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Jimmy Johnson will be racing for Laconia on July 15 By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
CONCORD — With the third pick City Manager Scott Myers chose Jimmie Johnson or A.J. Almendinger to take the checkered flag in the LENOX Industrial Tools 301, which this year is “The Race to Benefit Education” carrying a $20,000 purse from New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the city with the winning driver. Myers was among see NASCAR page 7
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Kingsbury tells fellow reps there’s link between kindergarten & crime By Adam Drapcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — During a Belknap County Convention meeting on Monday night, called to discuss the proposed hiring of a consultant to help the county commission design a new jail around innovative programming, a couple of state representatives from Laconia espoused theories about what has contributed to an apparent growth in crime in the county. One of them observed a direct link between the proliferation of kindergarten and the increasing inmate population at the Belknap County Jail. State Representative Harry Accornero, after hearing about the county jail’s high pop-
ulation and recidivism rates, asked if the proposed new jail would address the problems. “Will this new facility change anything?” After being told of the proposal for new programs, such as court diversion and drug and alcohol counseling, Accornero suggested that high incarceration rates could be avoided if police were better trained and could offer counseling services instead of reaching for handcuffs. “Where is law enforcement in all of this?” he asked. Not to be outdone, Representative Bob Kingsbury said he’s been working on a theory since 1996, when he analyzed local crime rates and compared them to a list of communities see CRIME page 9
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Neighborhood associations may be relics of bygone era but parks commission doesn’t want to give up on them
Belmont all-stars claim District 6 Cal Ripken title
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Belmont’s Colby Brown looks to turn a double play after getting a force out at second during Tuesday night’s Cal Ripken District 6 U12 title game at Prescott Park in Meredith. The Belmont all-star team beat Newfound 12-2 in a game that started on Monday night but had to be suspended with play in the third inning because of a storm. Belmont now advances to state tournament play in Claremont, with a first game tentatively scheduled for Saturday morning. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
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LACONIA — Dwindling and aging membership threatens the future of the voluntary associations that for decades have served as stewards of the function houses at the city’s largest parks. The park houses were originally constructed by the city and leased to the associations, which in turn rent them to civic and social organizations as well as families and individuals for meetings and functions. The associations apply the rental income to the upkeep of the park houses. see PARKS page 9
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June 30, 7:30 pm Info/Tix: 781-5695