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Independent report on Barnstead Police is not flattering By Gail OBer
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BARNSTEAD — A decrepit and substandard police station, confusion within the chain of command and outdated operating standards are a few of the things an independent study of the Barnstead Police Depart-
ment said should be fixed soon in order to improve retention of officers. The study, commissioned by the Selectboard, was conducted by Municipal Resources, Inc. of Meredith. Completed last week, selectmen authorized its release in draft form after dis-
Winter’s been easy of city road maintenance budget, so far By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Although March came in like a lion this week, the mild winter, marked by scant snowfall, has taken a relatively light toll on the city’s winter maintenance budget. Amid falling snow on Thursday, Paul Moynihan, see WINtEr page 9
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cussing the subject earlier in the week. The study comes two weeks before voters will go to annual town meeting to decide, among other things, whether or not to disband the existing Police Department and subcontract police duties to the Belknap
County Sheriffs Department. Selectmen asked for the report to better understand what the underlying causes were for what Chief Kenneth Borgia said was increasing difficultly he has with hiring and keeping employees. MRI identified department see BarNstEad page 10
Gilford superintendent says he was unaware of law prohibiting ‘electioneering’ by public employees By Gail OBer
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GILFORD — Superintendent Kent Hemingway said Wednesday that when he suggested addressing a town sponsored meeting of senior citizens about the proposed property tax cap on the 2012 town warrant, he was unaware that he
could be violating state laws against electioneering by public employees. The Monday forum at a Senior Moment-um meeting was canceled by town officials when Hemingway’s scheduled appearance drew criticism from tax cap advocates. Hemingway said that after dissee GILFOrd page 11
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(AP) — Yelp’s stock opened to five-star reviews from investors on Friday, soaring 63 percent even though the company has yet to prove it can make money from its online recommendations. After Yelp’s initial public offering priced at $15, the shares gained $9.52 to close at $24.52 in their trading debut. In an indication of the strong investor interest in the 8-year-old reviews site, the IPO sold above its targeted range of $12 to $14 per share. It’s the biggest firstday gain for an Internet IPO since online real estate service Zillow Inc. surged 79 percent in its stock market debut last July. Yelp’s gain wasn’t the biggest for an IPO so far this year, though. Those bragging rights still belong to Proto Labs Inc., a Maple Plain, Minn.-based provider of customized parts. Proto Labs’ shares soared 81 percent in their first day of trading a week ago. Yelp’s IPO is the latest in a series of Internet stock offerings that are serving as a prelude to Facebook’s coming out see YELP page 20
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Obama joins in assailing Limbaugh for calling student a ‘slut’ NEW YORK (AP) — Stepping into an emerging culture clash over women, President Barack Obama made a supportive phone call Friday to a law student who testified before Congress about the need for birth control coverage, only to be called a “slut” by Rush Limbaugh. For Obama, it was an emphatic plunge into the latest flare-up on social issues. Democratic officeholders and liberal advocacy have accused Republicans of waging
a “war on women” because of GOP stances on contraception and abortion rights, and Limbaugh’s tirade on his radio talk show was seen as an escalation. In addition to her call from the president, the third-year Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke, was backed by members of Congress, women’s groups, and the administration and faculty at her Roman Catholic university. Demands for Limbaugh’s sponsors to pull
their ads from his show rocketed through cyberspace, and at least three companies, Quicken Loans and bedding retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, bowed to the pressure. Obama considers Limbaugh’s remarks “reprehensible,” according to White House spokesman Jay Carney. He said the president called Fluke to “express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks” and to see RUSH page 11
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked two Indiana towns and killed at least eight people Friday as the system tore roofs off schools and homes, flattened a fire station, flipped over tractor-trailer trucks and damaged a maximum security prison. It was the second deadly tornado outbreak this week. Authorities reported the eight deaths in
southern Indiana, where Marysville was leveled and nearby Henryville also suffered extreme damage. Each is home to about 2,000 people. “Marysville is completely gone,” said Clark County Sheriff’s Department Maj. Chuck Adams. Aerial footage from a TV news helicopter flying over Henryville showed numerous wrecked houses, some with their roofs torn
off and many surrounded by debris. The video shot by WLKY in Louisville, Ky., also shows a mangled school bus protruding from the side of a one-story building and dozens of overturned semis strewn around the smashed remains of a truck stop. Andy Bell was guarding a demolished garage until his friend could get to the business to retrieve some valuable tools see STORMS page 20
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Wrong-way driver kills 3 Bowling Green sorority sisters on way to spring break BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — A vehicle that had traveled the wrong way for several miles on an Ohio interstate slammed head-on Friday into a car full of sorority sisters caravanning to an airport for a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, killing three of the young women and the other driver.
The car carrying the three Alpha Xi Delta members, ages 19 to 21, and two other sorority sisters hit the wrong-way vehicle overnight on a rise in Interstate 75 south of Toledo, just miles from Bowling Green State University, which they all attended. The two survivors were seriously injured. Sixteen sorority sisters were heading to
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LETTERS
Michael Barone
Why liberals like taxing the wealthy I have long been puzzled by the enthusiasm with which many young liberal bloggers cheer on proposals to raise tax rates on high earners. I can understand why they might favor them, but not why they seem to invest so much psychic energy in the issue. Some of this may just be team ball: You cheer when your side puts up numbers on the scoreboard. So Democratic cheerleaders are rah-rahing what they insist on calling repeal of the Bush tax cuts (which have been in effect now longer than the Clinton tax increases they rolled back). But the liberal bloggers cannot be entirely ignorant of the knowledge that we have a pretty progressive income tax already. In 2009, the top 1-percent of earners reported 17-percent of adjusted gross income and paid 37-percent of total income tax revenues. By some measures, the American tax system, including the payroll tax and state and local taxes, is more progressive — in the sense of extracting disproportionate shares of revenue from high earners — than most European tax regimes, which rely heaving on value-added taxes. Plus, as liberal economist Lane Kenworthy points out, you don’t get much income redistribution from higher tax rates. You get more from transfer payments. But, as House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has documented, federal transfers are getting less progressive. Social Security and Medicare increasingly transfer money from young low earners to old people with relatively high incomes and considerable accumulated wealth. One argument for higher rates is that increased revenues will reduce the federal budget deficit. But do liberal bloggers really care all that much about budget deficits? These same people often rue the fact that the Obama Democrats didn’t plow an additional $1-trillion into their stimulus package. I think the answer to the puzzle can be found in a remark Barack Obama made during the 2008 fall campaign — a remark that seemed to go mostly unnoticed. ABC’s Charlie Gibson asked candidate Obama if he would raise capital gains taxes even if, as in the past, that brought in less revenue to the federal government. Yes, said Obama. “I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.” Ponder that answer for a moment. A candidate for president — president now — said he wants to take more money from people who earned it even though doing so
would produce less money for the government. The philosophy that has to be behind that answer is also behind the Obama administration budgets that have proposed capping the charitable deduction for high earners. The clearly intended result would be a massive transfer of money from the voluntary sector of society into government. Alexis de Tocqueville in the 1830s identified the voluntary sector as a unique feature of American democracy, one that gave it strength and character. He compared it positively with his own France, where centralized government stifled initiative and innovation. The cap on charitable deductions has gone nowhere in Congress, where many Democratic members undoubtedly heard protests from their friends and supporters in the voluntary sector. We can see where that proposal leads from the Obama mandate that voluntary-sector organizations must buy health insurance that finances procedures their leaders consider deeply immoral. Centralized government will decide what’s moral, and you’ll be forced to pay for it. Higher tax rates on high earners, even if they produce less revenue, are an attempt to centralize power in government and to limit the autonomy and countervailing power of individuals in the voluntary sector. Which is why the liberal bloggers cheer them on. And why they eagerly join the Obama White House in demonizing the Koch brothers, who donate large sums to conservative causes. (Disclosure: I have spoken at two Koch conferences and was reimbursed for travel expenses.) The Obama Democrats don’t want their funders like George Soros getting competition from the likes of Charles and David Koch. Similarly, the prospect of Republicans spending as much money as Democrats (unlike 2004 and 2008, when Democrats spent more) led Obama to declare inoperative his denunciations of super PACs and to create his own, with Cabinet members authorized to raise money for it. This election is a contest between a Democrat who wants to make this country more like Tocqueville’s France and Republicans who want to keep it more like Tocqueville’s America. The liberal bloggers are rooting for France. (Syndicated columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)
Let’s give all seniors in Meredith a 50% break on school taxes To the editor, We will once again vote and pass the Inter-Lakes School Budget that, as it does every year, continues to grow while the number of students goes down. The logic is I guess that the rate isn’t really all that high and the out of state nonresident summer people pay most of it anyway. While this may be true it is time that the parents of the students have more skin in the game and give a break to the taxpayers who have paid the most and often have the least . Our resident senior citizens, 65 and older, should be given a 50-percent credit from their school tax bills. Our seniors have been paying school taxes at age 65 for 20 years past the time their children if they had them were in school. They are on a fixed income and often have not been able to attend the school vote because of weather. In Meredith alone, according to the 2010 Census, there were 1,296 residents 65 or older, 20.8-percent of the population. Given that most of the taxes are paid by nonresidents the effect on the remaining residents would be negligible and it would be the right thing
to do. Perhaps the small amount of tax increase the remaining residents receive might be an incentive to the voters who stay home every year to get them involved and voting. There are close to 4,000 registered voters in Meredith and only 178 showed up to vote for last year’s school budget. Our seniors have worked their entire lives, paid their taxes and now need the public to say thank you for all you have done for our community. You have done enough. Let us take some of this burden for you. We all know the prices of food, gas and heating oil have been going up on a almost daily basis. Heat subsidies for seniors have been cut. Social Security finally got a 3.6-percent increase — the first in three years. They don’t get step raises every year on top of salary increases. Our seniors are hurting and this is the least we can do and it is the right thing to do. I would be interested to know what our current crop of politicians running for election or re-election in Meredith think of this proposal. I e-mailed two of them with the idea but did not receive a response as of yet. James Edgar Meredith
