E E R F THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
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Repair of Engine 4 to begin soon GILFORD — In the wake of the voters rejection of purchasing a new fire truck Tuesday, selectmen last night authorized the Department of Public Works to begin repairs to Engine 4. Although a solid majority of voters were in favor of $441,000 lease purchase the initiative fell a handful of votes shy of the 60-percent majority needed for passage because longterm borrowing was involved. Fire Chief Steve Carrier told selectmen see GILFORD page 9
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LACONIA — “Tired, happy and tired,” was how Senate District 7 Republican primary victor Josh Youssef described himself yesterday afternoon. Youssef of Laconia defeated Franklin candidate William “Bill” Grimm in yesterday’s primary in a battle that saw
Youssef’s home city tilt the scales decisively in his favor. Youssef carried Laconia by 383 votes and than more than provided the victory margain for a race that ended up at 2,751 to 2,425. “We worked very hard and ran an honest and clean campaign,” he said, saying his victory was earned as much by his
supporters as it was by him. Youssef said he thought Grimm was a “very nice gentleman” and that he ran a good race. “I wish him luck in the future,” he said. He said he felt that “ultimately voters made the decision to see the fresh ideas for the problems we face in Concord.” Grimm said he felt his team ran
a great campaign and spent its resources as wisely as they could. According to the most recent campaign and expenditure filings available through the secretary of state as of September 5, Youssef reported he had raised a total of $2,970 and spent a total of about $2,200 — all but $180 before the Sepsee SENATE 7 page 10
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Adam Smith, a member of Boy Scout Troop 68, sits on a foot bridge at Tardif Park that he recently reconstructed. Smith performed the project in pursuit of the Eagle Scout rank. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
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