the damage from the recent down-
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Driver indicted for causing death of Franklin pedestrian in 2009 By Maddie Hanna CONCORD MONITOR
CONCORD — A Franklin woman has been indicted by a county grand jury on a charge of negligent homicide 1½ years after she struck a pedestrian with her car in Franklin. Lynn Dion, 43, failed to pay due attention when she struck 36-yearold Genny Bassett with her car the night of June 28, 2009, according to the indictment handed up last week by the Merrimack County grand jury. “As a consequence of this operation of the motor vehicle, Lynn Dion caused the death of Genny Bassett,” the indictment alleges. “Lynn Dion committed the above acts negligently.” The Monitor could not reach Dion for comment. Bassett, a mother of four from Franklin, spent more than three weeks at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center before her family removed her from life support July 21, 2009. Since then, Bassett’s family members have been pressing the police for answers about the accident that led to her death. But investigators have said little about what caused the accident, which happened at 9 at night while Bassett and another woman were walking across Central Street in Franklin. The police said the women were in a crosswalk when they were struck by Dion’s Toyota but have not elaborated on the circumstances. They also have not addressed the findings from the investigation conducted by the state police’s accident reconstruction team, which issued a report that Franklin police Chief David Goldstein said was given to the Merrimack County Attorney’s Office as prosecutors weighed whether to press charges. Two of Bassett’s family members said yesterday that they were glad the county attorney’s office was moving forward with charges against Dion, but they said they were frustrated by how long it’s taken to get the case to court. They also said they were frustrated
by the lack of details from investigators. “I’m glad we got the indictment, but I feel like there’s still some things that should be able to be proved that they’re saying can’t be,” said Tia Bassett, Genny Bassett’s sister, who lives in Andover. Tia Bassett said she’s been told by investigators that they can’t prove whether Dion was speeding or using her cell phone, which Bassett said she does not understand. She said she was also told by the county attorney’s office that it may be difficult to prosecute the case in light of a 2009 state Supreme Court decision that said not all driver inattention is criminal. “The whole family’s kind of frustrated by the whole thing,” Bassett said. “We kind of think it’s being pushed to the side because she’s not one of the elite. She’s not one of the better people.” Assistant County Attorney Rachel Harrington, who is prosecuting the case, did not return a call for comment yesterday afternoon. Goldstein said yesterday that he hadn’t read the report from the accident reconstruction team and didn’t want to comment on the circumstances surrounding the accident, since the case has been handed to the county attorney’s office. But he said he has been in touch with Genny Bassett’s family over the past year and a half, “and I assured them it was never placed on the back burner - it’s just that there’s an awful lot of work to be done.” Bassett’s stepfather, Gerald Crochier, said he doesn’t understand why it’s taken this long for prosecutors to bring charges. “This is ridiculous,” said Crochier, who lives in Texas. “I wish they’d get this thing into court. I believe she should be guilty of something, not get a little slap on the wrist, because basically that’s what’s happening right now. She’s getting away with a slap on the wrist.”
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Moultonborough Academy claims boys’ title at Holiday Tournament Moultonborough Academy’s Drew Swedberg (red) collides with Prospect Mountain’s Pat Cassidy during last night’s championship game at the 37th Annual Lakes Region Holiday Basketball tourney at Gilford High School. After overcoming a first quarter deficit the Panthers came back to win 44 to 35. With a wide height advantage the Panthers stepped up their defense to stretch an eight-point advantage at the break to 10 early in the fourth quarter only to have the Timberwolves halve the gap with less than two minutes to play before accuracy at the foul line sealed the win. Both Patrick Cotter and Marcus Swedberg of Moultonborough were named to the all-tournament team and Cotter took most valuable player honors. Other players named to the all-tournament team were Babacar Kamara of Laconia, Matt Dean of Gilford and Zach Drouin of Prospect Mountain. (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Sisters will be released from prison to share a kidney JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — For 16 years, sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott have shared a life behind bars for their part in an $11 armed robbery. To share freedom, they must also share a kidney. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour suspended the sisters’ life sentences on Wednesday, but 36-year-old Gladys Scott’s release is contingent on her giving a kidney to Jamie, her 38-year-old sister, who requires daily dialysis. The sisters were convicted in 1994 of leading two men into an ambush in central Mississippi the year before. Three teenagers hit each man in the head with a shotgun and took their wallets — making off
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Freshman leads Prospect Mountain girls to Holiday Tourney crown Prospect Mountain’s Debra Bulhoes and Newfound Regional’s Amber Plummer grapple for the ball as it travels out of bounds during the championship game in the annual Lakes Region Holiday Basketball tourney at Gilford High School on Thursday night. Led by the sparkling freshman point guard Izzy Glazier and Sydney Robertson’s presence in the paint, the Timberwolves from Alton topped the Bears of Bristol 37 to 31 to claim the girls crown. Glazier was named the tournament’s most valuable player and was joined on the all-tournament first team by Robertson. Other players named to the all-tournament team were Morgan Fuller of Moultonborough Academy, Mikaela Guertin of Belmont and Jordan Phinney of Newfound Regional. (Alan MacRae/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
from preceding page Thursday at Mississippi’s capital, calling the suspension of the sentences “a shining example” of the way a governor should use the power of clemency. Civil rights advocates have for years called for the sisters’ release, saying the sentences were excessive. Those demands gained traction when Barbour asked the Mississippi Parole Board to take another look at the case. The Scott sisters are eligible for parole in 2014, but Barbour said prison officials no longer think they are a threat to society and Jamie’s medical condition is costing the state a lot of money — approximately $200,000 a year, according to Mississippi Department of Corrections Spokesman Kent Croker. Lumumba said he has no problem with the governor requiring Gladys to offer up her organ because “Gladys actually volunteered that as part of her petition.” Lumumba said it’s not clear what caused the kidney failure, but it’s likely a combination of different illnesses over the years.
