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Lawmakers may again weigh in on just how St. Clair’s wheelchair stolen from front porch smart a meter can be before consent needed LACONIA — Police are investigating the theft of a wheelchair belong to Charlie St. Clair, the executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association who was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was riding struck a deer in Nebraska last month.

St. Clair said that the wheelchair, see WHEELCHAIR page 8

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

PLYMOUTH — “I feel that for the first time in nine months leadership is paying attention,” Joan Wirth of Bristol said yesterday. She has been at the forefront of an effort to stop the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) from installing socalled “smart meters” to its 83,000 customers in 115 municipalities, including a small

section of Laconia and and all or parts of eight towns in Belknap County.

Last month, the Grafton County Commission voted two-to-one — with Commissioners Omer Ahern and Ray Burton in favor and Commissioner Michael Cryans against — to advise the NHEC to abandon the mandatory installation of smart meters in favor of a consensual program. Soon afterwards see SMART METERS page 12

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Mayor of Trenton arrested in corruption probe

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Federal agents arrested the struggling mayor of New Jersey’s capital Monday on corruption charges, alleging he agreed to accept bribes in connection with a proposed parking garage — actually a fake project created by authorities trying to snare him.

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, his brother Ralphiel and convicted sex offender Joseph Giorgianni, a Mack supporter who owns a Trenton sandwich shop, were each accused of a single charge: conspiring to extort the undercover informants who pulled them into the scheme.

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said at a news conference Monday that the city-owned land a few blocks from City Hall for the garage was assessed at $271,000.

He said Mack and Giorgianni agreed to accept $100,000 for the land for the city coffers — as long as the purported developers paid a bribe of $100,000 to be split between the two alleged see TRENTON page 13

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Chicago teachers strike in bitter contract dispute CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation’s third-largest city — and to a national audience — less than a week after most schools opened for fall.

The walkout forced hundreds of thousands of parents to scramble for a place to send idle children and created an unwelcome political distraction for Mayor Rahm

Emanuel. In a year when labor unions have been losing ground nationwide, the implications were sure to extend far beyond Chicago, particularly for districts engaged in similar debates.

The two sides resumed negotiations Monday but failed to reach a settlement, meaning the strike will extend into at least a second day. Chicago School Board President David Vitale told reporters that board and union negotiators did not even get around to bargaining on the two big-

gest issues.

“This is a long-term battle that everyone’s going to watch,” said Eric Hanuskek, a senior fellow in education at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. “Other teachers unions in the United States are wondering if they should follow suit.”

The union had vowed to strike Monday if there was no agreement on a new contract, even though the district had offered a 16 percent raise over four years and the two see TEACHERS page 4

NEW YORK (AP) — A debate over balancing the need to honor the memory of Sept.

11 with the enormous costs of running a memorial and museum at ground zero has been reawakened on the eve of the attacks’ 11th anniversary, as officials faced questions Monday over the project’s expected $60 million-a-year operating budget.

The number comes on top of the $700 million construction cost of the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. A report Sunday by The Associated Press noted

that $12 million a year would be spent on security, more than the entire operating budgets of Gettysburg National Military Park and the monument that includes the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who leads the nonprofit foundation’s board, on Monday called the Sept. 11 memorial’s operating cost a necessity for security and other costs unique to hosting millions of visitors a year on the reborn site of two terror attacks, in 1993 and 2001.

Some congressional Democrats underscored their efforts to help get federal money to cover some of the operating cost, while a Republican senator reiterated his opposition. Even some victims’ family members are divided over whether the annual price tag represents the price of paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost or the cost of unnecessary grandeur.

At ground zero, several visitors Monday to the memorial plaza were surprised — see 9/11 MEMORIAL page 5

BEIJING (AP) — Where is president-inwaiting Xi Jinping?

Is he nursing a bad back after pulling a muscle in a pick-up soccer game (or maybe in the swimming pool)? Has he been convalescing after narrowly escaping a revenge

killing by supporters of ousted local Communist Party boss Bo Xilai? Was he in a car accident? Or is he just really busy getting ready to lead the world’s No. 2 economy ahead of an expected leadership transition next month?

Chinese micro-bloggers and overseas websites have come up with all kinds of speculation as to why the current vice president has gone unseen for more than a week. During that span, Xi canceled see CHINA page 8

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Moultonborough Neck Pathway project back on track; repairs due this fall

By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MOULTONBOROUGH — Work will be starting this fall on repairs to both Phase I and Phase II of the Moultonborough Pathway, which runs along Moultonborough Neck Road, following the granting in late August of a revised excavation permit to the town by the state Department of Transportation.

Since its completion in 2007, Phase II, some 2.5 miles long which runs from the town playground to Kona Road on both sides of Moultonborough Neck Road, has been a constant problem.

It’s been a continuous maintenance headache,’’ says Town Road Agent Scott Kinmond, who says that a gravel strip to separate the pathway from the roadway was recommended but hasn’t worked out.

Instead the sand and stones from the gravel have been showing up on the pathway pavement, washed there in some sections by heavy rain or kicked into the pathway by passing cars and snow plowing operations, creating a hazard for both bicyclists and joggers.

An attempt to use plant several different ground covers and grasses in attempt to soften the dividing space also failed as none of the plant material took. ‘’There’s been no vegetative growth and there’s erosion in the slope areas,’’ says Kinmond, who says that the worst sections are the hill above Greene’s Basin Road and the S-curve south of Sticks and Stones Road.

He says that work will begin soon on the most critical problem areas which will see the dividing area removed and filled with a gravel base. Those areas will then be paved, creating a continuous asphalt surface with state-maintained highway which will have double white lanes painted on the shoulders to separate the pathway from the highway. The permit increases the overall width of the Pathway to seven feet.

Kinmond says that $75,000 in town funds are available for the project, which isn’t enough money to completely rework Phase II. There are also problems with Phase I, which

Repairs will be starting soon on the Phase II section of the Moultonborough Pathway, which extends from the Town Playground on Moultonborough Neck Road to Kona Road and runs along both sides of the highway. (Roger Amsden Photo for the Laconia Daily Sun)

extends about 2.5 miles from Jo Jo’s Country Store to the fork just before Trexler’s Marina, During a recent shim coating of the road by the state to repair potholes, part of the Pathway in Phase I was obliterated, making it impossible for cars and walkers to know where they belong.

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work and the adjoining older pavement. Bike stencils will be painted in the Pathway to call attention to the bike/walking lane.

Workers from the Gilford DOT regional office started chalking lines there on Monday according to Kathy Barger, chair of the town’s Pathway Committee, which has been working since 1995 to make the bike-pedestrian path a reality. see PATHWAY page 8

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17-year-old charged with stealing bicycle at (BB) gunpoint

By Gail OBer

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LACONIA – A 17-year-old was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail for armed robbery after alleged pointing a BB pistol at a Bowman Street man yesterday morning and trying to steal his son’s bicycle.

According to affidavits filed in the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division, the victim’s wife said she was in her apartment at 1:56 a.m. when she heard a knock on the door. She said she heard a person walk down the hallway stairs and leave the building.

She said she looked out the window and saw a Hispanic man sitting on her son’s bicycle, which was on the front lawn. She told police the bicycle had been stored in the hallway at the bottom of the stairs.

She said she and her husband went out of their apartment and her husband approached the man, took the bicycle away from him, and walked back on to the porch. She described the would be thief as shirtless and wearing black shorts. She said he had TEACHERS from page 2 sides had essentially agreed on a longer school day.

With an average annual salary of $76,000, Chicago teachers are among the highest-paid in the nation, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality.

But negotiators were still divided on job security measures and a system for evaluating teachers that hinged in part on students’ standardized test scores.

The strike in a district where the vast majority of students are poor and minority put Chicago at the epicenter of a struggle between big cities and teachers unions for control of schools.

Emanuel, who has sought major reforms while also confronting the district’s $700 million budget shortfall, acknowledged his own fight with the union, even as he urged a quick resolution.

“Don’t take it out on the kids of Chicago if you have a problem with me,” he told reporters Monday.

As negotiators resumed talks, thousands of teach-

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She said as her husband was returning to the porch, she saw the man, later identified by police as Luis Gonzales, 17, of 23 Boynton Court, pull a black firearm from his waistband.

She told police she hollered to her husband that the man had Luis Gonzales a gun and she ran back into her (Laconia Police photo) apartment to call the police.

Her husband told police he turned around and saw Gonzales pointing the gun at the ground. He said Gonzalez said “what’s your (explicative deleted) problem” and pulled back the gun slide as if to load a bullet into the chamber. The man said he ran into his apartment and Gonzales left on foot.

Laconia Police Officer Don Kimtis located Gonza-

les headed north on foot on South Main Street near 480 Main Street.

He said Gonzales saw the cruiser and fled, hiding under a bush near the Landmark Inn. Kimtis was able to arrest Gonzales who he said provided him with a number of identifications including that of Luis Gonzales.

Kimtis said Gonzales had a black BB pistol. Once in police custody, Gonzales allegedly said, “I’m sorry, I really screwed up.”

Gonzales is charged with felony armed robbery, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and misdemeanor criminal threatening.

Among Judge Jim Carroll’s bail conditions was that should he post the $1,000 cash bail, he reports daily to the Belknap County Youth Services daily at 2 p.m. Should he fail to do so, Carroll ordered that a bench warrant for him would be issued and the bail would be increased to $10,000 cash only.

ers and their supporters took over several downtown streets during the Monday evening rush. Police secured several blocks around district headquarters as the crowds marched and chanted.

The protesters planned to rally through the evening at an event that resembled a family street fair.

Balloons, American flags and homemade signs hung above the crowd.

Teacher Kimberly Crawford said she was most concerned about issues such as class size and the lack of air conditioning.

“It’s not just about the raise,” she said. “I’ve worked without a raise for two years.”

The strike quickly became part of the presidential campaign. Republican candidate Mitt Romney said teachers were turning their backs on students and Obama was siding with the striking teachers in his hometown.

Obama’s top spokesman said the president has not taken sides but is urging both the sides to settle quickly.

Emanuel, who just agreed to take a larger role in fundraising for Obama’s re-election, dismissed Romney’s comments as “lip service.”

But one labor expert said that a major strike unfolding in the shadow of the November election could only hurt a president who desperately needs the votes of workers, including teachers, in battleground states.

“I can’t imagine this is good for the president and something he can afford to have go on for more than a week,” said Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

For two decades, contract agreements have slowly eroded teachers’ voices, Bruno said.

“But this signals to other collective bargaining units that the erosion of teachers’ rights isn’t inevitable. They (the union members) are telling them, ‘You don’t have to roll over.’”

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He said his only concern was getting police cruisers in and out of the back parking lots.

He also said he wanted to compliment Meadowbrook for upgrading the lights on Meadowbrook Lane.

Smith said access is a project Meadowbrook has discussed and they expect to include it in their next phase. He said this proposed expansion must be completed in a reasonable short period of time so the venue can be ready for next season.

As to noise, Keenan said he thinks the department has only gotten two complaints this season and one of them was at 9 p.m. and, based on where the compliant came from, he’s not convinced it stemmed from Meadowbrook.

Fire Chief Stephen Carrier was not at yesterday’s review meeting and Smith said they would meet with him personally.

Smith also said the seating expansion will help with ticket sales because the pavilion usually “sellsout” but people wait for weather reports before purchasing lawn tickets.

He also said the proposed expansion will help them in booking concerts and allow Meadowbrook to stay competitive with other existing and proposed live entertainment venues in New England.

9/11 MEMORIAL from page 2 but not put off — by the $60 million-a-year figure.

“Really?” said Pat Lee, 57, a Walmart manager from Atlanta. But, she said, “I don’t think the money is too much. Because it’s important to keep alive the memory of what happened.”

The centerpiece of the rebuilt World Trade Center site, the memorial includes both a serene, solemn memorial plaza, where waterfalls fill the fallen towers’ footprints, and a mostly underground museum that is to house such artifacts as the staircase workers used to escape the attacks.

The plaza opened last year and has drawn 4.5 million visitors so far. The museum was to have been finished by Tuesday, but progress has stopped amid a construction-costs fight between the memorial foundation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that owns the trade center site. The Port Authority has claimed the Sept. 11 memorial foundation owed it $300 million for infrastructure and revised project costs; the foundation has argued it’s owed money because of project delays.

The parties involved in the dispute said Monday they had reached an agreement that paved the way for completion of the museum.

Even so, it remains unclear how the foundation will

cover the costs of running the museum, once it does open.

So far, the foundation has been able to rely on corporate and individual donations and selling memorabilia. The annual expense was about $27.8 million last year, including four months of operating the memorial plaza, according to recently audited financial statements.

But the expense is projected to jump to $60 million after the museum opens. The foundation plans to spend around $12 million a year on private security; operating the waterfalls costs another $4.5 million to $5 million annually, the foundation says.

Foundation officials haven’t responded to requests for information about other costs at the site.

“Nobody is taking the money and building a hunting lodge for the trustees or having caviar and Champagne every night,” Bloomberg said when asked about the operating expenses after an unrelated news conference. “It’s a lot of money, but it costs that. Do you want a real budget, or do you want us to lie?”

He said the costs could be covered by donations, by admission tickets to the museum — the price has not been set, but the memorial president has suggested it could be up to $20 — and from federal aid.

A proposal for up to $20 million a year in federal money has, so far, hit roadblocks.