Mr. Howard, I ask that your give consideration to the Golden Rule To the editor, I am saddened that I find myself having to write yet another letter against building any field, building or the like thereof on the Lion’s Club property in Moultonboro. In fact, I’m more than saddened. I am upset to the point of tears. Not one of the group of people that are in support of building on this site are abutters. They do not live anywhere near the place so they will not have a personal consequence to development. But I do! I am an abutter and I am furious! This is not about money. It’s not about saving the town money. It’s not even about comparing apples to apples of the size and quality of any soccer/multi purpose whatever kind of field. This is about what is morally right. Building on the Lion’s Club property will effect the lives of those who live here. It will effect the property values. It will intrude upon our pri-
vacy. It will negatively effect the eco system of the pristine environment. It will effect MY life! We teach our kids to do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. And not to do so at the expense of others. We preach the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Mr. Howard, I ask that you would cease your effort to push forward again, destruction of my property by ruining the ecological balance; damage to the peace and quiet that I currently enjoy and intrusion of development on my property and to the others that abut the Lion’s Club. Do the right thing and stand behind the recommended repairs to a field that is in the right location already zoned for one, does not encroach upon regular folk’s property and is morally right. Linda Punturieri Moultonboro
We don’t need the truth distorted, let’s hear both sides and vote To the editor, I complement Michael Kitch on his article in this paper today (“Center Harbor residents trying to figure out if they’re overtaxed”). It presents information which is helpful and allows a person to make a reasonable decision about the proposed renovation of the Town Hall. It contrasts the wild, inaccurate claims of Mr. Borella, who wants to be selectman, and his followers who probably suppose no-one is going to check on their false claims that” the town has not grown”,” the tax rate doubles every 5-7 years”, “the budget is out of control”, “the town employees are on a “gravy train” with an average compensation over $100,000” …these and other sensational distortions which have already
paper. Their campaign literally sank into the gutter yesterday with their advertisement in the Meredith News showing Center Harbor tax dollars going down the toilet. So, fellow citizens of Center Harbor — let us make up our minds on the facts and whatever you decide about the Town Hall renovation, please go to the Town Meeting informed and willing to hear both sides before you vote. And earlier that day when you go to the polling both, send a message to the people who think they can gain political power in town by distorting the truth; it’s not “Vote NO on 2” it should be “Vote NO on YOU” John Thompson Center Harbor
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LETTERS Take a look at Carla Horne’s ‘interests & activities’ on Facebook To the editor, Meredith has been very lucky to have Colette Worseman as both our state representative in Concord and the chair of our Board of Selectman. Having such a fiscally conservative business person in both of these positions has given Meredith a unique advantage that few other towns in New Hampshire can claim. She advocates for Meredith at every turn and is often the sole voice of reason among casts of professional politicians, lobbyists, and special interests. Through it all, her dedication to the taxpayers and the local businesses that employ us is unwavering. Those of us who closely watch the goings on in our state and local governments know what an asset Colette has truly been for the people of this town and how much she has done to maintain the quality of life in Meredith while keeping spending and waste in check… how much she has done to help our employers stay in business. Nobody knows how high our taxes would be if not for her tireless efforts and unwavering loyalty to the taxpayers. And no one knows how much of those taxes would be going to waste on nonsense if not for her oversight… how many more of our local businesses would have given up over the past couple of years and how many more local jobs would have been lost if not for Colette’s efforts. Carla Horne sounds like a wonderful person, and we are lucky to have her as a neighbor, but in these tough times, we cannot be taking risks on less qualified or less seasoned candidates, just because we like them personally. Besides, I have a big problem with many of the extremely liberal positions she has expressed over the years
(If Meredith’s small businesses can’t afford a tax increase, they shouldn’t be in business?), and with many of the controversial entities that she associates with. For example, the “Interests and Activities” listed in her Facebook page include such extremely left-leaning groups and people as Left Action, Barney Frank, Blue Hampshire Blog, Americans Against the Tea Party, The Other 98%, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, People Against Glen Beck, You Can’t Have A Tea Party Without Fruitcakes and Nuts, Huffington Post Politics, Rosie O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow, Vote Out Anti-Equality Legislators, Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, Annie Kuster, Michelle Obama, Woman’s Campaign Forum, Carol Shea Porter, Emily’s List, and many other such entities. While the names of these few of the many she such groups she associates herself with may sound rather harmless, visiting the sites she apparently frequents left me feeling that she might be a better candidate for the San Francisco Selectboard. As a relatively conservative guy struggling in this economy, how can I expect a person with such a left lean to possibly represent my interests fairly… no matter how nice she is? While there are many things broke in N.H. politics these days, Colette Worseman ain’t one of them. And when it ain’t broke, there is no need to fix it. We need to not just get ourselves down to vote for her next week, but to re-elect her to the Selectboard with such an overwhelming majority that it tells the others on the board just what we expect of them. We need to send a message to all those who would seek such a position that this is the type of public servant they should aim to be. Frank Marino Meredith
Truth is, current Gilford School Board is anything but conservative To the editor, Anyone who attended the Gilford School District Deliberative Session or public hearing on the warrant articles has heard the current School Board boast about how they “cut the budget three out of the last four years” and how “fiscally responsible” they’ve been. I believe I even heard Kurt Webber utter the word “conservative”. Isn’t funny that whenever its election time in Gilford everyone becomes a conservative? The two most liberal spenders on the Budget Committee have claimed to be conservative when it was election time. The truth is the current School Board is anything but “fiscally responsible” or “conservative”. In the same period that they “cut the budget three out of the last four years” it went from $22,682,160 to $24,274,607 a nearly $1.6-million INCREASE. So much for cuts! During the same period of time the enrollment at the district went from 1343 students to 1252 students, a DECREASE of 91 students, driving the actual cost per student up from $16,889 to $19,389, one of the highest in the state. At the same time Gilford home values have plummeted and the tax rate has continued to go up. We hear we “think about the chil-
dren!”……Well some of us are thinking about the children, the children who are losing their homes to foreclosure, the children whose parents are out of work and having a hard time providing food for their family much less keep up with their taxes. Not every child in Gilford lives in a nice home on Dockham Shore Rd. It seems that Kurt Webber and Sue Allen only think about the privileged children from families that can afford their ever rising School District taxes. If the School Board can’t actually be fiscally responsible then it is up to “we the people” to force responsibility on them. Vote YES on the School District Tax Cap. Also please vote for Doug Lambert for the School Board. Doug is real conservative who is truly fiscally responsible. Doug has built a business, and knows what it’s like to make payroll and contributes to the local economy. Doug is guided by integrity. He will be the much needed balance that the School Board lacks. Doug will insure that taxpayer’s votes are respected. On March 13th vote for Doug Lambert and only Doug Lambert for the 3-year seat on the School Board. Kevin Leandro Gilford
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LETTERS Special Exception rules in Moultonborough are now fairly strict To the editor, A citizens’ petition has been submitted to amend the Town of Moultonborough’s Zoning Ordinance repealing special exceptions pertaining to commercial development. The Planning Board unanimously recommended that this amendment NOT be adopted by the town. Our town planner, Bruce Woodruff, concurs. This amendment would eliminate special exceptions for commercial uses in the residential/ agricultural (RA) zone. Without a provision for special exceptions, the only recourse for someone wishing to locate a business within the RA zone would be to obtain a use variance from the zoning board of appeals (ZBA.) The difference between a special exception and a use variance could be thought of in terms of property rights. The special exception is a right to have a commercial use in the RA zone as long as all of the conditions in the ordinance are met. With a variance, that right is completely negated, and a property owner must demonstrate unnecessary hardship among other things to use his or her property commercially. The voters last year, at the planning board’s recommendation, approved changes to the ordinance to strengthen the conditions required for granting a special exception. These conditions, or safeguards, include that the site is an appropriate location for the use, that the use not be disruptive to the neighborhood, and that a 50-foot vegetated buffer be maintained on all sides of the property for the purpose of screening, among many other things. The Planning Board feels that these safeguards are now fairly strict and
work well to keep inappropriate uses from occurring within the RA zone. On the other hand, a use variance carries none of these safeguards, and once granted, could potentially open the door to a business that may not be a good neighbor. There are numerous examples of businesses that are appropriate uses in the RA zone, depending on the location, such as: a bed & breakfast, a country inn, a small daycare facility, a small professional office, a small construction business (landscaping, masonry, drywall, roofing, plumber, electrician, etc.,) a childrens’ camp on the lake, or rental cabins, to name a few. Currently any business that is visible or detectable from outside the home requires a special exception from the ZBA. The Planning Board agrees with Mr. Woodruff that the citizens’ petition, although well-meaning, appears to be an over-reaction to perceived problems with our zoning ordinance. We recognize that zoning district delineation and allowed uses in the zones is far from perfect and may require future modification, but feel that this petitioned proposal is not a good solution. We plan to examine this issue further in the next year. Accordingly, we urge you to vote NO on Article 9 of the town warrant. The Moultonborough Planning Board Joanne Coppinger Natt King Judy Ryerson Ed Charest Peter Jensen Chris Maroun Tom Howard Keith Nelson
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To the editor, There has been incomplete information circulating regarding the Center Harbor budget. I offer the following information to clarify and complete the picture as to how the Center Harbor taxes compare to those of towns with similar populations, as presented by Mrs. Markley’s letter to town residents of Feb. 21. Mrs. Markley listed Center Harbor along with 11 other towns but left out the column which would show the tax rate of these towns. The fact is that Center Harbor’s tax rate is the SECOND LOWEST at $10.96, with New Castle being the lowest at $6.39. We also see that the highest tax rates are Danbury at $25.46, Richmond at $23, and Wentworth at $20.78. The rate that is closest to ours is Harrisville at $14.60. (Department of Revenue Administration, Municipal Services Tax Rates 2011) If you read the Selectmen’s Minutes of their February 22 meeting (online and in the Town Offices), you will be able to read the other rates as well as more correct information regarding taxes. Another document which is helpful to see is the 2011 Tax Rates for Belknap County. It shows us the changes in tax rates since 2008 and