Barbour spokesman Dan Turner told The Associated Press that Jamie Scott was released because she needs the transplant. He said Gladys Scott will be released if she agrees to donate her kidney because of the significant risk and recovery time. “She wanted to do it,” Turner said. “That wasn’t something we introduced.” Barbour is a Republican in his second term who has been mentioned as a possible presidential contender in 2012. He said the parole board agreed with the indefinite suspension of their sentences, which is different from a pardon or commutation because it comes with conditions. An “indefinite suspension of sentence” can be reversed if the conditions are not followed, but those requirements are usually things like meeting with a parole officer. The Scott sisters have received significant public support from advocacy groups, including the NAACP, which called for their release. Hundreds of people marched through downtown Jackson from the state see next page
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‘Better Choices, Better Health’workshops scheduled LACONIA — “Better Choices, Better Health,” a six-week workshop presented by LRGHealthcare, will be held at two different locations — at Franklin Regional Hospital from noon — 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning January 11; an at the Taylor Community Woodside Building from 9 — 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays beginning January 12. Designed for people with chronic diseases who want to learn to live healthier and feel better, the program was developed by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Anyone living with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, COPD, anxiety, obesity, arthritis, osteoporosis, back problems, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and other from preceding page capital to the governor’s mansion in September, chanting in unison that the women should be freed. Still, their release won’t be immediate. Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said late Wednesday that he had not received the order. He also said the women want to live with relatives in Florida, which requires approval from officials in that state. In general, that process takes 45 days.
life changing chronic health conditions are encouraged to attend. Participants will learn skills for living a full healthy life with a chronic condition; set individual weekly goals and make a step-by-step plan for improving health and quality of life; find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue; discover better nutrition and exercise choices; improve management of medications; discover more effective ways to talk with health care providers and family members about chronic conditions; and learn how to relax and handle difficult emotions. The cost of the program is a suggested donation of $25. For more information or to register, call LRGHealthcare Education Services at 527-7120. Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the Scott sisters’ release will be “a great victory for the state of Mississippi for two individuals who received an excessive sentence” and he has no problem with the kidney donation requirement because Gladys Scott volunteered. “I think it’s encouraging that she’s willing to share a kidney so her sister can have a better quality life,” Johnson said.
Pictured left to right are Dawn Shimberg of the Youth Assistance Program, Jeff Savage of Franklin Savings Bank, and Martha Douglass of the Youth Assistance Program. (Courtesy photo)
Youth Assistance gets $7.5k grant from FSB TILTON — The Youth Assistance Program of Northfield, Sanbornton & Tilton, Inc. recently received a $7,500 grant from the Franklin Savings Bank Fund for Community Advancement. This funding will allow for continuation and expansion of the organization’s prevention efforts that target reckless and harmful behaviors of at-risk youth. Plans include enhancement of the school-based prevention program in the Winnisquam Regional Middle School, in addition to four other community education programs that benefit parents and teens. “This $7,500 award reaches so far,” noted Martha Douglass, director of the Youth Assistance Program. “We are so pleased and encouraged to receive such a generous contribution toward our efforts. These funds will help us continue to reach youth in the area.” Local communities have benefited from the Youth Assistance Program
since 1975 through services that help young people and their families. The organization targets the destructive behavior patterns of those who are atrisk by providing preventative information, tools, and counseling support. The common goal of their programs is to enable individuals to become responsible healthy citizens. The Franklin Savings Bank Fund for Community Advancement grant was formed in 1997 to provide support for substantial projects that enhance the lives of people in the communities that make up the primary market area of the Bank. The Fund has awarded more than $628,000 to local organizations since its inception. Applications for the upcoming grant period are due by 2 p.m. on Friday, December 31. For more information on how to apply for a grant award, call Dorothy J. Savery at 934-8316 or visit Franklin Savings Bank’s Web site at www.fsbnh.com.