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GILFORD — Designers for the proposed expansion to the U.S. Cellular Pavilion at Meadowbrook said yesterday that extending the covered portion of the amphitheater and eliminating some of the lawn seating would likely reduce the noise coming from the live entertainment venue.

Architect Peter Stewart said the extended pavilion will have similar sound-proof baffling as does the current one.

Stewart and designer Steve Smith made their comments yesterday at a review committee in Gilford Town Hall where department heads discuss planning proposals and ask technical questions before an application goes to the full Planning Board for review.

In Meadowbrook’s case, the Planning Board will discuss and hold a public hearing about the proposed expansion from a total capacity of 6,000 to 7,500 on September 17 at its regular meeting in the Gilford Town Hall at 7 p.m.

The proposed Meadowbrook expansion would also add 182 parking spaces but will not be encroaching into the nearby wooded wetlands. Smith told the review committee that he had applied for an alteration of terrain permit from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services.

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LETTERS The field does not make the Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough team To the editor, I am writing this letter in response to Mr. Leon R. Albushies letter to the editor in the September 5 issue, concerning what he considers an extravagant football field in Meredith, his attack on the intelligence of the football players who use the field, and the people of Meredith for what he feels is a lack of concern about the students’ education. Mr. Albushies states, “It is probable that seven out of 10 football players that use the field cannot pass math.”

I am willing to bet that his offensive statement has managed to anger seven out of 10 football players, their parents and people in the community.

Anyone who knows anything about high school sports knows that the players need to keep their grades up or they are placed on academic probation and are therefore unable to play. My son is a member of the Inter-lakes/Moultonborough football team (Lakers). He is on the honor roll, is class president, was just nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington DC, is a member of the church youth group and is involved in the mentoring program at school. And yes, he passed math.

As a booster club member and supporter of the team, I have had close contact with many of the football players. They are an amazing group of kids, who not only strive to be the best they can be on the football field, they also excel in academics and will go out of their way to help others in need. An example of this was just reported by The Laconia Daily Sun on September 4. “Inter-Lakes High School varsity and junior varsity teams united at the high school playing field yesterday to don red, white and blue in support of Victoria Arien, an Exeter High School senior who is paralysed from the waist down after a bout with Lyme Disease. Arien is representing the United States in the Paralympics Games in London and is a member of the USA swimming Team. She is a family friend of Willie True- one of the senior captains of the varsity squad.”

Another example was written in a letter to the editor in the August 16, 2012 issue of The Laconia Daily Sun — John S. Allen of Laconia writes: “Last week, on a hot and humid evening, I was mowing a steep part of the lawn at Trinity Church, Meredith. A Jeep SUV pulled into the parking lot carrying three teenage young men.

The passenger stuck his head out the window and yelled, “Can we help you?”

(They had noticed that I was no spring chicken and was sweating profusely.) I said that this was my workout for the day. He invited...me, with a warm smile, to workout with them. (They were in training for the Inter-Lakes High School football team.) I confessed that I was not ready for their level of training.

We all had a good laugh.”

These are just two representations of the kind of kids we have on our football team.

My son and all the players on the team, are a great example of the type of children we as a community should be proud of! The Lakers went undefeated last year and won the Division VI State Championship. That took every single player and coach on the field giving 100-percent. They would have played just as hard and won just as many games, if they were playing on a football field made of sand and crab grass.

The field does not make the team — the hard work and dedication of the players, coaches, parents, schools and community make the team.

I will agree that many schools in New Hampshire and across America are not proficient in math, as well as other subjects. But I fail to see how a school’s football field has anything to do with that. I highly doubt that a school’s math proficiency scores are directly related to the quality of their football field. As I stated, the school does not allow students to play sports if they do not maintain their grades. It is made clear to students that their school work is their number one commitment.

Mr. Albushies stated “Games have no consequences — education has lifelong consequences”. A student is not defined by a math score, and students need more than good grades to be successful. I would like to point out that being a member of any sports team, offers students some great lifelong skills — it teaches sportsmanship, respect for coaches-teammates-officials, teaches them responsibility, develops character and leadership skills, helps build confidence, promotes life skills such as goal settingstrategic thinking and discipline, helps them to maintain academic standards in order to participate and provides great health benefits as well.

In closing I would like to say, that you shouldn’t judge a person, a team, a school or a community on a math score, or their football field. Go Lakers!

Missy Rossetti Moultonborough

Revenue and expenses need be balanced, that’s all I said To the editor, Dear Mrs. Worsman: I normally would not banter over political issues in the paper and vowed that I would not do that, especially when running for a governmental office.

I am not running for any office and the gloves are off. As the “author” of my recent letter, I would like you to quote me anywhere in that article where I suggest raising taxes. I have said it before and I will say it one more time, you cannot run a business, which will have expenses, without revenue and they need to be balanced. There are

and like you, that is their right as a citizen. You are “gifted with energy” to do all of the work for us that you do — commendable.

There needs to be a balance in governing and you don’t seem to understand that. I also said, no one will hold an office forever and that, my friend, is a good thing.

As we come into the heart of election campaigning, I am sure that those who like to read those nasty letters are chomping at the bit, write on!

I will happily skip off to town hall to do my job that I love and was elected to do.

Carla Horne

LETTERS Hundreds of used trucks would fit the bill for Gilford Fire Dept.

To the editor, It’s election time! I want to encourage every registered voter in Gilford to get to the Middle School gym on Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and vote NO on the Fire Truck question.

Over the last 10 months we have been told that Gilford may burn without this little used back-up truck. We were told that it cannot be fixed for a reasonable amount of money; we were told that there is not one used truck in the entire country that could possible fit the specialized requirements of the Gilford Fire Department, they told us that our only option is to spend more than a half million dollars (including interest) on a custom built show quality fire engine. None of this is true. Gilford is still backed up by more than 100 trucks that are included in the Lakes Region mutual aid system. Engine 4 could be repaired for a reasonable cost if the project was handled by someone with experience rebuilding trucks and equipment, who is NOT intent on spending as much of the taxpayers money as possible simply because they are bitter at being told no. Chief Carrier laid out the requirements for an acceptable truck (1250+ gallon tank, larger than average pump capacity, 450+HP engine, and 5-man cab). A 10 minute Internet search resulted in hundreds of engines that fit the bill, some older some newer, prices range from $15k — $250K. The selectmen are aware of this because I forwarded them some examples. What’s wrong with purchasing a used truck? It could buy 6 or7 years and save the taxpayers a lot of money. Laconia recently purchased a used truck that is working out great for them. I asked this question at the very beginning and was told “Gilford fire does not buy used equipment”. I have news for you chief; Gilford Fire doesn’t buy any equipment.....the taxpayers pay for all the equipment.

The current first due truck is only 9-years-old, if a brand new truck is purchased it will be rotated back to the role of the little used back-up truck, Making engine two the young-

est backup truck in the Lakes Region.

Last Saturday we saw several letters to this paper with some blatantly inaccurate information. For example Selectman Hayes (a man I have great respect for despite our disagreement on this issue) mistakenly said it would cost $75k or more to fix Engine 4. Mr. Hayes must have forgotten that the only current repair quote we have is less than $50k. Mr. Hayes pointed out that we are making the final payment on the breathing apparatus this year......but fails to mention the nearly $700k in fire department spending is planned over the next 3 years (on top of $500k for this truck).

That’s right, over the next three years the Fire Department would like the Gilford taxpayers to buy them not only a new fire truck but a new $285k fire boat, a $50k pickup, an $235k ambulance, as well as more than $100k in upgrades to the firehouse.

At a recent Selectman’s meeting Chief Carrier publicly confirmed that the department has decided to continue to pursue these purchases.

Gilford’s tax rate is already the highest of all the towns on the big lake. Our tax rate is nearly $6 more than Meredith, which is nearly identical in size, population, and total assessed value.

A well respected local real estate broker recently told me that Gilford is “cooking the goose that lies the golden egg” with the high tax rate. Go to any part of town that has high end homes (Governor’s Island, the shore front areas, the scenic hill top properties) and you will find an extraordinary amount of “For Sale” signs. Why are high end property owners trying leaving Gilford in mass? It is simple math, if you own a home in Gilford worth $1.5M you are paying $27,825 per year in just property taxes, yet if that same home was in Meredith your tax bill would be $19,380 a savings of over 30-percent!

Let’s put our feet down and say enough is enough! Vote NO on Sept.

11th.

Kevin Leandro Gilford

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 — Page 7

LETTERS Problems in Gilford run much deeper than replacing Engine 4

I am the candidate of reason and stability in District 8

To the editor, More debt. That is the solution proposed by the Gilford Fire Department and selectmen to solve the maintenance issue with Engine 4.

A maintenance issue they clearly acknowledge. Now we hear from the Capital Improvement Committee that replacement of Engine 4 has been on the books since 2008. Perhaps that explains it. If you knew that you were going to get a new car, that you did not have to pay for, would you work hard to maintain it? Probably not. It is pretty coincidental that the maintenance records for Engine 4 that I personally examined show that the problems started... in 2008.

The problem we have here in Gilford runs much deeper than replacement of Engine 4, its wise use of taxpayer dollars. Departments do not work together to share common equipment, reporting structures are not cohesive and communication is flawed. Voters should not reward this behavior with more brand new equipment that puts us taxpayers

To the editor, Today you vote. My Name is Peter Bolster and I am proud to be a Republican. But, I am a real N.H. Republican, caring about my fellow citizens, optimistic about the future and committed to the right of people to choose their personal path in life. The campaign in the Belknap County 8th District has been taken over by attempts by extreme forces both within and outside of N.H., who have twisted my record and attacked my integrity and torn down

further in debt. Our Fire Department spends $1-million dollars more EACH year than the Meredith Fire Department, a town of similar size and population. Out tax rate is $18.55 compared to neighboring towns of Meredith $12.65 and Alton $13.07.

We all want to support the Fire Department and the brave individuals who keep us safe but a brand new $500,000 SECOND attack engine is not the answer (and don’t forget we do have Mutual Aid). Take a look at how the Colorado Springs Fire Department has saved taxpayers millions by refurbishing their engines https://www.springsgov.com/News. aspx?NewsID=1334.

The selectmen and the Board of Fire Engineers need to step up to the plate, take a page from the private sector play book, and reorganize so that the taxpayers can see some relief. Vote NO next Tuesday on the new fire engine and send these folks a message.

Barbara Aichinger Gilford

Voters have a chance to elect a true conservative is District 8 To the editor, It is with pleasure that I endorse candidate Jane Cormier for the Belknap County District 8 seat in the communities of Alton, Barnstead, and Gilmanton. Having known Jane for many years, I can honestly say that she is a fearless conservative who will fight for fiscally sound legislation at our N.H. Statehouse. Jane is for NO new taxes and fees and is pro Right-to0-Work.

She understands New Hampshire, as she has been a resident for almost 20 years and she is not afraid to let people know exactly where she stands on the issues! Most importantly she is a staunch believer in our precious State and Federal Constitutions and in the N.H. State Republican Platform. As a representative serving in the House, I can attest to the fact that her primary opponent has voted against Right-toWork and against legislation giving

parents control of the health, education, and welfare of their children. He thinks tax money should continue to pay for Planned Parenthood and for ObamaCare. He consistently votes for higher taxes and more spending. Jane will be committed to keeping more of your hard earned money in your pockets and more of your personal freedoms and rights guaranteed in our constitutions.

In my opinion, Belknap County has the opportunity to have a small government and true conservative in District 8. Jane Cormier will vote with integrity on pro-family, personal liberty, and fiscally responsible legislation if elected into the N.H. House of Representatives. This is why I am endorsing Jane Cormier for District 8 Belknap County .

State Rep. Susan DeLemus District 11, Ward 4 Rochester

Sen. Forrester didn’t get involved until after Bob Lamb testified To the editor, In reference to Mary Ann Adams’ letter in The Sun, Thursday, September 6, I do appreciate her attempt at “damage control,” but facts trump opinion every time.

Regarding Bob Lamb’s testimony in Concord, January 11th, 2012, which resulted in attention being drawn to the possibility of Holderness remaining in Senate District 2 rather than being switched to District 3 as the original redistricting proposal had suggested, I quote from a letter from Bob Lamb to State Senators Prescott, Lambert, Bradley, Bragdon and Larsen: “I appreciated the opportunity to testify before you on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the hearing on Senate Bill 201. In my testimony, I asked you to support my request to retain the Town of Holderness in Senate District 2. Per last night’s message from Senator Forrester (dated January 26, 2012), I would ask that you support her request to make the change I requested.”

Quoting from Senator Forrester’s

uary 26, 2012: “Just wanted to follow up with you to let you know that I have spoken with the Senate President (Senator Bragdon) about retaining Holderness. I will let you know if we are able to make the change.”

The reason for my original letter to the editor was to point out that Senator Forrester, representing Holderness in the State Senate, should have been the first person to recognize what was happening to Holderness in the original redistricting proposal and address it immediately.

In my letter I never suggested that Senator Forrester did not listen to her constituents. However, it would be naive to think Senator Bragdon, Senate President and majority leader in the Senate, would do anything but compliment Senator Forrester on following the leadership provided by Bob Lamb and other Holderness residents in getting the town of Holderness reconsidered for membership in District 2.

I am anything but naive when it comes to Senator Forrester.

Kay M. Anderson

my signs. Those who know me know that I am a serious thinking and caring person, committed to those in need and not those of greed. The interest of the community as a whole is always at the center of my decisions. I hope you will resist the half-truths and distortions sent out my mysterious sources, not even registered here in N.H. , and cast your vote for reason and stability.

