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Co-op votes to build singlestream recycling plant By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
CONCORD — The member municipalities of the Concord Regional Solid Waste/ Resource Recovery Cooperative on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to proceed with construction of a single-stream recycling facility, which will be the first of its kind in New Hampshire. The three cities — Laconia, Concord and Franklin — and 24 towns — including Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton and Tilton — whose votes are weighted according to their populations, voted 264 to 76 in favor of pursuing the project. Five towns dissented, two of which were not represented at the meeting and three on instructions from their boards of selectmen. Jim Presher, director of the co-op, said yesterday that he expected to put the site work, including roadways and utilities, out to bid next week in hopes of comsee CO-OP page 11
Doggie in the window “Duffy,” a resident of Canterbury, drove his 1938 Chevrolet into downtown Laconia on Friday afternoon, accompanied by “Nelson,” his Jack Russell terrier, who prefers to ride on the rear parcel shelf. The vehicle, built by Andy Young of Bow, is more than it appears, however, and is fitted with a 350 cubic inch V-8 three decades more modern than the body and, to handle the extra power, the transmission and rear end assembly from a Monte Carlo. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
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York next week, saying he did not rule out other, unspecified options. Those could include seeking a lesser, “nonmember state” observer status from the General Assembly, a more easily obtainable goal. He also acknowledged that his U.N. move would not end the Israeli occupation and cautioned against outsize hopes. “We don’t want to raise expectations by saying we are going to come back with full independence,” Abbas said in an address to Palestinian leaders. He said he was going to the United Nations to “ask the world to shoulder its responsibilities” by backing the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.
Abbas urged the Palestinian people to refrain from violence, saying “anything other than peaceful moves will harm us and sabotage our endeavors.” And he asserted twice that his aim was not to isolate or delegitimize Israel — a charge Israel often levels at the Palestinians and their supporters. “No one can isolate Israel. No one can delegitimize Israel. It is a recognized state,” he said. “We want to delegitimze the occupation, not the state of Israel. The occupation is the nightmare of our existence.” Both the U.S. and Israel fear the U.N. move could lead to violence and other negasee UNITED NATIONS page 13
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago was at least temporarily spared from lethal injection when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review his lawyers’ claims that race played an improper role in his sentencing. The court on Thursday halted the execution for Duane Buck, 48, two hours into a six-hour window when he could have been
taken to the death chamber. Texas officials, however, did not move forward with the punishment while legal issues were pending. Buck was sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of his ex-girlfriend and a man in her apartment in July 1995. His attorneys had asked both the Supreme Court and Texas Gov. Rick Perry to halt the execution because of a psychologist’s
testimony that black people were more likely to commit violence. Buck’s guilt is not being questioned, but his lawyers contend the testimony unfairly influenced the jury and Buck should receive a new sentencing hearing. The nation’s highest court, without extensive comment, said it would review an appeal related to that testimony. The see EXECUTION page 24
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Obama administration reworked terms of Solyndra loan to favor political donor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors — including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama — moved ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of a default, government records show. Administration officials defended the loan restructuring, saying that without an infusion of cash earlier this year, solar panel maker Solyndra Inc. would likely have faced immediate bankruptcy, putting more than 1,000 people out of work. Even with the federal help, Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month and laid off its 1,100 employees. The Fremont, Calif.-based company was the first renewable-energy company to receive a loan guarantee under a stimulus-law program to encourage green energy and was frequently touted by the Obama administration as a model. Obama visited the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters last year, and Vice President Joe Biden spoke by satellite at its groundbreaking. Since then, the implosion of the company and revelations that the administration hurried Office of Management and Budget officials to finish their review of the loan in time for the September 2009 groundbreaking has become an embarrassment for Obama as he sells his new job-creation program around the country. An Associated Press review of regulatory filings
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Big Green boondoggles With the scandalous bankruptcy of Solyndra (a shady California solar power company that received $535-million in stimulus funds and is now under investigation by the FBI) hanging overhead, President Obama wisely whitewashed any mention of “green jobs” out of his latest address to Congress. But buried in the details of his latest government jobs bill released this week — Spawn of the Spendulus, Porky’s II, Night of the Keynesian Dead — are yet more big green boondoggles that will reward cronies, waste taxpayer dollars and make no dent in the jobless rate. After pouring half a billion bucks into Solyndra, the company filed for Chapter 11 last month and laid off 1,110 employees. Obama administration officials met with Solyndra execs at least 20 times; the green cheerleader-in-chief personally visited and promoted the company in 2009 before his administration fasttracked approval for the loans. Solyndra is now the third solar company to go belly-up this year. Yet the Energy Department is doubling down on failure. As the FBI and House GOP investigators launch a probe into Enron-style accounting problems with Solyndra’s books, DOE is doling out more than $850-million in new loan guarantees for another California solar firm sponsored by NextEra Energy, along with nearly $200-million more for separate solar manufacturing facilities on the West Coast. Obama claims new “investments” in environmentally friendly school construction projects will put thousands of Americans back to work immediately. (Never mind that Big Labor-backed rules and executive orders will raise the cost of the projects, slow their implementation and freeze out the vast majority of non-union contractors.) Among the new green pork initiatives: $25-billion for green roofs, green cleaning, installation of renewable energy generation and heating systems, and “modernization, renovation, or repair activities related to energy efficiency and renewable energy.” But how are existing green construction spending programs working in practice? A brand-new report from Texas Watchdog, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative group, sheds inconvenient light on Obama’s $5-billion stimulus-funded Weatherization Assistance Program. In Texas alone, the $327-million program has spent more than $226,000 on each of the 1,041 jobs the program is claimed to have created or saved. Intended to “green” low-income homes, at least three of the original participating organizations have been shut down due to chronic mismanagement, fraud allegations and
shoddy workmanship. Baylor University economist Earl Grinols summed up: “First, it is not an appropriate government function to provide weatherization of private homes. Second, even viewed as a stimulus measure, it is not very effective as a stimulus based on costper-job, and third, it appears not to be well-managed.” Nearly 31 months after Porkulus One was signed, the Texas housing agency still hasn’t spent $91.6-million in allocated weatherization/ green construction funds. Millions cannot be accounted for by auditors and inspectors. Now, multiply that by 49 other states. A review of the weatherization boondoggle last year revealed state-trained workers were flubbing insulation jobs in Indiana, according to the Associated Press. In “Alaska, Wyoming and the District of Columbia, the program (had) yet to produce a single job or retrofit one home. And in California, a state with nearly 37-million residents, the program at last count had created 84 jobs.” The Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney, a vigilant chronicler of green subsidies, notes that time and again, it’s Obama insiders and Democratic operatives pocketing all the green while the unemployment hovers at double-digits. To wit: “Al Gore acolyte Cathy Zoi was Obama’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy while her husband was an executive at a company that received direct subsidies from the Obama administration and profited from the Cash-for-Caulkers bill Zoi’s division implemented.” Treasury Department Chief of Staff Mark Patterson lobbied for Goldman Sachs on ethanol subsidies while holding down his job in the administration. And last year, another Obama pet project — Illinois-based FutureGen, a nearzero emissions coal power plant — received a $1-billion stimulus earmark despite having been previously defunded over doubts about the feasibility and efficiency of the project. An Obama green job trainee with seven certificates, Carlos Arandia, spoke for all non-crony Americans when he asked last fall: “What is the point of giving somebody the tools to do something but to have nowhere to use them?” Perhaps the White House can find a way to weatherize all the Grand Canyon-sized taxpayer sinkholes that “green job” spending has created. (Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin is the daughter of Filipino Immigrants. She was born in Philadelphia, raised in southern New Jersey and now lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland. Her weekly column is carried by more than 100 newspapers.)
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LETTERS Center Harbor can look to Sandwich for stellar police dept. example To the editor, Hats off — it was great to read in the news last week that the chairman of the Community Policing Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded Sandwich and Lincoln Police Departments’ international recognition for providing outstanding police service. For Sandwich, use of partnerships and problem solving techniques, such as community involvement and utilizing community resources of county, state and Moultonborough police services and facilities, has proved to be extremely successful in protecting and serving approximately 1,300 residents and patrolling over 128 miles of roads, while providing assistance to tourists visiting the two major Granite State tourist attractions that Sandwich is a part of – the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. Interestingly, Sandwich Police Department has become internationally renowned for exceptional police service despite the town not having a “fully functional” police facility — that is, according to Center Harbor Selectmen and Building Committee standards. Over the past three years, the Center Harbor Selectmen and Building Committee have stated that a “fully functional” police facility requires a sally port, holding cell, booking room, interview room, evidence lab, prosecutor’s office, mens’ and womens’ locker rooms, and an independent public lobby area; and they insist Center Harbor, a town of 1090 residents with 33 miles of roads, is
in dire need of such a facility. However, with the Sandwich Police Department receiving prestigious international recognition for excellence in police service, despite not having any of the aforementioned facility amenities in town, it’s evident that a police department, such as Center Harbor, can be “fully functional” and effective without having a “fully functional” police facility. For instance, the Sandwich Police Department operates out of a 724-square-foot building that does not have a sally port — nor does it have a holding cell, evidence lab, booking room, prosecutor’s office, locker rooms or independent lobby area. Rather, Sandwich has implemented a successful community philosophy, featuring innovative ideas utilizing the power of community policing to proactively address crime, social disorder and fear of crime. With the current and future uncertainty of our economy, Center Harbor Selectmen, the Building Committee and architect Gary Goudreau must take the same approach Sandwich has taken and incorporate it into their fourth and current proposal for a police facility. As a result, they should finally realize that Center Harbor’s police department, which serves fewer residents, and patrols fewer miles of road and land base than Sandwich, does not need hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra equipment and facility services in order to be “fully functional.” Derek Kline Center Harbor
Altrussa Food Aid Concert made positive difference in community To the editor, On behalf of the Meredith Altrusa Club we want to thank The Laconia Daily Sun publicly for your coverage of our first annual Altrusa Food Aid Concert recently held at Hesky Park. By getting the word out before the event we were able to exceed the amount of donations our club has ever received from our previous more traditional food drives and especially so with the threat of Hurricane Irene racing towards N.H.