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(Traditional Catholic Latin Rite) The Traditional Latin Rite Mass has been celebrated and revered by the Popes of the Church from time immemorial to POPE JOHN PAUL II who requested that it have “a wide and generous application.” 500 Morrill Street, Gilford 524-9499 Sunday Mass: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m. Mass on Holy Days of Obligation: 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
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Stanford stops UConn womens’ unbeaten streak at 90 games
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak is over. The Huskies never led and were beaten by No. 9 Stanford 71-59 on Thursday night, ending a remarkable run that drew national attention and acclaim to women’s basketball. Stanford was the last school to beat coach Geno Auriemma’s team, in the 2008 NCAA semifinals. Jeanette Pohlen hit five 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 31 points and the Cardinal (9-2) had the Huskies’ number at last — a huge number at that. Stanford won its 52nd straight at Maples Pavilion in a rematch of last season’s NCAA title game won 53-47 by two-time defending national champion UConn. Last week, the Huskies (12-1) topped the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden’s UCLA men’s team from 1971-74 by beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62, then won their 90th in a row this week at Pacific. Huskies star Maya Moore was held to 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting. UConn hadn’t lost since an 82-73 defeat to Stanford on April 6, 2008, in the Final Four at Tampa, Fla. Pohlen sealed it with six free throws in the final 42.5 seconds. She shot 8-for-15 overall and had nine rebounds and six assists. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 12 points and six rebounds and Kayla Pedersen 11 rebounds for an inspired Stanford squad that held a 43-36 advantage on the boards. Moore’s 3-pointer with 10:50 left cut Stanford’s lead to 48-44, then Pedersen answered moments later on the other end. Moore tried to will her team back late, scoring eight straight during one stretch. But she missed the front end of a one-and-one off the rim with 1:42 left that could have made it a fourpoint game. Kelly Faris scored 19 points and Bria Hartley 14 for the Huskies, who never found their usual dominant form while playing in front of a raucous sell-
out crowd of 7,329-plus for this highly anticipated, nationally televised showdown between the top programs from either coast. UConn was headed home from the Bay Area on what certainly would be an extra-long redeye flight out of San Francisco. The team just beat the big East Coast blizzard to get here, leaving at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. UConn played at Maples for the first time since Dec. 28, 1993, and Stanford has won all three meetings in the rivalry on its home floor. For the Cardinal, this was a long time coming. Coach Tara VanDerveer, who joined the elite 800win club last week, thought about that championship loss for months and felt her team missed a big opportunity, saying it fueled her to be a better coach and did the same for her players. Stanford hasn’t won it all since 1992 despite making the last three Final Fours.
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Stanford led at halftime for the third straight time facing UConn, having blown a 20-12 edge at the break in the title game last April. Moore missed her initial four shots and didn’t score her first points until knocking down a 3 at with 3:14 left in the opening half. The two-time national player of the year came in averaging 24.8 points and received a rousing ovation from the Stanford crowd when starting lineups were introduced, though Auriemma was booed.
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Gladys M. Saunders, 92 LACONIA — Gladys M. (Taylor) Saunders, 92, a resident at the Belknap County Nursing Home and formerly of 26 Beech Street, Laconia and Franconia, N.H, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. Mrs. Saunders was born October 14, 1918 in Lisbon, N.H., the daughter of Archie E. and Mary Ann (MacDonald) Taylor. Mrs. Saunders graduated from Dow Academy in Franconia and from Laconia Business College. She had been employed at C. A. Lund & Co. for nineteen years, Laconia Needle for four years and at Vernitron for eight years. Survivors include several nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, great grandnephews and great grandnieces. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Saunders was predeceased by a brother, MacDonald Taylor,
three sisters, Priscilla M. Taylor Pitman, Elizabeth Taylor and Muriel Taylor, a brother-in-law, Robert E. Pitman and by two nephews, Robert J. Pitman and Melvin Taylor. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Funeral Service will follow at 3:00 PM also at the Funeral Home. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sugar Hill, N.H. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
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NEW HAMPTON — Lewis E. Smith, 83, of 386 Straits Road, died at his home on Saturday, December 25, 2010. Mr. Smith was born at home in New Hampton on May 21, 1927, the son of James E. and Myrtle I. (Ballou) Smith. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII, serving in the Pacific Third Fleet. Mr. Smith worked as a weaver and loom fixer. He was also a salesman, worked construction and for twentyeight years worked at the Laconia State School with the developmentally disabled. He was a Christian and loved fishing, nature, gardening, hiking. Mr. Smith is survived by three daughters, Mona L. Colburn, of Chester, Vermont, Linda L. Smith of Johnson, Vermont and Myrtle A. Smith Pack of Bristol, New Hampshire; a daughter-in-law, Gwen
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Smith, of Ashland; eight grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter; a brother, Roger J. Smith, of South Carolina; a sister, Lorraine Warfield of New Hampshire and aunts and uncles. In addition to his parents, Mr. Smith was predeceased by a son, Edwin L. Smith, and by a brother, Everette L. Smith. There will be no calling hours. A Graveside Service will be held in the spring at the family lot in Village Cemetery in New Hampton. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn
