The Laconia Daily Sun, May 21, 2013

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Tornado kills 51 in Okla.

Huge twister devastates a suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday — Page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013

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Belmont board takes wait & see attitude toward paying Public Access TV bill that’s higher than projected

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Signs, signs. . . everywhere a sign: Meredith residents say 10 new ones on a mile-long, dead-end street is way too many BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — From Meredith Center Road, Windsong Place snakes left and right, uphill and down eastward through woods and past marshes for about a mile just north of Pickerel Pond before ending in a cul-de-sac not far

from the Laconia city line. The road serves some 30 residences, including those strung along Serenity Lane and Sleepy Hollow Road, many of them standing cheek by jowl with a wildlife management area. Near the junction with Meredith Center a sign warns of children at play and posts a speed

limit of 25 mph. Along with four chevron-shaped arrows warning of one especially sharp curve, it is the only traffic sign on the road. But, much to the consternation of residents, plans are afoot to add another 10 signs to the mix. “It’s significant overkill,” Jim Lerner told the select-

men at their meeting yesterday, describing the prospect as “visual pollution” more likely to distract motorists than forestall accidents. He said that residents as well as visitors regularly walk the road while various wild creatures frequently cross it. see SIGNS page 9

BELMONT — Selectmen last night unanimously rejected a request to pay Lakes Region Public Access television $15,067 until the new franchise agreement is signed with MetroCast — the area’s cable television provider. The decision came after the town got a see BELMONT page 13

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Betty Newell head out of a garage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a Porsche 997S, with instructor/coach Dave Davis on May 5. The 91-year-old Meredith resident reached speeds of almost 80 mph but would have gone faster if they had let her. (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

At 91, Betty puts her foot down BY ADAM DRAPCHO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — Betty Newell believes in positive thinking. She should know — after enduring a youth that few would envy, she’s enjoyed golden years that many would dream of. She lives independently in the same home she’s occupied

for 35 years, has a clarity of mind sharper than some people half her age, and enjoys the adoration of 29 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren. Beginning with her 75th birthday, her children began a practice of indulging Newell in extreme thrills. First it was a

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