The Laconia Daily Sun, April 4, 2012

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Planning be their sharpest weapon in quest for more funding board approves move of Grace Capital Church into large space in downtown parking garage building By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — If the non-profit organization’s effort to create the first phase of the WOW Trail is predictive, succeeding in the construction of subsequent phases will require a struggle to raise both funding and political support. With the expectation

that hard data will be the best armament for the coming fight, WOW Trail organizers are calling for volunteers to help count the current users of the city-owned amenity. To this point, the trail has largely been funded by government grants and private donations. Diane Hanley, president of the WOW

Trail organization, said volunteers will be paired together to observe and count users of the trail during various 2.5 to four hour periods between April 17 and May 12. A training seminar for volunteers will be held during the week of April 9. Those who are interested in assisting the effort should see wOw page 13

By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The Planning Board last night approved the proposal by the Grace Capital Church to convert the 22,000square foot building attached to the municipal parking garage at 523-571 Main Street to a church, complete with an auditorium, classrooms and office space. The space, which has been vacant for the past six years, is owned Downtown Crossing LLC, whose principals, Paul and Dan Disangro, were awarded the property in a settlement reached with Steven Borghi of Alton in 2009. The Disangros were partners of see GRaCe page 12

The defense team for Jason Durgin gathers outside the house trailer at 399 South Main Street in Laconia on Monday while they await the arrival of an official “view” by the jury that will decide their clients fate. On the morning of May 3, 2011, the mortally wounded body of Leo LaPierre was found by police propped up against the fence seen at left. The state contends that Durgin severely beat LaPierre in the house the night before and the injuries suffered in that beating were the cause of his death a week later. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)

Jury visits spot where mortally beaten Laconia man was found By GAil oBer

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The negligent homicide trial of a local man accused of beating one of his houseguests to death in May of 2011 began yesterday with a jury tour of the house trailer the two men were sharing at the time of the alleged assault.

Jason Durgin, dressed in a blue pinstripped shirt and a dark tie, sat between co-counsels Wade Harwood and Tim Landry and listened without emotion as five counts of negligent homicide, manslaughter, witness tampering, simple assault and false imprisonment were read to the 8-woman, 5-man jury.

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Prosecutor Benjamin Agati was the first to tell the jury what he wanted them to see when as they prepared for the walk across to 399 South Main Street to view Durgin’s former home. He said he wanted them to see the fence where “Leo LaPierre’s broken body see TRIaL page 9

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