Pooh right at home on Golden Pond Every now and then, just by chance, you discover something new, special, and unexpected about the Lakes Region. This month, I discovered the Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest. It is really a special place and I bet most area residents have never ventured there. I have a home for sale on Dog Cove on Squam Lake and thought I would try to get a picture of the home from the other side of the cove. Another agent was telling me about the trails near Dog Cove that he hikes and how nice they are. So the other day I decided to take off and go for a little walk to check it out. I picked up some info on Squam from the Squam Lakes Association which included a map of the Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest . This 157 acre forest is owned by the New England Forestry Foundation and managed by the SLA. It is located on College Road in Center Harbor, between Route-25B and Route 3. There are two parking spots with signs indicating where to enter the trails. There are over four miles of well marked walking trails in this forest and for the most part the terrain is fairly level so you won’t break a sweat, particularly in December. I followed the East Fire Road down to Dog Cove, where it turned and parallels the shoreline. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a good picture of my house across the cove, but no matter, there were plenty of things to take pictures of. The trail wound through the trees, around the rocks, over makeshift board bridges through wet areas, and then veered away from the shore just a bit. On this little stretch of trail, I came upon a simple, yet comfortable lake home that is apparently (according to the sign) owned by Pooh, of Bear fame. The home has natural wood siding and features a wonderful front door that appears to have been custom made. Many well know celebrities have second homes in the Lakes Region where they can relax, take in the beautiful scenery, and have a laid back vacation. I just didn’t think I would ever stumble on the residence of such a megastar. Continuing down the trail I came to the Swamp Walk which takes you across the wetland area just inland from Heron Cove. This elevated boardwalk
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2010. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed. On this date: In 1857, Britain’s Queen Victoria decided to make Ottawa the capital of Canada. In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. In 1969, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was shot to death along with his wife and daughter in their Clarksville, Pa., home by hit men acting under the orders of UMWA president Tony Boyle. In 1970, Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit in London’s High Court against his fellow Beatles to officially dissolve their partnership. In 1985, singer Rick Nelson, 45, and six other people were killed when fire broke out aboard a DC-3 that was taking the group to a New Year’s Eve performance in Dallas. In 1990, football coach George Allen died in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., at age 72. In 1997, Michael Kennedy, the 39-yearold son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was killed in a skiing accident on Aspen Mountain in Colorado. One year ago: A lone gunman dressed in black killed five people in Espoo, Finland, four at a crowded shopping mall, before returning home and taking his own life. Today’s Birthdays: TV producer George Schlatter is 81. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 73. Actor Tim Considine (“My Three Sons”) is 70. Actress Sarah Miles is 69. Rock musician Andy Summers is 68. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 67. Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 66. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 64. Actor Tim Matheson is 63. Pop singer Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) is 63. Singer Donna Summer is 62. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 62. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 59. Actor James Remar is 57. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 52. Actor Val Kilmer is 51. Singer Paul Westerberg is 51. Actor Don Diamont is 48. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 48. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 47. Actress Gong Li is 45. Author Nicholas Sparks is 45. Actor Lance Reddick is 41. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 38. Rock musician Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica) is 35. Rock musician Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) is 31.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Literally ring in 2011 at the Historic Belknap Mill in downtown Laconia. Hot chocolate and cookies served from 11:30 p.m. All present will have a chance to pull the rope leading to the mill’s rooftop bell, starting at midnight. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1
First Day Franklin celebration. Starting at 11 a.m. at Trestle View Park. Merrimack Valley Paddlers and Friends of the Winnipesaukee River will be braving the class III and VI rapids. Heated tent for spectators. Coffee, cocoa and chili provided.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Support group meeting for those who are separated or divorced. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Experience compassion, sharing and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. You are welcome. For information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066. Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing. Sliding fee scale. Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more information call Guy Haas at 279-2230. Overeater’s Anonymous meeting. 7 p.m. each Monday night at the Congregational Church of Laconia Parish Hall (Veterans Square). Weight Watchers meetings. Noon and 5:15 p.m. at the Opechee Park Clubhouse in Laconia.