State Rep. Peter Bolster Candidate for Alton, Gilmanton and Barnstead

It takes a liberal like me to know one and Peter Bolster isn’t To the editor, As your readers know, I am an avowed liberal (re: “I’ll try to take up some of the liberal opinion slack left by Leo,” letter in The Daily Sun, August 2). As such, I take umbrage that those opposed to the re-election of Alton’s Representative Peter Bolster are attempting to bring about his defeat by tarring him as a (gasp) LIBERAL! Today’s mail brought a piece, paid for by the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition, which blasts “Rep. Peter Bolsters’s LIBERAL AGENDA!”

(Exclamation point mine.)

As a liberal, I know a liberal when I see one, and Representative Bolster does not measure up. He fails on several counts. At best he is a moderate Republican (which isn’t all that bad, given the current political climate in Concord).

So for you voters who want to vote against a liberal, Bolster is not your man. Take it from this far-out (gasp) liberal.

Bob Longabaugh Alton Bay

I am tired of being force fed inadequate Republican candidates To the editor, In response to comments in the Concord Monitor on Sept. 10, I sent them the following message to criticize their reporting: Since your reporter continues to use my name in Merrifield-approved news re: Youseff v. Grimm, please print my brief letter.

When I filled in for Josh at a GOP candidates’ night, Grimm could not withstand the issues and respond honestly to my putting him on the spot. Very weak candidate! My real gripe is that when offered air time for he and Josh to debate during my radio

program — with one of his supporters in attendance — his response was “we’ll see”. Since Merrifield has been Grimm’s manager of the news, he was the logical person to sit in. WEZS-AM covers the whole district, why not get your message out? No matter how the vote turns out there will be bad blood between me and Grimm’s “handlers”.

I am tired of those who think they are important forcing less than adequate Republican candidates of no value/ integrity on my ballot!

Niel Young Laconia

Page 8 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 11, 2012

WHEELCHAIR from page one valued at approximately $2,300, was taken from the porch of his home at 39 Messer Street last weekend, sometime between sunset on Friday and dawn on Saturday.

St. Clair’s left leg and right hand were shattered in the accident. He said that although he can use a walker, the pressure causes severe pain to his already injured hand. “The wheelchair has been a real godsend,” he said. “Not having it has really made my life difficult and complicated.”

“I just want the wheelchair back,” remarked St. Clair, who assured whoever was responsible that if it is returned there would be no questions asked.

Police urge anyone with information about the theft or whereabouts of the wheelchair to contact the Laconia Police Department at 524-5252.

— Michael Kitch PATHWAY from page 3 She says that long standing issues with how to proceed with the Phase I and Phase II repairs were resolved at an August 23 meeting with of town officials with DOT Commissioner Christopher Clement, at which state and local officials walked the Phase I area where Pathway markings were obliterated.

She said that during the meeting DOT officials expressed support for Phase III of the Pathway project, which will see a 2 mile section from Kona Road to Jo Jo’s Country Store built. ‘’They recommended, now that agreement has been reached on correcting Phases I and II, the town officials and the Pathway Committee submit an application as part of the Federal Transportation Enhancement Program’’ said Barger.

She said that due to the impasse in finding a solution for the needed repairs, Pathway volunteers have not been actively raising matching funds from individuals for several years. The volunteers have raised over $85,000 in funds for the first two stages to help provide local matching funds for the project.

The National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse website says that Phase I of the project cost $375,000 of which $296,000 were federal funds and $79,000 state and local.

Phase II cost $543,000, $434,777 of which were federal funds and $108,694 state and local.

Donna Kuethe, director of the town’s Recreation Department, said that no cost estimates have yet been developed for Phase III of the Pathway.

CHINA from page 2 meetings with visiting foreign dignitaries including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. On Monday, it was the Danish prime minister’s turn.

Xi’s whereabouts during this sudden absence from the spotlight may never be known. One thing, however, is certain: China may now be a linchpin of the global economy and a force in international diplomacy, but the lives of its leaders remain an utter mystery to its 1.3 billion people, its politics an unfathomable black hole.

So when the presumptive head of that opaque leadership disappears from public view, rumor mills naturally go into a frenzy.

“There is a longstanding practice of not reporting on illnesses or troubles within the elites,” said Scott Kennedy, director of Indiana University’s Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business in Beijing.

“The sense is that giving out such information would only fuel further speculation.”

Adding grist to the mill, a scheduled photo session with visiting Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, which the media were asked to cover, was taken off the program. Thorning-Schmidt met with Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Monday and was scheduled to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday.

The Foreign Ministry claimed the Xi-ThorningSchmidt meeting was never intended to take place.

Most online speculation about the portly 59-yearold Xi has centered on a back problem, possibly incurred when he took a dip last week in the swimming pool inside the Zhongnanhai leadership compound. Another rumor has the back being hurt in a soccer game. It wasn’t clear what the sources of the information were.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 — Page 9

LETTERS The issue is not contraception but free coverage for contraception To the editor, I couldn’t help but notice that the Michael Kitch political theater reporting (Thursday, Aug. 30) of the Obama campaign event with Sandra Fluke at the home of one Paula Trombi for some reason was not printed with the rest of the polemic letters (a’ la Paula Trombi) in the letters section. Is he uninformed or simply insecure and concerned about his standing as a cog in the leftist media legions? This is not the first time, only the most strident. Please advise if this is the treatment of journalistic ethics that we readers can expect going forward.

Political Theater 1: Sandra Fluke is not the young innocent portrayed, either

by Kitch (“not been deeply engaged in politics”) or the Democrat machine.

Not 23 as originally reported, she is a 30-year-old attending Georgetown Law School in order to better pursue her east coast/west coast professional liberal advocacy activity; e.g. NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered Questioning (activist group), a past president of the (nationwide) Law Students for Reproductive Justice, which was originally reported), etc., etc., etc.; an operative, not a concerned bystander. She, in fact, enrolled specifically at Georgetown (with activist group financial support) in part to agitate (three years now) for free/covered contraception and more at the Jesuit Catholic school. She advocated in the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law 2011 Annual Review for (lawsuits over) employer insurance coverage of “gender reassignment” surgeries. You know — “discrimination”. Her personal birth control

needs appear to be minimal, making the Limbaugh hyperbole even more off base.

Also, in direct opposition to her story in the Kitch article, contraceptive (hormone) pills for other non-contraceptive medical reasons are in fact covered by Georgetown’s and most insurance policies. Men’s birth control needs remain their personal responsibility, by the way.

Political Theater 2: The issue is not contraception (or abortion) at all, but mandated/free insurance coverage of contraception and more by employers, colleges and government, courtesy of everyone’s favorite: ObamaCare. And in particular by religious providers, an entirely additional 1st Amendment subject of course. But nothing is ultimately “FREE”. Due to these and other new mandates students are faced with medical insurance cost increases (effective July 1) up to 1,112-percent per Forbes Online (6/5/12) — Such as SUNY Plattsburgh: 364-percent. Go figure. And coming soon to a policy near you. So the “War on Women” is just more Demo scare tactics to distract from an incompetent president with a worldview antithetical to the large majority of Americans, certainly the framers of the Constitution.

Political Theater 3: Mr. Kitch trying his best to present a political ad as news.

This actually is the most annoying.

So within a fraudulent news article, a fraudulent misrepresentation of the political issues is presented by a fraudulent/misrepresented political operative. Feeling compelled to respond to a purported “news” article in this way is most pathetic.

Stephen J. Conkling Meredith

Democrats can’t think of anything but raising taxes on someone To the editor, It appears old doc Tom Dawson of Laconia has been designated head HEE-HAW pundit for the donkey mule train circling The Daily Sun. It seems old doc self prescribed for the severe constipation he feels over the failed Obama economy. The directions were take one Exlax tablet. Doc swallowed the whole box believing it would cure the problem faster. You know how donkey uncommon sense works. Doubling the wrong economic prescription is how Obama has added more debt, faster than any president in HISTORY. If there is anything Obama and old doc Dawson can produce faster than superman it is DEBT diarrhea, ensuring your grand kids eat dog food in the years ahead.

The Democrats selected the DONKEY as their mascot. Nothing could be more perfect. It is one of the the absolute dumbest animals on earth. The Republicans picked the elephant. Known for it’s intelligence, family values, and actually has been seen putting in a hard days WORK at the logging camp. WORK, a sure personality trait that separates Republicans from Democrats. Republicans believe in work, self reliance and freedom of choice, allowing people to pursue and reach the pinnacle of their dreams. Democrats believe in ONE THING: GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCY, and aim every policy toward producing it. Under Obama, we now

FREE food stamps from GOVERNMENT than at any time in history. We now have have more people dependent on FREE health care from GOVERNMENT than at any time in history. We have more people dependent on GOVERNMENT for FREE unemployment benefits than any time in history. We have more people dependent on FREE money from GOVERNMENT to pay for college than at anytime in history.

THE GREAT DEPENDENCY SOCIETY OF DEMOCRATS like Obama and Doc Dawson is HERE — along with an economy in the toilet, growth in an iron lung, debt to the heavens, run away regulations, risk investment dried up, entrepreneurs gone and a divided, divisive America unlike any seen in modern history.

The next time any, Democrat including old doc Dawson, has an idea beyond TAX & SPEND, TAX & SPEND, TAX & SPEND, the heavens will part. Tom, when you have just ONE thought that does not involve raising taxes on someone or something It will be the FIRST ORIGINAL IDEA you or Democrats have had in a 100 years. The one and only party of thinking, VISION, opportunity tied to growth and prosperity with FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT DOMINATION is the Republican Party. My prescription for what ails you Tom. Take another box of Exlax and call me in the morning.

Tony Boutin

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Page 10 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 11, 2012

LETTERS A tyrannical government backed by a lot of money could destroy us To the editor, What has caused the stand-off we are presently experiencing? How can we employ historical experience to the current situation? Have we been reduced to endlessly arguing which political party represents the best interests of American citizens?

Unlike Great Britain, we do not have a labor party. Therefore, we have two parties vying for the same votes and seeking campaign funds from a collection of pressure groups organized to lobby for this or that special interest. You may recall that our presidential elections are, many times, too close to call because the voting public is so evenly divided. The vote coming in November will hinge on identifying who votes and how to appeal to them.

There is another thing that has become evident; the money of corporations is having an effect on this election. The changes that the Supreme Court has made in the political contribution laws is encouraging politicians to follow the money. If our republic is becoming a society that is controlled by private wealth; greed and personal gain will rule. It is essential that we not tolerate such behaviors in our centers of government.

Perhaps it’s time to consider a change in the way the House of Representatives members are elected.

Maybe they could be elected to four year terms with half the house running at the same time as the president and the remainder during the mid-term. That would give them a chance to be a bit more attentive to

task rather than constantly running or raising funds to run.

Relating to the stand-off, let’s examine how our nation came together in the past. When we were facing the Great Depression, followed by Second World War, we put aside partisanship and pulled together for the common good. I think we are nearing another of those crisis times. This is no a time to coalesce into extreme and opposing positions.

The last time that happened, we fought a civil war. This time we don’t have a Lincoln to guide us. Right now it’s about money and fear about the future, but a tyrannical government backed by a lot of money could destroy our American democracy.

After the revolution that freed us from English rule, we went through a period under the Articles of Confederation. That did not work out well for the nation and was replaced with the Constitution that serves us to this day. Regional problems were set aside for the benefit of national unity. States rights have, as defined by the Constitution, been the source of endless argumentation and conflict.

Strict interpretation of those rights reserved to the states has hampered the federal government in dealing with health, welfare, education and a host of other national concerns. Argue, by all means, but reach a compromise in legislative acts, not by partisan Supreme Court decisions by judges.

Let’s not take to the streets. We had enough of rioting in the seventies.

Bill Dawson Northfield

What will Michelle’s husband do to reign in excessive spending?

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To the editor, The First Lady gave her speech at the DNC and mentioned that after graduation she and Barrack owed more in student loans than they did on their mortgage. Considering the fact that they received a special deal of $200,000 on a $1.5-million condo from their pal Tony Resko, who is currently serving a prison sentence for his illegal dealings that included the home he sold to Obama, it is no doubt that their student loans were more. You also don’t want to forget that Michelle and Barrack didn’t go to a state university. They went to very expensive private universities for law degrees that took about seven years of schooling.

I would be more interested in what Michelle would say about the fact that her husband has increased our national debt more than any other president has.

Barrack said that President Bush was unpatriotic for increasing the national

debt by $4-trillion in eight years but he has increased the debt by over than $5-trillion in three years, seven months.

As of right now more than 50-percent of the revenue our government takes in each year pays just the interest on the debt. It is projected by the CBO that at the current rate of borrowing the interest on the debt will be more than revenue in just two years. Does Barrack have a plan for bailing our country out before bankruptcy?

When you consider that the national debt equals $51,121.52 per person, then me and my family owe more on the national debt than the value of our farm. So, Michelle, I need to know what promises or guarantees you can give me that your husband will reign in the excessive spending so I don’t lose the farm.

Greg Knytych New Hampton

See this movie — 2016 Obama’s America — & judge for yourself To the editor, Reading the Friday, Sept. 7 edition of The Sun, I found a letter to the editor written by Frank Mariano of Meredith regarding the movie “2016 Obama’s America”. I too saw this movie a couple weeks ago and was greatly impressed with the information in it that I was not aware of. The theater in Concord where I viewed it was also packed.

