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Michelle Obama will speak in Laconia on August 2
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Man robs shopkeeper making night deposit at Tilton bank By Michael Kitch
Outlets, and one of her employees entered the two lanes of the drive-thru at the same time. As the manager was making a night deposit the man approached her car from behind, on foot, repeatedly shouting “give me the money.” Brandishing an unidentified weapon in one hand, he
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
TILTON — Police are searching for the man who robbed a woman at the drive-thru of the Northway Bank at around 10 p.m. on Thursday. According to Police Chief Bob Cormier, the woman, who manages a store at the Tanger
grabbed the money bag from her with the other then fled on foot in the direction of the neighboring Walmart and Market Basket. Several officers from the Tilton Police Department, assisted by units of neighboring departments and the New Hampshire State Police,
responded to the scene and searched for the suspect. Cormier said that a state police K-9 unit checking stores and parking lots picked up a scent but lost the track behind Walmart. The suspect was described as a slightly built white man in his 20s about five-feet eight see rOBBEry page 12
LACONIA — The City on the Lakes will be among three campaign stops of First Lady Michelle Obama when she visits the state next Thursday. The First Lady will begin her day at Holderness where she will address a fundraising event in the early afternoon. At 3 p.m. she will speak at Laconia Middle School before closing her tour with a speech to supporters at the field house of South-
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Canada geese by the hundreds, if not thousands have again descended on local lakes and ponds and gone in search of the short-cut green grass fields they love to feast on. These geese were photographed Friday morning at the Opechee Cove beach in Laconia, walking around in an abundant supply of the greasy byproduct they are infamous for. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid & Total Recall Box office opens at 7 pm. Show starts at dusk or approx. 8:30 pm. Admission: Adults $9.00 Children 11 & under in cars are free. Minimum 2 adult minimum charge per car. Come early & enjoy a great double feature under the stars, in one of the country’s LAST drive-in theaters.
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By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Doug Shaw woke yesterday to count 58 Canada geese grazing and defecating in his backyard on Franklin Street, overlooking Lake Opechee. “Every morning there are geese on lawns all the way up and down the street,” he said, “and they really make a mess.”
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“The goose problem has come home to roost,” punned City Manager Scott Myers, who added that Kevin Dunleavy, director of Parks and Recreation, was taking the matter in hand. “It’s that time of year,” Dunleavy sighed with a hint of resignation. He said that large numbers of geese have congregated at Opechee Park and Weirs Beach as well as
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