NYC from page 2 Janette Peralta rode the subway to work at a Manhattan nonprofit association from her home in Queens. “I made it out of the house on Tuesday, but then I couldn’t go anywhere” because a truck was stuck in front of her house, she said. So she, her parents and siblings stayed home. “We got on each other’s nerves, we watched TV and movies, we read a little bit,” she said. “And I caught up on my sleep.” Some 1,600 plows plied the streets Thursday, while about 2,000 day laborers worked to clear snow from bus stops, crosswalks and the like, Bloomberg said. The mayor said the city had made good on a promise to plow practically every street by Thursday morning — though some will need more plowing to remove all the snow, and abandoned cars were in the way on a few blocks. The storm struck the day after Christmas in a city that has been planning to slash spending. But the mayor said: “The budget had nothing to do with this. We thought we had an adequate number of people, an adequate amount of equipment and the right training.” see NYC page 19
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Michael Kitch, Adam Drapcho, Gail Ober Reporters Elaine Hirshan, Office Manager Crystal Furnee, Jeanette Stewart Ad Sales Patty Johnson, Graphics Karin Nelson, Classifieds “Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 65 Water St., Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 17,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: A year ago, I became ill and was in the hospital for a month. I was told that my children were there the entire time. Since then, I have been declared legally disabled. There is some room for improvement in my condition, but it will take a lot of time. I would love to have my old life back, but it isn’t going to happen. I always thought I was a good mother, but apparently I failed somewhere. Two of my children are still living at home, and all I get is criticism from them that I don’t do enough around the house. It’s nearly impossible for me to cook and clean, and no one else even tries. We are all adults living here. My daughter constantly complains about all she does for me. She wants to get paid for washing my clothes, doing the dishes and any other chores. Mind you, both children live here rent-free. At present, my son is unemployed, but always has money to buy cigarettes and go out with his friends. My children are constantly belittling me about things I cannot do, and my mother and brother add fuel to the fire by insisting that I am milking the situation. Neither of them lives in this area, and they don’t visit. I am improving little by little, but progress is slow. How can I make my family see that I am truly disabled? -- Did Something Wrong Raising My Kids Dear Did Something: Your children may be lazy and ungrateful, but we also believe they are frightened by your disability and their complaints are their way of coping. Ignore them. If they are not paying rent, their minimum contribution should be cooking, cleaning and doing chores -- regardless of your physical ability. Tell your mother and brother to visit and assess the situation before judging. And when your daughter complains, reply sympathetically, “Life is tough.” If they refuse to stop complaining and you can afford a caregiver, tell them they are free to move out. Dear Annie: Over the past few years, we’ve been updating
our home and installing hardwood floors. After a family gathering this summer, our floors developed little round dents in the rooms. We realized that our future daughter-in-law, who always wears stilettos, was the culprit. The last time she was in our home, we could clearly see the dent trail she left. How do we tactfully ask people to remove their shoes without hurting their feelings? -- Dimples Dear Dimples: Hardwood floors are not expected to remain pristine, and nicks and dents are the cost of entertaining. However, it is perfectly acceptable to ask guests to remove their shoes at the door, especially if you provide cozy little slippers for them to wear instead. Some will refuse, which is OK, but your son should encourage his future wife to comply. Dear Annie: You were way off in your response to “Spouse,” whose wife is caring for their daughter’s blind, incontinent dog and said if the dog goes, she goes. The wife is not choosing the dog over her husband of 30 years. She is just continuing with the responsibility and commitment the daughter accepted. Just because a pet becomes incontinent or blind doesn’t mean it should be abandoned. The wife did the right thing. Now she is seeing her husband’s true colors, and she doesn’t like it. There are all kinds of compromises that could be made to make life easier for all of them -- diapers, a crate, doggy daycare, etc. Abandoning the dog should not be one of them. -- Pet Lover in California Dear Pet Lover: Several readers responded to this letter. Some suggested the dog be euthanized. One recommended a rescue group that will place it in a loving foster home. A few, like you, thought the wife was right to put the dog first and were angry enough with the husband to suggest throwing away the marriage. We do not agree.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
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AKC English Springer Spaniel pups. Champion, petagrees, great hunting, family dogs. $600 $550 males. female, (603)466-5676.
2000 Subaru Outback AWD, 4 cylinder standard, excellent condition, new parts, 158K, snows. $4,100. 527-0194.
Plow truck for yard use Runs good. $1,100. 630-0957
CHIHUAHUA Puppies for SaleBlue male and black & white female. $300 each. 998-3934 NEW! THE DOG WASH WAGGIN A full-service mobile grooming salon. Easy, convenient, time-saving! Call 603-651-9016. ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC, tails, shots done, parents on premises, $700 to $950. 267-7186.
Autos 1995 custom chevy van. Runs good. 350 motor needs doors. $500. Can drive it home. (603)466-5676. 1995 Ford Taurus GL 205K, no rust, new parts $850. Driven daily. Mark 832-3994. 2 1999 Dodge utility vans, low miles, run great $3,000 for both Call Scott. 786-9955.
2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroom condition under, 6,000 miles. Asking $13,500. Can be seen at 72 Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901 Linda or 387-2276 Garey ABLE to pay cash, cars average $250, trucks full-size $2300, truck batteries $6 each, alloy $7 each, in Epping we have scale, $1/ lb. for coded Copper wire, $2.65/ lb. for copper pipe. (603)502-6438 BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504. CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.
Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. 630-3606 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859. 01 Subaru Limited Outback Wagon. Loaded, heated seats, winter package, dual sun roof. Great condition, 127K, $6,000/obo. 630-1950
WE buy junk cars and trucks and all types of metals. Cash paid on the spot. Available every day. 998-7778
For Rent
For Rent BELMONT 1 Bedroom Unit Washer/Dryer Hookup. $600/Month 2 Bedroom Unit Washer/Dryer Hookup $700/Month
LACONIA 1-2-3 Bedroom Apartments available in convenient Lakeport location. All include heat and hot water. On-site laundry, parking. Section 8 accepted. Rents starting at $625. For application, call 524-1341. APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals, 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.
1 Bedroom units starting at $600/Month CALL 267-8023 GC ENTERPRISES PMC NO PETS BELMONT 2 Bedroom manufatured home on 1/2 acre. Town water and sewer, newly renovated and energy efficient. Nice location. FOR LEASE: $1,000 a month FOR SALE: Call for details Call 267-8023 GC Enterprises Property Mgt.
