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LACONIA — It’s been a rough few years for a local pair of ospreys that have made the Lake Opechee area their summer home.

First, the pair were booted from a cell phone tower where they had built a nest.

The next year, the birds built a nest in a “snag” – a standing, dead tree – only to have a windstorm blow their nest down. This year, they thought they found a much sturdier snag and started constructing a nest of twigs and grass. Unfortunately, what they thought was a snag was actually a utility pole along North Main Street owned by Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH).

“As far as they’re concerned, this is a dead tree, it’s just got wires hanging from it,” said Iain MacLeod, executive director of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, who has partnered with PSNH on this and many previous osprey relocation efforts. It’s not uncommon for the birds to nest atop utility poles because they mimic the characteristics which appeal to an osprey’s instincts.

However, those instincts are uneducated about electricity, and the large Iain MacLeod, executive director of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, inspects the nests on electric poles osprey nest he built as an alternative for the pair that was nesting on a utility pole owned by pose a threat to the Public Service of New Hampshire. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho) power grid as well as to the birds themselves. place to lay this year’s eggs. After the new nest Yesterday, working with Squam Lake Natural was up, power company workers removed the Science Center executive director Iain MacLeod, old nest, located on former Laconia State School a crew from PSNH installed nearby a new pole, property. The operation was the culmination of topped with a ready-made nest, in the hope that an effort that also included the New Hampshire see OsPrEy page 8 the birds would find the new nest a suitable

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LACONIA – On those Mondays when both the Laconia City Council and the Meredith Board of Selectmen meet you can tune to Lakes Region Public Access Channel 26 and watch the Meredith selectmen live starting at 5:30 p.m. But come 7 p.m. the feed from the selectmen’s meeting stops. Why? Because the Laconia City Council meeting, which starts at 7 o’clock, pre-empts it.

This scenario illustrates a drawback to the regional public access service available to some 55,000 MetroCast Cablevision subscribers in Greater Laconia, Twin Rivers and Newfound areas.

It’s a drawback that can be overcome; say public access advocates and local officials, with existing technology which would make it possible to target local government and other community programs to cable TV subscribers in one particular town, rather than the MetroCast system as a whole.

So, someone in Laconia could be watching the City Council meeting on Channel 26, while a viewer in Meredith could watch the selectmen’s meeting in its entirety on the same channel.

“We are actively moving in that direction,” said Gilford Town Administrator Scott Dunn, who is also chair of the Lakes Region Cable Television Consortium, an alliance of 10 communities formed last year to negotiate the renewal of the various franchise agreements with MetroCast. see MEtrOCast page 10

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Pakistan jet crashes in storm with 128 aboard

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad’s main airport.

The government said there appeared to be no survivors in the crash of the Boeing 737-200 near Benazir Bhutto International Airport — the second major air disaster in the Pakistani capital in less than two years.

Sobbing relatives of those aboard the Bhoja Air flight from Karachi to Islamabad rushed to airports in both cities for news of their loved ones.

One rescue official asked residents to bring sheets to cover the remains of the dead, and smashed seats and other wreckage was spread over a wide area near the airport, along with clothing and jewelry belonging to passengers.

Bhoja Air, a domestic carrier that has just four planes, only resumed operations last see JET page 12

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Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon’s parents; gets bail SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A routine bail hearing for George Zimmerman took a surprising turn into remorse and explanation Friday when the neighborhood watch volunteer got on the witness stand and told Trayvon Martin’s parents: “I am sorry for the loss of your son.”

“I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than I am. I did not know if he was armed or not,” Zimmerman said, marking the first time he has spoken publicly about the Feb. 26 shooting of the unarmed black 17-year-old.

The hearing wrapped up with a judge ruling Zimmerman can be released from jail on $150,000 bail while he awaits trial on second-degree murder charges. Zimmerman, who has been in jail for more than a week, could be out within days and may

be allowed to live outside Florida for his own safety once arrangements are made to monitor him electronically.

Defendants often testify about their financial assets at bail hearings, but it is highly unusual for them to address the charges, and rarer still to apologize.

An attorney for Martin’s parents, who were in the courtroom when Zimmerman spoke, spurned the apology. The parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, had no comment as they left.

“This was the most disingenuous and unfair thing I’ve seen,” said attorney Natalie Jackson. “This was the most unmeaningful apology.”

In a measure of how volatile the case has become, Zimmerman appeared to be wearing a bulletproof vest under his suit and

tie, and his parents and wife testified via telephone because of fears for their safety.

After the hearing, Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark O’Mara, acknowledged that putting Zimmerman on the stand was risky but said his client wanted to respond after Martin’s mother said in an interview that she would like to hear from him.

“He had always wanted to acknowledge what happened that day,” O’Mara said. “I was hoping that it could be accomplished in a private way. We weren’t afforded that opportunity.”

Stacey Honowitz, a Florida prosecutor with no connection to the case, said: “I think it was to sway public opinion. He’s not incriminating himself. He is setting up his self-defense claim.” see ZIMMERMAN page 12

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents’ behavior in Colombia just before President Barack Obama’s visit for a summit meeting last week. Agency Director Mark Sullivan came to the White House late Friday to personally brief Obama in the Oval Office.

The Secret Service announced the new resignations, bringing to six the number of agency officers who have lost their jobs so far because of events at their hotel in Cartagena.

Also late Friday, Republican Sen. Chuck

Grassley of Iowa urged a broader investigation, including checking hotel records for White House advance staff and communications personnel who were in Cartagena for the summit. In a letter to Sullivan and the inspector general at the Homeland Security Department, Grassley asked whether hotel records for the White House staffers had been pulled as part of the investigations.

An additional Secret Service employee was implicated Friday, a government official said, commenting only on condition of anonymity concerning the continuing investigation. That brings the number to

12. One has been cleared of serious misconduct but still faces administrative action, an official said.

Obama’s spokesman has assailed Republican criticism that has attempted to blame a lack of presidential leadership for the scandal and has said Obama would be angry if allegations published so far proved to be true. Friday’s was Obama’s first personal briefing by Sullivan on the subject, officials said.

Involvement by 11 Secret Service employees had been noted earlier. The 12th has been placed on administrative leave. see SECRET SERVICE page 12

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Norwegian gunman describes hunting down teens OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze before him, paralyzed with fear.

Survivors and victims’ relatives hugged and sobbed, trying to comfort each other during the graphic testimony.

“I’m going back to my hometown tonight. My husband, he’s going to drive me out to the sea, and I’m going to take a walk there and I’m going to scream my head off,” said Christin Bjelland, whose teenage son survived the attack.

Breivik’s defense lawyers had warned their client’s testimony would be difficult to hear. Still, the shock was palpable in the 200-seat courtroom as the self-styled anti-Islamic militant rolled out his gruesome account, without any sign of emotion.

A man who lost a son squeezed his eyes shut, his pain palpable. A man to his left put a comforting hand to his shoulder, while a woman to his right clutched onto him, resting her forehead against his arm.

Tore Sinding Bekkedal, a 24-year-old survivor of the massacre, left the courtroom during Breivik’s testimony.

“I could not care less about what he says or the way he says it,” Bekkedal said. “I do not care about him as a person.”

Breivik has confessed to the July 22 bombingand-shooting rampage that killed 77 people — 69 on Utoya and eight in Oslo. But he rejects criminal guilt, saying the victims had betrayed Norway by

embracing “Islamic colonization.”

Looking tense but focused, Breivik spoke calmly about the shooting rampage, beginning with a ferry ride to the island, where the governing Labor Party holds its annual summer youth camp. He was disguised as a policeman, carrying a rifle and a handgun. He also brought drinking water because he knew he would become parched from the stress of killing people.

Breivik’s first victims were Monica Boesei, a camp organizer, and Trond Bentsen, an off-duty police officer and camp security guard.

“My whole body tried to revolt when I took the weapon in my hand. There were 100 voices in may head saying ‘Don’t do it, don’t do it,’” Breivik said.

Nonetheless, he pointed his gun at Berntsen’s head and pulled the trigger. He shot Boesei as she tried to run away. Then as they lay on the ground, he shot them both twice in the head.

Breivik said the first shots pushed him into a “fight-and-flight” mode that made it easier to continue killing.

He couldn’t remember large chunks of the 90 minutes he spent on the island before surrendering to police commandos. But he recalled some shootings in great detail, including inside a cafe where he mowed down young victims as they pleaded for their lives.

Some teenagers were frozen in panic, unable to move even when Breivik ran out of ammunition. He changed clips. They didn’t move. He shot them in the head.

“They cannot run. They stand totally still. This is see GUNMAN page 10

Officials identify 3 bodies found in Lancaster; provide some detail CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire officials say a Lancaster man shot his neighbor to death then returned to his camper, which moments later was reported to be engulfed in flames.

Prosecutors confirm 64-year-old Eugene Sly was found dead in the camper and say they presume the other body is that of his wife, Elena Sly, also 64. Both bodies were badly burned.

They say Sly went to the nearby home of his neighbor -- 43-year-old David Collins -- at about 3 a.m.

Tuesday morning and shot him once in the head and once in the torso in the hallway of his home.

The state fire marshal’s office is still investigation what caused the fire in the camper. Officials say the revolver used to kill Collins was retrieved from the burned-out camper.

Mexico City prepares shelters as volcano roars

XALITZINTLA, Mexico (AP) — The white-capped volcano that looms over Mexico City emitted a terrifying low-pitched roar Friday and spewed roiling towers of ash and steam as it vented the pressure built up by a massive chamber of magma beneath its slopes. Authorities prepared evacuation routes, ambulances and shelters in the event of a bigger explosion.

Even a large eruption of the 17,886-foot (5,450meter) cone of Popocatepetl is unlikely to do more than dump ash on one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas. But the grit could play havoc with Mexico City’s busy airport, and tens of thousands of people in the farming villages on its flanks could be forced to flee.

Popo, as it’s commonly known, has put out small eruptions of ash almost daily since a round of eruptive activity began in 1994. A week ago, the eruptions started growing larger and authorities slightly elevated the alert level for people living nearby.

Before dawn on Friday, the mountain moved into what appeared to be a new level of activity, spitting out dozens of ash clouds and shot fragments of glowing rock down its slopes while frightening the residents of surrounding villages with deep roaring not heard in a decade.

People in the village of Xalitzintla said they were awakened by a window-rattling series of eruptions.

Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said one string of eruptions ended in the early morning, then the volcano started up again at 5:05 a.m., with at least 12 eruptions in two hours.

“Up on the mountain, it feels incredible,” said Aaron Sanchez Ocelotl, 45, who was in his turf grass fields when the eruptions happened. “It sounds like the roaring of the sea.”

A 35 million cubic foot (1 million cubic meter) chamber of magma is seething about six miles (8 to 10 kilometers) beneath Popocatepetl, Roberto Quaas, director of the disaster prevention center, said at a news conference laying out emergency preparations. see VOLCANO page 11

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Europe will follow France?

When survival is at stake, one may hear from a politician not what he believes — but what he thinks the people deciding his fate wish to hear.

By that standard, what do the people of France, in the final weeks of their presidential election, wish to hear from their candidates?

President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to believe his countrymen are in a deeply nationalistic frame of mind. Five million Muslims live in France, but he is cracking down on Islamists. He is demanding that the Schengen Agreement, under which Europe’s nations maintain open borders, be renegotiated. If immigration from outside Europe is not restricted, says Sarkozy, he will pull out of Schengen.

He is demanding a “Buy European Act” for public contracts. He will confront Japan and China on trade.

Were he running in the U.S.A., Sarkozy would be denounced as a protectionist and nativist.

His strategy? He wants to finish first in the first round of voting April 22, by siphoning support from the rightist National Front of Marine Le Pen. Le Pen would halt immigration, crack down on crime, pull France out of the eurozone and restore the franc. She calls for an “Arab Spring” in France, a democratic revolution, yet sounds statist with her pledge to force down oil and gas prices. This lady is no libertarian.

