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Laconia man shipped from Alabama to answer to Alton assault charges By Gail OBer
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Board agrees to public forum on superintendent issue By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD — The School Board voted last night to allow for what they are calling a School Board Public Hearing on Thursday, June 21 to discuss the position of superintendent. Proponents of managing the
three-school system without the services of a superintendent have been clamoring for such a meeting since the board chose to ignore the results of March ballot referendum that called for adhering to a management model crafted by a special committee prior to the
town breaking away from an SAU affiliation with Laconia and Gilmanton in 1998. Under the 1998 plan, a business manager would be the School District’s CEO and educational leadership would be provided by the building principals. Chair Kurt Webber, read-
ing selected sentences from a written legal opinion, said the School District’s attorneys advised them that the recent petition calling for a special meeting of the School District to discus the issue was inappropriate under state law see GILFORd page 3
‘Well, I saw you dancing in the gym . . . ’
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — A city man who allegedly assaulted a N.H. state prosecutor at her Alton home this past winter and then allegedly tried to intimidate a responding Alton police officer appeared in Laconia District Court yesterday afternoon. Belknap County Lt. Christopher Cost said Peter Dibiaso, 46, of 16 Wallace Court was see assauLt page 10
About 200 Belmont High School students and guests spent Saturday night “Lost in Las Vegas” . . .in the school gymnasium. Organizers of the school’s 2011 prom decided to return the event to the gym in order to make it more affordable — tickets were $30, half that charged last year — and students responded in record numbers. The Lodge at Belmont loaned the gaming tables and teachers filled in as dealers. (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Belmont selectmen approve parking plan with some 1-hour spots By rOGer amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BELMONT — Selectmen last night approved a new downtown parking ordinance designed to add more spaces for customers of businesses in the village area
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