Meredith Parks & Recreation, thank you and all those who dropped by with food and monetary donations. Together we have made a positive difference in our community. We are looking forward to our second Altrusa Food Aid Concert next summer with the hope that we will continue to break records in both attendance and donations. Stay tuned. Cathy Barile & Patti Williams - Co-chairs Altrusa Food Aid Concert
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LETTERS Richard Juve is to be commended for courage he showed on 9/11 To the editor, “A Day to Remember” 9/11, held in Meredith, gave Vietnam vet Richard Juve his opportunity to say a truth that is glossed over, all during the time of Bush-Cheney and continued into Obama’s “3rd term for Bush.” Any place one looks for truth comes out the fact that, yes, 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis. Why can’t that be said? What is the harm? Greater harm is to keep it, the truth, squelched. Mother liked to say, “The truth will out,” meaning: suppressing truth is impossible to do. The audience wasn’t there to hear the truth? Your good reporter, Roger Amsden, captured the ornery spirit of the gathering well, their yelling for Juve to leave the stage. In the pages of your paper, optionally read, but traveling far, I want to remind people that
Bush-Cheney-Rice’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat from Iraq turned out not to be true, yet WMD were widely played as a reason to invade Iraq. I will not forget seeing on TV President Bush at a public gathering humoring the situation by looking under an easy chair and announcing, “No WMD here!” Very funny. And from that we have costly war building up our tremendous financial debt to China, war killing/maiming thousands of people on both sides of it. We have people believing Iraq is connected to 9/11. Thanks to Richard Juve, whom I don’t know, for his courage both earlier in Vietnam and more recently in Meredith. Lynn Rudmin Chong Sanbornton
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I applaud Governor Perry for telling the truth about Social Security To the editor, Governor Rick Perry has the guts to say what most people outside of the kingdom of leftist lunacy already know. He declared without reservation that Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme”. After all, it’s not quantum physics, it’s basic math 101. Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post assured her readers that there is a substantial surplus and that even if it was exhausted, the system would be able to pay out 75-percent of promised benefits. Yes that does sound comforting except for one thing, there apparently isn’t any surplus. Our government, on a bi-partisan basis, has been raiding Social Security funds for decades. Some say Social Security is worse than a Ponzi scheme since young workers are forced into the bottom level of this failing pyramid. Accounting gimmicks and political doublespeak falsely assuage the uninformed that the system is solvent and just needs some minor tweaking and it will continue providing benefits ad infinitum. People in retirement and those soon to retire have nothing to worry about regardless of who becomes the next U.S. president. Democrats will of course take Governor Perry’s comments out of context and scare the bejeebers out of senior citizens by claiming that President Perry will have them living in abandoned trailers and in slum lord apartments surviving on bread and water paid for with their bingo winnings. As my nephew, the accountant, has told his grandparents on more than one occasion, he and other young working folks are paying for the monthly Social Security checks for those currently in retirement. According to Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute, “in 1950 there were 16
workers paying taxes into the retirement system for every retiree collecting benefits. By the time all the baby boomers have reached retirement age, that ratio will be down to two paying in for every one retiree”. You don’t need to have an advanced degree in trigonometry to do the math on this one. During the advent of Social Security, the average life expectancy age was about 65. Now it is in the low eighties and yet the eligible age for Social Security benefits has only advanced to the ripe old age of 67. I applaud Governor Perry for being willing to tell the truth. To be willing to take on the two-ton elephant in the room when it is considered a third rail issue is remarkably refreshing. Michael Graham in the Boston Herald thinks it may have been the stupidest move in political debate history, though he loved it. Charles Krauthammer said it was a political gaffe. The definition in this case being, a politician accidentally speaking the truth about an issue which must remain unspoken. We don’t have to worry about waiting for the Democrat attack dogs to go after him. Mitt Romney, was quoted thusly, “Perry does not believe Social Security should exist”. How often will that remark be quoted by the Democrat Party and the adoring media? That you will need a calculator to keep track of I’m sure. Michael Graham isn’t so sure there will be enough serious American voters who will be able to see beyond the integrity deficient scare tactics to do the right thing. I think there just may be enough Tea Party/libertarian types willing to alert and inform concerned voters. Hey, conservative, right wing types can have Utopian dreams too can’t they? Russ Wiles Tilton
My supporting evidence is posted below online version of my letter To the editor, Jack Stephenson must have trouble using the Internet. I am assuming he is referring to my letter criticizing Mr Accernero when he says my links either don’t work or they don’t support my claim. Please let Jack know that I followed up my letter with the actual charts on the internet version of The Daily Sun when it was printed. Being that I have a history website of my own
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LETTERS Treason is defined as an egregious violation of an oath of office To the editor, James Veverka, in his letter to the editor on September 10th regarding Harry Accornero’s letter and statement about President Obama, is full of false statements that he calls facts. To start out, Harry said the president has committed treason that James understood as calling the president “a traitor because he allows illegals into the country” which ignores and glosses over the facts that Harry presented. James then provides a link to a video, a website and a chart to say that Obama’s deportation numbers exceed those of any president in history. The fact of the matter is that the video is from RT America, which is an online news organization that receives support from various left wing organizations and several Russian and Australian companies that push for American open borders and for socialism. The website is from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Both of these are about Arizona’s SB-1070 and the illegal immigrants that were arrested and for sometimes violent demonstrations in Illinois and elsewhere about this state law. The chart is also deceiving because it combines the total number of deportations, both criminal (for those illegals that have committed violent crimes against American citizens) and non-criminal (for those individuals arrested during immigration raids on businesses). When you look at the specific data it shows that the number of illegals arrested for other crimes and deported has risen while the number of non-criminal deportations is actually almost 4.5-percent less than the 2008 numbers. The president has refused to enforce immigration laws on a regular basis and is concentrating on only deporting the individuals who commit violent crimes against American citizens and are captured by a local police department that will not provide sanctuary. Harry also presented his views on the president printing money that has no backing. This is true but James provides a link to a website run by outsidethebeltway.com, which professes they are a Liberal Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Analysis. This is more of a commentary site than a news site. The story this link points to is about the fact that the Federal Reserve is printing less replacement money for bills that wear out because they aren’t being used as much as they once were. Paper money can’t be used for online purchases and more people are using either credit cards or debit cards instead of cash. James would like you to believe that the Federal Reserve isn’t printing more money because of this story but the facts are that the Federal Reserve with permission and under the authority of the President did print more money in order to buy back the risky loans from banks and mortgage companies. James then tries to present a chart to support his claim that the president is allowing more domestic offshore oil drilling than any recent president. He should look into the data behind the chart rather than the
title it was given. This chart shows that oil production by U.S. companies has increased, not the number of wells being drilled. This chart shows worldwide production from U.S. companies and not domestic production. Looking at the government data reveals that domestic production of gasoline has increased slightly due to the fact that refineries have come back online to full production after hurricane Katrina and the flooding we experienced in 2008. I don’t understand why the so-called progressive liberals resort to hate speech and deflecting from the subject when they have either no fact to base their argument on or have fabricated so-called facts to support their point? Why is it that the left wing can criticize a Republican president to the point of calling him hateful names but a Republican can’t criticize a liberal president’s policies or actions and when the president is a minority they ignore the facts and start playing the race card? Here are some history and facts you might want to be aware of the next time you want to debate an issue: 1. It was the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln that won the Civil War, which was a war over states rights and slavery; 2. The first minority ever nominated by a political party for a national election was in 1888. Fredrick Douglas received votes for nomination as president of the United States and was formally nominated as vice-president at the Republican Party Convention; 3. It was the Republican Party that led the fight to add the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relating to civil rights and slavery to the U.S. Constitution after the Civil War; 4. It was the Republican Party that broke the filibuster of Senators Byrd and Gore (Al’s father) that allowed the Civil Rights legislation to become law; 5. It was the Republicans under President Bush that had the first “black man” as Secretary of State and the first “black woman” as Secretary of State. If you are going to dispute a letter and enter into a “newspaper debate” with someone then you should, at a minimum have some accurate facts to back up your position and not resort to name calling, like the progressive liberals do. Harry’s claim does carry some legal merit since treason (not traitor) is defined as an egregious violation of a person’s oath of office. Harry’s claim that Obama has committed treason is based on the fact the Presidential Oath is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, that requires the president to defend the states from all foreign invasion, which is what allowing illegal aliens to continue to enter this country is doing. As for the currency issue, all currency is supposed to be backed by an item worth an equal value such as gold or silver. We were taken off the Gold Standard many years ago but it is understood that the U.S. does have enough gold and other minerals to support the dollars value. What has been happening is that the president and the Federal Reserve have printed money that has no backing, which see next page
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18 teams competed in 1st Family Mini Golf Tourney to benefit CHMM To the editor, Paradise Falls Mini Golf, Route #109, Moultonborough, hosted the First Annual Family Mini Golf Tournament to benefit CHMM Community Caregivers on Saturday, Sept. 10. Eighteen teams (108 players of all ages) enjoyed a fun filled family event complete with prizes, awards, team photos, and the mouth watering temptation of a Ben & Jerry’s Sundae Bar with all the fixings. Fun for all while helping others. What a great combination! Shep Brown’s Boat Basin, local family business, was the lead tournament sponsor. Owners, Bill Littlefield and Charity McDonald, joined with CHMM Community Caregivers to help raise funds for our nonprofit volunteer organization which provides supportive services for our neighbors to assist them in their daily lives. Thanks to many generous local businesses and friends who sponsored holes, structures, teams, prizes, and in kind donations: Meredith Rotary Club, Moultonborough Lions Club, Ben and Jerry’s, CG Roxanne, Working Class Music, The Bob House & Reel ’n’ Tavern, Bruce’s Landscaping & Property Maintenance, Chick-A-Dee Station, daSilva Motorsports, Fashion Forward, Fran CookDesigner-Goldsmith, Good Neighbor
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I’ll tell you all you have to know about raising good kids, it’s simple To the editor, If you want to have good kids, love your God and your spouse (in that
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from preceding page manipulates the market and reduces the value of the dollar. Again this goes against the laws of this country and can be considered an egregious act. James asks where was Harry’s outrage against President Reagan was when he signed the immigration law. President Reagan signed the amnesty into law based on promises from the Democrat-controlled Congress that they would secure the borders once the law was signed. They reneged on their promise and that is why we have so many more illegal aliens in this country now. The Republicans were burned once with a promise of things
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Laconia Police Officer Ben Black directs traffic at the intersection of Rte. 3 and Rte. 11 during Friday’s power outage which affected the McIntyre Circle area, Weirs Beach and parts of Gilford. (Roger Amsden /for The Laconia Daily Sun)
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PLYMOUTH — It was about three weeks ago that Ann Perry and her husband, son and grand-daughter fled the rapidly rising floodwaters that ruined the home they were renting on Smith Bridge Road. That evening was the beginning of a nightmare that the family is still living through. Perry is hopeful, though, and thinks she sees the first streaks of dawn in the Eastern sky. “It’s been a battle, but it’s bound to get better. I keep telling myself that,” Perry said in an interview in the lobby of the Plymouth Inn on Friday. Their ordeal began on the evening of August 28, when the Perry family, like others up and down the eastern seaboard, was preparing for Hurricane Irene. Her son Richard, a chef at Hart’s Turkey Farm in Meredith, and her grandson’s boyfriend had been working all day to build a barrier around their home in case the nearby Baker River should flood. The river rose dramatically, and for several hours, it appeared the improvised dike would succeed in keeping the water at bay. In the early evening, though, the water broke through and quickly flooded the basement apartment occupied by Richard and his daughter. Within minutes, Perry said, the water was bubbling up through the main floor of the house, where she and her husband lived. The family escaped with nothing more than the clothes they were wearing and their pets. Such an event would be devastating for any family. For the Perrys, the flood was like a bale of straw thrown onto an already struggling camel. Ann and her husband were struggling with several serious medical issues each and were living on Secial Security benefits which left them barely able to live month to month. Richard was able to help them pay their bills but there wasn’t enough left over for renter’s insurance. The rapidly-rising waters knocked loose the heating fuel tank, which spilled its contents in the house. The water pressure caused the septic system to flow backward, further soiling the home. After the flood receded, the mess it left behind rendered all their possessions worthless if not outright toxic. Subsequent inspections have revealed that the flood damaged the home enough that it can’t be renovated. Perry said the property owner does not plan to rebuild. She and her husband and their three small dogs found emergency shelter at a friend’s home the night of the flood. After that, through a patchwork of social service agencies, including the Red Cross, Whole Village Resource Center and County Community Action Program, they’ve been able to stay in a small room at the Plymouth Inn, formerly operated as a Red Roof Inn. Richard and his daughter have been living in a house owned by the restaurant he works at. The home is used by migrant workers who are employed by the restaurant during the tourist season, so they have until Spring to find permanent housing.