BELMONT Heat/Hot Water Included • 1 bedroom, second floor,
washer/dryer hook-up. $175 per week. • 1-bedroom 3rd floor apt. $175 per week. Small Animals considered. Security required. Section 8 accepted.
998-4728
BELMONT, NH - $699.00 a month. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, W&D hookup, single wide mobile home with yard for rent. Close to school. Call Fairlane Homes at 800-325-5566 for more information. GILFORD At Glendale Docks: 3-Bedroom, 2 story, porch, appliances, wood floors. Year-round. No dogs. $900/month. 401-741-4837.
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CONDO in Lake Winnipesaukee/ Laconia area: Nice condition Studio unit, Fully furnished, lake views, utilities + cable & Internet included, $500/month. Available immediately. Call 860-558-3052.
LACONIA: 1-bedroom apartments in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Very nice and completely renovated. $175/week, includes heat, hot water and electricity. 524-3892.
GILFORD 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, attached one car garage, excellent condition, $1200/ month plus utilities, contact Debbie at Roche Realty 603-279-7046 or 603-520-7769.
LACONIA: 26 Dartmouth St. 1/2 of a Duplex; 7 Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath. Walkout Basement w/Laundry Hookups. Very clean, hardwood floors, private off street parking for 2 cars. Convenient to library, churches, downtown, Opechee Park & schools. Available immediately non-smoking. $1,000/month plus utilities. Owner/broker 396-4163
GILFORD-LACONIA New home 4 New year. Efficiency for rent. Includes all utilities, cable WiFi, furnished. Rent $140/week or $500/ month. 528-8030 GILFORD: 3 bedroom apt, 2 bedroom apt., one bedroom cottage available including electricity, hotwater from $175/week, heat negotiable, pets considered. Security + references. 556-7098 or 832-3334. GILMANTON LARGE 2 bedroom Apartment. Easy commute, pets negotiable. $895/Month. 630-6812 Laconia 1 Bedroom- Washer/dryer hookup, storage, no pets. Security Deposit & references. $600/mo. + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA Efficiency first floor, with private entrance, quiet area in good location, $650/ month includes utilities, security deposit and references required, 524-4694. Laconia Efficiency: On quiet dead-end street, $450/month. All utilities included, Call 527-8363. No pets.
LACONIA HEAT, HOT WATER & ELECTRIC INCLUDED 1 Bedroom $750 Mo. 1 Room Efficiency $450/Mo. Call 267-8023 GC Enterprises Property Management LACONIA One bedroom, heat included, $695/ month, cute and clean, large livingroom, eat-in kitchen, extra storage room, parking for 2 cars. 455-5253. Laconia one bedroom: On quiet dead-end street, $650/month. All utilities included, Call 527-8363. No pets. Laconia, 1 bedroom, $130/wk, utilities included, ref & sec dep required, no dogs. 524-4428
Laconia, 1 bedroom, $140/wk, utilities included, laundry on site, ref & sec dep required, no dogs. 524-4428
Laconia, 1 bedroom, $140/wk, utilities included, laundry on site, ref & sec dep required, no dogs, 524-4428
LACONIA: Close to downtown, 5 room 2-Bedroom, 1.5 baths, first floor, includes heat, 2-car parking, snow removal, landscaping, deck, washer/dryer. $210/week. 4-week security deposit, first week in advance, references and credit check a must. No pets. Leave message for Bob, 781-283-0783 LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Efficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. 524-4428. LACONIA: S tudio, $135/week & 1-Bedroom, $155/week, heat & HW included. 2-Bedroom, $185/week or $750/month, utilities included. No dogs. 496-8667 or 545-9510. Lakeport-Lake view 4 room-2 bedroom 1 bath. Includes snow removal, trash removal & landscaping, 2-car off-street parking, washer/dryer, partial heat. No pets. $200/week. References & credit check a must. 1st week in advance & 4 week security deposit. Leave message for Bob. 781-283-0783. MEREDITH-In-Town Efficiency apartment. 1-bedroom, 1-bath. Kitchen, large living room with dryer. Quiet location, no pets/no smokers $800/Month + utilities. Rick (781) 389-2355 MEREDITH: 2-Bedroom House, 3/4 bath, washer/dryer hookup, oil FHW. $900/month. 279-8247, Jim. MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom, includes heat, $600/month. Parking w/plowing. No Smoking. No pets. Security deposit. 387-8356. MEREDITH: Large 2 Bedroom second floor. Main St, newly painted, off-street parking, no pets/smoking. First month and security, references required. $795 + heat/utilities. 603-630-2381. NEW Hampton - stunning quality! Immaculate 2+bedroom/ 2 bath exclusive Condo. $1195/ mo. Astonishing open stairwell extending up to the 3rd floor lighted by the skylight in the cathedral ceiling. Brazilian wood floors, W/D hook up. Less than 3 minutes from I-93. Call today 603-744-3551. NEFH...Come on Home!!