here we see that Center Harbor is the ONLY town with a reduction in rate: -2-percent. The greatest increase is in Barnstead: 27-percent. Local schools this year get 33.22-percent of our budget, 20.34-percent goes to state education, and 10.94-percent goes to the county. It seems as if inadequate and wrong information is being given by people who wish to anger residents and influence them negatively against town government. I would like to see Barry Borella and Richard Drenkhan together in a public forum where they can answer questions from the community regarding their understanding of town government, the legal use of absentee ballots and the RSA’s which govern selectmen. It is not too late for this to happen as the two men can organize it for the benefit of the voters they wish to serve. Facts point to the outstanding job our selectmen have been doing at keeping our tax rate low and steady. The carefully planned addition to the town hall is brilliant and shows that the people who opposed the construction last year have been listened to. Karin Swanson Karagozian Center Harbor
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LETTERS How can Alton selectmen say Article 46 is not aimed at anyone? To the editor, Who is looking out for the Alton water users? At Alton Town Deliberative Session the Selectmen speaking against Article 48 gave what I consider misleading information. It was implied that the Water Commissioners were not looking at the bills being presented for payment, because they had not signed them. Quite a few years ago the Water Commissioners gave the authority to the water superintendent to sign bills being submitted for payment. The Water Commissioners saw no need to alter a practice that was in place for many years, as bills and all major purchases are reviewed by the Water Commissioners. The selectmen evidently also review the bills, for they took exception to the purchase of a remote starter for the Water Departments new truck. They then served notice to the Water Commissioners that they would only approve bills signed by the Water Commissioners. The other misleading statement was that a Water commissioner stated at the budget hearing that the commissioners meet for three to four hours. This statement was supposedly made at the selectmen’s budget hearing of the Water Department or at the Budget Committee hearing of the Water Department. As I was present at both meetings along with Mr. Curtin, neither one of us have any recall of such a statement being made at either meeting. Most Water Department meetings run about an hour, the only exceptions to this are at budget time the meetings will go a little longer. The only meetings that I recall running three to four hours are when we are interviewing for a new hire. In the past several years we have only had two new hires; we secluded three or four applicants for interviews and allow an hour for each applicant. As a rule the interviews run a half hour to forty-five minutes, which gives the interviewers a few minutes to discuss the interview before the next candidate arrives. No decision is made on which applicant will be offered the position at this time. We will meet a few days later to make a decision on
the applicant we will offer the position to. It was also implied that these are the only times the commissioners are involved with the operation of the Water Department, which is not true. Quite often one or two of the Water Commissioners will show up at a leak repair site for a short time just to see how everything is going. It appears that clearing a $30K deficit in the Water Department, and not taking a cost of living raise for three years in a row, and keeping the line on the Water Department budget for years is not considered a good job, for the selectmen cut the Water commissioners compensation by one third in the 2012 budget. It was Mr. Curtin, when he was a laborer for the Water Department with commissioners approval, took the initiative to make contact through friends of a Governors Councilor so the Water Department didn’t incur a bill of $70K for the moving of the water mains connected to the Traffic Circle project. The selectmen at the planning stage of the circle project stated that no taxpayer money would be used on the project. Their attitude about the cost of moving mains seemed to be OH WELL! I guess water users are not taxpayers. If it hadn’t been for Mr. Curtin’s effort the Water Department would have been in debt for years. How can the selectmen state that Article 46 is not aimed at anyone? I believe it left handedly implies that the hiring of Mr. Curtin by the Water Commissioners as a laborer two years ago was only because he had friends on the board. Nothing could be farther from the truth. There were four candidates for the position of Laborer; all candidates were interviewed by the Water Commissioners and the superintendent at the time. It was decided that Mr. Curtin was the best hire for the Water Department, as he would most likely be promoted to superintendent when the present superintendent retired in two to three years. This has taken place; Mr. Curtin is now the superintendent of the Water Department. To my recollection the see next page
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that for breach of the conditions set forth in a certain Mortgage given by CHARLES SAPIENZA to RICHARD J. MORWAY , which Mortgage is dated September 29, 2006 and recorded in Book 2342, Page 779, Belknap County Registry of Deeds, as assigned to RICHARD J. MORWAY, JR. and CAROL A. MORWAY, TRUSTEES OF THE RICHARD J. MORWAY, JR. REVOCABLE TRUST OF 1994 and to CAROL A. MORWAY and RICHARD J. MORWAY, JR., TRUSTEES OF THE CAROL A. MORWAY REVOCABLE TRUST OF 1994, by Assignment of Mortgage dated July 14, 2010, recorded in Book 2661, Page 339, Belknap County Registry of Deeds, given to secure a certain Promissory Note, of even date with said Mortgage, and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, RICHARD J. MORWAY, JR. and CAROL A. MORWAY, TRUSTEES OF THE RICHARD J. MORWAY, JR. REVOCABLE TRUST OF 1994 and the CAROL A. MORWAY REVOCABLE TRUST OF 1994, will sell the mortgaged premises at public auction at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday March 28, 2012, on the premises, being a certain tract of land, with all improvements thereon, located in Winnisquam Beach Campground, A Condominium, Grey Rock Road, Belmont, County of Belknap, State of New Hampshire, more particularly described as follows: Condominium Unit # 10, together with its Limited Common Area Campsite, as defined, described and identified in Declaration of Condominium for Winnisquam Beach Campground (the “Declaration”), dated April 7, 1999, recorded in the Belknap County Registry of Deeds in Book 1549, Page 604, as amended; and as shown on certain surveyor’s and engineer’s plans entitled, “Site Plan of Winnisquam Beach Resort, A Condominium”, prepared by Turning Point Land Surveyors and Land Planners, dated January 8, 1998, revised through September 29, 1998, recorded in Drawer L32, Plan #83 through 91 of the Belknap County Registry of Deeds. See also Floor Plan entitled, “Floor Plan, Winnisquam Beach Resort, A Condominium”, dated August 24, 1999, prepared by Bryan L. Bailey, LLS, recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Drawer L32, Plan #93 Also conveying with said Condominium Unit an equal, undivided interest in the Common Area and Property as defined, described and identified in the Declaration and on the Plans. Included with the mortgaged premises are any and all improvements and additions made to the limited common area campsite appurtenant to Condominium Unit #10, as described above, including, but not limited to, a certain Astro Manufactured Home located upon said unit, Model Country Manor, FK, Serial Number AP8032. Being the same premises conveyed to Charles Sapienza by Warranty Deed of Richard J. Morway, dated September 29, 2006, recorded in Book 2342, Page 775 of the Belknap County Registry of Deeds. The mortgaged premises shall be sold subject to all taxes, liens, encumbrances and covenants of record, if any, which have priority over said Mortgage Deed. A true copy of the original Mortgage instrument may be examined by interested persons at Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald & Nichols, PA, 28 Bowman Street, Laconia, New Hampshire 03246, during regular business hours. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. TERMS OF SALE: Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) of the bid must be tendered in the form of a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to Richard J. Morway, Jr Revocable Trust of 1994 and the Carol A. Morway Revocable Trust of 1994 at the time of acceptance of the bid. The balance of the bid shall be due in the form of a certified check, or bank cashier’s check upon delivery of the foreclosure deed within thirty (30) days after the foreclosure sale. The Mortgagee reserves the right to waive all or any portion of the amounts required to be tendered upon acceptance of the bid. Additional terms may be announced at the auction. Mortgagee reserves the right to qualify bidders prior to sale. If the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase of the mortgaged premises, the Mortgagee reserves the right to retain the deposit in full as liquidated damages as a result of the bidder’s failure to perform and acquire the mortgaged premises at the price bid by the defaulting bidder. 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MaryBee and Bob Longabaugh have been filming Alton meetings for broadcast on public access televsion since 1999. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Longabaughs shine bright light on public affairs in their adopted home town of Alton By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
ALTON — Bob and MaryBee Longabaugh, who describe themselves as “very active retirees’’, have achieved something of local celebrity status since they arrived in town in late 1994. Rarely seen in public unless they’re together, the Longabaughs, are known for showing up at Selectboard and School Board meetings and filming them so that they can be aired on public access television. They’re a familiar sight at all town and School District meetings and public hearings and feel that they’re providing an important public service to the town by having the meeting coverage available so that townspeople who can’t make it to the meetings can see what’s going on. They started their involvement in community affairs not long after arriving in town from Delmar, New York, just outside of Albany, and spent about a year getting to know the town before becoming active in their new home community. By 1997 they were co-editors of the monthly news magazine Main Street and continued running it until June of 2003. ‘’It was pretty hectic, even though it was only a monthly publication. And we got to know a lot of of our new neighbors,’’ says MaryBee, who was advertising manager for the publication. She also served as president, secretary, and treasurer of the Friends of from preceding page only time past members of a board have been hired as town employees, have been from the Water Commissioner board to employee of the Water Department. It sure looks to me like this article was aimed at the Water Department. John T. Conboy Water Commissioner Alton
the Gilman Library, has been an alternative member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and has been a supervisor of the checklist since 1999. Bob, who was with the New York Department of Transportation as a planner for 26 years before retiring in 1990, was elected to a one-year term as selectman in 1998, when the board was transistionig from a three-member board to a five-member board but decided not to run for a full three-year term because of the demands the job made on his family life. In 1999 he started filming the Alton selectmen’s meeting, using a camera which had to be picked up and then returned to Lakes Region Public Access TV’s Laconia studio. Two years later MaryBee bought him a new camera, which provided higher quality video than the one he had been using. He also started filming School Board meetings and, when Prospect Mountain High School opened, started filming the meetings of the Prospect Mountain School Board, which is made up of the school boards from Alton and Barnstead, “I guess I’m something of a political junkie,’’ says Longabough, who in 2006 and 2007 found himself extremely busy as selectmen tried to impose restrictions on former Police Chief Kevin Iwans and the meetings Bob was filming became contentious “must see tv” for residents of the community who couldn’t make it to the meetings. Longabough even took it upon himself to edit copies of two meetings, the original at which selectmen passed a number of restrictions aimed at the police chief and a second meeting at which supporters of the police chief had their say, and pair them together for back-to-back broadcast. “I was criticized for cutting out some of the meeting coverage. But I didn’t cut out a single word that dealt with the police chief issue,’’ says Longsee next page