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safety. Stewart, who is no longer with the city, said he was never given access to the inside. Two weeks ago City Manager Scott Myers said that city attorneys had been negotiating with Baldi about tearing down the building but that conversations had stopped a few months ago and, if it has to, the city will go back to court to plead for an order allowing it to tear the building down and recoup the demolition costs with a lien on the property. He said the goal of the city remains to get the property back into productive use. It’s a year ago today that the three-alarm fire gutted the former hotel in a spectacular blaze that brought firefighters from as far away as Franklin and Holderness to provide assistance and coverage. On the evening before the fire, the restaurant was open and just before closing an alarm sounded within the building but didn’t apparently ring at the Weirs Fire Station. Firefighters came to the building after Baldi called them and were able to turn off the alarm. They determined something on the second floor, perhaps a squatter, had triggered it. Reports indicate they were unable to reset it and Baldi told firefighters she would contact the alarm and sprinkler company to report the problem. In an interview on the day of the fire, Baldi said it appeared that someone had been staying in a second floor bedroom without her knowledge. She said she locked up the restaurant at just after 9:30 p.m. after firefighters left and went to her nearby home. She said she went to the Cumberland Farms store around midnight and said she looked down the road and didn’t see anything amiss. The blaze was reported around 3 a.m. by a passerby who saw smoke and Baldi said she was notified in person by firefighters about the blaze sometime between 5 and 6 a.m. The N.H. State Fire Marshal determined the fire began on the second floor but says the investigation into its cause is still open. Baldi has sued the office of the fire marshal in Merrimack County Superior Court for the details of its report, but the office has refused to provide them saying there is an ongoing investigation that “may result in criminal charges.” A Merrimack County Judge upheld the Fire Marshal’s decision not to release any more information than it already has.
Jeb Bradley says he won’t run for governor CONCORD — N.H. Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeoro) announced Friday that he would not be seeking the office of governor in 2012. His statement came a day after Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, declared that he would leave office at the end of next year, after a record four terms. Lynch’s decision has set off the wildest political scramble in the state in a decade. Republicans sense a great opportunity because they have not been able to come close to beating Lynch since he took out incumbent Gov. Craig Benson in 2004. Democrats have no obvious heir apparent. Manchester lawyer Ovide Lamontagne, a fixture in GOP politics for nearly two decades now, is widely believed interested in running for governor. There was speculation on Friday that he may announce his candidacy as soon as Monday. Lamontagne was narrowly defeated by U.S. Senator Kelley Ayotte in the Republican primary in 2010. He was the unsuccessful GOP standard bearer against now Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the 1996
race for governor. At the time he was chair of the state Board of Education. Democrat Senator Maggie Hassan of Exeter is said to have been quietly building the base of support in case Lynch decided to call it quits. Bradley represented New Hampshire’s First District in Congress for two terms before twice being elected to the State Senate from District 3. He lost his Congressional seat to Carol Shea-Porter in 2006. “While I am honored and grateful for all the encouragement I have received from supporters who have urged me to run for governor,” said Bradley, “I believe at this time I can best serve our state by focusing on critical issues in the Senate, which include job growth, spending restraint, pension reform and implementation of managed Medicaid. Of particular importance in 2012 is passage of an education funding constitutional amendment that will finally allow voters to have a say in the school funding debate.” — Ed Engler
CO-OP from page one pleting that phase of the project before winter. He said he anticipates the facility will be up and running by this time next year. The facility will be built in Penacook on a 40-acre tract adjacent to the incinerator operated by the Wheelabrator Concord Company under a contract with the co-op. The single-stream facility is designed to handle between 35,000 and 50,000 tons of recyclable materials a year. The project, including the acquisition of the land, is estimated to cost approximately $15-million. The entire cost of the project would be defrayed by a sinking fund accumulated by the co-op, with no cost to the member communities. The vote of the members follows the unanimous decision of the Concord City Council earlier in the
week to withdraw the conditions attached to its approval of the project and commit to deliver an estimated 4,300 tons of recyclable materials to the facility annually. When Concord originally endorsed the project in 2009 it qualified its commitment on an assurance from the co-op that the facility would be guaranteed at least 25,000 tons of recyclable material a year for 15 years. Commitments for approximately 24,400 tons have been secured, but because the project, first conceived in 2005, has languished for far too long, Presher said that the time had come to proceed or abandon it. The operating committee of the co-op met after the vote in Concord and decided to recommend the membership proceed with the project.
STOCKS from page 2 The Nasdaq added 15.24, or 0.6 percent to 2,622.31. Nine of the 10 company types in the S&P index rose. Energy companies fell 0.1 percent. Officials from countries that use the euro met in Poland to discuss solutions to the long-simmering debt problems affecting the region. The group said it would not decide until next month whether Greece has qualified for its next round of bailout money. Investors had been hoping the question would be
decided sooner. Antony Conroy, head trader for BNY ConvergEx Group, said traders’ sentiment was mixed. Some were picking up stocks they thought were undervalued, while others were selling because of long-term concerns about Europe. “Even though we’ve had a good couple of days, people still believe there’s a good chance that the credit crisis in Europe is going to cause something like a 2008 event,” he said.
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ELECTION from page one single candidate for any of the five offices. There is no candidate for moderator in Ward 2 and none for clerk and only two for selectman in Ward 4. In other words, nine of the 30 positions, or nearly a third, are without declared candidates. Reynolds said that many veteran election officials were frustrated by the volume and complexity of the paperwork they were newly required to complete in the general election of 2010. She said that between 2008 and 2010 the number of forms doubled while the calculations to complete them grew more complicated. “The stacks of paperwork were a major source of frustration,” she said. Senior citizens, who represent a significant share of election officials, Reynolds said, found the paper-
work was especially burdensome on top of the long hours at the polls. She said that it was difficult to recruit younger, working people to fill the vacancies because they are reluctant or unable to spare time away from their jobs, particularly in these trying economic times. Paul Beregon, the city clerk in Nashua, said that the filing period closed with no candidates for 17 of the 45 elected positions in his city’s nine wards, a vacancy rate of 38-percent, including one ward with an empty slate. He noted that many veteran poll workers chose to retire and remarked that with the book of election law running to 330 pages “it’s scary to lose so many experienced people.” Like Reynolds, Bergeron pointed to the demands placed on ward officials by the 2010 election, call-
ing the paperwork “terrible. There’s no other word for it.”He said that the increase in the amount and complexity of the paperwork arose from making what were once optional forms mandatory. “Some were created in response to federal mandates,” he acknowledged, “but most were not.” But, Bergeron also suggested “the environment around polling places has changed. Once it was a place where people mingled and talked in a friendly atmosphere,” he continued, “but now it is more confrontational.” He said that the political parties hire out-0f-state lawyers, who are not familiar with our laws, to watch the polls and candidates and campaign workers have less respect for the rules governing polling stations. “It all adds to the burdens on see next page
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State liquor regulators ban sale of a fruit-flavored beer CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire Liquor Commission has banned the sale of a fruit-flavored beer called Joose, after finding it’s not labeled sufficiently to indicate it contains alcohol. Eddie Edwards, the commission’s chief of enforcement, tells the Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/ pRP1j9 ) he recommended the ban because Joose is packaged similarly to non-alcoholic beverages. He said Joose’s brightly colored packaging and marketing make it difficult to distinguish from soda.
According to the manufacturer, Joose is “a flavored, beer-like beverage for adult enjoyment,” with alcohol content ranging from 6 to 12 percent. Flavors include green apple, cherry lime, mango, raspberry lemonade, lemonade, lemon tea, watermelon and fruit punch. Edwards says he also endorsed a state ban of Tilt Long Island Iced Tea for the same reason, but the Liquor Commission voted to approve it.
UNITED NATIONS from page one tive consequences and stress that statehood should come about through negotiations, the cornerstone of Mideast peace efforts for the past two decades. The Palestinians already are planning two mass demonstrations in the West Bank next week, though they insist the marches will be peaceful. The Palestinians say they are turning to the U.N. after concluding that peace talks will yield no breakthrough at this point. Although the U.N. move will not change things on the ground, they hope it will give them greater leverage in future negotiations with Israel by elevating their international profile. With a U.S. veto assured in the Security Coun-
cil, the Palestinians would likely seek “nonmember state” status from the General Assembly, where the Palestinians would only need a simple majority of those present and voting. Abbas said more than 125 of the assembly’s 193 members have pledged to support the Palestinians in their statehood bid. Application for either status likely would take weeks, if not months, to come to a vote. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Thursday that Abbas would submit his statehood bid to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon after addressing the General Assembly on Sept. 23. After the speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Abbas of dodging direct talks. “Peace is not achieved through unilateral approaches to the U.N. or by joining forces with the Hamas terror organization,” Netanyahu said in a statement, referring to a recent, unimplemented agreement between Abbas and the violently anti-Israel group that rules Gaza to unite their rival governments. “Peace can only be achieved through direct negotiations with Israel.” Talks between Israel and the Palestinians stalled almost three years ago, reviving only briefly with three-week round that broke down last September .
from preceding page elections workers,” Bergeron said. Taken aback by the vacancies in Nashua, Bergeron polled other city clerks to find they faced similar challenges. “We’re all experiencing the same thing,” he said. In both Dover and Rochester, there are no declared candidates for six of 30 positions in six wards. In Franklin, there are three vacancies among 15 offices and in Keene five among 25. In Concord, the filing period has not closed, but the clerk expects empty slots on the ballot. Other clerks have yet to reply, he said, or their filing periods have not closed. An exception was Manchester where there are candidates on the ballot for all 60 offices in all 12 wards. But, Reynolds said the city clerk told her that he knocked on doors to ensure a full slate of candidates. Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said that he was not aware of the growing number of vacancies among local election officials. However, he stressed that “we’ve always been concerned not to overburden local officials when testifying on changes to the election laws in the Legislature.” Weirs United Methodist Church Likewise, Scanlan 35 Tower St., Weirs Beach 366-4490 acknowledged that in P.O. Box 5268 2010 “the paperwork Sunday Service & Sunday School at 9:30 AM was very, very diffiReverend Dr. Festus K. Kavale Childcare available during service cult.” He said that the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE) and the narrow window ALL ARE WELCOME! 8AM & 10:15AM - WORSHIP SERVICE between the primary and general elections, Pastor Dave Dalzell there were only four 2238 Parade Rd, Laconia • 528-4078 days to mail absentee ballots, was a major source of the problem. “The primary was held as late as possible and NATIONAL the general as early as possible,” he said. “That BACK TO won’t happen again until 2020.” However, Scanlan said that if there is a lack of candidates to serve as ward officials, “it is a big concern. Sunday Worship Services These elected officials 8:45 am & 10:30 am make our elections what they are,” he said. Evangelical Baptist Church “They are an important piece of what makes 12 Veteran’s Square • Laconia New Hampshire New www.ebclaconia.com • 603-524-2277 Hampshire.”
