The Laconia Daily Sun, September 21, 2012

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Laconia & Gilford police both adding free Hummers to fleets By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The Laconia and Gilford police departments are adding Hummers to their fleets, compliments of the United States Army. Captain Bill Clary, commander of the support division, told the Police Commission yesterday that he, along with counterparts from Gilford, planned to collect the vehicles day at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. As the Keene police have purchased and the Concord police have requested a “Bearcat,” an armored vehicle, Chief Chris Adams was quick to insist that “we’re not getting an armored vehicle.” The primary role of the Hummer, which will be painted flat black, will be to replace the D.A.R.E. truck. Chief Kevin Keen of Gilford said that the Hummers became available through the military surplus program, by which the armed forces offer surplus but serviceable vehicles and equipment to local law enforcement agencies free of charge. Moreover, the Army will provide tires and spare parts for the vehicles as needed. see HUMMEr page 10

Several of his former players have started a campaign to purchase the naming right to the new Laconia High School football field in honor of Jim Fitzgerald. He is shown here at left, with wife Jeannine and City Councilor, and former player, Matt Lahey. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

New LHS field to named for Coach Fitzgerald LACONIA — In his 31 years as head coach of Laconia High School’s football team, Jim Fitzgerald led his team to several state championship games, taking the title home in ‘94, ‘95 and ‘99. When asked what makes him proudest as a coach, though, he said it’s what his players accomplished after they left his team. “To see the kids who were part of the program, you feel that you’ve contributed to their successes in life,” Fitzgerald said in answer to

the query. Those successes can be as common as raising a family, he said, or as extraordinary as a career in national sports media. That he played a role in his players’ lives was evident at an announcement yesterday afternoon at the SAU office, where Jeff Price, a 1983 graduate and quarterback under Fitzgerald, rolled out a campaign to raise enough money — $100,000 — from former players to name the new all-weather athletic field LHS in honor of their coach. Fitzgerald

Field will be the centerpiece of the state-ofthe-art Bank of New Hampshire Stadium. The School District has been waging a $1-million fund raising drive to construct the athletic complex, which will feature a ProTurf artifical surface, durable enough to be used by many more sports teams than football alone. The athletic facility is planned as part of a $16.8-million project that includes the reconstruction of the Huot Regional Techsee fiTZGEraLd page 11

$30,000 in jewelry stolen from antique dealer at Laconia store LACONIA — Police are investigating a break-in at Paws Antiques and Collectibles at 817 Endicott Street North (Rte. 3), where jewelry valued at approximately $30,000 was

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Captain Matt Canfield said yesterday that all the dealers who rent space in the 5,600 square-foot showroom were taking inventory to determine if any others lost merchandise.

Scott Grant, a native of Gilford who lives in Alexandria, Virginia, purchased the property and opened the antique mall in 2010. — Michael Kitch

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