Now most readers will recognize

that I am deeply opposed to Obama but Mr. Mariano sounds to me to be reasonable and objective so hopefully his endorsement will convince readers to go over to Smitty’s in Tilton and see this movie. I’ll not give you any of my views here today but will trust you all to make your own judgment of this film after seeing it.

Steve Earle Hill

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, September 11, 2012— Page 11

The family of Jennifer Fournier would like to thank the staff and doctors at Lakes Region Oncology, the staff and doctors of North 4 at Lakes Region General Hospital and Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice, for the excellent care and compassion given to Jennifer and to us. Also, a very special thank you for all of Jenn’s support staff at Titeflex along with all of her other friends.

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Pick Your Own Apples John McEwan examines the fruit of one of his apple trees planed near his Meredith home, while “Fritz” guards the orchard. McEwan has been growing fruit since 1974 and said this year has been among the most unpredictable. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

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MEREDITH — John McEwan grows fruit – apples, pears, peaches, plums and cherries – in a backyard orchard on his home overlooking Lake Waukewan. At 74, and a retired pilot, the trees give him a daily chore and a yearly challenge. This year, due to the unusual growing season, the orchard has been a place of unending surprises for McEwan.

“Every season’s different,” he said. “This season has been definitely different.”

The 2012 growing season started off with an unusually warm early spring — which induced his trees to blossom three weeks early. That was followed by three days of freezing temperatures in April. Then, it seemed like the rain wouldn’t stop, until it did, and then there was drought.

“Every year is unpredictable,” said McEwan. “This was as far as you can get from the average.”

Packed into less than an acre of land, McEwan and his wife Maribeth grow 14 different apple varieties, four varieties of peaches, and three varieties each of pears and plums. Each variety has responded differently to the odd string of weather. The cherry trees blossomed beautifully but failed to produce a single

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piece of fruit. His oldest peach tree was laden with fruit that refused to ripen, only to be knocked to the ground by a violent thunderstorm. The Macintosh apples started ripening and falling off the trees by August 20, earlier than McEwan has ever seen. Empire apples are also ripening early, and his Enterprise tree is producing more apples than he’s ever seen.

“The trees are confused, and that confuses the grower,” he said with a smile. “It’s a go-figure year.

I’ve never seen anything like it.”

McEwan was born in Rochester but grew up in Massachusetts. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont on a scholarship, where his well-heeled room mate talked him into taking flying lessons.

That was when his life path was first redirected by apples. By picking at a neaby orchard, at the rate of a quarter per bushel, McEwan earned enough to pay for the training necessary to earn his private pilot license.

After graduating from Middlebury with a business and economics degree, McEwan flew planes as a member of the U.S. Army for five years, then began a career as a pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer for Pan-Am. see next page

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SMART METERS from page one Representative Paul Simard (R-Bristol) expressed concerns that smart meters compromised the privacy of individuals and families while risking the health and safety of customers and said that if necessary, he would introduce legislation requiring that they not be installed without the customer’s consent.

Since the NHEC began installing smart meters in June 2011 the project has been dogged by controversy, most of it originating from Hundred Acre Wood, the neighborhood in Bristol where Wirth makes her home. In

February, Wirth and others asked the Grafton County Superior Court to halt further installations. When their petition was denied, she said that rather than pursue costly litigation she turned to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the New Hampshire Attorney General. Last week the PUC denied Wirth’s request for a public hearing while the Attorney General has yet to take action.

Apart from the privacy, health and safety issues, Wirth and her supporters contend that a state statute enacted last year (RSA 374:62)

from preceding page Although apple picking had opened the world of aviation to McEwan, it wasn’t until 1974 that he caught the fruit-growing bug. That was the year that he purchased a piece of property in Lyndeborough, Rose Farm, which had seven acres of neglected apple trees.

“We were told, if we didn’t work the trees, we’d lose them. That got us going.” He and Maribeth operated the orchard on a pick-your-own basis.

At its peak, Rose Farm Orchard had 4,500 trees of many different varieties. Then, in 1992, they sold the property and moved to Florida, where McEwan had a six-year fling with citrus trees. By 1999, though, Maribeth had enough of alligators and poisonous spiders, and the couple moved to Meredith. Fruit trees were quickly planted there.

A few years ago, when McEwan

suffered a stroke, the fruit trees presented a reason to get out of bed and apply his mind and body to a task. The trees didn’t care about his immediate post-stroke symptoms. “They demand your attention,” he said. Due to excercises and therapy such as that which he found in his orchard, he has overcome nearly all effects of his stroke.

Today, McEwan markets his fruit through Picnic Rock Farm’s stand in Meredith. He doesn’t spend quite as much time caring for his trees as he used to, but he still hasn’t shaken the fruit-growing bug. The weather, the future in general, are unpredictable and often haphazard. Yet, he continues to invest effort into something that won’t bear fruit for several years.

Repeating a phrase often used by those of the same passion, McEwan said, “If I knew the world was going to end tomorrow, I’d still plant an apple tree today.”

requires the NHEC to obtain the expressed consent of customers before installing any type of smart meter.

Although that was the original intent of the Senate Bill 266, it was amended to implicitly distinguish between two types of smart meter — the basic smart meter and “smart meter gateway devices.”

The statute prohibits utilities from installing “smart meter gateway devices” without the consent of property owners. The law defines a “smart meter gateway device” as “any electric utility meter . . . which serves as a communications gateway or portal to electrical appliances, electrical equipment, or electrical devices within the end-user’s residence or business, or which others communicates with, monitors, or controls such electrical appliances, electrical equipment, or electrical devices.”

The basic smart meter — sometimes called a “dumb” smart meter — like a conventional meter, records electric usage, but displays it in a digital format and transmits through a microwave and fiber optic network to the NHEC’s headquarters in Plymouth. Each meter transmits for about 1.5 seconds between seven and 10 times a day, eliminating the need for meter readers.

Wirth insists that despite the definition the statute applies to all smart meters, which she described as “surveillance devices” that emit dangerous levels of radiation and pose severe risks of fire.

Seth Wheeler, speaking on behalf of the NHEC, said that the statute does not apply to the basic smart meters the utility is installing.

The NHEC has installed some 78,000 basic smart meters and expects they will be provided to the remaining customers by the end of October. Each meter acts like a thread in a fabric to create and support a “mesh network” on which the entire communication system depends. Wheeler said that if the program were not mandatory, the risk of not installing enough smart

meters to support the communication system would outweigh the benefit of the investment. “It wouldn’t be worth doing,” he remarked.

The advanced smart meter, or “smart meter gateway device,” can not only communicate with specific electrical appliances and equipment in a home or business but also can be programmed to control those devices to achieve optimal energy efficiency.

Wheeler stressed that the statute prescribes that advanced smart meters cannot be installed without the consent of property owners. He said that the NHEC has installed 440 such devices with the consent of residential and commercial property owners as a pilot program to measure the effectiveness of time-based electric rates.

In denying Wirth’s request to hold a hearing the PUC found that because the meters being installed by the NHEC cannot either monitor or control particular appliances or equipment, they do not qualify as “smart meter gateway devices” as defined by the statute.

Therefore, the NHEC need not obtain the consent of customers to install them.

Likewise, the meters, which are manufactured by the Elster Group, comply with the maximum permissible radiation exposure limits set by the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates such devices.

Simard raised concerns that the meters were not approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., commonly known as UL. But, Wheeler explained that UL, which certifies consumer electronic devices, does not certify meters, which instead are certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Simard also cited reports of fires caused by smart meters in Pennsylvania. The NHEC counters that while millions of meters made by the Elster Group have been installed around the world, none has yet been determined to have caused a fire.

Simard said that he has asked the Attorney General for a clarification of the statute, which he believes should see next page

Stolen pickup, jet ski & boat at heart of S’ton arrest SANBORNTON — Police arrested a young Gilmanton man after responding to an early morning call Saturday for a report of someone trying to steal a jet ski.

Police Chief Stephen Hankard said Officer Matt Terry went to Lakeside Drive — which runs along Lake Winnisquam — and saw a silver pickup “get thrown into reverse and accelerate until it hit a tree...”

Terry said he saw two men jump from the pickup.

Police from Belmont, Meredith and a K-9 from Gilford were called as were the N.H. State Police and the N.H. Marine Patrol.

An unidentified 17-year-old was found in the woods by the Gilford K-9 and his handler and a Northfield Police Officer found Zacharie Farrell, 20, of Gilmanton about two hours later hiding in the woods near Warren’s Barn Road.

Farrell was initially charged with unlawful posfrom preceding page apply to all smart meters as originally intended. He said that if the narrow interpretation of the law prevails, he will file legislation to correct it.

Representative Neal Kurk (R-Weare), whose misgivings about smart meters hinge on the privacy issues, said that he offered an amendment to restore the original intent of the bill at the eleventh hour, which failed. Without altogether dismissing the differences between smart meters, he said that he understood that “dumb” smart meters could be “educated” by adding a component or reprogramming the circuitry. Since smart meters are capable of continuously transmitting data, he feared that frequent readings would enable the utility to construct profiles of its customers, which could be sold to marketing firms or reach the wrong hands. “And,” he remarked, “the government can get this kind of TRENTON from page 2 conspirators.

A federal magistrate Monday ordered Mack released on an unsecured $150,000 bond — the same as his brother — but ruled that he cannot leave the state while free on bail. Mack left the courthouse Monday without commenting.

But his lawyer, Mark Davis, said he believes his client is innocent, as the mayor has professed since his home was raided in July. “I believe that the evidence, as far as I can tell, appears to be insufficient to prove the charge,” he said.

The charges against Mack, a 46-year-old Democrat, did not come as a surprise in the city.

He’s been accused of hiring unqualified cronies to city positions, made deep cuts in the police department and overseen a chaotic City Hall as officials fled their jobs soon after he took office in 2010.

Things got so bad that the state government threatened to withhold $6 million in aid unless he agreed to hire only department head candidates cleared by the state.

He avoided a recall election last year after opponents fell about 1,000 signatures short of getting a measure on the ballot.

session of alcohol and released on personal recognizance bail. The 17-year-old was charged with resisting arrest and loitering. He was released on personal recognizance bail. Both men have court dates of October 9 in the 6th Circuit Court, Franklin Division.

A subsequent investigation by Terry and Sgt. Justin Howe determined the pickup had been stolen from Lakeside Drive as had a jet ski and a boat.

Hankard said police from Laconia, Tilton and the N.H. Marine Patrol continue to investigate and said Saturday morning’s incident may be related to other “illegal activities” conducted around Lake Winnisquam.

He said there are other charges pending against the two in multiple jurisdictions and more information will likely be made available in the future.

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Kurk suggested legislation could entitle customers to opt-out of smart meter programs, anticipating that the numbers would not be significant enough to undermine the system. Likewise, the frequency with which utilities could collect data from smart meters could be restricted, even to once a month just like a meter reader.

“I am pretty confident of what I say,” Wirth declared. In her letter to the Attorney General, she refers to more than a dozen studies, which she said confirm her claims about the risks to privacy, health and safety posed by smart meters. Furthermore, she notes that in Vermont and Maine utility companies have been required to provide opt-in or opt-out programs while the installation of smart meters was halted altogether in Connecticut.

Federal agents began working with an informant to gather information on Mack and the other suspects in September 2010, just two months after Mack took office. Fishman would not say when the investigation began or why. They also tapped the phones of Giorgianni and the mayor.

Fishman said investigators quickly understood the relationship between the mayor and the sandwich shop owner: “It became clear he was a bagman for the mayor.”

The defendants received $54,000 — in envelopes stuffed with cash and in one case, including $100 casino chips — and anticipated accepting an additional $65,000 from a cooperating witness who purported to be a developer, according to court documents that laid out the sting.

The criminal complaint portrays Giorgianni as a boastful man who did most of the talking with two FBI informants, making Mack sound eager to accept bribes. Authorities would not identify the informants, other than to say one was cooperating to get a better deal in his own criminal case and the other was paid.

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Consumers cut use of credit cards again in July WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans cut back on borrowing in July for the first time in nearly a year.

Credit card use fell for the second straight month, suggesting many consumers remain cautious in the face of high unemployment and slow growth.

Total consumer borrowing dipped $3.3 billion in July from June to a seasonally adjusted $2.705 trillion, the Federal Reserve said Monday. It was the first decline since August 2011. The drop in credit card debt offset a small rise in a measure of auto and student loans.

The Fed also said Americans have borrowed much more than previously estimated after it revised consumer borrowing data back to December 2010.

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Consumer debt declined even though Americans boosted their spending in July by the most in five months, according to government data released last week.

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Consumers have been using credit cards much less since the 2008 credit crisis. Four years ago, from preceding page “You’re in a little bit of disbelief, because when I have been in that position many times before and not won, you do think: Is it ever going to happen?”

Yes, it did. Murray already had proved he could come up big, winning the gold medal in front of a home crowd at the London Olympics last month.

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Americans had $1.03 trillion in credit card debt, an all-time high. In July, it was $850.7 billion — or 17 percent lower.

During that same time, student loan debt has increased dramatically. The category that includes auto and student loans, along with other loans for items such as boats, has jumped to $1.85 trillion from $1.56 trillion in July 2008.

Student loans totaled $914 billion in the AprilJune quarter, according to a separate report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released two weeks ago. That’s up from $611 billion in the JulySeptember quarter in 2008, an increase of nearly 50 percent over the past four years.

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Student loan growth slowed sharply in July.