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Margaret P. Stemniski, 55 LUCAS, Texas — Margaret Ann Piché Stemniski passed away September 11, 2011 in Lucas, TX at age 55 after a courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was born March 2, 1956 to Francis and Catherine (McShea) Piché in Laconia, NH. Margaret married John Stemniski on December 1, 2000 in Negril, Jamaica. Margaret grew up in Gilford, NH and graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and Northeastern University in Boston, MA with a degree in Art History. She worked as a certified nursing assistant as well as a retail manager. She was an accomplished artist in all media including oils, watercolors, pastels, and computer graphics. Margaret enjoyed skiing, watching the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox, and spending time with her Shiba Inu, Yoshi. She is survived by her husband, John Stemniski of Lucas, TX; mother, Catherine Piché of Gilford, NH;
brother, Joe Piché and wife Susan of Lone Tree, CO; sisters, Madeline Parten and husband Shane, Austin, TX, Jean Piché of Laconia, NH and Mary Catherine Piché of Gloucester, MA and many nieces and nephews. Margaret was preceded in death by her father, Francis Piché and sister, Francine Ladieu. Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2011 at St. Jude Catholic Church, Chapel in Allen, TX. Interment followed at Fitzhugh Cemetery in Lucas, TX. A rosary service was held Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, TX. A memorial mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, NH, on October 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry please visit www.tjmfuneral.com
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LACONIA — Richard M. “ Sully” Sullivan, 61, of 22 Strafford Street died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Thursday, September 15 , 2011. Mr. Sullivan was born September 24, 1949 in Boston, Mass. He lived in Plymouth, NH for several years before moving to Laconia three years ago. He had worked as an independent contractor for the U. S. Postal Service in Lincoln and North Woodstock, N.H. Mr. Sullivan enjoyed taking his family to Weirs Beach and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his mother, Aileen Sullivan, of Laconia and one daughter, Dawn Marie Sullivan, of
Concord. There will be no calling hours. A Private Funeral Service will be held. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tribute Program, PO Box 1000 Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38148-1042. 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.
Sacred music concert at Tilton yoga center 9/21 TILTON — Girish, an accomplished musician of many genres, will be performing live at The Yoga Center at Awakening Chiropractic on September, 21 at 2:30 p.m., for a sacred music concert, and a live music and yoga class with Asa Dustin. Girish sings traditional Sanskrit mantras with a modern, funky, yet deeply devotional twist. Accompanied by his band, Girish invites his audience at his concert to participate by singing along, call and response chanting, and dancing. Girish invites students in the live music and yoga class to let go and
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LACONIA — The Laconia Historical and Museum Society will host a PowerPoint presentation by David Decker, a local authority on the Civil War, on Wednesday, September 21 at the Laconia Public Library in the meeting room on the lower level at 7 p.m. Decker will deliver a presentation on the life and career of General George Thomas, with special emphasis on his unbroken string of victories throughout the Civil War, 1861-65. Thomas is well known as the best commander on defense in the war. He twice saved the Union Army from destruction at Stone’s River and at Chicamauga. After this second battle, the newspapers dubbed him “the Rock of Chicamauga”, and President Lincoln called his effort the most heroic act in the history of the world. Thomas was equally effective on offense, as was shown in the Tulahoma Campaign and then in the Atlanta Campaign. His crowning achievement occurred at the battle of Nashville, where he completely destroyed John Bell Hood’s army, originally 57,000 men but reduced to 3,000 men at Tupelo, Mississippi, having been chased there by Thomas for 250 miles over three weeks. The result of this battle was the end of the war in the west, in December 1864, four months before Lee surrendered to Grant, and five
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Civil War authority Dave Decker will tell the story of undefeated Civil War General George Thomas at a meeting of the Laconia Historical and Museum Society next Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)
months before Johnston surrendered to Sherman. At the conclusion of the war and five years later at his death, at least 10 of his closest colleagues, fellow generals, proclaimed Thomas to be the best general of the war, or of the 19th century, or since George Washington. Thomas was the only general who never lost a battle during the entire Civil War.
Laconia Savings Bank, in its 180th year of operation, plans to open offices in Manchester and Rochester
LACONIA — Laconia Savings Bank reported solid growth in deposits, loans and capital for the year ending June 30 at its annual meeting of corporators on August 31 The bank’s assets now total a record $1.08 billion and deposits grew to $868 million. Despite the soft economy, the bank’s loan portfolio reached a record $724 million as Laconia Savings Bank continued to supply much needed credit to individuals, small businesses and municipalities throughout the state. Most importantly, the bank remained strong with capital and reserves totaling over $124 million and continues to be very well capitalized by all regulatory standards. Board chairman Bruce Clow presided and commented that in the face of a long recession, Laconia Savings Bank has remained strong and is now celebrating its 180th year. President and CEO Mark Primeau reported that the bank now serves over 33,000 consumer and business households through a banking office network of 19 offices throughout New Hampshire. He announced the planned opening of two new full ser-
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vice banking offices in Manchester and Rochester. These additions will bring the bank’s office network to 21 locations serving most areas of the state. Primeau also said that the bank has continued to support small businesses and was recognized by the Small Business Administration as a leading lender to small businesses in New Hampshire. He said that the bank continued to focus on our local communities. “As New Hampshire’s local bank, we invested over $1 million in over 350 local community non-profit and civic organizations throughout the state. We believe strongly in giving back to the communities we serve. It is a key part of our mission and supports the health, vitality and quality of life in the many communities we call home.” At the meeting, the bank elected two new corporators, Edward Hoyt of Madison and Edward Bergeron of North Conway. Hoyt, together with his family, has operated the Purity Spring Resort and King Pine ski area for over 100 years. Bergeron is the president of H.E. Bergeron Engineers, Inc., which he founded in 1974.
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By Holiday Mathis that knows this is right. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A battle to prove another person wrong is absolutely pointless. Equally pointless may be a battle to prove yourself right. The only fight worth fighting is a battle for change. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You feel like a dreamer with no direction. Practical action is what’s needed. Once you build up a body of work, your dream will gain clarity and your direction will be clear. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Broaden your horizons by talking to new people. Your circle of friends could use some fresh blood. You have excellent timing, too, and could gain access to someone who would usually be inaccessible. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Hard work, shrewd planning and an enthusiastic team do not automatically make the win. Luck must also shine on you. Today, it will, so hopefully you have the other elements firmly in place. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In the long term, keeping secrets will be detrimental to a relationship. If you feel that something you know is going to come out eventually, it is better to bring it out now. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 17). Your efforts to make your environment (including your home and your physical self) attractive will pay off. Many will visit you, and your home will be a place of laughter and good times. New business pans out favorably in October and June. A journey at the end of the year will be eye-opening. Pisces and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 35, 42, 6 and 11.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll project a heightened version of yourself in order to make a strong impression. However, if you exaggerate or intimidate, the impression will not be a good one. There’s a fine line to walk. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can and will handle a daunting task. Break it down into smaller steps -- increments small enough to mentally work through one at a time. Do it in your mind first, and the real life version will go better. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There is a magic aura around the job at the top of the ladder. Consider that, in actuality, it may be the worst job of all, with the highest stress and the lowest payoff, but because it’s closer to the sun, it shimmers. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll find that your emotions are increasingly under your control. When you change what you do, this often changes how you feel. You’ll find a combination of actions that leads to a happy mood. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There’s a dignity about you that others can’t resist. They sense that there’s a well of self-acceptance inside you. Therefore, you have no reason to dip into another person’s supply in order to fill yourself up. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People seem overly comfortable sharing their opinions with you. You probably prefer that they keep their ideas to themselves, especially the ones that have to do with how you should live your life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You apply your efforts faithfully, meaning that even when there is no evidence that your hard work will pay off, you keep making the effort. There’s something inside you
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2011. There are 105 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 17, 1911, Calbraith P. Rodgers set off from Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., aboard a Wright biplane in an attempt to become the first flier to travel the width of the United States. (The 49-day journey required 69 stops before Rodgers arrived in Pasadena, Calif., on Nov. 5.) On this date: In 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In 1862, Union forces fought Confederate invaders in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland; more than 3,600 men were killed. In 1908, Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army Signal Corps became the first person to die in the crash of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Va., just outside Washington, D.C. In 1947, James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense. In 1961, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706, a Lockheed Electra, crashed after takeoff from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, killing all 37 people on board. In 1971, citing health reasons, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, 85, retired. (Black, who was succeeded by Lewis F. Powell Jr., died eight days after making his announcement.) In 1978, after meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty. In 1991, the U.N. General Assembly opened its 46th session, welcoming new members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North and South Korea, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. One year ago: A scientist and his wife who once worked at a top-secret U.S. nuclear laboratory were arrested and charged with conspiracy to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela. Today’s Birthdays: Actor David Huddleston is 81. Singer LaMonte McLemore is 76. Singer Fee Waybill is 61. Actress Cassandra Peterson is 60. Comedian Rita Rudner is 58. Muppeteer Kevin Clash is 51. Singer BeBe Winans is 49. Actor Kyle Chandler is 46. Director-producer Bryan Singer is 46. Rock musician Keith Flint is 42. Actor Matthew Settle is 42. Actor Felix Solis is 40. Rock singer Anastacia is 38. Rhythmand-blues singer Marcus Sanders is 38. Actress-singer Nona Gaye is 37. Singeractor Constantine Maroulis is 36. NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is 36. Country singersongwriter Stephen Cochran is 32. Rock musician Chuck Comeau is 32. Actor Billy Miller is 32. Country singer Desi Wasdin is 28. Rock musician Jon Walker is 26.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS WOW Fest ‘11 at the Laconia Athletic & Swim Club on North Main Street in Laconia. To benefit the Laconia WOW Trail. 2 bicycle challenges, a fun walk, 5K and 10K road races, a barbecue luncheon, live music, etc. Details and registration information at www.wowtrail.org. 2nd Annual Harvest Festival at Prescott Farm Conservancy on White Oaks Road in Laconia. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Horse-drawn hayrides, face painting, pony rides, petting farm, family barn dance, games and good. Free. For more information visit prescottconservancy.org. 9th Annual Steven Poehler Pig Roast at 18 Boynton Road in Meredith. 1 p.m. start to activities. Pig Roast serving at 5:30. Proceeds will go to Inter-Lakes graduates who are entering the field of medicine and to the Parks & Recreation Department for snowboarding lessons for kids. Southern-style pulled pork barbecue pig roast hosted by the Second Baptist Church of Sanbornton. Two seatings, one at 5 p.m. and another at 6:30. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Proceeds go to Amazing Grace Farm. 150th birthday celebration for the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. 10 a.m. through a community spaghetti supper from 5 to 6:30 and entertainment following. Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society presents another presentation by diver Hans Hug. 11 a.m. at the museum on Rte. 3 in Laconia, next to Funspot. Free with donations appreciated. Refreshments. Super yard sale hosted by the Lakeport Community Association. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Freight House, located behind the Lakeport Fire Station on Elm Street. Lots of new items and $1/bag bargains. Autumn Craft Show at the Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lakes Region Chapter of N.H. Audubon field trip to Chamberlin-Reynolds Forest on College Road in Center Harbor. Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking area by the info sign on College Road. About 3 hours. For more information call Tony Vazzano at 284-7718. Wool Day Festival at Canterbury Shaker Village. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.shakers.org. Meat bingo hosted by Meredith American Legion Post #33. 3 p.m. No smoking. Lakes Region Lyme Disease Support Group meeting. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Laconia Middle School. Address questions to Nancy at 1-888-596-5698 or info@Lyme411.org. 38th Laconia Farmers’ Market. Every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon in the City Hall parking lot. www. laconiafarmersmarket.com Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 6 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at mark@trinitytilton.org.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Autumn Craft Show at the Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Peter Weaver, Bishop of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church will speak at the First United Methodist Church in Gilford as part of the church’s celebration of the 150 years since they were organized as a congregation. 10:30 a.m.