NORTHFIELD Laconia, 1 bedroom, $145/wk, utilities included, ref & sec dep required, no dogs. 524-4428 Laconia, large 3 bedroom house, $1500/mth, utilities included, yard, laundry h/u, living room, dining room, playroom, 1.5 baths, very large master bedroom, ref & sec dep required. 524-4428 Laconia, nice 1 bedroom, $145/wk plus elec, heat & hot water included, ref & sec dep required, no dogs. 524-4428 Laconia, nice 1 bedroom, $150/wk, utilities included, laundry on site, ref & sec dep required, no dogs. 524-4428 LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom in duplex building, 1st & 2nd floors plus access to attic and basement with laundry hook-ups, $1,100/month plus utilities, 524-1234. LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, $210/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234. LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2nd floor. Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $265/week in-
Are you tired of living in run down, dirty housing, then call us we have the absolute best, spotlessly clean and everything works. We include heat & hot water and all appliances, Townhouses & apartments, in Northfield one block from I-93 Call 630-3700 for affordable Clean living. NORTHFIELD: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $195/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234. SOUTH Tamworth 4 bed, 2 bath house, deck, available Jan. 1st. $1100, tenant pays utilities and heat (603)323-7065. SPACIOUS 1 bedroom apartment, within walking distance to LRGH facilities. Heat/Hot Water, Washer/dryer hook-up, Private parking. NO SMOKERS OR PETS. References and security deposit required. $750/month. 279-1080 leave message. TILTON- 3 Bedroom house, 2-car garage; near Exit 20. $1,500/Month + utilities & security.
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NYC from page 17 REAL ESTATE from page 15 syn, shoveling out his driveway. “The mayor doesn’t time of the year. The trail loops around to several About 100 Department of Sanitation supervisors care about us.” fabulous beaches and another campsite with rest in charge of coordinating the plowing fleet are schedThe mayor made appearances Thursday in the room facilities nearby. There you pick up the West uled to be demoted Saturday. That ignited speculafour boroughs outside Manhattan, from a stop for Fire Road trail to take you back to College Road. tion that disgruntled supervisors had sabotaged the soup at a Bronx diner to a visit with a Brooklyn There are numerous other inland trails that I didn’t snow removal effort in revenge. family. get a chance to explore, but I am planning on going Bloomberg and other officials said they hadn’t He got a friendly reception from Leonora Xhekajback soon to talk to Pooh about listing his house. I’ll seen any evidence of a slowdown but would invesMurati, of the Bronx. check them out then… tigate. The heads of the two unions that represent As a staffer involved in disaster planning at a Log on to my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews. Department of Sanitation workers said the rumors risk-management firm, “I know what it’s like to be com and leave me your thoughts on this report or the real were false and insulting. criticized and ridiculed and criticized when things estate market in general. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® The rumors gained traction after City Councildon’t always go well,” she said. “I think he did a for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway man Dan Halloran said he had met with three sanipretty good job.” in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. tation workers who had complained that supervisors upset about the pending demotions had Camelot Homes Sales & Park “basically been giving O PEN Daily & Sunday them a green light not Rt. 3 (Exit 20 off Rt. 93) Tilton, NH Doublewide to do their job.” WWW.CM-H.Com 603-286-4624 Two Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, A/C, Computer Room, The storm left some 3-Season Room, Gas Fireplace, Deck, Shed & More! K-1 New Yorkers grousing “UGLY DUCKLING’s” $59,900 that Bloomberg, a billionaire Manhattanite, is out of touch with the city’s outer boroughs. “My friend lives in New Jersey, and his street is perfectly clear. Three million people $59,995 26’x36’ Mod New 14’ wides $82,995 living in Brooklyn, and Office: (603) 267-8182 • Fax: (603) 267-6621 Cape #8835A $26,995, $31,995, 2 story 1900’ look at this situation,” Route 140E, 3 miles on right from Exit 20, off I-93. $33,995 said Alexander Lisit28’ wides $43,995, $55,995, $62,995 www.nationalmultilist.com
Pine Gardens Manufactured Homes
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Furniture
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TILTON-REMODELED 1 bedroom apartment. 1/2 month rent free! Heat/Hot Water included. $660/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733
DRY firewood, all hardwood, cut and split 16” to 18” last winter, $265/ cord, $150/ half cord. John Peverly 528-2803 no calls after 8 pm please.
BEAUTIFUL, Queen Luxury Support Pillowtop Mattress Set. New in plastic. Cost $1095, Sell $249. Can deliver. 603-305-9763
SUMMIT RESORT
PIPER ROOFING & VINYL SIDING
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FIREWOOD
VACATION on Marco Island, FL: Waterfront condo, $600/week 1-month, $500/week - 2-months. Call 393-7077.