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“Even after I won the Olympics,” Murray recalled Monday, “I still got asked, ‘When are you going to win a Grand Slam?’”

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MEREDITH — American Legion Post 33 will once again host the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Hesky Park on Tuesday, September 11, at 12 noon to 12:30. Pat Kelly will be the Master of Ceremonies.

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Previously employed by Totsy Doll Clothing Company, National Power, and Beede Electronics, Theresa happily retired in 1986.

During her retirement Theresa was quite active, enjoying many family gatherings, outings and cribbage tournaments with friends, playing and calling bingo at the Belmont Senior Center and Heritage Terrace Apartments, watching the Red Sox, and listening to her favorite musical artist, Elvis Presley.

She leaves her sister, Rita Belden of Venice, Florida, her brother, Robert Poisson of Center Harbor, and her children. Her daughters and their spouses, Sandra Champagne & Paul Collette, Sherry and Dan O’Connell, Debra & Jon Gile, all of Belmont, and Barbara Locke of Franklin, along with her sons and their spouses, Wayne & Judith Brake of Salem, Ray & Lisa

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Doug was an incredible father and husband, completely devoted to his family. His enthusiasm for life was contagious and he made life fun for everyone around him.

Born in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Dec 9, 1924, he grew up during The Great Depression and was determined to provide well for his family. He started young, as a paper delivery boy in Portland Oregon where he went to Grant High School and helped his mother, Clara Lee, and older sister, Charlotte, pay for family expenses after his parents divorced.

Later, he earned a scholarship to Yale graduating in 1949 and went on to graduate from Columbia Law School receiving his law degree in 1953.

In his senior year of high school he volunteered for the United States Army and was fond of saying that it got him out of a pickle, “as there were two different women who expected me to ask them to the prom”. He was sent to Pomona College for a year of training and then stationed at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He served in Italy, calibrating the muzzle velocity of the artillery that had come through the North African Campaign and been worn down by the sandstorms resulting in many of them firing on our own troops. His unit measured their speed and set the angles of the muz-

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The family would enjoy your presence at her services which will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 from 6:008:00 PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Parish, 96 Main Street, Belmont, New Hampshire.

Burial will be in the family lot at St. John Cemetery, Tilton, N.H. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Belmont Senior Center, 114 Mill Street, Belmont, New Hampshire 03220.

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Doug was married in 1950 to Barbara Ruth Neff and they had a son, Jonathan and a daughter, Katharine Ann. He taught law at the University of Montana, then at the University of Missouri, finally landing at Boston University, where he established and directed the Graduate Tax Program. During the summers he continued to practice law at Palmer, Dodge, Gardener and Bradford in Boston. He was a renowned teacher receiving numerous awards for excellence in teaching and was beloved by his students. Finally, he was recruited to teach at the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, MN where he also practiced law at Oppenheimer in St. Paul until his retirement.

Doug’s love of life extended to include tennis, fishing, sailing and his hand-made fish pond as well as his black antique Dodge which he won first prize in the Sandwich Fair in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire several times. He was always charitable and helpful to people in need.

Gifts may be made in his name to the Native American Rights Fund at http://www.narf.org/ or the American Indian College Fund at http://www. collegefund.org/

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Helen H. Harrington LACONIA — A Memorial Service for Helen H. Harrington, 99, formerly of White Oaks Road, will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Laconia Congregational Church, 69 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. She died at the Mt. Ridge Health Care Center, Franklin on Friday, June 15, 2012 and was the widow of Malcolm W. Harrington who died in 2003.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to The Dorcas Fund, Laconia Congregational Church, 18 Veterans Square, Laconia, NH 03246.

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LACONIA — Ronald L. Mowery, 68, of 17 Edwards Street, died in Freedom, N.H. on Thursday, September 6, 2012.

Mr. Mowery was born March 24, 1944 in Greenville, PA, the son of the late Virgil and Florence (Perrine) Mowery.

Mr. Mowery resided in Greenville until moving to Laconia thirty years ago. He had been employed at Lewis & Saunders and later Smith Tubular, retiring in January, 2009.

Ron enjoyed spending time with family and friends, camping on Lake Ossipee in Freedom, N.H., motorcycle riding, camping, snowmobiling, NASCAR and doing volunteer work for various fund raisers for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Alice (Slayton) Mowery, of Laconia; four sons, Ronald L. Mowery, Jr. of Laconia, Daniel L. Mowery and his partner Timothy Penney of Guildhall, VT, K. Scott Mowery and his wife, Lisa, of Laconia and Joshua Slayton Corringham and his wife, Becky, of Dover; a daughter, Holly Emery, and her husband, Benjamin, of Rollinsford; six grandchildren, Shaylyn Mowery, Kaitlyn Mowery, Owen Corringham , Lelia Corringham , Taylor Emery, and Jackson Emery; a brother, Donald Mowery, and his wife, Pat, of Bradenton, FL, two sisters, Bonnie Bar-

barossa and her husband, Benjamin, of Greenville, PA, and Marsha Mowery of PA, and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Mowery was predeceased by his mother-in-law, Lelia B. Slayton, in 1996 and by three brothers, James, Milton and William.

Calling hours will be held 6-8pm on Thursday September 13, 2012 in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, September 14, 2012 at 11 am at the Laconia Congregational Church, 69 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. Private burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northern New England, 114 Perimeter Road, Unit G & H, Nashua, NH 03063.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

LACONIA — Richard R. Defosses, Jr., 58, of Strafford Street, Laconia passed away Thursday, Sept. 5 at Lakes Region General Hospital after a long illness. He was born March 24, 1954 in Laconia, the son of the late Richard R. Defosses, Sr. and Marylou (Mac Quarrie) Defosses.

Richard was a lifelong resident of Laconia. He enjoyed books, movies, sci-fi and was often seen around Laconia riding his motorized scooter. One of his greatest joys was his family.

He is survived by his mother; daughter, Crystal Defosses and Bob Scerra of Gilford; one granddaughter, Natasha Scerra of Gilford; two brothers, Tony and Nathan Defosses of Laconia; one sister, Missy Defosses and her husband Ron Jud-

kins. He is also survived by four nieces, Ashley, Skylar, Alana and Samantha; by four nephews, Frank, Stewart, Vinney and Kyle Defosses; and by his good friends, Caroline Defossse and Gennaro Maroini.

Many thanks to all the nurses and doctors at Laconia Dialysis and to his caretakers, Theresa Goyette and Barbara Banfill, and to all his social workers.

Richard had no life insurance. In lieu of flowers, if anyone would like to donate to his burial, please send donations to R. Defosses c/o Defosses, 165 Province Road, Belmont, NH 03220.

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LACONIA — Blackstones will host Countryman & the Buffalo Band on September 12 at 8 p.m. at the Margate Resort in Laconia. General admission tickets are $12. Tickets may be purchased in advance through the Margate front desk, and will be available at the door.

To purchase advanced tickets call the Margate at (603) 524-5210, or visit www.theMargate.com .

Blackstones will host Countryman & the Buffalo Band on SeptemThe NYC-based Coun- ber 12 at 8 p.m. at the Margate Resort. (Courtesy photo) tryman and the Buffalo Band plays contemporary soul jazz players to share the stage with touring with an exciting modern flare. Led jazz musicians. Participating “jamming” by saxophonist Geoff Countryman musicians pay only $5 for the concert. and comprised entirely by some of Concert audience is invited to stay and the city’s top young jazz musicians, enjoy the session at no extra charge. the band combines their deep underThe concert is produced by NH Jazz standing of jazz improvisation with Presents / Concert & Festival Producforays into funk, soul and electronica. tions. All NH Jazz performances have Mr. Countryman is an in-demand jazz a concert listening policy, which proartist whose saxophone sound carries hibits talking, texting, cell phones, the agility of modernists Joe Lovano video/ audio recording, laptop computand Chris Potter, and the strength of ers, gaming units, and cameras during the great Tower of Power saxophonist the performance. Venue features a full (and featured Saturday Night Live bar and a seafood jambalaya is served. soloist) Lenny Pickett.

Sponsored by the Margate Resort, Patrick’s Pub, David Salzberg, the Radisson Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Nashua, and the Brandon Inn. Area, Countryman moved east to attend For information call NH Jazz PresNew York University’s jazz performance ents (518) 793-3183 or email jon@ program where he met many of his nhjazz.com Buffalo Band-mates. Since graduating NH Jazz Presents @ Blackstones: Geoff has created an impressive body of — 9/19 Sayon Camara & the Lanwork and has been in high demand. He daya African Rhythm Ensemble can be seen in Julie Taymor’s “Across — 9/26 Jerry Sabatini’s Sonic the Universe,” has performed regularly Explorers with the Saturday Night Live Band, — 10/3 Philip Hamiliton Group and has shared stages with Dave Doug— 10/4 Special Thursday Show: las, Patti LaBelle, Wutang Clan, Kenny Dave Liebman Werner, Ronnie Spector and Randy — 10/10 Ken Peplowski Brecker.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The amount of work before you may seem daunting. Expect some ups and downs.

Time will fly when you’re having fun and also when you’re not. At the end of the day, you’ll feel accomplished.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The most successful people are those who do not back down in the face of possible failure, setbacks or pain. You’ll be among the successful because you go forward no matter what.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’re naturally interesting. You’ll get a gift: boring subject matter that begs you to spice it up. You can make anything fascinating by adding your personal spin to it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You think you know what’s going to happen today; you planned it, after all. Still, you have no idea how it’s going to happen, which makes for an exciting, intriguing experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may get positive attention by saying the opposite of what people expect. Later, you will cash in on the points you win by being so amusing.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 11).

People will look up to you because you’re a person of action. Your instincts about people are right on through the next seven weeks, so move on them to great personal and spiritual effect.

You’ll make a professional leap in October. November brings a renovation.

New relationships make 2013 exciting.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have principles that keep you good even when you don’t feel like being good. You like the way your principles restrain you and guide you into being the best possible version of you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a strong desire for variety. Explore different modes of interaction. There are many ways to express what’s in your heart. Today the best ways of speaking out won’t be verbal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Normally, you could ignore certain irritations, causing them to fade away. But now it’s better to handle them before they grow into something big enough to interrupt your rhythm.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will direct your energy well, thinking about happy things, opportunities and beauty. When tempted to go negative, you’ll gently redirect yourself. You’ll accomplish what needs doing to move in a joyful direction.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may refrain from playing a game because you sense that you’re not on the same level as the other players. Saying “not now” is different from saying “never.”

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your emotions are friends. They are there to keep you safe. With this in mind, try to determine the purpose of an emotion when it starts. Ask where the feelings are coming from. The inquiry will change how you feel.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2012. There are 111 days left in the year. This is Patriot Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed on America’s worst day of terrorism as 19 al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four passenger jetliners. Two planes smashed into New York’s World Trade Center, causing the twin towers to fall; one plowed into the Pentagon; and the fourth was crashed into a field in western Pennsylvania.

On this date: In 1777, during the American Revolution, forces under Gen. George Washington were defeated by the British in the Battle of Brandywine.

In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.

In 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in present-day southern Utah as a 120-member Arkansas immigrant party was slaughtered by Mormon militiamen aided by Paiute Indians.

In 1862, short-story writer William Sydney Porter, better known as “O. Henry,” was born in Greensboro, N.C. In 1936, Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator.

In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon, now headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.

In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Meriwether, was crowned the winner.

In 1962, The Beatles completed their first single for EMI, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You,” at EMI studios in London.

In 1972, the troubled Munich Summer Olympics ended.

In 1987, the movie thriller “Fatal Attraction,” starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, premiered.

One year ago: The nation, and the world, paused to remember the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In New York, a tree-covered memorial plaza at ground zero opened to the families of the victims for the first time. President Barack Obama, after visiting the sites where terrorists struck, declared: “It will be said of us that we kept that faith; that we took a painful blow, and emerged stronger.”

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Betsy Drake is 89. Actor Earl Holliman is 84. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 73. Movie director Brian De Palma is 72. Rock singer-musician Jack Ely is 69. Rock musician Mickey Hart is 69. Singer-musician Leo Kottke is 67. Actress Amy Madigan is 62. Rock singer-musician Tommy Shaw is 59. Actor Scott Patterson is 54. Rock musician Mick Talbot is 54. Actress Roxann Dawson is 54. Actor John Hawkes is 53. Actress Anne Ramsay is 52.

Actress Virginia Madsen is 51. Actress Kristy McNichol is 50. Musician-composer Moby is 47.

Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 45. Actress Laura Wright is 42. Rock musician Jeremy Popoff is 41.

Rock musician Jon Buckland (Coldplay) is 35.

Rapper Ludacris is 35. Rock singer Ben Lee is 34. Actor Ryan Slattery is 34. Actor Tyler Hoechlin is 25. Country singer Charles Kelley is 31.

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Computer Club meeting at the Meredith Public Library. 10-11:30 a.m. A technology topic is discussed with time for questions at the end.

9/11 remembrance ceremony held at Hesky Park in Meredith. Noon.

Author Jessie Crockett visits Alton Book Chat. 7 p.m. at the Gilman Library. Crockett will discuss her mystery “Live Free or Die.” The public is welcome to attend.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Smitty’s Mom & Me free movie presentation featuring “The Princess and the Frog”. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the movie will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Hall Memorial Happenings. Story time 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Scrabble 1-3 p.m. Arts and crafts 3:30 p.m. The craft will be to paint the pots made last week.

