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Finally, a smooth ride on Watson Road Riders attending the 89th Annual Laocnia Motorcycle Rally are appreciating the recent paving job that has made the trip from Lakeside Avenue at Weirs Beach back up to Rte. 3 a much more enjoyable ride. During the heart of Bike Week, Lakeside Avenue is one-way north and the only way bikers are allowed to exit the area is to take Scenic Drive north until it curves into Watson Road, which then leads up the hill to the intersection between the Tamarack Drive In and the Broken Spoke Saloon. Scenic Avenue was repaved several years ago but Watson Road had remained a bone-jarring mogul field. The rider pictured above is just transitioning from Scenic Road to Watson Road. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
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MEREDITH — A hydraulic line that ruptured in the parking lot of Lovering Volvo dealership on Wednesday spilled several gallons of fluid, which
quickly spread and forced the Meredith Fire Department to close Rte. 3 South for about two hours. The spill occurred at a remarkably inopportune moment — not only did the
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and down the hill that was suddenly slick. The source of the fluid was the main hydraulic line of a tractor-trailer truck that had just delivered several cars to see SPILL page 10
Judge finds Condodemetraky didn’t make legal argument against town in Pike case THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
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high-pressure line let go just as a heavy rain was moving into the area at about 11:30 a.m., it happened while the 89th Laconia Bike Week was underway, meaning heavy traffic and lots of motorcycles were driving up
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sion to reimburse Selectman’s Chair Jon Pike $11,100 for his out-of-pocket health insurance expenses over a number of years was not a “developed legal argument” and ordered the suit dismissed.
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Judge James Barry said that to the extent George Condodemetraky argued that he was “seeking a remedy for the cronyism within the Belmont town Officers” see BELMONT page 14