Hardwood: Easy, self serve, oversized 1/8 cords ... $25. 18 Arlene Dr. Belmont Off Union Road 1 mile from Piches Look for Red & Yellow
For Rent-Commercial
GILFORD PRICE REDUCED 14,000 sf. retail/commercial building on 2.5 acres for sale or lease; Corner location; Ample parking, access & visibility on Rte 11, across from airport. MOVE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Call (603) 430-4000 LEASE retail/office space, 1500+ sq. ft. excellent visibility, plenty of signage., 516 Union Ave. Laconia, NH. 603-455-4230. MEREDITH Office/Studio Space: 3 rooms, 1,000+ sq.ft., heated, close to town and docks. Non-smoking, $625/month. 603-279-7887 or 781-862-0123, cell. STOREFRONT: 687 Union Ave nue, $700/mth, plus utilities, approx. 1,000 sq ft. store space, approx. 1,500 sq ft. storage space, sec dep required. 524-4428
For Sale 2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroom condition under, 6,000 miles. Asking $13,500. Can be seen at 72 Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901 Linda or 387-2276 Garey 7 foot plush sofa, like new, chocolate microfiber, scotchguard, $200. 267-0977 7.5 ft. Plow set up complete, off of 1987 Chevy Truck. Truck is included. $500. 630-0957 Diesel fuel tank with electric
GE Refrigerator White, 18.5 cubic inches, side by side, ice & water in door. 2-years old, like new. $300, will deliver. 603-393-8416 Hodgman Quality Hip Waders. Size 9 Cushion insoles, fully guaranteed. New in box, never worn. $25. 677-6528 BED Orthopedic 10” thick pillowtop mattress & box, new in plastic cost $950, sell Queen $285, Full $260, King $395. 431-0999 BEDROOM set brand new 6 pce solid cherry Sleigh bed, all dovetail sacrifice $750. 427-2001 HOT tub Mp3/ ipod dock, speakers, led lights, 5/6 person. All options with cover. New in wrapper. Cost $8200, sell $4200. Will deliver 235-5218. KITCHEN cabinets solid Maple with glazing never installed/ dovetail. Cost $7000, sell $1650. 235-1695.
MOVING SALE 287 DW Highway, Belmont (Old Double Decker) Friday, 10am-3pm Office furniture, winter tires, steele shelving, cord lights, tools, VW roof racks and a lot more! Make an offer! NORDICTRACK Elliptical: $150. Call after 5pm. 524-2239. Power Wheels- Ford F150 Pickup truck. $100 or best offer. Excellent condition. 524-6455
MED-LIFT recliner, Brand new less than 6 mos. Cost $1600, sell for $800. 293-2026. PROMOTIONAL New mattresses starting; King set complete $395, queen set $239. 603-524-1430.
Help Wanted ADVERTISING Sales for tourism publication, must have solid ad sales experience. Lakes Region, North Conway to Canadian Border. Commission only. Resume and references required. (603)356-7011.
Customer Service Help NEEDED NOW With several depts. to fill, we will begin training
Wednesday January 5th 2011 We're seeking highly motivated individuals that are ready to work hard, and can handle a variety of functions. Duties & Responsibilities include: • Customer Service • Filling Orders • Client Trial Assistance • Moving Merchandise • Setting up Displays
Now Hiring
Part-time Housekeeping Saturday s a Must! Please apply in person. 177 Mentor Ave., Laconia.
Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
Our Customers Don t get Soaked!
Instruction
Services
HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality
Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277
528-3531 LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK
New Hampshire Aikido -Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Barn, Wadliegh Rd. Sanbornton. 998-1419
Rightway Plumbing and Heating Over 20 Years Experience Fully Insured. License #3647
Call 393-4949
Motorcycles Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
M.A. SMITH ELECTRIC: Quality work for any size electrical job. Licensed-Insured, Free estimates/ 603-455-5607
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
Personals SINGLE white male seeks single white female, 40-60. Please call 733-8387.
Roommate Wanted SEEKING female roommate for Pleasant St. apartment. $450/month. Heat/Hot Water included. Call for details: 566-3831
NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361 Before 2pm.
Services
Entry level positions starting at $460/week (per company agreement)
Mon.-Sat + extra hours available
Signing Bonus (after 60 days)
Interviewing Tues. January 4th ONLY Reserve your spot
TODAY!
SNOW Blower- Corded hood cover on steel frame. $60. Call 524-6145
603-223-0765
STUDDED snows, like new, P215/60R-16 $25 each, metal desk 5 x2 $25, free cage 12x12x41” 528-2324.
EXPERIENCED Waitstaff: Nights, Please apply in person, CJ Avery s, Lakeport.
XXL leather Harley Davidson jackets. Kidney belt, zipping liner, vent zippers. Cost $700,
Seeking highly motivated people to join my Pampered Chef team. High earning potential! Call
A Knotch Above Housekeeping. 10 years experience, references available. Residential, Commercial. 603-545-7268
WELDING SERVICES- No job too small. Mobile unit or at shop. 34 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford. 603-293-0378
All Trades Landscaping Construction • Irrigation Excavation • Maintenance Spring and Fall • Clean up's. Free estimates and fully insured
603-524-3969
Storage Space TIM!S Quality Painting: “Affordable, professional painting.” Floors, repairs, wallpaper removal. Insured, references, free
STORE your car-boat-motorcycle before the snow in a clean and secure brick building. Low prices.
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