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from preceding page abough, who later would film the disciplinary hearings of former Alton Police Lieuteanant Ed Correia. The four videocassette copies he made available for loan at the Gilman Library were on a constant waiting list for months. He has a long history of film making, a hobby he had since his first movie production, filmed on a 8mm camera in 1942, ‘’Commando Raid’’ which he made when he was only 11 years old and which featured neighborhood kids from Staten Island, New York, raiding a fake German munitions factory. He later would use a 16mm Bell and Howell which had a professional looking turret with three lenses which he used for years until it failed while he was filming his son’s graduation from MIT. Longabaugh, a 1953 Dartmouth College graduate, met MaryBee on a blind date when she was attending Colby Junior College (now Colby-Sawyer) in New London in 1952. They married in 1954, and, after Longabaugh served two years in the Navy, moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he earned a masters degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina. The couple’s two children were born in Pittsbuurgh, where Longabaugh worked for the Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association before moving to New York in 1964 where he was a transportation planner for 26 years. During their time in New York MaryBee was active as a volunteer in many organizations and returned to college part-time while working as executive secretary to the College of Saint Rose in Albany, where over a five-year period she earned a degree in busi-
ness management. While in New York both Bob and MaryBee were officers of the American Wine Society’s Capital District and Bob began making his own wine, starting with a 1984 Riesling. They have a wine cellar in their Alton home, Choo-Choo Cellars, which is located in a converted garage area and at one time had 717 bottles stored there. Bob says that while in New York they acquired a low-key recognition of being better than average hosts at wine tasting events they organized. The Longabaughs say that they love the rural character of Alton and the panoramic views of Lake Winnipesaukee they enjoy from their Alton Mountain Road home. And, they enjoy being a part of the community, even though it’s local politics can sometimes be contentious. “The one reason we started doing things like filming candidate’s nights was to help educate people about who is running for office so they can make better informed decisions,’’ says MaryBee, who at a recent candidate’s night at the Alton Central School stepped aside from her role monitoring the sound for the video Bob was filming and asked candidates for selectmen to consider using a camera which was already set up in the Heidke Room at Town Hall to film their work sessions so that more people could be informed. ‘’We feel like we’ve been able to contribute something to the community and that’s a nice feeling. We like it here. We could have chosen to stay in the Albany area but we’d have been small fish in a big pond. Here it’s the other way around and it’s much easier to have an impact on the community you live in,’’ says Bob.
WINTER from page one director Public Works, said that the city budgets $379,000 for winter maintenance, of which $302,000 is applied to the purchase of materials — salt and sand — the upkeep of vehicles. Another $27,000 is allocated to private contractors who plow designated areas, primarily municipal and school parking lots. The department projects expending about $50,000 of the annual appropriation of $70,000 for overtime pay during the winter months. He explained that the overtime account is drawn only for “call outs,” when personnel are put to work outside of regular working hours. Moynihan said that while heavy snow did not fall between October 31 and March 1, there were numerous “call outs” for icing events, including 15 in January. He said that each event requires a supervisor and four drivers to salt and sand the four routes in the city, which takes a minimum of four hours. By contrast, he said that there were no “call
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BARNSTEAD from page one retention issues as being contingent upon a number of other factors that affect department moral, including training, equipping and, most importantly, hiring officers who want to work in Barnstead. “The importance of hiring the right personnel cannot be overstated,” reads the report. “More than one of the interviewed past and present police officers felt that the practice was much more about ‘getting a warm body’ into the department as quickly as possible.” Although MRI noted that all Barnstead police officer hires were certified , the author of the report said he understood current recruiting efforts were focused on “hiring people who were not happy with their current employment” and in MRI’s experience, hiring people who were disenfranchised or dissatisfied with their current employers was as indicator they would not be happy with their new employer. According to statements made last week at the final public hearing for the possible disbandment, Borgia said the department — although budgeted for six full-time police officers — has only four at this time, including himself — a number that has been fairly consistent for the past few years. The deteriorating Police Department building itself was also cited by MRI as a possible cause of dissatisfaction and, more importantly, a potential security and liability risk as far a evidence retention and cataloging. “The space is crowded, the roof leaks, the basement is damp and water is not potable,” read the report. “For members of the department, operating out of this substandard building is an ongoing negative experience and there is little hope for improvement.” MRI also pointed out the existing police building is a security risk, there is little or no space for evidence storing, and the files in the computer systems was not properly backed up. On the positive side, the report pointed out that the officers were well equipped with “serviceable essential equipment” like body armor, firearms, Tasers, and uniforms. The author noted that, especially with the aging police cruisers, without constant and continual upgrades, the effectiveness of the equipment would deteriorate quickly.
The investigators also observed that Barnstead’s own officers said they felt the community held them in low regard largely because they were not encouraged to “get out of their cruiser(s) to interact with the public informally.” “It was clearly felt that the chief does not value, promote, or personally demonstrate non-enforcement community interaction and engagement activities,” MRI stated. In general, with the except of the sergeant’s position whose pay rate was lower, MRI noted that pay scales in Barnstead were consistent with police pay scales in similarly sized communities and that compensation was not a key issue in driving poor retention. According to the plan put forth by Sheriff Craig Wiggin, the four full-time police officers currently with Barnstead would join the sheriffs department as deputies and would continue to operate out of the Barnstead Police Station. He said support from police from neighboring communities like Pittsfield and Alton as well as the continued support of the N.H. State Police would continue under mutual aid agreements. Among the things the sheriff’s department could bring to Barnstead along with the ability to save the taxpayers money would be the ability to draw on a
large pool of experience and equipment — especially in electronics, an area where all small police departments groan under the weight of costly computers and electronics more and more essential to policing. Wiggin said personnel costs would decrease because as a larger police agency, he can fill empty shifts with non-overtime personnel due to the large pool of officers at his disposal. One area the MRI study noted Barnstead was lacking was ongoing training and attributed it largely to the expense faced by the department in filling training shifts with overtime officers. MRI suggested the costs of additional training should be weighed against the essential need to “keep the front-line officers well trained generalists and by doing so improve the daily performance of the officer…” In addition, MRI suggested that if the Barnstead Police Department remain as it is, the chief should bring his field training protocols up to date as soon as possible. MRI declined to advise on the merits of disbanding and subcontracting services with the sheriff’s department. Rather, the report looked only at issues that the existing department would continue to face should the proposal to subcontract the services fail at Town Meeting.
OBAMA from page 3 for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say.” Netanyahu, speaking Friday ahead of a meeting in Canada with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, called Iran’s nuclear ambitions a “grave threat to the peace and security of the world, and I think it’s important that the international community not allow this threat to materialize.” “As for Israel, like any sovereign country, we reserve the right to defend ourselves against a country, against a country that calls and works for our destruction,” Netanyahu said. Obama will try to convince Netanyahu to postpone any plans his government may have to unilaterally attack Iran’s nuclear facilities in coming months. An attack that soon would not carry U.S. backing, and
the U.S. would probably not be involved in planning or executing it. Nonetheless, it could force the United States into a new conflict and an arms race in the Middle East, as Obama made clear in the lengthy interview. It also could allow Iran to paint itself as the victim and draw new support that would undermine rather than enhance Israel’s security, Obama warned. “At a time when there is not a lot of sympathy for Iran and its only real ally (Syria) is on the ropes, do we want a distraction in which suddenly Iran can portray itself as a victim?” Obama said. At the same time, Obama has consistently refused to renounce a military option for the United States down the road. The dispute with Israel is over the timing and efficiency of such a strike, not whether one is ever appropriate.
— WORSHIP SERVICES — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church SUNDAY SERVICES AT 8AM & 10:15AM ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES AT NOON & 7PM Pastor Dave Dalzell 2238 Parade Rd, Laconia • 528-4078
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BELMONT 9:00am Sunday School Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:00am
Rev. James Smith - 49 Church St., Belmont 267-8185
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia 172 Pleasant Street • Laconia www.uusl.org
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RUSH from page 2 thank her for speaking out on an issue of public policy. “The fact that our political discourse has become debased in many ways is bad enough,” Carney said. “It is worse when it’s directed at a private citizen who was simply expressing her views.” Obama reached Fluke by phone as she was waiting to go on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.” “He’s really a very a kind man,” Fluke later told The Associated Press. “He just called to express concern for me and to make sure I was OK and to say that he supported me and to thank me for speaking out about something that’s so important to so many women.” As for Limbaugh’s remarks, Fluke said, “I just thought that they were really outside the bounds of GILFORD from page one cussing the matter with Town Administrator School Dunn and reviewing the matter with School Board Chair Kurt Webber, they all agreed that it would be inappropriate to hold a Parks & Recreation Department-sponsored forum without giving both sides equal representation. Presumably, Hemingway was going to speak against the cap. “I am not nor will I participate in any forums about the proposed tax cap or any other petitioned warrant article,” Hemingway said in a voice mail left at The Daily Sun Wednesday evening. Hemingway responded by telephone and e-mail but his comments came too late for inclusion in Friday’s story about the canceled forum. State law (RSA 659:44-a) specifically prohibits public employees from electioneering “while in the performance of their official duties. . .” Electioneering is defined as “an act in any way specifically designed to influence the vote of a voter on any question or office.” Violation of RSA 659:44-a can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor crime.