Sarkozy is moving right to crowd her out in the first round of voting and is being assisted by a rabidly anti-Le Pen party of the extreme left led by ex-Socialist and ex-Trotskyite Jean-Luc Melenchon, who appeals to an angry and dispossessed working class. The Left Front, made up of the Communist Party, Greens and radicals, has been gaining from the fiery speeches of Melenchon, a supporter of Hugo Chavez who endorses China’s policy in Tibet and regards the United States as the “greatest problem in the world.”

Melenchon loathes and mocks “the rich,” and has proposed a 100-percent tax on income above $450,000. No executive would be allowed to earn a salary more than 20 times higher than his average worker. France’s minimum wage would be raised 40 percent to more than $25,000 a year.

An anti-capitalist and anti-globalist who called at the Bastille for “civic insurrection,” Melenchon has gained at the expense of Socialist Francois Hollande, who yet appears the favorite for the Elysee Palace.

Defending his imperiled left flank, Hollande supports a 75-percent tax on all incomes above 1-million euros and would restore pension benefits peeled back by Sarkozy to reduce France’s deficits and halt the rise in her national debt.

In the first round of voting, Hollande and Sarkozy are expected to finish first and second, and enter the runoff May 5. One debate is

scheduled. Sarkozy wants two. Hollande is seen as a bore. However unpopular Sarkozy is, he is not.

Looking at the speeches of the leading contenders and the issues they are emphasizing, what does this tell us about France — and Europe?

First, Europe’s economic crisis has engendered a deep resentment against the rich that, if reflected in the tax policy of Hollande, could cause an exodus. France’s most productive and successful citizens would likely flee to countries where the tax rates do not confiscate the rewards of their labors.

Second, anti-immigrant sentiment is surging, especially against Muslim and Third World peoples.

Yet, as no EU country has a birthrate that will enable it to replace its present population, immigration is certain to continue, as will the ethnonational recoil against it.

In the name of EU solidarity, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had agreed to campaign for Sarkozy.

He no longer seems to want her.

Third, as nationalism is on the boil in France and across Europe, globalism and transnationalism — the vision of an EU evolving into a federal union, a United States of Europe, leading to the dream of One World — no longer seem to be the future. They no longer inspire, if ever they did.

Among France’s young, it is Marine Le Pen who runs strongest at 26-percent.

Neither Le Pen nor Melenchon, who together will amass more votes than Hollande or Sarkozy, supports further surrenders of French sovereignty. To augment its power and deepen its presence on the continent, the EU will have to overcome rising popular resistance.

Economic nationalism appears a growth stock on the right and left, as it was in the United States in the NAFTA debate, when Socialist Bernie Sanders marched with Ross Perot.

Great crises often bring people together. Our Revolutionary War was indispensable to creating America. But as Gideon Rachman writes in the Financial Times, Europe’s crisis is “encouraging the citizens of the European Union to fall back on older, more deeply rooted national identities.”

The people of France and the peoples of Europe seem to be returning to their roots, to whom they were, and to whom they wish to be again.

Europe is coming apart — and so, it appears, are we.

(Syndicated columnist PatBuchanan has been a senior advisor to three presidents, twice a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and the presidential nominee of the Reform Party in 2000. He won the New Hampshire Republican Primary in 1996.)

LETTERS Pres. Obama is great at diverting attention away from failure To the editor, Hopefully the irrelevant Buffett tax discussion is over. The Buffett tax neither solved nor helped solve any major problem. Despite the hype, the Buffett Tax only annually raised about one day’s worth of borrowing, if it raised 10 times more it would still be irrelevant.

The whole Buffett tax “theater” was intended to divert that public’s attention from the lack of any meaningful Obama administration solutions for our country’s problems: not for creating private sector jobs, deficit reduction, high energy prices, high food prices, the impending Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid funding shortfalls and benefit cut-backs, Iran or North Korea, the rise of radical Islam in the Middle East including their persecution of non-Muslims, our foreign energy dependence, our illegal alien problems, our credit problems, or for desperate families who just want a decent job, etc. Sadly, President Obama’s policies have aggravated these problems, not reduced them.

President Obama is great at diverting attention from his lack of solutions. So, we will see many more meaningless diversions like the Buffett rule and the algae alternative for oil being promoted by the president and the fawning media. Today we are

supposed to think that carrying a dog in a carrier on the roof of your car is terrible, but eating your dog is good.

We thought “Hope and Change” meant change for the better, with a more promising future for each American, but we were wrong. We learned that “change“ can be for the worse, and, because of Obama policies, millions of American families have no hope for a better future.

As the election approaches, President Obama will promote more irrelevant diversions, flood the airways with excuses, make un-fulfill able promises, and lash out at his opponent with irrelevant and frequently false charges. He will remind us that “He” got Bin Laden (good for him!), but it would be much more helpful if his policies created, rather than discouraged, decent economic growth.

President Obama is personally better off today than he was four years ago. But, outside of Washington, DC, few other Americans are.

Now we know that President Obama’s promises are empty, his leadership on important issues is absent, his “accomplishments” few, and his policies are disastrous for America.

He does not deserve a second term.

Don Ewing Meredith

Does anyone care that gas is selling locally for $3.80/gallon?

To the editor, You can tell when it’s campaign season by that dead fish smell — “red herrings” piled deep. One writer to the paper on Thursday maintains the GOP is trying to prevent eligible voters from voting by requiring picture IDs. The writer has this list of supposed obstructions, which make no sense, because picture IDs are required for nearly everything.

Any laws requiring IDs would cut both ways effecting both parties, unless one side plans on voter fraud as a part of it’s strategy.

As for her list, I really think she made up most, if not all of it, in her description of “some would”, this or that. Opponents of such laws argue that no widespread fraud exists, if so what’s the harm? If a tiny percentage of citizens feel it is to inconve-

nient to get an ID it’s damn unlikely they would feel inclined to be inconvenienced enough to bother voting.

Another dumb argument for the sake of argument itself it seems.

On another issue — which really is an issue, has it caught anyone else’s attention that the price of gas continues to rise. I was driving home from Laconia again this week an saw that most gas stations had regular gas at over $3.80/gal.

Anyone (Democrats included) care?

Being retired and on fixed income I do. I wish all those Obama supporters would tell the president to do something about it before we elderly have to choose between eating or heating next winter.

Steve Earle Hill

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LETTERS Good business for conservatives to keep our prison’s growing To the editor, A question before the American voters is “Do we want to keep our prison population growing?”. The U.S. has 5-percent of world population and 25-percent of the world’s prisoners. We have a million more prisoners than the next in line, China. One in every 100 Americans is in prison.

There is extremely small correlation between the reduction in crime and the incarceration rate.

ALEC* has state Criminal Justice committee members submitting bills, written by ALEC, to be passed into law by conservative state lawmakers. ALEC’s written bills include Truth in Sentencing and the Three Strikes You’re Out laws that account for a large percentage of our prison population. ALEC also is pushing the privatization of the states’s prisons. Correction Corp of America has helped write the bills now being proposed in our House of Representatives. One feature that they write into

their contracts is that the prison must be kept 90-percent full for the 20 year life of the contract.

CCA**, which is pushing for privatizing N.H. prisons, is considered a good growth stock investment by financial advisors. It currently has 75,000 inmates in it’s prisons. There is no financial advantage to N.H. to privatize our prisons. There is to CCA as they keep their prisons full. Please go to CCA on your computer and learn more about their program for us. Also go to www. privateci.org for research on the big disadvantages to private prisons. (*ALEC is a large wealthy organization, supported by hundreds of corporations, to push conservative business friendly legislation in state houses.

The chair of the NH House Criminal Justice Committee, Elaine Swinford, is a member of ALEC.) (** CCA, Correction Corporation of America) Kent Warner Center Harbor

Kids are in no extra danger whatsoever during Motorcycle Week To the editor, Mrs. Baggaley, you have to be kidding me when you call the Weirs ground zero. The kids in the Weirs are safer than ever during Motorcycle Week. There is no difference between that week than any other part of the summer. If you had asked, I bet those “scary bikers” would have escorted the seniors all the way to their graduation. What makes you think people are in “harms way” down there? You watch way to much TV. As for drunk driving and and dangerous behavior, that goes on every weekend way before the bikers even get here. You must have been down there yourself to claim all this nonsense. There is nothing wrong with

the motorcycle lifestyle. Bikers pay good money for these motorcycles, they aren’t just given away and those people bring a lot of money to New Hampshire, especially the Lakes Region. And for your information there are hundreds of kids in the Weirs on Motorcycle Week with and , without their parents, having a good time.

You should lighten up. I’m a woman and I go there by myself every year and I’m not afraid in the slightest.

In fact, I feel very safe there. Let the Inter-Lakes kids graduate where they want to and be proud of them, I certainly am.

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From the emergency rooms quick and positive treatment. I was was then transferred to Room 204 where I would stay for the next five days.

My angels were nurses Vencient, Gail, Sharon, Melissa, and Amanda. Wonderful aides Ruth, Liz, Jane and Ana I had not been well for a long time and they left no stone unturned. Dr. Rush and Dr. Eliza Derry finally pinpointed my problem and from there on out I was one the way to being well again.

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In addition, the department proposed reducing the maximum weight and total number of containers placed at the curbside at both residential and commercial properties. The maximum weight of containers would be reduced from 60 pounds to 50 pounds. The number of containers at single and multi-family residences would be reduced from five to two per family while at commercial properties the number of containers would be reduced from 10 to seven. At properties serving both residential and commercial uses the total number of containers would be reduced from 15 to nine.

There would continue to be no limit on the volume of recyclable materials placed at the curbside or taken to one of the four drop-off centers at Lindsay Court, Messer Street, the Lakeport Fire Station and the Weirs Community Center. Recyclables are collected at the curbside at a flat monthly cost of

$10,000, regardless of the tonnage. Consequently, every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, by more than $150 per ton.

When City Manager Scott Myers prepared the 2012-2013 city budget he projected a modest increase in recycling and a correspondingly modest reduction in the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste. He trimmed the cost of operating the transfer station and transporting trash to Penacook by $25,000 to reflect the anticipated increase in recycling as well as a decrease in construction and demolition materials. Likewise, he reduced the budget for curbside collection by $5,000, again with the expectation of more recycling. Finally, he projected tipping fees at Penacook would decline by $20,000.

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LACONIA — The City Council will revisit proposals to trim the solid waste budget by providing households and businesses with greater incentives to recycle in the form of higher tipping fees at the transfer station and limited trash collection at the curbside when it meets Monday night.

The council is expected to give a first reading to amendments to the solid waste ordinance and schedule a public hearing on the proposed changes for during its regularly scheduled meeting on May 14th. When the proposals were first presented the councilors chose to defer introducing both measures until October 1, but now they are contemplating incorporating them into the 2012-2013 budget and implementing them on July 1.

Currently the city pays Waste Management $16.60 a ton to truck trash to the Concord Regional Solid Waste Resource/Recovery Cooperative in Penacook and $66.80 a ton to dispose of it at the incinerator for a total cost of $83.40 a ton. But, tipping fees at the transfer station range from $5 for loads less than one ton, to $10 for loads between one and two tons and to $30 a ton for loads of more than two tons. In other words, the city, alone among all the municipalities in the state, subsidizes the cost to private residents and commercial haulers of using the transfer station by between $53.40 and $78.40 a ton The Department of Public Works has recommended raising the fees to meet the cost in two annual increments, which would reduce the cost to property taxpayers by approximately $200,000 in the first year and $400,000 by the second year. The fee for loads of up to 100 pounds, approximately the equivalent of five bags of household trash, would be $5. Beginning on July 1, 2012 loads of more than 100 pounds would cost 3.5 cents a pound, or $60 a ton, calculated in increments of 20 pounds to match the calibration of the scale. On July 1, 2013 the rate for loads of more than 100 pounds would rise to 4.5 cents a pound or $90 a ton.

