Laconia News Archives

The Concord police arrested a Pembroke man yesterday they say had sex with a 15-year-old girl in a parking area off Broken Bridge Road after she was escorted there by another man.

The number of lead inspections done by the state could be cut in half, after two of four state inspectors were laid off from the state's childhood lead poisoning prevention program.

A top state health official says cuts to the lead poison prevention program could roll back recent reforms meant to give investigators an edge in detecting hazards, particularly in Rochester, Laconia and Franklin and five other communities deemed high-risk areas.

Lennoxx Tibbs, the man shot down in the middle of a city street Thursday morning, had a playful personality, could be hilarious at times and was a loving father to his young daughter, according to his former girlfriend.

State personnel cuts could mean more jail time for people convicted of driving while intoxicated.

Concord attorney William Chapman, a nationally recognized leader in fighting for open government and free press, will be honored at the Seventh annual Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications First Amendment Awards next month.

Residents will be able to see and discuss plans for a new police station. On Saturday, Oct.

Jeanne C. Foote, 90, of Court Street and formerly of Union Avenue, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct.

NH Fishermen Want Federal $ Share + Oct 18, 2009 11:37 am US/Eastern NH Fishermen Want Federal $ LACONIA, N.H. New Hampshire fishermen say they haven't been receiving any funds from Congress to help them adjust to new, often-changing regulations or transition to other lines of work.

A New Hampshire Hospital unit in Concord for those with head injuries and a treatment program for drunken and drugged driving offenders in Laconia are casualties in the largest single layoff of state workers, this one inside the Department of Health and Human Services Department.

The Department of Corrections will lay off 37 people and reassign another 21, Corrections spokesman Jeff Lyons said yesterday.

A man arrested for driving while intoxicated managed to jump behind the wheel of a police cruiser and drive away Tuesday night.

Grace Wilson, 5, , Genevieve Steenhaek , 6, and Julianne Hazen at a vigil last week in Mont Vernon, N.H. In the seeming senselessness of the killing of Kimberly Cates - hacked to death in her bed last week in Mont Vernon, N.H., allegedly by teenagers who chose her at random and didn't know who she was - criminologists say there may be, in fact, a ...

With flu talk everywhere, more people than usual are rolling up their sleeves for the seasonal flu vaccine.

A well known genealogist and researcher recently received a truly distinctive honor.

Fish, lobster, corn, traditional clams, and a little heat were served up during the 22nd annual Chowderfest at Hesky Park Sunday, to benefit the Lakes Region Conservation Trust.

Police have seized 16 weapons from the home of a Laconia, N.H., man who has been charged with criminal threatening.

The White Mountain National Forest has a new headquarters. The complex is opening for business on Oct.

A New Hampshire economist sees a slow recovery from the recession ahead -- once the recovery begins.

Many state residents are asking how best to protect themselves this flu season. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions Ask Dr.