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civil discourse.” By calling Fluke and injecting himself into the Limbaugh controversy, Obama sent a message to more than one law student. He was reaching out to young voters and women — two groups whose support he needs in this re-election year. And he was underscoring that the White House, despite bungling its rollout of the birth control policy, sees it as a winning issue and welcomes Obama’s name next to it. Fluke was given a chance to talk to Congress on Feb. 23, even though lawmakers were on a break and just a few Democratic allies were on hand to cheer her on. The previous week, a Republican-controlled House committee had rejected Democrats’ request that she testify on the Obama administration’s policy requiring that employees of religion-affiliated institutions have access to health insurance that covers birth control. Republicans have faulted parts of Obama’s health care reform as unconstitutional, including an initial requirement, since withdrawn by the president, that contraceptives be covered under the insurance policies of businesses, including those with religious affiliations. Fluke said that Georgetown, a Jesuit institution, does not provide contraception coverage in its student health plan and that contraception can cost a woman more than $3,000 during law school. She spoke of a friend who had an ovary removed because the insurance company wouldn’t cover the prescription birth control she needed to stop the growth of cysts. On Wednesday, Limbaugh unleashed a lengthy and often savage verbal assault on Fluke. “What does it say about the college coed ... who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex?” Limbaugh said. “It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.”
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First United Methodist Church 18 Wesley Way (Rt. 11A), Gilford 524-3289 Rev. Dr. Victoria Wood Parrish, Pastor
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SISTERS from page 2 avoid the crash,” Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said. The wrong-way driver, Winifred D. Lein, 69, of Perrysburg, Ohio, was traveling alone and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Investigators are looking into why she was driving on the wrong side of the divided highway, and 911 and police radio traffic indicate she had been heading the wrong direction for at least seven miles. “The college girls apparently did nothing wrong,” Wasylyshyn said. Killed were Rebekah Blakkolb, 20, a junior from Aurora, Ohio; Christina Goyett, 19, a sophomore from Bay City, Mich., who was studying teacher education; and Sarah Hammond, 21, a junior from Yellow Springs, Ohio, majoring in apparel merchandising, the university said. Goyett was excited about her first trip to the Dominican Republic, said Dee Bishop, a family friend in Bay City. She was a graduate of John Glenn High School, where she competed in swimming. She had just visited with her family Thursday at a surprise birthday party for her mother, Robyn, at a Bay City restaurant, and driven back to the campus several hours to the south. On campus, troopers dropped off the victims’ luggage so it could be returned to families. Students dropped off flowers and held each other outside the sorority house in Bowling Green, a stately brick building with a columned porch and white shutters. Members of the sorority of about 65 students wouldn’t speak to reporters. The injured were identified as Angelica Mormile, 19, a freshman from Garfield Heights, Ohio, and Kayla Somoles, 19, a sophomore from Cleveland. Bowling Green President Mary Ellen Mazey said in a Facebook post that they had serious injuries.
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and playing Yahtzee with each of her nine grandchildren. Last year, ninety of her friends and family threw her a 90th birthday party. She is survived by her daughters: Lisa Bean of Peterborough; Claire Tardiff of Boise, Idaho; Suzanne Sears of Deerfield; Janine Fell of Palm City Florida; Andrea McPherson of Spring Hill, Florida; Marcella Samson of Jupiter, Florida; Louise Samson of Boise, Idaho and Paula Samson with whom she lived. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren: Amanda Sears, Keegan Sears, Kate Sears, Gretel McDaniel, Adam Tardiff, Isaac Drouin, Ethan Bean, Erin McPherson and Lily Samson, as well as three great-grandchildren: Chloe and Forrest Sawler and one-month-old Ryder Sears and one sister, Jacqueline Thompson, of Orono, Maine. Everyone who knew her and her daughters are invited to the calling hours at Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. on Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 2-5 p.m. and the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andre Bessette Parish-Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 11 a.m. Following the Mass will be a gathering at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. In her memory, an offering may be made to the St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church. 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246, say a prayer, love your family and live your life to the fullest till the end. 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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LACONIA — Rhea Joyal Samson died peacefully in her sleep in her home at 135 Pine Street, Laconia on February 29, 2012. Valentine’s Day was her 91st birthday. She lived her entire life within a mile of Sacred Heart Church where all of the celebrations of joy and sorrow of her life took place. She felt fortunate that she was able to go to Laconia High School during the Depression when many of her friends had to go to work. She took business courses and went to work as a bookkeeper at Scott & Williams Factory. In 1942, she and two girlfriends went on a road trip throughout the United States and Canada. She married Fernand Samson in 1951 when she was thirty and over the following ten years, they had eight daughters. She later worked at the Margate Resort, the Laconia State School, the Department of Education in Concord and as the secretary of the Belmont Senior Center. She enjoyed lunch there for the rest of her life. As a result of the many clubs to which she belonged, she had many friends. She was past-president of Saint Anne’s Society, past grand-regent of the Catholic Daughters of America and for the New Hampshire Council of Catholic Women. Having had eight daughters, she was a Girl Scout leader and a supporter of Camp Winsheblo. She was an avid collector of pins, coins, buttons and shoes. Always ready for a trip, she traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada with her daughters, numerous times to Quebec and once to France. Without even having to leave home, the world came to her. With an open heart, mind and door, she welcomed more than fifty of Paula’s family of friends from around the world. She led a full life right to the end, attending the Sacred Heart quilters group, the Friendship Club, Laconia Historical Society, doing aqua-aerobics three times per week,
LACONIA — Donald F. Moore, 81, of 80 Blueberry Lane, passed away at the Laconia Rehabilitation Center – Genesis on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Mr. Moore was born on November 15, 1930 in Laconia, N.H., the son of Clifford and Marion (Helms) Moore. He was a lifelong resident of Laconia and attended the Laconia schools. Mr. Moore worked for the Laconia Shoe Co. for forty years, the Gilford School District for ten years and for the V. F. W. Survivors include his son, Steve Moore, of Laconia; two granddaughters; two brothers, Eugene Moore, of Laconia, and Wayne Moore and his wife, Linda, of Laconia; five sisters, Barbara Monahan of Laconia, Dorothy Morey of Townsend, Mass., Charlotte Welch and her husband, John, of Center Sandwich, Paula Ellsworth of Gilford and Lois Chase and her husband, Joe, of Laconia and several nephews and nieces. He was
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predeceased by his parents, by a son, Jeffery Wayne Moore, and by four brothers, Charles “Bud” Moore, Richard Moore, Clifford Moore and Gerald Moore. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 6:00-8:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Graveside Service will be held in the spring at the family lot in Union Cemetery. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society P. O. Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247. 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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Dora Thorp, 93 LACONIA — Dora Thorp, 93, died peacefully on February 27, 2012 at Forestview Manor, Meredith, following a brief illness. Mrs. Thorp was born on May 3, 1918 in Goffstown, the daughter of Herman and Sarah (McCollom) Whipple. She was raised, educated and spent most of her life in Goffstown. On September 24, 1938, Dora married Chuck Thorp, her high school sweetheart, and they shared 50 loving years of marriage. Mrs. Thorp was a lifelong member of the Goffstown Congregational Church, a member and past president of the Mother’s Club, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a volunteer at the Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, FL. She owned and operated a nursery school in Goffstown and also worked at Burnham Brothers, the Hillsborough County business office and the Siebrecht Agency of Palm Beach, FL. While not widely known, Mrs. Thorp was an accomplished pianist and organist. Her family was
always the center of her life and her first priority. “Gram” will be greatly missed. Mrs. Thorp is survived by a son, C. Bradford “Brad” Thorp and his wife Jo-Ann of Goffstown; a daughter, Gayle Green and her husband Merrill of Laconia; three grandsons, David Thorp of Brookline, Steven Thorp of Merrimack and Scott Green of Copenhagen, Denmark; six great-grandchildren, a brother in-law, a nephew and three nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Thorp, her parents, brothers, Milton and William Whipple and three nephews. There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 10th at 1:00 p.m. at the French & Rising Funeral Home, 17 South Mast Street, Goffstown, NH. For those who may wish to make a gift in memory of Mrs. Thorp, the family suggests a donation to Central NH VNA and Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Pamela M. Reed, 59 BELMONT — Pamela Mae Reed, 59, of 7 School Street died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Mrs. Reed was born January 3, 1953 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the daughter of Thomas and Leevena (Huff) Simpson. Mrs. Reed had been employed at Lewis & Saunders and at the Laconia State School & Training Center. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family, cats and dogs. She loved to fish. Survivors include her husband, Mike Reed, of Belmont; a son, Carey Sturgeon, of Laconia, a daughter, Crystal Sturgeon, of Tilton; sisters, Donna Charbonneau and her husband, Armand, of Littleton, Diana Hawkins and her husband, Carl of Laconia and Debbie Wallace also of Laconia; one granddaughter;