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match the disposal cost and limiting the number of containers emptied at the curbside would serve as additional incentives to recycling, which in turn would further reduce the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of trash born by property taxpayers.

Myers said that the nine haulers licensed by the city have been sounded on the proposals and agreed that the fees should offset the costs. Some already provide recycling services, he said, while smaller operators with only one truck indicated that they would find it difficult to do so.

In a note to his proposed budget, Myers acknowlOSPREY from page one Audubon Society, the state’s Fish & Game Department and, because the new pole is sited on stateowned land, the state’s Department of Resources and Economic Development.

“It’s been a lot of juggling of pieces to get it pulled together in time,” said MacLeod. “A lot of phone calls, a lot of e-mails going back and forth.” Those phone calls and e-mails were urgent in their tone.

MacLeod said osprey only build nests when they’re serious about breeding, and the female of the pair likely already has eggs developing inside of her, eggs which he expects she could lay within a week.

While waiting for all the proper paperwork and planning to be finalized, MacLeod began playing the role of male osprey and constructed a bird’s dream home. About three feet across, the nest rests on a sturdy platform and features strong vertical supports that will keep the nest in place in all but hurricane-force winds. In addition to sticks, twigs and grass, the new nest features amenities such as a perch and a predator guard to keep out marauding racoons.

MacLeod and PSNH have constructed several such nesting platforms. The power company has put up about two dozen such nests throughout the state.

Some have been built to divert birds from nesting on utility poles, others have been part of the effort to return the birds to the state.

“They were pretty much exterminated from the state,” said MacLeod. Osprey, like many other birds, were decimated by the widespread use of the agricultural pesticide DDT. In 1981, according to MacLeod, there was only one known nesting pair of osprey in the state. Since then, thanks to the banning of DDT and efforts such as those seen on Friday, the birds have made a steady recovery and there are now about 70 pairs in New Hampshire, including 14 in the Lakes Region.

Osprey, a bird of prey that eats fish, are held back from a rapid recovery by details of their life cycle.

The nesting pair in Laconia, if it takes to the nest this year, will likely lay three eggs. While the female incubates the eggs and dotes over her chicks, the male will fly from the nest to water bodies up to 10

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edged the savings achieved by recycling in recent years, but added that “the current question being faced by the Council, the DPW and Laconia citizens is whether the savings to be gained by ‘voluntary’ recycling efforts in the city are satisfactory or whether Laconia will need to implement a more rigorous recycling program (such as Pay-As-Your-Throw) which bring the largest percentage of solid waste costs to bear on individual property owners who fail to take advantage of recycling options offered.”

Although councilors appear reluctant to introduce Pay-As-You-Throw, by proposing to adjust transfer fees and limit curbside collection they appear ready to strengthen the incentives to recycle.

A pair of nesting osprey circle overhead on Friday as a crew from Public Service of New Hampshire installs a nest intended for them.

The birds had been building a home on top of a nearby utility pole.

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miles away, trying to keep his mate and chicks fed.

At the height of the osprey family’s demand, the male will catch as much as seven fish per day, said MacLeod. By July, the chicks will take their first see next page

City Council to get look Monday look at salary & benefits proposal that’s presumably backbone of what’s on the table for four different unions

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — When the City Council meets Monday night it will be asked to approve changes to the wages and benefits of non-union employees as well as a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the State Employees Association (SEA), the first of the four unions representing municipal employees to accept a new contract.

City Manager Scott Myers is recommending amendments to the classification and compensation plan, which applies to non-union employees, that would increase the minimum and maximum wages across the pay scale for all positions by two-percent as of July 1, 2012 and another two-percent as of July 1, 2013. Eligible employees would also be able to advance a step on the pay scale ladders each year.

At the same time, employees would contribute a greater share to the cost of their health insurance.

Employees would be offered two plans, both underwritten by Harvard Pilgrim: the HMO High Plan, with a $10 copay for office visits and deductibles of $50 for a single person and $1,000 for two people, and the HMO Low Plan, with a $20 copay for office visits and a $2,000 deductible.

Those choosing the HMO High Plan would contribute 12-percent of the total premium beginning on July 1, 2012 and 15-percent beginning on July 1, 2013. Those choosing the HMO Low Plan would contribute 6-percent of the total premium. Employfrom preceding page flight from the nest, and will spend the rest of the season practicing the art of flying.

That practice is important, because in September, the birds will make a long and very dangerous journey. East coast osprey will follow the coast to Florida, then fly from island to Carribean island until they reach Haiti. From there, the birds will head south, covering several hundred miles of open sea until they reach their winter homes in South America. MacLeod said that only one in every three young osprey will survive their first migration. Those that make it will spend two years in South America maturing and in their third year they’ll head north in the spring, New Hampshire-bound.

The low rates of birth and of chick survival are factors that work against osprey recover. Working for the recovery is the bird’s relatively long life span.

Osprey are known to live as long as 25 years, said MacLeod, and can successfully reproduce for nearly all of their adult life. Estimating that Laconia’s nesting pair is about eight years old, they still have a decade or more of reproductive years and could produce as many as 30 chicks in their new, top-of-theline nest.

Even if the current pair dies or doesn’t take to the nest, MacLeod said other osprey are sure to make it their home. Elsewhere, there are similar platforms

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ees accepting either of the two plans would receive a stipend — $250 for one person, $500 for two people and $750 for a family — in each of the next two fiscal years.

Meeting yesterday, the Police Commission unanimously approved the changes for the non-union employees of the department, including sergeants, lieutenants, captains and the chief and civilian personnel who altogether number 20 of the 49 full-time staff.

The terms of the tentative collective bargaining agreement with the SEA have not been disclosed.

However, traditionally the city has offered its nonunion and union employees the same package of wages and benefits.

Negotiations remain underway with employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), whose contract expired last year, and the Laconia Police Officers Association (LPOA) and the Laconia Professional Firefighters Association (LPFA), whose contracts expired in 2010.

Presumably, if agreements are not ratified by the beginning of the next fiscal year on July 1, neither step raises nor COLAs would be awarded to employees whose unions fail to negotiate a contract. By the same token, the city would remain bound to pay its current 96-percent share of health insurance premiums for a plan that’s similar to one currently offered.

that have been in use for a half-century. “Chances are, this nest could be used for many, many years to come,” he said.

MacLeod is certain that the nest will be beneficial in the long term, but he still hopes it will help in the short term. “It’s always really satisfying when they come in and land on it for the first time,” he said, imagining the scene when the male introduces the female to the new nest. “Hopefully, they’ll come over here and he’ll say, ‘what do you think of this, honey?’

She’ll be really impressed with this loveley new nest that he built for her.”

The new nest site was selected by MacLeod with the ospreys in mind, but its location also makes it ideal for wildlife watchers. Located about 20 yards from the Ahern State Park access road, the nest will be highly visible to anyone driving along that road.

MacLeod said the car seat is the best vantage point, as vehicles are an effective blind for osprey. “If they stay in their cars, they’ll have fantastic views of the nest,” he said.

For Laconia resident Steve Dionne, who was on scene to watch the new nest’s installation, the operation is a bird watcher’s dream. “I think Public Service company is to be commended for what they’re doing here. This is remarkable for the community, it gives everyone the opportunity to see something you don’t see every day.”

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METROCAST from page one Dunn met Wednesday with MetroCast Regional Manager Moira Campbell to discuss Gilford’s request that two of the existing public access channels be configured so that they could carry programs unique to Gilford – one channel for public meetings as well as a community bulletin board with a schedule of events, the other for educational programs run by the School District. The third public access channel would continue to have regional programming, Dunn said of the plan.

Campbell said Friday that she told Dunn that MetroCast needed to gather information to see technically what would be involved and whether it was feasible.

She also said that she had just received letters from Laconia and Belmont making similar requests.

She said that she hoped to meet with Laconia and Belmont representatives soon to discuss the matter.

Campbell said it was too early to say when MetroCast’s technical survey would be completed. But Dunn indicated he expected the survey should not

take too long.

“I see no reason to believe that we wouldn’t be able to come with something to work with within a month,” he said.

Ken Curley, chairman of the Lakes Region Public Access Board of Directors, believes that if some of the channels were town-specific then communities which have dropped their membership in LRPA would return.

“Some towns left LRPA because … they couldn’t get (their meetings shown in) prime time. They felt they were having to play second fiddle to Laconia and Meredith,” he said.

Curley, who lives in Northwood, also noted that another reason communities such as Franklin, Tilton, Barnstead and Bristol dropped out was because the poor sound and picture quality. But he said those problems have been overcome with recent equipment upgrades.

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Laconia currently pays just over $39,000 in dues, while Gilford pays $21,400. Currently LRPA’s annual budget is $160,000, according to Curley.

Jonathan Gardner, the city of Laconia’s purchasing specialist who also serves as the city’s representative to the cable TV consortium, said that Laconia supports upgrading the public access system so programs can be tailored to specific communities. As the largest community in central New Hampshire MetroCast service area, Laconia has had no trouble getting its shows on public access at convenient times. But the improvement “might bring other communities back to LRPA,” he said.

Meredith Town Manager Phillip Warren said that the existing franchise agreement his town has with MetroCast already calls for the kind of channel configuration that Dunn, Curley and others are pushing for. “Why they haven’t done it, I don’t know,” he said.

With support from selectmen, Warren said he would be sending a letter to MetroCast shortly calling for them to make the change as quickly as possible, not when a new franchise agreement is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

Campbell declined to comment on Warren’s contention, saying that she had not received any communication from him.

When the issue of public access programming came up at the Gilford selectmen’s meeting on April 11, LRPA Executive Director Denise Beauchaine expressed some concern than the reconfiguration of the three channels not place additional strain on LRPA’s resources.

Dunn said Wednesday that Gilford would generate all the programming he envisions being on the reconfigured channels.

Beauchaine said Thursday the upgrade would mean some additional work on LRPA’s part. She thought that hiring a part-time employee along with recruiting additional volunteers would make the change feasible from an operational standpoint.

LRPA’s studio is located in the Huot Regional Technical Education Center at Laconia High School.

While fully supportive of town-by-town programming technology, Curley still wants LRPA to carry programs that appeal to wider audience. “I like the regional aspect. It’s the only one in the country. It’s an added value for the cable subscribers,” he said.

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The main goal of the trial, now in its fifth day, is to determine whether Breivik was sane or insane — two medical evaluations have come to opposite conclusions.

“He’s completely emotionless,” said Paal Groendal, a psychologist who watched Friday’s hearing but was not among those who examined the confessed killer.

“He remembers details about smashed windows.

But he doesn’t remember if it was a boy or girl he shot. .... It seems like he doesn’t remember people.

To him they are details,” Groendal said.

Breivik hunted down victims, luring teens from their hiding places by telling them he was a police officer who was there to protect them. When they came out, he gunned them down.

He said his goal was to kill all of the nearly 600 people on the island. He said he had considered wearing a swastika to instill fear, but decided against it because he didn’t want people to think he was a Nazi.

“You will die today Marxists,” Breivik recalled shouting.

One man tried to attack him. “I push him away with one hand, and shoot him with the other,” Breivik said.

Another man tried to “dodge the bullets by moving in zigzag, so that I couldn’t shoot him in the head,” he said. “So I shot him in the body instead, quite a few times.”

Breivik said he deliberately used “technical” lan-

Belmont asking judge to dismiss lawsuit over payment of one selectman’s health insurance after the other two ‘reaffirm’ 2011 vote

By Michael Kitch BELMONT — The town this week filed a motion in Belknap County Superior Court to dismiss the suit brought by George Condodemetraky challenging the decision of the Board of Selectmen to compensate Selectman Jon Pike for the cost of his health insurance.