Dr. Jere Daniell speaks on “New Hampshire Towns and the Civil War”. 7 p.m. at the Holderness Town Hall.

Refreshments will be served.

Melcher & Prescott Insurance hosts the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. 5-7 p.m. at the Laconia office. Featuring special guest Sen. Jeannie Forrester, raffle prizes, giveaways and a hors d’oeuvres. For more information call 524-5531.

David Warren gives a presentation on the steamship Mount Washington and the Uncle Sam Mail Boat. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the presentation will start at 7 p.m. at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum located on Route 3 (next to Funspot). Free of admission. Donations greatly appreciated. For more information call 366-5950 or visit www. lakewinnipesaukeemuseum.org.

Auditions set for youth and teens for Christmasthemed musical

LACONIA — The Winni Playhouse Youth and Teen Ensembles (ages 8-18) will be joining forces on a Christmas themed Broadway musical revue this fall.

A Very Broadway Christmas will feature songs and characters from popular musicals like Hairspray, Godspell, Peter Pan, Mame, Annie, Oliver, Billy Elliot, Seussical and more.

Auditions will be held Sunday September 16 and Monday September 17 at 4 p.m. at the education building of the Playhouse’s Meredith Campus (50 Reservoir Rd). Auditioners need only attend one. No experience is necessary and there will be roles available for all ages and levels of experience.

Auditioners should come prepared to sing a song of their own choosing and to bring sheet music if possible.

They may also be asked to do some improvisation and read from the script. Rehearsals will be held Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. (not all actors will be needed at all rehearsals so some rehearsal conflicts may be able to be worked around) and performances will be December 7-9 and 14-16. see next page

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“Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 1127 Union Ave. #1, Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 18,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.

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OBITUARY

Gerald Crowley, 82

GILFORD — Gerald Crowley, 82, of 1086 Cherry Valley Road, died at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, on Thursday, September 6, 2012.

Mr. Crowley was born May 5, 1930 in Brighton, Mass., the son of Jeremiah and Mary Jane (Brennan) Crowley. While he lived in Needham, Mass. for several years, he and his family always came to Lake Winnipesaukee every weekend where he had a camp before moving to Glendale, N.H. in 1969 to live on the lake that he loved so much.

Mr. Crowley owned and operated the Mr. Beef restaurant on Union Avenue for several years. He also had been an independent Cornwell Tool dealer in the Lakes Region, as well as owner of Time Out Sails in Glendale. He was an avid motorcycle rider, a tour

guide for Bike Week trips and loved his Gold Wing.

He enjoyed boating, sailing, snowmobiling, skiing, antique cars and his time on the lake in Glendale.

Jerry is survived by and will be dearly missed by his wife of 56 years Katherine Ann (Hughes) Crowley, of Gilford; two sons, Jerry HowardCrowley and Mark Crowley; three grandchildren, Jeremiah Howard-Crowley, Errign Howard-Crowley and Moira Hampson.

There will be no Calling Hours or Memorial Service.

Family will be having a private celebration of Jerry’s life.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

see pages 18 & 19 for more obituaries

Belknap Committee on Aging presents Staying in Touch series starting Sept. 14 GILFORD — The Belknap County Area Committee on Aging will kick off a series of informative sessions entitled the “2012: Staying in Touch Series.” This new series will launchnon September 14 at 10 a,m. in the Wesley Woods Community Room.

Included in the series are the folowing presentations: — September 14. “Voting With Intelligence” meeting will feature our key speaker Liz Tentarelli, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, will discuss theimportance of being heard, and how to make a choice that is your own when going to the polls.

— October 12. “Prescriptions are a Pain” meeting will feature Crystal Tanguay, State Health Insurance Assistance Program and Senior Medicare Patrol Project Coordinator for ServiceLink Resource Center of Belknap county. She will discuss any upcoming Medicare Part D changes, and important dates.

— November 9. “Changes” meeting will feature key speaker Doug McNutt, from AARP. Doug will discuss Medicaid

Expansion, Medicaid Managed Care and of course “The Budget”.

— December 14. Embrace the Holidays on December 14. Join in a holiday party and discussions on how to enjoy this time of year in all situations.

The Mission of the Belknap County Area Committee on Aging is to advocate and inform the public on matters relating to the development and implementation of local, state and federal programs / issues affecting well being, independence and dignity in keeping with New Hampshire’s goal to keep seniors healthy, helping us to realize full potential.

The Belknap County Area Committee on Aging meetings start at 10 a.m., the second Friday of each month. The committee meets in the Wesley Woods Community Room off Rte 11A, behind the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. All are welcome.

Those who have questions, or would like more information can contact Stace Dicker-Hendricks at 603-5282555 or sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh. org or Carrie Chandler at 279-8111 or cchandler@goldenview.org

Interlakes Community Caregivers hosting presentation by ServiceLink Counselor with ServiceLink in Laconia, will address the group and provide information about supportive services that may help a person continue to live independently in their own home. She will explain what Sersee next page

from preceding page This will be the final production at the Playhouse’s Weirs Beach home.

For more information, visit the audi-

tions page at www.winniplayhouse. org or contact bryan@winniplayhouse. org with any questions about auditions.

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3rd Annual Harvest Festival

We are excited to announce that we will be holding our 3rd Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 15th from 10:00AM – 3:00PM. Join us again as we celebrate harvest time at the Farm!

Bring your family and friends to enjoy a variety of festivities including: Horse Drawn Hayrides • Face Painting • Pony Rides Petting Farm • Food • Music • Family Barn Dances *Performances by Two Fiddles • Oxen *Children and families can drive a team of oxen! • Games & Raffle Tours • Workshops/Demonstrations & More! *Rain or Shine/Admission is FREE!

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Wednesday, September 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn and Spa, Laconia Jeremy P. Hogan, MD

Wednesday, October 17, 6 - 8 p.m.

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Lakes Region General Hospital • Jeremy P. Hogan, MD CALL 527-7120 TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR A SEMINAR. Free refreshments will be served.

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MEREDITH — Interlakes Community Caregivers (ICCI) is hosting a presentation by ServiceLink at the Meredith Community Center at 1 Circle Drive on Thursday, September 13 at 12:45 p.m.

Nancy Bacon, Long Term Support

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Pitch Black Ribbons at Pitman’s on Thursday Day of arts activities for kids LACONIA — Pitman’s Freight Room will host a performance by Pitch Black Ribbons Thursday, September 13 at 8 p.m.

Clint and Cody Phipps are brothers and with their new acoustic project, the Pitch Black Ribbons, they return to the roots of their knowledge. A style that draws from all genres epitomizes the philosophy that there are two kinds of music in this world: the good, and the rest.

People mistake the band as country all too often, thanks to the visual cue of the cowboy hats, but the brothers revel in such miscategorizations that illuminate more about the mentality of the surrounding world than any individual within it. We all rely on caricatures and generalization to get by, but sometimes stereotypes crack and explode and you see the complexities within the gloss. Pitch Black Ribbons is like that. Their music sounds like a downhome distillery, but their soul is steeped in rock n’ roll.

They’ve been playing music together since before they knew what whisky was. But now that they know, the only fair description of their music is that it’s like, well, whisky.

Where whisky and music are concerned, people want to find the best distillers, enjoy the deepest draughts, and

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want the best and oldest friends to share. Music gets better with age, the best stands the test of time, and so from the oldest barrels pours the sweetest liquor.

Admission is $10 and the venue is BYOB. Pitman’s Freight Room is located at 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. For more information call 527-0043 or 494-3334 or visit pitmansfreightroom.com.

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Visit our website for additional information. www.laconialibrary.org

This Weeks Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime Tuesday, September 11th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, September 12th @ 10:00 Thursday, September 13th @ 9:30 & 10:30 in the Selig Storytime Room.

Booktalks for Kids

Thursday, September 13th @ 4:00 Laconia Rotary Hall Kids in grades 3-6 and their families will meet for an informational session and choose which books they would like to read. This year’s theme is about animals – cats, a lizard, a pig, and a hawk.

Movies & More for Kids

Friday, September 14th @ 3:45 Laconia Rotary Hall “Happy Feet 2” PG Happy Feet Two returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo- phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven-a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces.

Admission is free. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver 14 years or older.

Future Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime

Tuesday, September 18th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, September 19th @ 10:00 Thursday, September 20th @ 9:30 & 10:30 in the Selig Storytime Room.

LEGO® Club

Friday, September 21st @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Kids from 5-12 are invited to play! You supply the imagination and we’ll supply the LEGO blocks.

Teens: YU-GI-OH!

Monday, September 17th @ 3:30 in Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 meet to play this popular card game.

Welcome to the new Wii!

Thursday, September 20th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Lots of sports games and Super Smashbros. Brawl! Bring a friend!

MEREDITH — Children in grades K-5 will have the opportunity to spend an entire day exploring five different art forms at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse’s Children’s Arts Workshop on Saturday, September 15 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Playhouse’s Meredith campus.

This is the fifth integrated arts day the Playhouse has run, each of them allowing kids to engage in the arts in a fun and enriching environment. This workshop will be inspired by the Animal Kingdom, giving kids the opportunity to spend the day stomping through the jungle or swimming through the ocean – all while making art.

Participants will be divided into groups based on their age and will rotate through five workshops, led by professional educators, in drama, dance, music, visual art and language arts. Instructors include Kate Boucher, Becky Gregoire, Judy Nash, Katie Belanger and Patte Sarausky.

The workshop costs $25 per child and runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Playhouse’s Meredith Campus at 50 Reservoir Road. Children should bring a bagged lunch and snack. Enrollment is limited and applications can be found at www.winniplayhouse.org or by calling 366-7377.

Soon after the workshop, the Playhouse’s fall class session beings. A course catalogue is available for viewing now at www.winniplayhouse.org.

It includes great theatre, art and music classes for ages 5 through adults.

Favorite classes like “Playing in the Shadows” a puppetry class for elementary schoolers and the “Teen and Adult Playwriting Project” are being offered again, while the catalogue also introduces new classes like “Fairy Tale Theatre” for grades K-2, “Wine, Cheese and Music to Please” a social singing class for adults.

For questions about the workshop or classes, contact Kate@winniplayhouse.org from preceding page viceLink offers and who is eligible.

The presentation will be held after a meeting of the volunteers who coordinate services for ICCI and a luncheon at the Interlakes Senior Center, next door to the meeting room. Anyone interested in joining the group for lunch is asked to RSVP to Becky Carey at 279-5631. A two dollar donation for the meal is optional.

Interlakes Community Caregivers, Inc. (ICCI) is sponsoring the ServiceLink presentation as part of its objective to provide information that improves the lives of the residents in the communities they serve.

The ICCI volunteers help their neighbors in the towns of Center Harbor, Meredith, Moultonborough and Sandwich with errands, transportation to medical appointments, friendly visits and family caregiver respite as well. For more information about ICCI, visit www.interlakescommunitycaregivers.org.

Adult: It’s Not About the Hike Thursday, September 20th @ 7:00 Laconia Public Library This is the motivational story of two ordinary women, Nancy Sporborg and Pat Piper, in the second half of their lives who start out walking the sidewalks of their hometown and end up climbing 190 mountains through all four seasons. Along the way they learn that it’s not about the hike, it’s about discovering who they are. This program is free and open to everyone, hikers or not! Books will be available for purchase.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm For more information, call 524-4775.

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Effective July 1, 2012, the boundary lines for Ward 1 & Ward 3 have changed. The following streets were affected by this change and are now part of Ward 3.

Bell Hill Drive Folsom Street Lewis Street North Main Street North Main Street Old North Main St Pleasant Street

All All Odd side 898 thru 984 967 thru 1035 Even side 355 thru 421

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I live far away from my family, but try to keep in touch. The problem is my sister, “Diane,” who always misinterprets what I say.

Last month, for example, we were talking about Dr. Oz when I commented that we’d have to wait 20 years to see whether some of those suggestions work. That night, Diane told my brother that I said I wouldn’t care if she died. I tried to call, email and text to smooth things over, but she wouldn’t answer. My mom doesn’t want us to fight. I had no idea we were “fighting” until my brother told me.

A week later, Diane allowed me to apologize, and things were fine, but it has happened again. I suggested that we limit our Thanksgiving guests to the immediate family (24 people).

Again, I got a call from my brother saying Diane thinks I hate her in-laws. I tried to contact her to explain, but she is ignoring me.

I am tired of being the bad guy. I can’t help that she interprets my comments in the worst possible way. How can I end the cycle? -- Not a Meanie Dear Not: Diane sounds as if she is hypersensitive and looking for excuses to be upset with you. One of the reasons she doesn’t tell you directly is because she’s still mulling it over, and it’s much more effective if she waits and then tells your brother her own version. Then she punishes you by staying out of contact until you are groveling. She has her technique down cold, and you fall for it every time.

If you think you can discuss this with her rationally, then do so. Otherwise, keep conversations short and neutral. If she becomes upset, send a sweet email saying you’re sorry she’s so unhappy. Then leave it alone. If your brother calls, say the same thing. Let her fight with herself. You stay out of it.

Dear Annie: I have been married to the love of my life for 30 years. About 10 years ago, we moved to be closer to friends

and family. It seemed to coincide with early menopause for my wife, which brought with it zero desire for intimacy. My wife asked me whether I thought it was OK to not have sex any longer, and being an acquiescent idiot, I said “fine.”