four nieces; five nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her father, Thomas Simpson, by her mother and stepfather, Leevena and Frank Wallace and by a one brother, Thomas Simpson. There will be no calling hours. A Funeral Service will be held at a later date. For those who wish, the family suggests that Memorial donations be made to the Belmont Fire Relief Association, PO Box 837, Belmont, NH 03220 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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By Holiday Mathis be in just the mood to say “yes” and see what happens. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You want to be more important in someone’s world. The strong water-sign influences overhead put you in touch with subtle emotional signals and help you find a way into the heart of another. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Take on a “hopeless” issue. It’s clear that what you already know isn’t enough to facilitate a breakthrough. You’ll access different knowledge and discover the key. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re ready to get a better grip on finances. Professional advice will likely be too severe. Handle things in a way that works for you, and relax. It’s just money. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Over-thinking is the enemy of fun. Designate a certain period of time (afternoon is best) to let loose and go bouncing around for a while. You could reach gleeful heights. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your energy will be strongest on your birthday and during the three days on either side it. Take extra care of yourself the two weeks before your birthday when your energy is muted. Get more sleep, and eat better then, too. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 3). You’ll be a peacemaker and a healer because you respect opinions and beliefs that are different from your own. The harmony between your spiritual and physical life will help you ride the flow of life without too much stress. Psychic and emotional connections lead to moves and lifestyle upgrades in May. Cancer and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 28 and 15.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, March 3, the 63rd day of 2012. There are 303 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States. On this date: In 1845, Florida became the 27th state. In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established. In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Ala., home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter, Helen. In 1894, British Prime Minister William Gladstone submitted his resignation to Queen Victoria, ending his fourth and final premiership. In 1923, Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, made its debut. In 1940, Artie Shaw and his orchestra recorded “Frenesi” for RCA Victor. In 1945, the Allies fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese forces during World War II. In 1961, King Hassan II acceded to the throne of Morocco, following the death of his father, King Mohammed V. In 1969, Apollo 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a mission to test the lunar module. In 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board. In 1987, comedian Danny Kaye died in Los Angeles at age 74. In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. Twenty-five people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737200 crashed while approaching the Colorado Springs airport. One year ago: Seeking to repair damaged relations, President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon agreed during a White House meeting to deepen their cooperation in combating drug violence and declared a breakthrough in efforts to end a long-standing dispute over cross-border trucking. Soldiers backing Ivory Coast’s defiant leader, Laurent Gbagbo (loh-RAHN’ BAHG’-boh), mowed down women protesting his refusal to leave power in a hail of gunfire, killing seven. Today’s Birthdays: Bluegrass singer-musician Doc Watson is 89. Socialite Lee Radziwill is 79. Movie producer-director George Miller is 67. Actress Hattie Winston is 67. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 65. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky is 62. Singer-musician Robyn Hitchcock is 59. Actor Robert Gossett is 58. Rock musician John Lilley is 58. Actress Miranda Richardson is 54. Radio personality Ira Glass is 53. Actress Mary Page Keller is 51. Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 50. College Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker is 50. Rapperactor Tone Loc (lohk) is 46. Rock musician John Bigham is 43. Actress Julie Bowen is 42. Country singer Brett Warren (The Warren Brothers) is 41. Actor David Faustino is 38. Singer Ronan Keating (Boyzone) is 35. Rapper Lil’ Flip is 31. Actress Jessica Biel is 30. Rock musician Blower (aka Joe Garvey) (Hinder) is 28.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Invisible Children Block Party at United Baptist Church of Lakeport. 6 to 10 p.m. Screening of Invisible Children’s movie “Tony”, followed by a performance by Epic Season. Games and refreshments after. Admission by donation to Invisible Children. Donate now at www.bit.ly/ icbyf. All ages welcome. Tilton Winter Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through March across Rte. 3 from Tilton AutoServ. Over 40 vendors. www.TiltonWinterFarmersMarket.com. Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066. Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org. Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church (172 Pleasant Street i9n Laconia. Artsy Saturday at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drop by the Children’s Room to discover a new art concept. We’ll be fashioning a Cat in the Hat craft to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4 Free screening of “Invictus” as part of Lenten Justice Video Series. Hosted by the Congregational Church of Laconia and Taylor Community. 6:30 p.m. in the movie theater at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building. Spin for Hope event at the Fitness Edge in Meredith. Three spinning classes: 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. $10 for each participating member or non-member. Must be 18 years of age. All proceeds will be donated for cancer research. Boston Bruin Alumni Benefit Game. 2:30 p.m. at the Laconia Ice Arena. Bruins Alumni vs. Winnipesaukee White Caps. To benefit the Winnipesaukee Skating Club. $15 for adults. $10 for kids.
MONDAY, MARCH 5 Lakes Region Listens invites people with an interest about getting around in downtown Laconia to a community conversation on the subject at the Belknap Mill. 5 to 9 p.m. with light supper provided. Attendees will be divided into small groups to consider this question: What changes, if any, should be made to downtown Laconia to improve overall mobility for everyone? American Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Katherine Drexel Church in Alton. 2 to 7 p.m. French jazz-pop vocalist Violette appearing at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. $12. BYOB. Program on “Susan B. Anthony, the Invincible” presented by the Moultonborough Women’s Club. 12:45 p.m. at the Lion’s Club on Old Rte. 109. Member social at 11:30 a.m., followed by luncheon. Program is free and open to the public. Speaker will be Sally Matson. Free screening of “Invictus” as part of Lenten Justice Video Series. Hosted by the Congregational Church of Laconia and Taylor Community. 1 p.m. in the movie theater at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building. Free screening of “Something the Lord Made”. 6:30 p.m. at the Laconia Public Library. Hosted by the Laconia Human Relations Committee. Open to all. Informal discussion follows film. Light snacks provided. 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. 18+ pick-up basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $1 per session. Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30 to 3 p.m. New players welcome. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information. Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. 35 Tower Street. Weirs Beach
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: I’m 18 and a senior in high school. I have been with my boyfriend, “Mike,” for a year, and I love him more than anything. However, my friends feel differently. They find him loud and rude. Mike thinks they are immature, and he disagrees with some of their personal choices. Mike makes an effort to get along for my sake, but my friends make it really difficult. They don’t want to be around him, and the feeling is mutual. This hurts me tremendously. And the part that really burns me is that my friends’ boyfriends treat them like dirt, yet they think I’m the one with a lousy relationship. This is putting stress on me and often results in arguments with all of them. I plan to be with Mike for a long time, and I also want to keep my best friends. How do I do this? -- Trying To Be the Glue Dear Trying: Your friends may not accept Mike for any number of reasons, not the least of which could be jealousy and possessiveness. But someone who can’t get along with your friends may also have a few personality issues that you are purposely disregarding. Not all high school friendships survive graduation, and not all boyfriends last. Take your time. Let your friends get used to you and Mike as a couple. Ask Mike to be more tolerant of their “immaturity.” Refuse to be pressured by anyone, and you eventually will be able to decide which of these relationships are worth keeping. Dear Annie: “Baffled Nurse in Indiana” wrote in dismay about parents allowing their children to play with tongue depressors and exam gloves. You printed several responses, one of which was from “Morris, Ill.,” who said doctors are greedy because they overschedule, making patients wait an hour or more.
As a physician who has been in practice for 23 years, there are legitimate reasons for this. I may have had an emergency or got stuck in surgery. Patients show up late and talk too much about Great-Aunt Tillie’s big toe problem. And keep in mind, if I take an extra five minutes to comfort a patient or calm a frightened child, I will give you extra time, as well. If I scheduled fewer patients, you would need to wait six months before you could make an appointment. -- Frustrated Doc Dear Doc: Thanks for weighing in. Here’s more: From Oregon: In my 22 years of practice, I have never known a doctor to run late because of a leisurely lunch or golf game. In fact, most doctors spend their lunch (and sometimes dinner) trying to catch up. Medical care is by its nature unpredictable, so bring something to keep you (and your children) occupied. Florida: Parents are teaching their children that if they have to wait too long, it’s someone else’s fault and so it’s OK to take gloves and tongue depressors. Those are not condiments at a fast-food place. I always brought books, paper, crayons and small toys with me when I took my children anywhere that might require a wait. And I always brought a book for myself. Oregon: I have six children and never would have dreamed of helping myself to medical supplies in order to entertain my kids. The greatest compliment I ever received was when we flew overseas with five children under age 10. It was obvious at each plane change that the flight attendants were not looking forward to having us on board. But at the end of each flight, these same attendants complimented us on our children’s behavior.
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, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. Parents on premise $450 (603)539-1603.
2002 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab 4x4: Loaded, state inspected, $5,995. 524-4200.
AT Weirs Beach. Nice 2 Bedroom/ 1-Bath. Heat/HW incl Laundry hook-ups. $890/month. $500 security. 296-5314.
GILFORD- One-bedroom, second floor includes heat/HW, electricity. $740/Month. One month s rent & security required. 603-731-0340.
BELMONT- 1.5 bedroom mobile home , appliances, Located in a 55+ park - no pets, no smokingfirst + security, references. $700.00/month + utilties, storage shed, large lot. 528-1463 or 524-6162 email-lad1@worldpath.net.
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Outstanding yellows, blacks and chocolate Puppies AKC In home raised. Taking deposits. (603)664-2828. SHIH Tzu puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. $450. (603)539-1603.
Announcement $100 Reward for information re: who shot my windshield in Tilton, the 26-year-old using my name, who ordered break-in to my Belmont home, any known relationship this has to unlisted pedophiles. Information re: abuse in institutions by police & courts. Janine Wallace, 4 Brookside Circle, Belmont, NH 03220 or PO Box 1555, Avon Park, FL 33825. LETTERS Something you want to say, but can t find the words? Tell me and I will write a letter expressing your thoughts. $10 per letter. Call 556-9180 SCUBA LESSONS! Start now with online videos and pool sessions. Great exercise! Call Central NH Divers 279-9099 WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting. 603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.
Autos 1985 Ford van 85,000 miles F-350 Diesel fuel tanks, $1800. 524-6592 or 455-5436. 1993 Dodge Ram Wagon B350 Van Towing package, 43,000 miles, $3000. 524-6592 or 455-5436. 2000 Ford Taurus: Leather, moonroof, state inspected.