The motion to dismiss follows a resolution adopted by the Selectboard at its meeting on April 2 to affirm its original decision of June 6, 2011 to approve a settlement with Pike, which included a cash payment of $11,100. When Pike and his wife, Cynthia DeRoy, the Town Clerk/Tax Collector, divorced, he alleged that another town employee mistakenly told him that he could no longer be carried on his ex-wife’s health insurance policy and apparently verbally threatened suit to recover premiums he paid for three years.

In light of an unspecified past practice and for lack of clear policy, a lone member of the Selectboard concluded that Pike was entitled to reimbursement.

When the selectmen met in nonpublic session on June 6 they were joined by town counsel Laura Spector.

Pike recused himself and left the room and shortly afterwards was followed Selectman David Morse, who spoke with Spector before leaving. That left only Ronald Cormier, who then made and seconded a motion to settle with Pike. The minutes of that meeting do not reflect that an actual vote was taken In December, Condodemetraky brought suit against Pike, Cormier and Town Administrator

Jeanne Beaudin, charging that by moving and seconding the motion to award Pike $11,100 in a nonpublic meeting the Selectboard violated state laws by acting without a quorum and appropriating funds in a non-public meeting. Last month, Judge James Barry, Jr. ruled that the town could be added to the list of defendants.

According to the minutes, when the Selectboard met on April 2 it went into a non-public session. Pike again recused himself, leaving Cormier and Betty Mooney, who replaced Morse in the March election.

Mooney read a formal statement, explaining that she was familiar with the circumstances surrounding the settlement, but took no position on its merits.

Instead, Mooney noted the administrative burden and legal expense the litigation imposed on the town and, seeking to lift them, moved to affirm the original settlement “in the hope that the court proceeding might therefore be dismissed.” Cormier seconded the motion and, as vice -chairman of the board, called for a vote, which proved unanimous.

Spector said yesterday the action of the board as recorded in its minutes addressed the two issues posed

by Condodemetraky. She said that the board was entitled to vote in non-public session. Likewise, she said that there was neither statutory nor case law that applied to the action of a three-member board, from which two members recused themselves. The issue, she said, was resolved by affirming Cormier’s original motion with a quorum of the board.

VOLCANO from page 3 Scientists have no way of predicting whether the molten rock in the chamber will be slowly released, or erupt in a powerful explosion like one on Dec. 18, 2000, that sent up a plume of red-hot rock and forced the evacuation of thousands of people who live at the volcano’s base, Quaas said.

He compared the volcano to a bottle of champagne: “You could take the cork out quickly and all the gaseous material and liquid rushes out suddenly, or it could also happen slowly.”

However, he said, “we know that this lava dome, sooner or later, will be destroyed by internal pressure.”

Scientists have detected fracturing about 3.5 miles (5 to 6 kilometers) down, accompanied by small earthquakes measuring about 3.4 magnitude, he said.

An iconic backdrop to Mexico City’s skyline on clear days, Popocatepetl sits roughly halfway between Mexico City and the city of Puebla — meaning some 25 million people live within a 60-mile radius of the

volcano, Quaas said.

“These are figures that obviously alarm and concern us,” he said.

President Felipe Calderon and the governors of Mexico, Puebla and Morelos states that neighbor Popocatepetl said on a live national television broadcast that they were keeping roads open around the mountain, preparing emergency shelters and making sure residents know the latest information about a potential eruption.

“It’s our obligation to stay alert, to stay on guard, so we can keep carefully following developments and have the opportunity to respond quickly, if needed, and efficiently, to whatever might happen,” Calderon said.

Gregorio Fuentes Casquera, the assistant mayor of Xalitzintla, a village of 2,600 people about seven miles (12 kilometers) from the summit, said the town had prepared 50 buses and was sending out its six-member police forces to alert people to be ready to evacuate.

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JET from page 2 month after suspending them in 2001 due to financial difficulties.

Bhoja administrative director Javed Ishaq told reporters and relatives of those on board that the jet was in good condition and was brought down by “heavy winds.”

“The aircraft was in good shape. This came from God,” said Ishaq, speaking at the airport in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. As he spoke, relatives of those aboard who had come to the airport jeered him and demanded to be flown to Islamabad to collect the bodies of their loved ones.

The plane had been given clearance to land, said an air traffic controller who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

A violent thunderstorm was lashing Islamabad at the time of the crash, about 6:40 p.m. local time.

“It was really bad weather for a flight,” said navy Capt. Arshad Mahmood, who lives near the crash site. “The pilot was forced to move down to avoid clouds that were generating the lightning and thunder.”

Islamabad police chief Bani Yameen said nobody on the ground was reported killed, “but apparently all on board perished.” Civil aviation officials also said survivors were highly unlikely, according to Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar.

“My brother’s wife was on board this flight,” said Naveed Khan. “We pray for the departed souls. What else can we do now?”

TV footage showed wreckage that included parts of what looked like an engine and a wing against the wall of a small building. Rescuers worked in the dark, with many using flashlights as they combed the area. Fleets of ambulances arrived later, their lights flashing in the gloom.

Several farmers threshing wheat in the field nearby said they saw the aircraft burst into flames when it hit the ground.

“The flames leapt up like they were touching the sky,” said Mohammad Zubair.

ZIMMERMAN from page 2 In agreeing to let Zimmerman out on bail, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said he cannot have any guns and must observe a 7 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew. Zimmerman also surrendered his passport.

Zimmerman will need to put up 10 percent, or $15,000, to make bail. O’Mara said he expects the family to come up with the amount. Zimmerman’s father has indicated he may take out a second mortgage.

Zimmerman worked at a mortgage risk-management company at the time of the shooting and his wife is in nursing school. A website was set up to collect donations for Zimmerman’s defense fund. It is unclear how much it has raised.

Bail is not unheard of in second-degree murder cases, and legal experts had predicted it would be granted for Zimmerman because of his ties to the community, because he turned himself in after he was charged last week, and because he has never been convicted of a serious crime.

Prosecutors had asked for $1 million bail, citing two previous scrapes Zimmerman had with the law, neither of which resulted in charges. In 2005, he had to take anger management courses after he was accused of attacking an undercover officer who was trying to arrest Zimmerman’s friend. In another

incident, a girlfriend accused him of attacking her.

The hearing provided a few glimpses of the strengths — and weaknesses — in the case being built by prosecutors.

Dale Gilbreath, an investigator for the prosecution, testified that he does not know whether Martin or Zimmerman threw the first punch and that there is no evidence to disprove Zimmerman’s contention he was walking back to his vehicle when confronted

by Martin.

But Gilbreath also said Zimmerman’s claim that Martin was slamming his head against the sidewalk just before he shot the teenager was “not consistent with the evidence we found.” He gave no details.

In taking the stand, Zimmerman opened himself up to questions from a prosecutor, who grilled him on whether he made an apology to police on the night of the shooting, and why he waited so long to express remorse to Martin’s parents.

Zimmerman said he told police he felt sorry for the parents. He also said he didn’t say anything to them sooner because his former attorneys told him not to.

As part of the bail hearing, Zimmerman’s family testified that he wouldn’t flee if released and would be no threat to the community.

SECRET SERVICE from page 2 The scandal also involves at least 11 military members who were working on security before Obama arrived in Cartagena for the Summit of the Americas. The Pentagon acknowledged Friday that the 11th military person, a member of the Army, was implicated.

The incident in Colombia involved at least some Secret Service personnel bringing prostitutes to their hotel rooms. News of the incident, which involves at least 20 Colombian women, broke a week ago after a fight over payment between a prostitute and a Secret Service agent spilled into the hotel hallway. A 24-year-old Colombian prostitute told The New York Times that the agent agreed to pay her $800 for a night of sex but the next morning offered her only

$30. She eventually left the hotel, she told the newspaper, after she was paid $225.

Two Secret Service supervisors and another employee were forced out of the agency earlier in the week. All of the agents being investigated have had their top-secret clearances revoked.

Meanwhile, the lawyer for two Secret Service supervisors said that Obama’s safety was never at risk, and he criticized leaks of internal government investigations in the case, signaling a possible strategy for an upcoming legal defense.

The Secret Service briefed about two-dozen congressional staff members Friday, mainly from the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to one individual who was there but was not authorized to be quoted by name.

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200+ former players & coaches help Red Sox celebrate Fenway’s 100th birthday BOSTON (AP) — More than 200 former Red Sox players and coaches returned to the major league’s oldest ballpark Friday to help the team celebrate Fenway Park’s 100th birthday.

Walking onto the field to the theme from “Field of Dreams” and the cheers of the ballpark’s 719th consecutive sellout crowd, players from Don Aase to Bob Zupcic gathered at their positions and then watched as Caroline Kennedy took part in a ceremonial first pitch 100 years after her great-grandfather did the same.

The Red Sox won the opener on April 20, 1912, 7-6 in 11 innings over the New York Highlanders (who would soon change their name to the Yankees).

Boston went on to win the ‘12 World Series and three more in that decade, but then embarked on an 86-year title drought in which the ballpark became the franchise’s biggest star.

“This ballpark has created as many memories for people in this area and around the world as any venue in the world,” Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said before the ceremony. “The park here has at least a life of its own. A magic to it. It’s the baseball land of Oz. People dream about this place.”

Doomed for the wrecking ball before the current owners bought the team in 2002, Fenway now has seats above the Green Monster and an HD video screen — not to mention lights above the upper decks and black and Latin players in the field — all unimaginable when it opened the same week the Titanic sank.

“For whatever age you are, you can go back and think about the players that you watched as a kid,” said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who as a player made his home at Wrigley Field and the original Yankee Stadium.

“It’s the same place. It’s the same feel. Yeah,

they’ve added a few things here and there and a few seats here and there. But it’s still the same feel.”

It’s the first ballpark to survive to 100, and the Red Sox are throwing it a season-long party to celebrate.

A day after more than 53,000 fans filed through the gates for an open house, the Red Sox brought out the bunting and the Green Monster-sized U.S. flag to honor the anniversary. All living Red Sox players and coaches were invited back, giving the fans one more chance to cheer for Hall of Famers such as Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice and Dennis Eckersley.

Favorites like Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Bill “Space-

Chavez hits 2 homes as Yankees spoil birthday party, 6-2

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Rodriguez took over fifth place with his 631st career home run, Eric Chavez added two homers and the New York Yankees spoiled the Boston Red Sox 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park with a 6-2 win Friday.

Rodriguez’ solo shot on the first pitch of the fifth inning put him past Ken Griffey Jr. and 29 homers behind Willie Mays’ fourth-place total of 660. Nick Swisher and Russell Martin also connected for New York, and Derek Jeter moved into 18th place with his 3,111th career hit, passing Dave Winfield.

The victory came exactly 100 years after the Red Sox beat the Yankees’ forerunner, the New York Highlanders, 7-6 in 11 innings, and one day after Curtis Granderson hit three of New York’s four homers in a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins.

Clay Buchholz (1-1) allowed all five homers in losing for the first time in 12 starts. Josh Beckett also served up five homers in the Red Sox second

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game of the year, a 10-0 loss at Detroit.

Ivan Nova (3-0) won his 15th consecutive regularseason start, allowing two runs on seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts in six innings.

Both teams wore throwback uniforms similar to those used in Fenway’s first major-league game. The Red Sox had off-white uniforms and caps with the only printing on either being the words “Red Sox” in red across the chest. The Yankees uniforms were all grey with the only printing the letters “NY” on the caps and left breast. It is believed to be the first time the Yankees have worn throwbacks.

The Red Sox lost their fourth straight game, a span in which they’ve been outscored 31-8.

Buchholz’s beginnings haven’t been good either.

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man” Lee, Bill Buckner, Luis Tiant, Nomar Garciaparra and Mo Vaughn were also there, with many of the biggest cheers going to players from the 2004 World Series team that ended the franchise’s decades-long wait for a championship. Pumpsie Green, who became the franchise’s first black ballplayer more than a decade after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, received a warm cheer.