Now I’m frustrated and wondering what the future holds. I am in my mid-60s, and my wife is in her early 50s. Do I go the rest of my life without? I don’t want to have sex for its own sake. I need the other person to have some passion for me, or it’s not worth having. -- Lost and Needy in Missouri Dear Lost: You need to revisit this issue. No matter what you agreed to at the time, you have become increasingly resentful, and your wife deserves to know. This affects your marriage in a critical way. Unfortunately, your wife may not agree to more intimacy, and even if she does, you may not get the passion you desire. Ask if she would be willing to talk to her doctor about it, and then please seek counseling, preferably together, and work on this.

Dear Annie: “Miffed Guest” said someone stood up at a wedding shower and announced that the bride didn’t need to send thank-you notes. And she didn’t. If that had happened to me, I would have replied, “Obviously, the bride has received far too many gifts. I’ll help out by taking mine back.”

I recently received a photo of a bridal couple holding “thank you” signs with their names printed on the back -- no note whatsoever expressing appreciation for the gift. -- What’s Become of Us? Dear What’s: Some misguided people think thank-you notes are antiquated. They are not. Showing appreciation never goes out of style.

Annie’s Snippet for Patriot Day (credit Thomas Bailey Aldrich): With the tears a Land hath shed/Their graves should ever be green.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Animals CUTE as a Button AKC Sheltie Pups. 1st shots & worming. Ready to go 9/14. 630-1712

Announcement GET CA$H FOR GOLD & SHOP FOR FREE Get 10% back in store credit when you sell your gold, silver & jewelry.

Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith.

Open 7 days. Call for details.

Senior Citizens 20% off, Tuesdays! 603-279-0607.

PELVIC/ TRANSVAGINAL MESH? Did you undergo transvaginal placement of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence between 2005 and present time? If the patch required removal due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members 1-800-535-5727.

Autos 1983 Mercedes 380SL Model 107: Never seen snow. Hard top is removealble, convertible top also. Excellent condition, $12,500 or best reasonable offer.

528-4266 or 387-4443.

2000 Town & Country Chrysler Van: 1-Owner, 124,000 miles. $1,950. 528-1390.

Autos

Autos

BOATS

2001 Chevy Silverado 4X4

2008 Honda CRV FWD- 55K miles, excellent condition. $15,250. 744-6107

PONTOON Boat Trailer- 20ft.

Hoosier. New tires, new wiring & lights. $800. 603-253-6553

BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Child Care

Extended cab, 45,000 miles. Call 524-2088 After 5pm.

2001 Ford Focus Station Wagon: Fair condition, 84K, needs some repair for inspection. $1,500.

603-630-6402 2002 Ford Escort 4D Sedan, 87K miles, $2,500. 603-476-5017

CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

Counseling

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 74K miles, loaded, power seats/windows/sliding doors, stow-away seating. Excellent condition. Well maintained.

Non-smoker. $8,800.

603-267-6665 2006 Hyundai Elantra 70k. Auto.

All options including ABS, traction control, sunroof. All new tires and brakes. ex. condition $6,800/OBO 603-279-8679 2006 Saturn ION 3, auto, 2.4 liter 4 cylinder, FWD, sliding sun roof, silver, 115,00 miles $6,850.

524-3539 2007 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer Edition. Excellent condition; car has gone back to dealer for every service and repair. V6, auto, 4w/d, 75,500 miles, fully loaded, includes power moonroof, automatic climate control, power folding 3rd seats and towing package. Call Pam (603)491-4653. $17,250.

Antique Auction by Dave Cross Fri., Sept. 14 @6 PM Preview 4 pm Leavitt Park, 334 Elm St., Laconia, NH Civil war, country, paper, primitives, Furniture, musical instruments, etc.

D. Cross lic. 2487 Laconia, NH tel 603-528-0247 Photos & listing on auctionzip.com ID 4217 * Buyer Premium * Catered by Bev

CHILDREN S Garden Childcare: Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location.

528-1857.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING DWI Assessments, evaluations, one to one. Office or home visits.

MS-MLADC 603-998-7337

TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3!s Towing. 630-3606

BOATS 16ft. Old Town Canoe- Square stern, motor, dolly, roof rack, oars, oar locks. $895. 524-6663

Employment Wanted HARD WORKING experienced cleaning woman looking for more jobs. Regular or one-time cleaning. Hillarie, 998-2601

For Rent

1985 16ft. Blue Fin Boat & Trailer.

2005 Mercury 60hp 4-stroke.

Runs like new. $2,500.

603-998-8993

2 BR, 2 Baths single mobile home in Belmont, with shed, yard, washer/dryer hook ups, close to schools. No smoking, dog considered, no cats. $900/mo 603-393-7927

1989 Celebrity Bow Rider with Magic Tilt Trailer. 140HP I/O engine, Pioneer stereo, roof & cover. $2,000/OBO. 603-279-0490

ALTON BAY WINTER Rental: Large 1 bedroom fully furnished cottage. $700+utilities. Available Sept.-May 31st. 603-875-2492.

MUST SELL: 1989 CARVER YACHTS MARINER 329/FE Good condition, less then 500 hours on engines. 260 horsepower.

Very roomy! Full size refrigerator, range, TV/VCR, fully equipped, new carpet and cushions, sleeps six. Must be seen to be appreciated at Breakwater, Spring Point Marina in South Portland. Pictures available upon request. Valued at $30,000. Owner will accept best offer. Call 603-723-8722 or e-mail

ALTON/GILFORD Line 2-Bedroom Cottage w/3-season Porch. $215-235/week + utilities. 3-Bedroom Apartment $265/week + utilities. Beach access 603-365-0799 APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.

Gilford- 3-4 Bedroom home. 2 1/2 baths, furnished or unfurnished.

No smokers/No pets.

For Rent

For Rent

BELMONT- Available approx.

9/15. 2-bedroom townhouse-style.

Quiet area, heat included. $850/mo. All housing certificates accepted. 781-344-3749

LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145/week 603-781-6294

BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 3rd floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement. $240/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

BELMONT: Must See! Large 1-bedroom in 2-family home, just remodeled, washer/dryer hookup, no pets/smokers, $685/month, heat included. 603-387-6490.

FURNISHED Room with private bathroom. $150 per week.

603-366-4468.

LACONIA - Great 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, 3-season porch, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking, in town, close to park. $1,100/month. Security, 1st month, references. 455-0602.

LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home.

Clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, $110-$150/week.

455-2014 Laconia Small 3-bedroom includes heat/hot water. $210/Week, references & deposit.

524-9665 LACONIA, 3 BR, 1.5 bath duplex, efficient natural gas, heat and hot water. Washer/dryer hookups.

Deck & private yard. $1,000/mo. plus utilities and sec. dep. Call Mark 603-387-7349 LACONIA- 1 bedroom. Heat & hot water included, 2nd floor, adults only/no pets, parking 1 vehicle. $675/Month, 630-9406 LACONIA- 3 bedroom apartment. $780/Month plus utilities. Security deposit/references. 520-8212 LACONIA- 3-bedroom house, 2 full baths, FHA Oil, non-smoker, no pets, $1,000/month.+ deposit Jim 279-8247.

LACONIA- Beautiful duplex on quiet dead-end street off Pleasant. 2-3 bedrooms, large kitchen/dining, replacement windows, hardwood throughout, basement/attic/garage, hookups, sunny yard, pets considered.

Non-smokers only. 1600+ sf. $1,000/Month + utilities. References/credit check required.

Security & last months rent.

556-2631

LACONIA: Condo for Rent Updated 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath $900 per Month No Smoking – No Pets 1 Year Lease ~ Ask for Jim

603-366-4341

LACONIA: Cozy 3-bedroom home on dead-end street near hospital. 2-baths, garage & deck.

No smoking. References, security deposit. $1,100/month +utilities.

524-8156.

LACONIA: Roommate to share private home, with one adult. $500/month includes all utilities.

Furniture available. WiFi. No pets. No smoking. 524-5145 or 393-0105.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, first floor, near LRGH. Large kitchen and storage room, hookups, private parking, large yard. $800/Month.

No pets/smoking. 524-5455 LACONIA: Charming sunny small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200/week. includes heat/hot water.

455-5569.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. Parking. $850/mo + utilities, security deposit required.

603-781-6294.

LACONIA: Small first floor apartment with private entrance & off-street parking. All utilities included, $600 per Month. Call 934-7358 or email: sixtymarge@aol.com LOT For Rent- Cooperative mobile home park in Northfield, NH. $305/$285 monthly.

Call 603-455-6670 for more information MEREDITH- 3 Bedroom, large second floor, 1 1/2 baths, washer/dryer, A/C, d/w, non-smoking. Walk to town & docks, $1,000/Month. No utilities.

603-279-7887, 781-862-0123 cell.

MEREDITH- FURNISHED room, own bathroom, utilities included. $450/mo. 290-1700

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For Rent

For Rent-Commercial

MEREDITH-SMALL ranch,2 BR 1 acre of land, new floors, perfect for 2 people, rent for $875Month.

Call Mary 603-493-1197 MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apartment w/kitchen and living room.

No pets/No smoking. $675/Month, includes heat/hot water.

279-4164.

MOULTONBOROUGH 1 bedroom cottage, large private lot, dog negotiable, no smoking, rental references required, $700 plus utilities, first and security. (603)476-8450.

NEW Durham- 1 bedroom w/kitchen privelages. Includes heat & cable. $100/Week.

978-6416 for more information.

For Sale 17” Low-Profile tires. Good tread, alloy rims. Available very cheap.

All four only $60. 524-4836.

18! Round Above Ground Pool. 3 Rubbermaid storage cabinets. $2,300 for all. 393-5494 2007 Honda Metropolitan Moped.

125 miles, like new, no motorcycle license required. $1000 603-387-0154 (after 4 pm) 4 Snow Tires- 185/65R/14 (Less than 2K). Almost new, $120 firm.

724-0393 5HP/25 gal. compressor w/auto hose reel, $175. Jotul 602 woodstove, $200. 3/4 in. drill press $75 or BRO. Porter Cable 7403 paint remover, Amazon $299, asking $150. Wagner paint eater $40.

603-677-7323 before 8pm.

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

AMERICAN Girl Doll, Samantha Parkington. Historical doll now a collector s item. Complete in original box and includes all original to the doll. Mint condition, asking price $225. If interested call 603-524-0631.

Roommate: Furnished Room, $125/Week. Near Tilton & I-93. No drinking, no drugs. All utilities. Pet & smoking OK. 603-286-9628 SPACIOUS 1 bedroom apartment ,5 minutes from Meredith and the Highway. $800/Mo. Washer/Dryer, Electricity, Heat and Hot Water included. Call 253-7111.

Antique tall case clock (Grandfather), mahogany, 94 inches tall plus finials made by Daniel Pratt s son, Boston. 527-3414 CERAMIC Glazed Wall Tile: 74 sq. ft., American Olean, 6”x6”, Sandy Ridge (color), $50. Please call 455-3686.

Craftsman Tools: 18V combo kitDrill, saw, flashlight, 2 batteries, charger $75. 19.2V 10in chainsaw. New condition, $50.

455-3060

TILTON- Downstairs 1-bedroom, newly redone, $620/Month, heat included. No dogs, 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

ETHAN Allen 4 poster double bed $200, twin maple bed $100 andKarastan 8 x 12 Bijar Pattern $800. Call 603-524-1882

TILTON: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, newly renovated bathroom. $195/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

FIREWOOD for sale, cut. split, and delivered. 455-0250

WEIRS Beach: Furnished 3BR, 1.5 bath lake house for rent.

Sept. 15 - May 15, 2013. A/C, gas fireplace, flat screen TV, boat slip and private beach.

Non-smoker.

No pets. $800/month +utilities. References required. Call 455-7010, leave message.

WINNIPESAUKEE Waterfront 2-Bedroom Cottage: $1,500 includes all utilities. Long term.

No pets. Available now.

(603)253-8848.

WINTER RENTAL CEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach, Open Year Round ... Studios, 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condos starting at $575 per month.

Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

For Rent-Vacation ENJOY Aruba Time Share: 8 days for rent, Sleeps 4. March 30April 6, free extra night March 29 $900. Home 603-524-3083 or Cell 603-715-7623

For Rent-Commercial

BELMONT Commercial Garage for Rent 5,000 Sq. Ft. Workbay Area with 14-Ft. Overhead Door

603-630-2882

For Sale

Furniture

SEWING MACHINES

NEW trailer load mattresses....a great deal! King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

Phaff Model #2054-56. with many extra feet & over 300 decorative stitches. All serviced to go $900 or BO. Juki MO-634 surger, all in good condition. $300. 286-2635

FIREWOOD- Green & Seasoned.

Full cords. Over 20 years in business. Tree Service also Available. Insured. 603-279-7354 FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $190/cord.

Seasoned available.

(603)455-8419 HOT Tub- 2012 model 6 person 40 jets, waterfall. Full warranty & cover. Cost $8,000 sell $3,800.

Can deliver 603-235-5218 INTEX Round Pool Cover: 12-ft., Brand new in box. Paid $25, will sell for $15. 455-3686.

JETT III Ultra Power Wheelchair with oxygen carrier, like new. $1,500. 744-6107.

KITCHEN Cabinets- brand new, maple, cherrywood, shaker & antique white. Solid wood, never installed, cost $6,500 sell $1,650.

603-833-8278

LOAM

Beautiful, organic, screened loam. $15/yard.

Call (603)986-8148.

LUMBER RED OAK- 1 inch rough. Clear, air dried 5 years.

