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Hundreds arrive in city for model railroad convention LACONIA — Hundreds of model railroad enthusiasts from all over New England are arriving in the Lakes Region today for a four-day convention called ‘’Tracks to Lakeport.’’ Convention headquarters are the Margate Resort, where dozens of clinics and presentations are scheduled throughout the weekend for model railroad hobbyists, who will be able to operate their scale see RR page 8
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Hillsborough Co. inks deal to take Belknap’s overflow prisoners BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Belknap County Commissioners Wednesday approved an agreement with Hillsborough County for housing local prisoners at their Department of Corrections in Manchester. The one-year agreement is designed to help Belknap
County deal with crowding at its correctional facility in Laconia. It calls for Belknap County to reimburse Hillsborough at the rate of $57.50 per day per prisoner but also makes Belknap liable for all expenses associated with hospital or health care services as well as security services associated with outside medical services.
County Administrator Debra Shackett said that it was an ‘’after the fact agreement’’ as prisoners have already been transferred to Hillsborough County from the overcrowded Belknap County House of Corrections, which has a capacity of 120 but has had as many as 151 inmates in recent months. ‘’We’ve already received
our first bill for the month of September and that was for $15,000’’ said Shackett. She said that eight or nine Belknap County inmates are currently being held in Hillsborough County. ‘’We have 14 out in three different counties,’’ said Shackett, who added that other inmates have been transsee PRISONERS page 8
Hamel or Tardif shapes up as interesting choice for Ward 5 voters BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — “I’d rather look at the horizon than in the rear-view mirror,” said City Councilor Bob Hamel, who did not expect to be challenged in his bid for a fifth term in
Ward 5. But, earlier this month Tom Tardif appeared in the rear-view mirror when a recount of the 47 ballots cast in the primary election awarded him three write-in votes, enough to be offered a place on the general election ballot in November.
Ward 5 is one of three contested city council elections. David Bownes and Richard Beaudoin are vying to succeed Matt Lahey, in Ward 2 and Tony Felch seeks to unseat Armand Bolduc, in Ward 6. Perhaps see WARD 5 page 8
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