2002 Nissan Sentra R Spec-V, 4 cylinder, 6-speed, good gas mileage, $2500/ obo. Call Shane 603-848-0530 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE: Auto, loaded, state inspected. $4,995. 524-4200. 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500- 4X4 Ext. Cab. 6 1/2 ft. bed, Automatic, 4.8 V8. A/C, 64,500 miles, tow package, one owner, excellent condition. $12,995. 393-1408 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4x2: Single cab, V-6, 5-Speed, red, Florida truck with no rust. Great shape, 121k miles. $2,995. Call Phil, 393-7786. BUYING junk cars, trucks & big 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.
BOATS OUTBOARD MOTOR DISPLAY, Belknap Mall opposite CVS, or visit www.outboardrepower.NET
Child Care CHILD care in my home, all meals and snacks provided, reasonable rates full or part-time. Twenty-six years experience as pediatric nurse. 369-1824 or 393-0164.
For Rent APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better! 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at
BELMONT-Available Immediately. 2-bedroom townhouse-style. Quiet, heat included. $225/week. All housing certificates accepted. 267-0545-or 781-344-3749 BRISTOL2 bedroom new everything inside. $750 per month plus utilities. Call 231-9894.
Franklin 3 Bedroom Mobile Home on Own Land 1-1/2 baths, Washer/Dryer Handicap Ramp Mowing, Plowing & Water Includ. $850/Month + utilities No Smoking, Pets, Sec & Refer.
(603)934-5716
GILFORD Lease to Own - $1,250/Mo. 5% or $10k Down 3 bedrooms, oversized garage/ workshop, need 5% or $10k down and owner will finance the rest. For pictures and more info, Call 393-5756.
GILFORD: 4-bedroom, 3-bath house, garage, decks, hot tub, walk-out basement, lake view, W/D. No smoking. Pet negotiable. $1,650/month +utilities. References, security deposit, one year lease. 603-455-6269. GUNSTOCK Acres Home: Private entrance, deck & livingroom. No pets or smoking. $525/month. 603-759-2895. LACONIA Beautiful 2-Bedroom, 2 Bath condo, screened in patio on Paugus bay. Private beach 50' from your door. Parking,plowing,landscaping and sunsets included. $1000/month plus utilities, references, 1 month security required. No pets, no smoking. 393-5349 LACONIA - 26 Dartmouth St., low traffic area near schools, park & downtown. 1/2 of a duplex, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, walk-out basement w/washer-dryer hookups, large open porch, level lot for outside activities & ample off street parking. On the sunny side of the house, clean w/hardwood floors. Non-smoking. $1,000/month plus heat & utilities. Call owner/broker 396-4163
GILFORD 3 bedroom condo, $1,300/monthly. Parking garages available. Heated pool, tennis court. Close to shopping and lake. Boat slip available. Washer/Dryer hook up available. NO PETS. References & security required. 781-710-2208.
LACONIA - Old Mill Building. First floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath condo. Wood floors, granite, stainless steel appliances $1000 per month includes cable. Washer/dryer in unit. No smoking/ no pets 524-1799.
GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $890/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references,
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LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets. Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1-Bedroom Apartment. Includes Heat. Hot Water, Electric. Nice location., No pets/ No smoking. $650/month 630-4198 LACONIA Lg. 3-room refurbished, 2nd floor apt. inc. heat/ parking, $175 week, no pets/ smoking. Refer. & Security deposit required. 524-1874 or 524-4590 LACONIA Newly renovated, clean 2-bedroom apt., private parking, washer/ dryer use available, $850/ month heat/ hot water, references required, call 524-2507. LACONIA Newly renovated, Sunny, clean, 3-bedroom apt, private parking, wash/dryer hookup, $950/month heat/ hot water included. References required, 524-2507. LACONIA Union Ave. 3 Bedroom, fresh paint, urethane hardwood floors, private entrance, on-site plowed parking, private playground. Heat/ hot water incl. No pets. $210/week. 455-6115 LACONIA- 1 room for rent. 118 Court St. 1st floor, $120/Week includes everything. Own bathroom, 524-7218 or 832-3535
LACONIAGreat downtown Location. Rooms for rent. Share kitchen & bath. Utilities included. $107-$115/Week. 524-1884 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145/week 603-781-6294 LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $230/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com. LACONIA: Large, sunny 3BR, first floor. $1,000/month plus utilities. Central air, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, walk to the lake and downtown with space for your garden. Available June 1st. Pet friendly. Contact Heather, 998-3174. LACONIA: 1-bedroom, $135$150/ weekly includes heat & hot water. References and deposit. 528-0024. LACONIA: 2+ Bedrooms, washer/dryer hook-up. $225/Week includes heat and hot water. References/deposit required. No pets/No smoking. 528-6205. LACONIA: 3-bedroom house. $1,000/Month + utilities. Pets considered. References & deposit. 524-9665. LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428
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MOVING SALE- Leather chair, round kitchen table/chairs-$50. Desks, glass coffee (2) end tables - $75. Air conditioner (10,000btu) -$75. snow blower -$95. 387-4516
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MEREDITH lakefront studio, utilities included, no pets, no smokers, single person, $850/mo. Call 279-1472. MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apartment. Oil forced hot water, 1.5-bath, washer/dryer hook-up, nice yard. No smoking/pets. $750/Month 279-8247, Jim. LACONIA: 1-bedroom apt., 2nd floor, South Main St. $650/month includes heat and hot water. Security deposit required. 267-5228, evenings. Leave message.
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(603)387-2311 For Sale 2HP. Craftsman table saw motor. 115/230 volts. twin pulleys. Used one month only. $100. Porter cable 1 3/4HP router model 690LR new condition, $75. Craftsman ball bearing router $20. Call 293-2026 4X6 Utility trailer with ball $350 Echo chainsaw w/accessories $75, like new 998-7337.
Tilton- Large 1 bedroom. Newly renovated kitchen. Features washer/dryer, dishwasher, attached greenhouse. $750/Month including utilities. No dogs. 524-7315 TILTONUPDATED one bedroom. Top-floor, quiet. Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $630/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733. TILTON: 3-bedroom spacious apt., 2nd floor, convenient location, no pets. $850/mo. plus utilities. Security deposit, references. 286-8200
PINE dining room set, (table and 4 chairs), hutch, and a dry sink. $400 or BO. Sears Electric Dryer $40. Call 528-5454. Save 10% off first order with Avon. Call Katie at 603-387-1650. Host an Avon Party Today!!
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FIREWOOD Kiln dried, 16 inch cut and split, $300 a cord or half a cord $200, clean, no bugs, incl free bag of kindling and delivery. Early Bird Farm. 435-9385
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KITCHEN Dining room help needed, 20hrs per week. Call Donna (603)476-5110. PART-TIME LNA to work with an elderly male veteran in the Gilford area. Hours Mon-Sun 6:30-8:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm, at $18/ hour. Call Sandi 524-2328.
Increase in business has opened the door for immediate full-time positions for GCO Advertising. We are currently seeking the right candidates for the following: • Scheduling Depart. • Customer Service • Management Trainees (in as little as 30 days)
• And Marketing / Advertising Departments This is a permanent psoition so looking for those looking for something long term. All applicants must pass a criminal background check and always dress to impress. Those interested should call Mon & Tue due to the fact we can put you to work this week our # is 528-2237 ask for Allie.
MAINTENANCE LABORERS May 1- October 31 and June 19August 17, 2012 for Alton Parks and Recreation. Seasonal/PT32-40 hours per week. Duties include: mowing, raking, landscaping, rubbish removal, janitorial cleaning and building maintenance. Valid NH Driver's License, physical and background check required. Applications are available at the Alton Parks and Recreation Department, 875-0109 or www.alton.nh.gov. Position will remain open until filled. EOE.
LIFEGUARDS June 21 - September 4 for Alton Parks and Recreation. Seasonal/PT/FT- 32-40 hours per week for Alton swim areas on Lake Winnipesaukee. Red Cross Lifeguard Certification required. Applications are available at the Alton Parks and Recreation Department, 875-0109 or www.alton.nh.gov. EOE.
NURSE NEEDED RN FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS Dialysis experience preferred, but not a must. Senior nursing students may apply. Please send resume to Central NH Kidney Center, 87 Spring Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246 or call 603-528-3738.
Building Products Company Looking to hire several people. If you have worked in the weatherization field we want you. Previous experience only.
Ideal candidate will have worked in the industry 2-5 years and have OSHA 10 card. Must have valid NH Drivers License with clean driving record, pass background and pre-employment drug screening.
BIO - MED TECHNICIAN needed for a Dialysis Center. Experience preferred, but not a must. Please send resume to : Central NH Kidney Center, 87 Spring Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246 or call 603-528-3738.
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St. Pat’s Day dinner at Gilford Church on March 10 GILFORD — The traditional annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner will be held at the Gilford Community Church on Saturday, March 10 starting promptly at 6 p.m. The menu includes corned beef and cabbage, potatoes/carrots/onions, and homemade Irish soda bread with homemade carrot cakes for dessert.
Reservations and payment are needed by March 5 and can be made by dropping by the church office at 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, NH 03249 or by mailing reservations. The cost remains $10 for adults and children under 12 are $5. All are welcome and the dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall of the church (handicapped accessible).
Downtown TIF advisory board will seek public input during March 7 meeting LACONIA — The Downtown Laconia TIF District Advisory Board is hosting a public information session on Wednesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at the Belknap Mill. Russ Thibeault of Applied Economic Research will give a brief discussion about how TIF district funds may be used, followed by the open forum. The public
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will have an opportunity to bring their ideas and voice their opinions. An example of a recently completed project is the Stewart Park improvements. The TIF District Board will then use these ideas to create a master plan for future projects. Light refreshment will be served.