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Ashland hosting townwide yard sale today ASHLAND — The Fifth Annual Town Wide Yard Sale will be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 17. The annual event is sponsored by the Community Council of Ashland, a coalition of non-profit organizations serving the town. Maps showing the yard sale locations will be sold for $1 at Memorial Park on Main Street, at the junction of Routes 3 and 25 with Route 132. The park will also be the site of several yard salers, who have rented spaces there. Local businesses will also participate, as will non-profit organizations such as the Ashland Community Center, with a lawn sale at their thrift shop, and the Friends of the Ashland Town Library, with their book sale. CALENDAR from preceding page
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Mary Butler Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Members will discuss their own Revolutionary War ancestors. Visitors are welcome and should call 293-0429 for more information . Free “After Work With Chef Nicole” program at T-Bones restaurant in Laconia. 5 to 7 p.m. Culinary tips, cocktail creations and wine samplings. Featured recipe will be Dessert First Mac & Cheese. Free workshop of preparing your garden for winter. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Laconia Public Library. Registration is helpful. Call ag educator Kelly McAdam at 527-5475 or e-mail kelly.mcadam@unh.edu. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square in Laconia. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information. Lakes Region Art Association meeting. 7 p.m. at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building in Laconia. Larry Frates will demonstrate contemporary silk screen techniques. Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more information call Guy Haas at 279-2230. Parish of Blessed Andre Bessette Respect Life Committee meeting. 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart School Gym in Laconia, front room. Public welcome. For more information call 528-2326 or 524-8335. Mens’ (18+) pick-up basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 7 to 9 p.m. $1 per player. Pinochle game at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Laconia. 6:30 p.m. All players welcome. Senior Moment-um having breakfast and a movie. 9 a.m. at the GIlford Community Church’s Fellowship Hall.
Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn
Maybe ‘Golden Pond’ needs a movie made about it? August was a pretty good month for waterfront sales on Lake Winnipesaukee. There were: — 18 sales at an average price of $827,589. — They sold at an average of 97-percent of their assessed value. — They sold at an average of 91-percent of the asking price. — The highest sale was $1.669-million. — There were six sales over $1-million. Last August there were 14 sales on the big lake, but the average sales price was bit higher at $1.1-million. Six of those sales were over the $1-million mark as well but a $3.1-million boosted the average sales price. Anyway, it is good to see waterfronts selling well given the lackluster sales for the rest of the Lakes Region Market. The least expensive sale was on Cow Island in Tuftonboro. Cow Island is sometimes called Guernsey Island as it was once used to quarantine cows brought from Europe (so the story goes). This property was a 1954 vintage, four bedroom cottage that was in great shape and had been owned by the same family since those cows were still there. The fully furnished cottage has been completely updated and has a new wrap-a-round deck. There’s also a separate furnished guest cottage and a workshop. There are two lots of record with 150-feet of frontage, a large U-shaped dock, and stunning views. This property was on the market for 837 days starting at $450,000 and had been reduce to $349,900. It may have been on the market a while, but it only took seven days to close the deal after the happy new owner came ashore to look. The sales price was $329,000 which is just under the tax assessed value of $335,100. The most expensive sale on the lake was at 76 West Point Road in Moultonborough. This 3,826-square-foot, like-new Adirondack home was built in 2002 . It has four bedrooms, four baths, a great room with the requisite floor to ceiling stone fireplace, lots of wood, and a wall of glass for viewing the lake. There are master suites on the first and second floors and the lower level walkout has
two bedrooms, a huge family room, and a pub where you can watch the ball games. The detached three car garage has a finished second floor that can serve as additional guest space or an office. The home sits on a 1.5 acre lot with 200-feet of frontage, a dock, and sensational sunset views. This home was listed at $1.769-million and sold for $1.668-million after only 113 days on the market. The town’s tax assessment value is $1.63-million. Three homes changed hands on Winnisquam last month at an average sales price of $685,891. In August 2010, there were two sales at an average of $723,125. The largest sale on Winnisquam last month was at 98 Swain Road in Meredith. This 3,549-square-foot, three bedroom, four bath home in Waldron Bay has an open floor plan with a custom kitchen, beautiful great room with cathedral ceilings and stone fireplace, lower level family room, first floor master with a gas fireplace and private deck, and an enclosed porch overlooking the lake. There are great lake views from every room in the house. This home sits on a nicely landscaped .88-acre lot with 193 feet of frontage that has a sandy entry and dock. This home was listed in 2009 for $1.17-million, relisted this year at $999,950, and sold for $935,000 after just 36 days on the market. The property is currently assessed for $788,500. Once again, there were no sales on Squam last month which is a little discouraging. There have only been five sales on Golden Pond so far this year. There are currently 24 properties available on Squam that have been on the market an average of 294 days. Maybe, someone has to make another movie up there… For complete information on these and all the other waterfront sales visit www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com . You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled as of 9/12/11 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.
Workshop on websites & social media offered Wed. MEREDITH — The Meredith Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Mainstay Technologies
of Laconia, will sponsor a technology seminar on Wednesday, September 21 entitled “Your Website in a Social Media World.” The seminar will take place from 3:30–5 p.m. and will be held in the Cummings Room at the Inn at Mill Falls. Ryan Barton, president of Mainstay Technologies, will discuss why a website still matters and how business owners can leverage it most effectively to generate new and repeat business. The seminar is free to Chamber members with a nominal charge for non-members. Because seating is limited, reservations are needed. Those planning to attend should call the Chamber at 279-6121 or email meredith@lr.net and provide the name of the people attending, the company, and either a phone number or email for contact.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: My husband and his brother, “Sam,” are both in their 50s. My mother-in-law thinks Sam is “the golden child.” He and his wife receive the best gifts, and we get whatever trash she can put her hands on. She gives my sisterin-law all the best jewelry, and I get cheap junk. She recently told me that for my birthday, she was sending a blouse that she bought for herself, wore a few times and now doesn’t care for. I don’t know what to say to her when she does these things. My main concern is how it makes my husband feel. When he tries to visit, she tells him not to bother, that she doesn’t need to see him. But when Sam visits, she runs out and gets her hair and nails done and stocks the house with all of his favorite things. My husband deals with it by lowering his expectations, but I find it more difficult to handle. We will no longer spend holidays with his family, because our last Christmas was so painful. My sister-in-law received enough sapphires and diamonds for a ring, bracelet and earrings. I got a used mood ring. She gave each of her sons a family memento, but she told my husband he could only look at his and then needed to give it to his brother. I think she has a sick obsession with my brother-in-law, and of course, he doesn’t see the problem. My husband has told her he doesn’t appreciate how she treats us, but she doesn’t care. She has also made it clear that she’d like my husband to get back together with his ex-wife. (That will never happen.) I don’t care if I never see my in-laws again, but I want my husband to feel loved by his mother. Is there anything I can say or do to make her understand how hurtful her behavior is? -- Sad Wife Dear Wife: Probably not. As much as it hurts, you need to let your husband handle this as he chooses. The best you can
do is be supportive. Don’t harp on how unfair and unloving Mom is. That will only add to his pain. Instead, show him how much he is loved in his own home, and treat the rest with as light a touch as possible. Dear Annie: My 40-year-old daughter and her two young children live with me. Her husband is in and out of prison, and she relies on me to help. I also have an 18-year-old daughter with a baby living under my roof, not to mention a third daughter who is visiting for a month with her five kids. I’m fed up and want to be left alone. I plan to sell my home, move to a senior apartment and maybe travel. I don’t want them to follow me. I think that is the only way to get rid of them. I assure you, they will never leave on their own. Am I obligated to provide child care and housing forever? -- Debbie Dear Debbie: Of course not. Let the kids know you are selling the house and moving into a much smaller place and they will have to find their own housing arrangements. We hope you enjoy your travels. It sounds like you deserve a break. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Up a Creek,” whose friend, “Bob,” struggles with alcoholism. “Creek” suspects unresolved mental health issues, and you acknowledged that this could be true. We have an adult son who went through years of rehab, AA, arrests, counseling, you name it. It started when he was 18, and it got continuously worse until his mother and I finally got educated enough on bipolar disorders to help him get the treatment he should have received much earlier. Please tell “Creek” to get in touch with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800950-6264). -- N.
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GILFORD Condo, quiet country setting, 2 bedrms, 2 baths, 2 balconies with view of Gunstock Mountain, large livingroom with fireplace and large master bedrm, washer & dryer. Ideal for responsible adult, non-smoker, no pets. $900/ month plus utilities. Call 455-9719.
LACONIA 1 Bedroom with garage, $550/ month plus utilities. Security, deposit, references. Please call 520-8212.
GILFORD Condo: 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath, granite counters, fireplace, pool/tennis/washer/dryer. $1,100/month plus utilities. No pets. 617-501-8545
LACONIA 2 Br, $950/mo heat and hot water included, laundry hook ups. No pets, no smokers. 707-1908
Gilford- 4 bedroom house for rent. $1,500/Month. First & last security. No pets. 387-7543
LACONIA 3 bedroom homeShore Dr. $1,100/Month. First & Last security. No pets. 387-7543
GILFORD: 2 and 3-bedroom units from $250/Week includes heat & utilities. Pets considered. Security/References. 556-7098.
Laconia 3-4 Bedroom. Huge enclosed porch, washer/dryer hook-up. No pets. First + Security. $1,100/Month. 387-6810
GILFORD: Fully furnished condo, master bedroom, livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, water view. Heat, hot water, electric, cable tv, internet included. Short term lease available. $850/month. (860)614-5866. GILFORD: Spacious Stonewall Village Condominium, 1,800 sq.ft., 3-bedroom, 2-bath, laundry hookup, no smoking/pets. $1,600/month. 603-556-7788.
Autos
BOATS
For Rent
AKC German Shepherd puppies ready 10/15, 1 all black female, 1 all black male, $1500/ea. 6 bi colored $1200/ea. Eilene (603)374-9257.
2002 GMC Sierra X-cab 4X4. SL package, AC, AM/FM/CD. 130,000 miles, well-maintained. Asking $6,495. 476-5164
1987 Hobie 18: Good condition, 2 sets of sails, many extras. Trailer, cat trax. $2,900. (603)293-4081.
3 BR, 1 1/2 bath home in country setting, close to everything. $1200/mo plus utilities and i month security deposit required.603-393-8424
CUTE as a Button AKC Sheltie Pups. 1st shots & worming. Ready to go now. 630-1712 DOBERMAN puppies with registration, three red males left. Tails and dews done. Parents on site. $750.00. 581-9152
2003 Cadillac CTS- Black. 93K miles, excellent condition. $8,000. Call 603-707-0102
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.
2003 Monte Carlo V6 w/76,000 miles CD/Radio, built in Amp Good, clean condition and alarmed $4,000 OBO 556-7307 2004 Dodge Ram 1500- 39K miles, V-6, excellent condition, new tires. $7,995./BO 455-6296
BELMONT Large Duplex, very nice 2+ Bedroom, Pets? $1,000/month + utilites, 603-393-6415.
AKC. Incredible chocolate and yellow pups, bred for quality and temperament. In home raised. (603)664-2828.
