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LACONIA — Citing the challenge of juggling the demands of his job and his duties as mayor, Mike Seymour announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election to a third term. As senior vice-president of marketing and retail services at Franklin Savings Bank, Seymour said that “I have found that
to do both jobs to the best of my abilities has become a greater and greater challenge.” The mayor, he believes, apart from official duties, which include chairing the Laconia Airport Authority and serving on the Human Relations Committee as well as presiding over the City Council, should also be a constant presence in the community. “I feel a responsibility to be available and accessible for everything that involves the
city,” he remarked, “and that has become more and more difficult for me.” Recalling the recent report of the independent auditors, which found the city in a strong financial position, Seymour said that “knowing that the city is in a good position makes it easier to step down.” He noted that except for Councilor Matt Lahey (Ward 2) five of the six incumbent councilsee SEyMOUr page 9
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Laconia Department of Public Works employee Jimmy Sorrel packs a stone dust walkway at Wyatt Park in the South End. In the background, Steve Denison (in the excavator) and Hank Smith spread more stone dust. Work on long awaited improvements to the park, partially funded by a Health Eating Active Living (HEAL) grant, are underway. See story on page 8. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
The rest of the story: family says convenience store fight resulted from man chasing down acquaintance who attempted burglary By Gail OBer
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LACONIA — One of the two men arrested in a fight at the Cumberland Farms convenience store on Court Street Tuesday night has been charged by Laconia Police for burglarizing the Bark Mulch (blk/dk brown/hemlock) Loam, Stone, Sand, Gravel 28 Stone Road • Belmont
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responded to Cumberland Farms they expected to deal with a fight between two men inside the store. After getting statements from both parties, police learned that Andrews had allegedly entered Michael Gallos’s home without permission.
Gallos’s 15-year-old niece was home alone and she allegedly saw Andrews poking around in her family’s kitchen after hearing a noise. He said the girl was able to pick Andrews from a photo lineup. see fiGHT page 10
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