The crowd did not seem to know whether to applaud or boo for Jose Canseco, whose two seasons in Boston were characterized by forgettable play and hints he would drop about a book he planned to write.

After taking their positions, they all circled see FENWAY page 24

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Philip A. ‘Frog’ Dutile, 56

LACONIA — Philip Armand “Frog” Dutile, 56 years young, of 18A Olive Place, passed away April 19, 2012, at his home in Laconia with his loving family and friends.

Philip was born on February 7, 1956 in Laconia, the fifth son of Armand and Theresa (Carrier) Dutile. Welcoming him home were his brothers, Ronald, Danny, Michael and Paul and later the family was blessed with a baby girl, Linda.

Philip was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.

Philip was interested and shared a family experience learning of home heating products, such as coal and oil, related to his father’s father’s business, Dutile and Sons Oil Co., founded by his Uncle Peter and is presently located on Messer St. in Laconia for almost a century.

Philip attended Sacred Heart High School and Laconia High School and graduated in 1970. He pursued a career as a meat cutter after graduating from the Ohio School of Meat Cutting. His first job was at Walter’s Market and later worked at Shaw’s Supermarket as an assistant meat manager. His career goal was to own and operate his own business. With the support and encouragement from family and friends, he bought the Corner Deli on Gilford Ave. in Laconia. He retired and sold his business in 1993 due to a muscular disease.

Philip married Suzanne Colstad-Gillen in 1975 and from that union they were blessed with two daughters, Christine and Patricia.

His pastime after retirement was fishing, camping, woodworking and was a copper craftsman in which

Cumberland Farms store at Weirs Beach aims to raise $1,000 for Laconia High School band

LACONIA — Cumberland Farms announced that it is holding a fundraiser to benefit the Laconia High School (LHS) Music Department and the Band Boosters to help foster music education and programming for high school students.

For four weeks beginning on Tuesday, April 24, Cumberland Farms will donate 20-cents from every Chill Zone beverage, iced tea, and coffee (iced or hot) purchased at its newly remodeled store at 193 Endicott Street North in Weirs Beach to benefit the High School music program. The month-long fundraiser will help raise money for music scholarships, instru-

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he made memorable pieces for family and friends pertaining to events in their lives.

Survivors include his loving daughters, Patricia Hogan and son-in-law, Greg, of Mass. and Christine Cordeau and son-inlaw, Rob, of New Hampshire; his brothers, Ronald Dutile and his wife, Linda, of Laconia, Danny Dutile and his wife, Margo, of Meredith, Michael Dutile and his wife, Ricarda, of Laconia, Paul Dutile and his wife, Kim, of Arkansas, and his sister, Linda Dutile, of Arizona and three nieces and seven nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Armand Dutile, and his mother, Theresa Dutile.

A special thank you from his family to his beloved friends, Mike Riopel, Chuck Laurent and Marylou Leach who were at his side in his final days.

Visitation for immediate family and close friends will be held from 11:00 AM-11:30 AM on Monday, April 23, 2012 in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. followed by a Funeral Service also at the Funeral Home.

Burial will follow in the family lot of Armand Dutile at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.

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ments, and awards and gifts for Music Awards Night. Cumberland Farms aims to raise at least $1,000 for LHS music.

“We would like to thank Cumberland Farms for helping us to keep the inspiration of music alive for our high school students,” said Band Boosters president, Lisa Fortson. “The Laconia High School marching band has earned the honor to march in Disney over April vacation and the kickoff fundraising event will serve as an uplifting send-off for students, knowing that their music education is being supported by the community.”

“We are happy to be supporting the Laconia High School Music Department and Band Boosters, and hope that our contribution will make a difference in their efforts to enhance music education and experiences for students,” said Ari Haseotes, president of the Cumberland Farms Retail Division.

This past year, Cumberland Farms donated more than $100,000 to support local organizations across the Northeast.

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Doris L. Dechene, 79

SOMERSWORTH — Doris L. (Bernier) Dechene, 79, of Somersworth died April 19, 2012 at her home following a period of failing health.

Doris was born in Salem, MA December 5, 1932 the daughter of William and Suzanne (Leblanc) Bernier.

Family was the number one priority in Doris’ life.

She was married to her high school sweetheart, Henry Dechene. This fall, they would be married 60 years.

In addition to Henry, she is survived by her children, Suzanne J. Harrison & William Yarrison, Henry A Dechene, Jr. and Virginia A Dechene, Diane L. Mounsey and Stephen Mounsey, Maryanne D. Hatch and Bryan Hatch, Joanne L. Birman and Arthur Birman.

Doris’ 14 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren also survive her, as does her sister, Lucille

Masse and Richard Masse and many nieces and nephews.

Doris was preceded in death by her sister and husband, Lorraine Martel and Richard Martel.

Relatives and friends may call Sunday from 4-8 pm at the Bernier Funeral Home 49 South Street Somersworth A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 11 am at St Ignatius of Loyola Parish in St Martin Church, Somersworth with rev. Michael S. Taylor, pastor as celebrant.

Please consider a contribution in Doris’ memory to the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts and New Hampshire Chapter, 5 Bedford Farms Dr. Suite 201 Bedford, NH 03110 (donate by phone: 800.272.3900) or www.alz.org Arrangements are entrusted to the Bernier Funeral Home.

Rose Marie Mankowski, 97

LOWELL, Mass. — Rose Marie (Andrini) Mankowski, 97, of Lowell, MA died Wednesday April 18, 2012.

Rose was born February 25, 1915 in Memphis, TN. She had been a resident for over 25 years of both Brighton, MA and Moultonboro, NH. Rose is the widow of George K. Mankowski.

She is survived by a daughter, Agnes and her husband Richard Operach of Merrimack; a son George Mankowski of Center Harbor, NH, four grandchildren, David, Michelle, Douglas and Stephen and four great-grandchildren, Tyler, Ethan, Christopher

and Nathan.

Calling hours will be held in the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH on Sunday April 22 from 3-6pm . A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday April 23 at 9:30 AM at Our Lady of Mercy, 16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH. Committal service will be held in the Gardens at Gethsemane Cem., W Roxbury, MA at 2 PM. For more information, or to sign an online register book, please visit our website at www.rivetfuneralhome.com

PSU offering online RN-BS nursing program PLYMOUTH — After a very successful first year, Plymouth State University is again expanding its nursing program by offering an online component for busy students. This summer, the courses in the RN-BS Completion Program will be offered completely online.

“Many of the students in our RN to BS completion program population are working full-time, and have families and numerous other responsibilities, so offering the program online gives nurses more flexibility and increased access to further their education,” explains professor and Director of the Department of Nursing, Mary Bantell, who launched a similar, and very successful, initiative as a member of the nursing faculty at Texas A&M. PSU’s Nursing program offers two tracks: a fouryear traditional undergraduate program for students who do not hold an RN license, and an RN to BS completion program for students who hold an associate’s degree in nursing and have a current license to practice as a registered nurse.

PSU’s decision to launch a nursing program was a response to the growing need for more nurses, prompted by an aging population in need of care and a large number of nursing professionals reaching retirement age. According to the New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau,

registered nurses are among the top of the list of occupations with the most projected openings.

As of 2010, there were 613 openings annually in New Hampshire with a 31 percent increase projected over the 10-year period between 2006 and 2016. That represents an additional 4000 nurses needed by 2016.

When PSU began its nursing program in 2011, the demand was evident.”Our first year was filled almost immediately,” said Bantell.

Ninety students were accepted into the program, with students taking courses year round, including summer, with some courses offered on Saturdays.

The unique characteristics of PSU’s RN-BS Completion Program include: — All nursing courses delivered online — Program can be completed full or part time — Students can enter into the Program in any semester — Students can be awarded 3-6 elective credits for current National nursing certification A Bachelor of Science in nursing does more than prepare nurses for the increased demands of the profession, notes Bantell. “It also gives nurses a greater return on salary, provides more opportunities in the job market, and is the stepping-stone to graduate education.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Your method for measuring value differs from that of the others you’ll be dealing with today. Try to see things the way they do. It doesn’t mean you have to agree with them, but you’ll deal more effectively if you at least understand them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Though you’d prefer to be even-tempered and experience a stable level of feeling throughout the day, there will be passionate fluctuations you just can’t avoid. You’ll be cleansed by these emotions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t have to put a positive spin on everything that unfolds. You choose to do so because you know it will allow you to see more options and to be pleasant company, too.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Heated exchanges are on the menu.

You don’t want to dish it out, and you don’t want to get served. And yet you may still find yourself in the middle of the argument. Back away slowly.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 21).

Your professional and personal lives intersect in interesting ways and will at times merge to increase your luck on both fronts. The next 10 weeks bring intense focus. Set concrete goals. You’ll travel to be with loved ones in June and July and will find adventure in your own town, too. Those you’ve taught will make you proud in August. Cancer and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 50, 3, 13, 39 and 16.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The one you didn’t appreciate will now get a little more of your attention. What could have been? That can be a painful question or an inspiring one, depending on your attitude.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be in a position to protect others from the harshness of the world, to shield loved ones from rejection or soften the hard edges of reality. You’ll succeed in this matter.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What happens to you is always far less important than what you take from the experience. Extrapolating meaning from your life is a highly personal choice. It means what you think it means, so think something good!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s a lot of good that can be said of being on autopilot. It gets you to the destination with little effort. The problem with it arises when you want to go somewhere other than where you’re programmed to go.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Success won’t happen overnight, but it will happen over night after night after night. A month of nights will bring you to a place you can be proud of. So keep making the effort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Does it seem that things are getting simultaneously better and worse? Nothing can stay the same. You’ll be able to turn things in your favor, though. You’re the great improver of the zodiac, after all.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). However you feel, it’s an acceptable feeling. Furthermore, you won’t be able to move through the feelings until you first accept them for what they are. Your emotional intelligence will expand.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, April 21, the 112th day of 2012. There are 254 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 21, 1962, the Century 21 Exposition, also known as the Seattle World’s Fair, opened.

President John F. Kennedy spoke briefly to the event by telephone from Palm Springs, Fla., where he tapped a gold telegraph key to signal the official start of the six-month fair.

On this date: In 1509, England’s King Henry VII died; he was succeeded by his 17-year-old son, Henry VIII. In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.

In 1789, John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.

In 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.

In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn., at age 74.

In 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the “Red Baron,” was killed in action during World War I. In 1930, a fire broke out inside the overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, killing 332 inmates.

In 1955, the Jerome Lawrence-Robert Lee play “Inherit the Wind,” inspired by the Scopes trial of 1925, opened at the National Theatre in New York.

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. explored the surface of the moon.

In 1986, a rediscovered vault in Chicago’s Lexington Hotel that was linked to Al Capone was opened during a live TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera; aside from a few bottles and a sign, the vault turned out to be empty.

In 1992, Robert Alton Harris became the first person executed by the state of California in 25 years as he was put to death in the gas chamber for the 1978 murder of two teen-age boys, John Mayeski and Michael Baker.

One year ago: President Barack Obama announced the Justice Department was assembling a team to “root out any cases of fraud or manipulation” in oil markets that might be contributing to $4 a gallon-plus gasoline prices. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., announced he would step down amid a developing ethics probe while insisting he’d done nothing wrong. Japan sealed off a wide area around the radiation-spewing Fukushima power plant to prevent residents from sneaking back to homes they’d quickly evacuated. Jess Jackson, 81, founder of the KendallJackson winery, died in Geyerville, Calif.