2006 Ford 500- Original owner, AWD, 26+MPG, 89K miles, extras. Excellent condition. $12,500. 253-4590
BELMONT-1 bedroom, heat, hot water, cable included. $175/week. no pets, security, references. (603)520-5132
REGISTERED Siberian HuskiesWorking or pet. Shots/HC. Price reduced. 892-3917
BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.
BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement. $220/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.
LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES
Announcement
CASH in your pocket for junk cars and trucks! 7 days a week. 603-717-6340 leave message.
WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting. 603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.
CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.
Autos
TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. $200 & up. Avaiable 7 days. 630-3606
1969 Dodge power wagon with snow plow. $1,850 or best offer. 524-6603 after 5pm. 1992 Ford F150 Super Cab- Long bed, 6-cylinder, manual, 102K, Some rust. Blue Book $1,055/Make offer. 603-279-0972 2001 FORD Explorer XLT4-Wheel drive, 4-door, immaculate interior, body excellent condition, AC, 71,000 miles. $5,500. 603-476-5017
TOP Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehicles. Call 934-4813 WANTED- 2000-2009 Toyota Tacoma or Tundra or SUV with little rust, under $12,000. 293-7937
BOATS 1972 Scotty Craft: 27ft, red & white w/trailer, 2 Buick 155hp twin engines. $15,000/b.r.o. 524-7901.
MOBILE BOAT SHRINK WRAPPING & WINTERIZATION 24 Years Experience Earlybird September Special
$10/ft. for most boats Call 581-4847
CLEAN UPDATED studios in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $590/Month. Cat okay. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733
Serving the Lakes Region
Laconia: Single Occupancy Furnished Rooms $107/wk
Business Opportunities
Quiet riverside location in downtown Laconia. Shared kitchens and bathrooms. Make Riverbank Rooms your home.
LACONIA Pizza- Deli -Market. 25 years, same owners. Business & Real Estate. N. Main St. $475,000. 293-2111
Child Care CHILDREN S Garden Childcare: Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location. 528-1857.
2001 FORD Explorer- 4-Wheel drive, 4-door, immaculate interior, body excellent condition, AC, 71,000 miles. $5,900. 603-476-5017
1973 Glastron Carlson 16 ft. 100 HP Mercury 1985. Stored inside, 36 years. $4,900. 293-2111
Employment Wanted
2001 VW Jetta- 4-cylinder, auto, all power, moon roof, leather, CD/Cassette, 151K, Silver, Great
1986 Carrazza 21ft. Speed boat very fast, rebuilt motor & outdrive, new interior, newer trailer. $5,000.
COMPASSIONATE LNA/Care Giver. 30 years experience. Great references. Will travel, do over-
524-1884 or 934-3287 FRANKLIN: Quiet modern 2BR w/carport. 1st-floor, starting at $765/Month, includes heat/hot water. Security deposit & references required. No pets. 286-4845. GILFORD 3 bedroom WATERFRONTt winter rental. Dock, washer & dryer. Available through May 31st. $900/mo. + Utilities. Oil heat. No pets. (603) 778-9515 GILFORD 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, attached one car garage, excellent condition, includes high-end appliances. $1,000/ month plus utilities. No smoking, no pets. Available Oct.
LACONIA ONE bedroom efficiency apartment, partially furnished, second floor, close to hospital. $130/week, Includes heat/hot water, lights. Very clean, owner lives in the home. Security deposit and references required. No pets/smoking. 524-5437 LACONIA Pleasant St. Studio apartment $650/Month. Heat/hot water included, no pets/smoking. 524-5837
HEAT INCLUDED! Two 2-bedroom units $800/Month. Security deposit required. Newly painted, quiet location. 387-8664
LACONIA 2 bedroom duplex Enclosed porch, large yard, laundry hook-up, basement with walkout. No smoking/ No pets.
Available 10/22 $775/Mo. + Utilities.
Call 491-6695 Animals
Laconia 2 bedroom 700 sq. ft. Includes heat, storage, garage. $775/Month. Security & first. 455-8789
LACONIA -Beautiful, large 1 bedroom in one of Pleasant Street s finest Victorian homes. Lots of natural woodwork, Beamed ceilings, fireplace, washer/dryer, heat & hot water included. $900/Month 528-6885
LACONIA, NH Spacious two and three Bedroom Apartments $600.00 - $800.00 per month. (Security Deposit equals 1 months rent). Utilities Not Included. Section 8 Welcome, Income Restrictions Apply. Well Maintained Units, Off Street Parking. No Pets Please
CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFO!
1-800-742-4686 THE HODGES COMPANIES 201 Loudon Rd. Concord, NH 03301
New Franklin Apartments, LLC Elderly and Disabled Housing Now Accepting Applications for Project-Based Section 8 Subsidized Apartments HUD Income Limits Apply One & Two Bedroom Units Available Located in Tilton, Franklin & West Franklin
Apartments Available Now For more information, please contact 603-286-4111 Or TTY 1-800-735-2964
Home Sweet Home With Affordable Housing PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS All utilities included Plymouth, N.H. (Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.
Call today to see if you qualify. 603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com
40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income. Rent is based on your household size and income.
An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent
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For Rent
For Rent
For Sale
For Sale
Furniture
LACONIA Very nice 2 bedroom apt on Pleasant St. in stately Victorian. Hardwood floors, many extras. Private sundeck, $900/ month includes heat and hot water, 524-3892 or 630-4771.
Laconia: Large 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, near hospital. Parking, laundry on site. $160/week or $693/month, utilities included. Security deposit & references required. No dogs. 524-4428
SANBORNTON: New, furnished 1-Bedroom apt. Heated, all utilities, $700/month. Security deposit required. No pets. 393-8030.
Electric Wheelchair- New battery $395. 387-0855 9am-9pm
Solid Maple Dining room set. Table, 2 leafs, hutch, 6 chairs. $450. Bench press weight set with/bench $100. Solid wood desk $25. 279-5510
LACONIA waterfront condo rental, 1-BR next to Naswa, private beach, no pets $725/mo. 978-855-2112
LACONIA: 1-2 Bedrooms starting at $700/month. Most include Heat/Hot Water & Electric. No dogs. 496-8667 or 545-9510.
LACONIA, Large 1-bedroom, $165/week. Includes parking, heat and hot water. No pets. References & security. 455-6662.
LACONIA:2 apartments (2BR) Lyford Street $850/mo or Elm area $825/mo. bright, convenient apt. in great “walk to everything” neighborhood. Private parking, plenty of closet space. . References needed. 603-318-5931.
MOVING- Do not want to store! Must be seen to appreciate beauty and quality. Ivory brocade 3 cushion couch in excellent condition: 75 in. long- seat 25 1/2 in. deep. $250. 2 custom rust-colored overstuffed side chairs with small gold leaves throughout. Paid $950 ea. 2 years ago. Asking $250 each or best offer: 39 in. wide, 30 in. tall, seat 26 in. deep. Call to view. Gilford 603-527-0828
LACONIA- 1bedroom 1st floor w/private fenced in yard for $728. 3 bedroom townhouse for $875. W/D hookups. Private yard, full basement, dishwasher & A/C in convenient Laconia location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. Laconia- 20 X 40 Heated garageInside/outside storage. $400/Month. 603-528-8005 LACONIA -Ideal 1-bedroom, large living room, hardwood floors, modern kitchen & bath, washer/dryer, Pleasant St. Heat & Hot water inlcuded.. $750/Month 528-6885 LACONIA. Very nice one bedroom apt. Clean, secure downtown location. Spacious, just repainted, heat hot water and elec. included, $175/ week. 524-3892 or 630-4771. LACONIA: 1 bedroom with porch, new paint, $145/week includes heat & hot water. 603-528-0024. LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, near hospital. $185/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234 LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2 story apartment with access to basement and attic. $230/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.
LACONIA:NEWLY REMODELED 2BR, 2BA fully furnished condo, $750/month, no utilities, no pets. Available now. 978-423-2310 LAKE Winnisquam waterfront. Sanbornton, cozy cottage for 1-2 people. Beautiful views, no utilities/pets/smoking. Unfurnished, Reduced to $725/ Month. 524-1583.
Laconia: Why rent a room when you can have your own efficiency apartment? Rents start at $130-$135 per week, utilities included. Security deposit and references required. No dogs. 524-4428 LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428
TILTON: 3-bedroom spacious apt., convenient location, no pets. $900/mo. plus utilities, heat. Security deposit, references. 286-8200 WEIRS BEACH Stand Alone Condo. 3-Bedrooms 2-Baths. Beach & Pool. $1,100/Month Pets OK. (203) 372-8185 WEIRS Beach: Furnished 3BR, 1.5 bath lake house for rent. Sept. 15 - May 15, 2012. 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.
FIREWOOD, Cut, split & delivered. 2 years dry, $265/Cord $140 1/2 Cord. John Peverly 528-2803. No calls after 8 pm please. FLORIDA 1998 Century, 22k, $1000 firm, good condition, runs well. Call 998-7337 FLY Rods- Winston (IM6) 8ft-3-Weight, 3-piece. $285. Orvis 71/2ft. 1 weight, 2-piece $225. 524-0284 5pm FRIGIDAIRE refrigerator and freezer side by side with ice maker, 3 years old, $500. 527-1149. GOLF balls Approximately 750 excellent condition all makes. Please call 279-7124
KING-SIZE Mattress, Boxspring & Frame: $150, 524-7901.
In Town - Fully Renovated 2 Bedroom 1.5 bath Condo with Garage. Quite location, Energy efficient. $1,095 + utilities No pets No smokers.
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.
Motorcycle Ramps- 8 ft. Oxlite arched. Cost $500, sell $295. Call 603-707-1851
Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. WarehouseManufacturing. $5,800.00 • 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800.00 • 3,340 Sq. Ft. WarehouseManufacturing $1,800.00
Jennings Compound Bow w/sights. $175. 603-539-5194
MOVING SALE Everything Must Go!! Pool Tables, Flat Screen TVs, Surround Sound, Desks, Beds & More Including Complete Bar Room with Bar Table & Stools, Slot Machines, Pool Table, Etc.
By Appointment Only:
520-4790
FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power
MEREDITH: Room for Rent, quiet country setting, shared living/ kitchen, electric/hw/heat/gas cooking included. Smoking ok. References required. $125/week or $500/month. Contact 707-9794.
Rental Assistance Available Apply Now At
LEDGEWOOD ESTATES • Spacious units with a lot of storage area • Low utility costs • On-Site Laundry & Parking • Easy access to I-93 • 24-hour maintenance provided • 2 bedrooms with a 2 person minimum per unit. Rent is based upon 30% of your adjusted income. Hurry and call today to see if you qualify, or download an application at:
www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent
(603)476-8933 Commercial: Looking for commercial space to rent? Call Gilbert Apartments for more information. 524-4428 LACONIA Location- 850 sq. ft. Plenty of parking. Includes a mooring. $750/Month. 603-387-1692 TILTON Office- 850 sq. ft. Great Exposure, $575/Month. 387-1692
For Sale 2001 Kropf 37 Special Edition Park Model- Exceptionally clean, 1 bedroom. Loaded w/extras, plenty storage, upgraded insulation, appliances, furniture included, Attached 9x16, 3 season finished porch w/ furniture- must move. Currently in lakes region camp -$25K call 508-963-3504 2008 150cc 4 stroke scooter. 1400 miles, 55 MPH, $695 OBO. Scooter platform w/wheel chock, 2 in. receiver hitch & ramp. $200 OBO. Summit Tree Stand $100. 603-340-7066 4-white mags. 16 inch, low-profile with tires. $250. 4-large outside building security lights. $150. 279-6067 4X8 Utility Trailer- 2 ft. sides w/tie down cleats. Spare tire & crank tongue wheel. $595. Call 707-1851 ALTIMAX (1) New 215/70R15, $45; (2) Snow tires, 205/75R15, $35/both; Ventvisor, new in package for Chevy S-10, Blazer, GMC Jimmy, Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre, $20. More info, 524-9778. AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under
WANTED TO BUY Gold, (scrap rings, jewelry, etc.) Silver, (coins, flatware, etc. )
Antiques & Unusual Items Call 279-3087 or Stop In at
Waukewan Antiques 55 Main St. Meredith
Furniture
Several wood working tools for sale. Most power. Good condition, best offer. 293-4451 SHED: 12ft. x 16ft., 4 years old, $500. You take it away. 387-3824.
