Belmont News

Residents across the region made a plethora of predictions for the new year this weekend, covering topics from the economy and war to health care and municipal affairs.

All the occupants of a Weston Road home escaped injury, but the structure was destroyed in a three-alarm blaze early yesterday morning.

At the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, a common practice for many people will be illegal in this state, as text messaging while driving will become a violation that carries a $100 fine.

Children of the Shaker Regional School District had a merrier Christmas, thanks to their teachers and school staff members.

A year ago the Lakes Region was covered in ice and experienced numerous power outages, some that lasted for several days and prompted local officials to open emergency shelters.

Heavy snow couldn't keep some away from watching as a new chief was sworn in at Sanbornton's Selectmen's meeting last Wednesday night.

Neither rain nor wind nor the gloom of a storm could keep Santa from brightening the day for children at the Belknap Mall on Black Friday.

Ricky Martin was "Livin' la vida loca," Y2K's impending doom was all the rage, and Bill Clinton may have had sexual relations with that woman, but it wasn't an impeachable offense.

Pike Industries had a special gift for one local organization whose representative likened it to Christmas in November.

Several River Road properties are back on the tax rolls, but the people who have been leasing the land all along say they weren't aware they should have been paying taxes and are looking for abatements.

A mortgage company in Meredith that closed suddenly last week is undergoing a criminal investigation by the FBI.

A Belmont man arrested on sexual assault charges following a four-hour standoff with the police last week raped a 14-year-old girl for a period of two years and made video tapes of the acts, according to a police affidavit released yesterday.

The Lakes Region couple accused of staking out and robbing the manager of a Tilton restaurant this summer were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday.

KSC CONCERT BAND PERFORMS "ROCKETS AND REFRAINS" KEENE, N.H., 10/25/08 - The Keene State College Concert Band will perform "Rockets and Refrains" on Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.

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Officers used tear gas to get a Belmont man wanted on sexual assault counts out of his mobile home after he remained barricaded inside for four hours Thursday night.

A public hearing about the progress of the Pleasant Valley project led to a longer conversation about Belmont's weeklong boil order and how the town should respond to such emergencies in the future.

There were no diners chowing on chicken marsala or slurping down corn chowder at the Food for Thought Cafe in Belmont yesterday.

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After tomorrow, no football player at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School will wear No.