Today’s Birthdays: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is 86. Actress-comedian-writer Elaine May is 80. Actor Charles Grodin is 77. Singer-musician Iggy Pop is 65. Actress Patti LuPone is 63. Actor Tony Danza is 61. Actress Andie MacDowell is 54. Rock singer Robert Smith is 53. Rock musician Michael Timmins is 53. Actor John Cameron Mitchell is 49. Rapper Michael Franti is 46. Rock singer-musician Glen Hansard is 42. Comedian Nicole Sullivan is 42. Football player-turned-actor Brian White is 39. Rock musician David Brenner is 34. Actor James McAvoy is 33.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Performance of “Once Upon a Mattress” presented by the Laconia High School Theatre of the Arts. 2 p.m. in Laconia High School Auditorium. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and $20 for a family of four (two adults and two children).

The Wicwas Lake Grange open house to the public.

1-4 p.m. For more information call 726-6160.

Meat Bingo fundraiser for the Cameron Nicole Colstring Charitable Foundation hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary Post #33. 3 p.m.

NH Jazz presents jazz Drummer Brook Sofferman with guest saxophonist George Garzone. 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room at 94 New Salem Street in Laconia.

Tickets are $12. For more information call 267-5387 or email jon@nhjazz.com.

2nd Annual Pet Expo and Rabies Clinic hosted by the Tilton Northfield Rotary Club. 9a.m. to 1.p.m at The Pines Community Center. For more information call 520-1625 or check the web site tnrotary.org.

Performance of “The Government Inspector” presented by the Sant Bani Theater of Performing Arts. 7 p.m. in the Studio theater at Sant Bani School. Tickets are $5/$2.50 for students and senior citizens. For more information call 934-4240.

Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Opechee Conference Center.

Indoor Rummage and Odds and Ends Sale hosted by the United Baptist Church. 9 a.m to 1.p.m. at the United Baptist Church, Park Street, Laconia. For more informaiton call 524-8775.

Elisabeth Von Trapp of the renowned Trapp Family Singers appears in concert. 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse in Franklin. Seating is limited and it is free of charge. CD’s will be on sale.

Laconia Little Leagues 60th season Opening Day kick off. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. with the parade proceeding up Main Street, then followed by the Opening Day Ceremony and games held on Colby Field at Opechee Park.

Free health care advanced directives workshop hosted by Visiting Nurses of Meredith and Center Harbor. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 186 Waukewan Street in Meredith. Walk-in service. For more information call 279-6611.

Bucky Lewis hilarious one-man comedy show to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. 8 p.m. at The Margate Resort in Laconia. Sponsored by the Cafe Deja Vu Pub Mania Team. $25. Tickets at Cafe Deja Vu and Greenlaw’s Music.

Clean Up Day at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Some projects are messy and most work is outdoors so volunteers are asked to dress appropriately. Picnic lunch at noon. Register by calling Carol at 968-7194.

Rabies clinic hosted by the Bristol Lions Club & Bristol Veterinary Hospital. 1 to 11 a.m. at the Bristol Fire Station. $10 donation per pet.

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.

Lakes Region Lyme Support Group meeting. Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Laconia Middle School. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Questions? Leave message for Nancy at 1-888-596-5698.

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.

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Summit Health to hold healthy living expo May 19

BELMONT — Summit Health’s campus will be converted to a community exposition on healthy and green living for all on Saturday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission is free for this Healthy Life and Green Living-Family Fun Expo that Summit Health is hosting to benefit the Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center.

The day will include displays and demonstrations from local vendors on how to live better; a variety of mini lectures; law enforcement exhibits to include a K-9 demonstration; children’s activities; a benefit raffle and more. Childcare will also be available.

Food will be available on site for purchase.

Vendor opportunities are still available for a fee as well as farmer’s market tables. For more information on vendor opportunities visit the Facebook page-www.facebook.com/pages/A-Healthy-Life-Green-Living-FamilyFun-Expo. For sponsorship and marketing opportunities or to make a donation towards the raffle or event, call 524-5497. All donations are tax-deductible.

Based on a nationally recognized model, Child Advocacy Centers are community partnerships dedicated to a coordinated multi-disciplinary team approach for improving child abuse investigations while providing social services to assist child victims. By bringing together law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, victim advocacy agencies and health professionals, child advocacy centers promote healing and justice The child advocacy centers provide safe, child-

TODAY’S EVENTS Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome.

Call 645-9518.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

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Expo fundraising committee members in action. From left to right. Meghan Noyes, Michael Moyer, Kris Kelley, Anne Bole, Paige Thompson and Barbara Belmont. Other committee members include Carley Ahern, Cheryl Avery, Jeanette Nogales, Lauren Noether, Lisa Charest, Lisa Fontaine-Storez, Peter Llewellyn, Shelley Kelleher, Tammy Emery and Victoria Makris. (Courtesy photo)

friendly locations where forensic interviews are conducted, the investigation team coordinated and ongoing support for victims is provided.

For more information call 524-5497 or e-mail Meghan Noyes at mnoyescac@gmail.com. Visit Summit Health website at www.ahealthylife.com or the Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center’s website at www.cac-nh.org.

Tyler Simpson named to Woodmen’s President’s Club

ASHLAND — Tyler W. Simpson, Ashland, New Hampshire , a representative of Modern Woodmen of American, has been named to Modern Woodmen’s President’s Club. This distinction recognizes Simpson’s high achievement in life insurance sales among the organization’s representatives nationwide.

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Founded in 1883, Modern Woodmen of America touches lives and secures futures. The fraternal financial services organization offers financial products and fraternal member benefits to individuals and families throughout the United States.

Full breakfast to support Boy Scout Troop 68 hosted by the Laconia VFW Post on Court Street. 7 to 11 a.m. $7/person.

Cider Bellies Doughnuts hosts its first ever “Doughnut Day”. All day at Moulton Farm. All profits taken in from the cider doughnut sales will be donated to a non-for-profit organization.

Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Opechee Conference Center in Laconia.

The Meredith Lions club will be planting a “Liberty Elm” tree for Earth Day Sunday. It will be held at the newly revised Morrill Park in Center Harbor. For more information contact www.lionsclub.org, or Lion Marie at keylion03@ gmail.com.

Volunteer clean-up session at Morrill Park to celebrate Earth Day headed by the Center Harbor Park Committee. 1p.m. at Morrill Park in Center Harbor town’s center. Donations are greatly appreciated and can be sent to: Center Harbor Park Committee, PO Box 140, Center Harbor, NH 03226.

First Annual King John’s Faire featuring history demonstrations, games and military drills. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Plymouth State University Alumni Green adjacent to the Hartman Union Building on High Street. Free of charge.

Elisabeth Von Trapp of the renowned Trapp Family Singers appears in concert. 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Laconia. Seating is limited and it is free of charge. CD’s will be on sale.

Earth Day Celebration featuring educational presentations, a vegan dinner, and African Drumming and Dancing. 5-8 p.m. at the Pines Community Center in Northfield. $22 for the entire event or $7 for the drumming performance. Deadlines for reservation are on Friday, April 20. For more information call 729-0248 or e-mail lousia@ metrocast.net.

L.A. East Band plays memorial benefit for Wanda Tibbetts. 2 to 6 p.m. at the Leavitt Parkhouse on Elm Street in Lakeport. Pot luck meal. BYOB. $10 donation will be asked.

Proceeds will be used to help the Lakeport Community Association erect a flagpole in Torrey Park.

MONDAY, APRIL 23 Pianist Chris Bakriges performs at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Frieght Room in Laconia. 8 p.m.

BYOB. $12.

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.

N.H. Wildlife program at the Squam Lake Natural Science Center in Holderness. 10 to 11 a.m. Registration required at 968-7194. $5/member. $7/non-member.

Belknap Independent Business Alliance meet and greet open house. 5 to 7 p.m. athe Laconia Electric Suppply Lakes Region Lighting Center (935 Union Ave.) 18+ pick-up basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $1 per session.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group meeting. 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Forestview Manor (153 Parade Road) in Meredith.

For more information call 279-3121.

Open pinochle game at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Parade Road in Laconia. 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

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. at 35 Tower Street in Weirs Beach.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My husband’s parents live on the farm where he grew up, which is about an hour away from my folks’ house. When we go home to visit, I prefer to stay with my parents.

I have no problem visiting the farm and spending time with my husband’s family, but the accommodations at my parents’ house are more comfortable. We have an entire section of the house to ourselves, including a private bathroom.

At my in-laws’, the entire family shares a bathroom. Also, my mother-in-law has OCD and insists we shower every time we enter the house, and anything in our possession (phone, watch, wallet) must be wiped off. The last time we visited, my husband had to tell his mother three times not to wipe off my dry-clean-only outfit with her wet dishrag. In addition, all of our belongings end up smelling like manure. I think the family is only enabling my mother-in-law’s issues by accommodating all of her odd requests. I’ve tried to tell my husband how uncomfortable this makes me, and that I’d rather spend the night at my parents’ home and split the daylight hours between the two houses. But he says it’s not fair, it hurts his feelings and we should spend nights at the farm, too. What is your take on the situation? -- Sick of the Farm Dear Sick: We can certainly understand your discomfort, but you also must consider your husband’s preferences. If you visit only once or twice a year, we say suck it up and stay there half the time and wear clothes you don’t mind wiping with a wet dishrag. His mother’s issues are not really your business unless you live with her. But also discuss this calmly with your husband and ask if you can spend more daylight hours at the farm to make up for fewer sleepovers. Find other things to like and admire about his family so this doesn’t turn into a power play. He needs to know that you don’t consider his folks inferior to yours.

Dear Annie: I love my wife, but find us drifting apart. She must control every aspect of our day-to-day lives. She has a fuse that is extremely short and spends a lot of time being angry. Why would anyone want to share time or romance with a person who is always mad? Then, when I don’t want to be with her, she gets angry that we don’t spend quality time together. Also, I don’t want to make love much anymore.

We have seen counselors, but they have not been helpful.

How do we end this death spiral that will surely end in divorce? -- Sad in Buffalo Dear Sad: Ask your wife to see her doctor and be checked for any type of hormonal or endocrine imbalance. She also should be evaluated for depression. Sometimes, underlying medical conditions can create or exacerbate personality issues. Please check it out before giving up.

Dear Annie: This is for “Hanging Loose in Calif.,” who worried about where he and his wife would be buried.

There are more than 100 national cemeteries across the country. As long as the couple is still married at the time of death, and pending the veteran’s eligibility, his spouse is entitled to be buried at a national cemetery at no cost. The Veterans Administration provides the following burial benefits: opening and closing of the gravesite; a grave liner for casket burials; a headstone or niche cover for cremated remains to be interred above ground; perpetual care.

The process of determining a veteran’s eligibility is occasionally complicated. Those interested can contact their local national cemetery or Veterans Affairs office. The National Cemetery Administration also has an informative website at www.cem.va.gov. -- NCA Customer Service Rep Dear Rep: Thank you for your excellent information. Many readers let us know that veterans’ spouses can be buried at national cemeteries. We thank all who wrote.

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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Animals

Autos

BOATS

For Rent

BEAUTIFUL Puppies: Apricot, red, mini poodles. Champ background. We also have teddy bear pomapoos Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised.

253-6373.

1999 GMC Suburban- 4X4, V-8 350. Good shape. $4,500.

286-7293

PRIVATE Dock Space for Rent: Up to 10x30. Varney Point, Winnipesaukee, Gilford, $2,295/ season. 603-661-2883.

ALTON Room w/bath in country: 10 minutes from Alton & Wolfeboro. $450/month w/utilities. Outside smoking OK. 875-6875.

Love pets!

LABRADOR RETRIEVERS

2009 Honda Pilot EXL- 4WD, Loaded, mint condition. 25K ,miles. $26,900. 744-6107

AKC absolutely gorgeous puppies. Bred for breed’s standards and great temperament. Raised in our home (603)664-2828.

BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Loving female boxer up to date on all shots. Fixed, house trained, 3-years old, good w/kids. Great dog all together! $550. 455-5660

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. P3 s Towing 630-3606

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

Announcement

CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

HOST A TUPPERWARE PARTY and receive free Tupperware! Call Lee to host or purchase.