200 board feet. $450. Moultonborough 603-253-6553 OLPC XO Laptop Computer. New, in original package. $135.

527-0873 PARKING Spaces for Rent: Walking distance to Laconia High School. Call Ted if interested 630-3958.

Unique Refrigerator. 3.4 cubic ft. refrigerator/freezer that looks like a floor safe. $85 or BRO. 603-677-7323 before 8pm.

WHEELHORSE lawn vac. w/4hp. motor, 42 ” mower deck and trailer. Fits model 160 +. $300. or BRO. 603-677-7323 before 8 pm.

YAMAHA Integrated Power Mixer (PA System), 400 watts, $100; COMMUNITY Bass Bin Subwoofers, 2 available, $100 each or $150/pair; SONY6-Disc CD Changer for Home Stereo, $90.

393-7786.

Furniture AMAZING!

Solid Wood Dining room set with 6 high-back chairs & open-deck hutch. Must see to appreciate. $400. 524-2229

Free

No Phone Calls Please

tntelectric@metrocast.net

Free Scrap & Appliance Removal.

Call Stu Walker 393-6494

1976 CASE 580C Loader/ backhoe, fully enclosed cab, good condition, $10,000 or OBO. 603-524-4445

HOUSEKEEPERS Weirs Beach Vacation Condos, Weekly Pay Plus Tips, Sundays A Must, Seasonal to Permanent, Part-Time, Must Have Car, Background Check, Seasonal to Permanent.

Call Dawn 366-4878 e-mail info@vwtoa.com JW Electric is looking for NH licensed electrician for employment starting October 1st. For interview, call John at 279-6386

Heavy Equipment

MACHINIST

Help Wanted

Immediate opening for part time machinist.

1st Shift

BAR MANAGER NEEDED- Apply in person Franklin Elks Lodge 192 Central St. Franklin

2-4 days per week Must be able to set up & run 2-axis Prototrak milling machine.

Send resume to:

COMPANY NOW ACCEPTING POSITIONS FULL TIME/PART TIME •Set up and display •Customer service •Marketing •Scheduling Training provided at no cost No Experience Needed

Kidworks Learning Center Now accepting applications for Preschool Teacher Seeks enthusiastic, energetic teacher For high quality Early Learning Center Full Time Position/ benefits Must have 18 ECE Credits. Call 279-6633 or e-mail resume to kworks@metrocast.net EOE

dhautomation@metrocast.net

or stop by Schumacher Equipment 19 Field Lane Belmont, NH 267-7870

*$500-$700 Weekly depending on department.

8 new positions are needed to fill (this week).

229-1842 ask for Vanessa (*Per Co. Agreement)

(ACROSS FROM SEARS)

603-996-1555

HELP WANTED

WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM EMAIL:

Mower/Landscaper with the possibility of winter work. Position available immediately. Experience required. Call 253-7111.

bellacard@netzero.net

TNT Electrical Contractor

FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful items. Garages, vehicls, estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

MATTRESS AND FURNITURE SALE!

COZY CABIN RUSTICS SENTERS MKT PLACE CENTER HARBOR 603- 253-6379 WAREHOUSE DIRECT 757 TENNEY MTN HWY. PLYMOUTH

ELECTRICIANS WANTED Master or Journeyman A Working Foreman

Send resume, job experience & references to:

MARTIN’S Metal Removal- Appliances, air conditioners, lawnmowers, all metals. Free if outside.

(603)305-4504 (603)204-9304.

PLUSH, FIRM, MEMORY FOAM, PILLOWTOP, LATEX, ETC! 2 SIDED FLIPPABLE PILLOWTOP OR FIRM SETS $299-$699!!

FUTONS-SOFAS & SECTIONALS, BUNKBEDS, RECLINERS, BEDROOM/DINING! LOG FURNITURE RECLAIMED BARNWOOD LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTWORK LOCALLY MADE SHAKER STYLE HARDWOOD FURNISHINGS!

Help Wanted

NICE FURNITURE FOR SALE Cradenza, small cherry entertainment center, small kitchen or bath cabinet, microwave cart, maple drop leaf table, 2 chairs, standing jewelry box. Call for appointment 528-0341

Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style.

Fabulous back & hip support.

Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

10-20% OFF AND FREE LOCAL DELIVERY!

Help Wanted

ALTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Substitute Custodians The Alton Central School has openings for a substitute custodians, substitutes would work on an on-call basis.

John Allen, Director of Bldg. & Grounds SAU #72 Alton School District 252 Suncook Valley Road Alton, NH 03809 EOE Application Deadline: September 21, 2012

TOWN OF NORTHFIELD TRUCK DRIVER/HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

The town of Northfield seeks an experienced team player to fill a Truck Driver/Heavy Equipment Operator vacancy in the Highway Department.

Responsibilities include the operation of vehicles and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads and other projects, manual labor incidental to equipment operation, and unskilled and semi-skilled work on construction and maintenance projects.

A position description with a list of job requirements and application instructions is available at Northfield Town Hall and at http://www.northfieldnh.org.

“WE’RE HIRING” Call your local Recruiter!

SFC Michael Sullivan (603)731-5505

‘Live Free or Die: A Granite State Mystery’ discussion at Alton library ALTON — Alton Book Chat invites the public to join them at the Gilman Library, 100 Main Street, Alton tonight at 7 p.m. in the Agnes Thompson Meeting Room as they welcome Jessie Crockett to discuss her book “Live Free or Die: A Granite State Mystery”.

A nearly life-long resident of the Granite State, Crockett naturally adores black flies, 98% humidity, killing frosts in August and snow banks taller than the average grandmother.

When not working on her next murderous adventure she enthusiastically putters in her greenhouse, designs bento lunches and throws parties. She

Help Wanted

delights in mentoring young writers at local schools. Crockett lives with her dark and mysterious husband and exuberant children in a village so small most other New Hampshire residents have never heard of it. Her debut mystery, “Live Free or Die”, was the 2011 winner of the Daphne DuMaurier Award for Excellence in Mystery. The first in her new Maple Syrup Mysteries series, will be released by Penguin in August 2013.

Signed copies of her book will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and open to the public.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Part Time Appointment Setters Now Needed!

527-1118 - Nicole

TRUCK DRIVER

PERMANENT YEAR- ROUND, retail position available Sundays in Meredith. Reliable, mature, non-smoker, presentable, personable and must be able to work weekends and evenings. Computer POS System. Other days/hours may be available during busy seasons. .

603-387-0562.

TAX PREPARATION SCHOOL: Potential to earn extra income after successfully completing 9-week course. Starts Sept. 24.

Call Laconia Adult Education, 524-5712.

Fee for books.

Offered by Liberty Tax Service.

Local sitework contractor seeks experienced Tri- axle dump truck driver. Please Call

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AARPDriver program at Belmont bank BELMONT — Northway Bank is sponsoring the AARP Driver Safety Program on Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (must attend both ½ days) at the bank’s Belmont office, located at 9 Old State Rd (Belknap Mall). Northway is pleased to offer this course to its customers and area residents as part of its commitment to community wellness.

AARP developed this classroom refresher to ensure that drivers 50 years and older stay safe behind the wheel. The course’s curriculum has been updated to reflect the most current driving information and safety tips available.

The driver safety course is designed to educate participants about how best

Recreation Vehicles

to reduce traffic violations, crashes, and chances for injuries; update drivers’ knowledge about relevant laws; and provide safe driving strategies to compensate for age-related changes that affect one’s driving ability. Upon successful completion of the course, participants may be eligible for a discount on their automobile insurance.

AARP volunteer instructor Allen Gable will be presenting this course through a combination of group discussion and video. For more information or to register for the course, please call Maralyn Beauchesne at (603) 528-1800 or (800) 442-6666 ext. 4563.

The fee for the course is $12 for AARP members who show their membership card. Cost to all others is $14.

Services

Real Estate

CORMIER BUILDERS

286-1200 WOULD you like to enhance yourself and the lives of others by working from your home?

Looking for self-motivated, confident and persistent people to join our team, FMI call Steph at 723-4610.

Home Improvements TOTAL FLOOR CARE, TOTAL HOME CARE Professional Floor sanding, refinishing. Repair: remodeling, painting, cleaning. 603-986-8235

Instruction

FOR Sale by owner, Tilton, 2 BR, mobile, cathedral ceilings, open concept, newly remodeled.

603-528-6058

Roommate Wanted ADULT person to share house in Laconia. $130/week. includes everything. Pets okay. Female preferred. 603-455-8232 LACONIA: Female to share townhouse, no pets, $550/month +security, includes utilities, beach access, walking trails & more.

(603)738-3504

Services

FLYFISHING LESSONS

MR. JUNK

on private trout pond. FFF certified casting instructor. Gift cert. available. (603)356-6240. www.mountainviewflyfishing.com

FALL CLEARANCE

BELMONT: Owner financing available on 3 acres with 180 ’ paved town road frontage, gravel soils, dry land, soil tested for septic, surveyed, driveway permit. $59,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

G.B. CLEANING SERVICES OFFICE & RESIDENTIAL CLEANING FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

Lost LOST GOLDEN RETRIEVER

is currently seeking applicants for the following full time first shift positions: CNC MILLING PROGRAMMER with at least 5 years experience, solid knowledge of SolidWorks required. Experience with Cad/Cam a plus.

CNC MILLING SET UP/MACHINIST with at least 5 years experience with set-ups and program editing.

CNC MILLING/LATHE OPERATORS with a minimum of 2 years general operating experience.

Baron Machine Company is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive wage and benefits package and is a smoke free work environment.

You may apply in person at our O’Shea Industrial Park facility or on line at www.baronmachine.com or email us at edi@baronmachine.com with your resume, salary requirements and references.

496-2825 pbaubier2001@yahoo.com

in the Mosquito Bridge area.

Male, last seen Wednesday 8/29 5pm. Has no collar. Answers to Brady. REWARD 508-395-9760

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Mobile Homes Mobile home for sale on its own land. Town water and sewer, recently renovated. Belmont NH 603-520-3691 Mobile Home Lots (Lots only) for rent in: Meredith, Gilford, Franklin & Hill. Special pricing available.

DRM Corp. 373 Court St., Laconia or 520-6261

Motorcycles

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

528-3531

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free Sanding. 25 years experience.

Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com

Major credit cards accepted

Storage Space Store your Car, Boat, Motorcycle, RV in a clean/dry place. Monthly rates. 524-1430 or 455-6518

1999 Kawasaki 250 NinjaExcellent condition, $1,250.

Gilford, 631-901-5148

Home Care

HARLEY Sportster, 2002, $3,995.

13k miles, new battery, new rear tire, must see! 524-4836.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate.

Insured.

455-6296

20% saving, metal & asphalt roofs, vinyl siding w/ insulation.

Vinyl replacement windows. Alstate Siding & Roofing since 1971.

(603)733-5034, (207)631-5518.

Land

BARON MACHINE

Services

1998 Winnebago Minnie Winnie DL motorhome. 29’, stored inside in winter! 40,600 miles. $15,900. (603)397-7008.

CAREGIVER FLUFF !n" BUFF House Cleaning: Call Nancy for free estimate.

738-3504.

SPR Property Services Residential & small office cleaning. Mobile home hand washing. Trash & junk removal.

Shannon 998-6858

As a senior myself, I know the value of a good caregiver at a time of need. Over 40 years experience. Many letters of recommendation. 286-2635 Leave Message

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END OF SUMMER

SELLDOWN TRUCKS

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

2007 Chevrolet Silverado LS Extended Cab

2010 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab 4x4

2006 Nissan Frontier SE X-Cab

With Plow, Factory Warranty, Only 14k Miles! #10236P

5.3L, V8, 1-Owner, Glass Cap, Only 24k Miles! #10223PA

1-Owner, Low Miles! #10230PA

Low Miles, Like New! #12237B

$29,900 or $423/Mo*

$22,900 or $361/Mo*

$22,900 or $361/Mo*

$16,900 or $220/Mo*

SUV’ s

2007 Nissan Murano SL AWD

2009 Subaru Forester Limited AWD

2007 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4

2007 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD

All Options, Low Miles, Like New! #10232PA

Moonroof, Leather, Low Miles, 1-Owner! #10231PA

Hard-Top, Auto, A/C, Low Miles! #10224PA

Auto, A/C, Full Power, Mint! #10220PB

$20,900 or $283/Mo*

$19,900 or $267/Mo*

$19,900 or $267/Mo*

$13,900 or $173/Mo*

CARS

2009 Pontiac G6 GT

2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

2011 Nissan Sentra

2009 Ford Focus SE

Moonroof, Leather, Low Miles, Like New! #10219PA

Moonroof, Leather, Low Miles! #12062B

4-Door, 4-Cylinder, Auto, A/C, Factory Warranty! #10189PA

4-Door, 4-Cylinder, Auto, A/C, Low Miles! #10228PA

$16,900 or $220/Mo*

$16,900 or $220/Mo*

$14,900 or $189/Mo*

$13,900 or $173/Mo*

VIEW OUR WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE INVENTORY: SHOWROOM HOURS:

Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8:00-7:00pm Thur. 8:00-8:00pm Sat. 8:00-5:00pm

www.cantins.com 623 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 603-524-0770 or 1-800-226-8467

“When other dealers can’t ... Cantin can!”

Disclaimer: Offers subject to change without notice. Not responsible for typographical errors. Photos for illustration purposes only. * Payments based on 72 months @ 3.9% APR, with $3,000 cash or trade equity downpayment, subject to credit approval.