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Insurance company says entire fire-ravaged building will come down By gAil oBeR
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Fire Chief Ken Erickson said yesterday that the insurers of the building destroyed in a 3-alarm blaze Sunday night on the corner of Fair and Court Streets have determined the portion of 164 Court Street that housed
LRGHealthcare laundry services is not salvageable. The laundry was the one portion of the building not devastated by the blaze but Erickson said the insurance company has determined it would be less expensive to raze the entire building than to save that one portion. He also said the smoke
damage to the hosptial’s laundry equipment may be much greater than the initial estimate, bringing the estimated total losses to more than the initial $1 million. Five days after the fire ripped through the multi-unit commercial facility, fire officials remain on the scene trying to
determine how and exactly where the fire started. Erickson said yesterday that the N.H. Fire Marshal, Deputy Chief Charles Roffo, and representatives from various insurance companies continue to comb through the building looking for the cause and startsee 164 COurt st page 8
By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — More than 50 residents of Briarcrest Estates who gathered at the Gilford Youth Center last night heard from representatives of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund that it would be financially feasible for the tenants to purchase the manufactured housing park, which would become owned and operated by a cooperative. “It’s realistic and it’s doable,” said Kevin Kelly, a former commercial banker and member of the Lakemont Cooperative, formed by a group of residents to bid for the park. In July, Mark and Ruth Mooney, the owners of the park, tentatively accepted an offer from Maple Holding and Redevelopment, LLC of Orlando, Florida, an affiliate of Hometown see ParK page 10
Former Laconia High School football coach and athletic director Jim Fitzgerald addresses a homecoming crowd prior to the kickoff of last night’s game at Bank of New Hampshire Stadium. The occasion was the official naming of the new FieldTurf playing surface in his honor. Standing by his side is the Sachems biggest fan, his wife Jeannine. (Alan MacRae/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Fitzgerald Field dedicated to ‘remarkable man, remarkable coach’ By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Long-time Laconia High School head football coach Jim Fitzgerald told a large crowd at a ceremony prior to last night’s homecoming game that he was ‘’humbled and honored’’ to have the school’s new state-of-the-art football field
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named for him. He thanked the Silver Sachems, a group of former Laconia High School football players who raised $100,000 to purchase the naming rights for the field at the Bank of New Hampshire Stadium for dedication to him. ‘’It was a great honor to have coached
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here for so many years,’’ said Fitzgerald, who coached the Sachems from 1973 to 2001, a period in which they went to the playoffs 19 times, advanced to 12 state finals and won three state titles. Fitzgerald said that he was also grateful to his wife, Jeannine, who was always see FItZGEraLd page 10
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