491-2696

FOR Sale 1997 Chevy Silverado EXT. 4 x 4, many new parts. $3500 or B.O. 294-4057.

BOATS 16ft. Old Towne Kayak- Good condition. $300. 528-2814 94 Crownline Cabin Cruiser- 25ft, complete galley & head. Low hours. Owner retiring. Heavy duty 2001 Sealion trailer. Reduced rate on boat slip on Winni with new clubhouse privileges if needed. $12,500. 603-344-4504

WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting.

603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH. Wed-Sun, 10-4, Fri & Sat 10-6.

Autos 1971 VW Super Beetle, Calif. car, second owner, 133K, needs nothing. $4500. 267-5196 1979 MGB Limited Edition- 81K miles, well maintained, always garaged. $3,000. 455-2216 1988 Dodge 1-Ton Dumptruck: V8, AWD, 9 ft. Fisher plow.

ALUMINUM Boats. 1-10ft like new $800. 1-12ft $200. 393-6214.

BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311 BOATSLIPS for rent- Paugus Bay up to 22 ft. 401-284-2215.

FOR Sale Kayak (2) 16 sit on Cabo Ocean, with dry compartment, seats and back supports.$450 ea. 556-9611.

LET S GO FISHING! Simple fishing with Paddle King Boats and Tohatsu Outboard motors, Call 738-2296 or visit

Business Opportunities Need Extra Money? Start an Avon Business for $10. Call Debbie at 603-491-5359.

Or go to www.start.youravon.com and enter reference code: dblaisedell.

Well established alterations business for sale. $15,000 or best offer. 528-2227 for inquiries

Child Care CHILDREN S Garden Childcare: Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location.

528-1857.

Counseling ALCOHOL & DRUG Counseling.

Evaluations/Assessments. One-on -one. Office, home or community visits. CONFIDENTIAL-voicemail.

998-7337 MS-MLADC

Employment Wanted MAN Seeking work for Landscaping, Spring Cleanup, Drywall, Plastering, Carpentry/Decking. 20 years experience in masonry/ brick paving. Cheap rates. Call 524-6694

For Rent LACONIA- 1 bedroom subsidized apartment. Must be elderly or disabled. Preferece given to elderly applicants with extremely low income. ($14,800 or lower).

EHO. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management 603-641-2163 1 & 2-bedroom apts $475-800 per

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 373 Court Street, Laconia.

BELMONT 1 Bedroom Apartment, Heated, Newly painted, Walking distance to the Belknap Mall. $165/wk. Four weeks security deposit. No pets. No smoking.

For Rent COZY, SUNNY, VERY CLEAN 2 Bedroom apartment in duplex next to Opechee Park. Washer & Dryer provided. No smoking, no dogs $725/Mo. + Utilities

738-2296 or 528-4450 FRANKLIN: Quiet modern 2-Bedroom w/carport. 2ND-floor, starting at $765/Month, includes heat/hot water. Security deposit & references required. No pets.

286-4845.

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.

GILFORD Great 1-bedroom lakefront apartment! Private, views, washer/dryer $725/month plus utilities. 1 year lease.

603-393-7077.

GILFORD Village: 2-bedroom ranch, recently renovated, two-car garage, village view, no pets or smoking, security deposit, references. $1,000/Month. Contact (603)387-4424.

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $850/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 Gilford- 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units available. Pets considered. Heat/ utilities negotiable. References.

832-3334 Gilmanton- Rocky Pond Rte. 106.

2 bedroom w/large garage. No smoking/No pets. $900/Month + utilities. Available 6/1/12.

508-359-2176 LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353

For Rent LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home.

Clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, $110-130/week.

455-2014 Laconia prime 1st floor Pleasant St. Apartment. Walk to town & beaches. 2 bedrooms + 3-season glassed in sun porch. Completely repainted, glowing beautiful hardwood floors, marble fireplace, custom cabinets in kitchen with appliances, tile bath & shower. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 630-4771 or 524-3892 LACONIA- 2 Bedroom. Elm Street area, spacious, clean. first floor, porch, parking, washer/dryer hook ups. $825/month plus utilities.

References and deposit required.

603-318-5931 LACONIA- first floor 3 bedroom apartment.

Fresh paint, washer/dryer hook-ups. off-street parking, $850/Month + utilities.

(Cheap heat). Available May 1st.

520-4311 LACONIA- Spacious 2 bedroom.

Laundry hook-ups, no pets, no smoking. $875/Month. photos and info. at: 140courtstreet.blogspot.com.

528-1829 LACONIA: Nice & quiet one bedroom, 2nd floor, good neighborhood, storage, parking, $700/month includes heat.

455-8789.

LACONIA: 3-bedroom 5 room with sunporch Messer St. $210 per week includes heat, $600 security 524-7793.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: 1-2 Bedrooms starting at $165/Week, utilities included.

No pets, 603-545-9510.

LAKEPORT- Tiny one bedroom studio. No smoking/No pets/No utilities. $100/Week. 4-week security deposit. 1st weeks rent in advance. Leave message for Bob 601-529-1838

New Franklin Apartments, LLC Elderly and Disabled Housing Now Accepting Applications for Project-Based Section 8 Subsidized Apartments HUD Income Limits Apply One & Two Bedroom Units Available Located in Tilton, Franklin & West Franklin

Apartments Available Now For more information, please contact 603-286-4111 Or TTY 1-800-735-2964

527-9221 BELMONT small one BR, 1st floor. $140/week heat, hot water, and electric included.

603-235-6901 Belmont- 2 bedroom 2nd floor.

Heat & Electric Included. No smoking/pets. $225/Week.

Security Deposit Required.

387-6875

Affordable Housing Get your name on our waiting list PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS Plymouth, N.H. All utilities included

BELMONT-Available Immediately.

2-bedroom townhouse-style.

Quiet, heat included. $225/week.

All housing certificates accepted.

267-0545-or 781-344-3749

(Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.

Bristol NH- 2 bedroom, completely renovated, 2nd floor. $700 per month plus utilities. Call 387-6498.

Call today to see if you qualify.

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118

BRISTOL: Newly renovated 2-bedroom apartment. Heat and hot water included. $700/month.

217-4141. Available April 15.

CENTER HARBOR- One bedroom house in desirable downtown location. Safe, private, well maintained. All utilities $850/ month. Write to: Boxholder PO Box 614, Center

or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income.

Rent is based on your household size and income.

An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

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For Rent

For Rent-Vacation

For Sale

For Sale

MEREDITH Apartment- Partially furnished, walk to downtown & beach. NO smoking/No Pets $650/month Call 476-8405

TIME share Near Disney, Florida.

One week every odd year, best offer. Evenings 603-524-7336

WOODWORKING Tools: Hand & Power. All kinds of wood. Please call 524-7194.

MEREDITH BILLBOARD - On Route 3, between Route 104 and 106 (Rotary). Available 5/1.

279-1234

CRAFTSMAN Precision measuring tools: 4-pc. set 0-4” mics w/case $35. 0-3” depth mics $15, 12” dial calipers $25, Goose-neck magnetic base $10, Starrett protractor and 6” steel rule $5, Hardened steel drill block $5. Will sell all for $75. Craftsman heavy-duty dolly w/straps $20.

Stihl gas trimmer $25. 238-3084

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN GILFORD

DAYBED white frame, new mattress $100, air hockey table $50, Ping Pong table $100, Surround Sound System $150. 455-8601

MEREDITH Next to Bay, big balcony overlooking town, 25 Pleasant St. modern two (#2) bedroom, appliances, w/d hook-up, big closets, no pets, non-smoker, $995/mo. + deposit, includes heat.

603-622-1940 or 603-867-8678.

MEREDITH- 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen and living room.

No pets.

No smoking. $700/Month, includes heat & hot water. Ideal for single person.

279-4164 MEREDITH: 1-bedroom, newly refurbished, in-town apartment with lake view and parking. $700/month includes heat. No smoking. No pets. Security deposit. Call John, 387-8356.

For Rent-Commercial

$425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view.

RT. 106 BELMONT OFFICE SPACE Large 6 room office space for rent. 2 Restrooms, $900/Month

603-630-2882 NORTHFIELD: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement, $200/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com TILTON: Spacious 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. Heat and hot water included. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management (603)641-2163.

EHO.

For Sale 2 new Rinnai tankless water heaters. LP or NAT gas. Includes standard vent kit. $1,075 each, will deliver. 603-944-7386

DESIGNER wedding gown (never worn) Sofia Tolli Y2804 Irene size-4, Swarovski Crystal embossed, $1000, paid $2100.

455-8601 DREMEL jig saw with stand, $50.

Boat trailer spare tire with aluminum rim, $50. Harley Davidson miniskirt, size 10, $100. Branches kayak paddle, wood, $60.

366-6277 FIREWOOD - SANBORNTON. Heat Source Cord Wood.

Seasoned & Green. Cut, split, and delivered. Call 286-4946, leave message.

FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $190/cord.

Seasoned available.

(603)455-8419 Glass top hardwood coffee table with end tables. Solid wood $100/OBO. Good condition. Call 603-998-5439.

TILTONUPDATED one bedroom. Top-floor, quiet.

Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $600/Month.

Also downstairs 1-bedroom coming up.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $160-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

• Spacious units with a lot of storage area • Low utility costs • On-Site Laundry & Parking • Easy access to I-93 • 24-hour maintenance provided • 2 bedrooms with a 2 person minimum per unit.

Gray pavers (114) $95, Refracting telescope (60mm) $55, 21” Sharp color TV $45. 279-6515 MEN!S Motorcycle Boots: Fits size 10, new condition, $80; Women!s bell helmet, white, size XS, $50; Women!s Harley Davidson helmet, size S, white, $50.

520-4311.

NEW 40” Sony Television LCD Digital Color TV. $300 or B.O. Call 279-5598 ORIENTAL RUGS: From Pakistan and Afghanistan. Handmade, 3'X5' and larger, professionally documented, appraised, beautiful designs/ colors from 1980s. Mal Shute, 603-752-4784.

www.hodgescompanies.com

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

Heavy Equipment

Terex TB50 man lift for rent.

50 foot maximum platform height and 500 lbs. maximum platform capacity. Four wheel drive with articulating jib.

Free delivery and pick-up within 20 miles of Sunapee with two or more days rental. Rent by the day, week or month. $300. a day, $1,000. a week or $2,500. a month. All insurance is handled in house.

603-763-6005 Help Wanted AAA Wanted: 10 people to lose weight and make money, risk-free 30-day supply. americandreamteam.blog.com orchid44.freethinmagic.com AUTOBODY Tech/Painter needed for busy shop. 6 paid holiday, paid vacation time, paid sick and personal. No weekends! Experienced techs only. Please apply in person to Bayview Auto Body, 26 Artisan Ct., Gilford.

BUSY Laconia specialty practice looking for an RN to join our team of nurses in a very diversified practice. Must be able to work independently in various roles.

We are looking for someone for 4 days per week. We offer a very competitive salary. Please call (603)524-7402 x 210 for more information.

Rent is based upon 30% of your adjusted income.

Call today for an application, or download an application at:

Housing@hodgescompanies.com

Free while they last: Detergent and dryer sheets when you wash and dry at Superclean Laundromat 361 Union Ave 7am-7pm 7days

MAN LIFT

MOVING SALE - Queen bed, like new, kitchen set, best offer 267-7445, cell 998-5844.

LEDGEWOOD ESTATES

FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

SKID STEER

BLACK leather rocker/recliner.

Like new, $150. Two oak end tables w/attached lamps, $35 each. 998-6391

Rental Assistance Available Apply Now for our Waiting List

Free

Caterpillar 277B skid steer for rent with bucket and/or forks.

Rubber tracks.

