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Lakeport Square flagpole dedicated in memory of Wanda Tibbetts Laconia Mayor Mike Seymour speaks at a Memorial Day dedication ceremony at Lakeport Square for a flagpole erected in memory of Wanda Tibbetts, ‘’the Queen of Lakeport, and the co-founder of the Lakeport Community Association. Holding the flag are Bob Fortier and Jerry Horn, members of the association who worked with Tibbetts on many community projects. See story on page 8.(Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Young man takes own life while fleeing Gilmanton police GILMANTON — A 25-yearold local man is said to have shot himself to death Monday while fleeing police who wanted to question him about an alleged assault in Loudon. Christopher Morgan was found laying on an access road to Meetinghouse Road around midday, suffering from
a gunshot wound to the head. He was was transported to Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia and then on to Darmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was pronounced dead at 4:51 p.m. According to a police report, at about 11 a.m., Loudon Police notified Gilmanton Police there
were looking for Morgan in connection with a domestic violence assault that had allegedly taken place earlier in the day. Later, an unidentified officer attempted to speak with Morgan at a home on Meetinghouse Road but Morgan is said to have fled into a wooded area to avoid the contact.
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N.H. Retirement System wants big bucks back from 3 county employees CONCORD — Three Belknap County employees have been asked by the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension benefits they were allegedly not
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