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LACONIA — The Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce announces a renewed partnership with NH Granite State Ambassadors to serve the traveling public, local residents and the Lakes Region community with volunteer opportunities. With the support of Granite State Ambassador certification training program, the chamber is seeking volunteers for the Weirs Beach Information Booth from May to October of 2012. The goal of the NH Granite State Ambassadors see next page
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Wanted $20 Traditional Japanese Bodywork Treatments Please come and enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of traditional Japanese body work known as Shiatsu. Each treatment is performed fully clothed on a comfortable floor mat and takes about an hour. Treatments are performed at the Sachem Shiatsu office at the Fitness Edge building in Meredith. Please call Sensei Jones at 603-524-4780 to make an appointment.
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Yard Sale VENDORS wanted for indoor yard sale. Sponsored by the Belmont High School French Club. Saturday, March 17, 2012 8 am to 2 pm Belmont High School Cafeteria. $10 rental fee, donatioms of items accepted. Contact Wendy Bordon at 387-4234 or email: wjb9kahnefan@metrocast.net
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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn
‘Lake Effect’
Just about everyone knows what a “Lake Effect” is. Well, maybe some of the people in the Southwest might not know. But certainly, if you have been to Chicago, Buffalo, or Syracuse you know how much more snow and bad weather you can get along the shores of the Great Lakes. Winnipesaukee has a Lake Effect, too. The big lake can have its own weather. It can have a calming effect on most people and it can also cause some people to drink excessively and act foolish. But that is not the Lake Effect I am talking about. I thought it might be helpful to take a closer look at the Lake Effect with regard to the average sales prices of homes in the communities in this report. This is the Lakes Region and every town in this report has waterfront property and every month there could be any number of waterfront homes sold. It is not unusual to have several sales exceeding a million dollars each month and none the next resulting in some wild swings in the average sales price results from month to month. A different kind of snow, so to speak. These sales also inflate the average sales price numbers over the course of the year and might give some people the impression that the Lakes Region is not very affordable for the average Joe. I was driving to work the other day behind Joe in his old truck and I know he lives here somewhere. I also know that he is cheap, so there must be lots of affordable housing out there somewhere. As I have reported (just about every month, I think), over 50-percent of the homes in the area are sold for under $200,000. As a matter of fact, I sold one last week for $24,500, but I’m not saying you could actually live in it. The point is even though you see an average sales price for some months coming it at $350,000 or $475,000 it doesn’t mean that homes are out of reach for old Joe. It is just that in some towns with high end waterfronts the numbers get tweaked a little by blowing snow. The chart at upper right shows the total number of residential sales in 2011 and the average sales price for each town in the second and third columns. The last two columns show the total number of non-waterfront sales and the average sales price without the waterfronts added in. Some towns, like Meredith and Moultonborough, have a large percentage of their sales coming from from preceding page May 14-15 and Keene June 11-12. certification training is to reinforce To register for any of these trainings the tools needed to meet and exceed visit NHGSA online at www.nhgsa. the expectations of guests in the state com and click “Training & Education” and support the authentic culture of in the main navigation. Registration New Hampshire, its people and prodcloses one week prior to each class. ucts. GSA Certification Training proTo learn more Lakes Region Chamvides 14 hours of intensive training ber of Commerce, go to www.lakesincluding two key GSA trainers and regionchamber.org, call 524-5531 or two dozen speakers. check its’ Facebook page. Each attendee will receive materials, literature and information on New Hampshire’s pm tourism industry. The certification fee is $35 per person and includes Join us Sunday to tour this extraordinary Lake Winnipesaukee 2-story, year-round home w/ a 2-car training, materials, heated garage. Deeded access to beach on lunch and snacks during Winnipesaukee! Totally renovated in 2003, training days, tour of professionally landscaped, 5 min. walk to host locations, prizes indoor/outdoor pools. Includes flex week and surprises, graduTimeshare at Summit Resorts (w/ yearly association dues). $259,000. MLS# 4117293 ate certificate, official GSA name tag, and one www.RocheRealty.com (603) 528-0088 (603) 279-7046 (1) year membership to NHGSA. NH Granite State Ambassadors has schedSales & Park uled training in Concord on April 2-3, Campton Double Wide 2 bedroom, 2 baths, 3 season room, computer room, A/C with a deck and a shed
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lakefront properties and hence there is a huge difference in the average sales price with and without the waterfronts factored in. In Laconia where the average residential sales price in 2011 was $231,222 with waterfronts included, the average sales price drops to $194,189 with waterfront sales backed out. The average residential sales price for all transactions in 2011 was $306,460. With the waterfront sales backed out of the equation, the average sales price dropped to $198,558. So you see, the snow is not as deep as you thought... Log on to my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com and leave me your thoughts on this report or the real estate market in general. You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.
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M’borough administrator gets Subdivision plan filed for land off Cotton Hill Road GILFORD — Blue Sky Enterprises, Inc. of Laconia, abuts a salvage yard on Frank Bean Road and land school superintendent job for a partnership of Howard Warren and Karen Feltham, owned by the City of Laconia, portions of which were have applied to the Planning Board to subdivide a used for the disposal and incineration of waste in SAU 13 in Carroll County 30-acre lot off Cotton Hill Road into 13 house lots. the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In 2007, the United TAMWORTH — An school administrative unit covering three small Carroll County towns — Freedom, Madison and Tamworth — has named the 11 year director of Public Services in Moultonborough as its new school superintendent. Lou Goscinski will be introduced to students and staff at the three elementary schools in SAU 13 on March 6. That same night he will be introduced to people in the three communities at a reception, the details of which are still in the planning stage. In October 2011 the SAU 13 Joint Board began a search for a new superintendent, reviewed a significant number of applications, interviewed multiple candidates and deliberated many hours. They unanimously settled on Goscinski, who they described in a statement issued on Monday as an experienced educator and central office administrator and certified superintendent. In addition to his regular duties, Goscinski has been serving as acting superintendent in SAU #45.
STORMS from page 2 night. He looked around at the devastation, pointing to what were now empty lots between a Catholic church and a Marathon station about a block away. “There were houses from the Catholic church on the corner all the way to the Marathon station. And now it’s just a pile of rubble, all the way up,” he said. “It’s just a great ...” His voice trailed off, before he finished: “Wood sticks all the way up.” An Associated Press reporter in Henryville said the high school was destroyed and the second floor had been ripped off the middle school next door. Authorities said school was in session when the tornado hit, but there were only minor injuries there. Classroom chairs were scattered on the ground outside, trees were uprooted and cars had huge dents from baseball-sized hail. Throughout town, there were bent utility poles and piles of debris. Volunteers pushed shopping carts full of water and food up the street and handed it out to people. Ruth Simpson of Salem came to the demolished town right after the storm hit, looking for relatives that she hadn’t been able to find. “I can’t find them,” she said, starting to cry, and then walked away. The town was without power, and there was no cell phone reception or service for land lines. Authorities planned to search the rubble through the night for survivors. YELP from page 2 out party on Wall Street this spring. Facebook’s IPO is expected to raise at least $5 billion and anoint the owner of the Internet’s largest social network with a market value ranging from $75 billion to $100 billion. Though it’s best known for restaurant reviews, Yelp’s users have reviewed churches, strip clubs, hospitals, hotels and high schools. The company makes money from advertising. Most of the ads come from the local businesses that its users review. In 2011, it booked revenue of $83.3 million, up 74 percent from 2010. It had a net income loss of $16.7 million last year and $9.6 million the year before. Yelp’s losses since its inception total $41 million.
The property is what remains of an original 32.37acre lot after the company carved out two lots fronting on Cotton Hill Road last year. The lots range in size from 8.69 acres, easily the largest of the 13, to 1.08-acres, with 10 less than two acres in size. The plan indicates that each of the lots will be served by a dug well. Neither Warren nor Feltham could be reached for comment on Friday, but John Ayer, director of Planning and Land Use, said they indicated that while they would seek approval for the subdivision, they had no immediate intention of developing the property. The wooded property, traversed by a gravel track,
States Environmental Protection Agency contracted with Weston Solutions, Inc. of Andover, Massachusetts to assess the site out of concern that because the abandoned dumping grounds were neither lined or capped rainfall could cause contaminants to leach into the soil and groundwater. Contaminants have been found both on the surface and in the soil, but well to the south and west of the proposed subdivision and as yet there is no indication that either the groundwater or an unnamed brook in the area has been tainted. — Michael Kitch
LACONIA — A city man arrested by police during a drug raid at an apartment on Union Avenue Thursday morning was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail after his appearance in court yesterday morning. Police said John Allard, 28, of 180 Union Ave. #7 was one of four people found in two separate bedrooms following the raid at 8 a.m. Allard is facing two separate counts of possession of controlled drugs with the intent to distribute. Police seized about 33 grams of cocaine and 194 pills of oxycodone — a narcotic painkiller. Affidavits said police separated and interviewed Allard and a second apartment resident, Dannika Stevens, 25, and he told them “everything in the bedroom was his.” Police said he admitted he owned a safe police found at the foot of the bed in his bedroom and that he admitted to having about 30 to 40 grams of
cocaine and 100 oxycodone pills in it.” He also allegedly told police that the key to the safe and some more pills was under the bed and asked police to let him have one of the pills so he wouldn’t become sick. Stevens also appeared in 4th District Court, Laconia Division and was ordered held on $5,000 cash only bail. Police said she told them she had two or three grams of cocaine in her purse and that she was holding them for Allard. Stevens is charged with one count of possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute and one count of possession of controlled drugs. A third woman was arrested on a bench warrant and police didn’t identify the fourth person in the apartment. — Gail Ober
Drug sales suspect ordered held on $50,000 cash bail
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