Free FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. . (603)930-5222. T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.
Help Wanted EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20 Hours flex time: Responsible for community outreach, fund raising, volunteer and program management. Good leadership, communication, organizational and computer skills required. Non-profit experience preferred. Contact: 253-9275 Mail: CHMM Community Caregivers, P.O. Box 421 Center Harbor, NH 03226 LACONIA / GILFORD- Part-time bank cleaner wanted. Evenings, $10/hr., 12 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Must clear background. 524-9930
MEREDITH STATION MOBIL Part-time evenings & weekends, cashier/food prep. Apply in person across from the Meredith Town Docks.
20% off In-stock furniture! 10% off in-stock matresses! Fall clearance overstock sale! Cozy Cabin Rustics 517 Whittier Hwy. Moultonboro, NH. Open Daily. Call Jason 603-662-9066
Meredith-Part-time cleaner wanted Thursday-Monday 8:30am-10:30am, 5 mornings per week. $10/hr. 10 hours per week. Must clear background. 524-9930
AMAZING!
Looking for an energetic, caring, patient person to assist a friendly young man to have a meaningful day for 30 hours a week. Do you like to swim? workout? attend musical events? enjoy sports? If so, this job could be for you! Hours are 7:30-11:00am M-F with some flexibility for the additional 13 hours to be scheduled afternoons, weekends, or some evenings. $12.00/hour wage plus mileage! Must have reliable transportation and be fully insured. Non-smokers living close to the Meredith area only please . Call 603-279-4021 Don't delay!
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.
72 Primrose Drive, Laconia
PREFERRED RENTALS Long term and winter rentals available in the towns of Moultonboro, Meredith, Center Harbor, Sandwich, Gilford, Laconia and Sanbornton. Starting at $650/ month. Please call for list of inventory at 603-253-7811 or visit our website at www.preferredrentals.com
TRAILER 4 x 6 Steel Mesh with ramp, $495 new, never used. Alton Bay 364-0195
USED FIREWOOD EquipmentSaws, splitters, accessories, chains, Ariens, Husky, Echo, Poulan and Homelite. All about 1-year old. 1/2 price. 998-7337
WINTER RENTAL
MEREDITH-JENNESS Hill 1-bedroom 1-bath house. $625/Month + utilities. 1 Month security deposit. Available mid-September. 279-5674
THREE 4 ft. X 6 ft. 3-panel slider windows. Low E argon glass. $100/each. Call 267-6198
HEAVY duty Kirby vacuum. Ideal for large carpeted areas, little used. $300 OBO. (603) 630-1935
MEREDITH
For Rent-Commercial
Sub-woofer 50 watt, excellent condition $50. Season one of Mission Impossible. Box never opened $25. 267-8017
Used Bicycle Sale. Saturday, 9am-2pm. Over 50 various models all refurbished, reasonable prices. 90 Winter St. Laconia
WINNISQUAM: 1 Bedroom Second Floor Garden Style Condo; 450 SF of Living Space; Close To Lake Winnisquam & I-93; Mint condition; $700/Month, includes all utilities. 455-0910
Rick (781)-389-2355
Steel Buildings Reduced Factory Inventory 30x36 – Reg $15,850 Now $12,600. 36x58– Reg $21,900 Now $18,800. Source# 1IB, 866-609-4321
GREEN FIREWOOD: CUT not split $140, cut & split $185/cord. 1/2 cords available $100. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (All phases). 393-8416
MEREDITH 3BR farm house, unfurnished, great location, year lease, pets allowed, $1,200/month plus utilities, please call 455-8011.
LACONIA: Large, clean one bedroom apartment, nice neighborhood, two Bathrooms, breakfast bar, office. Prefer no smoking no dogs. $650.00. 566-6815 Laconia: Spacious 3 bedroom, 2nd floor. Near parks, big yard, porch, plenty of parking, on site-laundry, all utilities included. $245/week or $1,061/month. References and security deposit required. No Dogs. 524-4428
SMALL 1 BR, w/d, garage parking for 1 car. Union Avenue, Laconia NH. $650/mo. Plus Uttilies. Available Oct. 1 774-230-0109
Dining room furniture- Drexel Heritage brand. Table, 3-leafs, 8 chairs, custom pad, buffet, & chest with lights. $10,000 new, Sell for $1,895. 603-253-3362 NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249. 603-524-1430.
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Motorcycles
Real Estate
THE Galleria Salon & Day Spa is now accepting applications. Please apply in person & have resume ready. 1 Pleasant St., Laconia.
2010 Harley Police Bike- 500 miles, 103 c.i., mint condition. $14,900/BO. 455-6296
FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroom house, 1-11/4 bath. 180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. 524-8142.
Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
Services
TRUCK DRIVER Experienced Tri-Axle dump truck driver needed for the rest of the season. Call 286-1200.
Instruction BALLROOM DANCE Private lessons, couples only. Professional Instruction, reasonable rates. 279-1329.
KARATE
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
524-4780
Yard Sale
Yard Sale
BRISTOL 148 Wulamat Rd (off West Shore Rd) Saturday, 8-2 • Rain or Shine Infant/kids toys/clothing, 45 gal. Superstore hotwater tank, bathroom/kitchen sinks, pressure washers, some antiques, furniture, tools & household items
LACONIA YARD SALE
Laconia-Annual Yard Sale. 59 Opechee St. Saturday, 9/17. 7:30am. Motorized bicycle, schwinn bike, chest, TV remotes (new), clothes, books, diecast models, some antiques. Complete stereo with big speakers. Skateboards, even a kitchen sink!
Recreation Vehicles
Lakeport Community Association Super Yard Sale! Lots of New Items and $1 bag Bargains
HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality
PICKUP Truck Camper- Very well arranged. Refrigerator, some repairs needed, $350. 524-6603 after 5pm.
TAI CHI
Real Estate
Experience the gentle art of Tai Chi. Improves balance, joint health, coordination, bone density, blood pressure, strength and flexibility. Ongoing classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough. All ages welcome.
Saturday & Sunday 10-4 103 Water St. Laconia- 111 Jefferson St. Sat. 9/17 & Sun. 9/18/ 9am-3pm. No early birds please!
Personals MEN learn square dancing: Thursdays, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6. Leavitt Park Clubhouse, 7pm. 934-3749. Leave number.
2011 North Country Travel Trailer. 29 ft. w/slide. Like new, used 4 times. Selling because of health. Hitch, covers, jacks, hoses and sewer equipment, inc. New $20,000; asking $16,500. (603) 539-4578
Adult and Children's Karate (Ages 4+) classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough. Improves balance, coordination, focus, strength and flexibility.
Services
Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277
Behind Lakeport Fire Station at LCA freight house.
BLUE RIBBON
Sat. 9/17 8am-2pm
PAINTING CO. Interior/Exterior Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured
Powerwashing
279-5755 630-8333 Bus.
Cell
LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK
524-4780
Rightway Plumbing and Heating
Land BELMONT: 3 acres with 180' on paved town road, all dry land. Good gravel soils for building, driveway already roughed in, owner financing available. $54,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234. GILMANTON: 2-acre lots, on paved Sawyer Lake Road, $40,000- $50,000. Owner financing available. 267-1258.
Motorcycles 1982 Yamaha Virago 750Inspected, great shape. New tires, battery & starter. $1,200. 279-7495
BELKNAP HOME SERVICES Residential Cleaning (Weekly & Monthly Rates). Also Personal Chef, Housesitter, Gardening & Pet Care services available. Reasonable Rates. 10% Discount to new customers. Call 603-707-8791 or 528-1750
PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
Over 20 Years Experience Fully Insured. License #3647
Call 393-4949
M.A. SMITH ELECTRIC: Quality work for any size electrical job. Licensed-Insured, Free estimates/ 603-455-5607
Our Customers Don t get Soaked!
LACONIA WATER DEPARTMENT LABORER/TRUCK DRIVER/PIPELAYER
Sat. & Sun. 7am-1pm 11B to Cumberland to Briarcliff Rd. POOL CLOSINGS
Winter Covers, Service, Maintenance, Equipment, Liners, 22 years. 603-785-8305. SPARKLY Clean. We make your house, business or commercial job sparkly clean. Best rates around. Give us a call. 707-9150 NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361 Before 2pm.
Laconia Water Dept. 988 Union Avenue, Lakeport LWW is an EOE. Closing date for applications is 9/26/2011
GILFORD
Saturday & Sunday 9-3 13 Heights Rd. Lots of good stuff!
349 Morrill St. Saturday 8am-2pm Everything Must Go!
Has openings for CALL THE HUNGRY PAINTER: Painting, small tree work, dump runs, odd jobs, water damage/drywall repairs. 455-6296.
SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIANS 1st and 2nd shifts needed
To apply please submit an application to: William Caruso, Facility Manager Laconia School District PO Box 309 Laconia NH 03247 Email: wcaruso@laconia.k12.nh.us
EOE
Misc household items, baby clothes, etc. - most items $1 to $5
GILFORD ESTATE YARD SALE
LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Applications are available from 8:00-4:00 at: SAU 30, 39 Harvard Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or online at: www.laconiaschools.org/personnel
Sat. Sept 17 9am-3pm
GILFORD
528-3531 Major credit cards accepted
Permanent Full-time position. Valid NH Drivers and CDL License required. Knowledge of heavy equipment/construction. Must be mechanically inclined and able to do physical labor. $14.65-$18.90 hr/wage, Full Benefit Package, References Required. Applications are available at:
SANBORNTON
PASSION for Fashion custom sewing. & alterations. Ask about fall specials September-October. 393-5878
Tree work: All phases of take downs & removal. Prompt, professional service. 393-8416
Yard Sale Belmont- Saturday 8:30am-1pm. 176 Dutile Rd. HOUSECLEANING-LOOKING for fall cleaning jobs. Fridays and Saturdays anytime. Rentals, Condos, mobile homes, foreclosures. Available to help with errands/shopping. Great refer-
BOSCAWEN: Corner of Upper Queen Street, to Blue Bird Lane. MOVING / GARAGE SALE. SATURDAY 9/17 ONLY. 7am-3pm. Absolutely Last weekend. Everything $1 and under! or 6 items for $5.Rain or shine. Lots
GILFORD- Big Old Yard Sale! Saturday 9/17 8am. Household, Lots of old stuff, furniture and items from next door neighbor. Riley Rd. off Rt. 11.
