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By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

A delivery vehicle containing approximately 2,000 copies of the Thursday edition of The Laconia Daily Sun was stolen from its drivers in the first hour of Thursday morning. The car made it as far as Fairfield, Connecticut, where police say the thief...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

If Keith Tuttle could go back to April 11, 2019, he would put his helmet on before heading out for a motorcycle ride. He can’t change his choice on that day, so he’s doing the next best thing: Telling as many other motorcyclists about what happened to...

By JON DECKER

LACONIA — An archaeology team from Dartmouth College found thousands of artifacts and artifact fragments this week at Weirs Beach, ranging from nails and glass of the 19th century to arrowheads dating back as far as 8,000 years.In December, the same...

By JON DECKER

Sgt. Douglas Wall and Officer Nathan Ayotte, the two officers involved in the shooting death of Mischa Fay, 17, have been back at work since February following the conclusion of an internal investigation, according to Town Administrator Scott Dunn.The...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

A town employee brought allegations against two co-workers, apparently in the hope they would be fired and he would get promoted. Instead, a resulting investigation revealed a long list of workplace violations, both by the two accused as well as the...

By MICHAEL MORTENSEN

When a Canterbury man, showing signs of experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot to death by two police officers in 2015, then-state Sen. Bob Giuda took a hard look at the event and concluded it was a needless tragedy.Hagen Esty-Lennon died from...

By THOMAS P. CALDWELL

A new Concord-to-Laconia bus route will provide transportation for commuters as well as Lakes Region residents who need rides to stores and hospitals.Terri Paige, director of transportation for the Community Action Program-Belknap and Merrimack...

By JON DECKER

The Laconia Fire Department is now fully staffed despite a nationwide struggle to recruit and maintain firefighters.“I’ve been here since November, and during that time, we’ve hired eight people,” Fire Chief Tim Joubert said. “I was just on the fire...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

A Manchester property of the buyer and developer of the former Laconia State School was foreclosed upon and for sale at auction Tuesday.The building at 4 Elm St. in Manchester, a former children’s school later owned by the American-Canadian...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

LACONIA — The snow came before the deep cold, and the cold didn’t last long enough. After holding out hope for as long as possible, the leaders of the Lakes Region Sled Dog Club had to cancel the World Championship Sled Dog Derby planned for this...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

GILFORD — In the wake of the New Year’s Day shooting that left a teenager dead, one of the many yet-unanswered questions is whether the police officer who used deadly force will face any charges.A spokesperson for the state Attorney General’s Office...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

LACONIA — By writing policy, overseeing the superintendent, making plans and implementing goals, school boards shape the vision and current performance of their districts. A state law passed last year now requires New Hampshire school boards to have...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

Gilford Town Hall is taking a fresh look at the town beach, after a proposal to rebuild the bathhouse drew strong public reaction on several fronts.Town Administrator Scott Dunn said the selectboard has “pulled” a proposed warrant article, which would...

By JON DECKER

Sydnie Quimby, a 15-year-old student at Gilford High School, died on Monday following a head injury sustained in a skiing accident at Gunstock Mountain Resort.According to a statement from Gunstock’s president and general manager, Tom Day, witnesses...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

When shoulder season seems to stretch on indefinitely, and the typical New Hampshire snowy winter arrives with a whimper, skiers and riders can make do with artificially-made snow to get in their winter recreation. Snowmobilers, on the other hand,...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

New England is known for its craft beer. Vermont, famously, has more craft breweries per capita than any state in the country. Portland, Maine, holds the same title out of the nation's cities. Across New England, and around the country, craft beer...

By MICHAEL MORTENSEN

An Alton resident already facing multiple charges of sexual assault allegedly involving underage employees of West Alton Marina has been indicted on additional similar charges.John E. Murray, 56, was indicted by the Belknap County grand jury Thursday...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

For a second consecutive summer, there will be no lifeguards on duty at Weirs Beach.Though there will be on-duty guards at Bond Beach, the city Parks and Recreation Department was unable to sufficiently staff Weirs Beach, which requires a larger team...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

Vandalism, vaping and evasion — those are the reasons Laconia High School Principal Jim McCollum listed in a letter to parents, explaining increased security at student bathrooms.“The problems started with vaping about four years ago and that issue...

By MICHAEL MORTENSEN

Attachments of more than $6 million worth of assets are being sought against West Alton Marina and its owners by four plaintiffs who have filed civil suits alleging that they were subjected to unwanted sexual conduct, including sexual assault, by one...