BERMUDA King pool. 24’ round w/deck. All aluminum, heater.

Asking $2,500/OBO. Paid $10,000. 286-4430

Cow Manure- While it lasts. Small pick up $35, large pickup $40. We load daily, 10 am. Deliveries extra 593 Belknap Mountain Rd. Gilford. 528-3465

MATTRESS & FURNITURE CLOSEOUTS AND OVERSTOCKS!

Kubota mini excavator for rent. KX161 12,000 pound machine. Rubber tracks & air conditioning. Hydraulic thumb and push blade.

BAZOOKA Navigator 26" double suspension folding bike, silver with gel seat, retails for $600, used 3 times, asking $400, 723-4032.

TILTON- Large room for rent downtown. $150/week includes all utilities. 603-286-4391

AMAZING!

MINI EXCAVATOR

BALDWIN piano, solid cherry with music bench, H40” xL56 ” xD24”, good condition, needs tuning. $500. 524-0121

SILVERWARE: 6 place setting of 4 pcs and additional pieces, Towle, Old Lace pattern, discontinued from 50s. Forty pieces, Mal Shute, 603-752-4784.

TRACE Elliot GP7SM 250 7 Band Series Bass Head $299/obo-

now calling on behalf of the leading resorts on the West Coast! We are now seeking motivated, positive, dependable appointment setters.

Must be driven and motivated to make money and be able to work in a team environment!

Good communication skills a must, no experience required.

2nd shift Sun.-Fri. 4:15pm10pm. Average wage $19+ an hour call:

Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style.

Fabulous back & hip support.

Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

20% OFF ENTIRE STORE! RECLINERS $299, FUTONS, $299 BUNKBEDS, $399 SOFAS, $599 RUSTIC FURNITURE AND ARTWORK TOO! COZY CABIN RUSTICS AND MATTRESS OUTLET 517 WHITTIER HWY. (RTE 25) MOULTONBORO CALL JAY 603-662-9066 WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM

DENTAL ASSISTANT We currently have an opening for an expanded function dental assistant. Minimum of 2 years of documented dental assisting experience, as well as expanded duty cetifications combined with a stronge sense of ethics. Email re-

Help Wanted JCS is expanding for the 3rd time

Furniture

HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

Help Wanted

603-581-2450 EOE Lakes Region Answering Service Telephone Operator Position LACONIA COUNTRY CLUB is now accepting applications for Line/Prep Cooks & Dishwasher June - September. Please apply in person 607 Elm Street, Laconia.

Looking for enthusiastic person for part-time.

Must have good typing skills and good customer service skills.

Please contact Mel at

524-0110

Town of Gilmanton Part-Time Position Available Assistant Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector The essential duty of this position will be record keeping and restoration of historical documents. Other duties require assistance in the routine bookkeeping, clerical and administrative support work for the Town Clerk/Tax Collector; assists in maintaining records and accounts in accordance with established office procedure. Must have knowledge of business, English, spelling and math skills; knowledge of office procedures and practices. Computer skills a must Microsoft Word/Office and Microsoft Excel. You must have the ability to work effectively and respectfully with the public and other employees and the ability to follow oral and written instructions. You must be a detail oriented individual with excellent organizational skills. Must be available for twenty-one scheduled hours, which may vary on a weekly basis, as needed, at busy times of the month or year and to cover absences of the Town Clerk/Tax Collector and/or Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector. You must be a resident of the Town of Gilmanton.

Please submit your letter of interest, resume and references by the deadline of May 4, 2012 to:

Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Town of Gilmanton PO Box 550 Gilmanton, NH 03237

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Help Wanted

Now Hiring Full Time Assistant Head of Housekeeping Experience Needed

Also Hiring Part Time Housekeepers Saturdays a Must!

Please Apply In Person 177 Mentor Ave., Laconia

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Mobile Homes

HOUSEKEEPERS- Part Time Help- Looking for mothers or retired ladies in need of extra cash to help in my housecleaning business, summers into fall. Fine attention to detail, reliable and dependable. Must be able to work Saturdays July & August. Flexible hours, must have car.

References/background check.

Call Bonnie 387-6708 Days.

Dental Office Patient Customer Service LACONIA DR. R. THOMAS FINN, JR.

PART time janitorial cleaning.

Wolfeboro/Alton 6-12 hours per week. $10 per hour, Mon., Wed., Fri., evenings. Must clear background check 603-524-9930

Double wide mobile home on corner lot. 3-bedroom 2-bath with master suite. Open living & dining room, gas fireplace, screen porch, shed, two driveways. Lake breeze Park Call 393-6370

Family Seeking Full/Part-Time Direct Support Professionals Seeking individuals to assist family supporting a cheerful and good natured young man in his community and at home with daily living skills, personal care, volunteer and fun activities.

Candidate should possess strong interactive skills and positive, creative, and energetic attitude. Reliable transportation required. Non-smoker.

Full/part-time positions available, M-F, 7-5.

Competive wage. Excellent benefits for full time.

Submit resume and/or work history to: PO Box 7106 Gilford, NH 03249

TEMPORARY/SEASONAL The City of Laconia Parks & Recreation Department is seeking Temporary/Seasonal employees in the following areas for the 2012 summer season: •

Lifeguards - Weekends required

Application forms may be obtained at the Parks & Recreation Office: 306 Union Ave., Laconia, NH 03246 Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM EOE/ADA

Our general dental practice has an immediate opening for a full-time Patient Care team member.

College degree recommended and dental experience/background/education preferred but we will welcome and train an accomplished, eager, bright exceptional applicant without a dental background. Must possess excellent computer and customer service skills and be a fast and eager learner. Maturity, enthusiasm, Self Initiative, confidence and high motivation are skills we value. If you are great with people, intellectually curious and accomplished, have a desire to help us provide excellent & healthy aesthetic oral dental care to our patients, possess strong leadership and organizational skills and are looking for a new dental home or a change of career, please contact us now: Please email resume, references & academic data and professional licensing info to: ellen.h.finn@gmail.com.

Applications and complete job description will be provided to all interesting and qualifying candidates.

LINE COOKS: Now hiring experienced line cooks who are energetic with a positive attitude and a team player. Full and Part time positions available. Weekends a must! Pay commensurate with experience. Apply in person at Hart!s Turkey Farm Restaurant on Rte 3 in Meredith or apply online at www.hartsturkeyfarm.com.

Now Hiring - Evenings

Servers (with experience)

Apply in person, 4:30-6pm:

CJ Avery’s

Lakeport (closed Mon & Tues)

Slip & Valet Openings in beautiful Meredith Bay Sizes range from 17’ to 36’ For more information please call 603-279-7921 or mail us at info@meredithmarina.com

Apply in person Monday-Friday at:

Motorcycles 1981 Honda XR500: Flattracker, $600. 393-7103.

2000 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic, metallic green and black, new factory re-build Harley Davidson motor, looks and runs great, many extras, $7800 call Paul in Berlin at 603-752-5519, 603-915-0792 leave message.

Dirt Bike 150CC Baja 5-speed 4-stroke. New, test driven only.

Nice! $900/OBRO. 253-1804 or 393-2632

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

Sous Chef/ Second Cook Year-round

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

9-3

Shalimar Resort Or call 455-4075

Instruction FLYFISHING LESSONS

on private trout pond. FFF certified casting instructor. Gift cert. available. (603)356-6240.

Services

Recreation Vehicles Viking Pop-up camper. Loaded, excellent condition, $4,000. Call 520-2444

Services

$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.

www.mountainviewflyfishing.com

PART TIME EMPLOYMENT + WAITSTAFF + HOUSEKEEPER

SCUBA LESSONS! Start now with online videos and pool sessions. Great exercise! Call Central NH Divers 279-9099

Experience a plus.

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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn

The speed of “ahhh’ There were 64 residential home sales in March in the 12 towns listed in this Lakes Region of N.H. real estate report. That’s a 12-percent increase over last March. The average sales price came in at $314,161 last month compared to just under $300,000 last year. There were four sales over the million dollar mark bolstering the average sales price. Exactly 50-percent of the sales were under $200,000.

For the first quarter of 2012, there were 171 residential single family home transactions. Sales are up 18-percent for the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2011 and 24-percent over 2010!

There were seven sales exceeding a million dollars this year compared to just four last year. The lower priced properties are getting an increasing share of the total sales. Transactions under the $200,000 mark represented 51-percent of the total number of sales in the first quarter of 2010 and 2011 but increased to 59-percent in 2012.

The average sales price for the first quarter of 2012 came in at $272,526 which was very close to the $272,854 last year but off the $308,062 posted in for the first quarter of 2010. Anyway, this is a great start for the new year with significantly better activity for showings and sales. Every real estate agent, home inspector, appraiser, lender, and closing agent I have spoken to has remarked that they are seeing an increase in activity as well.

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Over at 357 Old Lakeshore Road in Gilford, what appears to be a picture perfect 1,908-square-foot, three bed, three bath cape sold in one day (really-one day.) Why? Well, I am not sure if the house was perfect, but the pictures sure make it look that way.

The home has a nice open layout with hardwood floors, a well appointed kitchen with center island and what appear to be stainless appliances, a living room with wood stove, a family room off the kitchen, and a spacious deck with a hot tub. The house sits on a private 2.76-acre lot with lots of privacy. It was priced at $214,000 and sold at full price which is well under the assessed value of $235,240. Not a lot of arguing went on here! It looks like a great property that was presented well and was offered at the

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There were a number of other sales that happened at the speed of “Ahhh.” The speed of “Ahhh” is extremely fast. It’s equivalent to the speed of light but in the alternate reality of real estate sales. It is usually achieved when a switch in the buyer’s brain gets tripped and jolts the bejesus out of him. The buyer has the proverbial epiphany and realizes that (a) “Ahhh, this is a really, really nice property” or (b) “Ahhh, this is a really, really great price”, or (c) both, in which case that is when the “Ahhh, haaa” moment happens. “Ahhh Haaa” houses always sell very quickly. Take a look at the pictures of these properties and more on www. lakesregionrealestatenews.com and see if you think these deals are “Ahhhsome.”

Log on to my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com for all the latest real estate news and listings. 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 as of 4/16/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

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see FENWAY page 13 RED SOX from page one with his second homer of the season. Umpires origiGranderson to lead off the seventh, he had allowed around the oldest of the old-timers, Johnny Pesky nally ruled that the ball had not gone out but, with six runs on nine hits and two walks with just two and Bobby Doerr, who were pushed out to second Ortiz standing on second, they viewed a replay of strikeouts. base in wheelchairs by recently retired Jason Varithe hit and reversed the call.

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David Ortiz cut it to 3-1 leading off the second season, said he would not attend before relenting.

They were joined on the field by the current players, who were wearing replica uniforms matching the 1912 style, including all white caps.

The Yankees also wore throwbacks; it’s believed to be the first time in franchise history they have deigned to do so.

Oscar-winning composer John Williams conducted members of the Boston Pops in the debut of his new composition, “Fanfare for Fenway”; Pops conductor Keith Lockhart took over for “The Star SpangledBanner.” There was an Air Force flyover with Just as the Lakes Region has an abundance of watercraft in the summer, it also has a huge list of noteworthy events taking place planes from World War year round – the majority of which are hosted by civic organizations as fun filled fundraisers. One of the most highly anticipated II, when Fenway was of these parties is the Laconia Altrusa “A Taste of the Lakes Region”, being held this year on Sunday, May 6, from 3-5:30 p.m. at already middle-aged. the Conference Center at the Lake Opechee Inn & Spa. The Laconia Chapter of Altrusa International has available for sale right The ceremonial first now “The Hottest Ticket in Town”. Monies raised from this event and others go to fund the work Altrusa does locally with librarpitch was handled by ies, nursery schools, the Belknap County Nursing Home, the N.H. Veterans Home, foster care, and the awarding of scholarships.

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