LACONIA Saturday 9am-1pm 29 O Shea Lane Lots of kids stuff, housewares, small appliances, games, and much more! LACONIA, 23 School St. Saturday, Sept. 17 8am. Household items, toys, misc. everything is
33 Meetinghouse Hill Rd. Toys, games, sports items, sports cards, TV s, clothes, books, housewares, kids bikes. EVERYTHING MUST GO! Rain or shine MOVING Sale. 55 Shore Dr. La conia. Furniture, sofa bed, chairs, end tables, dressers, lamps, tools for gardener/ handyman, mangle iron from the “50”s, large storage cabinets, shelving. Sept. 16, 17, 18. New Hampton- Pre-Moving sale inside garage. 26 Dana Hill Rd. .03 miles off Rt. 104. Friday-Saturday, 9am-4pm. Household items, lamps, books, power tools, Lund skis & poles, pictures, wheel barrows, wreaths & much more! RUMNEY YARD SALE huge! Saturday & Sunday, 9am-3pm. Household, sporting, tools & more! 39 Stone Hill Rd. From Rt. 25 go 2 miles up Stinson Lake Rd., then right on Stone Hill, Follow signs.
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Laconia Savings Bank donates $4,740 to emergency response team LACONIA — Laconia Savings Bank has donated $4,740 to the Lakes Region Community Emergency Response Team with the funds being utilized to purchase necessary items such as traffic vests, directional wands, rain coats, traffic cones, fire suppression supplies, reflective gloves, training kits, aid books, CERT shirts and CERT hats. “Laconia Savings Bank’s financial support will enable the LR-CERT to acquire necessary safety equipment and training supplies so that the growing team members can continue their work providing education and outreach as well as playing a critical role in the region’s emergency response,” says Kathleen Merriam, volunteer coordinator for LR-CERT. “The team provides support to Responders/Fire and Police agencies within Alton, Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilford, Gilmanton, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough and Sandwich. This meaningful donation will help us continue to serve the Lakes Region communities in times of need. ” The Lakes Region CERT program was developed in 2007 in response to a need identified by first responders. The program provides free training to community members, businesses and others which include: emergency preparedness, disaster response skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillator, first aid, fire safety and light search and rescue. Community members may then apply to become members of the LR-CERT which provides critical support to first responders. Team members receive specialized monthly trainings, provided by local responders in order to broaden the team’s expertise. Thus far, the team support to first responders has included: search and rescue, setting up and staffing of shelters, and providing firefighters with a variety of on-scene support, as well as traffic control. Most recently, the team was activated to provide rehab for the Laconia fire fighters at the Baldwin Street fire. Currently, the LR-CERT has 30 active members. During 2010, these individuals provided over 300
Dick Christopher, communications leader for CERT; Vickie Routhier, vice president and director of marketing and public relations for Laconia Savings Bank; Mike Hardy, rehab deputy leader for CERT; Kathleen Merriam, CERT coordinator; Lisa Vermacy, traffic control deputy leader for CERT with a fascimile of a check for $4,740 the bank donated to CERT. (Courtesy photo)
hours of training and support to first responders. In addition, team members have participated in a minimum of one training session per month to maintain and build upon their basic skills. The next basic CERT class will begin Tuesday, Sep-
tember 27 for the next eight weeks at the Laconia High School from 6-8:30 p.m. Applicants can register at the Adult Ed office at the Laconia High School or contact Kathleen Merriam at the Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health 528-2145 or kmerriam@lrpph.org.
audit of the campus with recommendations that could save additional money and energy through future upgrades. Stationary, roof-mounted solar panels were installed on the college’s Center for Arts and Technology academic building and a pole-mounted tracking solar system follows the sun’s path. Both systems are visible from Route 106 and highlight the college’s commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy. Lakes Region Community College is the only college in New Hampshire offering North American board certified energy practitioners certification for photovoltaic installers.
The Community College System of NH was awarded a $1.3 million grant through the State Energy Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the U.S. Department of Energy, through the NH Office of Energy and Planning. Each college in the Community College System received a portion of the funding to address energy usage and reduce long-term energy costs through targeted facilities and systems upgrades. “We’re grateful to have received a portion of the grant to complete this exciting project on our campus,” says LRCC interim President, Dr. Scott Kalicki. “In principle and action, it supports our academic program focus in Energy Services and Technology quite nicely and communicates to our community the importance of this environmental and economic issue.” These cost reductions come at a time when many see next page
Lakes Region Community College saving over $10,000 with renewable energy systems LACONIA — Lakes Region Community College’s energy bills will be down by over $10,000 annually starting this fall, thanks to the installation of photovoltaic technology and improved temperature control units. The new green technology will help LRCC generate its own power through solar and use that energy more efficiently. In addition to saving money, this project reduces LRCC’s energy footprint by almost 2,000 gallons of heating oil per year. Pro Controls, of Bow, and Revision Energy of Portland, Maine, completed the improvements over the summer. H. L. Turner, of Concord also conducted a comprehensive energy Laconia Office
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Lakes Region Community College’s Food for Thought Cafe opens Tuesday BELMONT — Lakes Region Community College’s Food for Thought Café will be opening on Tuesday, September 20, with its regular business hours, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The restaurant will also be open on Thursday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “College faculty, staff, and students are excited to be opening the Food for Thought Cafe for another year,” says LRCC Culinary Arts Depart-
ment Coordinator, Pat Hall. “With LRCC’s hospitality programs growing so rapidly, we have a lot of great and enthusiastic students. I look forward to educating students and delighting customers with new classes and great food.” Reservations may be made by calling 267-1155. The Food for Thought Café is located in the historic Belmont Mill. For additional information, go to www.lrcc.edu.
At right: Lakes Region Community College Culinary Arts students Spencer Perkins of Lebanon and Marie Joudrey of Londonderry are preparing for the opening next Tuesday of the student-run Food for Thought Café in Belmont. (Courtesy photo)
Retired educators to hear Tuesday about sawmill run by women GILFORD — The Lakes Region Retired Educators’ Association’s will meet on Tuesday, September 20 and hear about a sawmill run only by women. Sarah Smith, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension forestry specialist and author of the book, “They Sawed Up a Storm”, will be the guest speaker. She says that not many people know that Concord was the site of the nation’s first sawmill run totally by women during World War II. In her
book she explains the cause behind the mill’s establishment as well its influence on WWII. Smith also explores the Hurricane of 1938 in her book. She was able to interview Barbara Webber Ford, who is the only living worker from the sawmill. Check in begins at 10:30 a.m. for the 11 a.m. meeting. A buffet luncheon will follow the program. Cost is $16 and reservations can be made by calling Sharon Walden at 528-6485 or Evelyn Morse at 524-4062.
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Beckett returns to help Red Sox slow slide; Boston beats Rays 4-3 BOSTON (AP) — Trade-deadline pickup Mike Aviles broke a fourth-inning tie with his first homer since joining the Red Sox and Boston beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Friday night to hold off the charging Rays and extend its lead in the AL wild-card race to four games. Josh Beckett (13-5) returned from a skipped start for another strong outing against the Rays, who trailed Boston by nine games on Sept. 3 and had a chance to catch them with a sweep in Fenway. It was Boston’s second win in nine games and its first in seven tries against the Rays. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 30th save — his first since Aug. 18 — striking out Evan Longoria with a runner on second to end the game. James Shields (15-11) lost for just the second time since July. Longoria homered for the second straight night, and Desmond Jennings had three hits for the Rays. Boston ace Jon Lester faces Jeff Niemann on Saturday. In two previous starts against Tampa Bay this season, Beckett pitched 17 scoreless innings, allowing just a pair of infield singles. But he ran into trouble early on Friday when Jennings led off the game with a bunt single and took second on Beckett’s throwing error; two batters later, Longoria homered
The deadly force veto override: how they voted
LACONIA — Of the 18 members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives elected in Belknap County — all Republicans — a third voted to sustain Governor John Lynch’s veto of a bill to expand the legal use of deadly force in self-defense. The six who voted to support the veto were Peter Bolster of Alton, Dennis Fields of Sanbornton, Don Flanders of Laconia, Alida Millham of Gilford, Jim Pilliod of Belmont and Dave Russell of Gilmanton. Jeffrey St. Cyr of Alton was not present and did not vote. The remaining 11 representatives from the county voted in the majority, which overrode the veto by a margin of 251 to 111, more than the two-thirds required. The law, which allows for the use of deadly force, in the face of a threat, on any property on which the threatened person has a legal right to be, goes into effect in two months. The current law requires a person faced with such a threat to retreat, if possible, unless they are on their own property. — Michael Kitch
LACONIA from page one general election on Tuesday, November 8. City Clerk Mary Reynolds said that those receiving enough write-in votes to earn a spot on the general election ballot will be contacted within seven days of the primary and asked if they wish to be candidates in the general election. Three of the six city council seats are being contested. In Ward 1 incumbent Ava Doyle is challenged by Mark Condodemetraky. In a rematch of the last general election, incumbent Brenda Baer faces Jack Terrill. In Ward 6, Anthony Felch filed his candidacy to challenge longtime incumbent Armand Bolduc. However, Felch, who moved from Mile Hill Road in Ward 4 to North Street in Ward 6 before he filed failed to report his change of address before the filing period opened. Consequently his name will not appear on the ballot. Nevertheless, he said last week that he is mounting a write-in campaign and hopes to win a place on the ballot for the general election. Mayor Mike Seymour and councilors Matt Lahey (Ward 2), Henry Lipman (Ward 3) and Bob Hamel (Ward 5) are now unopposed. Incumbent school board members Chris Guilmett in Ward 4 and Stacie Sirois in Ward 5 are also seeking re-election without declared opponents, as are police commissioners Warren Clement and Doug Whittum.
off the top of the Green Monster. The Red Sox tied it in the bottom half on RBI singles by Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz. The teams matched runs in the third before Aviles, who was acquired from the Kansas City Royals on July 30, sent one off the billboard behind the Monster Seats. Beckett, who left his previous start with a sprained ankle and skipped his next turn in the rotation, allowed three runs — two earned, giving up seven hits, an intentional walk and a hit batter while striking out seven. He fanned John Jaso with a runner on third to end the sixth — a called strike that got Rays manager Joe Maddon ejected. Reliever Alfredo Aceves struck out Casey Kotch-
man with runners on second and third to end the seventh and Daniel Bard, who blew an eighthinning lead on Wednesday, struck out three batters in the eighth to protect the lead for Papelbon. Shields allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out four in seven innings. Longoria also saved a run in the field when he dove to his right to snare Pedroia’s liner and essentially landed on third base, doubling off Aviles to end the seventh. Game 3 of the four-game series is Saturday, with LHP Lester (15-7) facing RHP Niemann (10-7). It could be the only game in the series with a pitching matchup that favors Boston.
EXECUTION from page 2 decision meant Perry did not have to act on a request from Buck’s lawyers that the governor use his authority to issue a one-time 30-day reprieve. Buck’s case is one of six that then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn — a political ally of Perry who is now a Republican U.S. senator — reviewed in 2000 and said needed to be reopened because of racially charged statements made during the sen-
tencing phase. In the other five cases, new punishment hearings were held and each convict again was sentenced to die. State attorneys contend Buck’s case was different from the others and that the racial reference was a small part of larger testimony about prison populations. Jurors in Texas must decide on the future danger of an offender when they are considering a death sentence.
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